Generally speaking, a golden sword that is more than one foot long has a sword core, also known as the sword bone.
Because the Money Sword is made of copper coins, before weaving the Money Sword, a sword core is made of metal, and then the copper coins are covered on the sword core and tied with hemp rope.
This golden sword is less than two feet long, so it naturally has a sword core.
When the thick layer of rust on the outside was removed by the solvent, the general shape of the sword was revealed.
There are no ancient bronze coins on the hilt of this sword. All the ancient bronze coins are tied to the sword. The hilt is wrapped with a hemp rope mixed with gold wire, but the hemp rope has long been rotten, leaving only some metal wires wrapped around the hilt.
On both sides of the sword guard, there is a one-yuan coin-sized protrusion. Judging from the shape, these two protrusions should be positive inscriptions. However, like the sword body, these two inscriptions are also covered by rust.
After soaking off the rust, the rust on the entire sword was far less severe than imagined, but there was still a lot of copper rust on it.
Old Liu took out a dry cloth and wiped off all the liquid on the sword first, then he took out a hard-bristled brush and started to brush it. The first thing he brushed was naturally the sword guard with the inscription.
Perhaps it was because there was a thick layer of rust on the outside that blocked the air, so the copper rust on the sword did not adhere very well. After Mr. Liu brushed it with a brush for a while, a small handful of copper rust appeared on the table.
Old Liu took the magnifying glass and took a closer look at the inscription that had just been painted. "This word should be the word 'Dong'. Old Cai, come over and see if it is this word?"
Cai Yi also came closer, but he didn't use a magnifying glass. "Well, it is indeed a 'Dong'. Lao Liu, why don't you brush it harder and brush off all the rust so that you can see it clearly?"
Old Liu smiled and shook his head and said, "Now that you can identify this inscription, don't brush off the remaining copper rust. This copper rust is also a kind of protection for this sword. Brushing it all off will be as bad as too little. That's it. Just brush it like this."
As Liu Lao said this, he turned the sword over again and started to paint the inscription on the other side. After a while, he said, "Is this word '壁' or '璧'? Lao Cai, come here and take a look." As he said this, Liu Lao straightened up, pounded his waist with his hand and smiled bitterly, "I'm really getting old! After working for a while, my waist can't take it anymore, and my eyesight doesn't work well anymore, alas..."
Cai Yi leaned forward to take a look, then took a magnifying glass to take a look, and then said with certainty: "This character is '璧', the '璧' of jade bi, not the '壁' of wall."
"Bi, Dong, Bidong? Dongbi? Dongbi... um... Dongbitang?" Old Liu muttered to himself. Finally, he, Cai Yi and Yang Jing said the three words "Dongbitang" almost in unison.
Old Liu's face was shaking with excitement. "Is this, this, this Li Shizhen's sword?"
Cai Yi nodded and said, "That's very possible."
Yang Jing continued, "Mr. Liu, Uncle Cai, I think this should be Li Shizhen's sword. Li Shizhen's courtesy name is Dongbi, and after he resigned from his position as imperial physician, he returned to his hometown and founded Dongbi Hall. Besides Li Shizhen, I really can't think of any other famous person in history whose courtesy name is Dongbi."
Cai Yi shook his head and said, "Yangzi, this reason alone is not enough. Maybe there is indeed no famous person with the courtesy name Dongbi in history except Li Shizhen, but we don't know how many people in the folk have the courtesy name Dongbi."
Old Liu smiled and said, "Old Cai, you are wrong! Xiao Yang is right. This sword is very likely to be Li Shizhen's sword. First of all, the inscription on the hilt of the sword can confirm half of the identity of this sword. Secondly, the gold wire used to tie the sword. People who can use gold wire mixed with hemp rope to make braided ropes to tie the golden sword were not something that ordinary people could afford in that era. The most important thing is that this is an authentic Taoist Qiankun sword, not a golden sword that ordinary people use to protect their homes. Li Shizhen happens to be a person with a deep connection with Taoism. It can be said that Li Shizhen is a Taoist priest without the identity of a real Taoist priest!"
Cai Yi didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean?"
Mr. Liu said, "I once read an article about Li Shizhen. There was a paragraph saying that Li Shizhen was smart and studious since he was young. He was determined to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to his family at a young age. But things happen unexpectedly. When Li Shizhen was sixteen years old, he suddenly fell ill and couldn't stop coughing. He couldn't be cured for a long time and was about to die. Just when Li Shizhen's parents were sad and desperate, a Taoist priest who had traveled from afar came to the village. This Taoist priest had white hair and long beard, and he had a kind of immortal style. Hearing that the Taoist priest specialized in treating difficult and complicated diseases, Li Shizhen's parents hurriedly invited the Taoist priest to their home to treat him. After checking Li Shizhen's pulse, the Taoist priest said that it was OK. He only needed to take one liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, add two cups of water, boil it until it becomes one cup, and take it for half a month to recover. Li Shizhen's parents half believed and half doubted and boiled the medicine according to the prescription. As a result, a miracle happened. Half a month later, Li Shizhen's fever subsided, and the symptoms of phlegm and cough disappeared, and his body gradually recovered. The fact that Scutellaria baicalensis had an immediate therapeutic effect made Li Shizhen deeply feel the magic of Chinese medicine, and he admired this Taoist priest with unique skills. From then on, he followed the Taoist priest to study medicine diligently, read medical books from past dynasties, traveled through mountains and rivers, and finally became a generation of medicine saint. "
After a pause, Mr. Liu continued, "In fact, Li Shizhen was not only good at medicine, but also had a very powerful Taoist technique. Historical books once recorded that Li Shizhen's alchemy was very famous. Therefore, although Li Shizhen did not formally become a Taoist priest, his medical and Taoist skills were cultivated under the teaching of Taoist priests, so it is not an exaggeration to call Li Shizhen a Taoist figure. Moreover, his father Li Yanwen often practiced medicine in Taoist temples, and the father and son of the Li family had an inseparable relationship with Taoism. Li Shizhen often went to Wudang Taihe Mountain to collect herbs throughout his life, and he had a deep connection with the Taoist temples in Wudang Mountain. Moreover, some historical books have mentioned Li Shizhen more than once that he "carried a two-foot Dongbi sword, walked in mountains and rivers, and tasted hundreds of herbs..." The length, style and name of this sword are consistent with those recorded in historical books, and this Taoist Qiankun sword just fits the characteristics of that era and that area, so it is enough to judge that this sword should be the Qiankun sword that Li Shizhen wore when he traveled around the world."
Cai Yi and Yang Jing looked at Old Liu in shock. They had never heard of what Old Liu said before. Of course, if what Old Liu said was true, then it would be enough to determine that this sword was Li Shizhen's Qiankun Sword.
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