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The fish-gut sword is a dagger that Zhuan Xu put in the belly of a fish to assassinate Wu Wangliao, so it is called the fish-gut sword, which is the sword of courage. Biography of assassins in historical records.

Fishbone Sword, also known as Fishbone Sword, is said to have been made by Ou Yezi, a master of sword casting. The King of Yue used tin from Akasaka Mountain. If Xihe bronze is struck by lightning after the rain, it will gain the essence of heaven and earth and make five swords, namely, Zhan Lu, Chunjun, Xie Sheng, Yuchang and Juque.

Legend of fish intestine sword

Xue Zhu, who is good at sword dancing, was invited to visit the fortune teller. Xue Zhu's sword-holding skills are like channeling. He felt the information contained in the fish-gut sword, so he replied, "If the fish-gut sword violates the rules, it can't be observed. I killed the king and my son killed my father. " It turned out that this sword was born perverse and was used to kill the king and father. It's terrible. Later, the State of Yue presented a treasure to the State of Wu, so this sword entered the State of Wu from the State of Yue. According to legend, He Lv, the king of Wu, also known as Gongziguang, once got three of these five swords, namely, reducing evil, fish intestines and Zhan Lu.

The origin of the name of fish intestine sword

There is a saying that the pattern on the sword is like fish intestines. This sausage does not refer to the internal organs of a raw fish, but to roast a fish, peel off both sides, and then look at the sausage, which is a bit like the pattern on Gu Jian's sword, so it is named. It is said that Wu Daxi in the Qing Dynasty had ink rubbings of fish intestine swords in the Warring States period, all of which were blade lines, just like fish intestines. In fact, not only fish intestines, but also sword lines can be like turtles, mountains, waves and lotus flowers.

Another theory holds that the fish intestine sword is named because it is small enough to be hidden in the stomach of a fish. One possibility is that the blade of the fish intestine sword is slender and flexible, which can be inserted along the mouth of the fish, twisted in the stomach of the fish, pulled out and restored to its original state. Its steel is very tough and shiny. Another possibility is that the fish intestine sword is a small sword among many famous swords, such as a short blade, such as a dagger.

In the history of ancient weapons in China, there were two kinds of short swords, which were incomplete in size and not surprising in appearance, and played an important role in major historical events. Although its description has been vague for more than two thousand years, its reputation still exists and lasts forever.

One of them is the "Fishbone Sword" in the late Spring and Autumn Period, which will be introduced in detail in this article. It changed the history in the court coup of Wu, helped Gongzi seize the political power, and became the famous military overlord of He Lv, the king of Wu, at the end of the spring and autumn of, which opened the glorious history of Wu. One is the "Mrs. Xu dagger" at the end of the Warring States period. Jing Ke, a senior official sent by Prince Taizi Dan of Yan State, stabbed the King of Qin to death, which was a "cruel sword" and almost changed the course of China's history.