"The Legend of Yue Jue Shu Jian Shi San" said that when Ou Yezi made a sword for the King of Yue, "Red Lotus Mountain broke the tin; If Yahya's stream dries up, copper will come out and copper-tin alloy will become a sword. " "Notes on Water Classics and Notes on Water in Jianjiang River" says: "If you are happy," and "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" says to make five swords. "Now, if the upper reaches of Yexi, the three villages of Shangzao, Zhongzao and Xiazao are all known as the base for casting swords in Ou Yezi. Casting in the South, Song and Wu Chuhou's Blue Box Miscellaneous Notes said: "Once upon a time, Ou Yezi made swords, but not elsewhere. So far he has cast it, so it is named Rizhuling. "There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty:" The smelter casts a sword far away, and the mountain is not cast here every day. "There were three stoves in ancient times, and there were several idle people during the Qing Dynasty. Tianguiniao Road burns a poor wall and is connected with Yinhe Shallow Bay. The Zen bed looks forward to quarrelling every night. When will the Five Spirits fly back? "
Legend of Ou Yezi Casting Sword
Almost every sword cast by Ou Yezi has a magical legend, and the most legendary are "Longyuan", "Taiya" and "Miyabe".
In 492 BC, the King of Yue set out to attack the State of Wu. Before the war, he sent Wen Zi, the minister of the State of Yue, as a special envoy to secretly go to Chu, asking Wang to lead an uprising on the western border of Wu to contain the forces of Wu. The king of Chu heard that Yue had many swords, so he gave him a batch. In exchange for sending troops, the King of Yue had to order Ou Yezi to cast another batch of swords. After Ou was appointed, he consulted with his wife Zhu and his daughter. On the one hand, they cast a large number of weapons for the front; On the other hand, it was necessary to cast swords for the king of Chu, but the resources of Zhan Lu Mountain were not enough at that time. To accomplish this arduous task, it is necessary to open up a new place to cast swords, so where should we move? Their family has been thinking hard and worried.
On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, his family went to Zhanyunfeng to drink and enjoy the moon. Ou Yezi was annoyed and fell asleep. At this time, an old man with white hair and tender face stood in the clouds and shouted: "Ou Yezi, if you cast a sword to serve the country, you can go to the foot of Xiqin Mountain, where there are inexhaustible hardware, inexhaustible cold dragon water, and gems from Mingshikeng and Luminous Cave for you to sharpen your sword." Ou Yezi hurriedly bowed and said, "Excuse me, Xian Weng? Where is the foot of Xiqin Mountain? " The white-haired old man said, "Get on the white crane (now Longquan, Zhejiang) and stop. Ou Yezi lifted up his eyes and saw towering old trees, the lake was clear and the environment was quiet. Ou Yezi unconsciously shouted, "what a nice place! Nice place! Hearing this, Zhu called him up. "。 Ou Yezi knew it was a dream and told his wife about it. The next morning, Mr. and Mrs. Ou Yezi took their daughter Mo Xie, picked up their luggage and set off in the direction of the white-haired old man. They walked day and night, climbed 8 1 mountain and crossed 64 streams before finding Xiqin Mountain. This is the foothills of fengyangshan, the highest peak in Zhejiang, with green mountains and green waters, pines and cypresses, and there are no chickens and dogs barking nearby. Under the two thousand-year-old tree, there are seven wells, like the Big Dipper in the sky, and the spring water is cold. So Ou Yezi and the builder built a stove and took the English sword. When the first sword was hammered on the stone pier, all of a sudden, dark clouds were gathering, the wind was blowing hard, and there was lightning and thunder. Seven golden dragons emerged from the wellhead and soared into the sky. Then they spit on the sword blank and walked away. At this time, after the rain, there is only sword color. Ou Yezi raised his sword and split at the boulder, only to hear 1 of "pa", and the boulder was split in two. Ou Yezi dreamed that the old man pointed out that "the stones in Akashi Pit can be used to sharpen your sword", but he didn't know where Akashi Pit was. Later, he came to Jiugushan to visit an old man collecting herbs. The old man told him, "Forty miles from the city, there is a luminous cave with tens of thousands of bright stones in it. If you can get a stone mill sword, the sword you grind will be extremely bright; "But the cave is guarded by a giant eagle, and no one dares to take it." Hearing this, Ou Yezi went home to discuss with his wife. Zhu said: "Don't be afraid, Qi Xin and the three can defeat the giant eagle together." So they each took a sword and went to the glowing cave. Sure enough, a giant eagle is fierce. Usually catching tigers and eating leopards are so powerful. I saw a stranger flapping his wings violently, and a pair of sharp claws caught Mo Xie in the middle and flew into the sky. Ou Yezi and his wife killed Zhan Lujian for several rounds. At this time, although Mo was caught, she struggled to stab the giant eagle's wings with her sword. As a result, the eagle fell to the ground, and Ou Yezi stepped forward to mend the sword, ending the giant eagle's life. The three men went into the cave to retrieve the bright stone. After trial, this sword is really sharp and cuts iron like mud, so it is named "Longyuan".
After casting a large number of swords, Ou Yezi also made two swords, "Tai Ai" and "Miyabe", which were presented to the King of Chu by the King of Yue together with "Longyuan". The king of Chu was overjoyed and promised to help Yue.