Ganjiang was a native of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is the most famous sword maker in Chu, and his sword is very sharp. When the king of Chu knew it, he ordered the lieutenant to cast a sword for him. Later, he and his wife, Mo Xie, were ordered to cast a sword for the king of Chu, one called a lieutenant and the other called Mo Xie. Knowing that the king of Chu was cruel, the cadre gave the sword to his wife and passed it on to his son before giving it to the king of Chu. Later, the cadre was killed by the king of Chu.
As an adult, the son successfully fulfilled his father's last wish, killed the king of Chu and avenged his father. This legend praised the swordsmen's superb skills, the spirit of writing swords and the heroic spirit of teenagers, and criticized the cruelty of the king of Chu.
Ancient records
The text of the legend of General Mo Xie appeared in the Western Han Dynasty and was stereotyped in the Jin Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it gradually broke away from the original story background and ideological significance. The earliest extant texts are Liu Xiang's Biography of Martyrs and Biography of Filial Son in the Western Han Dynasty. Taiping Magnolia (Volume 343) is lost in Biography of Martyrs and Biography of Filial Son.