Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 150: Legend of the Seven Swords, Guangwu Destiny

"At a higher level, swords possess their own spirituality, choosing their own masters and possessing their own power."

"Like the Changhong Sword and Bingpo Sword?"

"Yes."

"There should be very few spiritual swords like this."

“Very few indeed!”

Zhou Mingdao: "That is the sword that brought down the Ao family, the unparalleled sword of Wushuang City, the heroic sword in the hands of the legendary Wuming in Zhongzhou, the ancient emperor Xuanyuan sword, the Dragon God sword, the Tianjiao sword..."

Everyone's mouth twitched.

Seeing Zhou Ming counting on his fingers one by one, and the number going beyond ten, Yang Guo hurriedly stopped him.

"Alright, alright, no need to talk about it. These swords you mentioned either have owners or are just legends. How can we possibly get our hands on them?"

Even so, as a swordsman, he also showed hope: "Is there any sword that I can possibly get?"

Zhou Ming touched his chin and said, "Is this true... Have you heard of the legend of the Seven Swords?"

"Seven Swords?" Wuqing thought for a moment and said, "I heard that a hermit in Tianshan forged seven unique magical weapons, collectively known as the Seven Swords. However, I don't think that's what Master Zhou is talking about."

Zhou Mingdao said, "The Seven Swords I'm talking about is a legend circulating in Nanzhou. It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

Wuqing nodded. "The so-called Nanzhou is the area south of Zhongzhou, which is where the Sui and Tang dynasties are located today. It's so far away from the Ming Dynasty that we don't know about the legends there."

Unexpectedly, Master Zhou had even heard of the legend there."

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "It's because my adoptive father was originally from Nanzhou. At that time, the Sui Dynasty was not yet stable and the Tang Dynasty was in chaos, so he came to Ming Dynasty."

"Prime Minister Pei is actually from Nanzhou?"

The Four Famous Detectives and the Four Great Detectives were all shocked, as they really didn't know this.

But in fact, most of the older generation in the court knew this.

After all, if you want to be an official in the court, you must have a clean background.

Pei Ju did not hide his origins at the beginning.

He was originally from Nanzhou, but later went to Zhongzhou to develop. After he took control of most of the Cang organization, he returned to his hometown.

It’s a pity that by that time, Yang Jian had already gained power and Pei Ju had just left.

By the time he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, decades had passed. He was in a high position of power and had deep roots. Naturally, the information related to him became a secret that ordinary people could not access.

Therefore, people of the younger generation like the Four Great Detectives would not know Pei Ju's origins unless they specifically investigated the files.

Zhou Ming led everyone into the attic. After they were seated, he began to explain, "The origin of these seven swords begins with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the king who revived the Han Dynasty. Liu Xiu's most famous battle was the Battle of Kunyang. Even if you're not from Nanzhou, I'm sure you've all heard of it."

When everyone heard the words, they all nodded.

Wu Feng said, "Guangwu became famous throughout the world precisely because of this battle. Moreover, the extraordinary nature of this battle is rare in a thousand years!"

Li Mochou raised her hand embarrassedly: "I...I haven't heard of it."

Yue Lingshan's cheeks also blushed slightly, and she said, "I haven't heard of it either."

Zhou Mingdao said: "Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established the Xin Dynasty, changing the country's name to 'Xin'. However, he ignored the actual domestic situation and continued to reform. As a result, the domestic situation deteriorated and eventually led to countless uprisings in the country, such as the Red Eyebrow Army, the Green Forest Army, the Bronze Horse Army and dozens of other rebel armies.

Liu Xiu's elder brother Liu Yan also raised an army at that time. Liu Xiu joined it and the army gradually developed with his brother as the leader.

At that time, the Green Forest Army was very powerful, but because of the plague, it had to disperse and split into three groups to develop independently, and then became stronger and stronger.

Liu Xiu and his brothers formed an alliance with one of the factions, and then joined forces with the other two to reorganize the Green Forest Army.

The Green Forest Army grew in power, elected Liu Xuan as king, and restored the Han Dynasty. This move angered Wang Mang, who immediately sent a large number of troops to directly destroy the Green Forest Army.

The Green Forest Army sent troops to attack cities first to gain geographical advantage. Liu Xiu was one of them at that time and captured Kunyang. However, when they continued to attack, Wang Mang's army arrived and Liu Xiu was forced to retreat to Kunyang.

At that time, there were only 8,000 to 9,000 people in Kunyang City, while Wang Mang's army was mobilized from all over the country, totaling 420,000 people!

"Four... four hundred and twenty thousand?" Li Mochou was shocked. She thought she had heard it wrong and it was only forty thousand. But when she saw that other people were not surprised at all, she realized that she had not heard it wrong. It was really four hundred and twenty thousand!

Eight or nine thousand...Okay, I'll fill it up to ten thousand for you, but against an army of 420,000, there is a huge gap of 42 times between the two sides!

This gap is too big!

"How can we win this?"

"But the result was that Liu Xiu won."

Zhou Mingdao said: "The victory of this battle depends on Liu Xiu's bravery and wisdom.

He was the first to go out of the city to seek help with only himself and his twelve men. The generals in various places had different thoughts, but under Liu Xiu's persuasion, they all sent troops to help, so there were tens of thousands of troops.

Liu Xiu personally led over a thousand elite cavalrymen into the battle, achieving victory in the initial battle and boosting morale. Shortly thereafter, he selected another 3,000 warriors, circling the enemy army and launching a surprise attack across the river.

"Three thousand... a sneak attack on four hundred and twenty thousand?" Li Mochou felt like she was listening to a myth.

Yang Guo said, "Miss Li, there are over ten thousand people, and the army of 420,000 is extremely scattered when building a camp. But even so, the enemy Liu Xiu faced at that time was over ten thousand strong, and they were the elite soldiers guarding the commander.

However, with his horse, sword in hand, and courage in his heart, Liu Xiu still had the upper hand. Seeing this, the defenders in Kunyang City also rushed out to help.

Li Mochou: "But even so, there are only a little over 10,000 of them. The enemy generals are not fools. If they sense danger, they will naturally come to support the commander. Without a city to defend, wouldn't it be even more dangerous?"

Wu Feng said, "That's right. If a mere 10,000 soldiers were surrounded by an army of 420,000, they would almost certainly die. But the most mysterious part of this battle lies here!"

Yang Guo said, “At that time, a strong wind suddenly swept across the sky and earth, blowing away the tiles and camps. Torrential rain poured down, and the river water rose rapidly and poured out. Moreover, the sky and the earth became dark, and meteors fell to the ground, smashing directly into the enemy camp…”

Li Mochou, Yue Lingshan and others who had never heard of this story gradually widened their eyes.

This kind of plot sounds like a story from a vernacular novel.

And it is a vernacular story of the mythological and mysterious kind.

But this is not a story, but a real historical fact!
The wind and rain were raging, the river was rising rapidly, the sky and the earth were dark, and meteors were falling to the ground!
These kinds of strange phenomena would make it impossible for ordinary people to live, not to mention when the two sides are fighting, even in normal times.

Especially since these things happened in the enemy camp...

"Huh? That's not right. According to what you said, they were fighting each other at the time. How could such a big commotion not affect Liu Xiu's troops?"

"It should have had an impact, but Liu Xiu's men are all elite soldiers, and their numbers are few. Most importantly, none of the meteors falling from the sky hit them..."

"Wait! You mean...more than one meteor?"

"of course."

"All right……"

Li Mochou fell silent.

People say that war requires the right time, place and people, but they never really say what the right time is.

If there are more than one meteors falling, why do you hit yourself instead of your enemies?
What a fart!
No wonder Liu Xiu won despite the huge gap in strength between 420,000 and 20,000.

Yang Guo asked, "But, what does this have to do with the Seven Swords?"

Zhou Mingdao said, "You also said that there was more than one meteor that fell to the ground. After the battle, Liu Xiu had all the meteors collected and forged into seven divine swords. These are the seven swords I mentioned."

“Uh…” Yang Guo said, “Brother, are you kidding me?” “Why are you kidding me?”

"Liu Xiu didn't have any expert craftsmen in his army at the time. Even if he used meteorite iron, how could he have forged a divine sword with spiritual power?"

Yang Guo said: "To forge a good sword, the materials are indeed important, but the forger is even more important!"

Zhou Mingdao said: "Human power is limited. Higher-level divine weapons are not something that humans can achieve, but are carved by nature from heaven and earth. The Seven Swords are just like that!"

"But you just said that Liu Xiu had these seven swords forged?"

Zhou Mingdao said: "The seven swords were born from heaven and earth, and were nurtured outside the sky, like eggs, and have been gestating to the moment of birth.

"Liu Xiu possessed the aura of an emperor. In this moment of crisis, he invoked the will of heaven to unleash seven swords, crushing an army of 420,000. However, his own aura of an emperor was weakened, and the seven swords were not fully conceived. The craftsmen needed to complete the final step before they could finally break free and take shape!"

Yang Guo: "..."

Heaven and earth arise from themselves.

The aura of the emperor.

Destiny.

These words popped out one after another, making him not even want to complain.

What I am telling you is historical fact.

What the hell are you talking about?
Li Mochou was very interested. "So, Liu Xiu originally had the ability to unify the nine provinces, but because he wanted to defy fate and resolve this great disaster, he exhausted his own imperial aura, and ultimately could only become the King of Han?"

"Yes, that's the truth!"

“…” Yang Guo was even more speechless, and whispered to Wu Feng beside him: “She wouldn’t really believe it, would she?”

Wu Feng smiled and said, "I think she didn't just believe it, but accepted it."

The Battle of Kunyang was so mysterious and bizarre that it seemed like a story from a vernacular novel.

And what Zhou Ming said about the seven swords that were born from heaven and earth and came into the world because of destiny, brought the story into another mysterious realm.

Li Mochou now completely took this matter as a conversation.

If you think about it this way, no matter what messy settings appear in the story, they are actually acceptable.

Anyway, it's just a story.

"So what happened later? The Seven Swords should all be in Liu Xiu's hands, right?"

"On the contrary, Liu Xiu's destiny had been lost, and he was destined to never possess the Seven Swords. In fact, because of the loss of his destiny, his luck declined and he narrowly escaped death several times."

Many people call Liu Xiu the Son of the Plane and the Great Mage, and the evidence is the Battle of Kunyang.

But in fact, after the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu not only did not become lucky, but became more and more unlucky.

The Battle of Kunyang wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops under Wang Mang, which directly led to Wang Mang losing most of his power to suppress other rebel forces in the world. His regime collapsed. Within a few months, the Green Forest Army invaded the capital and killed Wang Mang.

However, You Xiu, who made the greatest contribution in this battle, fell directly into the lowest point of his life.

His elder brother was killed by Liu Xuan.

Liu Xiu, who was leading the army outside, had only a few thousand soldiers and horses. Facing the powerful Green Forest Army, he would surely die unless he could repeat the Battle of Kunyang. Liu Xiu had no choice but to return to meet Liu Xuan and be very respectful, which made Liu Xuan temporarily give up his murderous intentions.

After that, he acted cautiously, did not contact his brother's subordinates, and even did not dare to mourn for his brother. It was not until several months later that he was sent to appease and recruit other rebel forces.

As a result, as soon as they arrived at the place, the other party proclaimed himself king, also used the name of "Han" for the country, and directly issued an imperial decree: "Whoever gets Liu Xiu's head will be granted a fief of 100,000 households."

This directly led to Liu Xiu being hunted down, and he was even preparing to escape back to Liu Xuan to save his life.

Fortunately, with the help of the noble families in the two counties, they survived and had the strength to fight back.

After this, Liu Xiucai gradually embarked on the path of independence and dominance, and eventually revived the Han Dynasty.

"Okay, okay! So Liu Xiu's bad luck continued after the Battle of Kunyang because the Battle of Kunyang forced the stars to fall, which damaged Liu Xiu's destiny and caused his luck to decline!"

"That's right! That's exactly the point!"

"You... can actually make it up. Brother, you are worthy of being a novelist. I am really impressed!" Yang Guo was speechless.

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Since there are seven swords, which ones are they?"

Zhou Mingdao said, "You should have seen two of them. They are the Changhong Sword and Bingpo Sword. I don't know about the other five, but I think they will be unveiled soon."

"What kind of statement is this?"

"The seven swords were born with the same destiny. After their birth, they remained hidden for hundreds of years. Now, Changhong and Bingpo have appeared one after another, which means that the destiny of the seven swords is about to come true. Therefore, the other five swords will appear one after another in the future, looking for masters to fulfill their destiny!"

Zhou Mingdao: "Yang Guo, if you want to find a similar sword, the next five are your chances."

Yang Guo curled his lips: "What you said is the same as not saying anything. There is no time and no place. How can I find an opportunity?"

"That depends on whether you have the luck. I found my Changhong Sword on the beach, and Long'er's Bingpo Sword was just caught by fishing. If you have the luck, you will naturally pick it up."

"So the opportunity you're talking about is purely a matter of fate? That's the same as not saying anything..."

"The choice of a master for a divine weapon is a matter of fate."

"It's a waste of time. I might as well go catch more fish..."

Yang Guo stood up.

Guo Fu hurriedly said, "I'm going too. I haven't had enough fun with the seaplane yet."

"I want to play water cuju. Is there anyone who wants to join me?"

"I'll fight you!"

After listening to the story, everyone left in twos and threes.

Not many people took this story to heart, nor did they attach much importance to the so-called spiritual sword.

Just like Zhao Min doesn't think a sword can be that powerful.

No matter how powerful a magic weapon is, it is still just a weapon after all.

Although as martial artists, they value weapons more than Zhao Min, it is not to the extent that they must snatch one.

The so-called Seven Swords, at present, have only shown their greatest power, allowing Grandmaster Liu Yuru to launch a very powerful slash.

Although weapons like this are rare, they do exist in the world.

As for the destiny Zhou Ming talked about, it was too mysterious and people did not believe it, but just treated it as a story.

Only Lu Xiaofeng still had some doubts in his heart.

After all, he learned about the Changhong Sword from Gongsun Daniang, and Gongsun Daniang was a member of that mysterious organization.

The weapon that is being cared about by the mysterious organization is probably not that simple.

Could the so-called destiny be true?

If so, then what exactly is this destiny?
(End of this chapter)