Ou Yezi was a native of Yue from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period. The originator of sword making in ancient China. According to the "Yue Jueshu", he cast five swords for King Yue Chang: Zhanlu, Juque, Shengxie, Yuchang, and Chunjun; and he cast three famous swords for King Zhao of Chu: Longyuan and Tai'a. , work cloth. His daughter's name is "Moxie", and "Ganjiang" is her son-in-law. The two swords "Gan Jiang and Mo Xie" were forged by his daughter and son-in-law.
First of all, let’s learn about the Yuchang Sword. The Yuchang Sword is known as the “Sword of Braveness”. "" records: Zhuanzhu placed a sword in the intestines of the fish and seared it in the fish. This means that the fish intestine sword is a small dagger that can be hidden in the belly of the fish. Even though the fish intestine sword is extremely sharp, its lethality is greatly weakened because of its small size.
The Juque sword is also a short sword, also known as the "World's Supreme". The Juque sword is very powerful. It is said that its sword energy can cut a running carriage in two and can effortlessly cut a horse into two pieces. A cutout was cut out of a large iron pot. It was once the sword of King Yue Yunchang. After the death of King Yue, the giant sword disappeared, but its brilliance can still be read in history books.
The other three swords are all long swords. Among them, Chunjun has an exquisite and gorgeous appearance. During an archeology in 1965, a sword covered with mud was unearthed, with the words "King of Yue" written on the blade. "Gou Jian's own sword", referring to historical documents, this sword is likely to be a pure Jun sword, which is now in the Hubei Museum and is still cutting iron like clay.
Shengxie was the sword worn by the King of Wu. However, Ou Yezi believed that this sword was full of evil spirits, so he named it Shengxie Sword, which is also the best among swords.
The Zhanlu sword is known as the "sword of benevolence". Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once said in a poem that "the courtiers also wear military uniforms, and the king wears Zhanlu sword". After the Zhanlu Sword was forged, it was highly praised by all generations. Legend has it that after Ou Yezi made the Zhanlu Sword, in order to test its performance, he picked up the sword and chopped it at the boulder, and the boulder suddenly cracked. This is what is called "a sword swing to knock down a huge boulder".
Although this is just a legend, the sharpness of Zhanlu can be verified by history. Zhanlu sword has been passed down several times. It is said that it was obtained by Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty and later passed to the hands of Yue Fei, a famous anti-jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the twelfth year of Shaoxing (1142), after Yue Fei and his son were killed, Zhan Lujian's whereabouts were unknown.
The most famous sword made by Ou Yezi is the Zhanlu Sword, which is known as "the best sword in the world". This sword can make hair and sharp edges disappear, and the edge of iron is like clay. It is unparalleled in the world. The poets of later generations wrote a poem: "For ten years, clouds have been lying under Zhanlu. There are two dragons in the fighting room. Where can I ask Ouye in the world? Ouye has been gone for several springs and autumns, and the sword of Zhanlu is also long."