Inkstone Sword

In the seventh year of Yonghe's reign, there were a series of thefts of famous ink in Chang'an's West City, and the victims were all important officials of the court. Lu Yue, the young minister of Dali Temple, was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation, only to find that every fracture where the ink was lost contained traces from thirty years ago - the "Blue Ink Case" that had been banned by the court was quietly surfaced on a rainy night theft. Xie Huaijin, courtesy name Shousu, is the only descendant of the Xie family in Jiangnan. The Xie family's ink has been handed down from generation to generation, and the pine smoke ink they made was once used as a tribute. However, thirty years ago, a secret recipe that "puts blood into ink and reveals its form when exposed to fire" caused a lot of trouble in the family. He hides in the West City and runs an ink workshop. On the surface, he is as gentle as ink jade, but in fact, there are clues about the past hidden in every ink of ink. Until Xiao Zhiyu came with his sword - the northern swordsmith with old scars on his back. The four characters "Huai Jin Holding Yu" were engraved on the sword's spine, which was exactly the same as the fragment of the sword left by his father. Xiao Zhiyu, courtesy name Qing Shang, went to Chang'an in search of a piece of meteorite iron, but smelled the scent of his late father in Xie Huaijin's pine smoke. His father was one of the people who handled the "Qingmo Case". Before he died, he clutched half of the burnt ink, leaving only the words "Riwen Mountain". From testing each other to joining forces, the two discovered that what was involved behind the loss of Mo was not only the theft, but also the struggle between the three factions in the court. Imperial physician Shen Song uses a silver needle to cut through ink to identify poisons, and Lu Yue uses the law as a sword to clear the way. The four of them peel off cocoons on a rainy night in Chang'an, and step by step point to the shocking truth at the bottom of Taiye Pond—— It turns out that Xie Huaijin's ink can not only reveal hidden characters, but also distinguish between loyal and traitorous people. The green ink made from the old pine trees of Luowen Mountain and the morning dew of Tianmu Mountain will appear when it encounters the water of Taiye Pool. The darker the ink, the more righteous the heart will be, and the reddish ink will hide a traitor. When Xie's father put his blood into ink, it was not a curse, but a list of corruption in the court, which he wanted to send to the palace with the help of Gong Mo. The final showdown took place on the ice of Taiye Lake. Xie Huaijin used ink as a guide, and Xiao Zhiyu used a sword as a pen to write the testimony of thirty years ago on the ice. The ink seeped into the ice, and when the sunlight shined through, the pond was filled with blood writings. The four of them stayed in the gap between the court and the rivers and lakes, guarding their hearts with ink and proving their way with swords. Ink and sword, one soft and one hard, have nothing to do with each other. But if Mo is the unspoken truth, the sword is the courage to cut through the fog. The story has nothing to do with romance, but just one question - when your skills can reflect people's hearts, can you use it to reflect on yourself? Intention: Take ink as your heart and sword as your bones. In a world where black and white are difficult to distinguish, perseverance is harder than wisdom, and the truth is more important than survival. Ink can hide books written in blood, and swords can carve hearts. The end of one's skills is not becoming famous, but writing for the voiceless and cutting the edge for those who have been wronged. The best weapon in the world is never a sharp blade that hurts people, but the strength of character to do it knowing that it cannot be done.