On a spring afternoon, the sun is as warm as a cup of black tea in a dream, like a lover's lifelike eyebrows. Yingxian followed Situ Su into the courtyard where Chu Shabai was located. The courtyard is simply arranged, but it is extremely clean, the stone tables and stone benches are idle, the staircase railings are dusty, and even the air is like filtering in the pine wind orchid water, bringing spiritual fen to the side. Surrounded by acacia green and ancient, the grass is green, and several potted magnolias are parked in the southeast corner, and the flowers are exposed in a reserved manner. What an elegant and quiet place.

Entering the middle hall, Yingxian found that the pattern was similar to that of the hall, but the furniture was not the same, the plaque was entitled "Yixin Hall", and the couplet was: The valley is ruthless, and the blue snake is cold and cold; The old fence is intentional, and the long bloom gold is soothing the frost. In the west of the hall, twelve silk screens of "Three Friends of the Cold Year" were erected, and the pianist Chu Shabai was sitting behind the screen, his face and body were blocked, and only the outline was faintly exposed. There is also a piano boy standing on one side, and the sweet and sweet Suhe incense is burned in the Boshan furnace. Yingxian sat down with Situ Su on the wenge rose chair opposite the screen, and thought angrily: This musician is so mysterious that no one is allowed to spy on him. I don't know if it's ugly or beautiful, or how old I am.

Situ Su motioned to Yingxian to be calm for a while, and said to the screen: "Young Master Chu, Yingxian wants to learn the piano from you." Her skills are acceptable, you can test her. Yingxian couldn't help but wonder: The princess called him Chu Gongzi, so he must not be very old. The princess was very kind to him...... I don't know where this person came from?

Hearing this, Chu Shabai plucked the strings lightly and made two "bells". Yingxian was taken aback: Is this answering the princess's words? How dare he be so rude? I only heard the piano boy on the side say: "Yingxian girl, Mr. Chu wants you to play any tune first and see how your piano skills are." ”

Yingxian is not afraid to come prepared, at the moment Hengqin bent his arms, his mind was united, and he played the "Drunken Fishing Singing Night" made by Pi Rixiu and Tortoise Meng in the Tang Dynasty. The continuous use of regurgitation and portamento flows with a sense of elegance and coolness, as if it is an uninhibited drunk state of smiling and arrogant red dust. After the song was played, the piano boy leaned over and buried his head, as if whispering to Chu Shabai, Shaoqing raised his head again and said, "Congratulations girl, your piano skills have been recognized by the son." But has the girl ever heard any anecdotes about the lyre? ”

Ying Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his eyes and said: "Since Shennong's piano was made, the lyre has always been the best musical instrument in the world. And the four famous pianos are even more famous in history, and they cannot but be mentioned. ”

Seeing that the qin boy did not respond, Yingxian continued: "The four famous qins are the 'trumpet bell' of Duke Huan of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, the 'Winding Beam' of King Chuzhuang, the 'Luqi' of Sima Xiangru of the Western Han Dynasty and the 'Jiaoweiqin' of Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. ”

"Have that girl heard a thing or two of the allusions behind these famous pianos?"

"This 'bell' is said to have been played by Yu Boya, and later passed to Qi Huan Gong. Don't look at Qi Huan Gong dying so badly, he is actually an elegant person who is proficient in music and rhythm. There are many famous pianos in the palace. I think the 'trumpet' should be his most precious one. He once asked his subordinates to sing with the horns of the ox, and he played the 'trumpet bell', but the sound of the piano and the song were sad and sad, and the attendants on both sides were moved to tears. As for the name 'trumpet bell', it means that its sound is agitated, like a bell or a trumpet. ”

The piano boy spoke: "The name of this 'trumpet bell' has another saying. Gong Qi Huan once saved a little boy who sacrificed his life to protect the piano, brought him back to the palace, found someone to teach him to play the piano, and named him 'Horn Bell'. Later, Huan Gong Valu, the bell once played the piano and the horn of the ox, its melody was tragic and passionate, the military spirit was greatly inspired, and finally achieved a great victory. Therefore, in order to commemorate the pianist's bell, later generations also called his qin 'bell'. ”

Yingxian let out an "oh" and said, "I don't know about this." The pre-Qin period is very old, and there are inevitably various versions and sayings. ”

"Girl, go ahead."

"Let's talk about 'winding beams.'" The word 'winding Liang' originally said that Han E, a Korean singer in the early Spring and Autumn Period, sang and begged for food in Yongmen, and her singing voice was poignant. After she left, it still lingered between the beams of the roof for three days. The name of the piano is 'winding beam', which shows that its timbre is beautiful. This qin was a gift from a man named Hua Yuan to the king of Chuzhuang. If the king of Chuzhuang obtained the treasure, he did not go to court for seven consecutive days, and played the piano and made music every day. Afterward...... His princess Fan Ji used the voice of King Zhou's sinking and depraved voice as an analogy to persuade him, and King Chuzhuang woke up like a dream. In order not to be tempted by the sound of the piano, King Chuzhuang ordered someone to smash the piano. ”

Qin Tong nodded and said, "Some people comment that King Zhuang himself lacks concentration, but blames Yu Qin, which is very unwise. I understand, though. ”

Yingxian said again: "As for "Luqi", Sima Xiangru played a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" on this piano, instigating Zhuo Wenjun, and the two eloped late at night. These kinds of stories have always been popular with the public, so I won't talk about them much. Oh, and finally there's the 'scorched tail'. It is said that Cai Yong was in Wu County, and he heard a strange sound in the cooking fire, so he rescued a piece of sycamore wood from the fire and used it to make a lyre, which has a beautiful sound. Because there are still traces of scorching at the tail, it is named 'scorched tail'. “

Qin Tong said: "'Wu people have people who burn tung to plan, and they hear the sound of fire. Knowing its good wood, cut for the piano because of the invitation, there is a beautiful sound, and its tail is still scorched, so the name of the person is Jiaowei Qinyan. ’”

"Yes, yes. Little master, you can memorize it word for word. ”

The piano boy said: "It is rare for the girl to be so familiar with the stories of the four famous pianos. But...... Who of us who plays the piano doesn't know these allusions? ”

Yingxian stuck out his tongue and said, "I also know the story of these four famous pianos, and Chu Musician has long known it. It's nothing more than an appetizer. As for the Boya Juexian, Guangling Jue Ring, or something, everyone must be tired of hearing it. What I really want to tell today is the story of Ouyang Xiu who mentioned his three pianos in "On the Qin". ”

"Oh, girl, please."

Ying Xian cleared his throat and said: "It is said that Ouyang Xiu offended Gao Ruune because he said good things for Fan Zhongyan when he was demoted, and was demoted to Yiling Ling. Before leaving, the secretary and supervisor Liu Ji gave him a very ordinary lyre. When he was an official in Yiling, Ouyang Xiu often played this piano and entertained himself against the green mountains and green waters. Later, Ouyang Xiu was transferred to the capital to serve as the director of Jixian College, and gained the trust of Emperor Renzong. When his student Zhang Yue went to other places to be an official, he gave him a piano as a souvenir. This piano is much more exquisite than the one given by Liu Ji. But unexpectedly, one moonlit night, Ouyang Xiu wanted to touch the piano to express his feelings, so he took out the piano that Zhang Yue gave him, but he couldn't play a decent tune when he played it around, which made him very complaining. ”

When the piano boy heard this, he burst out laughing. Yingxian said: "This kind of experience, I think everyone has had it. When you're upset, let alone play any tune, the sound of the piano itself will become harsh. Or if you don't play it often, it won't want to be close to you...... Straight to the point. When Ouyang Xiu arrived, he became a straight bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, and bought a 'Lei Qin' by himself. According to legend, it was made by the Tang Dynasty violin master Lei Hui, and Ouyang Xiu certainly regarded it as a rare treasure. Later, Su Dongpo gave him Mei Yaochen's relic bow clothes as a gift, and Ouyang Xiu cut the bow clothes into a piano bag. ”

Situ Su nodded slightly and said, "As a result, this leiqin became an ornament and never touched again." ”

"Well, the princess is right. I want to ask, among these three pianos, which one do you guess Ouyang Xiu cherishes the most? ”

The piano boy replied, "I think it's the first one." ”

Yingxian said: "Yes." Ouyang Xiu himself wrote that serving as an official in Yiling is not tiring with mundane affairs, so although the qin is not a good one, it is enough to soothe the mood. Later, he became a big official, and he was disturbed by the sound every day, although the piano was precious, but his heart was mixed and there was no piano to talk about. 'I know that people are not in the apparatus. If you have the heart to release yourself, there is no string. ’”

After the story was told, Yingxian raised his face and waited for Chu Shabai to judge, but he didn't move for a long time. After waiting for a while, Chu Shabai plucked the strings again, making a "bell" sound. Yingxian couldn't help but be annoyed, and secretly complained that this person was so arrogant, but she heard the piano boy say: "All the stories that the girl told today, Chu Gongzi likes it very much. So he played a song he wrote himself as a reward. Please let the girl figure it out. ”

The sound of the piano suddenly started, and the strings listened with bated breath.

The first note is the delicate snow crystal that melts in early February, and opens a slow movement as it melts into smoke. In the graceful melody, the light clouds come out, the peach blossoms collapse, and a fragrant and warm spring air blows out from between the strings, drifting through the screen to the heart lake of the strings, blowing wrinkles and ripples, a circle is not finished, and a circle is born. The swaying trills are like ripples, diffusion is getting lighter and thinner, but there is still a string of blue sound marks, which makes Yingxian's heart itchy and crispy, restless, eager to reach into his arms to scratch and scratch. The sound of the strings is ancient but not blue, the glissanda is slight but not greasy, and the strings are more like setting off a bamboo wind, blowing people's hearts and minds.

The bamboo wind is exhausted, the feather tune turns into a horn tune, trickling, and the man is endless, but it inexplicably adds a bit of sadness. This sorrow is by no means presented in the form of fanfare crying, but is suppressed and suppressed to say and rest, using a protective film to isolate the inner and outer world without delay, but intentionally or unintentionally releasing a smoke of sadness from the cracks, attracting the listener to climb the mountain and wade through the water, and explore the hidden secrets.

Unexpectedly, the source of this sorrow was not found, and the tune suddenly turned high, sonorous, like an iron bell cutting the sky, and the gold beads walking on the jade plate. Is it anger, is it disappointment, is it remorse? Lone Hong hovered over the majestic sea, with a deep contradiction and the profundity of contradictions, looking around the sky, looking and waiting, it searched and waited, but did not see its companions coming. Finally tired of flying, it, staring down at its lonely shadow on the surface of the sea, suddenly a wave hit, and the shadow was suddenly drowned in the wild waves of the sea.

The Allegro lasted for a long time before it changed to Adagio again, and the piece came to an end. The sound of the piano gradually slows down, the wind and clouds disperse, the flowers fly and the leaves fall, and the flowing water gurgles away. With the appearance of the last overtone, everything ends the carnival, and the curtain is silently lowered, and the sky is empty, and there is a desolate sound.

Yixintang is as lonely as midnight. Yingxian looked at the screen obsessively, eager to penetrate the curtain to see the person who played the piano clearly. Turning her eyes to look at Situ Su, her eyes that were as quiet as autumn lakes also faintly lit and shadowy, and her heart was shaking when she thought about it. Yingxian Huo Ran got up and said respectfully: "The master is above, please accept the disciple's worship." ”

The qin boy said: "Later, Young Master Chu will give you the piano score." The girl went back to practice and came back here in three days to try out. ”

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