Mrs. Qin Guo didn't want to see the little marquis making noise here, so she rushed to the pavilion and said loudly: "Mr. Li, I heard that Mr. is going to sing "Qingping Tune" today, I have heard the name of this tune for a long time, but I have never heard it once, I am very much looking forward to it, why don't you start it, sir?" ”

Li Guinian smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, the old man will start here, but this song is a piece of the piano and flute ensemble, the old man only has one hand, and it is okay to stroke the qin and sing, but the flute sound is not harmonious." Just now, the old man asked Mrs. Qiu Guo to ask a person who can play the flute for me to help, I don't know if Mrs. Qiu Guo has anyone to choose? ”

Mrs. Yu Guo said with a smile: "All of you are young talents from Chang'an City, what's so difficult about this?" Ladies and gentlemen, that one of the flutes is a good player, and he has come forward to play a song with Mr. Li, this is a rare opportunity. ”

Young men and women, look at me, I look at you, although there are also people who like to play the flute on weekdays, but on this occasion, they play with Li Guinian in ensemble, and they play a famous but never-before-heard Qingping tune, and these people dare not play.

"What? Don't you dare? As far as I know, there are some of you who like to play silk and bamboo and blow Xiao pipes, and they used to show off in front of Mrs. Ben one by one, but now why don't you dare to come out? If Mrs. Ben didn't understand the law of Xiao Guan, how could she let you come out to help? Mrs. Qiu Guo obviously did not expect this situation, and her face was very displeased.

A teenager was agitated and raised his hand and shouted, "I'm coming." ”

Mrs. Yu Guo smiled, raised her white arm and beckoned, "Okay, you come." After all, Lang Gongzi of the Pingshan Marquis Mansion did not disappoint Mrs. Ben, so he went to consult Mr. Li and accompanied him to play. ”

That Lang Gongzi promised and came to Li Guinian to give a salute, Li Guinian returned the salute and smiled: "Lang Gongzi, this Qingping tune is divided into three sections, and all Gongzi has to do is to harmonize the flute and my piano at the beginning and end of each section of the tune." This piece is elegant and gentle, and the tune is euphemistic, so the flute sound also needs to be calm and relaxed, without showing off skill, but it is more difficult to control because of the long tune. In this case, Mr. Lang, please try a short bar with me to see if it is appropriate. ”

That Lang Gongzi listened to Li Guinian say so much, he was already a little stunned, to be honest, playing the flute on weekdays is Tu Yile, when playing in the house, the guests and servants at home all said that it was good, and others were polite outside, which also gave him a lot of confidence, and he thought he was playing well. But now that he heard Li Guinian's obscure words, Lang Gongzi didn't understand what he was talking about at all.

But in any case, it is necessary to bite the bullet, Li Guinian tuned the guqin tone, and gently played a few notes: "Start with the Shang sound, go down to the palace, and then turn the corner, the five tones rotate no more than three, and the feather sound is received, long and intermittent, soft and soft, understand?" ”

Lang Gongzi nodded blankly, put the flute in his mouth, and blew out the first note. Li Guinian smiled, his eyes slightly closed, and his palms opened and closed gently to the beat. But after a while, the hand stopped, the smile on his face was gone, his brow was furrowed, and his face was extremely ugly.

Lang Gongzi didn't know it, and he still blew hard, and finally Li Guinian said angrily: "Stop, stop, don't blow anymore." ”

The flute stopped immediately, and Lang Gongzi said dumbfoundedly: "What's wrong?" ”

Mrs. Yu Guo on the pavilion also asked, "It's blowing very nicely, why did you stop it?" ”

Li Guinian frowned and said, "What did you blow a Qingping tune into?" Do you think this song is a song and dance song of the Qingguan? I'm really angry, I can't do it, it's just that, I won't sing today. ”

Lang Gongzi was ashamed and wanted to die, put down the flute to hide his face and retreated, and was reprimanded by Li Guinian in public, I am afraid that he will not pick up the flute to play in this life.

Mrs. Yu Guo frowned and asked again, "Which one else came out to give it a try?" ”

asked several times, no one answered, there is a lesson from Lang Gongzi's past, who would still come to this troubled water, because Lang Gongzi is indeed recognized among them as a good flute player, he was scolded for his end, who would be bored with himself.

Li Guinian arched his hand and said: "The two ladies of the country, it's not that the old man doesn't want to sing "Qingping Tune", there is really no flute sound to match the old man, and the old man can only give up this idea." ”

"Otherwise, you can play the piano and sing the music yourself, and you don't necessarily need the flute sound." Mrs. Qiu Guo said urgently.

"What's that? My Li Guinian singing has always been the pursuit of perfection, this tune is the sound of the piano and flute ensemble, if you lose one of them, you can't make a song, and you can't just give in. Musical instruments such as qinse, flute, flute, pipa, qiang drum, sandalwood, sheng pipe, etc. have their own uses, each instrument has its own meaning. When I am in the palace, I will not be casual in front of His Majesty, and today I will destroy the signboard? ”

Everyone was speechless, in front of this Datang musician, any casual music is intolerable to him, which may be the reason why he can become the first musician in the Tang Dynasty.

Although Mrs. Yu Guo and the others didn't quite understand why he couldn't be so flexible, after all, everyone just had to listen to him sing a song, and they didn't understand what he said. But for this great musician, even Mrs. Qiu Guo is not easy to persecute him.

"Hey, I thought I could feast my ears today, but it was a bamboo basket to draw water, I knew it was like this, and it would be good to invite a musician in the palace." Mrs. Qin Guo sighed.

Mrs. Yu Guo looked at the young boys and girls below and said angrily: "There are so many people, there is not even a single one who can play the flute. ”

Wei Xiaohou's face was extremely ugly, and Mrs. Qiu Guo naturally scolded him, and she was also a member of the waste in her mouth, but unfortunately she couldn't refute it. If someone else was standing in the audience, he could have gone down and punched and kicked and scolded him for nitpicking, but he was the first musician of the Tang Dynasty, Li Guinian, a character who His Majesty loved the most, and he would never dare to make a mistake.

In embarrassment, someone whispered to each other: "Why don't you ...... Shall I give it a try? ”

Everyone looked at the person who spoke in surprise, but saw Wang Yuan standing up and smiling.

"Wang Yuan, can you play the flute?" Yang Zhao shouted.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The six arts of scholars: etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics. Through these six arts, you can be called a reader. The music is the rhythm, I don't dare to say that I am proficient, but I understand it a little. ”

"Understand? Do you dare to give it a try? Don't you see how strict Mr. Li is? ”

"Why don't you give it a try, if you don't succeed, you won't succeed, I also want to hear the tune, I don't want to lose this opportunity."

“……”

Yang Zhao was speechless, and Mrs. Qin Guo spoke: "Cousin, let Wang Gongzi give it a try, it's better than not even having anyone who dares to come forward and try." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and thanked him, stepped down the steps of Liuying Pavilion to Li Guinian, and arched his hand: "Mr. Li, I want to give it a try." ”

Li Guinian's gaze swept over Wang Yuan's face, and inadvertently fell on the jade pendant on Wang Yuan's waist, and said with a smile on his face: "Wang Gongzi, the rhythm is different to compose poems, and your poems and essays are good, so you may not be competent in this matter." It's just a matter of old decay. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "In my opinion, there is no difference between rhythm and writing poetry, both pay attention to the change of rhythm and rhyme. A good tune can be heard, listened to, and will make poetry come to people's minds. Good poems can also make people feel the beauty of rhyme, the beauty of rhythm, and the sound of reading poems. ”

Li Guinian nodded slowly and said, "Childe Gaojian, this is the first time I've heard of this old decay, but it does make sense when I think about it." In this case, I asked Childe to try out a song. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and turned around and said, "Please let the brother who brought me bring me my package, I have a bamboo flute in the package." ”

Yang Zhao said: "Isn't there one on the table? ”

Wang Yuan said: "That Lang Gongzi blew it just now, is it possible to ask me to eat his saliva?" ”

There was laughter above and below the pavilion, and Yang Zhao also smiled: "I forgot about this taboo, if it were a girl's family, it would be fine, but unfortunately Lang Gongzi is a man, which is inappropriate." Someone came, and sent the package of the prince. ”

There is indeed a bamboo flute in the package, which is the bamboo flute made of Xiangfei bamboo that Wang Yuan gave to Wang Yuan after Wang Yuan went to the Plum Garden after Li Xin'er said goodbye more than two months ago. Holding a folding fan like everyone else, Wang Yuan felt that it was too vulgar, and the bamboo flute in his waist was much more powerful than the folding fan.

"Xiangfei Zhu's bamboo flute is finely worked, better than all the flutes I have ever seen." Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and whispered.

Mrs. Yu Guo on the side smiled lightly: "Eighth sister, you love the house and Wu, what is the use of the bamboo flute?" It also depends on his skills. If I want to get a big bundle of Xiangfei bamboo flutes, I still can't play the flute. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo chirped: "Third sister, why do you always make fun of the little sister? I'm just saying it casually. ”

Mrs. Yu Guo smiled: "Don't say it, let's see if he has real skills." ”