Chapter 3 The lyrics are beautiful, and the carving is exquisite

As soon as he left, the audience reacted, and a group of people hula came up.

"Sounds of heaven! The old man has never heard such good music in his life, Xie Xiucai, the old man will pay five hundred taels to buy you this thing! ”

"Such an ingenious artifact, where is five hundred taels enough, sell it to me for one thousand taels!"

"What is a thousand taels, I will pay two thousand taels!"

"Three Thousand ......"

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There were a lot of bidders, more onlookers, some people craned their necks to see more clearly, and some people shouted at Xie Hong,

"Brother Xie, let's play another song, this song is really moving, and let the younger brother record the score, the younger brother is grateful for the great virtue of the brother."

"yes, yes, let's play it again!"

Three thousand taels of silver made Xie Hong very moved, but he would not sell this music box, this thing was made for Zhengde, and it was related to his future in the future. He yelled at the few officials who were in a daze: "A few big brothers, this is dedicated to the emperor, why don't you come to maintain order quickly?" If something breaks down, you're going to have to do it. ”

was yelled at by him, the officials woke up like a dream, and broke out in a cold sweat, wow, patronizing and watching the excitement, forgetting about this stubble, several people hurriedly squeezed into the crowd and protected Xie Hong in the middle.

When he was making a lot of trouble, Xie Hong saw Master Lu coming out of the county office, followed by a middle-aged man in official uniform, he had an idea and shouted: "Lord County is here, everyone be quiet!" ”

This trick is really good, and the yamen, which was making a lot of noise just now, suddenly quieted down.

Whether there is an official body or not, that is very different. Just now, those rich families dared to argue with Master Lu, Xie Hong thought that the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was like this, and he was a little emotional, feeling that the cultural construction of the Ming Dynasty was good, and the relationship between the government and the people was very good. As a result, as soon as the county magistrate came out, those rich households retreated solemnly, and the fanatical onlookers just now also quietly retreated to the periphery, and the yamen was quiet again.

Only then did Xie Hong understand that it turned out that it was only because Master Lu had no official body that everyone was not afraid. He secretly sighed, it seems that power is still the most charming, and I don't know if he can catch Emperor Zhengde's boat this time.

Even if you can't catch it, it doesn't matter, in my previous life, I heard that Emperor Zhengde likes to go to Xuanfu to play. Xie Hong felt that he could make some money this time, and when the time came, he would go to Xuanfu to eat with his skills, and maybe one day he would be lucky and bump into Zhengde.

Wang Zhixian smiled and looked very kind, he paced unhurriedly, and after sitting down calmly, he spoke: "Xie Xiucai, Master Lu has already reported to me, and you can use this thing to play a song again, so that the official can also listen to it." If it is really wonderful, then you have made a great contribution to our Beizhuang County, and this official will be rewarded. ”

This is the voice of everyone, whether they want to buy it or the onlookers, they all stare at Xie Hong with expectant eyes. Being looked at by so many people's fiery eyes, Xie Hong felt a little stressed, he hurriedly tightened the clockwork again, and the intoxicating sound of heaven played again.

The others had heard it once, but they all had a look of fascination on their faces. Wang Zhixian is the first time to listen, the more he listens, the more surprised he becomes, he has been studying for ten years, has been an official for many years, and is considered to be well-informed, but he has never seen such a magical instrument.

What's more, the melodious music played by this instrument made him not surprised that he had no idea where the music came from, and had never even heard similar music. The surprise was followed by a wave of ecstasy.

Unbeknownst to others, he heard from a fellow villager who was much higher than him that this solicitation order was from the hands of Liu Jin and Liu Gonggong, who were the most favored in front of the new emperor. With such an artifact, where are you afraid that you won't be able to dominate? On the line of Gonggong Liu, this official career will be naturally smooth in the future, and he will be open-minded.

As soon as the song stopped, Wang Zhixian no longer had the calmness just now, and asked impatiently: "Xie Xiucai, what is this treasure?" Who's from whom? What is the name of the piece of music? ”

Xie Hong replied: "My lord, this thing is called 'Music Box', it is an ancestral thing, I don't know who made it, and the music played is called farewell. When he saw that this thing had caused a sensation, he naturally did not dare to confide in the truth, saying that he had made it himself, so as not to be arrested and made a craftsman.

Wang Zhixian slapped the table and praised: "Good name!" There is not only the sound of gold and stone, but also the meaning of silk and bamboo, and it is really full of eight sounds. You can play such a beautiful piece of music without human hands, what a music box! It's a pity that the craftsman who made this artifact didn't leave a name, otherwise the official would have asked the imperial court to summon him to work in the Ouchi workshop. As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, looking very sorry.

Hearing him say this, Xie Hong secretly wiped a cold sweat, fortunately he didn't tell the truth, otherwise it would be miserable.

I only heard Wang Zhixian still unfinished and said: "This song is also a great good, sad but not sad, happy but not silver, which is in line with the sage's saying." He said that the official must find the Confucian Lin Daxian and match the lyrics for this song, so as not to make the pearl dusty. ”

Lyrics? These people's observation skills are really not very good, Xie Hong raised the corners of his mouth, smiled, and attracted everyone's attention, then pointed to the scholar statue and said: "My lord doesn't know, this song has words, please look here." ”

Wang Zhixian was initially attracted by the music, and did not pay much attention to the statue. At this time, when I looked closely, I was surprised to find that two lines of small characters were carved on the sleeve of the statue. The box is not big, the statue is even smaller, not to mention the words on this sleeve.

What shocked Wang Zhixian even more was that such a small character was not only carved very clearly, but also used in calligraphy! What kind of skill is this? Wang Zhixian felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

"This, this ......" Even though he has been training in Huanhai for many years, the city is very deep, and he can't speak for a while, and there are only four words in his heart: 'ingenious work'.

"Sure enough, there are words, on the sleeve, the craftsman who made this music box is really amazing!" Master Lu also leaned over to take a look, and after yelling, the old man pointed to the statue with one hand, his beard trembled, and excitedly read out the carved lyrics word by word.

Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green, the evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountain.

The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintances are half scattered, a turbid wine is full of joy, don't dream cold tonight. ”

The onlookers were stunned for a while, and Xie Xiucai brought them too much surprise today. That statue is so small, and it can still carve so many words on its sleeve, such a magical skill, everyone can't praise it in words. Everyone rushed forward one after another, wanting to see it more clearly, so excited that no one even had any scruples about the official authority of the county master.

"That's a wonderful word!"

The scholar who had just asked for the score was obviously very fond of music, and after listening to it a second time, he immediately transcribed the score. At this time, I heard the lyrics again, and hummed along with the music I had memorized.

The lyrics of this song are easy to understand, but the words are elegant, the long pavilion, the ancient road, the remnant willows, the sunset, a few words outline a picture of the farewell of the long pavilion, even ordinary people can taste the artistic conception of it. As the scholar hummed, many people half-squinted, intoxicated by this farewell song.

The scholar's shout woke up the shocked Wang Zhixian, he completely forgot about his system, almost snatched, and took the music box from Xie Hong's hand. Ignoring the rough shell of the box, he stroked it again and again, and saw that Xie Honghan's hair stood upside down, this county master wouldn't have any strange love, right?

The wealthy businessmen who were bidding for the music box just now all looked at Xie Hong with great grievances, and when they saw the appearance of the county master, they knew that they were out of play. The people don't fight with the officials, no matter how rich they are, they are just floating clouds in front of power, not to mention, this thing is to be dedicated to the emperor! So they could only look at Xie Hong sadly, hating that they hadn't had a relationship with Xie Hong earlier.

You must know that Xie Xiucai was originally very down, otherwise could he pawn the ancestral jade pendant? It's just that I never thought that this Xiucai actually hid such a treasure, could this Xie family be a big family? Otherwise, how could you have such a treasure! If this treasure is taken to the capital, even if it is sold for a thousand taels of gold, it is not difficult, if it is used to make friends with the powerful, it is still invincible?

But it's not a loss today, at least when you hear this kind of natural sound, it's good to brag to others in the future. You know, after this treasure, I'm afraid that only the princes and ministers will have the honor to appreciate it, and we will enjoy the same treatment as the princes and ministers. By the way, someone copied the score and lyrics just now, and I will definitely ask for a copy later.

"Lord Zhixian, is this thing still eye-catching?" Xie Hong saw that this Wang Zhixian was also in a daze like his master, so he had to remind him loudly.

As soon as he spoke, Wang Zhixian returned to his original state of mind, in fact, it was not that he was not cultivated enough, it was really this music box that was too amazing, which made him lose his temper to this point. His face was a little red, he coughed, and invited in a deep voice: "Gongzi Xie, please come with this official, and we will talk in the back hall." ”

Xie Hong followed Wang Zhixian into the county office, but it was still lively outside, and everyone surrounded the scholar who copied the music score, and they all wanted to ask for the music score. This music lover is also refreshing, directly on the table and chair in front of the yamen, copying one by one, one hundred articles, and finally he made a small fortune.