Hearing Zhao Yan ask about the things he ordered to make last time, Zhu Hong immediately patted his head and said with some annoyance: "Damn it, Lao Hu came with something today, saying that the things have been made according to your instructions from the king of the county, but there may be some problems, so I want to ask the king of the county to take a look first, and he can also adjust if there is any problem, but Steward Lu said that the king of the county has something to do this afternoon, so he doesn't have time to see Lao Hu, so Lao Hu left the things and prepares to come again tomorrow." ”

Zhao Yan heard that the things had been made, and he was also happy at the moment, and at the same time secretly said that things were all crowded together, today because Zhao Yingning was leaving, he naturally didn't have time to see that Lao Hu, and finally heard that Lao Hu left the things, which made Zhao Yan very surprised, and said eagerly: "Take me to see that thing!" ”

Zhu Hong also agreed at the moment, and took Zhao Yan to a room in the middle of the courtyard, this is where Zhu Hong usually lives, it is very simple, except for a bed, a set of tables and chairs, there is nothing else, and on the table next to the bed, there is a gourd-shaped cowhide cover, and when he saw something, Zhao Yan immediately stepped forward excitedly, grabbed it and untied the leather cord on it, revealing the exquisite musical instrument made inside, which was a guitar that was very common among young people in later generations.

When he went to school, it was the most popular time for campus music, and many students who were idle and had nothing to do would save money to buy a guitar, and then teach themselves to sing, one is to kill excess time and energy, and the other can also attract the attention of some girls. Speaking of which, in order to learn the guitar, Zhao Yan deliberately apprenticed to others, which also made him play the guitar very well, but since graduation, he has never touched this thing.

Since Zhao Yan crossed over to the Great Song Dynasty and became the king of the county, although Cao Ying and the others around him accompanied him, and they also met Cao Song, Li Gonglin and other friends, there was too little entertainment in this era, and sometimes they were bored just painting, so they were extremely bored. Zhao Yan thought of the guitar.

Da Song, of course, had nowhere to buy a guitar. However, this is not a difficult thing for Zhao Yan, he found a master craftsman who made zuò pipa through Zhu Hong, that is, the old Hu in Zhu Hong's mouth, and then Zhao Yan drew the inside and outside of the guitar in detail. And personally summoned each other. Explained the use of the guitar to Lao Hu. After all, although the two musical instruments are somewhat similar, there are also big differences, which need to be paid attention to when making zuò.

I saw Zhao Yan pick up the first guitar in the history of the Great Song Dynasty. I checked the front and back, and now this guitar is almost exactly the same as the one I drew on the picture, it seems that the old Hu's craftsmanship is really clever, and the wood chosen is also very suitable, although the six strings on it are not the metal strings of later generations, but they are the best sheep intestine strings. Seeing this, Zhao Yan was also happy in his heart, and immediately held the guitar in his arms, and then gently plucked the strings.

"Huh?" What Zhao Yan didn't expect was that although the guitar in his arms looked no different from the guitar of later generations in appearance, it was very different in sound and color, and he couldn't even play it at all, which made him very disappointed.

"Zhu Hong, I'll take this guitar back to study it first, and after Lao Hu comes tomorrow, you can ask Lao Fu to arrange for him to see me!" Zhao Yan picked up the guitar with some disappointment, he wanted to go back and study it, see what went wrong with the guitar, and let Lao Hu modify it tomorrow.

Zhu Hong heard this and agreed, and then sent Zhao Yan out. Zhao Yan, who returned to the room, took out the guitar again, and tried the sound while adjusting the strings, but unfortunately he always felt that the timbre of the six strings was not very accurate, and the music that came out of the piano was also a little weird, but he couldn't find what was wrong, after all, he was just an amateur to play the guitar in later generations, and his knowledge of music was also very shallow, and he knew even less about the instrument.

Zhao Yan was busy until midnight, and he couldn't find out the problem with the guitar, and the next day, the master of making zuò pipa, Lao Hu, came as promised, and Zhao Yan met the other party with a guitar in the front hall. Lao Hu is actually not old, but a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long white face and black beard, and good facial features, he looks a little polite and polite, not like a craftsman, but like a scholar, but his hands that are thicker than ordinary people show his identity.

"The villain sees the king of the county!" As soon as Lao Hu just came in, he immediately saluted Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan was all on the guitar in his arms, and asked Lao Hu to stand up and excuse himself at the moment, and then eagerly told him about the problems that appeared yesterday, hoping that Lao Hu could come up with a way to improve, but what disappointed Zhao Yan was that Lao Hu was only proficient in making zuò pipa, if there was a problem with the pipa, he would definitely be able to find and come up with a way to modify it in the shortest possible time, but the guitar was also the first time Lao Hu had contact, he didn't know what kind of timbre the guitar should have, and he couldn't understand the music terms of later generations that Zhao Yan said. As a result, the two of them were talking like chickens and ducks, and they couldn't understand each other's meaning at all.

Seeing that there was no way to go on like this, the old Hu Ti yì said: "King Jun, although the instrument you want to make is very similar to the pipa, but it has its own unique rhyme, but unfortunately the villain has not heard it, so I don't know how to adjust it for a while, but you can find a music everyone, talk to the other party about your own ideas, presumably the other party should understand what you mean!" ”

Zhao Yan also felt that what Lao Hu said made sense, firstly, he could not explain the timbre he needed to Lao Hu, and secondly, although Lao Hu was proficient in the making of pipa, his understanding of music theory was not very deep, and the guitar was a new instrument, so he naturally couldn't understand what he meant.

Speaking of people who are proficient in music, Zhao Yan immediately thought of Xue Ning'er in his mind, she can be rated as the second line in Tokyo, not only beautiful to be beautiful, but also to know various skills, such as qin, chess, calligraphy and painting is the most basic, yesterday Xue Ning'er also played a song at the dinner party for Zhao Yingning's send-off, which attracted Cao Ying and they all applauded, you must know that Cao Ying and they are also proficient in piano skills, and they can be sincerely praised, so we can know how high Xue Ning'er's piano skills are.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan immediately asked people to invite Xue Ning'er to come, but after a while, he saw Xue Ning'er coming in from outside the hall, and when he saw Zhao Yan, he immediately showed a smile, but when he saw Lao Hu, he was a little surprised and said, "Master Hu, why are you here in the county king?" ”

"I didn't expect Xue Niangzi to be here, then this matter will be easy to handle!" Lao Hu was also very surprised when he saw Xue Ning's childhood, and then said with some surprise, he knew that with Xue Ning'er's attainments in music, he should be able to solve the problem of the guitar.

"Hey, you two know each other?" Zhao Yan didn't expect Lao Hu to be acquaintances with Xue Ning'er, and he was a little surprised at the moment.

"Hehe, the slave family learned the pipa two years ago, and my mother once asked Master Hu to help us explain the production and structure of the pipa, after all, if you want to practice the pipa well, you must know the pipa in your hand well, otherwise you can only stay at the level of skill, and cannot reach the level of art!" Xue Ning'er explained with a smile at this time.

Zhao Yan also felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, his understanding of the guitar seemed to be what Xue Ning'er said, he only knew how to use it but didn't know the sound principle, so when he encountered a problem with the guitar, he would be helpless.

"King Jun, I don't know what you have to do with inviting the slave family here, and what is the instrument in your hand, which looks a little similar to the pipa?" At this time, Xue Ning'er also noticed the guitar in Zhao Yan's hand, and asked immediately.

"Oh, here's the thing, I asked Lao Hu to make a new instrument guitar, there seems to be no problem with the appearance, but the tone is not right, the two of us discussed for a long time and couldn't discuss the result, and then it was still Lao Hu ......"

Zhao Yan told the story of the matter, and also introduced the characteristics of the guitar, but Xue Ning'er pondered for a moment after listening to it, and then said, "I wonder if the king of the county can show me the guitar?" ”

"Of course no problem!" Zhao Yan immediately handed over the guitar in his hand when he heard this, and then saw Xue Ning'er take it and began to pluck the strings one by one, and his delicate little face also showed a serious look, as if he was listening to the changes in the timbre of each string, and from time to time he would stop and ask Zhao Yan a few words, and then exchange opinions with Lao Hu, which seemed very professional, which also made Zhao Yan feel a little hopeful.

Zhao Yan and the three of them discussed around the guitar for nearly two hours, and finally Xue Ning'er finally determined the problem of the guitar, and then put forward suggestions for modification to Lao Hu, as a result, Lao Hu also felt that Xue Ning'er's opinion was very likely to improve the current guitar, and then he hurried to the courtyard where Zhu Hong was with the guitar, and borrowed the tools here to start improving the guitar.

Zhao Yan and Xue Ning'er also didn't leave, just watched Lao Hu finish modifying the guitar, and then Zhao Yan took the guitar and tried it, sure enough, the timbre of the guitar is obviously much better, and it already has the unique sound characteristics of the guitar, as for the subtle differences, it does not affect the playing of the guitar, which makes Zhao Yan also overjoyed, and immediately asked people to reward Lao Hu, and at the same time personally thanked Xue Ning'er.

Seeing Zhao Yan's happy appearance, Xue Ning'er said with some curiosity: "King Jun, this kind of guitar instrument you make zuò is very novel, and the timbre when playing is also unique, looking at the appearance of the King of the County just now, she should know how to play this instrument, but I wonder if the little woman is lucky enough to listen to the King of the County play a song?" (To be continued!)

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