"It's good to know yourself, why bother with friends." Xiao Mo flicked the flute with his hand and sat opposite Shu Yan. I've been holding back for many days, and it's rare to have a conversation with myself today, of course, I have to seize the opportunity to continue, "What have you written in this music book, you are so precious?" ”

"This book is a collection of pre-Qin music, from music theory, to the performance of various musical instruments, and even the choreography of various music and dance."

"Really? Well, if nothing else, you can tell me, what is the difference between 'sound', 'sound', and 'music'? ”

"This is said in the "Music Notes", the so-called 'sound', of course, is all kinds of sounds in nature; the changes of human feelings through utensils, the coordination of various sounds, according to a certain law is the 'sound'; while playing the 'sound', coupled with various dances, to achieve the double enjoyment of audio-visual, is 'music'." 'Voice' is the lowest level, and 'music' is the highest level. Therefore, it is said in the "Music Notes" that those who only know the sound but do not know the sound are beasts; Those who only know music but do not know music are ordinary people; Only a refined gentleman knows how to appreciate music. But I think it's just those people pretentious. Let's ask, ordinary people can't even afford to make a living, how can they have the energy to enjoy music and dance? ”

Xiao Mo raised his head, "Not really!" Isn't it just to watch a dance? Aren't ordinary people entitled to enjoy music and dance? Only you Chinese pay attention to so much red tape. Speaking of this, Xiao Mo stood up excitedly, "Like us in Qiangdi, compared to the Chinese, although we are backward, although there are also hierarchies among the tribal members, but in music, everyone is equal. At festivals, we dress up in costumes; At night, we light bonfires. Just gather around in a circle, each venue can be used as a dance venue, everyone can become a dancer, and two people who know and don't know can become dance partners, and they can dance anytime and anywhere. Isn't it simple, you say? Speaking of excitement, I actually wanted to pull Shu Yan, eager to try, and dance.

Shu Yan hurriedly retracted his hand: "You come again!" said that the wind is the rain, this is the royal palace, and it is not your Qiangdi, two big men, what do they look like. But there's some truth to what you're saying, and I'd love to see from you. When I get to your hometown, I'll dance with you. ”

"Really, you want to go to us?" Xiao Mo was pleasantly surprised, "Okay, you will resign tomorrow and then go home with me." Although Qiangdi is not as prosperous as Luoyang, there is no need to be busy for a living, which is definitely better than you being a petty official. ”

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was really speechless, Shu Yan laughed angrily, and could only find the "Book of Music" to talk about things, "Let's talk about musical instruments." The musicians call the eight types of utensils that can be played as eight sounds: gold, stone, skull, leather, silk, bamboo, earth, and wood. ”

In other words, all musical instruments can be grouped into these eight categories? Can you give an example? ”

"Of course, for example, the bell belongs to gold, the chime belongs to the stone, the gourd sheng belongs to the gourd, the drum belongs to the leather, the qin belongs to the silk, the flute belongs to the bamboo, the silk belongs to the silk, the silk belongs to the earth, and the qi belongs to the wood."

Xiao Mo smiled: "Not really, for example, is the flute sure to belong to bamboo?" ”

Shu Yan said affirmatively: "Sure, the flutes are all made of bamboo, of course they belong to bamboo." ”

Xiao Mo shook the purple jade flute in his hand: "Then what is it?" ”

"Huh?" Shu Yan forgot about Xiao Mo's baby, some words are poor, he scratched his head, "Your flute belongs to another kind, not to mention the value of the jade material for making the flute, it is worth a lot of money just in terms of polishing the jade flute." Legend has it that the ancient Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor used jade as his flute. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is good at playing the purple jade flute, in addition to these emperors, how many others can afford to use the jade flute? ”

Xiao Mo was smug after hearing this, "Although I don't know what the purple jade flute of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looks like, but it must be single-piped, how can it be compared to my double-barreled jade flute?" ”

"Yes, your Qiang flutes are different, they are all two-piped. In this way, this purple jade flute of yours is more precious than the purple jade flute of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty? ”

Xiao Mo was also not modest, "Definitely, this is my grandfather's treasure, I don't know where I got it, I heard that it took a lot of trouble." My grandfather likes me so much, and he is not very willing to give it to me, but he can't stand me and coax me, and I still get it. ”

"It's a good baby." Shu Yan once admired this jade flute, and now he took the jade flute from Xiao Mo's hand and looked at it carefully. This jade flute is made of a single piece of purple jade, purple and translucent, divided into two tubes, connected in the middle, and a white silk spike is tied where the two tubes are connected. Like the ordinary Qiang flute, each flute has four holes on the front and one hole in the back, but the difference is that it has a small bulge above the front of the two pipes, which must be the mechanism that fires the so-called "Fatal Ecstasy Needle". When you hold the flute in your hand, it does have some weight, and it is naturally much heavier than an ordinary flute. There is also an explanation of flute playing techniques in the Book of Music. Each hole of the flute corresponds to the five tone palaces, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu: the first hole corresponds to the palace; the second hole conformed to the uterus; The third hole corresponds to the plume; The fourth hole corresponds to the sign; The fifth hole is strained; The corresponding angle of the bore in the flute body; The corresponding quotient is the hole after the flute. From the first hole, the sound gradually becomes dull. Does this flute also resemble a regular flute, with each hole corresponding to the pentatonic tone? ”

"I guess it's also about music theory. However, the number of holes in the Qiang flute and the Central Plains flute are different, and the music theory is also very different. I don't know that either, so I just blow according to my technique. ”

Shu Yan nodded and said, "Yes." The Qiang flute blowing technique is unique, and a piece of music can be completed in one go without pauses, which is quite rare. Speaking of this, he suddenly became interested, smiled and said to Xiao Mo, "Can I blow it?" ”

"Of course you can, but don't touch those two little traps, or ...... I was instantly like those three unlucky guys. ”

Shu Yan knew that the three unlucky guys Xiao Mo was talking about were the three killers who assassinated him on the way to Luoyang, although their swordsmanship was superb, but they were all planted under Xiao Mo's fatal ecstasy needle. "I don't know who sent those three men, or whether they lived or died."

"You don't care so much, anyway, you're safe now."

"I want to thank you, if it weren't for you, maybe I would have gone there to reunite with my family."

"The most important thing is to reunite with Zhixin." Xiao Mo sneered, "Listen to what you mean, I saved you, do you thank me, or do you blame me?" ”

"How can I blame you? Of course, I am grateful to you, not to mention that the afterlife is nothing, even if I can really reunite with my relatives, I think their spirits in heaven are willing for me to live well. ”

After speaking, Shu Yan glanced at the orchid next to him with a faint fragrance, and played the flute according to the "Book of Music" and the method instructed by Xiao Mo. I blew it several times in a row, but it didn't come out of tune. Xiao Mo smiled: "You have read so many books for so many days and memorized so many music theories, what's the use, you still can't blow it, right?" ”

Shu Yan said: "Music is different from poetry and books, it is originally about practical operation, and I can't complain about the six classics of the first Qin, and the five classics can be handed down, but the "Book of Music" alone has been lost." ”

"Music is meant to be passed down by people."

Shu Yan handed the flute to Xiao Mo, asked him to demonstrate it again, and said: "Music is not as good as poetry and books, it can't be taught by itself, it must be guided and inherited by people, for example, the qin is passed on from hand to hand, and the flute is to be passed on by mouth." ”

Xiao Mo took the flute, but his face turned red: "Let me tell you the truth, this flute, since it came into my hands, except for you and me, it has never touched the lips of a third person." ”

"That's right, you have a mechanism in this flute, so don't play it for others easily."

Xiao Mo listened and secretly laughed at his stupidity. and played a song in person, demonstrated it to Shu Yan, and Shu Yan took it and played it again. He was a smart man, and after so many times, he was able to make do with a song.

The two of you have a song, and I have a song, blowing happily, and suddenly saw Ye Jian coming over and said with a smile: "Brother Shu, during the day, you are writing a chapter in the imperial pen in the inner court, and at night there is someone to accompany you here to cultivate your temperament, this time, it is really pleasant." ”

Shu Yan said embarrassedly: "Brother Ye, I don't know anything about music, so I just learned from Xiao Mo, how can I talk about any pleasant cultivation, Xiao Mo's flute is a must." ”

Xiao Mo is also not modest: "If you talk about playing the flute, I don't accept anyone, if it is those messy theories on the broken bamboo, I can't say it at all." ”

Shu Yan scolded: "Xiao Mo, don't keep calling it a broken bamboo piece, it is the treasure book of the pre-Qin Dynasty." ”

Ye Jian was confused by the two of them, and asked, "What are you two talking about, what are you two talking about, what are the broken bamboo pieces and the treasure book of the pre-Qin Dynasty?" ”

Xiao Mo went into the house to pour tea, Shu Yan showed the bamboo slips to Ye Chung, Ye Chung looked at it for a long time, and only recognized a small part, and couldn't tell what kind of book it was, but with this bamboo slip and the seal characters on it, he knew that it must be of extraordinary origin, "This is?" ”

Shu Yan said with a smile: "Brother Ye knows that there were six classics in the pre-Qin period, and later the first one was lost in the Qin period, and it became the current five classics?" ”

"Of course I know, I lost the "Book of Music", in addition to the "Book of Music", I am very familiar with the current Five Classics, and the words on this bamboo slip are by no means any of the ...... of the Five Classics."

Shu Yan only looked at him and smiled, and Ye Yan suddenly realized: "Huh? Could it be the Book of Music? ”

"Yes, you're right, that's it."

Ye Jian still couldn't believe it: "How is it possible, this classic has been lost for so long, how can it be rediscovered?" ”

Shu Yan told Ye Jian about Tang Bi's passing on of the treasure book and the treasure bow to himself instead of his son. Ye Jian sighed when he heard this: "Old Donald is really a wise move. Such a treasure book must not be passed on to his unworthy son, and only a man of great virtue like you deserves it. ”

"Where is there any talent, Brother Ye should not be overpraised."

At this time, Xiao Mo brought the tea, Ye Ye thanked him, and then said: "Why not, I came here to ask you one thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"What a good job you did."

Shu Yan didn't speak, but he also guessed eight or nine points. Ye Qing said to him: "Let me ask you, did you go to my house on the second day of your fortune?" ”