"You also want to innovate, I also want to innovate, the idea is good, who knows if the emperor agrees or not?"

"Since the emperor bypassed the imperial banquet and the music and dance to the seniors of the Taile Administration, and handed it over to us to do, he must have considered this."

"That's right. However, even if the emperor acquiesces, how easy is it to talk about innovation? I've had a lot of ideas these days, but none of them are satisfying. Brother Shu, have you figured out how to innovate? ”

"This ......" Shu Yan only cared about talking to Xiao Mo, and unconsciously, he had already eaten the can of minced meat and sherbets, and he didn't feel it himself, so he still used a small spoon to reach into the jar and scoop it, but he didn't scoop out a little bit.

Xiao Mo suddenly found out and exclaimed, "Brother Shu, how can you eat so much?" Although this minced meat is not too greasy, it is used to accompany meals, and the taste is always on the heavy side, so it is not good to eat too much. I was originally going to eat you for five days, how can you eat it in one day? ”

Shu Yan realized this and said with a smile: "It's all because I've eaten too little these days, and it's also because you've made it too delicious, and if you eat it well, you won't ...... it" He said while picking up the lid and trying to close it, but his hand didn't hold it steady, and the lid of the can slammed on the mouth of the can.

This time Shu Yan was stunned. Xiao Mo thought that he was embarrassed because he lost his hand, so he hurriedly re-closed the lid by himself, and said: "It doesn't matter, the utensils in the palace are very strong and not easy to break, and even if they are broken, how much is a small clay pot worth?" ”

"Not that." Shu Yan was silent and said, "What I think is that it is really a utensil in the palace, and even a crockpot can make such a pleasant sound." ”

"Huh." Xiao Mo couldn't help laughing, "What are you really doing, just come here." After teaching music and dance, can you listen to any sound like music? It's just the sound of the crockpot colliding with the crockpot, which is very common, what is it pleasant to talk about? ”

"No, no, no." Shu Yan shook his fingers, "Now it's not about whether it's pleasing or not, but it's giving me a major inspiration for music and dance innovation." ”

"Inspired?" Xiao Mo didn't know why, she picked up the lid of the jar again, knocked on the mouth of the jar twice, and said while listening to the voice, "What inspiration can a broken clay pot have?" ”

Xiao Mo's behavior made Shu Yan laugh: "It's not on this clay pot, you have to think big." ”

"The big picture?" Xiao Mo was even more confused.

"Yes. You remember when you lived with me here. For a while, when I was studying the Book of Music, you played the flute next to me, and the two of us combined theory and practice to study music theory together......"

"How can I forget, it was the happiest time of my life. It was summer, and you were focused on reading, and I was helping you shoot mosquitoes...... I'd never dream of coming back here. Speaking of this, Xiao Mo couldn't help but feel melancholy. Although she is now crowned and clothed, and has made a delicacies, she is superior to others, but she doesn't like it at all.

"Stupid again, you're mixing so well now, why do you want to come back?" Shu Yan knew that Xiao Mo was weird, and often said some stupid things, crazy words, and didn't care, and then said the right thing, "Although there are many musical instruments in the world, but to sum up, they are classified into eight categories, namely: gold, stone, plaster, leather, silk, bamboo, earth, and wood. ”

"Hmm. I don't remember that much, but I remember you mentioned it to me. But what does this have to do with crockpots? And how did you get the inspiration for the Music and Dance Conference? Do you want to take this crockpot to the Yuan Zheng Conference to play? ”

"Of course not. What I mean by this is that the clay pot is made of clay pottery, which is earthy in nature, and it is also one of the eight sounds. In the past, the court music and dance, without exception, paid attention to a pomp, a variety of musical instruments mixed performances, plus dozens of dancers sleeve skirts fluttering, people are overwhelmed, although grand, but it is inevitable that a 'chaos' word, can not hear the original timbre of various musical instruments. In particular, earth and wood instruments such as silk and wood are often the least valued, completely submerged in relatively pleasant sound instruments such as silk, bamboo, gold, and stone, or simply discarded. In fact, if you think about it, each instrument has the characteristics of each instrument, although the silk and bamboo are the most pleasant, but it is inevitable that there will be people who like to listen to the percussion. Just like everyone in the world loves peonies, but some people like orchids......"

Xiao Mo heard the word "orchid", and suddenly remembered Zhixin, so he said: "It's you talking about yourself, I think you love the house and Wu, not like orchids, but like the person who picks orchids and gives medicine to you!" ”

Shu Yan looked stunned: "Speaking of business, why are you making fun of me again?" ”

Xiao Mo looked at Shu Yan's innocent appearance and smiled: "You continue, you continue." ”

Shu Yan glanced at Xiao Mo and continued: "Chinese music is broad and profound, with a long history. It is necessary to give full play to the characteristics of each instrument in order to better reflect this breadth. At this year's Yuanzheng Conference, all the countries of the Four Yi will send envoys to participate, and there are also several congresses that will present their own music and dance. If you still follow the previous model, dozens of people will be coaxed to appear together, and under the chaos, it will make the envoys of Fanguo think that Chinese music is just silk and bamboo. Even many people focus on the glamorous dancing girl and don't care about appreciating music at all. Therefore, I believe that in order to reflect the breadth and far-reaching of Chinese music, it is necessary to fully explore the characteristics of various musical instruments. ”

"You mean to play the various instruments separately?" m.

"Yes. I have decided that at this year's Yuanzheng Conference, each of the eight types of musical instruments should choose at least one of them to play alone. Of course, the previous model cannot be rejected blankly. The Yuanzheng Conference is a lively and grand event, and several symphonic performances of several large instruments must also be arranged. ”

Xiao Mo nodded while listening: "It is indeed a good idea to play the eight musical instruments separately. But as you said, each instrument has its own characteristics, so how do you score them? ”

"I'm just a freshman of inspiration, how can I think of a soundtrack so quickly? But it's really a key issue, not only to have a suitable piece for each instrument, but also to rehearse a suitable dance. In this case, it really takes a lot of brains. ”

Speaking of this, Shu Yan pondered for a long time, but didn't come up with anything. looked at Xiao Mo again, but he also fell into a state of contemplation. He thought that Xiao Mo was also thinking about him, and suddenly heard Xiao Mo shouting: "Yes, there is." ”

"What do you have? Have you figured out how to score the music? ”

Xiao Mo glanced at Shu Yan: "Who cares about you?" I'm talking about my feast, and I've got creative ideas as well. ”

"What? Your innovation at the Royal Banquet? ”

"Right?"

"Huh? Let's hear it. ”

"I have the same idea as yours, and it's bolder than yours. You said that musical instruments are divided into gold, stone, silk, bamboo, etc., and the same is true for cooking utensils. Although it is just pots and pans, there are also gold, stone, earth, and wood, but it is slightly vulgar and not as elegant as musical instruments. ”

"Elegance also comes from vulgarity. As long as there are good ideas, where is the distinction between elegance and vulgarity? Tell us what you think. ”

"Well, I listened to your thoughts, and although I can't figure out how to score the music for you, it inspired me to make eight different dishes from eight different cooking utensils. When the time comes, you arrange a tune, and I will serve a related dish, interspersed with a 'food and music match', do you say okay? ”

"Wonderful! A song, with a related food, so that the echo corresponding, can not only better reflect the innovation of both of us, but also achieve a perfect effect! ”

"What a perfect match!" Xiao Mo was so happy to hear this word, "Brother Shu, a word is a decision, you and I will say goodbye, we will each conceive and conceive well, and when the time comes, the whole world will see the perfect combination of the two of us." ”

After Xiao Mo left, Shu Yan put away the dishes, knocked this and that with great satisfaction, and then washed up with confidence, lay on the bed, and slept peacefully.

Although musical instruments can be broadly divided into eight categories, there are several of them in each category, and there are dozens of them in general. As for the music, it is divided into Yale and Sangaku, and there are hundreds of kinds. It is really a very complicated and tedious task to choose eight of the dozens of instruments and hundreds of music and dances, and then make the best combination for them.

At the Taile Music Department, Shu Yan plans to have the musicians play the major pieces again, and by the way, carefully study the characteristics of each instrument. Because of the previous two times, he didn't invite Biyu again, but Biyu came early today.

It turned out that the day before yesterday, Biyu talked to Taile Cheng about Xuan and refuted him. Taile Cheng was unwilling, and these days he has summarized and improved by himself, so he wants to invite Biyu to argue again. I just made an appointment with Biyu, but I was in a hurry and went to the court. Biyu had nothing to do, so she watched the music and dance with Shu Yan.

Shu Yan told Biyu what he and Xiao Mo thought yesterday. When Biyu heard Xiao Mo's participation, she came to her senses and praised: "I used to watch music and dance, and I couldn't hear why. You have a good idea, choose eight different instruments to play alone, but I don't know what the eight dishes are to be served in the Treasure Order? ”

Listening to Biyu's words, Shu Yan smiled helplessly: "What kind of food is on the order, you will eat whatever food you eat at that time, in short, you will eat." But you are a teacher of music and dance, and you don't have an idea of your own affairs, why don't you think about it, why do you care about other people's affairs? ”

"Well, since we have to match music and dance with food, we have to put some thought into it."

Biyu missed Xiao Mo's cooking skills again, and was about to have a big meal on the day of the Yuanzheng Conference, and today I heard that Xiao Mo was also going to create some new tricks, so she was even more excited, and wanted to know about it in advance, but Shu Yan couldn't reveal it. However, because of Xiao Mo's relationship, Biyu obediently studied music and dance with Shu Yan for a whole day.

The musicians danced a few pieces of music first.

The Yuanzheng Assembly is not as formal as major ceremonies such as the Celestial Worship Ceremony, but it also has its own set of specific ritual steps, each of which has its own corresponding music. For example, before the banquet begins, there will be a saluting song, and then there will be a birthday song, and when the banquet officially begins, the food and lifting music songs will be played, and there will be all kinds of music songs that sing praises of virtue, which are all elegant music, and the lyrics and tunes of these songs have been approved by the imperial court before, and cannot be changed at will.

Yale is the court music that has been handed down since ancient times. This kind of music does not seek to please people's ears and eyes, but pays attention to self-cultivation and correct people's thoughts. Not only does it sound unentertaining, but even the dancing postures are mechanical and full of stylization, and the audience is required to sit upright and dignified when playing. This makes it more tedious. As soon as he played a few songs, Biyu couldn't listen to them anymore and shouted to change the tune.

Nowadays, Shu Yan and Biyu are formal music and dance instructors, not the test stage of calibrating musical instruments. They speak, and who dares not to listen, musicians?

So he stopped playing music and changed to dancing and music.

Some people died, but not completely......