Zhang E, the censor of Hokkaido, is stationed in the post in Beihai. He came to Beihai from the capital to supervise the autumn period under the orders of the imperial court. It is so important to recruit scholars for the country. In every province, the imperial court sends a censor to supervise.
Scientific examination.
During this period, he dressed up as a scholar and went to the examination room to supervise the examination in person until the day when the results were released.
Among the four provinces in northern Xinjiang, the number of people who passed the exam in Beihai Province was much higher than the total number of people in New Beihai Province, Shanbei Province, and Zhengxi Province. It was very strange. Zhang Yushi made a careful investigation and got preliminary results.
The answer was, and he wrote a memorial to Emperor Guangwu in his room.
"Master, Superintendent He is here", it is written, the slave has come to report.
"Oh, he's here?"
Zhang E smiled half-heartedly and ordered his servant: "Go, let me take out the Yao Qin for you."
Yaoqin, also known as guqin, jadeqin and lyre, is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, belonging to the eight-tone silk. After more than three thousand years of accumulation, it has a wide range of sound, deep timbre, long lasting sound, and is profound and profound.
Zhang E had no hobbies in his life, but loved playing the piano and called himself a "harp". As luck would have it, He Zixiang, the admiral of Beihai, was also good at playing the piano and was nicknamed "the madman".
Since he was ordered by the emperor to come to Beihai to supervise the scientific examination, he naturally had something to do with Xuedao. On that day, Zhang E went to Xuedao Yamen to visit He Zixiang. He just heard the music of the piano and couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy. The two of them forgot about their official duties and chatted.
When I play the qin, I don’t know the taste of meat. After discussing the origin of the qin, whether it was made by Fuxi, Shen Nong, Huangdi, or Tang Yao; then they unanimously agreed that Shun ordered the qin to have five strings, King Wen added one string, and King Wu added another string.
Nowadays, Qixian; in the end, it is natural to talk about piano music, piano scores, piano songs, and discuss piano skills.
They met each other late, so they became good friends. Whenever they had free time, they would get together and play freely in the mountains and rivers.
"Brother Zhang Xian, Brother Yu has gained a new understanding of "Guangling San" recently, so I came to play it for you." He Zixiang said with a smile when he saw Zhang E.
"Guangling San" is one of the top ten guqin pieces in China. It evolved from the ancient "Nie Zheng's Assassination of the King of Han". However, the reason why this piece is famous is not because of Nie Zheng, but because of the Wei and Jin Dynasties who were good at playing this piece.
Celebrity Ji Kang.
What a Ji Kang! He was killed by Sima Zhao, and he took his time before being punished. He played this piece on the piano, and an indignant and unyielding aura flowed straight into the night sky. "It's brilliant, and there are swords and spears everywhere." After playing, he sighed with emotion: ""
"Guangling San" is now extinct!"
Indeed, since his death, no one can bring out that smell.
In order to restore the original flavor of "Guangling San", countless people who love the piano have added their own interpretations to it, which has resulted in various playing methods. Among them, the "Qin Madman" He Zixiang is naturally indispensable.
"Excellent! I would like to hear Brother He's wonderful voice." Zhang E clapped her hands and laughed.
He Zixiang took out a guqin.
Good piano! Shennong style, with a round head and a narrow tail, and a shallow arc at the neck and waist. The piano has a thick and slightly semi-elliptical surface, and the whole body is jet black. It has a round dragon pond, an oblate phoenix pond, and paulownia wood.
, the end of the rosewood is carved with sunflower petals, and is tied with long tassels of bright yellow silk ribbon. Above the pond is engraved with the four characters "The Great Sage's Legacy" in cursive script, and there is also an inscription in official script: "The huge valley welcomes autumn, and the cold river reflects the moon. Wan Lai
"Long, long, lonely tung rustling".
What a piano with the "Great Sage's Legacy"! He Zixiang's superb piano skills, sonorous and tragic, vividly demonstrated the tragedy of Nie Zheng's disfigurement and assassination of the King of Han, and the generosity of Ji Kang's calm death.
Zhang E was so forgetful that he listened to the music of the piano and murmured, "Ji Kangxi played Guanglingsan in the past, and the sound of business was high and the sound of palace was slow? The wise use it to know the rise and fall, but the ignorant think it is forgetting their birthdays. After a few years, I was in Wucheng
, suddenly I feel lazy after listening to the long beat. The Phoenix Emperor has raised its chicks but has not yet flown high, and the chickens and ducks are flocking together and their wings eventually become short??"
Chanting, chanting, this "qin fanatic" suddenly burst into tears and took out a guqin.
Good Qin! Banana-leaf style, slightly smaller than the "Great Sage's Legacy" Qin, in the shape of a banana leaf. The whole instrument has no neck, wings, waist and tail, and the leaf stem is on the head of the instrument. It is also made of Paulownia wood, and the whole body is black and lacquered with vermilion.
, hair snake belly broken pattern, gold emblem, sapphire feet, hollow. Above the dragon pond at the bottom of the piano is engraved with the seal script "Listen to the rain in the banana forest". On the right side of the pond there is a regular script inscription: "The pines in the courtyard are bright, the wind is gentle and the moon is bright. The spirit is clear and quiet."
, open-minded voice".
Zhang E first pressed the back of the piano with his fingers, and the sound was firm and reverberating; when he played the keys, the sound was crisp and full of ancient charm; then, he started to play lightly to match He Zixiang.
When He Zixiang's playing reaches an impassioned and impassioned place, Zhang Cai adds a clanking sound; when the playing reaches a gentle and desolate tone, it is accompanied by a guttural sound.
The two played a Ming Dynasty version of "Guangling Elegy" together. They forgot about fame and wealth, intrigues, life and death. At this moment, there was only the sound of the piano that washed away everything. There are poems to prove it:
"A bosom friend is hard to find"
The great sage’s legacy is unforgettable,
The banana forest listens to the rain and creates frost.
There is no way that there is no one at the end of the world,
A song of Guangling and a song of mourning.
Ren's masterpiece will last forever, but there will also be a time when the song ends and people leave.
After finishing playing, the two of them sighed for a long time before waking up from the sound of the piano.
He Zixiang sighed: "The list has been released. Is my dear brother going back to Beijing? After you leave, there will be no one here who can play with me!"
Zhang E was also reluctant to leave, "I can't bear to leave my brother either. It's just that all banquets in the world come to an end, and you and I are officials, so we have no control at all!"
"Well, my dear brother is about to return to Beijing, and my foolish brother has given me some Cheng Yi. Please don't refuse!" He Zixiang suddenly handed over a banknote and stared directly at Zhang E.
Zhang E chirped and his heart skipped a beat, it was actually 20,000 taels!
Seeing that He Zixiang's eyes were fixed on him and refused to move away, he thought and laughed loudly, "My brother and I are sworn friends. What's yours is mine. If you refuse, it will be ignored. Thank you brother for the generous gift."
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"What the wise brother said is that there is no difference between you and me. Hahaha." Seeing that he was willing to accept it, He Zixiang felt relieved and laughed heartily.
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"Are you saying that Zhang Yushi accepted that 20,000 tael silver note?" Wan Sitong asked He Zixiang in the study room in the back hall of Beihai's sentencing office.
"Yes, Lord Wan. He accepted it. This person and I are good friends. We have known each other for a long time, so we should not leak this matter." He Zixiang replied with a red face.
"Friends between gentlemen?"
Wan Sitong sneered in his heart, where can a gentleman come from in the officialdom? If a gentleman could become an official, Qu Yuan would not have said in "Chu Ci": "The phoenix and the phoenix are far away. The sparrows and magpies are nesting in the hall.
Xi. Lu Shen Xin Yi, the dead forest is thin. The fish and smell are combined, and the fragrance is not thin."
He picked up the tea cup and said lightly: "Inspector He is working hard."
Seeing the envoy serving tea to see off the guests, He Zixiang said goodbye knowingly.
Wan Sitong summoned the leader of the nursing team and his servant Wan Hu, "You will bring twenty guards, disguised as barbarians, and closely monitor the Hokkaido censor Zhang E. If you find a messenger running out, capture him immediately."
See me." Beihai is newly attached to a large number of barbarian tribes. He specially recruited more than 30 dead warriors with superb martial arts to serve as guardians, which came in handy at this moment.
"Don't worry, sir, I will keep an eye on that calyx to keep you safe." Wan Hu took the order and came out.
The wind is rustling and the North Sea is cold. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The death of a few people is really nothing!
This chapter has been completed!