Chapter 1209 Postscript The sixty-fifth princess likes this betrothal gift very much
Chapter 1209 Postscript 65·The princess likes this betrothal gift very much
The betrothal gift must be delivered personally to the east gate of the imperial city by the consort on the day before the wedding.
It would be stingy for the royal family to give money to the consort to buy a betrothal gift and then take it back into the royal treasury. Therefore, except for the living animals in the betrothal gift, the phoenix crown wedding dress, etc., everything else has to be given away.
First, the civil and military dignitaries who were named entered the palace one by one to congratulate the princess on her wedding. When they left, they passed by the east gate of the imperial city and took a share of the betrothal gift.
Then, the high-ranking eunuchs and maids in the palace also have to take a share of the betrothal gift.
Until the betrothal gift is taken away.
In order to avoid the embarrassment of insufficient betrothal gifts, the consort and his father must send the gift list to Zongzheng Temple in advance.
According to the gift list provided by the consort, Zongzheng Temple determines the list of nobles, officials, eunuchs, and maids who will receive the betrothal gift, and how much each person can take.
Therefore, it is right for parents to let Duoduo buy it, because if the bride price is too shabby, people will laugh at her on the first day of the wedding.
But Zhu Tangxi and Xie Yan didn't care. Zhu Tangxi didn't even bother to remind him about it.
"Sage, the Xie family's gift list has been sent to Zongzheng Temple."
Li Chang, the consort of the Princess of Jin and the minister of Zongzheng Temple, came forward with a gift list.
An eunuch took it and handed it to Queen Mother Ye in a few steps.
Queen Mother Ye glanced at it briefly and said with a smile to Zhu Tangxi next to her: "The betrothal gift is quite generous. It seems that the Xie family paid a lot of money."
Zhu Tangxi said: "I have long seen through that no matter how beautiful the betrothal gift is, it is not as good as my own life."
"Hey, there is also a book of piano music here, and it is ranked after Wedding Dress and Dayan." Queen Mother Ye felt very novel.
Prince Consort Li Chang explained: "That is Du Liu Pu, which Xie Prince Consort's grandfather spent decades painstakingly compiling. It includes three lost ancient songs, completes seven incomplete ancient songs, and records 12 of his own creations.
Piano music.”
Zhu Tangxi asked curiously: "What ancient songs are there?"
Li Chang said: "I haven't seen the actual object yet, but it is said that it contains "Guangling San"."
""Guangling San"?" Empress Dowager Ye and Zhu Tangxi were both surprised.
Li Chang said: "That's what Xie Prince Consort said. He also said that this book has been handed over to Hanlin musician Yang Linzhi for correction."
Zhu Tangxi quickly said: "Sister-in-law, please pass the message to Yang Linzhi quickly!"
"Why are you anxious?" Empress Dowager Ye said amusedly, "Just now you said that the size of the betrothal gift doesn't matter, why can't you wait now?"
Zhu Tangxi said angrily: "Oh, it's different. Of course I don't care about the yellow and white things, but this is the music score that includes "Guangling San". Liulang's family regarded "Guangling San" as a betrothal gift, and this matter will definitely spread all over the world.
I don’t know how many women are envious of him.”
Queen Mother Ye said: "Okay, okay, I will follow your wishes and summon Yang Linzhi immediately."
Yang Linzhi is in the Hanlin Academy at the moment and will be there whenever he is informed.
He probably guessed why the Queen Mother summoned him, so he directly brought the "Du Liu Pu" with him.
Queen Mother Ye glanced at it for a few times and handed it to the anxious Zhu Tangxi.
"Is the "Guangling San" in the book true or false?" Queen Mother Ye asked.
Yang Linzhi said: "It can basically be concluded that it is the lost "Nie Zheng's Assassination of the King of Han". However, whether the 'Nie Qu' is "Guangling San" has not been conclusive, but the mainstream believes that the two songs are the same."
"Mainstream?" Queen Mother Ye didn't understand.
But Zhu Tangxi is knowledgeable: ""Nie Zheng Assassins the King of Han" and "Guangling San" have the same song and different names. This statement has been around since the Song Dynasty. In recent decades, many related papers have been published, and the mainstream agrees.
Viewpoint. Because both songs have been lost, no one objects. Even if someone objects, they can’t confirm or falsify it if they argue.”
Yang Linzhi said: "Even if it is not "Guangling San", it is a great achievement for Xie Huima's grandfather to find and complete "Nie Zheng's Assassination of the King of Han". Moreover, this song has been completed so seamlessly that you can't even hear where it is.
The original song was added later."
"Can you make it up like this?" Queen Mother Ye asked.
Yang Linzhi said: "I may be able to do it, but it won't happen overnight."
Queen Mother Ye was a little curious: "How come such a great person has kept his name anonymous for so many years? He doesn't even have any fame."
Yang Linzhi said: "Reporting to the saint, Prince Consort Xie's grandfather was also well-known in Luoyang at that time. Mr. Xie lived in Prince Tao's mansion for several months. During that time, His Highness Prince Tao often entertained guests, and he always gave in.
Mr. Xie played the piano to help the fun. I was also invited and admired Mr. Xie’s piano skills."
Zhu Tangxi smiled and said: "Is there any piano skill in the world that even Yang Hanlin can admire?"
Yang Linzhi said: "Although I am proficient in dozens of musical instruments, my playing skills on those instruments are not the best."
What makes Yang Linzhi really awesome is his development and mastery of music theory, as well as his creation, arrangement and conducting of large-scale Yan music.
To put it simply, he is a music theorist, composer, and talented choreographer and director of large-scale symphonies and large-scale musicals.
Zhu Tangxi asked: "How high can Mr. Xie's piano skills rank in the Hanlin Academy?"
Yang Linzhi recalled carefully: "I only heard Mr. Xie play the piano once, and it has been forgotten for a long time. But it was extremely shocking when I heard it, and the lingering sound is no lie."
Zhu Tangxi smiled all over his face when he heard this, thinking: Liulang's intelligence and talent were passed down from his ancestors.
Queen Mother Ye took the piano score and continued to flip through it. She said with a strange expression: "Isn't "Hua Xu Yin" a cipai? How did it become a guqin piece?"
Yang Lin had a constipated expression on his face: "I have limited knowledge and I really can't make a judgment."
In fact, Yang Linzhi suspected that the old man named Xie was very bad, so he composed the music "Hua Xu Yin" by himself and then named it after Huang Di.
It was obvious that this piece of music was composed extremely skillfully and could become famous all over the world just by virtue of this piece of music, but the old man wanted to amuse everyone by pretending to be an ancient person.
Hey, just playing!
The Ci Pai of "Hua Xu Yin" is very recent and was created by Zhou Bangyan during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty.
But the legend of "Hua Xuyin" comes from "Liezi".
Xie Shizhang composed a song "Hua Xuyin" based on the story of "Liezi", and then said that this was the song composed by Huangdi.
Why would he do this?
Of course it depends on how many people will admit it.
According to Xie Shizhang's original plan, he planned to publish it at his own expense in two years and then give it to some distinguished old friends.
Now that the grandson wants to be the prince-in-law, it will be even more interesting. He can directly give it as a betrothal gift.
I'm afraid there are many people who are following the trend and really promote "Hua Xuyin" as an ancient divine comedy.
Damn it, "Yin" is a Yuefu theme, and it can only be traced back to the Han Dynasty at most.
This is another argument. The person who encouraged Xie Shizhang can claim that this song was composed by the ancients of the Han Dynasty on behalf of the Yellow Emperor. Well, the song of the Han Dynasty is of course an ancient song.
This approach will not disturb the grandson's wedding, but will only make the grandson's wedding more talked about.
And Xie Shizhang himself can also express his infinite ridicule to the world through this method.
Yang Linzhi bit the bullet and said: "This book also contains "Yangguan Sandie". Mr. Xie did not say that it was an ancient song. He made it clear that it was composed by Qin Ge."
Hearing this, Zhu Tangxi went to the Queen Mother to read the music scores, and quickly smiled: "Does this old Mr. Xie have any grudge against the late piano master Liu Hanlin?"
"I really don't know." Yang Linzhi replied.
Liu Hanlin, who has been dead for several years, was the one who killed Xie Shizhang. Today, half of the piano players in the Hanlin Academy are his disciples.
Liu Hanlin recomposed the lost "Yangguan Sandie" based on folk qin songs and the qin music style circulated in Hami.
Xie Shizhang used the same method to compose a song "Yangguan Sandie", and deliberately said that he composed it after listening to Liu Hanlin's piano music skills.
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It's just that he didn't say it directly: Your song is too bad, so I'll write one to compare with you.
It just so happens that Xie Shizhang’s music is really better written!
After another round of questions and answers, Yang Linzhi bowed and stepped back.
Zhu Tangxi flipped through the book of piano music, and the more he read, the more he wanted to laugh: "Liu Lang's grandfather is really interesting. I like this betrothal gift so much. My sister-in-law resigned, and I took it back to play the piano."
She is currently living in the palace, just waiting to get married.
"Why is Your Highness so happy? But Liulang's gift list has been delivered?" Qingluan asked.
Zhu Tangxi shouted: "Bring the piano quickly."
The guqin arrived and Zhu Tangxi played to the music score.
After playing it several times in succession, I finally became familiar with it and became smooth.
Qingluan looked at the title of the music on the score: "Who composed this "Yangguan Sandie"?"
Zhu Tangxi asked: "How does it compare with Liu Xingyu's "Yangguan Sandie"?"
Qingluan thought carefully, sorted out his words and said:
"Liu Hanlin's song is more... more elegant and richer. It's like seeing off each other with their servants cheering each other off. Yes, that's the feeling. I didn't feel it before, but now I feel it in comparison.
It means something.”
"The song Your Highness is playing at this moment is like a frustrated person who is about to leave alone, and friends who have known him for many years come to bid farewell to him in tears."
"The two songs should be comparable, but I like the current one better."
Zhu Tangxi smiled and said: "Liu Xing became famous as a young man and became a Hanlin piano master in his twenties. His life has been extremely smooth, and the music he composes is naturally more elegant and wealthy."
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"My dear grandson, do you want to learn the piano?" Xie Shizhang began to fool his grandson.
Xie Yan blurted out: "Don't learn."
Xie Shizhang said: "As a consort, you will not be rewarded accordingly by the princes and generals. You must learn how to play."
"I can just learn polo. It's more interesting than playing the piano," Xie Yan said.
Xie Shizhang was angry at his ignorance: "What's so fun about polo? Those dandy boys are the best at playing the game. Learning piano is different. You can pretend to be a noble person."
Xie Yan said: "I am a noble person, there is no need to pretend."
This old man kept pestering Xie Yan.
Xie Yan said: "I know an ancient song that is better than yours."
"What ancient song?" Xie Shizhang asked hurriedly.
Xie Yan recalled the background music of the weather forecast and hummed: "Dudududududu..."
Xie Shizhang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Daiyu, Baochai, get the pen and ink quickly!"
The two little girls quickly brought pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
Xie Yan hummed repeatedly, and the old man quickly recorded the music.
"Just this short paragraph?" Xie Shizhang was a little disappointed.
Xie Yan said: "I only remember this short paragraph."
Who has nothing to do to listen to the full version of the weather forecast background music?
Xie Shizhang asked again: "Where did you hear it?"
Xie Yan casually made nonsense: "On my way to Luoyang, a passenger ship docked at night. There was a fisherman playing a flute, and the sound of the flute floated along the river."
Xie Shizhang murmured to himself: "Fisherman, at night... no wonder, no wonder, it sounds like the fishing boats singing late!" As he said this, he became excited, "Which wharf on the Yangtze River did you meet the fisherman?"
This startled Xie Yan. With the old man's nature as a musical fan, he might have really gone to both sides of the Yangtze River to look for fishermen.
Xie Yan said: "I walked to the bow to take a look, but I didn't see the fishing boat. It may be a hermit master who is going back to his hometown by boat. He may have gone to Sichuan or Jiangnan."
Xie Shizhang sighed: "I can't wait to meet such a strange person."
In order to get rid of the old man's entanglement, Xie Yan took the opportunity to dig a hole and said: "I might as well complete "Fishing Boats Sing Late" by myself based on this paragraph."
"Yes!" Xie Shizhang suddenly had something to do.
Xie Yan went to find books to read by himself. He had to improve his classical Chinese, otherwise sometimes he would not be able to understand the books.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the wedding day is approaching.