Chapter 280: The Joy of Chime Bells, Secrets of Jin State (4k)
"Let us study first and see if we can find clues from the map shown on the bamboo slips. If we find anything and confirm the location of the secret on the bamboo slips, I will not forget to remind you."
After taking out a large stone slab with murals on it and a large shelf of bronze chimes, Zhao Qing casually invited them and studied the two collections.
As for the origin of the original music, some people think it was Ling Lun, a music official in the Huangdi era, others think it was made by Fuxi in a more distant era, and some people say it was Zhu Xiang and Ge Tian who pioneered it, but it's not entirely clear.
Following the "Ten Songs of Fangu", "Jiu Yuan", "Cheng Yun", "Jiu Shao", "Liu Lie", "Liu Ying", "Dazhang" and "South Wind" in the era of ancient emperors, to the Xia and Shang Dynasties
"Nine Bian", "Nine Songs", "Da Xi", "Morning Dew", "Da Wu", "Three Symbols" and "Under the Thorn" in the Zhou Dynasty;
Although most of them have been lost, or there are only fragments that have been repaired many times, and new chapters created by imitation by later generations, similar to the "Lianshan Yi" and "Gui Zang Yi" which have many versions in the world and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity, they still have the characteristics
With the divine power that reaches heaven and earth.
Most of the qigong practitioners and wizards in ancient times studied the art of music, using it as a medium to communicate between heaven and earth and deliver messages to mortals.
In the current era, since Duke Zhou established the etiquette and music system, various ceremonies such as palace banquets, court engagements, and sacrifices require music everywhere.
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"Yi Li·Xiang She Li" records: "The bells and drums are used by the princes of the world." "Mencius·Wan Zhangxia" says: "The one who gathers great achievements is the sound of gold and the vibration of jade."
In the Zhou Dynasty, chime bells were superior to the harps, flutes, and flutes in terms of rhythm, range, and sound quality. They were the culmination of music and music. They were instruments of ritual and music that represented rank and power. It was stipulated that the emperor should be placed on four sides, the princes on three sides, and the officials on two sides.
Only one side can be used.
The set of chimes collected by Wei Yang in the Lanfeng Pavilion is divided into two groups: the upper small and the lower large. There are nine button bells on the upper and six Yong bells on the lower. There are fifteen bells in total. They have gone through many vicissitudes, are simple and heavy, and are decorated with
Exquisite dragon pattern and swirl pattern.
There are a large number of seal characters engraved on the surface of the fifteen bronze bells, recording the main repertoire and music scores played by this set of bells in the past.
According to Zhao Qing's careful investigation, it seems to be "Da Yi" written by Shang Tang. However, since it is not a Yue script, she can only identify the outline of it for the time being, and it is suspected that only a small part of the accompaniment of "Da Yi" has been carved.
The smaller the bell body, the smaller the sound but the higher the tone. On the contrary, the larger the bell body, the louder the sound but the lower the tone. By striking the front and sides of the bell, you can play the rising sound.
, two tones down.
Although Zhao Qing did not study music in the official school that taught the Six Arts in Kuaiji City, Zhao Qing had gained a lot of experience in music from Xiaoyaozi. Seeing such an exquisite set of bronze chimes, he couldn't help but try it out.
She saw streams of air visible to the naked eye coming from around the bells, like whirlpools, towards her fingers, and then condensed into a heavy mass, hitting the side of the smallest button bell among them.
The bronze bell was struck by the air mass, and immediately a solemn, high-pitched and resounding bell sounded, which echoed melodiously and continued for a long time.
However, unlike Zhao Qing's imagination that the bell contained huge power, the sound from the bell seemed to have nothing special after she struck it casually. Except that it was much heavier than the zither and other musical instruments, and the sound continued continuously.
Apart from the long time, it is just an ordinary musical instrument.
Of course, if it was really just an ordinary musical instrument, it would obviously not be able to withstand the force of Zhao Qing's casual knock and would be shattered into pieces.
Could it be that this bronze chime, which is suspected to be assembled from fifteen pieces of "lower six qi" level instruments and is worth at least half a piece of magic weapon, only has the characteristic that the material is particularly strong?
Guessing the doubts in her heart, Prince Yuwu, who was born in the palace and had been exposed to chimes before, smiled slightly, sheathed his sword, used the hilt as a mallet, and came to this set of chimes that were more than five feet high and about eight feet long.
, briefly tried the sound, and then started to play music.
Following the crisp sound of the button bell on the upper floor, Zhao Qing seemed to see in his mind a group of elk eating weeds leisurely in an open field, and heard their chirping sounds, one after another.
Soon, the perspective shifted to a grand reception banquet. Amidst the musical accompaniment of "drums, harps and shengs", the host and guests presented gifts to each other and drank wine. The atmosphere was very cheerful...
Although there are only fifteen bronze bells and thirty tones in theory, through different striking methods, changes in harmonies, and the integration of force and the manipulation and interference of Gang Qi on the air in the bell, the sounds that can be produced are
, far beyond ordinary people’s imagination, extremely colorful.
The song "Deer Ming", which is used as a banquet song, has not yet been played, and Zhao Qing has already roughly understood the role of this bell instrument in playing music.
"Book of Rites·Yue Ji" says: "Music is not called Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Xian Ge, Qian Yang, or the end of music."
"Those who are happy are happy. A gentleman is happy to have his way, and a villain is happy to have his desires. If you control your desires with the way, you will be happy but not chaotic; if you forget the way with your desires, you will be confused and not happy. Therefore, the gentleman will counteract his emotions to harmonize his will and widen his ambition.
If you are happy to succeed in teaching, if you are happy to practice and the people are heading in the right direction, you can observe virtue."
The truly superior way of music does not simply convey sound information, but is carried by music, elaborating on "Tao" and "Virtue", resounding in the hearts of listeners, and letting people know through the collision and confrontation between worldview and morality.
People are sincerely convinced.
It is precisely "the sky has the sun, the moon and the stars, the earth has the mountains, rivers and seas, all things are mature in the years, the state-owned sages and palaces watch the officials in the surrounding areas, and the people have the speech, clothes and body appearance, which is called happiness."
In short, if you want to use the way of music to fight against the enemy, then the sound of music played in this process is just a medium to fight against the way in the hearts of both parties. 靬
Instruments like chimes are props that amplify the power of spiritual confrontation. They can modify the way in the player's mind and project it into the listener's mind, creating a bonus effect.
For example, the piece "Deer Ming" that Wang Zi and Wu are playing at the moment, if he deliberately does it when playing the music, he can use the bonus effect of the chimes to temporarily change the listeners with insufficient cultivation into the hearts of the music.
Elk, wine bottle, control or defeat it.
However, if you fail to integrate your own understanding of morality and morality when playing, it will be difficult to obtain the bonus effect of chimes, and you can only play the role of ordinary musical instruments with better materials.
After trying to ring the chime a few times, Zhao Qing was thoughtful: What would be the result if he incorporated his "Heart-Breaking Sword", which specializes in spiritual flaws, into it?
After a brief exchange, she put the bronze chime away and asked several people about the content of the mural.
After Ouye Wuyi's investigation, other than the fact that this mural is very old and is suspected to have a history of three to four thousand years, there really is nothing special about it. It seems to be just the product of giant worship in the south of Yue.
The area where the Yue Kingdom is located, before the Xia Dynasty, was actually the residence of the Fangfeng clan giants. After Dayu killed the Fangfeng clan chief, the Fangfeng clan gradually declined and dispersed in all directions, leaving various traces in the surrounding areas of the Yue Kingdom.
legend.
Therefore, it is actually quite common and not surprising that there are images of giants on ancient murals.
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Everyone collected and counted the damaged collections around them, and placed them on the Ge boat that was docked at the edge of the wreckage of Lanfeng Pavilion and had not suffered much damage.
Later, Wen Gao, who had traveled to many countries and had rich experience in various fields, controlled the rudder and transmitted power, causing the entire Go ship to tremble slightly and move backwards. It bypassed the area of the destroyed attic and followed the trend of the underground waterway towards them.
Go in the same direction as you came.
They had already learned about the general situation of this place from the guests that Wei Yang had invited. After exchanges and on-site inspections, the group naturally figured out the correct way to leave here.
After entering the cabin inside the Ge boat, the ventilation channels inside and outside were sealed, and the boat passed through several valves that blocked the water flow. With the closing of the last valve, the entire boat seemed to have turned into a hollow submarine.
, floating up quickly in deep water.
After passing through a body of water that was several miles deep, Ge Chuan was suddenly thrown out of the water, and then fell heavily, splashing tens of feet of water.
After opening the sealed cabin and going outside, Zhao Qing quickly discovered that the water area where the Ge Ship was located was actually the internal manor that he had seen previously in the Weishi Merchant Shop, including a large pond covering an area of more than ten hectares.
Standing on the deck of the Ge boat, she looked towards the entrance of the merchant house where she came from. She saw an army that was somewhat similar to what she had seen in Wushe Xiaoyi. The troops were well-organized and had the same momentum. They quickly poured in and defended the merchant house.
More than a dozen internal and external passages.
These elite soldiers do not belong to the Yue Kingdom's secret guards such as Jiange Camp and Duanyu Camp, but the "Gentleman Army" of the Yue King's personal soldiers stationed in Kuaiji City. The entire army has fourth-class sergeants and above, and is equipped with
Excellent, trained all year round.
The so-called "junzi" means the sons of scholar-bureaucrats and nobles. The soldiers of this "junzi army" can be called "junzi" because they have an extraordinary status and are highly valued. Therefore, they are loyal to Gou Jian and are the sword.
One of the main sources of soldiers in Ge camp.
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Two hundred miles away, three hundred feet underground in Kuaiji City, there is a vast room with maps of Kyushu printed on all sides.
Xin Wenzi, dressed in black with white eyebrows and wide forehead, casually put down the bamboo slips he had just finished engraved on and placed them on the bookshelf next to him.
Sun Di, who had been trapped here for more than a month, looked up helplessly at the thick stone slab above his head. There was nothing on it, but under his exploration, which had initially reached the "Six Qi" realm, there were dense changes.
The unpredictable rules of heaven and earth.
The great system of Yin and Yang has six degrees: heaven is the rope, earth is the standard, spring is the rule, summer is the balance, autumn is the moment, and winter is the power.
After reaching the realm of the "Six Upper Qi", one begins to practice the Xuanhuang Qi of heaven and earth and the Qi of the sun and moon at the four seasons, and comes into contact with the "criteria", "rules" and "weighings" that construct the way of heaven and earth, in order to sublimate the "outline of all things".
", the way to cultivate oneself.
Although Xin Wenzi's realm is unfathomable and his Taoism has reached the incredible realm of "Tao reflects the flowing light", based on Sun Di's cultivation when he first entered the "Six Qi" realm, after a long period of exploration and research, it can be barely discerned
Come here with some content to pass the time and chat for your own entertainment.
"This time, Bizhen and Qin Yi, these two guys have made some decisions on their own." Suddenly, Xin Wenzi turned around, glanced at him, and said: "Sun Di, you are targeting the secret organization that King Cheng wanted in his later years.
, have you had any understanding?”
"The 'Void Dao' who is suspected of trying to overthrow the name of the Zhou royal family?" Sun Di was extremely wary of this gentle and ordinary old man on the outside. He hesitated for a while and replied: "I won't dare to come forward until Duke Zhou mysteriously disappears, most likely
Is it the remnants of Wu Geng’s old troops?”
"In all these years, I haven't seen them do any big things. I guess it's just a small organization. After thousands of years, with countries all over the world rising one after another, even if this organization disappears, it won't be a big deal."
"In the past few years, you have relied entirely on Wu Zixu's meticulous planning." Xin Wenzi chuckled and whispered to himself: "Who would have thought that even a top master in the Jin Dynasty's office would devote himself to it?
I have joined this secret organization and still have similar ideas to yours before, trying to cooperate with me."
"The top master of the Jin Dynasty's office? This little-known 'Void Dao' can actually recruit a person with such a background?" Sun Di was slightly shocked, and then he felt that this statement was just nonsense.
After all, since Jin Qinggong, at the instigation of the Six Ministers, killed the Qi family, and the last two public families of the Yangyan family, Qi Ying, and Yangyu died of eating me, the state of Jin has completely become a "Liuqing territory, the public family is humble."
"In this situation, where is the top expert that the opponent calls him?
In fact, after Jin Pinggong, Jin Zhaogong, Jin Qinggong, and Jin Houwu of this generation all only had the "Middle Six Qi" level of cultivation, and were not strong enough to control the power of the Jin State. They could only barely maintain their power.
With the power of the king.
Speaking of which, Uncle Wu and his father, the two peerless masters who have initially surpassed the upper six realms, may their power and reputation in the Wu Kingdom somewhat overwhelm Fucha, the King of Wu who has not yet broken through the upper six realms.
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Thinking of this, Sun Di was suddenly startled, and he vaguely understood the reason why Wu Zixu often chatted with him about the affairs of Qi.
"No, Mr. Ji Ran, even if there is a master in the 'Void Dao' who comes from the Jin State's palace, after all, you studied under me who is hostile to the Jin State, how can the other party have the idea of cooperating?" He thought in his mind,
Feeling more and more unreasonable, he continued to ask.
Could it be that the rumor that "Although Xin Wenzi was born in Song Dynasty, his ancestors were actually distressed nobles who fled from Jin to Song" is indeed true?
"Although we are both queens of the Jin Dynasty, I was extremely disappointed with the Jin Dynasty, which was a mess and the princes and ministers were at odds with each other, long before the rebellion of Shan Mugong in the Zhou Dynasty. Otherwise, I would not be far away
I went to the Chu land and told King Ping of Chu, who had just established himself as an independent state, how to govern the country."
Xin Wenzi calmly told the fact that he was born in the Jin Dynasty's noble family, and casually told another unknown secret.
Sun Di never expected that as early as two hundred years ago, when Wu She was still serving as the crown prince and tutor of the Chu Kingdom, far away from Wu Zixu's glory after defecting to Wu, Wenzi had already become an honored guest of King Ping of Chu.
Now it seems that the information that the other party knows about him is probably just an insignificant corner in Wenzi's magnificent experience.