Luoyang, after the beginning of autumn, the weather begins to change. Just think of today, the sun is still scorching in the afternoon, but the next moment the situation suddenly changes, and it starts raining. It is different from summer rain to relieve the heat. This autumn rain Coming with the feeling of autumn, the air suddenly changed from hot and muggy to much colder.
In the backyard of the newly purchased Zhu Mansion, a man and a woman were playing with wooden signs.
"Why is two bigger than three?" Shu Shu'er grabbed Zhu Kui's hand and pouted dissatisfied.
"How do I know why two is greater than three? Isn't this how Landlords are played?" Zhu Kui wanted to scratch his head. God knows, why two is greater than three in Landlords? Who among you readers can answer this question?
After the arrangements for the refugees were made, there was nothing urgent for several days. He did not go to the Chancellor's Desk to answer questions in the palace. Emperor Ling did not summon him again in the past few days. In addition, he was a foreign general and was ordered to Luoyang by the emperor. , without the Emperor Ling issuing a decree to leave the capital, he could not leave privately.
With nothing to do, in order to pass the free time, Zhu Kui made thin pieces of bamboo, wrote words on them, and made a deck of playing cards. In his spare time, he played cards with Shu Shu'er and had fun.
"I prefer three to two. If I have three, I will eat your two!" Shu Shu'er was like an unreasonable child of six or seven years old.
"It's up to you!" Zhu Kui depressedly threw the playing cards made from bamboo sticks on the stone slab.
"Okay, okay. Second big, second big, whatever you want. That's it! Look how stingy you are!" Shu Shu'er pouted her bright red lips and stuffed the playing cards that Zhu Kui had left on the stone board into Zhu Kui's hands. in hand.
"囧..." Zhu Kui didn't know what to say anymore. Playing with such a half-grown child is really schizophrenic!
Outside Zhu's house, Xi Zhicai led a man hurriedly along the lake. The two held an oil-paper umbrella. The man wore a green turban and long gown, a typical scribe's dress. He only had a grown-up package on his back, which made him look different. The thin body is somewhat disproportionate.
The two of them heard the laughter of Zhu Kui and Shu Shu'er in the house from a distance, and said from a distance: "General, you are so free!"
When Zhu Kui heard that it was Xi Zhicai's voice, he quickly got up and went out to greet him. When he saw another person, he was slightly startled, and then said with a smile: "Sir is here, come in and do it."
The three of them sat down, and Shu Shu'er saw that they seemed to have something to talk about, so she went down to prepare some tea.
"Sir, who is this?"
Xi Zhicai took the teacup handed over by Shu Shu'er and said with a smile: "The general hasn't been to the Chancellor's Desk for a few days, so naturally he doesn't recognize his colleagues there."
The young man was only twenty-seven or eighty years old. He also thanked Shu Shu'er, took the tea cup, and introduced: "I am Hua Xin, whose courtesy name is Ziyu. I am also a minister of the Shangshutai. I have met the general."
Hua Xin? Zhu Kui thought in his mind, but he didn't have any clear memory. However, he subconsciously held the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist, closed his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhu Kui's Xuanyuan Sword. For this sword, he was often undressed, even if He would put it next to his pillow even when sleeping. He would have a set time every morning to wipe it himself.
Hua Xin and Hua Ziyu were famous figures in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. "Wei Lue" said: Xin and Beihai Bingyuan and Guan Ning both traveled to study, and the three of them got along well with each other. At that time, people called the three of them "Yilong", and Xin was the leader. It is the dragon's belly, and it is better to be the dragon's tail. During the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, he was an official to the Three Dukes and assisted the Cao family for three generations.
Zhu Kui closed his eyes for only a few breaths, but the murderous aura he had cultivated in the battlefield could not help but come out of his body, which made the two people in front of him couldn't help but express their feelings. That Xi Zhicai was not bad, but it was a habit. He had understood it earlier.
This was because Zhu Kui was looking for memories about Hua Xin in his mind, but Hua Xin felt in his heart that he was indeed a capable warrior, and the rumors were true.
Seeing that the young man in front of him was another famous figure from the Three Kingdoms, Zhu Kui quickly put away his hip-hop expression, treated him seriously, stood up straight, and bowed respectfully and said: "General Weilu, my troops have been disbanded long ago, but
He is just a general with some miscellaneous title. Now that he is serving as a Langguan in Shangshutai, he is considered a colleague. Just call me Huai Ming."….
"Don't imitate Mr. Zhicai. I have said it several times, but I just don't want to change my words." After Zhu Kui finished speaking, he looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile.
Hua Xin returned the gift, but he was a more traditional person and objected: "The general's contribution to the pacification of Nanyang is due to Sheji. Ziyu is only a minister. Although he is now the same as the general, his contribution cannot be erased. We must
Give the general enough respect, otherwise how can he be worthy of the general's bloody battle and fame?"
Seeing Hua Xin's insistence, Zhu Kui could not say, "Then follow Mr. Ziyu. Hey, what is Mr. Ziyu carrying?" However, he noticed the long package on Hua Xin's back.
After hearing this, Hua Xin smiled and reached out to untie the long package on his body. When he opened it, he found a five-stringed harp inside.
Xi Zhicai on the side explained: "I just came out of the Shangshutai and met Ziyu. It turned out that the great scholar Mr. Cai Yong held a qin concert in his house. Ziyu was lucky enough to be invited. He wanted to take the qin with him. Seeing this, I
After talking to Ziyu, I came here and wanted to invite the general to watch it together."
"Oh, Master Cai's piano performance, since I'm lucky enough to have it, I can't miss it." Zhu Kui said with his eyes shining.
Cai Yong, courtesy name Bojie, was born in Chenliuyu. He was a writer and calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He created his own "Fei Bai Shu" font. He was the father of Cai Yan (Cai Wenji), a famous talented woman in the Three Kingdoms period of the Later Han Dynasty.
In the fourth year of Xiping, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Cai Yong personally wrote the elixir on the stele and ordered workers to engrave it and set it up outside the gate of Taixue. There are 46 stele. These stele are called "Hongdu Stone Classic", also known as "Xiping Stone Classic".
It is said that after the establishment of the Stone Scripture, he watched and copied more than 1,000 cars every day.
In addition to his status as a master of scriptures, he is also proficient in music. He composed Cai's Five Songs "Spring Outing", "Lushui", "Silent Thoughts", "Sitting in Sorrow", "Autumn Thoughts" and "Ji's Song" composed by Ji Kang in the late Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms.
The four pieces of qin music called "Four Nongs" are collectively called Jiu Nong. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty once made playing "Nine Nongs" one of the conditions for recruiting scholars.
His greater contribution is that he taught Cai Wenji, a talented woman famous in history, and "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" has been passed down through the ages.
"Shu Shu'er, the two gentlemen and I will go to Cai Zhonglang's house. If there is anything important, ask Yuan Jian to find me."
Zhu Kui left as soon as he said so. He immediately took off the Xuanyuan sword from his belt and gave it to Shu Shu'er for safekeeping. He was going to attend the piano performance, so it was naturally inappropriate to bring a sword with him.
The autumn rain came and went quickly. In just a short while of conversation, the rain stopped.
The three of them arrived outside Cai Yong's house and reported their names to the boy outside the door. The boy obviously had heard about all the famous figures in Luoyang City and knew about the three of them.
The sound of music came in bursts in the distance, and among the sounds of silk and bamboo there was the extraordinarily melodious sound of the guqin. It had obviously begun.
The piano concert was held in the courtyard. There was a bamboo forest in the courtyard, swaying in the wind, elegant and natural. The artificial small pond in the center of the bamboo forest, shaded by the bamboo forest, the dots of green looked particularly unique.
When I came to the venue, I saw that everyone had traces of rain and dew on their bodies. There had just been a burst of autumn rain, and the piano performance had been slightly postponed. At this moment, a middle-aged man was playing the piano and singing.
"If the big string is turbid and warms in spring, it is the king; if the small string is clean and clear, it is the relationship; if it is deep and the string is deep, it is the pleasure of the law, it is the government; if the jun is harmonious, the big and small will benefit each other, and return to evil without being in harmony.
The harm comes from four seasons: that is why I know it is good."
The sound of the middle-aged man's piano exuded righteousness and uprightness, a kind of direct remonstrance to the king.
The lyrics of this song were adapted from the allusion of "Zou Ji said the qin to admonish the king of Qi". Zhu Kui sighed in his heart, he is indeed a good minister, and asked Hua Xin: "Who is this?"
"Gong Lu, Lu Ziqian." Hua Xin replied with some surprise. He was obviously surprised that Zhu Kui didn't know Lu Zhi, but he heard that in the court, he said that Lu Zhi was not guilty and defended him.
In fact, he did not know Zhu Kui. He confessed Lu Zhi's innocence, but it was just because the situation required it. After Lu Zhi was found guilty, he continued to go back to work at the Secretariat. However, after this incident, he felt a little disheartened.
On weekdays, I just dance and have fun with my friend Cai Yong and others, and live happily...
"Then who is Master Cai Yong?" Zhu Kui asked.
"Come, let me introduce you to the general." After Hua Xin smiled, he guided Zhu Kui and Xi Zhicai with one hand.
At the piano party, except for the table in the center where the piano is placed, there are various table tables scattered around. On one of the conspicuous seats is a man in his forties, with a high crown and a red shirt, enjoying it with his eyes closed.
There was also a young girl waiting beside him, and their expressions were quite similar.
Feeling someone approaching, the man opened his eyes and saw that it was Hua Xin. He kindly pulled the three of them to sit beside him.
"Why did Ziyu come so late?" The joy in his words showed how close this man was to Hua Xin.
"Master Cai, don't be surprised, but Ziyu brought his friends." Hua Xin pointed at Zhu Kui and Xi Zhicai and briefly introduced them one by one.
"Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!" Cai Yong was polite, but had no intention of getting acquainted, so he said: "Stop talking and listen to Ziqian's playing." It seemed that his thoughts were all in the sound of the piano, and his brain was not interested in getting acquainted with him.
In one moment, other things were briefly mentioned. Only those who have such respect for qin music can create the fifth lane of Cai's family and the talented girl Cai Wenji.
The sound of the piano floated for a while, and suddenly there was a deep "ding" sound, but the strings were broken.
"The second one."
Everyone was surprised what happened to Lu Zhi, but Zhu Kui noticed that a girl behind Cai Yong suddenly said this.
"This girl has hairpins on her temples, her eyebrows are lightly swept, her eyes are slightly closed, and her expression is extremely focused. She should be Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan, who was known as Cai Zhaoji in history. I remember that there is a sentence in the Three-Character Sutra called Cai Zhaoji, who can distinguish the piano.
, it seems that is indeed the case.”
Then he approached the girl and asked, "Are you Miss Cai Yan?"
When Cai Yan saw that the young man who claimed to be a general came to him and stayed so close, he looked slightly shy and whispered: "It's Zhao Ji." Zhao Ji is Cai Yan's nickname.
"The second string of the sentence just now, does it mean that Lu Gong's second string is broken?"
"Um."
"Zhu Kuikui admires Zhao Ji for her ability to play the piano." Zhu Kui admired her, secretly cupping his hands slightly to express his admiration, and then took a big step back to show that he had no other intentions.
"The general has given you a reward."
The secret communication between the two took advantage of the fact that all the guests were paying attention to Lu Zhi present, and they conducted it silently without anyone noticing.
At this time, Lu Zhi had already stood up and apologized to the guests around him: "I am in a bad mood. The string of my piano broke, which made everyone laugh."
"We understand Mr. Lu's difficulties."
After leaving the scene, Lu Zhi came directly to Cai Yong. The two exchanged pleasantries. When Hua Xin introduced Zhu Kui, Lu Zhi bowed and thanked him. After all, Zhu Kui had once interceded for him, although it was more the Ling Emperor.
Compromise with the party members, but there is no denying the role played by Zhu Kui's words.
"Next, let me come on stage and play a song for everyone."
The host came on stage, which naturally attracted the welcome of more guests. Cai Yong could be regarded as a Du Fu-like figure in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Governance was not his specialty, but his attainments in music, chess, calligraphy and painting could not be compared to top counselors such as Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia.
Not long after, Cai Yong started playing with a clank. Unlike Lu Zhi, he only played but did not sing.
At first, the sound of the piano was deep, rich, smooth melody and clear overtones, which brought everyone into a wonderland of mountainous peaks and secluded streams dripping with springs. Gradually, the sound of the piano jumped like pearls, crisp and continuous, one after another, and the sounds were complex.
It gradually increases, first like drops of spring water gathering into a gurgling trickle, then like a waterfall flowing with turbulent waves, and finally the water flows merge into a vast river, mighty and surging.
After playing for a long time, the melody of the piano slowed down, and it seemed like a broad river flowing quietly into the distance. Finally, all the rivers returned to the sea, and everything was silent.
The sound of the piano paused for a long time, and everyone just woke up from a dream. Lu Zhi was so mesmerized by what he heard that he couldn't help but put his hands on the table and said softly: "Why is the water like this? It's just a stream of water. It turns into a big waterfall.
It fell out of the deep ditch. In order to be moist, I know how far it is, and freedom is boundless. I wish I could return to the rivers and seas, and I can always carry the river boat."
After chanting, he took a long breath and praised: "Wonderful, wonderful, the sound is really fun to play, the taste is delicious, and the emotion can be felt. Brother Bozhe, this song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" was written by Master Boya.
So cool."
"If I don't have a son like me, what's the use of my uncle Ya?" Cai Yong smiled and hugged the qin and returned.
Lu Zhi and Cai Yong were the most famous here. After them, some young scholars came up one by one to ask for their guidance.