"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 in the bamboo slips, I will not forget to remind you." After taking out a large stone slab with murals and a large shelf of bronze chimes, Zhao Qing casually invited them and studied the two collections.
Regarding the origin of music, some people think it was Ling Lun, a music official in the Huangdi era, others think it was Fuxi from a more distant era, and some say it was the creation of Zhu Xiang and Ge Tian, but it is not 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 The "Nine Bian", "Nine Songs", "Da Yi", "Morning Dew", "Da Wu", "Three Symbols", and "Jixia" of the Zhou Dynasty have been lost, or only remain after many repairs. The fragments and new chapters imitated by later generations are similar to the "Lianshan Yi" and "Gui Zang Yi", which have many versions in the world and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity, but they still possess the sacred power that reaches the heaven and the 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 ritual and music system, music is needed everywhere in various ceremonies and banquets such as palace banquets, court appointments, and sacrifices.
"The most important part of music in the hall is bells," and chimes are often played. "Ritual·Xiangsheli" 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 It is better than the harp, flute, and flute in terms of rhythm, range, and sound quality. It is the culmination of music and music. It is a ritual instrument that represents rank and power. It is stipulated that the emperor should display four sides, the princes three sides, and the officials two sides, while the scholars can only use one side. .
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 vicissitudes of life, 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 language, 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, the quieter its sound but the higher its pitch. Conversely, the larger the bell, the louder the sound but the lower the pitch.
By striking the front and side of the bell, you can play rising and falling notes. 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.
Visible streams of air flowed from the surroundings of the chimes, like whirlpools, towards her fingers, and then condensed into a heavy mass, hitting the side of the smallest button bell among them.
The tall bronze bell was struck by the air mass, and a solemn, high-pitched and resounding sound immediately erupted, echoing melodiously and continuously for a long time.
However, unlike Zhao Qing's imagination of the huge power contained in the bell, when she struck it casually, the sound from the bell seemed to have nothing special except that it was much heavier than the harp and harp instruments and the sound was continuous. 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 case is suspected to be composed of fifteen pieces?
A complete set of magical instruments of the "Lower Six Qi" level is worth at least half of a divine weapon's bronze chime. The only characteristic is that the material is particularly strong?
Guessing the doubts in her heart, Prince Yuwu, who was born in the palace and had come into contact with 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.
With the musical accompaniment of "drums, harps and shengs", the host and guests exchanged gifts and drank wine, and the atmosphere was very cheerful... Although there are only fifteen bronze bells and thirty tones in theory, through different striking methods, they can be played with each other. The changes in harmonies are combined with the manipulation and interference of force and Gangqi on the air in the bell. The sounds that can be played far exceed ordinary people's imagination and are extremely rich and colorful.
The song "Deer Ming", which is used as a banquet song, has not yet been played. Zhao Qing has already roughly understood the role of this chime instrument in playing music.
"Book of Rites·Yue Ji" says: "Music is not just Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Xian Ge, Qian Yang, but also 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 responds to his emotions to harmonize his will and widen his ambition. Music is used to achieve teaching, music is practiced and the people are directed, and virtue can be observed." The truly superior way of music is not to simply convey the information of sound, but to carry and elaborate it through music.
"Tao" and
"Virtue" sounds deep in the hearts of the audience, and makes people convinced through the collision and confrontation between world view and morality.
Exactly
"There are sun, moon and stars in the sky, mountains, rivers and seas on the earth, all things mature over the years, state-owned sages, palaces and officials in the surrounding areas, people's speech, clothes, body and appearance are well-groomed, which is called happiness."
In short, if you want to use the way of music to harm the enemy, then the sound of music played in the process is just a medium to fight against the way in the hearts of both parties.
However, musical instruments like chimes are props that amplify the power of spiritual confrontation. They can modify 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 if he specializes in spiritual flaws?
"Broken Heart Sword" is integrated into it, and what kind of result will be obtained? After a brief exchange, she put the bronze chime away and asked several people about the content of the mural.
After Ou Yewuyu'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 was located was actually the residence of the Fangfeng clan giants before the Xia Dynasty. After Dayu killed the chief of the Fangfeng clan, the Fangfeng clan gradually declined and dispersed in all directions, leaving various legends in the surrounding areas of the Yue Kingdom.
Therefore, it is not surprising that images of giants appear on ancient murals.
... 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.
Afterwards, 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. It retreated, bypassed the area of the destroyed attic, and followed the trend of the underground waterway toward 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 rapidly 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 more than ten feet of water.
Qi opened the sealed cabin and came outside. Zhao Qing quickly discovered that the water area where Ge's ship was located was actually the internal manor that he had seen before in Weishi Commercial 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, and saw an army that was somewhat similar to what she had seen in Wushe Xiaoyi, with neat ranks and uniform momentum, quickly pouring in and guarding 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 are the soldiers of the Yue King who are permanently stationed in Kuaiji City.
"Gentlemen's Army", the entire army has ranks of fourth-class sergeants and above, is well-equipped, and has been trained all year round.
so-called
"Junzi" means the son of a scholar-official nobleman. And this one
Can the soldiers of the "Gentlemen's Army" be called
A "gentleman" is also an extraordinary person in terms of status and is highly valued. Therefore, he is loyal to Gou Jian and is one of the main sources of soldiers in the Jiange camp.
...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 when he had already reached the
Under the exploration of the realm of the "Six Upper Qi", the unpredictable rules of heaven and earth are densely covered. 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.
arrived
In the realm of "Six Qi", one begins to practice the black and yellow qi of heaven and earth and the qi of the sun and moon at the four seasons, and comes into contact with the principles that construct the way of heaven and earth.
"criterion"
"rule"
"Weigh" to sublimate
"The order of all things" contains the way to nourish oneself. Although Xin Wenzi's realm is unfathomable, his Taoism has reached an incredible level.
The realm of "Tao reflects the flowing light", but Sun Di entered for the first time
After a long period of exploration and research on the cultivation of the "Shanghai Qi" realm, I can barely figure out some contents to pass the time and entertain myself.
"This time, these two guys, Bizhen and Qin Yi, have taken matters into their own hands." 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 ever 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 then 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 said softly to himself: "Who would have thought that even a top master in the Jin Dynasty's office would devote himself to it? I entered this secret organization and still held 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 people with such a background?" Sun Di was slightly shocked, and then he felt that this statement was just nonsense.
After all, since Jin Qinggong, under the instigation of the Six Ministers, killed the last two royal families of Qi and Yangyan, and Qi Ying and Yangyu died after eating me, the state of Jin has become completely
In a situation where "the six kingdoms are bordering, the official family is humble", how can there be such a great master as the other party calls him? In fact, after Jin Pinggong, Jin Zhaogong, Jin Qinggong, and Jin Houwu of this generation only had
The cultivation level of "Middle Six Qi" is not strong enough to control the power of Jin State, and can only barely maintain the power of the king.
Speaking of which, Uncle Wu and his father, two peerless masters who have initially surpassed the upper six realms, may their power and reputation in the Kingdom of Wu somewhat overwhelm Fucha, the king of Wu who has not yet broken through the upper six realms. ?
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 State.
"No, Mr. Ji Ran, even if there is a master in the 'Void Way' who comes from the Jin Dynasty's official house, after all, you studied under me who is hostile to the Jin Kingdom, how can the other party have the idea of cooperating?" He thought for a while, Feeling more and more unreasonable, he continued to ask.
Could it be said that that
Is the rumor that "Although Xin Wenzi was born in the Song Dynasty, his ancestors were actually distressed nobles who fled from the Jin Kingdom to the Song Dynasty" true?
"Although we are both queens of the Jin Dynasty, I was extremely disappointed with the Jin Dynasty, which was a mess and the 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 land of Chu and told King Ping of Chu how to govern the country, who had just established himself." Xin Wenzi calmly told the fact that he was born in a noble family of Jin, 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.
