The woodcutter said: "Dear me, this flute is played as if tens of thousands of people are playing in unison. This thing is more interesting than doing tricks."
The fisherman quickly stabbed him and said: "Don't be disrespectful."
Just as everyone was praising him, Jiang Shuo suddenly heard a sigh. He turned around and asked Xiang'er, "I think that person played very well. Why does Grandpa sigh?"
Xiang'er asked curiously: "What sigh?"
It turned out that this sigh was so slight that it was difficult for ordinary people to hear it, but the young man in red robe seemed to have heard it. He held his fists in the air and bowed, and said loudly: "I wonder which senior made this sigh? Please show up and ask for advice in person."
Most of the people didn't hear the sigh, and were all surprised when they heard the words. The entire Jianhu Lake fell silent. The young man in red robe cupped his fists and bowed his head again: "I'm Chang'an Li Ji. I sincerely ask for advice. Please show up, senior."
Li Da was extremely confident in his own skills, especially this piece "Liangzhou". Every time he played it, all the listeners admired him, and no one ever found a single fault. Today, some people sighed after hearing the music. He insisted on it. Inviting that person to show up, saying that he was asking for advice, actually meant to get to the bottom of things.
After waiting for a while, there was still no response. Li Jie was about to make the third bow when he suddenly heard someone in the corridor say: "Your Excellency is indeed a master..."
Jiang Shuo was startled. When he turned around, he saw Grandpa Xiang'er standing behind him. He could hear a leaf falling in the courtyard next door. He could hear a leaf falling in the courtyard next door. Grandpa Xiang'er, a living person, disappeared out of thin air. Appearing behind him out of thin air, he felt nothing.
The old man had his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed, as if he had been standing here all the time. The owner of the villa and his wife who were sitting in front of them hurriedly stood up and bowed to the old man: "Master, please take a seat in front." The old man just waved his hands, but still stood still. The couple did not dare to sit down at that moment, so they both stood respectfully with their hands down. Behind the old man.
Everyone waited with bated breath for the next step, but unexpectedly the old man just stood there with his hands behind his back and stopped talking.
Li Jie waited for a while but saw nothing from the old man, so he paid his respects again: "Since you are called a master, why should I sigh?"
The old man raised his head and said nothing, just raising his head as if looking at the moon.
Li Da waited for a while, became a little unhappy, and said, "Why are you so arrogant? Do you think I'm being mean and don't bother to teach you a thing or two?" There was some anger in his words, but he heard the owner of the villa call the old man " Grandpa", so he suppressed his anger and did not fall out.
The woodcutter shouted: "Brother Li, don't be angry. I don't think the old man can play the flute."
Grandpa Xiang'er glared at him and said, "How did you know I couldn't do it?"
The woodcutter turned his head, glared, clapped his hands and said: "Yes, old man, if you really know how to do it, you'd say you're ugly, but what's the point of pouting here?...Ah, you old man Why are you poking me..."
The woodcutter spoke so vulgarly that the fisherman couldn't help but punch him again.
Li Da ignored their bickering and only spoke to the old man: "I must ask my father-in-law for advice today."
Grandpa Xiang'er then twirled his beard and said slowly: "It's not a slight, I'm just wondering where you went wrong just now?"
The woodcutter laughed loudly and said: "It's strange, how strange! Is this something I thought of now? Master, are you making it up now?"
The old man said: "Of course I have to think about it. When he played, I didn't check the music scores one by one. However, there must be some inconsistency in the flute sound, but I can't remember it..."
Hearing this, Li Da said impatiently: "Please play it again for me, please give me some advice."
The old man said: "It takes a lot of effort to play it from beginning to end, but there is no need to do it. I have remembered it now. Please try playing the thirteenth stack."
Li Da didn't say much. He held the flute and played again. This time, the boat didn't move again. However, as soon as he played the flute, everyone felt as if there were gods and ghosts coming to the lake. A mysterious atmosphere filled the lake. It's very short, and it'll be over in a moment.
The old man said: "This is where..." Not all of them are people like the woodcutter who know nothing about music. For example, Mr. Xiang and the owner of the villa are all masters, and that "Mr. Crane" is even more famous in the world. But no one heard any discord in this pile, and just looked at the old man to wait for his explanation.
Seeing that no one responded, the old man looked at him and asked the owner of the villa: "Didn't Ge'er hear that?" The owner was very dignified, but he was very humble in front of the old man. He folded his hands and bowed and said: "You are stupid. .”
The old man snorted and said, "There hasn't been any progress in these years." He added, "That's all, that's not your original intention. The music knowledge of my Dugu family can no longer be passed down."
The owner of the villa only said so, and Jiang Shuo thought to himself: "It turns out that the old man's surname is Dugu, so naturally Xiang'er is also surnamed Dugu. This surname is quite rare."
Seeing that the old man was chattering and only caring about his son, Li Da couldn't help but said loudly: "Can you please tell me where I went wrong?"
The old man turned to him and said, "Your music is not pure, and your tone is mixed with foreign rhythms without knowing it. The thirteenth stack mistakenly entered the water tune. This should be a mistake that Kucha musicians often make."
When Li Jin heard this, he immediately changed his arrogant expression and said respectfully: "My master is from Qiuci. Li is stubborn and doesn't know that the rhythm is wrong. I asked my father-in-law to teach me." He was obsessed with the rhythm and could not tolerate himself. There is a slight discrepancy in the music, so I sincerely ask the old man for advice. As for the fact that this will damage my reputation as "the first volume of flute music", I don't mind at all.
Grandpa Xiang'er jumped onto the bow of Li Da's boat. The boat was several feet away from the shore. The old man jumped onto the boat effortlessly. Jiang Shuo thought that his skills were much better than those of the fishermen on the river that day. , there were many wealthy people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and they all cheered when they saw him showing off this trick. The old man didn't care. He stretched out his hand to Li Da and said, "Bring it here."
Both of them were music-mad, and Li Shi didn't take it seriously at the old man's seemingly rude behavior. He quickly took out a flute from his arms and said, "Li doesn't dare give it to my father-in-law for his own use. Although he carries this flute with him, , but I have never used it, please don’t dislike it.”
Grandpa Xiang'er took it, took a look at it, threw it on the boat, and said, "This is not good. This bamboo is called Kuci. It can only be used for weaving baskets. It is not of great use. Please replace it."
Li Da quickly took out another tube from his arms and handed it to the old man. This time the old man threw the flute directly into the lake and said: "This is Qiong bamboo. It can only be used as a walking stick. Please replace it."
After doing this again and again, Li Da didn't get angry. Instead, he became more respectful. He took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the old man. He said, "This is a gift from a friend. It hasn't been opened yet. Can I see it if I can see it?"
The old man did not throw it into the lake this time, but threw it back into Li Da's arms and said, "This is plum green. I can play a few ordinary ditties, but it is not as good as the talents of Liangzhou. Please replace it with it."
Li Da no longer had the other flute with him, so he had to take out his handkerchief and carefully wipe the flute he used to play. He handed it to the old man and said, "This flute is for Li Da's own use. Please don't dislike it."
The old man didn't take it seriously. He took the black and purple flute, weighed it in his hands and said: "This is purple bamboo. Unfortunately, it was cut at the wrong time. It should have been made into a flute but it was made into a flute by mistake. If it is used to play Liangzhou music, , it will break when it breaks, Li Sheng, you won’t be reluctant to part with it, right?”
Li Da quickly bowed down and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."
The old man nodded and said, "Then I'll start from the thirteen stacks, but I can't complete the whole song." After that, he didn't wait for Li Da's answer and started playing on his own.
As soon as the old man's lips touched the flute, the first note was like an arrow piercing the clouds. Regardless of whether they understood the tune or not, everyone felt that the clouds had cleared and the fog had dispersed on the lake. It was different from the previous flute sounds when Li Da played, as if they were wandering between heaven and earth. , the old man's first note was like a cloud chasing the moon, one note after another, layer upon layer, endlessly, and everyone was trembling while listening. If the "Liangzhou" played by Li Jie just now gives people the impression that tens of thousands of people are playing it at the same time. Although the momentum is grand, it is still an instrument after all. Then the flute music played by Old Man Dugu makes people feel like there are really thousands of troops roaring together. As they came rushing forward, what everyone heard seemed not to be music but the sound of fighting on the battlefield.
In a trance, the sound of the flute suddenly stopped, and the old man asked Li Jie: "This is where the mistake is in the thirteen stacks, do you know?"
Let's look at how Li Xiu dared to speak while lying on the boat. The old man ignored him and continued to play. After a while, he heard a "click", and the flute pipe in the old man's hand actually cracked, which was when the flute sound broke. The woodcutter smashed his mouth and said, "Hey, it's a pity that I didn't listen to the whole song."
This is what everyone here thinks, and they are all a little grateful to this vulgar man for speaking out everyone's thoughts.
Li Jie prostrated himself on the boat, trembling all over. After a long time, he said: "My father-in-law is a divine man. Today I have heard of some magical skills. I will not regret my death. I dare not ask my father-in-law for his honorable name."
The old man threw the broken flute casually, clapped his hands and said: "I have been in the fields for a long time, and I was called Dugu Zhang, but I don't know enough about it."
Yan Bipiao went ashore and returned to Xiang'er and Jiang Shuo. Xiang'er raised his thumb at the old man, winked and said, "Grandpa, you are so awesome."
The old man changed his previous serious expression and winked at her with a smile.
Li Da stood up and turned to the high platform and said: "Today I know that there is a sky beyond the sky and there are people above us. I had to meet Dugu Zhangji. This trip to Jiangnan is well worth it."
Mr. He on the stage said: "Li Sheng, you are extremely talented, but you are a little too arrogant. Today is the time to polish your character."
Li Da bowed again and said, "That's what Mr. He taught me."
Mr. Ru Xiang also spoke to comfort him: "Dugu Zhang is an expert outside the country. He is more like an immortal than a human being. Li Sheng does not need to be too humble."
Jiang Shuo suddenly heard the footsteps of countless people, and he said to Xiang'er, "Someone is coming again."
Xiang'er shook his head and said: "Why didn't I hear it? Maybe he is the old man in the village?"
Jiang Shuo listened carefully and said to Xiang'er: "There are eighteen people in total. The footsteps don't sound like the Cangtou of the Villa."
Xiang'er didn't know that Jiang Shuo's ears were very good now, so he looked around and said with a smile: "Bragging, there are so many people here, it is impossible for you to hear someone coming in from outside, and you can also hear the footsteps." Is it different? Could you please tell me what’s the difference between Cang Tou’s footsteps and those of others?”
Jiang Shuo said: "Cangtou always walks slowly with small steps, but these eighteen people walk with long strides. The six people in front have different gaits, and the twelve people behind them seem to be sergeants, and their steps are very uniform... ...Here he is, just outside the courtyard wall.”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone heard a loud voice: "The song "Liangzhou" is a song that makes heaven and earth sing together, just like a celestial song. Chang'an Li Di's flute department is indeed the best in the world..."
