Reincarnation of the powerful minister

On February [-]th, the Longevity Festival, the rain was over and the sky was clear.Auspicious gods should tend to: old virtue, heavenly grace, heavenly nobility, great Ming.

The emperor came to Fengtian Temple.The courtier Yi Que congratulated him, bowed 33 times, and wished the emperor a long life.The emperor bestowed tea soup on all officials.

The celebration of the birthday was solemn and not lengthy, mainly because Emperor Jinglong did not pay attention to red tape and simplified the ceremony of the previous dynasty a lot.

After the main ceremony, it was time to present their own gifts. The officials obviously relaxed a lot and presented their birthday gifts one after another.

A few years ago, a foreign official who flattered and slapped a horse's leg paid tribute to a ten-foot-high East China Sea red coral tree. After uncovering his crime of seizing people's fat and losing his official position, no one dared to compete for rare treasures and set himself on fire.

They are refined and elegant, so most of the birthday gifts offered by officials are mainly poems, songs, Fu, calligraphy and Danqing.The servants collected them by category.

Su Yan's birthday gift was also included, and it was placed in the "Le" column.In addition to planning to prank people, and frantically fighting back when attacked, he is essentially not pushy, and silently returns to the queue after handing over the sheet music.

Bian Yue, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, happened to present a musical score, and when she saw "Spring River Flower and Moonlight Night" on the plate, she said to Su Yan, "Su Shaoqing, is this a musical score? Isn't it a copy of Zhang Ruoxu's poem? It's in the wrong category."

Su Yan replied: "It is indeed a musical score. It was originally called "Xunyang Moonlight Night", but it was renamed because it was more in line with the artistic conception of "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" after the adaptation."

Several officials nearby heard this, and praised in a low voice: "On weekdays, I only know that Mr. Su is talented in eloquence and poetry, but I don't know that he is also talented in music."

Su Yan quickly humbled himself: "I don't dare to do it. I heard an old man by the river play this song and thought it was beautiful. I will forcefully write it down. It's just to pick up the wisdom of others."

Bian Yue was even more upset when she heard this.Taichang Temple is in charge of rites and music, and his subordinate Taiyue Department is in charge of the bell rhythm. As the young minister of Taichang Temple, he has never heard any music score, and this "Xunyang Moon Night" is completely unheard of.I'm afraid it's not a rural slang, but it's a joke to deliberately choose a duplicate name in order to touch a famous poem, and dare to present it to the emperor as a birthday gift.

Immediately, he became competitive, wanting to make a big fool of this arty Su Twelve.As soon as he changed his mind, he went out to bow his hands to the throne, and raised his voice to sing a birthday poem: "..... .”

——A sycophant.Su Yan complained secretly in his heart, what kind of grace is like the sea, and the longevity is the same, so vulgar?Why don't you call "Emperor Jinglong, Wencheng Wude; for thousands of years, unify the mountains and rivers"?Guaranteed to be more powerful.

The emperor said: "Oh, Bian Shaoqing wants to present a song?"

Bian Yue cupped his hands: "I led my Tai Le Department to study the ancient music day and night, and finally composed this "Ying Luan Song" to celebrate my long live and holy birthday."

The emperor nodded: "Since that's the case, all the ministers and workers might as well listen together."

Bian Yue immediately called the musicians from the Taiyue Department to come in, and all kinds of silk and bamboo orchestral chimes were lined up and played in a well-trained ensemble.Sure enough, it was magnificent, elegant and solemn, and the officials all stroked their beards and nodded with approval on their faces.

Su Yan actually doesn't like Yale very much.What Yayue pays attention to is the word "positive". In order not to go too far, it uses less tone transposition, and the playing skills are also single, so the melody appears flat and procrastinated.According to the words of later generations, it is called the main theme and fake big space.

Although the elegant music is the spring snow in the etiquette activities of the upper class, the folks have always been unable to appreciate it, and feel that Goulan minor tunes are more interesting than it.And many aristocrats couldn't bear the dullness of Yale, so they secretly listened to the music.That's why Confucius lamented that "rituals collapse and music decays".

However, if anyone says that Yale is not pleasant to listen to in a formal occasion, he will be accused by the Taoist priests of being aesthetically vulgar, or even ignorant of ethics.

Su Yan is not interested in pretending to be thirteen.Say folk music is vulgar? "The people love to hear and see it, but if you don't like it, who are you?"

After the song "Yingluan Song" was played, Bian Yue was praised by the emperor as "good", and looked at Su Yan triumphantly: "I don't know that the song Mr. Su heard from 'An Old Man by the River' is What country tune? Don’t write it yourself, if you’re embarrassed to sign it, just pretend to hear it, and get it to Yuqian to make up for it?”

Su Yan knew that Bian Yue deliberately provoked her because she felt that her professional field had been violated.If he wants to entertain himself, find a few musicians to play at home, maybe he can laugh it off when he hears it.But presenting a gift to the imperial court is invisibly saying goodbye to his signs, so taking the opportunity to make trouble is essentially fighting for favor.

Su Yan was too lazy to talk to this kind of person, so he smiled perfunctorily: "Master Bian, you offer your elegant music, and I will offer my folk music. It's not good to go to each side of the road facing the sky, why do you have to do it for the emperor?" This mentality of selecting the best and weeding out the weak, you can’t afford it any more.”

Hearing the insinuations in his words, Bian Yue was furious, and bowed her hands to the emperor: "Your Majesty is wise, I have absolutely no intention of presumptuousness, just because I am in charge of rites and music, I want to listen to the music presented by Master Su." That’s all. If it’s considered excellent, it’s okay to include it in the music score overview of Tai Yue Department.”

Several officials who had good friends with him echoed: "Master Bian is a master of music theory, even he has never heard of a piece of music, and it seems to be a new work that has never been seen before. Why don't you let Master Su present the music in front of the emperor, so as to benefit everyone?" Jun Yixiao, so that we can all see Master Su's talent."

What he said seemed to make sense, but Su Yan couldn't hear it. This was a mockery of his class's tricks. Once he showed his layman's level, he would become the laughing stock of the courtiers.

Emperor Jing Long glanced at Su Yan, deliberately covering him, and said: "The new song is about to be completed, the musicians are not yet familiar with it, and it may be difficult to perform it in a hurry."

Bian Yue hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, if Master Su is not good at instrumental music and doesn't want to play it himself, the musicians in the Taiyue Department are all good at playing drums and have superb skills. Even if it is a new score, you can get started after reading it twice."

Emperor Jing Long was silent for a while, and said again: "Since it is a birthday gift, I accept it, so I don't necessarily have to listen to it at this moment—"

"Your Majesty!" Su Yan suddenly raised his voice, "I'm really not good at instrumental music. Since Lord Bian has so much confidence in the musicians of the Taiyue Department, it's all right to play the music presented by the minister on the spot. There is no need for the whole team, a pipa , One hole flute is enough."

When he said that, he must have known it in his heart. A smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, and he nodded and said, "Yes."

Bian Yue called out two musicians, and said to Su Yan, "This is the best pipa master and flute master in our Taiyue Department. Don't blame them for their lack of skill."

Su Yan smiled nonchalantly, and handed the score to the two of them.

Because the music score is an ensemble version, it is divided into two volumes for pipa and flute. The two took it out and read it carefully.

Bian Yue glanced at it, and said to the two musicians: "The better you play, the harder it is to bear the clumsy score. I have wronged you."

The two replied repeatedly: "No grievance! No grievance at all! This is the beginning."

Su Yan asked: "The two masters, do you want to read it a few more times, or practice a little?"

Bian Yue sneered slightly: "It's fine for me to wait for a while longer, but I can't waste His Majesty's time. Lord Su, no matter how much you delay, you will have to show it to the public in the end."

Su Yan ignored him, turned around and cupped his hands towards the throne: "I'm not talented, I'm making a fool of myself."

The hall fell silent immediately, and the officials were ready to listen with great interest to see what this piece of music, which Bian Yue rated as "country slang", really looked like.

Two musicians, one sitting on a pipa and the other playing a flute, stared at the score, unexpectedly showing a little nervousness.

After a few light hooks and light twists, the sound of the pipa sounded gentle and calm, as if there was nothing outstanding about it.

Bian Yue raised her chin and squinted her eyes, showing disdain.

The mellow and low-pitched timbre of the Dongxiao is added in, blending with the sound of the pipa, like the afterglow shining on the river, and the smoky wind blowing the ripples.Su Yan looked around, grabbed a drumstick, and played a few verses softly on the drum.

It seems that the evening drum and morning bell of the mountain temple in the distance are spinning in the sky, with a profound artistic conception.The extremely beautiful theme sounded, and the first section of "Jianglou Bells and Drums" brought the audience into the strong Jiangnan water town sentiment.

A person who knows the rhythm can know the elegant meaning when he hears the stringed songs, Bian Yue's narrowed eyes gradually opened, and he looked at the musician in amazement.

The second and third sections "Moon on Dongshan" and "Wind back to Qushui" are like the sunset, a silver moon hangs on the empty mountain, and the river wind gently rolls the Zhitinglan on the shore, and the fragrance and moonlight are together.

Reflected on the water surface, the waves are swaying, layered and in a trance.

The audience around couldn't help holding their breath, lest the breath be too heavy, blowing away the dark fragrance and shattering the moonlight.

"The river and the sky are all the same color without any dust, and the moon is alone in the bright sky." The wide and distant scenery emerges spontaneously in the fifth section "Deep Water and Clouds".The sound of the pipa is getting faster, like white sails on the river; the flute is long and long, from far to near, it is a clearer fisherman's song, coming by the waves.

Immediately afterwards, the pipa was played by sweeping the wheel, just like a fishing boat broke through the water, the oars and sculls were lowered, and the waves splashed, setting off thousands of snow and hitting the shore, which was exciting.The melody advances layer by layer, and in the ninth section "Ai Nai Gui Zhou", the whole song reaches its climax.

After reaching the peak of emotion, the music stopped abruptly and returned to the soft and delicate artistic conception.The flowers and branches are playing shadows, the heart is shaking with the moon, the light boat gradually disappears at the junction of water and sky, and the night sky on the Spring River is quiet and serene.The misty and long ending makes the audience become lingering tourists, indulging in the moonlit night of spring river flowers and unwilling to wake up...

At the end of the song, the musician let out a long breath, and raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Seeing no response from the crowd, the female singer playing the pipa murmured: "The melody of this song is changeable, changing the sound range, changing the beginning and ending, and also has onomatopoeia such as water waves, oars and oars. Such an exquisite music score, so I am a little nervous, and my fingers are a lot jerky, I hope you adults can’t blame it.”

"...Good song!" A heartfelt admiration erupted from the crowd.

"It's really a good song! It's like a beautiful and elegant landscape scroll, with a long artistic conception and fascinating."

"Just the ensemble of pipa and xiao is a little thin. If you add other instrumental music, it will add more elegance to the elegance. This song is a little richer, and it can be handed down to the world!"

"Incorporating the libretto, it must be a new scene."

"Master Bian, so this kind of music is called vulgar music in your Taichang Temple?"

"If this is vulgar music, aren't the ones we're listening to mesmerized by more vulgar than it?"

Bian Yue blushed with embarrassment, she didn't have the nerve to look at Su Yan more, let alone the king of face, and said to the throne: "This minister is ignorant and ignorant, and his words are rash and generous to Mr. Su's masterpiece..."

"My lord Bian is wrong. "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" was not written by me, but just a memorization." Su Yan emphasized again.

Bian Yue turned her head and asked, "Then who is the composer?"

Su Yan couldn't name it, and thought: This is a classic among classics. Over the past 200 years, it has been processed layer by layer and evolved step by step. The title of the song has been changed several times. How do I know who the author is... The crystallization of the wisdom of the people, right?

Bian Yue sighed: "The more open-minded Mr. Su is, the more it highlights my previous arrogance... I have been taught, and I must remember from now on that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people."

Su Yan defended: "I really didn't do it! I'm just a porter of history..."

No one believed it, but the second half of his sentence was drowned in the tide of admiration.

The emperor got up and stepped down from the throne, and all the officials immediately stopped their voices and retreated to the queue.The emperor walked up to the musician, picked up the score book with his own hands, and said to Su Yan with a smile: "This birthday gift of Aiqing has won my heart, and I want to reward you. After returning to the court, come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to receive the reward."

Su Yan was very interested in rewards, but for some reason, the smile on the corner of the emperor's lips made him feel a little inexplicably terrified, so he could only bow his head and cup his hands: "I thank you for your gratitude."

The emperor put the sheet music in his sleeve, turned around and walked back to the jade steps, and asked, "Have all the birthday gifts been delivered? Let's leave after delivery. The Wanshou Festival is a three-day rest as usual. I will go to court again on February [-]."

Lan Xi was reminded by these words, after looking around, she walked to the emperor's side in small steps, and said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness has not arrived yet."

The emperor looked at the sky: "It's almost noon, and he hasn't come yet, so it seems that he doesn't plan to come."

Su Yan's heart palpitated for a moment, feeling something was wrong—why didn't Zhu Helin come to such an important day?Not to mention being a prince, it is impossible for a son not to wish his father a birthday!There must have been some accident that tripped him...

If this move is caught by someone and they criticize him for being disrespectful, disrespectful, and unfilial, then he will be in trouble!

Su Yan was very anxious, so he wanted to leave the venue early so that he could go to the East Palace to look for the crown prince. If he was not in the palace, he would go to the market outside the palace to look for him. He must come back before nightfall to celebrate his birthday, even if he kowtows in private. .

At this moment, a servant trotted into the palace in a hurry, not even caring about the etiquette. He threw himself in front of the imperial court and knelt down, panting, and said, "My lord, my lord, something happened to my lord... No, it's something happened to the victims." It's..."

Emperor Jing Long frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Clarify exactly who and what happened!"