He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

Chongrenfang is adjacent to the imperial city on the left and Dongshi on the right. It is noisy day and night, and the lights are endless. In late spring, the water from the royal ditch with balm and powder is drawn from the palace and surrounds the courtyards, making Du Ruo bloom all over the road, and all kinds of exquisite.

On the way, Su An was lying by the window of the carriage, and suddenly, she grabbed a petal with quick eyes and hands, very happy.Gu Yue leaned on the embroidered pillow in the cabin, put his clean and white hand on his lips, playing with his taste: "Asu, you know, a snake hits three inches?" Su An thought for a while, and said, "Isn't it seven inches?" Gu Yue Yue said: "The three inches of the snake is the most vulnerable part of its spine. After breaking it, the tendons and veins will be destroyed. Even sharp teeth can't spit out venom."

"This means that you must know yourself and the enemy when you do things, and focus on the key points. For example, the three aspects of music salary, one is the eunuch Gao of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who is a member of the palace, the second is our Taichang Temple, who is a member of the court, and the third is the Zhao family. For the rich."

"Look at the other side first. The Zhao family not only receives the music salary from the Taichang Temple, but also leads the teaching workshop in the palace. It can be said that the two sides are on good terms. If we grab the handle indiscriminately and push the nose to the face, Zhao Sanlang will feel wronged and will Go to the palace to find Mrs. Gao to vote for her, and Mrs. Gao's Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of entering and leaving the palace, publicizing the order, which is closely related to the safety of the musicians in the two departments of Taichang Temple. It could be disaster.”

"So we have to guess, will Eunuch Gao arrange this sentence in front of the imperial court just because he received benefits from the Zhao family, will he? No, because the supreme confidant is currently the elder Xiao Ge, and he has decided to go to Rongdi in Xi'an, and go out in the east. Khitan's plan."

Gu Yue's words stopped here, because Su An's beautiful eyes filled with smoke and rain were silently looking at him through the petals.Gu Yue said: "Look at me in a daze? Do you understand?" Su An smiled and said, "Understood."

Su An didn't understand anything, but followed Gu Yue in Hua Congzhong, who was in the back garden of the Zhao Mansion, and saw several servants supporting the old man of the Zhao family as he walked hard step by step.The name of the old man of the Zhao family is Changyuan, and it is said that he is still a family friend of Li Shengping.

"Uncle Zhao is the most respectable music maker in Chang'an. He can be called a gentleman, not a businessman." Gu Yue turned his face, and finally explained a few words, "He is deaf, Dalang Erlang is a craftsman, and Sanlang is in charge."

How could it be, Su An looked at Zhao Changyuan in front of him, took a deep breath, he had never seen such an ugly person, his ears were like double fans, covered with purple sores, his eyes were too small to be seen, his nose was flat, surprisingly big.

Zhao Changyuan stooped, and asked in a daze: "Gu Lang is here?" Gu Yue bowed and saluted, and said loudly, "Hey, I came to see you." Zhao Changyuan nodded: "Okay, there are a few good ones Send it to Shengping." Zhao Changyuan ignored Su An, and Su An squeezed out a small smile and called "Sir".

The barn door opened with a "squeak", and Su An smelled sawdust when he entered the door.The craftsmen are busy. On the left is the compartment for storing wood, smoked with special green smoke. In the middle, seven or eight male workers are making the backboard and soundboard. On the right side, the sun is shining, and the female workers are holding a few delicate knives, carving the head and the axis of the piano. And phase, product and cover hand.

Dalang Zhao stood beside the log, holding a saw in his hand, and following its grain, he rotated and cut off the plank, and put it between the nearby stone slabs to flatten it.Zhao Jiaerlang, with a pipa in its infancy on his knees, lowered his head to measure the stringing point of the mountain pass.

While walking and visiting, Su An saw several unpainted and formed four-stringed pipa embryos by the wall, and wanted to try the tone.After approval, he took it and hugged it in his arms. He didn't pay much attention to it, and picked it lightly.

It was such a mellow sound that made the fluff in his ears stand upright, and in an instant, the snow turned into spring and the stamens bloomed.

When Zhao Changyuan touched the appearance of the pipa, his whole body changed and became full of energy: "Gu Lang, the tone of the pipa depends on the inner chamber, and the intonation depends on the strings. When it comes to the inner chamber, the sound on the soundboard, backboard, and sound beam , The connection of the sound column, if there is a place where the adhesion is not tight, there will be problems of insufficient volume, insufficient sound quality, and weak penetration..."

Su An's heart moved, and he continued: "Sir, secondly, when it comes to pitch, I have also realized that if the pitch is too large, it will be difficult to press the strings at high notes, which will affect the feel; When playing the strings, it is easy to hit the frets, resulting in noise, and even the phenomenon of sand frets when vibratoing the strings.”

Zhao Changyuan turned around and narrowed his eyes: "This one? This one is an expert." Gu Yue's tone was respectful: "Sir, his name is Su An, and he is a musician selected by Mr. Li himself. the pipa in the

Su An felt a little embarrassed again, and put the pipa embryo back.Zhao Changyuan smiled and said: "Well, Mr. Su, you know, what is the most critical point in making a pipa?" Su An said: "String." Zhao Changyuan said: "Wood!"

"The wood used to make the pipa must have a uniform texture and symmetrical left and right to ensure that it can vibrate transparently. It must also be stored in ventilation for more than ten years, and then soaked and dried before it can be used. When taking it, avoid easy cracking. For the core material, use the rotary cutting method to take out the part with a suitable thickness, and then flatten it with a stone plate to be considered qualified."

"What kind of mahogany and pear wood are actually not as good as red sandalwood. My Zhao family specializes in this wood. All the precious materials stored in this warehouse are 30 years old..." For 30 years, one person has worked tirelessly to make a pipa for a Tone, a string, every millimetre must be redone thousands of times, and even the tools used to make the pipa have to be carved hundreds of times.

Su An was convinced, and saw that Zhao Changyuan not only didn't know his intentions at all, but also asked enthusiastically: "Now it's Hu Han's family, I don't know how well Hu Fang's pipa is doing? Qiuci people like fancy patterns..."

Su An quickly responded: "It's also very good, the tone is clear and crisp." Zhao Changyuan laughed loudly: "No wonder Shengping didn't come to see me anymore, so I have a new love." Su An said: "Mr. I don't know, but Mr. Li misses Mr. every day. .”

Su An finally understood that Gu Yue didn't say much because he knew what to do and didn't want to add to the worries of the elderly Zhao Changyuan who was kept in the dark.If so, several people accompanied Zhao Changyuan talking and laughing all the way, and walked back to the lake again.

"Mr. Zhao, unfortunately I have something to talk to Saburo about, and it's all complicated outside affairs of the Tai Le Department." Gu Yue said, "Mr. Su is an expert, otherwise, how about he talk to you about the tune here?"

Zhao Changyuan left those few pipas, and gradually lost energy, even waved his hands and said: "Businessman Saburo, you can do it yourself, remember to let Shengping come over when you have time." Gu Yue pulled Su An, and slowly retreated: " sure."

After saying goodbye, Gu Yue put away the smile on his face.Su An didn't ask much, and just followed to a side courtyard in Zhao's residence.Sure enough, Saburo and Zhao Shun didn't go anywhere, just sat here, watching all the movements from a hole in the door.

Gu Yue went straight in, sat down beside the stone table, and negotiated with Zhao Sanlang in an unquestionable tone.Wang Lan, Zhao’s cousin’s brother-in-law, seized the Bai family’s musical instruments at Yumenguan without any reason. If the Tai Le Department reported to the Zhaoyin Yamen, and the investigation was carried out, it would involve a lot of entanglements. In addition, Wang Lan exempted himself from paying taxes in the name of the Zhao family’s delivery of the court’s musical instruments and timber. , This year, the ironware is three thousand gold, the fur is two thousand gold, etc., and there is no escape from the relationship. It is better to take a step back and solve it privately.

Zhao Sanlang said yes, but felt aggrieved. He felt that even if the music salary was divided, the Zhao family should decide the price and number of Hu musical instruments. Most of the princely families in Chongrenfang supported them, and they didn't want to give up their fame and benefits to the barbarians in the Western Regions.

Gu Yue thought for a while, and then said, the reason why the Zhao family can have such confidence is simply because they have a close relationship with Eunuch Gao in the palace, and there are people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Interfering in the open is the crime of using business to gain power and killing everyone. If the Zhao family interferes in the dark, it is a market affair. Gu Shiba's clerk will hire someone to guard the shop door all day long, and they will not be able to do it until they guard Business.

Zhao Sanlang said nothing more, nodded, and agreed to settle it privately.Gu Yue said: "A few days later, there will be a guild in the Courtyard of Rites. You will pay the Bai family in person, and Uncle Gu will act as a middleman." Uncle Gu coughed muffledly, and took off his bamboo hat, revealing the scar on the front of his neck.Zhao Shun trembled: "Thank you Gu Lang, thank you Mr. Su." Su An saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

Before leaving, Zhao Changyuan also asked his servants to bring Su An a pipa with a laminated back, saying that it can hide some documents, and it will be useful in the future. Hate myself for being illiterate.

In this way, after the turmoil subsided, no one in Chongrenfang Lexing dared to show his face anymore. The 64 Hufangs passed the ceremony of the Lihuiyuan smoothly. Gu Yue attached the official document and handed over the documents and details to Li Shengping and sent them to Taichang Temple decide.

On the day when everything was settled, thousands of hu musical instruments tied with red ribbons were transported into the Taile Department, and they became the Red River between the West Market and the Imperial City. The vertical harp that knows people in the eighteen miles.

There was no one in Jixian Pavilion, and everyone ran to the winter and summer courtyard to watch the excitement. Su An sat alone behind the two rows of jade strings on the vertical harp, wiped the scales on the handle, and adjusted each note. , named it rejuvenation.

Gu Yue stood outside the door and gently knocked on the door panel: "Asu, Mr. Li just praised your good ears and ordered you to do errands for him every year." Su An rubbed the strings, nodded with a smile: "Yes It's not up to you."

Gu Yue sat down beside him, and said peacefully: "The Bai family has many ties with the royal family of Qiuci. If you give them some benefits, it will make the country harmonious. In the end, this achievement is neither yours nor mine. ..."

Su An interrupted: "I know, I know, it belongs to Master Li." Gu Yue said: "Master Li doesn't care about things, how could it be Master Li? It's all thanks to Tai Changqing Wei Heng." Su An: " ..."

One of the reasons why Su An admires Gu Yue is that Gu Yue can respect his benefactors Wei Siqing and Wei Langzhong every time, right to the point, regardless of his status, and well-behaved.

Gu Yue was silent again: "Asu, I plan to take the Jinshi exam again next year." Su An said: "Okay." Gu Yue said: "Don't laugh, I'm serious." Su An smiled and said: "Okay .” Gu Yue said, “You’re still laughing.”

Su An's unconscionable smile became brighter and brighter: "If you are in high school, you will not be able to do business, hey, then Gu Shiba will belong to me, haha..." Gu Yue patted him on the shoulder: "Gu Shiba changed For Su Shiba, okay?"

Gu Yue had a pair of clear and bright willow-leaf eyes, and he was full of affection in his spare time. At this moment, his eyes were concentrated, and there was a cold air, which made Su An's heart shudder.Such a person, who clearly values ​​love and righteousness more than utilitarianism, knows the world well and neglects poetry and poetry, but always has the obsession to be named on the gold list and serve the country.

What's more, becoming an official is not necessarily the only way to go through serious scientific examinations. As far as Liuwai is concerned, there is no precedent for being greeted by a superior and passing the examination of the Ministry of Officials.

"Look at you, you have failed the list countless times." Su An suppressed the inexplicable regret in his heart, and encouraged him, "If one day you are really nominated for the gold list, don't mention Su Shiba, you can do it."

Gu Yue hummed, and rubbed his temples: "Forget it, let's not talk about the distance, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will be held in the Palace for Thousands of Seniors, and Han Lezheng recommended you to Master Li, and authorized you to perform in front of the palace." Su An's eyes widened :"What?!"

After regaining his senses, Su An remembered the business. In fact, he worked so hard on this vertical harp as a gift to a person who has no benefit. He named it Huichun to repay the kindness of enlightenment in the past.

It was the winter training time again, and Su An sat on a round stool and played Professor Han Changjun's elegant tunes one by one. Beside him were Xu Kuo, Meng Yue and many musicians who had been training hard day after day but hadn't made it to the top yet. trick.

"Master, this disciple is disrespectful. He secretly changed the tune of "Taihe" and used miscellaneous fingering techniques. Moreover, this harp originally did not belong to the Central Plains sect. However, this disciple feels that the sound is not suitable for demarcation. If it is the sound of nature, everyone can appreciate it." beautiful."

Han Changjun leaned on his crutches, and smiled slightly: "Otherwise, where did you think the Yunlei pipa as your teacher came from? Back then, Pei Luoer sent this pipa while saying that his teacher's skills were not as good as his. People are not angry."

With this auspicious word, about two months before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Su An won the first place in the Taichang Temple's examination of the Taile Advocacy Department. Dian Tingwen Wulang.