He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

In March, the peach trees in the imperial city bloomed in pink and black. In the winter courtyard of the Taile Department, eight hundred new long-servants wore frost-colored robes and lined up in a square formation.Li Shengping, Taile Cheng, and Cui Li, Taile Cheng, two music officials, sat on the tower with fluttering clothes.

Ye Nu's stature was short, he was like a hollow among thousands of flowers, but unfortunately he didn't notice it himself, he jumped up and down and waved to Gu Yue and all the little officials in Chunyuan who were standing on the promenade leading to the tower.

Suddenly, a clear laughter came from behind him: "Tian Shezi, have you been living with Gu Lang these days? I heard he still doesn't let you sleep on the couch." Ye Nu turned around and saw that the boy was He even.

Because it was spring, He Lian didn't wrap his fleece jacket anymore, and he looked tall and tall, especially the red sea fairy tattooed on his fair neck was particularly eye-catching.

He Lian said: "Gu Lang is an exile official, it's useless for you to curry favor with him, unlike Cui Cheng, he was born as a Jinshi, and his household is in Chang'an, so there are many places that can take care of him."

Ye Nu said: "I made a floor bunk in the Chunyuan, because the Qiuyuan has not yet arranged a berth for the time being. Today, we are divided into classes and recognized as teachers. Maybe we will live in the same room. Please don't say a few words."

The morning drum lasted for nearly half an hour. After the end, the process officially began, and the music came on stage one by one. From hundreds and eighty instruments to dozens of music types, from large and small repertoires to disciplines in the department, they all did not fall into explanations for newcomers.

Musical instruments are divided into eight categories: gold, stone, earth, leather, silk, wood, gourd, and bamboo. Among them, gold is a category of chime bells and square rings, stone is a category of chime, soil is a category of xun and fou, and leather is a category of drums. Silk is Qin, Se, Zheng, Pipa, Huqin, and harp; wood is clapper and leaf; Pao is Sheng and Yu; bamboo is flute, Xiao, and 筚篥.

There are more kinds of music, such as Yale for worshiping court meetings, Yanle for welcoming guests at state banquets, Kaile for celebrating military achievements, and Qingle of the Chinese people in the Central Plains inherited from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which was born from the fusion of various ethnic groups. Quartet.

Ye Nu had never seen so many strange objects before, this time his eyes were wide open, and he listened more seriously than anyone else.He Liansan said: "What's the matter, I've seen all of these." Ye Nu said: "Don't say a few words."

There are more than a thousand musicians of all kinds in the Taiyue Department. The Yuezheng who can teach music skills is naturally extraordinary, and everyone has an outstanding temperament. However, most people on the field still follow the fashion of the court and want to enter the music troupe of silk and bamboo. Play Yanle.

At this moment, Li Shengping cleared his throat, everyone stopped discussing and looked towards the tower.Li Shengping walked up to the railing and said a word - the prosperous age is like a peony in full bloom.

The roots of the peony are rooted in the people of the country, the stems and leaves of the peony are scattered among the civil and military officials, the petals of the peony are the color of poetry, rites and music, and the flower core of the peony is the supreme saint in the Daming Palace.

"The sage is magnanimous, and the prosperous age is hard to fade away. Since the Kaiyuan period, no poet has ever died of madly recited words, and no musician has ever died of high-pitched voices. No matter how bad it is, it is like Li, who grows peonies for the rest of his life. A promotion is not a promotion."

There was endless laughter, and Ye Nu also laughed.He Lian only felt that the people around him were fools.Ye Nu said: "If you are the most powerful, why don't you succeed? I will obey him."

Li Shengping was unhurried, then adjusted the ties of the Futou, and said: "Li has to go to the palace to adjust the clock rhythm, so I won't accompany you."Li Shengping lifted his robe and went downstairs, and all the officials stood up to watch him off.Cui Li straightened the black hat on his head and presided over the next shift.

He Liandao: "Master Li just left. He really is an immortal official who is obsessed with rhythm and doesn't know anything about the world. It's no wonder that Cui Cheng has to worry about it."

The drums sounded again, and a lean and lame Lezheng walked onto the stage with a cane, holding a thick roll of bamboo slips in his hand.His gaze was like a torch, and he just glanced around, all the musicians lowered their heads, not daring to raise their eyes.

Ye Nu listened to the side saying that this person is devoted to elegant music, and he once formulated the four songs of Daxian, Dashao, Dahan, and Daxia with the supreme being. It is rumored that he can play all silk instruments with his eyes closed, and he has also served in the military Han Changjun, a famous playboy.

Han Changjun waved his wide sleeves, lined up the bamboo slips with a "wow", and proclaimed: "Jin Lei, two chime bells, learned from Li Fang, named Zhang Yi, Cui Yuan...Si Lei, 80 people on pipa, learned from Han Changjun, named He Lian..."

Every time a name was read, Ye Nu's heart would thump five or six times, but He Lian yawned casually. First name, Sue Ann.

Unfortunately, two people, one at the head and the other at the end, were all put into Han Changjun's pipa music class.He Lian said unhappily: "I don't want to be with you, Xiao Shu!" Ye Nu let out a long breath and smiled happily.

After a stick of incense, the bamboo slips in Han Changjun's hand had been dragged on the ground, like a waterfall flowing with golden water.His voice could be heard from every corner of the courtyard, it was like a spring, and instead of being hoarse, it became more forceful.

In this way, Ye Nu has heard a big drama in life.A few months ago, he was still playing all kinds of unknown folk songs in the south of the Five Ridges in the teaching workshop in Shaozhou. Now, he has to learn the pipa again with an old man who is over sixty years old.

At noon, the children of each music troupe performed the etiquette of appreciating teachers.He Lianyin's family sells spices from Tianzhu, so he wants to pay homage to the smiling Mahakassapa statue, while the young man from another family hangs up the statue of the Supreme God.

Han Changjun sat down and dozed off, and after another stick of incense, he opened his mouth leisurely, and stopped talking nonsense: "It is said that the Holy Majesty is cultivating the Tao, but the Holy Majesty also built a Buddha statue in Luoyang, the eastern capital, so everyone has his own belief, it's nothing, a certain one just said Three iron rules."

First, they are not allowed to enter the official residences of court officials or other official offices to perform performances without permission; second, they are not allowed to perform or accept apprentices outside the imperial city;

Until then, Ye Nu turned his face to the side, only to find that He Lian's eye sockets were red.Ye Nu asked: "Why are you crying?" He Lian said: "No crying." Ye Nu smiled: "My home is farther than yours." He Lian shook off his sleeves: "What do you know?"

The He family had a big business, and because the bastards were squeezed out by the elders, eight out of ten were sent to officials or palaces to serve as servants.Since He Lian joined the Tai Le Department, except for Shao Niang's servant Lao Liuhui who secretly gave him money from time to time, the He Mansion, like a forbidden place, has never opened the door to him.

All the disciples around looked over, He Lian squatted on the ground, buried his face in his knees.Ye Nu thought for a while, and leaned close to He Lian's ear: "Don't be afraid, you can learn from me."

After finishing speaking, Ye Nu stood up and knelt, walked up to Han Changjun, and kowtowed violently until his forehead was bloody: "Master, I worship today, and I will cut off my fingers and break my bones for the rest of my life. It's all up to you!" talk."

Han Changjun held the crutch beside him, raised Ye Nu's face, and said with a loud smile, "This tone is full of energy." Seeing this, He Lian shed back tears, changed his previous arrogance, and kowtowed to admit it. This is the kindness of teachers and students.

For long-serving musicians, recognizing teachers and dividing them into classes is just the beginning, and a bunk in Qiuyuan is often the end of their life. On this day, Ye Nu finally has such a bunk, and also has a room for entering and leaving the imperial city. of fish symbols.

When I went to the Spring Courtyard to move the bedding, the petals fell to the ground, and several servants waved their brooms to clean up the facade.When Ye Nu entered the door, he happened to meet Gu Yue drinking alone. The wine was transparent and smelled strong and choking.