I, Seimei, can't be an audiophile

During that time, it rained continuously for several days, Yuan Boya decided to go out to collect materials.

That's right, artists of this era also have the troubles of artists of any era, that is, creation and inspiration.

In particular, Gagaku is a kind of pure music. Unlike modern music, you can still enjoy Amway if you change the lyrics to a good tune. When appreciating pure music, if there are similar and repeated tunes, they are quite clear, even non-professionals can hear them.

You definitely don't want to be at a banquet one day, the emperor suddenly wanted you to play and perform, and after the end of the song, you would get such an evaluation: Sure enough, the technique is superior to others!Is this the song I heard somewhere?

For other people, playing popular famous songs is even considered elegant, but the routine requirements of this ordinary person are not practical compared to Yuan Boya.

He is a master-level musician who devotes himself to music, but as a descendant of the emperor, he surrendered himself. No one pointed out this, but everyone agreed that he should concentrate on music theory.

It's like in modern times, when you listen to your classmates singing pop music, you will praise it, but if you buy a ticket to go to the concert and hear your fan's idol directly cover other people's songs, you will feel that you have been perfunctory.

As the president of the biggest fan club that supports Yuan Boya's music career, the emperor, of course he will not be easily perfunctory. It's okay to happen a few times, but he will take the lead in running a few words against Yuan Boya if there is no new song for too long.

Therefore, Yuan Boya has stronger creative pressure than other musicians, especially when someone is hosting a banquet. As long as his superiors are present, he must prepare suitable repertoire.

Ah, you also know that there has been too much rain recently, and all the adults hiding in the house are a little depressed. The Emperor himself revealed that he will hold a banquet as soon as the rain stops.

Yuan Boya was also worried. A few days ago, a nobleman in the palace happened to have a son, so there was a banquet, and he played all the new songs that he could play.

Although he can also arrange music on the spot, it is hard to say about the inspiration. What if the live performance is not good?

Opportunities are for those who are prepared. Everyone thinks that Yuan Boya is a genius, and he can sing freely. Who knows how long he has been collecting materials from various places for inspiration after a new song has been repaired many times before and after!

1 minute on stage, ten years of work off stage, it seems that people who work hard are not geniuses, and Yuan Boya is a genius who works hard.

To others, the Emperor is just the Emperor, but to Yuan Boya, he is his relative, elder, and he naturally wants to do his best.

However, the rain is continuous, and the ox cart is not easy to walk. He has been there many times on foot, and it is a cliché.Yuan Boya was thinking about what to do when he heard someone talking in the courtyard.

"Have you heard? That one is going to play in the elegant pavilion by the lake today."

"Really? We'd better avoid it. That one is terrible."

"Why would he do such a thing?"

"It is said that the Nanshan old man who lived under Yating had a severe headache and could not sleep, so his servants came to find him."

"There's no other way..."

"Yeah yeah."

Someone playing by the lake? !

So Yuan Boya immediately took an umbrella and went out, and the trivial matter of collecting materials was completely left behind.

Along the way, Yuan Boya ran desperately, the leggings of his trouser legs were soaked in muddy water, and he was afraid that he might not catch up with anything after the trip.

The old man has a headache. He thinks that listening to music can relieve pain, so the musician he hired must be a master. Those who didn’t listen to it just now use honorific titles!

Yuan Boya completely ignored the fact that he was in his own courtyard, there were not many servants in his family, and it was impossible to go to the courtyard if it rained, so where did the voices of the discussion come from?

Not far from the pavilion, he saw a man in formal attire for visiting, with long hair tied a few inches from the end of his head, and wearing a black high crown hat that is common among officials.Before seeing the other person's face clearly, he already felt that this person was very mysterious.

Even though it was raining outside, the overly exaggerated back swing was not stained with soil, not even water stains could be seen.It's hard to imagine how he got here, even in the heavy rain for days.

And the hairstyle of the other party is not the kind of bun commonly used by officials, but more like the kind commonly used by priests, with subtle differences.

According to the etiquette of the nobility, it was presumptuous, but it was especially suitable for this person to wear and match this hairstyle, as if he should be like this.

For a moment, Yuan Boya had an illusion, thinking that the person standing there was not a mortal human being, but Gao Tian's original god, who came down to enjoy the rain on a whim, and appeared in the image of a human being in his eyes.

But soon his attention turned from the man's body to the man's waist, where a jade flute was pinned.

As far as musical instruments are concerned, the more popular styles of flutes are various bamboo flutes and wooden flutes.On the one hand, it is because it is convenient to obtain materials and easy to drill, and on the other hand, because the reverberation and aftertaste of wooden instruments are deeper, many people prefer this kind of sound range.

Of course, there are other kinds of flutes, but the audience is not too wide, not only because of the price and difficulty of manufacturing, but also because their sound is different from that of bamboo flutes.

If you want to master the flute sounds of different materials, it is sometimes difficult for even masters, let alone ordinary musicians, so this is considered a niche hobby.

Yuan Boya chose the bamboo flute because he is a nostalgic person. When he was young, his great-grandfather and the previous emperor gave him a bamboo flute. After that, he also tried flutes made of other materials, and finally felt that the sound of the bamboo flute is better. Let him miss.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't like flutes made of other materials. When he saw the jade flute on the waist of the man in the pavilion, he understood that it must be the one he had heard about in the courtyard before.

Seeing that Lie Xin was happy, Yuan Boya quickly walked towards the small pavilion and rushed directly into the pavilion.This is extremely rude. If one person is in the booth first, then the person who comes later must ask a few words first, just like visiting someone's home. This is a necessary etiquette.

Fortunately, the heavy rain outside seemed to give Yuan Boya a reason to go beyond the etiquette. After he quickly entered the courtyard, he felt a little abrupt, so he quickly apologized to the other party.

"I'm sorry, I entered the booth without giving my name, I'm—"

Unexpectedly, the man suddenly raised his hand and put his index finger in front of his lips, interrupting his words.

"The name is the shortest mantra. When you meet a stranger, don't just report your name."

Yuan Boya was stunned for a moment, thinking that the other party didn't want to associate with him, and felt a little frustrated. The general etiquette is to announce his name, and then the other party will automatically announce his name.Rejecting his notification means that the other party does not want to tell him who he is.

"I know who you are, and I know you will come here at this time, so I will come here first and wait for you here."

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly said something surprising, Yuan Boya was taken aback for a moment, a little surprised.

Then I thought about it, I came here because I heard the words in the courtyard, and it was not completely unpredictable. If this person specially sent someone to the courtyard to say those words, then he would indeed come here soon.

Boya looked at the other party with some curiosity, and found that the other party was unexpectedly quite a handsome man, and he was of the delicate and temperamental type.

To be honest, the aesthetics of the Heian period was different from that of modern people, advocating fair skin, broad bean eyebrows, and even black teeth.

This is an unbelievable aesthetic in modern times, but it can be easily understood from the perspective of the times. This is an inevitable result.

Just like in the Tang Dynasty, fat was considered beautiful, and Concubine Yang Gui was a fat beauty. Why?

Because abundance represents a life of abundance in times of food shortage, it can be said to be a status symbol.

In modern times, it's reversed. The cheapest food is high-calorie junk food. The relationship between body shape and health is well known, so a moderate or thin body is beautiful.

The same is true in the Heian period. For example, the nobles do not like to eat flesh and blood, but prefer fish and vegetables, not only because of the prevalence of Buddhism.

First of all, the taste buds of the islanders in this era are relatively weak, and the taste that is too strong tastes too strong for them. In the era when there were no spices such as black pepper, the taste of meat was indeed very strong.

Secondly, this also has something to do with the times. Generally, only civilians would hunt animal meat for food, while nobles could enjoy cultivated rice, seafood and fish, so diet has become one of the symbols of status.

The same is true for the aesthetics of appearance. If you think about it carefully, where do the characteristics of overly fair skin and overly sparse eyebrows usually occur?

That's right, in the words of modern people, it is squatting at home.If you try it out, you will know that whether the eyebrows are thick or not is actually related to the sunshine. If you cover the eyebrows with bangs for a long time, it will soon become very sparse.

Of course, too little sunshine can also cause severe depression, and even make people nervous. It also has an important impact on the synthesis of calcium, which leads to poor health of people who lack sunshine.

But in the era when everyone has to be exposed to the wind and sun in order to earn a living, squatting at home is a behavior worth boasting, because it reflects your identity and status.

Noble and wealthy people can live a quality life without having to work so hard.

So white, sparse eyebrows—it’s even better to have silkworm eyebrows shaved short—frail bodies, and other morbid aesthetics became the mainstream of aesthetics at that time.

Most aristocrats, both men and women, like to use white powder, just to look more beautiful, and black teeth are also to highlight how white their face is, which means the same as modern people put on lipstick. To be honest, modern girls who put on lipstick In ancient times, he would definitely be regarded as a goblin who had eaten people, scaring people to death.

Yuan Boya himself only wears white powder in public places such as going to court, meeting the emperor, and attending parties.

Obviously he is the son and grandson of the prince, but he doesn't pay much attention to these things. The fundamental reason is that he often travels far and wide to collect materials.

With sweat dripping down, it is impossible to keep any powder.If he still paid attention to applying white powder at this time, then he would have to carry a catty of powder on his back every time he went out.

And the man in front of him was dressed so formally, but his face was not painted white, so he didn't look rude at all.

Because this person's skin is too fair, looking at his face and neck, and his exposed hands, it can be seen that it is born like this, and it is very white without makeup.

Moreover, it is a kind of white that is close to transparent and crystal clear. If you apply powder, you will regret it. Such a stunning appearance is covered by powder.

And unlike those weak nobles who often stay indoors, this person is full of energy and looks full of energy. He doesn't have any unhealthy features. He is fair but healthy and energetic. It is difficult to describe this wonderful combination.

——Just like a white fox.

Yuan Boya knew the identity of this person when he didn't know why such an idea came up in his mind.

It is rumored that there is a very powerful great onmyoji named Abe Seimei, who is also known as the white fox son.

Some people say that his mother is the incarnation of a white fox, so he was born with amazing spiritual power.Yuan Boya naturally did not believe such rumors.

As soon as you hear it, you know that those who envy and envy Abe Seimei's ability have nowhere to slander him, but his mother.

Unless the women of this era are aristocrats of a large family, they can only be named as their husbands if they are marrying their regular wives in the past.

Most of the other women don't have surnames, because they will naturally change their surnames after you marry.As long as your father is not prepared to support you for the rest of your life, it doesn't make much sense for you to take your father's surname.

There are some nobles who give women surnames, the fundamental purpose is to tell others that my daughter's marriage will be related to our family's marriage.

The main purpose of marriage in this era is family union. As long as you marry for the sake of the family, it doesn't matter if you play your own way afterwards.

The more common people are, the more this is the case. Some commoner women even have nicknames and no official names. This is also caused by cultural differences. Abe Seimei's mother is a commoner.

The theory of blood in this era is also very serious. Common men are far from nobles, let alone common women.

It is even possible that those who spread such rumors did not intend to attack Abe Seimei, but to praise him.

After all, his mother is a white fox, which is much more legendary than his mother being a commoner. On the contrary, it proves that his pedigree is excellent, which is in line with the mainstream at that time.

So Yuan Boya didn't have much curiosity about this young man who had heard of the white fox. He thought that this name came from his overly powerful professional ability.Unexpectedly, after meeting him, he would know that Mr. White Fox really lived up to his reputation.