In the afternoon, a grand concert was being held in a palace in Kaifeng Palace. The civil and military officials who entered the palace to attend the banquet looked at the pipe organ that occupied the entire wall in front of them, and listened to the roaring sound of the piano, and were shocked.

At this moment, the musicians played the song "Xu Zhenjun", and it has reached the last chapter "Ding Fengbo".

Xu Zhenjun (Xu Xun, also known as Xu Xian), who took his disciples around, went through a lot of hardships to kill the evil dragons that made waves and benefited the people, so he attained the great way and ascended in the daytime.

The magnificent and shocking sound of the organ is extremely outstanding in setting off the atmosphere of Xu Zhenjun ascending in the daytime, making people fascinated.

The audience seemed to have been brought to the scene where Xu Zhenjun ascended by the sound of the piano, and looked at the bright world, among the green mountains and green waters, auspicious clouds were made and cranes were flying.

Xu Zhenjun stood with his hands behind his back, surrounded by the colorful divine light, stepped on the auspicious clouds, soared upwards, and went straight to the nine heavens.

After the song was over, the roar of the organ still lingers in people's hearts, and the lingering sound seemed to be about to surround the beam for three days.

Yu Xin, who is famous for his literature, is still unsatisfied at this moment. He and several other ministers took advantage of the gap between musicians and asked the musicians about the mystery of the organ.

Shen Chong was already in his seventies. During the Xiaoliang period, he used the three-point profit and loss method to calculate 360 ​​laws.

Now I participate in the production and tuning of the organ and have a deep understanding of this huge instrument.

Yu Xin and others already know the pronunciation principle. They are curious about the organ with hundreds of air ducts. Each single note can flexibly evolve into different phonemes and scales. How can this be done?

It is hard to describe in one word, Shen Chong can only say it briefly.

The principles and concepts of the organ were proposed by the emperor, and the specific improvements were made by countless people, including Shen Chong, who were good at music and musicians, through continuous efforts, gradually turned the concept into reality.

The pronunciation principle of the organ is the same as that of the flute, but the scale of the flute can be controlled by fingers. The organ is not good because there are too many air ducts and too large.

Like an organ as big as a hill, there are hundreds of ducts, and the pianist can only control the sound with a large number of keys just like a piano.

In addition, each air duct can also "switch" the tone by adjusting the damper, such as becoming sharper or more dull.

Rich operation techniques can also allow a certain air duct to simulate the sound of musical instruments such as flutes, piccolos, and horns.

Shen Chong briefly talked about it. After hearing it, Yu Xin and others became more shocked: This organ is an instrument that is even more powerful than a piano!

If the piano has a title, it will stop at the level of the prince and the organ, and the emperor will rule the world.

Moreover, the size of the organ is amazing, and I don’t know how troublesome it is to make it, let alone tuning.

Speaking of tuning, Shen Chong is quite proud. He is old and has poor ears, so it is actually very difficult to tune.

However, in the face of an unprecedented instrument like the organ, which is better than the piano, he is not convinced.

Therefore, after many attempts, a more special method is used to "listen" the sound:

Bite a stick in your mouth, and one end of the stick touches the air duct.

The air duct will tremble when pronounced, and he "feels" different sounds.

Similarly, this method is used to tune the "water piano".

"Shuiqin?Shuiqin..." Yu Xin pondered, recalling some special melodies during the performance of "Xu Zhenjun" just now.

Soon, he remembered: "The melody of the evil dragon when it was about to appear is a bit strange. Could it be the sound of the water qin?"

Chen Xin nodded: "Yes."

Yu Xin and several others suddenly realized: "So that's it..."

When playing the chapter "The Evil Dragon Appears", the tune should show the process of the evil dragon lurking in the water and sneaking into Xu Zhenjun and his disciples.

The melody at this time was strange and terrifying, empty, and it made people hear it, and they felt their hair standing upside down. Then they realized that a monster was about to appear.

Yu Xin listened at the time and felt that the sound seemed to be made by a metal and stone instrument, because some scales were similar to the pronunciation of a hit, but also had the feeling of plucking the strings.

He was curious about the unheard instrument of the water qin, and he asked: "I wonder what the structure of the water qin is? How does it sound?"

He smiled heavily: "Haha, the structure of this instrument is actually not complicated..."

After the explanation, everyone understood the water qin, and listened to the heavy introduction of many new instruments, and felt itchy.

With so many new instruments, how can people not itch when playing more and more exciting music?

They had an idea: another day, they could get a walk in Yuefu.

Seeing that the next performance was still a while before it began, I talked heavily about revising the "rituals and music".

Because a large number of new musical instruments appeared, the ritual and music system that continued from the Wei and Jin Dynasties needed to be "modified" like a complete transformation to highlight the "new dynasty and new atmosphere".

Of course, we need to focus on how to change it specifically. However, how to take on the ritual and musical system such as pianos and organs still require people to constantly explore how to take on the ritual and music system.

The piano has a rich tone, and the organ is not as good as it is, but the organ is huge and can basically only be played in a fixed place for a long time.

So, how to "make efforts" in the new ritual and music system is a big problem.

You should know that rituals and music are required for occasions. Etiquette includes court rituals, sacrifices, bad rituals and other rituals. Music and dance accompanied by "rituals" must also be close to the occasion.

Although a lot of problems have to be solved in the process of reforming the ritual and music system, the heavy gray hair is still full of interest.

Because he firmly believed in one thing: "The prosperity of rituals and music is the sign of prosperity!"

......

In the evening, Huang Yan, who was still unsatisfied with listening to the organ performance today, asked Li Li about the next "major scheme" and wanted to know how Li Li would promote the instrument like the organ.

Li Li replied: "The organ is more suitable for religious occasions and is used to play religious repertoire, so you know."

After hearing the answer, Huang Yan said in surprise: "This, this...is the focus of the next promotion, the temple?"

"There are also Taoist temples." Li Li added, and then laughed: "The power of music is magical. In religious places, the powerful musical ability of the organ can make believers more and more terrified..."

"Think about it, those famous temples and Taoist temples, in order to create a mysterious atmosphere in their own jungle, are they willing to buy an organ?"

"Then, then you are planning to make money with this organ?" Huang Yan felt that his beautiful expectations for the organ were shattered by Li Li's philanthropy.

Li Li shook his head: "There are too many ways to make money. If you only want to make money, it will not be cost-effective."

He knew that Huang Yan would have many questions to ask next, so he simply finished it all.

"The gentry likes to talk about pomp and pretend... to create all kinds of red tape to show their nobility and elegance, to show their own uniqueness and taste."

"Okay, they want to talk about pomp. I will play with them and raise the level of pomp and show a lot. In fact, it is to improve the cost of dressing...elegance."

"They always say that poetry and rituals are passed down from generation to generation. If you are good, I will set up a printing house to reduce the price of books, run education, popularize knowledge, and greatly improve the knowledge and cultural level of common people. It depends on how they monopolize knowledge!"

"Is it amazing to have thousands of books in your home? There are various sets of books for sale in bookstores everywhere. As long as you are willing to spend money, it is easy to collect 100,000 books."

"They pay attention to the language of speaking, and Luoyang elegant language is the most important. Well, I will vigorously promote Luoyang dialect so that even the soldiers in the army can hum a small song in Luoyang dialect. Let's see what they pretend to be!"

"They pay attention to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. OK. Let's take a look at the ranks. You said that playing chess and playing piano is great. I don't know how many ranks are professional?"

"They pay attention to elegant music, art, and elegant pianos. Do they have to have them at home? How many high-end pianos are there in the market? How many high-end music can they play? Are there any exclusive tuners?"

"They have musicians and musicians at home, and they are entertaining and entertaining guests on weekdays. It's so pleasant. Is there a symphony orchestra built with new instruments such as pianos as the backbone? Can they afford it?"

"You said there is? OK, small organ, is there? No? Then why are you pretending to be elegant?"

Huang Yan listened and felt that it was not right: I know you hate the gentry's "pretense", but using musical instruments to toss people, it feels like it is boring to fight with children and step on their toes...

"You must think I'm bored with musical instruments to suppress people, right?" Li Li asked and answered, "This is not a musical instrument, it is a weapon."

"The improved printing technology, papermaking technology is a weapon, the imperial examination system is a weapon, and the progressive land tax is a weapon, a musical instrument, and a weapon."

"It is not a tool that can kill people, it is called a weapon. A soft knife is also a weapon. Musical instruments can defeat the so-called pride of the gentry in spirit. Think about it..."

"What the aristocrats can show off is nothing more than a large manor with various tax reductions and preferential treatment in the economy, cultural knowledge monopoly, and family-born elegant rituals and music."

"I unplug one by one, what else can they pretend to be elegant? In public entertainment venues, you can get first-class elegance enjoyment by spending money, and the cost is relatively low. I call it 'mass entertainment'."

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"This kind of mass entertainment has surpassed a few people in luxury houses and manors to entertain themselves. People's sense of 'elegance' about the gentry will be much weaker even if it will not disappear."

Huang Yan retorted: "But what you said is that the vast majority of the population in the world are distributed in the countryside, which is what is called... the countryside surrounds the city."

"If the mass entertainment of a few metropolitan areas can overwhelm the entertainment in the manors everywhere?"

Li Li shook his head: "Did you forget? What is the foundation of the gentry? It is power, or official position."

"Getting close to the center and power is the foundation of the gentry, just like before, Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, and gentry all lived in Jiankang or surrounding areas."

"They can't be picky about official positions without begging for five dou of rice, but they must maintain their connections with their family and maintain social circles, so they cannot stay away from the center of power or the capital."

"Only by getting close to power can we ensure the future of them and their descendants. If you go far away from the remote villages and have no officials in your family, you will become a member of the crowd in a few generations."

"So, the gentry must follow the power center, and they will live wherever the capital is."

"Then, as long as the mass entertainment in the capital is popular, no matter who can enjoy the most elegant entertainment services by spending money, the aristocrats will be very embarrassed."

"If you want to enjoy it at home as before, you have to spend a lot of money to 'upgrade' your family's homestay, and the expenses have increased sharply, but how long can they last because the income of the manor has dropped sharply?"

"If you go to entertainment venues like a vulgar person, you can spend money to listen to elegant music, but what should you do if you have a different scholar and a commoner? If you book a venue, the expenses will be quite good."

"I have greatly increased the cost of showing off the aristocratic people. It is difficult for them to keep up with the income from the manor. How can they be elegant?"

"Without cultural monopoly and elegance, political privileges, and economic preferential treatment, the halo of the aristocrats, how many generations will be left?"
Chapter completed!