golden escape

In addition to the two strings of civil and military, the other five strings, Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, represent the five social classes at that time, namely monarch, minister, min, matter, and thing.

The first thing Fang You observes is the shape of this guqin. Looking back from ancient times to the present, there are more and more shapes of guqin.

Each shape of guqin can bring different feelings to people. Although there are many shapes, the manufacturing principle of guqin is mostly the same, and the sound effect is not much different.

However, there are five most common shapes of guqin, Fuxi style, Fuxi is the humanistic ancestor admired by the Chinese nation, ranking first among the three emperors.Many inventions and creations in ancient Chinese culture are mostly related to him.

It is said that this type of qin was invented by Fuxi. Both "Qin Shu" and "Flute Fu" have records of "Fuxi cut the tung to make a qin" and "Xi Puxi made a qin". The "Fuxi style" piano is round and simple in shape, with a half-moon bend in each neck waist, and the tone is generous.

The most famous Jiuxiao Huanpei among the existing Guqins in China is the Fuxi style. There are only more than [-] Tang Dynasty Guqins handed down all over the world. In the ancient Chinese society, the Qin culture was extremely splendid. Yake, including some singing women in brothels, all owned qin instruments, but very few of them could be handed down, which shows that the preservation of guqin is difficult.

This is also the reason why everyone was so amazed when Takebe Siren took out a Tang Dynasty guqin as a bid at the small island country auction.

The second type is the Zhongni style, also known as the Master style. According to legend, it was made by Confucius. The sound is elegant and pure, just like Confucianism, and it is the most common in guqin.

The third type is the Lianzhu style, which was created by a Yishi in the Sui Dynasty. Compared with other guqins, its shape is somewhat exquisite and exquisite, and its pronunciation is clear and round. I like the appearance, and the most famous waterfall Lianzhuqin was made by King Ningxian of the Ming Dynasty according to the Lianzhu formula, and it is called the first piano of the Ming Dynasty.

And when Tie Lijian launched a spaceship looking for aliens into outer space, the sound used to broadcast was a record made of ancient Chinese music and flowing water. .

The fourth type is the sunset style. Listening to its name, you will think of the boundless sky. The brilliant sunset glow has a powerful and loud voice, which is most suitable for playing some grand music.

The fifth type is the Shennong style, which is said to have been created by Shennong. Shennong and the Huangdi Xuanyuan style are also known as the two emperors of Yan and Huang. They have made indelible contributions to the progress of human beings in China. The oldest place has a simple and simple shape, which is the most common shape.

No matter what the shape of the piano is, it can be roughly divided into three types. One is made by sages, such as Zhongni, Fuxi, and Shennong; the second is made by literati, including Luoxia and Lianzhu; It is the emperor who made the Qin, Xiang Wang Qin, Lu Wang Qin, including the waterfall Lianzhu made by Naning Xian Wang, which also belongs to this category.

There are many other styles of pianos, most of which have no pictures, and Fang You can only read on the materials, but cannot know their real appearances. These five styles are the most widely circulated styles.

But the violin in front of him is not among these five types, nor is it among the types of violin that Fang You is most familiar with.

Most of the Guqins in the Warring States Period are Shennong and Fuxi styles. Among them, the Zhongni style made by Confucius also appeared in historical materials. The other types, such as the Feizhu style, were created by literati in the Sui Dynasty, so naturally they could not appear in the Warring States period. On Guqin.

The Guqin of the Warring States Period in front of me is red and black in color, but some of the color has fallen off, and it looks a bit worn out. It has been handed down from the Warring States Period to the present. This Guqin has probably undergone countless maintenance and coloring. In some places, It is inevitable to see traces of repair.

This blend of red and black colors is the most commonly used on Guqin, similar to the color of cinnabar, which makes Guqin full of a sense of simplicity.

However, when Fang You inspected it carefully, he found that the body of this Qin was thicker than that of the Tang Dynasty Guqin he got, which must be the characteristics of the Warring States Guqin. In terms of shape, it is already quite different from the later Guqin.

Just now I just took a rough look at the shape of the guqin, then Fang You sat in front of the table and looked at the body of the qin seriously. A lyre.

Suddenly, when looking at the surface of the qin, Fang You's face changed slightly, he stared at this surface of the qin closely, and after only two glances, his face showed a look of surprise, "The plum blossoms are broken, as expected What Elder Chu said is true, just from the plum blossoms, we can know the age of the Guqin."

"Mr. Li, what are broken plum blossoms? Are these cracks?" Seeing Fang You's surprised expression, Matsumoto Mingdao couldn't help asking with doubts. He can still understand other antiques such as porcelain, but this Guqin, but he has no way of knowing its age, and he can't even guess the approximate age.

Fang You smiled immediately and shook his head, "These are not ordinary cracks, but broken lines representing the age of the guqin. Have you seen that these broken lines intersect with each other to form a circle, like blossoming Like plum blossoms in full bloom, this is plum blossom break."

"Just like the annual rings of a big tree, this musical instrument made of wood will naturally change with the age. This broken pattern is a symbol of the age of the guqin, and it is also one of the many musical instruments in China. Among them, the characteristics that only appear on the Guqin, this unique phenomenon is due to the expansion and contraction of the wood of the qin, and the different degrees of aging of the gray texture of the paint on the surface of the qin. It has been formed after countless years. It is manifested as the vibration of the surface of the piano when playing the piano, and in the long run, coupled with some other influences, broken lines will appear."

"There are many broken lines on Guqin, such as broken turtle back, broken snake belly, broken cow hair, broken water, broken ice pattern, etc. Among them, the broken lines like plum blossoms represent the very old age of this qin. It is also the rarest and most precious of the many broken patterns. According to Qin history records, plum blossoms have not lasted for thousands of years, that is to say, the appearance of plum blossoms on this guqin at least means that it has a history of more than a thousand years." Fang You looked at the broken pattern of plum blossoms on the surface of the piano, and his heart was full of surprises.

The broken pattern of plum blossoms can be said to be the most precious type of broken pattern on the Guqin, and it represents a long time ago. A guqin with broken patterns is far more excellent in tone than a guqin without broken patterns.

After listening to Fang You's narration, Matsumoto Mingdao and the others looked at the broken lines on the guqin, and were a little deeply shocked. From these cracks on the guqin, they could even know its age. They felt that Fang You's proposal was very correct, and they were You should go to the university to learn more about antiques and archeology to make up for your own shortcomings.

Fang You looked at the entire surface of the qin. An old guqin will not only have a kind of broken pattern, but even if there is a plum blossom broken in one place, it can also be called a broken plum blossom. , He also discovered some common broken lines such as snake belly breaks, but these broken lines are far less precious and ancient than plum blossom breaks.

When he was watching carefully, one of the broken lines couldn't help but make him widen his eyes, and he couldn't believe it, "It turned out to be a turtle back break, which is not far from the plum blossom break, and it is a more precious kind of broken line." Ah, on this piano, there are actually two kinds of precious broken patterns appearing one after another, this piano is already very precious just because of these two broken patterns.”

On this part of the body of the piano, Fang You found the broken lines that looked like turtle backs, and some of the turtle back broken lines seemed to be mixed with plum blossom broken lines, which was beyond his expectation. .

Speaking of it, the turtle-back broken pattern is even rarer than the plum-blossom break. There are very few turtle-back breaks on the Guqin of the past dynasties. It can be said that its age can hardly be compared with the plum-blossom break. Broken, in order to illustrate the preciousness of this broken pattern.

Listening to Fang You's words, Matsumoto Mingdao and the others naturally knew the value of this violin, and they couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, Fang You came to the small island country in time, otherwise, if they sent the violin to the auction house or the black market for sale Auction, that was an irreparable mistake. They never imagined that a violin that looked so dilapidated was actually a precious cultural relic.

"This qin with a turtle back and broken plum blossom patterns must not be an ordinary thing. It can be handed down from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present. Every owner who gets it must do everything possible to maintain its perfection." Fang You looked at it. This guqin with two precious broken patterns, with great expectations in my heart, began to look for possible inscriptions on the whole guqin.

Most of the Guqins that have been handed down through the ages are engraved with the name of the qin and some information, just like the famous Qin Jiuxiao Huanpei, the four characters of Jiuxiao Huanpei are engraved on the pool of the piano, and there are also celebrities who have obtained this Qin in other places Or some inscriptions from the Qinxing Poetry Society.

After looking at the front of the guqin for a while, Fang You found some inscriptions, but they were written by some literati who had obtained the qin in the Qing and Ming dynasties, but he did not find any inscriptions about the name of the qin.

Moreover, there are only a few literati in the Qing and Ming dynasties, which is something weird at all. This guqin has been handed down from the Warring States period to the present, but there are no appreciative inscriptions from other dynasties on it. This is already a very big doubt. Could it be that on the back, Thinking about it, Fang You turned the guqin over carefully, and on the back of the guqin, he also saw the beautiful broken lines.

The broken lines on the guqin are not only a symbol of the age, but also add to the beauty of the qin. The pieces of plum blossom broken lines, like plum blossoms blooming on the qin, add a lot of wonderful charm to the qin.

On the back of the qin, but on the back of the qin, he also did not find any handwriting. The Warring States Guqin without writing is unbelievable.

The things that can be preserved so well are definitely not objects that have been stored in the tomb for a long time. Only things handed down from generation to generation can be so complete. A guqin made of wood may have been rotten in the environment of the tomb. , and several Warring States Guqins have been unearthed, but the decayed ones are hard to pick up, and it is impossible to play the piano.

It is by no means unknown that it has been handed down from the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States to the present. Those few literati of the Qing and Ming dynasties carved their handwriting on it, and there are many words praising the pure tone and melodious echo of this piano.

Except for the handwriting left by these few well-known literati, Fang You found no other words appearing on the entire guqin. This is what puzzled him the most. It is impossible to only have the characters left in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Fang You once wondered if this guqin was also hidden by others like the Venus Dragon Inkstone and Yue Fei Zhengqi Inkstone, but he didn't find this kind of situation from some places where the wood paint fell off.

However, through some gray tires under the wooden lacquer, Fang You knew why this Qin was preserved until now. After the Tang Dynasty Guqin owned by Wubu Siren was brought back to Wu Yang, Mr. Chu explained to him based on that Guqin. A lot of knowledge about guqin.

The gray body under the wooden lacquer of this guqin is pure antler frost body, which is a unique lacquer body handed down on Tang Qin, and was also invented by the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. Pure antler frost body, as the name suggests, is made of antler It is made, then ground into powder, mixed with lacquer, and applied on the piano. Its most notable feature is that it is as bright as stars, which is a phenomenon expressed by the unique color of antlers.

The qin made of pure deer antler frost tires is strong and durable, and it is also the only reason why the ancient qin of the Tang Dynasty can be preserved to the present. Presumably this Guqin of the Warring States Period has undergone a lot of repairs in the Tang Dynasty, and then it can continue to survive for thousands of years. well-preserved.

If it wasn't for the fact that the aura he saw in his eyes was blue, I'm afraid Fang You would have believed that this piano was a handed down Tang Qin based on the knowledge he had learned, but anything can be faked. However, the evolved aura has no possibility of being counterfeited. The cyan aura can already represent that this piano is from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

As he said that, Fang You activated the escape technique again. He had stopped the escape technique in order to carefully observe the body of the zither. Now that he started it again, the wisps of blue spiritual energy dissociated from the qin body and were absorbed into his body.

The cyan aura is very strong, which shows that this piano is definitely a high-quality product. Fang You looked at the body of the qin covered by the cyan aura, and fell into thought. If you see it, you will definitely be astonished as a heavenly man, and you will regard it as a fairy piano.

Suddenly, when Fang You was staring at the body of the piano and thinking, a flash of yellow flashed in front of him, which brought him back to his senses in an instant, his eyes showed a look of surprise, looking at the aura free from the body of the piano, he hadn't noticed it just now. , but now, in addition to the cyan color, there is already a trace of yellow aura appearing in the piano body.

Could it be that the Guqin of the Song Dynasty was not made? It was made in the Song Dynasty, and then painted with the lacquer body invented in the Tang Dynasty. But how to explain the blue aura in it? If the yellow aura is not too rare, Fang You may guess like this .

It's just that the yellow aura suddenly revealed is very rare, it only appears a little bit, and it is not as strong as the blue aura at all.

This kind of situation made Fang You doubtful, the body of the piano was full of cyan aura, then the yellow aura might be revealed from the materials used to repair the Qin in the Tang Dynasty.

Why didn't it appear just now, but waited for a while before appearing? According to Fang You's experience since he obtained the escape technique, he didn't appear at first, and the aura that appeared later usually had objects hidden in it.

Just like the Venus Dragon Inkstone, he first discovered the red aura on it, and then when he was about to leave, he suddenly saw the yellow aura exuding from it, thus, he got the Venus Dragon Inkstone.

Suddenly at this time, he thought of one thing, that is, there are only characters left by Ming and Qing dynasties on this piano, and before the Yuan Dynasty, no one left any characters on it. Maybe this yellow aura can help him solve everything.

Fang You immediately controlled the escape technique, ignoring the blue aura, and only focused on the source of the yellow aura. The cyan aura would radiate from every part of the piano body, but the yellow aura was only floating in a few fixed positions. Come out, and there are seven places in total.

Is there really something hidden in this qin? Fang You's heart is full of anticipation, just like the kind of anticipation when hunting for treasure. He kept looking through the whole qin in order to find any doubts in it.

As he kept watching, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. If he possessed the technique of wood escape, then he would have discovered the secret of the guqin instantly. Unfortunately, now that he has obtained three escape techniques, water, earth, and metal, he did not There is no wood escape technique.

He deduced from the location and appearance of the aura that the thing with the yellow aura must be in the body of the piano.

On the back of the qin, there are several holes, which are the dragon pond and wind marsh of the qin, which is an indispensable part of the structure of the qin.

From these two holes, it can be seen that he can vaguely see some conditions inside Qiqin, but Fang You checked it, but found nothing there.

Looking at the whole body of the guqin, Fang You suddenly stared closely at the front body of the guqin. He thought of a difference from what he had observed before, that is, the body of this guqin is far thicker than that of the Tang dynasty guqin. up some.

But through the holes on the back of the guqin, nothing was found. Could it be that the Eastern Tibet Province is in the thick body of the guqin on the front.

Fang You tapped lightly, but found nothing suspicious, as if the piano was solid and there was nothing in it.

However, he didn't give up, he still tapped the body of the piano little by little, and activated the escape technique, using the position of the yellow aura to discover the doubts in it.

This yellow aura has seven positions in total, like the seven strings of a guqin, distributed on the guqin, but the aura exuded is very thin.

Fang You couldn't help but smile as he kept knocking on the body of the piano. This was the strangest and most difficult antique he had found since he acquired the escapism technique and kept searching for treasures. He knew there was something in it, but he didn't know where to start. . (To be continued.)