Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 63 Yin Changqin (1)

"You are a natural qin master. You have studied for ten years, and now you can say that you are proficient in qin. However, qin music is not just the five tones of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Hui, and Yu. There is also a person's life in the qin music. Go down the mountain, don't worry In mourning for the teacher, there is your life at the bottom of the mountain, go there and find your piano music."

"The qin is played for the listener. In the past, Boya Ziqi met a bosom friend in the mountains and rivers. In the future, if you have someone in your heart who wants to play for her, maybe you can achieve the ultimate art of my Tianqin lineage."

In the tenth year of Zhenping, the old man Tianqin died of illness in Taiyin Peak of Tianshan Mountain.In the 13th year of Zhenping, the old man of Tianqin, Gaotu, and the third son of Yiguo, Yin Changqin, returned to Tianshui, the capital of the country.

Yin Changqin was 20 years old at that time.

In March of the 14th year of Zhenping, Tianshui City

Under the warm spring light, maroon sedan chairs landed in front of the palace gate, the maids came down with their arms, and the beautiful girls walked under the red palace wall. The elders stood aside and repeatedly babbled to them about today's day. The rules of the banquet.

The Spring and Autumn Banquet, also known as the "Enrong Banquet", is the two largest banquets held in Yi State every year. On this day, Yi Wang Yin Tianqi will give a banquet in the Xieshui Garden. He is full of civil and military affairs, and he will sit at the same table with his family members, and the monarch and his ministers will have fun together.Today is the Spring Banquet.

Among the crowd walking towards Xieshui Garden, there were two young girls walking arm in arm. One of them was of medium stature and lively, named Yin Qing;

Yin Qing drew closer to her female companion and said excitedly: "Have you heard? I can see Mr. Changqin playing the piano today. I met Mr. Changqin earlier. Really, there has never been such a handsome person in the city. How should I give it to you?" What do you say? If there is only one word to describe it, it would be one side of life."

Qi He'er said: "On the one hand, I remember that meeting for the rest of my life. You have only met him for less than a year, how do you know that you will never forget him in the future?"

"Don't be so serious, Xiao He'er." Yin Qing smiled and said, "Tell me, is there a way to make Mr. Changqin notice me at the banquet? There used to be a 'wrong song, Zhou Langgu' (Note [-]) ) statement. Do you think I can—”

"Can you play music?"

"will not."

"Then you can't."

"He'er—" Yin Qing shook her companion's head helplessly: "Can't you stop being so rigid?"

Qi He'er raised her fair face: "I can't."

The ladies each enter the banquet and sit in groups.The breeze is coming, the fragrance is intoxicating, the wine and food are delicious, and the joy is beaming.The most interesting thing is that Yin Tianqi, the king of Yi, bestowed hairpin flowers on all the officials. The big men around the dining table tied the flowers on the official hats and toasted toast. Everything is new.” (Note [-])

Young girls surreptitiously pointed and discussed which flowers looked good and which were just "flowers stuck in cow dung".Qi He'er didn't like to talk about others, but when he heard something interesting, he lowered his head and smiled lightly.

After a while, the third son Yin Changqin walked into the garden slowly.The girls' eyes lit up immediately, and Yin Qing grabbed Qi He'er's shoulder and said, "Come on, come on!"

Qi He'er looked at Yin Changqin, he was indeed a bit handsome, but when he looked at his female companions, they were all shy and smiling.

Yin Changqin entered the table, bowed to his father Yin Tianqi and the officials, then sat down in front of a bed of Changqin, played the piano, and other musicians played Guzheng and drum music as accompaniment.The sound started, clang, and the rhythm was cheerful and joyful, and there were flowers and clouds in front of me, which was the song "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix".

Qi He'er's complexion began to change, and he looked straight at Yin Changqin without avoiding it.

Yin Changqin's eyes were lowered. Although he was playing for the king, he was born with a proud and clean temperament. As soon as the strings moved, he couldn't help but immerse himself in the world of his own piano sound.Like a hundred birds roaming about, like the sound of a phoenix, like a stream flowing with clouds.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the happy faces of all the guests at the banquet, reminding him of his teacher who died of illness on the Daxue Mountain.Thinking of the huge difference between my piano skills and my teacher, but the teacher has no chance to enjoy today's music. I don't know how many times I have enjoyed the liveliness of the world by staying in the snow mountain to teach art?A feeling of sorrow suddenly arose in my heart.

Although the mood has changed, but with proficiency in the hands, naturally you will not pluck the wrong strings, and it is still the song of celebration.However, when Yin Changqin glanced at the banquet again, he suddenly found that among the smiling faces in the room, there was a girl with sad eyes, which seemed to be in harmony with her heart.

The girl was still young, but her face was extremely fair and full of aura, and she was conspicuous in the crowd.Immediately, Yin Changqin felt pity, and stopped thinking about the dead teacher, and concentrated on playing the piano. After a while, when he saw the girl again, she looked as usual, and Yin Changqin was even more surprised.

When the qin music ends, the lingering sound lingers around the pond.

Yin Changqin withdrew amidst the applause from all the halls, summoned Li Fugui, the servant, pointed to the girl at the banquet and asked, "What's the girl's name?"

The little servant said: "It's the daughter of Qi Shaobao's family, named Qi He'er. Young master, do you want me to greet her?"

"No need." Yin Changqin said: "It's rare to see General Zhang and General Fu back in the city today, and it's also the first time to see General Xu. There are a lot of entertainment, so try to avoid trouble."

"Yes, son."

The servant agreed, and secretly praised in his heart: My young master is really ambitious, unlike those nobles who only know how to hunt for beauty.Ordinary people only know that the third son is good at playing the piano, but they don't know that Yin Changqin is at home, and what he does most often is practicing kung fu and reading military books!

At dusk, the banquet was over, and the officials and family members left the palace.Yin Qing walked with Qi He'er on her arm again, and she was tired of playing because of the excitement of the day, so she didn't want to say a word at this time.

But Qi He'er, who has always been reticent, suddenly hummed a song——

"Win the wind and rain, Haike is here.

Take the basalt, with a sword.

It's like old friends at first sight, and we are in the same boat.

One side of life, every autumn. "

The girl's voice was very soft, permeating the palace like green smoke.

Yin Qing's eyes widened: "He'er, you haven't sung for a long time."

Qi He'er paused for a moment, said softly "Yes", bowed his head and said nothing, his eyes reflected the deep and brilliant light like the evening glow.

May, Tianshui City, Quanzi Lane
Residents living in Quanzi Lane have recently become more interesting in their lives. From time to time, they can hear the beautiful sound of pianos passing through the streets and alleys, cultivating their minds.

This is all because Yin Changqin was tired of life in the palace, so he asked to live in the palace and set up a mansion in this Quanzi Lane.

Today, Yin Changqin played the piano in the court again, and Li Fugui, a servant, waited on him.Just as the performance was getting up, a head suddenly poked out at the gate of the mansion, with a delicate and small face, holding the lintel with green fingers.Li Fugui smiled lowly and said:
"Master, that girl is here again."

It was Qi He'er, daughter of Qi Shaobao's family, who came.

Yin Changqin didn't respond, and continued to concentrate on plucking the strings.

When the music was over, he raised his head and smiled slightly at the girl standing at the door.

Seeing this, Qi He'er blushed and ran away in a hurry.

Yin Changqin smiled helplessly. This girl has been watching him play the piano for a month now.A few times before, he had stopped playing and asked Li Fugui to invite the girl in, but every time, before Li Fugui could walk over, the girl hurried away like a frightened rabbit.

Yin Changqin couldn't figure out the mind of the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, but was afraid of disturbing her, so later, he simply opened the door and let her "peek" at her playing the piano, and then secretly left alone after "peeking".

Yin Changqin plucked the strings again, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Today, he didn't want to let the "rabbit" slip away in vain.

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Note [-]: It is said that when Zhou Yu was listening to someone playing, whenever he found a mistake, he would look at the player, smile slightly, and remind the player that the sound was wrong.Later, there was a "wanting to win Zhou Langgu, but he flicked the strings by mistake from time to time." ' The saying refers to the fact that a woman deliberately played the wrong strings in order to win Zhou Lang's favor.

Note [-]: The words come from Song Jiang Kui's "Respectful Chronicles of the Jingling Palace After the Suburbs".

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