Baolu Tianxing

From the formal perspective of guqin appreciation, in addition to looking at the broken lines, it is also necessary to comprehensively identify the guqin from the aspects of shape, material, tire quality, lacquer color, tone, line, radian, style, etc., combined with relevant literature, one by one Perform comparative screening.

In desperation, Wu Chen had no choice but to take a slanted approach and start with lacquer and padding. This is his field of expertise, but it has nothing to do with guqin or not.

"Oh?" Hearing what he said, Gu Ruolan couldn't help but lightly reached out to touch the lacquered tires and broken lines on the surface of the piano, feeling that the textures on it didn't seem fake.

She has carried this piano with her since she was a child, and she knows it very well. Every spot and point on it can know where it is even with her eyes closed.Although the sound is sonorous and powerful, clearer, and more simple than the general Song Qin, but this may also be due to the good material of the piano body, so she never felt that there was a problem.

Wu Chen closed his eyes, thought about it for a while, and finally pointed to the inscription on the belly of the guqin and said, the lacquer here seems to be one piece, but the patina shown from the stripped lacquer is slightly different from the whole body of the qin .

"Is this normal?" Kong Si felt that Wu Chen was nitpicking. The so-called patina, also known as "black lacquer ancient", was due to dust and sweat over the long years. Or buried in the soil, soaked in water, long-term rubbing, or even the passage of rays in the air, layer upon layer of accumulation, gradually forming a surface crust.

Since the patina supports the years, the older the thing, the thicker the patina.The part under the lacquer has not been in contact with the air for a long time, so it will not form a patina. Therefore, the patina formed on the place exposed by the paint removal is definitely not as thick as that on the lacquer tire.

"That's right. That's why it's so weird." Wu Chen nodded, motioned for Gu Ruolan to turn the piano half over, exposing the bottom, then pointed to the area, and asked, "What's the matter?" You haven't revised it again, have you?"

Gu Ruolan shook her head, the piano was like this after it was in her hands, there was indeed a piece of crescent-shaped paint peeling off where the inscription was, but Grandma Lan never repainted it back then, so she got used to it.

"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, after the paint peeled off here, later generations never repaired it again. But you see, there are no logs in the paint peeled off place, that is to say, here There was already a coat of paint."

Gu Ruolan and Kong Si both nodded, especially Gu Ruolan, who knew this a long time ago. When she thought about it, it might be that when Lay Yi An was chopping the piano, he first went through the varnish first, and then he didn't For some reason, this layer was added.

"The strange thing is that the patina inside is much thicker than the patina on the outside!"

Wu Chen no longer hid it, and directly pointed out his doubts!

How can it be!Kong Si and Gu Ruolan looked at each other in blank dismay, which completely violated common sense!Just like archeology, all ages are determined through the soil layer. Generally, the older the age, the lower it is. Fortunately, someone told them that the ancient soil layer is on the top!

The two of them looked at it carefully again with doubts, but they couldn't see any difference.You should know that Guqin is not like ordinary jade or porcelain, which is often played with. Even if it is wiped, it is mostly used with some silk scarves and lint. Relatively speaking, it is not so easy to patina. The patina on the top is not visible to ordinary people!

And Wu Chen could actually tell the difference between the two? !

Even though Kong Si had some blind trust in Wu Chen, he couldn't help asking subconsciously at this moment: "Are you sure?"

"Hmm!" Wu Chen gave him a big roll of his eyes, how could such a thing be said nonsense!Ever since he saw it on the boat last time, he has been thinking about how to solve this puzzle. After thinking about it, there is only such a flaw!

Sometimes it's such a pain to have a secret!

"Could it be that this ancient qin was rebuilt on top of another, older qin?"

Gu Ruolan is indeed a violin master, so she knows everything. Although this conclusion is a bit shocking, it can be deduced naturally from the logic just now.

"I don't know about that." Wu Chen told the truth, that's all he could tell, the body of the piano inside was far from being as simple as in the Song Dynasty.

Li Qingzhao and his wife are famous collectors. If they can get a guqin, it is entirely possible. However, everyone knows that the guqin is so precious. Generally, it will only be repaired, and it will not be re-cut into another guqin. What is the allusion to this? Woolen cloth?

The three of them fell into deep thought for a while, but it was a pity that they couldn't give a convincing reason in the end. In the face of no definite evidence, it would be difficult for Gu Ruolan to disassemble the violin, which is regarded as life. It's almost impossible!Moreover, the preciousness of this piano was enough to cover half a small town in those days, and it is even more of a national treasure today!How dare you scratch the paint at will?

"Whatever it is! Ruolan can do it with ease!" Kong Si suddenly slapped his thigh, and said, "It's not for sale anyway. If there is a chance in the future, there will be an answer, so why bother yourself!"

This makes sense!

When Kong Si said this, the other two felt relieved. There are many suspicious objects in antiques, and not all of them can be deciphered one by one.

Seeing Gu Ruolan put down the piano slowly, Wu Chen's heart moved, and he proposed to let Gu Ruolan play a song, let them also appreciate her piano skills, that night in Jiangzhou, listening to it was not enough!

"Then I'll make a fool of myself." Gu Ruolan shyly restrained her mind and laid the body of the piano flat. This is a special piano table made of dry pine wood. The table top is not too thick. Help Guqin pronunciation and increase the volume.

After sitting down, Gu Ruolan didn't rush to play, but wiped her hands first, smiled at them, and then stretched out ten slender white fingers, and pressed them lightly on the strings.

Just when the two of them were bewildered by Gu Ruolan's smile, and their minds were fluttering, suddenly, a smooth sound of the piano sounded, the tone was vicissitudes, simple, mellow and dignified.

Wu Chen closed his eyes and listened, only felt that the sound of the piano was gentle and peaceful, intermittently intermittent, as clear as the tinkling of spring water, not a moment later, the tone suddenly changed, the sound became more and more urgent, as dense as rain hitting plantains, It's as crisp as big pearls and small pearls falling on a jade plate. It draws people's thoughts, and slowly they have arrived in another time and space. The bleak air.

"Woo~~" Suddenly there was a long howl, soaring into the sky, and amidst the calmness and majesty, there was a sense of grandeur and grandeur, vast and vast, like facing a vast ocean, following the sound of the piano, it gradually became thicker and fainter. Such as suppressing the chest for a long time and being unable to vent it for a long time, after gradually rising, the momentum is fierce and pierces people's hearts!

The howling sound rushed left and right amidst the heavy piano sounds, invincible, but it was still unable to pierce through the surrounding piano sounds like water, and gradually became depressed at the end, with a slight roar, with incomparable desolation in grief and anger, like The setting sun goes west, the blue afterglow.

Wu Chen could feel his heart throbbing when he heard it. He clenched his hands tightly and clenched his teeth. Thousands of feelings came to his mind, but he couldn't tell what it was like. Drooping down through the crevices...

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"Dancing in the sky by the side of Yaochi, the sound of immortals lingers on the stringed piano."

I don't know how long the piano sound stopped, the piano room was empty and silent, only heavy snorting and pounding heartbeat.

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Wu Chen finally opened his eyes slowly, taking advantage of their inadvertently, secretly wiped away his tears!

I'm ashamed!Wu Chen was surprised to be made to cry like this, turned around and saw Kong Si and Gu Ruolan's eyes met, and he was a little crazy.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Without such a thing, it makes my buddies look so redundant!Wu Chen coughed a few times unceremoniously, waking up the two who were still immersed in different emotions.

"This is the best Flying Daggers I've ever heard!" Seeing Kong Si's slanted eyes looking unfriendly, Wu Chen cleared his throat and gave a big praise.

"I made Brother Wu laugh!" Gu Ruolan pursed her lips and said in a weak voice.While taking out a silk scarf, she gently wiped her forehead, which was already drenched with sweat. It could be seen that this single song had cost her countless efforts.

With the addition of Kong Si, her piano sound is not so lonely, but has a specific image, fighting endlessly, completely breaking through her usual practice expectations.

"It's perfect!" Wu Chen shook his head, still in admiration. At this moment, the melody just now was still circling in his mind. No wonder the ancients would say that they don't know the taste of meat for three days!

"I'm sorry!" After wiping her forehead, Gu Ruolan realized that her body was also dripping with sweat. She was a little embarrassed, so she pleaded guilty and went back to change.

After he went out, Wu Chen hurriedly took out a handkerchief, wiped away the disappointing tears, and said to Kong Si cheekily: "By the way, Lao Si, can you teach me how to use this xun?"

Kong Si's chest heaved and heaved. It seemed that he had exerted a lot of energy just now, but his expression was trembling. He demonstrated to Wu Chen the gestures and how to get angry.

This is the unique secret recipe of their Confucian family, which is used for Qi training.Kungfu, practice the muscles, bones and skin outside, and practice breath inside!Especially the domineering and fierce kung fu of Gu Baji is all supported by one breath, and the method of practicing qi, to put it bluntly, is to mobilize the whole body's strength, force out the qi of the dantian, follow the trend, and spew out , continue and continue!It's not as mysterious as in the movies and TV dramas at all, meditating at every turn, absorbing the aura of the sun and the moon and so on.

"Take it easy at the beginning, don't be too aggressive, you don't have enough energy, don't suffocate yourself!"

After Kong Si taught him, he did not forget to remind him that it would be easy to hurt the internal organs like this kind of thing that is completely supported by one breath.External injuries are easy to treat, but internal tuberculosis is difficult to treat, but this is no joke.

Wu Chen, who was despised for a while, was a little depressed, but thinking of the majestic atmosphere of Kong Si just now, he knew that what he said was true, and he was incontinent because of holding back, I'm afraid it would not be as good as [-]% One, this kind of thing must not be forced.

When Gu Ruolan came out, the two of them sat idle for a while, then took their leave and went back. After finding Da Ya, they made a detailed plan.