There is a "qin immortal" Yu Boya in Chinese history, who composes and plays the piano, which can express rich emotions and is very moving.
One night, he took a boat to a barren mountain at the mouth of the Hanyang River in Hubei Province.
This day is the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and the full moon is empty, shining like day.
This beautiful scene aroused his interest in playing the piano.
He asked the bookboy to light the incense, took out the violin, placed it on the table by the window, and began to play.
After bouncing for a while, he looked up and saw a figure standing motionless beneath the rocks on the shore.
After questioning, it turned out to be a woodcutter.
The woodcutter said he heard someone on the boat playing the piano and playing it so well that he was reluctant to leave.
Yu Boya said: "I have been an official for many years, and I can't find a person in the imperial court who really understands my piano sound." You tell me what kind of tune I played. ”
"You're playing the song that Confucius praised Yan Hui."
Yu Boya couldn't imagine that there were people who knew the piano in this desolate wilderness, and he was particularly happy.
So he brewed a pot of tea himself and asked the book boy to invite the woodcutter to the boat.
Yu Boya and the woodcutter sat opposite each other and said to him: "The same piece of music, due to the different moods when playing the piano, the effect will be different, and the music can express feelings." Can you hear what's going on in my mind when I play the piano? ”
The woodcutter said, "You play a song first, I'll try to guess, and if you can't guess it, don't laugh." ”
Yu Boya retuned the strings, thinking about the majesty of the mountains, and then played them.
The woodcutter closed his eyes slightly, listened intently, and a pleasant expression appeared on his face, as if he had indulged in the beautiful melody of the music.
After listening to a song, the woodcutter gently patted the table with his hand and said, "The momentum is magnificent, just like the majestic Tarzan." ”
Yu Boya did not speak, and continued to play a song, thinking of the mighty rivers in his heart.
As soon as the piano stopped, the woodcutter stood up happily and said, "Good song, it seems to see the vast rivers of smoke." ”
Yu Boya did not expect that his intention was completely guessed by the woodcutter.
He hurriedly stood up, took the woodcutter's hand, and said excitedly, "Meiyu was originally hidden in the stone, how can I see people by status and clothing?" For many years, I dreamed of having someone who could really understand my piano. But among the scholars, I did not meet a single one. Today, I found him, he is you! ”
The woodcutter's surname is Zhong, and his name is Zi Period. Since then, the two have become close friends.
Later, Zhong Zi died of an unfortunate illness, and Yu Boya was deeply saddened by the loss of his only confidant.
He came thousands of miles to the grave of the Bell Period, set up the piano and played a song.
After playing a song, Yu Boya cried to death, he broke the strings, broke the piano, and never played the piano again.