Two months before the New Year, the weather was even colder. A light snow fell in the Capital and melted as soon as it hit the ground, but it still made people feel cold.
Yellow and red leaves fluttered to the ground, bringing with them endless desolation and sorrow.
When small ice shards began to appear in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the people of Ling State and Feng State were in a lively mood.
The people who were affected by the disaster didn't have to spend a single copper coin, and all the resources were provided by the imperial court. They actively built new houses that were sturdier and more beautiful than before.
Some families who had more people built five houses from the original three houses. They weren't afraid of the freezing ground, and they dug with picks and set fires.
Countless building materials were piled up into mountains. Even the families whose houses were not crushed could take them and go back to repair or rebuild their original houses.
At first, the people were embarrassed. They had already eaten Chang Pingcang's food for free, so how could they take materials for free? Why would they let the imperial court spend money on them?
Later, Li Longji issued an imperial edict. It wasn't an imperial edict, which was usually issued when the imperial court couldn't help the people.
Now that Li Longji had the ability to provide good conditions for his people, he wasn't convinced. In the end, he issued an imperial edict that shocked countless people. It was an imperial edict that condemned the heavens.
He then told the people that the imperial court should give them money and goods. Why? It was because the people had paid their rent, and the imperial court couldn't just take the people's money and watch them suffer.
The imperial power began to fight against the heavens, and the people were anxious. When the disaster struck and they ate meat porridge, they leaned toward the imperial power without much thought.
The imperial edict saying that the heavens were wrong was written by Xiaoyuan, and Xiaoyuan made a draft based on Xiaobei's words. Xiaobei said, "You're too unreasonable, who offended you? What else can you do when it's snowing? You're a child and don't know anything. You didn't snow when it was time for you to. Ask him, do you still want to be good? "
Thus, Xiaoyuan wrote, "The people sacrifice three animals. Spring and autumn have not stopped, summer and winter have not stopped, yellow rice is bright, incense is far away, take the lanterns, release the boats, and worship the mountains. When have they painted black? Ask the heavens, ask if they are jealous of the human world? The human world is deep in autumn and is happy with the family. Why is it snowing? Ask the heavens, ask how many envious Shihuan is. Could it be that there is no good in the common people? How can they bear the punishment? When the Heavens do evil, Huang Youpian, vast and endless, the Heavens overturn. '
Someone from the Spiritual State explained the situation to the people. After some consideration, the people realized that this was indeed the case. Damn it! They had taken all the food from the Heavenly Sacrifice for nothing; they might as well keep it for themselves.
The Emperor is still the best. She lacks clothes, food, and shelter, yet he really gives her gifts.
The commoners accepted Li Longji's goodwill and accepted the gifts. They prepared to build a new home and celebrate the new year. They would work harder next year and continue to pay their rent.
The officials from the Ministry of Rites were depressed. What should they do in the future? Most likely, the common people would not agree to do something in the name of the heavens.
They could only endure the helplessness in their hearts, change their etiquette, and accept their fate.
At this time, Li Longji was preparing to engage in a verbal battle with the officials. However, what surprised him was that the officials were very calm. No one actually objected in the imperial court.
After Li Longji sent out the imperial edict, he thought that someone would smash their head against a pillar or something. Thus, he arranged for the Golden Guards to guard every pillar.
However, the truth was that Li Longji had been discussing other matters, but none of the officials stood up to mention this matter. When the court was dismissed, he asked Gao Lishi, and Gao Lishi also asked someone else. Only then did Li Longji understand the reason.
Less than an hour after he sent out the imperial edict, the Zhang Family and Wang Family sent gifts to all the officials, including those who objected to their family.
At first glance, the gifts seemed very valuable. However, after being introduced, the officials realized how rare these gifts were. They were the rewards for their investment in the Ministry of Works.
Each family had five bolts of silk and cotton woven together. They were extremely fine, and no one knew how they were made.
Of course, they did not know that the Ministry of Works' secret was due to the mechanical textile machine.
There was also a can of liquefied petroleum gas. It was not that the Ministry of Works could not make it, but that they did not want this technology to be leaked. Once the door was opened, the fire would be ignited. If the door was slightly opened, the fire would be ignited.
Along with the gift was a new set of hot pot utensils that specifically used liquefied petroleum gas. It was said to be the main item of the Zhang Family and Wang Family Restaurant.
The officials found it novel and thought that using this utensil would increase their value.
Only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that no one would be willing to use this lousy utensil when eating hot pot. It was convenient, used electricity, and had to be made of charcoal.
However, they could not not use it. The process of refining petroleum gas was a byproduct. If they did not use it, it would be gone. It was also good to use it to cook. At the very least, they could use it to make some dishes.
When the utensils and liquefied petroleum gas were sent, the officials were happy. Even the officials who objected to the Zhang Family and Wang Family temporarily chose not to oppose and not to compromise.
Along with the utensils, there was also a sentence. The person who sent the utensils said, "These two utensils were sent by His Majesty when he looked at the heavens and lamented that it was not easy for the officials."
The officials were not stupid and immediately understood. His Majesty looked at the heavens and then sent the utensils. Between the heavens and his Majesty, there had to be a choice. To accept the utensils or to give up the utensils and make trouble for the emperor.
All the officials made a decision within a few breaths of time. They removed the other words in the sentence, "Confucius did not speak of strange forces and gods," and only left "Confucius did not speak of gods." They also made a new translation and explanation, which meant that "Confucius did not speak of gods and gods."
Aiya, I am too smart. If the officials were so smart earlier, they would have been the top scorer in the imperial examinations.
After Li Longji heard Gao Lishi's words, he was speechless. He was too spineless. Wasn't it just that if they objected, they might not get a return on their investment and would lose out on the benefits of the Zhang Family and Wang Family?
"Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are truly selfless. Some officials even spoke ill of them behind their backs, but they did not take revenge and still sent the utensils and liquefied gas jars. How rare."
Li Longji praised them in front of Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, actually, there are some discrepancies in this matter."
"Speak."
"The jars aren't important. What's important is the gas inside. The jars don't cost money, and the return on investment is that once the gas is used up, a portion of people will have to spend money to get a second one. It's said that it's not easy to get a second one, and a single jar costs ten strings of cash.
Furthermore, because we can't reveal the secrets of Great Tang's pressure bearing technology, the jars can't contain too much gas. It's estimated that after a few hours a day, it will be gone in half a month. "
Gao Lishi explained. He had many jars in his family, and if he couldn't use them, he would exchange them for them. How could his godson ask him for money? However, his heart still ached at the price. Ten strings of cash, half a month would be gone in half a month.
Li Longji looked at the sky and thought for a moment before saying, "Half a month, ten strings of cash, it's actually so cheap."
"Cheap?" Gao Lishi swallowed. "Your Majesty, do you think you're the one who doesn't feel bad about spending more than 500,000 strings of cash for Spiritual State? That money isn't yours … I've misspoken."
"Ah, right, I didn't earn the money myself. If it were a few years ago, I would feel bad for spending 500,000 strings of cash. Xiao Bao didn't care, so I don't care. Ten strings of cash isn't a lot, right?"
Li Longji gestured for Gao Lishi to not apologize and did a self-analysis. He found that it wasn't that money wasn't important, but that it was too easy to earn.
Gao Lishi said, "How is it not a lot? Millet is worth 12 strings of cash. Ten strings of cash is equivalent to half a house of land. "
"Yes, the Sinongsi contributed a lot to increase the yield of each mu, and Great Tang ate fewer and fewer millets. Then … maybe it's because liquefied gas is precious."
Li Longji was still looking for an excuse.
Gao Lishi rubbed his face with his hands. "Your Majesty, Xiao Bao once told me that the refining technology couldn't keep up, and the liquefied gas storage wasn't perfect when decomposing oil. Most of it was burned and thrown away. Don't you think it's precious?"
Li Longji frowned and asked, "Why throw it away? Since it can be used to cook, why not use it? "
"Xiao Bao said that it can't be used unless someone queues up to buy the liquefied gas. The gas isn't important, but it's hard to make the jars. If we use pipes, the pipes won't be easy to get. Xiao Bao said that the investment is not proportional to the gains."
Gao Lishi also felt that it was a pity that so much gas was wasted, but he understood that he couldn't stop the Ministry of Works. In order to save gas, he stopped the Ministry of Works's research. If that was the case, Xiao Bao would probably go crazy with anger.
Li Longji wasn't clear about the specific situation, but he knew that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had a special insistence on certain things.
Even if it was a waste of money, they had to push forward the development of the industry. This was how the diesel engine technology of 4 million strings of cash was created. A small country's annual revenue was used to create such a thing.
If it were anyone else, they would have been scolded to death. But so what if Zhang Xiaobao lost?
Li Longji thought about it and suddenly realized that he couldn't understand Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. It was as if the two of them weren't from this world. They didn't seem to care about anything, but they also seemed to care about everything.
They knew when to advance and when to retreat, they knew how to compromise, but they never backed down. When he was with the two of them, he didn't feel the respect of the other ministers. But why did they want to push the imperial power?
Li Longji, who really couldn't understand, shook his head and decided not to think too much about it. It was tiring.
He said to Gao Lishi, "Find Xiao Bao and ask him if we can build a pipe in the capital. If it's possible, let him take the money from the bank. We can think of it. If everyone in the capital uses liquefied petroleum gas, there will be less smoke and life will be more convenient."
"Your subject will remember. Your Majesty, Xiao Bao said that we can set off the day after tomorrow. The fastest is 15 days for a round trip, and the slowest is 20 days. He wants Your Majesty to prepare in advance."
Gao Lishi nodded and reported again.
"Ah? We're leaving? What should we prepare? " Li Longji was happy again. Going out to play was such a good thing. He was bored of being cooped up in the palace all day.
"Xiao Bao said that he wants Your Majesty to be mentally prepared. He has prepared the other things. Also, how many guards do you want to bring? He can arrange it."
Gao Lishi said.
Li Longji thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, the preparation of a trip is nothing more than logistics. Who dares to compete with Xiao Bao in logistics? We will bring Empress Wang and Wu Huifei, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids. That's all."
"What about the guards?" Gao Lishi asked.
"What guards? With Xiao Bao around, do we need to bring our own guards? If the two of them have other thoughts, how many guards will we bring? That was Jili Province. To be honest, it was the world of the two of them.
We will bring 100,000 soldiers. Can you guarantee that we will be fine? If the two of them don't have other thoughts, why should we bring people? We took a gamble at Xuanwu Gate. Why can't we take another gamble today? "
Li Longji's words were powerful and resonant.
Gao Lishi was stunned, but then he nodded immediately. "Your Majesty, I will gamble with you. I will gamble with you."
The news that Li Longji didn't bring any guards soon reached Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's ears.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded and said admiringly, "You are indeed an emperor of a generation. Good, you have guts. You are not worse than Mao. If he dares to go to Jili Province with me, I will give him an iron country."
"Xiao Bao, in fact, is also gambling. What's the name again? Oh, it's called persuading the king to change his mind. It is really a gamble. Well, let's not care about him. He can think what he wants. If he thinks too much, he will not have a good time. It has nothing to do with us.
Let's discuss and see if we can arrange a big sand table on the ship. The generals are so anxious. I am puzzled. So what if they defeat me? Are they that impatient? "
Wang Juan considered the matter of the sand table and planned to start the military examination with the generals on the ship.
"Yes, it is easy to arrange a sand table. A four-story ship is easy to do. I am almost ready. Do we need to call our people and practice a few more sets?"
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care about what Li Longji was thinking. He pushed the information of a Daluo on the table and said.
*****
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Li Longji, Empress Wang, Wu Huifei, a group of maids and eunuchs, and Gao Lishi met up with Zhang Xiaobao and the others by the river.
What surprised Zhang Xiaobao was that Wu Huifei actually brought her son, Li Qing, who was about the same age as him and Wang Juan. To be precise, he was a little older than Zhang Xiaobao.
She was too bold. It seemed that people who could play in the palace were not ordinary.
Empress Wang also saw Li Qing, but she didn't care. She only focused on her children. After seeing her son Li Jun and daughter Pan'er, she, who hadn't seen them for a long time, wanted to go forward and hug her children.
But she also knew that children didn't remember people. Once they left for a long time, it was very rare for them to recognize their parents. Of course, there were special cases. For example, a mother and her son were connected. As long as they saw each other, the indescribable kinship would appear.
"Mother, why don't you go and see Jun'er and Pan'er?" Wang Juan asked beside Empress Wang. She was Empress Wang's adopted daughter. Of course, she had to accompany Empress Wang.
"I'm scared." Empress Wang said two words.
"Mother, don't worry. They will definitely remember you." Wang Juan promised.
Empress Wang chose to believe. Step by step, she walked towards her son and daughter, who were playing happily with Xiaobei.
"Do you think it's the connection between mother and son?" Wang Juan asked.
"Not all of them." Zhang Xiaobao replied, "Some of them don't immediately form a sense of closeness. This seems to be a kind of genetic magnetic resonance. Another one is potential. You know about sleepwalking, right?"
"I know. When sleepwalking, under normal circumstances, the sleepwalker's physical limits will be displayed. Scientists have studied this through drugs.
When sleepwalking, the reaction speed of the human subconscious is faster than one would expect. It's just like how when some people are sleeping, a long time will pass in a slight trance. Some people feel that a long time has passed, but in the end, only a few minutes have passed.
In theory, sleepwalkers are almost invincible. They can feel the slow transition of time and distance. Then, their muscles, nerves, and bones will react to the limit.
In other words, they can see the trajectory of a bullet. Just like in a science fiction movie, at a certain moment, everything else stops. In contrast, they can do whatever they want. Therefore, many sleepwalkers can cross a very long distance. They can even fall from a height of more than ten meters without any problems … Xiao Bao, tell me, why are you fine? "
As Wang Juan spoke, she realized that Zhang Xiaobao's ability to leap onto roofs and run on walls had something to do with what they were talking about now.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded. "Yes, I can perform psychological hypnosis. I can tell myself that if the height is high, then even if it's one meter, you will sprain your ankle. If the height is not high, even if it's more than ten meters, in theory, your muscles and bones can reasonably distribute the force. Then, you can jump without any problems."
At this point, Xiaobao took a deep breath and continued, "However, I can jump a height of fifteen meters, two or even three, but I can't keep jumping. Other than the fact that it's easy for me to wake up from my self-hypnosis, there's another reason."
"What's the reason?" Wang Juan asked.
"I've already reached my limit. You saw me jump from a height of fifteen meters. It didn't hurt me, but in fact, it hurt me a lot. My cells are very tired. There's a hormone that makes my cells excited. But, it's like a drug. This hormone …"
"I understand. Someone has studied this before. Hormones are also toxins. If I have to describe it, it's like a super-efficient machine. It's just that the human body is a more precise instrument. What does that have to do with Empress Wang and the child?"
Wang Juan didn't need Zhang Xiaobao to finish speaking to understand. She had received such training, but she couldn't reach Zhang Xiaobao's level. It had to do with talent.
Zhang Xiaobao pondered for a moment and replied, "This is subconscious. In fact, when we find someone pleasing to the eye, it's not because they are pleasing to the eye, but because their eyes, bones, and muscles are relaxed enough to make us feel pleasing to the eye.
This isn't important. We can imitate it, but there's another kind that doesn't need to be imitated. If we don't look in the mirror, we don't know what we look like.
But if a person has been learning how to draw, for example, Xiao Zhu, your biological sister, and you let her draw herself, without looking in the mirror, she will still look like herself after she draws. Rather than saying that it is the soul at work as in religion, it is better to say that one's subconscious has already sketched the outline of oneself.
Then, when genes are passed down, the parts that look similar and the genes affect the body's endocrine system to produce odor. This odor has always existed, but as human intelligence increases, their sensitivity to odor decreases, so … "
"Xiaobao, can I assume that people who can feel a sense of closeness are actually feeling different because they subconsciously have the same genetic growth outline, body odor, and magnetic field?"
Wang Juan tried to use the concept of 'science' to describe it, not theology.
Even if she and Zhang Xiaobao came to the Tang Empire, it could be attributed to the special effect of the electric wave energy of consciousness in a special environment.
"Yes, so you see, when Jun'er and Pan'er see Empress Wang, they can definitely recognize her and call her mother. This is a kind of …"
"This is a kind of deception. You said a lot of subconscious. Does it have anything to do with Li Jun and the others knowing Empress Wang?" Wang Juan questioned.
"How does it have nothing to do with it?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"You still have the nerve to say that. You asked me to draw a lot of pictures of Empress Wang from various angles, and then you asked someone to make a model. You found a person who sounded very similar to Empress Wang and put the model on her head. Then you told Li Jun and the others that you were their mother and played with them. You still have the nerve to rely on other aspects?"
Wang Juan understood too well. Once Empress Wang went over, the two children would definitely know each other.
Zhang Xiaobao touched his nose. "Is that so? Oh, then it belongs to another aspect. "
While the two of them were arguing, Empress Wang had already arrived less than ten steps away from Jun'er and Pan'er. She squatted down and looked at her children with tears in her eyes, but she couldn't say a word.
She was really afraid that her children would become strangers to her. When they met, they would look at each other blankly. That kind of feeling was hard to describe.
However, reality was completely different from what she had imagined. As soon as Li Jun and Li Pan 'er saw her, they immediately gave up on playing with Sister Xiao Bei and ran towards her, calling her' mom '.
Pan'er had already opened her arms and was waiting to be hugged. At this moment, Empress Wang didn't know what to say. She hugged the two children in her arms and kissed them.
The others were shocked. It was too strange.
Especially the palace maids and eunuchs who knew that Li Jun and Pan'er hadn't seen Empress Wang for almost a year. They were all dumbfounded. How was this possible? Could it be that the Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family were a blessed land? Could it be any more exaggerated?
The few people who knew the situation really admired Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
For example, Gao Lishi, Li Longji, and Wu Huifei all knew the reason. Everything was because of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's hard work.
Wu Huifei no longer had any feelings of jealousy or resentment. It wasn't that she didn't want to, it was that she didn't dare. She was clear in her heart. She believed that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan both knew what kind of person she was and why they wanted to deal with her.
However, she still had to be grateful because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't kill her. She felt that the wisest thing she had done in her life was to scheme against Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan twice. When she didn't succeed, she retreated. She didn't insist.
This was because she understood Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. When they did things, they would leave a way out for others. It was just like the bridge over the river that led to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's villages. It depended on your intentions. If you didn't cross the bridge, it was fine even if you scolded them and they ignored you. If you crossed the bridge because you wanted to scheme, then it wouldn't be a stone bridge, but a bridge of helplessness.
It was said that when men and women expressed their feelings, they didn't need to swear to the heavens. As long as you finished speaking and calmly walked across the bridge, it meant that you weren't lying. When you stood on the bridge and trembled, there was no need to say anything else. It was said that it was very accurate. People with ulterior motives wouldn't dare to cross that bridge.
This was because that bridge pointed directly to one's heart. One step to heaven, one step to hell.
Of course, if Wu Huifei asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the two of them would definitely laugh. In fact, there was no problem with the bridge. The only thing that couldn't be crossed was the heart's demon.
Wang Juan would also tell Wu Huifei that the bridge was useless against Zhang Xiaobao. This was because even a lie detector wouldn't be able to detect it. Even if they used drugs, it might not be successful. His psychological quality was good. If you saw him vomit blood even once, your life would be worth it.
Wu Huifei had never studied psychology. Li Longji also didn't know what she was thinking. He only knew that giving the child to Xiao Bao and Cuckoo was the best choice.
Because Pan 'er was already telling a story to Empress Wang. She said that there was an (mountain) in front of the mountain, and on the mountain there was a hat (temple). In the hat there was a big bite (big bite) and a small bite (jump). The big bite (jump) gave the small bite (jump) to tell the story of Hou Zi (jump). The Hou Zi (jump) was, there was an (mountain) in front of the mountain, and on the mountain there was a hat, and in the hat there was a ….
Li Longji clearly knew why the two children were able to recognize Empress Wang. He clearly knew that it was arranged by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, but he never would have thought that the last time he asked the two children to play with Xiao Bei, it would result in such a result. Wasn't this too monstrous?
A child who was not even three years old was telling a story? What kind of joke was this? How was he supposed to teach this?
Gao Lishi also opened his mouth in surprise. He had no choice but to be impressed. Not to mention an ordinary teacher, if such a young child was thrown to the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince and asked if he could teach to such an extent, who would dare to answer? Xiao Bao and Cuckoo didn't object and allowed their younger sister to play with them. The result was what they saw in front of them.
Li Longji walked over to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and said to the two, "We must thank the two of you for teaching Jun 'er and Pan' er."
Zhang Xiaobao quickly waved his hand, "Your Imperial Majesty, this has nothing to do with me and Cuckoo. I can't teach the two children myself. Otherwise, someone will be unable to eat or sleep. That will force me to make a move. I don't want to do that. It's all Xiao Bei's nine children. They're playing with the two children."
Li Longji stared at Zhang Xiaobao and believed his words. Indeed, if people knew that Li Jun had been taught by Xiao Bao, many people would be unable to sleep. They would then come up with ideas to deal with Xiao Bao. Needless to say, if they wanted to scheme against Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, their skills were not enough.
Many people had tried, but the results were very tragic. He could be said to be a pioneer, but didn't he become helpless after every confrontation?
At this time, Xiao Bei pulled Xiaofang over and had someone bring a guqin with seven strings. She arranged it properly and had Xiaofang sit there.
Zhang Fang, or Xiaofang, only tried a few notes, but she didn't deviate much. At least, she didn't notice it. Her sensitivity to music made even Wang Juan jealous, because Wang Juan could hear the difference of a quarter of a note, but Xiaofang could hear it more clearly. Wang Juan estimated that it was a quarter of a note.
The so-called semitone refers to the relationship between E and F, as well as B and C in the Twelve Equal Temperament. Two semitones make up a whole tone, starting from C and going all the way to B is called CDEFGAB, which is do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti. According to the pentatonic system, it is Gong-Shangjiao-Qingjiao-Zi-Yu-Changgong.
The corresponding CDEFGAB of the Twelve Equal Temperaments was the Whole Whole Half Whole Half Whole Half Whole Half One Whole Double. There were a total of twelve notes.
A quarter of a note meant that half a note was divided into eight parts. If the note was slightly off by an eighth, Xiaofang would be able to tell. This was because she felt uncomfortable, which meant that it wasn't harmonious. However, normally speaking, most people wouldn't be able to tell. It was already good enough to hear half a note.
Unless it was a seventh degree harmony, a ninth degree harmony, or an even higher eleventh degree harmony, the disharmony of a semitone could be reflected. If someone said that this semitone was incomplete because a semitone was off by half a semitone, that would definitely be abnormal.
Wang Juan knew that there was a person who could. His name was Mozart. Without comparing the actual standard sound with the small letter A, he could tell if someone was off by half an eighth just based on his experience and ears.
There was a time when the genius Wang Juan thought that this was just a legend. However, when she followed Zhang Xiaobao to the Tang Dynasty and heard the grassland songs, she realized that many folk songs actually had a quarter of a note in the singing process.
This was because she could only hear a quarter of a note. However, when Xiaofang heard it, she could hear an even finer half of a note.
According to Zhang Xiaobao's words, "Foreign things can only be bragged. Don't think that they're really that awesome. If you don't believe me, I can find a shepherd to compare with them. Let's see whose tone is more ethereal. Compared to the vastness of the snowy mountains, church music is nothing. Have they ever seen a real eagle? Do they want to resonate and fly above the clouds?
They say that the dolphin sound is good, but how many people can resonate? The truly amazing one is Xin Tianyou. Do they think that they're amazing just because they can play a few coloratura in an opera? Have the male and female voices in the Peking Opera spoken yet? "
Wang Juan once said that Zhang Xiaobao was a nationalist. He always said that his own things were good. Then, she asked Zhang Xiaobao if he knew how wide the range of the violin was.
Zhang Xiaobao said at that time, "I don't know the four octaves of the violin. I only know that the horse head zither can make a camel cry. I don't know how high the resonance of the organ can be. I only know the depth of the chimes. I also don't study the rap of foreign blacks. I only know what is called Shulaibao."
At that time, Wang Juan felt that even if she played the Flight of the Bumblebee with the violin, Zhang Xiaobao would still say that the Guang Xing of the Erhu was pleasing to the ear.
If he were to say that the horns were distant, Zhang Xiaobao would definitely say that the horns were profound and that there was no way to communicate with them. You could say that Zhang Xiaobao didn't know anything, but he knew everything. He could even name all the instruments and vocal arrangements in Western music. Then, he would take out his ethnic instruments to mock Western instruments. What kind of person was he?
If you said the horizontal flute, he would say the bamboo flute. If you said the clarinet, he would say the vertical flute. If you said "Carmen" with rich background music, he would say the "Flowing Water" from the guzheng.
Anyway, it was best to use things that belonged to one's own family. Other people's things could be used, but they would definitely not praise you.
When Wang Juan was recalling, Xiaofang had already started playing. It was the "Spring River Moonlit Night" that Wang Juan had taught her. Originally, this song had the name of a poem, which was said to cover the whole of Tang. However, Zhang Xiaobao had written a song line with many words, more than Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret". Wang Juan really couldn't bear to hurt Zhang Xiaobao, so she didn't mention his "Spring River Moonlit Night".
After all, when Zhang Xiaobao wrote the song line, he was busy with other things. It was impossible for him to only work on words. Wang Juan believed that Zhang Ruoxu didn't have the ability of Xiao Bao.
"La ~ lala ~ do ~ relaso ~ so ~ sosola ~ doremi ~ mi ~ remiso ~ misola ~ ladore ~ remi …"
Xiaofang's music had already started. Without any other accompaniment, the "Spring River Moonlit Night" solo really gave people a feeling of coming from afar. In fact, the difference between zithers wasn't too big. It was just a matter of the material of the strings and the resonance of the resonance box.
Most of the problems could be solved by industrial means. The only problem was that Wang Juan liked the violin. The wood for the piano was easy to choose, but good wood for the violin was hard to find. The most standard kind of wood needed to be soaked in seawater. If it didn't rot after soaking, then it would be made according to the feeling (actually, it was the density of the chemical reaction).
The requirements for the zither might have similar conditions, but it wasn't necessary. The person's playing skills wouldn't change much when the difference between the instruments wasn't big.
When Xiaofang played, the surroundings became even quieter. There was no way to not be quiet, because the mood of this song was like that. It was a pure pentatonic mode.
Li Longji liked to play the jie drum. When he heard it, he thought of the rhythm of the drum and was completely immersed.
Jun 'er and Pan' er danced with the song. This didn't need to be taught, because everyone would have a reaction to the sound, unless they were deaf.
In fact, even the truly deaf had a sense of rhythm. The sound of the drum didn't completely require the ears. It had a vibration frequency with the human body and could be transmitted through the skin to affect the heartbeat of the person.
Jun 'er and Pan' er's dance was honestly not good to look at. It didn't have the stretch and naturalness of dance art, but they were immersed in it and could step on the rhythm.
Wang Juan's evaluation of this was that this was the true stretch and naturalness. Naturalness wasn't a show of strength or stretching, but relaxation and nervousness. There was no need to deliberately do it. Even if you rolled, it was still art. It was impossible to pursue perfection. If it was perfect, there would be no art.
True art was regretful. Without flaws, it would lose its characteristics.
No one who saw it laughed at it. It wasn't because of Li Jun's and Pan 'er's identity, but because of their age and movements.
For such an old child, even if they cried or laughed, they would be cute, let alone dance. Even if it was snowing and the ground was slippery, they would still be different from adults. In the snowy north, children wore very thick clothes, like balls. When they fell, they would always roll a few times. It was very fun.
A sixty year old could laugh at the actions of a thirty year old, but a thirty year old definitely couldn't laugh at the movements of a two year old child.
"This is …?" Li Longji turned to ask Zhang Xiaobao.
"This is Xiao Bei's matter, I don't care. Since you gave Li Jun and Pan 'er to Xiao Bei and the other nine children, I agree," Zhang Xiaobao replied.
Zhang Xiaobao's meaning was very clear. This matter wasn't done by him, so it had nothing to do with him. If you want to know the details, ask Xiao Bei and the others.
"It really has nothing to do with you?" Li Longji asked in disbelief.
"It's true," Zhang Xiaobao said with certainty.
"Then how should we thank Xiao Bei and the others?" Li Longji asked.
Zhang Xiaobao understood Li Longji's meaning. Li Longji didn't want to pay, not because he lacked money, but because once he did, it would break the rules of the game.
It was clear just by looking at Xiao Bei and the others' clothes and decorations. The imperial court definitely wouldn't make such things for them. Xiao Bei could wear them because their clothes were made according to their own ideas by their family.
Li Longji didn't say anything. How could the current him care about this kind of thing? Even if Xiao Bei wore the dragon robe, he would at most tell him in private that he couldn't wear it. It was easy to be seen by others and cause a lot of trouble.
He wouldn't punish Xiao Bei and say that Xiao Bei wanted to rebel and so on.
Li Longji knew that the Zhang and Wang families wouldn't rebel. If they wanted to rebel, they wouldn't have waited until now. Thus, he was very tolerant of Xiao Bei and the others. If they wanted to wear it, then wear it. Was he not allowed to let the children be happy?
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