Fang Yun looked at Cui Mu with a smile, waiting for his reply.
"I'm still young, so I don't know much. I can only say that I've seen it with my own eyes. Last year, when Jingguo was defeated, my grandfather scolded the treacherous officials, and his illness worsened. Even the medical books were of no help. This year, Mister Fang appeared out of nowhere. My grandfather and father all said that you are the hope of Jingguo and the human race, so they were especially happy. As long as they heard your poems, they would write them down and hang them in the study. Every time there's something about you, our family would discuss it after dinner. I think that my grandfather was willing to exhaust his talent to create your literary treasure because he placed the hope of Jingguo's revival and the human race's rise on you. This is his last contribution to Jingguo and the human race. "
When Cui Mu talked about how Scholar Cui Lao's illness worsened, his face turned red, but he insisted on not crying.
The young boy's voice was simple and sincere, without the slightest bit of logic, but everyone, including Fang Yun, was moved.
Scholar Cui Lao smiled with relief.
Fang Yun looked at Cui Mu carefully and nodded. "Do you think it's a pity that the Cui family lost the opportunity to exchange your literary treasure for an official title?"
Cui Mu thought for a moment and hesitated.
A middle-aged man next to him sternly said, "Say whatever you want! Don't hide it! "
Cui Mu could only say, "Of course I think it's a pity. However, my grandfather said a few days ago that you have a higher chance of becoming a saint than the Duke of Jian Mei. If you become a saint, our Cui family can announce that your literary treasure was injected by my grandfather. The benefits will definitely be greater than an ordinary official title! "
Everyone in the room laughed, and Yuanjun laughed the loudest. This child was telling the truth.
"Have you memorized the 'Three Character Classic'?" Fang Yun asked.
Cui Mu proudly raised his head and said, "I've memorized everything that Mister Fang wrote!"
Fang Yun joked, "You've memorized the 'Romance of the Western Chamber' as well?"
"Ah? That counts? "Cui Mu's eyes widened, and his face was full of worry. He finally showed the look of a child.
Everyone laughed again.
"Then recite the 'Three Character Classic' for me to hear," Fang Yun dao.
Cui Mu immediately recited the 'Three Character Classic' loudly. Word for word.
Fang Yun also tested Cui Mu on some basic knowledge and his views on some things. The questions he asked were all from his own thoughts, so it was impossible for anyone to teach him how to answer.
In the end, he discovered that this child was indeed quite outstanding. If he had been placed in the Fang Clan Academy in the Grand Source Palace, he would have been able to become a genius. He must be a top student.
"Not bad. You have a solid foundation and a flexible mind. Your answers are appropriate and you have your own opinions. You aren't completely influenced by external factors. That's enough to be my disciple. "Fang Yun nodded.
A few Cui family members at the side immediately gave Cui Mu a look.
Cui Mu hesitated. Holding a cup of tea somewhat shyly, he knelt in front of Fang Yun and respectfully said, "Student Cui Mu offers tea to Sir."
Fang Yun took the tea with one hand and helped Cui Mu up with the other.
Cui Laoshi's eyes flashed with excitement as his breathing quickened. The Cui family immediately stepped forward to help him.
Feng Yuanjun said, "Let the old man rest first. We'll go out first."
After leaving Cui Laoshi's bedroom, Feng Yuanjun helped Fang Yun and the Cui family settle the matter of the infusion of talent energy. Then, he asked Fang Daniu to go back and retrieve the Guts Shocking Zither.
While Fang Daniu was retrieving the zither, Fang Yun chatted with the rest of the Cui family. He realized that the Cui family was indeed a scholarly family that produced Cui Laoshi. Although no one in the family was a High Scholar and the highest ranking scholar was a Xiucai, they were all very sensible.
Not long after, Fang Daniu returned with the Guts Shocking Zither. Everyone in the Cui family looked sad, but no one objected.
Cui Laoshi's eldest grandson personally brought the Guts Shocking Zither into Cui Laoshi's bedroom. Not long after, a new Guts Shocking Zither was brought out.
The body of the Guts Shocking Zither was originally black, but after a long time, the color of the wood began to show. Now, it was brown. It was affected by the vibrations of the zither's strings and sound. Some parts of the zither's body had slight cracks, forming an extremely rare snake-belly fracture.
Most of the zither's strings were as white as jade, but some parts had changed color due to frequent contact with the fingers.
Compared to the previous Guts Shocking Zither, the new one had an extremely faint luster. The entire zither exuded a vigorous aura.
Fang Yun knew that this zither carried the hopes of Cui Laoshi's Grand Scholar.
Fang Yun wanted to meet Cui Laoshi, but the Cui family said that the old man was sleeping and it wasn't convenient for him to meet anyone. Fang Yun could only give up and even dispelled the idea of playing a song for Cui Laoshi.
Before leaving, Fang Yun gave Cui Mu a few words of advice. He even vaguely said that he would tell him when Cui Laoshi passed away.
Without the support of his talent, Cui Laoshi wouldn't live past eight months.
The Cui family was very reasonable and politely sent Fang Yun off.
After getting into the car, Fang Yun's mood was a little down.
Feng Yuanjun advised, "This is the first time you've encountered something like this, so it's natural that you're depressed. However, you can think of it this way. Since it has already happened, there's no point in thinking about it. Why don't you learn the zither properly and unleash the power of this Guts Shocking Zither to kill demons and barbarians? The more you kill, the happier Mr. Cui Laoshi will be. "
"I understand. It's not that I'm depressed, I'm just a little sad."
"That's good."
After returning home, Fang Yun placed the Guts Shocking Zither on the zither rack.
Yang Yuhuan and Nunu were both curious about the Guts Shocking Zither. Nunu jumped on the zither and plucked the strings with her little claws. However, the sound that came out was particularly unpleasant. She couldn't help but cover her ears and stay far away, crying out, "Broken zither!"
After being disturbed by Nunu, Fang Yun's mood improved a lot and he began to test the zither.
Fang Yun first placed his right index finger on the strings and plucked it inwards. This was the "Rub" part of the basic zither skills.
"Buzz …"
Fang Yun nodded. The sound was pure and there was a strange force that ordinary zithers didn't have. If one listened carefully, it really sounded like the sound of a war drum.
Then, Fang Yun still used his right index finger to play the zither, but he plucked it from the inside out. This was called "Pick".
Then he changed to the middle finger, which was also plucked from the inside out. It couldn't be called "Pick", but "Pick".
Fang Yun slowly used both hands to test the sound. First, he used the basic finger technique, then combined the finger technique. He felt that the Guts Shocking Zither was more and more convenient.
After testing the Guts Shocking Zither, Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan tried to play a piece of "Autumn Wind Melody". Although Fang Yun didn't master it well enough, and the two frequently had small problems during the process of playing, both of them were very satisfied with this feeling.
Nunu was also very envious of the two people's harmony. She waited for Fang Yun to finish playing. She tried to pluck the strings with her little claws. When the strings vibrated, her whole body trembled. She couldn't bear it anymore and jumped back away from the zither. Then she cried out, as if saying that she would never touch this damn thing in the future.
In the evening, the gatekeeper came in and said, "Master, there's a person outside the door. He claims to be a servant of the famous Bian family. He said that he can accept one-third of the Flood Dragon King's dragon horn in exchange for an infusion of talent, but the prerequisite is that he has to take in three disciples of the Bian family as his students. "
"Oh, got it. Let him go," Fang Yun said without looking up.
"Yes."
Not long after, Yu Xingshu, the Dinghai General, sent a letter.
Fang Yun opened it and saw that it said that the Mid-Autumn Festival Literary Meet would be held in a month. Due to the Holy Ground, it was probably the largest literary meet of the year in the Ten Nations. Fang Yun was told to spend more time on the Mid-Autumn Festival poems and go to the military camp after returning from the Holy Ground.
Fang Yun was worried that he wouldn't have time to learn the zither, so he decided to reallocate his learning time and sleep for two hours. Two hours to eat and rest, ten hours to read and study the classics of the saints, and the other ten hours to practice the zither.
Hence, Fang Yun played the zither in his study while Yang Yuhuan played the zither in her room.
In order to improve his zither skills as soon as possible, Fang Yun decided to go all out and listed out the songs that would be used in the Ancient Zither examination in the future. There were a total of ten levels. He then wrote down all the music scores for the first and second levels of the Ancient Zither, including "Xiang Fei's Resentment", "Song of the Ancient Zither", "Song of a Peaceful Night", and "Twin Cranes Listen to the Spring".
He composed all 15 songs. Fang Yun memorized the score of "Xiang Fei's Resentment" and then began to play.
It didn't matter if he didn't play, but once he did, Fang Yun felt like he couldn't stop, because he realized that his fingering technique and understanding of the zither had suddenly improved by an entire level. His playing was exceptionally smooth. It didn't seem like he was playing for the first time at all. Instead, it seemed like he had played it hundreds of times.
Unknowingly, Fang Yun was engrossed in playing. Finally, at night, after being reminded by Fang Daniu, he realized that he had played for an entire night and reluctantly stopped.
He couldn't play the zither at night. Fang Yun carefully recalled the process of playing the zither and realized that his technique was becoming more and more proficient. He also had his own feelings, but it was always difficult to integrate his feelings into the sound of the zither. If he couldn't do it, then he would never reach the first level of the zither, "Flourishing with Sound and Emotion".
Fang Yun didn't give up. Instead, he closed his eyes and slowly pondered, slowly searching for his own problems. After a full half an hour, he suddenly figured it out.
"So that's how it is! I play the zither for war songs. I'm eager to win and too utilitarian. I've lost the purest and most essential pursuit of music. To be precise, music is originally like all kinds of noise, a kind of sound wave. But music is music because it's integrated with emotions! Yes, emotions! That's the key! "
Fang Yun suddenly opened his eyes and smiled.
"When playing a piece of music, the score, fingering, and technique aren't the most important. They shouldn't even be the first step. The first step should be to understand the theme and story of this piece of music. First, you need to know what story this piece is telling, what scenery it's telling. Only then can you begin to understand the emotions in the piece! "
"To understand the composer's emotions, try to use the composer's emotions to interpret the piece of music. That's the first step."
"Then, when you can play the piece as you wish, forget the original composer's emotions and re-experience the most primitive sound of the piece."
"Then, based on your understanding of the piece, brew and accumulate your emotions."
"After that, you can integrate your emotions into the piece of music. This is probably the first level of the zither, "Flourishing with Sound and Emotion". "
"The next step is that you don't have to deliberately think about it, and you don't have to deliberately integrate it. When you pluck the strings, the strings will automatically transmit the sound in your heart. At this step, that should be the second level of the zither."
"If you want to use war songs in the future, the first step is probably to integrate your emotions. If you can't integrate your killing intent and fighting spirit into the war song, how can you let the war song kill the enemy!"
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Correction: There was an oversight in the previous chapter. Yuanjun Feng didn't know that Fang Yun had the guts to write. He should be a literary palace. This correction is hereby made. Sorry.
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