The two leaves were the same in shape but different in color. Qining was suspicious, but did not ask immediately.
Since Zhuo Qingyang and Master Kongzang revealed these two leaves, there must be a reason. Qining knew that even if he didn't ask, the other party would still reveal the mystery.
"No one can prove whether Master Duckweed wrote the Book of Heaven, but one thing is enough to conclude that he is a master of music and rhythm that is rare in a century." Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "Do you know where the ancients discovered music and rhythm? start?"
Qining shook his head, thinking about tracing back to the beginning of Gen Shuoyuan's music, but he really didn't understand it.
"When the ancients discovered music, there were naturally no musical instruments." Zhuo Qingyang said: "So they often used local materials. Suddenly they discovered some strange sounds, which made people feel physically and mentally comfortable, and the leaves It’s one of the most primitive musical instruments.”
Qi Ning was stunned, wondering if these two leaves were related to the music
One is a Buddhist leader and the other is a learned Confucian. Why did these two wise men suddenly talk to me about music today
"Master Duckweed is naturally proficient in all kinds of musical instruments. He is extremely talented in music. When he was young, he was already familiar with all kinds of music. It is said that he composed many musical scores in his early years. Any one of them is enough to make people laugh. The world was amazed, but he never showed these music scores to others. At that time, countless people in the music field wanted to ask for a piece of music from him but could not get it." Zhuo Qingyang sighed: "This is not because he is narrow-minded and reluctant to give it away. But in his opinion, every piece of music he created had flaws. He had a perfect temperament, but if there were flaws, he felt that it should not be passed down to the world. He later disappeared for decades, and many people He was thought to have passed away, but some people said that he traveled around the world. It was true and false. People often mentioned it in his decades. After all, for a genius like him who could only be seen in a hundred years, the world did not want him to suddenly disappear like a shooting star. "
"In those decades, he has been studying music?" Qining asked.
Zhuo Qingyang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Exactly. But the real rhythm is not just the combination of five tones. Behind the rhythm, there is the human heart of the world." After thinking for a while, he said: "The music is appreciated by people only because it touches people's hearts. , people's hearts are happy and sad as the music changes, so to compose a masterpiece, one must not only study the music, but also understand the yin and yang and understand the five elements. At that time, the duckweed layman felt that a truly masterpiece can not only make people immerse themselves in it , and it can also make spiritual birds and animals hear and absorb it, so he spent decades and finally composed three divine songs that are unparalleled in ancient and modern times."
When Qi Ning heard this, he couldn't help but lost his voice and said: "The birds are singing in the empty mountains, and the blue sea is full of tides!"
Zhuo Qingyang and Master Kongzang looked at each other, with light shining in their eyes. Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said, "Do you know about the Birds' Lyrical Piano and the Phoenix Piano?"
When Zhuo Qingyang asked, Qining instantly thought of the Phoenix Qin obtained by Mo Lancang, the owner of the East China Sea Island. Suddenly, he felt that many strange things that had happened in the past seemed to have a great relationship with Zhuo Qingyang. .
"Yes." Qining nodded: "Those are two guqin beds!"
"That's right." Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said: "Then do you know that these two guqins were also made by the duckweed layman, but this duckweed is not the other duckweed."
Qi Ning only felt that what Zhuo Qingyang said today was very strange, and people could always hear it a little vaguely. He frowned and asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?"
"The layman Duckweed is never alone." Zhuo Qingyang said: "The layman who composed the three divine songs is the layman Duckweed. The one who made the two guqins Phoenix and Birdsong is another layman. It took more than forty years after the appearance of the two guqins to make the two guqins." Apparently knowing that Qining could not understand, he said: "Although the first duckweed layman composed three pieces of music, apart from him, there is no other guqin. People can play those three divine songs with any instrument, so after his death, although the music scores were handed down, in those decades, they had actually become the last songs."
"Sir, you mean that the Divine Comedy didn't reappear until those two guqins were made?"
"Exactly." Zhuo Qingyang said: "The second layman Duckweed called himself Xiao Duckweed. He spent half his life and finally made the two guqins." Zhuo Qingyang sighed: "First of all, it was his heaven Even if he is a prodigy, he is also extremely talented. Secondly, he is the only one who truly understands the thoughts of Master Duckweed. In the past, everyone who made the guqin used human beings as their musical guests. Only Xiaoduckweed used spiritual birds and animals as his musical guests, so he was able to make it. Get out those two guqins."
Qi Ning vaguely understood something, thought for a moment, and then asked: "Sir, Mr. Duckweed left three music scores. Could it be that... the Ksitigarbha scroll that Mr. Entrusted to me is... one of them?"
After he got the Ksitigarbha Scroll, he thought it contained some martial arts secrets, but he could never understand it. Later, he was misled by Ling Huxu, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Qi State, and really thought it contained the secret of the Ksitigarbha Book. But he really discovered , only the music score Tian Xuerong found from it.
Although it has been discovered that it is a music score, Tian Xuerong also said that the tune in the scroll is extremely weird and difficult to play. For this reason, Qining also doubts whether the secret is hidden in the tune.
He had many conjectures, but he never really felt that it was a piece of music.
"Ode of the Blue Sea!" Zhuo Qingyang said: "That is one of the three divine songs."
"Yin of the Blue Sea?" Qi Ning smiled bitterly and said: "It turns out that it is really just a music score." Suddenly something occurred to him and he wondered: "But on the scroll, there is the word "Ksitigarbha", what does this mean?"
"The three divine songs are for the nine heavens, the human world, and the Ksitigarbha." Zhuo Qingyang said: "This is the name given by the layman Duckweed after he composed the music. The blue sea chant was chosen by the layman Xiaodupeng."
"That's it." Qining sighed: "What Mr. left for me is a Ksitigarbha song. Mo Lancang, the owner of the East China Sea Island, sent people to attack Mr. and wanted to capture this Ksitigarbha song. Of course it was because of him He didn’t know the truth. He didn’t pursue it, it was just a piece of music.”
Zhuo Qingyang shook his head and said: "On the contrary, he knows that it is Ksitigarbha music and that it was written by Duckweed. He is already a great master. What rare treasures in the world can he put in his eyes? Only He is bound to get this Ksitigarbha song."
"But as far as I know, although Mo Lancang is slightly involved in music, he doesn't have much interest. Although Ksitigarbha music is precious, is it really that attractive to him?"
Zhuo Qingyang smiled and said: "Back then, I deliberately talked about music with Jiang Mantian when I was drunk. He was involved in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so when it came to music, he and I had similar interests. I deliberately talked about the three branches of Duckweed layman Divine Comedy, he regrets that we can't hear it in this life. I deliberately talked about Jiutian and the human world while drinking, but Ksitigarbha music may not be...!" He smiled slyly: "I stopped at the end of the point. I pretended to make a mistake, but he must have already made a mistake at that time. I think that Ksitigarbha song is probably related to me."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and thought for a moment before saying: "Both the master and the host have leaves in their hands. It seems that they both admire the duckweed monk very much."
"We really admire him." Zhuo Qingyang said: "But this leaf represents duckweed!"
"Represents Duckweed?"
"Today's duckweed is not a person, but a name." Zhuo Qingyang said with a smile: "Master and I are both duckweeds!"
Qi Ning couldn't help but raise his hand and scratch his head, and said with a wry smile: "You two have the same interests, so...!"
Before Qi Ning could finish speaking, Zhuo Qingyang's expression turned serious, he shook his head and said: "Duckweed exists to do something, and everyone involved in this matter is all Duckweed."
Qining was even more surprised.
The Buddhist leader and the learned scholar are both duckweeds, and they also have to do one thing. Qining really doesn't understand, what exactly is this combination going to do? Suddenly his body trembled, and he frowned and said, "Sir, Linghu Xu deliberately induced me to keep Ksitigarbha Qu. Could it be that... he is also a duckweed?"
Master Kongzang, who had been silent until now, finally smiled and said: "Old Master, although the prince is young, he is very wise. If you don't tell him today, he will be able to find out many truths sooner or later."
"You are right." Zhuo Qingyang said: "Junior brother Linghu is also a duckweed!"
Qining took a breath of air. He had just experienced Xiao Shaozong's rebellion, and when he learned that Master Kongzang was the same as Linghu Xu, he immediately became vigilant.
Linghu Xu is the Prime Minister of Qi State, and Master Kongzang is the abbot of Daguangming Temple in Chu State. Daguangming Temple is the head of Buddhism, and Master Kongzang is the leader of Buddhism. It is of course incredible for these two people to be together.
Zhuo Qingyang seemed to see through Qining's doubts and said with a smile: "Don't worry, neither I nor the master have connections with foreign countries, and they will not do anything against the Chu State."
Qi Ning was a little embarrassed, hesitated, and finally said: "Sir, there is one thing I can't hide from you." He glanced at Master Kongzang and then said: "The Ksitigarbha song you entrusted to me, now... It is no longer in my hands now."
He thought that as soon as he said this, Zhuo Qingyang and Master Kongzang would definitely change their expressions.
After all, it can be heard from Zhuo Qingyang's mouth that the Ksitigarbha song is indeed a priceless treasure in Zhuo Qingyang's eyes.
He had entrusted it to himself, but he had already entrusted it to Beigong Liancheng. This was a breach of trust.
Just now I saw that when Zhuo Qingyang mentioned Ksitigarbha Qu, he always spoke highly of it. Qining felt a little embarrassed, thinking about how he would answer if Zhuo Qingyang asked, but Zhuo Qingyang did not ask for a long time. When it came to the whereabouts of Ksitigarbha Qu, Qining thought to himself that it would be better not to wait for him to ask, but to tell the truth truthfully.
Who knew that when Zhuo Qingyang learned that Ksitigarbha Qu was no longer in Qi Ning's hands, his expression turned out to be calm as usual, with even a slight smile on his lips as he asked: "Has it been handed over to Beigong Liancheng?" His voice was extremely calm, and he asked It seemed that he had already guessed that Ksitigarbha's music had been acquired by Beigong Liancheng. Master Kongzang on the side was also calm and calm, as if he had learned it all.