Fang Yun listened to their explanations carefully, and combined with the various qin books he had read before, he began to sort out the similarities and differences between the qin arts of the two worlds in his mind.
"From the perspective of identification, both worlds attach equal importance to the structure, material, tone and age of the zither. The factors of the zither maker also need to be considered, while the zither makers in Shengyuan Continent have to identify one more factor, 'weight'. In addition, Shengyuan Continent has a more detailed study of the material, because the requirements for the material of cultural treasures are higher, but too much emphasis is placed on the material and weight, and less research is done on the age. In the other world, the ancient country of Huaxia has many people who collect ancient zithers, so the research on the age is deeper than that of Shengyuan Continent in this era."
Fang Yun continued to organize and found that at this moment in Shengyuan Continent there was no complete "fracture theory". The so-called cracks were traces left on various parts of the piano body due to the interaction of time, environment and playing. There are snake belly cracks, water flow cracks, fish scale cracks, cow hair cracks and so on. This was the most important method used by Song Dynasty zither players to identify the age of ancient zithers.
However, Fang Yun still discovered that some books in Shengyuan Continent mentioned "broken lines", but none of them had carefully and systematically sorted out these broken lines, and the method of "discussing generations based on broken lines" still did not exist.
Not long after, Fang Yun discovered that in terms of zither skills, the Shengyuan Continent at this moment was similar to the ancient Chinese nation of the same period. The way of playing the zither emphasized right-hand techniques and neglected left-hand techniques, and paid more attention to momentum, strength and style, but was far inferior to later generations in terms of technical details, while later generations attached equal importance to both hands.
If the momentum, strength and style of the Qin Dao of Shengyuan Continent were retained and combined with the more sophisticated left-right fingering of later generations, the Qin Dao of this world would definitely be taken to a higher level.
With the help of Qishu Tiandi, Fang Yun only took half an hour to sort out the flaws in the Qin Dao of Shengyuan Continent. The reason why it cannot be called a flaw is that as time changes, the Qin Dao will gradually improve even if Fang Yun does not interfere.
"If we can make up for all the flaws in the way of the zither, it will be enough to enhance the strength of the human race. The actual effect is no less than that of a semi-saint! If someone can get the first killing zither 'Hao Zhong' to recognize him as the master, it will be equivalent to at least having the power of two more semi-saints! From now on, the flaws in the zither, chess, painting, military, agriculture, industry and commerce and other aspects must be made up as much as possible!"
"As for the art of playing the zither, I can take my time with the fingering and identification methods. I need to write a few battle songs as soon as possible, because battle songs at the level of Juren lack the killing power, and battle songs are far less popular than battle poems. Not many people can use them, so even if I create them, it won't be a big deal."
Fang Yun was lost in thought when he suddenly felt Yang Yuhuan pulling at his sleeve. He looked up and saw that everyone was looking at him. Everyone was smiling kindly, except for a few old musicians who looked unhappy.
Yang Yuhuan whispered, "They recognized you. Just now a musician asked why you came."
Fang Yun guessed that the old zither masters thought he was distracted and not listening carefully, so he bowed and smiled, "I just listened to the profound remarks of Mr. Yu, Mr. Pan and Mr. Du. I felt like I was bathed in spring breeze. I couldn't help but immerse myself in the zither art of the three masters and couldn't extricate myself. I hope you will forgive me for not hearing what they said just now."
The unhappy faces softened, and one of them nodded and said, "A scholar said you were arrogant the other day, and I scolded him. Because I saw you at the celebration banquet of the Dragon Boat Festival, you are not an arrogant person. Since you said you are comprehending the way of the zither, with your talent, you must be different from others. Tell me about it."
Fang Yun was moved, this old man was really a tough guy, if he was not good at playing the qin well, he would criticize him mercilessly, if he had unique insights, he would definitely praise him, and publicize the reputation of the qin as a model of literati, which would be of great benefit to the qin.
Fortunately, Fang Yun was really thinking about the zither. He frowned slightly, pretending to recall something, and said, "The zither just now did not undergo three levels of talent infusion. It should have only been infused twice."
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. Fang Yunwen was so famous that he must have the confidence to say so. He might be able to put the final word on the matter, because many people had different opinions and there was no conclusion.
Fang Yun did not rashly agree, but asked: "Can I take a closer look?"
"Come on." An old man waved with a smile.
Everyone made way. Fang Yun let go of Yang Yuhuan's hand, walked to the table in front, and carefully observed the piano on the table.
A zither will not have cracks for more than a hundred years. The cracks can not only infer the long-term environment of a zither, but even its age.
Fang Yun discovered that there was only one kind of "ice crack" on the surface of this piano. As long as the piano was over a hundred years old, there would be this kind of crack. If it was over two hundred years old, other places would have "cow hair cracks", but this piano did not have that.
Comparing the contents of the Qin Book, Fang Yun said slowly: "If my guess is correct, this Qin should have been placed in a city near the sea in the past fifty years, but fifty years ago, it seemed to have been in a very dry desert area."
A 50-year-old musician asked in surprise: "How did you know? I have never told anyone the origin of this instrument!"
Everyone became even more curious. It was normal for a master to judge the age of the instrument based on the inscriptions, materials and craftsmanship, but no one could tell the environment over the past few decades.
Fang Yun was relieved after receiving the confirmation, and continued, "Gentlemen have already appraised that the talent was injected at least twice, but it is just a question of whether it was injected three times. The talent of the Juren Wenbao dissipated after a hundred years. If the talent was injected three times, this zither should have a history of at least three hundred years. However, this zither was only made two hundred years ago. How could it be injected with talent three times?"
"How did you determine the age of this piano?" asked an old man.
Fang Yun naturally couldn't immediately throw out his experience that was hundreds of years ahead. This was not poetry, and it required a lot of accumulation and practice to prove it. So he said, "I discovered this method from a fragment of a predecessor's book while studying the way of the zither. However, there are still many places where this method is not perfect, so I am slowly studying it."
Many people nodded. The method of identifying the age of the Yaoqin was extraordinary. It would be difficult to accomplish without the efforts of several generations, and it was normal even if there were secrets that were not passed on.
"Then Mr. Sanjue will make the final judgment." One person looked at the oldest man.
Fang Yun thought that it was indeed him. It would not be surprising if he had a Mo Nu. This old man had reached the third level in calligraphy, painting and zither, which was extremely rare, so he was called Xu Sanjue and Mr. Sanjue. He was also a great scholar, but he was injured more than ten years ago and his Wengong Wendan was damaged, and there was no news since then.
Xu Sanjue seemed to open his mouth with great effort, and slowly said, "This zither was made by a zither maker from Moquan. It was completed about 220 years ago, and it has been infused with the talents of two famous scholars."
"Since Mr. Sanjue said so, then the dust has settled. This zither is a double-layer treasure zither. Now, please allow Master Dai to teach the right-hand fingering of 'hook' and related fingering combinations."
Fang Yun originally thought that this was just a place to trade Wenbaoqin, but when he came in he realized it was a qin gathering, and that they should discuss the qin first and then trade, so he stayed to learn carefully. Yang Yuhuan was also learning the qin, and she finally had this opportunity, so she listened more attentively than Fang Yun.
After listening for an hour, Fang Yun felt Nunu tugging at his clothes with her little claws. He turned his head and saw that outside the Qinhui, the neighbor who came to Yinlong Pavilion with him was talking to Mr. Pang.
Fang Yun knew that it was Nunu who heard something related to him, so he walked out quickly, and Yang Yuhuan followed closely.
"What's going on?" Fang Yun asked.
The neighbor immediately said, "Master Fang, please go quickly. If you go too late, Fang Daniu and Xiaoying will be finished!"
Fang Yun said: "Let's go! Let's talk while we walk!"
"The dragon selection officer wanted to choose Xiaoying to be a maid in the Dragon Palace, but Xiaoying disagreed. Fang Daniu was protecting Xiaoying. The selection officer refused to leave, saying that he couldn't do anything in the Dragon Yin Pavilion, but he would capture Xiaoying as soon as he got out of the Dragon Yin Pavilion! These dragon people are too rampant! The selection of a maid in the Dragon Palace must be approved by the person concerned and then registered with the official service. Even a fool can tell what they want to do!"
Fang Yun asked Mr. Pang who was standing beside him: "Just because those people have dragon blood, they can forcibly seize women?"
Mr. Pang said, "The Dragon People have the blood of the Dragon Clan. They feel superior to others, so they act in a domineering manner. However, the laws of the Dragon Palace are very strict, and they are very shrewd, so they are using the guise of selecting beautiful girls from the Dragon Palace. Even if they fail, they will not be punished too severely. According to my guess, they probably dared to do it because they saw that Daniu and Xiaoying were dressed like that."
Fang Yun remembered that even Feng Yuanjun said that the dragons of the dragon clan were overbearing. So he asked Mr. Pang: "Does this happen often?"
"It doesn't happen often, but there are several times every year. Some are punished, and some hide in the Dragon Palace. There is nothing we can do." Mr. Pang said.
"Let's go. I don't believe that Yuhai City is the world of dragon people!"
Mr. Pang warned in a low voice: "You'd better be careful. These dragon people are not easy to mess with. They may be the bloodline of a certain dragon grandson or even a dragon son. The Whale King is here. He is always paying attention to everything in the Dragon Guiding Pavilion. If you make a move, he will know in a few breaths at most. He will not give you any chance to hurt the dragon people."
Fang Yun didn't say anything.
Nunu stood solemnly on Fang Yun's shoulder.
Several people strode forward, and Yang Yuhuan had to jog to follow them. Her figure swayed like a willow branch, which was beautiful beyond words.
Soon, a neighbor pointed to a group of people and said, "It's right there."
Fang Yun walked and looked. There were hundreds of people gathered there, including a few dragon people who were a head taller than ordinary people. Fang Daniu used his body to protect Xiaoying in the corner.
Fang Yun shouted, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. I'm here. No one can do anything to you."
A young dragon man in a gorgeous brocade robe turned his head and looked over. There was a little finger-like sharp corner in the center of his forehead. When he saw Fang Yun wearing a scholar's uniform, he sneered, "How dare a mere scholar say such arrogant things? What, you want to fight here? Tsk tsk, you brought another beautiful... uh..."
Suddenly, a giant appeared in front of the young dragon man. He was as tall as a two-story building and looked like an iron tower!
Everyone immediately guessed the identity of this giant man, because only the legendary Whale King could be so tall after transforming, and everyone knew that the Whale King was in charge of the Dragon Yinlong Pavilion. They immediately retreated in panic, and at the same time looked at Fang Yun and others with sympathy.
The young dragon man immediately pointed at Fang Yun excitedly and said, "Haha, Lord Whale King, I knew you would be able to find out right away that this little scholar..."
The Whale King raised his big hand and slapped the dragon young man. The dragon young man was slapped away and hit the wall.
Although the dragon man had a very strong physique, he was still seriously injured by the slap. He spit out blood from his mouth and sat on the ground looking at the whale king aggrievedly, not knowing what had happened.
Nunu's mouth opened into a big circle and he kept blinking.
Fang Yun was stunned and thought: This is not right, logically the dragon man should ask the whale king to deal with me, but why is this whale king helping me
Others were also confused, thinking, could it be that the Whale King has gone crazy? (To be continued...)