Chapter 23 Huan Yi/Jiangnan Flute Playing First Hand

Huan Yi, courtesy name Shuxia, was a musician during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Zeng Guan Huainan prefect, Yuzhou governor and so on. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the former Qin Fu Jian led 900,000 troops to the south in an attempt to destroy Jin in one fell swoop.Huan Yi, Xie Xuan, and Xie Shi led 80,000 government soldiers to fight, and defeated the Qin army in Feishui. It was known as the "Battle of Feishui" in history, thus stabilizing the situation of partial security in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Huan Yi was granted the title of Marquis of Yongxiu County for his military achievements, and he was promoted to the title of General of the Right Army.

Huan Yi is not only a general who can conquer wars, but also is proficient in music. He is good at playing the flute, playing the zither, and singing. He is known as "the first hand in the south of the Yangtze River". Huan Yi's skill in playing the flute is superb and well-known throughout the country, but he is a military and political official, and he usually lives in seclusion, and occasionally shows up, and he is always hugged by others. It is very difficult to hear him play the flute.However, there happened to be a person who did not know Huan Yisu but could listen to his flute. This person was Wang Huizhi, the fifth son of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi.

Once, Wang Huizhi was summoned to Beijing. When his ship was moored at the Xiaojia Ferry of Qingxi in Jiankang (now Nanjing), Huan Yi happened to pass by on horseback.Wang Huizhi didn't know him, and the people on the boat told him that it was Huan Yi. Although Wang Huizhi and Huan Yi had never met each other, they had long been fascinated by Huan Yi's flute playing skills. The man went to Huan Yi and said, "I heard that you play the flute very well. Can you play a tune for me?" Huan Yi has long admired the artistic achievements of the Wangs and his sons.Especially Wang Huizhi, who is suave, talented, loves music all his life, and is also a master at playing the piano.

Huan Yi thought for a while, then dismounted and walked towards Xiao's family crossing, took out the "Keting flute" from his bosom, put it gently to his lips, and played it, the melodious sound of the flute filled the world, it really was the best in the world a hand.Wang Huizhi and the people on the official ship were sitting or standing, listening quietly, completely immersed in the beautiful music.After Huan Yi blew it off, he walked away, and the guest and the host never spoke a word. This was probably the so-called celebrity demeanor at that time. Huan Yi also used songs to persuade the emperor.

Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty was slandered by villains, and became suspicious of Xie An, a loyal and loyal minister.Once, Emperor Xiaowu invited Huan Yi to a banquet, and Xie An was also present.Emperor Xiaowu ordered Huan Yi to play the flute, and after Huan Yi played a piece, he said: "Although my minister's skill on the qin is not as good as that of the flute, I can still play and sing along well. Let's ask another person to play the flute to accompany me." Order the musician to play the flute.Huan Yi also said: "The court musicians must not cooperate well with me. I have a slave who cooperates well with me." Emperor Xiaowu ordered someone to find a slave.The house slave played the flute, and Huan Yi played the qin and sang:

"Jin Teng" is an article in "Shangshu Zhoushu".It is said that when King Wu of Zhou was seriously ill, his younger brother Zhou Gongdan prayed for him and was willing to take his place. This prayer was later hidden in a cabinet.When King Cheng of Zhou came to the throne and Duke Zhou assisted in the administration, Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai slandered and slandered the relationship between King Cheng of Zhou and Duke Zhou. It was not until King Cheng discovered the prayer book that he realized how loyal Zhou Gongdan was. Huan Yi's remonstrance was well-intentioned. After Xie An heard it, tears flowed down his face, and Emperor Xiaowu felt extremely ashamed.