Chapter 51 Section 6 is beyond words

Li Si then said, "People who are insane can also dance, but the viewers are not happy. Apes can also play the piano and make music, but the listeners are not happy. Why?" Yao Jia remained silent.He knew that if he took the call himself, Li Si would be teaching.And if he didn't answer, Li Si seemed to be showing off.He just wanted to make Li Si feel that he was showing off. Just show off, Li Si is not polite, he answered himself, "If you want to understand the truth, you have to get to the bottom of it. Do you know the origin of music and dance, sir?" Yao Jia remained silent.Show off, keep showing off!

Li Si was very patient, and said, "In ancient times, when the Zhu Xiang clan ruled the world, there was a lot of wind and yang energy accumulated, everything disintegrated, and no fruit could be produced. Therefore, Shida made a five-stringed harp, so that yin energy can be used to stabilize the group. Music And so was born. Later, when the Tao Tang family ruled the world, the yin energy was too strong, stagnant and deposited, the waterways were blocked, the people's spirit was depressed and stagnant, and the muscles and bones were shrunk. Therefore, the Tao Tang family created dance to promote it.This is where dance comes from.

It can be seen that the original dance was to fight against yin and radiate yang.To make a digression, sir may know that Qin Kai, a famous general of Yan State, had a grandson who killed someone at the age of 12 and was named Warrior. His name was Qin Wuyang, which probably came from that. " Yao Jia couldn't help smiling when he heard this.Li Si also laughed, and said, "From this we can see that there is music first, and then dance. If the music is not enough, it is the dance. Take the dance of the dancer just now. I believe you have noticed that although the styles are different, but There is one thing in common, the direction of the head, the movement of the hand, the leaning of the shoulder, the turning of the waist, the pressing of the foot, and the bending of the knee, all of which are in the middle tone, and move in harmony with the sound of Meng Tian's zither. In other words, the beauty of dance must conform to the law of music."

Li Si drank and said again, "When it comes to music, I can only be regarded as a good one. Meng Tian is the one who knows it. The way of rhythm should be explained by Meng Tian." The difference between a good person and a non-good person is probably that a good person knows his own good, and a non-good person does not know that he is not good.With Meng Tian's attainments in music, there is really no need to be humble.Although in his realm, explaining the basic music theory to Yao Jia is like cooking chicken with a cauldron, Meng Tian did not feel wronged, and said, "The music proverb says: the palace of yellow bells is the foundation of rhythm. What is the palace of yellow bells? Back then, the Yellow Emperor ordered Linglun To make laws. Ling Lun came from the west of Daxia, which is the shade of Ruan Kai, and took bamboo from the valley of Sixi River, so as to grow the hollow and thick ones, cut off two joints-the length is three inches and nine minutes-and blow it, Its phonetic name is She Shao, and it is designated as the palace of Huang Zhong. Then, according to the method of three points of profit and loss, Huang Zhong gave birth to Lin Zhong, Lin Zhong gave birth to Tai Su, Tai Su gave birth to Nan Lu, Nan Lu gave birth to Gu Xi, Gu Xi gave birth to Ying Zhong, Ying Zhong gave birth to Rui Bin, and Rui Bin Bin gave birth to Dalu, Dalu gave birth to Yize, and Yi gave birth to Jiazhong, Jiazhong gave birth to Wushe, and Wushe gave birth to Zhonglu. These are the twelve rhythms. The phoenix's song has six males and six females. The Twelve Rhythms coincide unintentionally. Therefore, although the Twelve Rhythms are man-made, they are actually designed by nature. Even though music is ever-changing, it cannot be out of the Twelve Rhythms.”

Li Si continued, "Although I'm not good at music, there's no better solution than me. They are all twelve rhythms, and even musical instruments are the same. How to appreciate the quality of music? From my point of view, there are only two things——Looking at the method." In the rhythm, check in the sentence. The husband is separated from Lou Zhiming, and the coincidence of the public loses the child. If you don’t follow the rules, you can’t make a square. Rhythm and sentence are the rules of music. Once they are overstepped, it will undoubtedly be evil music.” Hearing this, Yao Jia already sensed that there were hidden words in Li Si's words.He was obviously talking about music, but it seemed that he was making use of the topic, implying something.

Li Si started talking, couldn't stop the car, and said again, "The way of music lies in rhythm and sentence pitch. However, many people spend their whole lives studying music, but they are like boats sailing against the current, and they never leave their original place. Why? Because they misunderstood The meaning of rhythm and Jutou has failed to comprehend the mystery of it. Jutou, later generations call it Banyan, which means rhythm. If you practice music until your hair grows white, you will never be able to enter the Tao." The spirit of ancient music mentioned by Li Si is similar to that of the ancient Greeks.The ancient Greeks thought, The rhythm in music and dancing, is not flow, but pause, the steady limitation of movement.Or it can be translated as, the rhythm of music and dance is not flowing, but at a standstill, just as movement has its own limit.This view, presumably, should be influenced by the Eleatic school.

Back to Liz.Li Si said again, "Calligraphy and music have the same way. Li is not talented, so he won the title of the book. People often come to ask for advice on brushwork, and Li has nothing to say, but Yun said that the brush is like a royal horse, and it must be chewed." Take the reins, and then you can gallop as you wish. Once the writer understands this truth, his art will surely make great progress." Yao Jia has also heard for a long time that Li Si is the number one calligrapher in the world. The theory of Li Si's brushwork is based on his many years of perception. It has its own true meaning and should not be taken lightly.Until now, the conversation during the dinner has nothing to do with politics, but music, singing and dancing, calligraphy, all of which are leisurely and elegant, and these aspects are far from Yao Jia's expertise, which inevitably makes him feel that he is a bit out of tune with the whole atmosphere .

Yao Jia looked at Li Si with great interest.For now, Li Si is not only more successful than him in his family, but also far more successful than him in his career.He had to think about such a question, what is the difference between him and Li Si?What determines their different encounters? Seeing Li Si, he couldn't help but think of Han Fei again.He knew that Han Fei and Li Si were classmates.When he was in Korea, he had dealt with Han Fei before, and the relationship between the two could even be called close.Both Han Fei and Li Si have the profound knowledge of "the sky knows half, and the earth knows everything".As for him, he was only good at lobbying.

The ancient Greek tragic poet Aeschylus has a famous saying: The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Mr. Qian Zhongshu translated this sentence as: Foxes are versatile, but hedgehogs only have one housekeeping skill.According to this sentence, the British intellectual historian Berlin divided intelligent people into two types: hedgehog type and fox type.In this way, he, Yao Jia, is a hedgehog, while Li Si and Han Fei are both born foxes. However, Li Si is at ease to be a fox, but Han Fei wants to be a hedgehog.