From the Island Owner to the King

"These?..." Cai Guoyun and Wu Guorui also called out in shock.

A roll of bamboo slips was spread out on the table.

The bamboo slips are made up of hundreds of bamboo pieces that are about two feet long and two fingers wide. Each piece of bamboo is written with a line of characters.

The characters are very beautiful and unique, warm, luxurious, and ethereal. The brush is clean and neat, and there is no need for hooking and threading, which is reminiscent of Hongyi's transcendental calligraphy.

Guo Jingchang has deep attainments in miscellaneous matters, and has systematically studied Dazhuan.

Guo Jingchang took the bamboo slip on the table in his hand and translated it word by word, "It is said that the heavenly palace is sandwiched with the yin sound of the bell, and its mutual generation is counted from the yang, and the yang has no shoots. No shoots give birth to Zhonglu, and the middle Lu is in the same position as the underground palace, and there is no need for the middle Lu to grow yellow. Zhong, Huang Zhong gave birth to Lin Zhong, Lin Zhong underground palace,  …”

"This is the Book of Music." Before Guo Jingchang had finished reading the contents of the bamboo slip, Cai Guoyun had already exclaimed loudly, his voice trembling a little because he was too excited. Then he turned his head and asked Chen Rui eagerly, "Mr. Chen, are these bamboo slips real? Are there any other bamboo slips that belong to the same book as this one?"

Cai Guoyun asked Chen Rui two questions in a row. He spoke very fast. One could imagine how excited he was at the moment.

Chen Rui nodded and said, "These bamboo slips are all real. There are 305 volumes in the same book as this one."

After finishing speaking, Chen Rui pointed to a neatly arranged 305-volume bamboo slips and said to Cai Guoyun, "These bamboo slips are all."

From the Warring States Period to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the ancients' writing materials were bamboo slips, which were made of long and narrow bamboo slices. Since there are not many words to write on a piece of bamboo slips, the slips and slips of a book are often loaded with several carts.

When the ancients said 'learning to be rich with five chariots', they meant that the number of books to read exceeds five chariots.

The Classic of Music is written in 305 scrolls of bamboo, which can almost hold four or five cars.

Hearing this, Cai Guoyun hurriedly walked over to the table without hesitation, picked up a scroll of bamboo slips, spread it out, looked down at it for a while, then raised his head, his eyes were round, and his face showed an incredible expression, shocked. Said, "These are all, I didn't expect to be able to see the entire "Book of Music" that is inherited and ordered here."

You must know that the pre-Qin academic tradition is long and profound, and pre-Qin academics are in the Six Classics. "Book of Songs", "Book of History", "Book of Rites", "Book of Music", "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", among them "Book of Music", "Book of Music" is more important than "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn" academic.

In the later Four Books and Five Classics, the Five Classics refer to the Book of Songs, Book of Books, Book of Rites, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals.

The Classic of Music was destroyed by the Qin fire. After the fire of Qin, the Classic of Music was no longer circulated. Music officials could only play and not explain theories.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the historian Ban Gu said, “In ancient times, the Book of Changes, Books, Poems, Rites, Music, and Spring and Autumn Annals were used as the “Six Classics”. Take "Yi", "Book", "Poetry", "Ritual" and "Spring and Autumn Period" as the Five Classics.

In the Southern Dynasties Shen Yue also said in "Song Book. Le Zhi": "As for Qin's burning of the classics, the "Le Jing" was used up, Han Xing, and the Le family had a system of clans, but they could remember their sonorous encouragement, but could not express their meaning. "

After understanding the importance of the study of pre-Qin academic culture and the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture in The Classic of Music, it is not difficult to understand Cai Guoyun's gaffe.

In fact, not only Cai Guoyun lost his temper,

Wu Guorui, Guo Jingchang, Yang Tianming, and Hai Shizhi all lost their composure, and they couldn't contain their excitement and excitement.

The five people were almost lying on the bamboo slips of the Book of Music, holding the rolls of bamboo slips in their hands like treasures.

The gaffes of Cai Guoyun, Wu Guorui, and Guo Jingchang are well understood. They are cultural relics scholars, and they understand very well what the bamboo slips of the 305 volumes of the Classic of Music represent, and represent the most missing part of the pre-Qin era that filled the origin of traditional Chinese culture. An important part, 'music'.

It has always been said that China is a country of etiquette, and what is the most important part of etiquette is 'music'.

Although Yang Tianming and Hai Shizhi are not scholars in the field of cultural relics, they do not understand as deeply as Cai Guoyun, Wu Guorui, and Guo Jingchang, but they have been influenced by traditional Chinese culture since childhood. The pre-Qin writings, which are as famous as the Five Classics, which constitute the skeleton of China's traditional culture for thousands of years, appear in front of them, and gaffes are inevitable.

From ancient times to modern times, Chinese cultural scholars and literati have sighed, regretted, and hated Qin Shihuang's burning of books and Confucian scholars when they talked about the loss of the "Book of Music".

Now, with the birth of the 305-volume bamboo slips of the "Book of Music", Chinese cultural scholars no longer have to sigh and regret.

The 305 volumes of the "Book of Music" are referred to as rare and rare, and it is not an exaggeration.

Ordinary cultural relics, such as porcelain, for one, they are beautiful and have artistic appreciation. Second, they contain Chinese porcelain culture. However, he carried very little in each piece of porcelain.

From the 305 volumes of Bamboo Slips in the Book of Music, first of all, it is the carrier of words. Through the study of these words, people can clearly understand the academic, history and culture of the pre-Qin period. Secondly, pre-Qin academics were in the Six Classics, and the "Le Jing" was an important one. The "Le Jing" was destroyed in the Qin fire, which made scholars and scholars of all dynasties regret it. The "Le Jing" was born and filled the origin of traditional Chinese culture. The most important part of the pre-Qin culture is 'music'.

The value of the 305 volumes of the Book of Music cannot be measured in money.

"This is the true treasure of the country." After a long time, Cai Guoyun raised his head from the 305-volume bamboo slips of the "Book of Music" and said with emotion.

"Yeah, when it comes to national treasures, the 305-volume bamboo slips of the "Book of Music" can be ranked first." Wu Guorui also said with emotion.

The 305 volumes of "Book of Music\u003e Bamboo Slips are only a small part. There are also thousands of bamboo slips in the room.

Cai, Wu, and Guo were looking at these bamboo slips in the room.

"This is the entire fifteen chapters of the "World Edition", which is almost unbelievable." Cai Guoyun found a remarkable pre-Qin book in the bamboo slips.

"The Book of the World" is a book compiled by historians in the pre-Qin period. It mainly records the lineage of ancient emperors, princes and officials. Fifteen chapters including "Clan", "Zuo Pian", "Ju Pian" and "Posthumous Law".