The calligraphy work of Boya Guqin is shown below. Only part of it is excerpted. It is a calligraphy scroll inscribed by Feng Zizhen of the Yuan Dynasty and Wang Zhenpeng Boya Guqin is collected by the Palace Museum.
"Bo Ya Gu Qin" is a story that happened when Boya was on his way to visit his relatives. This story was first handed down orally among the people, and there is no precise record in history. Among the ancient books, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" contains folk stories about Boya Juexian, which established the noble standards of interpersonal relationships and friendship of the Chinese nation.
Bo Ya meets "a bosom friend"
The story of "A bosom friend meets a bosom friend in high mountains and flowing water" has been passed down through the ages, and the word "bosom friend" has been recited for this reason.
According to records, one year ago, Boya went to Chu as an envoy on the order of the King of Jin. On August 15th, he took a boat and arrived at the mouth of Hanyang River. Encountering wind and waves, we anchored at the foot of a hill. At night, the wind and waves gradually calmed down, the clouds opened and the moon rose, the scenery was very charming. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Boya became very excited about playing the piano. He took out the piano he brought with him and started playing it with concentration. He played one song after another. Just as he was completely immersed in the beautiful sound of the piano, he suddenly saw a man standing motionless on the shore.
Bo Ya was startled. He exerted force with his hand, and with a "pop" sound, one of the strings was plucked. Boya was guessing why the people on the shore were coming when he heard the man say to him loudly: "Sir, don't be suspicious. I am a firewood collector. I came home late. When I came here, I heard you playing the piano. I thought the sound of the piano was so wonderful that I couldn't help but stand here and listen to it. "?
Bo Ya took a closer look under the moonlight and saw that there was a load of dry firewood beside the man. It turned out to be a woodcutter. Boya thought to himself: How can a woodcutter who collects firewood understand my piano? So he asked: "Since you understand the sound of the piano, please tell me what kind of music I am playing?" " After hearing Boya's question, the firewood man smiled and replied: "Sir, what you just played was Confucius praising his disciple Yan Hui. It's a pity that when you played the fourth sentence, the string broke. "The firewood man's answer was quite right. Boya couldn't help but be overjoyed and invited him on board to discuss it in detail. When the woodcutter saw the harp played by Boya, he said, "This is the Yao harp! According to legend, it was made by Fu Xi." Then he told the origin of the Yao harp.
After hearing what the woodcutter said, Boya couldn't help but admire him secretly. Then Boya played a few more songs for the woodcutter and asked him to identify the meaning. When the sound of the piano he played was majestic and high-pitched, the woodcutter said: "This sound of the piano expresses the majesty of the mountains." When the sound of the piano became fresh and smooth, the woodcutter said: "The sound of the piano after this The sound expresses the endless flowing water. "Bo Ya couldn't help but be surprised. No one could understand what he expressed with the sound of the piano in the past, but the woodcutter in front of him could understand it clearly.
Unexpectedly, under this wild ridge, he would meet the soulmate he had not been looking for for a long time, so he asked the firewood collector's name Zhong Ziqi and started drinking with him. The more the two talked, the more they became attracted to each other. They met each other late and became sworn brothers. We have agreed to meet here again during the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the next year after he said goodbye to Zhong Ziqi in tears, Boya came to the mouth of the Hanyang River as promised, but he waited and waited, but Zhong Ziqi never came to keep the appointment, so he played the piano to summon this close friend, but A long time passed, but still no one came.
The next day, Boya asked an old man about Zhong Ziqi's whereabouts. The old man told him that Zhong Ziqi had unfortunately died of illness. Before his death, he left his last words that he would build his tomb by the river so that when we meet on August 15th, we can listen to the sound of Yu Boya's harp. After hearing what the old man said, Boya was extremely sad. He came to Zhong Ziqi's grave and played the ancient song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" sadly.
After playing, he broke the strings, sighed, and smashed his beloved Yao Qin to pieces on the bluestone. He said sadly: My only bosom friend is no longer alive, who else will I play the piano for?"
The friendship between the two "bosom friends" touched future generations. Where they met, people A guqin platform was built. Until modern times, people still often use the word "Zhiyin" to describe the friendship between friends.