Plum blossom, lofty ambition, jade bone with ice muscles, and Ling2 han2 lingering fragrance have always been the objects of admiration by literati. "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms" is a flute or flute music, which was later adapted into a piano music. "Sannong" means playing the same tune three times over and over again. This kind of repeated treatment aims to describe plum blossom's heroic, unyielding personality and progressive spirit in the cold wind.
The historical allusion of Three Alleys of Plum Blossom is the story of Huan Yi, a general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, playing Three Tunes of Plum Blossom for Wang Huizhi, a madman. This allusion was recorded in The Book of Jin Biography Fifty-one and Shi Shuo Xin Yu Ren Dan Twenty-third.
Wang Huizhi was called to Jiankang, the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the ship he took was anchored at Qingxi Wharf. Huan Yi happened to be on the shore, and Wang Huizhi and Wang Huizhi didn't know each other. At this time, a guest on the boat said, "This is King Huanye (Huan Yi Ziye)." Wang Huizhi ordered someone to say to Huan Yi, "Wen Junshan plays the flute and tries to play it for me." Huan Yi is a high-ranking official at this time, but he also heard the name of Wang Huizhi for a long time, so he got off and got on the boat. Huan Yi sat on the Hu bed, playing the flute and playing the tune of three tricks of plum blossom, which was fantastic. After playing, Huan Yi immediately got on the bus and left. The two sides didn't talk a word. Jin people's broad-mindedness is informal and aboveboard, which can be seen from this.
according to the introduction in the book of Jin, Huan Yi was a military commander, and was named the general of the right army, who was in charge of all the military affairs in Yuzhou. Perhaps it was the music that cultivated his mind. Huan Yi was modest and simple, and his personality was unobtrusive. He had made great contributions and never avoided it. It is because of this personality that he can settle down and study music. "Book of Jin" praised his outstanding talent in this respect, "Good music is the best for the moment, and it is the first in Jiangzuo. There is a Keting flute, and I often blow it myself. "
In the eighth year of Taiyuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (A.D. 383), Qin Fu Jian threw an army to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Huan Yi, then a corps commander, and Xie Xuan, the champion general, and Xie Yan, the assistant general, defeated Fu Jian in the Lishui River (that is, the famous "Lishui War" in history). The Prime Minister Xie An also entered the official to the Pacific Insurance because of his achievements in preserving Jin. Later, Sima Daozi, the younger brother of Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty, had a power dispute with Xie An, and repeatedly slandered Xie An. Emperor Xiao of Jin became suspicious of Xie An and gradually began to neglect Xie An. Huan Yi is very unfair for this. At a banquet, Huan Yi played a sad song "Poem of Resentment" for Emperor Xiao of Jin Dynasty. In the poem, he sang: "It is not easy to be a monarch, but it is difficult to be a good minister alone. Faithfulness is not obvious, but there are doubts. Zhou Danzuo Wenwu, "Jin Wei" was not published. Pushing the heart to assist Wang Zheng, the second uncle opposes rumors. " Its "sound section is generous and its pitch is considerable". It made the filial piety and emperor wudi of Jin very ashamed. Xie An was also moved by it.
Wang Huizhi, another protagonist in the allusion of "Three Alleys of Plum Blossoms", is the son of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi, and once served as assistant minister of Huangmen. Wang Huizhi acts strangely, pretends to be detached, is talented and bohemian, and is an official without taking care of anything.
Wang Huizhi once joined the army as a cavalry officer under Huan Chong, a riding general. Huan Chong once asked him, "Which office do you work in?" He replied, "I don't know what the official office is, but I often see horses coming in, which seems to be Ma Cao." Huan Chong asked again, "How many horses are there in the government?" He replied, "How do you know the number of horses without asking them?" Huan Chong asked again, "How many horses have died recently?" He replied, "How can you know death if you don't know life?"
Wang Huizhi's answers are humorous, but they all have something to say. In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a Ma Cao in the Prime Minister's Office, but in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was no Ma Cao in the army. In order to show his detachment, Wang Huizhi deliberately said Ma Cao. Later, in the Song Dynasty, Lu You once wrote a poem "Dr. Wen wrote a donkey coupon, and the Ministry joined the army and sentenced Ma Cao", which was the allusion of Wang Huizhi. "Don't ask the horse" in the above-mentioned dialogue comes from The Analects of Confucius and the hard-working townships. It was originally said that Confucius' stable was on fire, and Confucius "didn't ask the horse", only asked if anyone was injured. "If you don't know life, how can you know death?" One sentence, from The Analects of Confucius Advanced, originally said, "Ji Lu asked about ghosts and gods, and Confucius said,' If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts?' Dare to ask death. Say:' If you don't know life, how can you know death.' "Wang Huizhi irrelevant answer, hilarious, but every sentence has a history. Its resourcefulness and profound knowledge are admirable.
Huan Yi is peaceful and elegant, while Wang Huizhi is ambitious and knowledgeable. Although they don't talk, it is a rare opportunity. It was the unexpected meeting between Huan Yi and Wang Huizhi that led to the birth of the masterpiece "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms".
It is said that "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms" is one of the most popular flute music on the Song Boat in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms" has almost become a compulsory course for famous prostitutes represented by Eight Yan in Qinhuai. The sound of the flute was heard in the shadow of the paddle lamp, which was a beautiful scene at that time. Qinhuai River even gave birth to cultural landscapes such as "stopping boats to listen to the flute" and "inviting flute steps".
In p>1972, composer Wang Jianzhong changed the ancient song "Three Alleys of Plum Blossom" into a piano piece, and its theme was Mao Zedong's word "Buzuo Yongmei", that is, "Qiao doesn't compete for spring, but only reports the spring. When the mountain flowers are blooming, she laughs in the bushes. " Jiang Yuheng once sang a popular song "Plum Blossom Sannong", which was also taken from an ancient song. The lyrics sang, "The world of mortals has its own infatuation, so don't laugh at infatuation. If it weren't for some cold bones, it would be fragrant with plum blossoms. Asking what the world is like only teaches people to be committed to life and death, and watching how many stories there are in the world is the most fascinating plum blossom Sannong." From the perspective of popular songs, it can be regarded as a masterpiece.
However, when modern people play with ancient customs, whether it is to show political character or the affection between men and women, after all, they lack the lofty elegance of the ancients, and it is needless to say that their tastes are high and low.