As early as the 4th century BC, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Lieyukou of Zheng recorded in Liezi Tang Wen that he was good at drumming and listening. Boya drummed the harp and aimed at the mountains. Zhong Ziqi said,' OK, I am as tall as Mount Tai.' Determined to run water, Zhong Ziqi said, "It's good, it's like a river. ' ……"
No matter "aim at high mountains" or "aim at flowing water", whenever Boya expresses a theme or image in his music, Zhong Ziqi can understand its meaning. One day, Boya and Zhong Ziqi were swimming in the shade of Mount Tai. During the rainstorm, they stopped under the rock. Boya was depressed, so she played the piano for a while. At first, Qin Le showed the scene of rain falling on a mountain stream, and then simulated the sound of mountain stream soaring and rock and soil caving. After each piece of music is completed, Zhong Ziqi "needs to be poor in interest", which makes the image in the music extremely transparent. Boya left the piano at this moment and sighed, "Good, good, you can hear the interest in this song. What you think is what I think. Where can I hide the sound? " So they became life confidants.
Therefore, the most direct reason for the spread of this fable is the mutual understanding between Boya and Zhong Ziqi. When the bosom friend left, Boya resolutely broke his string and lost his voice. The phrase "few confidants, who will listen when the string is broken" in Yue Fei's Xiao Zhongshan is an accurate portrayal of Boya's mood at that time. Boya's unique piano and ambition, on the one hand, as a memorial to his dead friends, on the other hand, as his unique knowledge, can no longer be understood by anyone in the world, showing deep anguish and helplessness. I think Boya must also be an arrogant and outstanding person. His music rises and falls, so it is naturally difficult for ordinary people to understand the subtlety of his music. This is why Boya feels lonely and feels that it is hard to find a bosom friend.