"Zhou Rites" has eight tones, headed by drum.

The drum is not only a ritual weapon, but also a weapon used in battle.

Because in the market, if you want the sound to travel far, you must use a big drum, which is the four-foot Fen drum used in military formations to convey orders.

But how have ordinary people heard of this?

If you are really unprepared and sound the war drum suddenly, the effect will definitely not be worse than sounding the fire alarm in a crowded shopping mall.

For fear of causing panic, Li Chengzhi did not dare to use drums first, but only used suona to play a very cheerful song "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix", so that the people could be mentally prepared and know that this was playing music, not fighting.

……

There was movement in the stands, and Yuan Yue whispered excitedly: "Coming?"

Li Xian frowned and looked at the stage.

This is what the two of them were talking about just now. Yuan Yue said that Gao Zhan had a way to let the entire city hear today's performance, and Li Xian expressed doubts.

"Eight miles of big city" is not a general term, but it is really eight miles long. What kind of music can spread so far?

Suspicious in his heart, he naturally looked seriously. When Li Xian saw Li Chengzhi wave his hand, a sharp sound suddenly came from the sky.

Taking a closer look, there were two high ladders standing on the corner of the stage, with two men standing on each side. One was holding a suona and blowing hard, and the other was waving a red flag with a radius of more than ten feet.

The red flag waved three times from left to right and pointed to the sky, and then the suona stopped. The stage and the audience fell silent. The musicians, servants, government officials, and even the imperial guards on the city wall all stared at the flag and the flag on the high ladder.

Suona.

It was quiet for a while, and then the suona sounded loudly again: Zhier...

The sound is extremely loud, and the more it blows, the louder it becomes, just like a bird flying straight into the night sky, flying higher and higher, flying higher and higher...

After five or six breaths, Li Xian felt that the man playing the suona might die in the next moment, when the big flag on the other high ladder waved down fiercely.

Neat and high-pitched suona sounds suddenly sounded from all around, just like hundreds of birds emerging from the forest, all at once and densely.

Li Xian took a quick look and saw that there were figures standing on the roofs of all the ice trucks he had seen along the way, playing hard with a suona.

He silently calculated: The ice carriages he saw when he came here were probably hundreds of them, and hundreds of suonas played together. How could it be heard only in this big city of eight miles away?

I’m afraid everyone outside the city heard it!

That’s it!

I sighed in my heart, and inadvertently glanced at an ice truck about half a mile away, and saw a red flag hanging on the roof. Looking further into the distance, about half a mile later, another red flag was vaguely visible.

Xian Yi was shocked: "Baijiaying's "Flag Sentence Order"?"

"What?" Yuan Yue asked suspiciously.

You won’t understand even if I tell you, and you won’t learn even if I teach you...

Li Xian let out a long sigh and explained: "This is the method of warning messages used by Li Chengzhi's troops to detect sentry posts and pass orders in formations. In an instant, extremely complicated military orders can be sent to several miles or even ten miles using copper whistles and order flags."

Outside..."

"So magical?" Yuan Yue asked in surprise, "Why not promote it in the military?"

"It's useless!" Li Xian shook his head, "It's just because it's too complicated. The soldiers not only need to be literate, but also need to understand some music theory... How many of the top soldiers in the army can learn it?"

What kind of music theory is that? Li Chengzhi himself barely understands it!

It's just onomatopoeic words he made up. For example, what does "Zhi'er" represent, what does "Xu'er" represent, "Zhi'er, Xiu'er, Zhi'er..." and so on, what do they represent when combined together?<

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Because he personally thought and taught, Li Feng, Li Shi, Li Rui, Li Cong and others naturally learned very quickly.

But if you write it down on paper and compile it into a code of conduct, it will be like a heavenly book, and it will definitely make people read it more clearly than the other two.

Xi Kangsheng led a group of generals to study for more than a month, but they could only sigh with excitement. Finally, they submitted it to the Ministry of War. But a discerning person would know at a glance: Just like Li Chengzhi’s method of training and drill, training a small group of elite soldiers is useless.

Question, but if you want to promote it throughout the army, it is like telling a joke.

Without it, the literacy rate in the army is too low. The only ones who can understand the drill are officers above the team leader. Which general in charge would be willing to let him serve as a small messenger?

Unlike under Li Chengzhi, there is a Sima in each team. When not fighting, the soldiers are forced to be literate. If they fail the exam, they will go hungry...

How could Yuan Yue care about this? She just stared at Gao Zhan on the stage and said disdainfully: "I thought the sophomore in high school was really capable, but it turns out that Li Chengzhi is helping him again?"

Li Xian couldn't help but nod: What do you think? Otherwise, why would Li Chengzhi give the orders?

However, this piece of music is quite lively. It is not like a banquet in the palace. It is more solemn but not cheerful enough, and it is much less spiritual than this piece.

While he was listening intently, he saw the musicians on the stage preparing war drums, gold gongs, etc. Li Xian was shocked and said: "You actually need to use gold and drums to convey orders?"

"It is not used to convey orders, it is used to play music!" Yuan Yue replied, "Don't be alarmed. Zicheng has already submitted it to His Majesty. The city gate, Yulin, and palace guards have all been informed of the meeting, so it will not cause panic...

”

That’s good!

Li Xian nodded. After the song was played, he looked towards the official road again and saw that the servants following the ice truck were not in a hurry to start selling, but were shouting something.

Listening carefully, it seems to be explaining to the people that the golden drum will sound later, and it is just for playing music, so don't panic.

It seems that he is indeed prepared...

The result is that when the golden drum sounds, everything is safe outside the palace, but the palace is in chaos!

The man is okay, but how can a group of princesses pass by this?

As soon as the golden drum sounded, several wine cups fell to the bluestone ground. Just as the drum sound stopped, dozens of musicians came again to join in the sound of "ho, ha", and a group of noble ladies were immediately frightened.

color.

There are golden drums and loud roars again. Could it be that the rebel army has already invaded?

I don't know who screamed: "We are entering the palace." It was like pouring a ladle of water into boiling oil, and the palace immediately exploded.

Cries, shouts, screams, curses, the sound is so sharp that it can pierce the eardrums. There are also crisp sounds of the wine table being turned over in panic, and cups and dishes falling down.

As soon as the women were in chaos, the men also followed suit. Some people shouted and asked the guards outside the palace if the rebel army had invaded the imperial city, and others copied a few cases to prepare to block the door.

Yuan Ke's face was like the bottom of a pot, and the corners of his eyes were twitching wildly. Gao Ying's eyes were wide open, and his mouth was wide open.

Just a few golden drums shocked the clan into this state?

Can't you hear the sound of drums outside the city? Even if there is a real rebellion, they are only attacking the city and not the palace.

The palace wall is more than five feet high, and there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the palace. No matter what happens, the rebel army will not be able to break through in a moment.

If you block the door like this, aren't you afraid of being chopped into pieces by the Imperial Guards who come to escort you?

It’s just hopelessly stupid...

Just as he was secretly angry, he saw a figure rushing toward him. Yuan Ke took a closer look and saw that it was his fourth brother Yuan Yi.

Yuan Yi held a few cases in his arms, protected him in front of Yuan Ke, and urged in a hurry: "Second brother, please retreat to the underground palace first!"

Hearing the words "Second brother", Yuan Ke's original anger, which was like a volcano erupting, immediately disappeared by 60 to 70%.

The strong wind knows the strong grass!

It is really inappropriate for the dignified prince to be so panicked by just a few drums. But it is really valuable that Yuan Yi can think of him as the emperor in the first place.

Yuan Ke looked down again: his younger brother Yuan Huai, who he had placed high hopes on and had been raising in the palace, was actually hiding under a table and shivering. There was no trace of blood on his face, and tears kept flowing down his face.

Drops...

This is the person I value who has great achievements, but he is not even as good as a woman?

Why haven't you seen him so cowardly before?

Yuan Ke was extremely disappointed, his eyes turned cold, and he shouted sternly: "Yuan Huai, get out of here..."

The sound was not loud, far less than the screams of the princesses, but to some people's ears, it was like morning bells and evening drums, which was particularly refreshing.

Yuan Yongzheng was leaning against the palace door with his buttocks sticking out. When he heard Yuan Ke's roar, he couldn't help but get excited: In the panic, you actually forgot about the emperor?

It’s over, won’t the emperor remember it?

After years of awe, Yuan Yong had already formed a conditioned reflex. He was still wondering in his mind, but his body reacted naturally and flew towards him, shouting wildly: "Protect... protect...

…”

Yuan Ke was speechless: He never expected that the second person who could think of him would be Yuan Yong, who had always been cunning, timid and cowardly?

But it’s good, at least there are still people who remember me, and not all clans regard me, the emperor, as their life-and-death enemy...

Just as I was smiling bitterly, I heard a "boom" sound, and the palace door was knocked open. Several clan members who were trying to block the door were instantly knocked away.

Yuan Yong was shocked: Fortunately, he can run fast, but if he were even half a step slower, he would probably have a few bones broken...

A group of armored Imperial Guards rushed into the hall like wolves and tigers, holding knives and crossbows in each hand, and shouted sternly: "Kneel down...kneel down..."

The leaders were clearly Liu Teng, one of the chamberlains, and Hou Gang, a regular servant of Tongzhi Sanqi (general on duty, general of the emperor's sleeping guard). All the clan members were confused: Could it be that the imperial army rebelled?

However, these two people ignored them and shouted loudly for His Majesty to go straight to the hall. All the princes looked back and saw that the Emperor didn't even move his buttocks even if he didn't panic?

At this moment, the roaring of the drums stopped and was replaced by the sound of suona, pipa and other music. The princes, princesses, etc. who had been in a mess just now, all acted as if they had cast a body-holding spell.

The expression on his face is extremely wonderful.
To be continued...