Yuri, a musician at the Warring States Period, served as a diplomat for Jin.
Yu Boya since childhood love music, his teacher Chenglian once took him to the East China Sea Peng Laishan, appreciate the magnificent nature of the magic, so that he realized the true meaning of music. He plays the piano, the piano is beautiful, as if the mountain stream general. Although many people praise his piano art, But he thought he had never met anyone who could really understand him. He's been looking for his own bosom friend.
one year, Yu Boya the King's life to the Chu dynasty. August 15, he came to the Han Yangjiang. In the wind and waves, moored under a hill. In the evening, the wind and waves gradually subsided down, the clouds open month, the scenery is very charming. Looking at the sky of a round moon, Yu Boya qin Xing Dafa, take out the piano, Absorbed in the play. He played another song, just as he was completely absorbed in the beautiful sound of the piano, suddenly saw a man standing motionless on the shore. Yu Boya ate a startled, the force, "Pa" a sound, the strings were cut off a. Yu Boya is guessing why the shore people come, Heard the man loudly said to him: "Sir, you do not suspect, I am a firewood, come home late, come here to hear you in the piano, feel the piano is wonderful, can not help but stand here to listen up."
Yu Boya by moonlight carefully see, that person side put a shoulder dry wood, really is a firewood person. Yu Boya thought: "A firewood woodman, how can you understand my harp?" so he asked: "Since you know the piano, then please tell me, I play a song?"
after listening to Yu Boya's questioning, the firewood man smiled and replied, "Sir, you just played the music that Confucius praised the Disciple Yan Hui, but unfortunately, when you played the fourth sentence, the string broke."
Firewood person's answer a bit good, Yu Boya can not help but exultation, busy invite him aboard to discuss. That firewood people see Yu Boya play harp, then said: "This is Yao Qin," The legend is made by Fuxi. " Then he said the origin of the Yao Qin. Listen to the firewood people of this narration, Yu Boya heart can't help secretly admire. Then Yu Boya again for the firewood people play a few songs, ask him to identify the meaning. When he played the piano majestic high-pitched, firewood people said: "This piano, expressed the majestic momentum of the mountains." When the piano becomes fresh and smooth, firewood people said: "This after playing the piano, the expression is endless water."
Yu Boya listen to can not help but pleasantly surprised, his mind expressed with the piano, in the past no one can understand, and the present of this woodcutter, unexpectedly listen to plainly. Unexpectedly, in this wild ridge under, unexpectedly met oneself long to find bosom friend, so he asked Ming firewood person named Zhong Ziqi period, and he drank wine. The more they talk, the more they speculate. Brief Encounter, sworn as a brother. The next mid-Autumn Festival to meet here.
and Zhong Ziqi period Salei and not after the second Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Boya to come to the Han Yangjiang mouth, but he waited ah, how can not see Zhong Ziqi period to the appointment, so he played the piano to summon this bosom friend, but after a long time, or not to come. The next day, Yu Boya asked an old man about the whereabouts of Zhong Ziqi, and he told him The Zhong Ziqi period has unfortunately died. Before his death, he left his last words, to the tomb of the river, to meet in August 15, the Sound of Yu Boya piano.
listen to the old man's words, Yu Boya extremely grief, he came to the tomb of Zhong Ziqi period, Qichu to play up ancient "mountain stream". Play, he broke the strings, sighed a sound, the beloved Yao Qin in the stone fell a smash. He said sadly, "my only bosom friend is dead, and who is it to play for?"
two "bosom friend" friendship touched the posterity, people in their meeting place, built a guqin Taiwan. To this day, people also use "bosom friend" to describe the friendship between friends.
descendants have poetry praise Yue: Broken Yao Qin Feng Feng Cold, the child is not with who play? Spirited are friends, to find a bosom friend difficult to find!
Yu Boya The story of Xie's bosom friend