In the spring of the eighth year of Lu Zhaogong, a strange thing happened outside Wei Yucheng (now northwest of Yuci, Shanxi) in the Jin Kingdom. A farmer was walking on a country road when he heard someone nearby shouting "help." He followed the sound, only to find that as far as the eye could see, there was no one in sight, and in front of him stood a strange rock half a man high.

When the farmer shouted a few times but there was no answer, he turned and walked away, ready to continue on his way. But he soon heard the help again. He returned, and the scene before him was still the same; Suddenly, a "help" voice came from the stone. If it weren't for the fact that the stone was too big and heavy, he would have carried it back to open the eyes of his family and neighbors.

The news soon spread throughout Wei Yucheng, and the doctor who guarded the city immediately reported this miraculous incident to Jin Pinggong.

Jin Pinggong asked Shi Kuang: "The stone can actually speak, this is really a strange news in the world, what does the master think is going on?" ”

Shi Kuang replied: "The stone itself cannot speak, there must be something invisible attached to the stone to express its meaning, so that the stone can speak; If this is not the reason, it is the Chinese people who have auditory hallucinations. But the minister also heard: 'If the king does something he should not do, the people will be resentful, and there will be something that cannot speak.' 'The prince used the power of the whole country to build the Yuqi Palace, which has caused the people to wither away; The people are complaining that no one can maintain a normal life, and isn't it normal for the stone to speak at this time? ”

After hearing this, Shu Xiang said: "Ziye is really a gentleman! When a gentleman speaks, it is true and verifiable, so that the gentleman will stay away from resentment; The villain speaks, hypocritical and unfulfillable, so he is spurned everywhere. "Poetry" says: 'Sorrow is unspeakable, the tongue is out, and the bow is deaf." Able to speak, clever words like flowing, bow and rest! That's what happened! After the completion of the Qiqi Palace, the princes will definitely betray the Jin State, and the monarch will also suffer disasters; The Master has seen it very clearly! ”

The exact location of the palace is now difficult to verify, but it is generally believed to be in the area of Qiqi under the jurisdiction of Houma today. "虒" means long-horned tiger, and "Qi" means big. Qi Qi has the meaning of "looking at the world". The Qiqi Palace is the product of the "degenerate competition" carried out by Jin Chu; It was the strongest protest issued by the Duke of Jin Ping against the construction of Zhanghuatai by King Chu Ling; It is an even more depraved and shameless counterattack to the depraved and shameless behavior of King Chu Ling - in order to build this huge project, the Duke of Jin Ping not only exhausted the strength of the Jin people, but also shamelessly oppressed the princes; And except for his personal enjoyment of the depravity, the Qiqi Palace has no use for the country, the society and the alliance, and the world.

Doctors of Jin had different ideas about the completion of the new palace: those who were at the right time felt a sense of loss, grief, and fear that the country was about to encounter a rebellion from the princes; The minions, as usual, did their best to flatter their masters for any bad deeds, and they even pleaded with the Duke of Jin Ping that the princes of all the countries of the world should be summoned here to congratulate the completion of this building, which symbolized the shamelessness of depravity. However, under the strong opposition of Shu Xiang, Shi Zhao and other doctors, the Duke of Jin Ping finally did not make the move that had a greater irritation for the princes.

However, there were still princes who sent people or personally came to the Jin Kingdom to express their "congratulations", some of them out of curiosity, and some out of courtesy. Lu Zhaogong sent a doctor and uncle's bow; Zheng Jiangong took You Ji to Xingong in person. At the grand welcoming ceremony held by Jin Pinggong for the distinguished guests, You Ji's representative Zheng Jiangong delivered a congratulatory message with extremely beautiful words, and the gorgeous rhetoric and sycophancy used in it made even the villain minions feel inferior to themselves (as a result, the villain minions began to hate his extraordinary talent on the basis of hating Yu Ji's noble character), and the faces of the doctors became more and more ugly.

Afterwards, Shi Zhao said to You Ji: "The master has gone too far! The Master is a wise man, and he should not have been deceived, let alone the widow in turn! This is a matter of mourning, so why did the Master come to congratulate him? ”

You Ji squinted at him, and replied with a smile: "How can it be worth mourning?" It must be celebrated, not only in our country, but also in the princes of the world. ”

Shi Zhao sighed and walked out of the room, and said to his entourage: "Zheng Guosheng has two hearts!" Soon, everyone in the world will have two hearts! We have to deal with the invading army from the princes of the world! ”

The princes who came to congratulate the completion of the Qiqi Palace also included Wei Linggong. Wei Guo has a great musician named Shi Juan who is as famous as Shi Kuang, and Wei Linggong asked Shi Juan to go with him before he traveled. Shi Juan was overjoyed - so that he could communicate and learn from the world-famous Shi Kuang.

The mission set out from Diqiu, and when the moon had risen in the treetops as they marched to Pushui, the guards set up camp on the shore. At the time of the shift, Wei Linggong was still in a light sleep, and he was suddenly awakened by a faint sound of bell music. Wei Linggong sat up in surprise and walked out of the king's tent to follow the prestige, only to find that the mysterious music actually came from the water that slowly flowed eastward under the cover of night.

Wei Linggong immediately summoned Shi Juan, who hurried in with a bamboo slip in one hand and a pen in the other, and recorded the score with his keen sense of hearing and solid basic skills. Then he said to Wei Linggong: "This is probably an ancient song from the end of the Yin Shang Dynasty, but the minister can't hear the meaning of this music." This piece is not included in the music library of the Shang and Song dynasties, and it should have been lost. ”

Wei Linggong's mind flashed, and he said with excitement on his face: "Since the master said that it was lost, then Shi Kuang should not have heard it. On the way to the master, he must study the tune proficiently, and after arriving in the Jin Kingdom, he will test and test the teacher! The whole world says that the teacher is very heard, but the widow wants to see what kind of expression he will have, hahaha! ”

The mission walked for more than 20 days before reaching its destination, and Shi Juan had already mastered playing the ancient song after this period of practice.

The Shi Yi platform in the palace of the Duke of Jinping and Qi held a banquet to entertain the Duke of Wei Ling. When the banquet was in full swing, Wei Linggong shouted with great interest that the Wei people found a piece of music when they were sorting out the treasury, and he specially ordered Shi Juan to study and dedicate it to Jin Pinggong as a gift for the completion of the Qiqi Palace.

Jin Pinggong was very excited and applauded. Shi Juan then came out with the guqin in his arms, he sat next to Shi Kuang, put the guqin straight, set the tone, and then began to play. Shi Kuang showed a very puzzled expression at first, and it was obvious that he had heard this song for the first time; This piece of music is majestic and tactful, strong and tender, and upright and lewd...... Shi Kuang's expression changed suddenly, and he suddenly pressed Shi Juan's hand, and shouted in horror: "Stop!" Talk about it again! This is the voice of the country, and it must not be played in front of the monarch! ”