Chapter 673: The Wedding Date Approaches

The Construction Team of the Xuanyuan Tribe has already returned, and at the same time, they brought back several musicians; Zhishou felt his pressure instantly decrease, and at the same time, their progress was also constantly accelerating.

Xi originally thought he would be highly valued, but after interacting for a long time, he discovered that the people in this music-learning team all had deep backgrounds; any one of them pulled out at random was someone he dared not provoke, so he did not dare to put on airs, teaching as he should, and at the same time, he also learned many things in Huaxia that he had never even dared to imagine, which was truly of great help to him.

All of his musical pieces had already been recorded on that thin sheet of paper; he had never thought that besides one-on-one teaching, there could be such a way of learning, and even his pieces could be played not only by his bow-flute but also by other instruments.

Furthermore, after modifications, it was possible to make the performance of a certain instrument stand out while the other instruments became accompaniment, making the entire piece more "grand and thick"—yes, that was it, "grand and thick"; he originally did not know how to describe that feeling, but it was described by a single word from Changle Prince.

And now they were already rehearsing a very festive and lively new piece; it was said that this piece was prepared for that instrument which had not yet been completely crafted, but because the task was quite urgent, they could only use existing instruments to perform it.

And this task was to celebrate the Crown Prince's wedding; Baifeng's eldest son, Bai Yulong, was about to get married. Xi was bewildered by everything in Huaxia, but after being taken to attend a few weddings and having him use his instrument to add to the fun, he also understood what "marriage" meant in Huaxia.

Many words and events related to marriage gradually entered Xi's head; what he found most peculiar was "love." He did not know that such a strange thing could exist between a man and a woman. He himself had once possessed women, and more than one; although his status was low now, it was not bad before, and one could even say that among these more than ten thousand Slaves, his status was originally the highest. But after a tribe perished, a person like him had no advantages or status to speak of and could only be an ordinary wandering savage.

However, his life had gradually improved during this period; he had even received a month's "wages" in advance, which was grain and some other supplies, making him feel much wealthier. Some families in Huaxia, upon learning that a new "hot commodity" had arrived in Huaxia—someone with a very good future—also began to introduce women to him. However, these were all middle-class or newly wealthy families; the true Nobles of Huaxia disdained to let their daughters seek someone who was still not much different from a savage.

Although Xi was somewhat tempted, once he thought of noble and mysterious love, he restrained his thoughts, rejected everyone who offered him a wife, and clearly stated that he must find a woman with whom he shared love.

No one laughed at him, though; they just felt he might be a bit too fanciful. How many people in Huaxia could have love? No one knew; perhaps only the King and his two wives had it.

Baifeng now also felt that Yulong's wedding did not need to be delayed any further. The music troupe's progress in researching the suona was very slow, mainly because its sound-production principle was quite different from existing instruments, and one had to know how to control breath—a brand-new breathing method—otherwise, it would be intermittent when played. Baifeng had already told them about this point and even taught them how to exercise their breathing; this was also something Baifeng learned from a movie about the suona he had once watched. Although he did not know if it was really like that or if it was useful, at least it was not like a headless fly; there was still some direction, and at the very least, it could exercise their lung capacity.

For his son's wedding, Baifeng had spent a lot of thought, far more than he had for his own wedding. From the clothing to the process, everything was planned by Baifeng himself, and even the music was hummed by Baifeng, then recorded by Changle, written into scores, played with instruments, and modified further.

Yulong also saw all of this in his eyes; he was very moved by his father's actions. As he grew older, some barriers had appeared between them, and he was no longer embarrassed to climb on his father to play; the days of his childhood, when he let his father hold him and tell him stories and teach him knowledge, were already a long, long time in the past. However, Yulong now felt a bit of that original feeling again.

Changle was also very attentive to this matter and was working very seriously without a single complaint. He also knew that the future of Huaxia would be handed over to his older brother, not him. He himself had no opinion on this because he felt that managing a country would affect him doing the things he wanted to do. However, he sometimes also wondered whether the things he wanted to do were truly what he wanted to do from his heart, or if his father was intentionally guiding him.

Regarding the matter of the successor of Huaxia, Baifeng had intentionally or unintentionally spoken to them about it many times at home. Baifeng's meaning was that a country should indeed be established based on virtue rather than seniority, but who was the virtuous person? Everyone had their own standard of judgment; the most terrifying thing was those who had no ability yet were conceited. If such people were allowed to participate in the competition, countless troubles would arise.

Baifeng had also explained the abilities and specialties of the two brothers very clearly; it was all praise and all recognition. Changle was also fully capable of being the King of a country, but he could not do so because the country needed stability, so the successor must have a completely clear standard.

Since it was difficult to set a standard for a virtuous person, one could only cultivate the Legitimate Son into a virtuous person. After all, it was impossible for the Legitimate Son of every generation to be a virtuous and intelligent person, and this would inevitably lead a country toward a downward path. Baifeng used the Shennong Clan to give them an example.

The once-great Shennong Clan was extremely vast and extremely powerful; until now, any tribe had heard the name of Shennong. However, by now, the power of the Shennong Clan was already far inferior to before. Huaxia might also face such a situation, but Baifeng believed that a person without ability governing a country would make the country's strength decline at a relatively slow speed, but internal strife would cause a country's strength to plummet rapidly. Even if the winner was a truly virtuous person, it would be difficult to restore the country again during their term. The Great Tang in history was like this; a Battle of Xiangjisi caused the once-strong Great Tang to never be able to recover its vitality again.