Cixi summoned a pianist. After she went once, why didn't the pianist want to go again?
It is said that being summoned by Cixi is the dream of many people. Who knew Zhang Chunpu was a freak? He told the eunuch who came to summon him that he could walk, but he would never play on his knees. Zhang Chunpu's reason is that he has been sitting and playing the piano. If he suddenly kneels and plays the piano, it will inevitably affect his playing posture. In addition, if you kneel for a long time, it will definitely affect the effect of playing the piano, so you can't play beautiful music for Cixi.
However, this time Cixi felt that Zhang Chunpu's reason was very reasonable and agreed to this condition. After Zhang Chunpu entered the palace, he was arranged in the West Wing of Palace of Gathered Elegance where Cixi lived. Zhang Chunpu saw that there were seven or eight pianos prepared for him in the room, all of which were golden axes, and they all looked very noble and elegant. However, after Zhang Chunpu tried it, I heard that all these pianos have poor melodies. Apart from its gorgeous appearance, it is not a good piano. When Cixi heard about it, she ordered the eunuch to give him a try on the piano that Zhang Chunpu usually played to see if he liked it. After the piano was delivered, Zhang Chunpu fiddled with the strings a few times and found that the sound of the piano was beautiful, and the sound quality and timbre were excellent, so he couldn't help admiring it again and again. What a wonderful piano!
Hearing this, Cixi ordered Zhang Chunpu to play her piano. Zhang Chunpu's posture was absorbed, and he meditated on the piano. Suddenly, the music was euphemistic, gurgling and wonderful. At the end of the song, he heard the faint praise in the next room. At half-time, a boy of 10 suddenly broke in. After he came in, he tried to take off Qin Hui by hand, and then he took off Qin naughtily. Zhang Chunpu is a person who loves piano. Besides, this piano belongs to Cixi. In case of damage, I'm afraid of trouble. So he immediately stopped the boy and said, this piano belongs to Lafayette, so you can't move it.
The young man saw Zhang Chunpu stop him, lost his temper and glared at him. At this time, the wet nurse around the young man shouted at Zhang Chunpu. Do you know who he is? Even Galeries Lafayette followed him everywhere. Don't you want that head? Zhang Chunpu was originally a gentle person. When I looked again, I saw a maid-in-waiting standing behind the wet nurse, winking at him frequently and signaling him not to talk. Zhang Chunpu then held his temper and stopped talking.
On this day, after Zhang Chunpu finished playing the piano, Cixi ordered the eunuch to send a message to him, asking him to devote himself wholeheartedly. If he behaves well, he will get a job in the home office in the future, and he won't worry about wealth. Thanked Zhang Chunpu and went home. Two days later, the eunuch announced that he would play the piano in the palace, but Zhang Chunpu refused to go because of illness. After many twists and turns, this broke the call of Cixi. Supposedly, Zhang Chunpu is not rich either. Although his piano skills were superb, he was only a pianist in the factory and finally won the favor of Cixi. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Someone asked him why he didn't go, and he said that such filth and wealth were not worth mentioning.
Later, Prince Su also invited Zhang Chunpu to play the piano in the house and gave him a high salary of 30 gold a month. However, Zhang Chunpu felt that he was not free and always wanted to quit this well-paid job. On one occasion, it rained heavily and it was getting late, so Prince Sue asked him to stay at home for the night. Who knows Zhang Chunpu said, if I don't go back to the factory, the factory owner will think I'm out whoring. When the voice came out, Prince Su was so angry that he not only told him to leave at once, but also was not allowed to play the piano again. Zhang Chunpu was overjoyed to see the plan succeed. Zhang Chunpu was praised by people at that time because he was not in charge of dignitaries. Coupled with his excellent piano skills, everyone worships him very much. However, an upright and noble person is also like a person who doesn't eat the food he gets. Therefore, Zhang Chunpu eventually died of poverty.