Allusion: It is said that Yu Boya liked to play a song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters", but no one could understand it. He played the piano on the high mountains, playing high-pitched music but with few friends. He had no close friends and was very lonely. One day, a woodcutter who was cutting wood passed by. He listened and stopped in his tracks. Sitting opposite Yu Boya, he said what Yu Boya was thinking while playing. This person is Zhong Ziqi. The two formed a lifelong friendship. They agreed to meet in two years' time, where the two of them were sitting.

But when the two-year appointment came, Yu Boya was waiting here with his piano, but Zhong Ziqi was nowhere to be seen. After waiting, an old man came, claiming to be Zhong Ziqi's father, and he came specifically to attend the appointment for Zhong Ziqi. The old man explained his intention to Yu Boya. It turns out that Zhong Ziqi's last words were his agreement with Yu Boya.

Yu Boya knelt down in front of the old man, heartbroken. So he threw his beloved Qin on Ziqi's grave (by the river) to express his respect and cherishment for his close friend. This is the story of "Yu Boya dropped his zither to thank his bosom friend." Boya missed Ziqi sadly, and saw the deep friendship between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, so people often lamented that it was difficult to find a bosom friend.

Extended information:

1. Introduction to the allusive characters

Yu Boya: a native of Yingdu, Chu State (now Jingzhou, Hubei Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although he was from Chu, he served as a senior official in Jin State and was proficient in the art of piano. The story of Boya playing the qin and meeting his bosom friend is a story that happened on his way back to China after visiting relatives.

According to the genealogy of the Yu family, Boya's real surname was Yu, his given name was Rui, and his courtesy name was Boya. He was good at playing the drum and playing the harp. His father is Yu Lun and his son is Zhongxiao.

Zhong Ziqi: Name emblem, courtesy name Ziqi. A native of Hanyang, Chu State (now Jixian Village, Caidian District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. According to legend, Zhong Ziqi was a woodcutter who wore a bamboo hat, a raincoat, a pole on his back, and an axe. Historical records record that when Boya returned home from visiting relatives, he happened to meet Zhong Ziqi while playing the harp on the bank of the Han River. He exclaimed: "It's as tall as a mountain and as vast as a river." Because of similar interests, the two became close friends. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya believed that there was no more music in the world and stopped playing the harp for the rest of his life.

2. Practical significance

The ancients have set a glorious example for us modern people on how to make friends. Be trustworthy in your dealings with friends. Faith is the last word in the Wuchang, but it is the foundation of the Wuchang. In modern extensive social activities, we also have to talk about the trust between friends. We should cherish our friends and not regret losing them.

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