The meaning of "Mi Mi Zhi Yin" is: music that makes people feel depressed. Refers to decadent, low-level music. Mi Mi: weak, languid.

The idiom comes from "Han Feizi Shi Guo": "The work of this teacher Yan is the music of Mi Mi like Zhou." "Historical Records·Yin Benji": "The dance of Beili is the music of Mi Mi."

The Sound of Mi Mi

It is said that the musician Yan Yan composed music for King Zhou in the late Yin Dynasty, and King Zhou got tired after listening to it. When King Wu was attacking Zhou, the musician Yan snatched his harp and fled eastward, where he threw himself into the Pu River and died. Since then, the sound of music has often been heard in the water. In 534 BC, Duke Ling of the State of Wei was invited to attend the Qigong celebration of the State of Jin. I went to Diqiu in the morning and stayed on the Pupu in the evening. I fell asleep in the middle of the night, and suddenly there was the sound of music, drums, strings and bamboos in the hazy sky.

He put on his clothes and leaned toward the window, listening carefully. He disappeared and appeared, subtle and sweet. When asked about his left and right, he said he couldn't hear it. Then he called in the musician Juan. After hearing this, Juan told Ling Gong: "I can understand the outline. I need to watch it overnight so that I can write it down." In the middle of the night, Xuanyin relapsed. Juan played the qin and practiced it, and found out how wonderful it was. After hearing this, Lord Lingyuan opened his eyes and asked what happened.

Juan said: "Earlier, King Zhou ordered Shi Yan to compose the music of Mi Mi, but Shi Yan refused, and Emperor Xin wanted to kill him, so he had no choice but to compose the music. King Zhou was full of joy, singing in the morning and dancing in the evening, all night long At the end of the day, the tunnel was lost to the world, and Shi Yan took a boat and went down the river, where he drowned and died. Therefore, the divine song came out of the water and shocked the world. "Juan originally wanted to persuade Linggong to suppress his voice, his music, and his government. The people flow, false accusations are made for personal gain.

Linggong regarded poisonous weeds as fragrant flowers and arsenic as rock sugar. He didn't mind it and became more and more fascinated as he listened. After arriving in the Jin Dynasty, Duke Linggong saw that Qi Palace was so magnificent and magnificent, and all the princes praised it.