On the basis of inheriting the famous masters of the past dynasties, Cheng Xiaolou has been tempered by thousands of tempers, so that this traditional old drama has turned out new tricks, sang a taste that others do not have, and made the plot and characters unique, and his preciousness lies in this.

For example, in the "guide board", he lowered the word ""left" from the "6" sound by three degrees, and marched slowly between "4" and "3", melodiously unfolding, so that the expressiveness of the word "has" is to make people feel that Xue Pinggui is eager to return home, and the feeling of fatigue all the way and from far to near also gives people a kind of artistic conception of scene blending.

In order to convey this feeling to the audience, Cheng Xiaolou skillfully used the mouth in the performance, singing the three words "involuntarily" with heavy tone and deep breath, expressing the psychology of the characters with a soft and smooth voice, and "bursting" He was in the original melody, translating and polishing the words.

For example, the word "one", take one of the "three rhymes" singing, sing it with "high flat tone", and the two words "burst" are sung with the tone of "flat out and flat close" and "tail tone up", so that not only the words are round, highlighting the different tones, but also contributing to the melody The effect of high and low staggered and melodious and far-reaching.

When singing the matter of "tears in the chest", Cheng Xiaolou used a strong "brushwork" to resonate the word "chest" in the singing cavity with "chest and abdomen", polishing the word, making the word sound drunk and low, and closely connected with the word "Huai" below with the "coherence" of the word "chest", and then slowly pushed out the word sound from top to bottom, singing tepidly, depressed and deep, and very infectious.

Cheng Xiaolou from Xue Pinggui's imperial robe, sneaking back to the special situation of Xue Pinggui's mixed feelings, but also to reveal a bit of chic, he sang "Green is the mountain and green is the world of water flowers, Xue Pinggui is like a lonely goose returns", the words "water" and "flower" in the singing sentence are sung in "sound", which strengthens the sense of music, makes the words flexible and clever, and at the same time reflects a bit chic.

"Xue Pinggui is like the return of a lonely goose" was originally a bland ordinary singing tone, but Cheng Xiaolou further modified individual words, slowed down the rhythm of the two words "lonely goose" slightly, and used a falling cavity at the end of the word "goose", so that the rhythm was stable on the basis of subtle changes, and the characters were expressed in a light and subtle singing style, which was more profound, and formed a harmonious posture of yin and yang with the previous sentence singing "green is the mountain and green is the water".

If this singing is divided into two levels, the above singing is to express the sighs and sadness of the characters, and the following singing directly expresses Xue Pinggui's reminiscence and resentment of the past.

For example, the paragraph "That Wang Yun is in the official residence of Dazai in the court, and he puts my life in his heart" is even more round and jade. Through careful taste, its connotation and artistic conception are reflected in the singing.

Cheng Xiaolou's singing and reading actually inherited the tradition of Tan and Yu who are good at using "Huguangyin", and they are very particular about the rhyme of words, so that they do not fall down word and are full of charm.

For example, the words "that Wang Yun" and "he put me" in the singing sentence have been carefully arranged, the words are sung very correctly, and the four tones are also handled very reasonably, so that the words are clear and clear, and the line and rhyme are both beautiful and round, if the singing melody is removed and becomes the vernacular, it will be found that the tone of the above six words is very similar to the "Hubei accent"; and then the words "which place to put in the mind" are sung like "Beijing sound", and at the same time, there are laws in the pronunciation, line tone, sound collection, and rhyme, so that this plain singing is novel in the simplicity.

When Cheng Xiaolou sang "Hating Wei Hu is my in-law who murdered me, why did Xue Pinggui come here", it was according to the changes in the emotions of the characters, the rhythm was gradually accelerated, and the melody revealed a bright and strong momentum, and according to the singing mode of more words and less tones, no matter the speed of the rhythm, the height of the line, the frustration of the words, etc., they all sang in a standardized and not rigid manner, natural and not slippery.

For example, although the three words "Hate Wei Hu" are strong, he sings low, flat and majestic, not relying on his external passion, but instead of being generous and powerful inside, and revealing Xue Pinggui's inner resentment and resentment with a subtle and deep singing style.

Cheng Xiaolou is singing "Why did I suffer Xue Pinggui" with a compact rhythm and a staggered melody to strengthen the musical image, although its tone is desolate and miserable, but it does not lose the identity of the king of Xiliang, and truly and naturally expresses the inner world of the characters.

When singing "Tethered War Horse under the Willow Forest", in order to show Xue Pinggui's urgent mood of returning to his heart like an arrow, Cheng Xiaolou sang the word "horse" in it, and his mouth was slightly like "Yin Ping" and half vomited, and he used the Yu faction's "Lifting Strength" to pick it up, showing the "Shangsheng" position, the word sound is solid and abundant, very strong and dignified, and at the same time, the word "horse" is used as a logical accent, which is also in line with the musical structure, so that the singing melody is natural and smooth, and it is swift and slow.

After that, a "small door" is naturally overturned in the form of a rocking board.

And "outside the Wujia Slope" is a long tone support tone, Cheng Xiaolou sang here with a gas support tone, and sang the melody mellow and full in one go, with ups and downs.

"I saw the sister-in-law and asked carefully" is the last sentence of the first paragraph sung, Cheng Xiaolou pays great attention to the close combination of the characters' feelings and the plot when singing, in the rhythm of "tight and slow singing", full of feelings, not relaxed, the three words "see that", smoothly pushed, so that the rhythm is stable and balanced, the tone of the word "sister-in-law" is on the rise, the tone is delicate and tactful, and the singing is not clumsy in several undulating small cavities, which is actually a small detail that is very powerful.

Cheng Xiaolou then slowed down the last word "Huai", and then slowly stretched out with a moderate singing method of "cutting tones", and the end note ended in the seemingly uncollected, using volume changes and retracting and releasing control techniques to portray Xue Pinggui when he was about to meet his wife Wang Baochuan, his heart was full of anxiety and complex psychology.

"A horse left the Xiliang Realm" is actually a simple and unpretentious singing segment, but Cheng Xiaolou sings simple, natural, timeless, and allegorical with his generous and vigorous voice, mellow and smooth tone, and singing style of seeking rhythm and charm.

As the saying goes, the layman looks at the liveliness, and the insider looks at the doorway.

He believed that at least two-thirds of the dozen or so people sitting in the audience could see his skillful handling of the whole play.

Among these two-thirds of the people, with Liu Fengying's ten years of experience on stage and Peking Opera attainments, they will definitely be able to grasp the details.

From the perspective of academic value, Cheng Xiaolou's spirit of not sticking to the ancients and having the courage to bring forth the new is actually worthy of learning and reference from every Peking Opera person.

For this point, it can be seen from the sentences of the corners who quickly surrounded him to congratulate him as soon as Cheng Xiaolou stepped down.