Chapter 66: Anger Becomes Wisdom
Standing at the door of Changyin Garden, seeing Liu Xianglan and Lu Yunqian hurrying away with a group of singers, Xiuyi turned around and ordered the little palace maid behind him to close the door. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Aunt Xiuyi!"
As soon as the door was closed, she heard a soft call, Xiuyi looked up in fright, but saw the little third son next to Gonggong Liu standing in front of her with a smile.
"Little third son? When did you come in? Xiuyi frowned, although she agreed to Gonggong Liu, it didn't mean that the third son could enter and leave the Changyin Garden she managed at will, after all, if this matter was leaked, no one would be able to please him.
"Father-in-law Liu instructed me to bring what my aunt deserves." The third son had secretly followed when he handed over the decree in the morning, and as soon as Gonggong Liu heard about the decree, he knew that this was a good opportunity, so that he must come and give things to Xiuyi, so as not to see the rabbit and not scatter the eagle in Xiuyi.
"Don't bother with Father-in-law Liu, Xiuyi knows what to do." Xiuyi grabbed the purse handed over by the little third son and glanced at the little third son coldly.
"That's good, Aunt Xiuyi is so shrewd and capable, how can Grandpa Liu not feel at ease?" The third son looked at Xiuyi's cold appearance, but he didn't dare to say more, after all, Xiuyi was an aunt who had quite a lot of means in the palace, and he didn't want to offend her when he was free. He arched his hand and walked out the door.
"Walk slowly, don't send." Xiuyi said coldly, turned around and left.
Lu Yunqian and Liu Xianglan took a group of merchants and singers to walk left and right in the inner palace, and when they were about to weaken, Lin Dedian finally appeared in front of everyone.
Compared with the main hall in Luoyang Palace, the Lin De Hall is more magnificent, regardless of the height of the hall or the area of the area, it is not comparable to the dance hall in the Luoyang Palace, the layers of bright yellow curtains, the golden brilliance in the main hall, the throne of the nine dragons coiled, including the ornaments used by these singers in the side hall, all highlight the noble atmosphere of the royal family, and the bright yellow that enters the eyes almost makes people suspect that their eyes have also been spent.
The singers who came in from outside were almost sleepwalking into the side hall of Lin De Hall with Liu Xianglan, and even the merchants were a little amazed and dumbfounded.
This is the first time that they have really approached the power center of the entire Tang Dynasty, and the luxury here has made everyone feel heartily shocked.
It is worthy of being the most powerful era in the history of the Chinese nation, and everything here shows a strong attitude, that kind of flamboyant, unscrupulous dazzling and gorgeous is beyond the reach of any subsequent dynasty!
Shang Shang silently admired in his heart, after seeing such a magnificent Tang Dynasty, the so-called prosperous times of later generations were really pale and ridiculous, Shang Shang's heart suddenly felt a little sad, such a strong, such a publicity in the end will actually be ice and snow into a dream!
"Merchant! What are you still doing? The first one is you, and you can't come yet. Liu Xianglan beckoned anxiously on the side, Shang Shang was the first to perform, but now he was standing in the side hall in a daze, he was really anxious!
Shang Shang's thoughts were interrupted all of a sudden, and the sigh in his eyes was removed, Shang Shang walked to Liu Xianglan's side lightly, and motionlessly asked her to check her outfit.
Liu Xianglanzai carefully looked at the merchant from head to toe, "Hmm! This bun is combed well, the hairpin is not violated, but it looks simple and generous, the emperor is a Ming Jun who advocates diligence and thrift, which should be in line with the emperor's mind, and the skirt is also a simple seven broken room, this red is good, like pomegranate red, okay. This outfit is enough for a rehearsal, and the formal clothes will be ready for use on the day of the show. ”
"Is this going to the front?" The merchant waited for Liu Xianglan to finish the inspection before asking.
"Wait a while, the emperor hasn't arrived yet, your Master Lu is the one who arranged the position of the musician in front, and the attendants will come to call later, you first recuperate your spirits and drink some water to moisten your throat." Liu Xianglan took a cup of warm tea from the little palace maid on the side and put it in the hands of the merchant, and motioned for her to sit on the stool next to her to rest.
"Hmm." The merchant took the cup and sat down according to his words, but he didn't drink it, but just closed his eyes and read the lyrics silently, so as not to be nervous and forget it later. In the past few days since entering the palace, she has developed a habit that she will not drink the boiling water if she does not watch the boiling water herself, even if she is thirsty, she will endure it.
Ruyi and Linglong and others also lined up to let Liu Xianglan check one by one, this imperial debut was personally inspected by the emperor, in preparation for the Tiele banquet, if there is really a problem, everyone can't escape the responsibility, be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years.
"The emperor has arrived!"
The eunuch's singing came from far away in the front hall, and with the sound of the mountain shouting long live, Liu Xianglan stood up suddenly, patted the merchant on the shoulder and said, "The emperor has arrived, Shang Shang, you get ready first." ”
"Hmm." The merchant stood up according to his words and waited by Liu Xianglan's side.
It's just a cup of tea, a small waiter hurriedly walked over at the front hall, and when he saw Liu Xianglan standing in the side hall, he shouted one after another: "The emperor has come and gone, is the singer ready?" ”
"Well, merchant, come with me." Liu Xianglan turned around and pulled the merchants, and beckoned to the singers who were following behind her, and nodded to the little waiter.
The little waiter smiled and said, "Come with me!" ”
Shang Shang followed Xiao Nei all the way into the main hall of the Lin De Palace, slightly bowing his head and looking at the huge green bricks under his feet, and the chorus singers who followed behind him were also cautious, lest they make an inappropriate noise to attract blame.
The little chamberlain led a group of people to kneel down in the middle of the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, bring the singer of the inner teaching workshop." ”
Shang Shang and others hurriedly followed behind him and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
Li Shimin, who was on the throne, was wearing a Ming and Huang court uniform, wearing a crown of the Son of Heaven, and said in a dignified voice: "Flat." ”
The kneeling businessmen and others hurriedly lowered their heads and bowed: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”
After the three kowtows got up, they heard the inner attendant standing in front of the imperial stairs screaming: "The emperor has a decree, and the performance begins." ”
Only then did Shang Shang and the others raise their heads, and stood in formation in the middle of the main hall, and the musicians had already formed a large circle in the hall one step ahead of them, and just formed a big field in the middle of the main hall, enclosing Shang Shang and others in it.
Today, many of the civil and military officials of the last dynasty were invited by Tang Emperor Li Shimin into the palace to watch the song and dance together, but there were a lot of low tables in the palace, and there were some officials who had never seen businessmen and businessmen, some were older, and some were still in the prime of life, and everyone had a more or less beard.
Just when Shang Shang was peeking at the civil and military officials present, guessing how many of the twenty-four ministers of the famous Lingyan Pavilion were here, two familiar faces suddenly broke into view, these two young faces looked a little similar, one was soft and gentle, the other was as sharp as an eagle falcon, but it was not Li Zhi and Li Ke Who are they?
The two of them sat in front of the two low tables closest to the Tang Emperor, holding the wine glass in front of her and saluting her slightly, the merchant was a little surprised for a moment, and then smiled at the two of them, as the two sons of the Tang Emperor who valued him the most, it was not surprising that they would be there.
The merchant raised his right arm and tapped the cloud board twice, greeting the musicians who were gathered in a circle, and the musicians received the signal from the merchant, raised their arms and began to play, and a familiar melody immediately echoed throughout the hall. Some of the officials who heard it for the first time showed a look of surprise at the same time, this song had never been heard of before, and it was very different from the regular poems and songs of the past, and they were all full of interest for a while.
After a period of passing through the door, the businessmen standing in the circle sang the lyrics, and the first sentence of the opening sound became clearer and louder, and the ears of the listeners in the hall were clear, and the officials who understood the rhythm of music secretly said hello in their hearts, and they were full of interest in the following words. Although this word is straightforward, it also has a direct meaning to people's hearts.
As the soundtrack became thicker, the merchant had already finished singing the first stanza, followed by the chorus of the chorus, and the merchant had to dance lightly in this chorus to enrich the style of the lead singer in this chorus, so as not to appear embarrassed to stand stupidly.
The chorus of chorus in chorus burst out of the mouth and echoed throughout the hall, and the passion of the children of China was undoubtedly expressed in this song, and all the singers turned crimson and looked excited, as if they had seen the jackal in front of their own door.
The businessman danced lightly in the field with his hands holding the cloud board and his wide sleeves, sometimes like a light cloud gliding by, sometimes turning around like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and the fierce and incomparable light shot itself, as if the enemy standing in front of him was really encroaching on the homeland.
After singing in unison, the businessmen returned to calm down, their faces were not red and breathless, and they started to sing a new one, and everyone in the hall was intoxicated, and some officials who were known as Fengliu praised in their hearts: It is worthy of Luoyang's current Oiran, if it is really worthy of its reputation, it seems that if you have time, you have to go to Luoyang to praise her field!
Looking at the appearance of the people in the hall, Shang Shang secretly complained in his heart, she was dancing just now, I don't know if the movement was too big or what, I only felt that the bun on her head couldn't stop shaking, and there was a tendency to loosen, and she couldn't help but be a little worried.
I don't know if she is too careful, she suddenly remembered Li Zhi's warning, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on her back, if it was really hair scattered, it was a loss of honor in front of the emperor, and she was to be asked!
The merchant was singing a song in his mouth, but he was quickly calculating in his heart, if this hair really fell out, the charge of dereliction in front of the emperor could not be escaped, and if it was not done well, even Master Lu and Master Liu would be involved! What kind of person would want to be so unforgiving to her?
Seeing that the solo part is about to finish, if the chorus part starts, she will have to start dancing solo again, this dance, if she doesn't get the bun right, it will fall off on the spot, how is this good?
Li Zhi looked at Shang Shang with some vigilance, I don't know why, although it was far away, he seemed to feel a trace of anxiety in Shang Shang's eyes, could it be that there was something wrong?
Li Zhi squinted at the businessman in front of him, and was about to start dancing solo, but the businessman's dancing posture was a little shrunken for some reason, and the bun on his head looked a little shaky? Is it?
Feeling the bun on her head shaking more and more, Shang Shang felt a surge of anger rushing to her chest, she never took the initiative to hurt anyone, she just wanted to live freely, but who was it? Trying to put her to death? When she came to the Tang Dynasty, she was always worried and trembling, lest she make a mistake, but why did these people still refuse to let her go? What exactly did she do wrong?
The chorus singing gradually high-pitched, about to reach the climax of a singing and three sighs, the merchant only felt that the anger was unbearable, simply did not do two endlessly, with the high-pitched singing, a hairpin on the head was pulled down, a black hair was vented down, the merchant held the hairpin in his hand, and danced in the hall in the sword dance style, one stroke and one wave, the movement was crisp and neat, and he just wanted to vent all the anger in his chest.
The singers standing behind her were shocked, there was no such paragraph in the original setting, what's wrong with Shang Shang? So far, no one dares to speak out, so they have to continue to sing the lyrics.
At the end of the song, the merchant suddenly stood still in a resolute posture, pointing to the sky with one arm, a faction of self-respecting, and the hall was silent.