Chapter 40: The Imperial Presentation (Part II)
As the sound of the pipa in the main hall gradually stopped, the merchants and others who were waiting outside the hall all took a deep breath. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The curtain blocked by the entrance of the hall was suddenly lifted in front of everyone's eyes, and a team of dancing girls in gorgeous dance costumes exited.
When the team of people all withdrew from the main hall, the little eunuch waiting at the door beckoned Shang Shang and others to enter.
Shang Shang looked back at the people who followed behind him, and motioned for everyone to follow behind her with his eyes, then raised his hand to open the curtain and walked into the inner hall first.
As soon as you enter the hall, a hot air will come to your face, the hall is lit with a huge brazier all around, illuminating the whole hall as bright as day, the curtain by the window is slightly rolled up, penetrating a trace of fresh and cold air, every two steps away in the hall is placed a low table, all kinds of imperial meals are still steaming hot, the civil and military officials who kneel behind the low few are quietly looking at the team of servants who walked in, from time to time someone looks at the strange musical instruments carried by the musician behind the merchant and the ear, but the sound is very small, very cautious and careful.
Shang Shang followed behind the little eunuch who was in the lead, quietly raised his head and looked at the hall in front of him, and the black head in her eyes made her really startled, although there were many people in the Oiran competition, but there was no such close distance, such a formation made her feel a little nervous.
With irrepressible curiosity about Li Shimin, Shang Shang couldn't help but sneak a glance at the person sitting on the high throne in front of her, she was still very curious about this emperor through the ages, after all, the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty after the Han Dynasty, and the person in front of her who was on the throne was the undoubted founder of this prosperous world, how could she not be curious?
However, it is a pity that because the distance is too far away, and he does not dare to stare at people blatantly, the merchant can only vaguely see that the person on the throne is wearing an ochre yellow robe, and the wide sleeves are casually placed on the armrest of the dragon head on the side, standing quietly behind him as a background.
Feeling the scrupulous gaze of the man on the throne, Shang Shang hurriedly lowered his head, his heart beating wildly. This show hasn't started yet, but don't make any mistakes because of this, if you are accused of being disrespectful, you will be wronged!
His eyes swept away, but he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and in the place closest to the throne, a bright yellow shadow jumped into Shang Shang's eyes, and when he looked closely, it was the crown prince Li Zhi, seeing Shang Shang looking over, Li Zhi's fair cheeks showed a light smile, and he nodded to her slightly. Li Ke, who was sitting opposite Li Zhi and took a step forward, saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth pulled out a smile of unknown meaning.
Everyone settled down in the center of the hall one after another, each standing in the planned position, as the singer of the chorus and several dressed up servants stood together in a small formation of a half-moon shape, arching the merchants in the center, and the musicians who were attached to various musical instruments stood on one side by themselves.
After everyone lined up, they knelt down and kowtowed to the throne together, and the merchant lowered her head and rolled her eyes a little uncomfortably, she had never kowtowed to anyone! But it can't be imagined, so I have to follow the local customs.
"Flat!"
A low, soft male voice came from the throne.
"Emperor Xie!" All the kneeling men thanked in unison, and only then got up after prostrating again.
This set of etiquette rules is specially sent by the palace to teach the grandmother, how to kowtow, how to thank you, there are rules, this etiquette alone can be practiced for two days, until everyone is faint before barely passing, even so, before entering the palace, Sister Yun is still a thousand instructions, for fear that one of them will accidentally leak.
Shang Shang stood in the small formation of a half-moon shape, raised his right hand and knocked on the cloud board in his hand, with two crisp "pop" sounds, all the violinists raised the bows in their hands, and a melodious music echoed in the hall.
After a brief passage through the door, only the sound of a violin still resounded, and the merchant sang:
"A big river with wide waves
The wind blows the rice and flowers on both sides
My family lives right on the shore
I'm used to hearing the captain's horn
I'm used to seeing the white sails on the ship
The girl is like a flower
How broad-minded the young man is
In order to break new ground
Awakens the sleeping mountains
Changed the shape of the river."
The lips of the businessmen opened, the voice of the professional singing skills training of later generations was loud and high-pitched, like a gust of wind swept through the entire hall, even the atmosphere in the hall was clear, at this time in the Tang Dynasty, singing was only a simple use of the voice, some women born with a good voice may be able to sing better, but for some vocal skills are far less proficient than later generations, the opening of the businessman, the smooth circle between the beginning and the end, the control between the breath is almost perfect, there is no sound of exhaustion, And the resonance of the cranial cavity can fully show the lack of heaviness in the woman's voice, which is unique at this time, and the entire hall was silent for a while, almost all of them were shocked by the woman's voice.
As Shang Shang's voice gradually fell, the chorus standing behind her suddenly erupted, and with the sudden addition of all the musical instruments, a strong song and singing went straight to everyone's ear drums, with the soft voice of a woman and the rich voice of a man hitting everyone like a stormy wave.
"This is the beautiful motherland
It's where I grew up
In this vast land
Bright scenery everywhere"
When the piano was finished, the sound of the piano returned to the soft sound of a violin, and the merchant continued to sing:
"Good mountains, good water, good place
All roads are wide
Friends came and had good wine
If the jackal comes
It was greeted with a steel gun."
This one is shorter than the previous one, and the chorus of the chorus is more majestic and magnificent:
"This is the homeland of heroes
It's where I grew up
In this ancient land
There is the power of youth everywhere"
When it came to the third que, the high-pitched and loud voices of the merchants were still so obvious in the magnificence of the chorus, and everyone sang the third que in unison:
"Good mountains, good water, good place
All roads are wide
Friends came and had good wine
If the jackal comes
It was greeted by steel guns
This is the Motherland of the Strong
It's where I grew up
In this warm land
Bright sunshine everywhere"
The song "My Motherland" was sung vigorously and magnificently, and everyone in the hall was intoxicated by the scene depicted in the song, and for a while they didn't even pay attention to the sound of the song, and they were all stunned on the spot and did not react.
The merchant glanced at the audience, pulled out a smile with satisfaction, and the cloud board in his hand pressed the disappeared music with two crisp beats, and led the performers to kneel.
Everyone shouted in unison: "I'm Wu Weiyang! God bless Datang! May my emperor be victorious! Expand the territory! ”
The two crisp cloud boards and the shouts of the people completely woke up the people who were still stunned, and the officials got up and knelt down facing the throne, and while kowtowing, they shouted with the people of Yunshuifang: "Victory!" Expand the territory! The sound was so loud that it soared into the sky, and even the birds resting on the trees outside the hall were so frightened that they fluttered and flew up.
Li Shimin on the throne looked at the black head kneeling in front of the throne, since he ascended the throne, the pride that seemed to be forgotten filled his chest again, he couldn't help laughing loudly, the laughter was full of heroism and pride in the world.
"Good! What a good one for me Wu Weiyang! God bless Datang! Li Shimin patted the armrest and stood up.
"Pei Qing's family!" Li Shimin stroked his beard and smiled, he didn't seem to be so happy for a long time!
"The minister is here!" Pei Ming heard the emperor's call behind the palace, and immediately ran in, as the chief planner of the whole show, he couldn't watch the performance in front of the palace, there were many things that were inseparable from his arrangement, so he could only listen to the sound behind the palace, when he heard the music of Shang Shang behind the palace, he was also excited, and secretly praised this woman for indeed living up to the name of a talented woman, this time the emperor should be satisfied!
"Pei Qing's family! I'm very satisfied with your arrangement, who is this performer? I want to reward him heavily, and you can draw up a booklet and present it to me in a moment. Li Shimin looked at the kneeling crowd in the audience with appreciation.
"Yes, I obey!" Pei Ming knelt in front of the emperor and bowed his head, then retreated.
"Everyone, be flat!" Li Shimin waved his sleeves and sat down on the throne again.
"Emperor Xie!" The kneeling head bowed to thank the grace before returning to the low seat and sat down, and after the merchant and the others got up, they followed the guidance of the little eunuch and retreated from the main hall.
It wasn't until she got out of the main hall that Shang Shang breathed a sigh of relief, just now in the main hall, she didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that something would go wrong, this slogan of God bless Datang was thought of by her for many days, and she discussed it with Sister Yun for a long time, and finally decided to shout it out, after all, this emperor! They all love to hear good things from people, although Li Shimin is a Ming Jun, but when he hears Wei Zheng give him advice, won't he blow his beard and stare at him? Even if he will listen in the end, but emotionally speaking, he still likes to listen to good words more, this is human nature, even the emperor will not be an exception.
When she heard Li Shimin's hearty laughter, Shang Shang knew that she had succeeded, originally she was actually a little worried that this style of music would not be accepted by everyone, but now it seems that the situation is not as she thought, it is really worthy of being the dynasty with the strongest ability to accept foreign culture in history!
The little eunuch who led the way took them all the way back to the side hall where they were staying before the performance, Sister Yun had been waiting outside the door for a long time, as a non-performer, she couldn't get close to the main hall, watching the merchants lead everyone all the way back, Sister Yun's heart was pinched, and her eyes stared straight at the expressions on everyone's faces.
"Congratulations! Congratulations! The little eunuch in front of him walked up to Shen Luoyun and clasped his hands into fists and saluted. Your workshop is in the limelight today, the emperor has already said that he wants to be rewarded, and the owner of the workshop is waiting to receive the reward! ”
The little eunuch smiled and gave up his hand to Sister Yun, the emperor has not laughed so happily for a long time for the conquest of Goryeo, this time he is in a good mood, and he is afraid of a lot of rewards in this workshop, so he came over to report a good news and congratulate him, so he can be a little happy!
Sister Yun was slightly stunned, then laughed, took out two gold bills from her sleeve and handed them over, she should have known, there were businessmen, how could there be an accident?
I took leave yesterday, and today I suddenly found that there was one more recommended ticket, which was really a surprise, although there are only four so far, but thank you to my friends who supported me! I will continue to work hard, in addition, the setting of my book will be relatively slow, friends don't worry.