A courtyard in the northwest corner of the imperial garden has now been sealed, and as soon as Zhao Dezhao entered the courtyard, he saw Wang Chengyan, who was sweating profusely, leading the dance with a group of powerful children, and his guidance was insufficient.

This group of delicate and expensive children of the powerful are also a little less out of the box at this time, and a little more stable.

As part of the court song and dance, they also have their own glory, and they are all cautious at this time.

Seeing Zhao Dezhao enter the courtyard, Shi Baoji and Han Chongxun squeezed their eyes with him, but the others pretended not to see him and had no distractions.

At the end of the team dance, the bamboo pole in Wang Chengyan's hand pointed to the three people in the team, and several attendants immediately shouted knowingly: "Han Chongxun, Shi Baoji, you guys have just slowed down by half a beat, rehearse it in a while, don't make any mistakes again." ”

The three of them didn't dare to refute, so they responded one by one and returned to the team.

Seeing the bamboo pole in Wang Chengyan's hand, and he didn't dare to speak, Zhao Dezhao knew that he was the "bamboo pole" of the palace team dance today, and he was in charge of announcing the curtain.

The songs and dances of the Song Dynasty inherited from the Tang Dynasty and were generally divided into three sections: "Scattered Order", "Middle Order" and "Broken". However, because the Tang Dynasty Daqu was too large, the Song Dynasty only adopted some of them.

The main body of the Song Dynasty team dance was the song and dance team, and compared with the Tang Dynasty, there was more bamboo pole as a role.

The bamboo pole is also known as the "color of joining the army", which is equivalent to the newspaper of later generations, and is named because of the bamboo pole in hand.

Its role is more than just reciting slogans and addressing audiences; It also includes leading songs and dances.

In addition, the accompanying band is called "back line".

There is a certain program for the performance of the Song Dynasty team dance: first, the "bamboo pole" introduces the content of the program to the audience, and mostly uses four or six couplets of sentences in the style of the poem, which is called "greeting"; Then guide the singing and dancing team on the field, called "Hook Team".

After the song and dance, the "bamboo pole" once again beckoned all the singing and dancing teams to the stage, which was called "releasing the team" or "sending the team".

The theatrical element of Chinese dance had already appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was more obvious in the court dances of the Song Dynasty, where role classification, performance, singing, and speeches were added.

At the beginning of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin could even divide the historical lessons of one side in view of the fact that the powerful military attaches in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties supported their own troops. In 961, he promulgated the statecraft strategy of "promoting culture and education and suppressing military affairs".

During the period of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were frequent wars and social turmoil, and there were often things that violated etiquette and music, such as music officials being favored and eunuchs interfering in politics.

During the Five Dynasties period, the secessionist regimes almost completely lost the traditional ritual and music system, and even the rituals of the rulers of the regimes were different from those of the general public.

This was described in the "History of the New Five Dynasties: Jin Benji": "Burning clothes and wild sacrifices and the like are all things that are done by people in the alleys, and they are used by the Son of Heaven, and they are very bad to see the rites and music." ”

The ancestor sacrifice of the ruler, such an important ceremonial celebration is the same as that of ordinary people, which shows the seriousness of the ritual collapse.

Zhao Kuangyin attached great importance to the restoration of traditional ritual music, and the Song Dynasty was all up and down.

For example, Gao Huaide, who was proficient in music, composed more music than fought in the past two years, and searched ancient books and classics up and down, and in 963 determined a new set of ritual procedures and music.

The Song Dynasty team dances are divided into three categories: court team dances, folk team dances, and dances in the Hundred Operas.

The court team dance developed on the basis of the Tang Dynasty team dance into the court team, the children's team and the women's team dance.

The court dance is solemn and uniform, and the central idea is very clear, mainly based on sacrifice and spectacular centripetal force.

The folk team dance and the dance in the hundred operas are different, and basically each play has a different plot, which is mainly lively.

Seeing Zhao Dezhao come in, Wang Chengyan arched his hand and said: "Rixin, Wang Yongchang is greedy today, and now he has a bad stomach and can't get on the stage, we still lack one person now, can we be happy?" ”

Zhao Dezhao paused for a moment and laughed in surprise. "There should be alternatives, so I won't get involved."

The number of people dancing in the team is not fixed, but the number of people is very particular, in order not to have accidents, basically a few more people will be selected, just in case.

Wang Yongchang had a stomach upset and couldn't go on stage, and there were others.

If Zhao Dezhao in the past was still interested in being in the limelight on stage, he is not willing to spend energy on this at all now.

The training is hard, it is better to find his two unmarried wives to flirt and flirt.

Wang Chengyan wanted to protect his throat and not talk much, but seeing Zhao Dezhao's resolute attitude, he immediately nodded and prepared to rearrange it.

Out of the small courtyard, the courtyard next to it is dominated by palace maids, where there are hundreds of women's team dancers, who are also rehearsing nervously.

"Second brother, Mrs. Wang and her family have arrived at Gongchen Gate."

Zhao Dezhao smiled and immediately walked quickly to the Gongchen Gate in the southwest corner.

Gongchen Gate is the southwest gate of the Imperial Garden, and it is also the passage out of the city.

It was impossible for the ministers to pass through the palace, so they had to go around to the west city first, follow the city wall, and go north to the Gongchen Gate to enter the imperial garden.

After entering the Imperial Garden, everyone is not allowed to ride in the car, but can only walk.

When Zhao Dezhao saw Wang Pu, he naturally also saw the female dependents who followed him.

With his eyes glancing at several women, Zhao Dezhao recognized Third Sister Wang, because she was the only stranger.

Her mother and four sisters-in-law, although they haven't seen much, have some impressions.

To Zhao Dezhao's surprise, Third Sister Wang turned out to be quite tall, and her height was more than 1.65 meters.

You know, she's only fourteen years old.

The Chen family was born in Jiangmen, but he was weak like Lin Daiyu, and the Wang family was born in a family, but he looked like a tiger girl in the gate, which made Zhao Dezhao can't help but wonder if the identities of the two people have fallen out of each other's identities.

Seeing Zhao Dezhao appear, Wang Sanjie put down the tulle on her hat under the reminder of her mother, and reluctantly hid behind several women.

Looking at her posture, I'm afraid it's a little strange that Zhao Dezhao came out, which affected her to see the scenery of the imperial garden.

After she and Zhao Dezhao were given marriage, they were unmarried couples, and others could see the ceremony, but Zhao Dezhao could not be contacted.

Zhao Dezhao disagreed, and walked up excitedly, but was grabbed by a little old man. "Little second brother, today's celebration, don't arrange me to sit with the rebel, if you arrange a separate table for my old man, it will be the best."

Wang Pu couldn't cry or laugh, so he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Zhao Dezhao said with a smile: "The adult is now seventy-five, so naturally he is sitting at the same table with the elders, and no one will affect the adult Yaxing." ”

Wang Zuo said with a sad face: "Those old guys can't drink wine or eat meat, it's very boring!" ”

This old living treasure has no door now, not even Zhao Kuangyin can't take care of it.

can live to be seventy-five years old, which is absolutely long in this era, even the emperor must treat him with courtesy.

He is now at the age of doing what he wants, although he is a little unreliable, but he laughs and does not touch the bottom line, and everyone must be respected.

Zhao Dezhao said tentatively: "Why don't I let people open a single table and then sit under the stage to watch the play?" ”

He was moved, but sighed again. "Forget it, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration can't be escaped."

Zhao Dezhao just breathed a sigh of relief, but he turned his head and shouted: "Third sister, come and take a good look at your future husband......

That's embarrassing.

Wang Sanjie sneered behind the hat: "Master, if you mess around again, there will be no more pot of wine tomorrow." ”

Wang Zuo immediately had an expression of can't be provoked, and pulled Zhao Dezhao to turn around and leave with some embarrassment. "This imperial garden is a little bigger, but that's it......"

Zhao Dezhao smiled secretly in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface.

Of the four sons of the Wang family, only one daughter is still the youngest, and the father and mother are in pain, and the brother and sister-in-law are also in pain.

Now it seems that her personality is cool, and the Wang family is afraid that she is also deliberately cultivating her housekeeping ability.

After two months of entering the door, the affairs of the backyard can be entrusted to her.

Along the way, entering the inner garden, the female dependents were led by the palace maid to sit on the opposite side, Zhao Dezhao settled Wang Pu's family, and was called away by others.

As night falls, the lanterns hanging in the Imperial Garden are also lit, and hundreds of lanterns adorn the Imperial Garden.

When all the lanterns were lit, a bonfire was lit in front of the stage and behind the clan members, and then the drums sounded, and the festival began.

At this time, the two brothers Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Tingmei came together, and finally Zhao Kuangyin brought a few concubines, each of them had a case, on which there were wines, dishes, and snacks, facing the stage.

Wang Chengyan was dressed like a rabbit, not only smearing grease and powder, but also decorating a big red flower on his ear.

Zhao Dezhao looks very vulgar, but looking at other people's pursuit of him, it is obviously very in line with the aesthetics of this era.

Zhao Dezhao turned his head to look at a few small ones, and the fourth sister was obviously fascinated by Wang Chengyan, like a little fan sister at this time, she kept applauding.

Zhao Dezhao was stunned, wouldn't this injustice be planted this time......

Wang Chengyan has a good voice and magnetism, and as soon as he came on stage, he sang a song written by the Ministry of Rites in the style of four or six couplets, which is also a speech.

Unlike the announcers of later generations, the announcer used to speak, but he used to sing.

There was silence in the audience, for fear that if I made a little noise, I wouldn't be able to hear what was singing.

As soon as the song is sung, everyone knows what today's celebration is for and the order of the show.

Then the long bamboo pole in his hand shook, and the palace dancers waiting in the audience came to the stage in an orderly manner.

In the majestic music, the most solemn court dance kicked off today's celebration.

And in the audience, Zhao Kuangyin stood tall and raised the wine glass in his hand.

Everyone stood up, drank three glasses together, and without saying a word, everyone began to eat and drink.

The "head" of this song is about twenty minutes, enough for everyone to fill their stomachs.

Zhao Dezhao himself seized the time to eat enough, and supervised that his younger brothers and sisters were all fed, and after a while, their positions would be revoked and moved to the attic further behind.

And the open space in front of the stage where they are will be turned into a stage for a hundred operas.

At first, I sat here to express my joy with the people, but when I had eaten and drunk enough, I should give up my seat.

Zhao Dezhao waited for the sixth sister to eat enough, and was about to send her to Zhao Kuangyin's arms to enjoy her father's love, but saw Pei Ge'an, who had not been seen all night, appeared in front of the right, with a smug smile on his face, and then turned around and left.

Looking at her expression, Zhao Dezhao was horrified, but his expression became more and more calm.

Zhao Kuangyin was very willing to show his easy-going attitude in front of the ministers, and reached out to hug the sixth sister. "Come, sixth sister, come to Daddy."

Not far from them, a voice screamed, "San Lang, what's wrong with you?" ”