Chapter 741: Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion is a script created by the playwright Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty, published in the 45th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, drama had already made great progress, and the Peony Pavilion was one of the masters.
If "Dou E's Injustice" is a tragedy, it is a drama that satirizes reality, and there is happiness and enmity in it. Then the Peony Pavilion is a legendary love story, there is not so much irony in this play, and there is not so much deep meaning, it depicts love, lingering and compassionate, and life and death cannot be stopped by love. Its ending is happy, and it can be regarded as the originator of the "happy reunion" ending.
Although this drama is good, it is not the only choice, Li Mu took out this drama for a very direct purpose, he used it to confess. Wang Ou is called 'Lady Peony', and the name of this play is Peony Pavilion, and the metaphor is very obvious. In order to better fit Wang Ou's life experience, he made some changes to the original work of the Peony Pavilion. But in order to pay tribute to the original book, he did not change the name of the protagonist.
Du Liniang was born in a famous family, born beautiful, with the name of a talented woman, and the young man who admired and asked to marry did not know how many. When she reached the cardamom years, she was in love, and she had a very beautiful fantasy about love, but because of the court, she couldn't control her own feelings, and she was very distressed about it.
In order to change his daughter's mind, her father, Du Jue, who was in the waiting, hired an old Confucian Confucius to teach her, this pedantic old gentleman was over seventy years old, had been the priest of the country's eunuch, full of benevolence and morality, full of words, wholeheartedly lived up to the trust of the servant, and taught Du Liniang to be a good wife and mother.
But when he explained the "Guan Guan Ju Dove" of the "Book of Songs", he accidentally touched the love thread in Du Liniang's heart, which was self-defeating, not only did not change Du Liniang's mind, but made her more firm in her heart.
A few days later. Du Liniang returned from the spring in the back garden, and fell asleep on the bed after being tired. In the dream, she saw the person she wanted in her heart, the person she liked was suave, handsome and extraordinary, talented and eight buckets, and rich in five cars. Write a song for her to write a clear tune, praising her for "famous flowers and the country", the two are in love, and under the intention of Lang and concubine, they have achieved the joy of clouds and rain in the Peony Pavilion. But when she woke up, her lover was not around, and she knew that it was Nan Ke's dream.
In order to see her lover again, Du Liniang began to sleep day and night, trying to find the Peony Pavilion in her dream and find her lover. One day, she dreamed of the Peony Pavilion again, but the lover was still nowhere to be found. A good girl, getting thinner and thinner, finally died of depression.
At this time, his father Du Jue angered the king, was relegated to Taiyuan to do the history of assassination, before leaving to bury his daughter in her favorite back garden, and built a "plum blossom nunnery" on the spot, and asked an old Taoist aunt to guard it.
After Du Liniang's death, the wandering spirit came to the underworld, and the judge asked her why she died. Du Liniang explained the past, and the judge found out that in the marriage book, she and Liu Mengmei, the new champion, were married, so he allowed her to return to the world.
At this time, scholar Liu Mengmei went to Beijing to take the exam, but on the way she felt cold and was sick and lived in the plum blossom hermitage.
After recovering from his illness, he wandered in the nunnery, and happened to meet Du Liniang's ghost, the two met, Du Liniang recognized him as the lover of his dreams, Liu Mengmei also fell in love with Du Liniang at first sight, and the two made a private lifelong decision, and they became husband and wife.
The matter of the two was discovered by the old Taoist aunt left by Du Jue to guard the plum blossom nunnery, Liu Mengmei broke the personal relationship with her, and the old Taoist aunt learned about the details, so she told Liu Mengmei where Du Liniang was buried, and Du Liniang was able to see the light of day again and come back to life as before. The two immediately got married, and after getting married, Liu Mengmei took her to Kyoto and participated in the imperial examination. After the exam, Liu Mengmei discussed with Du Liniang that the two of them still had to inform their parents about their marriage, so he came to Taiyuan and found the Thorn Mansion to propose marriage. Du Jue was furious when he heard Liu Mengmei say it, thinking that this scholar was simply talking in a dream, because his daughter died three years ago, how can the dead be resurrected now, and he heard that his daughter's tomb was dug up by this scholar, and he was angry and sentenced him to beheading.
When the interrogation was being tortured, the imperial court sent someone to find Du Jue's mansion and reported that Liu Mengmei had won the champion, and she was the champion of the regular department. Due to the laws of the imperial court, Du Jue had to release Liu Mengmei. Liu Mengmei was able to get out, but Du Jue still didn't believe that her daughter would be resurrected, and suspected that this champion was also a goblin, so she wrote a recital for the emperor to judge, and wanted the emperor to execute Liu Mengmei. The emperor sent Du Liniang to the top of the Golden Palace, and asked the national teacher to take out the magic weapon "Demon Mirror" to verify the body, and saw Du Liniang's true body under the Demon Mirror, which was a human being and not a ghost. So he decreed that he would get married, and he would get married, and a love story of life and death, life and death, and finally ended in a reunion.
In general, the story is still the shelf of the Peony Pavilion. But some of the details, such as Du Liniang's birth as a gate valve, the name of a talented woman, the Peony Pavilion, Qingping Tune, etc., can be reminiscent of Wang Ou. and her father, Du Jue, who was a servant of the imperial court, was still the history of Taiyuan after being demoted, which naturally reminded people of Wang Jue who had just been sent to Shi. The teacher invited Kong Ziliang, whether it is temperament or temperament, the experience of being a national priest wine, etc., is the same as Kong Yingda.
As for the male protagonist Liu Mengmei, not to mention the similarities with Li Mu. Li Mu made three songs in heaven and earth, and everyone in Chang'an City knew about it. The top of the double list is known all over the world. How can there be such a coincidence, who is the map, needless to say.
The drama "The Peony Pavilion" has a total of 50 folds, Li Mu first wrote a synopsis, then dictated, wrote a transcript, and wrote three folds. There is a way that as soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if there is one. It's just the beginning, and it's unstoppable.
Li Mu also did not clear the scene, and when he dictated, many people heard it. The next day, Chang'an City began to circulate Hou Ye's new play "Peony Pavilion". Due to the distance between everyone, the content heard is more or less, and the versions are not uniform, some are more, some are less, and some scholars have added oil and vinegar to make it up, but no one can get the copy of Li Mu's dictation transcript, and I don't know how many wealthy and noble ladies have complained. Even the queen sent someone over to urge, asking Li Mu to find someone to transcribe a copy and send it to the palace, and told Li Mu to finish the play quickly, don't make people wait in a hurry.
There were too many people begging, and Li Mu was forced to have no choice, so he simply asked Datang Daily to add a page, and serialized a fold on it every day. Facts have proved that he underestimated the power of the people of Datang to chase dramas, and the Peony Pavilion was on the page, and the Datang Daily was out of stock, and it was like this for several days, and the printing of double was still in short supply. A few days later, I found out that it was the ladies of the wealthy families of other major cities, in order to know the content behind the Peony Pavilion as soon as possible, they sent people to send newspapers back, and in a few days, the fast horses did not know how many horses died of exhaustion.
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Chang'an is not very far from Luoyang, and it can be reached by fast horse in a day and a night. When the news of the serialized "Peony Pavilion" in Datang Daily reached Luoyang, the ladies of Luoyang's wealthy families began to act, and Sister Lu took the lead, she didn't know what means, what she got was the version dictated by Li Mu in Lichun Courtyard, and the outline plus the first three folds of the play were all in hand, if you compare the original version, it is not bad word for word.
"Dreams are short and dreams are long dreams, and what years are going to be years."
"I was shocked that the lovesickness was not revealed, but it turned out that it was only because it had been penetrated into the bones."
"The things of the world are not ...... of the world"
Sister Lu put down the manuscript of "The Peony Pavilion" in her hand and muttered the sentence she had just seen, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes.
Mama Rong was behind her, and when she heard her young lady crying again, she couldn't help but want to speak, but when the words came to her mouth, she didn't know what to say. After so many years, all the words that should be persuaded have been said, but Miss didn't listen to a word, so what's the use of saying anything more?
"Mama,"
After being sad for a while, Sister Lu finally eased up a little, turned to look at Mama Rong, and said, "Mama, you said, after this person dies, can he really come back from the dead?" β
Mama Rong shook her head and said, "Miss, how is this possible, don't think nonsense." This is all the nonsense of a rebellious person, look at what these words are, foresee the lover in the dream, and do the cloud and rain thing, whose woman will be like this? β
"I think this Miss Du is brave and straightforward."
"This ......" Mama Rong remembered her young lady's experience, suddenly lost her words, and hurriedly said: "Miss, the old servant didn't mean that." β
"I know Mama's thoughts, you treat me very well, no need to apologize." Sister Lu smiled, picked up the manuscript of the Peony Pavilion again, rubbed the words on it, and said to Mama Rong: "Mama, in order to please the sister of the Wang family, Li Mu can write such a play. This son's talent is really first-class, and he also cares about the sister of the Wang family. Originally, I thought that the two of them were so different, how much of this affection was true, and some of the hypotheses were unclear. Now it seems that the sister of the Wang family has met her lover. β
Mama Rong echoed: "What Miss said is, it's justβ"
"Just what?"
"The old servant still feels that Li Mu's mind is different from ordinary people, and his work is also different from ordinary people, and Miss Wang is so different in age from him, the word good match may not be appropriate."
Sister Lu smiled and said, "Has Mama ever met her sweetheart in her life?" β
Mama Rong shook her head and said, "The old servant grew up in the Lu family in this life, first serving the old lady, and then serving the young lady, and he has never had any sweetheart. β
"That's it," Sister Lu sighed and said; "Mama, the word love is the most inexplicable. Just like what is said in this play, I don't know what to do, I go deep, real affection is enough in an instant, and in a moment, I can miss it for lifeββ"
Mama Rong saw that the young lady began to mutter words that she didn't understand again, so she pretended to be deaf and dumb in play. After a while, Sister Lu finished with emotion, put away the manuscript, and said, "This play, don't forget that the sister of the Wang family saw it." β
Mama Rong was puzzled: "Didn't Miss just say, or a good match?" β
"It's a good match, but it's not suitable." Sister Lu smiled and said, "These wine bags and rice bags in Luoyang are already unbearable. In a few days, when Li Mu came back, they would have to go over to surrender to sincerity. Luoyang is the place where I succeeded to the throne, if Li Mu wants to interfere, he can't sit idly by. Since he is destined to be an opponent, he can't make it all the way. The younger sister of the Wang family was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, and she and Li Mu are destined to not be able to make it all the way. Rather than be inseparable from life and death in the future, I should help her make a decision. β
"Okay, the old servant understands." Mama Rong responded, paused, and said, "Miss, the old servant also heard that the emperor asked Li Mu to inherit Li Jiancheng's ......."
"What do you have to do with me!" Sister Lu's voice became cold, and she said, "Li Jiancheng, what does this person have to do with me?" β
Mama Rong was speechless, and said in her heart, I don't know which one, after so many years, I still wipe my tears all day long, what do you have to do with it, you come to ask me?
As if guessing what Mama Rong was thinking, Sister Lu explained: "I just cried for my child, my poor child, and as for that person, I had forgotten it when he left me." β
Afraid that Mama Rong would not believe it, Sister Lu said again: "What I am doing now, are you for him?" I'm waiting for my son, and when I find the bearded man, when I find my son, I'll give it all to him. If he wants the throne, I'll help him get it back, and if he doesn't want to, it's enough for him to be a carefree rich man, all for my child, my poor child! β
Seeing that Miss was about to get excited again, Mama Rong hurriedly said, "Miss, the old servant understands your intentions, and it's all for the sake of the little master." β
"Hmm-" As if in response, as if talking to herself, Sister Lu picked up the manuscript again and looked at it from the beginning.
Mama Rong cautiously lit a soothing incense stick and quietly withdrew. Since sending the child away, the young lady has become a little nervous, and this condition has become more and more serious recently. Afraid that Mama Rong would not believe it, Sister Lu said again: "What I am doing now, are you for him?" I'm waiting for my son, and when I find the bearded man, when I find my son, I'll give it all to him. If he wants the throne, I'll help him get it back, and if he doesn't want to, it's enough for him to be a carefree rich man, all for my child, my poor child! β
Seeing that Miss was about to get excited again, Mama Rong hurriedly said, "Miss, the old servant understands your intentions, and it's all for the sake of the little master." β
"Hmm-" As if in response, as if talking to herself, Sister Lu picked up the manuscript again and looked at it from the beginning.
Mama Rong cautiously lit a soothing incense stick and quietly withdrew. Since sending the child away, the young lady has become a little nervous, and this condition has become more and more serious recently. Mama Rong cautiously lit a soothing incense stick and quietly withdrew. Since sending the child away, the young lady has become a little nervous, and this condition has become more and more serious recently. Mama Rong cautiously lit a soothing incense stick and quietly withdrew. Self-delivery