Wang Zezhi sent 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled to Yang Yingchao, but he did not give him food and salary.

Yang Yingchao was a money-greedy eunuch, and when he was a prisoner in Chen Qiyu's army, he received a lot of gold and silver.

He didn't dare to provoke Wang Zezhi, so he bought food out of his own pocket and provided for the three thousand old and weak.

Yang Yingchao, the eunuch, is also interesting.

He knew that Wang Zezhi would not wait to see him, and after buying food for the three thousand old and weak.

He nested in the big mansion that Wang Zezhi gave him.

When he came out, he went to Kuixing Tower to eat alone.

After eating, I went to gamble and gamble, and my life was not comfortable.

When Yang Yingchao was living honestly, Wang Zezhi was not idle.

In the second year of Chongzhen, the first day of August.

He organized four opera troupes to sing in the small school field in the southwest of Datong Province, and sang "Yelang Arrogance" written by him.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many kinds of operas, such as hundred opera skills, blowing and dancing, folk operas, etc., and as for singing big operas (i.e., Bangzi opera), it was even more desirable and indispensable.

Of course, we must sing opera during the New Year's Festival, we must sing opera in the Welcoming God Race Society, we must sing opera to worship ancestors in the ancestral hall, we must sing opera to pray for rain in drought, and we must sing "vow" opera to eliminate disasters and avoid diseases, and have children in old age.

When the dead are funeral, it is naturally inconvenient to sing the opera, but they also have to bring drummers to "blow" the opera, and the rich families who have the conditions also "paint" the drama on the wall of the deceased's tomb.

The feudal rulers of the Ming Dynasty made the people farm with peace of mind, resulting in the blockage of transportation, and the spiritual and cultural life of the people was very poor.

Opera has become the only cultural entertainment and the only spiritual sustenance for the people, and watching opera has also become their only entertainment activity.

On the stage, they sang their hatred of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, their passion for protecting their families and defending the country, and their desire and pursuit of ideals and love.

As far as Wang Zezhi knows, the opera troupe in Datong Mansion often sings Yang Jiajiang, Yue Jiajun, public case dramas, love scenes and so on.

At this time, Shanxi's opera was divided into North Road Bangzi, Puzhou Bangzi, Middle Road Bangzi, and Shangdang Bangzi, collectively known as the "Four Great Bangzi of Shanxi".

The four troupes invited by Wang Zezhi each belong to a bangzi.

The four troupes have passed by his director and have already sung well.

Wang Zezhi is very satisfied with the performance of these dramas.

Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion.

In terms of singing, these people are among the best experts, and Wang Ze knows everything, and he doesn't need to talk too much nonsense.

Wang Zezhi divided "Yelang Arrogance" into three parts.

The first part is the martial arts drama of the Yelang Kingdom to conquer the Quartet, the second part is the process from prosperity to corruption after the founding of the country, and the third part is the demise of the Yelang Kingdom.

"Good, good, very good, you all sing well.

However, I can't tell which team is the best, so what should I do? ”

The actors of the four teams were silent one after another, waiting for Wang Zezhi to continue.

The wind of Shanxi folk drama is very hot, and these four big bangzi have always wanted to compete for a high level.

However, due to various differences in region, culture, preferences, etc., these bangzi have always been equal.

"I invite you to come, and I will give you more money.

I have a big mansion in the north of the city, and I changed it into a pear orchard. ”

Liyuan, an institution for training musicians in the Tang Dynasty of China.

Liyuan, originally a place name in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was later associated with the art of opera and became synonymous with art organizations and artists because Tang Xuanzong (Tang Ming Emperor) Li Longji taught performers here.

"Whoever among you becomes the best team will be able to live in the pear orchard, and from now on, you will no longer have to wander around."

"Wow~"

After Wang Zeyi finished speaking, the four classes of actors were all boiling.

This is the supreme glory, and this is an opportunity to distinguish between high and low.

"Dare to ask my lord, how can I tell the winner?"

"I will open four stages in Datong Mansion, Taiyuan Mansion, Fenzhou Mansion, Pingyang Mansion, Lu'an Mansion, and Zezhou Mansion, and you will compete on the same stage.

After becoming the lord of the pear orchard, your power is to unify the four major bangzi of the association and tour the whole territory of Shanxi. ”

Wang Zezhi wants to spread an idea through opera.

He wants the people to figure it out for themselves, to think for themselves.

Wang Zezhi believes that the people will combine their own experiences from the opera to understand why they are living so hard.

"But it's up to the adults to arrange."

When the four class leaders heard this, they stood on their respective stages and saluted Wang Zezhi.

The four of them are eager to try, and none of them want to admit that their system is inferior to others, and everyone wants to compete for a high level.

"Come on, order the logistics and construction departments to start action."

"Order."

Wang Ze ordered that the Ministry of Logistics and Construction, in accordance with Wang Zezhi's request, first set up a singing opera in Datong Mansion.

When the actors heard this, they also went down to prepare to go.

Wang Zezhi arranged the singing and returned to the General Military Mansion in the north of the city, waiting for Yu Zhong to report to him.

"My lord, the matter is done."

"Okay."

Wang Zezhi promised that Wang Chengen would take good "care" of Yang Yingchao.

He did take good care of him, but Wang Zezhi didn't want to let Yang Yingchao go like this.

The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty didn't have a few good things, and this Yang Yingchao was not a good thing.

Yu Zhong's secret spy found that this Yang Yingchao had two bad problems.

Greedy for money, good at gambling.

The casino in Datong Mansion was originally in the hands of the evil gentry and profiteers, and after they were eliminated, Wang Zezhi took over the casino.

Wang Zezhi arranged the casino to play a game for Yang Yingchao.

In the first stage, winning, constantly winning, made Yang Yingchao forgetful.

In the second stage, Yang Yingchao began to increase the stakes, and at this time the casino began to control the market.

Yang Yingchao lost three handfuls in order to win one.

And the one he won just paid off.

In the third stage, lose everything.

After Yang Yingchao returned to his roots, he began to be cautious.

He divided the silver in his hand into many parts and began to play various games.

That's when the casino started targeting him.

No matter what he plays, he loses, and loses until Yang Yingchao's eyes are red.

It wasn't until all the silver on his body was put in that Yang Yingchao left unwillingly.

And that's not all.

Yang Yingchao received a lot of silver when Chen Qiyu was the governor of the five provinces, so he took out all the silver.

When he first entered the casino, he did win a few small handfuls.

He thought good luck had come and began to spend.

At this time, it entered the second stage, and the cycle went back and forth in the return of losses.

When Yang Yingchao poured all his gambles, the casino made Yang Yingchao lose all his money according to Wang Zezhi's request.

Yang Yingchao not only lost all the silver that Wang Zezhi gave him, but also lost all the silver that he was greedy for.

How can he swallow this breath, but what if he has no capital?

Wang Zezhi promised him that in addition to giving him three hundred taels of silver when he first came, he would give him three hundred taels of silver on the first day of the first month of every month.

Today happened to be the first day of the new year, when Wang Zezhi sent someone to send the silver, Yang Yingchao immediately couldn't wait to take the silver and run to gamble.

Without exception, he lost it all again.

At this time, Wang Zezhi sent someone to send the three thousand taels of military salaries.

At this time, Yang Yingchao had already fallen into it, and when he saw the three thousand taels of silver, his eyes were bloodshot, and his breathing was gradually heavy.

"I can get my money back, I can earn it back, I can, I definitely can..."