Chapter 269: Visiting the Workshop
Taichang Temple is an official office, and it is the official office in charge of ritual music.
The Tang Dynasty heavy dà sacrifice to the sky, sacrifice to the gods, sacrifice to mulberry and other activities, the emperor led a group of courtiers to pray and burn the watch, begging God to give face, standing in the distance is to ring the bell and beat the drum, the sheng flute silk bamboo played very lively, it is the music workers of Taichang Temple.
In general, Taichang Temple is equivalent to the National Song and Dance Troupe, not only in charge of the music of the heavy activities of the court, but also in charge of the palace ritual music, Li Shimin one day dragon face is happy, the mood is very good, or the banquet of a minister to drink a few more glasses, so he took advantage of the wine to wave his hand and said "Summoning Dance Music", dozens of hundreds of Kaki and Maiko musicians stepped on the fluttering steps into the hall, singing and dancing to entertain the monarch and ministers, of course, it is definitely much more elegant than the rough style of the group of demons in Chengfu.
These Kabuki dancers and musicians who were summoned by Li Shimin waved their hands belong to the jurisdiction of Taichang Temple, during the Wude period, Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan ordered to set up an inner teaching workshop, specializing in teaching dance and music rhythm, yes, the so-called "teaching workshop" at this time is not a thousand years later for the powerful and rich prostitutes, but a serious eight hundred elegant dance music, the stunning Kabuki and Maiko inside In addition to the emperor, who dares to take advantage of the wine to stretch out a finger to them, guaranteed to be chopped off and thrown into the prison, the emperor's majesty Xià pot things, Not everyone can move.
Heavy dà events do not take place every day, so the kabuki and maiko musicians at Taijoji Temple are mostly idle, however, it is impossible for them to be truly leisurely by eating the country's, so they are constantly rehearsing new songs and dances.
It is not easy for Li Su to enter Taichang Temple, after all, it is a national song and dance troupe, and it is not a small county that can enter if he wants to.
led Wang Zhi around outside Taichang Temple for a long time, and after finding that the soldiers at the door did not mean to let them in, Li Su blinked, turned around and went straight to Chengfu.
At this time, I had to use the energy of the gentlemen.
There is always such a group of people in Chang'an City. They don't do anything about production, they don't like to work, they either ride horses and hunt all day long, or they cause trouble, thanks to the blessings of their parents and ancestors, this group of people in the harmonious society of the Tang Dynasty are unstable dìng factors, everyone has been crowned officials, although it is just the kind of idle and false title that is not in power.
Entering Cheng Mansion twice in one day is not only to muster up courage. And there is a lot of psychological obstacles to overcome, after all, no one knows what suddenly popped out of it, carrying a long list of "wahahahaha" by his collar.
Li Su's luck is good, Cheng Yanjin may have drunk a lot of wine when he entertained him today, and now he has fallen asleep, so Li Su hurriedly asked the servants to call Cheng Chumo out.
Hearing that he went to Taichang Temple to listen to music, Cheng Chumo suddenly showed a very disgusted expression: "The women there can't touch it, what's the point of sitting inside?" ”
Obviously, in Cheng Chumo's life, the criterion for whether there is entertainment is whether or not he can touch women.
Li Su sighed: "Brother Cheng." Can't you just sit back and not mess around once? ”
"Virtuous brother, don't make trouble...... The Kaki and Maiko of Taijoji Temple can't even touch it, let alone sit in their arms, it's completely impossible......"
After speaking, Cheng Chumo smacked his lips with great regret: "All the women in it are very good, it's a pity ......"
Li Su's face was also a little dark: "Brother Cheng, don't make trouble...... Is it just a song to listen to? After listening to this, I invite you to go to the Qinglou, where the women want to touch what they want. ”
Cheng Chumo was taken aback, and raised his hand to stroke Li Su's forehead: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" You're not sick...... You used to be a dime a dime, why are you so generous now? Sun Lao Immortal happened to travel back to Chang'an yesterday. I'll take you to see ......"
Li Su suddenly realized that he had found the wrong person today, looking for the Duan family. The Fang family's gentlemen are much more ideal than finding Cheng Chumo, at least they don't have to say so much nonsense, and they don't have to be half angry.
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It turns out that although Cheng Chumo is wordy, his efficiency is still very good, except for Taiji Palace, there is basically no place in Chang'an that can stop them. Everywhere is a rampaging and domineering look.
It is too difficult for ordinary people to enter Taichang Temple, but it is very simple for Cheng Chumo, and when he arrived at the gate of Taichang Temple, he pointed to the soldiers guarding the door very arrogantly and ordered them to invite Dr. Taichang out.
Dr. Taitsune is an official position unique to Taitsuneji. Since Zhengqing, Shaoqing and Sicheng are Dr. Taichang, in charge of music and singing and dancing, which is almost equivalent to the hard-working Kabuki Maiko practicing singing and dancing, there is a person standing next to him who picks up a whip, and whoever does not practice well is a whip to pull it over, Dr. Taichang's authority is about the same, and his hatred of Cheng Dù is equivalent to Yang Yan of the Firearms Bureau.
Dr. Taichang, whose surname is Liu, is Fang Zhong, and he is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly thin and ...... It's hard to describe, with small eyes, big nose and wide mouth, a pair of scattered eyebrows raised at a strange angle, and his face looks fierce, but in the face of Lu Guogong's eldest son, Liu Fangzhong showed a very kind smile, with his fierce eyebrows, that look...... I can't stand it.
Cheng Chumo and Liu Fangzhong obviously knew each other, and when they saw Liu Fangzhong stepping forward, Cheng Chumo pointed at Li Su and said, "This is my brother, Li Su, the son of Jingyang County...... And this one, who is also my brother, Wang Zhi. ”
Liu Fangzhong faced Li Su and Wang Zhi, and immediately showed a very exaggerated expression of long-admiration, and he didn't know if it was true or not.
"Listen, my brother is in a good mood today, I want to go into your broken temple for a walk, today I will give you a face, the wine and food are not necessary, our brother will go in and take a look and leave."
Liu Fangzhong was stunned: "Broken ...... Broken temple ......"
Cheng Chumo pushed him on the shoulder very unceremoniously: "What are you rubbing, hurry up, the girl inside can't be hugged or touched, I don't know what to look at, so my brother has Yaxing, and I have changed my master, and I won't come a hundred times." ”
Liu Fangzhong smiled bitterly and invited the three of them into the Taichang Temple, and with Dr. Liu leading the way, the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to stop them.
Taichang Temple occupies a large area, although it is the place in charge of the music, but its authority is far more than the music, it should be related to the music of the things it is in charge, after entering is an empty courtyard, many handymen in green clothes in the courtyard to sweep the snow, Liu Fangzhong is very enthusiastic, leading the three people to go inside, by the way, also temporarily act as a tour guide.
On the left side of the courtyard is the Taibu Department. For example, when the major events of the national dynasty need to be divined and asked for good fortune, the officials inside will be called into the palace, and the right side is the sacrificial department, simply put, the three livestock and six animals used in the sacrifice of the national dynasty are under their control, and the middle hall is to go forward. Go around the central hall and go inside, the left and right sides are the Taile Department and the Propaganda Department, as the name suggests, this is the part of the music and dance.
After Liu Fangzhong's introduction, Li Su learned that the music in this era was probably divided into two categories: elegant and popular, and the division of labor was very clear. Every musical instrument, every dance movement is strictly trained, and there is no room for the slightest difference, and people in these years are too superstitious, once there is a mistake in the sacrificial activities, it means that it is bad luck for the country, and the person who makes the mistake will be punished.
As for the popular one, it is the legendary inner teaching workshop. When Li Shimin feasted in the palace or drank and had fun by himself, it was the inner teaching workshop that called for singing and dancing. This is relatively not too strict, because occasionally Li Shimin will personally go down to interact with the kabuki when he gets drunk, and as for whether he eats tofu and rubs oil, etc., it is really impossible to test.
Listening to Liu Fangzhong's gushing introduction, Li Su smiled as he walked, but the look in his eyes was a little strange.
Walk through the courtyard between the Taile Department and the Propaganda Department. The four of them heard a faint sound of silk and bamboo in front of them.
Li Su suddenly smiled and said: "It's cold, is there still anyone rehearsing in the inner teaching workshop?" ”
Liu Fangzhong grinned: "It is said that Kabuki and musicians are all hard-working people, if they want to be proficient in their work, where they can take care of the weather, they are all entertainers who live for His Majesty's fun." If you don't practice singing and dancing well and sweep away Your Majesty's interest, then you should die. ”
"Dr. Liu, can you take me to the Inner Teaching Workshop to have a look?"
Liu Fangzhong hesitated for a moment, saw that Cheng Chumo's expression was not good, gritted his teeth, and nodded in agreement.
The place where the inner teaching workshop is rehearsed is in a spacious and bright hall, it is said that it is the main hall, in fact, there are no walls on all sides, it is a bit like an enlarged version of the pavilion, the solid wood floor in the hall is painted with varnish, Li Su and others approached, they heard the sound of various musical instruments playing, pipa, zheng, gonghou, sheng flute, etc., with the pleasant music dancing in the hall, it is a group of beautiful maiko wearing high-waisted palace clothes, I have to say, the girl here is indeed much more beautiful than the Qinglou outside, at this time even Li Su can't help but give birth to the same regret as Cheng Chumo, You can only see it, you can't use it, it's a waste of beauty.
Looking at Cheng Chumo and Wang Zhi again, their expressions were dull at the moment, their eyes were shining, and they stared at the dancers in the hall with their faces on their faces, which was enough to make any righteous man and gentleman in the world cut off their robes without hesitation.
Li Su was different from them, when his eyes looked into the hall, his attention directly passed over those stunning dancers, but he looked at the musicians in the corner of the hall one by one.
From the musicians who played the lute, played the flute, and stroked the zither passed by one by one, as if looking for something.
After glancing at it for a long time, Li Su's brows gradually wrinkled, and he couldn't help but doubt the memory of his previous life, could it be ...... Do you remember wrong?
Li Su did not give up and searched for the second time, but thanks to his good eyesight, he could barely see the faces of those musicians from a long distance.
The second time there was still no result, Li Su's expression became more and more disappointed, but he still did not give up and continued to search for the third time.
Finally, when looking for it for the fifth time, Li Su found a handsome and handsome young man standing behind a middle-aged musician who rang the chime.
Li Su's eyelids jumped suddenly.
What does this teenager look like...... It seems to be very consistent with what is recorded in the history books.
Standing quietly outside the hall, listening to the melodious rhythm, Li Su closed his eyes, as if listening to the sound of the fairy, showing an expression of enjoyment, and saw Cheng Chumo and Wang Zhi beside him a chill.
After a long time, when the music and rhythm in the hall came to an end temporarily, Li Su finally opened his eyes, gently stroked his palms and smiled: "It is worthy of the singing, dancing and music rhythm trained by Taichang Temple, and it really lives up to its reputation. ”
Liu Fangzhong's face was colorful, but he smiled very reservedly.
Suddenly, Li Su deliberately sighed, pointed to the handsome young man behind the musician who rang the bell, and said, "That musician is so beautiful, he ...... Is it male or female? ”
Liu Fangzhong looked at his fingers, and then smiled: "That's not a musician, it's a music boy, follow the master to learn chimes, and he is not qualified to play, Li Xianzi Mo saw that he was born a woman, but he is an out-and-out man, this son is fifteen years old, and his parents have lost no name and surname since he was a child. ”
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PS: There is one more ...... I,How do you look at how cute-cute-moe-da-~!
Asking for a monthly pass keeps me going...... (To be continued......)