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At this time, the opera has not yet started, but the seats under the stage are already full.

In fact, there are not too many people, the consumption of this Suzhou pear orchard is very high, and it is a place of hooks, and those who come in to watch the opera are nothing more than the sons and daughters of some rich families, and the literati who come to admire it. The main reason why it is full is that the table occupies a large space.

The people who come here to watch the theater are all people with status, but they don't sit in rows like modern movie theaters. On the table in front of the seats, tea, snacks, fruit preserves, etc. are served.

On the seat closest to the middle of the stage, Li Xiuwen, who was dressed in a white robe, was sitting on the seat and chatting with Tang Yongzhen, who was also wearing civilian clothes next to him.

I only heard Tang Yongzhen say: "Lord Li is young and promising, and now he is running errands for the emperor, presumably he will be promoted again after returning to Beijing, I will congratulate you in advance here." ”

Li Xiuwen said with a smile: "If you really let Master Tang say it, Xia Guan doesn't know how to thank you!" ”

Tang Yongzhen said with a smile: "I just hope that Master Li has a chance to say a few good words for me in front of the saint." ”

Li Xiuwen said perfunctorily: "Lord Tang is dedicated to the people, are you afraid that there is no chance to rise?" ”

It is said that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to do, and Tang Yongzhen is ready to tie himself up and pave the way for his future. This is normal in officialdom, and Li Xiuwen will not deny him because of this.

But the problem is that Lao Tzu was sent down by Zhu Youzhen to suppress corruption.

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, it is understandable to make some oil and water. If you don't have a lot of bad deeds, I won't embarrass you. But if you're in a serious situation, I'll have to do it for you.

At this time, the opera began.

I saw that the first person to appear was a handsome scholar. Li Xiuwen could see that this person was dressed as a woman.

In order to take care of Li Xiuwen, Tang Yongzhen specially said hello and asked Liyuan to play from the beginning.

However, Li Xiuwen didn't understand it at all. Because in Suzhou at this time, the popular singing method is Kun dialect.

Li Xiuwen saw the scholar babbling on stage, and he listened very hard, and he barely understood a few words. He didn't care, anyway, he just had nothing to do, just come over to pass the time.

Regarding the Legend of the West Chamber, Li Xiuwen only heard about it in his previous life, and knew that this was the love story of the scholar Zhang Sheng and the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cui Yingying. But in this opera performance, the most memorable thing is the maidservant girl next to Cui Yingying, the matchmaker who matched the two of them.

The title of the matchmaker as a matchmaker is also due to this story.

It didn't take long for Li Xiuwen to hear a commotion from the audience.

"Brother Ziqian, Chen Yuanyuan is coming out, she is playing the matchmaker."

"Oh? Then I want to see what a beautiful woman she is. ”

“......”

In everyone's expectation, Cui Yingying and the matchmaker appeared. Li Xiuwen also quickly widened his eyes and looked at the matchmaker who appeared on the stage.

He has always been very curious about how much disaster the person who can make Wu Sangui "angry at the crown and turn him into a red face" looks like for the country and the people.

At just one glance, Li Xiuwen was shocked.

If there is one word to describe it, it is - the country and the city!

Woe Shui is definitely a woman at the level of Woe Water!

Chen Yuanyuan, who played the matchmaker on stage, although she was dressed as a maid, her appearance, figure, and charm were ...... There is simply no place that is not beautiful, and there is no place that is not charming.

Tang Yongzhen, who was sitting next to him, saw Li Xiuwen's expression and smiled secretly in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that there was a strong lady in the family and a boss who couldn't rub sand in his eyes, he would have accepted this Chen Yuanyuan as a concubine a long time ago.

Alas, alas, alas.

"Dinghu abandoned the world on the same day, broke the enemy and took the Yuguan ...... in Beijing"

Suddenly hearing Li Xiuwen muttering to himself, Tang Yongzhen said curiously: "Could it be that Master Li improvised a poem?" ”

Li Xiuwen came back to his senses and smiled at him: "If you feel it for a while, you won't be ugly in front of Master Tang." ”

After saying that, he turned back to watch the play.

To be precise, it is to look at people and Chen Yuanyuan.

The other spectators were also holding their breath, looking intently at Chen Yuanyuan on the stage, deeply intoxicated.

A man's eyes will always stare at a beautiful woman. Li Xiuwen is also a man, so naturally he is no exception.

The matchmaker on the stage was scolding Zhang Sheng fiercely at this time. What exactly is she singing in her mouth, Li Xiuwen is a duck listening to thunder, confused.

Tang Yongzhen said with a smile: "This matchmaker played by Chen Yuanyuan can be described as beautiful as a flower, like a cloud, with the sound of warblers, and the six horses looking up......"

Li Xiu ignored Tang Yongzhen. He thinks this person is a little noisy, just look at the beautiful woman, what are you doing crookedly?

Chen Yuanyuan on the stage performed to her heart's content, and she was used to the performance of everyone present. Men are all virtuous, and when they see a beautiful woman, they can't walk.

Inadvertently, Chen Yuanyuan's gaze swept to the middle of the front desk, and the person sitting there was naturally Li Xiuwen. She saw that this person was talented, elegant and extraordinary. But there is a folding fan in this person's hand and shakes it gently, which is quite a bit of the taste of the turbid Shijia son.

It's going to be autumn, isn't it hot?

didn't have time to think about it, Chen Yuanyuan threw himself into the performance of the opera.

When Li Xiuwen was looking at it with great interest, Sun Mingwen trotted to his side and whispered in his ear.

"How long have they arrived?" Li Xiuwen frowned and asked.

"There's been a quarter of an hour's work." Sun Mingwen replied.

Li Xiuwen got up from his chair, said hello to Tang Yongzhen and left.

Chen Yuanyuan on the stage saw this scene, and his eyebrows frowned slightly. It's rare for someone to leave before her performance is over.

As soon as Li Xiuwen left with his front foot, Tang Yongzhen followed with his back foot. He whispered to his entourage and ordered, "Go and check and see what happened to Master Li." ”

As soon as Li Xiuwen stepped into the courtyard, he saw Wang Chengen, and hurriedly said, "Father-in-law Lao has been waiting for a long time." ”

Wang Chengen smiled and said in that thin voice: "Master Li, don't come unharmed, please come with me." ”

Li Xiuwen was stunned when he heard this, it seemed that Zhu Youzhen had a secret decree to come down.

The two of them came to a vacant room, and Wang Chengen took out a secret decree from his arms, handed it over, and said, "Master Li, open it here and take a look, and burn it after reading it." ”

Li Xiuwen immediately understood, and the secret intent was naturally not allowed to be seen by others.

After reading the contents of the secret decree and burning it in front of Wang Chengen, the other party handed him another thing - the royal order flag.

Li Xiuwen knew that Zhu Youzhen was really angry this time.

I traveled in civilian clothes, and I didn't reveal my identity along the way, but the magistrate was able to learn the news in advance, what does this mean? It shows that there are people and places in the capital who ventilate and let them plan in advance. How can Zhu Youzhen not be angry?

Now that Li Xiuwen has the banner of the king's order, he unexpectedly has the privilege of acting cheaply, except for the prefect Tongzhi, who is a senior member of the fourth or fifth rank, it is not much of a problem for other minor officials to be killed.

Of course, the premise is that this official is extremely offended.

After sending Wang Chengen away, the corners of Li Xiuwen's mouth lifted lightly: "Lao Tzu can also be a real Qincha!" (To be continued.) )