Du Xian's recital was taken out by Xue Chongxun after he returned to Penglai Hall and read it carefully, the content of which was not new to Xue Chongxun at all, and the strategy of targeting Yingzhou had been discussed as early as when he summoned Du Xian. The reason why he thought about it more was that this excerpt was sent to him directly by the eunuch Tongguò, and he didn't plan to deal with business at that time, and he was playing with Yao Wan by the lake. Since he ascended the throne, he has not ignored the lord of the court for a long time, at least those high-ranking and powerful ministers in the court can meet almost every day, Du Xian is in a hurry, he can't even wait for a day, so he has to send the chapter to him today.

What is he anxious about? Xue Chongxun thought about this for a while, and then threw the fold onto the table. He had to admit that the job of being an emperor was very psychologically stressful, especially for people like him who were not righteous.

Is Du Xian trustworthy? Xue Chongxun didn't have to think too much about it to come to the answer yes, he had always felt that there was a subtle tacit understanding with this person, if it wasn't for the relationship between the monarch and the minister, he might be able to become a close confidant. But now he found that he was actually wary of Du Xian, and he couldn't help but guard against everyone...... No wonder the Son of Heaven claims to be alone.

However, it is one thing to be vigilant in secret, Xue Chongxun will definitely not act rashly against important ministers, because someone must take care of things in this country. Even if you have the supreme power in your hands to get someone who doesn't like it, will the newly promoted person be better than the previous one?

He sat quietly alone for a long time, and in a trance he felt as if there was a butterfly, and then he came back to his senses and found that it was the close attendant Dong who was doing trivial chores next to him, and there was a birthmark on her face, which looked like a butterfly.

From the evening today, it should be the Dong family on duty, and she is in charge of the affairs of Xue Chongxun's daily life. Although Xue Chongxun remembered Yao Wan, who had just lost his body, he did not specifically rearrange the order on duty, and it was still the same.

Dong's birth is not very beautiful, and there is nothing outstanding on his face except for the birthmark, but he is better than having white skin and plump body, especially the big on his chest, and he trembles slightly when he walks. She and two other close attendants have been serving and living by Xue Chongxun's side for a long time, and Xue Chongxun trusts them very much.

However, the Dong family is more than a step worse than Yao Wan, but it is not their appearance, the two of them are plump and slender, and it is not easy to compare with each other, but they are very different in temperament. The so-called temperament is just the usual habitual movements, words and eyes, Dong's work is also sharp, but he still has the rough taste of the people in the market, simple but a little undetailed, Xue Chongxun inadvertently saw her standing posture when she lowered her head to find something, with her legs crossed, such an action is absolutely impossible to see in the court lady.

At this moment, a female official called the door outside, and the palace maid inside went out to ask, and the female official said: "Princess Taiping learned that the county lord of Yonghe (Wu clan) admired Li Guinian's talent, so she invited Li Guinian to the Chengxiang Hall to sing, the queen, the princess of Jincheng, and the princess of Hezhong had already gone, and the princess of Jincheng sent a slave maid to ask Her Majesty if she wanted to go later." ”

After hearing this, the palace maid came over to repeat what happened just now, and as soon as she spoke, Xue Chongxun interrupted: "I already heard it just now, you don't have to say it a second time." Ask someone to prepare the car, and I'll go over. ”

Since Princess Taiping was interested and invited the whole family over to listen to the play, Xue Chongxun felt that she should also participate. He was not very interested in these entertainments, but it was just to save face for Princess Taiping.

Li Guinian is very famous, he takes the high-end route, and the place where he generally enters and exits the performance is either a royal family or an officialdom and a wealthy family, and his identity may be regarded as a star in modern times, but he is also a servant now. Xue Chongxun also befriended this person, of course, what impressed him the most was from Du Fu's poem "Jiangnan in the Year of the Turtle". It is common to see it in King Qi's house, and Cui Jiutang has heard it a few times before. It is a good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and the season of falling flowers is a good time...... Not all celebrities can leave a name for a thousand years.

Xue Chongxun picked up the chapter on the table and went out, and when he saw Sanniang, he handed it to her for safekeeping, and sent it to the inner court tomorrow to put it, and there were no official documents such as the chapter in the dormitory. A group of palace maids followed him to the corridor outside the dormitory, and they met Yao Wan. Yao Wan was not on duty today, and she didn't know how she would pass by here, so when she saw Xue Chongxun coming, she lowered her hand and bowed beside the road according to the rules. Xue Chongxun turned his head to watch her pass by, but did not speak.

At this moment, Yao Wan suddenly lowered her head and said, "Is Your Majesty wearing this dress to meet people?" ”

Xue Chongxun realized that he was still wearing a flax (linen) cloth robe, which was naturally a very irregular dress material, but it was very breathable and comfortable and cool to wear in summer. Dong, who was on duty when he was in the house just now, didn't even remind him of his dress, maybe she didn't expect so much, but Yao Wan, who was resting, was more thoughtful.

Now that it's troublesome to go back and change, Xue Chongxun said: "No matter, I've eaten dinner, and I can't even count as a banquet, isn't it just listening to a play?" ”

Sure enough, when the Chengxiang Palace met Princess Taiping, Princess Taiping said, "You are better dressed and not dressed properly." Xue Chongxun said: "I was in a hurry to come over to see my mother, and I didn't even bother to change my clothes." Princess Taiping couldn't help but smile: "Fortunately, Gu Shang is wearing shoes, and he didn't come barefoot." ”

"The mother used allusions to teach the lesson, and the son was embarrassed." Xue Chongxun took the opportunity to fool around. I saw Princess Taiping wearing a bright red dress, her head was full of jade, and the makeup on her face was even more meticulous, her face looked white and red, and her complexion was very good, and her age could not be seen from her complexion at all. is also in power, Xue Chongxun obviously doesn't pay as much attention to dressing up as she does.

Almost all the people in the palace are women, and the specifications are not as formal as modern parties, at most they are after-dinner pastimes, and only the people in the palace participate, most of them are court ladies, princesses and concubines. The spectators are Xue Chongxun a man, there are some men who perform opera, Li Guinian himself is a man, and there are also male musicians.

The county lord of Yonghe will return to his hometown in Hezhong after living in the palace for a while, and tonight is also the play prepared for her by Princess Taiping. The county lord of Yonghe admired Li Guinian's performance, and in the first scene, he did not follow the habit of letting Li Guinian appear in person and select the plays he had rehearsed.

The eunuch came up to sign up to Princess Taiping and Emperor Xue Chongxun, saying that it was "Stepping on the Shake Niang". Princess Taiping said: "The lady in the workshop is the woman singing the leading role, isn't this time Li Guinian coming up to perform?" ”

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Back to His Royal Highness, it is Li Guinian singing." Princess Taiping smiled: "This is a bit interesting." The eunuch said: "As long as His Highness is happy, everyone is happy." Princess Taiping looked at the Wu clan who was sitting below and said, "After a while, I will reward them with the princess." ”

After a while, the musicians played music to set off the atmosphere, and saw a play dressed as a "woman" slowly walking up to the wooden platform in front of the throne, and the play began. The "woman" wore a woman's costume and makeup, in fact, it was Li Guinian, not only a man but also a middle-aged uncle.

Since ancient times, there has been a tradition of using men to play female roles, and it is not surprising that Li Guinian dressed as a woman. His current role is the wife of a common people's family, who has just come on stage and has not yet made a sound, and her walking posture and series of movements are very similar to a woman, and the audience in the seats immediately laughed. At this time, Li Guinian sang in the sound of the pipa like crying, and a woman's voice once again made the atmosphere rise, and some people applauded.

Princess Yonghe's eyes widened, and she asked excitedly, "Is he Li Guinian?" The eunuch on the side hurriedly replied: "Back to the princess, it is the Year of the Turtle Li, if it is fake." Princess Yonghe smiled: "If I hadn't known in advance, I would have thought she was really a woman." ”

Even Xue Chongxun, who usually doesn't listen to dramas much, was interested and watched it with relish.

The musicians on the side sang: "Shake, come!" Shake the mother's bitterness, and come! The song became a relative, in people's laughter, Li Guinian sang and danced while complaining, claiming to be a Hanoi native at the end of the Sui Dynasty called Ta Shao Niang, the husband was evil and addicted to alcohol, and he tasted his own name Langzhong, and hit "her" when he was drunk. "She" claimed to be beautiful and good at singing, so she used song and dance to express her grievances.

Then there are "husband" characters with very ugly makeup entering the scene, performing fierce and ugly, and during this time, there are supporting roles on the stage, performing the pawnshop's pawnshop, to claim the pawn. The actors' performances are as vivid as the real thing, and the audience gradually enters the play, and naturally has great sympathy for the mother. Although the play is fake, the feelings of the ladies who are bored in life at this time are real.

Under the backdrop of the supporting roles, Li Guinian played the role of a wife who is "beautiful as a flower, good at singing and dancing, and has a miserable fate" very successfully. Xue Chongxun looked at it, and only felt that the swaying lady on the stage was pitiful, and he actually had a feeling of pity for the jade. If that Shake Niang was an actress, Xue Chongxun might really like it, because her words and deeds between her feet were really feminine...... It's just that under that outfit is a disgusting middle-aged man.

Xue Chongxun couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, he was probably surprised that a man could hook people's hearts in his words and deeds. And that pitiful feeling doesn't look like it's a drama at all, it's just like the real thing. So a woman who is already in a hue can have this kind of heat, isn't it very pampered? Xue Chongxun suddenly sighed in his heart, life is really like a play.

After the performance of "Shaking Niang" was over, everyone said yes, Princess Taiping asked the county lord of Yonghe and got a satisfactory answer, so she asked the eunuch to reward some valuable playthings in the palace on the spot. Li Guinian stepped forward to thank him, and the man with a round tone emphasized that his demeanor was even more polite, and he was more reckless than the demeanor of the princes in the temple. G