Chapter 196: The Second Holds the Wanyan Meeting
In all the palaces of Xianyang, the concubines and palace maids of the second heard that a Wanyan grand event was going to be held in Jincheng, and everyone was overjoyed and happy. On the day of the grand event, all the women began to dress up carefully after lunch, they put on beautiful clothes, and also wore gold and jade ornaments rewarded by the emperor, and then waited for the special convoy to pick them up. At noon, everyone gathered in Jincheng from different directions, and all the harem personnel added up to almost tens of thousands of people, and they entered from the four gates of Jincheng. When they saw the buildings in the city and the good things on display, they were dizzy to look at and play. Not only that, but also the craftsmen's superb carving art and decoration level is also amazed, especially for the luxurious decoration of Caiyun Pavilion and Hongtai. They came to the wine pool platform, and according to the designated position, or three or five people a seat, or seven or eight people a table, or a dozen or so people a pool, they sat down on the wine pool platform outside the stage.
On this day, the second emperor also made full preparations, and also came to Jincheng after noon. When the harem women saw the emperor coming, they all got up to greet him. The second first came to the observation deck on the second floor of Caiyun Pavilion and said to Zhao Gao: "I want to enjoy it with all of you tonight, in this splendid place, in the land of wealth and gentleness." Zhao Gao said happily: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's talent, it would be impossible for the minister to see this incomparably grand scene!" This can be said to be full of Qiluo embroidery, and the world celebrates the Taiping Spring! When the second heard Zhao Gao's praise, he was also so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, so he invited him to feast with Yang Chengyan and others.
There was not much time, and Zhao Gao announced the start of the banquet. The waiters began to serve fruits, poured fine wine into the wine pool, and served all kinds of drinks, dishes, and meats, some on several tables, some hanging on the food shelves. Some chefs also grill the food on the spot, sending the cooked food to no one else, and putting it on the food rack when it's too late to eat.
After three rounds of drinking, the second got up with the wine and walked to the railing, signaled the beauties to be quiet, and then said: "Today's meeting, my women are here, it can be said that it is unprecedented, so I call this banquet 'Wanyan Extravaganza'." Tonight, I will spend a good night with all of you, enjoy this rare delicacy together, please drink this cup and wish you a happy tonight! The beauties raised their glasses and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for the wine!" After drinking, the second poured another cup and said, "This second cup, I wish the Quartet peace!" Daqin is safe! The world is peaceful! The beauties praised again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the wine!" The second finally said: "Now we enjoy the show while drinking." ”
When the second emperor was enthroned, there were bursts of firecrackers from Caiyun Pavilion and Hongtai. This firecracker is made by filling saltpeter and sulfur flammable materials in a bamboo tube, and then lighting it, it makes a deafening crackling sound. Before the sound ended, someone threw the ceremonial flowers down from the upper floor, like a goddess scattering flowers, and the sky was full of colorful crumbs, as if entering a fairytale-like world. Others threw a few strips of silk from the upper floor, and they were all written with auspicious words. This was followed by the trapeze show. I saw that on the rope between the two floors, a team of women in feather coats suddenly appeared, and they hung on the rings, and slowly glided between the two floors, and slowly landed in the pavilion. Some slid from Hongtai to Caiyun Pavilion, and some slid from Caiyun Pavilion to Hongtai. Most of these actresses are dressed in light lavender, plain white, pink, light green, light blue, and pale yellow tulle feathers, and carry long streamers on their shoulders, flying through the air like fairies. Such a performance lasted for about half an hour, and it had already brought people to the realm of fluttering immortals.
While people were watching the flying man, the stage was already dressed up in a new look, and the surrounding pillars were covered with various colored flags and illuminations. After the performance began, the drums and trumpets were beaten, like an army marching out, and the sound was unusually sensational. After all kinds of music sounded, the service staff also used a blowtorch to blow the five-colored confetti into the air. After a while, a melodious piano sounded, and I saw a man in a red shirt, a crane crown, and a pennant in his hand walked onto the stage. This person's name is Huang Gong, and he is a famous magician in Xianyang. The first program he performed was called "Painting the Land for the River". Huang Gong first flipped a few beautiful heels, and then danced the pennant flexibly and freely, and then used a Qin pen to draw a rushing river on the stage, and two more undulating mountains on both sides. After Huang Gong finished painting, he covered it with a red curtain brocade, and then continued to wave the flag. At this time, all the musical instruments suddenly stopped, and the surroundings were quiet, Huang Gong raised a big torch again, jumped into the air, turned a few more heels, and took a breath at the curtain, and then blew hard. I saw a flame erupt from my mouth, and the smoke immediately filled the entire stage. Suddenly, the drums sounded in unison, and the crowd rang out. Just when the smoke cleared, Huang Gong slowly moved the curtain away, and two real mountains miraculously appeared on the stage, and the river in the middle was also flowing, and the sound of rushing water was heard clearly, and the surrounding immediately erupted in warm applause.
Next is the animal taming show, and the performer is still Huang Gong. At this time, someone had already placed several large iron cages prepared in advance on the stage, first covered with red cloth, and people did not know what was inside. Huang Gong came to the stage, first danced hotly, and then uncovered the red cloth one by one, and all the big tigers were locked inside. There was a scream, and then there was silence again. The most exciting moment came, when Huang Gong opened the iron cage and walked in by himself. Just when the audience was sweating for him, Huang Gong also opened up each iron cage and connected it into a big circle on the stage. But the strange thing is that when the tiger saw Huang Gong, he was very docile, they let Huang Gong pet and play, and the tiger was as obedient as a domestic puppy and kitten. After Huang Gong played with it, he shouted with a whip to drive it away, and the tigers circled around the iron cage, and they squatted or stood or turned or jumped, all showing a very humane appearance. The beauties on the lookers were amazed by Huang Gong's courage and acting skills. After watching this show, everyone's nervous and exciting hearts have not calmed down, and the next performance has completely relaxed everyone.
It turned out to be a burlesque performance by the dwarf actor Youhan. Youjan is a famous clown performing artist in Xianyang, and his humorous acting skills have long been known to the world. Before the performance, he was carried onto the stage by a Hercules, who slipped out of Hercules' hands like a little monkey and onto the stage. When you look closely, Youyan is no more than three feet tall and his legs are less than a foot long, but he is clever and articulate, and he is full of humor. The program he performed was a gladiatorial fight, that is, a fight with the two-meter-tall Hercules just now. After a battle and beautiful moves, the two finally defeated Hercules. Youhan's superb acting skills have won unanimous praise from everyone, and the applause has been endless for a long time. Especially the concubines of the second generation, most of them watched such a show for the first time, everyone leaned forward and leaned back with laughter, some laughed on their stomachs, some laughed with their legs, some laughed with their stomachs, some laughed with their arms hugging each other, and some buried their heads in other people's knees to laugh, in short, people were laughed at this performance, and beat their chests with tears. After the performance, the second was very happy, so he called Yujan to his side and rewarded him with a lot of good things.
Next, there were wonderful performances such as the water man making the snake, the female lady sitting and singing, and the Wu won the ding. At this time, it was slowly getting dark, and the lights began to be applied. First, a person carried a string of red lanterns to hang around the observation deck, and then the service staff lit all the lanterns one after another. The time is not big, the city, the city, the inside and outside of the cloud pavilion, the inside and outside of the Hongtai, next to the railing, in the corridor, the side of the wine pond, on the stage, between the rockery, inside the corridor, on the food shelf, the desk of the wine pool, around the potted plants, there are colorful lights everywhere, and all kinds of colored lanterns actually decorate the whole Jincheng with bright and colorful lights. Caiyun Pavilion and Hongtai look like the palace in the sky, the Yao Pond of the Queen Mother of the West.
At this time, the dinner began, and various delicacies were once again put on the table. People can enjoy as much as they want and pick the best to eat. When everyone is full of wine and food, they start to watch the singing and dancing. The first was a performance by the Bronze Man Band. This band is ingenious, it turns out that all the bronze people are exactly the same as real people. Every twelve bronze figures are a team, a total of four teams, all placed on a three-foot-high base, the hands of the bronze people have different musical instruments, such as qin, se, zhu, sheng, zhu, drum and other instrumental music, the bronze people also have different playing postures. Their clothes are also different, and they look like a large court band from a distance. This kind of performance, which seems incredible, actually has his principle: it turns out that the mechanisms are all on the base. The mechanism is made up of two copper pipes, one empty and one with a red rope inside, one ending to the exit of the base. When playing, one musician plays at the mouth of the pipe, and the other pulls the red rope, and the bronze figure moves, as if a living person is performing. Some of them play the piano, some of them play the sheng, some play the flute, some play the gong, some beat the drum, the scene is lifelike, coupled with beautiful music, so the whole performance process has reached a high artistic appreciation value.
This was followed by a song performance, first with a solo and then with a chorus. The most shocking thing was that there were 100 men and women on stage to sing, they just cooperated with a few simple small movements, and then sang the ancient and famous party song "Chelin Song" of the nobles of the Qin State:
BMW incense cars come from all directions, and the bead curtain covers the streamer.
Grease and dot spring peach noodles, Huai Jin wears a cloud dress.
Upstairs, the Shengge melts the moon cave, and the fairy in the dream treats the mandarin ducks.
Make the strings under the moon, cross the phoenix and ride the dragon Ruyilang.
Mo sighed that King Xiang's cloud was in his dream, and the clouds and twilight rain broke people's intestines.
Feeling nostalgic for the ancient river, blink of an eye with two sideburns.
Qin Se sounded on the shore of the waning moon yesterday, and the green embankment reflected the withered poplars today.
Persuade the monarch to realize and be happy in time, and the barazon dynasty faces the north.
The voice was both shocking and loud, and after singing, someone motioned for everyone to rest for a while. At this time, people went to the toilet, and the people present played a game of "throwing pots", and after everyone relaxed, it gradually came to the middle of the night, and people were already drunk at this time.
Next up is the dance performance. Before the start, the musicians first played a lingering and melancholy light music, with the melody of the music, I saw two beautiful women, surrounded by a group of very brightly dressed dance teams, slowly walked out of the pavilion door of Hongtai, they lined up in a neat line to the center of the stage, and began to sing and dance. The two lead dancers first had a slow tempo, then gradually became faster, and then spun around the center of the stage like a turning light. As the body heat increases, so does the scent of the body. Both women were dressed in colorful Luo skirts and dressed like flowers and butterflies. One of them danced the scarf, I saw her holding a big red silk scarf, which looked very charming, with big eyes and an extremely well-proportioned figure. A crescent moon eyebrow is like a willow silk sweeping across the spring mountain, and a pair of clear eyes are like autumn waves approaching the abyss. Walking lightly like a Lingbo microstep, spinning like a jade tree in the wind. At first glance, it seems familiar, but in the blink of an eye, it feels like a visitor from outside the world. There is really endless charm, endless romance.
Another woman dancing with a ribbon saw her holding a long streamer in both hands, dancing like a rainbow in the sky. She held her plump green silk hair in a bun, which looked like a drooping cloud on the top of Wu Mountain from a distance; The delicate and smooth forehead is lined with a few strands of green silk, just like the spring breeze in February cutting willows; On the lotus-like pink face, there is a pretty nose that only a beautiful jade can carve; The pair of curved willow eyebrows look full of spring; A pair of affectionate eyes is also soul-grabbing; A little lower lip is like a cherry in June; A thick and long braid resembles a waterfall on Lushan Mountain; Several jasper hairpins were inserted between the temples; There are also dogwood hairpins diagonally inserted on the sideburns; The earrings are hung with jade pendants made of purple jade. Both women wore lace sleeveless shirts woven of silk; The lower limbs are covered with five-color skirts; Colorful and thin brocade shoes; There is also a green jade bracelet from Kunlun Mountain hanging on his neck. In short, the whole body is full of jewels, and then it is reflected with the clouds and clothes, intertwined with the thick fog and cigarette smoke of pepper and orchid burning, and there are strange colors and rings everywhere, which makes people's eyes appear in front of the fantasy scene in the clouds and fog. Because the two women overwhelmed the crowd and monopolized the Oiran, this naturally provoked the second dragon face to be happy, and his heart swayed. He couldn't help but sigh: "How can heaven be happy here!" At this time, people are fluttering like falling into the clouds and fog, and the music is like climbing the Nine Immortal Caves.
Next is the multi-person dance, half holding a generous silk scarf, half tied with a long streamer, they are graceful and dancing. II once again toasted everyone. There was a sudden shout and thunderous cheer all around. Next up is the group dance. There are about a hundred people who dance this dance. First, the graceful music of the strings, and finally in the center of the stage, a scent of incense sprayed, and as the incense mist dispersed, there was a fairyland feeling. At this time, there was a dance team composed of fifty handsome boys and fifty gorgeous beautiful girls, who slowly stepped onto the stage from Hongtai, and slowly floated to the center of the stage. These young boys and girls, they all wore thin gauze clothes and skirts, dancing on the stage, everyone danced to the passion, and kept showing their youthful and charming figures. In the end, the masculine beauty of the boys and the feminine beauty of the girls formed a perfect combination, and the most beautiful and infinite glamorous dance in the world appeared. This dance lasted for a long time, and even pushed the song and dance party to a climax that night.
Seeing that everyone was excited, the second simply walked down the observation deck, and the stars shuttled among the beauties like the moon, frequently toasting everyone, and encouraging all the actors to have a good time. At this time, the concubines were also enthusiastic because of the appearance of the dancer. In the middle of the night, the number of dancers increased dramatically, from the original 100 to 200, 400, and then to 800, 1,000, and even on and off the stage......
Everywhere the second goes, there are fine wines to greet each other, beautiful women accompany, it is really a three-step tank, five steps and a pool, the wine taste is mellow and rich, the aroma is overflowing, those kinds of wine are extremely varied: what mellow, old wine, rib wine, rice wine, white wine, millet wine, rice wine, rice wine, sake, Shangzun wine, Zhongzun wine, Xiazun wine, gold pulp, chrysanthemum wine, cinnamon wine, Baimo wine, Yicheng mash, Cangwuqing, fermented wine, pepper wine, Guanzhong thin, abound. The most popular liquor is liquor, the taste of this wine is sweet, the degree is low, it is not suitable for drunkenness, it is the love of women, they have golden pulp mash, Tian liquor, sweet liquor, will wine, fragrant wine, etc., it is really a wide variety, all of them should be complete. At this time, most of the beauties were already drunk, and they shook their bodies, drank at will, ate at will, and played at will.
Not only is there a wide variety of wines, but also a variety of meat: there are preserved roasts, kettle roasts, roasted beetles, beef roasts, beef waki, cattle roasts, dog liver roasts, deer roasts, chicken roasts, sheep roasts, lamb roasts, etc.; Steamed meat includes steamed pork lamb, steamed loach, steamed squid, steamed catfish, etc.; There are various types of fried fish for fried meat; Boiled meat includes boiled dolphin, boiled rabbit, boiled hoof, boiled crane, boiled goose, boiled pheasant, boiled partridge, boiled quail, boiled chicken, boiled bird, etc.; The meat is divided into water and oil, including beef stomach, cow spleen, tongue, heart and lungs, dolphin, chicken, etc.; Breast meat includes beef breast, deer breast, chicken breast, goose breast, goose breast, duck breast, etc.; There are also fetal shoulders, cannon dolphins, stomachs, yellow mouths, quails, sheep drowning, chicken cold, mackerel, sheep kidneys, swan heads, bear paws, parrot wings, pheasant phoenix claws, etc.; There is also a wide variety of bacon, bacon and cured meats, all of which are served in delicate cups and plates, or placed in jade tripod golden woks, and hung on the food shelves if they can't fit in. The chefs saw that everyone loved freshly baked food, so they kept making fresh food. For a whole night, I couldn't finish the food and drinks, and it was really all kinds of sea cucumber and squid, and it was as complete as a pheasant; The barbecue stewed meat comes out from time to time, and the beef tendon and mutton leg are doubly fragrant.
In addition to barbecue, there are all kinds of delicious meat soup and vegetable soup, what dog and horse, turtle carp, goose soup, there are many types, there are big soup, white soup, towel soup, soup, bitter soup, etc.; Big soup includes cow head bamboo shoot soup, sheep soup, deer soup, pig soup, dog soup, chicken soup, pheasant soup, etc.; White soup is beef white soup with rice chips, venison abalone shoots white soup, venison taro white soup, small shu deer wedge white soup, chicken gourd vegetable white soup, crucian carp white soup, fresh lotus root, abalone white soup, etc.; Towel soup is a soup made by adding sunflower vegetables, including dog towel soup, goose towel soup, crucian meat and lotus root soup; The soup is made by adding vines, including cow soup, sheep soup, pig soup, etc., dog soup, etc.; Bitter soup is made by adding bitter herbs, and there are cow soup, dog soup, etc. In addition, there are also decanting fragrant soup drinks, such as syrup, peach soup, fruit juice, bean soup, pear soup, lychee water, plum liquid, cheese, apricot dew, strawberry juice and other elixir and jade liquid, there are countless such sumptuous delicacies that can be enjoyed anytime and anywhere.
There are also rare rare trees in the world, and in addition to fresh fruits, there are also various kinds of juice on them, which makes people drool. Some have already been picked and put on several cases, and some are still waiting for the beauties to pick them by themselves. These fruit trees are also of great variety: chestnuts include Hou Chestnut, Hazel Chestnut, Rosewood Chestnut, and Yiyang Chestnut; Apricots include apricots, Penglai apricots, large apricots, small apricots, sweet apricots, bitter apricots and golden apricots; Peaches include Qin peach, peach peach, walnut, Jincheng peach, Qiti peach, purple peach, frost peach, and peach; The plums include purple plum, green plum, Zhu plum, yellow plum, Qingqi plum, Jinzhi plum, Tongxin plum, Chexia plum, Hanji plum, Jinji plum, Yanyuan plum, Qiang plum, Yan plum, Barbarian plum, and monkey plum; Begonia species include red begonia, white begonia, green begonia, and sand begonia; Pears include purple pear, green pear, fragrant pear, Otani pear, fine-leaved pear, ethereal leaf pear, gold-leaf pear, Hanhai pear, Dongwang pear, purple pear, and Hanxiao pear; Jujubes include weak branch bezoars, danjubes, green-leaf bezoars, red heart bezoars, queen mother bezoars, and Anyi bezoars; The plum sub-categories include Zhumei, Zidimei, Zihuamei, Tongxinmei, Lizhimei, Yanmei, and Monkey Mei; Oranges have cantonese mandarin, cantonese orange, in addition to golden gourd, salted cucumber, fresh lychee, red tangerine, citrus, orange wolf, longan, betel nut, olive, loquat, pomegranate, etc., the fruit categories are really varied, too many to mention, people can pick at will, or pick up from the case to eat directly. At that time, the food was very green and healthy, unlike nowadays when people have to use harmful substances such as formaldehyde, borax, Sudan dyes, and citric acid to pickle.
In addition to eating and drinking, the surrounding decorations are also dazzling: such as rockeries and strange stones of different shapes, some of them are like bears, some are like tigers, monkeys, chickens, horses, rhinos, elephants, lions, pigeons, pigs, old men, generals, pawns, drunkards, children, mothers and children, like thugs, in short, the shape is peculiar and beautiful. There are colorful and strange flowers planted in the flower garden, most of which are competing to open and compete for beauty, full of fragrant flowers. There are many treasures in the world, and there is a lot of wine and food in the world.
The most peculiar thing is that there are 9,999 rare pearls of different sizes and colors in the whole Jincheng, which are placed in each corner for people to enjoy. From time to time, there are streams of red light and purple mist floating on the rockery, which is the cigarette smoke that emanates from the jade tripod of burning pepper and orchid, which is almost in every corner of Jincheng. Pearls and gems were piled up haphazardly in each place, forming hills; The golden tripod stands in the forest; Gold and silver ornaments are hung all over the shelves; brocade colored silk is knotted into a bed; Carved bottles and embroidered screens are full of road; The delicacies of the mountains and the sea are arranged into hills. Look at the edge of the wine pond and meat forest, and the silver spoon and copper knife are all over the incense pool; The golden bowls of jade are piled up on the walls; Emerald cups fill vertebral cars; The ivory chopsticks resemble yaks; The agate fork is better than the arrowhead; The table is full of gold-encrusted cups; Qiongshu hangs high as the pearl of the night; Pushan is dotted with coral branches; Lantian jade is a squirrel; The spruce fir is collapsing. It is really a rich and prosperous place, a splendid and gentle township; The Jade Emperor Que can't be compared, and the Yaochi Pan Banquet is three points inferior.
At this time, people are almost crazy, no matter whether it is on the stage or under the dance, everyone is dancing and enjoying themselves, and Jincheng has become a sea of joy. The concubines and palace maids were usually lonely, but now they saw such a dignified and handsome dancer, and they were almost crazy with excitement, they were intoxicated by the masculine beauty of the dancers, and the noise and cheers were endless. The second also forgot his identity, and just walked through the crowd, hugging and dancing with everyone, spinning and partying. In his drunken haze, all he saw were women's clothes and dance skirts, and this bizarre real world seemed to have turned into a fantastic and changeable dream at this time, which made the young king who had pity for the jade dizzy for a while. The second struggled forward, hundreds of heads in front of him were crazy, and countless jade arms and breasts were shaking. The seductive and energetic beauty of the pretty women left an indelible impression on the mind of the second. The sound of joy fills the city with vague memories and lingering love love. People's souls seem to be swallowed up by this chaotic sound of tenderness, and everyone only wants to indulge themselves. In this way, Jincheng boiled, and people's surging passions began to turn into a sea of unbridled desires.
The night is getting deeper and deeper, but the lights in Jincheng are getting brighter and brighter. People were tirelessly jumping, singing, and screaming with all their might, and the music of ecstasy enveloped the surroundings. It's simply a city where fire trees and silver flowers never sleep, and everyone is drunk if they don't get drunk. In the midst of the joyous crowd, the Second Emperor saw one beautiful dance after another. All the people were like chicken blood, all kinds of restlessness was also ready to move, and the beautiful sound penetrated Jincheng, Xianyang, and clouds, and spread all the way to the distant Qinguan. Later generations have a poem:
The spring east wind opens overnight, and Xiangjun Yandai is drunk Yaotai.
The lewd wow went straight up to the outside of the mountain, and the dance broke through the Qin Pass and couldn't come down.