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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 315: Kunqu Opera Smooth Sound

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    The Spring Equinox has passed, but the wind still brings a sharp spring chill, the lingering power of the north wind still makes people shudder, and there is a deep chill in the recovery of all things.  In Qingyi Garden, a royal garden in the capital, the sparkling water on Kunming Lake reflects the green of Wanshou Mountain. The mountains here are steep, the rivers and lakes are narrow, and it is deep and quiet.  The lake is dotted with islands, and the Seventeen-hole Bridge and the Six Bridges on the West Embankment echo each other. Against the backdrop of the green willows and green peaches on the lake embankment, it is like a Jiangnan water town scenery.

    In the long corridor that winds east and west across the foothills and along the north shore of the lake, a young woman in palace clothes is walking slowly, followed closely by an older palace maid.  Behind him were two palace ladies and eunuchs waiting on him.

    After walking for a while, the eldest maid said: "My young master, sit down and have a rest. You are just recovering from your illness. The spring cold is strong, so don't get cold again."

    As soon as the palace maid spoke, the little eunuch behind her quickly stepped forward to support her, and then served a soft cushion for the young woman in palace clothes to sit down on the stone chair in the corridor. Immediately behind her, the palace maid served to serve soup, sweat towels, snacks, etc.  things.

    The young woman shook her head in frustration and said, "No, no, no."

    The elder palace maid hurriedly said: "My lord, you are still weak. You might as well drink some red date soup to replenish your body. If something goes wrong in the singing later, it will not be good."

    The young woman sighed and asked: "Aunt Kang, we have gone to every place where we thought the emperor would pass by throughout the year, but we didn't even see the emperor's shadow. If we go to Changyin Pavilion today, can we wait there?  Have you met a holy driver?"

    Aunt Kang smiled and said: "Kung fu is not afraid of those who are willing. If we work hard enough, we will definitely meet him. And I heard that we were tricked by others in the past. Whenever we intercepted the road to sing songs, the emperor was always lured away.  Go, Xiao Anzi needs to find out who is causing trouble, otherwise we would all still be in the dark."

    The young woman lamented.  Said: "Why are the people in this palace so calculating?"

    Aunt Kang said in a low voice: "That's how it is in this palace. If you want to be favored, you have to compete with others, and others will plot against you. If you don't want to be favored, you will be in the cold palace for the rest of your life, living alone in this cold palace.  "

    The young woman shuddered, then pursed her red lips tightly, with a firm look in her eyes, and said: "I, Yehenala Xingzhen, will definitely not die of old age in the palace, one day. I want to make a difference."  She then thought to herself: "Since God wants me to travel through time and become Cixi, I must do what Cixi should do!"

    Aunt Kang saw the perseverance in Xingzhen¡¯s eyes and smiled with relief. She felt relieved when she remembered Xingzhen¡¯s devastated look when she first entered the palace.  Thinking secretly that his hard work was not wasted, he said: "Young master can have such a heart. It is also worth the efforts of our slaves to help. Xiao Anzi, bring up the red date water."

    That little Anzi is a new eunuch who entered the palace at the end of last year. His name is Andehai, and he is from Qingxian County, Zhili. Although he is only ten years old, he is alert and good at observing people.  Although he was also selected and introduced into the palace by Dong Guiying, the old eunuch of the Jingshi Room.  But he was not a member of the Tianli Sect. Dong Guiying just liked his dexterity.

    Although Andehai has only been in the palace for a short time, he has learned some clues. Although Xingzhen and Kangqi often sang in the imperial garden and other places.  He just wanted to attract Emperor Xianfeng to meet him, but Emperor Xianfeng often stayed in Yuanmingyuan and did not live in the palace.  Secondly, there were people who interfered with it. Once Xingzhen and Kangqi sang on the road that Xianfeng must pass, there would always be people who secretly caused trouble and used excuses to lure Emperor Xianfeng to detour or go elsewhere. So after many days, Xingzhen  Still couldn't see Xianfeng, let alone compete for his favor.

    Anderhai smiled and served the red date water and said, "My dear master, drink it while it's hot. The soup will be boiled hot enough to warm your body, and you'll be more energetic when you sing later."

    Xingzhen took the bowl and drank it in one gulp. Then she smiled slightly at Andehai and said, "Thank you, Xiao Anzi."

    Andehai kept saying that he didn't dare, but Kang Qi frowned and said: "Little master, how many times have I told you that you don't need to be polite to your slaves and slaves. You are too polite, and others look down on you. You need to be more polite."  Get up and never lose your dignity."

    Xing Zhen smiled charmingly and said: "It doesn't matter, we are all our own people."

    Although Andehai was young, he still felt Xingzhen's kindness. He immediately prostrated himself and kowtowed a few times and said: "Master treats his slave like this, and he will not be afraid of being shattered to pieces."

    Xingzhen smiled slightly and said, "What are you talking about? Get up and go. The Kunqu Opera Singing Troupe is almost at Changyin Pavilion."

    Changyin Pavilion is located on the east side of Yangxing Hall and at the south end of Ningshou Palace.  Because Ande Hai's inquiry revealed that someone was causing trouble, Kang Qi came up with an idea this time. They made a big circle and took a detour to Changyin Pavilion.

    When I came to the Changyin Pavilion, I saw that the Changyin Pavilion was facing south and north, and the building was magnificent.  The building has three eaves, a rolling shed resting on the top of the mountain, and is covered with yellow glazed tiles.  The pavilion is three rooms wide.There are three rooms, connected to the five-bay theater building in the south, with a convex shape on the plane.  The plaque "Changyin Pavilion" hangs under the eaves of the upper floor, the plaque "Daohe Yitai" hangs under the eaves of the middle floor, and the plaque "Hutian Xuanyu" hangs under the eaves of the lower floor.  There are three levels of stage inside, the upper, middle and lower levels. The upper level is called "Fu Tai", the middle level is called "Lu Tai" and the lower level is called "Shou Tai".

    There are no columns in the longevity platform. There are four stairs connected to the platform. You can reach the Lutai by going up the stairs.  The two pillars in the north, east and west sides of the Shou Tai are decorated with painted wooden plaques with grimaces and curly grass patterns, but there is a couplet hanging on the front: "Move and still, the leaves are clear, and the water and Renshan are known to follow the situation; in the prosperous days of spring and autumn, the phoenix and the luan dance at the right time."  ." Taken from Zuo Si's "Zhao Yin Poems": "Why bother with silk and bamboo, the mountains and rivers have clear sounds". In addition, Tao Yuanming's "Migration" also has "There are many beautiful days in spring and autumn, so I climb high and compose new poems".  There is an underground well under the middle of the table. There is a winch installed in the underground well. It is usually covered with a wooden board. The cover can be opened and closed. According to the content of the play, the scenery and characters can be lifted out of the ground to the table, creating a dramatic effect of being drilled out of the ground or water.  For example, in the performance of "Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth", four large lotus flowers slowly emerged from under the stage, with a Bodhisattva sitting on each lotus.  There are manholes at each of the four corners of the stage, and a water well in the middle of the south, which can provide water for the performance in the play.

    This was Xingzhen's first time at Changyin Pavilion. Although the palace had watched dramas at Changyin Pavilion several times before, Xingzhen was ill and had not been able to attend the meeting, and was not notified. Moreover, even if she was informed,  Yes, she must be sitting far away from Xianfeng.

    It was afternoon, and there were no other royal family members or concubines watching the show here.  The troupe is called Yunhuashe, and it is a famous Kunqu opera troupe in Beijing.  Emperor Xianfeng loved Kun Opera, so there were often Kun Opera troupes waiting in the palace. Sometimes Emperor Xianfeng would even perform in person, playing gongs and singing together.

    The troupe was rehearsing at the moment. When the troupe leader Huo Yunhua saw someone from the palace arriving, he hurriedly went up to greet them: "Masters, what a coincidence. The emperor is coming to listen to music later, and the venue will be cleaned soon. How about that?"  If the master wants to listen to music, I will definitely serve him someday."

    Kang Qi stepped forward and said, "Master Huo, we are just passing by here, casually walking around, and we will leave soon." After that, he helped Xingzhen and left as if nothing had happened.

    Xingzhen was secretly anxious after hearing this, and whispered: "Aunt Kang, what should I do if I can't enter Changyin Pavilion?"

    Kang Qi whispered: "Let's wait outside."

    After leaving the Changyin Pavilion, Kang Qi and Xingzhen went to a pavilion next to the Changyin Pavilion to wait. He immediately ordered the palace maid Qi Dan to light sandalwood, put the Yao Qin on it, and waited quietly, but she disappeared.  Anderhai's figure appeared.

    After a cup of tea, a large number of imperial guards in yellow mandarin jackets arrived to protect Xianfeng's Luan Jia. The yellow mandarin jackets guarded the inside and outside of Changyin Pavilion, and Emperor Xianfeng entered Changyin Pavilion.

    When Xingzhen saw Xianfeng Luanjia from a distance, she thought of singing on the piano, but was stopped by Kang Qi: "My lord, now is not the time."

    Xingzhen obeyed her words, hummed, took a deep breath, and continued to wait.

    After Emperor Xianfeng entered the Changyin Pavilion, the theater troupe came to meet him. After some etiquette, the troupe leader Huo Yunhua presented zigzag and asked Xianfeng to order a play.

    Xianfeng seemed to be a little uninterested, so he picked up the zigzag and flipped through it, and said angrily: "These are the same ones that have come and gone, nothing new."

    Peng Youyi, the eunuch beside Xianfeng, smiled flatteringly and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you sing a few lines in person?"

    Xianfeng seemed a little tired, waved his hands and said: "I won't sing today, just sing a song."

    Huo Yunhua was a little embarrassed. The emperor said it was okay, but if the song was not to his liking, it would offend the emperor. He raised his head and looked at Peng Youyi in embarrassment. Peng Youyi boldly whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you come to Qu Mudan Pavilion?"  how?"

    Xianfeng closed his eyes to rest and did not speak. He just waved his hands and indicated that this was the case. Peng Youyi hurriedly said to Huo Yunhua: "Hurry up and get ready, Peony Pavilion!"

    In the pavilion outside Changyin Pavilion, Xingzhen and Kang Qi were waiting anxiously. They saw Ande Hai come out of the corridor all wet, ran into the pavilion and said hurriedly: "Order the Peony Pavilion!" It turned out that Kang Qi ordered  While the theater troupe was greeting Xingzhen, Andehai hid in the water-flowing manhole under the longevity platform. Then Andehai listened to the music and told him.  Kang Qi wanted Xingzhen to start singing before the troupe started singing.

    At that moment, Xingzhen began to play the Yao Qin, sang softly, and began to sing according to the music of the Peony Pavilion.

    Kun Opera excerpts were most popular in the Manchu and Qing dynasties. There are twelve roles in the world, including Fumo, Laosheng, Zhengsheng, Laowai, Damian, Ermian, and Sanmian, which are called "male roles"; Laodan, Zhengdan, Xiaodan, and Tiedan.  It is called "female character"; there is also a person who is joking, called "Za".  Xiaosheng is divided into five categories: high official students, small official students, scarf students, shoe leather students (poor students) and pheasant tail students.  The Dan line is divided into: Lao Dan, Zheng Dan, Zuo Dan, Si Dan, Wu Dan andDan six categories.

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    Xingzhen was actually able to sing several tunes at the end of her life, and her voice was clear and beautiful, without any sloppiness. The singing voice floated all the way into Changyin Pavilion.  As she sang, Xingzhen consciously assumed the role of Du Liniang in "The Peony Pavilion". Two lines of tears fell, but her face was filled with a faint smile. The spiritual sound of the music gradually spread, and everyone inside and outside Changyin Pavilion was moved.  I couldn't help but listen.  The soft music sways across the sky, making people feel like they are bathed in the spring breeze or sitting on a cloud.  When the song ended, everyone was so mesmerized that they felt like they were still in a dream.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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