Chapter 658 Zhang Ximeng, who has lost his conscience
Zhang Ximeng has passed his thirties, and unlike the white-faced and pretty scholar he was earlier, he has become more and more solemn, especially when he started to grow a beard, a short and neat black beard, mature and majestic, which truly explains what it means to be a gentleman like jade.
Wearing a light gray robe and a wolfskin hat, there are no unnecessary decorations.
Zhu Biao has absorbed the strengths of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma. He is also very tall and has good facial features. However, compared with Zhang Ximeng, it can only be said that there is still a lot of room for improvement.
The two of them were about to leave when they met Jiang Nan coming back in a hurry.
Jiang Shangshu had just taken charge of the Ministry of Commerce, and he was very busy with everything to start from scratch.
After finally coming back, she found that Zhang Ximeng was about to leave, so she turned around and went back to the house. When she came back, she already had a piece of dog skin plaster in her hand, and she threw it directly on Zhang Ximeng's temple.
"Don't let anyone recognize you."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Thank you madam for your thoughtfulness. I'll be back after the show."
After the explanation, Zhang Ximeng followed Zhu Biao and left the mansion.
When he got outside, Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Ximeng, who had dog skin plaster on his temples and was fighting with gangsters. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Sir, I don't think you're afraid that people will recognize you, but I'm afraid that some big girl or young girl from some family will do it."
Wife, I took your old man away!"
Zhang Ximeng gave him a big roll of his eyes, "Don't talk nonsense, Jiang Shangshu will lead his troops to kill anyone who dares to rob me! Heads are rolling and blood is flowing like a river!"
Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Ximeng meaningfully and thought to himself, are you praising me or doing me a disservice?
Forget it, it’s better to watch the show!
When the two of them came out, Zhang Ximeng bought a pack of fried broad beans from the roadside, and then went to the theater with Zhu Biao.
This play is very interesting. You need to buy bamboo sticks in advance. You can buy at least a quarter section.
If you go in first and watch the beginning, if you don't get to the exciting part, you will be asked to come out.
There are only two types of people who do this, one is a novice who doesn't know anything, and the other is an old theater fan who only picks out the most exciting parts to watch.
Another option is to buy half a piece and watch half of the show.
In this case, time is usually very tight and you cannot watch the whole scene, so you just pick out what you have time to watch.
Of course, Zhu Biao chose the third option, which was a complete one and could see the whole scene.
Zhang Ximeng thinks that future generations of movie tickets can refer to this model, selling quarter tickets and half-time tickets. You can try the water first. If it doesn't look good, you can decisively run away.
If it looks good, renew online and increase the duration.
When the time comes to see the complete viewing rate, it will be clear whether a movie is good or bad.
Zhang Ximeng feels that his idea is awesome and it is definitely worthy of two votes and a reward at the same time.
He was thinking that the performance had already started on the stage.
The earliest version of the civet cat exchange for the prince can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty drama "Jinshuiqiao Chen Lin Holds the Makeup Box". Since then, this play has been continuously performed and successfully combined with Bao Gongan, making it the most brilliant Bao Zheng in folklore.
The highlight moment of the eyes.
Even in later generations, we can still see clues in some TV series, such as the young man Bao Qingtian...
Zhang Ximeng is quite familiar with the whole process of civet cat changing prince. When he came here this time, in addition to watching the play, he also watched people outside the play, watched the three religions and nine streams, and read various stories.
In fact, as early as a few years ago, Wu Datou led a group of people to Liangzhou to express condolences to the soldiers at the front, and the entire Yingtian opera world quietly changed.
The plays that were originally directed by the imperial court became fewer and fewer, and there were more and more other contents. There were also fewer and fewer official troupes, and more and more folk troupes.
All kinds of changes, although silent, can be said to be rapid.
Zhang Ximeng was sitting here, thinking. Not far from him, a scholar squeezed in. He lowered his head and was very careful, as if he was afraid of causing any trouble, so he didn't dare to look up and just squeezed in.
Sit down.
Then he took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and a pen from the other side.
Since this kind of theater is not allowed to be recorded, if you have the ability and can remember everything, there is nothing to say.
If you try to copy and steal from others, you will be beaten.
This person didn't need to record the whole thing, he just wanted to pick up some important points and write them down.
I don’t know what to say about this obviously borderline behavior.
If the people next to you are willing to help cover, and the little boy patrolling the field is generous, you will be fooled.
So after he sat down, he secretly raised his head and looked next to him. Coincidentally, someone was also looking at him.
"Brother Luo, it's been half a month since we left the tea shop that day. How is your tea business? It's not going well here!"
Luo Guanzhong blinked his eyes, was startled, and said with a dry smile: "Mr. Zhang...'s business is much bigger than the younger ones. My place is even worse. I can only go to the theater to relieve my worries."
After Lao Luo finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head and calmed down.
After all, when he saw this person, his heart almost jumped out of his chest!
Prime Minister Zhang!
Why did you come to watch a show when you have nothing to do?
Luo Guanzhong was surprised. He calmed down a little and looked up again. Zhu Biao, who happened to be sitting on the other side of Zhang Ximeng, was also looking over... He also knew Lao Luo and gave him a big, bright smile.
Luo Guanzhong was stunned for a long time, his eyes almost dropped!
The prince is here too!
OMG!
What kind of blessing is this?
How come it’s such a coincidence that I can bump into these two people every time I watch a show?
Luo Guanzhong couldn't figure it out, so he could only suppress his excitement and watch it honestly!
As for the plan of copying a few lines of opera lyrics, they were thrown out of the window.
If this is because of his actions, the identity of these two people was exposed, then it would be a huge crime.
Luo Guanzhong could only clasp his hands behind his back, like a good baby, with his eyes fixed on the stage, and his peripheral vision would glance at Zhang Ximeng from time to time. Watching this play is really a test of your skills. After watching one scene, you can probably watch it
Two hundred and fifty degrees of astigmatism come out.
Compared with Lao Luo's frightened performance, he acted much more energetically on stage.
The so-called civet cat for the prince refers to the Song Zhenzong Dynasty. Concubine Liu and Concubine Li were pregnant at the same time. Whoever gave birth to a prince would be made queen.
After Concubine Li gave birth to a baby boy, she lost excessive blood and fainted.
At this time, the steward Guo Huai and the midwife worked together to replace the prince with a skinned civet cat.
Concubine Liu handed the prince to her confidant Kou Chengyu and asked her to deal with it.
Kou Chengyu knew in his heart that this was the prince, so he was unwilling to harm him, so he hid in the bushes. It happened that the old manager Chen Lin was passing by. He was supposed to give longevity peaches to the Eighth Prince. Kou Chengyu knew that he was loyal, so he came out with the courage to kill him.
Things have been said once.
Chen Lin immediately put the prince into the box containing longevity peaches and took it to the Eight Wise Kings.
This is the first half, with the civet cat replacing the prince.
Generally speaking, it is an ancient version of the Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem, and it is the originator of palace fighting drama.
Obviously, there are many irregularities in this play.
For example, when a prince is born, why are there only stewards and midwives?
Where are the officials responsible for daily living?
Where is the royal physician?
And Zongzheng Temple, don’t they need to witness the birth of the prince?
Most importantly, where is the emperor himself?
With so many people witnessing it, how could one exchange the civet cat for the prince?
Obviously this is impossible. It would be more convenient to wait for the prince to be born and find a way to kill him with drugs.
Of course, as a pioneering work, we cannot ask for so much.
After all, this play already has the prototype of a palace battle drama, with a vicious noble concubine, a treacherous eunuch, a loyal little palace maid, and a chivalrous old eunuch... This kind of setting of the main characters will still be applicable even in later generations.
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Moreover, Concubine Li was kind-hearted and was killed. Chen Lin and Kou Chengyu were loyal and courageous and rescued the prince. In addition, the prince was exiled and became an orphan of the Zhao family.
Next we have to see how the prince takes revenge!
A first half full of gimmicks.
Zhang Ximeng watched with gusto, Luo Guanzhong was sweating all over, and Zhu Biao didn't say anything because the real problem lay behind.
Sure enough, entering the midfield, the prince originally given birth to by Concubine Liu died young, and Emperor Zhenzong had to adopt the son of the eight princes and make him the prince.
And this son of the Eighth Prince was the prince who was sent out in the first place.
Concubine Liu was already the queen at this time. She felt that the identity of the prince was suspicious, so she immediately called Kou Chengyu... The second scene of the civet cat replacing the prince was called the torture of Kou Chengyu.
Queen Liu pressed for the truth of the matter, but Kou Chengyu refused to admit it. Chen Lin beat Kou Chengyu to death.
Another ten years passed in the blink of an eye, and the prince had grown up. Concubine Li, who was framed at the time, escaped from death, ran out of the cold palace, went to Chenzhou, and begged for a living in the Powahan Kiln.
At this moment, there was a famine in Chenzhou, and Concubine Li's life was hanging by a thread. It happened that Bao Zheng was releasing grain in Chenzhou, so he met Concubine Li and told Bao Zheng what happened that year.
Bao Zheng took Concubine Li back to Kaifeng. At this time, Zhenzong was dead and the prince successfully ascended the throne.
Bao Zheng made a plan and asked Guo Huai to tell the truth. At the same time, Chen Lin testified, forcing Queen Mother Liu to commit suicide.
The third play is also called Caoqiao Broken Queen!
Concubine Li returned to the palace smoothly, reunited with her son, and was named Queen Mother.
Concubine Li even lived among the people and adopted a godson. This godson also became His Highness. It can be said that everyone was happy and celebrated.
The bad guys are dead and justice has been served.
Loyal ministers and righteous men helped protect the Song Dynasty.
This prince who experienced ups and downs was Song Renzong, who reigned the longest in the Song Dynasty.
At this point in the play, all the actors come on stage, and there will be a happy reunion at the end.
At this time, the old man who played Chen Lin started to read, and the general meaning was that the Song Dynasty had loyal ministers and righteous men, saints and wise ministers, but who was so unscrupulous that he dared to say that there was no one in the Song Dynasty!
Which nonsense?
Aren’t the arrogant people in the audience?
It was a good show. Zhang Ximeng walked out with a smile on his face. Zhu Biao followed closely. Luo Guanzhong also followed. He didn't know what Zhang Ximeng would do!
"Sir, do you think we should arrest these opera singers immediately? Zhu Biao said with murderous intent, "Cure them for the crime of deceiving the public with their evil words!"
Zhang Ximeng was stunned and said with a smile: "This is not good. If His Highness is interested, he can invite them to the palace... This is not His Majesty's birthday. Let's perform for His Majesty and invite the Queen to see it!"
Zhu Biao blinked his eyes and suddenly extended his thumb, "Good regards, sir!"
There are many versions of the civet cat exchanging for the prince... If you have any questions, then it’s up to you...