Factory owner is king

Chapter 58 Shu King Zhu Chun

Whether the Ming Dynasty was rich or not is hard to say, it depends on who it is compared with.However, the wealth of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty was genuine.The vassal kings of various vassal towns have subsidies from the imperial court, and they themselves are in charge of the three major powers of finance, government, and military on their own territory. They really can't live in poverty. CD has been known as the Land of Abundance since ancient times. Although the degree of wealth is not as rich as that of the southeast, it is almost the same.As for Zhu Chun, the King of Shu who lives here, his life is naturally not bad.

Although it is already midnight, the night is dark

CD City's magnificent palace hall of the Shu Palace is still brightly lit.There is also the faint sound of shengguandixiao.

"Dong dong dong dong" with the sound of drums and gongs, the good show on the stage began.

"Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again. You don't need to grow rich and rich, and peace is a fairy." In the middle of the stage, an old woman dressed in Danjiao sang in a straight voice, then flicked her long sleeves, and pressed her right hand on her chest , and then sang: "The old lady Cai is also, a Chuzhou native, a family of three direct relatives..."

At this moment, what is being sung on the stage turns out to be "The Injustice of Dou E" from Yuan Zaju (the Henan opera also has this repertoire.)
The roles of Yuan Zaju are divided into Dan (female role), Mo (male role), Jing (strong and funny characters), and Za (other variegated characters).Pay attention to more words and less accents, making quick profits and frustrations.The skills of the few corners in the stands are obviously not low.

It was obviously against the rules to set up a stage to sing in the palace hall late at night, but no one came to stop it, which was a bit strange.What's even more strange is that there is no audience under the stage when singing opera.There was only a man dressed as a butler, standing quietly with a teapot and cup in his hand.

Outside the gate of the hall, a young man dressed as a servant crept in, came to the steward, whispered in his ear, "Steward, He Binhe, the governor of Sichuan, is here, and wants to see our lord."

The butler didn't turn his head, he was already watching the big show on stage, with a smile on his face, but a very low voice came out from the corner of his mouth, "Violating the rules for visiting late at night, tell him, don't see him!"

"Yes" the servant nodded, and retreated with his back bent.

The performance on the stage was not disturbed, and it was now Dou Tianzhang's (Dou E's father) turn to say, "Mother-in-law, Duanyun, you should hit me, and if you look at the young students, you should scold me; if you scold me, you should punish me. Boy, You are not as good as being in front of me, I am your father-in-law, and you are the one who will make it; now that you are here, if you are naughty sooner or later, you will only ask for beatings and scolding. My son, I also did it out of helplessness."

Just after a long slap, the servant came in again, and this time his face was sweating a little.

"Butler" still said in his ear, "Then He Bin said he must see our prince tonight, otherwise he will force his way in."

"Why are you so ignorant of the rules and respect?" The butler frowned, then rushed to the stage and nodded, made a gesture, and followed the servant out of the hall.

In front of the gate of King Shu's Mansion, the lanterns on both sides of the mansion gate gave off a faint light, shining on a middle-aged official walking back and forth with his hands behind his back on the steps.This man lowered his head, unable to see his face clearly, wearing a cap on his head, and an official robe, with a golden pheasant embroidered on the patch on his chest. He Bin was right.

"Why don't you come out! Why don't you come out?" He Bin paced back and forth, looking up at the plaque in the palace from time to time, the color on his face changed, obviously it had been there for a while.

squeak ~
The side door on the left side of the main gate opened, and the butler of the palace greeted him.

"Sir, Sir." Steward Wang cupped his hands with a very disrespectful expression on his face, "Why are you visiting late at night? Our prince is busy and it is inconvenient to see guests."

"You!" He Bin glared at Steward Wang, but seeing that he looked confident, he could only suppress his anger and said, "I have something urgent to see the Prince of Shu, please inform the steward."

As he spoke, He Bin hesitated only. He took out a small piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the butler. It looked like it was only about a penny.

"Hey~, it's not about the money." Steward Wang didn't even look at the silver handed over by He Bin, and just pushed it away. I have also heard some rumors, and the villain doesn’t say much. If you must ask the villain to go in and report, it’s not impossible, but can you explain to the villain? The villain also knows how to spread the word.”

"This..." He Bin hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said, "I really can't say, but it's urgent, I have to meet the prince! Otherwise, something might happen!"

Butler Wang looked at He Bin's face, and it didn't look like he was faking it. He nodded slowly, "Master He, come with me, but be sure not to talk. Otherwise, I will not be responsible for anything that happens."

"The housekeeper is here"

"Come with me."

The two walked into the mansion one after the other.

Under the stage in the hall, Steward Wang and He Bin stood side by side, watching the performance on the stage.

He Bin looked shocked, but at least he still remembered the butler's previous request not to speak, so he pointed at the stage and looked at the butler with a puzzled expression.

The butler put his right index finger in front of his mouth and made a silence gesture, signaling him to watch the show and keep silent.

"It's a crime to miss Dou E's gourd. It's a crime to miss Dou E's body and head. I missed Dou E in the past because of family ties. Mother-in-law, you just look at young master Dou E and he has no motherly face." Listening to this line, it seems that it was just singing the first chapter. It’s [-]% off, and I don’t know when it will be finished.

"That's all..." Zhang Luer, who was singing lyrics on the stage, suddenly stopped singing and said, "Let's go here today and let's go."

"Yes." The actors and musicians on the stage kowtowed to the donkey, then stood up and began to pack it up.

"Prince...Prince?" He Bin looked at Zhang Luer on the stage in shock and asked tentatively.

"What?" Butler Wang said dissatisfiedly, "Is there anyone else in this palace with such power?"

Then he stretched out his hand and pushed He Bin, "Haven't you greeted the prince yet?"

"Ah? Ah, oh." He Bin reacted, and hurriedly gave a deep salute, "He Bin, the governor of Sichuan, has met the prince."

"No need." Zhang Luer, also known as Shu King Zhu Chun, waved his hand, jumped off the stage and walked to He Bin. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"My lord." He Bin straightened up, but he didn't say it directly, but gestured with his eyes left and right.

"Troublesome." Zhu Chun's tone was a little dissatisfied, but he still gave him face and said to the butler, "Everyone go down."

"Yes" the housekeeper nodded, and then said to the people on the stage who were cleaning up, "Go down, and clean up later."

After a while, only Zhu Chun and He Bin were left in the hall.

(End of this chapter)