Three Kingdoms King of the North

"My lord, don't worry." As soon as Jushou heard Han Zhan's order, he immediately forgot that he wanted to know the source of Han Zhan's news, and quickly replied respectfully, "This subordinate will definitely fulfill his mission."

Chapter 511

After seeing off Xun Yu and Ju Shou, Han Zhan got up and went to the backyard.

Ba Gu, who was instructing the girls to rehearse, saw Han Zhan walking into the backyard, and hurriedly asked everyone to stop singing, and greeted him alone: ​​"My concubine sees the Marquis of Anyang!"

"No courtesy!" Han Zhan waved his hand at Ba Gu, indicating that the other party did not need to be so polite, and then asked, "Ba Gu, I want to ask you, if you are given five days, how many plays can you rehearse?"

After thinking about it in her heart, Bagu stretched out a finger and said, "If I go back to Lord Hou, I think I can only rehearse one new play at most. If there are more, I'm afraid the girls' level will be greatly reduced."

Han Zhan originally planned to use these five days. In addition to letting the women in Lefang rehearse the two plays of Cowherd and Weaver Girl and Chasing Fish, he also thought of ways to write two or three new plays.With the foundation of six or seven operas, after they enter the palace to sing operas, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty can also listen to them over and over again for a few days. If there are only two operas, I am afraid that they will get bored after listening to them for two days.

"No, one is too little." Han Zhan felt that even if five new plays could not be rehearsed in five days, at least the scripts of Cowherd and Weaver Girl and Chasing Fish should be rehearsed now.He shook his head and said, "Bagu, I will give you five days to rehearse at least two new plays. If you can complete it, I will reward you very much."

With a big reward, there must be a brave man. Han Zhan said that there will be a big reward after things are done, which makes Ba Gu very excited.After reconsidering in her heart, she finally nodded, and said bravely: "Since Master Hou said so, even if this concubine dies, I will rehearse two new plays within five days." come out."

"Also," just as Ba Gu got up and was about to leave, Han Zhan stopped her again and said, "I think it seems inappropriate to always be called Le Fang, Le Fang, and we should change it to a suitable name."

In fact, don't say that Han Zhan thinks it's not good to use the name of Lefang, even Bagu thinks so in his heart.But since these women are basically from Lefang, I have no right to change their names at all.Hearing Han Zhan mentioning this matter at this moment, Ba Gu quickly asked, "I wonder what name my lord plans to change to?"

"From today onwards, we will no longer use the name of Lefang, but the theater troupe." Han Zhan looked at Bagu and said, "In my opinion, we might as well call it Bagu's troupe."

"I don't dare." Hearing what Han Zhan said, Ba Gu knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said repeatedly: "These girls are basically from Lefang. How can I dare to use my name? , to name the troupe."

"Benhou said yes, so naturally." Seeing Bagu's sincere and fearful look, Han Zhan waved his hand and said in an unquestionable tone: "That's the matter. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, just tell me." This Marquis, this Marquis will definitely decide for you."

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Bagu's heart suddenly became more at ease, and she kowtowed to thank Han Zhan: "I thank the lord for your kindness."

"Uncle Zhi," Han Zhan thought that Huangmei Opera should not only be sung for Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and military officials, but also for ordinary people to listen to.For the people to listen to the opera, there must be a ready-made venue, so I called Chen Dao over and told him: "This Marquis will give you five hundred tiger guards, and give you ten days to go to the empty space near the Zhoumu Mansion." On the ground, build a theater garden."

"A play garden?" Chen Dao couldn't help being taken aback when he heard what Han Zhan said, and then asked, "Dare to ask my lord, what is this play garden? This is the first time I've heard of it."

"A theater, as the name suggests, is a place to listen to operas." Han Zhan thought that in today's era, there must be no theaters, so he pulled a piece of white paper, drew a sketch on it with a brush, and explained to Chen Dao how to build a theater: "The whole theater It should be in the shape of a Chinese character back, the stage is set up in the direction of the north, and the other three sides are the places to watch the show, divided into upper and lower floors."

Han Zhan is an out-and-out layman in architecture. Fortunately, he has seen the theater garden left over from ancient times with his own eyes. He only needs to draw the architectural structure he remembers and explain it clearly so that Chen Dao can understand how to repair it.

After Chen Dao waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, he said cautiously, "My lord, there will be an unfeeling invitation at the end."

"Say."

"I don't know if we can ask Ju Supervisor Army to help with the construction." Chen Dao said to Han Zhan, "Now the palace in the city is personally supervised by Ju Supervisor Army. With his help, I think it will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

Han Zhan did not object to Chen Dao's proposal.But he changed his mind, he had just asked Jushou to inquire about sweet potatoes, and the other party had just left, and he followed him and ordered him to assist in supervising the construction of the theater garden, I am afraid that the other party would feel uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, he said to Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, you need to deploy your manpower first. As for whether to let the Ju Supervisor Army participate in this matter, I have to think about it."

"The general obeys orders!" Chen Dao respectfully said to Han Zhan, "The general will arrange the manpower."

"Aunt Ba," Han Zhan said to Aunt Ba after Chen Dao left, "If there is nothing else, I will call the girls of the opera troupe to rehearse a new play. In a few days, they will enter the palace to sing for His Majesty." gone."

"What, we are going to attack and sing for His Majesty in a few days?" Bagu was frightened when she heard what Han Zhan said, and her legs became weak. If Rob hadn't stepped forward to support her in time, she would have fallen to the ground directly up.Her lips trembled violently, and she asked Han Zhan nervously, "My lord, are you really planning to let these girls enter the palace to sing for His Majesty?"

"That's right, the reason why I asked you to rush out two new plays is to perform in the palace." Han Zhan said to Bagu: "By the way, when you have time, please ask someone to teach these girls court etiquette. Don't lose face of the State Shepherd's Mansion."

Knowing that she was about to bring the girls of this troupe into the palace to sing for today's emperor, Ba Gu was really overjoyed, and quickly replied without a word: "Please don't worry, my lord, even if I risk my life, I will definitely be here." Within five days, two new plays will be rehearsed. As for court etiquette, please don’t worry, my lord, they are basically from the music workshop and know these etiquettes very well.”

What should be explained has been explained, Han Zhan yawned, and walked towards his room.Today, he got up a little too early to see off Chen Gong, and he planned to go back to sleep for a while.But before taking two steps, he suddenly remembered that he once asked his military officials to send singers to learn Huangmei Opera, and he didn't know if they came.Then he stopped and asked, "Bagu, I don't know if the officials in Jizhou have sent singers to Fuzhong to sing Huangmei Opera?"

"Yes, yes," Bagu nodded quickly and said, "The two singers from Junshi Guo's family have come here since Chenshi, and they are now learning how to sing with Xiang'er in the wing room."

Han Zhan listened carefully, and there was indeed someone singing in the nearby wing. It should be Guo Jia's singer who was learning from Xiang'er.He nodded and said to Ba Gu: "Ba Gu, when the singers from other big families arrive, you can choose from them to see if there are any outstanding ones, and temporarily put them into your troupe, and follow them to the palace." Present to His Majesty."

"I understand." Bagu replied respectfully, "I will pay special attention to it."

Chapter 512

Five days passed in a flash, and soon it was time to enter the palace to perform.

Han Zhan considered that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would go to the court to discuss matters in the morning, so he was not in a hurry, but waited until almost noon before he sent Rob to call Bagu to the back hall.

After Bagu finished seeing the ceremony, Han Zhan asked straight to the point: "Bagu, now the five-day deadline has come, I wonder if you have practiced the two new Huangmei operas that the Marquis ordered you to rehearse?"

"I have already practiced the words of returning to the lord." After reporting the truth, Ba Gu asked worriedly: "But I am worried that the girls have never seen the emperor before, and they will panic when they enter the palace suddenly. Involve the lord."

"Since you have practiced well, after you enter the palace, perform as you usually do during rehearsals." Han Zhan waved his hand disapprovingly after hearing what Bagu had said, "You tell the girls later that Benhou will accompany you Entering the palace, even if there is any situation where the emperor loses his dignity, this Marquis will fully bear it."

Han Zhan's words were like giving Ba Gu a reassurance, she had a relaxed expression on her face, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, my lord, I will pass on the words of my lord to the girls, so that they can have a good rest today. Be good, don't embarrass the lord."

"Let the girls hurry up and make preparations. After lunch, we will go to the palace to have a face-to-face meeting."

Considering that Han Xiandi was used to being bullied by Dong Zhuo before, Han Zhan might frighten him if he rashly brought people into the palace.Then he called Chen Dao and told him, "Uncle Zhi, send someone to the palace to report that Benhou will bring the theater troupe into the palace to perform after lunch."

As soon as Chen Dao left, Luo Bu came in with a letter on his back, and reported to Han Zhan, "It's my initiative, a letter sent by Chen Gongtai."

"Chen Gongtai's letter?" Hearing that it was Chen Gong's letter, Han Zhan immediately had an ominous premonition, and quickly said, "Hurry up and show me the letter."

Han Zhan's premonition was correct. Chen Gong told Han Zhan in a letter that after Zhang Miao learned that the court planned to recruit Cao Mengde to Beijing as an official, Zhang Miao suddenly changed his mind and did not want to send troops to attack Cao Mengde again.

After reading the letter, Han Zhan snorted coldly, and then told Rob: "Rob, go and invite the military advisor!"

Before Rob left, he saw Guo Jia walking in unsteadily from the outside, and said, "My lord, what can I do for my subordinates?"

"Feng Xiao, Gongtai just sent someone to deliver a letter." Han Zhan frowned and said with a sneer, "I didn't expect Zhang Miao to change his mind again."

"What, Zhang Miao changed his mind again?" Hearing what Han Zhan said, Guo Jia couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said with a serious expression, "What did Gongtai say in the letter?"

Han Zhan handed the letter in his hand to Guo Jia, and said, "Feng Xiao, you can read it for yourself."

Guo Jia took the letter and carefully browsed the contents.After he finished reading the letter, a relaxed expression appeared on his face.He tidied up his clothes, and bowed to Han Zhan: "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord?"

"Where does the joy come from?" Han Zhan asked blankly.

"My lord, some time ago, we agreed with Zhang Miao to jointly send troops to attack Cao Mengde, and then divide the Eastern Commandery equally." Guo Jia said with a smile: "Since Zhang Mengzhuo has repented and is unwilling to send troops, then we just wait for Cao Mengde to enter Beijing. If you take over the entire East County, you don’t have to share it with anyone.”

What Han Zhan considered was to send troops together with Zhang Miao to seize Dongjun from Cao Mengde.When I saw that the other party did not send troops, I naturally felt a little uncomfortable.But now, hearing what Guo Jia said, he realized that he was on the edge of a dead end.In fact, since Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to Cao Mengde and ordered him to enter Beijing, Zhang Miao has become irrelevant.He changed his mind at this moment. After taking down Dongjun, there will be nothing wrong with him.When the time is right, he will send his troops south to take Chen Liu and expand his territory.

"Also," Guo Jia continued, "The edict from the Holy Majesty to Cao Mengde should have arrived in Dongjun by now, but there has been no news for a long time, and I don't know whether Cao Mengde will enter Beijing according to the order. I think we should order the army to do it as soon as possible." Prepare for the expedition, if Cao Mengde refuses to obey the order, we can justifiably send troops."

"If you want to send troops, you must call my elder brother and the others." Han Zhan said, and ordered Rob who was standing aside: "Rob, you go to the barracks immediately and invite my elder brother here."

Naturally, Rob knew that the elder brother Han Zhan was talking about was Zhao Yun, so he quickly agreed, turned around and left.Guo Jia asked curiously: "My lord, the last time I sent troops to Qingzhou, it was General Zilong who led the army. This time I went to Dongjun, how about letting General Taishi Ziyi try?"

"No." For Guo Jia's proposal, Han Zhan immediately shook his head to express his opposition.Seeing Guo Jia's bewildered expression, he quickly explained: "The Marquis once said that once Miss Cao's family is brought back, he will immediately arrange for Ziyi to marry. Now Miss Cao's family will be able to enter Beijing in a few days. It will delay Ziyi's important life event."

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, Patch, the housekeeper from the backyard, came in from outside the hall. He came to Han Zhan and said respectfully, "My lord, lunch is ready. Are you here to eat?"

Han Zhan nodded, and said, "That's right, put the lunch in the lobby, and the Marquis will have the meal with the military adviser." Having said that, he turned to Guo Jia and said, "Feng Xiao, the Marquis plans to have lunch with you after lunch." , I brought the opera troupe into the palace to perform. It’s better to have a meal with the Marquis as a filial piety, and how about entering the palace together after the meal?"