The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

What Zhang Shanren said made Yun Yanhui very interested in the folk artist from Zezhou. He liked all kinds of folk art in Bianjing very much. He has been in touch with it since he lived in Daxiangguo Temple after crossing, and he sincerely admires it. those entertainers.

And top artists like Zhang Shanren almost all have their own amazing features. Since Zhang Shanren said that he saw his young self in that person, Yun Yan naturally thought, at least meet that person and find out .

Since Yunyan answered yes, Zhang Shanren took him to meet the man.

"You are not very old, in your twenties, surnamed Kong, Kong Ji." Zhang Shanren introduced to Yunyan, "His team said it was a team, but in fact, in order to go to Beijing, there are only three or four people left. Now, Live at the Nine Mountains Book Club."

Yun Yan was quite surprised when he returned, "He has already joined the book club after only a short time in Beijing?"

The book club is an organization popular among folk artists.Because of the wide range of arts such as speaking and drama at this time, such an organization came into being.

The Mr. Shuhui in the Shuhui are all talented artists, such as Zhang Shanren, or literati without fame and ambition. Most of the texts in the market are from them.

To ask Yunyan to come back and understand, this is similar to a modern industry association.

And this kind of place also has certain requirements to absorb new members.

Jiushan Book Club is the largest and most influential book club in Bianjing. Kong Ji was able to join the book club so quickly and live in the book club's place. I think it's not just Zhang Shanren's appreciation that is useful.

Jiushan Shuhui has a long-term rented place for members to use for activities. Kong Ji lives there temporarily, because there are no performances yet, so when Yunyan returned and Zhang Shanren went there, he With everyone in my class.

Although we haven't met each other, but knowing that Kong Ji has never started to perform, Yun Yan Hui sketched his appearance in his mind.This person has a lot of ideas, it can be said that he is a bit down and out, but he doesn't accept the performance - he can make people agree that he lives in the book club, and Zhang Shanren appreciates him, so it is absolutely no problem to introduce a few performance opportunities , but he would rather rehearse at his residence than go, as expected he had the idea of ​​becoming famous in the first battle.

In the base area of ​​Jiushan Shuhui, Yun Yan saw three young ladies aged fourteen or fifteen, and a young man in his 20s, who could only be described as upright, was teaching the young ladies the content of lyrics , it must be Kong Zi.

"Mr. Kong," Zhang Shanren called out, and Kong Ji raised his head. Zhang Shanren smiled, "I brought the person you want to see."

When Kong Ji saw Yunyan coming back, he cheered up and asked the three little girls to find another place to practice by themselves. Zhou, I'm sorry."

So far, those who have a good relationship with Yun Yanhui have always called him Brother Yan, and those who are not familiar with him or understand him are mostly called Xiao Langjun because he is young.

That is to say, Shen Kuo and Kong Ji are not quite the same. Shen Kuo called Yunyan back to Yunlang, and Kong Ji respectfully called Mr. Yun.

And listening to Zhang Shanren's address, I also knew that Zhang Shanren respected Kong Ji very much. Yun Yanhui returned the greeting very politely, and also called him Mr. Kong Ji.

Kong Ji invited the two of them to sit down and poured some tea, "I have a cup of rough tea, I hope you can forgive me."

Zhang Shanren took a sip of tea with a very casual attitude, "Ah, I should have gotten some tea from Brother Yan earlier."

Yun Yan replied: "Brother, half of the scented tea from my place was taken away by you!"

Zhang Shanren said humorously: "If you don't snatch tea from rich households, you will lose money." He coughed twice, "Ahem, don't joke, Mr. Kong, you can discuss business with Brother Yan."

Yun Yan smiled back and said, "I would like to hear the details."

"Where do we start..." Kong Ji lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said slowly, "Three months ago, I was still in Yang'a, where my team could only make ends meet."

"Yang'a's folk art is very famous, it is very extraordinary to be able to gain a foothold in Yang'e." Yun Yan replied sincerely.

Kong Ji smiled and said nothing, "When I was young, my teacher taught me a lesson and told me that I could achieve a great deal at the age of 50. When I entered Beijing, I would be famous all over the world. But before that If you enter Beijing, you will only sink your halberd into the sand."

Yunyan thought about what to say, but she still shut up, okay, only his master is allowed to be a fortune-telling god, and other people's masters are not allowed to be a fortune-telling god?Let's just think that Kong Ji's master also has real skills.

Kong Ji said again: "But three months ago, when I was doing fortune-telling for the people in my team, I realized something was wrong, and I learned a lesson for myself, only to find that my time was ripe ahead of time. So, I ignored the opposition , Shangjing is here."

Yun Yan stared back at him with wide eyes.

Kong Ji smiled wryly and said: "I know, you may not believe it, but after I came to Bianjing, I asked again and again, and I really felt that you are my favorite person. If you refuse to help me, Probably, I still have to wait until I'm 50."

"I believe you!" Yun Yan said with a smile back, "Even if you don't have a fortune teller, you should know that I can help you. All the artists in Bianjing know it. I'm the one who made Xiao Chang'e famous. "

Kong Ji was dumbfounded, "It's true..."

Saying so, Yunyan didn't really believe it in her heart.If Kong Ji said that Yun Yanhui could help him through fortune-telling, it must be false, because everyone knows that Yun Yanhui can praise people.However, Kong Ji mentioned that his hexagram image has changed, isn't that in response to Yun Yanhui's time travel?

With Yun Yanhui's sudden arrival, Kong Ji had the possibility of becoming popular in advance.Of course, if this happened to be a nonsense, there would be nothing to say.

It was impossible for Yunyan to speak out what was in her heart, she just spread her hands.

"Hey, isn't it good to just talk about the right job? You have to talk about some hexagrams, you have real skills, no matter what the hexagrams are, Brother Yan will help you," Zhang Shanren was anxious, thinking that Kong Ji was putting the cart before the horse. If you want to talk about fortune-telling, just like Brother Yan said, you don't need to tell the fortune-telling to know that he is a nobleman, "Mr. Kong is indeed very powerful, he is proficient in speech, music, and all kinds of operas."

Kong Ji said with some embarrassment: "Well... I recently finished a notebook."

Kong Ji took out his notebook and showed it to Yunyan.

Yunyan looked back at the book, there was nothing wrong when she turned the first page, but after reading a few pages, she realized something was wrong, she was a little excited, and asked tentatively: "This book of yours is not at all different from ordinary words. So much the same."

"This is not a storybook," Kong Ji said honestly, pointing to a passage in the book, "this is a storybook I wrote before. After the adaptation, there are singing songs and sayings in it. My idea is to put They are connected in series, presenting the story of this story with music and words, and in the way of performance, it has absorbed methods such as Guzi Ci and Daqu. Several of my disciples have performed two performances in their hometown, and the response...is not bad. "

"Looking at the libretto, these songs are all different palace tunes?" Yun Yan asked again, after so many years in the temple fair, he still knows a little about this knowledge.

It's easy to see, Kong Ji nodded, "Yes, there are also some folk tunes and big tunes." After all, his troupe originally performed those tunes, and he can collect a lot of tunes in Yang'a.

Zhang Shanren squinted his eyes, "I think this is very good, and it will definitely be very popular."

Of course, of course it will be a hit!

Yun Yan thought back in her heart.

"Let's do it." Yun Yan stopped and asked Kong Ji to try it out.

It is also necessary to inspect the goods. Kong Ji beckoned and called his disciples. Because there were not enough manpower, he and two disciples brought a pipa and a zither to accompany them. One disciple stood there with a graceful figure. , began to sing the song.

The sound of the pipa is crisp and moving, and the female disciples are singing the song, accompanied by some corresponding movements from time to time, and some narrations are inserted in the middle. After singing the whole set of songs, you can hear the historical story of Zhaojun going out of the fortress.

——But from the beginning to the end, this female disciple was singing alone, and she only sang a story from a third-person perspective.

After the performance, Yun Yan smiled back and clapped her hands.

Zhang Shanren nodded, "Mr. Kong also showed me the performance before, but listening to it again, it's still so beautiful."

"Did Mr. Kong name this...such a form of performance?" Yun Yan asked back.

Kong Ji shook his head, "Not yet. In fact, I think... still needs to be refined." This is probably the reason why although he is talented, but the master said that he needs to be 50 years old to be famous in the world. The current song is still a bit raw, Kong Ji thought I also really want to know, is it possible that Yunyan is so good at flattering people that even seven points can be praised as twelve points?

Unexpectedly, Yun Yanhui's words were astonishing.

"Your set of tunes uses a lot of palace tunes, and it is mainly accompanied by pipa. It is called Zhugong tune, or Tanci, which are all good." When Yunyan came back to this point, Kong Ji and Zhang Shanren already agreed. I think it is very appropriate, but what he said next is amazing, "And I also think that your Tanci needs to be refined and improved!"

Kong Ji was stunned for a moment, he inquired clearly, and Zhang Shanren also said that although Yun Yanhui knew how to think about the stage, it was incomprehensible for performances, and sometimes he even fell asleep when he listened to slower songs.

Now, he wants to comment on the technique of Tanci—that’s why the name is used?

……

Why not?

After talking with Kong Ji for a few words, Yun Yan confirmed that this is the original form of Zhugong Tiao.

Zhugongdiao, also known as Tanci, was formed by absorbing the essence of various folk arts. It was mainly sung, supplemented by Bai, and performed long stories with tunes. Although it declined later, it inherited Tang and Song poems and inspired southern and northern operas. Later generations of opera art opened the way.

Yuan Zaju borrowed from the success of Zhugong Diao to a large extent.

Opera The reason why operas are operas is that they use "qu" to perform "drama", and this is the innovation of Zhugongdiao, which introduces music into the story, and combines the two to lay the foundation for the birth of opera.

Yun Yan finally understood that Kong Ji calculated that he, a nobleman, could praise others, but he couldn't praise the 20-year-old Kong Ji with his 50-year-old artistic achievements.

His usefulness lies in the fact that he has seen mature modern theatrical arts, Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera...

If anyone can send some inspiration to Kong, let him perfect or even improve his Zhugongdiao performing arts in advance, that person must be Yun Yanhui.

The opera, which has been brilliant for many years since its birth, appeared in advance on the folk stage of the Northern Song Dynasty where a hundred flowers bloomed?Yun Yan felt that she was very happy to see such a scene!

Yun Yan stood up and said firmly: "First of all, I suggest you read the vulgar lectures of our Daxiangguo Temple. The vulgar lectures here may not be the same as the ones you have read - you have to let the audience integrate into your The story is more immersive. Secondly, let’s look at the performance of the zaju and incorporate it into it.”

"..." Kong Ji felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his celestial spirit cover, and a new world had been split in his head, making him speechless for a moment.

Seeing the doorway as an expert, Yun Yan replied with a few short words, but Kong Ji had already thought about it, let alone 120 points, he felt that he could go to [-] points!