My years in the Northern Song Dynasty Guozijian

One autumn rain and one cold, Bianliang in September is already very cold, and the willows on the roadside are all wilted and yellowed, standing dejectedly on both sides.The loess road was extremely muddy, and pedestrians complained one after another.

Xing Wenjing looked stern, and walked forward quickly.He couldn't lift his clothes in the street like others, so he could only resist the disgusting feeling under his feet.When the passers-by saw him, they all turned pale and dodged as if they had seen a ghost.Some really didn't realize that they bumped into each other face to face, so they cried and lamented that they were going to be unlucky for several days.

For this kind of situation, Xing Wenjing was used to it, so she went home without making any noise.Marquis of Dingyuan, ah no, it's Uncle Dingyuan's mansion that has now become a famous haunted house in the south of Bianliang City, not only there are ghosts claiming their lives, but also very strange noises can be heard here in the dead of night.In addition, the current Uncle Dingyuan's family is nagging, dismissed all the servants, and rarely communicates with the people around him, so the rumors spread more and more intensely.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the house, he saw a young girl with delicate features around ten years old rushing forward and hugging him, "Elder sister...brother! You are finally back!"

Xing Wenjing gave her a hard look, saying how many times she couldn't change it!

The little girl lowered her head with a guilty conscience, she has been called sister for more than ten years, how can she change in this short period of time.Immediately thinking of something else, he said anxiously, "Brother, hurry up and take a look! Those people are here again!"

Xing Wenjing hurried into the house, Dingyuan Bo's mansion is very spacious, after all, his ancestors were richer.It is said that there are thousands of plum blossoms in Fuzhong Plum Garden, which was famous in Bianliang back then.But now, because of their unworthy descendants, they had already been uprooted and packaged up and sold. In Xing Wenjing's hands, for some reason, they couldn't even invite servants.Therefore, the entire mansion was extremely dilapidated, and it was no wonder that others said that it was haunted.

Walking into the house, I saw a middle-aged woman sitting in the living room with a baby in her arms, and two young men standing next to her said arrogantly: "Mrs. Xing, since you have agreed, then Just do as we said. After a while, we will remove the bedding in your room. Then you sign the deed, and today's matter will be considered done. "

The woman nodded submissively, and just about to take the document, Xing Wenjing snatched it.He glanced briefly, sneered, and tore it to pieces.

"You are so talented! What are you doing!" The two men were furious. Seeing that the matter was about to succeed, the cooked duck flew away.

"What to do? I should ask you this question. I don't know. As Uncle Dingyuan, I can't decide what matters in the mansion."

Hearing the identity of the visitor, the two secretly cried out that they would suffer, but they still gritted their teeth: "We have already discussed it, even if it is Uncle Dingyuan, let's listen to your old lady!"

Xing Wenjing glanced at his mother indifferently, and the other party lowered her head guiltyly, not wanting to care about it for the time being, and said with a gloomy face: "I will listen to everything at home, and if I say no, it is no good. Go back."

The two rascals didn't move at all, and even pretended to lie on the ground, which meant that they would not leave until they achieved their goal.Seeing this scene, Xing Wenjing smiled, and changed the topic: "Since that's the case, then it's up to you, let's go, go to the backyard to carry things."

The two were overjoyed, they had no doubt about him, and followed Xing Wenjing eagerly.As a result, he had just arrived in the backyard, before he could take two steps.Somehow, he stepped on the air and fell into a deep pit, and Dang even fell into a coma.

Seeing that they couldn't get up, Xing Wenjing covered the pit with a bamboo curtain and turned back to the hall.

Mrs. Xing stepped forward to greet her daughter, and said worriedly: "Is it okay to put the person there?"

Before Xing Wenjing opened her mouth, the second younger sister said indifferently: "Whatever, they are all rascals. I forgive them for not daring to report to the officials. It won't be too late to let them out after suffering some hardships." Mother's cowardice is very dissatisfied.

At this time, the baby girl who was still in her infancy burst into tears. Mrs. Xing hurriedly undressed, frowning while breastfeeding, and said with a sad face: "I don't have much milk, and I've been feeding your sister some rice soup in the middle of the night for the past few days. Just now, those two people said that if they sell the bedding, they can give me two pennies, so I was thinking..."

"Mother, do you know how much the sandalwood rose chairs cost on the market today?" Xing Wenjing paused and said, "At least five pennies are needed, and your complete set of bedding is even more expensive than the market. Guan, you just want to sell it? Also, didn’t I say that the doors and windows are usually closed and no one is allowed in! Don’t you know who sent those gangs!”

The more she talked, the more excited she became.The burden of the family, the anger with her classmates in the Imperial College these days, and the long-term grievances and boredom weighed on her body one by one, and Xing Wenjing felt that she would not be able to breathe.

After being taught a lesson by her, Mrs. Xing burst into tears and choked, even crying loudly with the baby girl in her arms.

She has gotten used to her mother's weakness, knowing that she can't listen to what she said today.Waving his hand wearily, Xing Wenjing said, "I'll figure out how to deal with the money. You just need to take good care of your sister and yourself."

After that, he turned and fled from this place.

Besides, in the Guozijian, Zhao Zongshu stuffed the letter into his sleeve to make sure that it would not fall out and be seen by others. After that, the four of them found a deserted place and began to discuss what was going on.

"Did your uncle make a mistake? In fact, there are two Xing Wenjing in Nanfeng. Do you think the one in the class looks like a girl?" Di Yong frowned, and the others were also silent.Indeed, Xing Wenjing herself is of medium build, with bronzed skin, thin face, straight nose and thin lips, which is a very common appearance of a Northwesterner.I heard that his ancestors were officials there, and Ye An looks more like a woman than he does.

"What do you mean!" Ye An angrily rolled his eyes, and joked about him all day long, "A god in my hometown once said, 'When you eliminate all the impossible, even if the rest is impossible, then It's also the truth', think about it carefully, has Xing Wenjing ever changed clothes in front of everyone."

Several people recalled it carefully, and found that there was indeed no one.There is a riding and archery class in the Imperial College, and it is required to wear narrow-sleeved clothing uniformly.They are all men and there is no taboo, often find a place to change directly, but Xing Wenjing seems to often hide and change clothes.

"No, no way." Zhao Zongshu muttered to himself, and then with a bit of pity: "How can there be a girl who grows up like that..."

Ye An was speechless, is this all you care about?At first, he was actually taken aback, but then he suddenly realized that this is after all in the novel, people can fly in the sky, and it is quite normal for a woman to disguise herself as a man.

At this time, Fan Chunren stood up with a sullen face, got up and walked out.Everyone was startled and asked him what he was going to do.

"Naturally, I want to ask Jijiu to tell him about it." Fan Chunren replied as a matter of course.

Zhao Zongshu hurriedly stopped him: "Don't do it, think about the rumors we heard before, I think Xing Wenjing also has difficulties, otherwise who would want to get involved in a bunch of stinky men."

Fan Chunren shook his head, and said in an extremely calm tone: "It is her own business that she has difficulties, but the Imperial College is different. The government and the ministers have overcome all difficulties, and the New Deal has just begun. If there are scandals this time, After that, it is likely to fall short, and I must stop this in time."

"Even if Xing Wenjing is full of grievances and her family is ruined?"

Fan Chunren didn't look sideways: "She chose the path herself, and she should bear the consequences herself."

"You're fucking crazy!" Zhao Zongshu looked at him in disbelief, as if he had never known this person before him.

Just when the atmosphere became very stiff, Ye An sighed heavily and stood up, "I think what Fan Chunren said makes sense."

"Even you think so?" Zhao Zongshu opened his eyes in disbelief.

Ye An smiled wryly, in fact Zhao Zongshu didn't understand, Fan Chunren has always been like this.He witnessed with his own eyes how his father was devoting himself to planning a new deal every day, not to mention sacrificing Xing Wenjing, even sacrificing himself.Fan Chunren is calm and mature beyond his peers, and also has the persistence of a scholar-bureaucrat in the Northern Song Dynasty, but Zhao Zongshu is not wrong strictly speaking.If Xing Wenjing was exposed, she would definitely be met with a very harsh punishment. She has been a classmate for a long time, and no one would be able to bear it.

So he thought about it, and Ye An suggested: "You and Xing Wenjing's book is also read. Yu Guozijian's reputation will eventually be damaged. Instead of making a big fuss, it's better to discuss with her to let her leave silently. Now I'm here It's the Qianyuan Festival, it's not easy to act, and after the birthday banquet is over, I will confront her, what do you think?"

Both of them kept silent, which is indeed a good idea.Di Yong silently gave him a thumbs up, indicating that he did a good job.Ye An babbled like an old lady: "Okay, it's settled like this, then you two should make up."

In the end, Zhao Zongshu stepped forward to apologize first.Fan Chunren stared at him for a while, then sneered: "I didn't expect you to be so sympathetic, forget it, I don't care about you." The matter was finally exposed for the time being.

But even so, Zhao Zongshu couldn't hide his innocence, and his eyes flickered every time he saw Xing Wenjing.But fortunately, Fang Xianglai is a loner, and there are not many opportunities to meet each other. At least it is the Qianyuan Festival.

……

On the day of the Qianyuan Festival, the city of Bianliang was decorated with lanterns and festoons.People in the Northern Song Dynasty loved to join in the fun, not to mention Renzong was generous and loved by commoners.

The students of Guozijian followed all the officials into the palace to celebrate the official family's birthday.

In recent years, there have been princes in the palace who have been seriously ill or died young, and it has been a long time since such a feast has been held.There are a total of 81 people in Guozixue, [-] in Taixue, plus other officials of all sizes, naturally, several palaces cannot accommodate them.So I thought that small characters like Ye An would wait outside for the announcement, and then go in to present gifts to the officials when it was their turn.

With so many years and no training, he was naturally a bit messy, which made the ministers frown.

Fu Bi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, snorted coldly: "Students nowadays are becoming less and less decent, and they can't stand up for a while. In my opinion, the restructuring of the college should be put aside first, and the Northwest Military Affairs is the top priority."

Fan Zhongyan knew that he had a strong and tough personality, and he couldn't get used to people who could just muddle along, so he didn't say much.But thinking of his son always talking about it at home these days, he still smiled and explained: "Actually, it's pretty good. Young people just need to be more energetic. Chunren said that in order to celebrate the birthday of the officials, they get up early and return late in prison, which makes me I'm looking forward to it." Fu Bi didn't speak, but his expression clearly didn't believe what tricks those brats could pull out.

But in fact, when the court chiefs expressed their dissatisfaction with the students' laxity, Ye An and the others felt uncomfortable.Since such a big event hadn't been held for a long time, the organizers were probably a little unfamiliar, and the whole venue was in a mess.Guozixue and Taixue students disliked each other, and pushed each other from time to time, fortunately, they knew what the occasion was, and it was not too obvious.

Ye An stood at the back of the line. He was small in stature and was squeezed out of the main line. He thought that he could move forward later anyway, so he didn't worry too much.Suddenly felt something bumped into his arms, looked down, and saw a little loli timidly grabbing the corner of his clothes.

The celebration of the emperor's birthday in the Song Dynasty required ten teams of children to dance, and there were more than 200 participants in the children's team dance.This group of children wore brocade jackets and wide shirts, jade crowns and headscarves. Some danced swords, some held brocade battles, and some held treasure plates, offering treasures to the officials one after another.Looking from a distance, it is red, purple, silver and green, colorful, and the scene is lively and spectacular.

And the little loli in front of her is very beautiful, and she is obviously also a member of the children's dance team.Ye An bent down and said in a warm voice: "Little lady, did you get separated?"

That Lolita didn't speak, she looked straight at Ye An, blushed for a long time and said: "Brother, you look so good-looking."

Ye An: "..." Did I get molested by the little girl?Some dumbfounded asked again, and the other party nodded.

"I originally came to see the fun with people, but I didn't expect there to be so many people." Luoli looked frustrated, and now she must be known.

Ye An asked where the person who came with her was, Luo Li nodded and pointed to the steps in the distance.

Considering the little guy's short legs, thinking that there is still enough time anyway, Ye An led her over.Sure enough, there were already several people dressed as servants standing there, their faces full of anxiety.

After a pause, he probably knew who this woman was.After sending the person over without showing any signs of expression, he declined the other party's invitation, and Ye An quickly ran back to the team.Since ancient times, the affairs of the royal family have never been troublesome, and he doesn't want to get himself burned.

Sitting in the servant's arms, little Lolita stared at Ye An's back reluctantly, and said softly, "Huaiji, he's so pretty, help me find out what this guy's name is."

The servant sighed secretly, the princess is so small, but she is so good-looking, what should I do in the future.But he still said softly: "The villain obeys."

……

Song Renzong drank with his ministers in the hall, and frowned slightly when he learned that his daughter had been lost and was sent back. Because it was inconvenient to attack on the day of great joy, he also punished several servants.Prime Minister Yan Shu saw that the officials were a little unhappy, so he took the initiative to go up and congratulate: "Thanks to the Son of Heaven, those children who were only Taixue just now are really talented in literature, and they have lived up to the hearts of the officials."

Everyone loves to hear good words, Renzong smiled, and then asked: "It is also thanks to the doctors of Taixue who are caring, and also, the people of Guozixue." Speaking of Guozixue, he thought of Ye An who he sent over. , couldn't help but smile.

Yan Shu looked out twice, wondering, "Should be here, it seems like I'm messing around at the door."

At this time, a summons sounded suddenly outside the door: "Guozixue brings Zaju, wishing the official family a long life without bounds."

Everyone present was stunned, what is this?At this time, several tall supervisors walked over pushing a screen that was big enough to block the door tightly, that is, the scroll wheel was pressed under the screen, otherwise it would be basically impossible to move such a huge object.

This screen was designed for Ye An, so there is no other way. We can't order the officials to move it. We can only design a temporary stage.There are several layers of cloth on the screen, and when the time comes, you only need to pull it up to easily switch between scenes.

Everyone kept their eyes on it, guessing what kind of tricks Guozi was trying to come up with, and some even went to the new king of wine offerings, Anshi, to inquire about it.Wang Anshi drank a glass of wine in silence, with an unfathomable expression.In fact, he was crazily complaining in his heart, and he didn't know it at all!He didn't bother to care about this before, and he was ready to be ridiculed and ridiculed by his colleagues.

Just when the second monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out, suddenly there was a "dong dong dong" drum sound, and the drum beat seemed to hit people's hearts.By the light of the fire, one can vaguely see the students of a country in the distance beating the staff and drums, and next to them there are players playing zizi and jizi, which are common pieces of music in Zaju.It's not difficult, but it's very rare. People who are good at learning Guozi have some background in music, and it's easy to get started.And most importantly, the second generation ancestors of Guozijian are rich.If you have money, you can buy the best music, make the best sets, and even upgrade the costumes of the actors.

In less than a moment, a woman in a costume came onto the stage and sang: "It's stormy outside the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, where is the sound of grief breaking the loneliness..." In just two sentences, a desolate and depressing atmosphere came out.This woman is wearing a green dress, with small sleeves and a double-breasted jacket, hooked shoes, and a scarf showing her temples. Although she is pretending to be a man, she is very sloppy.

The person on the stage was sad for a long time, and then another woman appeared to comfort her.At this time, everyone suddenly realized that from the dialogue between the two, it turned out that this woman was actually a woman disguised as a man.

Originally, this paragraph was not included in the script, but after learning of Xing Wenjing's real identity, Fan Chunren expressed inspiration, changed the script and added it again, and Ye An found it more attractive after reading it.Later, when Xing Wenjing saw the new script, she was indeed taken aback for a moment. Even if she didn't change her expression, people had to admire the girl's psychological quality.

From the singing and harmony of the two, everyone learned that the woman's name was A Yun, and she had a good handicraft and exquisite embroidery since she was a child.She and her sister depended on each other for life, but as a result, her sister was taken away by a high-ranking official, Ayun had no choice but to go to Beijing to sue the imperial court, and became a man just for the convenience of traveling.

That's right, Ye An used Yun Gu's story for a while, but he didn't do it all. After all, dramas also have to consider attractiveness.

When Ayun entered Beijing, she accidentally leaked the news, which caused the high-ranking officials to send people to chase her down. In the end, she was rescued by a son in the teahouse.This son is also dressed as a woman, but this man's men's clothing is much more refined.He wears a golden crown on his head as a symbol of a man, and wears a brocade red robe. There is a fan inserted in the back of the waist, which is split in two, and the word "last color" is written on it. This is a special prop for Song Zaju.

Seeing this, everyone knew that this person should be another leading actor.Sure enough, the man is gentle and gentle, not only extending a helping hand to A Yun who is in trouble, but also showing his martial arts, and severely teaching the pursuers.

During the meeting with Ayun, the man revealed that his surname was Li, and his single name was a single character Xiang, and that he came to Beijing this time to rush for the exam.Because Ayun was injured, the man took the initiative to rent a small courtyard to take care of her.

Most of the instruments used in Zaju are short, clear and crisp sounding instruments, especially the singing and dancing parts, which are very lively.Ye An kept most of the traditional musical instruments, and added other guqin, pipa, etc., making the time between A Yun and Li Xiang dreamy and romantic, and the women at the banquet blushed.

A Yun and Li Xiang have been in love for a long time as they should, although there are some misunderstandings in the middle, for example, Li Xiang doesn't know that A Yun is a woman, and thinks that he has become a broken sleeve, and is very entangled.But in the end, after the truth came out, the two were still inseparable.But during this period, because she was worried about hurting the other party, Ayun never told about her sister's capture, and even left a letter and left.

……

After a long time, Ayun finally relied on her unremitting efforts to beat the Dengwen drum, but in the hall, she was surprised to find that Li Xiang was the emperor.

In short, everyone is happy in the final outcome, the bad guys are brought to justice, and the lovers get married in the end.

After the innermost curtain was opened, the four characters "Longevity without Borders" were embroidered with gold thread on it. The students and actors behind the scenes came to the stage to salute Renzong together.

The whole drama is not long, only an hour before and after, but it combines elements such as revenge, disguise as a man, broken sleeves, domineering president, etc. It can be described as a link.Song people have never seen such ups and downs in the plot, and it took a long time after the end to react, and they all applauded.

Although there are still some old-fashioned officials who feel that it is inappropriate for the dignified Guozijian students to perform some singing and miscellaneous operas, but at this time, they are all sensible and did not open their mouths.Without him, Mu Xiang, the male protagonist in A Yun's biography, anyone with long eyes can tell who the prototype is.Zhen Zhe, Xiang Ye, everyone complained in their hearts that these boys are too shameless, such straightforward flattery can't even be said by them who have been in the officialdom for a long time.

When Renzong heard the word Li Xiang and already knew who made it, he couldn't help laughing.After the performance, I looked around, and sure enough, I found the boy named Ye An standing in the center, thinking that I lied to him that his name was Li Yiyi, and now he is back.

"I've never heard of such a drama. The Imperial Academy is full of real talents. It's really a blessing of the Song Dynasty. Thank you." Renzong said to the teenagers in a gentle voice.

With the praise from the officials, the yamen are very excited. They have grown up so much, eating, drinking, having fun and getting into trouble. They have never had such a bright moment, and the joy on their faces can't be concealed at all.

However, at this time, everyone didn't know that the influence of Ayun's biography was far more than that...