Prince in the same boat

All kinds of delicacies and delicacies were served like flowing water, and some maids cleverly warmed wine and served dishes for the harem concubines and relatives of the emperor.

Looking at the cakes in front of me, they are all exquisite. Because it is the Double Ninth Festival, most of them are made of chrysanthemums, and even the wine is a refreshing chrysanthemum wine.

The most powerful form of entertainment in the Qing Dynasty was opera.At that time, there were no movies, no TV, no concerts, and no karaoke. From the princes and nobles to the lower Riba people, the only choice for people was the theater.Those "celebrities" have all the charms of today's singers, movie stars, and dance stars, and they have a storm-like influence.

Emperor Qianlong is also one of the fans, and he is very addicted to it.During festivals, the palace must be full of gongs and drums, and the emperor must always be on stage. He not only loves to listen, but sometimes also participates in creation. "Qing Barnyard Class Copy" contains: "Gao Zong's fine rhythm, as soon as "Picking up Gold" comes out, the imperial song is also." "Picking up Gold" is a small play, playing a beggar who is overjoyed because he accidentally picks up a piece of gold, and sings continuously A variety of tunes, Yizhuang changed to harmony, to show joy.Being able to design a singing tune for such a small play shows the depth of Qianlong's skills.

The court dramas of the Qianlong Dynasty are characterized by their grand scale and extraordinary style.Most of them are 240 out of ten books, with many characters and magnificent momentum. If some plays are performed from beginning to end, it will take ten days, which is indeed a "big play".

However, on the other hand, another characteristic of Qianlong opera is also very prominent, that is, the content is extremely poor.In palace performances, every sentence has to be scrutinized and checked at various levels, and there are countless taboos.More than [-] court dramas were staged, avoiding real contradictions, outdated ideas, and uniform art. Some people concluded that they were nothing more than "bluffing and embellishing the grace of the pilgrimage, forging the destiny and will, and promoting Taoism and superstition".

Of course, the content of the script is more strictly restricted in the theater performances in the palace. Therefore, the themes of the performances are always festive, joyful, and peaceful; It is always to wish the emperor and queen mother good health, and the country has no boundaries for thousands of years.Although both the queen mother and the emperor liked to watch "gag" clown plays, under strict restrictions, the content of these plays could not satirize society and reflect reality, but could only be amusing with blunt and artificial baggage, lacking content and depth.

Under the emperor's literature and art policy, the content of operas in the Qianlong Dynasty showed two characteristics: first, the content of operas was moralized, and it was dedicated to expounding loyalty, filial piety and righteousness as a duty.Second, the poetic culture in the style of opera literature.Much of the content is to promote the ideas of loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and karma, but his plays have popular language, vivid plots, and lyrics that are not bound by old rhythms, which are somewhat redeeming.Apart from these, the creation of operas in the Qianlong Dynasty was almost nothing.

Yong Fan doesn't know much about opera, but watching those famous actors and actresses babbling and singing, he feels bored.

Prince He was very interested, seeing Qianlong rewarding him loudly, he also said something along with it.

The Empress Dowager laughed and said: "These opera singers are better than the usual ones, and their singing skills are also seen. Compared with the usual ones, they have a different flavor."

Today's dinner is in charge of the empress, the empress dowager also meant to praise the empress.

"Lafayette doesn't know something, but today I heard that the emperor specially recruited musicians who played musical instruments from the Western Regions to enter the palace," Ling Fei smiled.

"Oh, musical instruments from the Western Regions, this is new." The queen mother frowned slightly, and the concubine seemed to want to grab the topic in front of the queen by doing this.

The Empress Dowager really dislikes Concubine Ling. She was born in Baoyi, made friends with foreign ministers, and two distant nephews came and went in and out of the harem at will. It was just because the bottom line had never been violated, and the emperor loved her a lot, so she just turned a blind eye. one eye.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and it is also the royal family banquet, the Empress Dowager is not good at embarrassing Concubine Ling in front of everyone, she frowned slightly, and suddenly smiled and said to Concubine Yugui: "I don't know if Yongfan is here, My old lady still wants this child to draw a picture of today's feast."

Since the first meeting, the Queen Mother has had an inexplicable affection for Yong Fan, just like her own descendants, coupled with his demeanor and temperament that is very similar to someone, and his facial features are somewhat imaginary.And I heard that Hongzhou has already recognized his godson, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with calling Yongfan a child.

"Oh, Yong Fan? Who is Huang Erniang talking about?" Qianlong heard it by chance and asked with interest.

"Hehe, he is a relative of the old Wu Fujin's natal family. This child has unparalleled painting skills, which can be called a stroke of genius. The Ai family summoned him into the palace today to let him have a good look at the royal banquet, so that he can make the next picture The paintings will be handed down to future generations." The queen mother said with a smile.

This time, Yongfan entered the palace in the name of a relative of Prince Fujin's natal family, who also belonged to the Queen Mother.

"A stroke of genius?" Qianlong was aroused: "It must be extraordinary to be praised by the emperor's mother, so I can announce it to see you."

"Boy, why are you in a daze! The emperor called you." Prince He pushed him.

Yong Fan was caught off guard, quite flustered, pushed by Hong Zhou, and walked out helplessly.

Gathering his mind, Yong Fan forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, walked to the front in a calm and steady manner, and bowed down: "I have kowtowed to the emperor, and I respectfully greet the emperor for long live!"

His voice was clear and pleasant, and his appearance was handsome and extraordinary, everyone's eyes brightened.

Even the well-informed Qianlong couldn't help being taken aback, thinking to himself how could there be such a magnificent young man among the Eight Banners, not to mention his true talents and learning, just this elegance and demeanor is enough to turn all living beings upside down.What Pan An, Song Yu, Wei Jie, Zhou Lang... are far inferior to him!

Yong Fan watched the crowd curiously watching, as well as the murmured comments and exclamations, but he didn't panic, just kneeling solemnly, but with a decent demeanor.

"Okay, okay..." Qianlong is a person who is superior to appearance, the young man in front of him is radiant, and Qianlong can't help but feel a little appreciation.

"Sure enough, I have an extraordinary bearing. It's really a blessing for the Qing Dynasty to have such a hero in my Eight Banners!" Qianlong laughed.

The people on the side also complimented in unison, this is the emperor's blessing.

Seeing that Yongfan was praised so much by the emperor, the queen mother was still neither arrogant nor impatient, nor humble nor ashamed, she knelt there indifferently, dignified and polite, without any mistakes, she couldn't help nodding secretly, and for some reason remembered that if she could have such a grandson What a good thought.

Qianlong praised a few words, and then ordered Yongfan to stay in the garden for a few days to paint for the royal family, and let him go down after leaving a few rewards.

Yong Fan also knew that it was impossible to impress Qianlong for the first time, so he still followed the rules.But... as long as tonight, as long as he can seize the opportunity, maybe he can!

Everything... just look at tonight's game!

I must win!I must win this bet!

A firm light flashed in Yong Fan's eyes, and when he passed Ling Fei, a sneer appeared again!

Maid of the Wei family!The maid of the Wei family serving beside Empress Xiaoxian!After many investigations by Yongfan these days, there is no doubt about the concubine Ling!

The imperial concubine Wei is the court lady serving by Empress Xiaoxian's side, and then Empress Xiaoxian's Yu Meng is on the throne, everyone knows this!

A gong sounded, but a musician from the Western Regions who was summoned from outside the palace to play musical instruments from the Western Regions entered the palace. Yong Fan immediately regained his energy and concentrated his attention!

In fact, the so-called Western Region musical instruments are just a general name. At this time, the Qing Dynasty no longer has the name of the Western Regions, and some of them have already evolved into Huihui.Among the musical instruments of the Western Regions, the flute, flute, pipa, erhu...have been in the Central Plains for many years and have been assimilated by Han music.But Xiao Hulei, Hu Jia, etc. are relatively rare because of their stern demeanor.

In addition to playing these imported musical instruments, the musicians some times also have some dancers with ethnic minority flavors as backup dancers, which look a bit like Mongolian dances. Just scratching the surface of it.

A total of twelve musicians and dancers came in, half of them were beautiful women, but in fact they were all young musicians. They were all wearing tight-fitting colorful clothes, which looked different from Manmeng costumes, but were somewhat novel.Entering the main hall, everyone began to perform.Under the sound of exciting music, these six dancers continuously make difficult movements as smooth as water. The dance steps are light and flexible, and the coordination between transitions is seamless. Everyone watched intently.

The five girls below held a huge gong and drum with their hands, and one girl jumped up lightly, raising it high like a big bird, with a wave of her hand, a whip hit the center of the gong and drum accurately, and issued a " Bang Dang' a crisp sound.

Such a passionate dance made the listeners feel excited. Although all of you present here are well-educated relatives of the emperor, there is still excitement on their faces. It is obvious that they are driven by such exciting music and dance.

Immediately afterwards, the girl who beat the gong with a whip held a pipa in her hand, and the colored silk on her body was tied into a golden chrysanthemum. She stepped on the strong man's knee and was supported by their hands. The two of them cooperated with their feet and immediately flew up and landed On the colored silk, the two girls have pretty faces, just like the flying apsaras in the Dunhuang murals, holding a pipa in their hands, waving their fingers on the colored silk flying bridge, countless chrysanthemum petals of various colors fluttered out of the colored baskets, and flew down on the carpet. All the people in the audience were amazed.

As a group of dancers holding instruments in their hands slowly stepped forward and gradually approached, Yong Fan's eyes became brighter and brighter, his breathing became more and more rapid, and his palms were full of sweat!

There has never been a better opportunity!If those dancers are really...then the pipa in their hands is the best tool to hide weapons!

Yong Fan slowly untied the delicate silver-gray iron chain around his waist, and held it tightly in his hands. Looking at the emperor who was watching the dance with great interest, his heart moved slightly, and he moved the silver-shell pocket watch on his lapel. move.

Accompanied by a cry, the two strong men pulling the colored silk shook, and the two beautiful girls plucked their pipas in unison. Scattered like gold flakes, the two girls jumped slightly and fell from the colored silk. At the same time, the dancers who had already walked to Qianlong's side holding a pipa also bowed down in unison, and the whole audience knelt down, so neatly The uniform movements and the momentary silence caused by the sudden stop of the music made everyone watching couldn't help being amazed.

At the moment when a group of dancers holding pipas knelt down not far in front of Qianlong, Yong Fan's feet were on one side, ready to go at any time, and he seemed to raise his throat.

Unexpectedly, the imaginary thunderbolt did not come, the group of dancers who were very close to Qianlong knelt down and stood up, shouting long live together with the others!

The assassination didn't happen? !Could it be... Could it be that what he speculated was all false, could it be that he was thinking too much, and nothing would happen at all!

Yong Fan's heart sank, and while he breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sense of loss in his heart.

At this moment, two more musicians in brocade clothes came up slowly, and one of them was the one who gave Yong Fan a sense of danger!

Yong Fan's spirit was highly concentrated, and he put all his attention on that musician!

The two musicians saluted the emperor, the empress dowager, a kind of concubine, and relatives of the emperor from a distance, and drew a flute and a flute from their waists.

The sound of flute and flute sounded melodiously, clear and soft, with well-arranged highs and lows, complementing each other.

At this time, the moon has risen, and the faint fragrance of chrysanthemums floats, as if blending perfectly with the bright moonlight and the sound of flute and flute.

Everyone was fascinated when they heard it, and they forgot about things and themselves. They seemed to float up to the nine heavens with the music, and they seemed to turn into fishes, ups and downs in the stream where the fragrance of flowers and moonlight blended.

Xiao's voice was ethereal and tactful, turning down at the highest point and gradually disappearing.But the sound of the flute is getting higher and higher, the clouds are lingering, and it climbs up layer by layer.

The blurred music sound is getting more and more indistinct, but Yong Fan's heart is sinking more and more!

The music is born from the heart, and the heart and the music are in harmony!This sentence is not without reason. Music can often reflect a person's state of mind.Because music can reflect the deepest voice of a person's heart, which cannot be faked.

Because of Xia Yuhe's many years of teaching and his own interest, Yong Fan also knows the rhythm, and he is clear to the bystanders. He can naturally hear that there is an imperceptible chilling meaning hidden in this seemingly extraordinary music, and he almost wants to Choose someone and eat them!

Yong Fan's eyes brightened, seeing that he was a little far away from the prince, and there were many guards beside him, so he slowly moved away and walked towards Yong Zhang on the prince's seat.

After a song, it can be swayed freely, just like the elegant fragrance of flowers, lingering and lingering.

After a while, Qianlong Fang sighed quietly: "This song should only exist in the sky, how many times can you hear it in the world. Appreciate it!"

Seeing the applause from the audience around, Gao Wuyong, the chief eunuch next to Qianlong, handed the few ingots that Qianlong had rewarded to the young eunuch beside him, and walked towards the two musicians.

Suddenly, the handsome musician suddenly raised his head. He was quite handsome at first, with a bit of elegance, so as not to lose his heroic spirit.But the moment he raised his head, it was as if a sharp sword had been pulled out of its sheath, and the cold air was overflowing, breathtaking.

Those cold pupils are like an abyss, making people feel as if they are in the cold ice and shudder!

Accompanied by his long whistle, countless musicians who originally held pipas and huqins did not know what mechanism they pulled. The Wulou strings were like sharp swords, bringing a sharp whistling sound towards Qianlong and everyone present. The royal family and relatives rushed away, and the villain also snatched the pipa from the person beside him, and pulled out a shining long sword from it.

Countless strings shot towards Qianlong with the sound of the wind, and at the same time, the sword in the musician's hand was already stabbing towards Qianlong like lightning and thunder.

The moment the musician raised his head, Yong Fan had already reacted. He patted Yong Zhang on the shoulder and pulled him aside.

In an instant, Qianlong had already reacted, and lifted the table in front of him with a push of both hands, and all the strings of the zither hit the table. He jumped up and rushed towards the group of musicians who drew their weapons from the instruments. Several masters also met the musicians. At this time, the musicians' swords were far from touching Qianlong.

The big inner master who met the musician rolled up his sleeves, took out a steel knife and fought him head-on!

A sharp "clang" floated in the air, shaking the eardrums of everyone present.

At this time, all the concubines in the palace realized that someone was assassinating him!Immediately, no one knew who screamed.

"what......"

People were everywhere in front of them, and their ears were full of exclamations and screams. There were palace ladies and eunuchs who were pushed and fell, trampled on, and screamed in pain.

Dozens of musicians were as straight as Shura devils, rushing towards the emperor and his relatives like a raging tide. The eunuchs and court ladies standing in front of them were slaughtered, and even some guards with martial arts were caught off guard. hurt.

In the blink of an eye, the festival of singing and dancing turned into a scene of bloody Shura.

In the chaos, Prince He's clear voice shouted: "The guards in the palace will take down the assassin! Everyone, don't panic, stand still and protect the emperor!"

At this time, Prince He, holding a long sword to protect the queen mother and the concubine, is completely royal and domineering. He has never looked like he is usually foolish!

But people are in panic and the situation is chaotic, how can he calm down immediately with this order?

The musician's martial arts are extremely strong, and his lightness kungfu is also outstanding, he actually slashed at the big inner guard with a sword, jumped up in the air, suddenly let out a sharp and long whistle, swooped down like an angry arrow, and once again aimed at the guards who were surrounded by several guards. Qianlong launched an attack.

"Foolish king, take your life!"

At the same time as he started, more than a dozen dancers quickly smashed their instruments.A handful of iron pellets splashed out of it, seeming to hide gunpowder, and flew towards the group of guards protecting Qianlong, the blasted iron pellets released smoke, and even disturbed the guards protecting the emperor, buying time for their companions .

The musician turned his sword, and immediately stabbed at Qianlong again. The momentum of this sword was thunderous, as fast as lightning, and the light of the sword was extremely shrill.At this time, the guards around Qianlong were all thrown into chaos, and the musician's sword was about to reach Qianlong's eyes.

Qianlong accidentally tripped and fell to the ground. Although he also had martial arts self-defense, he couldn't avoid it for a while, dumbfounded and didn't know what to do.

"哗啦..." There was a clear sound, followed by a sound like gold and stone interlacing, a silver-gray iron chain suddenly rose, entangled the sharp sword in the musician's hand, and grabbed it back violently, The musician's sword, which was as fast as a thunderbolt, was pulled a few inches away.

"Huang Ama, be careful!" Yongzhang, who arrived at some unknown time, rushed up desperately, hugged Qianlong and rolled to the side!

The musician's sharp sword was pulled a few inches away by the iron chain, but it still tightly brushed Yongzhang's arm and swiped over, bringing out a large spray of blood!

"Xuuuuuu......" The sound of piercing pierced through the air continuously, and a slender iron chain kept flying in the sky, and the silver light swirled and shone, intertwined and intertwined, entangled the musician's sharp sword.

After fighting for seven or eight rounds in an instant, the two figures suddenly separated in a collision.

The musician stared at him, the murderous intent and unwillingness in his eyes were undisguised.

With a cold snort, a young man in a royal blue robe secretly took a few breaths, shook the iron chain lightly, and focused on his guard.

The person who made the move was none other than Xia Yongfan.