seven relics

The farewell memorial ceremony of Yu Xuandong, a famous Peking opera master of a generation, was held on Friday, April 23, at the Babao Shandong Auditorium.Yu Xuandong was born in Wudan. When he was 12 years old, he made his debut in Dehuilou, Baoding, Hebei with a new version of "Mulan Congjun Ji". In the first scene, he saw Yu Xuandong stepping on thin boots, wearing red clothes and red trousers, and dancing with a short knife in his hand. , is an innocent image of Wudan. After Mulan joined the army, he changed into a half-red and half-white solid body, carrying four flags on his back, and wearing a pheasant-tailed helmet. Wielding a big knife, he made his appearance in a wrong step.

Men pretend to be women on stage, and women pretend to be men on stage.After the two plays, the audience was a little confused, arguing over whether the role of Mulan was a man or a woman, but the audience was very satisfied and happy, and they were very willing to come back the next day, because this play From the first game, I saw Jiaoer kicking twenty consecutive legs on the field, and then turning over twice, raising the knife, kicking the knife, flying feet, and spinning. After Mulan joined the army, this corner brought a big knife again He fought furiously against all the heroes until the last round. He fought with the Turkic general for about [-] rounds on the horse with a flower gun. This fight was like swords and swords flying all over the field.

And his literary and opera works didn't hold back either. Mulan joined the army for her father, left her hometown in tears, and embarked on an unknown journey. The reluctance and timidity in it made the 12-year-old sing so that people burst into tears.At the end, Mulan returned to her hometown in honor. When she saw her father, she just announced the good news. The relatives left the stage, and Mulan cried to the moon.The actors on the stage have both civil and military skills, who cares whether the singer is a man or a woman?

"Mulan Joining the Army" was performed in Dehui Building for 30 consecutive days, and Yu Xuandong became famous. After that, he starred in the new "Sizhou City" created by Zhang Dehui, the head of Dehui Opera Troupe, and a group of teachers. , "Taking Jinling" and "Nine Lotus Lanterns" were also well received by the audience.When this Wudan acted at the age of 20, he suddenly took off the female helmet, put on a beard, grew white hair, and changed to attack the old students with one table and two chairs. For hard work, his "Wujiapo" and "Shepherd" also won acclaim, and he was frequently invited to perform abroad.

Yu Xuandong is open-minded, warm-hearted, and popular with others. Although he only has four apprentices, he has served as a visiting professor in the Drama Academy for ten years. Many young actors active in the opera world have been taught by him. He is still keen on He has spread Peking Opera culture internationally and made many friends in overseas literary and art circles. This time, he left too suddenly. At seven o'clock in the morning, before the commemorative ceremony started, various media gathered in front of the East Auditorium. There were opera circles, celebrities from domestic and overseas literary and art circles who came to mourn, and some theater fans. Everyone lined up in front of the auditorium in an orderly manner to see Master Yu off for the last time.

Yu Xuandong likes white, and Bright Moon White is even more his favorite. Back then when he performed Sizhou Jellyfish, he had to wear a full body of Bright Moon White. He saw that everyone was holding white bouquets in their hands, and they were all wearing white clothes and white shoes.The curtains of the auditorium were drawn, and the layout inside could not be seen clearly, and a banner was hung on the forehead: Deep mourning for Comrade Yu Xuandong.In the mourning team, many people looked at the banner and wiped their tears frequently.

At eight o'clock, the gate of the auditorium opened, and two security guards came to maintain order at the entrance, and Yu Xuandong's relatives, friends and old friends entered the auditorium one after another.Fans and media are waiting outside the auditorium.Some media leaned out from the queue and aimed their cameras at the inside of the auditorium.

In the center of the auditorium was an altar, on which was Yu Xuandong's posthumous photo, an incense burner and two pots of persimmons.Behind the altar is a snow-white coffin surrounded by many white flowers.

There are two TV screens hanging on both sides of the auditorium, and they are playing "Su Wu Shepherd" performed by Yu Xuandong in Berlin at the beginning of the year.Snow fell desolately on the stage.

Some of the people who entered the auditorium to express their condolences stayed in the auditorium after paying their respects and sat down, while others hurriedly left through the side door with their heads bowed.Su Wu's melancholy singing could be heard from time to time sobbing.

It was the turn of an old man in gray clothes supported by a young girl, leaning on a cane in one hand, with silver hair and long beard, stooped back, and a bony old man in gray clothes. The old man wrote his name on the long table at the door and handed over the gift money. , into the auditorium.The master of ceremonies in the auditorium announced: "Baoding Zhang Dehui came to see Master Yu."

Hearing this sound, a man and two women in filial piety standing side by side of the altar raised their heads.These three are Yu Xuandong's three personal disciples: Wu Shengying is a hero, Fang Yingying who specializes in Wudan, and She Yingmiao who sings old students.

Seeing the old man Zhang Dehui, the hero Na Cheng strode over to help him, saying, "Slow down, slow down."

Old Zhang Dehui saw Cheng Yingxiong, waved his hands, introduced the girl beside him, and said, "This is my granddaughter, Xiao Xin, who just came back from England."

Then, he couldn't say anything, just sighed bitterly.When he arrived at Yu Xuandong's posthumous photo, he saluted, looked left and right, and then spoke again: "Where did that little lunatic go? Why didn't you see him?"

Cheng Yingxiong shook his head, and without speaking, he supported Zhang Dehui and asked him to sit down.Zhang Dehui said: "Let me see."

He looked in the direction of the coffin, Cheng Yingxiong said: "You rest, there is nothing in this coffin, Master, he..."

Cheng Yingxiong choked up, and Yu Xuandong was burned alive into a handful of black charcoal, which can be said to be dead without a whole body.

Zhang Dehui said, "Let me see."

Cheng Yingxiong couldn't shirk anymore, so he had to lead him over.Arriving in front of the coffin, Zhang Dehui looked inside, and the bitterness on his face suddenly dissipated. Helplessly and funny, he supported the coffin and said to the inside: "You little lunatic, you..."

Zhang Xiaoxin then looked into the coffin, and saw a person with theatrical makeup lying in the snow-white coffin.The theater makeup was heavy, but it couldn't cover a small scar on his chin.The man's eyes were closed, and he was wearing a half-white and half-red costume. The man's chest was still rising and falling slightly.Zhang Xiaoxin gasped, pulled Zhang Dehui's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Grandpa, what's the matter with this man? Who is he?"

Zhang Dehui wiped his eyes, and said: "Xiao Xin, this is Feng Xuwei, the last apprentice Yu Xuandong accepted. Because he was so crazy, Yu Xuandong didn't even give him a name, for fear that he would ruin his reputation if he went out."

Cheng Yingxiong was at the side, and he was quite critical: "Everyone refused to let him go, and they all discussed and put on a pair of clothes. He insisted on saying that it was the last time, and he wanted to let everyone see the best role of Master, so he pretended to be a flower. Mulan, lying in it, we came to see him in the morning, but we couldn’t lift him out, and we couldn’t stop shouting, you’re laughing at me.”

Zhang Xiaoxin looked into the coffin again, and said, "Master Yu is most famous for Su Wu, right?"

Feng Xuwei lay in the coffin with his eyes still closed, but he opened his mouth: "Fart, the best role of master is of course Hua Mulan, Hua Mulan and Khan face each other, immediately fight, wrong steps, step by step, step by step Exquisite, got off the horse and turned over again, with a set of flower guns in his hand, old man Su Wu just threw two zombies in a row, you all think he is great."

Zhang Xiaoxin shut his mouth, Zhang Dehui patted her, and said softly, "Your master's Mulan is a loyal and courageous heroine. If you dress up like this, you will be the resurrection of Jin Yunu. If you want to kill Mo Ji, you will be angry." And hate."

Feng Xu smiled: "Don't provoke me, old man, you just want to lure me out and play you the heroine you said. I know I have this ability, and you know it too. I won't fall for you Dang, I just want to lie down in this coffin, so that everyone will think of my master in the future, and they will always think of such a beautiful appearance."

Zhang Xiaoxin couldn't help muttering: "He's really a weird person. Those who didn't know thought he was here to make trouble. What kind of thing is this?"

Zhang Dehui said: "This is his filial piety, you don't care about him, just let him go."

Cheng Yingxiong nodded and sighed: "Except Master, who can control him."

Zhang Dehui smiled again, didn't say anything, and went to sit with Zhang Xiaoxin.

At this time, the master of ceremonies reported again: "Lian Jiangyue came to see Master Yu."

Cheng Yingxiong looked at Feng Xuwei: "Who put this Lian on the list?"

Feng Xu closed his eyes slightly, closed his mouth, and lay upright.Cheng Yingxiong gritted his teeth, waved his hand to signal the master of ceremonies to close the door, and walked quickly to the door, but after taking two steps, Cheng Yingxiong stopped, and saw a triangular black shadow on the ground slowly moving into the auditorium from outside the auditorium Inside, there seemed to be a roll of black carpet slowly spreading on the ground.

A tall and thin young man was walking on the black carpet.He has a handsome face, black hair draped behind his shoulders, wearing a very ordinary white shirt, black trousers, and a deep hatred frowns between his brows.His right hand hanging by his side was black, as if he was wearing a black glove.

The young people walked to the soft mat, bowed, knelt down, and offered incense.At this time, the triangular shadow moved behind him, and the young man raised his eyes, meeting Cheng Yingxiong's eyes.Cheng Yingxiong has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is a person with real kung fu among martial arts students. He is also used to playing heroes such as Ma Chao, Lin Chong, and Song Jiang. He has a heroic temperament and a good cultivation. He has never shown himself in front of anyone. I was stunned, I made a mistake, now seeing this young man and being watched closely by him, Cheng Yingxiong was a little short of breath, if Fang Yingying hadn't tugged at his sleeve, he would have been speechless and frozen in place The situation is over.

Fang Yingying and Cheng Yingxiong whispered: "Brother, who added this Lian Jiangyue to the list? It can be said that Master died because of him."

She Yingmiao has already stepped forward to confront Lian Jiangyue: "You are Lian Jiangyue? Do you still have the guts to come? In the master's mourning hall, I don't care about you. If you are really brave, just wait outside and wait." I'm here to find you!"

She Yingmiao trembled violently, as if out of anger.Cheng Yingxiong feared that she would conflict with Lian Jiangyue, stepped forward to stop her, and persuaded: "You also know that it is in the mourning hall of the master. If you have anything to say, we will talk about it later."

She Yingmiao's hands were cold, and there was some sweat on her forehead. Only then did Cheng Yingxiong realize that perhaps it was not because of anger that she was shaking so much, but because of fear...

Cheng Yingxiong looked at Lian Jiangyue again, his eyes were so black, and the hatred between his brows was so deep, as if he hated something all the time, it was this hatred that made him exude a terrifying and sinister aura.Cheng Yingxiong shuddered, and heard Lian Jiangyue say: "Master Yu's death is indeed due to my inconsiderate factors, but Feng Xuwei should have told you all the ins and outs of the matter. In the hands of those who can understand."

She Yingmiao looked around and saw many people sitting and standing in the auditorium, many of them were glaring at Lian Jiangyue, she suddenly developed a sense of bravery, and said to Lian Jiangyue: "If it wasn't for what you sent If you break the relic and give it to the master, will that person surnamed Wu come to your door?"

Lian Jiangyue said: "Then you can only blame Lianwu and hate him. You should hate him. It was his last wish to send relics to your master. I just ran errands for him. I also hate him. I hate him for not telling me. What kind of danger will this relic bring?"

On the ground, at some point, his shadow filled half of the auditorium.Some people in the auditorium stood up, all putting on a defensive posture.Cheng Yingxiong's body tensed up naturally, and he took a lunge backward. He forced She Yingmiao behind him, and She Yingmiao was still talking: "You killed his master in Pingyang, and you killed that There are many people, old and weak, women and children, I'm afraid this Wuzangtong, who is like black smoke, is the story you made up to lie to me, Junior Brother Feng!"

Cheng Yingxiong shouted: "Okay!"

Fang Yingying also came over and grabbed She Yingmiao, holding her tightly by her side.For a while, no one made a sound in the auditorium, only Su Wu, who was broadcasting on the TV in loop, was suffering from Chen's homesickness.

Lian Jiangyue looked at Cheng Yingxiong and the three men, and said: "Wu Zang Tong is indeed a man. You have seen it with your own eyes, and you have fought against him. That's how the whip wound on him came from. In addition, there is Ping Yang. Bian Rugou's family has seen it too. If you don't believe me, don't you believe them? Everyone seems to know what happened to me in Pingyang. So didn't you hear about my battle with Wuzangtong at Bian's house? say?"

After he finished speaking, a middle-aged man jumped out from the crowd and called Lian Jiangyue. Lian Jiangyue turned to look at him, and the man stared at him and said, "Lian Jiangyue, you killed me in Pingyang!" Without your master, why do you still have the guts to show your face in the rivers and lakes?"

Some people supported the man, while others just watched him silently.Lian Jiangyue's shadow on the ground spread to the four corners of the room, the man walked out of the shadow, puffed out his chest, clenched his fists, and said: "If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude to you! "

Lian Jiangyue looked around calmly, and said: "Seniors and juniors, I am here to mourn Master Yu Xuandong. I am responsible for his death. I feel guilty. I am here to inquire. Does anyone here know, or Knowing such a person as Lian Wu Hate, to get to the bottom of it, this person is the chief culprit of Master Yu's death."

No one answered.Lian Jiangyue smiled and said: "If it is inconvenient to say now, my mobile phone number is 138727297, you can also add my WeChat account, just search this number, if you want to meet and talk, I will wait outside in front of the square , or find me at Room 1005, [-]th Floor, East Building, Beijing Hotel at [-]:[-] pm."

After he finished speaking, someone let out a chuckle, and She Yingmiao glared at the coffin, and said angrily, "You can still laugh!"

Seeing Feng Xuwei sitting up from the coffin: "What's the matter? Who is the protagonist today? Why did you sing a one-man show to an unknown pawn, open the door, turn it up, and turn up the volume of the TV. If you want to fight, go out and fight. I have thought about it before, this place is a good place, I can burn you right away if I beat you to death, it is easy and convenient, but, Lian Jiangyue, you have heard a lot about him these days, he eats alone Full, the whole family is not worried, how about you, have you paid off your mortgage? Have you saved enough for your child’s tuition? Will the family have a financial future? Also, Lian Jiangyue, you should also think clearly, in a society ruled by law, Kill for life."

Everyone was speechless, even Lian Jiangyue didn't say anything, and walked out by the side door.The singing in the auditorium was louder, and the crying outside was louder.Lian Jiangyue walked to the big square outside, found a step to sit down, and took out her mobile phone to play Tetris.

After sitting like this until the afternoon, the time for relatives and friends to mourn has long passed, and the public mourning is coming to an end.Lian Jiangyue didn't receive any WeChat friend application, he waited for a while, walked around in front of the East Auditorium, the wreaths at the door were cleaned up, the curtains were drawn, he glanced inside, and She Yingmiao met her eyes, and She Yingmiao was about to come towards him, but Cheng Yingmiao grabbed her to speak again.At this time, someone patted him.Lian Jiangyue didn't look back, she looked at the seats in the auditorium, and said: "No one stayed to say what they wanted to say to you? Did these old men and women suddenly think of anything? About Lianwu and your master? "

After he finished speaking, he looked behind him.Standing behind him, Feng Xuwei rolled his eyes with a mask on his face: "I'm starving to death, go eat."

"Aren't you with your senior brother?" Lian Jiangyue said again, "Aren't you afraid that they will see us together?"

"What are you doing? When you arrive in Beijing, you have to bring a 'son' to be comfortable when you talk? Do you want to eat or not, go for a walk." Feng Xu slightly pushed Lian Jiangyue away, and said: "Don't look at it, they are all gone, He asked, "Did someone add you on WeChat?"

Lian Jiangyue shook her head.Feng Xuwei said: "Go back to the hotel tonight and wait."

He also said: "If you see it, you can see it. What else can I do? I told them my experience and what I saw and heard. The story of the Bian family that was spread outside did not know how to do it. There are so many versions. Who knows?" Knowing what they believed, they probably thought I was crazy. Let’s talk about Master Bian. He was fine when we left. We don’t know what happened later, how he died. Besides, I want Can they control who they associate with?"

"I have to go back to pack Master's things after dinner, hurry up." Feng Xu urged again.