Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 55 Show Accidents
When Zhao Kuangyin walked into the pergola, he saw that it was crowded with people. Looking at it, there were at least several thousand people, maybe even tens of thousands of people, crowded together. There were long bamboo stools sitting under everyone's buttocks. The front was short and the back was high. .

From his perspective, he couldn't see anything, and he didn't know what was going on in front of him. But what surprised him was that no one noticed him when he walked in as an official.

Seeing Zhao Kuangyin behind was really embarrassed, Wang Jien was sensible and coughed heavily. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he simply shouted at the top of his voice: "The official family is here~"

Only then did the people in the pergola react, and they all stood up to make way for him. Since the place was too crowded, they couldn't give him a big salute. For a while, some people knelt on the chairs, some simply squatted down, and some simply acted stupidly. Standing still looks messy.

"The boss is here, come here, come here, don't block the way, and ruin everyone's interest."

The only person in the world who dared to talk to him like this was Empress Dowager Du. The old lady looked very happy and said loudly: "Don't salute and don't stand still. This crane-controlling army is our home." , why are you so polite when he returns to his own home? It’s so crowded, don’t let him delay us watching the show.”

Zhao Kuangyin was confused and walked quickly to the front. He saw Empress Dowager Du, Zhao Kuanglan, Zhao Guangmei, and even his two wives, Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, and even Zhang Lingduo and Zhang Ling'er were also there. The whole family looked happy and happy. appearance.

Why did you leave me behind?
"What is this doing?"

Empress Dowager Du said to the actors on the stage: "You guys, please stop kneeling. Didn't you listen to what our third child said? No one is big or small on the stage. Kneeling like this, I'm sorry for the attire you are wearing. So many of us are still wearing it." Just wait and see, keep going, just treat him as if he is not an official, but just an ordinary family member."

After saying that, he turned back to Zhao Kuangyin and said, "We are watching a show. Don't make any trouble. Come on, sit down obediently."

Zhao Kuanglan said: "Mom hasn't been this happy for a long time. Brother, you can't let it down."

Zhao Kuangyin sat down in confusion and couldn't help but ask: "Who are those on the stage? What do they do? Are they performing comedy shows?"

"Those are Li Cunxu and Yelu Abaoji."

"Who?"

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned.

"This is called singing. Oh brother, don't make trouble. It's the critical moment. The decisive battle in Youzhou is about to begin."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhao Guangmei suspiciously, his eyes full of confusion and severity.

"It must have been your boy, right? What on earth is going on?"

Zhao Guangmei laughed when he heard this and explained: "This is a little gadget I made. It's called opera. It's not mature yet. It's performed in a pergola. It's mainly to relieve the boredom of the soldiers and watch the excitement. Look at that. The stage is hollow, and there are many large water tanks placed under it, which can act as amplification. They are slightly louder, so even the people at the back can hear it."

"Big water tank? Amplified?"

"Yes, with this thing, these opera programs that originally served the nobles can become mass entertainment. Just think of it as a comedy. The main purpose is to relieve the boredom of the soldiers and make some money on the way. Tea money, isn’t this better than simply building a pergola?” As he spoke, the people on the stage had already stood up and continued.

Then I saw "Li Cunxu" singing: "Yelu Abaoji, you are so bold. You dare to invade my Han land and slaughter my people. I...I...I will kill you~!"

Zhao Guangmei couldn't help but cover her face when she saw this: "Well...brother, new things, new things, these actors are not professionals. This is because they have forgotten the words. It must be because of nervousness."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned and said, "It's a bit like Southern Opera."

"Yes, yes, it's Nanxi, pretty much the same."

Nan Opera is actually the predecessor of Han Opera, and Han Opera is the predecessor of Henan Opera. To put it bluntly, opera has been very popular in the Tang Dynasty. It used to be watched by the palace and dignitaries, but later spread to the south of the Yangtze River and entered the homes of the big landowners in the south of the Yangtze River. After seven or eight changes, it became Southern Opera. Zhao Guangmei just brought this thing to the public.

However, the ready-made operas these days are all sung with lyrics, and they are all very elegant. To put it bluntly, they are not down to earth, at least not suitable for watching in the military camp, so he gave some guidance and made some modifications.

However, Zhao Guangmei was not a fan in his previous life. He just gave some blind guidance on this thing, and then Yang Ye found someone to blindly arrange it. Anyway, the result was nondescript, a bit like a combination of drama, musical, and Peking Opera.

Anyway, from his point of view, it was nothing but bullshit, but in this era of entertainment desert, everyone still found it quite entertaining.

And although "Li Cunxu" forgot the lyrics and sang blindly, fortunately Yelu Abaoji was still able to sing a few lines, "Binding the tiger and catching the dragon, the body is brave, the ferocious brave and the palms are armed, and the soldiers are fighting, disrupting the movement of the Southern Dynasty." Then he loudly sang again. He smiled and said: "I, the Khitan warrior, are the descendants of the Ox God and are born noble. You Han people are originally pigs and dogs. It is an honor for you, the Southern Dogs, to be kidnapped by my king and go back to serve as slaves. It's just a child of the Li family." , give me your life~"

Then, the two leading actors started gesticulating with fake knives and swords, while a group of extras behind them rushed forward in a swarm. Although they were holding wooden knives and wooden swords,... what the hell... It's really a fight!
This was purely a performance accident. Not long after, both parties were bloody. The stage was covered with real blood.

However, this shit-like thing made the audience's blood boil with excitement. Many people stood up and shouted. Even Empress Dowager Du couldn't help but stood up and struggled to the stage. Throwing the reward money, he shouted excitedly: "Hit him! Beat the Liao dogs! Beat them, beat them to death!"

After a while, Yang Ye, who was in charge of hosting the opera, ran to the stage to maintain order, shouting: "The audience, please stay away! Don't do it! Stop, someone will die soon! They are not real Liao dogs, they are actors." , it’s an actor! Where did the arrow come from? Who? What bastard shot it? Why did you even bring the crossbow in?"

Zhao Guangmei also had no choice but to ask someone to tell him: "Go and tell Yang Ye that this novel form of opera is not mature yet. Stop it immediately. Let's talk about the book instead of the history of the Five Dynasties. Let's talk about the Three Kingdoms."

In the end, a scene that was originally at its climax ended in a farce. Sixteen of the twenty extras playing Liao soldiers were knocked unconscious, and it was not known whether any of them were beaten to death on the spot.

Zhao Guangmei said with a shy face: "Well... I just started thinking about it. It's not mature yet. The actors are immature and the audience is immature. Everything must have a development process. Oh~, I made you laugh, big brother."

Zhao Kuangyin said thoughtfully: "This thing... is a bit interesting. At least it can make the soldiers not forget the blood feud of the past. Do you plan to arrange this thing to be performed in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?"

"Let's talk about it when we mature. The money we make from the fucking performances won't even cover my medical expenses. Why are these people so tough?"

(End of this chapter)