Due to the fatigue of the journey, Ji Xu originally wanted to rest earlier. At this time, Wu Siming, the chairman of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, came to their room and had to entertain three great talents to clean up the dust for them.
The banquet was held in the "Desheng Building" on Donghua Street, and Wu Siming also invited Xie Yiyi, a famous prostitute from the capital, to drink. When Xie Yiyi learned that the three were Jiangnan talents, she asked them to compose poems and toast, and she played and sang for them.
Liu Yuchun said: "Young Master Ji is a master of poetry, he is the writer of special words for Liu Haohao, a famous lady in Yicheng."
Xie Yiyi hurriedly asked: "Then, can Mr. Ji also write a song for the little girl?"
"Okay!" Ji Xu stood up, pondered for a while, and said, "Miss Yiyi, please set the tone."
Xie Yiyi gave Ji Xu a charming look, took the pipa, adjusted the scale, cleared her voice, and began to play and sing:
[Song] "Walk three passes on a white horse, change into plain clothes and return to the Central Plains; let go of Xiliang, no one cares, and miss Wang Baochuan [1]. When you enter the house alone, you only miss your love. The wind blows gently, please send a piece of paper for Ruan; the rain keeps falling, you are willing to be happy; the flowers bloom slowly, I hope you will speak for Ruan about Yizhi; You're willing to see it."
Ji Xu paced around the banquet, looked at Yiyi for a moment, and then recited:
"Don't Meng Yiyi go to Xie's house,
The small corridor is curved and oblique;
Passionate only has Chun Tingyue,
It's still like falling flowers from people. "
Xie Yiyi went on to sing:
[Song] "Both of us, we are speechless, our heart has already moved; the moon is blushing, and the spring breeze is blowing. Where are you now? There is no approval and no words. Send lovesickness from thousands of miles, ah~ send lovesickness. The wind blows gently, please Send a piece of paper for Ruan; the rain is falling, you are willing to have a good time; the flowers are slowly blooming, I hope you will tell Ruan about Yizhi; the leaves are falling, you are willing to see it."
Accompanied by the sound of Xie Yiyi's pipa, Ji Xu recited his next song:
"Cool and pity Fengyue is passionate,
Don't hate life when it's still spring;
Leaning on the pillar and thinking about it makes me feel melancholy,
A sexual dream is unclear. "
Xie Yiyi glanced at Ji Xu affectionately, and finished singing her ending song:
[Song] "Both of us, without words, our heart has already moved; the moon is blushing, and the spring breeze is blowing. Where are you now? There is no approval and no words. Send lovesickness from thousands of miles, ah~ send lovesickness."
The banquet was held until late at night
[2] "Early Spring Chizhai. Response to Huangfu's Ten Sights" Bai Juyi. Poem
The first month is sunny and the wind is new,
There are already drunk tourists;
Emperor City Huaxiao Changzhai guest,
For thirty years, it has been negative early spring.
The next day, Liu Yuchun woke up just after dawn.
He drew the curtains and opened the window.
When the breeze blows, a burst of fresh, fragrant and elegant earthy breath comes oncoming. After washing up, he practiced swordsmanship in the yard for a while, then walked out of the hall with his sword in hand.
After leaving Shishi Hutong, Liu Yuchun came to Donghua Road Street.
The shops on both sides of the street are closely arranged, and most of them are building-style double-layer brick and wood structures, with overhanging eaves, bucket arches, stacked walls, horizontal extensions, and open windows. The architectural style has obvious Huizhou characteristics, with various forms and styles. The streets are all paved with bluestone and rouge stone, with blue-gray limestone strips paved vertically on both sides, and rouge stone arranged horizontally in the middle.
Over the years, the old street still maintains its former appearance, still elegant and antique.
The surroundings of Donghua Road are extremely prosperous, but "Jiangsu Zhenhai Guild Hall" is in a noisy environment, showing its tranquility and elegance, and making the whole street reveal a mysterious atmosphere and rich cultural atmosphere.
It's day, it's bright.
The willow trees on both sides of the street spread out their yellow and green branches, gently fluttering in the slight spring breeze, like groups of fairies in green dresses dancing. The few plum blossoms sandwiched between the willows have already bloomed bright flowers. The green willows and red flowers are really beautiful!
A warm current greeted Liu Yuchun's good mood, and he walked along the street. Several strings of red lanterns were hung on the tree, putting "jewelry" on the tree.
"Ring ring ring", a gust of wind blows. The wind chimes in several shops rang with the dance of the wind.
"Boom boom boom", the sound of gongs and drums poured into the street from all directions.
In an instant, the street was full of traffic, and people were talking and laughing. The street that had been sleeping soundly suddenly seemed to wake up.
Liu Yu?Hurriedly returned to the guild hall, calling for Ji Xu and Liu Ji to go out for a spring outing together.
Ji Xu said: "I won't go, my friend, please ask me to find a good calligraphy and painting in the capital and send it to someone."
"Oh~" Liu Yuchun turned his head and asked Liu Ji, "Brother Bowen, you are new to Kyoto. How about it? Let me show you around today?"
"Okay~" Liu Ji was very excited.
But Ji Xu said: "When Brother Bowen wins the first prize, won't you become a native of Kyoto? Then you won't have time to play?"
Liu Yuchun said with a smile: "You want Bowen to accompany you to the bookstore, so you just say so, why are you beating around the bush?!"
"The one who knows me is brother Zhengshi. Little brother, that's exactly what I mean!" Ji Xu said, "I heard that brother Bowen has done a lot of research on calligraphy and painting. How about you, brother, go and make eye contact for little brother?"
"Okay, as long as you're not afraid that I'll miss you, I'll accompany you!" Liu Ji said with a smile and followed Ji Xu out the door.
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Notes
[1] Wang Baochuan
Ancient characters in legendary opera stories.
It is said in the play that the third daughter of Wang Yun, the prime minister of Tang Yizong, married the poor Xue Pinggui as his wife regardless of her parents' advice. Kicked out of the house by his parents, after Xue Pinggui joined the army, Wang Baochuan lived alone in the cold kiln for 18 years. Later, Xue Pinggui became a court hero and brought Wang Baochuan into the mansion, and the husband and wife were reunited.
There are many plays about her in Chinese operas, such as Peking Opera "Red Maned Horse", Qin Opera "Wudianpo", Yue Tune "Wang Baochuan" and so on.
According to historical research, there is no Xue Pinggui in history. But why did he and Wang Baochuan appear on the stage? And since ancient times, the phenomenon of "two actors performing together" has appeared in many drama genres?
One theory is that a rich family in Shanxi invited opera troupes to sing "Fenhe Bay" and other plays for their mother's birthday. The play reflects the affairs of Xue Rengui and Liu Yinhuan. Finally, a local famous doctor found out the root cause after inquiring, and offered a reward for the original script of Xue Rengui's troupe. A certain literati invented "Xue Pinggui" in order not to violate history. On the stage of opera, the situation of "two Xues coexisting" appeared.
Another way of saying is that Xue Rengui was later named the King of Pingliao. Most of the Xue family also moved with Xue Rengui from Longmen (Hejin) to the capital (now Xi'an). Later, Shanxi people were proud of Xue Rengui who came out of the local area, and they sang operas and built cold kilns. Shaanxi people have always loved to compete with Shanxi, thinking that Xue Rengui's family has been living in Shaanxi since then, but Shanxi people have taken the limelight. They also made up a play, not daring to go against history, so they changed Xue Rengui into Xue Pinggui, Liu Yinhuan into Wang Baochuan, and a fictional play was released. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com