The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 72 Unique Capacity

The Jiaofang Division of the Darong Empire is located in the northeast of Miyagi, occupying a large well-shaped site, mainly composed of two major alleys, Bensi Hutong and Jisi Hutong.

Bensi Hutong is where the Jiaofang Division Office is located, and it is also the location of the Temperament Office established by the state. Its status is much higher than that of Jisi Hutong. All kinds of court musicians who are proficient in temperament are basically concentrated here.

Ceremony and music are not cheap. It is said that the important affairs of the country depend on the sacrificial ceremony and military affairs, and the sacrificial ceremony is inseparable from ritual and music. As the official office in charge of the world's top musicians, the Temperament Department is always responsible for welcoming guests or celebrating ceremonial music for many big occasions. In comparison, Bensi Hutong is actually much more serious and deserted than Jisi Hutong on weekdays.

Jisi Alley is the real entertainment place. There are dancing girls and geisha there. It is lively and lively every day. Men who want to have entertainment always go to Jisi Alley. They only step into Honsi Alley when they have serious business.

Fu Xuechen saw that she was a young girl who had never been to the Jiaofang Division, and she didn't know where the Jiaofang Division opened, so Yun Zuo acted as a guide and gave her a rough introduction with a smile.

Fu Xuechen couldn't help but hit back slightly: "Does Your Highness come here often? Are you so familiar?"

"No! I've only been here twice, and both times I came with my elder brother, once with my third brother, and once with my fourth brother." Yun Zuo smiled and said, "The third brother works in the Ministry of Rites, and the fourth brother follows the Temperament Department. My master is learning from Heng Xiao."

Prince Bingshan is actually learning to play the flute?Can't see it!Fu Xuechen blinked his big eyes in amazement, and then thought about it, the fourth prince appeared to be indifferent on the surface, but in fact, he likes music?Love pets too?This is a bit of duplicity!
At this time, Yun Zuo laughed and said: "The imperial grandmother likes rhythm, and the fourth brother probably wants to learn to play the flute by himself. When the time comes, he can play a birthday song for the imperial grandmother and save a few words. It is indeed his temperament. .”

The hutong of this department is divided into the east courtyard and the west courtyard. The instruments of the musicians in the east courtyard are mainly gold and stone, such as chime bells, Tao Xun, suona, gongs and drums, etc.

Musicians in the West Academy mainly play silk and bamboo instruments, such as Yaoqin, Guzheng, Erhu, Dixiao, etc. There is a high-rise building between the two courtyards, called Huaruijixiang Building, which is a large-scale celebration and entertainment place, and its functions are roughly equivalent to later theaters, In the auditorium, if many musicians and geisha are required to perform together, the rehearsal of the program is in this building.

Yun Zuo led Fu Xuechen to advance to the west courtyard.

The person in charge of the West Courtyard is the second official under Feng Luan. When he learned that the sixth prince was coming, it was Zuo Si Le Fang Zhixin who came forward to greet him. He ran back and forth between them, and happened to be not in Jiaofang Division at the moment.

"The Sixth Highness is here today..." Fang Zhixin bowed and asked.

"The emperor's grandmother's birthday, I have prepared a libretto, and I hope that the musicians who will appear on the stage can accompany me with the drum music." Yoon Zuo directly explained the purpose of his visit.

"So that's it! It's not difficult, it's not difficult!" Fang Zhixin felt that this request was a trivial matter for the musicians, and immediately felt relieved, and led Yunzuo and Fu Xuechen directly to the tall building in the center.

Because there are only more than three days until the Shengshou Festival, the musicians and dancers are all rehearsing in the Huarui Building at this moment to practice coordination so as not to make mistakes when the time comes.

This happened to be cheap for Yun Zuo and Fu Xuechen, and they could get a glimpse of the leopard before the official celebration, and they were able to watch several grand performances prepared by the Jiaofang Secretary.

The only pity is that during the rehearsal, everyone wore their own uniforms instead of performance dresses, which inevitably looked messy and lacked the uniform beauty of clothing.

But Fu Xuechen had already enjoyed watching it very much. She finally found a feeling similar to watching artists' rehearsal programs in the backstage of variety shows in this strange era.

Although there are no pianos, violins, jazz drums and other Western musical instruments in this era, and there are no modern audio equipment and colorful lighting equipment, it still has its unique ancient charm.

It is really a different kind of enjoyment to see all kinds of beauties in ancient costumes dancing enchantingly, with their sleeves flying, accompanied by melodious classical music, the sound of zither, qin, and flute, one after another, and the sound of bells and drums.

In this era, there is no show host, but there is a master of ceremonies, which is equivalent to the combination of the host and the director. During the official performance, the master of ceremonies will direct and control the progress of the performance, when to stop, when to act, Change the program, when and what program to play, etc.

Fang Zhixin told the master of ceremonies the sixth prince's request, and the master of ceremonies immediately understood, and immediately found him a few musicians who would be there that day according to the sixth prince's request, namely gongs and drums, yangqin, zither and suona.

After Yun Zuo sang a simple Cantonese birthday song, these musicians discussed with each other and immediately collaborated to create a suitable accompaniment, which sounded very festive and joyful, and the effect was very good.

Fu Xuechen looked at these musicians in amazement and admiration. Sure enough, no matter which dynasty a master was born in, a master who is proficient in music is a master. Within their professional scope, making music is as simple and easy as playing.

Even they don't need Yoon Jo to rehearse with them in advance, as long as Yoon Jo signals to start, they can immediately make the most suitable accompaniment at the most suitable time.

Therefore, it took less than a quarter of an hour before and after. After Yun Zuo and Fu Xuechen nodded in approval of one of the accompaniments they made temporarily, they could leave, and the musicians would go back and write down the scores. At that time, the master of ceremonies will pay extra attention to the actions of the sixth prince, and will be able to direct the musicians to make a live accompaniment at any time.

The Tang, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties in the previous life all had the lowly nationality system, which was actually a slave system. Musicians and dancers all belonged to the lowly nationality, and the lowly nationality did not belong to the common people. They exist like the private property of a large family, escaping is a crime, and the law will not protect them.

The most uncomfortable thing is that the descendants of the low-ranking family are still low-ranking, and cannot take part in the imperial examination for life.

The most familiar "ancient common sense" about humble nationality is the legacy of the Yuan Dynasty. The above is more advanced than the Ming Dynasty. For example, the Song Dynasty did not have a low-level registration system, and the Song Dynasty also paid attention to commerce and business taxes.

The use of servants in the Song Dynasty is closer to the employment system of later generations. The servants in the big households are hired, and the government will protect their personal and property safety by signing a contract. Musicians and dancers in the Song Dynasty, including women in brothels, also rely on contracts. Those who come to engage in related occupations, if the contract is terminated, they are no different from ordinary people, and their children have the same social status as the children of ordinary people.

There is no such thing as low status in the Darong Empire. All the people are people, such as craftsmen, musicians, dancers, brothel girls, etc., whose occupations belong to the lower class, but their status is the same as that of the common people. As long as they are innocent within three generations, their descendants will also have The right to participate in the imperial examination is similar to that of the Song Dynasty.

But the Darong Empire also stipulated that the status of slaves is subordinate to the master's family. As long as they sign a contract with the master's family, they will automatically give up the treatment of civilians, become the vassal existence of the master's family, and accept the jurisdiction of the master's family. There is no right to participate in the imperial examination, which is similar to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

As for the children born of slaves and slaves, there are two different ways to go: you can register as a commoner, do not sign a contract with the master's family, do not accept the master's training, and let relatives who are not slaves raise them; you can also be born as a child. Sign a contract with the main family, become the son of the main family, and be a vassal of the main family for life.

To be honest, there is no such thing as cheap, Fu Xuechen thinks it's great, so many talents in the manufacturing industry, talents who are good at music and performing arts can make full use of their talents to earn living resources, and at the same time, they don't have to worry about their offspring. Without the talent of my parents, I can go to another path.

However, musicians and dancers are still low-level occupations. Fu Xuechen also thinks it is good. Talents in this field do not belong to the mainstream of society, so there will be no various star worship phenomenon that will be criticized by people in later generations.

(End of this chapter)