Bachelor

Chapter 58 Kun Opera
Sun Dan and the others who were lying on the deck also laughed out loud following Sun Hao's shout.

Among them, Jiang Ruoying smiled even more crisply.She stretched out her fist and punched Sun Dan hard on the shoulder a few times: "I hate it, I made a plan to send my wish, but this kind of thing happened. If my aunt saw this scene today, she would definitely be scolded to death. "

Sun Dan took two punches from her, but it didn't hurt, but when he saw her smiling like a flower, his heart was shaken, and he couldn't help reaching out to hold her slender wrist.

After laughing for a long time, Sun Dan stood up and walked towards the cabin.

The person who put the springboard just now stopped Sun Dan with a hand: "You, you, what do you want to do?"

It was only then that Sun Dan discovered that this man was quite handsome, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and his voice was soft, with a compelling yin air, and his skin was fair. If he hadn't seen the protruding Adam's apple under his throat, Sun Dan Dan almost took him for a woman in disguise.

Sun Dan said: "I was very grateful for the help from the gentleman in the cabin just now, and I want to thank you in person."

The man stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and smiled, there was an indescribable charm, "I don't see customers, besides, I hired this boat, thank you if you want."

Sun Dan's heart shuddered when he saw his neither male nor female appearance, he was such a monster.

After gathering his composure, Sun Dan said, "Thank you very much, and also thank you to the gentleman in the cabin."

There was silence in the cabin, only a few half-grown women poked their heads and looked out.

Suddenly seeing several young women, and thinking that this is a painting boat, Sun Gui regained his energy, touched the man quietly, tugged at the man's cuff, and whispered: "Dare to ask, this is a brothel, and the young master is also happy here. ?”

"Damn it, I don't want to go to that kind of place!" The guy stomped his feet, and his eyes fell on Sun Gui's face: "Didn't you just say that we chartered this boat to have fun on the lake?"

Sun Gui gave him a sideways glance, and his scalp went numb.He forced a smile and said: "Dare to ask your surname, and who are the distinguished guests in the boat. We are the children of the Sun family of Huichang Marquis."

The man smiled coquettishly: "Of course I can't tell you who the distinguished guest in the boat is, but I might as well tell you their name and origin. My name is Zhanbu. I'm from the south. I'm the boss of the Zhan family class. You can call me Zhanbu. I am an official, we are singing Kunqu opera, and we come from the capital."

"Oh, it turned out to be a boat chartered by an opera troupe." Sun Gui was greatly disappointed when he heard that it was not a brothel painting boat. He was also afraid of this actor named Buguan, so he hurriedly stepped back a few steps, not daring to approach him again.

In the Ming Dynasty, the actor's status was low, and Sun Gui was also a scholar, so he underestimated this cloth official by three points in his heart.

Sun Dan didn't think opera singers were cheap, after all, it was a subsistence business, and there was no distinction between high and low labor.Besides, in modern times, opera singers are noble artists.

Sun Dan cupped his hands: "It turned out to be Boss Zhan. It's a pleasure to meet you. Boss Zhan is really an elegant person. He goes boating on the lake late at night. When the moon is dark and the wind is high, he can enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains."

The cloth official laughed softly: "On the night of the murderous night, the moon is black and the scenery is pitch black. What scenery can we see? Today is King De's fiftieth birthday. We are invited by the palace to sing an opera to add to the fun."

"It turned out to be King De's fiftieth birthday." Sun Dan suddenly remembered that Li Meiting had brought Sun Yue to the banquet for this reason, "but to King De's mansion, why did he come on board?" In his memory, De The Wangfu is on the edge of Daming Lake, not a few steps away from here.This Zhan family class did not go to the palace, but came to the lake by boat, which made people feel so weird.

Zhanbu giggled and said, "King De is an elegant man, and he didn't want to make the scale of this birthday banquet too big, so that it would make a fuss. Besides, the prince's banquets are all local officials and celebrities. What's more important is Elegant and elegant. Therefore, the prince set up the banquet in the middle of the lake, set up a painting boat, and just a few literati and dignitaries sat and talked about the wind and moon, and enjoyed the wine with the wind."

"So that's how it is." Sun Dan was stunned for a moment, then felt annoyed again.If I had known that I would meet Mr. Li and Sun Yue on this boat, I wouldn't come up if I killed him.We met face to face, but felt awkward.

The cloth official said a few words to Sun Dan, then turned his head and shouted into the cabin: "A few top aunts, come out and practice a bit, tune the strings for me, and your fingers are hot from playing, don't come here It’s time to embarrass me for the Zhanjia class. This year is also my luck, and I took over De Wang’s business. As long as I perform well, I don’t have to worry about food and clothing this year.”

With a crisp sound, several Yingyingyanyans in costumes and outfits ran out to warm up on the spacious deck.Legs are pressed, waists are pressed, some people are adjusting the pitch of huqin and pipa, while others are hanging their voices "Yi Yi ah ah".

They were so busy, Sun Dan and the others were too embarrassed to disturb them, and they all sat on the side of the boat to watch the excitement.

This group of actresses is not very old, they are all twelve or thirteen years old, but their appearance is also ordinary, but it is rare that their waists are soft, and after a few difficult splits, Sun Gui and Sun Hao are dumbfounded.

Sun Dan himself was not interested in dramas, and was bored watching them, looking around, trying to find a hiding place so as not to meet Sun Yue face to face.

That Jiang Ruoying was originally from Suzhou, and Kunqu Opera is a southern opera, which was just right for her, and she was delighted to hear it.

At this time, a little martial artist sang his voice for a long time, and suddenly sang such a sentence: "The autumn night is long, the cool night is long, and Su Suxiu knocked on his door. Looking at the waning moon in the distance, walking in the dark, running in the wilderness, my Not light..."

It is one of the Kunqu Opera "The Story of the Sword".

At the beginning, the little martial artist sang sonorously and forcefully, but probably because of the cold wind on the lake, his voice suddenly became hoarse and he couldn't catch his breath.

Sun Dan smiled, he was no stranger to this repertoire. "The Story of the Sword" is a repertoire of Kunqu opera in the Ming Dynasty, which was based on the famous Chinese vernacular novel "Water Margin" with some changes.The story of Lin Chong playing Gao Qi but was framed by Gao, assassinated in Cangzhou, and finally forced to go to Liangshan.

When he was in the County Chronicle Office, he once received a group of Kunqu opera troupes who came to Zouping for tourism with the people from Wenweikou, and stayed with them for a week. Since then, he has developed a certain interest in this ancient form of drama. .Kunqu Opera, also known as Kunqu Opera, originated in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, and began at the end of Yuan Dynasty.Later, on the basis of Kunqu opera, many operas were derived, and it is the originator of later generations of Peking opera.It is also rated as an intangible heritage by UNESCO.

Now it is the end of Zhengde and the beginning of Jiajing, and it is the time when Kunqu Opera becomes popular.

At that time, the Kunqu opera troupe gave me a CD of famous Kunqu operas for Sun Dan. Sun Dan thought it sounded too noisy. After listening to it a few times, he copied it into the computer. "Night Run" is out.

Xiao Wusheng's voice became hoarse, which made Sun Hao, Jiang Ruoying and others laugh.

The boss named Buguan changed his face, and opened his mouth to scold softly: "What are you singing, Mr. Yang is on the boat, if you sing his song like this, won't you be afraid that Mr. Yang will be angry?"

"Forget it, Bu Guan, don't scold her." In the cabin, the Sichuan native who hadn't spoken for a long time suddenly spoke.What he will change is a beautiful Beijing film: "I have just written this piece for a few days, and I just wrote this section. I haven't thought about how to write it later. Therefore, I haven't thought about what to use. Qupai. Perhaps, the tone of this brand is too high, so it is not suitable to use it here."

The cloth official smiled softly, and raised two orchid fingers: "Mr. Yang is right, but I feel sad to see them ruining your song like this."

Seeing his charming appearance, Sun Hao and others' hairs stood on end.

But Sun Hao was shocked in his heart and almost jumped up.He is no stranger to the play "The Tale of the Sword", and he has vaguely guessed who Mr. Yang is in the cabin.

According to the book, "The Story of the Sword" is the most famous piece of Kunqu Opera in the Ming Dynasty. It was composed in the 15th year of Jiajing and written by Li Kaixian, a Jinshi in the [-]th year of Jiajing.Li Kaixian was a well-known scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and he had profound attainments in opera creation.Together with Tang Shunzhi, Zhao Shichun and others, he was called the eight talented scholars in the early years of Jiajing.

Although he is not well-known in later generations, "Lin Chong's Night Run" is a classic piece among the major tunes.

Although the author of "The Story of the Sword" was Li Kaixian, Sun Dan accidentally found out that some of the libretto came from the creation of Yang Shen when he checked the materials of this play.It was Yang Shen who first thought of bringing the image of Lin Chong in "Water Margin" to the stage.

It's just that Yang Shen was playing for tickets at the beginning. After writing a few times, he stopped writing when the inspiration didn't come.Li Kai first eliminated the chaff and kept the essence on the basis of Yang Shen's original work, and expanded the length of the novel. Only then did "The Story of the Sword" become a famous drama through the ages.

Just now the cloth official called Mr. Yang, who was in the cabin, and said that the libretto was written by him. Thinking of Mr. Yang's strong Sichuan accent, and saying that he is from the Xindu family, Sun Dan was thrilled. He knew this person. He is one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, the son of Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the current cabinet, and Yang Shen, the editor of the Imperial Academy.

(End of this chapter)