Chapter 18 Talking about Guan Gong Opera from "Loyalty Theater Exhibition"

China Television's "Loyalty Drama Exhibition" every Monday to Thursday, from the black-faced Bao Xiaosu to the red-faced Guan Yunchang, Guan Gong's loyalty is unmatched in the past and present, not only relevant, but if it is arranged properly, he will be listed as a social education program , for the hearts of the world, it may be more effective.In the former Qing Dynasty, the sages of literature and martial arts were especially revered. In various scientific examination articles, there must be a word "Qiu". Hit your palms with a ruler!The penalty for jurenjinshi is even more severe. You are not allowed to take the exam after you have passed the exam.Although the character "Yu" in Guan Gong's name is not as serious as Confucius' "Qiu", the original character "Yu" is not allowed to have three apostrophes, but two dots. These are all expressions of respect for Confucius and Guan Gong.Now not only has it not been noticed by people, but no one even knows that the original character of "Yu" is three strokes.

Before Daoguang and Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, those who played Guan Yu in court plays all called themselves "Guan Mou" when they signed up, and other characters on the same stage, regardless of whether they were enemies or friends, were all honored as "Guan Gong".In the former Kunyi troupe, the protagonists were the so-called Hongjing, who specialized in Guan Gong dramas.In the ten years of the Republic of China, there was a western restaurant in the Central Park of Beiping. Zhao Ziying, the shopkeeper, was a famous Hongjing ticket. He knew about fifty or sixty Guan Gong plays.At that time, there was an old student Li Hongchun, who was honored by Liyuan Xing as "Li Hongye" because of his seniority and pretentiousness.Before the Anti-Japanese War, he had a dispute with a young fancier, Duan Hongxuan, over the "Hongsheng drama", and started a lawsuit.Li Hongchun asked Duan Hongxuan about the names of more than eighty Guan operas compiled by Zhang Detian in the government back then, which ones he had heard and sung, and how many remote Guan Gong operas he had composed but not rehearsed. Asking for advice, in several newspapers that publish drama reviews, especially "Liyan Daily", there are endless debates between you and me.There are many disciples of Li Hongchun, the most famous one is the "Thirteen Taibao", all of them are Zhazahuhu, seven are unyielding, eight are unforgiving characters, drama critic Jing Guxue, Wu Yimin see Li Hongye's poetry Vigorous and fierce, the sword and halberd were fierce, making Duan Hongxuan stagger and unable to step down from the stage.If the debate goes on like this, it will not be the end, but Jing and Wu have a lot of connections with Liyuanxing, and they are unwilling to offend Li Hongchun.One day when everyone was discussing this matter at Jinyuxuan dinner, Zhao Ziying stepped forward and was willing to resolve the note made by Li and Duan.I don't know why, when going back and forth to Guan Yu, not only did they fail to mediate, but Zhao and Li said they were deadlocked, and some people even fanned their postures.Later, the two licorice characters Yan Shaobai and Ji Shi'an in the police circle came forward to mediate, and the old man's case was settled.

The Pi Huang Troupe couldn't help acting in closed plays at first. According to the old actor Wang Fushou (nicknamed the Red-Eyed Wang Si, he knew the most about the rules in the play, even Tan Xinpei, Xiao Changhua and others, as soon as they saw the Red-Eyed Wang Si in the backstage, they quickly avoided it, so as not to worry about it. He made a sarcasm and was embarrassed face to face) and said: "During the Qianjia period, there was a 'Mi Xizi' who was good at Hongsheng opera. During a Spring Festival Yushi group worship hall battle, he specially invited Zhu to play Guan Gong in "Battle of Changsha". He When putting on clothes, I only hooked my eyebrows, painted my nose, neither rubbed red nor smeared cinnabar, sipped two sips of white dry wine before going on stage, covered my face with the sleeve of my robe, walked to the stage, and shook my water sleeve down , The audience in the audience stood up all over the hall, and everyone said that it looked like Guan Gong showing his holiness, and was suddenly startled, so they left their seats in horror." Although the palace and Kunyi performed Guan Gong dramas as usual, the Guan Gong dramas of Pihuang Troupe were banned from performing.

In the last years of Tongzhi, when Cheng Changgeng was the boss of the Sanqing troupe, in order to fight against the Sixi troupe, he once rearranged the entire "Three Kingdoms". "Knife Club", "Tunzi".Because the front office staff offended the old men who were in charge, saying that they had violated the prohibition and had to take Cheng Changgeng, the head of the class, away. Go, punish after a while. Since then, the Pihuang troupe has been afraid to perform Guan Gong opera for several years. Until now, only Zhang Fei and not Guan Gong are performed by all troupes in "Baimenlou".It has been 20 or 30 years since the "Linjiang Meeting" was published. Instead of Guan Gong, Zhang Fei was used instead.Xiao Hezhuang said before his death: "Boss Cheng played Zhang Fei when he sang "Linjiang Meeting", and then Mu Fengshan played the role. In the middle of Guangxu, the ban was gradually relaxed for a long time, and only some people in the Pihuang class dared to play Guan Gong, but "Walking into the Maicheng" is still banned. Of course, the government is banned from performing, and the people in the Liyuan also think that it violates the martial arts saint, and no one wants to play it." This time, Zhongzhu "Loyalty Drama Exhibition" seems to have rearranged all "Three Kingdoms" "I don't know if "Guan Gong Maicheng Ascends to Heaven" is included in the repertoire of the show.

Guo Chunshan (Guo Yuanfen's father), the old actor and ugly actor, failed to become popular in his life because of his bad speech, but his stomach is really wide, he can't stop the chaos, and he knows very complicated things.In Mei Lanfang's Chenghua Club, he was the head of the ugly line, and no matter whether there were his plays or not, he had to be given a share.He said: When Li Hongchun and Duan Hongxuan had a lawsuit against the lord, because he had a lot of connections with both parties, he didn't want to take the lead. Zhang Zhao compiled a total of 82 chapters of "Guan Opera Compilation" for the inner court. Even if Li Hongchun plays the 82-fold repertoire, he may not be able to explain it completely.Duan Hongxuan is a young fancier in his twenties, you have kowtowed to the patriarch, so it would be disrespectful to compete with young people like this.It is said that these words were deliberately conveyed to Li Hongchun's ears, so he accepted the mediation of Yan and Ji.

The old actors Chen Delin and Yang Xiaolou were sent to the palace from time to time in the late Qing Dynasty, and they were very popular in front of Cixi, while Chen and Yang were cautious in the palace and were able to observe people's subtleties.According to them: "There must have been a small building and Yu Zhuanger's (Yuqin)'s "Qingshishan" in the Spring Festival play in the palace. Da Li Wu's role is not inferior to Tan Xinpei's in terms of academic ability and skills, especially his high-pitched voice, and he is good at singing suona tunes. In "Qingshishan", he played Guan Yu, and played a "point general". Curtain. Guan Gong of Dali Wu, he sings suona tune, and he sings every sentence over and over again. The flames were scattered, and before the curtains were drawn, she would always avoid the seats and stand in front of the porch for a while before returning to her seat." It was later discovered that whenever Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva or Guan Gong was featured in the play, she would always get up and avoid for a while with excuses.Once, a concubine of Tongzhi appeared at the Guan meeting, and Yi Shushen forgot to get up and leave. Cixi later used other excuses to punish her to burn incense for three days in front of the emperor's seat in the imperial garden to confess her disrespect!

Liu Hongsheng used to be pure, and it was his first time to go out to sing in Shanghai. Because of his sonorous and mellow voice, someone urged him to change his old life, but he became a hit. It was either "Heaven as a guarantor, and the earth as a guarantor", or "The Lonely King Drunken Peach Blossom Official", which was quite lively for a long time.In fact, Liu's Three Cuts and One Exploration, except for "Cut the Yellow Robe", the other three works are far inferior to Tan.Once he suddenly became interested and wanted to sing "Scraping the Bone to Heal the Poison". Generally, actors have to fast and bathe on the first day of the most pious performance of Hongsheng opera on the second day. Then he went on stage to sing.Liu Laizi has always been sloppy in his work, as usual, he went on the stage without praying for blessings. In the "bone scraping" scene, the player who played Hua Tuo was inattentive, and the wooden knife actually scratched the flesh on his arm. What happened, but as soon as it was unloaded, the blood flow continued.Although he was cured later, he couldn't lift his arms for more than half a month. Some people said that it was a small punishment for disrespecting martial arts saints. Since then, Liu Hongsheng has never closed the show again.

Guo Zhongheng was originally a fancier in Nancheng, Beiping, and he was in the same church as Wang Youquan. Later, he was introduced by Wang Youquan and joined Cheng Yanqiu's theater troupe.The three-day bubble plays are "Battle in Changsha" and "Viewing Paintings with a Tripod".He is a Christian, of course he would not kowtow in the background, but as soon as Guan Gong came out, the special flat gold and green satin yellow water flowing Guan Gong's handsome flag, the inspection field panicked, and the "Hong Ni Guan" "Hong Ni Guan" by Yan Qiu was released. Avenge for husband" was raised up the white flag.The next day, he told Youquan's "Twin Lions Garden" that "the grand master returns to the mansion", and the inspectors took away the pair of lions. Although they put the lions out again, the audience burst into laughter.Although the two mistakes were due to the negligence of the inspectors, it also made Boss Guo feel ignorant and uneasy. Later, someone advised him that he should follow the rules of the Liyuan since he entered the opera, and he would still pray for blessings when he was in the next stage. Burning incense and praying.You said that the matter involved superstition. From the perspective of Liu and Guo's two incidents, it is incomprehensible.

Of course, Cheng Changgeng and Wang Fushou have never heard of the Guan Gong drama that the author has heard, and even the third son Mazi has not caught up.Once Xiaosan Mazi sang "Single-knife Meeting" on the first stage, his demeanor was stern and not blustery, which can be regarded as typical, and everyone in Liyuanxing praised it.Wang Binfen from Binqing Society is also good at Hongsheng opera. He was told by Fan Futai. Fan Yisheng has never been famous and proud.I have listened to Wang Binfen's "Qingshi Mountain" in the niche, singing the suona tune every time it is high, it is loud and clear, and it is extremely comfortable to listen to. Unfortunately, it is a pity that it will not last forever and passed away shortly after leaving the department.Wang Fengqing's Wang Pai plays, I think the most proud are "Take the Commander's Seal", "Let the City", and "Battle in Changsha". His Guan Gong plays are grand and handsome, majestic but not fierce. "Battle of Changsha" is derived from Wang Zhufen's true biography. Not only is his expression unique, but his grace and solemnity are beyond the reach of ordinary actors who claim to be famous and famous.

Lin Shusen's Guan Gong play is considered the first in the south. His appearance, eyes, and body and footwork can be calm, and his singing is not bad. The bloody place, it has been in Jiangnan for a long time, in order to cater to the audience, big mellow and small flaws are forgivable.Li Hongchun once performed "Ancient City Meeting" in Beiping Huayuan.Playing the well-known "Leng Yan Saw", there is also the feeling that he can't move me, but his movements of shaking beard, beard pulling, beard pushing, and beard raising are clean and neat, which is beyond his reach.Lin Shusen said: "Li Hongye plays Guan Gong, his beard and mouth are good at kung fu, which is enough for the younger generation to learn for a long time." Now CTV's loyalty drama exhibition seems to have a tendency to go to the whole "Three Kingdoms", and Guan Gong's dramas will be released in the future. Zhengduo, Zhiguo can perform several more performances of the lost Guan Gong drama, and Shu almost lives up to the well-known title of "Loyalty Drama Exhibition".