Chapter 31 Lei Haiqing/The Liyuan musician who died of scolding a thief

Lei Haiqing, a famous court musician during Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was good at playing the pipa. In the fourteenth year of Tang Tianbao (755), An Lushan rebelled and soon hit the capital Chang'an.Tang Xuanzong fled the capital in haste with Yang Guifei and a few cronies, and all civil and military officials became captives of Anlu Mountain.When An Lushan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, those officials surrendered and became false officials.The musicians of the teaching workshop and the disciples of Liyuan who were trained and trained by Tang Minghuang have also become captives of Anlu Mountain, and Lei Haiqing is among them.

One day, An Lushan held a big banquet in Ningbi Pool for all the officials.It used to be the place where Tang Xuanzong watched song and dance performances and entertained his officials.An Lushan was very happy. He called the disciples of Liyuan and ordered them to play music. All the officials shouted long live.Suddenly, Lei Haiqing dropped his instrument and cried loudly towards the west. He pointed at An Lushan and cursed at the false officials who surrendered to Anlushan.An Lushan was furious and ordered Lei Haiqing to be dismembered in front of the horse trial hall for public display.Until his death, Lei Haiqing kept cursing.

The poet Wang Wei was also captured by Anlu Mountain at that time. He refused to surrender, so he took medicine to pretend to be sick, and was imprisoned in Luoyang Bodhi Temple.Hearing this news, he was very moved. His good friend Pei Di came to visit him, so he wrote a poem of Qijue: "Thousands of households are sad and wild smoke is born, and when will all the officials go to the sky again. Autumn locust leaves fall into the palace, and Ningbi Pond plays the first song." Orchestra." After the "Anshi Rebellion", Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty bestowed titles on ministers who died in disasters, among them was musician Lei Haiqing.

It is said that after Tang Minghuang learned of Lei Haiqing's death, he ordered him to be the "General Manager of the Pear Garden in the World". From then on, starting from the city of Chang'an, it gradually spread to the people. ", the folks also set up temples to worship. The troupes of Puxian Opera and Liyuan Opera in Fujian both enshrine the statue of Lei Haiqing.Its statue is about one foot high, with a red face, a black crab painted on its mouth, two braids, a red python robe, bare feet, one foot dangling, and the other stepping on a hot wheel. It is said that he is Lei Haiqing.