Chapter 37 Nian Nu/Singer of "Speaking Above the Morning Glow"

Nian Nu, a famous female singer during the Tianbao period.There are records that she is the most outstanding singer in the Jiaofang palace, and there are records that she is a folk singer, but she is called into the palace to sing by Tang Minghuang at any time.Tang Yuanzhen once described in the poem "Lianchang Palace Ci": Niannu was very beautiful, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang often praised her, "This girl has charming eyes." Above the morning glow." One day, the palace held a banquet to entertain the guests, but the voices were too noisy and uncontrollable, and all the music stopped playing for it.Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Niannu to sing on stage, accompanied by Bing Erwulang playing the small pipe.The singing and the sound of pipes were chasing each other, which was so wonderful that everyone became quiet all of a sudden.

Nian Nu has both sex and art, and his reputation has been passed down to later generations.During the Zhenghe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Uncle Li Fang met an old man who was good at singing, and wrote "Pinling" for this play, saying: "Singing must be a jade man, with a sandalwood mouth, white teeth, and ice skin. The meaning is conveyed, the words are delicate and trembling, and the words are like pearls." Although the old man is Jiege, he has no choice but to have snowy temples and frosty beard. Let’s all say that he looks like Yi, how can he be like a slave?”