Chapter 29 3. Yunsheng

Litangyuan is the most famous opera troupe in Chang'an City. At that time, the court of the Sui Dynasty arranged "Nine Parts of Music", and many singing and dancing artists from Litangyuan participated in it.In particular, their original opera, with heavy makeup on the face, is very novel and has attracted many dignitaries.Among them, Taizhu Yunsheng is the most sought after, he is good at singing and reciting, proficient in civil and martial arts, he once performed in front of the imperial court, even Emperor Sui Yang praised him unceasingly, and many dignitaries even paid a high price for a clear tone.

At this moment, bursts of applause came from the audience! I saw the flags and drums shaking the sky on the stage, and dozens of men lined up in an array, beating the drums shirtless.In the middle is a woman, wearing a cloud dress with water sleeves and a jade belt in the wind, and when her red lips parted, she heard a powerful voice: "When the wind blows, the clouds fly, and when the sea is safe, I return to my hometown, and when the warriors are safe, I guard the four directions..." The delicate girl sang the "Great Wind Song" by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. Although it was lacking in roughness, the unique charm could not be learned by men, which attracted applause from the audience.

Ye Fangting was not very interested in singing and dancing, looked around, and suddenly poked Su Changshan: "Look, Mr. Dong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is also here to listen to the opera." Su Changshan looked casually, and sure enough, Dong Chao, Minister of Rites, was sitting on the guest table on the second floor, surrounded by many people, some of them were candidates living in Zhengyue Building. Ye Fangting smiled and took out a bag of almond cakes, and said while eating: "This opportunity is rare, Mr. Dong is the chief examiner of this scientific examination, why don't you try to curry favor?"

The girl on the stage was still babbling and singing, but Su Changshan had stood up and walked towards the second floor. The almond cakes in Ye Fangting's mouth fell out: "You...are you really going?" Dong Chao was in his sixtieth year and was well maintained, the wrinkles on his face were as docile as the purple robe on his body.At this moment, he looked at the stage, but there was some displeasure on his face. A Lang official approached alertly: "What are your orders?" "Where's Yunsheng?" Dong Chao didn't look at him, his eyes were still fixed on the stage, and he spoke with his nose.

"Let's go now!" The official turned around and left, only to see an ordinary-looking scholar coming upstairs. It was another examinee who came to make love with Mr. Dong—the official knew nine times out of ten, so he didn't look too much, and just went about his own business. Su Changshan came forward and said to Dong Chao naturally: "Jiangnan Su Changshan, I have met Mr. Dong." Dong Chao had squinted his eyes to rest his mind, but when he heard the words "Su Changshan in the south of the Yangtze River", he raised his eyelids: "You——is Su Changshan who broke the murder case of the beauty Baiyu in Sichuan?"

"It's a late-born boy." When the young man was not speaking, he was ordinary, but when he opened his mouth, everyone couldn't help but look at him. They felt that he was calm and relaxed, and his eyebrows were relaxed and graceful. His demeanor was natural and natural. Not cramped, very comfortable. Yuanwailangguan beside Dong Chao couldn't help but glance at Su Changshan admiringly. "Sit down." Dong Chao gestured to the left and right to sit. After a while, the officials came with the foreman. The foreman bowed to Dong Chao and said, "Master Dong, forgive me, I'm afraid Yun Sheng won't be here today."

"Didn't you just say that Yun Sheng was coming?" An angry voice came from the side.The person who spoke was dressed in brocade clothes, but he was very fat, and the material on his body might have to be twice as much as ordinary people: "Master Dong is here to listen to the opera, how did you arrange it?" The foreman immediately recognized him as an aristocratic son who often came to the theater. Yu Wenzhong, the nephew of General Yu Wenhuaji of Chaoyou Tunwei, was about to answer in panic when he saw Yu Wenzhong bent over to please Dong Chao and said with a smile: " Master Dong's majesty is here, how dare Yun Sheng come out and sing!"

Turning to the foreman, he immediately changed his face: "Call Yun Sheng out!" The foreman knelt down in panic: "My lords, Yun Sheng doesn't usually live in the troupe. If he doesn't want to sing, the villain can't find him!" "Nonsense!" Yuwen Zhong said angrily, "You little actor, he's posing in front of Mr. Dong!" "Since Yun Sheng said he was going to sing today, why didn't he come?" Dong Chao opened the teacup slowly, and the tea mist rose up. He looked at the foreman expressionlessly. "Yun Sheng has always kept his promise. The villain doesn't know why he didn't come..." The foreman kowtowed and said, "When Yun Sheng comes over next time, the villain will definitely ask him to make amends."

"Apologize?——" Dong Chao covered the teacup coldly: "There is no need for another time!" The foreman of Litang Garden knelt on the ground in fear, and did not dare to raise his head until the footsteps could no longer be heard. Dong Chao and his party had already left, only to see that the VIP seat in front of them suddenly became empty, only the cloth-shirted boy was still sitting leisurely, as if nothing had happened just now, and he was only concentrating on listening to the play. The girl singing on the stage seemed a little nervous, so she couldn't help but glance over here.

The only boy, An Ran, acted as if no one else was around, and for some reason made her nervous feel a little more relaxed. "An De Hai Nei is back to his hometown..." she continued to sing. At the end of the song, the audience continued to applaud and cheer. The girl bowed to the audience, and when she turned to step off the stage, she couldn't help but glance in that direction. Seeing that he was also looking at her, she couldn't help but blushed slightly. behind the scenes. "Why didn't Yunsheng come over today? Sigh..." "Then Mr. Dong is extremely powerful. If you offend him, our Litangyuan business will be difficult in the future!"

"It's all Yun Sheng's fault! Not keeping promises..." "He is a pillar, and he can sing whenever he wants, and the score is huge." ... A group of people were discussing while removing their makeup.But the girl who had just finished singing said softly: "Brother Yun Sheng has always kept his word, there must be some compelling reason why he didn't come today." A cheater raised the curtain and came in: "Miss Handan, there is a young man outside who wants to find you. Just as usual, let the girl push it?" Apart from Yun Sheng, the girl Handan who sang "Great Wind Song" just now is the most popular character in the troupe, but she never sees all fans of the theater, no matter the dignitaries or the romantic boys. "Slow..." Handan was slightly startled, and said softly, "What kind of young master is he? Did he tell you his name?"