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Chapter 1026

"Gentlemen and ladies, please enjoy "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" brought by Boss Li Wanxiu."

"Whoa~"

"Good~"

The manager of the Golden Grand Theater walked up to the microphone and announced the start of the performance to the audience, which drew cheers and applause.

Zheng Shisong stretched his head even more, his palms were flushed, and he stared intently at the side of the stage where the characters entered.

Wan Lilang and other agents No. 76 on the side raised their vigilance and touched their guns to prevent someone from rushing out suddenly.

If there are military sanctions personnel here, it is the best time for the opponent to move in such a chaotic time.

A large number of plainclothes spies lingered at several exits, the second floor and the backstage, waiting for a shot to be fired, so that the theater could be sealed off in the shortest possible time.

"Kang Chi~ Bang Chi~ Bang Chi"

At the same time as the secret agents moved, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded, and four bunt martial arts students wearing sergeants and Chinese army costumes walked onto the stage in a posture, which is also called Qiba in Peking opera.

As soon as the experts make a move, they will know if there is any.

The members of Li Wanxiu's theater troupe are all experienced veterans of Liyuan. Every move has a formula, and the audience present applauded again.

"Soldiers and heroes, children and tigers and leopards, the army is mighty, the earth is shaking, and the mountains are shaking, I want to wipe out the heroes."

Apprentice Li Wanxiu, who played the role of Yuan Shao, stood on the stage and opened with a piece of "Dian Jiang Lips", singing, reciting, doing, and playing quite skillfully.

The repertoire "Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles" includes three repertoires: "Baqiao Picking Robe", "Crossing Five Passes" and "Ancient City Meeting".

It is about Guan Yu, who was in Cao Ying and his heart was in the Han Dynasty. After learning of Liu Bei's whereabouts after beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou, he decided to resign from Cao Xun brother.

After hearing the news, Cao Cao chased him to Baling Bridge. Seeing Guan Yu standing on the bridge with a horizontal knife, he explained his purpose and presented him with a brocade robe as a souvenir.

Guan Yu didn't dare to dismount for fear of changes, so he picked up a brocade robe with the tip of a knife and put it on his body, thanked Cao Cao, and then walked away.

After Guan Yu went through five passes in a row and was approaching the ancient city, it was reported that Cao General Cai Yang led his army to chase him, and wanted to avenge his nephew Qin Qi.

Zhang Fei, who was stationed in the ancient city, because Guan Yu had lived in Cao Ying for a long time, feared that he would be fraudulent, so he refused to take him in. At that time, Cai Yang's pursuers had arrived, and Guan Yu beheaded Cai Yang to prove himself.

Zheng Shisong had already heard this play when he was working in Jinmen, but now that he has fallen into the hands of the enemy, he has a different taste in his heart.

At this time, there was a "fight between dragons and tigers" on the stage. Yuan Shao's Yan Liang and Wen Chou died under Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue knife, and Liu Bei, who was in the camp, was almost killed by Yuan Shao.

Another apprentice of Li Wanxiu played the role of King Jing of Zhongshan, and immediately called out to wait a moment, asking the other party to stop his thunderous anger, expressing that he had words to accommodate him in detail.

"I wanted my second brother Bei to be trapped in Cao Ying as a general, but Cao Cao knew that Bei was in the public office, so he sent Yun Chang to kill Yan and Wen; when the Duke of Ming heard about it, he would behead me.

Yun Chang learned that he would definitely help Cao wholeheartedly and attack the army in Hebei. "

This libretto presents Yuan Shao's incompetence and impulsiveness, Liu Bei's fearlessness in the face of danger, and Cao Cao's cunning and treachery to the audience one by one.

Zheng Shisong's eyes were sour, and he almost shed tears.

If Dai Chunfeng fell into the tricks of the Japanese and No. 76 like the colorful Yuan Shao, then his family in the mountain city might also be in danger.

But his elderly parents are not Liu Bei, so they can't appease "Yuan Shao", they may have died in Huangquan, how can we not make him feel like a knife is twisting his heart.

Wan Lilang turned his head with a cold face, noticed Zheng Shisong's strangeness, knowing that the other party might be thinking of him, he couldn't help sneering secretly.

At this point in the matter, no one can save Zheng.

Not everyone has Guan Yu's bravery, passing five stages and beheading six generals, all Zheng Shisong can do is go to the dark and serve the Xinguofu.

At this time, Guan Yu, played by Li Wanxiu, stepped onto the stage and walked arm in arm with Cao Cao who came to greet him.

As expected of a well-known actor in the Peking Opera circle of the Republic of China, Li Wanxiu caused a huge sensation as soon as he took the stage, and all the audience clapped and applauded.

"Congratulations to the second general, the victory in the first battle is really brave."

"How dare you, relying on the great fortune of the emperor and the might of the prime minister. What merits do you have!"

"Be prepared to have wine, and meet the general."

"I still have to go to the second sister-in-law's platform to say hello, and I will accompany you another day. I bid farewell and take the horse."

The actor who plays Cao Cao is also a famous Peking Opera actor. Li Wanxiu and his short four-sentence narration show the profound background and make all fans addicted.

In the play, Cao Cao deliberately wins over, but Guan Yu resolutely refuses, fully embodying the word loyalty.

Many dramas say that Yun Chang has been in Cao Ying for 12 years and received preferential treatment. In fact, Guan Yu only stayed under Cao Cao for less than half a year, which is far from such a long time.

However, although Cao Cao treated Guan Yu without any touching plots such as gifting a red rabbit and horse, he was full of sincerity. Apart from worshiping him as a partial general, he treated him with courtesy everywhere.

Even the history books couldn't hold back, and sighed, "The etiquette is very generous."

Chen Mingchu, who slowly recovered from his panic, felt deeply about this. Compared with Cao Cao, the Japanese and No. 76 seemed insincere.

Not only did they not treat them well, but they were used as bait.

Talking back and forth, promises to change, and cooperating with such a person who does not keep promises, he seems to have seen the end of his future.

But no one cared about this traitor's thoughts, the wonderful performance made everyone hold their breath, watching Li Yunxiu's performance on stage attentively.

This time "Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles" has been performed for the sixth time, Liu Bei sent someone secretly into Cao Ying, and brought a secret letter to ask Guan Yu to see him.

I saw Li Yunxiu with a big red face, holding the letter in one hand and stroking his beard with the other, reading out the contents of the secret letter in cadence.

"Bei and your subordinates formed an alliance from Taoyuan, and vowed to die together. Why is the middle way going against you now, cut off grace? You must want fame and wealth, and you are willing to offer your head to complete the work. The book is not exhaustive, death Wait for your life, die for your life."

After reading the secret letter, "Guan Yu" staggered and cried out in grief.

"Brother! Brother Fei doesn't want to find brother, but I don't know where he is. How can I be greedy for wealth and honor and betray my alliance? I heard that righteousness is not betraying one's heart, loyalty is not about death, Yu has studied since childhood, and has a rough understanding of etiquette and righteousness. It’s not like I’m crying without three calls. My elder brother sent someone to write a letter, and I’ll tell my sister-in-law┴to know.”

Zheng Shisong in the audience burst into tears upon hearing the words, unable to control his grief.

Although he complained about the high-level officials of the government who put him in prison because of the death of a commoner, he really didn't want to and would not defect to the enemy.

A real man can do something and not do something, he still has the backbone.

What's more, once you become a traitor, you will be spurned by thousands of people in the future, and you will have no face to see your ancestors after death.

Talking and laughing happily with Ding Mocun and Li Shiqun is just to confuse the other party and look for an opportunity to escape, it is definitely not selling the country for glory.

Thinking about it, full of grievances welled up in his heart, Zheng Shisong wished he could shout out the anger in his heart and tell everyone.

In a trance, "Guan Yu" on the stage saw Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi going to Cao Mansion to say goodbye, but Cao Cao had already learned the news and was negotiating with Zhang Liao.

"The attack on Xucheng and the capture of Xiapi was a great shock,
Zhang Wenyuan said that Yunchang surrendered to our camp.

Give brocade robes and war horses with kindness and respect,

Top [-] beauties who go up to the horse, get off the horse, and get off the horse with silver. "

Amidst the sound of the Xipi running water board, Cao Cao counted Guan Yu's preferential treatment to him after he surrendered to Cao Cao, and the lyrics were sincere.

But the knowledgeable audience noticed something was wrong. When Cao Cao sang the word "surrender", he should have looked up, but he was facing the audience just now.

Before everyone could react, "Cao Cao" asked "Zhang Liao" loudly.

"Okay~?"

Everyone suddenly realized that it turned out that Boss Li Wanxiu had adapted "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles", and the previous actions were not "mistakes".

It is normal to change the lyrics in the Peking Opera repertoire.

Different places and different genres of Peking Opera have slightly different performances in order to facilitate the distinction. It seems that Boss Li is looking for his own "way".

The professional fanciers had no objections, and the gang of No. 76 didn't notice anything wrong.

Only Zheng Shisong's heart skipped a beat, his breathing paused for a moment, and then he quickly returned to normal, with a hint of ecstasy in his eyes.

surrender.

But no.

The combination of these two sentences means whether there is surrender or not.

He was sure that the actor who played Cao Cao was asking himself, the headquarters sent someone, and the other party was using this method to send a secret signal.

Suppressing his excitement, he began to think about how to connect with the other party. It was impossible to escape directly, and the person on No. 76 must have taken precautions.

Not only would he be at risk by doing so, but it would also affect the brothers in the headquarters, so he had to think of a perfect plan.

While Zheng Shisong was thinking, the gongs and drums on the stage kept beating, and various characters ┴ appeared in turn, and the play gradually came to an end.

After a long time, Zheng Shisong applauded excitedly, then turned his head and whispered a request to Wan Lilang beside him.

"Director Wan, can you let me meet Boss Li after the meeting is over, I heard his plays when I was in Jinmen, but I have never had the chance to see him.

The other party finally came to Shanghai. If you miss this opportunity, I don’t know when we will meet again next time. Please grant Zheng’s wish. "

After thinking and analyzing, Zheng Shisong judged that there is only one person who can make the whole troupe cooperate with the military command, and that is Li Wanxiu.

As long as he can get in touch with the other party, he will definitely gain something, at least he can express his heart to Shancheng through the other party.

On the other side, Wan Lilang frowned. It is risky for a protected target to communicate with strangers.

One is the possibility of revealing Zheng Shisong's whereabouts.

The second is that it is easy to give potential assassins an opportunity.

But after consideration, Wan Lilang decided to meet Zheng Shisong's request. Since the other party cooperated with them as bait, he naturally wanted to give him some sweetness.

More importantly, I have never heard that Li Wanxiu has anything to do with the underground party and the Guo party. This time he was invited to Shanghai on a temporary basis, and his background can be regarded as reliable.

In a flash of thought, Wan Lilang nodded with a smile.

However, he also said that when the two sides meet, the person from No. 76 must be present, the reason is to prevent assassins.

As for the real reason, both Wan Lilang and Zheng Shisong knew it well, it was nothing more than surveillance.

Zheng Shisong readily agreed to this without the slightest hesitation. Sometimes it is not necessary to say clearly to convey information, just a look is enough.

Time passed quickly, and the performance ended in applause from the audience after a while.

Agent No. 76 also found the manager of the Golden Theater. As a businessman, he naturally had no way to refuse the agent's request and brought Zheng Shisong and his party behind the scenes.

When everyone came backstage and saw Li Wanxiu taking off her make-up, Zheng Shisong immediately rushed forward, holding the other party's hand and said excitedly.

"Boss Li, you sang well, it touched Zheng's heart!"

(End of this chapter)