The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 320
Zhao Tun named the theater building Caiyi, Yingjing has no colorful phoenix and two flying wings, and he has a tacit understanding.

The location of the theater building faces the street, but it is actually a big theater garden, and the building is inside the garden.

The pavement in front is covered, and there is a wide and long wooden door wrapped in red silk in the middle. After entering, it is a spacious place.

This place was originally bought and lived by merchants from other places. It is not known whether the business failed or some other reason, so they sold it.

Although the place is huge, the asking price is not high because it is in the southwest city where there are many civilians.

After buying it, Qi Hongyu made some repairs and decorations. The innermost part is a long and narrow townhouse, and there are two pavilions facing each other in front of the gate.

This pavilion was originally a scenic building for enjoying the scenery, but it was changed into a theater building. It has two floors, which can meet the standard of four theaters mentioned by Zhao Tong.

However, after seeing it, Zhao Tong felt that it was still a bit petty, so he built another open-air stage before the second floor, facing the gate on the street.

This open-air stage has grown up, and it is different from the general pattern of three-sided curtains with people on the backstage, but a real four-sided open-air, with a dressing room built on the side, and actors walking on the side.

Qi Hongyu found three theater troupes with clean backgrounds, all of them were wandering wild in the border of Gyeonggi.

When these wild stage troupes heard that the Second Great King opened an opera garden, they didn't even talk about the price, they just said that it would be fine to watch the rewards. The troupe masters who can sing wild operas everywhere are quick-witted people, so they naturally know the meaning of singing operas for Zhao Tun If you do something, it is very likely that you will become a hit, and you will gain both fame and fortune by then.

Yetai opera troupes are generally home troupes, that is, a large family singing operas everywhere. For this reason, Qi Hongyu did not combine the three troupes together. If the repertoire of the opera is too large for one troupe to sing, let another troupe join hands.

The three teams are Lujiaban, Zhangjiaban, and Yujiaban.

Among them, Lu's squad has the largest number of people, about twenty or thirty, and the other two squads each have more than a dozen people.

The opera garden was opened quietly, Zhao Tang didn't organize any ceremony, and didn't alarm too many people.

At the beginning, it was just performing some traditional operas, which were regarded as a trial stage. During this period, they were performed on the open-air stage for free for people to watch.

Although there was no publicity for the opening of the theater, and Qi Hongyu also concealed the fact that Zhao Tuo was the master behind it, but because it was free, the theater was overcrowded every day.

As for those who couldn't squeeze into the garden, they just watched from outside, and climbed to the trees on both sides of Quyuan Street with their hands and feet nimbly.

In this era, entertainment life is poor, especially for ordinary people, high-ranking officials and dignitaries can also drink, listen to music, and have various banquets for fun, but ordinary people don't have much to do except go shopping.

It was dusk after the performance on the open-air stage that day, and the three teams were cooking and chatting in front of the long and narrow house.

This house has been assigned to live in three families, although it is said that they are enemies, but now under the same roof, they all abide by the rules, but they seldom talk to each other, which is quite clear.

The class leader of Lu's class is called Lu Laowang. He is in his 50s. His face is covered with walnut patterns. He looks old and old, and his actual age is slightly different.

At the moment he was sitting on a big blue stone, watching the women and girls tinkering with the stove and cooking, while admonishing his sons and nephews.

He looked heartbroken: "Ai ai, singing for nothing these days, not to mention losing money, and hiring someone to clean the garden, I really feel sorry for the lord."

The married nephews looked at each other, knowing that he was going to start talking about that old theory again, and they had gotten used to it over the years, so they all fell silent.

Only the youngest son was only 16 years old, he was rebellious and lively, and he couldn't help puffing up his cheeks and retorted: "The prince is not short of money in the class, what kind of idleness is Daddy?"

Lu Youwang stared at the words: "I feel sorry for the prince. The prince is a good man. Seeing him lose money in vain makes me feel sad."

Lu Xiaolang was puzzled and said: "My lord's family has a big business, so why would he care about such small money, maybe opening a theater just for fun, why would he want to earn those three melons and two dates."

Lu Youwang picked up the theater stick next to him and beat him: "Being a prince is as boring as you, if you really want to have fun, you can just raise a team at your house, why bother to open a garden!"

Lu Xiaolang still wanted to be stubborn, but the theater stick had already been struck down, and he immediately ran away with his head in his arms.

Lu Youwang cursed: "I don't know what to do, I knew I wouldn't take you out when the wheat is harvested, just work at home!"

Lu Xiaolang shouted as he ran, "You think I'd like to come out, it would be nice to be at home, not to mention that I'm tired when I come out, and I have to suffer a little bit of leisure."

He had quick legs, and Lu Youwang didn't really chase after him. After being held back by his nephews, he continued to babble: "One generation is not as good as one generation, it's true that one generation is not as good as one generation!"

Lu Xiaolang was easy to run, and he arrived at the gate not too far away. He looked at the side rooms on both sides of the courtyard gate. There are people living in these two side rooms. They are the stewards who look after the garden. It is said that they are all people from the palace.

He didn't dare to disturb him, and wanted to go out for a turn to see if there was anything to enjoy, when a carriage stopped outside the gate.

The newly painted wooden surface of the carriage is carved with cloud pattern beasts and birds, thick window curtains, and two people driving the shaft.

Lu Xiaolang stopped immediately, this carriage is not something ordinary people can ride in, not to mention the carriage in front of him looks dignified, he is afraid that some important person is coming.

Although he didn't pay attention to many of Lu Youwang's words, he still remembered some special instructions. Right now, he is working for the Second Great King, so he must be careful everywhere, especially people from outside, who may be noble people, so don't collide.

Lu Xiaolang immediately tiptoed to the side and waited quietly, only to see two people getting out of the carriage, a man and a woman, both of them were the best in appearance, as if they were gods, he couldn't help but stare at them for a while, unable to recover.

He saw the two people go into the side room, and after a while the steward of the side room bowed out and led them into the garden.

Lu Xiaolang immediately flustered, this must be a big shot, but why did he come in, he hated himself for not hiding away just now, now it is neither standing nor walking.

He also lost the energy to deal with his father, so he lowered his head and pretended to be respectful, but he was actually looking at an unknown bug on the ground, thinking of the little girl in Yu's class in his heart.

The steward led forward respectfully, when he passed by him, he suddenly stopped, and a voice sounded.

"Are you from the theater troupe?"

Lu Xiaolang panicked when he heard the words, even his legs and feet were half weak, is this talking to him?

Originally they could sing and play on stage, they were used to the scene and would not be afraid of people, but they were wild stagers, and most of them sang for ordinary people, at most some rich households or village owners in the suburbs.

But how can those statuses compare with princes, princes, and princes?What kind of people did the two great kings associate with, the ministers in the court, the officials of the East and West Mansions, and the ministers of the six departments.

Be good to me, although Lu Xiaolang was flustered, but he is very good at singing and speaking, he hurriedly greeted him and said: "The villain is from Lu's class."

"Lu's class?" The young man who spoke was Zhao Tun. He heard from Qi Hongyu that there were three teams of Lu, Zhang, and Yu. Those who are carefully selected are not seeking to sing well, but only to be clean and honest.

To be upright is to have no moral flaws, such as stealing things from the master's house, blackmailing the master's house, or even the girls in the class performing arts on stage and selling themselves off the stage.

Innocence means that the origin must be well-documented, the household registration must be clear and correct, it must be a good household, there is nothing suspicious about the identity, and it cannot be a spy sent by Xixia from the Liao Kingdom.

Speaking of spies, after returning from the Kingdom of Jin, Zhao Tun specifically investigated the origins of Wanyan Baohua's husband, contacted Tong Guan for this matter, and also approached the border pacifiers on Hebei Lianglu, and it took more than half a year to find out identified his identity.

This person's so-called "Liu Lang" scholar status is actually fake, and this person has never been to a formal school at all.

This man was born in a hereditary military family on Hebei East Road. Because of his elegant appearance and bookish look, he was selected by the Jiyi Division of the frontier army and planned to be trained as a spy and sent to the Liao Kingdom.

Then this person entered Tokyo and stayed in the interim department under the speed room of the Privy Council for a year. During this period, he underwent various trainings, especially articles and poems, which were almost force-feeding, just to package him as a scholar.

So this person has a year of experience in Tokyo, knows many things in Tokyo, such as Zhao Wenxiu's pen, Pan Gu's ink ingots, etc., and has acquired a Tokyo accent. A year later, this person left Tokyo to go back to the frontier army. Soon he was sent to Liao.

And this person was able to send information back in the Liao Kingdom at first, but after the war between the Liao and Jin Dynasties, this person gradually disappeared. Generally speaking, as long as the spies have no information for half a year, then Ji Yisi will judge that they have been exposed, and they will not Then take the initiative to contact, but there is no news for a year, then it will be judged dead, and start to deal with the aftermath.

This man's surname is not Liu, but Yang. His single name is Lang. He has three brothers in his family, ranking second. He and the eldest are both frontier soldiers.

After Zhao Tang got Yang Lang's detailed information, he didn't say much, and directly sent someone to send 3000 taels of silver and a letter to the Yang family.

The Yang family actually thought that Yang Lang was dead for a long time. After all, Ji Yisi had done the aftermath and sent him a pension.

In the letter, Zhao Tong described the process of his "friendship" with Yang Lang.

This process is of course fabricated. It is said that Yang Lang and Yang Lang met in Tokyo, hit it off and became good friends, but they didn't know each other's true identities.

Later Yang Lang left Tokyo, he couldn't find him for a long time, and he was puzzled, so he sent someone to investigate and found Yang Lang's real origin, and then traced all the way to confirm Yang Lang's identity, but unfortunately Yang Lang had already died for his country at this time .

In the letter, he also wrote that in fact, Yang Lang once had a confidante when he was in Tokyo, and the two had a private life. After Yang Lang left, this woman had been waiting for him to return.

But in the end, it was the unfortunate news that the woman had true love for Yang Lang, and on the second day after receiving the news, she hanged herself and followed Yang Lang.

Therefore, Zhao Tong hoped that the Yang family could include this woman in the name of Yang Lang's wife. After all, the two had already settled down for life and lived in Tokyo for a while. It may be that Yang Lang was afraid of his own future, so He didn't bring this woman back to Hebei.

Zhao Tong also said that he did this in the hope that Yang Lang Jiuquan would not be alone and fulfill their wishes. He wrote down the woman's name, surname Yan, and the double character Baohua.

Zhao Tong also said that if the Yang family has a bright offspring who wants to find a way out, they can send them to Tokyo to find him and let him cultivate them.

It was such a letter full of loopholes, but it convinced the Yang family and even made them tearful.

Because of Zhao Tong's status, how could he lie to them.

Especially the last item mentioned in the letter, cultivating a descendant of the Yang family, this is not an ordinary grace.

The Yang family is a military household with a low status. This military household is different from the Forbidden Army family. A military household is a household designated by the government to send troops during a war. During a war, military households must send out people, and military households are hereditary. This status is extremely important. Difficult to get rid of.

But with Zhao Tong's promise, then one branch of his Yang family will completely get rid of the status of hereditary military households, and following Zhao Tong, it is very likely that he will rise to the top and honor his ancestors. This is a great reward.

Therefore, the Yang family did everything according to what Zhao Tun said, naturalized Yan Baohua, and even combined the clothes and tombs for the two of them.

The spies and secret wars of the Song Dynasty, the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the Western Xia Dynasty have been infiltrating each other for more than a hundred years. During this period, there are many stories of joy and sorrow, and they can't be told in a short time.

The most important thing for the innocence of this theater troupe is to rule out the identity of spies, and the three troupes of Lu, Zhang, and Yu, and the people from Suiyulou, have checked their hometowns and confirmed that they are all century-old households, so they finally settled down. .

Zhao Tong said to Lu Xiaolang as he walked, "What's your name?"

Lu Xiaolang was taken aback for a moment, and at this moment he had no intention of going out for a stroll, and followed him beside him and said, "Reporting to your lord, the small one doesn't have a big size, and the family has always called him Xiaolang."

The steward who led the way shouted in a low voice: "His Royal Highness Qin Wang is in front of you, don't be rude!"

Lu Xiaolang trembled when he heard it, his legs were weak and he wanted to kneel down.

He didn't expect the young man in front of him to be the Second Great King. Zhao Tun's reputation is too famous, especially in the market, at Lu Xiaolang's age, all he cares about is heroes. In his heart, killing bandits and bandits is the deeds of a real hero.

Zhao Tong said: "No, no, just answer properly."

Lu Xiaolang hurriedly said: "Thank you, my lord, but if you have any questions, the villain will always answer them with all his heart."

Zhao Tong casually asked him about the theater troupe as he walked, and gradually Lu Xiaolang was not as nervous as before, and instead answered very well.

When they arrived in front of the house, the steward called everyone over, and then introduced Zhao Tun's identity. Everyone was excited and wanted to pay respects.

Zhao Tang shook his head to stop them, and then sat on the chair brought by Lu Laowang. After asking some questions, the lady next to him took out the script of "The Story of White Hair".

Zhao Tong said: "I have a set of plays here, divided into five parts, and there are not many characters in it. From today onwards, the three of you will rehearse separately, but remember that the content cannot be spread outside."

The three hosts nodded together and said yes, they knew that this must be a new play, after all, it must not be an old play if it cannot be leaked.

Zhao Tong said again: "All three families must be able to sing, and when the time comes, whichever sings best will be rewarded by me."

The eyes of the three families lit up when they heard the words, the prince's rewards were not comparable to those of the owners of ordinary wealthy farms, and it could be said that one reward could be worth a year's wages.

The three class leaders also looked at each other, and they could all see what was in each other's minds, and they began to secretly compete.

Zhao Tang smiled at this time, turned his head and looked back: "This king has a subordinate who loves to go to the bar and listen to music on weekdays. He is obsessed with it, and I brought him here today."

As he spoke, a driver behind him stepped forward with embarrassment, but it was Ouyang Bei.

The three class leaders didn't know what they meant, Lu Laowang muttered: "The meaning of the prince..."

Zhao Tong pointed to Ouyang Bei and said: "Since my subordinate loves this way deeply, I want to make it perfect for him, and I have left him a job in this play. From today on, he will live and practice in the theater, what's the matter?" Where you don’t know it, you teach him more.”

The three class masters kept saying "Don't dare", but they were very puzzled in their hearts, singing is not an easy job, why does the prince's subordinates still have this hobby?

Ouyang Bei was also in a daze at this moment, Zhao Tang called him over to drive the car, and never mentioned this matter, why did he suddenly think of asking him to act?
He scratched his head and said, "My lord, which one will your subordinate play?"

Zhao Tong lowered his eyelids slightly, his eyes fell on the script and said: "There is a rogue in this play, called Ouyang Renzhi, you can play him."

(End of this chapter)