Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 258 Betting at the Bonfire Party

Chen Qingsi came to the chief seat at the invitation of Sijie Enemylu.

Before my butt was warm, Sijie Enliu handed over a full cup of wine and said: "Mr. Chen, you can drink this cup to the fullest. I wonder if you are lucky enough to listen to Mr. Chen sing a song to celebrate the Lantern Festival today." ."

Chen Qingsi was startled at first, and then knew that she couldn't escape.

The atmosphere of the times is different, and so are the habits and customs.

Singing, dancing, and making trouble among friends in private are fine, but dancing in public at a banquet is not something worth boasting about.

Especially in formal occasions, if someone asks you to sing and dance to please the crowd, that is naked humiliation.

In later generations, there was a person from the Haidong Peninsula who, in order to please his grandfather, sang loudly at formal occasions and became a laughing stock. From son, he became grandson.

But in this era, it is a standard feature of the upper class.

The ancients were not as rigid as later generations thought, especially the upper class. Perhaps the variety of games they could play was not as wide as that of later generations, but within the limited gameplay, there were many tricks.

Especially at banquets, singing, dancing, and attending everything is definitely not something to be ashamed of.

On the contrary, it is a very normal, elegant and tasteful activity. To use the words of later generations to describe it, it is fashionable.

Not to mention high-ranking officials and nobles, even emperors and emperors will personally come and go when they are happy.

Not to mention the later singing and dancing emperor Li Longji, even Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, Li Jing personally danced in public at the banquet when he destroyed the Eastern Turks, and when Li Zhi's eldest son was born, this man was old and had no Tian Khan, who had been living well for several years, happily went to the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace to dance and celebrate.

This is true for all emperors, needless to say the following.

However, Chen Qingsi was influenced by later generations and did not like singing and dancing at banquets.

Chen Qingsi is very popular, and everyone knows his background, and everyone thinks that he is not good at singing and dancing. Therefore, when relatives and friends get together, they deliberately avoid his place to avoid embarrassment to him.

Chen Qingsi herself was happy with this and did not explain it.

But in fact, after he married Xiao Miaochen, Xiao Miaochen knew that her husband had shortcomings and specially made up for him with the customs of the upper class.

Chen Qingsi has practiced in this area with her daughter-in-law and her first-in-law girl, and she can still sing and dance.

He knew that the custom was like this, so he wouldn't be frightened if he really encountered someone, but he just didn't know when to show his shame.

Until this moment, he knew that he could not escape, so he said: "It's an honor."

Chen Qingsi took the wine cup, drank it down happily, picked up the chopsticks, tapped the wine glass in front of him, and sang: "Chile River, under the Yin Mountain. The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields. The sky is blue, the fields are vast. The wind blows and the grass is low. See cattle and sheep…”

This is a folk song from the Northern Dynasties. It is unclear who the author is, but it outlines the magnificent and rich scenery of the northern grasslands and expresses the Chile people's passion for their hometown and life.

After all, Chen Qingsi is also a later generation. When she was in school, she also practiced her voice several times in order to chase the Bai Yueguang in her heart. Her understanding of vocalization may not be as good as that of a singer who relies on her singing voice to make a living, but she is better than ordinary people.

"Celege" is a Yuefu folk song with a fixed tone.

This is also generally true of poetry of this era.

Emphasize the words but not the music.

Most of the tunes are fixed, but for those few tunes, the lyrics are poems by celebrities from contemporary or previous dynasties.

The powerful and translucent control of Chen Qingsi's voice line is combined with the grandeur of "Celege", which is very flavorful. After the song was finished, there were cheers from all directions.

Sijie Dilu said with a look of surprise: "I thought Mr. Chen could sing his own poems, but I didn't expect that Mr. Chen could sing our clan's songs? And he sang so beautifully."

Chen Qingsi didn't want to use the treasure in his mind at this time, so he said earnestly: "This is because the governor of Sijie is short-sighted. Where can good poems come from? This "Celege" expresses the magnificence of the picture and the magnificence of the sky and wilderness. Only by immersing yourself in the scene can you feel its meaning. I will go to Monan in person this time and feel the scenery, and I can better understand the beauty of "Chile Song"'s simplicity, simplicity and sincere meaning."

Sijie Dilu was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at his son unconsciously. Even a learned gentleman like Chen Qingsi is willing to learn the poetry of our people. What does it mean if we let go and learn their culture?

The faith he had always held was somewhat shaken.

But Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "If you ask me to drink, the cup will be empty; if you ask me to sing, let me sing. Master, would you like to sing too!"

Si Jie En En Lv laughed, raised his glass and sang without any hesitation.

He originally wanted to sing "Chile Song", but Zhuyu was in front of him and he was too embarrassed to show his shame, so he came to a song unique to the grassland people.

The two most distinguished people took the lead, and the atmosphere of the banquet was also pushed towards a climax.

Prairie people are best at singing and dancing.

A group of young girls wearing leather entered the venue. On this cold day, they exposed their small waists and long legs, singing and dancing around the bonfire.

Sure enough, human aesthetics is always the same.

Chen Qingsi rarely relaxed and enjoyed the grassland-flavored festival.

Si Jie Enli was very happy and drank one glass of wine after another.

Chen Qingsi was also drunk a lot by him.

The two chatted casually.

Sijie enemy law said with a hint of drunkenness: "Mr. Chen, time is not forgiving!"

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "The governor is in his prime, why do you express such emotion?"

Sijie Enemylu said: "But it's not me, but General Qibi Heli..."

Chen Qingsi asked hurriedly: "How is the general?"

Sijie enemy law sighed: "The general is old. Just ten days ago, the general was ordered by the emperor to appease the tribes. When he came here, he was obviously old and no longer as brave as before."

Chen Qingsi was a little surprised. He really couldn't remember when Qibi Heli died. However, he remembered that when Goguryeo was overthrown, Qibi Heli was Li Ji's deputy and made considerable contributions. This shows that Qibi Heli will at least die after the destruction of Goguryeo, let alone seven or eight years. Is it his own fault that the life span of this general with outstanding military achievements has been shortened?

He responded: "Time is not forgiving, and there is nothing you can do about it."

Sijie Enemylu said: "The general asked us to remember the kindness of His Majesty the late Emperor, to be grateful for the care of the emperor today, and not to be instigated by others. If we encounter injustice, we can appeal to His Majesty."

Chen Qingsi said: "The general is dedicated to the country, which is admirable."

Sijie Dilu laughed, and said in a drunken voice: "Actually, the general is overly worried. Mr. Chen has a great debt to our department, and he is still a student of Quanzi Yu in the Imperial College. My whole Sijie department is very grateful to you. Mr. Chen will have a great future." If I have the opportunity to lead the army, I think all the warriors in my army will be willing to die for you. Regardless of whether the general is alive or not..."

Chen Qingsi suddenly realized that the Sijie tribe wanted to imitate the Qibi tribe and completely sided with the imperial court.

But he was unwilling to become a vassal of the Qibi tribe. Qibi Heli was indeed old, and he was in his prime.

He is putting the treasure on himself...

(End of this chapter)