Jinyi Night Walk

A shining ancient bronze mirror, Zhu Di took it over and inspected it carefully, obviously there is no problem, in the hands of the little girl Tang Saier, a bright red handkerchief can move freely, and Dingqing looks again, the mirror is still intact .Empress Xu sat beside her husband and couldn't help but be amazed.

There were two big urns, so the eunuch carried them onto the stage, Tang Sai'er got into one urn, but suddenly got out from the other big urn seven or eight feet away, and he didn't know where the mystery was.Zhu Di turned his head and asked Gou'er and Zheng He: "Have you seen the way?"

Unlike Zhu Di, these two have much to learn and deal with. They only concentrate on practicing martial arts every day, and their martial arts skills are far from comparable to Zhu Di's sword and horse kung fu. Naturally, their eyesight is different from ordinary people.But when Zhu Di asked them about it, the two of them could only shake their heads in embarrassment. There is a unique skill in each profession, and they are very skilled in martial arts, but they can't understand the mystery of this trick.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look, the next trick is the 'Fish and Dragons' performed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he held a hundred operas in the third year of Yuanfeng in the Han Dynasty." Mu En whispered next to Zhu Di and Empress Xu Introduced gently, these knowledges were all told to him by Granny Qiu beforehand, at this time, he was going to introduce the origin of this trick to the emperor.

I saw Tang Sai'er waving his little hand, and a big fish appeared on the stage. Naturally, this fish is not a real fish. If a real fish that is taller than a person leaves the water and appears on the stage alive and kicking like this, it will really become a fairy magic Gong, Zhu Di sat close, and could see that the fish was a prop painted with bamboo sticks, silk cloth and other things.

Mu En smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, the fish and dragon were made by the famous craftsmen in the palace who invited the famous craftsmen to set up the colorful sheds on festive days. The head, tail, waist and eyes can move, and they seem to be alive when viewed from a distance... ..."

As he was speaking, a cloud of light fog floated up on the stage, and the big fish "swimmed" into the fog, looming, blocking part of the line of sight, and it looked like a big fish making waves.

Zheng He and Gou'er immediately split left and right, and stood beside Zhu Di and Empress Xu, paying full attention to prevent any mistakes.

Zhu Dian couldn't sit still, and looked at the stage calmly, only to see the big fish up and down following Tang Sai'er's gestures, tumbling and swimming, the fog became thicker and thicker, suddenly the big fish jumped high into the sky, golden light flashed, A gust of wind blows away the mist, and when you look closely, the big fish has disappeared. There is a small person standing at the front of the stage, and a five-foot-long golden dragon circles around behind. Many of the maids gasped in admiration.

The dragon danced on the stage, and when the mist gradually dissipated, the golden dragon danced off the stage. Tang Sai'er jumped forward and turned forward in an extremely fast and light hollow somersault. At the edge of the stage, everyone thought she was about to stop, but she straightened her waist, soared into the air, did two hollow somersaults in a row, turned over the stage, and landed firmly on the stage three feet lower than the stage. on the ground.

Tang Sai'er stood still, and then walked forward slowly. Another miracle happened in this walk. She stepped out with one step, and a lotus flower appeared under her feet. There is a lotus flower, but there is nothing under the lifted foot, as if the lotus flower has quickly moved to the other foot.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tang Sai'er walked forward step by step, growing lotuses step by step!

Mu En became nervous, and hurriedly stood in front of Zhu Di, Zhu Di smiled lightly and said, "Get out of the way! Don't block my eyes!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Mu En swallowed her saliva, and quickly stepped aside again.

Tang Sai'er walked up to three feet in front of Zhu Di and Empress Xu, and stopped before the palace guards came forward to stop her, turned over and bowed down, and said crisply: "Minister Tang Sai'er, pay homage to the emperor, Your Majesty, may your Majesty live long and live forever, Your Majesty, a thousand years and a thousand years!"

These words of congratulations were all said on the stage, and they were rarely heard in the palace. Empress Xu couldn't help but burst into laughter when she heard it, and said with a smile: "This little man is cute, reminds me of Ming'er coming here when I was a child." !"

She beckoned to Tang Sai'er kindly and said, "Come on, Tang Sai'er, come to me!"

"Queen!"

Zhu Di was a little worried. A girl as young as Tang Sai'er could make him go to the front line himself. Was Zhu Di, who had survived a hundred deaths, afraid?joke!But he himself was not afraid, but he was afraid that something might go wrong with the queen.Queens can actually fight, but in the hearts of men, they always instinctively feel that their women are weaker.

Since Tang Sai'er was involved in her brother-in-law's case, Empress Xu naturally knew that Tang Sai'er was once regarded as a white lotus monster by Jin Yiwei, but she was different from Zhu Di in that women were always more emotional. At Yang Xu's time, Zhu Di was happy to see it happen, but she obstructed it. Now that her younger sister has really become Yang Xu's wife, and even the child is about to be born, she is more devoted to her younger sister and younger brother-in-law than anyone else. She doesn't believe that such a cute little girl will What kind of monster is she, and she doesn't believe that she will harm herself. She also knows that her husband brought this troupe into the palace to perform today, but she really wants to see it for herself.But as if she had never heard of her husband's dissuasion, she beckoned Tang Sai'er to her side, took her hand, looked up and down, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, look, this clever Jiner, he is really a little Minger."

Zhu Di also showed a smile, nodded his head and said: "Yes, yes, but when Ming'er was so old, he only knew how to play. How could he have such great skills, little girl, no wonder people call you "Pu" Tai Xiaoxian's daughter, if you say that you are a god in the world, there will be many people who will believe it and respect you, hehe..."

"That can't be done!"

Tang Sai said in a childish voice: "This is a little trick for a girl to make the gentlemen happy and earn some money to support me and my mother. It can't be used to pretend to be a ghost. When my mother-in-law taught me tricks, she said: tricks need to be more powerful. The better the fake, the more real the better.”

"Oh? Hahahaha..."

Zhu Di laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, yes, well said! Well said! Hahahaha..., I have always taught others a lesson, and I will teach you a lesson today, little girl. Hahaha, teach you like this Who is the truthful mother-in-law, let me take a look!"

Tang Sai'er turned around and called out: "Mother-in-law, the emperor wants to see you!"

From a corner of the stage in the palace, an old lady with white hair turned out, trembling, she walked up to Zhu Di after a long time, and just about to kneel down, Zhu Di said: "Excuse me, the old man is so old, I promise You don't kneel!"

"The housewife... thank you... thank you, the emperor..."

It can be seen that this old woman is not as bold as Tang Sai'er, who is not familiar with the world, and can be calm and composed in front of the emperor and empress. The old woman has a sense of nervousness when she meets a big man for the first time.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "This little girl is very good at tricks. You taught her? The old man's tricks must be a hundred times better than hers?"

"I dare not say it, I dare not say it..."

The old woman hurriedly waved her hands, smacked her toothless mouth, and said: "Your Majesty, this trick is all about sharp eyesight and quick hands. The old woman can't do it anymore. I can only teach this trick to my apprentice and tell her to play it. The old woman can do it herself." It can't be used."

"Oh!"

Zhu Di felt a little regretful: "The spread of fish and dragons is a large-scale trick that was recorded in the history of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. How many years has it been? There are very few people in the world who can perform it. After thousands of years, I am lucky enough to see it. It is really rare." This Tang Sai'er is a little girl, she will marry and have children when she grows up, then maybe this kind of ingenious trick will be lost again, and I don't know how many years it will be before it can be reappeared in the world.

I like this trick very much, I can't bear it.I heard that you were a disciple of Luo Mantai, a strange man in Dadu during the Yuan Dynasty. Well, in the Yuan Dynasty, although the world was not well governed and the people everywhere were in dire straits, most of them were prosperous, with all kinds of folk industries and strange people coming out in large numbers.Now my Yongle Dynasty should be better than the previous Dynasty.You stay in the capital, and I have a special decree to seal you and your theatrical troupe master as the Jiaofang Si Sile, to teach more apprentices, so that the world will be full of peaches and plums, so that the unique skills will not be lost, which is a pity through the ages. "

The Jiaofang Division belongs to the Ministry of Rites, the head of the six departments. It is a very small yamen, and the biggest official in the yamen is only the ninth rank.The reason why such a small yamen is widely known to later generations is, of course, because this yamen is also in charge of official prostitutes, but in fact its main function is to play music, perform songs and dances when the court celebrates and welcomes foreign guests. Yes, the court music and dance are naturally solemn, sacred and elegant.

Therefore, under the Jiaofang Division, the most prostitutes are not prostitutes, but Lehu. The Jiaofang Division has many talented musicians and dancers. To put it bluntly, it is a song and dance troupe affiliated to the imperial court.The old woman didn't expect to be a female official when she was old, she hurriedly knelt down in surprise and said: "The woman thanked the emperor!"

After a while, Wang Chentang, the troupe leader, hurried over in small steps, knelt down next to Granny Qiu, raised his fingers with both hands, and knelt down, thanking her more womanly than Granny Qiu : "Caomin Wang Chentang thanked my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live!"

After watching the trick, Zhu Di chatted with the queen for a while. I was happy watching the trick today, and chatting with the little girl Tang Saier was also happy. The queen who has been suffering from illness for a long time is much happier. Zhu Di is sincerely happy after seeing it , when he got up and returned to Jinshen Hall, there was still a faint smile on his face.When Mu En saw that the emperor was very emotional today, he quickly flattered him.

"The emperor is really considerate to the empress! The emperor saw that the empress liked to watch the tricks, so he promised the officials of the Jiaofang Division to the theater troupe and kept them in Beijing. Apart from them, who else has such luck as a folk artist , the emperor really has nothing to say to the empress..."

Zhu Di smiled without saying a word, when he reached the gate of Jinshen Hall, Baidu Jinyi Yexing saw that he was still chattering, so he kicked him and scolded him with a smile: "Okay, stop flattering, if you want to be naughty again, slap your mouth! "Mu En stuck out her tongue, and then she stopped talking.

Gou'er and Zheng He walked side by side on the royal road in Da Nei, Gou'er frowned and said, "Why did the emperor leave those monsters in Beijing? The identities of these people are very suspicious, so don't cause any trouble."

Zheng He smiled and said nothing. When the dog saw it, he curled his lips and said, "Well, look at your bad character! How long have we been together, I don't know you, you look like this, then Just understand the holy will? Come and listen, don't hold back, man!"

Zheng He laughed and said, "The capital extends in all directions, from south to north, and gathers and disperses the people from all over the world. Let them perform in the capital all day long, and teach their apprentices. Everyone knows that you are a trick, and you can do it in the future." Is it used to play tricks? Not only can you not pretend, but if someone else uses these tricks in the future, they will not be able to fool them, don’t you think?”

The dog froze, raised his thumb, and praised: "Tall! It's really tall!"