Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 156

Ding Kuichu moved to Guilin, and the governor's mansion in Guangzhou became empty. Wang Yansui entered it without hesitation, and his subordinates immediately took down the plaque of the governor's mansion and hung up the gold-plated plaque of Chu Guogong's mansion.

Wang Yan walked into the mansion, seeing the extravagance and waste of his subordinates, he couldn't help frowning slightly, but he saw that everyone was very interested, so he didn't say anything to blame, but just reminded in his heart that the northern captives are not destroyed, but they should not be affected by the blessings in front of them. Precious melting corrodes the mind.

The Governor's Mansion is large enough for hundreds of people to live in, so Wang Yan allocated the front yard to his staff and used it as an office, while he lived in the back yard with Xu Yanyan and others.

Now only Xu Yanyan and Li Xiangjun live in the Governor's Mansion among the three daughters. It is worth mentioning that Li Zhenli has mixed up with Liu Shun at some point.

When Liu Shun asked Wang Yan to explain the matter with some embarrassment, he was surprised for a while, but after thinking about it, Li Zhenli was nearly thirty, and Liu Shun was interested in her, so naturally he would not refuse.As a brothel girl, she is considered a blessing to have such a home.

At this time, Wang Yan walked into the backyard. Xu Yanyan, who was looking at the accounts, saw him, and immediately got up to greet him, while Li Xiangjun on the side gave a little blessing.

"Why did Brother Wang come back so early today?" Xu Yanyan asked casually as she took off her cloak for Wang Yan.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "With Mr. Yanye here, I don't need to intervene in many government affairs, so I came back earlier to rest."

Xu Yanyan covered her mouth and smiled lightly when she heard the words, then turned around and put the cloak into the room.

At this time, only Wang Yan and Li Xiangjun were left in the courtyard.

Because of Hou Fangyu's matter, Wang Yan felt guilty towards Li Xiangjun. Now she looks a little thinner, and suddenly remembered that Xu Yanyan said a few days ago that Li Xiangjun misses Hou Fangyu and feels depressed. Some things, to distract Li Xiangjun's attention, so that she will not fall into excessive longing.

Since Nanjing, Xu Yanyan has been taken care of by the second daughter. Now Li Zhenli is about to marry Liu Shun, and Xu Yanyan has found him. On the contrary, Li Xiangjun has become the person who needs the most care.

"Ms. Li is a master of music and lyrics. I have something to ask. I don't know how to call?" Wang Yan saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, breaking the dullness.

Li Xiangjun was obviously absent-minded, Wang Yan had to say it again, and she was slightly blessed, "What orders does the Duke of the country have, just say it bluntly, if the little girl can help, she will never refuse."

"Nowadays the world is in turmoil, the barbarians are invading south, but the country has been defeated again and again, and the honorable ministers have nothing to count, so that the scholars and people have a dignified China, but they feel that they are not against the barbarians. The morale of the people will inevitably be damaged. If things go on like this, then It will make the soldiers and civilians timid before fighting, and lose to the northern captives in terms of momentum, which will greatly disadvantage the army." Wang Yan originally picked up a topic at random, but as he talked, he couldn't help but gradually paid attention to it, straightened his body, and said seriously : "I want to make up a few big plays, mainly talking about loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and resisting the barbarians, so as to inspire people's hearts, so I want to ask Miss Li to help compose the music and write lyrics! I don't know what to say?"

After listening to Li Xiangjun, he felt that what he had said was too full, and then he was a little embarrassed and said: "Although the young girl is proficient in lyrics and music, most of them are works of the wind and dust. What is written and sung is the mentality of a little girl, and what the Duke wants It is indeed like the popular "Xue Family General", a majestic work of killing on the battlefield and serving the country with loyalty. I am afraid that the little girl is not up to the task, and if it delays the important affairs of the Duke, it will be a great crime."

Seeing Li Xiangjun's refusal, Wang Yan didn't know how to persuade him for a while. On the one hand, he also felt that what Li Xiangjun said was very reasonable. She hadn't experienced battles, so she definitely couldn't write the works that Wang Yan wanted, but right now around him, Without talents in this field, Li Xiangjun can't do it, let alone other people.

For a moment, Wang Yan couldn't help hesitating for a while, just at this moment Xu Yanyan who had put away the cloak came out of the room, Wang Yan simply told her what happened just now, so that we can make a decision together.

"Yanyan thinks that my sister should accept it. With my sister's talent, it shouldn't be difficult, and Yanyan and the master will help." After hearing this, Xu Yanyan couldn't help but happily took Li Xiangjun's arm, ""The Collection of Yuefu Poems" There is a song "The Song of Mulan", and Yan Yan thinks it is good, how about making it into an opera?"

"What the Duke wants is to inspire men to serve the country. I'm afraid "Mulan Song" will not work, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for the people to accept it after changing it." Li Xiangjun shook his head and said: "I'm afraid the only way is to bring out the story of Yue Wumu. , in order to meet the requirements of the Duke.”

""Mulan Song" has both filial piety and protection of the family and the country, why not." Xu Yanyan did not give up, looked at Wang Yan again, then shook Li Xiangjun's arm and said: "Can you meet the requirements, sister said It doesn't count, I have to listen to Brother Wang, if he agrees, my sister will accept this job, okay?"

Wang Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with Mulan Ci, but he did prefer to write operas about Yue Fei, but he still nodded and said: "I think "Mulan Ci" is good. Miss Li wrote it from a woman's point of view, because she should know how to write it." It's a good play."

Xu Yanyan couldn't help being overjoyed when she heard the words, but Li Xiangjun had no choice but to agree, "Since the Duke said so, the little girl will accept it for the time being, but I don't know what the Duke has for the lyrics, it is best to tell Yu Xiao woman."

Wang Yan thought for a while, and then said: "The opera words only need to be simple and popular."

After hearing this, Li Xiangjun couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.As a famous prostitute, the poems and songs she comes into contact with are different from the novels and paintings left in the market. What she pursues is elegance, while the operas Wang Yan wants her to write are obviously for the common people in the market. I know how to write it.

Seeing her expression, Wang Yan already understood her difficulty, "I thought of a libretto just now, but after listening to it, Yan Yan and Miss Li will know what I want."

Hearing the words, the two daughters couldn't help but looked at him together, Xu Yanyan nodded repeatedly: "Brother Wang's lyrics and music are outstanding, Yanyan and sister are blessed."

Hearing this, Wang Yan just smiled slightly, and first told his general idea of ​​"The Song of Mulan" and the plot of the story, then cleared his throat, and sang in falsetto: "Brother Liu's speech is too unreasonable, who said Women enjoy leisure. Men fight at the border, and women weave at home. They farm the fields during the day and spin cotton at night. Only by working hard day and night can the soldiers have this kind of food and clothing. Don’t you believe it~~~~ ~ There are many heroines who have made contributions, killing the enemy for the country is a generation of heroes, these women are not as good as men."

Li Xiangjun and Xu Yanyan were already deeply attracted by the story Wang Yan told, but when Wang Yan opened his voice, they were startled. This was completely different from Liang Zhu's style, but they also felt that this Although the libretto is too simple and easy to understand, it has to be admitted that it has a different taste, and the fact that the women in it are compared with the men makes them feel a little shocked. All in all, they have mixed feelings for a while.

After Wang Yan finished singing, he couldn't help frowning slightly. He had just heard the second daughter say "Mulan Song", and suddenly such a libretto came to his mind, but after he finished singing, he felt very inappropriate. In the Ming Dynasty, women It is definitely not as good as a man!

(End of this chapter)