First Minister of Ming Dynasty

For the sake of his own reputation, he made up crimes and framed innocent people.

Self-destroy the Great Wall and destroy famous generals.

Behind this is not stupidity, but selfishness, disastrous to the country and the people, and ulterior motives...it is to put the scholars above the common people.

The Di Qing case, together with the turmoil and grudges, is the basis of his argument. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, all schools of thought have been deposed, and Confucianism has been respected exclusively.

The reason is that scholars no longer regard themselves as members of the world, and no longer consider for the common people in the world.Instead, he put himself in the supreme position. It was for this reason that Song died among the scholars.

If we continue to pamper the scholars, we will just repeat the 300-year tragedy of the Song Dynasty.

Looking at this passage, Zhu Biao felt sweaty and trembling all over.

He closed his eyes and thought about it. None of those famous imperial officials and famous scholars can write and interpret history like Zhang Ximeng... His heart is cold and shuddering!

Although Zhu Biao liked Ouyang Xiu's articles very much and admired his literary talents, at this moment, in his mind, Ouyang Xiu's impression finally became an executioner!

"Sir, I'm afraid you don't know about your history these days! In Yingtian's tea house, there is a play going on."

"play?"

"Yes, it's a civet cat for the crown prince, sir, do you want to see it!" Zhu Biao stood up with an angry look on his face.

Zhang Ximeng was slightly taken aback, then smiled lightly and said, "That's fine, I haven't been to the theater for a long time, so let's just relax!"

Chapter 658 The Conscientious Zhang Ximeng

After Zhang Ximeng's thirties, he is not like the fair-faced handsome scholar in the past. He has become more dignified, especially when he started to grow a beard. The short and neat black beard is mature and majestic, which really interprets what a gentleman is like a jade.

He was dressed in a light gray robe and a wolf fur hat, not to mention unnecessary decorations.

Zhu Biao absorbed the strengths of Old Zhu and Empress Ma, and he was also very tall, with good facial features, but compared with Zhang Ximeng, it can only be said that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

The two were about to leave when Jiang Nan came back in a hurry.

This Jiang Shangshu has just been in charge of the business department, and everything is waiting to be done. Everything starts from scratch, and he is very busy.

After finally coming back, she found that Zhang Ximeng was about to leave, so she turned around and went back to the house. When she came back, she already had a stick of dog skin plaster in her hand, which fell directly on Zhang Ximeng's temple.

"Don't let anyone recognize you."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Thank you Madam for being careful, I'll be back after the play."

After the confession, Zhang Ximeng followed Zhu Biao and left the mansion.

After waiting outside, Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Ximeng, who had dog skin plasters on his temples, who was fighting with hooligans, and couldn't help laughing: "Sir, I don't think I'm afraid that people will recognize you, but I'm afraid that some big girl from some family will be younger than you." Daughter-in-law, take your old man away!"

Zhang Ximeng gave him a big roll of his eyes, "Don't talk nonsense, Jiang Shangshu will lead his troops to kill anyone who dares to rob me! Heads are rolling, blood is flowing like a river!"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Ximeng meaningfully, and said in his heart that you are exaggerating or hurting!

Forget it, it's more important to watch the show!

When the two of them came out, Zhang Ximeng bought a pack of fried broad beans from the side of the road, and followed Zhu Biao to the theater.

This play is very interesting, you need to buy bamboo sticks in advance, you can buy at least a quarter of a piece.

If you go in first, watch the beginning, and if you don't get to the exciting place, let someone invite you out.

There are only two kinds of people who do this, one is a noob who doesn't know anything, and the other is an old theater fan who only picks up the most exciting places to watch.

Another thing is to buy half and watch half.

This kind of situation is usually because time is very tight, and you can't watch the whole show, but just pick up what you have time to watch.

Of course Zhu Biao chose the third option, which is a complete one, and he can watch the audience.

Zhang Ximeng thinks that future generations of movie tickets can refer to this model, sell a quarter ticket, half-time ticket, you can try the water first, if it doesn't look good, run away decisively.

If it looks good, renew online to increase the duration.

When the time comes to see the full viewing rate, the quality of a movie will be clear.

Zhang Ximeng felt that his idea was dead, and it was definitely worth two votes, and a little more by the way.

He was thinking that the performance on the stage had already started.

The civet cat for the prince, the earliest version can be traced back to the Yuan Zaju "Jin Shuiqiao Chen Lin Holds the Makeup Box", and since then, this play has been performed continuously, successfully combined with Bao Gong's case, and has become the brightest of Bao Zheng in folklore Eye-catching moments.

Even in later generations, you can still see clues in some TV dramas, such as the young Bao Qingtian...

Zhang Ximeng is quite familiar with the whole process of changing the civet cat to the crown prince. He came here this time not only to watch the theater, but also to be a person other than the theater, to watch all kinds of teachings and stories.

In fact, as early as a few years ago, Wu Datou led a group of people to Liangzhou to comfort the soldiers in front, and the entire Yingtian opera world quietly changed.

There are fewer and fewer dramas originally dominated by the imperial court, and more and more other content, and there are fewer and fewer official theater troupes, and more and more folk theater troupes.

All kinds of changes, although silent, can be said to be rapid.

Sitting here, Zhang Ximeng was thinking, when a literati squeezed in not far from him, he lowered his head and was very careful, as if he was afraid of causing any trouble, so he didn't dare to look up, just squeezed in, Sit down.

Then pull a few sheets of paper from the sleeve and a pen from the other side.

Because this kind of theater is not allowed to record, if you have the ability to remember everything by ear, then there is nothing to say.

If you want to copy and steal the teacher, you will be beaten.

Come to this person, he doesn't need to record the whole article, he just wants to pick up some important places and write them down.

I don't know what to say about this kind of behavior that is obviously edging the ball.

If the people next to him are willing to help cover, the little guy patrolling the field will show his hands high, and he will be fooled.

So after he sat down, he secretly raised his head and looked to the side. Coincidentally, someone was also looking at him.

"Brother Luo, it's been half a month since the tea shop left that day. How is your tea business? My side is not very good!"

Luo Guanzhong blinked his eyes, stared blankly, and said with a dry smile: "Mr. Zhang...'s business is much bigger than that of a small one. My place is even worse. I can only, I can only go to the theater to relieve my worries."

After Lao Luo finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head and calmed down.

After all, when he saw this, his heart almost jumped out!

Zhang Xiang!

Why are you running to watch a show?

Luo Guanzhong was amazed. He calmed down a little, and then looked up. Zhu Biao, who happened to be sitting on the other side of Zhang Ximeng, was also looking this way... He also knew Lao Luo, and he gave him a big and bright smile.

Luo Guanzhong was stunned for a long time, his eyeballs almost fell off!

The prince is here too!

My goodness!

What kind of luck is this?

How could it be such a coincidence to run into these two at every play?

Luo Guanzhong couldn't figure it out, so he could only suppress his excitement, let's just watch it honestly!

As for the plan to transcribe a few lines of the play, it was thrown out of the blue.

If it was because of his actions that the identities of these two were exposed, it would be a serious crime.

Luo Guanzhong could only keep his hands behind his back, like a good baby, staring at the stage with his eyes, and glanced at Zhang Ximeng from time to time.Watching this play is really a test of skill. After watching a play, it is estimated that 250 degrees of astigmatism can be seen.

Compared with Lao Luo's frightened, the performance on stage was much more energetic.

The so-called exchange of civet cats for princes refers to Song Zhenzong's reign. Concubine Liu and Concubine Li were pregnant at the same time, and whoever gave birth to a prince would be made a queen.

After Concubine Li gave birth to a baby boy, she lost too much blood and fainted.

At this time, Guo Huai, the manager, and the midwife played tricks together, replacing the prince with a skinned civet cat.

And Concubine Liu handed over the prince to Kou Chengyu, a confidant in the palace, and asked her to deal with it.

Kou Chengyu knew that this was the prince, and he was reluctant to harm him, so he hid in the bushes. It happened that the boss Chen Lin passed by. Things said again.

Chen Lin immediately put the prince into a box containing birthday peaches, and took it to the Eight Sage Kings.

This is the first half, the raccoon is replaced by the prince.

Generally speaking, it is an early version of The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem, which belongs to the originator of Gongdou opera.

Obviously, there are a lot of eccentricities in this play.

For example, when a prince is born, why are there only the steward and midwife?

Where are the officials in charge of daily life?

Where is the imperial physician?

And Zongzheng Temple, don't they need to witness the birth of the prince?

Most importantly, where is the emperor himself?

With the witness of so many people, how can you exchange the civet cat for the prince?

Obviously this is impossible, it would be more convenient to wait for the prince to be born and find a way to kill him with medicine.

Of course, as a pioneering work, we can't ask for so much.

After all, this drama already has the rudimentary form of Gongdou drama, vicious imperial concubine, treacherous eunuch, loyal little maid, quite chivalrous old eunuch... This kind of setting of main personnel, even in later generations, is still applicable .

Moreover, Concubine Li was killed kindly, Chen Lin and Kou Chengyu were loyal and courageous, and rescued the prince.In addition, the prince was exiled, like an orphan of the Zhao family.

The next step is to see how the prince will take revenge!

A first half full of gimmicks.

Zhang Ximeng watched with relish, Luo Guanzhong was covered in sweat, and Zhu Biao didn't say anything, because the real problem lay behind.

Sure enough, in the middle of the field, the prince concubine Liu gave birth to died early, and Emperor Zhenzong had to adopt the son of the eight princes and make himself a prince.

And this son of the eight princes is the prince who was sent out at the beginning.

Concubine Liu was already the queen at this time, and she felt that the prince's identity was suspicious, so she immediately called Kou Chengyu... The second scene in which the civet cat was replaced by the prince was called to torture Kou Chengyu.

Empress Liu pressed for the truth of the matter, but Kou Chengyu refused to admit it. Chen Lin executed Kou Chengyu and killed him.

In the blink of an eye, it was another ten years. At this time, the prince had grown up, and Concubine Li, who was framed at the beginning, escaped from the cold palace and went to Chenzhou to beg for a living in Powahan Kiln.

At this moment, there was a famine in Chenzhou, and Concubine Li's life was hanging by a thread. It happened that Bao Zheng was releasing food in Chenzhou. He met Concubine Li and told Bao Zheng what happened back then.

Bao Zheng returned to Kaifeng with Concubine Li. At this time, Zhenzong was dead, and the prince successfully ascended the throne.

Bao Zheng made a plan to let Guo Huai tell the truth, and at the same time Chen Lin testified, forcing Empress Dowager Liu to commit suicide.

The third play, also called Caoqiao Duanhou!

Concubine Li returned to the palace smoothly, was reunited with her son, and was named Queen Mother.

Even Concubine Li was exiled among the people and adopted a godson, and this godson became His Royal Highness, it can be said that everyone is happy and the world celebrates.

The bad guys are dead and justice has been done.

Loyal ministers and righteous men helped protect the Great Song Dynasty.

The prince who has experienced ups and downs is Song Renzong, who reigned the longest in the Song Dynasty.

The show is here, all the actors are on stage, and there will be a big reunion at the end.

At this time, the old student who played Chen Lin began to read, roughly meaning, there were loyal ministers and righteous men in the Great Song Dynasty, sage kings and virtuous ministers, who was devoid of conscience and dared to speak wildly, saying that there was no one in the Great Song Dynasty!

Which rave?

Aren't those who speak wildly right under the stage!

After a good show, Zhang Ximeng came out with a smile on his face, Zhu Biao followed closely, and Luo Guanzhong also followed. He didn't know how Zhang Ximeng would deal with it!

"Sir, do you want to arrest these opera singers immediately? Zhu Biao was murderous, "Put them for the crime of lying and deceiving people!" "

Zhang Ximeng was stunned, and said with a smile: "This is not good. If Your Highness has the heart, please invite them to the palace... This is not His Majesty's birthday. I will perform it for His Majesty, and I invite the Queen to watch it too!"

Zhu Biao blinked, then suddenly stretched out his thumb, "Good advice, sir!"

Chapter 659 Da Song jokes, never out of date

After a play, Zhu Biao returned to the palace, Luo Guanzhong didn't know whether to leave or stay... Zhang Ximeng looked at him funny, so he simply asked him to come home and treat the guests to dinner.

"Lao Luo, I haven't seen you for a long time, what are you up to?"