Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao quietly walked behind the white cloth. The shadow puppet show was not over yet, and at the climax of the end, there was a loud drumbeat, and the audience clapped their hands in praise from time to time.Wen Tao watched carefully in the dark. There were only four shadow puppet troupe. The troupe leader was in his thirties. He was almost in control of the shadow puppetry of the three princes, with only one young man helping from time to time.Then there is a woman who controls the shadow puppets and dubbing of female characters, and an old man in the corner is in charge of props.

When the scene was over and the crowd dispersed, Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao approached the class leader and said, "This scene is really new, I don't know what it's called?"

Seeing that they were two handsome young masters, the class leader quickly nodded and bowed his waist and said, "It's a play that was rehearsed recently, called "Double Dragon Seizes the Pearl." After finishing speaking, he touched his lips and said, "You're making a fool of yourself in front of the young master."

Tang Wuyi asked: "Did you make up this play yourself?"

"Where is it, how can we rough people make it up?" the class leader said shyly.He introduced himself as Zhao Er, and because he knew a few words, he formed a shadow puppet troupe named □□Xi Troupe.They came from Chenzhou. Because of the vivid shadow puppets and the many shadow puppets they performed, they are already well-known in Kyoto.In order to bring out the old and bring forth the new, and constantly stage new plays, this Zhao Er has been collecting playbooks everywhere, and "Double Dragon Captures the Pearl" is a good playbook he has collected recently.

"Can we watch this drama?" Wen Tao asked.

Zhao Er scratched his head, touched his lips habitually, and said, "Sir, you can read it if you want, but...but this book was first arranged by our Chunxi class, can you not leak it to other teams."

Tang Wuyi smiled and said, "Team Leader Zhao, please don't worry, we will search here."

Zhao Ersui happily gave them the trick book.In the Zhou Dynasty, in addition to orthodox poems and prose, literati often entertained themselves with legends and story books.The two of them took the anonymous "Double Dragons and Seizing the Pearl", and saw that its writing was gorgeous yet orthodox. The images of the three princes were vividly displayed on the paper. People can see it for a while, but after reading it, they are already secretly amazed.Tang Wuyi asked: "Team Leader Zhao, where did you find this script?"

Zhao Erdao: "It's one of the several bookshops I often go to. It's in Chonghuafang. The boss knows that I often go to collect drama books, and told me that he bought a batch recently. This book "Double Dragon Captures the Pearl" The writing is especially good, I know a few characters, and I saw that it was really good, so I arranged it. Two young masters, is there any problem with this book?"

Wen Tao saw that there was no signature on the playbook, so he shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I saw that the play is wonderful, so just ask." He took out a few copper coins as a reward.

Leader Zhao felt relieved, touched his lips and accepted the reward with a smile: "That's good, that's good, thank you, young master."

After Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao walked away, Tang Wuyi said, "What do you think?"

"The nursery rhymes in Luoyang and the shadow puppetry in Kyoto are probably not a coincidence." Wen Tao said.

"Well, someone wants to make a fuss about the past." Tang Wuyi's face became serious.

"Then leader Zhao mentioned the bookstore in Chonghuafang, should we check it out?"

Tang Wuyi shook his head: "The sources of the books in the book shop are messy, and the playbooks are not popular. I'm afraid I can't find anything. It's getting late today, and there is still a cuju game tomorrow, so let's rest first." Wen Tao Follow Tang Wuyi back to Liquanfang and find an inn to settle down.

At noon on the second day, Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao arrived at the meeting place with Cui Dai on time.This is a Cuju field dedicated to princes and nobles. It is wide and flat. A goal more than three feet high is erected in the center of the field with pruning bamboo. After the two teams get the ball, they can kick the ball into the goal to score.The soldiers of the Shence Army led by Qiu Jian have lined up on the right side of the goal, and each team member wears a hairband with the Suzaku pattern of Shence on their foreheads. Qiu Jian is naturally a ball head, standing in front of the goal and ready to go.

And the team on the left side of the goal is headed by King Qi, most of them are from aristocratic families. They are counting the number of people at the moment, and it is necessary for Cui Dai to help them run forward and backward.Seeing Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao approaching, Cui Dai's eyes immediately lit up and said: "My lord, Brother Tang and Wen Tao have grown up! Now we have a chance to win!" Indeed, compared with Qiu Jian's brilliant tactics, King Qi The game skills of the dozen or so aristocratic disciples led here are uneven, and there are many who make up the number.But Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao's skills have been seen by the King of Qi. One was born in the Tiance military camp, and the other studied under Kunlun.

King Qi said to Cui Dai with satisfaction: "After all, you are the one who picks people. Hurry up and replace the two and start."

Cui Dai was handing the golden turban of King Qi's team to Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao, only to hear Qiu Jian who was on the opposite side laughing and said: "My lord, Tang Yue is one of our master planners, how can he be easily attracted by the lord? "

Hearing that Qiu Jian's tone was not friendly, Wen Tao called Tang Wuyi by his first name, but didn't call him by words, so he couldn't help but cast his gaze over, and saw that Qiu Jian was slightly older than Tang Wuyi, with a burly figure and torch-like eyes, obviously a military camp A middle-aged beater.

Cui Dai quickly smoothed things over: "General Qiu's team is full of talents. Brother Tang is an old acquaintance of the prince and Cui, so it is only natural that he is in the prince's team."

"Hmph, Tang Yue, your eldest brother can change families at will, but you are also a good guy." Qiu Jian said coldly.

Qiu Jian's words are a bit embarrassing. Tang Jingxiao's abandonment of the strategy to follow the king of Wei has always been regarded as a taint by many people. After all, loyalty is the most important thing for generals. If it weren't for the support of the Holy One, Tang Jingxiao might not be able to convince the public.This Qiujian was originally the deputy general of the Vermilion Bird Army. After the King of Wei ascended the throne, he had the opportunity to be the General of Magic Strategy, but he was forced to give up this position to Tang Jingxiao, which shows the unhappiness in his heart.

Wen Tao looked at Tang Wuyi worriedly, who would have thought that he would not be annoyed, and said with a faint smile: "Don't talk about gossip, the real story will be seen on the court." After finishing speaking, he kicked off the ball directly.

In the Cuju competition in Dazhou, whistles and drums are used as signs. Players kick off the ball, and after bouncing the ball several times, kick the ball from the ball head to Merry Eye. Those who pass the ball get a point.Therefore, the mutual cooperation among the team members is particularly important.After being angered by Qiu Jian, Tang Wuyi kicked off the ball. Although he didn't speak out, the ball was unsteady. Seeing that the players who caught the ball were about to lose all of them, Wen Tao hurried forward with a burst of light work, kicking lightly with his feet. The ball is delivered to another player's feet steadily, and the ball can be regarded as being rescued.Tang Wuyi jumped over several team members and smiled brightly at Wen Tao, that smile immediately filled his eyes.

Wen Tao understood that this was Tang Wuyi's gratitude.After walking together for so long, they are like two tall trees entwined with each other. Even if there is wind and rain for a while, there will always be mutual support, and they will not fall into the abyss easily, because they have already decided to grow together towards the sun.