Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Zhang Yu’s retinue poem in the Yuan Dynasty described the "Bai Ling Que" performed in the Yuan Palace in a rich and colorful way.

Under the city of Wuhuan, the white feather sparrows, male and female, peck at each other for a drink.

Sometimes it decides to fly in the sky, telling it that it is born with weak feathers.

Huo'erchi, an actor from Xihe, can use silk voices to replace chickens.

Ivory fingers pluck the thirteen strings, and the sounds are sad and urgent.

The Jurchen virgin dances into the cup, and the tunic is divided into two sides.

Jade fiber, sleeves and branches, can be stubborn with the sound of sparrows.

Playing "Bai Ling Sparrow" in the morning and in the evening, the nobles enjoy listening to it.

The changing spring light refers to Gujian, and thousands of cores and thousands of flowers move the strings.

This poem is delicate and vivid, making people feel as if they are in the scene and hear the sound.

After the Yuan court withdrew from the Central Plains, "Bai Lingque" has gradually been lost.This score was collected by Baljur in many ways and then carefully restored. It was presented at the beginning of this year, and the emperor was once again invited to hunt in Horqin.At that time, the Department of Harmony began to choreograph dances based on literature, "Song of the White Lingque" and other poems describing music and dance in the Yuan Dynasty. The famous dance "Zhezhi Dance" in the Song Dynasty is firm but soft, and pays attention to expressive eyebrows and expressive eyes.The dance is led by Concubine Rong and accompanied by more than [-] people.Concubine Rong joined the rehearsal after returning from the southern tour. After arriving in the grassland, she watched Fukang An's riding and shooting in the morning, and rehearsed with the team of the Harmony Department in the afternoon. Lu Wenhong was one of the choreographers and dancers, and she also accompanied her.

This dance is the great contribution of the emperor's trip to the grassland. The grand scene reproduces the splendid majesty of the Yuan Dynasty that swept across Eurasia. Not to mention that the princes of the grasslands in the present have never seen it, nor have the princes in Beijing. It has been seen that the prelude is opened by drums. There are nearly a hundred people in the band alone, and a ventriloquist team composed of 20 people imitates the chirping of white feather sparrows.Its dancing postures are varied, sometimes vigorous and lively, sometimes graceful and graceful; the dancing sleeves are sometimes drooped and sometimes raised, the fast and complicated dance steps, and the golden bells worn by the dancers make crisp sounds, and everyone feels as if they are walking in a fairyland. Bathed in the glory of the former Great Mongol Empire.When the noisy singing and dancing came to an abrupt end on the grass, Concubine Rong lowered her waist, almost nodding her head to the ground, and the audience stood up. The applause continued for a long time.

The emperor was proud and pleased, the empress and Baljur just smiled, and concubine Shu and concubine Ling admired him from the bottom of their hearts.After all, the Horqin nobles who went to Chahar last year were a minority. A large number of people on the grassland, including many officials and female relatives in Beijing, saw Concubine Rong dance for the first time. They all fell into her watery eyes and graceful skirts. I thought: No wonder the emperor dotes on this concubine of the Hui nationality!Yingluo said: Shen Bi is truly magnificent!The dance dress made by Embroidery Workshop is also very beautiful. After listening to Shen Bi, it took half a year and had to be changed several times before the emperor nodded.This is also the first time Fu Heng has really watched Concubine Rong dance, because he had no memory of it when he was in Jinchuan.Hearing Yingluo's words, he smiled slightly. Concubine Rong's white embroidered yellow spot and black and gold sequined imitation white bird dance dress is extremely gorgeous, with heavy makeup and heavy colors to draw a pair of wonderful eyes. Huan, let him feel emotional.Fu Kang'an clapped his hands excitedly, and said to Fu Heng: "Ama, Queen Mother dances so beautifully!"Too beautiful!

The third procedure is to set the horse.Fu Heng took off his hat, took his entourage, and left his seat to enter the arena. Fu Kang'an said, "Come on, Mama!"Fu Heng smiled at him.Pearl worried: Master, can your lord and General Cai really win?I heard that Mongolian horses are very fierce, and Mongolian men are cruel and rude.Yingluo said nonchalantly, "The two Mongolian horses in Chunhe Garden, Fu Heng, are very familiar with each other. Before coming here, he took off his saddle and practiced for a while. Didn't you see it? It's absolutely fine!"General Cai is brother's riding and archery master, and his equestrian skills are also top-notch, don't worry!

Pearl nodded, and said: "I'm still worried. There are horses and people. There are so many collisions. It's better for adults not to make mistakes."Yingluo only smiled, and said in her heart: This kind of melee dodging and fighting has the same origin as swordsmanship, so it is no problem for Fu Heng.Just listen to Fukang An said: Aunt Pearl, Ama will definitely win!Pearl hurriedly smiled and said: Yes, thanks to my little master!

While talking, more than a dozen finalists and Fu Heng and Cai Yanlin rode into the fenced racecourse on the grass.First, the tribal players introduced and saluted.When the competition officials introduced Fu Heng and Cai Yanlin, the audience applauded enthusiastically to welcome the distinguished guests.Cai Yanlin was also wearing the same style of yellow smoked leather gown around his waist, and he was wearing a stone blue mandarin jacket, one yellow and one blue, which was quite conspicuous among the players wearing Mongolian riding and archery uniforms.Pearl's heart was pounding, and she became even more worried.Then about [-] strong horses were put into the racecourse, and the order of the officer was given, and the horse harnessing began.

Looking from the platform, I could see all the contestants, holding poles in their hands, running with the horses. Some people had dismounted to start the game, but none of them hit the ground. Entering a herd of horses, he nimbly avoided people and horses. Suddenly he stretched out his pole and caught one.The audience burst into applause.The emperor's eyes lit up, and he praised excitedly: Good!The queen looked at the emperor happily. Concubine Rong had already removed her heavy make-up and changed back into a concubine's big attire. She was sitting beside the emperor, amazed and amazed in her heart, with a smile on her face.The Mongolian princes and noble ladies talked one after another, but Baljur's expression was focused and his eyes were deep.Fukang'an applauded loudly, Pearl felt relieved, and Yingluo was very proud.

After Fu Heng put on the horse, he flew on the horse immediately, using the soft rope on the top of the pole as the rein.The horse was reddish-purple and had a strong temper. It was bound around the neck, kicking and roaring non-stop, turning left and right, trying to throw Fu Heng off the horse.Both Fukangan and Pearl were taken aback, they both stood up, Yingluo smiled and said: "It's okay, don't worry!"The emperor and empress and everyone over there also became nervous, Concubine Rong's palms were sweaty, Concubine Shu couldn't help but scream.I saw Fu Heng holding the pole tightly with both hands, and clamping the horse's belly with his legs, just like "looking up to catch the flying dog, leaning over to scatter the horse's hooves". .The people on the high platform were dazzled and nervous, and they all held their breath.

The bay red horse was finally tamed, and with a long neigh, it carried Fu Heng on a gallop.Fu Heng held a pole in one hand and smiled in the bright sunshine. His god jade was like a bone, and his abundance was unmatched. No matter how you look at it, he is a handsome young man in a troubled world. It is hard to believe that he was the one who joined the military plane by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. An important minister, and his equestrian skills are so impressive.There was thunderous applause on the high platform, Yingluo, Fukang'an and the two cheered loudly, Pearl wiped her sweat with a handkerchief.The emperor's eyes flashed, he nodded slightly, his face was full of excitement, the empress pursed her lips and smiled, Concubine Shu, Qi Muge and Wei Mei looked at each other happily, Concubine Rong finally let go of her hanging heart, and her eyes were gloomy.Fu Heng rode his horse to the gate of the fence, got off the horse, handed the horse and the pole to the horse attendants, and never left the field, but sat on the benches in the fence with the horse attendants to watch the race.

During this period of time, other contestants also hit the horses, and Cai Yanlin had already harnessed two horses, but he did not tame the horses, but abandoned one set, then dismounted and continued to harness the horses, gradually attracting people on the high platform, I saw him running quickly among the horses, going up and down, moving and dodging with ease, and the crowd burst into warm applause.Fukang'an has been staring closely at Cai Yanlin in the arena, cheering for Ada in his heart.Concubine Rong over there looked over and was relieved to see his focused expression.

After the final timing ended, Fu Heng won the first prize with the first trap, Cai Yanlin won the second with the most six traps, and Chagatai of Horqin Left Middle Banner in Baljuer won the first prize with five traps three.The imperial court won a complete victory, and the emperor was extremely proud.Baljur said loudly: Mr. Fu Heng has sharp eyesight and quick hands, he will return in a moment, he is extremely brave, he is a first-class hero, and everyone in the Horqin Grassland admires him!General Cai Yanlin's agility and bravery, one against ten, also opened our eyes, this king should reward us well!

Then came the rewards. Fu Heng got a Mongolian armored riding cap, a pennant, and 500 taels of gold.Cai Yanlin won a pennant and 300 taels of gold.Chagatai won a pennant and 100 taels of gold.After the reward, the emperor gave a speech, saying that thanks to the prairie heroes, the tradition of riding and archery and the special skills of horse-riding, tamed and practiced in driving, have far-reaching meanings, and the imperial court must carry it forward, and it will be included in one of the Autumn Wai programs.Then he gave Cai Yanlin and Chahetai a black-buttoned yellow jacket each, and they knelt down to thank each other.

Fu Heng and his two relatives returned to the platform, Zhuzhu untied him his clothes, asked him if he had been scratched by the horse's back, and looked around carefully, he smiled and shook his head.Fukan'an said excitedly: "Ama, you are amazing!"Yingluo just looked at him with a smile.

The fourth program is a Mongolian folk song and dance performance, and the fence under the venue was dismantled.In addition to the oldest Andai step dance in Mongolia that Concubine Rong saw last year, there are also bowl dancing and chopstick dancing.In the Bowl Dance, two girls hold teacups on their heads, and the bowls are filled with milk wine; they hold two wine cups or a bunch of bamboo chopsticks in each hand and dance to the sound of singing and music. No matter how they move, the milk wine cannot be spilled.

The chopstick dance consists of a team of men, each holding a pair of chopsticks in each hand, holding the thin ends of the chopsticks, and hitting the thick ends of the chopsticks.For a while, hit the chopsticks with both hands crossed in front of the chest; for a while, hit the chopsticks with both hands crossed in front of the abdomen; For a while, they hit the chest with chopsticks with both hands, followed by kicking the legs with the other hand, and then hit the chopsticks with both hands on the chest, and then crossed the shoulders with the other hand... The rhythm is lively and varied. What's rare is that this group of people did it uniformly.

All these dances received warm applause from the audience, especially those from the capital who watched intently.Yingluo was overjoyed and clapped vigorously, Pearl smiled and said: Master, your hands hurt!Fu Heng would often look back at her with a smile, and she would smile at Fu Heng too.

Another dance is the gladiatorial dance, which is an imitation dance of the Xilin Gol Grassland, which is famous as the hometown of Mongolian wrestling.One person performs the vigorous fighting dynamics of two people wrestling.I saw a man wearing special clothes. On the clothes, two little dummy in Mongolian robes were sewed together in a wrestling and waist-holding posture, so that the two robes were put on the body in a tube shape, and the waist was tied and the upper body bowed forward. The two false heads are put on the lower back, and then the hands with riding boots are used as the feet of one of them, and various wrestling movements such as hugging, kicking, scrambling, and hooking are performed to the beat of the drums. , very vivid, dexterous, humorous and funny.Fu Kang'an giggled when he saw it, and Fu Heng looked at him with a smile on his face, and Concubine Rong over there often looked sideways at him, very happy.

After the gladiatorial dance, there was the last show.There is a two-story platform under the court. The first floor is very large and square, and the second floor is a small round platform in the middle of the square platform. The height is the same as the platform on the seat. On the cloth mat, a Mongolian woman in a white robe came up with a plucked harp in her hand.She stood on the square platform, bowed to the surroundings of the platform, then walked up the steps to the small round platform, and sat on the floral cloth cushion.The harpsichord is pine-colored, with a square body and a slender handle with only two strings.

Baljur introduced to the emperor that the zither was called Topsul, and said to Concubine Rong: "Your Majesty must know."Concubine Rong nodded and said to the emperor: There used to be four major tribes in Moxi: Junggar, Heshuote, Durbert and Turhut. Huijiang lived with the ethnic groups of the three major tribes. This is the same Topsul, so the concubines know.The emperor listened with great interest, and suddenly remembered the Hui harp that Concubine Rong often plucked, and she also mentioned Turghut...

The woman began to play the pluck, the sound of the qin was hoarse, very mysterious and gloomy, and then she sang, the singing was bright and overwhelmed the sound of the qin.It turned out that she was singing a cappella, and the sound of the piano was not the melody, but the background. Unexpectedly, she was petite, but full of energy.The translator said that the song was called "Prairie Love Song", and translated it for the emperor and everyone according to the lyrics received early in the morning:

真情像 草原 广阔

Layers of wind and rain cannot be blocked

There are always clouds when the sun rises

The sun shines on you and me

True love has bloomed like plum blossoms

Cold and snow cannot be submerged

Just blooming on the coldest branches

see spring coming to you and me

Snowflakes fluttering in the north wind

The sky is vast

A cut of cold plum stands proudly in the snow

Fragrance only for Iraqis

爱 我 所 爱 无怨无悔

Be careful

Her melodious singing seems to really pass through the vast grassland, and it is full of tenderness, touching people's heartstrings.At the end of the song, the audience applauded thunderously.The emperor said to Baljur: What a beautiful song!Sing better!The concubines also nodded.Baljur bowed his head and thanked him.Concubine Rong looked at Baljur, her eyes sparkled, isn't this song about him and Uzhina?Think of Huo Jizhan again, he and Huo Jizhan are really similar.

Then, another group of men came up and sat around under the round platform. They all held various musical instruments in their hands.Then, led by the woman, the band played a tune together, and another team of girls came up to the stage and danced to the tune.Watching the dancers imitate the Mongolian daily life of shearing sheep, driving felts, and milking cows.The audience in the capital felt very fresh.At the end of the song, the applause in the venue was like a tide.

This group of women went down, and immediately another group of men came up.The sound of the piano sounded again, and the style of the music changed completely. The men imitated birds and beasts, making movements such as eagles spreading their wings, goats running and jumping, horses walking, and camels walking.After the song ended, there was another round of applause in the arena.The third song is the finale, and the women's team came up again, simulating natural scenes, such as water waves, water waves, grass waves, etc.After the end, the woman who led the performance walked off the round platform and thanked the audience with the band and dancers. The audience stood up again, and the applause continued for a long time.

The emperor was very excited, stood up and applauded, praised, and said: Good!good!So subtle!I like it very much.Then he said to the Queen and Concubine Rong: It would be great if this kind of unique singing and dancing can be performed in the capital from time to time!The queen nodded and smiled, and said: What the emperor said is indeed wonderful!This is not the first time that Nala has come to Horqin. He came here when he worshiped his ancestors in 21 years, but the last time he was passing by in a hurry.

Concubine Rong smiled and said: If the emperor likes it, my younger brother will definitely give it up!Shen Bi also liked it very much, so we asked the playing and singing girl to go back.As he spoke, he looked at Baljur over there.They all spoke Chinese, and Baljur couldn't understand what they were talking about, so the translator translated it in Mongolian.

After hearing this, Baljur was very embarrassed and said nothing, but his wife was very happy and said something in Mongolian. The interpreter then said: "Princess Darhan said that this woman's name is Uzhina. If His Majesty likes it, King Darhan will be dedicated to His Majesty!The emperor became happy, and looked at Baljur, who glanced at his wife displeasedly, and then said to the emperor: Originally, your majesty and the emperor's sister love each other, so Baljur has nothing to say, but Uzhina, She has served the king since she was a child.The emperor laughed and said: "So that's the case, then I will never take away people's love."Said, sat back.Concubine Rong also gave up with a smile.

The author has something to say:

[Zhezhi Dance] The dance introduced from the Western Regions to the Central Plains is a kind of Jianwu in the Tang Dynasty ("Gongsun Da Niang Dances with Swords" is also a kind of Jianwu).In the Fu of Hunan Guan Shuangzhezhi Dance written by Lu Zhao in the Tang Dynasty, there is a sentence that "in ancient times, it was also a trick of Zhizhi, and now it is also named Zhezhi". Zhizhi is an ancient city in the Western Han Dynasty. "New Book of Tang" refers to Luosi City, which is located in Zhambul, Central Asia. "Zhezhi" was originally a female solo dance, wearing national costumes and brocade boots when dancing.The accompaniment is mainly drums, and dancers appear on the stage to the sound of drums.The dancing postures are rich in changes, combining rigidity and softness, and the dance steps are fast and complex, which makes the dancers wear golden bells.There is a deep lower back movement towards the end of the dance.

Poets in the Tang Dynasty wrote many poems describing the dance of "Zhezhi", such as Zhang Xiaobiao's poem: "Zhezhi first came out with the sound of drums" is a description of the opening drum; "Hua" and "Drumming and patting the waist to soften the waist, and raining flowers through the clothes" are descriptions of various sleeve dancing movements and the dancing posture of lowering the waist at the end.At the same time, it also shows the prosperity of Zhezhi Dance in Tang Dynasty. As "Zhezhi" was widely circulated, there appeared Zhezhi Ji, which specially performed this dance, and developed from a solo dance to a duet dance, namely "Shuangzhezhi".In the Song Dynasty court dance team, there was also Zhezhi dance team.

[Topshur] The four major tribes of Bharat Mongolia living in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Alxa League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Zhungeer, Turhut, Durbet, and Heshuote. Each tribe has its own unique characteristics. Rich folk dances, they have an ancient two-stringed plucked instrument called Topsul, according to the custom of Bharat Mongolia, when Topsul is played, it will be followed by Bei Beile, Bei Bei El will be performed to the music of Topseul.In Mongolian, the folk dance is called bei beil, which means the rhythm of the body in Chinese.Therefore, Bharat Mongolian folk dance is also called (Tuo) Pushur music dance.The types of Topseur music and dance are shown in the text.

[Grassland Love Song] Lyrics of the classic old song "Yijianmei".The original song is sung by Fei Yuqing, the song is good, the lyrics are good, and the voice is really good.

[Horse Set] was one of the exquisite equestrian skills at that time, and it was reserved for Qiuwei.