Nongmen Shenjue

Sword dance is a traditional dance with a long history, performed with a dagger in hand.There is a movable device between the hilt and the sword body of the dagger, and the performer can freely swing and rotate the dagger to make regular sounds, complementing the graceful dance, forming a fighting atmosphere.

There are various forms of sword dance, including single sword and double sword. The dancers are not limited to men and women, and the number of dancers is not limited.

With the changes in the world, there are two styles of sword dance. One is slow and elegant, mostly performed by women, and the other is vigorous like a dragon, mostly performed by men. It is like the distinction between civil and military, giving viewers different enjoyment.But people in ancient times liked the latter one the most, and the most famous dancer in this dance was a strange woman from the previous dynasty: Aunt Gongsun.

Mu Qingyan felt that the reason why the additional test was a sword dance must have something to do with the founder.

Will the founder be the "Patriarch"?

Since the sword dance is required, it is naturally impossible to do it in the hall.

The door of the hall was wide open, and the fairy aunt came out first: "All the girls got up, divided into left and right, and retreated to the corridor to serve."

The fairies didn't know why, but they all obeyed orders and remained silent the whole time.

Tang and Lou went to the gate of the hall.

In the end, it was Tang Zhilan and Lou Huiwen who came out separately. Someone had already brought a sword, and the two looked at each other. Holding the sword, they danced into the arena from both ends.There is no music in this sword dance, it is all up to the dancers to control the rhythm, there is only the sound of the sword being thrown in the dance, if the rhythm is not grasped correctly, or the sword is thrown badly, even a layman can tell it.

Sword dance is a regular lesson for fairies, but most of them only have a general understanding of it, but they don't know how to do it themselves.

However, the sword dance has a different meaning to the fairy temple. The fairies have been taught this for a long time, so they are naturally aware of this. Seeing the two outstanding figures in the temple compete in the sword dance, their eyes brighten up.

Tang Zhilan and Lou Huiwen danced the same set of sword dances, with the same movements and steps, making it easier to compare up and down.

The basic movements of sword dance are pointing, stabbing, picking, splitting, and pulling, etc., which are the same as the basic moves of practicing swords, except that the performance of sword dance pays attention to the coordination of hands, eyes, body, method, steps and sword dancing. And pay attention to the use of "eyes", showing the combination of rigidity and softness, heroic and heroic dancing lines.

To put it bluntly, it is to be beautiful, and the beauty touches people's hearts and resonates.

In the first few steps, the movements of the two were very standard, but as they went deeper, the differences gradually emerged.Although Tang Zhilan's dance was beautiful, she was too soft and not strong enough, especially like a showmanship, and her mentality was unstable, several rhythms were wrong, and the sound of the sword was not good.Lou Huiwen is different, both rigid and soft, like a dragon, moving like a frightened bird, especially his eyes are stern, the more he goes to the back, the more smooth and free, the flashing sword light is dizzying, and he is amazed again and again.

The two were separated on both sides from the beginning, gradually danced to meet in the middle, and then separated again.

Suddenly, the two grabbed their swords and threw them upward at the same time——

The sword pierced the sky like lightning, two or three feet away from the ground, and the sword light galloped down in an instant.Lou Huiwen has already borrowed the scabbard thrown by her sister, her feet danced with the dance steps, caught up with the sword light, raised the scabbard, and with a clang, the snow-white sword light was gathered into the scabbard, unbiased and perfectly fitted.

After a moment of silence, the fairies cheered.

Even the fairy aunt and mother-in-law at the top showed relief.

As for Tang Zhilan, she lost in the sword throw.

She lacked strength, her posture was wrong, the sword was only less than a foot away, and she was timid when receiving the sword. When she flinched, the sword had already landed.In fact, she had lost from the very beginning of the sword dance, and she knew it well, she was already discouraged, coupled with her fear of the sword dance, she was now in a state of embarrassment.

Hearing the cheers from the crowd, she didn't dare to raise her head, for fear of seeing the disappointed and condemning eyes of the Tang family.

So far, the new successor has won, and it is still Lou's daughter.

Lou Huiwen suppressed her joy and went to take a bath and change clothes again. The fairies had already been assigned to perform their duties.The Tang and Lou families re-entered the main hall, listening to the sound of heavy and simple bells, the temple gate was slowly opened, and the succession ceremony followed.

Mu Qingyan withdrew his ability to rest.

The two still stayed on the tree, and Mu Qingyan described what he saw in detail bit by bit: "...I didn't expect that the sword dance of Lou's family was really brilliant, especially the sword throwing at the end, with skill, beauty, and courage. On the contrary, Tang Zhilan, who was very eye-catching at the beginning, is much inferior."

There are many sword dancers, and some are excellent dancers, but the sword throwing trick requires hard work, hand, eye, body coordination, and courage.Just like that Tang Zhilan, she couldn't throw the sword very high, but she was afraid of not being able to catch it, afraid that the sword would poke herself, and failure would be inevitable.

"Such a big deal." Wen Jixue understood as soon as she heard it, that the key to the sword dance's decisive victory was the sword throwing at the end, and the winner did not need to be judged, it was clear at a glance.

Mu Qingyan thought for a while, and then said: "They use a single sword with a tassel on the hilt, which is very long."

It was the sword tassel that was very long, about one meter in length, and it was especially eye-catching when it danced.

Wen Jixue lowered her eyes and meditated, and suddenly said: "Have you heard of the Huixian Emperor Ji from the previous court?"

Mu Qingyan recalled it carefully, and finally found some impression in the long-term memory of the original owner. This woman was mentioned in the history books, and there are many rumors in the unofficial history.Huixian Emperor Ji was born of the empress, and she was the same mother and sister of the last emperor of the previous dynasty.It is said that when this girl was born, there was a vision in the sky, the morning glow was all over the sky, and a hundred birds were singing. The emperor loved her very much and gave her a title before the full moon.The title given at that time was not "Huixian", but "Emperor Ji Yongtai".

It stands to reason that a princess should be honored and rich, but this emperor has been sick since she was a child and was addicted to crying. The imperial doctor could not diagnose the root cause of the disease, so she asked the eminent monk for help. .

It is said that this emperor concubine has a gentle temperament but is strong, intelligent and witty, she does not like life in the palace, and often walks among the people dressed as a Taoist nun.She also said that she once learned sword dance from Aunt Gongsun, and her sword skills are superb.He also said that she once built a temple in the mountains to take in poor homeless women...

I never thought of it before, but now I am reminded, thinking about it this way, everything is consistent with the founder of the Fairy Temple.

"This..." Mu Qingyan couldn't hide his surprise. Even though he had conjectured earlier, he was still surprised when it was confirmed.

Wen Jixue said: "Emperor Ji Huixian married the eldest son of the former Great General Huwei. These two people have the same affection and temperament, and they are very affectionate after marriage. It didn't last long, wars broke out everywhere, and her husband followed his father everywhere To pacify the chaos, Emperor Huixian was by her side, but three years later, a great war killed her husband's family, and Emperor Huixian disappeared.

Of course, these are all records in the official history, and there are many rumors in the unofficial history.

Although I don't know the specific origins of Tang and Lou, the husband's family name is Lou. "

Wen Jixue thinks it can't be such a coincidence, the Lou family in Feixian Town is very likely to be an offshoot or descendant of the former Huwei General Lou's family.Not long after Huixian Emperor Ji got married, wars broke out, fighting everywhere, and the couple had no children.At that time, the brothers and sisters of the husband's family were all unmarried. When the city was broken in the previous dynasty, the Lou family, like other noble families, were all killed by the rebels.

"Emperor Ji Huixian once built a temple?" Mu Qingyan didn't know much about this.

"Yes, my mother was born in a scholarly family. She liked reading books the most. When she was young, she was tired of reading serious poems. She also liked to read story books. There are also some unofficial biographies. The story of Emperor Huixian is based on unofficial history, although unofficial history is mostly It is a fiction, but there are also one or two points of truth. When I was a child, I heard from my mother that Emperor Huixian built a Taoist temple. This may have something to do with her practice in the Taoist temple since she was a child. As for the name of the Taoist temple, there are people who say "Xianyun Temple" , some say 'Qixia view', and some say 'meditation view'.

The specific name is not important, but these Taoist temples all appear in the Lou family's place of origin.I originally thought that it was people's guessing, imagining that Huixian Diji's husband and wife were loving and never forgetting her deceased husband, so they put the address where she built the temple there. Now that I think about it, it may be true. "

"Why do you say that?"

"It is recorded in the history books that General Lou was originally from Changning County. This time, the Fairy Temple has offered sacrifices for a hundred years. Both the Tang and Lou families sent their clansmen back to the hometown to worship the ancestors and sweep the tombs. We guessed that there was something else going on, so we went to investigate. They did I went back to Huaichun and Lingwu first, but Changning County is between the two, and the journey is only two or three days."

"Do you suspect that the real priests of their two families are in Changning County? It's easy for the Lou family to say, but what about the Tang family?"

Wen Jixue laughed and said, "Why must it be ancestor worship? The hundred-year sacrifice may be the hundred-year sacrifice of the Fairy Temple, so it makes perfect sense for the two families to return to the original temple site to hold the sacrifice."

"Can you find conclusive evidence?"

"The dragon and phoenix pendant you described should be well-documented." Wen Jixue has already imagined: "The dragon and the phoenix are in harmony, the dragon and the phoenix are singing in harmony, and the emperor Huixian is very favored. The precious things are too numerous to enumerate. If this jade pendant was a gift from the wedding, it should be recorded in the historical records of the previous dynasty.

Furthermore, based on the information we have so far, it is very likely that the person who built the Fairy Temple was Emperor Huixian, so list out the matching points one by one, check the suspicious points in detail, and more importantly..."

Wen Jixue smiled: "Look at the style of the Fairy Temple. It is the founder's will that is passed on. Tang and Lou have to abide by this general matter. The sword must have been left by the founder. Yes, it would be even better if there are verifiable characteristics. In addition, if the Lou family is really the Lou family from the previous dynasty, their family tree will definitely have records!"

Mu Qingyan nodded, and finally sighed: "If the matter is revealed, the Fairy Temple may cease to exist."

I can't bear to think of those women who have the opportunity to change their fate because of the existence of the Fairy Temple.

Even though the Fairy Temple is a product of profit, there is a lot of filth under it, but to be fair, it brings more benefits to the women.The surrounding women, also because of the existence of the Fairy Temple, always have a hope for the future.

Wen Jixue was silent for a moment: "The Fairy Temple is too eye-catching. If there were no people guarding it, do you think the Fairy Temple can survive to this day? How could all the women in the temple get married? Naturally, some of them have to make sacrifices for it."

It's just that this sacrifice may be voluntary or forced.

Mu Qingyan also understands that, without mentioning the past, just talking about the Tang family's entry into the Duanjun Palace, the future of the Fairy Temple is in a precarious state.How tragic is the battle for the heir apparent, and the Fairy Temple may be taken as a nail before the final result is announced.

Thinking of this, Mu Qingyan's heart trembled: "Could someone have already been eyeing this place?"

They all know how big a fuss can be made if this matter is exposed, will others not know?Will there be fewer people staring at Duanjun Palace?Will you find Feixian Town?

"Don't worry, now is a good time. For the hundred-year sacrifice, if there are people with ulterior motives, they will definitely appear." Wen Jixue was already on guard.