Yang Anxuan was busy planning the opening of the noodle shop in Tangyi, and the music of "Butterfly Lovers" sounded in the palace.
On December 20, a new version of "Butterfly Lovers" proposed by Yang Anxuan, polished by Yuan Tao, and performed by Zhao Ya was sung at the Prince's Mansion in Kuaiji.
The new version of "Butterfly Lovers" has begun to show the germination of drama, and it has the style of opera in terms of clothing, scenery and lyrics. Zhao Yaqin played the role of Liang Shanbo and sang affectionately with the singer who played Zhu Yingtai.
"Butterfly Lovers" is divided into eight scenes according to the novel: seeking divination, sworn sworn vows at Caoqiao, mountains and flowing water, seeing off each other at the age of eighteen, going down the mountain to ask for marriage, meeting on the balcony, the death of Shanbo and the two flying butterflies.
There are many things going on at the end of the year, so Sima Daozi originally only wanted to watch two shows and then take a closer look when he has free time. After watching the show, Sima Daozi changed his mind and asked Zhao Ya to start from the beginning.
The performance lasted for three days. Sima Daozi burst into tears and sighed: "When Duke Wen Jing (Xie An) petitioned for the establishment of a tomb for the righteous women, the lonely king was still young and did not know the affairs of the world. Now watching this new song of "Butterfly Lovers" , it makes people cry and sigh deeply.”
Zhao Ya waved his long sleeves and pretended to be Liang Shanbo and said: "Your Majesty is very affectionate and sincere, and even the people under the spring can feel your deep affection and affection."
Sima Daozi happily stroked his beard and said: "The joy of being alone is not as good as the joy of everyone. The queen has little entertainment in the palace. The queen will definitely like the song "Butterfly Lovers", so the lonely king wants to present this song to the palace to entertain the queen. "
Looking at Zhao Ya, Sima Daozi said: "Zihou, you played Liang Shanbo very well, so I would like to ask you to perform a few scenes for the queen mother."
Zhao Ya bowed and said: "How dare I bear the burden of trouble? It is my blessing to be able to fulfill my filial piety for the prince and to sing for the Queen Mother."
Therefore, "Butterfly Lovers" was performed in the palace on the recommendation of the King of Kuaiji, which made the palace people cry.
The emperor Sima Yao accompanied Empress Dowager Li to watch music in the name of filial piety, and all matters in the court were entrusted to King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji.
Seeing Liang Zhu turn into a butterfly, Empress Dowager Li burst into tears and said to Sima Yao: "Long live, I heard that Duke Wen Jing sent a memorial to set up a tomb for Zhu Yingtai as a righteous woman. I wonder if this tomb is still there?"
Sima Yao was also moved by the plot and was confused. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Shang Zai, I heard from Taozi that the tomb of the righteous woman is in Majiazhuang outside Ruyang City in Runan County, Yuzhou. This "Butterfly Lovers" is Ruyang Written by the Yuan family.”
Empress Dowager Li wiped away her tears and said: "I donated 100,000 yuan to build a shrine for Liang and Zhu. Long Live appoint a shrine official so that he can offer sacrifices at all times and take good care of them."
The Queen Mother spoke, and Sima Yao responded with a smile: "My mother is kind and virtuous, and I will certainly be grateful to you and protect my mother's health."
The scene of Butterfly Lovers is the most touching. Sima Daozi ended the court meeting early and rushed to Hanzhang Hall to watch the play with his mother and queen.
Empress Dowager Li turned to Sima Daozi on the other side and said with a smile: "My son is interested. We might as well come to the palace more often for operas like this to relieve our mother's boredom."
Sima Daozi bowed in response.
After receiving the commendation, Sima Daozi was very happy. After returning to the house, he said to Zhao Ya: "Zhao Qing's adaptation of "Butterfly Lovers" has won the favor of his mother, so he cannot but reward him. Come and give Zhao Qing two hundred thousand yuan and one hundred pieces of brocade and silk. .”
Zhao Ya was overjoyed and thanked him.
Sima Daozi added: "Yuan Tao's contribution is indispensable. In the future, the solitary king will ask the officials to promote him to a higher level and appoint him as an eighth-level chief in your house. Tell him to write more good songs. As long as he The queen mother likes it, and he will inevitably have the opportunity to be promoted in the future."
"Tell him that the Queen Mother is happy today and has donated 100,000 yuan to build the Liang Zhu Temple. If she can give him a favor, the ancestral official will be selected from the Yuan family in Runan."
After learning that he had been promoted to the eighth rank of Wei Commandery, Yuan Tao felt like in a dream, how many scholars had worked hard all their lives to find a way to become an official.
Under normal circumstances, you can only be appointed an official after rising from the ninth rank to the fifth rank. It is estimated that you will be over forty by then, and you will be able to find a ninth rank official.
Who would have thought that because the book "Butterfly Lovers" was changed twice a year, he would be ranked as an eighth-rank official at a young age, which was no worse than the children of the upper-class families.
The Queen Mother donated money to build the temple, and the King of Kuaiji granted the position of temple official to the Yuan family, which was regarded as a contribution to the family.
Moreover, the benefits of this matter are not limited to the ninth-grade ancestral officials. Through this matter, the Yuan family of Yuzhou officials will be connected with the King of Kuaiji, which will have intangible benefits to the Yuan family, and even the Yuan family will be able to make high-end orders in the future.
After calling a banquet table and pouring his own drink, Yuan Tao was so excited that he fell into a trance and soon fell asleep drunk.
When he woke up the next day, he had a headache. After drinking a pot of cold water, Yuan Tao sobered up a lot and remembered that his promotion was due to his cousin Yang Anxuan.
Drinking water and remembering the source, I had nothing to do before and after the year before, so I simply went to Tangyi to visit my uncle and aunt to pay New Year's greetings and keep in touch with my cousin.
Taishou Zhao conveyed the words of King Kuaiji, asking him to compose more good songs and bring them to the palace to perform for the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother appreciates them, there is a chance of promotion.
Yuan Tao thought to himself that he might not be able to compose the song "Butterfly Lovers" without his cousin Yang Anxuan. After the New Year, he would send people to collect good stories and ask his cousin for advice.
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In Tangyi City's Prefecture, Mrs. Yuan, Mrs. Dong and their wives began to be busy again. This year, Yang Qiu was also dragged by her mother to do things. She didn't have time to go to the street with her third brother to watch a Nuo show, so she couldn't help but pout in displeasure.
Yang Anxuan replaced the peach charms, and invited the two gods "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei" to the door. He stood in front of the door and looked at it. He thought in his heart that the Spring Festival couplets were not as good as the Spring Festival couplets.
Yuan Tao came to the hall to celebrate the New Year, and Yang Quanqi entertained him with wine in the outer hall. Brothers Yang Anshen and Yang Anyuan were far away from home, and even Yang Guang and Yang Siping were not there. The wine table seemed a little lonely, so they invited Yang Shangbao and his family to celebrate the New Year together.
There are tables inside and outside the lobby. Compared to the laughter and laughter in the inner room, the outer room is a bit quiet.
Yuan Tao raised his glass and said with a smile: "My nephew, here's a toast to my uncle. I would like to thank my uncle for taking care of the Yuan family over the years."
Yang Quanqi sighed secretly when he learned that Yuan Tao had joined the King of Kuaiji and was promoted to the eighth rank within a few months of coming to Jiankang.
An Shen and An Yuan had served the court for many years, but they were only of the eighth rank, let alone those scholars who had no chance of getting into the imperial court.
Yuan Tao easily obtained the official position of an eighth-rank official based on an opera compiled from a novel, which is really amazing.
Then I think of an actor from Zhao Ya who got the position of the prefect of Wei County because he built a house for the King of Kuaiji. The captured thief Gu Gu Qianqiu proposed to join the army for the Husband, sold his official position and nobility, and amassed property. The court was full of chaos.
Yang Quanqi raised his glass and drank all the wine. Thinking of the depression during this period, he decided to find an opportunity to resign due to illness in the next year, and followed Xuan'er's words to retreat in order to advance.
Yang Yu sat next to Yang Anxuan and asked in a low voice about the final product. Yang Quanqi only moved to Tangyi in July this year, and Yang Yu needed to return to Xinye to order the products.
After the Chinese New Year, Yang Yu would turn sixteen, which was the right year for him to be a high-ranking official. He longed to become a high-ranking official like his cousin.
Yang Anxuan was dealing with Yang Yu, and being classified as a top-ranker was something that could only be expected. Although Yinyou Qihui would continue to serve as the Zhongzheng official of Xinye County, it would be difficult to designate Yang Yu as a third- or fourth-rank official.
Yang Shangbao smiled and said: "The Yang family has a close relationship with the Yin family. Yin Youqi is the Zhongzheng of Xinye County. An Xuan wants to say a few good words in front of Yin Zhongzheng on behalf of Yang Zhongzheng."
Having just asked a few questions about the meaning of the scriptures that Yang Yu had learned, Yang Anxuan felt that what Yang Yu had learned was quite solid and said with a smile: "Uncle Qi, don't worry. After the new year, I will go to the underworld with my younger brother to pay Yin Zhongzheng a happy New Year."
Yang Shangbao was overjoyed, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Thank you so much, An Xuan. Uncle Qi proposes a toast to you."
Yang Yu raised a glass to accompany him and asked expectantly: "Brother Xuan, how many grades do you think I can settle on? I don't dare to expect to be a top-middle grade like Brother Xuan. I'll be satisfied if I have a medium-to-high grade."
Yang Anxuanzhen was stunned. It was said that Yinyou Qi secretly helped, and he was determined to be in the fifth or sixth rank. If Yang Yu performed well during the evaluation, he might have a chance of getting into the fourth rank. Looking at Yang Yu's appearance, he thought The fourth grade is what is in the bag.
He heard his father say that Yang Yu always followed him as a role model and had a high self-esteem when gathering with others. Yang Anxuan glanced at Yang Yu who was full of expectations and really didn't know where he got his confidence.
"When raising children, you must not be unreasonable. How do you ask An Xuan to answer you?" Yang Shangbao scolded. He has been involved in the world for many years and knows that his son is in trouble for Yang Anxuan. Who can tell for sure before the product is finalized.
It was clear to onlookers that Yang Shangbao knew that his son's talents and learning were far inferior to Yang Anxuan's. Yang Anxuan's few poems and "Little Window Quiet Sentences" had made him famous, while his few poems about parenting were just mutual praise between a few friends, which was too far behind.
In addition to Yin Zhong Zhengxiang's help, An Xuan also had the help of Governor Xi. I couldn't be shameless and let An Xuan plead for Governor Xi. However, An Xuan agreed to ask for favors from Yin Zhongzheng, so there was still hope for the fifth and sixth grades.
Yang Shangbao thought about whether he could go to Beijing to study at Imperial College after Yang Yu was approved. In this way, he would be closer to An Xuan, and his relationship would naturally be different from others in the future.
The New Year's Eve dinner dispersed at Xu's hour, and Yang Quanqi and Yang Anxuan entered.
In the house, Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Dong were watching the New Year with their two daughters. Yang Li and Yang Qiu were huddled in the corner, chattering without knowing what to say, and laughing from time to time.
Yang Quanqi's mood relaxed a little with the laughter, and he said with a smile: "You two little girls, why don't you play jigsaw puzzle today? Don't fall asleep like last year when you stay up late."
Yang Qiu glanced at his father and said with an unhappy face: "Dad, don't make trouble. Qiu'er and Fourth Sister have important matters to discuss, and I have no time to pay attention to you."
Yang Quanqi said "Haha". He learned from Yuan and Dong that Xuan'er was going to open a noodle shop and asked his two daughters to supervise it and give him a 10% bonus.
Although Yang Quanqi doesn't think much of opening a noodle shop, he still appreciates his son's efforts. This is what it's like to be an older brother.
Not like that boy An Shen, who dared to take a concubine in private without her, and the woman he took was a prostitute. If the woman hadn't been pregnant, he would have had to drive the woman out of the house, bringing shame to the head of the Yang family.
Dong served tea, which was Bichun tea donated by the Yin family. After learning the tea-making method taught by Yang Anxuan, the Yin family made one-third of the newly picked tea leaves this year into new tea. In addition to sending it to Jiankang for sale , and the rest were given away, and the Yang family received dozens of kilograms.
Yang Quanqi took a sip of hot tea, his alcoholism dissipated a little, and asked: "An Xuan, you are going to open a noodle shop, so don't let the small gain lead to the big gain."
In the past few days, I had eaten the breakfast sent by Yang Anxuan and found it delicious. However, the children of the aristocratic family actually imitated merchants to do business, which made Yang Quanqi a little unhappy. If it weren't for Yuan's persuasion, Yang Quanqi would have wanted to scold Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan guessed Yang Quanqi's thoughts and said with a smile: "How can I want to open a noodle shop? But Li'er and Qiu'er are getting older, and I want to borrow a noodle shop to add some dowry to them. If the noodle shop can be opened, it will have to be taken care of by the clan. , it can also be considered as making a living for the clan."
Yang Quanqi nodded and said: "Very good. As a father, I am afraid that you will put the cart before the horse and miss your studies in order to make money."
Yang Anxuan pretended to smile bitterly and said: "Before the child came to Tangyi, the driver also assigned a lot of homework and asked the child to go back and answer questions."
"Che Gong is a famous person in the world. It is your blessing to have him as your teacher." Yang Quanqi stroked his beard and said with satisfaction.
Now that he was talking about noodle restaurants, Yang Anxuan simply took the opportunity to say: "Haier is planning to open two noodle restaurants in Tangyi after the new year. If the business is good, we will open a few more in Jiankang, and then Jingkou, Jiangcheng and other places."
Yang Quanqi stroked his beard and asked calmly: "Have you ever calculated how much profit a noodle shop can make?"
Yang Qiu jumped over from the side and interjected: "Dad, Qiu'er knows that after excluding costs, he makes a profit of 10,000 yuan a month."
"Oh," Yang Quanqi was a little surprised and exclaimed, "How can there be so many? This is much better than farmers farming."
Yang Anxuan motioned to Yang Li to come forward and explain to his father, and Yang Qiu chimed in a few words from time to time.
Yang Quanqi listened perfunctorily at first, but the more he listened, the more surprised he became. He didn't expect that Li'er was also proficient in the art of dian scheming. Could it be that he was taught by Dong.
Mrs. Dong looked at her daughter who was talking freely, and her heart was full of pride. The daughter who always bowed her head and said nothing had full confidence in her eyebrows, and she had grown up.
Glancing gratefully at Yang Anxuan, who was smiling and drinking tea, Dong felt that he should write a letter to tell Anyuan what happened, so as to resolve the conflict between their brothers.
