When Wei Jian saw Zhang Xu, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "It turns out that Zhang Changshi is here too. Come on, let me introduce you to Jiang Shuo Jiang Suzhi. This time I am relying on Suzhi's power to control the water in Heyin." ." Then he said to Jiang Shuo: "This is Shi Zhangxu and Zhang Bogao, the governor of the Zuo leadership."
Zhang Xu said drunkenly, "It's boring... The river will stagnate if it wants to, and it will flow if it wants to. Why are you going to treat it?"
Wei Jian apologized and said with a smile: "Zhang Changshi is joking. If the river problem is not cured, not only will the people suffer, but the salt, iron, money and food from the two capitals will not be transported."
Zhang Xu still stared in confusion: "If the luck doesn't come, I will go to Yangzhou to eat, but it can't stop me."
At this time, someone said to Wei Jian: "Zhang Dian is drunk again. Wei Xianggong doesn't have to fight with him."
Wei Jian chuckled, bowed his hand to Zhang Xu, and went to greet the man. Jiang Shuo couldn't help but wonder, Zuo Lingfu Chief Shi was just a junior official from the seventh rank, while Wei Jian was a high-ranking official from the third rank. Why? Are you so polite to this long history?
While he was thinking about it, a maid came over and said, "Zhang Changshi, please come back and sit down. The Yanyin is about to begin."
Zhang Xu ignored him and leaned beside Jiang Shuo, muttering: "What's so good about the opening song and dance? It's better to have a drink. Come on, let's have a drink, little friend." As he said this, he grabbed the wine cup in front of Jiang Shuo and drank. , Jiang Shuo thought to himself that Zhang Xu was really interesting. He was already drunk before the banquet even started. But he was once a student of Li Bai. Li Bai called himself the Master of Wine and liked drinking the most. Jiang Shuo loved the house and the crow, so he naturally felt close to people who liked wine. When he saw Zhang Xu inviting him, he asked the maid for another wine cup and raised his hand. They greeted each other and had a drink with Zhang Xu.
The two of them finished drinking when they suddenly heard the sound of a pipa playing. The noise upstairs suddenly fell silent. Then a burst of drums sounded. Jiang Shuo saw that there was a small room on the east side of the building with a curtain outside and a pipa playing. The sounds of drums and drums came from behind the curtain, presumably from the musician's pavilion.
As the drum beat rose and fell, a man with deep eyebrows and a high nose walked up the stairs. He wore a pointed Taoist hat decorated with beads, a narrow-sleeved tungcloth light shirt, a short lantern skirt, and a Cambodian pattern with a Hu'er held the long belt with grape patterns in both hands and walked around the venue while singing. However, he was singing in Hu language and Jiang Shuo couldn't understand a word. After walking in a circle, Hu'er returned to the center of the building and laid out his breakfast on the ground in the center. He picked up a brocade carpet, and Hu Er suddenly soared into the air on top of the carpet. His body was very strong, and all the guests upstairs cheered. As soon as he landed on the ground, he squatted and kicked his feet, and he even started to move in a circle while touching the ground. The crowd was filled with cheers again. At this time, the music was replaced by flute music. Amidst the sound of silk and bamboo, the beards were dancing in a circle, leaping, turning, leaping, stepping, skipping, leaping, sometimes resolute and unrestrained, sometimes soft and unrestrained, sometimes with their hands on their hips, He leans back and shrugs like a crescent moon, sometimes crosses his hands, and twists his waist like a drunken man. His dance postures are ever-changing. His face is full of expressions, his eyebrows are raised and his eyes are moving. It's so funny that it makes everyone laugh. .
When Hu'er was dancing vigorously, she suddenly stopped. She crossed her hands on her chest and saluted, immediately winning applause from the crowd. However, Zhang Xu leaned on Jiang Shuo and said, "I'm bored...come on, let's drink..."
Jiang Shuo casually raised a cup and drank with Zhang Xu. He didn't think that this "Hu Teng Dance" was anything special. He thought that Hu'er's leaping skills were only ordinary. Why did everyone keep applauding him? Xiang'er found it very novel and watched it with gusto.
After Hu Ten'er retreated, another blond-haired and blue-eyed Hu Ji came upstairs and whirled onto the carpet in the center of the building. When she reached the center of the carpet, the drum stopped for a moment and the pipa played again. She waved her sleeves upward, and the Jie drum sounded immediately. Hu Ji quickly spun to the beat of the drum. The white skirt she wore was layered in several layers. As she spun, the light skirt fluttered. Just like the first birth of a different flower, it is like a bud waiting to bloom. The drumbeats gradually became thicker, and Hu Ji also spun faster, and the skirt on her body became like floating clouds, and like the surging blue sea waves, the brilliance flowed so elegantly. As the drumbeats got louder and louder, Hu Ji also spun faster and faster, and the whole hem of her skirt started to fly. Only then did she see that the inside of the skirt was red. When she spun quickly, the whole skirt opened up, and it looked like the rays of light emerging from the white clouds. , more like peonies in full bloom.
Orchid seems to be tireless as she spins the Jiegu, turning left and right, sometimes faster and sometimes slower, and her skirt opens and closes, just like a flower blooming and fading. In the blink of an eye, a thousand years have passed. Jiang Shuo and Xiang'er had never seen this wonderful dance before, and couldn't help but be stunned. Xiang'er said: "What kind of dance is this Hu Ji dancing? It's so beautiful."
Zhang Xu said, "Hey... what's the point? Isn't it just walking around in circles? Drinking and drinking." He raised a cup and invited Jiang Shuo again.
Jiang Shuo has magical powers to protect his body, so naturally he won't get drunk after a thousand cups. When Zhang Xu invited him, he didn't show any politeness and just drank from it.
Dugu Xiang thought the old man smelled of alcohol and wanted to drive him away, but Jiang Shuo stopped her and said, "Zhang Changshi has the demeanor of a celebrity from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The actions of celebrities are often unexpected. Xiang'er, don't disturb his elegance."
At this time, the maid brought another five-sheng dish and onion-vinegar chicken. Zhang Xu stretched out his hand to grab it, stuffed it into his mouth and started chewing. He tore a large piece of chicken and handed it to Jiang Shuo, saying, "Little friend, eat, eat, eat." , don’t be polite.”
Xiang'er said disgustedly: "I don't want to sit here anymore. I'll go to the back to play with Uncle Xie and Brother Lu." Jiang Shuo didn't take it seriously at all. He took the chicken handed over from Zhang Xu and stuffed it into his mouth. Zhang Xu raised his cup and Jiang Shuo Shuo didn't refuse and drank until the wine was dry. Zhang Xu couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw how generously he drank, and applauded with his hands.
The Hu Xuannu was still spinning around, Zhang Xu said: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhinging in there, making me dizzy..."
At this time, Aunt Gongsun came over with a wine cup, slapped Zhang Xu on the shoulder and said: "Zhang Dian, you are dizzy after drinking too much, but what does it have to do with me, a Hu Xuannu? Don't you see, Young Master Jiang?" Do you want to enjoy it?"
When Jiang Shuo saw his aunt asking him, he quickly nodded in agreement. Zhang Xu glanced sideways at Jiang Shuo and said, "He is a child from the countryside and has never seen much of the world. You see, although the material of his robe is good, it is not the same." Wearing a collar button, how can any child from the Heluo family dress so formally?"
Jiang Shuo remembered that Ye Qingyao had told him that the nobles in both capitals wore their shirts open, and had helped him unbutton the collar, but when he got dressed the next day, he unknowingly tied all the buttons. Button, Zhang Xu couldn't help but blush when he heard what Zhang Xu said.
Gongsun Auntie said: "You are such a crazy old man. You talk nonsense when you drink too much. Don't listen to him after all. Hu Teng'er and Hu Xuannu were originally from the Kang Kingdom in the Western Regions and paid tribute to the Tang Emperor. Except for the two capitals, they Jiaofang, where can I see you?" He said and raised his cup to salute Jiang Shuo.
Jiangshuo knew that this place was the Zuo Jiaofang of Luoyang. Today, the saints have left and right Jiaofang in the east and west capitals. The left side of Luoyang Jiaofang is good at dancing and the right side is good at singing. It seems that this Aunt Gongsun is the person in charge of Luoyang Zuojiaofang.
Zhang Xu said: "I heard that Hu Xuanwu is just a folk song and dance in Jukang. It's nothing unusual. This Hu Nizi can spin non-stop without getting dizzy. I'm afraid she knows some magic from the Western Regions, right?"
At this time, I heard a man say: "Zhang Changshi's words are wrong. This Hu Xuan Dance is not a witchcraft. Madam Yang in the palace is good at Hu Xuan Dance, and Fan Yang Jiedushi An Lushan is also one of them. He’s a good player.”
After hearing this, Zhang Xu woke up and laughed loudly: "What? What? What? Don't tell me that I have been in Luoyang for a long time and don't know anything about Chang'an. I have seen this Anlu Mountain before. He has a fat body, and I heard that he has to hold his stomach with both hands before he can walk. How can he dance this light Hu Xuan dance?"
The man came closer and said, "Zhang Changshi, don't believe it. An Jiedushi was originally a Sogdian barbarian living in Kang. This barbarian dance is an ancestral craft."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help being startled when he saw the speaker. He had a short, round face, thin eyebrows and narrow eyes, an eagle nose and thin lips. Isn't this An Qingxu? It's just that he just met An Qingxu on the black boat of Hongze. In less than a month, why did he grow so much beard under his chin? He looks several years older.
Zhang Xu turned around, with his back resting on Jiang Shuo, and said to the visitor: "Who are you? How can I be so smart? An Lushan is not here. Even if you say that he can fly in the clouds and mist, is it difficult to tell the truth? .”
The man crossed his hands and said, "I am the eldest son of Anqingzong, the envoy of Anjiedushi."
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: It turns out he is An Qingxu's brother, and I'm afraid he's not a good person.
The An brothers are quite similar in appearance, except that Anqingzong is older. Anqingxu is active in the Central Plains and wears the same clothes as the Han people to hide his identity. The Anqingzong does not need to deliberately hide when he moves in the court and wears Hu clothes.
Anqingzong said to Gongsun Auntie: "Auntie, this Huji dance skill is indeed average. I have a servant here who is good at Huji dance. My father taught it to her. He asked her to dance a song. Zhang Changshi knew the teacher when he saw the apprentice. , you will know that what Qingzong said is true."
The holy family of Anlu Mountain was in full swing. Although Aunt Gongsun was unhappy in her heart, she did not dare to offend Anqing Zong and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's see the capabilities of this disciple trained by An Zhongcheng himself." An Lu The mountain was given the title of Censor Zhongcheng. People in the Tang Dynasty liked to call frontier officials by their official positions in the court, so Aunt Gongsun called Anlu Mountain Zhongcheng.
An Qingzong raised his hand and said, "Zhu'er, come and dance for everyone."
I saw a girl in Hufu who had finished dressing up and sang in response, and walked to the central carpet. This girl had no makeup on her face, but her skin was fair and her cheeks were pink. She had natural beauty. She was born with a straight head and rosy eyebrows. , can be regarded as a lovely person, but she is not as affectionate as the girl in the church. The girl is restrained, but she is a cold beauty. She said to Hu Xuannu: "Sister, do you have a golden ball? Let me borrow it."
Hu Xuannu was surprised when she heard this. There were indeed masters of Hu Xuanwu who could spin on the golden ball. However, Hu Xuannu was only twenty years old and had not yet fully mastered it. She did not dare to perform on the Yan Xi. The girl in front of her It seems that he is a few years younger than himself, can he dance on the golden ball? She nodded and said: "Sister, wait a moment, let me get it."
After a while, a small copper ball was brought out, about an inch in diameter. The girl had already tied silver bells on her hands and ankles. She took it and took the copper ball into her hands. She said to the curtain where the musicians were: "Please write the music for "Yirong Dadingle" "." Two clanking sounds came from the curtain, indicating that the preparations were complete, and then the silk, bamboo and drum music sounded together, and the girl began to spin along with the music.
