You are my golden finger

Chapter 209 Hangzhou Travel (3)

The men of letters and scholars were busy sightseeing, catching inspiration and composing poems; the women were busy shopping and tasting delicious food. However, the stage of Quyuan Fenghe was dominated by the elderly, and the number of them was increasing, because of the Yue Opera "Loyalty to the Country".

Because wars had been frequent in the Jin Dynasty in recent years, although the news of the rebellion of the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince was blocked, the people still knew about the rebellion of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion, so it was easy to arouse their empathy.

This play was adapted by Lin Xijin and Murong Xu to build national faith.

The two changed the background of the story to a previous dynasty that no one knew much about, and changed the Jin Dynasty to the Northern Qiang that everyone is familiar with.

The basic plot is that in the last years of the previous dynasty, Ashi Wushu of the Northern Qiang led his troops to repeatedly invade the Central Plains. The Yue Family Army led by Yue Fei fought bravely and dealt Ashi Wushu several heavy blows.

In the plot, Yue Fei pursued the victory and was about to attack the Huanglong Mansion of the Northern Qiang. However, Qin Hui conspired to issue twelve golden orders to recall Yue Fei to Hangzhou and killed him at Fengbo Pavilion on trumped-up charges, which led to the failure of the fight against the Northern Qiang.

Through the story of Yue Fei, this Yue Opera shows the spirit of loyal ministers and righteous men who stood up and bravely fought against the enemy in times of national crisis.

Lin Xijin and Murong Xu not only wanted to use this Yue Opera to promote and build the West Lake attractions - Fengbo Pavilion and Yue Fei's Tomb, but also wanted to use this drama to build the national hero Yue Fei and reshape the people's spiritual beliefs.

To be honest, I had never thought of building these two attractions. It was because of the incident of the fourth prince Murong Chun and Jun Xisheng some time ago. They connected the incident of the third prince's rebellion and found that there were no heroes in this dynasty.

Lin Xijin and Murong Xu felt that the people were in urgent need of faith and spiritual support.

So the two of them decided to build two scenic spots in Hangzhou, namely Yue Fei's Tomb and Fengbo Pavilion, and take advantage of the opening of Hangzhou tourism to promote the image of Yue Fei as a national hero and make it the spiritual belief of the people.

The story of the Legend of the White Snake has long been published and adapted by opera troupes, so everyone is already familiar with the story. But this adaptation is different and the troupe's skills are extraordinary, so people can't stop watching it.

Within two days of the performance, through word of mouth among the elderly, more and more people gathered in the square to watch the play, to the point where it was overcrowded, posing a huge threat to public security.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Princess, what do you think we should do?" Li Yuze was extremely distressed.

"It's better to disperse than to block. Let's find a place and a theatre troupe immediately to perform these two plays and disperse the crowd." Lin Xijin immediately proposed emergency response measures.

Li Yuze's eyes lit up, and he knocked his head hard, secretly cursing himself for being so stupid. There are several famous Yue Opera troupes in Hangzhou, and they have fixed theaters, so the staff and venues are ready.

"Tell these troupes that the scripts will be provided to them free of charge, but the troupes' performances must all be free for the public to watch. All expenses will be allocated to them from the income from this tourism. They can make money from these two plays in the future," Lin Xijin instructed.

"The Crown Princess is so righteous. I will go down and make arrangements right away." After Li Yuze got the solution, he ran away like a flash.

So the troupe rehearsed the two plays overnight. Actually, there was no need to rehearse, because the leading actors of their troupe had already gone to Quyuan Fenghe to learn from them.

The next day, major opera troupes in Hangzhou beat drums and gongs and posted notices to announce the start of performances of the two plays.

Being able to sit and watch these two big plays at their doorstep, the people of Hangzhou naturally did not want to go to the square to join in the fun. The turbulent situation in Quyuan Fenghe Square was finally relieved, and Li Yuze's nervous mood was finally relaxed.

However, the Tomb of Prince Yue became the focus of security patrols, because the elderly wanted to go in and pay homage to the great hero who served the country with loyalty in their hearts - Prince Yue. Some even wanted to throw feces and rotten eggs at Qin Hui and his four men kneeling in front of Yue Fei's tomb. So the patrols could only control the flow of people and strengthen inspections to prevent the scenic spot from being damaged.

The city of Hangzhou suddenly became extremely lively due to tourism, and countless romantic stories also emerged from tourism.

The Baidi Bridge has become a charming landscape because of the fashion show. Every day, countless people are attracted to watch and linger here. In addition to the women who love beauty and want to buy new clothes, there are also talented men who claim to be romantic.

Most people's attention will be focused on the clothes on the models. But somehow, these past two days, Xijia and Xinlan have been receiving so-called poems sent by someone. Such as "There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful", "Her heart is as beautiful as silk, her lips are as red as the water", "Her beauty is so beautiful that it can cover the present and the past, and the lotus is ashamed of her jade face"...

The two were so annoyed that they asked the person who sent the notes who wrote the poems. The person who sent the notes said it was written by two scholars.

The two couldn't help but be curious and decided to go out to see who was daring enough to make such a big wave.

After just one look, the two felt that they had been defiled. The so-called scholar who was peeking out of the door had a mean look and was dressed in red and green. He fanned himself in a self-righteous manner, pretending to be a talented and romantic scholar.

Xijia and Xinlan felt itchy and wanted to beat them up, but their good upbringing made them control their emotions. When they got home, they couldn't help but grumble, but Xihui and Xinfeng heard them. They felt uneasy and decided to act as flower protectors every day.

The poetry meeting was handed over to Xingcheng and Xiaowen, and the two went to Baidi to act as flower protectors.

The two scholars really came again, and followed their usual trick - presenting poems. Xihui and Xinfeng came out with their cheat sheets, blocking the two men from the front and back.

"Have you ever read a book?" Xihui asked.

The two of them looked disdainful.

"Oh, you've read it? Then recite a few poems from the Book of Songs?" Xinfeng approached the two and said.

"Why should I carry it on my back? What does it have to do with you?" said the man in green.

"What does it have to do with me? You disturb my family with the copied poems every day. What does it have to do with me? How about I try to remove your two hands?" Xihui had a stern little face, and had a bit of Murong Xu's authority.

"We will never come again. Let's go, let's go." The two of them squeezed out from the gap blocked by Xihui and Xinfeng and slipped away quickly.

Although the two scoundrels were driven away, Xihui and Xinfeng did not leave, but instead acted as their protectors.

Xijia and Xinlan knew that they were surrounded by many guards and were not in any danger, so they repeatedly asked them to go back to the poetry meeting. However, Xihui and Xinfeng would rather take turns running back and forth than leave the sisters alone.

Seeing that they couldn't persuade them, Xijia and Xinlan just let them be. However, they felt warm in their hearts, and a sweetness they had never experienced before came over them.