In the city of Jiangling, on the Lingtao Pavilion near the river, the clattering sound of a pipa bursts into the mist and rain on the misty and fragmented river. Accompanied by the sound of the pipa and the hoarse and thick harmony, singing the music of Zhang Hui (Zhang Yehu), the famous master of the Kaiyuan Prosperous Age, "Yulin Lingqu" written by the poet Zhang Hu of the Mid-Tang Dynasty:
"Yulin Lingye returned to Qin,
It is still a new song by Zhang Hui.
Long said the emperor wept to teach,
There is no one in Yuemingnan. "
But it was originally derived from the Emperor Kaiyuan (Tang Xuanzong) who was on his way to the north to regain Chang'an from the official army. Wangjing Lou ordered the musician Zhang Hui to play "Yulin Lingqu" without feeling sad and runny.
Now I can play solo through the pipa, and I am free of a kind of sadness and panic of "the frosty knife breaks the bamboo without any broken knots"; there are also those trained actors downstairs who sing in harmony from time to time, but they are like "ice spring whimpers and streamers." The melodious and beautiful sounds; and when the pipa sings are intertwined, they are quiet and melancholy as if hundreds of years have passed. The things are the thoughts of people and everything, and the appearance is no longer worrying.
As the only listener, Zhou Huaian was also leaning against Zhang Taozi, closing his eyes and rejuvenating. Although he is a modern man who has been bombarded by sensual consultations in later generations, he has benefited from those who continue to discover from ancient times. The online music that comes out also has a certain appreciation for this kind of classical music.
As one of the fireworks resorts in the world, Gangneung is one of the major characteristics of the world. It is rich in various musicians. Among them, pipa musicians are famous for a time. In the most prosperous period, it is said that there must be vocal music within a hundred steps in the city. Every household is surrounded by beams.
However, as the country shatters and the world is full of turmoil, these techniques originally used to whitewash and decorate the peaceful period have also become difficult to livelihood as the soil of various audiences shrinks; even trapped in poverty and suffering.
After all, when I was in Jiangling for the time being, there were those wealthy families, wealthy businessmen, gentry, and officials who were drunk in life and dreams to escape reality. They needed to use these skills and pleasure-seeking to numb and deceive themselves.
But after the arrival of the Rebels, these old existences were almost wiped out, and there are not many people who can appreciate and support, or even consume their skills. Many musicians and actors' houses were starved to death or died of illness because of poor livelihoods.
After the Taiping Army took control of Jiangling, this long-established group had already fled, and died of illness, leaving only more than a thousand people left. In view of the story and example of taking over the Jiaofang Division in Guangzhou, with relatively abundant supplies today, Zhou Huaian decided to give these lowly and lowly groups who are also oppressed, a chance to survive and a way out;
It is to continue under the leadership of the Taiping Army to go deep into the countryside with their good instrumental music, singing and dancing skills, and to assist in the promotion of various principles and slogans advocated by the Taiping regime by means of singing, dancing, singing and other stage performances. New livelihood.
The Taiping Army will also set up a special vocal music center to accommodate those old and weak musicians who are old and weak and unable to run around, and to teach various students designated by the Taiping regime to maintain basic living conditions.
As a healthy and positive regime, blind military control alone is not a long-term solution; after the initial solution to the problem of hunger and cold in the future, appropriate culture, education and entertainment under the leadership of the regime is also one of the auxiliary means to strengthen internal cohesion and centripetal force.
Today this is an interview scene in disguise, and they can't help but do their best to perform without using all their solutions.
As the lingering rhythm of this literary melody is exhausted, suddenly the style of painting changes like countless beaded jade discs, like a gust of wind and rain, but the martial music titled "Ding Fengbo" is flicked away;
"How much can you study the sword and learn the sword
The contention is like raging on the battlefield.
Holding a green gun like iron,
On the bright moon, Longquan cuts a new mill.
. . . . "
At this time, Mi Bao, the leader of the teaching team, walked up and whispered a few times. Zhou Huaian couldn't help but opened his eyes and said in his heart that he was finally here.
The day before yesterday, the night banquet dedicated to the representative of the General's Mansion, Liu Tang, the military treasury envoy, eventually produced unexpected chemical effects. After seeing the backman Guo Yan, although Liu Tang didn't turn his face on the spot because of the owner's face, he didn't have a good face and said a lot of cryptic strange things to Guo Yan sarcastically; until the opponent of the run was early. Retire and leave.
According to Liu Tang’s special statement after the incident, this Guo Yan was not actually a post-commissioned general of the rear arm of the palace (rear); he was just a former man who made a mistake and was punished for redemption by the army (rear). The leader (deputy captain) of Xunyang was nothing more than that, but he was highly valued by the strategist Yang Shigu and was promoted to one of the defenders of Xunyang City.
However, he didn't want to repay, and instead had an affair with the family members who protected him, and then fled under the banner of the commander-in-chief of the rear team, Yang Shigu, wrapping up the rebels and family members of the rebels in the city. Therefore, if Zhou Huai'an can exchange this wolf-hearted thing, together with the corresponding personnel and materials, to the General's Mansion, he will certainly be able to obtain more gratitude and love from the military's mansion.
If this is the case, this fellow would be a heinous opportunist, and his own moral halving evaluation of chaotic life style is simply not enough to kill the rebel groups. However, as a superior person, the most important thing is to listen and believe in either side; and Zhou Huaian naturally has corresponding sources and channels to obtain information.
For example, in addition to the soldiers and soldiers who are related to the interests, among the wounded volunteers who have no direct relationship, the evaluation of him is quite good. There is no privilege. The thought is also very dedicated to the duties. It is indeed the Yang Shigu who once valued it. Characters.
Among the people who escaped, it was a polarized word of mouth. On the one hand, he felt that he was too harsh and cruel, so that many people could not stand it halfway and escape from the team. On the other hand, he was quite grateful for his methods and methods to let him escape. This fleet of mostly old and weak persisted.
In addition, when he was in Xunyang City, it was true that he had fornicated with the rebel generals and his family members; only there was a discrepancy in the specific details. The other party was just the singer-songwriter who was taken in by the general manager Shang Rang in Yuezhou and then transferred to his general Meng Juehai; and then soon, together with other volunteers' family members, was forgotten and left unused in Xunyang City, Jiangzhou for several months.
Therefore, Zhou Huaian is really hard to comment on his act of ganging up and becoming an adulterer, especially since he did not abandon this woman this time, but brought it together. Although what he did was not authentic, he was undoubtedly more conscientious than the leaders of the rebel army who liked the new and disliked the old in terms of results and process.
Among the group of people he brought over and defected, there were also more than a thousand people who were related to the General's Mansion or were dependents of the leaders of the rebel army. Although most of these dependents were reborn after going south, and most of the leaders of the rebels were rather cool in nature, and their specific identities still need to be identified, but for Zhou Huaian, they are undoubtedly a potentially important bargaining chip. .
Seeing this generous gift, Zhou Huaian was also willing to give him a chance to redeem and explain himself, and specially sent someone to tell him.
"Envy the old army,
Praise Confucian scholars with many virtues.
Si Sai suddenly heard the wolf smoke,
Ask the Confucian scholar, who would dare to determine the storm?"
Amidst the rushing sound of a pipa clank like the wind and rain hitting the river, Guo Yan, with a narrow face and thin face, sprinted upstairs, and bowed down to the ground without hesitation and cut his voice:
"Please also the leader to help me a little bit, save me one or two... For this plan, I'm already desperate..."
"The most important thing to me is people who are constantly striving to improve themselves in adversity. Only by advocating mutual assistance and benefit can we help ourselves..."
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but nodded with some complacency.
In this case, he would no longer have to work hard to win over and subdue him; and with his current power and position, sheltering a leader of the rebel army from another area would not be a big deal.
"Nowadays, there are several groups of troops in our army who plan to go northward, cross Jingmen, and enter the boundary of Xiangzhou. You are willing to go along with them for a second or two..."
He emphasized meaningfully.
"Then you will fight to death there, so that I can be considered as an explanation to King Huang and the military mansion..."
"Thank you for leading the army to preserve..."
He was stunned for a moment and then came over with aftertaste and said again.
"Guo Yan is willing to serve the Taiping Army and the Xuling Army."
. . . . . .
In the city of Poyang, Raozhou, where soldiers and horses gathered from all walks of life in Huainan,
The Huainan Pioneer Envoy Zhang Lin, who was fully clothed, couldn't help but smile again as he looked at the cages stacked again in front of him.
This is already the fifth batch of goods sent; it's just that the fineness of the gold and silver that appeared after opening the box is becoming more and more crude and inferior.
"It's almost the same... The grass thief's financial resources are definitely exhausted..."
The marching Sima Gaoyue who was in charge of counting and witnessing sighed.
"Now I just make up these covered and gilded objects..."
"
"Then we can proceed to the next step...Ling Gong has already sent the corresponding banners a few days ago..."
Zhang Lin nodded immediately.
"Do you really want to give these grass thieves a banner..."
Gao Yue still feels a little uneasy and speculates.
"If this is not the case, how can we advance the next step and win the trust of the grass thief to make Huang Ni appear in person..."
Zhang Lin sighed.
"This is the key to Ling Gong's overall plan... Don't let me wait a little hesitate..."
Immediately he turned and walked out of the tent, and shouted to the generals who were waiting outside the tent:
"Leave the army to follow a certain south to Xinzhou, with those newly descended grass thieves as the starting and going forward, the marching army and Jiangdu are united in the central supervision array, and the soldiers and horses of the states are the left and right wings and the back..."
"But in the event of a thief, these descending troops will attack them first, and they will be cut off as long as there is a slight change..."
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