With someone helping him, Emperor Wanli was naturally happy. He turned around and found this person familiar. He waved his hand and said: "Come closer and talk!"
When Ye Xiaotian came closer, Wanli suddenly remembered him and smiled: "Haha, you are …"
Ye Xiaotian immediately bowed: "This subject is the Imperial Judge of Tongren Province, Ye Xiaotian!"
Wanli exclaimed: "That's right! Ye Taiyuan, since you know how to sing, then go up on stage and sing for everyone to hear. "
Ye Xiaotian bowed: "This subject accepts the decree!"
Ye Xiaotian turned around and went to the back of the stage. He quickly tore off his official robe and hurriedly told the troupe leader: "Hurry, hurry, dress up!"
The troupe leader thought he was going to sing on stage. When he heard that Ye Xiaotian was going to dress up, he couldn't help but stutter: "Sir, who … who are you going to dress up as? You have to tell this lowly one first!"
Ye Xiaotian slapped his forehead and said: "Silly, silly, who am I going to dress up as? Who am I going to dress up as? Which one should I sing? "
Ye Xiaotian walked around the theater twice and his eyes suddenly lit up. He said: "Got it, dress up as him! Chen Zigao! "
The troupe leader's mind was filled with drama, so he naturally knew which play he was talking about. He didn't dare to be negligent and immediately gathered the most capable members of the troupe. They helped Ye Xiaotian comb his hair, hook his face, and change his costume. They all began to dress him up in a flurry.
He had just listened to an opera and now there was a clown performing on stage. The Emperor sat for a while in high spirits but still didn't see Ye Xiaotian. He couldn't help but feel strange. He slightly tilted his head and the eunuch beside him immediately came over and whispered in a flattering voice: "That Ye Xiaotian is singing for His Majesty and he is working very hard. This servant sent someone to take a look and he is dressing up backstage. Hee hee, this person is really working hard to make His Majesty happy! "
To be able to be the Emperor's companion, how could his eyesight be bad? With just a glance, the eunuch immediately understood what Wanli was thinking. Hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but smile. He calmed down and waited patiently.
After a while, someone in the corner of the stage made a hand gesture. When the juggler saw it, he immediately made a hand gesture and stopped what he was doing. He knelt on the stage and kowtowed to Emperor Wanli before retreating. Wanli knew that Ye Xiaotian was going to appear. He didn't know what Ye Xiaotian was going to do and was curious.
Just now, when Ye Xiaotian said that he was willing to sing for the Son of Heaven, the officials were filled with contempt, disdain, and ridicule. But now that it was Ye Xiaotian's turn to perform, they couldn't help but be curious. Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the stage. The scene was even more sensical than when a famous actor was going to appear.
At the side of the stage, there was the sound of a clapper, and a beautiful woman walked onto the stage …
"Ye Xiaotian" Ye Xiaotian found an actor to act for him? Taking a closer look, although this person's waist was slim, how could he be a woman? He was a scholar in plain robes. Naturally, it was Ye Xiaotian in disguise.
Although the scholar was dressed as a man, his facial features were drawn according to the characteristics of a woman. In addition, he had light makeup and a thin layer of rouge. His face was as beautiful as a peach blossom.
He walked a few steps on the stage and stood gracefully. With a wave of his sleeve, he said in a sweet voice, "Yesterday, there was a fortune teller who said that I have the face of a dragon and the neck of a phoenix. I am a woman's match for the Emperor. Ai, if Father and Mother had given birth to me as a daughter, based on my talent, I wouldn't have let anyone have my beautiful eyebrows. I would have bewitched the Emperor. Even if he was a man of iron, he would have been paralyzed. It's a pity that he was wrong to be a man. "
My god!
As soon as Ye Xiaotian opened his mouth, all the officials, ministers, relatives, eunuchs, and foreign guests felt a chill down their spines. They had goosebumps all over their bodies. They knew that he was a man, but his facial features were so enchanting. His voice was even more sweet. It was enough to kill them!
Needless to say, there was a foreign ambassador whose eyes were shining. He nodded repeatedly, showing his admiration. He was the Siam (Thailand) ambassador!
The character Ye Xiaotian was playing was called Chen Zigao. The play was called "Skirt Husband", also known as "The Male Queen". It was a fictional story based on some historical facts. It was about a man called Chen Zigao. He was beautiful and fair, like a beautiful woman. She was deeply in love with Chen Wendi, and in the end, she became the empress despite being a man.
This story was written by a scholar named Wang Jide several decades ago. Once the book was published, it aroused the curiosity of countless people, and they all read it. Although this book was not as famous as "The Plum in the Golden Vase", which was written by the famous scholar Wang Shizhen under a different name, it was still a sensation.
Many of the officials present, including a few sanctimonious and courteous noblemen, had privately flipped through this book rotten, but now that someone was singing it in front of the Emperor, it still left them dumbstruck.
As Ye Xiaotian sang on stage, the officials began to whisper to each other. The voices of discussion grew louder and louder. Emperor Wanli saw this and secretly sneered. Suddenly, he slammed the table and praised, "Good!"
The positions of the royal family, ministers, and foreign guests were different from those of the civil officials. They immediately followed suit and cheered. Today, there were also some generals who were invited. Most of the generals, even if they were literate, had limited knowledge. They listened to Ye Xiaotian's singing, but they didn't dare to make a sound. Now that the Emperor had taken the lead in cheering, the generals immediately raised their voices and cheered. This made the civil officials even angrier.
The white-bearded old man who had just advised the Emperor not to be frivolous stood up angrily and loudly said, "The Emperor's residence is grand and dignified. To sing such obscene words and wantonly songs is not worthy of elegance! This person dares to be disrespectful to the Emperor and sing such an obscene and vulgar song. I ask Your Majesty to punish him severely and punish him as a warning to others! "
Wanli's rebellious temper flared up, he rolled his eyes and said in his heart, "Great disrespect? Aren't you bunch of old farts the ones who disrespect me? "
Emperor Wanli, who had just ascended the throne and had been suppressed for too long, still had his edges. He hadn't been polished by his life as an emperor. Therefore, he didn't respond to this old and virtuous civil official's remonstrance.
This old man was an old imperial censor from the Hanlin Academy. He was the representative of the clear officials and had great prestige. The moment he spoke, a group of people immediately stood up. Among them, the officials from the three departments of justice were the most numerous. This was because everyone was basically in the same system.
The officials all spoke one after another, scolding Ye Xiaotian until he was covered in dog's blood. They had always relied on writing to make a living. Their words were like knives, sharp and incisive. Under their arrangement, criticism, and rebuke, Ye Xiaotian was so guilty that he wouldn't be able to atone for his crimes even if he was dragged to the market and skinned alive.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuancheng couldn't help but be stunned. "What's going on? Is Ye Xiaotian courting death? Is he going to be finished without me needing to do anything? No … no … "
Li Xuancheng thought of how he and Ye Xiaotian had fought several times and how Ye Xiaotian had always fought back and made him lose face. Li Xuancheng immediately rejected this fantasy. He didn't believe that Ye Xiaotian was that stupid. If Ye Xiaotian was really that stupid, and he still lost to Ye Xiaotian, then what would he, Imperial Uncle Li, be?
Ye Xiaotian had already finished singing. This play had a total of four turns, and there were many characters appearing in each turn. Ye Xiaotian had only performed one of them. He stood on the stage, smiling as he looked at the flustered and exasperated civil officials. He was very happy.
"Go on, go on, go on, and curse louder! Don't you know shame? That's not enough. Just say that I'm shameless. Say it more harshly. "
"What's that old man doing? He seems to be a second-rank official? That's a top-notch official. Very good, continue jumping around. Don't stop, continue scolding! "
"Oh! This … why is this person so angry that his face and neck are red? Did I f * ck your father or dig up your ancestral grave? Isn't this too exaggerated? "
The actors became the audience. Ye Xiaotian dressed up and stood on the stage, watching with relish. The old Hanlin who jumped out first saw that the Emperor sneered and didn't answer, so he turned around and aimed at Ye Xiaotian.
The old Hanlin pointed his halberd and shouted, "Scoundrel! You flatter the Emperor and bring disaster to the court. You can't atone for your sins even if you are cut into pieces! "
Ye Xiaotian blinked and said in surprise, "What is this old man talking about? Why can't I understand? It's the New Year, and there's a decree from the Emperor. I was ordered to come on the stage and sing a song for everyone. How could I make you angry? "
The old Hanlin trembled and shouted, "Shut up! What did you sing just now? Who do you think Chen Zigao is? As a man, you serve the Emperor with your body. It's ridiculous! Your filthy words and obscene words are unbearable to look at and hear! "
Ye Xiaotian blinked and suddenly raised his Dantian Qi. He recited slowly, "Only the withered grass and trees fear that the beauty is past her prime. The women envy my beautiful eyebrows, and the rumors say that I am good at sex. My boudoir is far away, and King Zhe is not there. I order Feng Long to ride on the clouds to seek the location of Concubine Mi. On the Jade Gazing Terrace, I see a lost woman … "
The noisy scene suddenly fell silent. The part Ye Xiaotian was reciting was Li Sao, a masterpiece by Mr. Qu Yuan. Was it elegant? Was it elegant? However, the people didn't understand why he suddenly recited the Songs of Chu, so they were a little surprised.
Li Xuancheng's expression tightened and he thought, "I knew he had a backup plan. It's coming! But … what does he mean? "
After reciting the poem, Ye Xiaotian bowed to the audience and said solemnly, "May I ask who the beautiful eyebrows are referring to in this poem?"
The old Hanlin was startled and said, "Of course it's referring to Qu Yuan himself!"
Ye Xiaotian was surprised and said, "Doesn't this poem say that a lady in her boudoir is envied by other beauties and loses her husband's love? Why is it referring to himself? Could it be … Ah! "
Ye Xiaotian's expression suddenly changed. Although he didn't say anything, his rich body language expressed his meaning clearly.
The old Hanlin was really old and his brain didn't work as fast as Chu Li. He didn't understand that Chu Li was setting a trap and shouted, "You bastard, do you think Qu Yuan has an unclear relationship with the King of Chu? You're really ignorant! The ancients often used the relationship between a man and a woman as a metaphor for the relationship between a ruler and his subjects, and the relationship between a husband and wife as a metaphor for the relationship between a ruler and his subjects.
'Wrapping up a small sentiment with Chen Ci, pretending to leave behind a beauty'. 'Thinking of a Beauty' says, 'Thinking of a beauty, holding tears and standing still.' These are all using the love and marriage between a man and a woman to symbolize the fate of the monarch and his subjects. The subject is appreciated by the monarch, just like a woman is favored by a man.
For example, Cao Zhi's' Girl's Love ',' Sorrow and the monarch, the beauty is far away … 'Li Shangyin's' To ask for the phoenix on the hairpin, I don't know for whom the fragrant neck will return! 'Li Bai's' But under the crystal curtain in the water, I look at the autumn moon delicately. 'Bai Juyi's' Before the beauty grows old, the grace is broken first, leaning on the smoky cage and sitting until dawn. 'They are all comparing themselves with women, hoping to be known by a wise monarch and to have the monarch enforce justice … "
The old man was too good at teaching others and talked non-stop like the water of the Yangtze River.
Clap, clap, clap!
Ye Xiaotian clapped unhurriedly and asked slowly, "Qu Yuan, Cao Zhi, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, and Li Shangyin, they can all use women as metaphors to express their loyalty to the monarch, but I can't? Old sir, aren't you only allowing the magistrates to set fires, but not allowing the common people to light lamps? "
In front of so many officials, Emperor Wanli really couldn't laugh out loud. He lowered his head and held back his laughter, his shoulders shrugging. He really couldn't help it. The old Hanlin was tongue-tied for a long time before he said angrily, "This … the poems of the sages are so elegant. You … what did you sing just now?"
Ye Xiaotian felt wronged and said, "But the emperor just said that I'm not allowed to recite poems! Besides, I'm originally ignorant and incompetent. I can't play with the things of spring and snow. I only know how to be a lowly person, but I still want to express my loyalty to the monarch … "
The veins on the foreheads of the civil officials bulged when they heard Ye Xiaotian's "ah". The old Hanlin hesitated for a long time before he said, "But … but what you said is too vulgar, you …"
Ye Xiaotian said in a clear voice, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Lao Laizi. When he was seventy years old, his parents were still alive. The old man felt that he didn't have much time left and was unhappy. Lao Laizi put on children's clothes and jumped in front of his parents to make them happy.
At that time, Old Laizi already had three generations of descendants and had become an old grandfather. Wasn't such an action ridiculous and vulgar? Wouldn't it make his children and grandchildren uncomfortable? But filial piety is the first of all virtues. He did it to make his parents happy, so it was passed down to this day!
When loyalty and filial piety can't be both, loyalty should be the first. It can be seen that loyalty is above filial piety. Then why can't I do what Lao Laizi can do? This lowly official only thought that Your Majesty is busy with a myriad of affairs every day, working hard on the affairs of the country, and having a rare chance to relax, in order to please Your Majesty, I did not care whether other people were comfortable or not. "
"What? Lao Laizi doesn't care whether his children and grandchildren feel comfortable or not in order to make his parents happy. You don't care whether I'm comfortable or not in order to make the emperor happy? What does that make me? "Old Hanlin, whose brain couldn't keep up with Ye Xiaotian's jumping thinking, just happened to catch up now.
Being humiliated and angered by Ye Xiaotian, Old Hanlin's vision went black and he fainted immediately. Emperor Wanli couldn't help but laugh out loud. Today's show was really wonderful. This year, he was happier than any year in the past!
However, the civil officials who supported Old Hanlin couldn't take it anymore. They insulted and reprimanded Ye Xiaotian even more severely. Ye Xiaotian stood on the stage with a smile on his face and a sneer in his heart, "Scold, continue to scold, the more ruthless the better! In the future, when someone slandered me, the emperor will remember today's scene and believe that you can't tolerate me. At least you can block fifty to sixty percent of the disaster for me! Go ahead and curse, let your curses come even more fiercely! "
