I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 63 Zhou Shan's Adventure

"Your Majesty! The Empress Dowager is in the bell and drum department." A eunuch hurried out and knelt in front of Zhu Houzhao's sedan chair.

"Isn't the Queen Mother resting in her bedroom?" Zhu Houzhao said in surprise.

"The Queen Mother went back to her bedroom and slept for half an hour. When she woke up, she immediately summoned the bell and drum department and asked the Jing Opera Troupe to continue performing the "King of Women"

Zhu Houzhao burst out laughing. He and Empress Dowager Zhang actually wanted to go together.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Zhang Yong asked softly from the side.

Zhu Houzhao calculated the time and said, "I have come all the way here, I can't come here in vain! The second show that the Empress Dowager is watching should be almost over. Let's wait here for a while, and then we will go over after the Empress Dowager finishes and leaves."

Zhu Houzhao still wanted to watch Jing Opera.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has just started the third round." said the young eunuch who went to inquire about the news.

The third time. Just the beginning?!

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. The Empress Dowager didn't like listening to opera before, so why was she listening to it for the third time today?

He looked at the sky and felt that he couldn't wait until the third viewing was over. What if Queen Mother Zhang wanted to watch it for the fourth time?
"Go back to the Leopard Room!" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Zhu Houzhao arrived at the Bell and Drum Department early the next morning.

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang was not here to dominate the scene.

Jing Opera - "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom" is performed again.

This time, Zhu Houzhao was not as restrained as the first time.

When the Monkey King played by Zhou Shan and the Taoist priest guarding the well started fighting again on stage, he rushed directly onto the stage.

"You little monkey, you are really good at playing with the stick! Let me see how you play it."

Zhou Shan watched helplessly as Emperor Zhengde rushed onto the stage and asked him how to use the stick, which made him at a loss.

But his body's instinct still made him perform the stick trick. Many people had learned this set of stick techniques many times on TV when they were young. It did not involve any complicated techniques, but the effect was very good.

Then Zhu Houzhao took the stick from Zhou Shan's hand, and he started playing with it immediately. He was a little awkward at first, but he became proficient after a while.

"The Emperor plays well!"

"The Emperor is mighty!"

The eunuchs below kept cheering.

"Play the song!" Zhu Houzhao said, pointing at the band with the stick in his hand.

The band quickly started playing music, and with the accompaniment of the music, Zhu Houzhao danced even more vigorously.

After dancing for quite a while, Zhu Houzhao finally stopped and said, "It's so refreshing!"

Then his eyes rolled and he had a new idea.

"Come!" Zhu Houzhao threw the stick to Zhou Shan, then found a wooden long sword from somewhere, "Come and fight with me!"

Zhou Shan was so scared that his legs went limp, but he also knew that this was not something he could refuse, so he had to take the stick and prepare to fight.

The competition began like this.

At first, Zhou Shan was thinking about how to give in to Zhu Houzhao, but he quickly gave up this idea.

Because he is just a show-off. He seems to fight well, but actually has no practical ability.

On the other hand, Zhu Houzhao, whose teacher was unknown, wielded a long wooden sword with great vigor and technique, and killed Zhou Shan left and right.

Zhou Shan soon could not hold on any longer, and Zhu Houzhao knocked his stick off his shoulders with a single blow, and he jumped off the stage on his own initiative.

"The Monkey King is just like this!" Zhu Houzhao said proudly.

Naturally, the people in the audience burst into flattery one after another.

Next, Zhu Houzhao asked the new queen and the actor who played Tang Monk to perform a wedding ceremony on the stage. Seeing Tang Monk dressed as a monk and the graceful Queen of the Kingdom of Women performing a wedding ceremony made him laugh out loud.

A chaotic Jing drama ended just like that.

But Zhu Houzhao still felt unsatisfied, so he asked the band to play "The Avenue to Heaven is Wide and Broad" again.

After listening to it, he said with some regret: "This is my favorite piece of music in this Jing Opera. The style is bright and the tune is majestic. It's a pity that there are no lyrics! If there were lyrics, it would be perfect."

Zhou Shan, who was standing by, immediately said, "Your Majesty, this piece of music does have lyrics, but the prince thought that it would be best to have pure music accompaniment in the play, so he didn't add the lyrics."

Let’s go back to the day when Zhu Houxuan agreed to the request of the eunuch garrisoning Nanjing to borrow the opera troupe.

The more Zhu Houxuan thought about presenting a play, the more he felt that this was a good opportunity. In order to seize this opportunity, Zhu Houxuan specially wrote the lyrics of the song "The Avenue to Heaven is Wide and Broad" because he had a hunch that Emperor Zhengde might like this style of song very much.

He gave it to the opera troupe that was preparing to go to Beijing for practice, and instructed Zhou Shan to only show it to the emperor after he became interested in it.

"Sing for me quickly!" Zhu Houzhao said impatiently.

When Zhou Shan called out, many men in the troupe stood up and lined up on the stage according to their height, weight and appearance.

As the familiar and majestic prelude sounded, more than a dozen men on the stage opened their mouths at the same time. It took them a month to travel from Qizhou to the capital. During this month, they had been practicing this piece during their rest time, and they had already cooperated very well.

——We just captured a few monsters,

More than a dozen strong men spoke at the same time, their voices were sonorous and loud, and the momentum was overwhelming. Zhu Houzhao sat up straight suddenly and looked at the stage excitedly.

After singing the first sentence, more than 20 people paused for a moment, then sang in unison, crisply and quickly:
--Hey!

This snort hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, making them feel as if they were facing thousands of troops. They felt goose bumps on their arms instantly.

——He subdued several more demons,

--ha!

The lyrics are extremely simple, without any technique, but they are extremely grand.

——Why are there so many ghosts and monsters?
This sentence may seem like a question, but the low voice seems to be constantly suppressing anger, accumulating energy, and preparing to explode.

——Take this stick from me, Sun!
Zhou Shan's slightly sharp voice suddenly rang out, this was a signal of an explosion!
——I’ll kill you and even your soul will be destroyed!
The energy accumulated in the previous sentences suddenly burst out, bursting out at the word "kill". The voices of the twenty strong men suddenly rose, echoing throughout the venue, making people's scalps numb.

Zhu Houzhao stood up suddenly. This sentence made the blood in his chest boil.

——The gods tremble, the ghosts shiver,

——Beat the wolves, insects, tigers and leopards so that they have nowhere to hide!
The majestic voice is full of pride, contempt and confidence for any enemy, and the lyrics are simple and direct, hitting your lungs straight!
As soon as these two sentences came out, Zhu Houzhao could no longer bear it and rushed onto the stage: "I want to sing too! I want to sing too!"

Then he blended into the crowd on the stage and sang along.

This song is not difficult to sing and the lyrics are catchy. Zhu Houzhao learned it after singing along once.

This was sung several times.

Zhang Yong looked at Zhu Houzhao on the stage with satisfaction, as he was extremely happy. The emperor had not been this happy for a long time.

"This song is majestic and magnificent, and the lyrics are simple but powerful and domineering. It is most suitable for singing in the army." Zhu Houzhao said with lingering feeling.

Then he grabbed Zhou Shan and said, "Your name is Zhou Shan, right? Follow me to the Leopard Room and teach this song to the soldiers in the Leopard Room!"

Zhou Shan didn't dare to refuse and nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Houzhao raised his foot to leave, but then he thought of something, "You are so thin and weak that you will be easily bullied in the Leopard House. I will adopt you as my adopted son, grant you the imperial surname, and assign you a job as a Jinyiwei centurion!"

Zhou Shan felt as if he had been electrocuted after hearing this, and his entire body went limp.

How could a lowly actor like him become a prince of the Ming Dynasty?

Such a big span, his little heart simply can't bear it
He felt dizzy and didn't know how to react for a moment.

"Hurry up and thank me!" Zhang Yong kicked Zhou Shan lightly.

Zhou Shan no. Now it was Zhu Shan's turn. Zhu Shan suddenly knelt on the ground. He wanted to thank the emperor but didn't know what to say. He was not well educated, so he had to recall the plays he had seen before, and he actually found the right words.

"I have been wandering for half my life, and have never met you. Never met you." Zhu Shan got stuck, but he still wanted to continue, so he skipped this sentence and said, "If you don't abandon me, I am willing to be your foster father."

After saying this, he kowtowed deeply.

"You are such a talented person!" Zhang Yong held his forehead with his hand, looking like he had a headache.

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao had already gone far away by this time.

When Zhu Shan stood up, he was covered with a flying fish suit. He felt his body was light and his brain lost its ability to think. It was as if he was walking on clouds.
He didn't even know how he was dragged into Zhu Houzhao's carriage or how he got to the Leopard House.
When he regained consciousness, he found himself sitting in a richly decorated room.
He touched the exquisite embroidery on his Feiyu suit, and couldn't help but fantasize in his heart - this is becoming the prince of the Ming Dynasty, then wouldn't it be...
Just as he was laughing lewdly in his YY, he found that three big bearded faces suddenly appeared in front of him.
When I looked up, I saw three men who looked like iron towers. Some of them were wearing dragon robes, some were wearing leather armor, and one was dressed in Mongolian clothes.
Zhu Shan was startled, "Who are you?"

The man in Mongolian clothes reached out and patted Zhu Shan on the shoulder twice, "Are you the 101st brother?"

Zhu Shan felt like his bones were about to fall apart. He tried to straighten his chest and said angrily, "What do you mean by 'one hundred and first brother'? I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

The three big men exchanged glances and said, "That's right, we are also princes of the Ming Dynasty."

"I am your sixty-sixth brother, this is your sixty-ninth brother, and this is your eighty-eighth brother!"

After listening to this, Zhu Shan felt even more confused. What the hell was going on?

I was slacking off in the morning to write an article, and ended up writing more and more. I had planned to write 2000 words, but ended up writing words. Sorry for the long wait.
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