The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1580

[1580. Chapter 1501 Great Success]

Under the stage, everything was miserable.

It seems that the play on the stage triggered a common memory for everyone.

Emperor Hongzhi was already immersed in it. What he had seen before were just cold reports. Even if it was just a case, it was just a few words about seizing a civilian girl.

What was produced in his mind was just a rough impression.

But now…in front of him, there is a living woman who has no way to appeal and has suffered great injustice. And the triumphant look of the Zhou family father and son made Emperor Hongzhi even more worried.

At this moment, Liu Jian was also immersed in it, his wrinkled face tensed up, and he was obviously not in a good mood.

But Li Dongyang was shocked, and a light flashed in his eyes.

He seemed to understand something instantly.

So, he looked at the stage meticulously.

On the stage… Jingcha has already begun.

The Beijing police investigated the Zhou family’s crimes.

The prince demanded a thorough investigation.

Everyone is like a string.

Even Mother Zhao opened her eyes wide and looked at it with gusto.

People were nervous to see how the Zhou family tried to get away with the crime. The official in charge, Zhou Meng, was even complacent, thinking that the courtesy could not be extended to common people, the punishment could not be extended to officials, and the imperial police could only make loud thunder and light rain.

Until the prince ordered the arrest and the officers rushed to Zhou’s house to search, when the prince decided to kill Zhou Meng and his son…

Under the stage, it was still quiet.

It was eerily quiet.

But…it seemed that everyone’s hearts suddenly…fell down again.

As Zhou Meng and his son were escorted to the execution ground, suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted excitedly: “Well done.”

“Well done!”

Then, like thunder… Under the entire stage, thousands of The people suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

“Well done, kill this bitch.”

Excited cheers soared into the sky.

So much so that the police officers on guard outside Wengcheng were frightened.

The ‘Zhou Meng and his son’ on the stage met a tragic end, but at some point, a clod of earth hit the stage.

That ‘Zhou Meng and his son’ were suddenly unlucky. The person who played Zhou Meng screamed, but he was impartial and was hit in the face by the clod of earth.

He was busy holding his head and crawling on the stage, feeling fear in his heart.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly became excited and couldn’t help but be excited.

This is a very simple story.

It can even be described as vulgar.

Emperor Hongzhi, who had seen real famous actors, was even more indifferent to the acting and singing skills of this grass-stage troupe.

But… he was immersed in it.

The cheers from the people around him at this moment were definitely not disguised. Along with the cheers, Emperor Hongzhi noticed that his heart was beating powerfully.

People cheered excitedly, and even the ignorant children began to scream.

This mighty wave of enthusiasm had already drowned out the singing of the actors behind them, and Zhou Meng fell to the ground with a ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh conversation, indicating that his head had fallen to the ground, triggering a new round of cheers.

Liu Jian looked around in shock, and the Hanlin Wu Jiawang who followed him had an even more miserable look on his face. He was frightened and frightened.

Li Dongyang’s heart was shaken, and he subconsciously looked at Fang Jifan in the corner.

But Fang Jifan also clapped his hands excitedly and shouted: “Okay, kill this piece of shit. He actually dares to say that Wang Fa belongs to his family. Who the hell is he? He deserves to be named Fang, no, his surname is Zhu!”

Naturally, Fang Jifan The shouts have long been drowned out by the crowd.

Some people… had tears in their eyes and shed tears of excitement.

Zhao Er cried hard, as if his grievances had been publicized.

In fact, the minds of the common people are the simplest. Because of this, a story about Bao Zheng can be sung for hundreds of years in the previous life. Almost every figure in history with a good image will be given a “Justice for the People” Therefore, with Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, people will not remember what Di Renjie and Bao Zheng did in history, only that they can redress the injustice.

People like Zhao Er have never seen a play in their lives. Watching a play has a fatal attraction for him.

The gentry in the countryside disdained to educate him, thinking that he was a vulgar person. He couldn’t understand the words of the scholars either, they were just talking in circles.

But he could understand this play, and… it wasn’t boring, he watched it with gusto.

The play has ended.

Finally, people gradually became quiet.

Suddenly…

someone came on stage and shouted: “How about Jingcha?”

After a short silence.

Suddenly, thousands of people responded in unison, making a thunderous sound: “Okay.”

The man said again: “Our emperor has issued a decree to investigate the case in Beijing, and we are going to clear up the injustice of our common people. Everyone, let’s say, okay? ”

Suddenly, the people under the stage became more excited and shouted again: “Very good.”

Fang Jifan took advantage of this gap and shouted: “Long live our emperor!”

At this time, people were excited and heard someone Taking the lead, they all said: “Long live my emperor! Long live Jingcha!”

All of a sudden, it seemed that all the emotions were aroused.

The scene even got out of control for a while…

At this moment, something suddenly flashed in Emperor Hongzhi’s mind.

This…here is Pinggu County.

A place with no left and right sides. Although it belongs to the capital, it is far away from the capital.

Even…such a remote small county has not even been affected by the benefits of the New Deal.

Nine out of ten people here have never seen anything in the world.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath and looked at the excited Zhao Er. Zhao Er was beside him, howling and shouting with everyone.

Even Zhao’s mother also shouted.

The hysterical look was clearly invested with emotions. In just one scene, it aroused their empathy and gave rise to a sense of identification.

Emperor Hongzhi understood everything at once.

This is a remote place, a group of people who have almost no contact with the outside world.

In particular, the vast majority of farmers cannot go outside the county town in their entire lives, and their knowledge is extremely limited.

But…just one simple scene immediately made them identify with it.

This is something that no amount of decrees from the imperial court can accomplish.

The imperial court had appointed so many great scholars and relied on so many gentry and scholars to educate the people, but now it seems that… the efforts and painstaking efforts made before were not as good as one scene of a play.

The people finally became quiet.

Their concepts are actually extremely simple.

There are only good and bad.

The emperor is good, the prince is good.

And people like the Zhou family are bad.

If you continue to pretend to be profound and enlighten them about deeper things, it will obviously be in vain.

As for those academic officials and scholars who have been entrusted with important tasks by the imperial court, it is almost completely opposite to expect these high-ranking and self-righteous people to educate the people.

At this time, the people on the stage said again: “Your Majesty has decreed to set up a Beijing inspector to work with the Beijing inspector to make decisions for the people. Those who specialize in investigating are people like the Zhou family. Don’t worry, everyone. If there is any grievance at that time, no matter what. If someone is willing to make the decision for you, you can go to Jingcha to appeal!”

After the people heard this, the word Jingcha had penetrated into their hearts in just an instant.

“Okay, the next act is getting ready to start. Folks, please take a break first… and then start singing after a stick of incense.”

People began to whisper and excitedly discuss the drama ahead.

Even Zhao’s mother took Zhao Er’s hand and said excitedly: “My mother saw the opera singers on the stage with her own eyes. Look at their clothes, they are colorful and colorful. You have never seen them before.” Then he said again. Speaking of the wronged blacksmith and the blacksmith’s daughter, I felt very regretful: “Although the injustice has been redressed, in the end, life cannot be resurrected. That girl, ah…”

Then he said naggingly: “Thanks to the emperor’s sage, otherwise , There really is no way to redress the injustice.”

In fact, the people in the audience were talking about it.

A play is not just a simple play.

It will create an effect. All those who have watched the play will still talk about it with relish for many days to come, and the characters in the play will be brought out again and again.

This is like Fang Jifan’s previous life, the uneducated old people in the countryside. If you talk to them about the development of the world today, they may be ignorant of it in a closed environment, but if you talk to them about Bao Zheng , they suddenly understood.

These effects will continue to amplify and eventually become deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

And all this… Emperor Hongzhi saw it.

Emperor Hongzhi sat down, pursed his lips and looked around, his face bright and dark.

Behind him, it was the Hanlin Wu Jiawang. At this time, he was close to Emperor Hongzhi’s ear and lowered his voice: “Your Majesty, this… isn’t the play implying that this is your Majesty and His Royal Highness? I thought… this… this There may be something wrong.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked expressionless and ignored Wu Jiawang, but his eyes fell on Fang Jifan: “Jifan, who wrote this play?”

Fang Jifan looked a little embarrassed and said: ” Your Majesty, I personally wrote this, but there will be a few scenes later, but they were commissioned by others according to the general plot. As for this dog…, no, this is so and so… you are so and so. “Come on?”

Wu Jiawang felt that he had been greatly humiliated, but he dared to make a mistake: “Your Majesty, Wu Jiawang.”

“As for him saying that the actors were playing His Majesty and the Prince, Your Majesty, the actors did not say what they were wearing. , are all costumes from the Tang Dynasty, not from the Ming Dynasty. Besides, the words sung in this opera have been personally verified by the ministers. There will definitely be no mistakes. Is there anything inappropriate? “

Emperor Hongzhi? Nodding and nodding: “This mere drama can be so powerful.”

Fang Jifan gave Emperor Hongzhi a deep look.

But Liu Jian and Li Dongyang came over. They were shocked and wanted to listen.

Fang Jifan glanced at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, but said rudely: “Your Majesty, after all, although Mr. Liu and Mr. Li say they love the people, but… they don’t know the people.”

Li Dongyang: “…”

(End of chapter)