Han Jian has been in Luoyang for a while, although he often walks around the market on weekdays, but he doesn't come out much at night, and this is also the first time he has come to a place like Xiyuanzi.

The opera garden has a lot of people, and it is different from the miscellaneous places like Qingyue Fang or Yuhualou, there are no powerful people here, only ordinary people of all colors. Ordinary people who want to listen to operas can hire opera troupes to perform in the house, but in fact, at present, opera has not yet become fully popular in the next life, and few dignitaries and dignitaries appreciate opera. In the eyes of the powerful, opera is nothing more than a game for the middle and lower classes.

When I arrived at the theater garden, there was no door plaque or anyone to greet him, only an open wooden door, and there were two theater garden guys who collected admission fees at the door. The people rushed in, each carrying a small bench, and when they arrived at the door, each person had to pay two pennies for the entrance fee. But because there are too many people who come to listen to the play, many people just mix it up, and the children sneak in regardless of size, and the guys who watch the garden at the door are not surprised.

Seeing the lively scene in front of him, Sima Yi smiled and said, "This place is really lively. ”

"What are these people in the capital who listen to the play? Let me tell you, on our side, there are a lot of people watching the play, and every family listens to it. Huang Lie arrived at the gate of the opera garden, and the wine seemed to have woken up a little, and his speech was not as upside-down as just now, "Once I went to the theater with my cousin, my cousin thought I was too verbose to tell her about the play, so she refused to sit with me, and I didn't dare to tell my mother when I went back...... Woo woo, cousin, she always bullies me......"

Originally, it was okay, but at the mention of "cousin", the drunk Huang Lie seemed to have a broken string in his heart, and he couldn't stop crying, it was like a flash flood bursting out of control.

Han Jian looked at Huang Lie's bitter look, thinking of the arrogance of Huang Lie's "cousin", that is, Yang Li'er, and couldn't help but feel pity for Huang Lie in his heart. Pity is pitiful, but Han Jian feels that this Huang Lie clearly deserves it, and a gentleman like Huang Lie will cause trouble wherever he goes.

"Okay, it's okay, let's listen to the drama today." At this time, Sima Yi helped Huang Lie, who was crying and crying, as if he was an old friend, and comforted him. Han Jian shook his head helplessly, he explained to Zhang Xing and the other guards, and went in to listen to the play together, because such places are very complicated, and the guards are easy to take care of when they are around.

"Don't make trouble, just leave after reading it." Han Jian finally told Sima Yi again.

Sima Yi smiled, and Han Jian didn't know if he listened. When they arrived at the door, the guards gave them the copper coins that had entered the door, because they had no benches with them, and they could not sit on the ground and listen. Han Jian made a special inquiry, only to know that there was a specially prepared "VIP seat" near the stage, which was almost supplied, and it seemed convenient to be close to the stage.

"That's good, let's sit down alone." This time, Sima borrowed the silver, and even the silver for the guards to listen to the play was also covered by him, so that nearly twenty people in the group could sit on chairs.

When I arrived at the theater garden, there was only a larger courtyard in front of me, crowded but orderly. Although many people came to listen to the play, they all knew to obey the order. There are lanterns lit around the stage, and it is a little dim. After Han Jian and the others sat down at the table in front of the stage, the guys in the theater garden lit two fires around the stage, so that the stage was brighter. However, even so, the audience in the back can only listen to the sound and see the scene at most, and it is difficult to see the content of the stage performance.

After Huang Lie sat down, he stopped crying, and explained to Han Jian as if he was nothing: "The play here has been going on for ten days, and I came here two days ago, and there were more people than now. That little lady is so smart, it's almost comparable to my cousin, but my cousin is too fierce, woo, my cousin scolds me when she is fine, the scolding is ugly......"

Han Jian found out, and the drunk Huang Lie complained that his cousin bullied him, except for saying what he said about the "little lady". is a good man, maybe he has been enduring it for a long time on weekdays, and he will only show his true temperament when he is drunk.

The people who came to listen to the opera garden crowded the opera garden, and it was almost time for the play to begin.

Sima Yu said casually, "Why don't you start yet", and the guest at the next table said: "The main owner of the play has not come today, who dares to start the play?" ”

Sima Yu asked in surprise: "Is there still the main person listening to the play?" Who? ”

"Captain Feng of the guard, Captain Feng has come over every day these days, and the aisle next to him is prepared for his soldiers, and every time he comes, he brings a lot of people here, and the pomp is very big." The man said with some disdain.

The man was filled with righteous indignation, and his table mates tugged at his sleeves as if to remind him that if he said too much, he would lose.

Han Jian originally only knew that the number one leader of the guard station was Captain Feng Qing, who was born as a military general, but as for the details, because there was no intersection, he didn't pay much attention to it. The guard post itself is not responsible for the security of the city, only responsible for the tax payment of the city gate and the security of the city gate.

Han Jian was thinking about it, and sure enough, he saw a large number of officers and soldiers entering the garden, one by one with knives and guns, and those who didn't know must have thought that they were here to hunt down the rebellious party. The people in the garden seemed to be accustomed to it and did not make a fuss. However, as soon as these officers and soldiers came in, the theater immediately fell silent.

A man in his thirties dressed in the military uniform of the third lieutenant strutted his head high, escorted by several personal guards, to the table closest to the stage, and sat down in a big appearance, as if he had opened the theater. Han Jian's table was more than a foot away from the previous table, and Han Jian felt that the distance was a little too close.

As soon as Feng Qing sat down, the entourage went backstage to communicate with the people in the opera garden. This Feng Qing is treated like an emperor here, although some people disdain it, but because of Feng Qing's status, he dares to be angry and dare not speak.

"It's such a big shelf, isn't it just a captain? How many products is the captain? Sima Yi glanced at Han Jian, but Han Jian was not ready to answer him, so he turned to look at Lin Zhan.

"It's the third product." Lin Zhan said, "Now the guard post and the Tingwei Mansion are searching for the rebellious party, and Feng Duwei's move is suspected of fake public and private interests." ”

Lin Zhan said this, and Han Jian understood. This Feng Qing is under the banner of official business, and he is here to listen to the play. Originally, he just had to keep a low profile when he came to listen to the play, so as not to be impeached by the official, this Feng Qing did the opposite, did he think that he was sitting firmly in the position of the lieutenant of the guard, and he was not afraid of losing his position?

Lin Zhan said again: "It is rumored that Feng Duwei is a distant relative of His Majesty, I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Han Jian smiled, this "origin" is a bit big, and it actually has something to do with the empress. Is it so unscrupulous just because he has a little affection for the empress?

While speaking, the gong had already started on the stage. However, this "gong" is replaced by the sound of a stick. The opera in its infancy is very simple in terms of performance, and there is no neat standard for the appearance or clothing of the opera, because the southern opera uses the soft language of Wu Nong in the south of the Yangtze River to sing, so the whole play is like a pantomime without lyrics.

Although the content of the opera is a bit obscure, Han Jian probably said that the love story of a young lady and a scholar is probably similar to the story of the West Chamber, but the plot is not as tortuous as the West Chamber. For Han Jian, this opera is boring to watch, but Sima Yi, Lin Zhan and others are very interested in watching it, although they have to guess the lyrics.

sang a small ** on the stage, the scholar seemed to be eloping with the lady, and suddenly a person in the front row stood up, suddenly jumped on the stage, grabbed the wrist of the "little lady" who played the lady and pulled it off the stage. It was Feng Qing, the captain of the guard.

This move made the audience stand up. No one knows what he's going to do.