The music became lower and lower until it was completely silent, and the battle between the two sides on the stage had already been decided.
The men in green shirts drove back the men in black clothes with a very small force. The audience's breath stopped, because they all breathed a sigh of relief after witnessing the brutality of their battle with their own eyes.
The battle on the other side was not so lucky. The veteran did not wait for support, was defeated and fled in embarrassment.
Suddenly, the gongs and drums were loud, and all the sounds became impatient. Compared with the quiet fierce battle just now, the sound at this moment was simply noise.
The scene on the stage changed again.
The clinging veteran was held on the stage, waiting to be beheaded, and a group of people surrounded him and spat on him.
The escaping general was dressed in red and colorful, held his head high, and greeted the cheers of the civilians.
Behind him, Chu Qingyi changed into a green suit and was chased by soldiers in full armor.
The audience all understood that Chu Qingyi was now playing the official role of the man in green shirt who fought against the demons, but why did he want to kill him?
After a long time, everyone on the field retreated one by one, leaving only Chu Qingyi. The noisy gongs and drums also became quiet at this moment.
Chu Qingyi returned to her expression of neither sadness nor joy, and sang slowly:
"The black dog chases the eagle in the sky
Whale swims onto land and catches up with wild horse
The heroic general was beheaded
The coward who ran away became the god of war
These stories all take place in another world
I advise everyone watching the show not to think too much.”
After singing, before the sound lingered, Chu Qingyi suddenly raised his sword and made a gesture of slitting his throat, and his body slowly fell to the ground as if he had lost all his strength.
I also advise you not to think too much... Do you think we are fools? Why did you mention the word "God of War" later? Yang Longting is sitting on the side. You are simply swearing in front of our faces.
Everyone is not stupid, can't they see that the veteran in the play alludes to Lin Wentian, and that the "God of War" is the God of War present today?
However, perhaps there is something really hard to understand. Hu Yanli and other Rong people stood up and applauded, expressing their high respect for the artistic workers.
"Okay, great performance, great!"
Hu Yanli applauded vigorously. Although it was different from the common singing style in the empire, the plot was more compact and the ending dramatic tension was majestic. Most importantly, the lyrics were simple and easy to understand, so we could all understand it.
Everyone looked at them with contempt, thinking in their hearts: a bunch of uneducated fools.
Suddenly, everyone was startled, and cold sweat almost soaked everyone's neck. If the play was not a play, then what role did he and his group play in the play? They were the ones who spat at the veteran's grave, and they were the ones who knelt and licked the God of War.
So, who is the fool? Perhaps this group of naive Rong people are the only sober people on the scene.
The key is, is this scene real?
The civil servants and generals in the stands all had blank expressions, as if they did not understand that the real impact was on these scholars, and after today, this news will spread out, spreading from one to ten, and from one to ten, causing an uproar in the hearts of more people.
Everyone looked at the aloof Emperor Ming, and his statement was the most important at this time.
Emperor Ming clasped his hands together, patted it twice, and said: "Okay, okay."
The civil servants and military generals don't know if this crisis has passed or not. The key is how Emperor Ming viewed this matter. The emperor's mind is really unpredictable.
"Declare the decree." Emperor Ming waved his hand.
This incident did not seem to have much impact. Liu Aji came out with the imperial edict in his hand and said loudly: "Proclamation of the Holy Edict, King Yang Long of Youzhou ceases the seal... Proclamation, the title of Xiaowei Niu Sanjin..."
Finally everything got back on track, nothing seemed to have happened, and the rewards for Cheng Dalei and Yang Longting were also reduced.
Yang Longting was granted the title of God of War. He was already a king and could not be granted a title, so he was given an honorary title. This was regarded as stamping Yang Longting's title of Imperial God of War. In addition, Youzhou did not have to pay taxes for ten years, and another award was given.
With a certain amount of weapons and land, his men also received rewards.
Cheng Dalei was given the title of Fourth-rank Army Commander General, named General Fuzhong, and guarded Xiemaguan in the northwest. From the rank of ninth-rank lieutenant to the fourth-rank general, Cheng Dalei had reached the sky in one step, but compared with his contribution to rescuing the enemy, it was not.
No matter what, the place in the northwest is really dangerous.
"I am ashamed and dare not accept such a reward."
Yang Longting suddenly stood up and knelt down to Emperor Ming.
Emperor Ming frowned: "You have contributed to the empire, there is no need to refuse, you deserve this."
"I'm not refusing, I just feel that I really don't deserve it."
"Why do you say that? You don't have to kneel when you stand up to speak." Emperor Ming waved his hand.
Only then did Yang Longting stand up and said: "I am so bold, I am not happy about what I want to say. Please forgive me for being rude."
"Speak directly if you have something to say. I want you to speak today."
Emperor Ming looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were on him. When he spoke, he was still confident and his voice shocked everyone.
"Since Your Majesty has shown mercy, I will let go of my courage and say something that I wanted to say but dared not say before. Your Majesty's reward is many, but not much. Youzhou is short of people and food. If Your Majesty doesn't give it, I have to ask Your Majesty for it.
When I reach out to ask for it, I don’t ask for it for myself, but for the people of Youzhou, who are living a very miserable life.”
From the perspective of a prince, Yang Longting's words were actually a bit bad and brought out some underlying contradictions. But why would a veteran official do this?
"But I don't want this reward today. It's not that I don't want it, but I don't deserve it." Yang Long said loudly: "Including the title of God of War, I don't deserve it, because this title should not be given to me, but to others."
The scholars in the audience were affected by his emotions, and some couldn't help but ask: "If this title shouldn't be given to you, then who else should it be given to?"
Yang Longting raised his right hand high, spitting: "It's my brother Cheng Dalei, Cheng Xian!"
puff!
Cheng Dalei almost threw himself on the street. Damn it, you have to disgust me, don't you?
"Cheng Dalei?" Li Letian couldn't help but ask.
"The day before yesterday, His Highness sent someone to ask if I had heard of this name. Oh, how could I not have heard of it? To be honest with you, my brother Cheng Xian was originally a bandit, but he and I fell in love at first sight and became friends of life and death.
In the battle of Zhouzhou, I was just supporting from the rear. It was Cheng Xiandi who really faced the powerful enemy." Yang Longting smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But after that battle, Cheng Xiandi's old injury recurred, and I couldn't save his life. Sometimes
I also want to ask for more rewards from Your Majesty, but compared to my dead brother Cheng Xian, I have already received enough."
Yang Longting talked about the past between himself and Cheng Dalei, sometimes impassionedly, sometimes with admiration, telling how Cheng Dalei was so clever, resourceful, elegant, and both civil and military.
When all the scholars heard this, they couldn't help but yearn for Cheng Dalei.
Liu Aji leaned over Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, I also remembered that last year, a refugee from Youzhou mentioned Cheng Dalei's name. I even made a special trip to inquire about it. At that time, the King of Youzhou told me that Cheng Dalei died of an old injury."
"Oh, what a pity." Emperor Ming also remembered a little bit at this time.