"Stop, stop, stop," Li Mu waved his hand, the music stopped, and Jin Chen also stopped awkwardly. His hands and feet were cramped.
She didn't know what she had done wrong and made Li Mu unhappy.
Li Mu looked at the flustered women, frowned slightly, and said, "What are you doing? It's too extravagant. Haven't you asked about my reputation? As clear as water, as clear as a mirror, that's what I mean by integrity.
I am eating here, and you are singing and dancing next to me, making me look like a person who is greedy for pleasure. Isn't this slandering my reputation?"
When everyone heard this, they all knelt on the ground. Jin Chen looked up at Li Mu and said pitifully: "Master Hou, we really don't mean this, we just want to please..."
"I don't need it!" Li Mu said with a straight face: "I am a family man, and I am completely different from those people who live in the world. My brother can testify for me. He is inseparable from me. When will we meet?
Are you trying to flirt with me? Your calculations are wrong!" As he spoke, he glanced at Dugujiu, who was still chewing his elbow, and said, "Say something, right?"
Dugujiu took off his mask while eating. It was inconvenient to talk, but he couldn't help but give Li Mu face, so he nodded perfunctorily. Li Mu immediately said: "You saw it, I have witnesses. I am a serious man, what are you doing?"
It doesn’t work for me here!”
The girls immediately looked surprised. Is there any man who doesn't cheat? They didn't believe it! But seeing how serious Li Mu was, they couldn't help but start to doubt. Maybe the Marquis is the exception? If so, being his wife would be such a blessing.
Okay. But why did I hear that he had three concubines? What's going on?
Just when the girls were confused, Li Mu's eyes were aimed at Jin Chen's waist. Tsk tsk, this thin waist is worthy of being a dancing girl from the Western Regions. This kind of style is something that Chang'an City does not have.
Is there any man who doesn't cheat? Even if he doesn't do anything, wouldn't it be nice to watch the dance to entertain his eyes? It's just that he is not alone now. There is Dugujiu next to him. This kid has serious psychological problems and is extremely mouthy.
If you are not strict, you might let it slip when you get home, and Qiaoqiao's side will be fine by then. After all, the old husband and wife trust each other, but that girl Zhien is really awesome. If she knew about it, wouldn't she make a fuss?
How can a man not be afraid of trouble? Think about it and forget it. In fact, how can others know the pain in his heart?
However, Li Mu is not a fool. He can see the difference between these women today. They must have something to say, so they are so attentive.
Li Mu raised his hand, motioning for the women to stand up, and said: "I always act straightforwardly. This not only saves time, but also eliminates a lot of messy and useless thoughts. I see your posture today, as if you have something to say.
, then send a representative who can explain the matter clearly. For the sake of you cooking for me late at night, I will help you if I can handle it."
When the girls heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. You looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they recommended Jin Chen to be the representative and explained the matter again.
After hearing this, Li Mu realized that it was because he was worried about his future that he was so panicked.
"Oh, it's my fault." Li Mu wiped his mouth and said, "I've been too busy during this period, and I haven't had time to tell you about my future arrangements. But it's only for the past few days, because I don't have enough time. Since
Now that I have caught up, I will tell you so that you can feel at ease."
"You see, those people with whom I am in love still want to make a living, but I have already sent them away. Why is this? In fact, what we do at Li Chun Yuan is not the business of a brothel. We are a theater."
"theater?"
When everyone heard this word, they were very confused. Because in the Tang Dynasty, there were no theater troupes, let alone theaters. During this period of the Tang Dynasty, even the newspaper reader who "read" the story was Li Mu who created the Tang Dynasty.
Daily newspapers only existed after that. This was an era when entertainment life was extremely poor!
In fact, it is not just the Tang Dynasty, but also the following dynasties. The historical development of Tang poetry, Song poetry and Yuan miscellany has a certain context. In the Tang Dynasty, those who could recite poetry were stars. In the Song Dynasty, Song poetry
The birth of music further promoted the entertainment industry. Some unsuccessful talents wrote some lyrics and sang them for geishas. It continued to evolve, and in the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Zaqu became longer and more story-telling.
It was only in the Ming and Qing Dynasties that there were opera troupes and theaters.
Li Mu's creation of a theater in the Tang Dynasty was definitely a pioneering work thousands of years in advance. So he didn't worry about whether it would be popular at all. In this era of lack of entertainment life, he only needed to divide roles and get a few people on the stage.
He could get away with reciting lyrics because he had never done it before, so it was new! What's more, he didn't want to be so shabby. After all, when he was in college, he also participated in the drama club and acted in the graduation drama "Thunderstorm" from the drama school next door.
"thunderstorm".
Being a director was also one of his dreams in his previous life. Although his motives were somewhat impure, no one could have a fantasy anymore.
He didn't expect these women to understand what he meant. They didn't need to understand this matter too well. They just had to do it according to his requirements. In a market with no comparisons, just do it and it's good.
The show is so good that no one can say anything bad about it.
Coming to the Tang Dynasty, Li Mu's greatest happiness was this, because he was doing things that he had never done before, and he was very happy that he didn't have to be compared.
Li Mu briefly introduced what "play" is and his next plan, which finally made these women feel relieved. Everyone retreated, but Jin Chen did not leave. Li Mu glanced at her, and Jin Chen picked up the wine bottle.
He said: "I will hold the cup for Mr. Hou."
Li Mu glanced at Dugu Jiu, who lowered his head and only focused on eating. He nodded and said, "Okay, you can sit down too. Are you hungry? Do you want a pair of chopsticks?"
Jin Chen said hurriedly: "The little girl has finished her meal and is waiting for the Marquis."
Li Mu nodded, ignored him, reached for another lamb rib, and ate it without any image.
He didn't notice, but Dugujiu kept looking at Jin Chen with his peripheral vision. He could tell that the way Jin Chen looked at Li Mu was not as simple as she showed. She definitely had other intentions.
But he didn't intend to take care of it, because he didn't know how to take care of it. Things between men and women were beyond the scope of his understanding. Compared to Jin Chen, he was quite interested in the silver moon looking at him not far away.
. He could see that Yin Yue was capable. Even now, when she was standing ten feet away, she gave people the impression that she was ready to go. Dugujiu had no doubt that if he took action against Jin Chen now, Yin Yue would
Yue will definitely pounce on him as soon as possible.
It was very strange for a dancer to have a master as her bodyguard. This also strengthened Dugujiu's idea that something was wrong with Jin Chen.
But at this time, Jin Chen felt another helplessness in his heart.
She indeed came to Chang'an with a purpose and wanted to get closer to Li Mu. But so far, she has not found a chance. Today she has already made up her mind that she will get closer to Li Mu even if she sacrifices herself.
But she didn't expect that Li Mu would be such a "gentleman", which made her feel like she had nowhere to start.
Moreover, Li Mu's acting style also made her unpredictable. Today she heard how Li Mu dealt with the Shandong nobles. He was decisive, resolute and merciless. But for such a person, how he treated the people around him, or
For poor women like those in Li Chun Yuan, he didn't have any arrogant air. He would even say "thank you" and patiently give explanations and answers.
Jin Chen had no doubt that if the person who came to ask today was a Shandong nobleman or other official, Li Mu's attitude would never be so good.
Whether he was really fearless or had a weird temper, Jin Chen couldn't tell because of little contact with him. The divination technique she was good at didn't work on Li Mu, and she couldn't tell anything.
Such a situation even made Jin Chen doubt his own faith.
I had no idea where to start, so I just had to smile bitterly.
After waiting for Li Mu and Dugu Jiu to finish their meal, they brought water for them to wash up. Jin Chen and Yinyue returned upstairs. It was already past midnight, and the sisters' sleepiness had passed, and no one could fall asleep.
, chatting in a low voice.
Yinyue is two years younger than Jin Chen, and she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. She doesn't know much about the ways of the world. Her feelings for Jin Chen are somewhat similar to Dugujiu's feelings for Li Mu. After knowing Jin Chen's plan, she felt
She has always been feeling uncomfortable. Jin Chen's plan failed today and nothing happened to Li Mu, which made her feel more comfortable.
But Jin Chen was a little depressed. She came to Chang'an for so long and made no progress at all. She came here with the future destiny of the Yin people, but she made no achievements. She couldn't help but feel that she was useless. At the same time, she was worried about the fate of the Yin people.
worry.
The roots of the Yin tribe can be traced back to before the Qin and Han Dynasties. The Qin State swept across Liuhe, and many tribes were destroyed by Qin, but did not want to surrender to Qin. They collectively moved to the desolate lands east or north, and the Yin tribe was one of them.
one.
According to the legends passed down from generation to generation in the clan, the Yin clan are two tribes in the Chu Kingdom. These two tribes were originally "sister" clans. According to the classification of later generations, they are the legacy of a "matriarchal society", with women as the mainstay.
Dominant tribal situation.
During the Warring States Period, the historical process has reached the era of patriarchal society. Tribes in matrilineal society could not be tolerated by the society at that time. Coupled with the harsh punishments of the Qin Dynasty, there was no room for survival, so they began to move around.
The migration route. They first migrated from the Chu State to the territory of the Bailan Tribe in Tuyuhun today, and thrived for about two hundred years. Then the Western Han Dynasty perished, and refugees came in. They were driven away. The matriarchal tribe’s fighting power was too weak, and they were not
Anyone's opponent.
From then on, there was no more stability for a hundred years. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty changed, they were forced to move westward, and finally moved into the desert, where they settled down again.