Big Moon Ballad

436 - Martial Dance
martial arts.

Ying Xun's eyes widened upon hearing this.

The highest level of music in the Zhou Dynasty is Liuwu. As the name suggests, there are six kinds of Liuwu. In addition to the four kinds of "Cloud Gate", "Daxian", "Dashao" and "Daxia", there are actually two more.

That is "Da Lu" and "Da Wu".

Yunmen, Daxian, Dashao, and Daxia were created by the Yellow Emperor when he came to Yu, and they were called "Wenwu", while Dalu and Dawu were created by Tang and Wu respectively, and they were called "Wuwu".

Just by looking at the name, you can understand that there is a big difference between Wu Wu and Wen Wu.Even among the six dances, the only martial dance is a very special existence.

Six dances are regarded as the highest model of music and dance, and later generations honored them as "the dance of the former kings".The four former kings who created Wenwu, the Yellow Emperor, Yao, Shun, and Yu conquered the world with literature and virtue, and abdicated the throne with Zen.Therefore, the four dances of Yunmen, Xianchi, Dashao, and Daxia are revered as literary dances, with elegant and solemn forms, and most of the content is to praise the dynasties at that time.

However, King Tang of Shang and King Wu of Zhou conquered the world with martial arts, so their Dalu and Dawu dances are honored as martial dances, and their content is to praise military exploits.

Because of the difference in the content of singing, the martial dance is different from the solemn and elegant Wenwu.

"Da Sui" and "Da Wu" are war dances with weapons in hand.

Although Wu Wu and Wen Wu are both expensive as the Six Dances, Wu Wu has always been considered by noble families as too intense and not too solemn for sacrifices, so it is rarely chosen.

And hearing Ying Baoyue's words, the other former Qin teenagers who were summoned by Ying Xun in the courtyard gasped in anger and spoke after being surprised.

"Wuwu? Are you kidding me?"

"Martial arts dance at a solemn ceremony? Dance with knives and guns on the altar? This is not what a gentleman likes at all..."

"What do gentlemen like, it's just a shame..."

Some practitioners who didn't participate in the polo match and were too lazy to watch the match, just laying down at home and waiting for the first result in the crowd battle, were dissatisfied with the change of attitude towards Ying Baoyue from some of their companions. Ying Baoyue, who was beside Ying Xun, sneered secretly in a low voice.

"Sure enough, she is a woman who has never been to an altar... Hey, I don't understand anything..."

"I only know how to sensationalize..."

"Do you think Wuwu is lively? I'm afraid you don't even know what Liuwu is, but you only know a name and show off..."

Ying Xun clenched his fists when he heard the increasingly ugly comments, "Everyone be quiet!"

The sound of demons dancing in the courtyard stopped, and Ms. Yao stood behind Ying Baoyue and watched the scene in astonishment.

Apart from Ying Baoyue, she was the only woman in the courtyard, but she never knew that her highness had always lived in such a world.

And that girl stood up straight like this.

At this moment, the girl looked back at the flustered woman with eyes behind her back and smiled reassuringly, "Aunt Yao, it's all right, I'll be fine soon."

After speaking, Ying Baoyue looked at Ying Xun, "Is it enough for so many people to discuss here? Close the door and get down to business."

Ying Xun waved his hands with a downcast face upon hearing the words, "Everyone else go back, and the captains of the crowd battle stay. The captain will notify you when there is anything."

The chattering yard was quiet again.Except for Ying Xun, Ying Baoyue and Gui Chen, there are only eight captains left who were originally grouped.

By the way, two of them were the ones who were squeezed out of the polo match by Ying Baoyue and Gui Chen.However, these eight are still the core strength among the practitioners of the former Qin Dynasty.

Although many practitioners are required to participate in the ceremony, it is also divided into main dance, Dharma guardian and peripheral drumming.Most of the practitioners are not the main dancers, they were called at the beginning to unite everyone, and they really want to talk about things...

Ying Baoyue looked at Ying Xun and smiled, "There really shouldn't be too many people."

This is actually a basic technique of controlling people, Ying Xun looked at Ying Baoyue with a complicated expression.Although he had planned this way at the beginning, calling everyone to come was just a formality, but he didn't expect that she would actually know what he was going to do.

I didn't expect that she knew all these political affairs well.

He was also gradually proficient under the many teachings of the former Qin survivors, but why did she know?

Is this really Ying Hanri's younger sister, former Qin Xianhuang's vase princess?
"Young Master," Huo Zhan's voice interrupted Ying Xun's thoughts at this moment, Huo Zhan looked around and frowned slightly, "Is it just us who are discussing it? Do you want to call more elites in?"

"Yeah, the deputy captain of my team is actually quite knowledgeable..." Other captains around echoed.

Although these small captains were selected by Ying Xun, each captain will also cultivate a confidant in the team and appoint him as the "deputy captain".

And the elected vice-captain would naturally be grateful to the captain who elected him.Just like Wang Tusheng, who was in the team where Ying Baoyue and Guichen were staying in the first round of the battle, followed Huo Zhan all the time, nodding and bowing.

This is somewhat similar to the Shiwu system in the army. Five people form a team and ten people are called Shiwu.Ten people will have a leader and a team leader, and where there are people, there will naturally be Jianghu, not to mention that each former Qin team has more than ten people.

Now the people summoned by Ying Xun in the courtyard are all captains, and many small captains obviously want to bring their own vice-captains into it.

"Vice-captain..." Ying Xun murmured after hearing the words, but at this moment a calm female voice sounded beside him.

"No need, for the next conversation, the fewer people present, the better." Ying Baoyue said quietly.

Ying Baoyue looked around at the other teenagers, "After all, the name of the sacrificial dance that Qianqin will dance is an important secret for everyone."

"That's right," Ying Xun's shoulders trembled when he heard the words, and he looked up at the people in the courtyard seriously, "What we talked about in this courtyard today is absolutely not allowed to be leaked out, and everyone must swear by the luck of the family."

The third round of the crowd battle actually started before the start, when each country chose the sacrificial dance.

During the three days of preparation, the entire city of Danyang was ready to move, and spies from all over the world were desperately trying to find out about the options of each country.

Just because the sacrificial dance represents the appearance of a country, in addition to the effect of attracting gods, it will also be judged by the ritual officials. Under such circumstances, surprises can bring surprises to the ritual officials and the people.

At that time, each country will go on stage in the order of drawing lots, and when they go on stage, everyone will know what they are going to dance.The countries at the top of the draw are considered lucky, but the countries at the bottom face a crisis, that is, the types of dances, which cannot be repeated.

Ying Baoyue stared at Ying Xun, who had a suddenly solemn expression beside her.

Although it is only an unwritten tradition that dances should not overlap, whether there is this tradition or not, the collision of the selected ritual dance is a very serious problem.If it is too serious, not only the examiners and common people will be extremely disappointed if they have preconceived ideas, but also have the impression that the previous ones are preconceived. No one wants to pay attention to the latecomers. No matter how good the dance is, no one will watch it.

What's more, the former Qin Dynasty has not summoned the divine enlightenment for many years. For other countries that can finally obtain the divine enlightenment, if the dancing eyes are heavy, if the summoning of the gods is successful, it will not hurt the bones. The score is gone, basically life is at stake.It may even end up with the most humiliating zero score.

Everyone in the courtyard is the son of an aristocratic family, and they all know the seriousness of this problem, so naturally they dare not betray the country on such a major matter.Everyone in the courtyard took a deep breath and raised their hands to swear under Ying Xun's gaze.

Ying Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the people around him, "As the princess said, the less people know about this matter, the better. Let's continue to negotiate."

Everyone said yes, and the discussion around the sacrificial dance resumed.

Countless fierce quarrels sounded from time to time in the small courtyard, but they were all isolated by the barrier.The other former Qin practitioners outside the courtyard were driven away by the guards of the Ye family, and the courtyard was quiet and empty.It wasn't until night fell that the former Qin stepson courtyard opened with a squeak, and walked out of Huo Zhan and others with complex expressions on their faces.

"I really didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect to actually choose that..."

"Master stepson really listens to her..."

The teenagers discussed as they walked, their faces still flushed with intense discussion, and they were slightly absent-minded when they remembered what happened in the courtyard and what the woman said.

"But what she said is right, if this is the case, we may really surprise the audience..."

"Shh! Stop talking! You forgot that the eldest son told you to keep silent when you go out!"

The teenagers immediately shut up and left quietly in twos and threes.

Huo Zhan, who was at the end with heavy footsteps, took a deep breath, while thinking about what he had just settled in the courtyard, he walked with a complicated expression.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly passed out of the corner of his eyes.

"Wang Tusheng?"

Huo Zhan frowned, looking at the figure who appeared in the far corner for some reason, "What are you doing here?"

　The relevant content of "Six Dances" is quoted from online Chinese dictionaries and Cihai.

　　Congratulations on the birth of the first master of Dayueyao, and thanks to book friend Yi Yitian for the reward of [-] points, the author of the next climax once again gained motivation.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)