Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 204 The Legendary Divine Sculpture
After Ren Zhiliang was startled, he casually took the head in his hand, it was the old housekeeper's head.He scrutinized it carefully for a while, rubbed his face, and a thin human skin mask was peeled off from the face, revealing a wretched face that looked like a mouse, full of embarrassment. Confidence and deep resentment.

Ye Chen was still standing two hundred steps away from Zhao Si, the gloomy look in Zhao Si's eyes was invisible to ordinary people, but it was hard to escape Ye Chen's 'gaze'.

"There is indeed a problem with Zhao Si. He may be the person in charge of the most mysterious church in Kaifeng that Li Siyan said."

"It's just that there is no way to touch him without conclusive evidence. However, there are some things that can be told to Zhao Kuangyin privately at the right time."

Ye Chen muttered to himself.

At this moment, there was an exclamation from outside the wall, even louder than the exclamation caused by the blood bat slave being shot by Ye Chen and Bai Canghai killing him and beheading him in the street.

"Look at the sky, what is that?"

"What a big bird."

"That's an eagle."

"Idiot, how could the eagle be so big, this is the legendary eagle."

Ye Chen looked up and saw a huge strange bird hovering hundreds of feet above the house.

At this time, another clear and long whistle came from the gate of the other courtyard not far away.Ye Chen heard it familiarly, and faintly felt that it was Yu Daoxiang's voice.

After Yu Daoxiang's long whistle, the strange bird uttered a rapid chirp, and then flew out of the city.

Ye Chen heard a hint of urgency and panic from this hasty cry.Suddenly he felt a little uneasy, and ran towards the gate.Seeing this, Bai Canghai quickly followed behind.

This time, Ye Chen didn't notice the drastic change in Zhao Si's face when the giant bird appeared.

When Ye Chen rushed to the gate, Yu Daoxiang had already disappeared.

Li Siyan said worriedly: "Master Hou! After seeing the giant bird, Miss left the city anxiously, and asked my concubine to tell Master Hou that she had something urgent to go back to Guan Qinling Taoist Temple."

Ye Chen's expression was heavy, and he was about to chase out of the city. When he asked what happened, a team of inner guards escorted Wang Jien and rode all the way, saying that he was summoned by the emperor and asked him to enter the palace immediately.

Before Ye Chen entered the palace, he called Li Siyan aside and said in a low voice: "I suspect that Zhao Si is the person in charge sent by the great elder of your church. From now on, send someone to keep an eye on him. Anyone who has passed him, or had contact with him indirectly, and then went to Guanzhong Qinling will be intercepted. If the strength is not enough, let Qian Ning come to me. In addition, you personally bring enough good players to Guanzhong Qinling, do a good job Prepare to welcome Yu'er!"

Li Siyan solemnly nodded in yes.

On the opening day of "Yongle Guild Hall", Ye Chen invited leaders from all walks of life in Kaifeng, large and small, as well as many court officials above the sixth rank and honorable yamen to come to join him.And prepared a series of promotional activities and a spectacular evening performance.

The richest people and some of the most powerful people in Kaifeng gathered in the "Yongle Club". What is the effect?Nature is the best advertising effect.After this hype and publicity, the reputation of "Yongle Guild Hall" became very popular for a while.

You know, these people, or these two groups, will be the largest consumer group of Yongle Guild Hall.

Of course, the premise is that all kinds of consumption in the Yongle Guild Hall are within Ye Chen's expectations, and they can be deeply liked by them.

Yongle Grand Casino has a variety of buildings, fair and simple, and a comfortable environment; Yongle Hotel is clean and hygienic and meticulous service; Yongle Delicious Building includes special foods from all over the world, and is also known as a famous chef; Yongle Bathing City is full of tricks, comfortable and attractive various services.

All of the above have been praised and sought after by big and small line leaders and various yamen.

In particular, the performance at the Yongle Grand Theater was so good that it was beyond Ye Chen's expectations.

Half a month later, the tickets for the second performance tonight were sold out in less than an hour as soon as the tickets went on sale. We can see the response caused by the performance on the opening day in Kaifeng.

The party on the opening day was free, and all the guests who came in to watch were guests invited by Ye Chen.But half a month later, for tonight's performance, admission is by ticket, and each ticket is [-] guan.

You know, the monthly salary of a seventh-rank court official is only [-] yuan, which shows how expensive it is to watch a performance at the Yongle Grand Theater.

But even so, the tickets were sold out in less than an hour.Ye Chen laments that there are still many rich people in Kaifeng, but on the other hand, he also knows that this is because the activities that rich people use to kill time and enjoy entertainment in this era are too rare and boring.

Of course, there are two direct reasons. One is that the performances in the Yongle Theater itself are attractive enough to look good to the audience.The second is the publicity that the audience of the first show spared no effort after they went back.

It was night, and the colorful lights outside the Yongle Hall were hung like stars in the sky. Not only the lanterns outside the Yongle Grand Theater were like stars, but even the other four high-rise buildings connected to the Yongle Grand Theater by flying bridges and railings were hung with colored lights. Looking from a distance, it looks like a palace in the sky, especially the tallest Yongle Delicious Building built on the bank of the Bian River, like a starry pagoda, reflecting in the Bian River, and you can see it from dozens of alleys far away. See its style like Qionglou Yuyu.

The unprecedented marketing service model and stage performance form have caused a sensation in the whole Kaifeng city, and have attracted the attention of all rich people.Many dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and gentry sent their servants to buy tickets in advance. Tonight, they changed into casual clothes, or with their close friends, or with their wives and wives, quietly entered the venue to watch.

In a corner of the big theater, in a certain box, an unremarkable person was sitting, who might be an important official of the second or third rank in the imperial court.

As a result, even the Kaifeng Mansion became tense, and sent a large number of police officers to maintain order. The Yongle Grand Theater hadn't started yet, and the police officers outside had already caught more than a dozen habitual thieves, four or five gangs of gangsters who were fighting and fighting, and many others. Carefully uncovered a serious case of stealing and trafficking children.

The Yongle Grand Theater is full of seats, but there are not many people, because the sum of all boxes, private seats, and hall seats in the Yongle Grand Theater is only 2000 seats.But for this night of 20 people, the ticket price is already [-] guan.In addition, there are [-] boxes of box fees, each of which is one thousand guan.Excluding all actors' performance fees and various staff labor costs, a performance will net at least [-] guan.

But such a performance is not something that can be performed as soon as one wants to. According to Ye Chen's estimation, preparations must be made at least one month apart, that is to say, once a month.

Kaifeng has many court officials, nobles, and rich people, but there are only twenty boxes on the second floor of Yongle Grand Theater.In this era where status is more reflected, being able to have a box when watching a performance can be said to be a symbol of status, and it is a matter of great face.

For this reason, half a month ago, when the show opened, Ye Chen had a lot of headaches for the allocation of boxes, and he personally said good things to many people, and only then did the public anger be calmed down.

Li Yuanyou, the eldest son of Li Jixun, a big man in the army, was bitter about not getting a box last time, but this time he spoke nicely to Ye Chen half a month ago, and this time Ye Chen simply gave him a room with the best seat. box.

Li Yuanyou brought a few of his friends, under the leadership of the maid, to his box, did not look at the decoration inside, only saw the door handle made of brass, and the carved dragon relief on the door, you can Imagine the luxury inside.

Pushing open the door, there is a maidservant in pink standing behind the door, with a copper hairpin on her head, her accessories are simple and elegant, she doesn't even have any eyebrow decorations that are unique to women, just a little light makeup, she looks quite plain Li Yuanyou's shoes, but he was gentle and courteous. After squatting down, he took advantage of the situation, took off Li Yuanyou's shoes, and put on soft-soled cloth shoes for him, and then gave the other three people one by one. He gave another salute, and quietly retreated behind the door, still standing with his hands folded.

Such considerate, but just right service immediately made the three Zhibai children who often go to the place of fireworks have a feeling that they have never felt before. Not only are they looking forward to tonight's performance, but also the Yongle Bathing Building Full of infinite fantasies.

The soft carpet under Li Yuanyou's feet is very comfortable to step on. When he looked up, he saw three friends looking at the furnishings in the box one by one. Several pots of green flowers were the most eye-catching. The dark green leaves were mixed with fiery red buds. The room is immersed in a strong fragrance of orchids, which are rare flowers and trees brought by Ye Chentuo from the southernmost part of the Yangtze River and the North Pole.

"It's worth a thousand box fees!" Li Yuanyou sighed secretly in his heart.

The four of them were discussing in a thief-like manner. After watching the performance, they only went to the Yongle bathing building. Suddenly, they felt that the lights in the hall were dimmed, but the extra-large stage became brighter.

The show is about to begin.The curtain was slowly opened amidst the crisp birdsong, and on the stage there were vines and strange rocks, forests of trees, distant mountains and near shadows intertwined, and even a drizzle was falling, clearly a primitive and wild natural scene.

At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo came, the sounds of nature interpreted by the pipa, and several famous ventriloquist masters vividly interpreted the tranquil atmosphere of the deep mountains and old forests.

The guests were stunned for a moment, they had seen a lot of regular performances, when had they seen a drama that could be performed like this?This……

The sound of the wind, even the chirping of birds and insects in the primeval forest, is not worth mentioning, but it is just the sound imitated by the best ventriloquist behind the scenes holding a paper tube loudspeaker.The drizzle was produced at the height of the stage with the finest showers.As for the jagged rocks, they are placed with colored wooden blocks, while the flowers and trees, the nearby ones are silk flowers and silk grasses, and the trees and mountains in the distance are the background curtain. three-dimensional sense.

A snake made of bamboo is covered with dyed sackcloth, one white and one blue, swimming between the rockeries, one with dark green eyes and the other fiery red, under the rendering of the lights, it looks like two real snakes. Like a snake, the theater suddenly fell silent, the red snake letters kept expanding and contracting, and a psychedelic firework rose to cover the snake body. When the firework cleared, the two snakes had disappeared. But there were two charming girls lying on the ground, one in green and one in white, as if they were just waking up from sleep...

(End of this chapter)