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Text Chapter 912 Xu Wei¡¯s Manuscript

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    Fortunately, Chu Chen did not forget them when he arrived and said: "Brother Qi, we are coming to Star City this time to participate in tomorrow's antique exchange meeting. Do you want to participate?" "Of course!" Qi Baofu and Fang Jinbo were excited  They nodded repeatedly. At first, they thought it was strange why Chu Chen and these seniors appeared in Star City, but now they realized that this was the case.  They are all people who love antiques. How could they not agree to Chu Chen's invitation.  But after a while, Qi Baofu said hesitantly: "But we didn't receive the invitation letter!" Zhao Xueyi smiled and said: "One invitation letter can bring two people in together. Except for Xiao Chen, the three of us are  I don¡¯t have anyone with me, so it¡¯s no problem if I bring you.¡± ¡°Thank you! Thank you¡­¡± The two of them expressed their gratitude with smiles on their faces.  "What's the point? It's just a piece of cake!" Zhao Xueyi waved his hand and said: "In that case, you can stay at our hotel today. I will call them later and ask them to help arrange the room." "This  I'm sorry!" Both of them felt a little embarrassed to be able to attend the exchange meeting and stay for one night.  Uncle Wu said with a smile: "What's the point of being embarrassed? Anyway, the organizer is a wealthy person, so if you don't stay here, you can't live in vain. But if you want to be more convenient, don't check out of the place where you live now. After all, there will be an exchange meeting tomorrow."  It¡¯s about to end.¡± ¡°I still have things to do in Star City, so moving around is really troublesome, so I won¡¯t quit.¡± ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s set off¡±  They took a taxi back to the hotel. On the way, they bought tools to open the box.  When we get back to the hotel.  The staff had already opened two rooms for Qi Baofu and Fang Jinbo, although they were just ordinary business rooms.  But the two of them were already very satisfied.  "I'm going to open this rattan box now to see what good things are inside!" Chu Chen finished with a smile.  I was gearing up to use tools to open the box.  "Wait!" Uncle Wu saw that Chu Chen was about to use a saw to cut open the box, and quickly stopped him: "Xiao Chen, let's see if we can open the box without violence first." After all,  The thing inside is likely to be a priceless treasure. It would be a pity if it was injured by the saw. Therefore, everyone agreed with Uncle Wu's proposal.  In fact, Chu Chen has already seen it with his superpower.  Except for using violent methods, it was impossible to take apart this rattan box without damage in a short time, and it was impossible for him to saw anything into it.  However, Chu Chen would definitely say this kind of thing to his face, so he still agreed to Uncle Wu¡¯s proposal and looked at the rattan box inside and out. In the end, everyone came to the same conclusion.  Apart from using a saw, it is impossible to remove the box intact in a short time.  "How about you play it safe and take your time!" Zhu Dafu said.  Although others also want to see what's inside as soon as possible.  But to be on the safe side, they all nodded in agreement.  Chu Chen said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, let's just be careful for a while. Besides, this box is already very fragile. You only need to saw it a little. You can pry it open with tools" Think about it, everyone, and think that Chu Chen's words are indeed true.  It makes sense, so next.  Under everyone's attention, Chu Chen picked up the saw and started sawing.  Just like Chu Chen said, these rattans are already very fragile, and it doesn't take much effort to hold them up. A big hole appeared in a short while.  Seeing that it was almost done, Chu Chen changed to other tools and opened the outer wall of the box bit by bit. In the end, there was only a "pop" sound, and a box wrapped in oil paper and sealed with wax fell out.  of objects.  Chu Chen picked it up and put it aside. Then he looked into the damaged wall and found that nothing was inside. He began to remove several other outer walls, and finally found a total of four more items along with the bottom of the box.  Objects also wrapped in oil paper.  Although everyone was anxious to know what was wrapped inside the oil paper, they still waited until Chu Chen took out everything before starting to take action.  After all, the things belonged to Chu Chen, and they couldn't take them out without the owner.  While Zuo Shan was cleaning up the various boxes, Chu Chen also washed his hands and walked out. Uncle Wu handed him a pair of white gloves and said, "There are a lot of things, and they should be ancient books. Let's take them one by one."  , but you have to be careful when tearing it apart, paper and other things are very fragile. Xiaochen, come on" Chu Chen nodded, then picked up a paper knife,?Gently lift the sealing wax off the thing, and then cut the oil paper along the traces of the packaging. Then, a book-like thing wrapped in silk appeared in front of everyone.  In front of you.  After spreading the silk, there was a thread-bound book with a blue book cover inside. It was almost no more than two fingers thick. It was well preserved without any damage. This was all thanks to the outside.  Otherwise, after hundreds of years, this layer of oil paper and those sealing waxes would be damaged due to mold, insects and other reasons, even if they were not damaged.  When this paper-bound ancient book appeared in front of everyone, the title written in running script on the cover immediately made Uncle Wu and others a little stunned.  "Four-Voice Ape?!" Chu Chen said at the right time: "Dad, these ancient books are so well preserved, can they be the original manuscripts of "Four-Voice Ape"?" "It's very possible!" Uncle Wu and others all said  The Lord nodded solemnly and happily.  "But isn't there only four plays in "The Four-Sounding Ape"? Why are there five volumes of ancient books here?" Wu Ke asked.  "We can only find out by asking Xiao Chen to take apart the remaining books. Let me take a look at this one first" As he said that, Uncle Wu found a magnifying glass, and then began to carefully observe from the cover to the content, word by word.  .  Taking advantage of this period, Chu Chen also took out the remaining four ancient books one by one from the oil paper.  At this time, Fang Jinbo asked with some embarrassment: "Brother Qi, whose work is this "Four-Voice Ape"?" Qi Baofu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then asked with a smile: "Are you not too familiar with the celebrities of the Ming Dynasty?  Familiar?" Fang Jinbo replied with some shame: "I have read a few people's lives, but I didn't look at them carefully." "Don't worry, take your time!" Qi Baofu patted him on the shoulder.  Said: "However, the author of "Four-Voice Ape" is quite famous. You should also know that he is Xu Wei, Xu Wenchang, a great literati in the Ming Dynasty." Xu Wei, an outstanding calligrapher, painter and writer in the Ming Dynasty, was born in Shanyin.  He was originally named Wenqing, then changed to Wenchang, and was given the nickname Tianchi Shanren, or other nicknames such as Tian Shuiyue, Qingteng Laoren, and Qingteng Taoist.  He has unique attainments in poetry, calligraphy, opera, and painting. He is the author of "The Long Collection of Xu Wen", "Interpretation of Lu History", "Four-Voice Ape", etc.  Famous works handed down from generation to generation include the scroll of "Ink Grapes" and the album of "Landscapes, Figures, Flowers and Birds", etc.  Xu Wei was famous for his literary reputation when he was young, but since he became a scholar in his 20s, he has been having trouble in the imperial examinations. He is also arrogant, despises tradition, and is not bound by "etiquette", so he is often regarded by Taoists.  Rejected.  He had great ambitions and participated in the anti-Japanese struggle on the southeast coast during the Jiajing period. Later, he was implicated in the Hu Zongxian case, which deeply stimulated him and went crazy for a time.  Insanity.  His life was very rough and he could be described as "down in the world".  Although he was in dire straits in his later years, suffering from poverty and illness, he made a living by selling poetry, literature, and paintings.  But he refused to write books or paintings for the powerful, which shows his integrity.  "Ah! It turns out to be his work!" Fang Jinbo exclaimed.  Qi Baofu continued: "Not only his works, but also four very wonderful drama works. It can be said that he created a new way of writing dramas based on Nanqu. From content, spirit to form, they all brought great influence to the theater world at that time and in later generations.  It has a positive impact. In addition, the language of "Four Sounds Ape" is fresh, lively, smooth and elegant, and full of emotion." Fang Jinbo scratched his head and said with a smile.  He is very good in calligraphy, painting, and poetry, and he is also very outstanding in the military. As for drama, I really don¡¯t know much about it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because you don¡¯t know much about Xu Wei. You will know more about him later.¡± Qi Baofu chuckled.  Said: "In fact, in addition to "Four Voices Ape", he also wrote a monograph on Southern Opera "Nanci Narrative". This is the only monograph on Southern Opera in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the most important in the theoretical criticism of Chinese opera.  His contribution to history cannot be underestimated" At this time, Chu Chen happened to take out another ancient book. When everyone looked at the cover, Zhao Xueyi laughed and said, "Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao. This one is also "Cao Cao".  Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "I estimate that the remaining three books are the remaining parts of "The Four Sounds of the Monkey". It seems that the person who collects these ancient books must be a theater fan!" Everyone laughed!  He nodded in agreement.  At this time, Uncle Wu stood up, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Chu Chen with a smile: "You are so lucky, boy. Although I don't know if the other four books are authentic, but I think this one should be.  Xu Wei's manuscript. However, it can also be found from the lines that Xu Wei was in a very uneasy mood when writing the drama, and he probably finished it while gritting his teeth. ""The Four Voices Monkey" is composed of four plays.  Completed, namely "Three Lanes of Yuyang in the History of Kuanggu", "A Dream in the Cuixiang of Master Jade"", "Female Mulan joins the army in place of her father", "The female number one scholar bids farewell to the phoenix and wins the phoenix".  The name of "Four-Voice Ape" should be taken from the Badong Three Gorges folk song "Three sounds of the ape are enough to shed tears," which means that three sounds of the ape are enough to make people cry, let alone four sounds.  Among them, "Three Lanes of Yuyang in the History of Kuanggu" tells the story of Mi Heng of the Three Kingdoms scolding Cao Cao in the underworld after his death. In fact, Cao Cao was used to allude to Yan Song, the treacherous prime minister at that time.  "A Dream in the Green Countryside of the Jade Zen Master" exposes the intrigues between the officialdom and Buddhism at that time and the hypocritical nature of asceticism that loses humanity.  "Female Mulan Joins the Army on Her Father's behalf" tells the story of Mulan's journey through the war, her triumph, and her marriage, all of which were created by the author.  Finally, "The Female Number One Scholar Resigns from the Phoenix and Gets the Phoenix" depicts the artistic image of Huang Chonggu (qu), a talented female number one scholar who disguised herself as a man to secure the country, only to reveal her daughter's body and her talent to ruin her boudoir.  These four plays not only express Xu Wei's criticism of society, but also contain some of his resentment and helplessness in reality.  For example, the play "History of Mad Drums" was written because his closest friend Shen Lian was killed for participating in the impeachment of Yan Song.  But because of his status, he can only use drama to satirize him secretly. With his extreme personality, how could he not be depressed and resentful?  Zhu Dafu shook his head and sighed: "Hey! Xu Wei has always been jealous of talents in his life!" Uncle Wu said: "Although he is jealous of talents, without his experience, there would probably not be such a great scholar.  Right." Wu Ke shook his head and said, "That being said, wouldn't it be better if we didn't have such a rough experience? And I found that several celebrities in the Ming Dynasty had quite rough experiences in their lives, such as  Tang Yin is not much better than Xu Wenchang. "Wen Baofu sighed: "This may be a common problem among ancient celebrities. Su Dongpo's life was quite rough." "Forget it, let's not talk about it. The atmosphere is so depressed.  "Zhu Dafu waved his hand, and then said with some excitement: "Xiao Chen is just lucky to be able to get such a thing. If it is really Xu Wenchang's manuscript, let's not talk about its own value.  It is also a very important discovery! Old Wu, show it to me quickly" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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