PNB Chapter 168 Its stench is like orchid.
Chapter 168 Its stench is like orchid.
"Mr. Qin, I am too busy."
Ye Kun pulled Qin Caiwei into the county governor's mansion and said with a smile, "Tonight, I will accompany you to get drunk, as an apology to you."
"I'll be drunk, but I'm not an alcoholic."
Qin Caiwei still rolled his eyes and asked, "Let me see if you have come up with anything fun recently. If there is nothing fun, I will leave tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, there are plenty. I guarantee you'll have a blast!"
Ye Kun nodded repeatedly: "You stay here first, I'll give it to you in two days."
The host and guests sat down and the maid served tea.
Qin Caiwei admired the white porcelain cup, tasted the spring tea, and said with a smile:
"Your white porcelain and tea have been sold to Jingzhou. Rich families like them very much. My family has also bought a lot of white porcelain and tea."
"It's rare that Young Master Qin likes it. I'm honored."
Ye Kun ordered his soldiers: "Go to the porcelain factory and tell the master to pick out a few sets of fine porcelain for Mr. Qin, as well as our latest vases, pen holders, and porcelain pillows. Put them all on my account."
Qin Caiwei chuckled: "Master Ye is too polite."
"I bought so much pork and mutton from you last year, so this is a gift in return."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Tonight, there will be a military camp consolation concert. Mr. Qin, do you want to go and see it together?"
The military art troupe has been formed and has begun touring and performing.
Ye Kun felt embarrassed at first, afraid that people would laugh at him for his messy behavior.
Unexpectedly, the effect was amazing.
It livened up the atmosphere and consolidated the fighting power.
Those young soldiers all like singing and the performances of the art troupe.
Qin Caiwei's eyes widened: "What do you mean by a concert?"
"I trained some female soldiers to sing for the soldiers and boost their morale."
"Ah, isn't that the singing girl in the army?"
"No, we are regular female art soldiers. We all call each other brothers and sisters and respect each other. There is absolutely no such dirty thing."
"I don't believe it. If you send a woman to a military camp, it would be strange if she wasn't dirty!"
"Go and see at night, and you'll know."
"Okay, I'll go with you!" Qin Caiwei nodded.
Ye Kun ordered the dishes to be served and had a simple dinner.
After dinner, Ye Kun took Qin Caiwei and rode straight to the East Camp.
In a corner of the parade ground of Dongdaying, a semicircular wall about fifty meters wide was built.
A one-foot-high platform was built inside the wall, about sixty to seventy square meters, with a small square in front paved with blue bricks.
This curved background wall is designed for singing effects, allowing the sound to move forward and spread farther.
We do morning and evening exercises every day, and the superiors also give speeches and hold meetings here.
Torches were bright all around the square.
Thousands of soldiers from the East Camp sat in the square, facing the stage, waiting excitedly for the performance to begin.
All the soldiers in the East Camp changed into uniform light green uniforms and shoes, looking very neat.
The clothes of men in the Dading Kingdom all had a large collar and a right-side opening. They had no buttons, only ties, which made them difficult to put on and also wasted a lot of fabric.
Soldiers do not wear formal dress, but the front and back of their uniforms are long and the sleeves are too large, which wastes fabric and is not convenient on the battlefield.
Ye Kun directly changed it into the double-breasted jacket of later times, using the coin casting method to cast bronze buttons. This saved fabric and was more neat.
The top is also designed with left and right pockets, a small pocket on the top, and an inside pocket.
The soldiers were not used to it at first and felt it was awkward, but later they found it very convenient.
Seeing Ye Kun coming in, all the soldiers stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Lord Ye!"
Ye Kun nodded and clasped his fists in return: "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Please take a seat!"
Then, Ye Kun took Qin Caiwei and sat on the bench on the side of the stage.
The young ladies from the art troupe, wearing red cloth armor and red imitation helmet hats, marched in neat steps and lined up to enter the venue.
The drum and music accompaniment personnel are in place and lined up on both sides.
After three drum beats, the host came on stage and gave a speech.
The young ladies first sang two traditional military songs of the Dading Kingdom, and then the eight of them sang "Serve the Country with Loyalty" in chorus.
The soldiers were excited and they all clapped their hands and sang along, their voices shaking the sky.
Qin Caiwei was gradually infected and started to clap his hands and shake his head.
The lyrics were written on the blackboard on the back wall, and Qin Caiwei could see them by turning sideways.
When the song ended, there was a long and lasting applause from the audience...
Ye Kun turned to look at Qin Caiwei and asked in a low voice: "Is this fun?"
"It's fun, any more?"
"Yes, you continue watching." Ye Kun smiled and pursed his lips.
On the stage, the host announced the show, holding a large wooden megaphone and shouting loudly:
"Next, we have another song called 'Green Whirlwind', which is a new song that Lord Ye wrote a few days ago. It is dedicated to all the good men and brothers present here!"
Qin Caiwei stood up, ran to the blackboard and looked at the lyrics first.
Miss Cherry led the team and sang with everyone:
"Frontier poems about weapons and iron horses, voices of true love, generations of good sons and daughters marching to the battlefield singing songs... Heroes are forged in the furnace of steel, and there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the camps ready for battle at any moment!
The three-foot sword and the sound of war drums accompany me throughout my life. Your troops are coming like a green whirlwind!"
A few days ago, Ye Kun asked the students of Tanbingtang to teach everyone this song in the military camp.
So, when people on the stage started singing, the audiences below sang along.
Warm atmosphere.
Qin Caiwei was completely moved and excited, and he sang along with the beat.
The songs of Dading Kingdom have a slow tempo and long melody, and there are no such cheerful songs.
The consolation singing lasted for more than half an hour before it ended.
After leaving the military camp, Qin Caiwei pulled Ye Kun and asked:
"Master Ye, will there be another concert like this tomorrow?"
"It will be held tomorrow night at the West Camp. If you like to watch, I will have my personal soldiers take you there. Generally speaking, such activities are held once a month, and the various military camps take turns. Those female soldiers are also very hard-working, running around everywhere."
"Then I will go to the West Camp again tomorrow night!"
Qin Caiwei was very excited: "Master Ye, I will go back to the inn to rest first, and come over tomorrow to see if you have anything fun."
"Don't leave, let's have a long talk all night long."
"No, I snore when I sleep...I'll come see you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow I will go to Tanbingtang for class..."
"You go to class, I'll just watch and not say anything."
Qin Caiwei waved and ran away.
Ye Kun shook his head and went back to rest.
The next morning, Qin Caiwei came just after Ye Kun had finished breakfast.
Ye Kun wiped his mouth and took Qin Caiwei to the Military Discussion Hall.
While walking on the road, Qin Caiwei asked, "Master Ye, can singing like that last night really improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers?"
"If you feel that your emotions are infected, it will improve your combat effectiveness, cohesion, discipline and coordination." Ye Kun walked forward and said:
"When the soldiers in the army are not training, they gamble, which leads to the breakdown of discipline and demoralization. Therefore, they need collective activities to enrich their spiritual life. In addition, teaching everyone to sing is conducive to promoting Mandarin and improving literacy. Because singing and dancing are liked by everyone and are easy to spread."
In terms of cultural promotion and education, young ladies are also an important supplementary force.
The poems of Liu Yong in the Song Dynasty were also spread by the ladies in the brothels. Later, they were spread to the people. Wherever there was water, there were Liu's poems.
Qin Caiwei nodded: "The Book of Songs has been spread for thousands of years, and it is also spread by chanting."
"Yes, we Chinese, the descendants of Yan and Huang, have never lacked romantic sentiments. Thousands of years ago, the Zhou emperor ruled the world with rituals and music, and set up the position of 'poetry collector'. Every March in late spring and July in early autumn, the poetry collector would set out, cross mountains and ridges, and tour the folks all over the country, carrying bamboo scrolls and shaking wooden bells in their hands to collect folk poems. The current Book of Songs is a collection of folk poems back then."
"Master Ye, will the poems you wrote be included in the Book of Songs?"
"It's a pity that there are no poetry collectors now. They are all corrupt officials."
The two of them walked and talked, discussing music, poetry and culture, and there was something so fragrant as orchid!