On the evening of August 19, in the small theater of Jincheng Theater, I relived the Qin Opera historical drama "Golden Beach". It was originally a casual time for drinking tea and enjoying a performance on the weekend. During the nearly three-hour performance, the bowl of tea was almost tasteless. When I walked out of the theater, this traditional drama that I had watched countless times since I was a child, for the first time, made me feel a kind of pain in my heart. I thought it might be because I had been in a trance for half my life, and as a father, I experienced some things. When it comes to the difficulty of being a father, I think of my father who passed away and see Yang Laolinggong's sadness on the stage, and I feel the same. Secondly, I think that the border between China and India has been in friction for many days. Our Chinese dragon has been teased by fish and shrimps, but there are no heroes like the Yang family and his son who generously died for the country. Is this a tragedy for the Chinese nation?
The traditional Qin Opera drama "Golden Beach" is also known as "The Club of Two Dragons" and "Eight Tigers Entering Youzhou". The outline of the story is roughly that King Zhao Guangyi of the Song Dynasty had promised to go to Mount Wutai to fulfill the vows of the gods for his brother Jian. At this time, King Tianqing of the Northern Kingdom invited him to go to Youzhou to enjoy the scenery. The treacherous minister Pan Renmei strongly encouraged him to go. . General Yang Jiye is responsible for protecting and guarding him. He advised the King of Song not to go to Youzhou. Instead of listening, the King of Song imprisoned Yang in Wutai. Unexpectedly, the king of Song Dynasty went to the secluded place to meet the enemy's treacherous plan. When he was in danger of an unexpected incident, thanks to Yang Jiye and his son, he sent troops to rescue him. Later, the Northern Kingdom invited King Song to a banquet at Jinshatan. Yang Jiye knew full well that the banquet held by the Northern Kingdom hid murderous intent. If the King of Song went there, it would be a disaster, so he asked his eldest son to pretend to be the King of Song and die on his behalf. The banquet on the golden beach turned into a fierce bloody fight. In the end, five of the eight sons of General Yang died. After the war, King Song, who had experienced life and death disasters, granted officials and rewards in Mount Wutai to appease General Yang. After most of his children died, veteran Yang Jiye was disheartened and decided to retire and return home. Wulang Yang Yanzhao saw through the emperor's cruelty and ruthlessness, refused to be granted the title, and decided to become a monk in Mount Wutai. This play has all the trappings and exciting plot. It best expresses the characteristics of Qin opera, which is generous and tragic, and is famous for its bitter sound.
My favorite part is this aria when Yang Jiye was imprisoned in Mount Wutai: "Looking at my son but not seeing me, I think about myself." I suddenly remembered that Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty started his business with Xiao He, Han Xin and Zhang Liang. After he ascended the throne, he was beheaded in the palace of Weiyang. Han Xin and Zhang Liang returned to the mountains, and Emperor Guangwu resurrected Deng Yu, Ma Wu and Yao Qi generals. After he ascended the throne, he demoted Deng Yu and beheaded the Yao family generals, forcing Ma Wu to kill them on the Meridian Gate. Heroes who are good at killing and calculating are like the beautiful and beautiful buildings that have been destroyed by the evil fire. Thinking about my Yang family, the country is created by ministers. Ministers are like cows eating grass and silkworms eating mulberry. The silkworms spit out all the silk and die in the boiling pot. They eat beef and don't know the suffering of the cows. How can they know the disasters of the silkworms when they wear silk silk? It's like frost on grass. This is like a sheep accompanying a tiger. The tiger turns around and hurts the sheep. "Under the autocratic system, the world belongs to the emperor, and the country is the emperor's home. Even the life and death of the heroes who founded and protected the country depend on it." In the hands of the emperor, not to mention the common people all over the world, no matter who becomes the emperor, the essence has never changed.
Let’s look at the final outcome of the loyal Yang family who protected the country: "The Yang family rode on horseback to conquer Tibet. Your mother filled a glass of wine and handed it to her father's eight men. When she came back, she asked for four pairs of generals. ". "There was a battle on the golden beach. The eldest man took the reins for King Yan of the Song Dynasty. The second man took up his sword and dyed the yellow sand. The third man's horse trampled on the flesh and mud. The fourth man and the eight men were taken by thieves. The sixth man has no fate so far. The fifth man swore to lose his hair. Now my father is old. , the loving mother at home has gray hair." The Yang family was full of loyal and loyal people who left their names in history, but the powerful Song Dynasty was eventually replaced and has long since disappeared into the smoke of history.
? When I was a child, I didn’t understand the opera and didn’t like to watch long arias. I just loved watching the scene of "Golden Beach". I didn’t sing a word and didn’t read a few lines. I just played. Not a single word of silk or bamboo is used, all depends on the martial arts field. Tonight, I just stared at it again without daring to be distracted. Compared with today's high-tech film and television dramas, the moves on the stage are more exciting and more lively. Even more vividly, a father who was restless and worried about his son on the front line, and a military general who was trapped in the city without going to fight, couldn't help but go to the city to watch the battle, counting his son over and over again. The anxiety and uneasiness actually made me burst into tears.
The great tragedy "Golden Beach" is a traditional Qin Opera play. After watching it this time, I found it to be very practical and interesting. In addition to the wonderful singing, the passionate and simple performance, the sad and desolate connotation is even more thought-provoking. It is difficult for Lao Yang Ye to die. He is a minister and a father, and he has been struggling in his heart. Helpless, helpless, anxious, and ultimately the pain is almost crazy. "The king's title and salary are subject to the king's control. How can the king's family be at ease when the king's family is in trouble?" This was his loyalty to the king of Song Dynasty, and because of this, he lost most of his tiger cubs. "Son, please don't go to the northern country with your soul. Look at your mother in Tianbo Mansion." This was his helplessness after losing his son. Most of the Eight Tigers of Golden Beach, the glorious Zhaojing Sishun, were defeated in one battle. It was so sad. "I am afraid that I will force General Yang to rebel." This is the true purpose of the Song Dynasty king to confer gods on the dead and officials on the living. The feudal king You will only see the country, the country, and the country, and don’t care about anything else. "The sword cuts the flesh of the mother's heart, and the arrow breaks the white lotus flower." In the eyes of Guanyin, in the eyes of Buddhism, no matter the Liao or Song Dynasties, they are all living beings, and no one should be hurt. The king is just a victim for his own territory, and his subjects are nothing more than sacrifices.