Chapter 219 Boring Performance
"My dear brother, I see everyone is rushing over to watch the New Year performance. Is this performance so attractive?"
Jiang Li found that many people in the royal city were walking towards the center of the royal city with their families. He used his spiritual sense to find that there was a New Year performance of Duochi Kingdom in front of them, so he stopped a passerby and asked.
The passerby was not annoyed when being pulled over. Instead, he wanted to answer Jiang Li's question.
"From your spoken language and appearance, you are not from this country, right?" the passerby said proudly, "The New Year performances in our Duochi King City are really unique. Other cities can't compare to the King City. Look at those people, are they from other cities? They come here specially to watch the performances?"
"My name is Qi Tongxin. Brother, you are alone, why don't you come with us to see it?" Maybe it was because Qi Tongxin was just like that, or maybe it was because it was the New Year, Qi Tongxin was very enthusiastic and invited Jiang Li to go with their family.
"Then let's go and take a look." Jiang Li nodded.
Because there were too many people coming to watch the performance, people standing far away could not see the performance clearly, so the government erected eight huge mirrors, synchronized with the stage performance, and used amplification devices so that everyone could see and hear clearly.
The songs being performed on the stage at this time are neither widely circulated folk songs, nor festive songs that fit the festive atmosphere, nor the latest works of any great composer.
"...Jiang Renhuang has been in power for five hundred years. Who can compete with him..."
"…The strongest in history…"
"… a role model for monks…"
This is a song praising Jiang Li. Some parts don't rhyme, as if it was written at the last minute.
There was a lot of applause from the audience, which was very timely and appropriate, as if it had been rehearsed.
"Even during the New Year we can't forget Jiang Renhuang." Qi Tongxin explained awkwardly. He himself felt that his words were unconvincing and inconsistent.
Just after praising their own country's performance, the performance turned out to be terrible.
Wasn't it like this a few years ago? "Well said, as the people of Jiuzhou and the subjects of the Emperor, we must always remember the kindness of the Emperor in fighting against the demons and saving the common people!" said an audience member, who thought the performance on stage was very good.
Jiang Li said nothing and continued watching the performance.
What follows is a skit, which talks about how everyone should respond to the call of the Human Emperor Palace, work hard to increase the coverage rate of monks, and strive to allow more mortals to become monks.
The audience was still applauding and laughing, as if they were clapping from the bottom of their hearts and were amused.
Jiang Li didn't think the skit was funny, and neither did Qi Tongxin's family.
They felt out of place in the world, as if they were the only ones who found it funny.
"It's normal to have one or two mediocre performances occasionally." Qi Tongxin gritted his teeth, firmly believing that tonight's performance would be great.
"That's wrong. This skit is definitely not of ordinary quality. Look at the skit, it talks about the requirements of the Human Emperor Palace, which shows that the artist is wholeheartedly devoted to the Human Emperor Palace. This position and intention is enough to make the skit stand out."
"Add to that the hilarious jokes, it's no exaggeration to say it's top-notch, top-of-the-range!" The same audience member disagreed with Qi Tongxin and refuted his point of view.
"This is top-quality stuff. Are you kidding?" Qi Tongxin doubted his ears.
"It's the truth." The audience member said it firmly.
Qi Tongxin shook his head, feeling that the other party was unreasonable.
"Brother, what do you think of the skit?" the audience asked Jiang Li.
Jiang Li didn't say anything.
After the skit, there is still skit.
This skit is about a husband who, in response to the call of the Human Emperor Palace, is very good to a spiritual treasure that has developed intelligence, while his wife thinks that a spiritual treasure is an object and there is no need to treat it so well. The two argue endlessly, resulting in some hilarious jokes. Finally, the son who returns from the academy explains to his mother that spiritual treasures are of great help to the human race, and the Human Emperor Palace also encourages us to treat spiritual treasures well in accordance with the Lingbao Law of the Great Zhou and the Lingbao Contract of Dao Zong.
The mother suddenly realized and finally understood that Lingbao’s life is also a life, and began to treat Lingbao well.
The son said in a long tone: "Dad - Mom - it's New Year's Day, let's make - dumplings - together -"
The parents responded: "Yes, make dumplings."
The sketch ends with emotions rising.
The audience continued to applaud loudly.
Jiang Li no longer wanted to watch these performances; it was simply a waste of time.
Qi Tongxin stopped trying to defend himself and instead squatted on the ground, looking so embarrassed that he could dig out a house.
Jiang Li discovered that those people were always the ones who applauded and those who laughed.
There are actually very few people clapping and laughing, but these people always make noises like there are tens of millions of people, which can easily give people an illusion.
These people are generally called shills.
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"Brother, you have to believe me. The performances in previous years were not so awkward." Qi Tongxin said, but he did not notice that the audience next to him were looking at him as if he were a corpse.
"I believe it."
Jiang Li really believed it. He could see that these performances were rushed out with clarifying the theme as the first priority. If they could be artistic, that would be the best. If they were not artistic and boring, it didn't matter because there were people responsible for setting the atmosphere.
"If the performance is not interesting, the New Year atmosphere is half gone. The performances in other cities are better than the one in the royal city." Qi Tongxin sighed and wanted to take his wife and children home.
"I think this year's performance is the best ever." The audience member insisted on his point of view, "It not only promotes the concept of the Human Emperor Palace, responds to the call, and makes education entertaining, but people are also educated while watching, killing two birds with one stone."
"The performances in other cities have no central idea. What use are they other than making people laugh?"
Qi Tongxin no longer wanted to talk to this person.
Getting an education during the Chinese New Year is crazy.
"Don't rush home. You've been targeted. Maybe tomorrow the autopsy by the government will show that you were stabbed seven times in the back and committed suicide."
Qi Tongxin was furious and said, "Brother Dao, even if I take you to watch a boring show, you can't curse me like this."
"I didn't curse you. You were indeed being targeted, and because you kept saying that performances were boring next to me, someone was keeping an eye on you." Jiang Li explained, "This happened because of me, so I naturally have to ensure the safety of your family."
Jiang Li turned his head and said to the others, "You are right, King Lupin of Duochi."
The audience who insisted that tonight was a good show froze: "Brother, did you recognize the wrong person?"
Jiang Li sneered: "It seems that you are very confident in your ability to conceal your aura. Do you think you can even hide it from me?"
The Duochi King Lupin had to admit his identity: "Human Emperor Wisdom Eyes, I am Lupin. But Lupin is not such a person, I will never kill him."
"Really? So the hint of murderous aura I just sensed was an illusion?"
Lu Pin did not answer.
Qi Tongxin's family was stunned and did not dare to believe the content of the conversation between the two people.
From what these two people said, could it be that one was the Human Emperor Jiang Li and the other was the King of Duochi, and that the King of Duochi wanted to kill him just because he said the performance was boring? Even during the Chinese New Year, this kind of joke was not allowed.
(End of this chapter)