“Boom boom, boom boom…”
The Nanman dance troupe opened with drums, and soon the screen was removed, and a group of beauties of different skin colors emerged from it. They wore revealing clothes similar to bikinis and shook their bodies to their heart's content. Seeing this scene, people were excited and their eyes widened, panting.
Fang Zheng was not surprised by this. Although the Han Dynasty he ruled was not as conservative as later generations, it was only relatively open. It was impossible to imagine these southern barbarian women going out in bikinis, which was probably the reason why so many people gathered here.
After all, to put it nicely, you can say that you are appreciating exotic songs and dances.
This reminded Fang Zheng of the time when his male classmates were in school. They always liked to hold a book of human figure sketches or a collection of world famous paintings, pretending to cultivate their sentiments, but in fact everyone knew what they were reading.
Yeah, I know it well.
But Fang Zheng didn't care. Although these southern barbarian women did look wild and attractive, he was more concerned about the hint of wild demonic energy he had felt before. However, to Fang Zheng's surprise, after the singing and dancing began, the hint of demonic energy seemed to have been dispersed and completely disappeared.
It seems that the other party is quite good at hiding?
Fang Zheng was certainly not stupid enough to think that it was his own illusion. He also understood that the other party was using music and dance to stimulate the excitement of the people behind him, and then make their popularity stronger, thus covering up the faint demonic aura. And from this, Fang Zheng could also be sure that this monster was indeed an "outsider".
Because in the Han territory, the demonic auras of all "legal" monsters are recorded, just like fingerprints. Ordinary monsters can even transform into humans and walk on the street. As long as you don't cause violence, there is no need to restrain your demonic aura. And deliberately restraining your demonic aura to such an extent is almost shameful. It's like seeing a person wearing a hat, a mask and sunglasses on the street, wrapping himself up tightly - wouldn't normal people think there is something wrong with you at first glance?
If they were the police, they would definitely target people like you.
Of course, the monsters in the Han Dynasty generally do not live together with humans. After all, there is a difference between humans and monsters. It is not unreasonable that Xu Xian was almost killed by White Snake. After all, the power of monsters and humans is not the same, and it is easy to shorten their lifespan if they live together for a long time.
To put it bluntly, not everyone can covet a monster's body.
That body is poisonous, I tell you!
If you don't have Max poison resistance, it's like eating puffer fish. Whether it's poisonous or not depends entirely on luck. If you're not careful, you'll die.
Soon, the song ended, and the crowd around them clapped enthusiastically. Seeing this, Fang Zheng nodded.
Perhaps we should also consider popularizing theaters. After all, there are no movie theaters in this era, and public entertainment is rare. However, crosstalk, skits, and dramas still require a professional stage. Although there are many performing troupes and acrobatic classes in the Han Dynasty, they are all mobile performances, either on the street, or invited by a large restaurant to perform like this.
But this is too scattered and difficult to manage...
Let's put this matter on the agenda when we get back.
Fang Zheng silently took note of it in his mind, and then began to enjoy the song and dance in front of him again.
The song and dance performed by this Nanman dance troupe was indeed quite interesting. It was not just pure singing and dancing, but also incorporated elements of later opera. At least Fang Zheng could understand that this "large-scale song and dance" also told a historical story of the ancient barbarians. Of course, the story itself was nothing more than a man who loved a woman and a woman who loved a man, but the woman's father disagreed, so he gave the man many problems, and the man overcame the difficulties and finally won the girl's heart...
It's not as exciting as the previous storytelling.
But as a musical, it is good enough.
After all, many Hollywood musicals in later generations have a straight plot, relying on singing and dancing to fill the plot, and there is no special twist.
I'm not watching a suspense film, so I don't expect the plot to have twists and turns.
However, this time, until the end of the song and dance troupe's performance, Fang Zheng did not find the mysterious monster, as if what he felt before was just an illusion. But Fang Zheng was sure that what he felt was definitely not an illusion.
So after the performance, Fang Zheng found the owner of the inn.
"Shopkeeper, the performance of this dance troupe is quite novel. I heard that you invited them to perform?"
"Yes, sir."
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the shopkeeper quickly smiled and answered.
"You may not know that I met this troupe by chance. I was on a business trip to the southern barbarian border. While sightseeing, I accidentally entered a local mountain village and met this troupe there. I found their performance unique and interesting, so I invited them to perform."
"Did they just agree to that?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, while the shopkeeper showed a proud expression.
"Of course, sir. Everyone knows that our Han Dynasty is a land of gods and people, and it is prosperous. Those barbaric tribes naturally yearn for it."
Well... although this is true, after listening to the shopkeeper's account of the whole process, Fang Zheng always felt that the shopkeeper was being tricked...
Afterwards, Fang Zheng expressed to the shopkeeper that he was quite interested in the Nanman Dance Troupe and asked if he could invite them to perform in Chang'an. However, the shopkeeper told him with embarrassment that someone had already invited the Nanman Dance Troupe to celebrate his father's birthday, and the other party was also a son of a wealthy family...
Fang Zheng can only express regret for this.
Although the Han Dynasty under Fang Zheng's rule did not have the so-called official families, such factions were always inevitable. This was also human nature. Just like a person became a high-ranking official, but there must be more than one person doing things, he had to promote his subordinates and arrange positions for them. And in this way, factions naturally emerged. Fang Zheng let them be. After all, as the saying goes, there are all kinds of strange things in the party without factions. Isn't the relationship between people formed in this way?
Fang Zheng doesn't care about this. You can use your connections as you like. Anyway, he only cares about grades. He also strengthens basic education and prevents the privatization of education. Apart from these, he only focuses on test scores.
Don't tell me about this kid's charity and good deeds, and his reputation. I'll just ask you how many points he got in the arts and sciences, and don't tell me about quality education. Rules are used to maintain quality. There are definitely people with high scores but low intelligence, but if you can't even get high scores, how can you prove that you are not low intelligence?
At least someone with high scores can prove that he has the ability to get high scores!
The same is true for entertainment and sports. If you can rank among the top three in the city and win gold, silver, or bronze medals, these are all evaluations and reflections of your strength, aren't they?
Fang Zheng didn't go looking for trouble with the other party like in many novels, he just expressed his regret. After all, for him, there was no need to get involved with some young master from aristocratic family whom he had never heard of, right?
So after that, Fang Zheng found an empty corner and drank alone while watching the night view outside. After the people from the dance troupe left, most of the people also left, and the entire inn and restaurant became much quieter. Fang Zheng drank a little wine, ate peanuts, and watched the night view outside.
Of course, if someone does things without closing the windows, he can also take some MP4s of restricted amateur videos.
For example, Fang Zheng saw a woman secretly welcoming a man who was delivering rice into her house, and then the two of them were so passionate and affectionate before they even had time to close the window...
"Sorry to bother you, sir."
However, just when Fang Zheng was watching happily, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear. Fang Zheng reluctantly withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look. He saw a beautiful girl in white standing quietly in front of him, looking at him with a smile on her face.
"What's the matter?"
Fang Zheng stared at her unhappily, while the latter whispered softly.
"I wonder if I will be lucky enough to sit with you, sir?"
"No, there are plenty of chairs here, you can sit somewhere else."
Fang Zheng was upset that his good show was interrupted. He silently glanced at the girl, then shifted his gaze to the place he had been before. At this moment, Fang Zheng saw the door of the room suddenly opened, and then a burly man rushed in, roaring and rushing towards the wild mandarin ducks.
Oh oh oh, this is catching a couple cheating!
Faced with Fang Zheng's blunt answer, the girl's expression was obviously a little subtle, but she still asked in a low voice.
"In fact, I would like to discuss some issues with you, sir..."
"Not interested. I'm busy."
This time, Fang Zheng didn't even turn his head, and just watched the battle in the distance with great interest.
Hey, a fight has started! A fight has started!
This is so exciting!
Looking at Fang Zheng in front of her, the girl was speechless. She had thought that this gentleman-looking man would be easy to talk to, but she didn't expect him to be so disrespectful...
Finally, the girl bowed helplessly.
"I'm sorry to bother you, sir. I'll take my leave."
"Um.".
Fang Zheng waved his hands. He was watching the burly man fighting with the rice delivery boy, while the woman who stole his man was screaming... Just don’t kill anyone... Oh, no, he’s beaten too hard, maybe he’ll go to jail... Oh, don’t use the knife, if you use the knife, even if you’re right, you’ll be wrong. And that woman was beating her own husband while screaming... Tsk tsk tsk tsk, the world is so fickle...
Fang Zheng was watching the battlefield in the distance with great interest, and he didn't even notice that the girl had disappeared from his side at some point.