Chapter 597 Siphon Effect
The opera "Choosing a Husband" became an instant hit due to its excellent script and powerful music.
No matter who sees it, they can hum a few lines or learn a passage.
And now that the songs are being sung, the plot must be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
People are discussing this play in the streets and alleys.
"Who is it that said in my ear, 'Your love for me will never change?' Just for this one sentence, ah ha, I am heartbroken but I have no complaints. The rain breaks my heart, the wind brings tears, the dreams are lingering, and my heart is far away."
"Mom, Song has changed so quickly before and after marriage, hasn't he?"
"Isn't it? Before marriage, you are Sweetie, but after marriage, you are a concubine."
"Bah, this Song is such a heartless man!"
"You can't say that. Song didn't like Min from the beginning."
"If you don't like her, why did you marry her? Just let her marry Lu as your legal wife. It's like a barren field that no one cultivates, but once it's cultivated, people fight for it. And even if they win it, they don't cherish it!"
"It's not surprising that Min ended up like this. Despite her hard work, she didn't have a good background. Song's family had already fallen on hard times. Lu's appearance forced Song to bow to Min. With Song's pride, even if he took her in, he wouldn't have liked her in his heart. It was only natural for him to sacrifice her when things got tough."
"Min must be regretting this."
"Of course. Didn't the play 'Choosing a Husband' have a sequel? Lu later married a woman with a similar background to Min. After marriage, his wife wanted to run the shop, and Lu helped her."
"Later, Lu also encountered difficulties. Lu's wife gave half of her wealth to support him. After Lu successfully overcame the difficulties, he repaid his wife double. The two lived a loving life. If Min had chosen Lu, they would have lived a happy and fulfilling life."
At this time, a beautiful song was heard again, "The water of West Lake, my tears, I am willing to turn into a ball of fire for you, ah~ah~...ah~ah..."
"This woman married the wrong man. Aren't her tears like the tears of West Lake? They never stop flowing."
"To be someone's concubine, you work hard all your life to earn money, only to have it taken away in an instant."
"If Min could just marry Lu as his legal wife, she wouldn't have to worry about this anymore."
"That's a good interpretation. Don't interpret it next time," a scholar said silently in his heart.
Then, at the signal of the headmaster Chen Dinghuai, he closed the window, isolating himself from the conversation at the tea stall downstairs.
This is Jimo, Beihai, it has been very lively recently.
At this moment, in the restaurant's private room, his headmaster and two teachers were all there, as well as several classmates, all of whom were from the White Deer Academy.
"Tsk tsk, this play is from Pingzhou, right? It's so great." Cui Chunhua couldn't help but say.
Zhan Ruoshui, Zhou Congguang and Wei Wenqian, the two disciples, all smiled but said nothing. With such an obvious political stance, it must be Pingzhou.
"You work hard all your life to earn money, and then it's taken away in an instant. That's a good summary. I didn't expect these needlework ladies to be so eloquent." After saying this, Cui Chunhua couldn't help but wonder, "Don't Pingzhou have problems like this?"
Wei Wenqian said, "The money earned in Pingzhou can be taken away."
Zhou Congguang said proudly, "Pingzhou dares to win, can win, and can afford to lose." Their Lu Erjie is very good at making money, unlike that person who is trying to get the concubine's wealth and lose points!
Zhan Ruoshui glanced at his two foolish disciples. "You're overthinking it! It's the same in Pingzhou. Pingzhou earns money and Pingzhou spends it." It's just that Pingzhou's methods are gentle, Pingzhou makes you spend money willingly, while the Emperor of Dali uses force to grab money. There's a difference between a soft landing and a hard landing.
"Principal, if you want to go to Pingzhou, you can do so anytime. There's really no need to rush in these few days." Zhan Ruoshui advised Chen Dinghuai.
Chen Dinghuai glanced at him and asked, "Why, you and your family are allowed to move to Pingzhou, but I'm not allowed to go and take a look?"
Zhan Ruoshui: "That's not what I meant. These past few days have been too sensitive, and I'm worried about you. We're different. Our whole family has moved to Pingzhou, and the government can't do anything to us."
"Old Zhan, you left so decisively." Cui Chunhua sighed.
Zhan Ruoshui and others who were interested in Pingzhou were the first to set off without hesitation. They chose their camp from the very beginning, and it was unknown where Zhan Ruoshui got such courage.
Zhan Ruoshui smiled but didn't answer him.
This time, Pingzhou made real efforts to welcome them back.
Pingzhou is for everyone, and everyone is for Pingzhou. Pingzhou has placed its chips on them, and they don't want Pingzhou to lose.
This is what almost everyone who is interested in Pingzhou thinks.
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At this time, Ning Changge was also trying his best to persuade his relatives.
"Uncle, listen to me, Pingzhou is really great."
His uncle said, "Nephew, do you know that when our family moved to Pingzhou, we gave up the family wealth accumulated by generations." The damn court did not even allow them to sell their assets!
Moreover, the imperial court exempted the southern region from taxes for three years, which was also a very beneficial thing for them.
When they leave, they have to give up so much, how can they bear to let go?
"Uncles, don't be attached to the petty gains the court gives you. The court can give you a piece of candy today, but it can cut off a piece of your flesh tomorrow."
Ning Changge: "Such good treatment is only temporary, because Pingzhou and the court are competing for people, so the court looks at you seriously. Today you are the court's sweethearts, tomorrow you will only be merchants and lowly people! Let's not be fooled, just leave when it's time."
Uncles: There’s no need to say it so heartbreakingly.
Indeed, for businessmen, a stable investment environment is the most important thing. If the court's policies are just like the lyrics say, hot and cold, who can stand it?
Moreover, the play "Choosing a Husband" also hinted that Lu was willing to give Min the position of wife. This can be interpreted as there is no class distinction or family background in Pingzhou. As long as you have talent and work hard enough, you can make a name for yourself in Pingzhou.
Ning Changge's uncles looked at each other and thought, it's all for the child.
I heard that Changge is a very promising child in Pingzhou, and the younger generation of their family has grown up, so it is a good opportunity for them to go to Pingzhou to make a difference.
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Anyone who has seen the play "Selecting a Husband" could not help but shake their heads. Pingzhou is really trying hard to attract more talents. Such a story can be made up.
Unfortunately, Pingzhou’s navy cannot cover the entire territory of Dali and only operates in a few important states and counties.
They also deliberately avoided Chang'an and Donghai.
But this play "Choosing a Husband" was so eye-catching, and with the background music of "A Thousand Years of Waiting", it swept the stage with unstoppable momentum.
All major opera troupes were urgently rehearsing this play.
Xie Zhan still knew about this drama, and his face changed at that time.
There is no doubt that this play must have been written by Pingzhou.
What's going on with the imperial court? Are they so slow to react?
Officials in the court: It’s not that they realized it later, but they didn’t dare to tell the emperor.
Do they want to tell the emperor that they think the Song in "Selecting a Husband" refers specifically to the emperor? It's not like they are risking their lives.
Xie Zhan knew very well that he couldn't allow this drama to spread any further.
Now Xie Zhan knew it, and soon Song Mo also knew it.
When Song Mo learned that someone had staged such a play to slander him, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, but he couldn't lose his temper. It was really difficult for him to endure it.
After Song Mo learned about this drama, the court ministers could no longer avoid it, but they were also at a loss as to how to deal with it.
This was the first time that the Dali court encountered such a large-scale public opinion war.
Apart from the somewhat sensitive name of the protagonist, you can't find anything out of the ordinary about this play.
They talk about love between men and women, love, hate and passion.
If the imperial court takes action and seals it up, it would be a case of the emperor being punished.
However, if it is not sealed, it will cause great damage to the reputation of the court and the royal family.
In the end, "Choosing a Husband" was banned.
All opera troupes were forbidden to stage this play, and ordinary people were forbidden to talk about it again, otherwise they would be arrested by the government.
The government also wanted to find out the troupe that originally staged the play, but eventually found out that it was just a makeshift troupe that only performed the play for a few days and then quietly slipped away.
After doing all this, Song Mo let go. He didn't think there would be any bad effects later. He was very confident. His Dali still governed the nine states with vast territory and abundant resources. How could talented people abandon his Dali and go to the tiny place of Pingzhou?
Since the Pingzhou uprising, many measures have been taken to recruit talents, but because Pingzhou is located in a remote area and it was winter at that time, travel was difficult, and the effect was not obvious at once.
Now that the play "Choosing a Husband" has been staged, combined with all the previous actions, it has formed a siphon effect.
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