Before the "Red Actress" crew held a press conference, the next episode of "Traveling with History" started.
This episode tells a story about the Mi Dynasty.
The Mi Dynasty is a very special dynasty in Chinese history, because this dynasty almost showed signs of constitutional monarchy, and the military power and the royal family were almost divided into three parts. Although the Mi Dynasty only had a short history of 30 years, it did not prevent this special dynasty from becoming the focus of research by many historians.
Of course, the reason why the Mi Dynasty is famous among the masses is because this dynasty gave rise to a very famous beauty - Rong Qi.
Her story is not only widely circulated in unofficial history, but also has a place in official history.
It is said that she was originally just a dancer, but was favored by the founding emperor of the Secret Dynasty and was named Lady Rong. Unfortunately, the emperor died of illness less than two months after she became a concubine. Because she was favored, the harem was jealous and dragged her to be buried alive with him.
Who would have thought that before the seventh day of the late emperor's death, the rebels rebelled and massacred the palace. Several princes, the empress dowager and several concubines of the late emperor died in the rebellion. Rong Qi was asked by the empress dowager to bathe and fast because she was buried alive. She was locked in a poor Buddhist temple and luckily saved her life.
When the generals came to rescue, there were few living people in the palace.
There was only one baby in the cradle and drinking milk left in the palace, and Rong Qi was the highest-ranking concubine.
So Rong Qi was released from the temple inexplicably and became the adoptive mother of the little prince, oh, now the new emperor, and the new empress dowager.
As the person who supported this puppet mother and son to ascend to the throne, the general almost controlled the entire court. The secret dynasty was just established, and the civil officials were not loyal enough to the emperor of this dynasty. In addition, the one sitting on the throne was still a baby, so it was even more impossible to get their loyal support.
Under such circumstances, Rong Qi and the little emperor were like meat on the chopping board, and their lives were in the hands of others. It can be said that there was no possibility of survival.
However, Rong Qi not only survived, she even raised the little emperor and became the first empress dowager to participate in government affairs. She almost completed the task that everyone thought was impossible.
Although there are records about her in official history, it is not clear how she did it. So people used their imagination in unofficial history to their heart's content, believing that she relied on her beauty to seduce the most powerful generals and several important ministers, which allowed the royal family to survive in the cracks and even extended the history of the Mi Dynasty by twenty years.
Over time, Rong Qi was called the most beautiful woman in ancient and modern times.
Shortly after Rong Qi's death, the short history of the Mi Dynasty came to an end in a fire that almost burned down the palace.
Because most of the information was destroyed in the fire, there is very little historical information about the Mi Dynasty in later generations. This short-lived dynasty, like this first beauty, exudes a mysterious and seductive light.
Until five years ago, Chinese archaeologists discovered a tomb. The owner of the tomb was a clerk of the Mi Dynasty, who was responsible for recording the daily records of the court. The tomb was well-preserved, and a large number of books found in the tomb were of great archaeological value. More importantly, archaeologists actually found the daily records of the court secretly kept by the tomb owner.
This made all archaeologists studying the Mi Dynasty ecstatic, and after several years of research, they finally restored the situation of that dynasty.
No one thought that Rong Qi, who had always been believed to be seductive by her beauty, was actually such a courageous and knowledgeable woman. She listened to the advice of the Grand Tutor, contacted several important officials, and proposed to form an inner cabinet to divide most of the power. However, she balanced the situation at a delicate node and gained a breathing time. After that, she secretly supported the new family and gradually gained the right to speak. Unfortunately, after her death, the young emperor was young and hot-tempered. He was unwilling to accept the status quo and provoked a war, breaking the balance that Rongqi had painstakingly maintained for many years and destroying the Secret Dynasty.
This discovery shocked the world. No one thought that in such a long time ago, China already had the embryonic form of a constitutional monarchy. If the young emperor was not too radical, no one knew where this dynasty would eventually lead.
This also explains why the official history of later generations is vague. After all, in the feudal era, the king emphasized centralization and naturally could not let people know that he could rule the world with his ministers. This is why Rong Qi has been involved in a scandal for
so many years. The role of Rong Qi is very difficult to play. After all, she has been called the most beautiful woman for so many years. No matter what she looked like in history, in this story, she must be a beauty, preferably a unique beauty.
And Chu Meibo played Rong Qi in this episode.
Meng Honghe and Qiu Jie are regular guests of "Traveling with History". They have recorded many episodes with Chu Meibo, and their relationship has gradually improved a lot.
They had seen Chu Meibo's versatile acting skills, and were very curious about how she would play Rong Qi this time. After all, although Chu Meibo was beautiful, Rong Qi was not just beautiful. She was known as the most beautiful woman in ancient and modern times. If Chu Meibo's appearance was a little worse, she would be laughed at.
However, in order to maintain a sense of mystery, the program crew would never let them see the supporting actors before the recording began, so the three of them could only wonder on their own.
Meng Honghe glanced at Xu Anqi, who had changed into a palace maid's outfit, and saw that she seemed a little absent-minded, so he comforted her: "Anqi, don't worry, just treat it as a panoramic interactive stage play, we will all take care of you."
Xu Anqi came back to her senses and smiled at Meng Honghe: "Thank you, Teacher Meng."
Qiu Jie also came over, and the few of them chatted for a while, and then the recording began.
The three of them stood in front of a magnificent door. The four of them greeted the audience first. Meng Honghe smiled and said, "This time, our new historical adventure finally has a female guest. So I believe everyone has guessed what this historical journey is about."
"Yes, we are about to meet Rong Qi, who is known as the most beautiful woman in ancient and modern times. It's a little exciting to think about it this way!"
Qiu Jie deliberately interrupted Meng Honghe impatiently: "Teacher Meng, let's get started quickly. I can't wait to meet my dream lover."
Meng Honghe laughed: "Okay, as usual, let our flying guest Anqi open this door to history."
As he finished speaking, Xu Anqi stepped forward and gently pushed open the door.
As soon as they walked in, they saw a fight, and the soldiers stabbed the palace people with knives. Even though they knew it was fake, the four of them were still shocked.
Professor Yan Zhenxiong, who was responsible for the knowledge of the entire program, immediately said: "The node we came to should be the time when the rebels attacked the palace. Let's hide quickly."
The four of them immediately entered the role, followed Yan Zhenxiong while hiding, and listened to him popularize the palace architecture.
This part was full of jokes, and Qiu Jie almost collided head-on with an assistant who played a soldier. Fortunately, the other party reacted in time and pretended not to see it, so he was not exposed.
However, the three of them hid for more than half an hour, sweating profusely, but they didn't even see the shadow of Rong Qi.
Qiu Jie couldn't help but say: "The program team is too much! Are they going to let us find the characters in the plot ourselves?"
Yan Zhenxiong slowly pushed his glasses and said: "If I'm not mistaken, this place is getting more and more desolate. We should have entered the cold palace. It looks like the Buddhist temple should be nearby." As
soon as he finished speaking, the remaining three pushed open the dilapidated wooden door. The faint smell of sandalwood came from inside. The four of them were refreshed and immediately walked inside.
The yard looked very desolate and dilapidated, and the Buddhist temple was even darker. There were many prayer flags floating, which looked a bit scary.
Just as the four of them were walking in with courage, a voice suddenly came from inside, with a little laziness, and asked casually: "Are you here to pick me up?"
Meng Hong and the other three were stunned, because they heard that the voice seemed to be Chu Meibo's, but it didn't sound like Chu Meibo's.
Xu Anqi couldn't hold back any longer, and walked over in the direction of the voice. The camera turned in her direction and soon revealed the situation inside the Buddhist hall.
Under the solemn Buddha statue, a woman in plain clothes was half-kneeling on a cushion. Hearing the voice, she slowly turned her face.
The four of them were stunned.
Meng Honghe's mind was filled with an inappropriate sentence: "If you want to be pretty, you have to wear mourning clothes."
The woman in front of him was not dressed in rich clothes as they imagined. Her long black hair was casually tied up with a wooden hairpin. Her face seemed to be without makeup. Her eyebrows were slightly frowned. Even in such a dim environment, her eyes were still as moving as the flowing water. Her slender body was wrapped in a plain dress, and a belt was used to tie up her slender waist, which made her look even more fragile and delicate.
There was no trace of tenderness on her face.
While they were stunned, the other party had already stood up, raised her small chin slightly, and said to Xu Anqi as a matter of course: "Come here, help me change clothes."
She ordered so naturally, as if it was a daily habit.
Xu Anqi almost walked over subconsciously, but she suddenly came to her senses after walking two steps, and her face suddenly flushed. She was really into the play at that moment, and subconsciously followed the other party's order to change her clothes.
Xu Anqi was angry and annoyed, so she simply refused to respond and let her perform a one-man show.
Rong Qi looked at the maid, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, as if she wanted to teach her a lesson, but she felt sorry for her current situation, and finally just laughed at herself.
Meng Honghe had been watching her secretly, and when he saw this scene, his heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and he said without thinking: "We are ordered to take the lady away."
The other three: "???"
When was the plot arranged, how come we don't know?
And Director Yu, who had been watching in front of the monitor, was also confused: "What's wrong with Lao Meng! Why did you suddenly add a scene for yourself!"
Before, only Qiu Jie had this problem, when did the most stable Meng Honghe also get it? !
Director Yu could only give instructions in a panic, trying to fix this bug. After all, they were focusing on one take, so it was better to avoid any mistakes.
Meng Honghe in the Buddhist temple also reacted and almost hit his head. He was like a possessed man at that moment. He didn't want to see the woman in front of him suffer, so he told the rest of the story.
Qiu Jie was a little schadenfreude, and secretly bumped Meng Honghe's arm, and was glared at by him.
Rong Qi seemed not to notice their little movements, and said lightly: "Who gave this order?"
Meng Honghe and Qiu Jie were immediately stuck, but Yan Zhenxiong said in time: "It was the order of the general."
"General?" Rong Qi lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before raising her head, "I understand, let's go."
Meng Honghe then signaled Xu Anqi to help her leave.
Xu Anqi reluctantly helped Rong Qi walk out of the Buddhist hall.
At this time, the shouting and killing outside had disappeared, and the originally gloomy weather had dispersed the dark clouds and revealed the brilliant sunshine.
The four guests suddenly walked out of the dim environment, and they all squinted their eyes uncomfortably, but Rong Qi raised her eyes to look at the sunlight and slowly smiled.
Qiu Jie happened to turn around and saw the smile on her face, and he almost blurted out "Fuck!"
Is this Mei Jie? ! ! Excuse me, did you change your head? ! !