The evil young man Yang Yanei wanted to use the power of his father, Taiwei Yang, to seize the young and beautiful widow Tan Ji'er as his concubine. Tan Ji'er refused and took refuge in "Qing'an Temple" to copy scriptures for his father.
One day, Bai Shizhong, the nephew of Taoist Taoist Bai, the new governor of Tanzhou, met Tan Ji'er through "Qing'an Temple" on the way. The two fell in love at first sight, got married, and went to Tanzhou to take office together. . When Yang Yanei learned of the incident, he colluded with his father, Taiwei Yang, to obtain the imperial edict and the sword from above, and fabricated charges to frame Bai Shizhong. After Bai Shizhong received a secret report from his mentor, Prime Minister Li, he was extremely angry.
When Tan Ji'er heard about it, he was also filled with anger. Coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tan learned that Yang Yanei would be moored at the "Wangjiang Pavilion" in the evening. Unwilling to sit back and wait for death, Tan discussed countermeasures with Bai Shizhong. That night Tan Qiao dressed as a fisherman and came to the "Wangjiang Pavilion" where Yang was stationed. Just when Yang Yameni was greedy for wine and sex, and got carried away, Tan Zhi took away the imperial edict and Shangfang sword that Yang used to frame Bai Shizhong.
The next day, Yang Yanei, as an imperial envoy, came to the prefect's mansion to question Bai Shizhong. Because of the imperial edict and the sword from above, Yang was fetched for Tan. He was in a state of embarrassment and was speechless. On the spot, Bai Shizhong was accused of impersonating an imperial envoy and molesting a civilian girl. He was beaten 40 times and sent to prison for questioning. At this point, the loving couple Bai Shizhong and Tan Jier finally turned the corner and overcame the difficulties. Extended information
The division of Peking Opera characters in "Wangjiang Pavilion" is very detailed. It was first divided into ten lines, and later it was merged into the four lines of Shengdan, Jingchou. Various characters have fixed facial makeup, appearance and costumes based on the identity, temperament and personality of the characters in the play, and the stage movements of each role are also standardized.
In the early days of the formation of Peking Opera, Laosheng received the most attention, with the emergence of the "Three Old Masters" Cheng Changgeng, Yu Sansheng, and Zhang Erkui, and the "Three Laosheng New Masters" Tan Xinpei, Wang Qiufen, and Sun Juxian.
After the emergence of the "four famous Dan actors" Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Xun Huisheng and Shang Xiaoyun in the 1920s, the status of Dan actors became important. This is an important change in the development of Peking Opera.
In 1928, Beijing's "Drama Monthly" launched a call for essays titled "Four Famous Dancing Actresses" and received an enthusiastic response from the audience. In 1930, the call for essays was announced, focusing on four people: Mei, Cheng, Xun, and Shang. They said that plum orchids are as fragrant as spring orchids and have the fragrance of kings; Cheng Yan is as beautiful as chrysanthemums in the frost sky; . Since then, the reputation of the "Four Famous Dancers" has spread throughout the country.
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