Amidst the sound of the golden drum, the female actress on the stage is wearing a costume, holding a large knife dyed with paint, and spinning vigorously; colorful things are shaking on it, which is dazzling. Every time she turned around to face Zhu Gaoxu, she could see that her eyes were very lively; the stage was far away, but her eyes could make the right expression in an instant, as if they were looking at him.
There is also Li Louxian who just left. Is her pear blossom with rain in it just a show? Zhu Gaoxu couldn't tell clearly.
Now sitting in front of Mrs. Shen Xu again, she had a very kind and beautiful smile on her face; that smile made Zhu Gaoxu feel like a spring breeze, and felt how much she admired and liked him. Zhu Gaoxu knew in his heart that Shen Xu's attitude towards him was actually a bit complicated.
"How much of the opera is fake and how real is it?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at the stage and sighed casually.
Shen Xu's voice said, "Somewhat
Zhu Gaoxu did not expect that Sijia would slaughter and destroy the Ming army's fortress in the mine. At least he thought it was unlikely.Zhu Gaoxu had read through the old files of the Tusi and all the records about the Luchuan area, so he made such a judgment. However, he still underestimated Sijia's arrogance or overestimated Tusi's foresight....In that territory, the most arrogant and difficult to control chieftain must be Sijia Chieftain!During the Yuan Dynasty, Sijia's territory was very large and was called Luchuan. The Yuan army could not do anything to them, and the Luchuan Kingdom continued to grow, forcing the Yuan court to make continuous concessions.The situation did not change until the Ming Dynasty entered Yunnan on a large scale. The Ming Dynasty court, the three Yunnan governors, and the Mu government managed the Luchuan area for more than ten years, using the method of divide and rule to "divide the Luchuan area"; it was divided i
The Ming army's vanguard Liu Ying's troops first set out from the Zhenxi Tusi Mansion, with a total of 2,000 soldiers, including both guards and garrison troops. They marched along the north bank of the Taiping River. Zhu Gaoxu also led his troops to follow.As the sun rose, the soldiers were walking to a river beach where the tributaries of the Taiping River converged to form a wide expanse of water. Everyone looked up at the beautiful scenery along the river.In this wild place, the only beauty is probably the natural scenery. Even though it is already autumn, the land is still full of green mountains and clear waters.White clouds float in the blue sky, the edges of which reflect the golden light of the sun. The clear water surface ripples, and white waves splash on the mountains and rivers. There are patches of reeds by the water, and the white flowers are waving in the wind. There is a wonderful and magnificent beauty between heaven and earth.But
The Ming army won a great victory in the first battle. Large groups of military and civilian troops passed through the mountainous area and arrived at the Dongwu Plateau west of the Jinsha River (Irrawaddy River).Not long after, Diao Tuyu, the envoy to pacify Myanmar, led his troops and approached the Ming army camp.Zhu Gaoxu received a report that Diao Tuyu's reinforcements were less than 10,000 men; and when Si Xingfa was fighting a fierce battle with the Ming army in the mountainous area on the southern foot of Gaoligong Mountain, the Diao family kept their troops in place and did not stop Si Xingfa.All these things made Zhu Gaoxu disappointed. The Diao family, the local tyrant, did not provide strong support to the Ming army.However, the Pingmian Xuanweisi at this time was indeed not as good as before. At first, the Pingmian Xuanweisi had a large territory and was actually a kingdom. Later, the chieftains of different sizes fell apart,
The decisive battle was repeatedly delayed. From late September to early October, the Ming army, apart from capturing and destroying some military camps, still did not find Sijia's main force.It turned out that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to solve the Meng Yangsi problem before Guo Wei gave birth, but it seemed impossible.He also had to consider a thorny problem: Sijia might choose not to fight this battle.There is still a choice in thinking and doing. He can completely abandon Meng Yangsi's administrative office and the surrounding villages and fields to avoid the Ming army's front. In this way, Sijia would lose a lot of wealth and population, but it would definitely be able to preserve its troops; the Ming army was in the mountainous woods, and it would be too difficult to catch the Sijia chieftain's army.The facts are before us. If Si Xingfa believes that there is no chance of winning this battle, there is really only one best tactic: don't fight...
The sun shines on the sandy riverbank, with a pale sheen. There is a large sparse forest deep in the horizon, and the treetops are faintly undulating in the breeze. It is just a sunny and quiet morning.Zhu Gaoxu stood outside the fence of the military camp, watching the shadows of a group of people coming from the sparse woods in the distance. The soldiers beside him waited silently.The cavalry gradually approached, protecting an empty horse in the middle; but there seemed to be something on the empty horse's back. When the cavalry got closer, people could see clearly that there was a human head on the empty horse's back!The bloodstained head, with messy and dirty hair, was tied to the horse's back with a rope. In the mouth of the head, a piece of rice paper was bitten. Zhu Gaoxu signaled the soldiers to take down the paper. When they took it, they saw that it was a letter Zhu Gaoxu wrote to Si Xingfa, which was covered with blood."Damn it!" Some g
When Diao's troops of the Burmese Army rushed to the battlefield, the enemy's frontal battle formations had all collapsed. The natives of the Burmese army rushed to catch up in groups, but they still could not catch up with the fastest Ming army cavalry. The chieftains of the Burmese army almost did not gain any results.Zhu Gaoxu reined in his horse and stopped, agreeing to Zhao Ping's request to continue pursuing the enemy invaders.Zhao Ping first found the native girl Diao Ya, and then led his elite cavalry northward. They ignored the natives' retreat along the way, and hundreds of cavalry went straight across the chaotic battlefield.The battle started in the morning, and the winner was decided in less than an hour; but the chaos of chasing deserters continued into the afternoon. Spreading out from the battlefield, headless corpses and messy ordnance were scattered everywhere on the grasslands and bushes in the wilderness.The next night, Zhao Pin
It was almost the end of the second year of Yongle, and Zhu Gaoxu was still in the military camp.At this time, he received a letter sent by fast horse from Kunming City. Princess Han gave birth to her son successfully on September 19th. According to Zhu Gaoxu's wishes before leaving, the Changshi Mansion sent an envoy to the capital to announce the good news and ask the emperor to give him a name.Zhu Gaoxu checked the time and found that when Guo Wei gave birth, it was on the eve of his decisive battle with Si Xingfa's army.Guo Wei was only sixteen years old this year, and Zhu Gaoxu was very worried about her health and safety. He thought he could end the war in Mengyang as soon as possible and rush back to stay with Guo Wei, but he failed to do so... Anyway, now he finally heard the news that Guo Wei was safe, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Zhu Gaoxu put down the letter and stood at the door of the big tent, watching the smoke-filled sc
Outside, between the majestic double-eaved palace, snow and rain fell, but inside the imperial gate, it was antique, warm and spacious. Most of the civil and military officials were talking to each other, and people could vaguely hear a few words. Most of the remarks in the temple were related to etiquette and morality.Because those who stand at the center of the empire are mostly the makers of the rules, and when they comment on everything, they have to consider the issues from the perspective of reason, etiquette and law, which are the cornerstones of the family and the country; especially in occasions with many people, this is the only way to appear profound.Emperor Zhu Di said nothing. He had no time to talk to the ministers. He was reading Gao Xu's memorial. What Gao Xu wrote in the memorial was exactly the opposite. It had nothing to do with reason. It was just a repeated weighing of interests...Gao Xu believes that from the Yuan Dynasty to the begi
The sky gradually darkened and the lights came on. Gao Xu held Miao Jin's hand and followed the crowd into the concert hall.People were all dressed up, especially women, who were all dressed up. Some wore traditional clothes such as ruqun or aoqun, while others were dressed in modern fashion. Each figure seemed to be wandering between the classical and the modern.Among them there are many foreigners, probably all of whom came to Taicang to attend international conferences.In terms of fun, people might prefer to watch a movie rather than enjoy such pure music. However, there were still many listeners tonight, and the auditorium gradually filled up.Perhaps some of them value the rarity of concerts and do not attend them often, while others simply value their style.Gao Xu's main happiness comes from Miao Jin's company. Imagine if he came alone or with someone unrelated, his feelings would be much worse. He is willing to be with Miao Jin and exp
There were long commercials playing on TV, but no one changed the channel.Miao Jin was doing chores and preparing ingredients for lunch. Gao Xu began to check his various instruments, which were all measuring tools he had collected a while ago.There is a ray detector, which, according to the manual, can detect radiation, including ultraviolet light, laser and other electromagnetic waves. There is a torsion balance experimental device, which can measure the gravitational constant. And an air measuring instrument.There were also some uncommon small devices. In short, except for the large instruments that were difficult to carry, he tried his best to buy all the instruments that could test general constants.Miao Jin would occasionally look over here curiously, but before she asked, she might have guessed what Gao Xu was going to do.Gao Xu would tell her clearly as long as she asked. Because when he was going to look for the cave in Huangshan, h
Gao Xu usually doesn't like watching TV. But today, when Miao Jin was watching TV in the living room, he was gradually attracted by the TV program, so he stopped what he was doing and sat next to Miao Jin.There was a studio on the TV screen, with two hosts, a man and a woman, talking about the animation "Zootopia" like a crosstalk. It was neither news nor entertainment, but a show that mocked reality.Miao Jin saw Gao Xu sitting over and said, "This TV station should be more inclined to the left-wing viewpoint."Gao Xu asked, "Why haven't I heard of the distinction between left and right wings?"Miao Jin said, "It is originally an imported product. That is how foreigners describe Ming Dynasty politics. There is no clear distinction between left and right in China. So we generally don't use such words. It is normal that we don't hear them normally."She glanced at Gao Xu and continued, "This classification first appeared in the parliament during
Gao Xu's drama project has less than half the investment of the animation project, with a total investment of about 40 million yen for 15 episodes; the profit expectations are also completely incomparable to those of animated films. As Wang Siqi and most people believe, the fastest way to make money is still the movie box office.But Gao Xu has invested more energy in costume dramas.The crew built a filming site in the Western Regions. From 509 to the first half of 510, a production period of less than a year, Gao Xu flew twice to personally observe the filming site. His subordinate Sun Jing also stayed in the Western Regions for a long time, passing various information back to Taicang.A large media company in Taicang has signed an exclusive premiere agreement with Dream Incubation Studio.The terms are a bit complicated, but the key is to adopt a cooperation model with floating copyright fees. When the series is almost finished, a pay TV station und
The glass window on the outer wall is located in the east direction, so the sunlight cannot enter the studio in the afternoon. Therefore, Gao Xu often has a slight illusion that it seems to be later than the actual time.At this moment, the phone in his coat pocket rang. Gao Xu's phone rarely received calls because he had set the Do Not Disturb function, so no calls could be received from numbers that were not saved. He took it out and saw that it was a person who he did not contact often but had saved the number a long time ago, Sun Jing.Gao Xu stood up from his desk, walked to the corner by the glass window, glanced at Wang Cheng not far away, and answered the phone.Sun Jing's voice asked, "Are you still busy with work?"Gao Xu said, "Yes, I am working on two projects at the same time, so I am a little busy. How is Mr. Sun doing recently?"Sun Jing, "Very boring. I don't have to go to work, but I've been idle for so long that I feel like I'm
This was the second time Gao Xu and Xiao Yu had a meal together. Last time they were at the company cafeteria, and today they were at a roadside fast food restaurant.After finishing work at the agency, Gao Xu drove off the main road and found a parking space. Then he randomly found a restaurant where he could eat and walked in with Xiao Yu.It was very lively inside, with all kinds of customers, including well-dressed office workers and some homely citizens, men, women, young and old, making a big noise in the room, mixed with the loud shouts of the shop assistants passing on information. Although the air conditioner was on, the shop was open and there were many people, so it was still very hot inside.There were several dishes to choose from, all of which were simple and convenient. Gao Xu and Xiao Yu gave up on the braised pork intestines with radish, and roast duck was too greasy, so they chose roast chicken.The roasted chicken skin was cut into p
After many twists and turns, Gao Xu finally contacted the director named Ma Xuan.Ma Xuan has an account on the Internet where he posts some career news. Gao Xu's assistant Yu Ni left messages and sent messages, but it took several days for her to get a response. Gao Xu came to the hall and looked through the information records on Yu Ni's computer."He doesn't seem very proactive." Yu Ni said.Gao Xu said , "You claim to be the assistant of the investor of "Dream Seekers", but he may not believe you. If our studio also has such a certified account, it may save some trouble."At this time, Shidai Heng walked by and greeted him, "Mr. Liu."Gao Xu nodded and said, "We are trying to contact Ma Xuan, the director you recommended."Dai Heng came over and said, "He should have received a lot of similar messages. And there is indeed some false information on the Internet. For the purpose of advertising, people may lie about their identities, which
The people who work here, including Dai Heng who has only been here a few days, seem to have gotten used to the environment.The studio was in good condition. The morning sun shone in through the French windows, and the room was clean and tidy. In addition to the solid wood desk and bookshelf, and a full range of domestic electrical appliances (Made in China products are more expensive), there were also comfortable leather chairs.Gao Xu was in Xiao Deng's office at the moment, sitting on one of the leather chairs, holding a tablet and reading the text he had just copied from Xiao Deng's computer. Of course, he couldn't help but listen to the sound of her keyboard at the same time.He put down the tablet, picked up the cup next to him, and found it was empty. So he stood up and walked to the water dispenser, filled up half a cup of hot water, then took a tea bag and put it in the cup to soak for more than ten seconds, then took it out and put it next to him.
The next screenwriter who came to the studio for an interview was named Dai Heng, who should be a relatively unknown person.Gao Xu looked out from the glass wall and when he saw Dai Heng, he immediately guessed that this person was probably not married yet. Dai Heng was wearing a brand new suit, a white shirt with a small cross collar, and a pair of casual leather shoes that didn't match. The most unpleasant thing about Dai Heng was his long hair, but unlike the image of Ekin Cheng, Gao Xu felt at first glance that Dai Heng was not suitable for that hairstyle. Some hairstyles look good, but they are picky about the face.But these are not problems. Now that the people have arrived, Gao Xu needs to get to know them a little bit.Gao Xu pressed the phone on the desk, "Xiao Yu, ask him to come to the office to meet.""Okay." Xiao Yu said into the phone outside, his voice coming from the desk inside.Dai Heng came in from the door with a bag on his