The ancient puppet drama Menghualu released this year has achieved the same high score as the Stephen Chow King of Comedy. The protagonist Zhao Paner, played by the fairy sister Liu Yifei , is a music prostitute. He was a character who rarely appeared in ancient puppet dramas in the past. Many details in the play show the social status, living status, etc. of the group at that time. Today, let’s take a look at the true situation of the official prostitute while understanding the plot.
State-owned entertainment venue - Leying
Episode 1 Zhao Paner immediately reported to his home: " was nine years old and was not an official slave for his father's crime. He was a subordinate of Hangzhou Leying sing and dancing. He was a prostitute "
The Leying here is a place where the official raising prostitutes in ancient times. Generally, many willow trees are planted outside the door, and prostitutes often live in high pavilions. Sometimes, Leying also serves as a service place to entertain guests. It is one of the few places where the official is not solemn and serious, and can relax in your body and mind.
The prostitute who lives in the Leying Camp is a singing and dancing performer who specializes in the banquet services of officials. When the government welcomes and treats high-standard guests, it is necessary to let the prostitute perform singing and dancing to cheer up. At the same time, it does not forget to bring in a wave of "on-site selling goods", mainly selling wine, because wine is an important source of tax revenue for all dynasties.
Lexi prostitutes belong to the official property, so they are also called official prostitutes or official slaves. came to in the middle and late military system of the Tang Dynasty, and was also called sing prostitutes. Some scholars believe that sing prostitutes are special service personnel in the military camps that comfort soldiers, but there are also data that sing and dancing will not be dedicated to the departments in the military camps to provide fun. However, in order to boost morale, the ruling class still often asks official prostitutes to perform "consolation performances".
However, the soldiers are young and middle-aged, and most of them are unmarried. Their vigorous energy will inevitably vent their desires for civilian women in the war. Voice, color, sound, color, and color are always mutually reborn and accompanying.
, especially in the politically enlightened , the government took a ignorant attitude towards the indulgence of officials and soldiers, which made the singing and dancing performances of musical prostitutes gradually reveal their true nature. In the Song Dynasty, the official clearly stipulated that officials could only let official prostitutes accompany the wine shop, but were not allowed to accompany official prostitutes, so that the flesh and blood business gradually restrained on the surface.
The management system of Leying and Prostitutes
In ancient my country, a strict hierarchy was implemented. There were four categories of ordinary people, namely scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Scholars were nobles, but they were not considered kings, princes, generals and ministers. Perhaps just like our current public intellectuals and intellectuals, there are also some state officials. The meaning of agriculture, industry and commerce is similar to that of modern times.
These four levels of people are also called good people. They are ordinary people who enjoy personal freedom and certain political rights. Those who are even more hierarchical than the people and those who can only let others deal with it are "untouchables". Menghualu's protagonist Zhao Paner was once an official prostitute, and he was among the untouchables. Untouchables are a bit like slaves and have no personal freedom.
Dark people like the music prostitutes have many subjects in their personal belongings. Those who belong to the state are called palace prostitutes, and those who serve the emperors, ministers, or foreign envoys, etc.; official prostitutes owned by local governments; those who belong to one household are called family prostitutes; those who belong to private entertainment venues are called private prostitutes. The le prostitute also has a hometown, usually the address of the Leying where she lives. For example, Zhao Paner’s former Leying was in Hangzhou, which is a bit like the current collective household registration location.
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Because the untouchable status is hereditary. Therefore, once it is demoted to a pariah, the miserable life will be passed down from generation to generation. Music prostitutes who are one of the untouchables will also be hereditary, and the children of music workers will also need their sons to inherit their father's business in the future. Like Zhao Paner, because his family was subject to joint seizure, it was another way to become a pariah. Others were forced to sell their daughter to Leying, those who were lured into the world by others, etc.
to Song Dynasty , the status of untouchables began to improve, and the joyful prostitutes changed from the previous trading system to the employment system, which is equivalent to changing from " contract worker " to "contract worker" . There have also been examples of people who have escaped from lowly and become good people. The protagonist Zhao Paner is such a lucky person.
However, the conditions for getting rid of the cheap and getting good are still very high. You must obtain the permission of the local supreme commander. Zhao Paner's decree for getting rid of the family was made by the prefect. Zhao's father still had remnants of power in the court, which also laid the foundation for Zhao Paner to get out of the sea of suffering.
Untouchable marriage is not free
Zhao Paner became a good citizen after resigning from his hometown and opened a tea shop. There is also a talented man named Ouyang Xu who stayed with him. The future is infinitely beautiful, and he will be a winner in life until today.
However, this so-called talented man is actually a scumbag. After the top scorer in high school, he looked down on Zhao Paner, who was once a pariah. He planned to marry Qi Mu, the descendant of a famous family, and let Zhao's spiritual pillar collapse instantly, as if he fell into a glacier. Ouyang Xu said shamelessly that he wanted to take Zhao as his concubine, and threw Zhao ruthlessly from the abyss into purgatory.
This kind of pain in the world of ice and fire is actually a true portrayal of the emotional life of many happy prostitutes . According to the system of good and lowly, untouchables are not allowed to intermarry with good people. Even if they are divorced from bad family and get married with others, they can only be side concubines and are absolutely not allowed to become regular wives.
If someone secretly gets married to a good citizen, once discovered, the good citizen among the couple will be demoted to a deceased. The "Da Ming Law" says, "Any parents and slaves marry good men, they will be 80 rods." Among the people, there are sayings of "big surname" and "small surname", which actually correspond to good people and untouchables. No matter how poor a family with a big surname, they will not consider marrying someone with a small surname. This is the right match we are familiar with , which shows how brainwashed the people by the ruling class.
When love becomes a bet
Later, Zhao Paner resolutely gave up Ouyang Xu and gradually developed true feelings with Gu Qianfan in times of distress. In fact, it is what the audience hopes for.
Gu Qianfan was framed as a fugitive and was seriously injured when he fled everywhere. Zhao Paner was actually making a bet. Because Zhao's family was destroyed because of Imperial City Si , it is more reasonable for Zhao to act as a loser when facing Gu Qianfan, the general of the Imperial City Si, to take advantage of the situation. However, if Zhao wants to go to Beijing to defeat the scumbag Ouyang Xu, he must find a backer, so it is a good time to save Gu Qianfan, who is in the wrong place, to "buy the bottom".
This logically reasonable plot is actually performed in many real music prostitutes.
In addition to the famous dignitaries, the people who served in ancient times would also perform to high school Jinshi candidates to celebrate the highlights of their lives. The prostitutes were very flocking to this. When they saw the greasy official who was full of fat intestines and big belly, they saw the handsome and elegant man in their prime and elegant eyes shining. Secondly, is betting on the bet for the future escape, because the person they receive may be the future officials of the court. If they become their backers, it would be better to say hello one day if they want to leave their posts.
If you are lucky enough to be a pillar of the future, even being a concubine is better than being a deceased for the rest of your life.
In addition, the musicians and literary celebrities are also a couple of interests. There are many scholars who rely on famous prostitutes to show their talents and music prostitutes who rely on famous prostitutes to capture traffic.
While entertaining literati and scholars, the music prostitutes can recite poems and essays with them, and even promoted the creation and dissemination of ancient Chinese poetry. According to statistics, there are more than a thousand poems describing music prostitutes in " Complete Tang Poetry ". Poets and poets also like to find inspiration among musical prostitutes, such as the famous "Pipa Xing". As a performer who can sing and dance, musical prostitutes will also turn literati's poems into their own programs.
The tragic fate that cannot be escaped
As the saying goes, nine out of ten bets will lose. Even if you come into contact with noble prostitutes every day, misery and pain are the background color of life. Song Yinzhang bet on Zhou She and lost a lot. As Zhao Paner's sister, she is not as lucky as Paner.In order to deceive Song Yinzhang, Zhou She promised her to quit her, but Song was beaten and bullied by Zhou for this. Not to mention quitting her, she was saved by Zhao Paner.
Zhou officially took advantage of Song Meng's need to get rid of the family and let Song take the bait. In the play, she kept saying three sentences from the family and once formed a distinctive feature of the characters. Although she was already a famous music prostitute, her performance skills were appreciated by the court.
You should know that as a le prostitute who buys and sells goods at will, he has no personal freedom. If offends his owner, he will be beaten and abused. Many official prostitutes were caught back if they wanted to escape. The drama also mentioned that , who was arrested for a second escape, would be sentenced to three years in prison.
There is an official prostitute who is serving officials and is noticed by officials. Although he knows that there is a law and cannot do excessive behavior other than performance, he still cannot resist the animal attack. forcibly occupy the official prostitute . Someone reported it later, but the final verdict was heartbreaking. The official prostitute who was punished by was legally punished. She tattooed her face and was exiled to the frontier. You can imagine what the outcome would be when facing a wolf-like and tiger-guarding soldiers, a prostitute who could attract officials.
Let’s talk about the protagonist Zhao Paner. In the play, Zhao has been a music prostitute for 7 years, but he rarely shows up in public because she was guided by experts and deliberately did not learn her skills well, so she “behind the scenes” and avoided the defiled bad luck. Many netizens think that such an explanation does not conform to the background of the times, but through the fate of several other characters, it can still show the humiliating life of the group of Lejia.
Although there are a lot of controversy in this drama, we can still see which are real history and which are exaggerations and distortions to cater to the audience. The high score of 8.8 is indeed interesting, and it inspires the audience to pay attention to history while entertainment. Although the flesh and blood business in modern society is no longer legal, the feudal toxicity is still lingering, and women are still victims of patriarchal society in many ways. No wonder this show resonates so much.
Author: Redada Proofreader: Chuanchuan
