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Zuo Wei frowned: "This zither is strange, let's take a look at it first. Your Majesty is from a military family, and dance and music are only minor matters to her."

He really didn't think highly of Xie Xian, and wanted to find another way to improve his reputation, which was a bit difficult. Moreover, Xie Xian was born as a military general, and if the music he played was not in line with his status, he might be laughed at.

There are not many categories of music in this era, and there are no clear rules on who plays what song, but the artistic conception of the song is obvious to all, and background, identity, and experience can all be expressed through music.

The so-called innovation also requires origins, otherwise there would be allusions behind those famous works and songs.

What Zuo was worried about was that if Xie Xian, with her status, played songs about spring flowers, autumn moons, and romantic love, she would be looked down upon.

But if Zhan Ge, a girl, was not suitable, Xie Xian didn't know that her sudden impulse made the Zuo brothers worry.

Today, Cui Jing received an invitation from the owner of the Opera House, and it was difficult to refuse. The owner had invited quite a few people under the name of a music appreciation event.

One of the major activities of the Kuaiji Festival is that each artist supports his or her favorite actor, rewards him or her and uses this to demonstrate his or her strength.

But there are also considerations on who to support, as there are differences in the closeness of the aristocratic families to each other. Often the Southern faction supports certain actors, while the Northern faction supports several others. This is related to their region.

As a prominent family in Guandong, the Qinghe Cui family enjoyed great prestige among the northern gentry and became a popular target for various families to win over.

"It is a great honor for us that Mr. Cui can come. It brings honor to our humble home!" said a fat man at the top with a smile.

"That's absolutely right. Young Master Cui has done a great job in turning the tide, but the palace has made things difficult for them." They are all merchants from all over the place. In their eyes, the Cui family is good at business, so they are naturally considered one of their own.

Cui Jing smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Does anyone have a favorite band this time?" Don't brag.

This group of people invited him to help select the right music troupe. During this period, the status of merchants was not as low as in later generations. Except for his own, Emperor Qi suppressed all industries equally.

The aristocratic families cooperated with the merchants more than they exploited them. After all, they could still distinguish between having enough food and not having enough every day.

In order to enhance their own reputation, merchants also needed to participate in the dispute over rituals and music.

Actors perform and the best one is selected. In addition to their talent shows, what also matters is the capital behind them.

So the Opera House is bustling with activity every day.

"Oh, I'm so overwhelmed after choosing so many things," the fat businessman touched his head.

"Huang Fugui, you can't even open your eyes, how did you choose? With your hands? Hehe."

The few people sitting at the bottom had expressions that all men could understand. They had money and were not very patient with the ways of literati and scholars, so they were naturally not afraid of beautiful actors and actresses.

Qian Zhi, who was sitting next to Cui Jing, said calmly, "My dear uncles, since we have invited Cui Shaojun here today, please stop making jokes like this."

The boy was not very old, but as soon as he said this, the people who had been laughing loudly just now suddenly stopped talking.

The Cui family is a prominent family in Guandong. Although they have some cooperation with them and everyone gives them some face, the Qian family is in the local area and can really hold their lifeline. They dare not disobey what Qian Zhi says.

"Hey, nephew, don't bother with that old fellow. He's still drunk from yesterday!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, what teams have you prepared?" A dozen wealthy businessmen gathered together, "Why are they still the dancers!" They were quite impatient.

After watching for a long time, it's still the same three things: music, dance and singing.

"I don't believe that people who listen to this elegant music will feel sleepy. Is there anything new?" someone asked. They knew the rules of the competition, but it was the same few songs every year. There was really nothing good to listen to, except that the dancers changed every year.

The waiter below looked unhappy, "My dear, the famous masters are all in the upper three courtyards or the academy, we can't invite anyone."

Who made them merchants? They are naturally at the bottom of the contempt chain.

"Humph! It's like this every year. We invest so much money, but we never win once."

Some people complained, but he also knew that such things were inevitable. They funded the Opera House, so they were casting a wide net and trying to catch as many fish as possible.

"Are there any newcomers in this yard?" Huang Fugui asked with his last hope.

The waiter showed a little hesitation on his face: "Yes, yes, the only master in our courtyard is the You master who just started the rebellion."

Everyone's eyes lit up, "It must be good to be called a master, why not invite him up?"

The waiter looked bitter: "It's not that I don't want to invite you, this guy claims to be taken."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Why was the master's actor still living in their yard?

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Cui Jing became interested. He thought today was quite boring, but he didn't expect that there was such a great person in the Opera House.

"When Master You first came to Kuaiji, he was very popular and sought after. Many nobles wanted to recruit him, but Master You claimed that his repertoire and new instruments were all created by their master, so he dared not forget them."

As soon as the waiter explained You Ji's situation, everyone understood that You Ji's foundation was given by his master. If he wanted to gain a firm foothold, he had to be a loyal subject.

Qian Zhi glanced at Cui Jing and said, "No problem, please come up and let's see what's so special about this new song."

"Yes, he has been in the Opera House for so long, let us see something new." Someone echoed.

The waiter bowed and left.

In the South Courtyard, Hua Yin looked at You Ji with some concern, "These are big customers, it will be difficult for Aji to refuse this time."

"Don't worry, aunt. I have lived in this courtyard for so long, I should give something back. All these nobles just want to listen to music." There was a pure color in the boy's grape-like eyes.

Seeing Youji walking away with the waiter, Yueqin walked around the room anxiously, "Oh! I'm worried about Aji's condition, why don't we go and take a look!"

Hua Yin shook his head in amusement: "Do you know who is invited to this banquet?"

"How would I know who it is?" Yueqinren said unhappily when he saw Hua Yin was not in a hurry.

"Okay, don't worry, you may have seen it before!"

"Don't keep us in suspense. Just tell me, who is it?" Yueqin thought carefully and realized that the guests at the banquet were all merchants from the South. They had interactions with each other on weekdays, but they were the ones who paid the money to invite the Hua family to perform at the banquet.

"In addition to the Qian family, we also invited Mr. Cui from the north to this banquet."

"Cui Dalang?" The Yueqin people looked puzzled. Their Hua family was not doing very well in Kangjian, and they could not reach the Northern nobles, so in their impression, their Hua family had no intersection with the Cui family.

Seeing her confused face, Hua Yin found it a little funny: "Do you still remember the first flute music played by You Ji at Xiangxia Villa? Although we didn't see anyone there, we heard that there were members of the Cui family and even the Xie family in that villa!"