The two little girls were playing shadow puppets and showing off their ventriloquism skills. The sweat on their foreheads was constantly flowing, and they gave a vivid and wonderful performance.

The ventriloquism and shadow puppets were performed in parallel, and several little figures shouted and screamed, making them very happy. Even the concubines watched with great interest and marveled at these folk gadgets from time to time. These folk gadgets are really surprising.

Li Jia also felt the same way. This shadow puppet is almost as different from TV. Although the characters are simple, they are vivid and colorful, and the storyline is familiar. It is like adapting a novel into a TV series, making fans instantly fascinated.

The story of Hou Yi shooting the sun and Chang'e flying to the moon are connected together. It is a super IP. In this era of lack of entertainment, it will definitely create a sensation.

The beautiful young women including Queen Zhou Ying'er, whether they were knowledgeable or knowledgeable, slightly opened their red lips and stared intently at the shadow puppet stage, feeling happy or worried and fully immersed in it.

After working on it for more than an hour, the curtain finally came to an end and the gongs and drums stopped. Two beautiful girls walked out side by side. They looked very different in appearance and clothes. They bent down to thank the gift, and several men and women walked out after them.

"Reward—" the emperor raised the corner of his mouth slightly and shouted, suddenly waking everyone up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Several people quickly knelt down to thank him.

A plate of silver beans was presented, about twenty or so, which was definitely a good deal.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, Li Jingcong felt happy in his heart. He bent down and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, these two women are twin sisters. They are twenty-eight years old!"

"Yes!" His eyes glanced at the twin sisters with uneven faces, intentionally or unintentionally. I have never tried this before, but am I the kind of lustful ghost? How should I write a daily note?

Damn it, you put me in a dilemma.

"Ahem!" Li Jia coughed and said, "Li Qing's family still has merit, so let's reward them with a few pieces of Shu brocade!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Looking at the concubines, especially the Queen's unkind eyes, Li Jingcong finally got scared, shrank his neck, and responded in a low voice.

"I want to see more -" Li Heiniu stretched out his little arms, opened his eyes wide, and shouted.

"Huh?" The emperor glanced sideways, and he sat down again, as calm as a good baby.

Li Weier, the most cunning one, had her little eyes wandering around, not knowing what she was thinking.

"You can enter Taichang Temple!" the emperor said after thinking for a moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" The twin sisters smiled in unison, pure and lovely, filled with the flavor of youth.

Wait, this is winter, not spring...

Taichang Temple was the emperor's entertainment institution, responsible for vocal music and dance, as well as sacrificial dances. The rise of Jiaofangsi after the mid-Tang Dynasty made Taichang Temple a supporting role, but as one of the nine temples, it still has a different status.

After a royal friendly entertainment event, everyone returned home satisfied, and then some returned to the loneliness of ordinary people. The life of one man and many women was so miserable.

Damn feudal society, so damn comfortable...

"Let Shaofu Temple and Shesheng Division come over!" The emperor returned to his imperial study room and had an idea in his mind.

The lifelike performance of shadow puppetry gave the emperor great inspiration, which was to guide public opinion.

Why is it that it is difficult for the imperial power to go to the countryside and the country gentry controls the local area? It is not because these country squires are in the local area, or they are charitable, or they have family accumulation, or they have been officials for many years, so they have a high status and great prestige.

These squires are deeply rooted in the country and have a great reputation. Because they are around them, what they say is easy for others to believe.

The county government was different. They were greedy and unbridled. If it weren't for the imperial court, no one would believe it.

Therefore, local governments need squires to act as mouthpieces to gain power.

Di Bao is not enough. It is only a disseminator of imperial decrees and cannot guide public opinion.

Therefore, shadow puppetry has its use. It is essentially the same as TV movies, and it can subtly guide public opinion.

There are some legal common sense that you can't explain clearly to them, but it's easy to understand by reading the story.

Tell more stories about loyalty and righteousness, such as Guan Erye, Su Wu, etc. Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are essentially the simplest views, and then create some public opinion offensives to promote our destiny of the Tang Dynasty, and we are now in Tianzifeng Wenzhi and martial arts.

These are very meaningful, and personal worship is still very important.

In fact, opera is more popular. However, although the Tang Dynasty had Tang Xuanzong, the founder of the Liyuan, opera at this time was more about dance (such as Qin Wang's Breaking Formation Music), singing, and puppet shows like Tibetan opera. Ordinary people could not understand it at all.

I just can’t understand it, I’ve never seen it, and I can’t go to the countryside.

Li Jia doesn't know much about Peking Opera singing, but he is more familiar with Huangmei Opera. It's like singing, with beautiful tunes and easy to understand. In the future, he can also rehearse the internal version of the female consort Tianxian.

"Your Majesty——" Just as he was thinking about it, Li Anguo and Wu Qing came over.

"Well, sit down!" the emperor said.

Noting the emperor's serious face, the two of them were a little worried. I don't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. Wu Qing felt more at ease, knowing that the emperor watched a shadow puppet show in the afternoon, so it should be fine.

"I had nothing to do in the afternoon, but I enjoyed a shadow puppet show!" The emperor sat slumped and said softly: "Looking at it, folk things are still a bit fun, and they are much better than those Jiaofangsi dances.

!!”

"Anything that can make the Sacred Heart happy must be good!" Li Anguo said honestly.

"It's a good thing!" Li Jia changed his posture, put his legs on the desk gracelessly, leaned back on the seat, and said:

"When I think about it, I can't enjoy such good things alone, having fun with the people is the right way!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The two of them looked at each other, but still didn't understand what they meant, so they could only bow their heads and flatter.

"Let me put it bluntly, this shadow puppet show may look small, but its effect is quite big, especially for educating the people, it is excellent, simple and convenient!"

Li Jia didn't expect the two of them to understand, so he said directly:

"Three or two people and a few shadows will be enough. Make up some stories about loyal ministers and wise emperors. For example, the story of Guo Fenyang, who turned the tide of the Tang Dynasty, is very interesting. There is also Emperor Taizong's love for the people, and the diligent work of previous emperors.

You can also preach to the people about loving the people..."

"Your Majesty, you re-established the Tang Dynasty in Lingnan and destroyed the Three Kingdoms in another year. This is the one that should be widely publicized..." Li Anguo raised his head, his eyes were red, and said solemnly: "You can't eat more than a few dishes at each meal.

, you are exempt from tax and practice frugality. You are truly a model of a wise king. In my opinion, you are no different from Emperor Taizong!"

"How can I be as good as Emperor Taizong!" Li Jia declined with a smile: "Emperor Taizong is wise and mighty. He is a wise king who only meets once in a thousand years. I can't compare to him..."

At least I didn't kill my brother and imprison my father. If the Tang Dynasty is revived, my status will definitely be higher. Shi Zu is better than Taizong.
Chapter completed!