Chapter 60: The Impact of Stirring Up Shit on History

  The woman playing the zither, immersed in her own world, didn't notice someone approaching at first! It wasn't until Li Yuanba spoke up that she was startled awake, and with a sudden movement, she picked up the ancient zither on the stone table and jumped far away!

  "What? You actually have legendary skills?!" Li Yuanba was startled by this maidservant-like woman, it seems that these legendary masters are really everywhere!

  "Ah?! Your Highness! I, your humble servant, pay my respects to you!" The woman holding the guqin made a curtsying motion and immediately knelt down on the ground, still clutching her instrument. She had originally intended to run away, but upon seeing this master, her desire to flee instantly vanished!

  "Hmm, I really didn't expect there to be a legend that I hadn't discovered yet. Li Daoxuan is really unreliable! When did you become a legend?" Li Yuanba was just chatting idly, one legend is very ordinary..."

  "Reporting to Your Highness, I was broken through last year!" The woman's head hung down to the ground, as if she was afraid of Li Yuanba seeing her face.

  "That's settled then. When will you come to the mansion? A master like yourself shouldn't be serving as a maid in my household." Li Yuanba showed some interest.

  "I'm now all alone, tired of drifting in the jianghu. Three years ago, I heard that the Wangye's residence was recruiting some servants, so I came in." The woman's voice sounded very depressed, she just wouldn't lift her head, praying for Li Yuanba to let her go quickly!

  "Alright! Let us men handle the fighting, very... hmm, you're quite aware of things! Don't lean there, come over and play a tune for your brother, I've never actually heard anyone play the guqin before!" Li Yuanba was idle anyway, so he suddenly wanted to hear this ancient melody.

  "The slave's zither skills are not good, fearing that they will pollute Your Highness' ears, the slave bids farewell!" The woman wanted to leave.

  "Play when I tell you to play, why run! Come and play!" If it were the old Li Yuanba, he might have let him go, unwilling or not. But now Li Yuanba has become a tyrannical person, this is what this era has changed in an otaku's personality. Now Li Yuanba can't bear anyone disobeying his orders!

  She came to the small pavilion with a slow and hesitant pace, this woman lowered her head and reluctantly put down her zither, softly asking: "What tune does your lordship want to hear?"

  Li Yuanba nodded in satisfaction and leaned his arm on the stone table, looking outside for a moment before saying: "Let's have a guqin version of The Butterfly Lovers."

  "...The woman almost burst her brain, but she didn't think of the tune of Liang Zhu! She mustered up the courage and asked timidly: "Wang...master, I don't know, I've never heard of this tune before. But I have heard the story of Liang Zhu..."

  "Isn't it? Doesn't this piece have an ancient version?" Li Yuanba is really speechless! The Butterfly Lovers' Concerto is called a violin concerto, how can it be an ancient piece? He only knows that the story of The Butterfly Lovers should have had its version in ancient times, and the piece should have existed too, right? Later generations aren't just adaptations?

  The story of Liang Zhu should have originated in the Han Dynasty, "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", together with "The Legend of the White Snake", " Meng Jiangnu" and "The Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden" are known as China's four great ancient folk legends. Among them, the legend of Liang Zhu is my country's most charming oral tradition art, and it is also the only Chinese folk legend that has had a wide impact on the world. The story of Liang Zhu has been circulating among the people for more than 1,460 years, and can be said to be well-known throughout China, with a profound influence, and is known as the eternal love song. From ancient times to the present, countless people have been infected by the tragic love of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

  But at that time, this eternal song only had a story and was not composed into a melody! The earliest melody also originated from the Qing Dynasty's Yue Opera...

  "Then play one casually, I'll listen!" Li Yuanba didn't think much about what the other person looked like, for him, he just needed to find something to pass the time.

  "That slave will play a high mountain and flowing water for the king." The woman didn't want to leave either, it was also good that such a great person would listen to her play the piano.

  The sound is very unpleasant! It takes a long time to ring out after one beat, this is Li Yuanba's feeling, and it has nothing to do with those TV dramas that pretend to play classical music!

  "Halt! Ah, I really don't know what's so good about this!" Li Yuanba listened to it with growing annoyance and couldn't help but turn around and complain.

  The woman, because of the music, couldn't help but lift her head with a look of intoxication. Hearing Li Yuanba call out to stop, she opened her eyes to find herself face to face with him, and suppressing the urge to flee, asked: "Can't you stand listening, Your Highness?"

  "Ah, it's even more unpleasant than Peking Opera. At least they can draw out a single word for a long time!" Li Yuanba sighed.

  The woman suppressed her urge to ask what Peking Opera was and lowered her head waiting for Li Yuanba's possible verdict.

  "What's with the hanging head? What's your name?" Li Yuanba said discontentedly.

  Oh no! He's found out, what to do? The woman's mind was a mess, but finally with a "cutting through the chaos" mentality, she said: "I'm Dou Xian Niang!" After saying it, her heart also felt lighter, whatever happens, just let it happen!

  "Dou Xian Niang? This name doesn't quite match the person!" Li Yuanba commented matter-of-factly.

  Dòu Xiàn Niáng, also a strange woman, dares to love and hate, with both talents being absolute! In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she and Hua Mulan's sister married Luo Cheng together. Her actions in the bustling city, taking her father Dou Jiande's punishment, made Li Yuan spare his own father Dou Jiande! And took her as a foster daughter, deeply gaining the favor of Empress Dou...

  Here, Dou Jiande didn't die either, but the difference is that Dou Jiande was replaced by Li Yuanji. This is also why Li Yuanji loves to run in the rivers and lakes instead of being a king in the imperial court! In his later years, Dou Jiande had already seen that everything was over, but he couldn't let go of the happiness of his wife and daughter. He found a talented person in the rivers and lakes named Luo Cheng, but he was killed by Li Yuanbiao with one hammer strike!

  Li Yuanji fell in love with Dou Lian, but both Dou Jiande and she looked down on Li Yuanji. In a fit of rage and humiliation, Li Yuanji disobeyed the emperor's orders and led his troops to attack Dou Jiande. Seeing Li Yuanji's arrogance, Dou Jiande despised him even more and let his beloved daughter roam the Jianghu, far away from Li Yuanji's harassment.

  Li Yuangui seized Dou Jiande and asked about the whereabouts of his daughter. He heard that Dou Xian Niang had gone to Jianghu, so Li Yuangui came up with a wicked idea - to switch them! He forced Dou Jiande to vow never to appear in front of people again and become a monk...

  Dòu Xiàn Niáng saw her fake father being killed in Cháng'ān, and at a glance, she knew that the one who was killed was a trusted subordinate of her father. After many years of searching, she finally met her own father in an inconspicuous small temple!

  However, Li Daoxuan helped Li Yuanba establish his power in the Jianghu, and its influence spread throughout the country! Li Yuange has never given up, relying on her identity to let the sect track down her whereabouts. After being caught by Li Yuange several times, Duan Xian'niang had no choice but to take advantage of the opportunity to recruit people at Li Yuanba's mansion and hide until now!

  This is also the reason why she was afraid of being recognized by Li Yuanba. But unexpectedly, this Li Yuanba didn't care about the trivial matters of several brothers at all, and Li Yuange also didn't have the guts to discuss this matter with Li Yuanba! Until she said her own name, this master still seriously discussed the name with her!

  For over a decade, Li Yuanba had already forgotten most of his memories from his past life.

  "What's with the name 'Dòu Xiàn Niáng' that sounds like it's taking advantage of others? Dòu Xiàn Niáng, are you even worthy of being called a lady? If I read between the lines, it just means 'lady'! Are you trying to deceive me on purpose?" Li Yuánbà said, his tone turning unpleasant. You're just a servant girl, thinking of taking advantage of me by using a fake name to fool your brother?

  Li Yuanba's appearance has changed the course of history, not to mention this process that is similar to orthodox history! Some people's opportunities have also been turned upside down by Li Yuanba, almost 360 degrees, and it's unknown where they've all gone!

  The battlefield romance between Zuo Ci and Luo Cheng, the mighty display of Pei Yuanqing's dual hammers, the magnificent feat of Huang Kui topping a thousand-pound gate, and so on, none of these events have occurred! The heroic act of Hua Mulan taking her father's place in the army, a manifestation of feminism, has also been obliterated in another historical trajectory.

  Du Fuwei and his ilk, who should have died but didn't; those who should be recorded in the annals of history are instead hiding in some corner, waiting to die unknown in the mountains and rivers! His appearance also directly affects the prospects of those who are not strong in martial arts, but rely on strategy to make a name for themselves!

  In the face of invincible power, all plots and intrigues are paper tigers that can be broken with one poke!