Introduction to the four plots of Peking Opera

"Si Zi" tells the story of Young Souljaz who was murdered by his brother and sister-in-law in collusion with her husband during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, and went to Crescent Town of Xinyang Prefecture to complain. The old official recognized Yang as a righteous woman and sued the government for justice.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Peng, Tianlun, Gudu and Liu Ti, the top champions of the new department, went out to Beijing to be an official, and the four vowed to be an official outside Beijing this time. If someone intercedes, the official is too simple, takes bribes and perverts the law, conceals the case, prepares the coffin, and leans back to return to China. Yao, a villager in Henan Province, was killed by her sister-in-law Tianlun.

Yao's wife was betrayed by Tian and his brother and married Yang Chun, a cloth dealer. Under the willow tree, Young Souljaz found himself cheated by his brother and refused to go with Yang Chun. During the quarrel, I met Mao Peng, who was appointed as a patrolman of the Eight Houses in Henan Province and pretended to be a fortune teller. Yang Chun sympathized with what happened to her, tore up the deed of sale, became brother and sister with her, and asked Mao Peng to write a lawsuit against Xinyangfu Crescent by Liu Xiahui.

After leaving Yang Chun, Young Souljaz met Song Shijie, a former bookkeeper, and she was very miserable. Song Shijie promised to help her win the lawsuit. Cleverly obtained the evidence that Tianlun paid bribes to Gu Nian. Under the unfavorable situation of bending the law in reading, reversing black and white, protecting the defendant and putting him in jail, he fought tenaciously and guided Yang Chun to stop the official car from complaining.

Because Mao Peng learned the real situation of Young Souljaz's case during his private visit, he decided the case fairly and punished his brother who broke the law and discipline in the past according to his previous oath.

The plot is tortuous and touching. The dark phenomena such as corruption and bribery, duplicity, disregard for human life and official corruption in feudal officialdom were strongly exposed and criticized. The figures are vivid and vivid, and they have always been loved by the audience. In the performance, the emphasis is on chanting and work, and there are also important aria.

Zhou's superb skills in Stealing Books are treated differently from his three confessions in court, which is regarded as an example of performance by critics. This drama mainly highly praised and publicized Song Shijie's righteous acts of not being afraid of violence, being upright and upright, being courageous, and drawing out a sword to help each other.