As we all know, the great leader Chairman Mao was a military god of war and a political genius, and not only that, but in terms of literature and art, Chairman Mao was also quite accomplished.
Chairman Mao believes that good theatrical works can make people resonate, "People on the stage laugh, you also want to laugh, people on the stage cry, you can't help but cry with him." ”
In 1958, Chairman Mao, who was inspecting Shanghai, watched a drama accompanied by comrades of the municipal party committee, but just when the play entered its climax, Chairman Mao actually took the case and shouted ten words loudly in the direction of the stage.
What exactly did Chairman Mao shout? Why did Chairman Mao shout these ten words?
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Chairman Mao, who loved literary and artistic works, in addition to poetry, also had a very favorite thing, that is, drama.
When it comes to drama, Chairman Mao seems to have endless words, although Chairman Mao is not a dramatist or a musician, but he has a deep relationship with opera. For a long time, Chairman Mao always liked to enjoy opera as a pastime after a busy work. According to statistics, Chairman Mao himself personally purchased more than 1,600 opera records with interest, and more than 400 tapes.
Speaking of these catchy national treasures, Chairman Mao seems to be a family treasure.
Chairman Mao has a deep understanding of opera, and not only likes the most representative Peking opera, but also has only increased his love for different kinds of opera in various places.
During the Yan'an period, due to the blockade of the Kuomintang army, Chairman Mao and all the Red Army soldiers could only rely on themselves in the Soviet zone. Here, Chairman Mao and the people went to the ground together and lived together. Chairman Mao's peculiar affinity soon infected the local people, and soon the people regarded the Soldiers of the Red Army as their own.
Since it is a family, you have to teach something at home.
Yan'an is located in the northwest region of China, due to its unique geographical environment and farming conditions, the local people are living a life facing the land with their backs to the sky, and it is precisely this factor that makes them particularly bold, often roaring two voices from time to time.
Over time, the two voices that inadvertently roared out developed into a unique local song - Qin Cavity.
When he was in Yan'an, Chairman Mao, who loved opera, was immediately attracted by this kind of extravagant kind of music. Chairman Mao not only listened, but also learned to sing, and occasionally helped the drama team to give advice and change the script.
In 1938, Japan's strategy of invading China was still advancing continuously, and the anti-Japanese patriotic enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high throughout the country. Chairman Mao in Yan'an saw such a situation and decided to use opera to once again arouse the patriotic enthusiasm of the sons and daughters of China.
"This is the voice of the times, and we must carry forward this spirit well!"
In light of this situation, Chairman Mao and the local troupe in Yan'an came up with a solution: to stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses by innovating the ancient Qin cavity and giving it a unique significance of the times.
Hit it off and do it! Soon, the troupe drove out a number of operas with a unique spirit of the times, such as "Good Boy", "One Road", "Back to Kanto" and so on, which are still widely circulated.
"Good Boy" tells the story of the anti-Japanese resistance of the Northeast United Army, an ordinary man named Zheng Erhu was tragically captured by the enemy, in the face of coercion and inducement, severe torture, Zheng Erhu's face did not change color, never revealed a trace of the news of the Northeast United Army, the Japanese looked at Zheng Erhu's mouth did not seem to ask for any useful information, ready to kill him.
At this moment, the anti-Japanese coalition army, which had already received the news that Zheng Erhu had been captured, entered the county town in order to save Comrade Zheng Erhu and rescued Zheng Erhu in a rain of bullets and bullets.
And "One Road" and "Back to Kanto" are also based on the stories of some small people in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Although these stories are simple, they are all taken from real events, and through some artistic processing, they appear more fully in front of the eyes of the people.
The birth and performance of these operas greatly encouraged the Chinese people who were in the depths of the water at that time, they saw their own lives through such dramas, understood what to do under the aggression of the Japanese army, and greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country to resist Japan.
After a series of innovations, Qin Cavity art finally exerted its unique effect during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In 1938, Ma Jianling created a play called "The Soul of the Nation", which was about the party's united front policy, and once it was performed, it received great response and received a lot of praise.
Chairman Mao also personally came to watch the play, and after the play, Chairman Mao found the playwright Ma Jianling and said to him: "This play is very well written and successful, if you change it to the Qin cavity form, the effect should be better, and the name of your play can be changed to "Chinese Soul". ”
Ma Jianling accepted Chairman Mao's suggestion, and soon changed the drama to the form of Qin, and then performed in Yan'an, which was a great success.
At this point, Chairman Mao, with his love of drama, successfully transformed it into a medium used to publicize the anti-Japanese spirit in a special period.
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In 1958, Chairman Mao came to Shanghai, this time to inspect the development of Shanghai's work. In order to greet Chairman Mao, the leaders of the municipal party committee at that time learned that Chairman Mao liked to listen to plays and watch plays, so they arranged a theatrical performance for Chairman Mao, and consulted Chairman Mao's opinion, asking Chairman Mao which play he wanted to see.
Chairman Mao thought about it for a moment and said, "Let's still read The Legend of the White Snake." ”
Peking Opera "The Legend of the White Snake"
"The Legend of the White Snake" is a famous drama in China, because it is more classic, there are many versions, such as the Peking Opera "The Legend of the White Snake", the Yu opera "The Legend of the White Snake", and the earliest "Legend of the White Snake" is a fusion of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera, telling a poignant love story.
The "Legend of the White Snake", which was arranged for Chairman Mao to watch this time, was performed in the form of traditional Peking Opera. In fact, as early as this time before watching the play, Chairman Mao had already seen "The Legend of the White Snake" many times, and Chairman Mao had quite a bit of research on this play, not only for the drama plot, but even for the costumes of the drama actors, Chairman Mao could also say two sentences.
The actor who starred in "The Legend of the White Snake" this time is the famous Peking Opera performance artist Li Yuru, who learned that Chairman Mao had previously seen "The Legend of the White Snake" performed by Mei Lanfang, and had a very deep and unique understanding and understanding of the repertoire, Li Yuru did not dare to slacken off, she prepared carefully, and asked others everywhere to discuss with other actors how to act better in the details of the drama, so seriously, just to present Chairman Mao with a perfect "The Legend of the White Snake".
That evening, accompanied by the staff, Chairman Mao came to the scene of the performance by car. In the gap waiting for the performance to begin, Chairman Mao sat on the sofa and chatted with Li Yinqiao, the guard on duty at the time.
Like a child, Chairman Mao excitedly told Li Yinqiao about the plot of "The Legend of the White Snake", how the green snake and white snake were pitiful, how Xu Xian was obsessed, and how cruel Fahai was.
The drama officially began, and Chairman Mao, who was still telling the plot, suddenly became quiet, and the scene lights gradually dimmed, leaving only the stage. Chairman Mao's expression began to become focused, and his eyes stared at every move on the stage without blinking.
On the stage, the actors are playing their roles, and offstage, the audience is also immersed in the superb performances of the actors. Although chairman Mao is not the first time to see this drama, whenever the plot enters a critical stage, Chairman Mao will show a different expression.
When seeing Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen living happily and beautifully together, Chairman Mao will show a kind smile on his face, and when he sees Bai Suzhen and XiaoQing quarreling over trivial matters,
Chairman Mao would also be amused, but when Chairman Mao saw Fahai appear, used his own magic instrument to attract water, and tried to break up the lovers, Chairman Mao's eyes showed anger.
In the end, Fahai broke up Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.
Seeing this, Chairman Mao's emotions became extremely excited, and tears swirled in Chairman Mao's eyes, and finally flowed uncontrollably. Li Yinqiao, a staff member who was sitting on the sidelines, saw this and had to pray that the drama would end soon.
The drama finally came to an end, and Fahai suppressed Bai Suzhen under the Leifeng Pagoda.
Just at this moment, Chairman Mao suddenly slapped the table and stood up, glaring angrily at the actors on the stage, "hehe" and said:
"Isn't it revolutionary? Don't rebel? ”
It turned out that Chairman Mao was already completely immersed in the plot of the drama, and seeing Fahai's ruthlessness, Chairman Mao instinctively sympathized with Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, the bitter lovers.
Although Bai Suzhen is a demon, she never does evil, on the contrary, she has been doing good deeds, and when she sees poor people, she will also help. Therefore, when seeing that the good people have a tragic ending, Chairman Mao, who is already immersed in the plot, will shout this sentence.
When the audience heard Chairman Mao's rebuke, they were first stunned, and then burst into warm applause.
The show went very well. After the end, the actors walked off the stage and came to Chairman Mao to shake hands and exchanges, and Chairman Mao had a friendly conversation with every staff member and shook hands with them, but only the actor who played Fahai was "snubbed" by the chairman.
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In fact, this is not the first time that Chairman Mao has been emotional about drama.
As a form of literature and art, drama itself has the function of mobilizing people's emotions, and excellent literary and artistic works can better play this function. Therefore, it is not unusual for Chairman Mao to stir up emotions for the drama and shed tears for the drama.
Chairman Mao, who came out of Shaoshan Chongli in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, made up his mind to "serve the people" when he was a teenager. Chairman Mao came from a peasant family. It was precisely this family environment that allowed Chairman Mao to see the oppression of the poor people in the old society.
In his youth, Chairman Mao used his free time to travel through many rural areas of China, where he deeply understood the oppression of the poor people by the feudal system. They worked for the landlords all their lives, and they still did not have enough to eat and wear warm clothes, and these observations and hearings greatly touched the young Chairman Mao, and it was during this period that he set his life's goal:
Be sure to let these farmers be in charge!
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In 1914, Chairman Mao came to Hunan Normal University, where he saw a map of the world. The first time Chairman Mao saw the map of the world, he studied it with great interest, and the classmates next to him saw that he was staring at the map so seriously, and they were very curious, so they asked him what he was looking at.
Chairman Mao said, "I am looking for Shaoshan Chong. ”
Listening to this answer, the classmates next to them were ridiculed by Chairman Mao's seriousness: "This is a map of the world, and shaoshan chong cannot be seen at such a scale." ”
Hearing his classmates say this, Chairman Mao blurted out: "Then how many people in this world are suffering?" ”
Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, this is the vision and charm of the great man.
And isn't the plot of the drama "The Legend of the White Snake" a reflection of old China? Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, who love each other, have not done anything wrong, but Fahai stubbornly believes that they have violated the Heavenly Rules, in which Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen represent the oppressed and toiling people, and does not Fahai represent the rigid and rigid feudal system?
So Chairman Mao would shed tears because of a simple "Biography of the White Snake" and say, "Isn't it okay not to revolutionize?" Don't rebel? This sentence.
Chairman Mao's life was a brilliant life and a life of service to the people, which was not only embodied in military politics, but also in the dramas of daily life, which can reflect Chairman Mao's idea of "loving the people." Chairman Mao came out of the storm and saw the oppression of the people by the old society, and he was determined to change this, and he did.