"The Palace Wall Willow" tells the love story of the emperor and the queen.
"Willows on the Palace Wall" is a Yue Opera play written by Zheng Chaoyang in 1992.
The hero of the story is the unique emperor, and the heroines are the emperor's beloved concubines. Like all emperors, this male protagonist also has three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines. He also loves imperial power but is also selfish. Different from other emperors, this emperor was not purely cold-blooded at heart, but an emperor with true feelings. However, this emperor could not let go of his imperial power and his lover at the same time, which eventually led to the heartbreak of the person he loved most, and then he was helpless. die.
In the palace, the emperor loved his wife, the queen. This kind of love is real love, not the kind of love for power in historical novels. The emperor and the empress knew each other when they were young. At that time, the emperor was still the prince. The two were carefree and happy. They thought they were the happiest people in the world.
Plot synopsis
It is written that the Queen Wan of the Chenghua Emperor in the Ming Dynasty had no heirs, but was jealous. All the concubines and maids in the harem who were lucky enough to be pregnant were killed with a stick. As a result, the throne of the East Palace was empty, the country had no successor, and the whole court was in panic. The eunuch Zhang Min, the leader of the palace, out of consideration for his own gain and loss, recommended the palace maid Ji Gongliu to the emperor to make her pregnant. He also cleverly laid out a secret plan and finally preserved a descendant for the Ming Dynasty. The emperor had a son, Zhang Min had merit, and everyone was happy. However, the biological mother, Ji, could not be seen by the queen and was forced to hang herself in the cold palace. As the years pass by, only the brilliance of maternal love remains forever.
Deep in the palace, the maid who was favored by raising the young emperor became the supreme queen of the Three Palaces - Queen Wan. God was not kind to her. She was barren for a long time and had no heirs. Therefore, she hated everyone. Pregnant concubine. After the palace maid Liu became pregnant, she was willing to endure the disaster of death to preserve the blood in her belly. The eunuch Zhang Min, who was deprived of his male dignity, was a person who cared about political utility. For the descendants of an emperor, and for their own interests, they launched thrilling battles...
Performance History
Premiered by Zhejiang Pingyang Yue Opera Troupe. In 1992, he participated in the 5th Zhejiang Province Drama Festival and won the first prize for script. Yu Zhenzhu won the first prize for director, Luo Zhimo won the first prize for stage design, and composers Wu Shangyi and Zhong Wanchang won the second prize for music. The leading actor Zhu Xiaoping won the first prize for actors, Zhang Xueqing and Wang Xueling won the second prize for actors, and Chen Huasong won the third prize for actors. Zhejiang TV station has a video. The script was published in the 6th issue of Zhejiang "Xiwen" magazine in 1993. It was later made into a Yue Opera TV series by the Film and Television Department of the Zhejiang Yue Opera Troupe, and won the third prize in the 18th National "Feitian Award". Director Zhang Zhiming. Starring Zhou Yunjuan, Chen Huiling, Wu Fenghua, Shao Long.
How the emperor dealt with the contradiction between imperial power and love in "The Willow on the Palace Wall"
In "The Willow on the Palace Wall", the way the emperor dealt with the contradiction between imperial power and love showed His inner struggles and contradictions. As the emperor, he has supreme power and responsibility and must abide by palace etiquette and rules. However, as a human being, he also longs for true love and emotional fulfillment.
The emperor was in a dilemma in this contradiction. He tries to balance imperial power and love, but often finds it difficult to do so. He had to abide by palace etiquette and rules, but this restricted the intimacy and freedom between him and his lover. He struggled to maintain his love for the queen, but he had to abide by the requirements of the imperial power, which plunged him into inner struggle and pain.
The emperor made a difficult choice when dealing with the contradiction between imperial power and love. He chose to uphold imperial power and abide by palace etiquette and rules, but this led to the estrangement between him and his lover and the occurrence of tragedy. This choice shows the emperor's inner contradictions and struggles, and also reveals the irreconcilable conflict between imperial power and love.
Perceptions
"The Palace Wall Willow" is a story full of insights and revelations. It tells us that under imperial power, people's emotions and desires are often suppressed and restrained, but the power of love can transcend all obstacles and become one of the greatest forces in life. At the same time, the story also reminds us that in the process of pursuing our own interests and desires, we should not forget our original intentions and emotions, and we must always adhere to our own beliefs and values.