Liu Jingting's storyteller Liu Jingting

( 1587- 1670? ) Born in Taizhou, his ancestral home is Yu Xichang, Nantong. The original surname is Cao, the name is Yongchang, and the word is Kwai Yu. Famous storyteller in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Fifteen years old, arrogant and unreasonable, violating the criminal law, should be sentenced to death. So he changed his surname to Liu and fled to Xuyi City to tell stories. At that time, (a story he told) had already made the public admire and moved. After a long time, he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. A scholar named Mo Houguang from Songjiang Prefecture met him and said, "This man is quick-witted and can help him. His acting skills are famous. " So he said to Liu Jingting, "Storytelling is a humble skill, but we should also outline the characters' modality and be familiar with the local customs." As in the Spring and Autumn Period, we should satirize and exhort with argot and singing, and then achieve our goal. " Liu Jingting came home, absorbed, absorbed, practiced hard and begged again and again. For nearly a month, (he) went to see Mo Houguang, and Mo said (to him), "You can make people laugh." After another month, Mo said (to him), "You can make people cry." After another month, Mo Houguang couldn't help admiringly saying, "Before you speak, express your feelings of sadness and joy, so that the audience can't control their feelings. Your storytelling skills have reached a subtle level." So Liu Jingting went to Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing (telling stories in big cities, etc.), and his reputation was well-known among the nobles of Dagong. At the grand party in the luxurious hall, sitting alone in the leisurely pavilion, (people) scrambled to ask Liu Jingting to perform his skills and said that he performed well.