What story is told in the excerpt of the Peking Opera "Zi Gong Shi Lang Visits His Mother"

1. The story is: Yang Silang Yanhui was kidnapped by the Liao Dynasty during the Song Dynasty, Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty. He changed his name to Mu Yi and married Princess Tiejing. Fifteen years later, Shiro heard that Liu Lang was in command and that his mother Taijun She also came with the camp with provisions and grass, and he felt homesick for his family. But the war situation is tense, and there is no way to cross the border to see his mother, which makes him very depressed. The princess inquired about the secret and stole the order arrows. Silang sneaked through the border at night. When he met Yang Zongbao patrolling the camp at night, he captured Silang as a spy. When Rokuro saw that it was his fourth brother, he personally untied him and went to see his mother and other family members. Everyone was filled with joy and sorrow, hugging each other and crying. It was just a quick trip, and I left my mother again.

2. "Silang Visits His Mother", also known as "Beitianmen", is based on the story of the Yang family generals, but the plot is different from "The Romance of the Yang family generals". In the novel, Yang Silang was defeated and captured, so he came to Liao to recruit a bride in order to wait for an opportunity to take revenge. Later, he really assisted the Song army to defeat the Liao Dynasty. However, the author of the play modified it based on the original novel, deliberately downplaying the atmosphere of war and focusing on the human relations and family ties between the characters. As a result, the play has received mixed reviews for a long time. Detractors believe that this play sympathizes with and beautifies Yang Silang, who "treason and surrendered to the enemy", promotes the "traitor philosophy", and insults the image of the "loyal family" of the Yang family. It should be denied or even banned; while praise is given. The author believes that Yang Silang's "traitor" charge was justified and had no solid evidence. It is an "unjust, false and wrong case" and should be vindicated. Although there are different evaluations of the ideological tendency of the play, both critics and critics unanimously recognized the artistic achievements of "Shiro Visits His Mother". The play has a rigorous structure, smooth plot, interlocking and cohesive plot. The description of the characters' emotions is very profound, and the word "human feelings" is fully devoted. In the context of the confrontation between the two armies and the tense situation, Yang Silang, who was trapped in a foreign country, risked his own life and sneaked out to visit his mother at night. After fifteen long years of separation from flesh and blood, and a brief one-night reunion, Yang Silang, under the urging of louder voices, met his relatives one after another. He was filled with endless sadness, hatred and longing, but they were reunited and separated again. .

The author vividly expresses all kinds of human feelings between mother and son, husband and wife, and brothers, which is desolate, sad, and moving. There are many characters in the play, the roles are arranged neatly, the singing and chanting are well arranged, and the singing is rich and beautiful. In particular, the scene "Sitting in the Palace" includes almost all the forms of Xipi's singing. Through the changes of the form, the emotional changes of the characters are revealed in multiple levels. It is a very famous singing opera for students and dan actors. At the beginning of this scene, Shiro longed for his mother, but she was so close yet seemed so far away. Princess Tiejing wanted to relieve her husband's worries, so she chatted with him and guessed what was on his mind. In this scene, the singing is in a soothing and gentle adagio. Next, Shiro told the princess his true origin and his desire to see his mother. The princess was greatly surprised. At this time, the singing speeds up, switching to rocking plate, original plate and allegro. The princess expressed her willingness to help Shiro, but "I'm afraid you won't return it once you leave." Shiro was so eager to promise to keep his promise that he knelt down and swore an oath. At this time, the singing was further accelerated, especially the two people's long duets, which were layered and completed in one go, vividly expressing their excitement.

Looking at the whole play, the emotional portrayals of Shiro, the princess and other important characters are very clear and vivid. Because of this, the huge damage caused by cruel wars between ethnic groups on people's normal family relationships makes people think even more. As a work with deep emotional portrayal and high artistic achievements in singing, many Peking Opera actors like to sing "Silang Visits His Mother". It also often becomes a large-scale collaborative drama performed by famous artists.