Chinese Kunqu Opera: Peony Pavilion-part-20.2

青春版牡丹亭-折寇 Frustrating the Enemy

Du Bao puts up a strong fight against Li Quan. When an emissary of the Jin emperor comes on a fact-finding mission, Li Quan avoids seeing him. Instead, his wife greets the emissary. The emissary flirts with Yang, but she, not speaking his language, shows off her martial art. This leads to a fight between the two men and the emissary commands Li Quan to conquer Huaian within three days. While Li Quan and his wife grow anxious about the ultimatum, they capture Chen Zuiliang, who is on his way to see Du Bao to report that his daughter's grave has been plundered. Li Quan's wife Yang devise a ruse by using Chen Zuiliang as an intermediary to tell Du Bao that his wife has been killed, and that he may as well surrender. However, Du Bao makes a counter-offer by promising Yang a high position in the Song officialdom and all the gold she wants. He convinces the couple to surrender instead.

The bumbling Chen Zuiliang once again becomes, unwittingly, an agent for good.

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