Death of a Loyal Warrior
Xiqu
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The emperor of Ming is incompetent. His consort at the West Palace and his father-in-law conspire with the king of Wala to take over Ming. The Zhong brothers team up with some volunteers and secretly take down the treacherous conspiracy. Old Marshal Zhong is recovering from a serious illness. He asks his eldest son Xiaoquan to oversee the army at the border on behalf of him. The royal father-in-law takes the opportunity to invade the border with the king of Wala. To their surprise, Xiaoquan and his fiancé Ziying and her brother fought back bravely and defeat the full army of the king of Wala, who now despises Xiaoquan. To vent his anger, the king of Wala demands the royal father-in-law murder Xiaoquan. The emperor of Ming falls for rumours and summons Xiaoquan back to the capital city, charging him with treason. The emperor orders the Old Marshal to execute his own son to show the family’s loyalty to the country. Xiaoquan sacrifices himself heroically. To avenge for his twin brother, Xiaoyi works very hard to collect evidence of treason and conspiracy with foreign power by the royal father-in-law. The traitors get their justice served in the end. This is the renowned play which bring Dr. Lam Kar-sing to fame for the first time. The tight-knit plot begins with a series of action movements in the first scene urging the son onto the trip; there is also the formulaic performance of gait motion. The combat skills in the second scene feature martial routines such as military launch, metal rooster and large-scale battle, etc. The son-killing routine in the final scene calls for the concerted collaboration of actors and comes with a large number of gait motions and stylised actions.
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