A Gutsy Battle/Jiepai Pass Jiepai Pass, also called A Gutsy Battle, is an opera about the invasion of a Northern tribe led by Su Bao-tong. Tang Emperor ordered Qin Huai-yu as commander to counter the invasion, with Luo Tong and Luo Zhang, father and son, as the top generals. When the Tang army reaches Jiepai Pass, Luo Tong confronts Su Bao-tong and whips him severely. Wang Bo-chao, another general of the Northern tribe, takes over by leading many officers to fight against Luo Tong in turn to exhaust him. Taking advantage of Luo Tong’s exhausted state, Wang Bo-chao stabs him in the gut and disembowels him with his spear. Luo Tong, in a rage, wrapss his intestines around his waist and continues fighting. Witnessing this scene, all the military officers of the Northern tribe are shocked. Wang Bo-chao is soon killed, Luo Tong returns to his camp and dies of exhaustion. Hong-xian Stealing the Box (Night Expedition) Tian Cheng-ci, a provincial governor of Weibo in Tang Dynasty, intends to annex the land of Xue Song, a provincial governor of Luzhou. Hong-sian, an attendant of Xue Song and a skillful sword fighter, volunteers to steal and bring back the golden box of Tian from his house at night. Xue Song then sends a letter with the box to Tian Cheng-ci. Tian is stunned by the fact that Xue Song has such powerful attendants and immediately confines himself to remain on good terms with Xue. Consort Mei (Selected Scenes) Tang Emperor Ming-huang, Li Long-ji, often enlists beautiful women with lovely voices as his concubines, and Jiang Cai-ping becomes his favorite. As Jiang loves plum blossoms, she is named Consort Mei by the emperor and a Mei Pavilion is built for her. Soon Tang Ming-huang falls for Yang Yu-huan and forgets Consort Mei. So Consort Mei is forced to stay alone in the inner quarter of the palace and laments her fate through writing poems. When An Lu-shan revolts, Emperor Li Long-ji is forced to make a hasty escape to Sichuan. Consort Mei dies in the chaos of the rampage. After General Guo Zi-yi suppresses the revolt, Emperor Li Long-ji returns to the palace. When he comes upon Mei Pavilion by chance, he remembers his beloved Concubine Mei and dozes off in sorrow. In his dream, he sees Consort Mei coming to him and telling him about her feelings for him. When he wakes up, he feels despondent and regretful.
