百花记
《百花记》又称《凤凰山》,为明末传奇,现以吹腔形式演出。《百花记》全本已失传,最早的记载是出自明朝万历年间的《时调青昆》及《歌林拾翠》,《歌林拾翠》里,收了《百花记》里的十二出戏。而今传的「赠剑」及「点将」二折,其原本亦可见于该书。
元朝封于浙江嘉兴之安西王阿难答时有造反之心。安西王女儿百花公主,美丽而经通武艺兵法。一日当地人邹化之妻江氏经过王府,被误为剌探军情而捉入王府。百花公主喜她妍慧,留下服侍自己,改名江花右,并教之以兵法。后江花右之弟江六云,进士及第,授浙江道御史,奉派查探安西王造反之事被捉。江六云自称塾师海俊,安西王不察,留为参事。府中近侍八竦铁头,恐安西王亲近海俊,疏远自己,于是灌醉海俊,扶入公主寝室,如此海俊必因擅闯而被杀。不想却使海俊与江花右重逢江,江花右藏海俊在床下,但仍被公主发现。公主爱上海俊,两人以宝剑为证私订终身。此时,安西王称兵,由百花公主为将,百花公主在出征前点将,派海俊为护军使,并斩八竦。海俊趁便与朝廷派来进剿的邹化连络。双方战于苏州,江花右和邹化交手,两人一见大惊,于是鸣金收兵,暗中连络。再战时,江花右和海俊假意兵败,百花公主和邹化交战,江花右和海俊回军夹击。百花公主大败,和安西王被围于凤凰山。后安西王被捕,百花公主逃至庵中为尼,托人把宝剑送交海俊。海俊思念公主,至尼庵中迎回,并奏明百花公主归顺之意。于是皇帝赦免安西王,而海俊和百花公主终成连理。
赠剑 -『愿嫦娥带剑为证』
「赠剑」写安西王府总管叭喇设计灌醉海俊,扶入公主帐中,欲借公主之手除去之。岂料公主之侍女乃海俊失散多年之妹江花右,遂加以掩护。公主回亭后,发现海俊,本欲杀之,在得知即是新任参军后,反生爱慕之心。江花右乃借机离开,公主只得亲送海俊攀梅树而出。海俊去后,公主自露心声,为私下折回的海俊闻得,公主乃赠剑海俊,许以终身。
这是一出生动细腻的生旦爱情剧,采用了许多吹打曲牌,作表与音乐配合的丝丝入扣。
The Princess Floret
"Bai Hua Ji", also entitled "The Phoenix Mountain", is a play written in the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The story is centered around the Prince of Anxi's daughter Princess Floret. The beautiful princess is also a fierce warrior. She assists her father in plotting a coup d'etat. Somehow, the emperor learns about the plot and sends Hai Jun to the palace of Anxi to spy on the Prince. Without knowing Hai's true identity, the Prince appoints him to a high position. Feeling intimidated, Trumpet, the Chief of Staff at the Anxi palace, schemes to have Hai killed by the Princess Floret. Against Trumpet's expectation, the princess falls in love with Hai when she meets him, and consequently she gives her hand to him. Later on, Hai helps the emperor to crash the Prince's coup attempt.
Zeng Jian (Bestowing a Sword)
Trumpet, the Chief of Staff at the Anxi palace, gets Hai drunk, carries him to the princess' chamber and lays him down in the princess' bed when she is out. Trumpet's scheme is to infuriate the princess and therefor have Hai executed. It turns out that the princess' maid Jiang Huayou recognizes Hai as her long separated brother and hides him under a table. When the princess comes back and finds Hai, she wants to kill him. After finding out that Hai is a newly appointed staff officer, she begins to admire him. Sensing the delicacy of the situation, Jiang slips out of the room and leaves the couple to each other. The princess has no choice but to see Hai off by herself. After taking his leave, Hai figures that the princess may have affection for him and goes back just in time to hear the princess' revelation of her feelings. The two expresses their love to each other. The princess gives Hai a sword as a token of love.


