Chapter 1498: Weddings
For Christian weddings, it is natural to go to the church to take vows first. So, Marin and his guests had to go to the church in Bochum to attend the wedding vows.
However, Bochum is a very small city, not as big as a town in later Huaxia. Therefore, the Lord's Mansion is less than 500 meters from the church.
But for the sake of a sense of ritual and pretending to be something, such a short distance also requires a carriage. Moreover, it has to be a golden carriage. Otherwise, the force is not high enough......
In order to make the wedding a success, the old Hoffman invited the highest son-in-law in the family, Siegmunt I, as the wedding boss.
Marin wasn't too satisfied with this, Made, Simon's wedding, he wanted to pretend to be a force. As a result, the brother-in-law Zygmunt I jumped out and stole the limelight...... I really want to put a brick on the head of this brother-in-law who is 11 years older than me, and by the way, I put down a cruel sentence - "Slut, dare to steal the limelight from me!" ”
Of course, this can only be thought about. Zygmunt I was indeed higher than himself, the king of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and the monarch of two great European powers. And he is nothing more than a big prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and there is a boss on it. Therefore, it is inevitable to be a head shorter than him.
In addition, it was the old Hoffmans' idea to invite this brother-in-law to come, and Marin couldn't say anything. In addition, the most important point is that Zygmunt I is the monarch of Simon! This is the most important thing, after all, Simon will be under the command of Zygmunt I in the future, and it is only right to invite his boss to the town. In addition, as Simon's future boss, Zygmunt I will publicly recognize the legitimacy of Simon, the Countess, and Princess Anna, the Countess, after his marriage. This is of great political significance. Therefore, although Marin is dissatisfied with this brother-in-law stealing the limelight from him, he can't say anything.
The ceremony officially began at 9 a.m., when the guests gathered at the Bochum Lord's Mansion, divided into several circles according to their status, and exchanged smiling smiles on the concrete square in front of the Bochum Lord's Mansion......
The newly renovated Bochum City Lord's Mansion is not exquisite enough and has no artistic carvings, but it is big enough. Marin bought a number of houses around the city lord's mansion and demolished them to get a large square that could accommodate thousands of people. Then, the square was covered with cement, and after drying, it was coated with lime, making the square of the city lord's mansion a snow-white appearance, which was very eye-catching. Of course, it also conceals the characteristics of the cement, and the guests who came to the square basically did not notice the material, and thought that it was paved with good stone to cause it to be so smooth......
After a long awkward conversation in the Latin language common to the aristocracy and a few cups of steaming milk tea, at 10:40 a.m., Zygmunt I and Queen Anne rode together in a golden carriage to Bochum Cathedral, only 500 meters away.
This was followed by the carriage of the Marins and his wife, as well as the carriage of the emperor's representatives. It was followed by the carriage of his in-laws, Duke John II of Clifford, and the carriage of the old Hoffmans. In the back, there was a carriage of a group of princes or representatives of the princes......
These carriages are all shock-absorbing carriages that use shock-absorbing springs produced in Hokkai-kuni, and they are all gold-plated on the outside, and they all look magnificent. And because the capacity of the church is limited, the only people who are qualified to go to the church to watch the service are the princes and their representatives. Those of the lower nobles were not qualified to squeeze into the church. No way, Bochum is a small town, and the church is not big. Marin can build a concrete square in a short time, but he can't build a new cathedral.
Then, the golden carriage of the groom Simon and the bride Anna also drove to the church of Bochum to take the oath.
The person who supported the wedding was naturally the archbishop of the North Sea Kingdom, Taylor, who was fooled. This big fool put on a sacred robe today, and his face was serious, which made Marin a little dramatic. Because, he always has the image of Taylor fooling people in his mind......
And the strong contrast between Bishop Taylor's usual indecent image and his serious face reminded Marin of the priest Lu Ziqiao pretending to be in the first episode of the first season of "Love Apartment...... You are funny, why pretend to be serious......
Thinking of the scene where Lu Ziqiao was fooling people in messy English, Ma Lin couldn't help but want to laugh. To be honest, the so-called Western-style wedding between Wang Tiezhu and Tian Erniu is very funny. It's obviously a super local name, but it's a bit nondescript to have a Western-style wedding. Just for their names, Zeng Xiaoxian's plan may be more reliable......
But it can't be helped, the so-called modern women are so two. Obviously, they are all natives of China, and they obviously don't believe in God, but they stupidly find a priest to come, pretend to have a Western-style wedding, and swear an oath to God...... Well, even if there really is a God, I guess I will be confused - you two don't believe me, swear an oath to me?
On the contrary, there are so many Chinese fools in later generations, especially female fools who like romance. Therefore, the true priest who took Lu Ziqiao's strong pills and caused diarrhea couldn't help but complain - there were too many newlyweds (fools) who asked me to officiate at the wedding, and they ate a lot of food and drink, and the old man's stomach was spoiled......
Of course, Marin is too steel and straight to follow those female fools. Therefore, in the previous life, he deserved to be single, and he was single based on his strength......
For example, Ma Lin met Cai Guangkun in his last life (the combination of Cai Moumou and Xie Guangkun?) The brain-dead girl shouts "Protect the best Kunkun" all day long. As a result, Marin bluntly pointed out that "Kun Kun is a sissy...... Then, he was blocked...... In fact, if he was cunning and followed, such a stupid girl might be able to deceive him......
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Of course, that's all the stupidity of the previous life. In this life, Marin was in Western Europe in the 16th century. Here, getting married in church is normal and mandatory. There is absolutely no such thing as a non-Christian swearing an oath to God......
Although Bishop Taylor is a big fool, his professional quality is still first-class. Under his auspices, Simon took the hand of Princess Anna from John II and completed the wedding vows.
During the oath-taking process, Marin specially sent a military band to play the "Wedding March" in the church, which is Wagner's "Wedding Cantata". Compared with Mendelssohn's "Wedding March", Wagner's version of "Wedding March" is more solemn and melodious, and it is very suitable for playing in the atmosphere of a church.
Because the music is so classic, after the oath was taken, many people asked what kind of song it was. But of course, they couldn't inquire, because it was "plagiarized" by Marin from later generations......
However, after this wedding, the weddings of European royal families began to be popular to play this "Wedding March" "composed" by the Grand Duke of Marin at the wedding ceremony......
After the oath was taken, the couple returned to the Bochum Lord's Mansion in the same carriage. However, instead of going back directly by straight road, he first went around the city a few times and received the cheers of the people......
However, the population of Bochum is too small, with only two or three thousand ordinary residents, and even if the whole city came out to cheer, it would not create a warm atmosphere.
Therefore, the army under Marin naturally needs to be used as a nursery. When the Simon couple's golden carriage paraded around the city, the streets were covered with Beihai soldiers wearing civilian clothes, and they couldn't stop cheering and shouting with a uniform voice, fully creating the illusion that the Simons were "loved by the people......
When the Simons' golden carriage returned to the city lord's mansion after the parade, the soldiers who acted as "civilians" on the street also left one after another under the "group of leaders". At this time, it was already past 12 noon. The "leaders" shouted:
"Let's all line up to get a boxed lunch, add a chicken leg per person at noon today!"
"Hooray!" At this time, the cheers of the soldiers were extremely sincere and enthusiastic......
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After that, it was the banquet of the City Lord's Mansion. At the banquet, Zygmunt I, as Simon's future monarch, publicly blessed the newlyweds and, on behalf of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, recognized the legal status of the Simeons' princes. For a while, the applause was thunderous. Then, it's time for everyone to eat......
At dinner in the evening, fireworks imported from the Ming Dynasty were set off outside the Bochum Lord's Mansion, which opened the eyes of the guests and amazed them. Of course, everyone also inquired about the origin of the fireworks. Well, at this point, Marin didn't hide his secrets, and directly disclosed the fireworks technology. After all, gunpowder was so expensive these days, and only the nobles could afford fireworks. Marin doesn't expect to make money from this, so it's better to use this technology as a favor. Of course, the technology of double-tone and three-tone artillery battles as a means of military signal transmission in the Beihai State was not disclosed. This is a core military secret, which has been learned and affected military security. Therefore, he only disclosed the technology of making fireworks with a single shot......
With the end of the fireworks and the end of the dinner, this grand wedding has finally come to an end......