168【Group Wedding】
General Military Office.
Chen Maosheng handed over a post, Zhao Han thought it was an official document, but when he took it, it was a wedding invitation.
This surprised Zhao Han, and asked with a smile: "Who is the bride?" ”
"Zongzhen also knows, her name is Yang Chun'e." Chen Maosheng replied.
Zhao Han was a little surprised: "Is that Comrade Yang of the Mission Society?" ”
"Yes." Chen Maosheng nodded.
Yang Chun'e was the victim of the rape case, and Zhao Hanzhen did not expect Chen Maosheng to marry her.
Chan explained: "The town knows my past, and in my opinion, chastity must be a matter of heart. A person, regardless of whether he is male or female, as long as he is sincere and good, is truly good. Some people in the Datong Society, and even some people in the mission group, although they don't say anything, they despise Chun'e in their hearts. I don't think that's right, and I hope that after marrying Chun'e, I can completely change their minds. ”
Zhao Han wanted to speak and stopped, he suddenly didn't know what to say.
Chen Maosheng continued: "I am not the only one, many comrades in the mission group are willing to marry lesbians who used to be prostitutes. We just want to show the world what it means to know what is good and what is bad. ”
"I'm not as good as you." Zhao Han sighed.
Those propositions of the Datong Society were put forward by Zhao Han, and although he agreed with it in his heart, it was also a means and tool for doing things.
Especially in the past year or so, Zhao Han has been busy with military and political affairs, and he has become a little out of the real bottom, and he has become less pure.
On the contrary, it is Chen Maosheng and these members of the Datong Association who are from low backgrounds, and they have always adhered to the oath of membership of the Datong Association. They are plays, they are domestic slaves, coolies, turtle dukes, prostitutes, military households, and they are really trying to practice human equality.
In this regard, Zhao Han felt ashamed in his heart and felt like a betrayer.
Zhao Han suddenly asked, "What about Xiaohong and Xiaocui?" ”
Chen Maosheng said with a strange expression: "They ...... I don't want to start a family. ”
Zhao Han didn't know what to do, so he immediately changed the topic and said: "I don't have any intention of discrimination, it's just that you haven't thought about it, some lesbians may not be able to have children." ”
Many prostitutes take birth control pills and abortion pills, leaving them with the sequelae of not being able to have children.
Chen Maosheng nodded and said, "I've thought about it, if I can't have children, I will adopt a child from a nursing home." ”
These people are the real revolutionaries.
It is a pity that Zhao Han cannot lead a real revolution, all he can do is abolish the good and low system, fight all kinds of inequality, and try to make life better for everyone in the world. The country is too large and its cultural traditions are deeply entrenched, and its overthrow will inevitably lead to even greater chaos.
Zhao Han sighed and said, "I'll marry you personally." ”
Half a month later, the group wedding.
This is a novelty, which arouses the curiosity of many people, and at the same time, there is a lot of discussion in private, thinking that they are corrupting virtue.
Isn't it a corruption of virtue for so many missionary officials to marry good prostitutes? Not only does it corrupt virtue, but it also disgraces the ancestors!
There are even rumors that there are usually disgraceful things within the mission group, otherwise why would they recruit so many good prostitutes?
In fact, there are not many marriages this time, and there are only nine couples in total.
There is a groom who is more special, named Xiao Yuankui, who is not only a child of a big family, but also has a reputation for showing talent. He had married a wife before, but he died of dystocia, and since then he has not been close to women, let alone continuation, and even the concubine is not accepted, only saying that he wants to devote himself to the imperial examination.
Xiao Yuankui first worked as a clerk in Zhao Hanjun, then transferred to Luling County as a clerk, and then went to Anfu County as a town mayor, and worked with the mission group to divide the fields.
There was a female missionary who not only looked like his deceased wife, but also sang poetry.
In their spare time, the two discussed poetry and music with each other. Even the female missionaries were transferred, and they have been in correspondence, from the beginning of the music to gradually change to talk about trivial matters in life.
On this day, nine groom officials, dressed in beautiful robes (wedding imitations), rode horses to the inn to greet the bride.
The horses in Zhao Han's hands have increased to eleven, which were captured in the battle some time ago.
Now, it is very generous to let the groom officials ride to welcome their relatives.
In the welcoming team, the people responsible for blowing are all the commanders in the army. Blowing suona and beating gongs all the way, it was so joyful and lively.
Along the way, there were people watching everywhere, some watching it with pleasure, and some pointing fingers.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people rushed out, men, women, and children, stopped the greeting team and shouted: "Kui'er, you can't do this, the faces of the ancestors and ancestors have been lost by you!" ”
Chen Maosheng turned to look at Xiao Yuankui, Xiao Yuankui was not very good at riding horses, so he simply rode away and ran directly towards the alley next to him.
He knew he couldn't tell, because he had tried countless times.
The goods ran all the way to the inn, where the nine brides lived in a group. Ignoring the eyes of others, he rushed upstairs and knocked on the door, shouting, "Pity, come with me!" ”
A bride walked out, lifted her hijab and said, "What's wrong?" ”
Xiao Yuankui smiled: "I can't wait, I'll carry you downstairs." ”
The bride instantly understood what was going on, and was moved to tears: "Okay, you carry me away." ”
The other brides went out one after another, waving them away.
It's a pity that Xiao Yuankui's physical strength is not very good, he ran all the way to the inn, and carried the bride to stay, and his legs were so tired that his legs were weak. The two could only hold hands, run from the alley, and ran all the way to the general soldier's mansion where the wedding was held.
Zhao Han also heard about this, and joked with a smile: "So eager, you have long wanted to visit the church." ”
Xiao Yuankui also laughed: "Those who know me, the head town is also." ”
After waiting for a long time, the real wedding procession finally returned, and the bride stepped on the carpet made of sacks and entered the gate of the General Soldier's Palace. It has been passed down from generation to generation, and it also means that the bride cannot step on the ground before entering the door.
The prayer ceremony was held in the garden of the General Soldier's Palace, with the constitution of the Datong Society in the middle table, and the elders of the grooms sat on either side.
Those who have elders worship the elders when they worship the high church.
Those who have no elders will worship the chapter when they worship the high church.
It's just that some elders are not very happy, because the bride's background is either a prostitute or a maid.
Although these elders are also from a bitter background, but now that their son has joined the missionary group, they can be regarded as an official in their eyes, how can they marry that lowly woman?
Zhao Han was full of smiles, not only the owner of the passenger ship, but also did the work of the master of ceremonies, and shouted at the top of his throat:
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Prostrate!"
Xiaohong stood in Xizizi to watch the ceremony, but Xiaocui was a little resentful, and her eyes were locked on Zhao Han.
They're all a little tanned, because they've been running outside for a long time.
"Goodbye to the high hall!"
"Prostrate."
Only three couples bowed to their elders, and the rest all bowed to the constitution.
Outside the General Soldier's Mansion, there was already a commotion, and Xiao Yuankui's family cried and grabbed the ground, as if someone had dug up their ancestral grave.
Some gentry shook their heads and sighed: "Alas, the world is declining, where is morality? ”
Some scholars also smiled and said: "Brother Xiao is really a free and easy person, this should be written as a legend, and I will start writing when I go home today." ”
There are also people who said to the Xiao family: "The female officers of the mission group are all good people, Xiao Xiu can marry one and go home, it is considered to have accumulated eight lifetimes of blessings, why are you still crying here?" ”
Xiao Yuankui's father was also from Xiucai, and he cried even more at this time: "The family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate." After I die, how can I have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors! ”
"You dogs, you should have died a long time ago," a passer-by shouted to the crowd, "My family used to be very poor, and I could only sell my sons and daughters." My son was a slave to others, and my daughter did not know where to sell it. Mr. Zhao came, his son also went home, and my son is now Mr. Zhao's personal soldier. House slaves are cheap? Prostitutes are cheap? When I go back, I tell my son to marry a female official of the mission! ”
Someone immediately ridiculed: "Liu San, the female official of the mission group, is your son able to marry if he wants?" The toad wants to eat swan meat. ”
"Hahahaha!"
Many passers-by began to laugh.
Liu San was a little embarrassed, his neck swelled and said, "The female official of the mission group is noble, and my son is not bad. My son is Mr. Zhao's personal soldier, and he fought with the government a while ago, and my son has made meritorious contributions, and now he is a long man! Do you know what? That's a whole ten people! ”
Someone else shouted: "Shi Chang is also a soldier, and he is not worthy of the female officer of the mission group!" ”
Liu San roared angrily: "My son can be a general in the future!" ”
"Go home and go to bed quickly, daydreaming will come soon." There are other good deeds ridiculed.
"Hahahaha!"
There was another burst of laughter, which completely covered up the Xiao family's crying.
In the eyes of some people, female missionaries come from humble backgrounds, and it is a shame to marry into the door. But in the eyes of many low-level people, it is a good thing to be able to marry a female missionary, and they have great respect for the female missionary.
Under Zhao Han's rule, all aspects were changing, including traditional ideologies.
This is not an overnight effort, it must be done slowly, gradually and imperceptibly.
There were many happy events this summer, and soon after the group wedding, Fei Ruhe also got married and started a family.
Far away at sea, Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang fought, and Liu Xiang's gang was completely wiped out.
In the southern Jiangxi region, the governor of Guangxi and Guangxi and the governor of Fujian joined forces to break the alliance of the rebels of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. More than 2,000 people were killed, more than 4,000 people were captured, and the county seat of Huichang was recaptured.
The battle situation changed faster than Zhao Han imagined, and the Fujian-Guangdong coalition army might go north after the autumn harvest.
After receiving the war report from the south, Zhao Han immediately asked the armory to give priority to building equipment for the sailors. At the same time, the 1,000 archers were also transferred to the ship for training.
However, at this time, an uprising suddenly broke out in Guangdong.
It was purely because the governor of Liangguang and Guangxi had increased too many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in order to train the troops. Moreover, the governor took the officers and soldiers to fight in southern Jiangnan, and the troops in Guangdong Province were empty, and the peasants in six counties rose up in succession, and the county seats of four counties were breached.
This situation soon spread to Guangxi, and the ethnic minority brothers also exploded.
Many of those ethnic minority brothers are under the rule of Tusi and Tuguan. The local officials are the ones who appointed the former Tusi as adjutant officials after changing the land and returning to the stream, and they can be hereditary in disguise, and they are the most ruthless to exploit the people of their own tribe.
The smoke of Liangguang was everywhere, and the governor Shen Youlong had to go back to extinguish the fire and let the governor of Fujian continue to attack Ruijin.