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  Chapter 170 168【Group wedding】

  General Military Mansion.

  Chen Maosheng handed over a post, Zhao Han thought it was an official document, but when he took it, it turned out to be a wedding invitation.

   This surprised Zhao Han, and asked with a smile, "Who is the bride?"

   "Zongzhen also knows her, her name is Yang Chun'e." Chen Maosheng replied.

  Zhao Han was a little surprised: "That's Comrade Yang from the missionary church?"

   "Yes." Chen Maosheng nodded.

  Yang Chun'e was the victim of the **** case. Zhao Han really didn't expect Chen Maosheng to marry her.

Chen Maosheng explained: "The general town knows my past. In my opinion, chastity is a matter of heart. A person, regardless of gender, as long as he sincerely follows the good, that is the real good. Some people in the Datong Association, even the missionary group Some people here, although they don't say it verbally, they despise Chun'e in their hearts. I think this is wrong, and I hope that after I get married with Chun'e, I can completely change their minds."

  Zhao Han hesitated to speak, 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 have been prostitutes. We just want to show the world and let the world know what is good and bad."

   "I'm not as good as you guys." Zhao Han sighed.

  The propositions of the Datong Association were put forward by Zhao Han. Although he agrees with them in his heart, they are also a means and tool for doing things.

  Especially over the past year or so, Zhao Han has been busy with military and political affairs, and he has become somewhat out of touch with the real bottom. He has become less pure.

   On the contrary, it was people like Chen Maosheng, these members of the Datong Association who came from humble backgrounds, and they still abide by the Datong Association's membership oath. They are actors, house slaves, coolies, tortoises, prostitutes, and military households. They are really trying to practice equality of personality.

   In this regard, Zhao Han felt ashamed and felt like a betrayer.

  Zhao Han suddenly asked: "Where are Xiaohong and Xiaocui?"

  Chen Maosheng said with a strange expression: "They...have no intention of getting married."

  Zhao Han didn't know how to solve it, so he immediately changed the topic and said, "I don't mean any discrimination, but have you ever thought about it, some lesbians may not be able to have children."

  Many prostitutes will take contraceptives and abortion pills, thus leaving infertile sequelae.

  Chen Maosheng nodded and said: "Think about it, if you can't bear children, you can adopt a child from a nursing home."

   These people are the real revolutionaries.

  It's a pity that Zhao Han can't lead a real revolution. All he can do is to abolish the good and low system, crack down on various inequalities, and try to make life better for everyone in the world. This country is too large, and its cultural traditions are deeply rooted. A complete overthrow will inevitably cause even greater chaos.

  Zhao Han sighed, "I will officiate the marriage for you personally."

   Half a month later, the collective wedding.

   This is a new thing, which has attracted the curiosity of many people, and at the same time, there are many discussions in private, thinking that they are corrupt virtues.

  So many high-ranking missionary officials marry good prostitutes as wives. Isn’t that corrupting virtue? Not only corrupt virtue, but also embarrass the ancestors!

   There are even rumors that there are things that are disdainful within the mission group, otherwise why recruit so many good prostitutes?

  Actually, there were not many marriages this time, only nine couples in total.

   There is a special groom, named Xiao Yuankui, who is not only a son of a wealthy family, but also has a reputation as a scholar. He had married a wife before, but his wife died of dystocia. Since then, she has never been close to women, not to mention continued strings, even concubines, and only said that she wants to devote herself to the imperial examination.

  Xiao Yuankui first worked as a clerk in Zhao Han’s army, then transferred to Luling County Government as a clerk, and then went to Anfu County to be the mayor, and worked with the missionary group to divide the land.

   There was a female missionary who not only looked like his late wife, but also could sing poems and songs.

  The two discussed poetry and music with each other after work. Even when the female missionaries were transferred away, they also kept in touch with each other. From the beginning, they mainly focused on folk art, and gradually changed to chatting about trivial matters in life.

  On this day, nine bridegroom officials, wearing beautiful champion gowns (wedding imitation models), rode horses to the inn to welcome the bride.

  The number of horses in Zhao Han's hands has increased to eleven, which were captured in a war some time ago.

  Nowadays, it is very generous to let the bridegroom officials ride to greet their relatives.

  Among the welcoming team, those in charge of blowing and playing are all commanding soldiers in the army. Blowing the suona all the way, knocking on the gong, so happy and lively.

  There are crowds of people watching everywhere along the way, some are watching happily, while others are pointing.

  Suddenly, more than a dozen people rushed out, including men, women and children, and stopped the welcoming team and shouted: "Quier, you can't do this, you have completely disgraced your ancestors!"

  Chen Maosheng turned around and looked at Xiao Yuankui. Xiao Yuankui was not very good at riding a horse, so he simply abandoned his horse and ran towards the alley next to him.

  He knew he couldn't explain clearly, because he had tried countless times.

   This guy ran all the way to the inn, where nine brides lived collectively. Regardless of other people's eyes, he rushed upstairs and knocked on the door, shouting: "Lian Lian, come with me!"

  A bride came out, raised her hijab and said, "What's wrong?"

  Xiao Yuankui smiled and said, "I can't wait, so I'll carry you downstairs."

  The bride instantly understood what was going on, and she was moved to tears and said, "Okay, carry me on your back."

  The other brides went out one after another, waving and watching them leave.

  It's a pity that Xiao Yuankui's physical strength is not very good. He ran all the way to the inn, and then carried the bride downstairs. His legs were already weak from exhaustion. The two could only hold hands, and ran down the alley, all the way to the General Military Mansion where the wedding was held.

  Zhao Han also heard about this, and joked with a smile: "So eager, you have already wanted to pay homage."

  Xiao Yuankui also laughed: "The one who knows me is Zongzhen."

   After waiting for a long time, the real welcoming team finally came back, and the bride entered the gate of the General Military Mansion stepping on a carpet made of sacks. It has the meaning of passing on from generation to generation, and it also means that the bride should not step on the ground before entering the door.

  The handover ceremony was held in the garden of the General Military Mansion. The table in the middle was enshrined with the chapters of the Datong Association, and the elders of the grooms sat on both sides.

   Those who have elders, worship the elders when worshiping the high hall.

   Those who have no elders, pay homage to the chapter when worshiping the high hall.

   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 also came from bitter backgrounds, but now that their son has joined the mission team, he is regarded as an official. How can he marry that lowly woman?

   Zhao Han was smiling all over his face. He not only acted as the officiant of the wedding, but also acted as the master of ceremonies. He shouted at the top of his voice:

   "Bai Tiandi!"

   "Kowtow!"

  Xiaohong stood by and watched the ceremony happily, but Xiaocui felt a little resentful, and her eyes were locked on Zhao Han.

  They are all a little tanned, because they have been running outside for a long time.

   "Worship again!"

   "Kowtow."

  Only three couples kowtowed to their elders, and the rest kowtowed to the chapter.

  Outside the Commander's Mansion, there was already a ruckus, and Xiao Yuankui's family was crying, as if someone had dug up their ancestral grave.

  A gentry shook his head and sighed: "Oh, the world is going downhill, where is the morality?"

   Some scholars also laughed and said: "Brother Xiao is really a free and easy person, this should be written as a legendary novel, and I will start writing when I get home today."

  Some people also said to Xiao’s family: “The female officials of the Mission Mission are all good people, Xiao Xiu was able to marry one and go home. It’s considered good luck for eight lifetimes. Why are you still crying here?”

  Xiao Yuankui's father was also born as a scholar, and he cried even harder at this time: "My family is unfortunate, my family is unfortunate. After I die, how can I have the face to meet my ancestors!"

"You bastards, you should have died a long time ago," a passerby couldn't stand it, and shouted at the crowd, "My family used to be very poor, and we could only sell our sons and daughters. My son is a house slave, and my daughter is not I don’t know where to sell it. Mr. Zhao is here, and my son is back home. My son is now Mr. Zhao’s personal soldier. Is it cheap for a house slave? Is it cheap for a prostitute? I’ll tell my son later, let him marry a missionary The mistress of the regiment!"

   Immediately, someone laughed: "Liu San, the female official of the mission group, is the one your son can marry if he wants to? The toad wants to eat swan meat."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

  Many passers-by began to laugh.

Liu San was a little embarrassed, and his neck swelled red and said: "The female official of the mission mission is honorable, and my son is not bad. My son is Mr. Zhao's personal soldier. A while ago, he fought against the government. My son has made meritorious service, but now he is a very senior man." ! Do you know how long it is? It can manage ten people!"

   Someone shouted again: "The chief is also a soldier, not worthy of the female official of the mission group!"

  Liu San roared angrily: "My son will be a general in the future!"

   "Go home and sleep quickly, daydreaming will come sooner." Another good-natured joker.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

   There was another burst of laughter, completely covering up the crying of the Xiao family.

  In some people's eyes, female missionary officers are all from humble backgrounds, and it is a shame to marry into the family. But in the eyes of many low-level people, being able to marry a female missionary officer is a great thing to save face, and they respect female missionary officers very much.

  Under Zhao Han's rule, everything is changing, including traditional ideas of consciousness.

  This is not a one-time achievement, it must be done slowly and gradually.

  There were a lot of happy events this summer, not long after the group wedding, Fei Ruhe also got married and started a family.

  While far away at sea, Zheng Zhilong fought with Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang's gang was completely destroyed.

  In southern Jiangxi, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governors of Fujian joined forces to break the rebel alliance of the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. More than 2,000 people were beheaded, more than 4,000 people were captured, and Huichang County was taken back. The southern Jiangxi rebels only had one county in Ruijin.

  The battle situation changed faster than Zhao Han imagined. The Fujian-Guangdong coalition forces might go northward after the autumn harvest.

  Receiving the southern battle report, Zhao Han immediately asked the Weapons Institute to give priority to building equipment for the navy. At the same time, the thousand archers were also transferred to the ship for training.

   But at this moment, an uprising broke out in Guangdong suddenly.

   It is purely because the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has increased too many exorbitant taxes for military training. Moreover, the governor took the officers and soldiers to fight in southern Jiangxi, and the troops in Guangdong Province were empty. Farmers in six counties rose up in succession, and the county towns of four counties were breached.

   This situation quickly spread to Guangxi, and the ethnic minority brothers also exploded.

  Many of those ethnic minority brothers are under the rule of chieftains and native officials. Native officials are appointed former chieftains as adjutant officials after returning to the native land, and they can be hereditary in disguise. They exploit the people of their own clan the most.

  Guangzhou and Guangxi were full of flames of war, Governor Shen Youlong had to go back to put out the fire, and let the governor of Fujian continue to attack Ruijin.

  (end of this chapter)