Rise of the Empire Total War

September 19, 1112 in the continental calendar is a memorable day for Sergeant Bernard Silver and his comrades in arms.

Just a few days ago, His Majesty Caesar promulgated the so-called Marriage Law, requiring the soldiers in the army to marry the natives of Winster. soldiers were selected to be the first to marry the natives.

And Bernard Silver was honored to be a member of the first batch of marriages because of his meritorious service in the decisive battle with the coalition forces.

Looking at the beautiful Winster girl standing opposite him, Bernard felt secretly relieved. Since they were the first batch, they could choose their own marriage partner, and they chose a good-looking partner from a large number of women. ——Although women at the bottom cannot be too beautiful, these people are all born in cities, and they are undoubtedly several levels higher than those local women in the countryside. It is worth mentioning that the first batch of selected women must all believe in God.

And the girls who were selected were also secretly observing their future husbands. They all knew what would happen if they married a soldier. Although their husbands were likely to die in battle after the expedition, the treatment still attracted them— —After marriage, you can receive a piece of fertile land, which was unimaginable before.

In a blink of an eye, the sun was rising and the group wedding was about to be held soon. According to the tradition of the Middle Ages, newlyweds must receive the marriage blessing from the priest at the door of the church or in front of the church. However, the cathedral in Nord City is still in the draft, so they can only retreat and accept the priest's invitation in the military camp. Blessing (after returning to Nord City, Richard invited several priests from Cardinal Peter and assigned them to the army as chaplains).

Watched by the relatives of the bride and the comrades-in-arms of the groom, the first batch of twelve couples (due to size restrictions, the first batch of new couples were divided into groups again) stood in the open space of the barracks. It is worth mentioning that in the Among these couples, the groom stands on the right side of the bride. There are two theories. One is because the woman is made from Adam’s left rib. At the same time as the bride, she should also draw out her weapon with her right hand and defeat the person who snatches the marriage with a sword.

Next, while the trumpeter blew the horn, the chaplain asked the surrounding crowd about the wedding announcement.

My brethren, said the chaplain, here we gather now, before God and his angels and all his saints, and before the church, to unite two bodies, that henceforth they may be One, they are two souls in the faith and law of God, and in the end they may be united for one life. Therefore, I ask you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, if any of you know of any Two reasons why these two people cannot be legally combined, please state it now.

The same inquiry was asked of the bride and groom, whether they had done anything in secret, had any vows been made, and were aware of any connection between them. If one of these obstacles is stated and confirmed, the wedding is postponed until the facts are clarified. However, since it was organized by the government, even if there was, everyone would consciously keep silent and keep the wedding going. Generally speaking, this kind of wedding notice will be posted three times, with three specific holy days, each day separated by a week. If no wedding obstacles are raised, then the wedding will go smoothly—but in this alien world, the process has changed. much simpler.

Then the chaplain asked the grooms, Will you marry this woman, love her, honor her, defend her, protect her, and treat her as a Christian husband treats his wife in health and sickness? , as long as you live together?

I do. The grooms replied in unison.

Then, the pastor also asked the brides the same question, and naturally got an affirmative answer.

Then,

The bride is given by her father or friends, and the groom accepts her, with the loyalty of God and himself, in front of the pastor and everyone, holding the right hand of the bride with his own right hand, and presenting to the bride at the present time swear:

From today, I take you as my wife, good or bad, poor or rich, sick or healthy, only death will separate them, let the holy church bear witness, I swear.

Brides make similar vows to their grooms.

The grooms then place gold or silver and a ring on a plate or book, and the chaplain consecrates the ring. It is worth mentioning that these things are prepared by the military as a gift to bless these newcomers.

Let us pray, our Lord God, Creator and Sustainer of Mankind, Giver of Spiritual Glory, Giver of Eternal Salvation, bless this ring, that the wearer shall be armed with the might of heaven's defense, to Good for her salvation, Amen...

Then, the priest handed the ring to the grooms. The latter held the ring with his right hand, and took the bride's right hand with his left hand, and said together: Use this ring to marry you, and I will give you gold and silver. I will respect you with my body. You, I honor you with all my property in this world. Next, they put the rings on the bride's thumb, index finger and middle finger in turn, and said respectively: In the name of the Father (Holy Son, Holy Spirit).

Finally, the grooms let the ring rest on the second finger and said, Amen. (This is because this finger has some kind of vein that leads to the heart, and between them the inner feelings are always bright and bright, true A silver ring symbolizes this)

After all this was done, the couple bowed their heads, and the chaplain blessed them.

The next process, according to the usual practice, should let everyone enter the church, let the newcomers kneel in front of the altar, accept the prayers of the pastor and everyone, pray for a good life, prosperity for future generations, eternal peace, love each other until old age, and pray for God to bless and honor Soul and body, and then the couple must be brought into the inner hall of the church for mass before the wedding ceremony held in the church can end.

However, here, newcomers can only kneel in front of the giant cross and accept the prayers of the crowd, and the mass is also held here-can't the church be built in a short time, can't a cross be made?

After everything was over, Bernard Silver held the soft hand of his new wife, looked at the sacred giant cross, and his heart was full of expectations for the future.

Then, they witnessed the wedding ceremony of the follow-up comrades-in-arms and participated in the wedding dinner. When the time came at night, after the couple went to bed, the priest accompanying the army would go to bless the marriage bed to protect them from the attack of the devil and use holy water Sprinkle them, spread peace on them, and leave...