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When Yin Xiaofeng got married, he was quite happy. His wish of many years had come true at this moment, and it was certainly a happy thing in life. However, he was even happier when he really boarded the ship of recovering the Commander-in-Chief's Office.
At the same time, the Yue Clan, who didn't know about these things, sent Yue Lianyi to Jiang Men. Yin Xiaofeng held the wedding banquet in a grand manner. When the bride appeared in the hall with a veil on her head, Yin Xiaofeng stepped forward and removed the bride's veil. This action shocked everyone who attended the wedding banquet. According to tradition, the veil could not be removed when bowing to heaven and earth. Only after entering the bridal chamber could the husband take off the red veil and officially meet the husband and wife.
When Yin Xiaofeng lifted the veil in front of everyone, everyone was dumbfounded. Under the veil, Yin Xiaofeng's wife, Yue Lianyi, was wearing pearl hair clips and looked extremely beautiful. Normally, girls would look more mature under such splendid attire. It was just that Yue Lianyi had a beautiful babyface, and under this splendid dress, she looked even more immature.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Yin Xiaofeng walked in front of everyone with a polite smile and said loudly, "Everyone, I have already followed the Recovery Commander's Office. From now on, I will be a member of the Recovery Commander's Office!"
When P said this, Yin Xiaofeng's voice was so loud that everyone could hear him clearly. Although this was the first time Yin Xiaofeng's friends and relatives had heard of this, they knew that the Restored Commandery was now very powerful. Everyone was happy that Yin Xiaofeng was able to board this ship.
However, when the other Chambers of Commerce and private groups heard the news, they were all shocked. Although no one had any intention of risking their lives against the Restored Commandery's Office for the time being, the Restored Commandery's Office was still considered half a hostile force in everyone's eyes. Yin Xiaofeng, who knew everything, suddenly jumped to the side of recovering the Commander-in-Chief's Office. Some business groups and civilian leaders couldn't help but feel that they should have done so earlier. Some thought that Yin Xiaofeng had become a 'traitor'.
Yue Shousong, who was completely hostile to the [Restored Governor's Office], was the most agitated. He originally thought that Yin Xiaofeng would be of help to the Yue Clan, but he didn't expect that Yin Xiaofeng would actually rely on an "outsider." He glared angrily at Yin Xiaofeng, but he didn't know what to do. After all, the wedding was Yin Xiaofeng's home ground. So what if he was the bride's family? Even though they had caused a huge ruckus, Yue Shousong had only brought a few subordinates, while Yin Xiaofeng had dozens of people who could fight. He wouldn't be able to gain any advantage if they clashed. Not to mention, if they shed all pretenses of cordiality at this time, Yin Xiaofeng would be able to cut off all ties with the Yue Clan.
However, thinking of Yin Xiaofeng's craftiness, he first got a wife for free, and then he turned over a bowl of noodles to seek refuge in the restored Viceroy's Office. Anger rushed to Yue Shousong's head. He stood up and was prepared to give Yin Xiaofeng a good beating first.
At that moment, Yin Xiaofeng said loudly, "Please welcome the director of the Jiangmen Civil Affairs Bureau!"
Hearing this, Yue Shousong was shocked. He hadn't expected that Yin Xiaofeng would not only seek refuge in the Recovered Viceroy's Office but also invite officials from the Recovered Viceroy's Office. As the voice spoke, Yue Shousong saw more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers coming out of the inner courtyard. They stood in two rows, and a man wearing a uniform that was similar to a military uniform with two halves walked out slowly. He wasn't old, and the original bun on his head had been cut off. He had short hair that was less than half an inch long. Although he looked refreshing, it was very strange.
With a smile on his face, the man said to the crowd in a clear voice, "Everyone, I am Wu Qilu, the director of the Jiangmen Civil Affairs Bureau who has restored the Viceroy's Office. This time, I'm here to attend the wedding of Mr. Yin Xiaofeng and Ms. Yue Lianyi. However, I'm not here to drink, but for official business."
For official business? His words scared some of the people at the meeting. According to the experience of the Manchu Qing, official business was nothing more than money and life. Since the Recovered Viceroy's Office arrived at Jiangmen, they had basically done these two things. Seeing the dozen or so armed soldiers, many people couldn't help but feel scared. The more hostile they were to the Recovered Viceroy's Office, the stronger the uneasiness in their hearts.
Regardless of what the people below thought, Wu Qilu still said with a smile, "The new government has a new system. The Recovered Viceroy's Office is the government of the Chinese people, so we have the obligation to protect the people of the country. Not only do we have to protect men, but we also have to protect women. Therefore, marriage is an important matter, and we have the Marriage Law to protect it. A few days ago, the outline of the Marriage Law was posted. I don't know if you have seen it. However, if the country wants to protect people's marriage, people must first go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage. This time, Mr. Yin Xiaofeng has already applied for marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Since he is the first to register his marriage, we have to treat him differently. Therefore, I personally handled the marriage procedures for them! "
After saying that, Wu Qilu first found a table to sit down at and called Yin Xiaofeng and Yue Lianyi to him. Some documents were delivered by the staff. Wu Qilu first asked the two people's names, ages, genders, and birthplaces. After writing them down on the documents, he asked them to confirm it. Then, he asked them to sign and stamp it. After a series of procedures, they completed the household registration. Then, according to the household registration, he filled in the names of the two people on the marriage certificate and changed the stamp.
No one had seen how the Viceroy's Office worked, and they didn't expect the government to do it in such a public manner. This process was even more interesting than making a scene in the bridal chamber. Moreover, the process of restoring the Viceroy's Office was actually very simple. It was a common procedure of registration. Many people also understood. After this process, Wu Qilu finally stood up and personally handed the two completed marriage certificates to Yin Xiaofeng and Yue Lianyi. Finally, Wu Qilu took out a booklet and handed it to Yue Lianyi. "Madam Yue, since you have already registered your marriage here, your marriage is protected by our Marriage Law. You can take a look at the contents of this Marriage Law first. There are many special provisions to protect women. If Yin Xiaofeng dares to bully you, if what he does violates the provisions of the Marriage Law, you can go to our Civil Affairs Bureau to find the relevant staff. We will protect your personal rights and interests according to the law. "
These words were dignified, but the people who heard it were stunned. Everyone knew that the government could manage the people, but they had never heard that the government would support the people, let alone support a woman. Many people even suspected the origin of the Yue family that Yue Lianyi came from. How could the government support Yue Lianyi? Could it be that the Yue family was a relative of the emperor? Many people looked at Yue Shousong with shock.
Yue Shousong didn't understand what the Viceroy's Office was doing. They actually publicly said that they would support Yue Lianyi. Such a strange thing made Yue Shousong's heart uneasy. However, he also knew one thing. No matter what, he couldn't attack Yin Xiaofeng again today. Not to mention anything else, just the presence of the Civil Affairs Bureau Chief Wu Qilu's soldiers was enough to make Yue Shousong feel uncomfortable.
No matter what the participants' mentality was, the wedding was still lively and joyful. Moreover, the participants had enough to brag about.
Of course, Yin Xiaofeng didn't just say it. On the second day after the wedding, he went to see Wu Qilu again. Wu Qilu, the person in charge of the Jiangmen Viceroy's Office, clearly told Yin Xiaofeng that the Viceroy's Office didn't want to see any military forces outside of the Viceroy's Office in Guangdong. Yin Xiaofeng immediately announced that he was willing to disband his militia. However, Yin Xiaofeng very seriously asked the Viceroy's Office to give his brothers a living.
Wu Qilu wasn't a mean person. He said that the Viceroy's Office was recently building a "police" system. If the militia members had a clean background and were willing to participate in the Viceroy's Office's land awarding order, the Viceroy's Office could consider recruiting them as members of the police system.
There was indeed a big difference without the cooperation of local tyrants. Yin Xiaofeng tried his best to convince the members of his militia. These members were not rich farmers. In addition, Yin Xiaofeng himself took out his family's land to join the land awarding system. The members of the militia obediently chose to join the Viceroy's Office's system.
Not long after, Yin Xiaofeng officially joined the Jiangmen Publicity Department. He began to contact the local overseas Chinese in Jiangmen and began to promote the new government of the "modern nation-state" in the local area. He didn't do this job for a few days. On December 2nd, Yin Xiaofeng received an order to stay at home and not go out.
After Yue Shousong attended Yin Xiaofeng's wedding, he began to feel particularly uneasy. The Viceroy's Office's actions were too strange. He sent someone to find the outline of the "Marriage Law" to read. After reading it, he flew into a rage. The outline of the "Marriage Law" of the Viceroy's Office was very simple. Compared to the marriage law of the 21st century, both the provisions and the content were very imperfect. However, both had a common core. There was no personal attachment between the husband and wife. Both parties chose to get married based on their own wishes. As long as they applied for marriage registration in the Viceroy's Office and their age and identity met the requirements of the Viceroy's Office, the Viceroy's Office would announce that they recognized the marriage of both parties and bear the responsibility of protecting the marriage.
Especially in terms of property, the marriage law had provisions such as notarization before marriage and the income of the couple after seven years. Different from the traditional concept of marriage, the marriage law of the Viceroy's Office was based on the idea that both husband and wife had personal independence, and established such a marriage law.
Yue Shousong was a person with a strong desire for control. He was particularly opposed to the concept of personal freedom and other ideas proposed in the marriage law. In particular, the marriage law openly opposed arranged marriages and also opposed forced marriages against the will of the parties. This kind of "lawless" concept made Yue Shousong gnash his teeth and curse. Yue Shousong even suspected that this marriage law was specially written to deal with the Yue family.
But at this time, he had no other way but to curse. According to the agreement, the Yue family would wait for the British to capture Guangzhou City and inflict heavy losses on the Liberation Army before they started to rise. What Yue Shousong needed to do was to quickly contact those civilian groups and big tobacco merchants who might be willing to rise together. After the Liberation Army suffered heavy losses, they would rise together. And when they returned to Foshan, Yue Shousong's brother, Yue Shoushan, said clearly that they had to wait until the troops of the Liberation Army were transferred out of Jiangmen in a panic before they took action. The Yue family could not let the British lose their lives in vain. In addition to contacting other people, Yue Shousong still waited according to the original plan.
On the 2nd of December, Wu Qilu changed into a military uniform. At this time, the news of the war had officially spread to Jiangmen. A regiment of troops in Jiangmen had long been in a battle-ready state, and now they could go into battle at any time.
"Did you catch any new messengers?" Wu Qilu asked the commander of the troops.
"After we caught the messenger of the British last time, we closely monitored those families according to the list given by that guy. Until now, we haven't found any new information." The commander replied seriously.
"Did the famous regiment under them make any unusual movements?" Wu Qilu actually paid attention to it every day, but at this time, he couldn't help but ask again.
The intelligence staff replied, "So far, no unusual movements."
Wu Qilu nodded, "Very good, send someone to invite them over now. If they come, it means that they still don't know the news. We only need to send a small number of troops to surround them. If they don't come, regardless of whether they know anything or not, we will annihilate their armed forces first! This time, we must completely eliminate the reactionaries of Jiangmen! "
"Yes!" The commanders of the troops replied at the same time. For this day, everyone had prepared for a long time. Now, the war had finally begun!
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