Chapter 726
It was lively and the bride was brought over, and according to the Han ceremony, I worshiped the heaven and earth, and sent it to the bridal chamber that had been prepared long ago.
Song Xiang kept watching silently, Ma Tao smiled like a fool... He should have laughed. Song Xiang knew about this kid's situation. He was from Meizhou, Shu, and there was only one old mother in the family who lived by weaving silk for others.
Later, he joined the army and was transferred to the north to participate in the Battle of Hengshan. Later, he was disabled and had to leave the army... His experience was similar to many soldiers.
According to past experience, he was injured and disabled, had no money or power, or went home and depended on his mother for life, could not do heavy work, could not afford to marry a wife, and was frustrated and eventually died of poverty and illness, and was unknown.
It’s nothing great to be a martial man’s life. It’s been thousands of years, and that’s not the case.
He has always been injured, disabled, or disabled, and was useless. The court is even too lazy to worry about it because even if they want to take swords and guns, they can't even occupy the mountain and become kings.
Wasting money on a useless person is really boring!
If you are in a high position, if you cannot regard life as a mustard, don’t think about taking power well!
Song Xiang saw too much. Although he might not have done it himself, he was able to remain calm and remain indifferent.
It seems that all this is natural.
However, during some days of contact with Ma Tao, Song Xiang gradually changed some of his views.
For example, Ma Tao was very smart. He studied in some private schools in his early years and knew a little. He was not a Wang family army system. But later he heard that there were literacy classes in the army, so he plunged into it and studied hard. Soon he knew more than other veterans. He was adept at learning mathematics, writing official documents, keeping accounts, estimating prices, and levying taxes. He learned this set of things faster than others.
If he was born in a scholarly family and was young, he would be able to receive a good education. Perhaps at this age, he would have won the imperial examination and become a Jinshi that everyone envied.
No one's success is a lucky one.
Song Xiang passed the three-year term, and he also earned it through hard study. He passed the hurdles and won a lot of money. Before that, Song Xiang felt that everything he deserved.
But until he contacted veterans like Ma Tao, he finally realized how lucky he was!
It is a bit harder, but there are thousands of books in the family, and I have met many famous scholars. I have learned from them since I was a child, and I can ask them for advice, poetry, songs, and moral articles. As long as I want to learn, someone is willing to teach them. The direction and goal are there, resources and connections are at hand, and just work hard is enough.
Most people are not like this. They can’t afford books, can’t be strong and famous. Even their parents and elders don’t think they are talented, don’t have enough investment, let them go, miss the opportunity to be confused, and miss the opportunity to study hard. When they grow up, they regret it, and it’s too late...
There are many innate injustice that cannot be changed by hard work and diligence.
Song Xianggong did not become sympathetic to the weak, and he felt a lot of justice, but at least he understood the difficulties of the lower classes. Even if they were a full seed, they lacked enough fertile soil to grow up healthily... But if everything goes well, Ma Tao's descendants can get rid of their miserable fate.
Veterans became tax officials. Although in the eyes of the court officials, they were still small officials, but at least they squeezed into the bureaucratic ranks and could earn more than 100 chunks of salary a year. With welfare and gray income, Ma Tao's next generation could afford books, study in private schools, and even study under famous teachers.
As long as you are smart enough and hard enough, maybe twenty years later, the Ma family can change their families and become the best from now on.
Song Xiang wanted to accept the kowtow of the newlyweds, but he left immediately. He thought too much, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He paid attention to the soldiers who came to congratulate him.
Many people have fought side by side with Ma Tao.
Everyone was drinking wine and chewing beef and mutton, their eyes full of brilliance.
They talked a lot, and they were all about what the future would be like... Ma Tao was a role model, not a Wenqu star who sang outside Donghuamen, nor was it an unattainable role model.
But within reach!
As long as they fight bravely, they cannot be minor officials, they can also be assigned to farms and pastures. With money, they can marry a wife, have children, and send them to study. Perhaps they are incomparable to those scholarly families. The starting lines of both sides are completely different, but after all, they can go out and participate in the competition. Even if they are doomed to fail, there is always one or two lucky ones who can stand out. After all, being able to participate is victory, and too many people are not even qualified to enter the competition!
From everyone's eyes, Song Xiang read something called "hope"!
Everyone was full of fighting spirit and had left the disabled veterans in the army. They knew that they had not been abandoned and were not abandoned because of their injuries!
They still have a chance and can even live a better life!
Those who are in the army are looking forward to making more contributions, getting more land rewards, and living a life that is more free and easy than Ma Tao in the future.
Song Xiang walked past every wine table, and he gradually thought of something.
Shang Yang's reforms.
Build a country by fighting and building a country!
Isn’t this how the Tiger and Wolf Army of Daqin came from!
The rewards and punishments are clear and convincing.
All the veterans praised Wang Ning'an and respected him as gods.
Song Xiang had no doubt that if Wang Ning'an ordered them to die, at least half of them would receive the order and would not even frown!
What a terrible Wang Ning'an!
What if this kid wants to rebel, wouldn’t he respond?
Thinking of this, Song Xiang couldn't help but shivered and subconsciously shrank his shoulders.
As a result, something even more heartbroken happened. A table in front of him, four eyes were staring at him, especially the old man sitting on the left, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.
In an instant, Song Xiang was so embarrassed again!
It's even more embarrassing than Wen Yanbo pretending to be a student last time!
"You, you..."
Wang Ning'an quickly waved his hand and pointed to the bench next to him. Song Xiang had no choice but to come over, sit down, and bow to Wen Yanbo.
"It turns out that Brother Kuanfu is here, he is disrespectful."
Song Xiang turned to Wang Ning'an again, trying to say something, but he couldn't speak, so he had to pick up the wine glass, "I'm going to toast a glass."
As he said that, he picked up the wine glass and drank only half of it... It was not Song Xiang who was sensible. In the Song Dynasty, he did not drink it first, but had to wait for the toast to drink it before he could finish it. Although Wang Ning'an was much younger than Song Xiang, he was helpless as a prince, and it was not something that Song Xianggong could compare.
Wang Ning'an smiled and raised his wine glass, "Song Xianggong, it's really surprising that you can come to host the wedding! The saints have no distinction and treat them equally. Now it seems that Song Xianggong also has the heart of a sage, admire them, admire them!"
Wang Ning'an was from the heart. He pulled Wen Yanbo to come, not because he was idle and had nothing to do.
After all, these veterans had a low status and were not well off in their families. At the wedding, some mistakes were inevitable. Life events were made smoothly and happy, which was also the responsibility of the coach.
If your family is harmonious and everything goes well, you can be more attentive to work in the future.
Of course, this is also a good opportunity to win people's hearts.
If Song Xiang had not taken the marriage, he would have been willing to let Wang Ning'an do it.
In fact, many soldiers of the Wang family army, including students from Liuyi, were countless weddings hosted by Wang Ning'an, and many people knew that Wang Ning'an had the habit of being a month old.
He really likes festive scenes, so he married two wives!
People are speculating that they don’t know when Wang Xianggong will marry Miss Xiao into the house and bring Sanyang to the Tao!
"The prince and brother Kuanfu arrived in person. I am really self-indulgent and stole the limelight. I am ashamed, I say goodbye!"
"Don't be busy!"
Wen Yanbo waved his hand and smiled and said, "Brother Gong Xu, what you said is too underestimated by the prince and me. We are just here to ask for a glass of water and drink, and to enjoy the joy."
Song Xiang frowned, "I really have no plans to show up?"
"That's natural. If you don't believe it, go check the list of Chaxi List. The prince and I use pseudonyms on it. Let's come here just to see if there is any accident."
Song Xiang lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "It's true that he is a master. If I guess correctly, there will definitely be an accident in a wedding. At that time, the prince and Kuanfu have to show up to help, which makes it known to everyone in the city. Then many people will check their wedding lists. As a result, they find that your two pseudonyms are so grateful that they burst into tears. From then on, they will be devoted to the prince and Wen Gong!"
"Invisible and invisible, it is indeed much smarter than hosting weddings everywhere. No wonder we are not your opponents." He pointed to his chest, "I'm so distracted. I'm sorry, I'm not accompanying you!"
Wen Yanbo gritted his teeth. What a good routine, you must tell me it out.
Don’t run away to me to pretend to be innocent. The few words you just fooled people are not nobler than me. Uh no, it’s even more despicable!
Just as Song Xiang got up and was about to leave, there was a sudden argument over there.
It turned out to be Wei Muyueneng's son, who was raising his face with wine, hugged Ma Tao's shoulders and shouted loudly.
"Brother-in-law, I, my sister is a beautiful flower from a hundred miles away. I have been picked by you. You are blessed, blessed!"
Facing his brother-in-law, Ma Tao could only keep nodding.
The man continued, "Nothing else, you are the celebrity in front of the prince, and you are also the apprentice of Xianggong Song. If you have a favor, you must help!"
Ma Tao was stunned for a moment. When did he become a celebrity of Wang Ning'an? He had met Wang Ning'an twice, once to review soldiers and once to reward soldiers with meritorious results. Apart from that, he had never even said anything.
As for Song Xiang, no matter how good he is, he dare not regard himself as the apprentice of Xianggong Song! He was the third year of the year, and his apprentice were all senior officials in the court, and he was a famous scholar. What was he?
If you want to blame, blame Song Xiang for what he said just now, which made him too high. What if he fell to death?
Ma Tao became more and more embarrassed, his face turned red, and his fingers kept rubbing.
The eldest brother-in-law didn't care at all, and Wei Muyuen seemed to have not seen it, letting his son go crazy. He felt that this was a good time to test his son-in-law's ability, so he had to see if this kid was really unhappy!
"In recent years, our tribe has been bullied by Wei Ming Yanhu. He stole my cattle and sheep, blackmailed my property, and also snatched away many women. Even my sister almost became Wei Ming Yanhu's concubine! If you endure the hatred of taking over your wife, you are not a man. I look down on you!"
Chapter completed!