China was the suzerain of the Indo-China Peninsula. Although the small countries that had betrayed their masters were unwilling to admit it, their traditions and culture had exposed their heritage incisively and vividly. They had no choice but to admit it.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was basically celebrated in the Indo-China Peninsula, but the name was different.
On the fifteenth night of the eighth lunar month in Siam, every family, man, woman, and child would worship the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival table was enshrined with the "Immortal of Eight Caves" in China's folklore. Each of them was vivid and lifelike as they imparted the "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" to those who prayed. The table was also filled with delicacies such as longevity peaches and mooncakes.
In Vietnam, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the streets of the capital, Hanoi, were lined with shops selling mooncakes. Large red lanterns with the word "mooncake" written in Han script were hung high in front of the shops, and the shelves were filled with various brands of mooncakes. During festivals, the whole family would sit on the balcony, in the courtyard, or go out into the wild. They would place mooncakes, fruits, and other kinds of snacks on the table and enjoy the delicious mooncakes while admiring the moon. The children were carrying all kinds of lanterns and playing in groups.
The official state called the Mid-Autumn Festival "Moon Blessing Festival". Every time the Mid-Autumn Festival came, men and women of all ages also had the custom of admiring the moon.
The Khmer people held the traditional "Moon Worship Festival" in the twelfth month of the Buddhist calendar. Early in the morning, people began to prepare gifts for the moon. At night, they put the offerings on trays and waited for the moon to rise. The moon was high in the treetops. People were praying to the moon and praying for blessings.
Traditionally, the Wa Kingdom celebrated the arrival of the Hanukkah by lighting up the lanterns on the "full moon day" of the eighth lunar month. On the night of the festival, the lights of tens of thousands of homes were as bright as day. Everywhere was a "city that never sleeps". The bright moon in the sky and the bright lanterns on the ground illuminated the area. Every year, the king would personally host the celebration. He would also go out of the palace to enjoy the lanterns and give alms, surrounded by guards and civil and military officials. There were also movies, plays, puppet shows, dancing and singing throughout the night. Inside the pagoda, there were also large-scale alms and other activities. It was very lively.
On the 15th of August this year, Longshan City had become the world of the Chinese. Naturally, mooncakes had become the most popular holiday food. Through their efforts, Shin Myung Province had expelled idle monks and humanely destroyed some professional beggars. People had to be labourers before they could enjoy themselves. There was no longer a need to show the benevolence of the nobles, but it was still necessary to play movies, perform plays, puppet shows, dance and sing all night long. With the introduction of a large number of simple KTV equipment, people began to entertain themselves.
Chen Weizheng declined Wu's invitation to have a meal together. He, Liu Yi, and Xian Hua had a meal at a good seafood restaurant in Longshan City. After that, they wandered around the bright city of Longshan. Although the king was no longer traveling, each neighborhood had its own system. The person in charge of each neighborhood actively organized the people under their jurisdiction to celebrate and welcome the light. As the people in charge of each neighborhood were mostly young people who had been recruited in recent years, they had ideas and creativity. The activities were colorful and colorful. Most of the old Wa Kingdom people felt that this method was much better than the past.
If you walked into any neighborhood, as long as you were willing, you could participate, interact, sing, and dance. The happy streets were filled with joy and peace. The victory of the war had also increased the sense of stability and identity of the people. On this night, the people sang about their love for life and their hope for the future.
These are my people. They are like a group of worker ants. They work and work every day. What they need is very simple: peace and prosperity. Chen Weizheng's heart was very full.
A group of young people were performing street dance. They were very engrossed in it and very skillful. It was much better than some of the shows in China. However, these people were just doing it for their own entertainment. They didn't add too many other factors, such as utility and so on. This was because no one had taught him what he should be when he grew up. In China, everyone had written an essay: My dream. The essay had to have a positive meaning. What do you want to be? When they grew up, everyone's dream would be shattered. It wasn't known if it was some educator who believed that children had to go through this kind of education before they could be successful. However, many people lost their dreams and went on the path of crime. The parents of China's children were constantly teaching them to do this and that. They didn't teach them how to live a normal life. In fact, only living was the foundation of everything.
Walking to the Loi River, many Chinese people were there to admire the moon. The moon had already come out and was reflected on the river. A light breeze blew, and the water was sparkling. The moon in the sky and the moonlight on the water's surface intersected, making the moon seem especially bright.
They spread out a plastic sheet. Those who were more particular put a small table. Those who weren't particular threw food on the plastic sheet. Mooncakes, fruits, drinks, and even cigarettes and alcohol. Chen Weizheng's family found a platform near the river. They opened a small folding table, three small beach chairs, and placed a few small mooncakes on it. The most particular thing was a small induction cooker. On the cooker, there was Pu 'er tea.
"The moon is so beautiful!" Chen Weizheng said, "I dare say that Maud Bundle and the others are in Beijing. The moon definitely isn't as bright as it is here."
"I don't know where they're holding the event. If it's in the Summer Palace, it should be good!" Liu Yi said. She had a deep affection for that place. She always thought that the night there should be the most beautiful.
"I'll call Ou Jie and ask him. I'll post the photos I just took online for everyone to see." Chen Weizheng said.
"Dad, is the moon in the sky bigger or the moon in the water bigger?" His daughter began to ask questions.
"The moon in the sky is far away, so it looks small. The moon in the water is close, so it looks big." Chen Weizheng said.
His daughter didn't understand, but she didn't ask again.
"You're so boring!" Liu Yi said to Chen Weizheng, "Our daughter asked such a cute question. In the end, your answer didn't have any scientific content. It also didn't have any poetry. You're really a failure."
"Okay, okay, okay. You answer." Chen Weizheng said, "Good girl, go ask your mother. Your mother will tell you which moon is bigger."
Xian Hua walked to Liu Yi's side and leaned on Liu Yi. Liu Yi took out a mirror from his storage bag and placed it on the foldable table. The moonlight shone on the mirror and then refracted onto Xian Hua's face. Xian Hua looked at the moon in the mirror, then looked at the moon in the water, then looked at the moon in the sky. She suddenly laughed. She pointed at the moon in the sky and said, "This is the moon." She pointed at the moon in the water and said, "This is the moon." Finally, she pointed at the moon in the mirror and said, "This is the moon, Xian Hua."
Liu Yi couldn't say anything. Chen Weizheng laughed.
You can never catch up to a child's thinking!
"Mother, the moon is running with me. When I go forward, it also goes forward. When I go back, it also goes back." Xian Hua ran back and forth on the platform. After running back and forth a few times, she walked in front of Chen Weizheng. She held out her hand and said, "I want to call my brother."
Chen Weizheng finally remembered that his son was celebrating with his grandmother or his grandmother today. Liu Yi looked at Chen Weizheng's expression and knew that he didn't care about these family matters. He took out his phone and called his daughter over. He called Xiao Yu and said a few words. Then, he handed the phone to Xian Hua.
Ever since Chen Weizheng's family of three sat down on this platform, no one else came up. Not long after, Wu brought his wife and children to the platform. Air Force Commander Wu Ke, Navy Commander Wu Tisa, Labor Minister Wu Dala, and Ethnic Affairs Minister Wu Dannai also brought their families and children to the platform to admire the moon. Chen Weizheng realized that this place was already under martial law.
"Since you guys came, I haven't had a peaceful day!" Chen Weizheng said.
Wu smiled. He knew that Chen Weizheng rarely gave himself any special treatment. His favorite thing to do was to mingle with the common people. Although this was very close to the common people, it was difficult for people like the Big Flower Chasseurs, who had been born in noble families for hundreds of years, to do so. They were already used to keeping a certain distance from the common people. They even spoke with a condescending attitude. They had completely formed a habit of being superior. As for these new colleagues from China, the Big Flower Chasseurs admired and looked down on them. This was because they were just a bunch of bumpkins who had just learned how to wear leather shoes. Chen Weizheng, in particular, had the standard style of a farmer. It was this kind of farmer's style that stirred up trouble all over the world. This was something that the Big Flower Chasseurs couldn't understand.
Both Wu Ke and Wu Tisa were in the military. They sincerely admired Tang Wei and Luo Zhanghong's leadership skills. The fact that a general could eat and live with a private soldier, and even work together to complete training was simply unimaginable in the Wa Kingdom. The current structure of the military was basically made up of people from the Wa Kingdom. The officers above company level were all soldiers who had been brought in by Shen Zhong and Yan Jun. The most talented were the internal security forces. They were all ex-soldiers from the Red River Military Region's Nanliu Military Region. There were also some ex-soldiers from the Southwest Military Region and the Southern Military Region. These people, along with their families, became the earliest batch of civil servants when they came to the Wa Kingdom.
After a year of strengthening in Mandarin, the civil servants working in the Shin Myung Province could communicate in Mandarin. Some of them even needed secretaries who were proficient in Mandarin. The Minister of Ethnic Affairs, Wu Dan-nai, could only speak the Mandarin of the Nanliu Western Region. It was more difficult for her to communicate with Maud Bundle, but it was easier for her to communicate with Chen Weizheng. During this period of time, he had been integrating the ethnic cultures of the entire Shin Myung Province. He had integrated all the people who came to Shin Myung Province into one ethnic group: the Ming Clan. One type of formal attire: Ming Attire. One type of language: Chinese. One type of writing: Traditional Chinese. Unified name: In the past, the people of the Wa Kingdom only had first names and no surnames. Wu was an honorific for older men. If they were younger, they wouldn't be called Wu, but Guo. When Wu Dan-nai was young, she would be called Guo Dan-nai. In the future, all of them would adopt the surnames of the various families and walk together into the Ming Clan. In the future, the ethnic affairs would not be dealing with internal ethnic affairs, but cultural exchanges with foreign ethnic groups.
Chen Weizheng was very interested in the clothing he mentioned. He asked if the Ming Dynasty clothing was a throwback to the era of Zhu Yuanzhang. Wu Dannai said that it was not. Times have changed, and we should keep up with the times. However, the clothing of the Ming Dynasty also had its advantages. The first class had jade, the second class had rhinoceros, the third class had golden flowers, and the fourth class had plain flowers. It was a bit like the current military officers and generals in the army. Just by looking at the shoulders, one would know whether to salute or return the salute.
An official, an imperial court, must have a uniform uniform. There must be formal wear, casual wear, and work clothes. You can wear more work clothes in normal times. You can wear normal clothes for reception and meetings, but you have to wear formal wear for large-scale events. There was an obvious difference in rank on the uniform. There were several opinions. One was to use embroidery to differentiate the ranks. For example, on the lapel of the uniform, the officers above the ministerial level should have a soaring dragon embroidered on it, the officers at the department level should have a unicorn embroidered on it, the officers at the division level should have a running horse embroidered on it, the officers at the section level should have a cheetah embroidered on it, and the officers at the ordinary level should have a little red flower embroidered on it. There were also people who objected, saying that the clothes were still worn out. Now that they were at a higher level, should they still wear the clothes or not? They should still be like the troops and wear different badges.
Chen Weizheng felt that this was a good idea, and said, "This is a good idea. Once you wear the uniform, everyone will have a kind of restriction. At least when you do bad things outside, you will have to think twice before doing it: change your clothes before doing it."
Everyone laughed loudly.
The moon gradually reached the middle of the sky. The guards set up a barbecue grill on the platform, and the master chef began to show off his skills. A group of children who were older than or about the same age as Xian Hua began to circle around the grill. A few women were chatting together. The women had not learned Chinese for a long time, and when they spoke Xian Hua, they were a little hesitant and stuttering. Liu Yi discovered that Wu's wife's Mandarin was better than the others. She could occasionally come up with a few idioms. She said that she had become fascinated by the crosstalk and skits of the Chinese stage in the past few decades. At first, she had some objections when the Chinese president asked her to learn Mandarin. But now, she felt that she was willing. Just by watching the skits, she knew that the culture of China, even the rubbish that was swept out from the corner of the stairs, was a hundred times better than the pretentious nobles of the Wa Kingdom.
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