Golden Greenery

Koko held Zhuoyang's arm, and the two of them followed her parents and walked toward the church on the edge of the small square. They walked and whispered, but Uncle Frank and Aunt Matilda were a little disappointed, because before today, Coco was squeezed between them, holding her parents' arms affectionately on one side and the other on the right. But starting from today, my daughter has someone she likes to hold her arm with more.

Tomorrow is Christmas and tonight is Christmas Eve. According to Catholic and Vaduz tradition, at dusk before Christmas Eve, everyone will go to the church to attend Christmas Mass. There are about 5,000 permanent residents in Vaduz, dotted along the river valley. The number of people who come to attend mass every year is about 1,000, which is quite high based on the population base.

St. Florin's Cathedral is the only church in Vaduz, the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein. Therefore, St. Florin's Cathedral is the national church of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Its appearance looks like the Kremlin that has been shrunk many times.

As we approached the square, there were more and more people on the road, all of them Vaduz residents coming to attend mass. There are many stories in the small town, and everyone here knows each other well. Uncle Frank and his wife kept saying hello to people on the road, and Kou Kou also introduced her small town neighbors to Zhuo Yang.

Zhuoyang's face is so famous that all the residents of Vaduz know him. It was a bit surprising to see him with the Kou Kou family, but they were all polite and well-established people, and they didn't have any inquiring tastes for the market lady's hobbies, at least not on the surface. Besides, if you can be intimate with Kou Kou and hold hands hand in hand, why do you need to ask what the relationship is?

As a result, Zhuo Yang was constantly glared at by different eyes, some were surprised but gentle, some were surprised and puzzled, some were polite but unfamiliar, and there were also many young men, whose eyes were indifferent but slightly hostile and resentful.

Zhuo Yang was very familiar with this kind of gaze language. When he went to Kissman Business School to find Kou Kou, all the boys looked like this, and he was already used to it. Zhuo Yang felt very proud and proud that he could become the public enemy of young men, which greatly satisfied his vanity.

Kou Kou is obviously a national treasure beloved by the people of Vaduz. Everyone greets her with affection, and then takes Zhuo Yang by the way. Along the way, his neck was a little stiff from nodding in greetings, so he simply stuffed his right glove into his pocket in order to shake hands.

When they came to the square, everyone gathered at the door of the church to wait. The Kou Kou family stood at the front of the crowd. Soon, Grand Duke Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein and other royal family members came rushing over. He first met and greeted Kou Kou's father.

Hans Adam II is over sixty years old this year and is a lean and capable scholar-type head of state. Under his leadership, the small country of Liechtenstein has always been neither humble nor arrogant in its external relations. It does not participate in the world's affairs and only pursues the path of prosperity. Liechtenstein's high-tech industry and financial industry grew from scratch under his layout, and now have become the country's new economic growth point and new economic pillar.

Hans Adam II had obviously received a report from the Kou Kou family and knew the news of Zhuo Yang's arrival, so he was not surprised at all when he saw Zhuo Yang.

"Hello, Your Majesty the Prince."

Hans Adam II's title is Grand Duke of Liechtenstein, but because he is the head of state, he is naturally called "Prince" in formal occasions, just like the Grand Duke of Monaco, Prince Albert II. The grand duke is the prince. If Uncle Frank insists on being called "prince", Coco's father will not be able to bear the burden.

"Welcome to Vaduz, Mr. Zhuoyang, and welcome to attend the ceremony."

"It's a great honor and thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty."

Hans Adam II and Koko's father walked side by side into the church, and the others filed in behind them. Zhuoyang is not a believer, and he is not eligible to attend the mass without being baptized, but he can watch the ceremony as a distinguished guest. According to the prior arrangement, after entering the church, Zhuo Yang went to the viewing area next to him and sat down quietly. The Kou Kou family is in the center of the front row together with the royal family.

Everything is in order, the bishop, priests, monks, and choir are all in place, and more than a dozen steps are followed step by step. The believers sang, confessed, prayed and gave thanks. Zhuo Yang felt the solemn and sacred atmosphere of the mass. He was an atheist, but respected religion and its followers, and was curious about their rituals.

Zhuo Yang knew that the fact that he was not a believer would cause certain obstacles for him and Kou Kou to get married in the future, but he felt that this was not a problem at all.

So is it okay for me to be religious? You won't die if you become a believer. I will kowtow as much as you ask me to do, and I will kowtow as much as you want. I will chant sutras and sing hymns as soon as I open my mouth. As long as I can be with Kou Kou, nothing is a problem. Not to mention religious belief, you can believe in anything, Kou Kou is the biggest, bigger than the sky.

As for whether I believe it or not, what do you think? I don't care about non-principled issues, anyway, Koko is my belief.

China has a long history and a long journey of civilization of five thousand years. However, there has never been a monotheistic religion that dominates the world, nor has there been a mainstream political power in the world. No religion can dominate the world. Religion has always been just They are just tools that rulers throw around. This phenomenon is unique among the major civilizations in the world.

Many people have analyzed the reasons and have different opinions, but Zhuo Yang feels that only his own Fa Xiaohaiyang’s explanation is the most reasonable and reliable.

Haiyang said: This is all my fault, the one who rode a blue ox to the east and wrote the Tao Te Ching.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, hundreds of schools of thought were already contending, and Chinese culture and philosophical thought were unprecedentedly prosperous. The system of myths and gods has been constructed and the theoretical accumulation is sufficient. At this time, people were generally afraid and tired of hundreds of years of war, and were eager for a way to find sustenance and escape from reality. All the elements had come together, and the soil from which religion arose was fertile enough. But at this moment, I appeared.

Lao Tzu said: Tao is the greatest, nothing is as great as the Tao of Heaven, and the Tao of Heaven is supreme.

Therefore, the Jade Emperor is incomparably insignificant in front of the Dao of Heaven, and no immortals can compare with the Dao. If we want to believe, we must believe in the biggest thing. Therefore, the Chinese people believe in the way of heaven. In this case, how can a religion that worships a single god still survive? No matter who you are as an emperor or a master or a Muni, no matter how great you are, you are still not as powerful as the way of heaven, so what can you do?

Zhuo Yang deeply believed in Haiyang's rhetoric.

Koko was very attentive during the Mass, especially during the Penitential Liturgy and the chanting of the Mercy and Eucharist. She was very pious. Zhuo Yang looked at Kou Kou's back from behind. Under the gaze of Jesus Christ, she was the son of God and the saint of heaven.

A holy halo enveloped Kou Kou, and the halo was full of gospel and love.

The mass was over, and Kou Kou turned around to find Zhuo Yang with her eyes and smiled brightly at him. Kou Kou's eyes were as loving as ever, but they were more thorough and relieved.