FIVE KINGS (The Five Kings)

Chapter 11

When His Majesty Ciu Cong Ong ascended the throne and ruled for 15 years. At that time he was sick and then died.

Tay-cu (Prince) Ouw Ce immediately ascended the throne in his place. He wears the title Hi-ong (also called Li Ong or Emperor Li). Emperor Li Ong sent an emissary to inform King Song and the others of the country.

On one day.....

King Song Bin Kong took the empress and her concubines for a walk in the flower garden of his palace.

The people in the palace had heard that Lam-kiong Tiang Ban was very good at playing the cake. Like throwing a cake into the air some of his high spears, then the cake was greeted with his hands. Hundreds of times have never missed. Then they begged King Song Bin Kong to be allowed to watch the game Tiang Ban cake.

King Song Bin Kong did not mind. He ordered Tiang Ban to play his cake game.

The order by Tiang Ban is not disputed. He let out his intelligence in front of the king's family. The game was so beautiful, that the people in the palace would not stop cheering and praising him.

King Song Bin Kong was envious. He ordered the palace slaves to go take the tio-ki board (chinese chess), King Song Bin Kong invited Tiang Ban main tio-ki. He also made a bet, if anyone lost he would be fined for drinking ten large bowls of wine.

In terms of playing tio-ki King Song Bin Kong is very clever, therefore Tiang Ban has been losing five times in a row. He was fined 50 bowls of wine. The arak air in ten parts had gone up eight or nine parts to his brain. The truth can be said Tiang Ban has gone mad.

Even though he was drunk heavily Tiang Ban did not want to give up losing. He invited Song Bin Kong to play. King Song Bin Kong who felt himself very smart, then laughed at Tiang Ban. While saying insinuating.

”Hai, everyone's a loser derivative chain, really shameless! You still dare to challenge me!” said king Song.

Hearing that scathing insinuation, Tiang Ban's heart was very puffed up. With a savory face he sat entrenched like an angry ape.

When King Song Bin Kong was laughing at Tiang Ban, suddenly a palace slave came to report.

”In the palace have come messengers from Emperor Ciu. He said Emperor Cong Ong had died. His successor Kaisa Li Ong.” said the rapporteur.

”If the Kingdom of Ciu has changed Emperor,” said King Song Bin Kong, ”I must send a messenger going to the Capital of Ciu to congratulate.”

Long time ago Tiang Ban intends to go see the state of the king's city. When he heard King Song Bin Kong was about to send an envoy. He begged as he said, ”Hamba has never seen the beauty of the king's city, I would love to be the messenger go there.” Tiang Ban said.

”Ha, ha, ha! Do you think Song doesn't have anyone else in the country anymore? So that all the people of the massacre like you were made the state envoy of Song?” bin Kong said with a laugh.

The people in the palace were all laughing.

The face of Tiang Ban turned angry. She was so embarrassed she immediately turned to be angry. Especially when he was drunk. It made him forget the rules between the King and his servant. In a loud voice he scorned King Song this way:

”O, King of the narrow mind! Don't you know yet a massacre can kill people!” said Tiang Ban fiercely.

Seeing Tiang Ban being brash, King Song Bin Kong was riled up. While prancing he retorted: ”Nice of the massacre! Why are you so dare to be so insolent to me?!” said King Song.

While saying so Song Bin Kong seized the tian-cakes belonging to Tiang Ban about to be stabbed into him.

The Ban pole did not seize his tian-kek, but directly lifted the tio-ki board that he kept pointing at Song Bin Kong's head. The punch of Tiang Ban was so hard, that King Song rolled down onto the floor. Tiang Ban lined him up again with his fist. With just one hit Song Bin Kong lost his life.

The people in the palace panicked to see King Song had already perished. They all got so scared. They ran around to save themselves.

”Ciang-kun, Cu-kong is where?” ask Kiu Bok.

”That stupid king doesn't know the rules, he's already killed!” sahut Tiang Ban with a voice of anxiety.

”Ah, maybe Ciang-kun is drunk and joking?” kiu Bok said with a laugh.

”No, I'm not drunk! I'm talking actually!” lam-kiong Tiang Ban.

Tiang Ban attitude is very gallant. He showed me his hands that were still covered in blood.

After seeing the evidence, Kiu Bok became angry. With a loud cry he scorned.

”Hey, the ungodly traitor! Then God won't let you live!” kiu Bok.

Kiu Bok picked up a piece of wood, he hit Tiang Ban hard. But the giant, whose strength is infinite, threw his tian-kian to the ground. Then he fought Kiu Bok with his bare hands without a weapon. The Ban pole used his left hand to fend off and drop the wood in Kiu Bok's hand. While his right hand hit Kiu Bok's head.

The Pole Tyre's fist is so hard. At that moment Kiu Bok's head was crushed, and his teeth fell out jumping and stuck in the door up to three dims deep.

After destroying Kiu Bok, the giant picked up his tian-cakes. With a slow step he went on the train. No one dared to block his journey anymore.

King Song Bin Kong was king for 10 years.

Hoa Tok, Prime Minister of Song, when he heard the riots. He took his sword. He got on the train, then led the troops to put out the melee. After walking to the western part of the Central Palace, he passed Lam-kiong Tiang Ban.

When Tiang Ban saw Hoa Tok, with not much talk anymore he lifted his cake. He stabbed Hoa Tok, who immediately fell from his carriage. Soon after, he stabbed him again, until Hoa Tok was killed.

After killing Prime Minister Hoa Tok, Tiang Ban raised King Song Bin Kong's younger brother, Prince Yu, to be king. He expelled the entire Song Bin Kong family from the palace.

The princes, the sons of King Song Bin Kong fled to the city of Siao, while Prince Gi Wat fled to the city of Pok.

Tiang Ban thought.

”Prince Gi Wat, a clever and intelligent man, moreover he was the younger brother of the late King Song Bin Kong. If he is allowed to live and stay in Pok, in the future he will surely come attacking to make retaliation.” thought Tiang Ban. ”I must kill Gi Wat, if that clever prince has perished, the other prince I am not worried.”.

After his thoughts remained, Tiang Ban immediately ordered his son, Lam-kiong Ngiu with Beng Hek led the war troops to go besieging the city of Pok.

Prince Gi Wat immediately led the army in Pok solemnly guarding the city.

Until the Tang (Autumn) season of the Cap-gwe month (ten Lunar months). Siao-siok Tay Sin has invited the Tay, Bu, Soan, Bok and Cong, five families to join the Co state army. They crowded into the city of Pok.

When Pangera Gi Wat saw the enemy soldiers coming to Pok, he opened the city's exit door to fight with the enemy.

Lam-kiong Ngiu and Beng Hek when attacked by enemies from outside and from inside, they can not stand it and escape.