FIVE KINGS (The Five Kings)

Chapter 5

Koan Tiong who put his soldiers in the back camp, got word their front camp had lost. Koan Tiong advised Siao Hut and Prince Kiu that they take good care of their camp. Koan Tiong immediately sent most of his soldiers to the court of King Louw Cong Kong.

Just now that Koan Tiong had left not too far away, he had already crossed paths with King Louw Cong Kong. They soon joined their army. Co Moay who had gathered the rest of his war soldiers had fled to that place. When they checked his soldiers, only a third survived. Seeing the state of his army so bad, Koan Tiong shook his head.

”The fighting spirit of our army has vanished altogether! We can't stay here long!” koan Tiong.

That same night they dismantled their camp and went home. But just walking for not two days, they suddenly saw a group of chariots. The war chariot came. The leaders of the war forces were Ong-cu Seng Hu and Tong Kok Gee.

Co Moay immediately prepared his Hong-thian-cake, loudly he exclaimed.

”My lord go ahead! Let me fight to the death here!” said Co Moay gallantly.

After saying so he glanced towards Cin Cu and continued to say, ”You help me!”

Cin Cu plays his weapon against Ong-cu Seng Hu, while Co Moay attacks Tong Kok Gee.

Meanwhile Koan Tiong escorts King Louw Cong Kong to safety. Siao Hut escort Prince Kiu. They went to find a way to escape.

One of the Red-clad Cee commanders chased King Louw Cong Kong. King Louw released an arrow, the arrow was right about the head of the commander of Cee, he fell down from his horse.

Before long a white-clothed Cee commander came chasing. King Louw Cong Kong releases his arrow. The commander also lost his soul. Seeing the king of Louw Cong Kong good at archery, Cee's army trembled they did not dare to chase too closely.

Koan Tiong used his tricks. While fleeing he left one by one his chariot. Besides weapons and other stuff. He did so with ”intentionally” which is to feed for the enemy to take it. In this way Koan Tiong managed to make the enemy so slow to pursue them.Finally Koan Tiong with his men can escape death.

At that time Co Moay, whose left shoulder was hit by an enemy blow, could still fight to kill Cee's soldiers. Luckily he was able to break out of the enemy's encirclement. But with great pity Cin Cu, he had perished in that war.

After King Louw Cong Kong and his companions were out of danger, they were like fish that had just escaped from the net. With a flurry of water they fled back to Louw

Sek Peng and Tong Kok Gee from Cee's side chased them all the way through the Bun-sui river. Their attack managed to seize the rice fields in the Bun-yang area. The pesawahan land was included in the Louw state numbers. Then they put soldiers there to guard the place. After that, they returned to Cee.

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That's how Cee's army has won a great victory and returned to his country with great joy.

Tomorrow morning....

King Cee Hoan Kong aka Prince Siao Pek sits on the throne. All his ministers came to congratulate him. Pao Siok Gee then advanced before King Cee Hoan Kong.

”Now is not the time to congratulate, because Prince Kiu is still in the land of Louw. Not only was he aided by the clever Koan Tiong and Siao Hut, King Louw Cong Kong was also fully assisting them.”

”Now what should we do?” ask King Cee Hoan Kong..

”When fighting in Kian-si, the king and commander of the Louw country can be said to be very frightened,” said Pao Siok Gee, ”hamba will lead three armies go to the land of Louw. There I will make a request to King Louw. I asked him to kill Prince Kiu. I'm sure because of fear of us, inevitably forced he must comply with our request.”

”Yes, you're right! Now for the affairs of state I leave to you,” said King Cee with glee.

Pao Siok Gee immediately chose his chariot, horse and soldiers. Then he led a large army they set out to reach the Bun-yang area. Here he ordered Sek Peng to bring a letter to be presented to King Louw Cong Kong.

Pao Siok Gee's letter:

”I Pao Siok Gee, respectfully present this letter to Louw Hian Houw Tian He.

As Hian Houw certainly understood, in the house there can be two masters, while in the country there can be no two kings.

Now that my king has taken perfect care of his ancestral temple, but Prince Kiu is about to try to snatch it from him, is this not a very bad behavior?

But since my king still remembered the love and brotherhood with him, he did not have the heart to drop the hukkuman to Prince Kiu himself, therefore he wanted to borrow the hand of Hian Houw to punish Prince Kiu. Regarding Koan Tiong and Siao Hut they are enemies of Rajaku, then Rajaku ask that they be sent to the land of Cee, because they want to be killed in front of the temple Raja Cee Siang Konng deceased.”

Once the letter is done. The letter was handed to Sek Peng. When Sek Peng will leave Pao Siok Gee advised Sek Peng to be careful.

”Koan Tiong is an extraordinary clever man. I've talked to Cu-kong we want to use him as our maid. You must take care carefully not to let him perish.” said Pao Siok Gee.

”Say because Koan Tiong has archerized King Cee Hoan Kong, he will be killed himself by King Cee. Surely King Louw will believe this.” said Siok Gee. ”Actually we want to save him.”

”Ya, alright,” Sek Peng said as he walked away,

He will deliver a letter from Pao Siok Gee to the King of Louw Cong Kong in Louw Country.

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When King Louw Cong Kong had received a letter from Pao Siok Gee and had read it, he grumbled. Then he said to Pek, “It used to be that because I did not follow your advice, my army fell apart. Now I want to ask, do I have to kill Prince Kiu or defend him continuously? Which is better you think?”

“Now Siao Pek is king. Even if it is new, it can already use wise people. His commanders were valiant, his ministers deft. He was able to defeat our army in Kian-si. All this one proof that he is not a match for Prince Kiu,” said Si Pek. “Moreover now Cee's army has entered the border of our country. This is a great danger that threatens us. Then you should just kill Prince Kiu and make peace with Cee.” country

At that time Prince Kiu, Koan Tiong and Siao Hut were all out of existence. They're in Seng-touw.

Hearing the advice of Si Pek, King Louw Cong Kong immediately agreed. He immediately ordered Prince Yan.

“You bring enough troops, kill Prince Kiu, also catch Koan Ting and Siao Hut. Bring here!” king Louw said.

The Prince of Yan headed to Seng-touw. It turns out that King Louw Cong Kong was affected by a letter from Pao Siok Gee. As soon as Prince Yan arrived, he immediately surrounded the residence building of Prince Kiu.

The arrival of Prince Yan to Seng-touw has shocked and saddened Prince Kiu and his followers.

Koan Tiong and Siao Hut cried out in great sadness. They were hard-pressed to part with his master. But what can they do, what can they ask for? Inevitably forced Prince Kiu to accept the death penalty. Koan Tiong and Siao Hut must be ready to be arrested and brought to the land of Cee.

When Siao Hut was about to be put in his cage, Siao Hut looked up to the sky and said, ”Dad got a disaster, the child must perish, it can only be called a filial child! The king or lord gets hurt, his servant dies, it can only be called a loyal minister. It's appropriate that I follow Prince Kiu to death. I don't want to be humiliated and take my legs and hands handcuffed!”

After saying so Siao Hut banged his head against a stone pillar. It was also when his spirit drifted into the afterlife.

”Since long ago if there was a king who got hurt, there was a servant who died, there was also a minister who remained alive. Let me live so I can enter Cee's land. Later I can avenge the heartache of Pageran Kiu and his curiosity.” thought Koan Tiong.

He gave himself up to be tied up and put in a cage car.

After Prince Yan had taken Prince Kiu's decapitated head as well as Siao Hut's, he rushed the carriage back to the Louw palace.

When Prince Yan arrived, he handed over the heads of his victims to King Louw Cong Kong. King Louw was a little shocked.he exhaled repeatedly.

Si Pek hurriedly approached King Louw Cong Kong while whispering.

”According to the servant's vision, surely Koan Tiong will not be killed, instead will be the main assistant in Cee's country. She's amazingly clever.”

”Then what do you think?” ask King Louw Cong Kong.

”If he is not killed and is instead worn by King Cee Hoan Kong, Cee's country will be a hero in this epoch. It is not impossible that the Louw country will experience unpleasant things because it is disturbed by the land of Cee.”, said Si Pek.

”Then what is our sense now?” ask King Louw Cong Kong.

”Because we already know King Cee Hoan Kong will not kill Koan Tiong, you better pretend to beg for mercy for Koan Tiong. If your request is granted, you will not want Koan Tiong to become indebted to my Master. Since he owes us a favor, then I'm sure he wants to work at our place. If that can happen, we don't have to be daunted by Cee's country anymore. It is certain that the time will come for us to make a retaliation to them.”

”If we use Koan Tiong to be our maid and he lives with us here,” said Louw Cong Kong with fatigue, ”then I am worried even if we have killed Prince Kiu, he said, but King Cee remained angry and curious. The brand irritation has not gone away. We will remain hostile to them!”

”If my Master doesn't want to use him, you better kill him right now! My lord hand over his body to Cee Hoan Kong,” Si Pek said in an inner voice.1)

”Yes, okay,” says Louw Cong Kong.

King Louw issued an order to kill Koan Tiong. When Sek Peng, the commander of Cee's country heard this news, he blushed to meet King Louw.

”Koan Tiong has shot my King. Fortunately, the arrow was only about the angkin. My king is heartbroken right to him,” said Sek Peng a little anxious.