FIVE KINGS (The Five Kings)
Chapter 88
”If Sek Peng, how?”
”Almost can. He is not shy to ask subordinates, even though he is at home he does not forget the work of the country.”
After saying so, Koan Tiong sighed, then said as well.
”It is only a pity that God revives Sek Peng, only to be his tongue I Gouw. If his body is dead, where his tongue can stay fixed, then I am worried if my Master uses Sek Peng can not be long.”
”Then, is Ek Ge usable?”
”My master despite not asking any questions, I was about to say this. Ek Ge, Si Tiauw and Kay Hong, those three people, should Tuanku stay away from them.”
”Ek Ge cooks his son's meat to serve me, obviously he loves me more than his son, is this person still to be suspected?”
”People usually love their children more, if their children only have to sacrifice, what about my lord?” koan Tiong.
”Si Tiauw willingly gave up her building and took care of me painstakingly, obviously she loves me more than her, is she also still to be suspected?” ask Cee Hoan-kong.
”The spirit of the person is more necessary for himself, when he himself is ignored, how is his attitude towards my Master later?” koan Tiong.
”We Kong-cu Kay Hong has left the title of Si-cu (Crown Prince) and is enslaved to me, so that his father and mother died, he did not go to visit him. It's obvious that he loves me more than his father and mother, should he also be suspected?”
King Cin Bok-kong agreed to the suggestion, immediately he issued an order to give permission to sell rice to Chin people.
Some laksa sacks of rice were immediately transported on the Wi-sui river and brought into Chin country.
With the generous permission of King Cin Bok-kong, the people of Chin are not ungrateful and grateful.
In other years in the Tang season, in the country of Cin is hit by a lean season, but in Chin country, the wheat plants are very fertile.
King Cin Bok-kong immediately ordered Leng Ci to ask Chin to buy wheat.
Originally King Chin Hui-kong was about to order the wheat in Hoa-say to be sold in the country of Cin, but the intention was immediately prevented by Kiok Peng.
”My master sold food to King Cin, is my master also about to hand over the land to him?” this spiteful Kiok Peng said.
”What's why my master sells food to them?” kiok Peng.
”To repay King Cin.”'s kindness
”My master sells food assuming Cin has done good to my Master, while he used to deliver my Master into Chin country, it is also a very big kindness, even, then what's the point of my Master forgetting the bigger and replying to the small?”
”But we must remember last year, when our country was hit by famine, and the Master ordered the servant to buy rice on Cin,” said Keng The, the, ”King Cin immediately agreed and did not refuse to sell his food to us. Their actions are very wise. Now if we don't allow them to buy food from us, surely the Cin people will hurt us.”
”When Cin sold us his food, it wasn't good intentions. But they expect us to give up the five cities we promised them!” lu I Seng. ”If they used to not allow us to buy rice, Chin would be heartache on Cin. Giving food and not giving land, then still Cin will hate us! So what use do we sell food to them?”
”Feeling lucky for someone else's accident, not a virtue, so their kindness used to be in vain,” said Keng The. ”If we have no virtue and justice, what basis do we govern this country?”
”Keng's remarks The correct!” said Han Kan. ”If last year Cin didn't let us buy rice, what would we be, My Lord?”
”Last year God dropped the danger of starvation on Chin country, to give a good chance on Cin country,” said Kek Shia with a loud voice, ”but Cin no longer use it. Instead they let us buy their rice. They are obviously stupid! Now God sent down the danger of famine to the land of Cin to give Chin a good chance. Why should Chin's land violate God's will, and not move? So in the opinion of the servant, it is better that we make a pact with King Liang. By using this good opportunity we attack the country of Cin, then we divide the region with King Liang, this servant of the most favorable road sense for us.”
Finally, King Chin Hui-kong decided to obey the proposal of Kek Shia, he refused to sell food to the Cin country, he told Leng Ci, the envoy of Cin on the grounds that rice and food are only enough to be used in Chin country, so he cannot sell to Cin.
By strongly encouraging Leng Ci to return to the land of Cin, he reported to his king, not only did Chin not want to sell their food, even Chin would even associate with the land of Liang, he said, to deploy the attacking army to the country of Cin.
”O, why are people up so do not know the rules!” said King Cin Bok-kong in great anger. ”I have to crash first Liang country, then just eradicate Chin country!”
Pek Li He advised before the Chin troops came to attack, preferably ahead of being attacked.
”What's the reason Mr?” ask Ci Bok-kong.
”Because Chin country is a big country while Liang country is a small country, if the big one has been defeated, surely the small one can easily be dropped.” said Pek Li He.
King Cin Bok-kong agreed on Pek Li He's suggestion, and he left Kian Siok and Yu I to help Prince Eng guard the Cin country. He ordered Beng Beng Si to lead the army to patrol the border of the country, to guard if there are Jiong people who come to attack, while King Cin Bok-kong himself by inviting Pek Li He to lead the main army, and accompanied by Se Kip Sut and Pek It Peng. Kong-sun Ci led the right forces, Kong-cu Ci led the left forces, carrying four hundred chariots to attack Chin.
The Chin state authorities who guarded the place in the West, immediately sent a report to King Chin Hui-kong about the attack from this Cin country.
King Chin Hui-kong immediately deployed six hundred war chariots, and ordered Kiok Pouw Yang, Ke Pok Touw, Keng The and Ngo Sek to lead the left and right armies, respectively, while King Chin Hui-kong himself and Kek Shia led the main force, Touw Gan I became Sian-hong (Leader of the Pioneer Force), departing from Kang-ciu city towards the Western direction.
