FIVE KINGS (The Five Kings)
Chapter 93
”Even if he is destitute, as a guest we must visit him. It was a waste of time and cost. We'd better get him out of here!”
After saying so, King We issued an order, that Tiong Ji be forbidden to enter the land of We.
Tiong Ji could not do anything, was forced to endure his patience and continue on his way.
But Gui Cun and Tian Kiat became riled up, they were furious at King We's humiliation.
”King We have no rules!” gui Cun said to Tiong Ji.
”Akh, let it go, do not take a headache,” said Tio Swi. ”Large switch or dragon, if lost influence like a worm alone. Kong-cu must endure patience, even though people have no rules, we are helpless.”
”Because King We as the host has no rules, how do we just rob his people?” tian Kiat said.
”People who robbed his name of a criminal,” said Tiong Ji with tears in their eyes. ”let me be miserable bear the hunger, I am not willing to run the work of criminals.”
Hearing Prince Tiong Ji's words all his men were moved instead of playing.
Prince Tiong and his men had all not eaten breakfast, bearing the hunger they walked slowly.
Not long morning was already noon.
At that time they had reached a place called Ngo-lok, where they saw a group of farmers gathering to eat rice on top of the gili-gili.
Being so hungry, Prince Tiong Ji immediately ordered Ho Yan to meet with the farmers asking for a small share of food.
”Where did your friend come from?” ask one of the farmers.
”We are from Chin country, it is the person who is on top of our master train,” Ho Yan said while pointing at Tiong Ji. ”Because we want to walk far and here we lack rations, then want to ask a little food to you guys.”
”Ha, ha, ha! He, he, he!” the farmers laughed.
Some of them said, ”Why can't a man find food on his own, even hitchhiking to us poor people! We are pedusunan farmers, we work hard to eat. Where do we have more food?”
Ho Yan became very puffed up and embarrassed, but how could he bear patience and say again, ”So long as we can't get food, can we be given a cookware.”
One of the peasants took a piece of land while laughing out loud he gave it to Ho Yan while saying, ”Well, this land you make cooking tools.”
Gui Cun, who had been very prying over the farmer's rudeness, could not help but be patient again.
Gui Cun snatched a cookware made from the farmer's land that he slammed until it was destroyed.
Tiong Ji was very angry, immediately took the whip to beat up the farmers.
But Ho Yan immediately prevented Tiong Ji's actions.
”Getting rice is easy, but getting ground is hard. Land is the main capital of a country. God has borrowed the hand of the peasants to hand over the land to Kong-cu, this is the address Kong-cu will get to the country. Why angry? As soon as Kong-cu gets off the train receive the land.”
Tiong Ji obeyed the advice of Ho Yan, he got off his carriage, respectfully he greeted the land.
The peasants were astonished to see this attitude of Tiong Ji. Then they gathered with their friends and their friends. They think they've met a group of people who are not sane.
Tiong Ji and all his followers ignored him. They continue their journey.
After walking about ten li more, so hungry many who can not continue his journey. They immediately stopped and rested under a tree.
When Tiong Ji felt so hungry, that all his body became weak, he put his head on Ho Mo's knee while lying down.
”Cu I still carry a little bit of diluted porridge,” said Ho Mo moved, ”ia walk behind, you better wait for him.”
”That dilute slurry,” said Gui Cun, ”for Cu I alone will not be enough, maybe even already not left!”
All scrambled for grass and roots that they could cook to eat. But Tiong Ji could not eat that food.
Suddenly came Kai Cu Cui carrying a bowl of boiled meat that he fed to Tiong Ji, which he immediately ate very greedily.
After finishing eating Tiong Ji immediately asked.,
”At a place like this, where can you get that whole meat?” ask Prince Tiong Ji.
”That's the thigh meat of the servant, my lord,” replied Kaij Cu Cui, ”because the servant heard this saying: a filial son sacrifices himself to defend his parents, he said, a faithful servant sacrifices to defend his master. Now Kong-cu happens to be short of food, then the servant accidentally cuts the thigh of the servant for my master to eat.”
”Yes, Allah, has troubled you is outrageous, in the future either I can repay you either?” tiong Ji said while crying.
”Let me pray that Kong-cu can return to Chin country soon,” replied Kai Cu Cui. ”If the servant has done the duty of the servant, and cut off the thigh of the servant. It's not because I expect to get a reply, then don't Kong-cu mind about it.”
