The Back To Castle

seventeen

Morning blind Patih Baladewa who has now become a farmer in the area of the kingdom of Dharmasraya namely in the village of tirip, walking down the road through several rice fields to get to the fields that he had been working on to connect his life and to oversee the situation in the territory of the kingdom of Dharmasraya

A tall body strapping with a sharp eye look around his residence which has now become less managed, less, the frequent chaos in the village that he occupied became the main reason why the village was not so crowded in residence by the residents

Only a few farmers can still stand the potluck, levies by the kingdom severely torment the population who still choose to stay there

Such an example is his own neighbor who is often beaten whenever he is unable to meet the amount of tribute determined by the kingdom

Even sometimes a Demang even dared to take tribute to the population, which makes many villagers who choose to go to the territory of the kingdom of Adibuana which is said to be prosperous and prosperous

For residents who have more wealth, will choose to leave the village

Because the provision for travel to the territory of the kingdom of Adibuana requires supplies that are not small, but in contrast to the population below the poverty line will choose to stay and accept their fate

Like at this time a group of people dressed in all-orange were walking with spears and shields in both hands

Approaching every house of the inhabitants like a sinless person they ask the inhabitants to take out every food they have

Rice, corn, gaplek, and various crops of their gardens removed from the house of each resident

Standing opposite the hand of a man with a sturdy body sitting on a bench in one of the houses

Afraid that if they resisted, they would be killed, leaving the population silent only when the man who is often called Ki Karso Taji came to collect tribute

Patih Baladewa was actually eager to stop what the Demangs and the arbitrary kingdom were doing from abusing his power

But his main purpose here makes him have to hold back his intention to uphold justice for now, although his little heart feels slashed to see the weak population persecuted but what can be done

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The sun had been rising at the western end, the sound of birds had vanished changed with the sound of bats beginning to sound above the sky

Patih Baladewa sat down to enjoy a plate of rice and his side dishes, to prop up his hungry stomach after a day he spent taking care of his fields

But suddenly his eyes stared intently, his hearing began to be fixed in earnest and stopped to chew every food in his mouth

"Tok..but.tok..." The knocking sound from the back door began to sound after the sun had changed with the moonlight

Patih Baladewa understood who was behind the door, as the three-times knock was a symbol of what he had been shoeed by a man he often called Hastrayasa uncle