A WASTED KNIGHT
The Story of Tie Shi

“Uncle, who exactly are you, why even the emperor

even so afraid of you that it feels the need to destroy science

silatmu?” Tanya Wiraksara wanted to know.

Tie Shi looked surprised yet he tried to cover up the taste

surprised and said

“Ah, I'm just a swordsman with cat's claw science

it can only scare children and keroco. I'm not such a great person

which you think. Never mind, let's go in, you've been out for too long

you are sick,” said Tie Shi as he invited Wiraksara who was still standing on

courtyards.

But Wiraksara still remained in place and said

“Uncle, I am a Majapahit, not an Emperor

Yongle, why did they destroy your martial arts?  Tell me if you still suspect me

working with them?”

Tie Shi was stunned to hear Wiraksara's words, his old wounds

it opens when Wiraksara forces her to unmask her past.

Ah, this kid is too curious about who I am

actually, whereas I've been trying to forget my past, Inner Tie Shi.

Sighing Tie Shi said

“Alright then, come inside I will

tell it to you.”

On the dining table Tie Shi poured wine into the cup, took the urn

contains kwaci and says

“Sit here, we chat while drinking wine and eating

kwacis. Can you eat kwaci?”

“Of course, I like kwaci.”

“Alright I will start telling you,” Tie Shi said as he

chugging wine.

“I used to be a respected swordsman in the martial world,

I'm known by the name of Steel Swordsman. When my father fought against

Yongle who wanted to take the Jianwen Emperor back, I went home to help my father. Warfare

between Yongle and Emperor Jianwen

it lasted for 4 years and during that time Yongle with his troops succeeded

gained many victories and managed to control several regions.  My father's army was defeated several times by Yongle. Me and my friends

survive in the city of Nanjing our last fortress," Tie Shi said with a voice

ogre.

His eyes glared in remembrance of the tragedy,

the air looks bright. The Jingnan incident flashed back in his eyes like

a movie theater that takes him back to his past. The enemy army,

the clink of weapons, smoke and fire that burned Jianwen's palace. Wiraksara's voice returned

wake her up from her past.

"Yes, I've heard of the Yongle Emperor's coup

against Emperor Jianwen, during the war that lasted 4 years until

jingnan incident occurred, no envoy from China came to Majapahit.

At that time we had a wave of refugees from China coming in

java Island and some areas in the archipelago such as Swarnadwipa Seram and

Tanjungpura. Most of them live along the north coast" he said

Wiraxar.

Tie Shi nodded and said

"Follow, many of our people are displaced after

the incident, our country was too much hit by war so the people

those who feel they do not get security and peace evacuate to the region

others are safer."

"Uncle, what happened in the incident, how

the fate of Emperor Jianwen and his family now?" Ask Wiraksara.

"At that time the city of Nanjing was the capital of the country

the reign of Emperor Jianwen was already besieged by the Yongle forces. We're in the fort

the city is already suffering from running out of food. I don't want to make people inside

the fortress suffered and because it was desperate to see its troops much

dying of defeat everywhere, my father finally ordered

troops to open the city's castle gate and let Yongle and

emperor Jianwen's family to keep his descendants alive and later

retook the throne and took revenge for the incident. The effort

successfully, they were unable to find the remains of Emperor Jianwen and the Son

Crowns. That's why he sent Chengho on an expedition around Asia

and Africa because she also has a secret mission: to find traces of Jianwen

which mysteriously disappeared. Emperor Jianwen fled to

Southeast Asia, no wonder Chengho sailed all the way to your country.  Yongle the cruel man hopefully soon get

his karma," Tie Shi said in a furious tone.

Wiraksara was stunned, not expecting it turned out Yongle was

The cruel emperor.

"Yongle the cruel emperor? But what I heard in

Majapahit, Emperor Yongle was the emperor who sided with the small people. Him

it is very strict to supervise its officials especially in the use of budget funds

for country development.”

Tie Shi only laughed cynically hearing Wiraksara's words.

"He was kind to the little people just for imaging

let the people support and protect them. While strict supervision

against the royal officials and the rulers of the region he did because of him

afraid that his officials and the rulers of the region would rebel against him. In time

The Yongle of eunuchs earned a special place. During the reign of his father

namely Emperor Hongwu the eunuchs were not allowed to be political, they only worked

as Emperor's servant.  In time

yongle's government restored the eunuchs' rights to politics. They

it could even occupy important positions in the palace such as being Prime

Ministers, Generals, Admiral. Yes like Admiral Chengho, he was wrong

one eunuch who earned that privilege. Yongle is indebted to the

The eunuch had for leaking the secrets of the military weakness of the Emperor's forces

Jianwen during the war.

Wiraksara was stunned to hear Tie Shi's statement, no

suspected in the Chinese Kingdom is so big and strong, it turns out there are also many

the cunning intrigues of power struggles within it.

"Under the Yongle regime the eunuchs formed a bureau

dongchang spy based in East Depot who is in charge of overseeing the

state officials not to contact Yongle. It is called the East Depot

because they're based on the east side of the palace. Aided by the Jinyiwei Emperor's elite forces, they easily dispossess the

state officials or generals whom they perceive as an inward threat

they were sentenced to death without trial. You want to know

the other Yongle atrocities?" Ask Tie Shi.

Wiraksara nodded

"Tell me Uncle."

Tie Shi continued his story again

"After Yongle successfully occupied the palace and ascended

the throne, in his first year in power, Yongle filled it with hunting and

massacring the supporters of Emperor Jianwen who were hiding, Even the

his supporters who fled to neighbouring countries are also being hunted by troops

especially from the East Depot. Many ministers, generals, eunuchs and even eunuchs

the servant who served his nephew's family, who knew nothing about

politics was put to death after Yongle came to power. No offense, he

zhu Jiuzu's method of capital punishment was to exterminate nine

scion. Those who receive this punishment will be put to death starting from

great-grandchildren until his great-grandchildren are all killed so that his descendants can not retaliate

grudge," Tie Shi said in a sad tone.

Wiraksara was surprised to hear Tie Shi's words, never before

in the history of the kingdoms in Java there is a punishment like this. He still remembers

his father's story about the transition of power from Singhasari to Majapahit. Jayakatwang was a descendant of Kertajaya Raja Kediri of the Isyana dynasty who rebelled against Kertanegara from the

the Rajasa dynasty descended from Ken Arok, but not to kill Raden Wijaya who still

nephew counted. Jayakatwang was willing to forgive and let Raden Wijaya stay alive. He even gave Alas Tarik as the territory of Raden Wijaya. Although in

later his kindness was reciprocated by the attack of Raden Wijaya with the Army

The Mongols who dethroned him from the throne became despicable Mongol captives.