The God of War
Candour
Emperor Yoshinao Nobuhide looked at the prince Zeus and prince Sanada in turn. The gaze was successful in making the guts of prince Sanada become increasingly shrunk and embarrassed.
"This time the winner was between the prince Zeus and the prince Sanada. Since the one who will marry my youngest daughter is only one prince, then I will do the test again!” said the emperor Nobuhide while patting the broad shoulders of the two princes.
Of course this made all the princes and knights quite shocked. Even the princes and knights immediately protested. Because their plants thrive and are fresh, but why is it that the prince's plants that do not grow well are the winners?
"Your Majesty Emperor Yoshinao Nobuhide, why are we the ones with fertile plants not even chosen? And why was the victor even among the princes Zeus and the prince Sanada who clearly did not grow the plant at all?" a prince raised his question and protested.
Hearing the protest from one of the princes, made the emperor smile faintly.
"Do you guys, the seed I gave you three months ago is a bull seed and I've been scratching all over. So that seed would not be possible to grow into a plant. If anyone claims he takes care of the seeds until they can grow, it means he lied to me.” said emperor Yoshinao Nobuhide again sitting there.
All the princes who were still sitting in their respective places began to look down because they felt very embarrassed, when the emperor found out that they were all lying.
And there are only 2 princes who are honest this time, namely prince Sanada and prince Zeus only.
"Honesty is the key to success wherever we are. And honesty must be instilled in our hearts, especially as a prince. Honesty is the source of all good." said the emperor again wisely made all the princes and knights more down in shame.
"alright. To determine the winner of the competition this time will be held another test for the prince Zeus and prince Sanada. Explain to the princes, Commander Zhou!" the emperor again.
The Zhou commander, who was still using a black cloth to cover his lower face, now began to sway and stand before the prince Zeus and prince Sanada.
"The test this time is to hunt and search for his game animals in the Himuro forest. Who came back first with his quarry. Then he is the winner. Prince Zeus and prince Sanada can hunt immediately from now on" Zhou said.
"Hhm, just hunting huh? All righty!! I'll bring my hunting soon if so!" said Prince Zeus smiling slantingly looking at the Zhou commander.
After that the two princes saluted his homage to the emperor and immediately left the palace. They rode their horses and immediately rushed to Himuro forest not far from Nobuhide's palace.
While a Nobuhide warrior from a distance had made eye contact with the Zhou commander, the two began to nod slowly. And the soldier also immediately left the palace and rode his brownish horse along with 2 other soldiers.
After some time passed, suddenly the prince Zeus first returned to Nobuhide palace with some of his soldiers by bringing his wild boar.
A triumphant smile began to be offered by the prince Zeus. Confidently, Prince Zeus immediately descended from his horse and began to pitch to the emperor Yoshinao Nobuhide.
Suddenly some horse footsteps started to sound back closer and closer. And apparently they were the prince of Sanada who came along with his soldiers with his hunted boar.
"I came first with my hunting. That means that I won the competition this time no, His Majesty Emperor Yoshinao Nouhide?" prince Zeus said expectantly and his face also looked so sparkling.
Prince Sanada, who had just descended his horse, also began to face the emperor and pay his respects.
However, Emperor Yoshinao Nobuhide did not answer the words of Prince Zeus, now a soldier came to give his salute to the emperor. And he began to look at Commander Zhou as if there was something he was trying to convey.
"Have you come to bring me some news, Nagasaki?" asked the commander Zhou understand, because in fact Zhou was the one who had ordered the soldier to keep watching and spy on the two princes while hunting.
"Hc. Just tell us!" sahut commander Zhou flat.
"Prince Zeus has cheated. Pa-Prince Zeus did not hunt .. the forest pig he got from buying it in the market .. ka-we saw all that ..." said the soldier reported so tightly and flatly.
Even the soldier said it with a head down so frightened and did not have the courage to look at the prince Zeus at all.
"What did you say?! How dare you accuse me of cheating!! You want to die, right?! Huh?!!" prince Zeus stared intently at the soldier as if he was so full of anger and wanted to eliminate the soldiers just like that.
While the warrior's guts were shrinking further, he lowered his head and began to hide behind the body of the Zhou commander.
"Commander Zhou .. to-please protect me.." said the soldier was getting more frightened when he saw that Zeus had begun to wander closer and was already looking so full of anger.
"How dare you accuse me of that! I will punish you!!" zeus said in a shrill voice and he had forgotten that he was being watched by everyone, even the emperor was watching him at this time.
"Stop, Prince Zeus!!" said Commander Zhou firmly. "If indeed the prince of Zeus feels right and does not do all that, the prince should remain calm and not become chaotic like this" added the Zhou commander.
Hearing the words of the Zhou commander, Zeus stopped his intentions and steps immediately. Prince Zeus was still trying to defend himself.
"But his attitude has gone too far! A soldier who lacks manners and ethics like him deserves to be punished! Is that right, Commander Zhou??!" prince Zeus said firmly.
"alright. I may punish him but only if he is found guilty." said Commander Zhou wisely.
Although Zeus was still upset and unaccepting, Zeus finally decided to remain silent, his pair of eyes still stared intently at the soldier.
"Commander Zhou! Check out the boar from Prince Zeus' hunt!" the emperor suddenly.
"Okay, Your Majesty the Emperor." commander Zhou said obediently and immediately came to a boar from the hunt of the prince Zeus who was still lying on the floor with an arrow stuck to his neck.
Everyone who was in this place fell silent so tensely and could only wait for the Zhou commander to finish his examination and deliver something.
Until finally the Zhou commander began to come and face the emperor again to convey something in accordance with his observations.
"According to my observations, the boar was dead between 10 hours and 15 hours ago. Because the color of the blood has changed and the blood has also dried a little. It is highly unlikely that the boar had just died" Zhou concluded.
Prince Zeus who listened to the explanation of the Zhou commander immediately became confused and seemed confused himself. But that annoyance still felt at this moment. And of course he felt extremely humiliated this time in front of everyone.
All the princes and knights whispered to each other watching all this and began to stare strangely at the prince Zeus.
"Prince Zeus! Honesty is the key to success wherever we are. And honesty must be instilled in our hearts, especially as a prince. Honesty is the source of all good." said the emperor still wisely faced the situation that occurred in his palace at this time.