Asean in Love

Following tradition in every royal family, a princess from dynasty Song married into the kingdom of Bali received many privileges by giving birth to an heir, now she was declared the mother of a prince by royal decree and officially became a queen. As a queen she was given more power to manage and influence changes and influence the cultural life in Bali which was traditional, the Balinese kingdom loved theatrical performances and flying kites, just like in Song dynasty where she grew up. She wanted the best for her son, teacher, although at first she didn't mind the age difference, in time she realized that when her husband passed away she would be left alone to raise her son, there was another reason why the king left the earlier throne to a young heir, doctor suggested to king to move to less stress environment and slow life in nature with clean and clear water due to a rare disease in the royal family that the king inherited from birth, that was another reason why he wanted to retire to nature from the big city, to live peacefully and in harmony with nature, which is the purest and clearest in the mountains medicinal water and he felt better in the mountainous region because the tropical heat was less intense.Having crossed 6 decades he was no longer a strong military leader who was not afraid of even the most terrifying cannibal giant tribes in his youth, now he only looked at it in the past and laughed to himself that he was such a fearless warrior who could turn any giant around and throw away him like a pebble in the ocean far, far away from Bali the island of the Gods so that his people and the kingdom of Bali live in peace and without fear of violent giants from the underworld of the world of darkness.But not only the evil giants were his enemies, there were many conspirators around the palace who were waiting and lurking for every opportunity to steal the crown from him, under the pretext that King Bali has no heir. In order to stop the rumors around the kingdom, the king agreed to marry the sister of a high priest who was his best friend, but unfortunately it turned out that she could not have children, and the king did not marry or have concubines after her because he was busy with work and obligations in the kingdom, and he didn't even want to hold a grudge against his friend, who became the chief priest in the kingdom and had power and authority over the people like the king himself, because the people of Bali have always been God-fearing and prayed devoutly at every step, respecting God. It was like that for years, and already the 6-h decade was ticking on the calendar of his reign, when on a foreign ship from Song dynasty he met the gaze of an unknown princess girl who had come to visit the island of Bali on her father's merchant ship. Light like rainbow in many divine colours weil was like aura around ship when was entering to harbour of Bali, such beauty can see only people believers only once in their life. All his life he was not in love with any woman, he married so that as a king he could fulfill his obligation that this maiden should establish the royal line and get the heir to the crown of Bali, but at this moment, like the ardor of a bird of paradise, he was burning in his heart just by looking at that gentle noble woman who came to the kingdom curiously.He listened to legends and romantic stories about the power that changes the world with the fire of love, but he never thought that it would happen to him, who managed to be the master of his emotions and control them.Every step of the noble foreign girl who got off the ship, delighted with the beauty and graceful walk in silk red dress when she come to the Bali harbor, brought him intense joy and he greeted foreign high officials and elite guests with a smile, he had the opportunity to welcome high officials earlier, they would spend a day or three on the island and he never met them later, the very thought that he would never see that beautiful girl brought him deep sorrow and sadness in his heart that beat as loud as if the bell were ringing in the terraced temple throughout the kingdom of Bali.Light like rainbow in many divine colours weil was like aura around ship when was entering to harbour The king of Bali felt that this is a fateful moment that cannot be missed in a lifetime, fatal love at first sight either kills the man who falls in love or heroes and heirs are born from fatal love, that's why this was a chance for him that he got from himself God, after greeting the guests in a festive reception with flowers, he boldly decides to ask for the hand of the daughter of a high-ranking official and trade man coming to Bali from Song dynasty."Dear guests, welcome to our kingdom of Bali, you must be used to people admiring the beauty and loveliness of your daughter, but your daughter has touched my heart so deeply with her pure soul that I want to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage and make her the queen of the kingdom of Bali!"Of course the merchant was surprised by this sudden proposal, but this was a proposal that could not be refused because it came from the king himself, and his daughter was just recovering from losing her fiance general who died in the battle in far enemy land, so he bring her to Bali island because doctor recommended that his daughter can forget lost love and relax in hot spring thermal spa with healing power. "Yes, It will be a great honour for the Song dynasty that our families unite in good friendship through marriage." To reject the king would be an insult even in the kingdom from which he comes, but to accept a great honor and benefit for both kingdoms, and he heard all the best about the king of the Bali kingdom, that he is mild-mannered and has no heir, so he is surely looking for a wife who will bear him a child, so that the girl's father agreed unconditionally, understanding the whole situation in that way, that the king was enraptured by the beauty of his daughter, but the least he expected was that the king really fell madly in love at first sight with his daughter, whose inner beauty overshadowed the beauty of the Balinese girls who were known as very beautiful in appearance and grace.Therefore, the offer of marriage to his daughter came suddenly and the merchant himself gave his consent before setting foot on the soil of the island of Bali, which looked like a paradise island and an oasis of natural beauty at first glance, but in the 12th century there were no traces of high culture cities and buildings apart from the temples unlike the development of urban civilization as in the Song dynasty existed since Tang dynasty from which it originates.The merchant, having gained a better impression by walking in the carriage during the day, thought that he had rashly given his consent and the hand of his daughter, but now it would be improper to refuse the offer of marriage which had come from King Bali. Seeing a lot of fertile arable land and high mountains, the merchant realized that the tropical climate here is favorable for growing rice and vegetables, because in recent years there were droughts and a great shortage of rice in the merchant's homeland. Now that the two royals are getting married, he decided to develop a rice farming business on the island of Bali, which will be a rich return to the island of Bali if he starts cultivating rice culture in the Chinese way, terraced and with irrigation against soil drainage in the period without rain, he even heard that the people of Bali have special the method of the dance ritual by which they summons rain so that the arable fields are not dry. So the father of the young bride opened his heart to help the people of Bali to live well, he paid all the expenses of the lavish wedding that lasted for days on the island of Bali because he knew that in Bali the people live with nature and eat mainly fruits and produce food only for their own needs like rice and paprika, and it is less focused on production for sale because paprika in other parts of Asia was a valued spice in the kitchens of the emperors palates and noble peoples of the whole Asia and had a high price.Carried away by love, the king agreed to everything the merchant proposed because he did not want to lose his beautiful fiancée if he refused the proposals, and he also knew that agricultural production in Bali needed reform and a more advanced method of production because until now there had been many failures and dry periods or more heavy stormy rains which would destroy the rice crops. Only one year later when the population of Bali collected large quantities of rice that there was no more room in the warehouses, the king realized that his father-in-law was his best collaborator because he taught the people in the kingdom of Bali a new method to produce more rice than ever before.Father came also after one year to visit daughter and bring more people from Song dynasty to teach native Bali people agriculture which was a highly developed technology using iron metal plows in Song dynasty that era.Father invites son-in law to visit Song dynasty by shep in order to meet emperor of Song dynasty and give to king of Bali emperor edict and invitation, king of Bali accepted and together they visited emperors palace where he bring to emperor gold gifts from Bali islands where people was good jewelry craftsman by tradition. Such an experience had a deep impact on the king of Bali, so when he came back to Bali he built a new temple pagoda inspired by high pagoda buildings in Song dynasty.