Khuong Linh Ta

About the artwork

Artist’s words: King Qi is old and weak, and about to die, Thai monk Ta Thien Lang and his brothers plot to usurp the throne and imprison the pregnant consort Phan. They killed the old mandarin Ly Khac Thuong, while martial general Khuong Linh Ta pretended to be a Thai monk but managed to save the empress dowager. Mrs. Nguyet Hao (Nguyet Kieu) is the third sister of the Ta cousins, who was also a queen of King Qi, suffering from the betrayal of her brothers, joined the eunuch Tu Trinh, Dong Kim Lan and Khuong Linh Ta. plot to save the queen and the newborn prince from the dungeon. The story was revealed, Ta Thien Lang sent his army to chase, Khuong Linh Ta stayed in the way to let Dong Kim Lan take the concubine and the newborn prince to escape. Linh Ta couldn’t resist Thien Lang’s army and was beheaded. Kim Lan was lost in the forest, Linh Ta appeared as a torch to guide Kim Lan to lead the prince and concubine back to San Hau citadel. Dong Kim Lan consolidated his forces and continued to fight against Ta Thien Lang. The Thai monk entrenched in the citadel, Ta Thien Lang took Dong Kim Lan’s mother hostage, if Kim Lan broke the citadel they would kill his mother. Thanks to the help of Nguyet Hao (now a monk in the temple), Dong Kim Lan’s army exchanged her for Kim Lan’s mother. In the end, Kim Lan’s army won. Ta On Dinh, Ta Thien Lang’s younger brother, was killed by the spirit of Khuong Linh Ta, and Thien Lang was sent back to his hometown. The prince ascended the throne.