Koan of Spring

Vietnam 1791 Old Truong the Emperors Master of Arms feels the end of his life coming But he has yet to find a successor The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient He gives Master Truong two weeks to find the one Truong sets off to visit Master Wing a famous former General who is now living as a simple fisherman on the shores of a lake He has three children Truong wants to test the two sons as his potential successors and asks to see a demonstration of their fighting skill