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Chapter 20: Reasoning
"Your majesty so good to see you sir...." Chi Fu bowed down to the elderly man with his gold and red robe, and tall hat, he began to walk up the stairs to the palace passing Chi Fu by as if he wasn't there. Both his men and women who served him began to follow the Emperor up the stairs. He was related to the old Emperor the one that died of old age, but he ruled under another town a smaller town. Chi Fu got up quickly and followed his majesty up the stairs. "How was your trip sir?" He asked.
"Fine, but I began to think about this whole thing and it hurts me deeply that I was not the councils first choice when my brother was to be replaced by someone else! And to think that if you had chosen me none of the troubles of so many deaths would have happened!"
"I know sir.... We were sadly mistaken and we regret making that terrible decision" announced Chi Fu with sympathy and regret. He grew silent; he pondered on how he was going to break him of the news that Shang wanted him to tell the Emperor. "But you know...I was the one who didn't want Tin Zao to rule I even suggested that we bring you..." Chi Fu said lying through his teeth. The Emperor turned to him and stared at him as if to say 'yea right' he turned his attention back to the stairs and continued up them with ease.
"So is there anything that I need to know?" The Emperor asked breaking the silence.
"Well, you know of Captain Li and his men that were banished, well they came back and they saved China, Mulan, and even killed Tin Zao. And they wish to be back in China."
The Emperor stopped in his tracks and stared Chi Fu down. "Are you in sane man? I can not allow it! He was banished for a reason and a good reason, how do I know that he will come back loyal and obey the law and my orders?"
"Well he did come back because he and his men heard of what was going on and he did save many people if he did not do what he did."
He sighed, "Fine, bring him here for dinner, he will eat as we talk about the situation."
"Yes sir."
Shang entered a beautiful room with a huge, long wooden table that was edged with gold. The room was painted a maroon red color and gold. The food was all set out on the whole table and the smell of everything that was presented was sent to his nose. His mouth began to water with hunger and temptation. He longed for a good meal for three years. Meals like this he didn't get when he banished, he either had to scrap for food, or go to his usual place where he got free meals, which weren't bad but weren't the best. But as he was mesmerized by the good food he did not realize that the Emperor was already there at the head of table watching him, "Please...take a seat."
Shang looked up in surprise and was about to bow down but the Emperor didn't let him, He just gestured for him to sit down next to him, which he did. "So...the famous Captain Li Shang has come back to talk to me about being UN- banished, am I correct?"
"Yes.."
"Why?"
"Me and my men did the right thing by saving the kingdom I believe we deserve another chance, We saved your kingdom, your people...."
"Mulan as well." The Emperor grinned at Shang knowing he hit something.
"Yes...and...."
"And all of China...yes, yes...well you did all of those things but you still disobeyed the law for banishment!"
"I know sir.... But"
"Tell me...SHANG.....What's the real reason as to why you are here...? Why you want to be back here...I know its not for honor you lost that three years ago or glory, you father had all of that...and to think that you are his son, the one who was going to follow in his footsteps...the one that was going to be all that and more. But no...you had to say NO, three years ago that changed and screwed up your life. You know what I think? I think that something or SOMEONE here keeps you here and that's what brought you here today!"
Shang gulped quietly, trying not to give his reasoning away. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Really?" the Emperor began to laugh, "you know...I went through the same thing like you, she was beautiful, perfect all I ever wanted, I would do anything for her, even death.....I then later found out that she was to get married to someone else. I was heartbroken I didn't want to lose her, to tell you the truth I wanted that man dead. But I didn't kill him.... I let her go."
Shang stayed silent, he knew what he was trying to do what he was trying to tell him but that's not what he wanted. "What are you trying to say sir.....Is your answer a no then?"
"You know...your braver man then I think I was.... Your not afraid to say something, I just don't want to hear that you killed that man!"
"Sir.... Please answer me.... All I want to do is have my men be back here to where they belong, this was there home once and I figured that since what we did was the right thing that they would be able to get their life back. Not just go back to nothing and live a boring pathetic life like we have been doing for three years. This has nothing to do with....." he grew silent. The Emperor smiled. Shang sighed, "Fine.... What do you want me to do then?"
"I don't"
"What do you mean you don't? You just said...."
He held his hand up making Shang stop his words. "You came back when you didn't have to or really when you weren't suppose to and with that I thank you....China thanks you....and I'm sure Mulan does as well." The Emperor paused, "You and your men are all free, you are banished no more."
"Thank you sir...." He said while bowing down.
"Now you and your men may come in here and enjoy this meal that you see in front of you...."
"Yes...sir."
"Oh...and Shang....." the Emperor smiled, "Don't worry about her..."
Shang got back into the room that the Emperor was allowing him to stay in, his was full from the huge meal that was given to them, he sat down on the bed and let his mind travel through his thoughts. The one that was only in his mind was Mulan; just the image of her smiling, giggling, running around made him smile. He missed her so much, that it hurt deep inside. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, hold her close to him and never let her go. Then a sudden image of Bao came into the picture, making Shang clench his fists with anger. What if she was happy with him? He thought.
Chi Fu was walking through the hall way silently...peacfully, until a huge gang of solders who he recognized to be Shang's men, came barging in yelling and scramming, they surrounded him laughing, and jumping around like little kids. "Excuse me!" Chi Fu yelled out. All the men stopped dead in their tracks and stared at the old man, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Celebrating!" They all yelled out, with hoots and hollers.
"Celebrating?" "And we have you to thank too!" said Wang.
"Me?"
Wang and two others began to pick up Chi fu and carry him out the door. "Put me down!" he ordered but it was ignored. "Where are you taking me?"
"Well were going to show you a good time.... So were going to go to the bar.... And every mans favorite place to go!" the men began to laugh.
"Oh...great...." Said Chi Fu with little Enthusiasm.
Chapter 20: Reasoning
"Your majesty so good to see you sir...." Chi Fu bowed down to the elderly man with his gold and red robe, and tall hat, he began to walk up the stairs to the palace passing Chi Fu by as if he wasn't there. Both his men and women who served him began to follow the Emperor up the stairs. He was related to the old Emperor the one that died of old age, but he ruled under another town a smaller town. Chi Fu got up quickly and followed his majesty up the stairs. "How was your trip sir?" He asked.
"Fine, but I began to think about this whole thing and it hurts me deeply that I was not the councils first choice when my brother was to be replaced by someone else! And to think that if you had chosen me none of the troubles of so many deaths would have happened!"
"I know sir.... We were sadly mistaken and we regret making that terrible decision" announced Chi Fu with sympathy and regret. He grew silent; he pondered on how he was going to break him of the news that Shang wanted him to tell the Emperor. "But you know...I was the one who didn't want Tin Zao to rule I even suggested that we bring you..." Chi Fu said lying through his teeth. The Emperor turned to him and stared at him as if to say 'yea right' he turned his attention back to the stairs and continued up them with ease.
"So is there anything that I need to know?" The Emperor asked breaking the silence.
"Well, you know of Captain Li and his men that were banished, well they came back and they saved China, Mulan, and even killed Tin Zao. And they wish to be back in China."
The Emperor stopped in his tracks and stared Chi Fu down. "Are you in sane man? I can not allow it! He was banished for a reason and a good reason, how do I know that he will come back loyal and obey the law and my orders?"
"Well he did come back because he and his men heard of what was going on and he did save many people if he did not do what he did."
He sighed, "Fine, bring him here for dinner, he will eat as we talk about the situation."
"Yes sir."
Shang entered a beautiful room with a huge, long wooden table that was edged with gold. The room was painted a maroon red color and gold. The food was all set out on the whole table and the smell of everything that was presented was sent to his nose. His mouth began to water with hunger and temptation. He longed for a good meal for three years. Meals like this he didn't get when he banished, he either had to scrap for food, or go to his usual place where he got free meals, which weren't bad but weren't the best. But as he was mesmerized by the good food he did not realize that the Emperor was already there at the head of table watching him, "Please...take a seat."
Shang looked up in surprise and was about to bow down but the Emperor didn't let him, He just gestured for him to sit down next to him, which he did. "So...the famous Captain Li Shang has come back to talk to me about being UN- banished, am I correct?"
"Yes.."
"Why?"
"Me and my men did the right thing by saving the kingdom I believe we deserve another chance, We saved your kingdom, your people...."
"Mulan as well." The Emperor grinned at Shang knowing he hit something.
"Yes...and...."
"And all of China...yes, yes...well you did all of those things but you still disobeyed the law for banishment!"
"I know sir.... But"
"Tell me...SHANG.....What's the real reason as to why you are here...? Why you want to be back here...I know its not for honor you lost that three years ago or glory, you father had all of that...and to think that you are his son, the one who was going to follow in his footsteps...the one that was going to be all that and more. But no...you had to say NO, three years ago that changed and screwed up your life. You know what I think? I think that something or SOMEONE here keeps you here and that's what brought you here today!"
Shang gulped quietly, trying not to give his reasoning away. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Really?" the Emperor began to laugh, "you know...I went through the same thing like you, she was beautiful, perfect all I ever wanted, I would do anything for her, even death.....I then later found out that she was to get married to someone else. I was heartbroken I didn't want to lose her, to tell you the truth I wanted that man dead. But I didn't kill him.... I let her go."
Shang stayed silent, he knew what he was trying to do what he was trying to tell him but that's not what he wanted. "What are you trying to say sir.....Is your answer a no then?"
"You know...your braver man then I think I was.... Your not afraid to say something, I just don't want to hear that you killed that man!"
"Sir.... Please answer me.... All I want to do is have my men be back here to where they belong, this was there home once and I figured that since what we did was the right thing that they would be able to get their life back. Not just go back to nothing and live a boring pathetic life like we have been doing for three years. This has nothing to do with....." he grew silent. The Emperor smiled. Shang sighed, "Fine.... What do you want me to do then?"
"I don't"
"What do you mean you don't? You just said...."
He held his hand up making Shang stop his words. "You came back when you didn't have to or really when you weren't suppose to and with that I thank you....China thanks you....and I'm sure Mulan does as well." The Emperor paused, "You and your men are all free, you are banished no more."
"Thank you sir...." He said while bowing down.
"Now you and your men may come in here and enjoy this meal that you see in front of you...."
"Yes...sir."
"Oh...and Shang....." the Emperor smiled, "Don't worry about her..."
Shang got back into the room that the Emperor was allowing him to stay in, his was full from the huge meal that was given to them, he sat down on the bed and let his mind travel through his thoughts. The one that was only in his mind was Mulan; just the image of her smiling, giggling, running around made him smile. He missed her so much, that it hurt deep inside. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, hold her close to him and never let her go. Then a sudden image of Bao came into the picture, making Shang clench his fists with anger. What if she was happy with him? He thought.
Chi Fu was walking through the hall way silently...peacfully, until a huge gang of solders who he recognized to be Shang's men, came barging in yelling and scramming, they surrounded him laughing, and jumping around like little kids. "Excuse me!" Chi Fu yelled out. All the men stopped dead in their tracks and stared at the old man, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Celebrating!" They all yelled out, with hoots and hollers.
"Celebrating?" "And we have you to thank too!" said Wang.
"Me?"
Wang and two others began to pick up Chi fu and carry him out the door. "Put me down!" he ordered but it was ignored. "Where are you taking me?"
"Well were going to show you a good time.... So were going to go to the bar.... And every mans favorite place to go!" the men began to laugh.
"Oh...great...." Said Chi Fu with little Enthusiasm.