"Wisdom is Better than
Weapons of War"
A long time ago in the bustling city of Beijing,
lived a very wise man indeed. He was the center of attention in
the city for almost everybody went to him for advice in times
of need. On a quiet day home this man was walking home on the
main street that runs through the city. This road was the center
of the spider's web of roads. He walked a bit awkwardly and uncertain
tapping the ground with his staff. After his staff hit a small
pothole he smiled turned his useless eyes toward his road.
It didn't take long for him to find his house relative to other
times. Any other person would be at his house a lot sooner, unfortunately
he wasn't any other person he was blind.
"Lotus," he called his wife, "Can you make me some
strong green tea, and I'm weary from travels. With the Mongols
and rebels and other diplomatic junk."
"Right away Chung," she answered.
As the pot boiled the old man drifted into meditation and thought
about his reputation. Blind as he was he could see more through
sense than most can see through eyes. Few knew he was blind for
he had adapted so well. He knew if the secret ever got out he
reputation would fall and people would treat him poorly. He also
meditated and thought about diplomatic relations at the moment
for he often meditated about these things that worried him.
The teapot began to whistle so Lotus poured the steaming hot water
into the porcelain pot. The tea leaves seemed to secrete the green
mixture that was the tea it spread throughout the cup. Lotus was
for an instant almost mesmerized. There was always something interesting
about the way tea brews. To bad Chung couldn't see it.
A knock broke her trance. 
"I wonder who that could be?" she opened the door and
she trembled. The man in front of her wore a dragon. Many dragons
actually. The dragon was a symbol of the emperor. He wore so many
dragon medallions and there assorted things covered with dragons
that he could have been the emperor himself.
"Good morning," proclaimed the strange and brightly
colored man, 'I'm here for business. Oh I forgot. I'm Chi' in,
the military advisor for the emperor." He said this quickly
and it was obvious he wanted to get down to his "business".
"Would you like some tea, Chi' in?" she asked politely.
It was tradition to ask the guest if he/she wanted tea no matter
what hurry he/she was in.
"No thanks I'll only be here a few minutes."
"It's made already," She tempted.
It was now obvious that he was in a lot of hurry because Chi'
in change the subject immediately. "Can I speak to your husband
Chung?"
"Why certainly" she said
On her way into the other room she slipped the cup into of tea
she had into his hand.
"Thank you," he said formally. Then Lotus introduced
Chi' in.
"I come by orders of the emperor. He has heard rumors of
great wisdom."
"I'm flattered," the old man said blushing furiously.
He had never expected his wisdom to go that far.
"So you as a citizen and he as an emperor and the desperate
times of this to be fully fledged war you are to become a spy."
It was not a question. The emperor never asked questions. Three
days later Chung was taken to a barrack. They trained him in stealth
and quickness. As well as a small amount of martial arts.
With all this training even Chung's first mission was welcomed
as a ticket out of the barracks.
They were to sneak into the Mongol's emperor's privet war rooms.
Then steel his plans. Personally Chung thought this was beyond
stupid and he would simply improvise his own plan. More practical.
Ten days he and his partner, an athletic young man named Wu rode
alone. Chung was relived that he was also against the orders and
they derived a much more diplomatic plan
that could end the war.
"So we sneak from over here and than pop up here?" Wu
said making a diagram in the sand of the dessert.
"Exactly!" Chung squeaked with excitement.
So they slipped past the front guards and found there way to the
horse stalls. Quietly they slipped to the war room and as they
expected the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan stood there.
"Who are you?" the question was plain and simple and
so simple it stumped the partners. They hadn't counted on that
but Chung did some quick thinking and decided to tell him that
they were merchants from china and would like to sell some very
fine wine.
"I can't right now after all Mongolia is a big country,"
muttered Genghis Khan. He was undoubtedly exasperated. "besides
there's a war going on. You should really be taken as prisoners."
"What are you talking about China has signed a peace treaty,
all you need is your signature."
Genghis Khan looked up and said, "It's about time."
To the emperor they told of their deed and Chung became Emperor
him self. The two countries stayed as friend.
When the tartars erupted from all over Mongolia they fought side
by side and it would be that way for a while. zxzxczxczxc