Fierce Tang Dynasty

Wei Lan had no great ambitions and originally just wanted to enjoy his comfortable little life.

But before long, he discovered:

Food was either boiled or roasted, and, even worse, some things were eaten raw. Forget it, he would just make his own food.

As for drinks, every cup of tea came loaded with scallions, ginger, garlic, salt, mutton fat, and all kinds of spices. Don't even get him started, or he would throw up.

And going to the bathroom? That meant using a chrysanthemum-shaped pit latrine. It was a truly horrific sight.

Nothing was convenient. Forget it, he would make things himself and provide for his own needs.

Facing Li Shimin, who had grown arrogant after defeating the Turks, Wei Lan unrolled a map of the world.

Li Er, do you think your Great Tang is really that big?

Facing the ministers of Great Tang, who had nothing to do after filling their bellies and could only talk about trivial matters at court, Wei Lan launched straight into a lesson on the Western threat.

I, Wei Lan, can make powerful weapons and machines that travel a thousand li in a day. Do you think no one else can make them? Once they build weapons and machines even more powerful than ours, do you think they will quote Confucius to us when they face us, weak as we are?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.