I dream of Chang'an, where the blood at Xuanwu Gate has yet to dry, and the great Tang sovereign has yet to speak his famous words about the people being water and the ruler a boat. Yet foreign cavalry draws near again and again. This hatred cannot be erased, this longing cannot be quelled.
So be it. Since Heaven has brought me to this Tang Dynasty, I shall lean upon every railing, usher in a golden age for all nine provinces, and write a new chapter for Huaxia.
My Tang Dynasty will know no sorrow, no lament, no decline. It will know only peaceful, prosperous lives and songs and dances; all the lands in every direction will submit. It will have emperors who swallow mountains and rivers and aspire to stand beside Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, worthy ministers who seek to build a legacy for ten thousand generations, subjects who will share the Tang's glory for countless years, and unyielding soldiers of iron and blood.
This is my Tang Dynasty. I came, I saw, I conquered.
Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the people, carry on the lost teachings of past sages, and bring peace to the world for all generations.
All this unfolds in The Tang Dynasty's Eternal Golden Age.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
