Great Tang: From the Start, I Made Gunpowder and Shocked Li Er

In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin holds up a five-meter-long exam paper and flies into a rage.

"What is this supposed to be?!"

"What's gunpowder?"

"And what on earth is cement?"

"Champa rice? What's that supposed to be? This is nothing but attention-seeking nonsense!"

Cheng Jin: "Just because you don't know about them doesn't mean they don't exist. Give me three days. In just three days, I'll show you!"

"Fine, you have three days!" Li Shimin roars. "If you can't produce anything by then, you'll be beheaded in public!"

Three days later, a mushroom cloud rises over the imperial palace.

Li Shimin is so terrified he loses his wits. "Th-this... what is that?"

"Gunpowder!"

"Quick, Cheng Jin is a great talent. Give him an official post at once!"

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