A man with a photographic memory is reborn in the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era. He discovers sweet potatoes and invents gunpowder, teaching the people of the Tang dynasty to investigate the nature of things and leading the empire down a different path.
This is the most enlightened of eras, and the most magnificent and tumultuous.
This book strives to stay close to historical fact. Though the protagonist is talented, Li Shimin is no country bumpkin. The author dislikes portraying an emperor of the ages as a fool. The author believes Li Shimin was magnanimous, intelligent, ruthless, and decisive. No System. No dumbing down, and no mindless plot.
Come experience a different timeline. Please enjoy the story.
