Great Tang: Mistaking Li Shimin for My Father from the Start

Lin Nan transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty. His father had spent fourteen years guarding the frontier, and now a letter said he was being transferred back to Chang’an. In the ninth year of Wude, amid endless turmoil, Prince Qin Li Er went into the mountains to hunt and lodged at the Lin residence. Lin Nan thought his father had returned, and one sentence left Li Er speechless.

“You’ve just come back from the frontier. Don’t think about pledging your life to the Crown Prince anymore. The Prince of Qin is destined to become emperor.”

“After Li Er ascends the throne, don’t go north of the Wei River. The Turks are sure to attack Chang’an.”

From then on, his adoptive father would come by whenever he wanted advice about state affairs. Lin Nan thought the man was obsessed with official rank, shamelessly trying to climb higher at every turn.

Until one day, his adoptive father appeared before him in an imperial robe, striding with an air of absolute authority...