The Great Idler of the Zhenguan Era: Extra

During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm was at peace, its rivers and mountains splendid, and the Li clan was especially blessed.

Li Jing marched north to defeat the Turks, while Emperor Taizong led an eastern campaign against Goguryeo. The Tang armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now it was time to start anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa, lost in sorrow. On the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin danced drunkenly in the spring breeze.

In the most magnificent, grand, and spirited age in Chinese history, a young man in coarse, shabby clothes stood outside the ancient capital of Chang'an, gazing at the imperial city in the glow of the setting sun, and smiled...

(An extra story for The Leisurely Man of Zhenguan. Synopsis source: The Leisurely Man of Zhenguan)