Deposed? I couldn't be happier! I wouldn't even be a dog to the crown prince.

This was absolutely a geography lesson that shattered the worldviews of the early Tang emperors and their ministers, and subjected their souls to a devastating blow.

Li Shimin stared intently at the map of the "America" ​​depicted on the sheepskin, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty. The words "gold," "silver," and "grain" marked on it in tiny, fine characters seemed to possess some kind of magic, hooking onto his innate greed as an emperor.

"Gold...more than dirt?"

He suddenly raised his head, and his eyes, which had been full of loneliness just moments before, now shone like two searchlights.

"Those natives don't even have iron tools? They're just carrying wooden sticks?"

Not only Li Shimin, but also Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling gathered around. The two most brilliant minds of the Tang Dynasty stared at this incredible "spherical world," so astonished that they forgot to breathe.

"Your Highness, how...how can the ground be round?" Fang Xuanling's fingers trembled as he gently touched the globe. "If it's round, wouldn't the people underneath fall in?"

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes.

Explaining universal gravitation to these people from over a thousand years ago is harder than climbing to heaven.

"Lord Fang, don't worry about whether they fall or not. Just know that as long as the treasure ships of the Great Tang keep sailing east and cross that sea area that is marked as the 'Pacific Ocean,' they will reach this new continent."

Li Chengqian walked to the other side of the globe and casually rotated the sphere with his hand.

"Moreover, this isn't the only unclaimed land in the world."

His finger slid down the American continent, across the equator, and stopped on a vast landmass isolated deep in the ocean.

"Father, please look here again."

Li Chengqian's voice carried a distinctly seductive quality.

"I've given this place a name: 'Australia,' or 'Oceania.'"

Li Shimin was now completely captivated by the unknown world on the globe. He had even forgotten about his earlier attempt to force the abdication and immediately moved closer to where Li Chengqian was pointing.

"This place... looks much bigger than our Guanzhong Plain." Li Shimin stroked his stubble, his eyes burning with desire. "What's here? Is it also a land of gold?"

"Gold is secondary."

Li Chengqian shook his head, a mysterious smile playing on his lips.

"Because this place is isolated overseas, it has no wild beasts or natural predators. It is covered with lush pastures, making it a natural super pasture for horses and sheep."

"and……"

Li Chengqian paused deliberately, looking at his father's expression, which was so curious it was almost driving him crazy.

"On this island, there is a rare and exotic beast that could never be seen in the Tang Dynasty."

"Rare and exotic animals?!"

Li Shimin's eyes instantly brightened.

Besides expanding their territories, ancient emperors' greatest hobby was collecting auspicious omens and rare animals. A single ostrich presented as tribute from the Western Regions could make them happy for days. Now, hearing of an entire continent full of rare treasures, their collecting instincts kicked in immediately.

"Tell me quickly! What kind of monster is it? Does it look like a dragon or a qilin?" Li Shimin asked eagerly.

Li Chengqian suppressed a laugh and began to spout nonsense with a straight face.

"It doesn't look like a dragon. However, that monster is tall and walks by hopping on its two thick hind legs. It also has a pouch on its belly that it can put its cubs in."

"The most amazing thing is that this monster has a terrible temper. Its forelimbs are very powerful, and with one punch, it can knock down even the strongest warhorse!"

These words were spoken.

Not only Li Shimin, but also Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong standing next to him gasped in shock.

One punch to kill a warhorse?

Does it have a pouch on its stomach?

How could such an unreasonable monster exist in this world?!

"Your Highness, what's the name of this monster? I, Cheng Yaojin, have never encountered anything this strange even when I went to Liaodong." Cheng Yaojin rubbed his bald head, looking unconvinced.

I named it "Boxing Kangaroo".

Li Chengqian looked at the group of Tang Dynasty officials who had been completely fooled and secretly chuckled to himself.

He turned his head and looked at Li Shimin, who was completely in a state of excitement.

"Father, please think about it."

"If we send people to occupy that continent and name it after you, Li Shimin, we'll call it 'Shimin Continent'."

"Then we'll catch a few hundred of these 'boxing kangaroos'."

"Hold a 'Kangaroo Boxing Championship' in the Imperial Garden of Taiji Palace."

Li Chengqian exaggeratedly gestured the action.

"You sit on your dragon throne, watching those monsters with sacs fight each other in the arena, while envoys from all nations watch in stunned silence. Isn't that scene far more exciting than watching those palace maids dance every day?"

Li Shimin's mouth was wide open.

The extremely cool and domineering scene instantly flashed into his mind.

His name was engraved on an entire continent!

The Imperial Garden is home to a monster that can kill a horse with a single punch!

This is the kind of blissful life the Great Khan of the Tang Dynasty should be living! This is a million times more exciting than going to Luoyang to take care of some unborn grandson!

"go!"

Li Shimin slapped his thigh suddenly, his face turning red with excitement.

"We have to go!"

He snatched back the twelve-tassel crown that had been stuffed into Li Chengqian's arms and neatly put it back on his own head.

"Cough cough..."

Li Shimin straightened his clothes and naturally changed his address.

"I've thought about it carefully just now."

"Chang Le has a midwife to take care of her during childbirth, so I can't help much if I go; in fact, I'll only make things worse."

"Although the Tang Dynasty's rule is now secure, there are still so many uncivilized and wild lands in the world, and so many wondrous monsters that have not yet witnessed the might of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin drew the Tian Ce sword from his waist, its blade pointing domineeringly at Australia and the Americas on the globe.

The dragon's eyes, which had previously felt lonely because of its "invincibility," now erupted with a conquering desire even more terrifying than when it was young.

"How can I back down at this time!"

"Chengqian!"

Li Shimin turned his head and stared intently at his son.

"Send the order to Zheng He! Continue expanding the fleet!"

"I will personally lead the army into battle!"

"I will sail on the Tang Dynasty's steamships to that so-called 'America' to plunder gold! And to that so-called 'Australia' to catch kangaroos!"

Watching my father instantly recover and become even more like a war maniac than before.

Li Chengqian breathed a long sigh of relief with satisfaction.

Get it done.

He has finally wound up this most powerful working machine in the Tang Dynasty once again.

He smiled and bowed slightly, his tone gentle.

"Father is wise."

"Your subject is in Chang'an, preparing for you a national treasury filled with gold and cages for kangaroos."