Watching the two of them become absorbed in the map.
Zhu Ying smiled.
He was not surprised in the slightest.
For any emperor of a Chinese dynasty, once they saw a true map of the world and its vast sights—
There was no doubt.
They would be shaken by the true scope of the world.
In the eyes of many emperors, naturally those of the unified dynasties of the Central Plains, unifying the Central Plains meant unifying the entire world.
Even Qin Shi Huang, after destroying the Six States and subduing the Baiyue, believed the realm was settled and the whole world lay within his grasp.
Ultimately—
Their thinking was limited.
They did not know the true world.
If Qin Shi Huang had obtained such a map of the world back then, perhaps he would not have sought immortality in his later years. Instead, he would have continued expanding, conquering, and enlarging his territory.
Opening new lands and expanding territory was the natural ambition of every enterprising emperor.
After Zhu Yuanzhang and his son had studied the map for a long time—
They finally came back to their senses.
"So, Xiongying."
"What path will you take in the future?"
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and looked at Zhu Ying meaningfully, his expression solemn.
Zhu Ying was not surprised by the question at all.
After he had taken out this map of the world, Old Zhu had perhaps already seen through his intentions—and, naturally, his ambitions.
Zhu Ying raised his hand and pointed at the enormous map, declaring without concealing his ambition, "Unify the world."
"Truly unify the world, not merely the lands of our Chinese Central Plains."
"I want every land beneath heaven under my control. I want China to stand at the pinnacle of the world."
"I want those