Time flowed on; the years sped by like a shuttle!
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed!
It had been nearly thirty years since Qing Mo had brought Mo Yanyu, He Xi, and those little pet companions to this world!
Over those nearly thirty years, Qing Mo had helped Li Shimin forge an age of prosperity that far surpassed even the Kaiyuan Golden Age of the original history!
The Tang Dynasty of today was the true master of Asia!
Across vast Asia, the Tang Dynasty was now the only nation!
After Li Chengqian ascended the throne in due succession, princes such as Li Tai and Li Ke had long since been granted lands overseas, where they founded empires of their own!
They gradually scattered China's bloodline and culture across the entire world, making China in this world the true ruler of the globe!
As for the Five Great Clans and Seven Prominent Families, those great aristocratic houses that had entrenched themselves in China for centuries, things had unfolded precisely as Qing Mo had planned all those years ago!
Those who wished to sail overseas with Li Tai, Li Ke, and the others to carve out new lands had to either wholly submit to the new emperor—or die abroad!
Those who chose to remain in China, meanwhile, were quietly and completely swallowed up by Li Shimin. From then on, the great clans and powerful houses fell forever to the bottom of history's long river!
Tang Jian and the others, who had previously set sail on a voyage around the world, had long since returned to the Tang Dynasty!
Two hundred of them had set out aboard two treasure ships from Dengzhou Port in the Tang Dynasty!
After nearly four years, only one treasure ship and fewer