The Great Idle Person of the Zhenguan Era.

Summary

Li Su, a 16-year-old, had caused trouble again by beating up an official, Wu Fufeng, a fifth-grade langzhong, which was a higher rank than the official he beat up previously, Yang Yan, a seventh-grade supervising censor. However, this time, Li Su had also led hundreds of people to charge at the Ministry of Revenue, which was a serious challenge to imperial power. Li Shimin, the emperor, was worried and unsure of what to do, as he valued Li Su's talents but couldn't tolerate his behavior. The court officials were outraged and demanded Li Su be severely punished, but Li Shimin was hesitant to kill him, knowing that it would delay the Tang Dynasty's progress by at least 20 years. Li Su was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, where he enjoyed a life of luxury, but the Fireworks Bureau was in chaos without him, as no one knew how to mix gunpowder, a secret known only to Li Shimin and Li Su. The bureau's artisans had ceased production, waiting for the imperial court to send more gunpowder, and Xu Jingzong and Yang Yan submitted a memorial to the emperor, hoping to resolve the situation. Li Su, meanwhile, was enjoying his prison life, considering it a luxury resort, and was starting to think that he could spend his life there, as long as he could occasionally venture out and have a private swimming pool.

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