At Least I’m an Emperor
好歹也是个皇帝
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- Completed
- Length
- 1.6M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 5y ago
- English
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If It Doesn't Catch On, I'll Keep Promoting It. This Great Story Deserves Better!
Looking for stories like "Zhou Tiancheng and His Five Colorful Girlfriends". Carefully crafted by the author and close to real life, it lays bare the ugliness and greed of human nature and reflects the chaos of society.
Looking for Hilarious Stories That’ll Make You Laugh Yourself to Death
Extremely, ridiculously funny. Total silliness, and the protagonist isn’t a self-sacrificing saint.
So Funny You’ll Laugh Yourself to Death. Male Protagonist, System, Invincible
An invincible protagonist, with or without a System sign-in feature!
Over 2,000 Chapters About Building an Army and Founding a Dynasty
Over 2,000 chapters, about someone raising an army and founding a dynasty, with martial arts.
Historical Fiction That Doesn't Dumb Down the Characters
I want a protagonist with brains
I Absolutely Love Funny Historical Transmigration Stories! Y∩__∩y
Looking for Historical Novels About Someone Who Transmigrates, No System
No System, please. Ideally, the protagonist keeps a low profile and builds up their strength early on.
I Can't Believe Historical Fiction Writers Can Be This Good
A fact-based educational book written using sources from official history, but not boring!
Stories Where the Protagonist Founds His Own Country
The protagonist conquers territory and founds a nation.
Tired of the Same Old Plots, Folks, Recommend Anything, as Long as It’s Somewhat Original
Desperately Short on Historical Fiction, Please Recommend Some to Save Me From This Reading Drought
Preferably a historical novel with a realistic feel.
Any Hilarious No-Romance Stories That'll Make You Die Laughing?
No romance, no romance! I’ve had too much couple fluff, and I’m getting sick of it.
My Five Favorite Historical Novels
Pure Ancient Military Fiction, Alternate History, No Harem, No Fantasy
Preferably something centered on schemes and strategy. The longer, the better.
Recommend Some Worthwhile Ming Dynasty Novels
I’ve read several books about the Ming Dynasty. Overall, they had excellent prose, deep historical knowledge, and well-crafted characters. But a few seem to share the same flaws: too much exposition and overly contrived schemes. Any good recommendations?
Historical Fiction! The Characters Must Have Brains!!
Are there stories where a modern person transmigrates back to ancient times and uses their profession to make a difference? Like a doctor who transmigrates to the past and advances medicine within the limits of the era, or a modern special forces expert who transmigrates to ancient times and builds an army using modern ideas. Or just invent penicillin or something. From the start, they pull out an AK-47.
Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters
Anything is fine as long as it isn't brainless and the supporting characters don't suddenly lose all their intelligence.
Feeling So Down Lately. Any Funny Books to Cheer Me Up? 📖
Looking for books like "Grandson, I Told You to Burn Money, Not a Nuclear Bomb!"
Any Highly Rated Ancient-Era Novels, 9.5 or Above? Alternate History Is Fine Too
The protagonist is pretty level-headed.
Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters)
Looking for books like "The Glory of the Great Wei". Historical novels with some brains behind them. Read too many mindless wish-fulfillment stories and they’ll rot your mind.
Looking for High-Quality Historical War Novels
Funny Stories These Days Have All Turned into Purely Derivative Mashups
Show me some truly funny early-stage Tomato novels!
Books That Make You Laugh Like a Maggot at Midnight, Until Your Stomach Cramps
Please recommend highly rated books where the protagonist isn't a self-sacrificing saint or an idiot. I just want a satisfying power fantasy.
Looking for Comedy That’ll Have Me Laughing Until I Cramp
Thanks, everyone... I'm laughing so hard I'm crying... Looking for... Hahahahahahaha
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Indeed, it's a breath of fresh air in the genre of time-travel historical fiction. Unlike other games where characters simply copy modern styles or have a system, which are incredibly exciting but leave you with a vague feeling, this one is different. This is a slow burn, but I'm enjoying it. Like the war scenes in the story...
This book is interesting and novel. It uses a village as a backdrop, yet it transforms into a country without feeling awkward. The battle scenes are rich and realistic. While others fight hundreds against tens of thousands with only one or two deaths, this book is different. His deaths are very normal, and you don't need to imagine them; he describes them in detail. It's very realistic.
You absolutely have to read this! It's so funny! It's even more serious than the works of established authors like Tudou and Chen Dong. This book is genuinely serious in its own way. It's not just funny, it's just hilarious, really hilarious! Hahahaha!
It's quite a good story. The early episodes are set in the mountains, depicting a Three Kingdoms period where a single national war results in only two or three casualties, while a full-scale war involves only a few hundred soldiers. Later, the story progresses as the protagonist gradually emerges from the mountains, conquering cities and territories, ultimately defeating the Ming Dynasty and…
The author writes very well, establishing the Great Zhou Dynasty right from the start; there are no conspiracies or intrigues within the country, and everyone is united against external enemies. The emperor personally led several military campaigns in less than ten chapters, which is a bit too fast-paced.
It's a great novel that brings modern corporate systems and inventions to ancient times, accelerating the originally slow-paced social development and giving it a unique character. But the protagonist is from modern times, doesn't he know where the resources are in the future? There are many iron mines, coal mines, and salt mines in the future, why don't they go and mine them? ╮(￣⊿￣)╭
Although I've only read up to chapter 18, I'm really enjoying it, so I thought I'd leave a comment! How should I put it? While the initial scenes are small-scale, the overall scope is grand! And the starting conditions are pretty good. But some people are just fixated on the small number of characters; I don't understand why the protagonist has to start with an army of millions?
After reading for a while, I realized the author is a genius among geniuses, making funny things out of a straight face 🤦 The Great Zhou Dynasty was on the verge of collapse with only three hundred refugees, hahaha
While the lack of a romance is a bit of a shame, the absence of a romance in this farming and conquest novel doesn't detract from the reading experience. The novel is packed with content, the plot development is reasonable, and there are no overpowered protagonists or face-slapping moments; it's all about conquering territory step by step.
It's a pretty interesting novel; I personally think it's above average among historical novels.