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I'm Out of Books to Read. My Standards Are Too High, so These Few Are All I Have to Get By

I'm out of books to read. My standards are way too high, so I'll have to make do with these few.

Alternate History, Political Scheming, and Struggles for Supremacy!

Traditional historical fiction. No System, no transmigration, and no plagiarizing ancient poetry!

Wuxia, Imperial Court, Jianghu

Looking for books where the protagonist is a prince who can fight and is powerful both at court and in the martial world.

Novels About a Powerful Martial Artist Who Is a High-Ranking Court Official and Holds Great Influence in the Martial World

Thanks for all the recommendations!!!

Looking for High-Quality Alternate-History Novels

For example, the Qin and Tang dynasties.

Please, I Need Political Intrigue Novels. No Idiot Protagonists

Are there any good political intrigue novels left? I'm begging you. I don't care if there's a System, as long as the protagonist isn't an idiot.

Alternate History, Political Schemes, and Ambition: Drunk, I Lie in a Beauty's Lap; Awake, I Hold the Power of the World

Are there really no stories like this on Tomato Novel? Where are the tales of sleeping with beauty on your arm and waking to command the world? Ideally, the protagonist should be ruthless, wield power over the realm, and be highly resourceful.

Political Intrigue, Political Intrigue! Any Stories That Test Your Wits? Come and Put Me Through the Wringer ･᷄Ὢ･᷅

I've been a little arrogant lately and need someone to humble me. Come on, make me jealous!!!･᷅ὢ･᷄ Throw your IQ at me as hard as you can!!!(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

Looking for Historical or Alternate-History Novels With Good Prose and a Smart Protagonist

History Novels That Get Your Blood Pumping

The emperor defends the nation's borders; the ruler dies for the state.

Alternate History, High-IQ Characters, Military Conflict, and Strategic Showdowns

The protagonist defeats opponents through high intelligence rather than mindlessly overpowering them.

Empress! Empress! Empress!

Wuxia, the Imperial Court, and the Jianghu. Get It?

Martial arts and the jianghu.

Seeking Historical War Stories With No System, Preferably Where the Protagonist Starts From the Bottom

Alternate history or traditional historical fiction. I want characters who use their brains, including the villains. Don't make it feel like child's play.

Looking for Great Alternate-History Novels with a Vast World and an Ensemble Cast

Hurry up and post some, so I can see how many ensemble-cast books Tomato has.

Looking for a Cool Fictional Historical Novel About the Protagonist's Time Travel

Ideally, something like *The Carefree Little Scholar* or *The Best House Husband*. The protagonist brings modern knowledge to the past and plays the pig to eat the tiger. He just wants to take it easy and coast through life, but the times won't let him.

Looking for Ancient War Novels Where the Protagonist Builds an Army and Conquers the World

Looking for a story where the protagonist transmigrates to ancient times, builds an army through their own abilities, and conquers the world.

Looking for High-Quality Stories Combining Court Intrigue and the Martial World

Novels About Scheming and Political Intrigue

Anything is fine as long as it isn't set in modern times.

A Brilliant Male Lead Who Excels at Strategy, with a Clever Band of Brothers at His Side

A High-IQ Protagonist Who Plans and Strategizes for the World, Like a Mastermind

Ever since I read *Following the Current: A Military Strategist for the Ages*, I haven't been able to forget it. I love the way the protagonist, Jiang Jiangzhe, plots and schemes his way to control the world. Does anyone know any similar novels? Please, I'm begging you.

Looking for High-Quality Historical Alternate-History Novels About War, Rebellion, and Restoring Order to a Chaotic World

The protagonist earns merit on the border and rises through the ranks step by step, fighting the nomads in the north. Then the realm descends into chaos, and the protagonist brings peace to the land.

Stories About Power Struggles in Both the Martial World and the Imperial Court?

The protagonist should be decisive and ruthless. The antagonists should be intelligent, or there shouldn’t be any absolute villains. No female lead, and above all, no woman should turn the protagonist into an idiot.

Noble Titles, Conquest, and Dynasties

Large-scale military campaigns.