Rise and Fall

High Intelligence, Brilliant Scheming, Calculating, and Cunning

Preferably with dual personalities.

Looking for Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

They seem pretty hard to find. Let's give it a try.

History, War, and System, Any Era

Recommend anything!

Ancient-era Stories About Building up Your Own Power Step by Step

Secretly establishing his own faction

Political Scheming, Mutual Mind Games, Everyone Is Sharp, With No Absolute Good or Evil, Only Different Loyalties

Looking for books like She Was Reborn as a Treacherous Minister's Daughter, and Played the Role to Perfection. I really want a spirited, heroic female lead, like an ancient female general. The male lead shouldn't become lovesick the moment he meets her, and the supporting characters shouldn't be dumbed down. Everyone should have their own personality. Don't make all the glory...

History Novels That Get Your Blood Pumping

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

Great Historical Fiction

Make it realistic, not too over-the-top.

A Masterpiece with One Heroine, Historical Setting, No Power Fantasy, No Power Fantasy

No wish-fulfillment stories. I'll say it three times because it's important.

Any Grand-scale Historical Political Intrigue Novels?

The male and female leads should be smart, not foolish and naive.

Novels About Protagonists Who Champion the People and Uphold the Principles of Heaven and Earth

A protagonist devoted to the common people, set in a feudal society.

Realistic War Stories, No Exposed-Identity Return Plots

Any Books with Heavy Cavalry Charges? Pure Cold-War Weapons Only

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.

Alternate-History Stories About Political Scheming and Conquest

Noble Titles, Conquest, and Dynasties

Large-scale military campaigns.

Seeking High-Quality Historical Romance, No Transmigration, Rebirth, or System

I like food, palace intrigue, the imperial examinations, political schemes, and crime-solving. On Tomato, I’ve read The Strongest Female Grand Secretary Rises Against the Odds; for palace intrigue, Zhaohua Weiyang, Palace Willows, and Deep Palace Strategy: The Tale of Qingzhi; for food, Chang’an Snack Shop (I can’t remember if it was on Tomato).

High-Quality Alternate History, Military, Passionate, and Satisfying

I want to read books similar to Ce Qi Tian Xia.

Single Female Protagonist, No System, No Harem, No Ambiguity

Urban or fantasy novels

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

A novel about an alternate-history setting where someone transmigrates to ancient times

Power Struggles ♛ Masterminds Behind the Board ♞ Schemes to Rule the World ♝

Looking for novels with a protagonist who’s almost supernaturally clever and skilled at political maneuvering. A System or not is fine, and a female lead or not is fine, but I don’t like protagonists who think with their pants. I’m begging you, great masters!!!

Alternate History or Parallel Worlds, Political Intrigue and Warfare, with Smart Characters

A battle of wits, with schemes and strategies interlocking at every turn.

One Female Lead, Growing Stronger Together, No Urban Fiction

Something like The First Sequence.

True Ancient Warfare, No Fantasy, Though a System Is Acceptable