The Strategist’s Deception

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...

Modern Historical Fiction Has Almost No Gems. Disagree? Come Debate Me

The protagonist should not be sanctimonious, and the novel should not be mindless.

History Novels That Get Your Blood Pumping

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

A Highly Intelligent Protagonist with Plans and Schemes

Looking for a novel about brotherhood, taking on the world together, smart characters, strategic planning, and no bleeding-heart protagonists. Any genre is fine. Thanks, fellow readers!

High-IQ Alternate History, Complete!!!

Novels About Scheming and Political Intrigue

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

High IQ, Clever Plans, Vast Influence, Lighthearted and Funny

Lighthearted and funny. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart, acts decisively, and the plot moves along smoothly.

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.

High-IQ Novels About Scheming and Conquering the World, with No Forcefully Idiotic Side Characters

Something like The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort or Legend of Ling Tian, with schemes to conquer the world.

Noble Titles, Conquest, and Dynasties

Large-scale military campaigns.

Male-Focused Stories With a Cunning Male Lead Who Plans Everything and Controls the Whole Game, and Intelligent Antagonists

Looking for High-IQ War and Historical Novels

Looking for high-IQ war and historical novels.

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

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

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

High-IQ Protagonist, Decisive and Ruthless, Any Genre

I only want highly intelligent, ruthless characters. No one who has to drag around a deadweight all the time.

Alternate History, Military Strategy, and Political Intrigue!!!

Hypothetical parallel worlds, spanning five thousand years of Chinese history, from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to the late Qing and early Republic.

Looking for Alternate-History Novels: Political Scheming, Conquest, Ministers, a Single Female Lead, and So On

Looking for books similar to . Conquer the realm, rule the realm. Emperor among the stars, the Purple Star. Care for all under heaven, leave a legacy for the ages!! Chinese generals, swearing brotherhood in blood across a thousand miles. Blood stains the land, their might shakes the four corners of the world.

Looking for Stories of the Martial World, Court Politics, Power Plays, and Alternate History

A traditional wuxia story about a powerful male lead with hidden forces who roams the martial world and falls into a love-hate relationship with the female lead.

High-IQ, Strategic Dynastic Conquests

I've been an avid reader for nine years, so trust me, this one's absolutely top-notch. If it's not good, come yell at me.

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 Stories About Building a Faction: Not Too Wish-Fulfillment, With Strategy, and Not for Beginners

Looking for Political Intrigue

I have run out of books. I am begging for a political-intrigue novel, preferably one where everyone has believable intelligence. Otherwise, reading it feels like torture.

A Scheming Protagonist with Deep-Laid Plans, Like in Sword Snow Stride

Looking for Novels About Carefully Building Your Own Power and Then Conquering the Realm