This Start Is Pretty Miserable!
这个开局有点惨啊！
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- Completed
- Length
- 888k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 1y ago
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Power Plays, Scheming, and Brainy Strategists
Become my pawn once again. I will win this game, even if the gods themselves stand in my way. I will beat them by half a move.
Male-Oriented Fiction on Women’s Bookshelves
After reading so many novels, I'm starting to find them boring. On a whim, I went digging around the male-oriented section and actually found a few good ones.
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.
Real Political Intrigue Fiction: Nothing Shallow or Brain-Burning, That’s My Taste
Reading this will make you wonder whether you have a brain. Highly, highly recommended. Everyone is smart, and the foreshadowing runs throughout the whole story. Anyway, I didn't understand a thing. It's just satisfying from start to finish. All I can say is the author's writing is insanely good.
They Say Wuxia Is Dead
They say wuxia is dead. Without a sense of chivalry, all that's left is a dark forest.
No Harem, Upright Values, and a Male Lead Who Isn't a Womanizer
Books with charismatic characters.
Looking for Intrigue-Filled Court Politics and Scheming in Ancient Settings
Looking for books like "I Am Fan Jin: The Splendor of the Ming Dynasty After Passing the Provincial Exam".
A Principled Male Lead Who Doesn't Flirt Around and Has a High IQ
No System, no cheats, and no live-in son-in-law.
Newcomers, Beware: You’ve Entered the Advanced Book-Slump Zone
Please, talented authors, bless us with some books.
Looking for Imperial Examination Stories. No Mindless Power Fantasies with a Transmigrated Protagonist: The Male Lead Should Succeed Through His Own Hard Work
Looking for stories similar to The Imperial Examinations Are Tough, So My Whole Family Will Strive for the Azure Clouds Together. The heroine is reborn in the womb, with no System or golden finger. Cozy everyday life, no bizarre characters, and a hardworking heroine.
Emperor Novels with Epic Grandeur
High-Quality Ancient-Era Imperial Examination Novels Worth Rereading Again and Again
Looking for books like "Ding! A Legacy for the Ages: The Young Lady Starts Studying (Rising to the Clouds, Imperial Exams)". Historical setting, imperial exams, high quality.
Imperial Exam Novels, But Not About a Farmer's Son
At the very least, make him the son of a local gentry family.
Historical Novels About a Male Lead Born into an Aristocratic Clan Who Eventually Unifies the Realm
A decisive, cool-headed protagonist with a high IQ.
A Poor Scholar Preparing for the Civil Service Exams, Who Also Knows Martial Arts
I'm Out of Books. Any Male Leads Who Are Truly Gentle, Refined Gentlemen?
I’ve read too many stories with domineering, obsessive male leads. I want a purely historical male lead who’s truly gentle and refined, a graceful young gentleman, and not obsessive.
Any Novels with a Cautious, Steady Male Protagonist?
Are there any novels with a male lead who’s especially cautious and steady?
Looking for Stories That Start in Infancy, No Sign-In Plots
I want some.
Looking for Obscure but Great Books, I'm Tired of Popular Ones
The popular stories all seem to have only slightly different plots, while everything else is practically identical. After reading too many of them, I get a little tired of it. I am looking for some lesser-known works to cleanse my eyes. Many thanks to all my brothers and sisters here.
Cultivation, Slice of Life, Farming, Not Mindless
I'm looking for books like "I've Lived Too Long, and Somehow Became the Protagonist's Biggest Supporter". I'm running out of things to read, so please recommend more!
Looking for a Book Title: Imperial Exams, a Marquis’s Household, and an Official’s Illegitimate Son
The imperial examinations, transmigration, and a legitimate official's marquis household with the male lead as a concubine-born son. He's the third-born in the family. His mother is a merchant's daughter. His father doesn't care for him, and his stepmother doesn't love him. His eldest brother is reasonable. There's a troublemaking concubine-born younger brother who gets written out pretty quickly. I read this a long time ago as a kid but can't find it now. Please help!
Ancient-Era Famine Escape Story Told From the Male Lead's Perspective!!!
No female leads in famine-escape stories, please, please, please!
I'm Out of Books, Please Recommend Some
I'm looking for books like "High Martial Arts: A Comparison? I Can Beat the Empress Too! (When Kings Meet, Neither Yields!)". I'm in a reading slump. Any high martial arts novels with expansive worldbuilding?
Everyone Recommend One Good Quick Transmigration Novel They’ve Read Recently
Looking for content similar to The Supporting Female Lead in a Clear-Water Story Accidentally Enters a Certain City. I'll start.
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I Had a Fiancée in Ancient Times
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From the Start, I Was a Lowly Illegitimate Son, but the Imperial Exams Carried Me to Success
You Mock My Clan for Never Passing the Imperial Exams? What Are You Crying For Now That I Passed All Three with Top Honors?
From the Start, I Was Lame, Yet I Built a Glorious Dynasty
I'm Just an Adviser, I'm Really No Good at Scheming
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I think it's really well-written, but I don't know if I'm the only one who feels this way, but the character of Shen Beiyuan isn't very well-developed. At first, he seemed like just a handsome scumbag, but suddenly he transforms into a cunning and ruthless old fox, plotting to seize power. It feels strange; his previous actions don't seem like something he would do to change like that later. Otherwise, it's very well-written and enjoyable. Please update more often!
Excellent! I'd call this Tomato's number one masterpiece. I started reading randomly, but I got so engrossed that I finished the whole thing in one go. The logic is sound, the plot is clear, and the protagonist's life story unfolds from childhood to adulthood. The events they experience are very much in line with ancient Chinese settings.
I originally intended to finish writing this, but now I'm just giving the author some encouragement. It's a serious drama with a slow pace and quite good writing. If there's any flaw, I feel it's that the protagonist has it too easy; everything he does goes smoothly. His biggest ordeal is being kidnapped at the beginning. My memory isn't great, so I might have missed something.
I loved watching it, I watched it all in one go, five stars to show my support! There are a few illogical parts in the story, but they don't detract from its overall quality. It's a very enjoyable read. The protagonist grows step by step and eventually conquers the world.
Although I've only read about 300 chapters, it already deserves a five-star review. It's very well written. I usually read both male-oriented and female-oriented novels. Most novels have the stereotypical flaws of male-oriented/female-oriented genres, but this one doesn't at all!!
I've finished reading it. The male protagonist has no cheat codes or spatial abilities; he relies entirely on his own hard work in a chaotic world to eventually conquer the land. Because he still has a father, he makes his father emperor, but he quickly deposes his father to become the retired emperor, and the male protagonist becomes emperor himself.
It has the feel of a female-oriented novel, whether it's the Shen family situation or the dynastic structure, it's full of female-oriented style.
I unexpectedly found another prequel on my bookshelf while searching for books, haha. I haven't actually read the other one yet; I still prefer books that I can finish in one go. This one, well, its flaws don't outweigh its merits. The author got many names and information wrong, which definitely affected the reading experience, but thankfully it wasn't a major issue.
A really good book. A strategy novel. It should be rated 9 or higher. Unlike typical male protagonist time-travel novels, this one is set in an era when the Great Xia Dynasty is on the verge of collapse. The male protagonist's father is very skilled in strategy, but his character is flawed.
I've been reading it for several days now, and I feel like everyone in the story is intelligent and there are no weak plot points. The male lead is consistently a career-oriented protagonist, and there's relatively little focus on romance, which is quite rare in male-oriented novels. However, the plot is captivating, appealing to both male and female readers. The main character is intelligent, hardworking, and his growth trajectory is depicted in great detail.