Under Currents in Great Sheng
大晟暗涌
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 460k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 3d ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard
Looking for a novel with a protagonist like Murong Li from The Legend of Qin: someone who treats the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, plans everything out, and plays life like a game, but is willing to become a piece on the board himself when necessary.
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.
Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction. No Mindless Power Trips or Brain-Dead Plotting
I want high-quality historical fiction that’s engaging and doesn’t dumb things down or rely on brainless plots. It can be satisfying, but don’t treat readers like idiots. No stories like the one where the protagonist fools Cao Cao’s quartermaster about the provisions from the start, or those where a literati protagonist suddenly has the strength of a tyrant. They’re unoriginal and mindless...
Looking for High-Quality Historical Alternate Universe Stories with Wars, Rebellion, and Bringing Order to a Chaotic Era
The protagonist earns merit on the frontier and rises through the ranks step by step. He fights the northern nomadic tribes, then when the realm falls into chaos, he restores order.
Historical Fiction Set in an Imaginary Ancient World, No System
No System, no System, no System. Thanks, everyone.
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.
High-IQ Alternate-History Novels
I want something with intelligent characters. No stories that rub my nose in how stupid I am, even if I’m not exactly a genius.
Looking for Great Historical Novels Worthy of Classic Status
Desperately Short on Historical Fiction, Please Recommend Some to Save Me From This Reading Drought
Preferably a historical novel with a realistic feel.
The Pinnacle of Historical Fiction
Looking for books similar to "Tang Dynasty: Defying the Imperial Decree Is the Only Way to Get Stronger". This book makes me cry every time I read it. I've read it five or six times, and I still cry. I just can't believe anything else is better. It's the strongest historical novel in my book! An 8.9 rating is way too low. I'd give it a 9.
Looking for Ancient-Style Political Intrigue with a Smart Protagonist Who Plots on a Grand Scale
The protagonist should have their own faction. No System!!!
Looking for Historical Novels, Preferably Feel-Good System Stories with Wild Premises
The protagonist is reborn in ancient times and uses the System to show off, rising rapidly all the way. The protagonist must not be an emperor.
Please Recommend High-Quality Political Intrigue
I'm looking for books like "The Jin Army Besieges the City: Reborn as Emperor Qinzong of Song". The male lead can transmigrate into the past as an official or an emperor, or rise up from the bottom through the imperial exams. I'm open to anything, but I'd like genuine political intrigue and an accurate historical setting. Something like "Sword Snow Stride" or "Celebrating the New Year".
Recommend Historical Novels About Brilliant Strategists Who Shape the World
Hand over your historical novels about high-IQ masterminds plotting to conquer the world.
Top-Tier Political Intrigue Novels
Modern or alternate-history settings are both fine, as long as they feature top-tier strategic maneuvering. I just want political intrigue, strategy, and workplace or officialdom drama.
Any Grand-scale Historical Political Intrigue Novels?
The male and female leads should be smart, not foolish and naive.
Looking for Historical Fiction Rated 9.0 or Higher, Preferably with Some Sense to It
Political Intrigue, Historical Setting
Are there any grand-scale political intrigue novels like "Scheming for Love" and "The Prosperous Age's Strategist", with court politics and a turbulent martial world, but no domestic infighting?
Recommend Historical Fiction Set in Ancient Times Rated 9.8 or Higher
Looking for highly rated novels about a female lead who transmigrates into ancient Chinese history. Ideally, the male lead should be a powerful figure with high status.
Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction!
Looking for a Wish-Fulfillment Alternate History Novel About Someone Who Transmigrates
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.
Any Political Intrigue Stories with Grand Strategies and Highly Intelligent Scheming?
Any Highly Rated Ancient-Era Novels, 9.5 or Above? Alternate History Is Fine Too
The protagonist is pretty level-headed.
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.
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It avoids the common routines of Machiavellian writing and does not rely on fierce fighting to create highlights. Most of the time, it promotes undercurrents through account books, secret reports, and private meetings. There are multiple lines running in parallel but not chaos. Everyone has their own position and concerns. When reading, it feels like dismantling the chess game step by step. It is suitable for readers who prefer a slow pace and a heavy emphasis on logic.
The biggest feeling is the undercurrent. On the surface, everything is calm, but underneath, all parties are making arrangements, with military pay, warehouses, and personnel transfers intertwined at all levels. The characters' minds are online, and the game is written in a more realistic way. Instead of pursuing an explosion of excitement, it is more about holding back and dealing with it. If you are tired of watching strong conflicts and machinations and want to read in a more calm and realistic style, you can try this book.
It's very nice. [Start] 👍 The group portraits are well done. The forbearing and dormant prince, the thoughtful intelligence broker, the chief of the internal guard, and the daughter of the general, everyone has their own position and calculation. Instead of relying on the halo of the protagonist to cheat all the way, it relies more on observation and clue deduction to solve the problem. The clues are buried very thin, and you need to follow the relationship between the characters when reading. It is still being serialized, and the plot becomes more and more intense as it goes on.
It's okay, nothing bad, the logic is clear
Treasure article, very interesting, you won't lose money if you invest in it [Start][Have been planted]
The whole book abandons mindless slaps in the face and forced feelings of pleasure, and separates the narrative from five perspectives. It is a great Machiavellian text [Flowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss]