The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Complete, Edited Edition

Books That Help You Get Better at Scheming

Any books that can improve your ability to read between the lines?

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.

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...

The Best Historical Novel on Fanqie Right Now. Prove Me Wrong

I want books similar to The Matter of the Southern Dynasty's Noble Son Actually Being Someone I Impersonated.

High-Quality Novels You Can Stay Up Late Reading

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.

Masterpieces That Are Truly Worth Rereading

Don't go overboard!

Looking for Masterpieces, but Not Anything on the Recommendation Rankings

Don't recommend anything where the protagonist's surname is Ye or Ling, where the protagonist has a cute little sister, or where the protagonist is a bleeding-heart do-gooder. In short, no stupid novels. The darker and more ruthless, the better! Kill, kill, kill!!!

High-Quality Completed Stories

Found a Masterpiece, Absolutely Incredible

Looking for books like *My Wife Is the First Female Demon of the Eastern Jin*. There aren't many books set in the Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Everyone, Bring Out Your Finest Fiction-Writer Novels

The Protagonist Reveals His Power When China Is in Peril

Looking for Rigorous, High-Quality Historical Fiction Like A Borrowed Surname in Langya

Looking for stories like *The Matter of the Southern Dynasties' Noble Young Master Being an Impostor*.

The Best of Every Genre

The best novels on Tomato Novel in the villain, urban, Primordial Wilderness, and invincible genres. Guaranteed gems.

Looking for Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

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

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.

Looking for a Wuxia Novel About Wandering the Martial World Freely and Carelessly

No joining the imperial court as an official, especially not as a secret-police guard or an Eastern Depot agent. I just want someone roaming the martial world, free and carefree.

High IQ, Political Schemes, and Mind-Bending Plots

Discovering a Divine Book

I've Been Reading Novels for Over Ten Years, but Now I Can't Get Into Most of Them

I’ve been reading novels for over a decade, and these days I can barely get through most of them. Please recommend something fresh and unusual.

Martial Arts Novels That Hold Up Well

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.

Recommend Some Peak Mind-Game Novels. I've Been Reading for Over 10 Years

Clear logic, and don't make the enemies idiots. Whether friend or foe, the focus should be on intelligence.

My Favorite Historical Novel on Tomato Novel

I'm looking for books like Taking Another Name in Langya. Transmigration isn't a dinner party; it's a deadly game at every turn. The plot should be vivid and interesting, with side characters who are smart. The protagonist should slaughter their way through life-or-death situations. It should be historically accurate, with a natural romance.