Historical Novels 历史小说

1. 701 蔡 Cai Dongfan's History of China: The Song Dynasty 蔡东藩中华史：宋史 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical412k WordsCompleted "Cai Dongfan's History of China" is a vernacular edition of Cai Dongfan's popular historical romances about China's successive dynasties, a sweeping and accessible history of China. Spanning more than a thousand chapters, it recounts the rise and fall of dynasties from Qin Shi Huang to 1920, covering 2,166 years of history across 11 volumes. Its vast timespan, cast of countless figures, and monumental length make it arguably the greatest historical romance ever written. Cai Dongfan has been hail 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves
2. 702 蔡 Cai Dongfan's History of China: The Tang Dynasty 蔡东藩中华史：唐史 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical396k WordsCompleted Cai Dongfan's History of China is a vernacular edition of his popular historical romances about China's successive dynasties, a vast and accessible history of China. Spanning more than a thousand chapters, it recounts the rise and fall of dynasties from Qin Shi Huang to 1920, covering 2,166 years of history across 11 parts. Its sweeping timespan, vast cast of characters, and immense scope make it one of the greatest historical romances ever written. Cai Dongfan is hailed as "a historian of his a 103Reads9.6Score100Shelves
3. 703 蔡 Cai Dongfan's History of China: The Qing Dynasty 蔡东藩中华史：清史 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical432k WordsCompleted Cai Dongfan's History of China is a vernacular edition of his popular historical romances about China's successive dynasties, a vast and accessible history of China. Spanning more than a thousand chapters, it recounts the rise and fall of dynasties from Qin Shi Huang to 1920, covering 2,166 years of history across 11 parts. Its sweeping timespan, vast cast of characters, and immense scope make it one of the greatest historical romances ever written. Cai Dongfan is hailed as "a historian of his a 39Reads9.4Score—Shelves
4. 704 蔡 Cai Dongfan: Popular Romances of Successive Dynasties (12-Volume Set) 蔡东藩：历朝通俗演义（全12册） Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical6.0M WordsCompleted The Dynasties in Popular Storytelling, a series of historical novels offering a sweeping account of China The author’s narration is plain, fluent, and well organized, with a lively style that balances reason and emotion. Open this book and discover Chinese history through the clash of armies and rival states, tender romances, and battles between good and evil! Included with the book is a long, expert-reviewed historical reading mind map. Using big data to present a panoramic view of historical c 477Reads9.5Score101Shelves
5. 705 历 Popular Histories of the Dynasties (Complete in 12 Volumes) 历朝通俗演义（全12册） Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical6.9M WordsCompleted The Popular History of the Dynasties (12 Volumes) is a monumental work of popular historical fiction written over many years by Cai Dongfan, a celebrated modern-era historical novelist. It covers the full course of Chinese history, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the late Qing and early Republic. The twelve volumes are The Popular History of the Former Han, The Popular History of the Later Han, The Popular History of the Two Jin Dynasties, The Popular History of the Northern and S 1.8kReads9.5Score177Shelves
6. 706 中 The Complete Collection of Popular Historical Romances from Every Chinese Dynasty (144 Volumes) 中国历代通俗演义大全集（全一百四十四册） Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical6.2M WordsCompleted A classic collection for history lovers, written by Cai Dongfan. It brings together his historical romances, including The Former Han Romance, The Later Han Romance, The Jin Dynasties Romance, The Northern and Southern Dynasties Romance, The Tang Dynasty Romance, The Song Dynasty Romance, The Five Dynasties Romance, The Yuan Dynasty Romance, The Ming Dynasty Romance, The Qing Dynasty Romance, and The Republic of China Romance, among others, for a total of 144 volumes. Though called romances, the 1.2kReads9.5Score218Shelves
7. 707 古 Games Through the Ages: Livestreaming Myself Tearing Apart Japanese Soldiers from the Start 古今游戏：开局直播表演手撕鬼子 Liang Chen Ming Qing良辰鸣轻Historical90k WordsOngoing [Livestreamed worldwide + Fourth-Dimensional Disaster + Real history + Behind-the-scenes power fantasy] The day Lin Chen lost his job, he accidentally bonded with the Ancient and Modern Emotion Management System! He received a transmigration gate leading straight to the real past! Officially, it was an immersive historical game. In reality, everything beyond the gate was real history, real people, real blood, and real wars! The players thought it was VR as they built the Great Wall, fought Japan 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who understands, folks! The opening scene is straight to tearing Japanese soldiers apart with bare hands, causing a global live stream frenzy! A blend of ancient and modern time travel and system buffs, bringing real historical battlefields to the screen, every punch hits the mark, no dull moments, a Tomato original, straight to the action!

8. 708 狄 Di Renjie: The Dragon's Transformation 狄仁杰之神龙之变 Youth of Tianjin津青年Mystery931k WordsCompleted After Di Renjie retires and returns to his hometown, Wu Zetian faces a crisis at court and has no choice but to summon him back to the capital to take charge. The captain of the Imperial Bodyguard escort sent to bring Di Renjie back turns out to be a transmigrator named Fan Lei. He will use his abilities to help Di Renjie restore the Li dynasty! Li Yuanfang, Di Ruyan, Fan Lei, and the others assist Di Renjie in solving cases and work tirelessly to restore the Tang dynasty. The era of Empress Wu’ 7.6kReads7.8Score288Shelves

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   Di Renjie's Plan for the Divine Dragon Transformation:

9. 709 大 Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams: From the Start, I Became the Father of Five Children 大明科举，开局成了五个孩子的爹 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical393k WordsCompleted (Farming + daily life in ancient times + imperial examinations) A reassuring read. Shen Lin'an inexplicably finds himself reborn in ancient times in the body of a widower, with four sons and a daughter to care for, as well as a mother in her fifties. The original owner was a scholar, but he had never even earned the title of licentiate. He was too weak to shoulder a load or lift a hand, knew nothing of farming, and spent every day in drunken stupors, letting the years slip by. Let's see how Shen 2.1kReads7.0Score157Shelves

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   If you regret reading this, just tell me.

10. 710 穿 I Transmigrated Back to the Warring States: The Proud Heavens’ Ambitious Journey 穿越回到战国时代傲天立志传 Purple Qi Comes from the East紫氣東來Historical1.1M WordsCompleted During the Longqing reign of the Ming dynasty, Zhang Aotian, son of Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng, is abducted and taken to Japan. From that moment on, he embarks on a path that defies Heaven. In the Japanese archipelago, he becomes an adopted son of the Shimazu family. Concealing his strength and biding his time, he rises amid the chaos. After seizing control of the Satsuma domain through a daring coup, he sweeps across Kyushu with the force of a thunderbolt, conquers Shikoku and the Kinai reg 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is Zhang Juzheng, the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son of Zhang Aotian. His wife, three months pregnant, returned home to visit her ailing mother. After giving birth to Zhang Aotian in her hometown, she was kidnapped by Japanese pirates on her way back to Hubei and taken to Japan. She was later rescued by the Shimazu clan. The protagonist possesses a stat allocation system, allowing him to allocate points. He ultimately achieves 1030 points in Leadership, 140 in Martial Prowess, 130 in Intelligence, and 1020 in Politics. Furthermore, his cultivation has reached the Celestial Realm. He becomes the son-in-law of a city lord and, emulating Zhao Kuangyin, stages a coup, quickly conquering Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku, the Kinki region, the Tokai, Kanto, Koshin, Hokuriku, and Tohoku, eventually unifying the entire Sakura Kingdom and becoming the Shogun. In Sakura, Zhang Aotian vigorously promotes Han culture, studies Confucianism and Mencius, combats Japanese pirates, and even makes Sakura a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Later, the protagonist returns to the Ming Dynasty, finds his biological father Zhang Juzheng, and helps the Ming Dynasty fight against the Manchus. Throughout his life, he remains a subject of the Ming Dynasty. ...

11. 711 火 A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋 Peas Found a Circle豌豆遇了圆Historical477k WordsOngoing The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”! 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book is now available! It's a historical food novel. Although it's a time-travel story, it avoids fantastical elements like systems and cheat codes, focusing instead on historical facts and events. All titles, names of people and places, and social backgrounds are meticulously researched, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the Spring and Autumn Period. Furthermore, the book offers extremely detailed introductions to some traditional Chinese dishes, serving as a practical cookbook. However, the author is not responsible for any kitchen novice mistakes. Readers interested in history and food are welcome to check it out.

12. 712 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Zhou Yu Reincarnated as Jia Lian 红楼之周瑜穿成贾琏 Dreams Come True 2001梦想成真2001Historical2.2M WordsOngoing This novel is for both male and female readers. I'm a fan of Zhou Yu from the CCTV version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and in this alternate world, I let my idol unite Europe, Asia, and Africa. Zhou Yu transmigrates into the frail Jia Lian. He plans to save the Twelve Beauties and restore the Jia family, but Emperor Cao Cao grows so suspicious of him that all he can do is lie flat. But he can't die! If he kicks the bucket, Cao Cao, Cao Zhi, and Liu Zhen will all have to join him. The big 1.7kReads9.5Score192Shelves

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    Zhou Yu went to Europe and became friends with Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen family, Holy Roman Emperor! Frederick II stopped fighting the Pope and instead integrated Germany into a unified empire ahead of schedule.

13. 713 墨 The Ink Moon Halberd: Love and Revenge in the Western Regions 墨月戟：西域情仇 White Rice Dumpling白水粽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely written by hand; court intrigue and an ensemble cast, with a traditional plot-driven narrative] [Subtle emotions, sweeping warfare, vivid characters] Beyond Yumen Pass lie the great desert and the Tianshan Mountains. With half Han heritage and half Hu blood, he was born amid the flames of a chaotic age, as the Han and the Xiongnu fought over the Western Regions. In a dreamlike lifetime, he saved the Cheshi princess and uncovered the fated bond between them as husband and wife in 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical novel about political intrigue and warfare. The protagonist is of mixed Han and non-Han descent, skilled in archery and spearmanship. Driven by conscience, he suffers persecution amidst the flames of war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu for control of the Western Regions. He is forced to flee to Han territory, where his Han bloodline awakens, leading him on a life-long quest for revenge, intertwined with several destined romances with various girls (not a harem novel). Ultimately, he becomes the Protector-General of the Western Regions, avenging his blood feud, repelling the Xiongnu, and securing the frontier. The first war appears in Chapter 21, after which various forces gradually emerge, making the story increasingly exciting. It includes elements of family and country, political intrigue, war, coups, and betrayals… and more; you'll understand once you start reading.

14. 714 西 The Romance of the Western Han 西汉演义 Zhen Wei甄伟Historical259k WordsCompleted Zhen Wei’s version of The Romance of the Western Han is a sweeping epic of the Chu-Han conflict, taking you back to the war-torn chaos at the end of the Qin dynasty. From the power struggles in Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s later years and Zhao Gao’s corruption of the court, to the rise of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang as rival heroes battling for supremacy, and onward to the fateful Feast at Hongmen and the tragic songs of Gaixia, this book vividly paints a grand tableau woven with political intrigue, ambiti 22Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A history book I absolutely love [making a face]

15. 715 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W 49.9kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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