Looking for Novels Set During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, or the Northern and Southern Dynasties 求写五代十国，晋，南北朝时期的小说
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Yanyun Returns to Song: The Tumultuous Five Dynasties of the Foot Soldier Zhou Ke 燕云归宋：小兵周柯的五代风云
Zhou Ke, a third-year history student in the 21st century, accidentally transmigrates to the first year of Guangshun under Later Zhou while staying up late researching Military History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He becomes a low-ranking soldier in the Later Zhou Imperial Guard. With his knowledge of future history and exceptional courage, he earns Zhao Kuangyin’s favor and gradually becomes his trusted aide. Along the way, he helps Guo Wei consolidate Later Zhou’s foundations, thwar
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I Am the King of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当楚王
I've started a new book, Family Cultivation: The Qin Clan's Immortal Path. I hope you'll support it. This is a dazzling age: King Fuchai of Wu marches north to vie for supremacy, King Goujian of Yue endures humiliation and annexes Wu, the Three Clans divide Jin, and the Tian clan replaces Qi. But I, King Xiong Zhang of Chu, am the brightest star of this era.
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- 253 The Son of Heaven in the Warring States 战国天子 After a car accident, I plunged into a lake and transmigrated to the Warring States period, taking over the body of the son of the Lord of Western Zhou. With Qin poised to destroy Zhou, how can I turn the tide and save myself and my state from extinction? Amid the chaos of war, how will I navigate the treacherous rivalries between the feudal lords and secure a place to survive? Then watch as an iron-blooded army unifies China and sends the world its fiercest warning: Whoever dares invade China, 159Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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The Five Dynasties: Conquering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun 五代：踏破燕云
Early September, first year of Qianyou under the Later Han (October 948), Hezhong City Li Xuance, a top student in the history department at Peking University, had only gone to sleep. When he woke up, he was in a military camp. The good news: he had become Murong Yanzhao, sworn brother to Zhao Kuangyin! The bad news: Li Chongjin, Guo Wei's nephew, was going to come after him. The even worse news: it was the first year of Qianyou, more than two years before Guo Wei became emperor and founded the
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- 255 Great Qin: I Transmigrated to the Warring States Era and Became a Weapons Tycoon 大秦：我穿越到战国成了武器大亨 The uncle of a history enthusiast guarded an ancient secret. Having no children of his own, he hoped his nephew would inherit it. But his nephew had no interest whatsoever. He only cared about developing weapons: newer and more advanced weapons, and making more money. That was his only pleasure. But something unexpected happened while the ancient secret was being passed down. His nephew transmigrated. He arrived in the late Warring States period. Well, since he was here, he might as well make th 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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Dust Mountain 尘埃山
This story follows ordinary people struggling to survive through the long, chaotic ninety years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It portrays how a group of common folk make their way in life, far from the halls of power, with no special advantages or extraordinary encounters. Like specks of dust drifting through time, they endure the weight of the years, unnoticed and unheard.
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- 257 Qi Ink 齐墨 [Famous generals] + [Strategists] + [Battlefields] + [Struggle for supremacy] In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras, rites and order collapsed, the realm descended into chaos, and war spread everywhere. The feudal lords fought for supremacy, strategists schemed, and wandering knights roamed the world with swords at their sides. Plots to steal the heavens and change the sun, schemes that could turn the clouds and rain. Planning within the command tent, victory secured a thousand miles 1.6kReads8.5Score107Shelves
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Surviving in Turbulent Times with My Roommate and Our Divine Armor 苟在乱世，我和室友有神甲
After attending an armor convention, I woke up to find that my three dorm mates and I had transmigrated fully armed! And we landed in the worst possible start: the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians! The Central Plains have fallen, and the sons and daughters of Han are treated like cattle and sheep, left to be slaughtered at will? Have you asked the “divine armor” we’re wearing, forged from modern special-grade steel? When the Xiongnu’s curved blades gouge our chests, and the Jie people’s arrows bu
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- 259 Warring States: From the Start, I Own Ninety Quadrillion Tons of Canned Food 战国：开局坐拥九千万亿吨罐头 Thanks for asking. I’m in the Warring States period, and I’ve become Ji Yan, the last Son of Heaven of the Zhou dynasty. I’d only been on the throne for eight years when the System gave me nine hundred trillion tons of canned food and then ran off. Now I’m panicking. The System is gone, with mighty Qin at the gates and powerful Chu at my back. What should I do? Answers wanted ASAP! [Farming + strategy + conquest] 1.5kReads7.3Score152Shelves
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Armor Roars Across the Northern and Southern Dynasties 铠啸南北朝
There is no peace in a world in chaos, and the frigid passes are littered with bones. The wind is cold, the snow is bitter, and blades and spears are sharp. But people’s hearts are warm, at least, some people’s hearts are warm enough to melt the snow across the wasteland, pierce the Rouran cavalry’s iron hooves, and hold up the crumbling sky over the northern frontier. They say the jianghu of the Northern and Southern Dynasties belongs to generals and warhorses, a world built atop mountains of c
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- 261 Great Qin: My Daughter Ying Zheng, the Greatest Emperor of All Time 大秦：吾女嬴政，千古一帝 Overnight, she transmigrates into the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, where the roles of men and women are reversed. She becomes Zhao Ji, abandoned in the State of Zhao by Qin Yiren. With her is Ying Zheng, the future First Emperor of Qin, who is only three years old. After the Battle of Changping, Zhao soldiers are determined to wipe them out. 1.9kReads9.2Score148Shelves
- 262 I Am a Tyrant in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当暴君 Xu Ling transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period and becomes the ruler of a small state. While the other states are still using bronze, Xu Ling smelts iron. While scholars and officials still need five carts to carry their bamboo slips when they travel, Xu Ling develops the first sheet of paper of the Spring and Autumn era. While the Son of Heaven of Zhou eats ant paste every day, Xu Ling has already started eating spicy hot pot. And so, Xu Ling establishes a powerful Spr 856Reads7.6Score101Shelves
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Back in Eastern Wei as Emperor 回到东魏当皇帝
(Some chapters include illustrations) Northern Wei, once a vast empire that dominated the north, vanished beneath the tide of the Six Garrisons Rebellion. The powerful minister Gao Huan enthroned Yuan Shanjian and established Eastern Wei. As a transmigrator, Yuan Shanjian found himself facing the relentless pressure of the “Three Eccentrics of the Gao Clan,” and was forced to ally with a young man who claimed to be “a descendant of the Qi emperors.” The Wei dynasty’s tragedy at Heyin, the past
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A History of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties: A Series on China's Dynastic History 魏晋南北朝史（中国断代史系列）
The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties refer to a distinctive period in Chinese history, beginning with the fall of the Eastern Han and ending with the founding of the Sui. It encompasses the Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, Eastern Jin, Sixteen Kingdoms, Southern Dynasties, and Northern Dynasties. This book is rigorous in structure, thorough in its arguments, rich in sources, and concise in language. The author offers original insights into politics, economics, culture, and relations wit
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- 265 Back in the Spring and Autumn Period, I Became a Tyrant 回到春秋当暴君 The history of the Spring and Autumn period is half a history of Jin. A soul from the modern era transmigrates to the state of Jin in the late Spring and Autumn period, becoming Zhi Xiao of the Zhi clan. In this era... Laozi organizes the Zhou court’s ancient records and travels around teaching his principles. Confucius takes on disciples in droves and travels among the states, drawing the attention of the world. King Fuchai of Wu and King Goujian of Yue are bound by love and hatred, while Xi Sh 1.8kReads8.9Score137Shelves
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Four Journeys Through the Qin Dynasty: Who Gave Birth to Fusu? Why Are You Pinning It on Me? 四穿大秦：扶苏谁生哒？咋赖给我
(Complete and ready to read) Rong Zhi transmigrated. She transmigrated back two thousand years, to the Qin Dynasty. But this Qin Dynasty seemed a little... off the rails. Looking at the white paper in Xianyang Palace, Rong Zhi was puzzled. “Paper hasn’t been invented in the Qin Dynasty yet, has it?” Zhao Gao smiled and pointed at Rong Zhi. “You invented it.” Rong Zhi: “Who, me?” Looking at the triple-cropping rice the Qin army brought back from the south, Rong Zhi was dumbfounded. “How did you
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A Grand Vision at the End of the Jin Dynasty 晋末雄图
In the final years of the Western Jin, the sound of the hujia and Qiang flutes never ceased, while wolf banners and horse hooves churned up clouds of dust. At such a time, a young man who had transmigrated here poured all his passion into blades of war, fighting through a hundred battles across the yellow sands to rebuild the realm!
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I Became the Founding Ancestor of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 我混成了隋唐祖源
No System, no golden finger. Beginning with the Rebellion of the Six Garrisons in the final years of the Northern Wei, witness the heroes of Wuchuan and the shifting tides of the Six Garrisons. Erzhu Rong, Yuwen Tai, Dugu Xin, Gao Huan... One renowned historical figure after another comes together in a magnificent chronicle of the final fifty years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
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- 269 Peaks and Troughs: Political Civilization from the Qin and Han to the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Second Edition 波峰与波谷：秦汉魏晋南北朝的政治文明（第二版） This book adopts an institutional perspective on history, focusing on the political course of the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties through the lenses of political institutions and political forces. It examines the creation of the bureaucratic imperial system and centralized government from the Warring States period through the Qin, the development of institutions under the Han, the political “aberrations” from the Wei and Jin onward, and the revival of bureaucratic adminis 193Reads9.4Score103Shelves
- 270 Warring States: Jin's Desperate Counterattack to Reclaim Han, Zhao, and Wei 战国：晋国绝地反击，收复韩赵魏 [This novel is set against the historical backdrop of the Partition of Jin. Familiarity with this event will help you enjoy the story.] [Ancient Warring States setting + rival states vying for supremacy + the Hundred Schools of Thought + political maneuvering + battles of wit and courage + no System + no harem + not for beginners] After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he becomes Ji Jiujiu, the last ruler of Jin. His rise begins with infiltrating the Mohists. He keeps a low pro 3.7kReads8.8Score296Shelves
- 271 One Glance Back, A Thousand Years Gone 回眸一瞬已千年 Body transmigration + soul transmigration + the whole family transmigrates + woman disguised as a man + meticulous historical research + a touch of sci-fi + political intrigue + not a wish-fulfillment story, nor a story about an all-powerful heroine + Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin + a kind but imperfect heroine (readers who love formulaic wish-fulfillment stories, beware). An original story with no recycled tropes, where every plot thread connects. The heroine is an ordinary modern woman 179Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 272 Lectures and Miscellaneous Writings on the History of the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties 魏晋南北朝史讲义及杂稿 Lectures and Miscellaneous Writings on the History of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties is a collection of lectures, course notes, and research essays by the contemporary master historian Chen Yinke, some of which concern the history of the Wei and Jin periods. It is a systematic work of dynastic history. Lectures and Miscellaneous Writings on the History of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties covers the politics, economy, culture, ethnic groups, and many other aspe 36Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 273 I'm in the Spring and Autumn Period, and I Really Don't Want to Transmigrate! 人在春秋，我真的不想穿越啊！ Other people are overjoyed when they transmigrate. When it happens to Lou Ling, he can only look miserable. The moment he opens his eyes, Lou finds himself in the middle Spring and Autumn period, more than 2,500 years in the past, in an era when food, drink, and clothing are hard to come by, and anyone who isn’t a noble is treated like an insect. This is an age when gentlemen are as refined as jade and unskilled in deceit, and wars between states are governed by countless rules. Watch how Lou Li 9.2kReads8.6Score691Shelves
- 274 The Kingdom of Qin 秦的国 In 230 BC, Qin conquered Han, alarming the other feudal states. Fearing that Qin's growing power would threaten their territories, they grew wary and secretly resisted Qin's influence. Amid the years of warfare among the Seven States, the small state of Fu, tucked away in a remote corner of Baiyue, sent a princess all the way to Xianyang in hopes of securing the protection of mighty Qin. Fu Yue is the youngest princess of Fu. Her mission to Qin to marry for political alliance carries great respo 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 275 The Northern Wei Emperors on the Black Felt 黑毡上的北魏皇帝 The emperors of Northern Wei were not only rulers of a Chinese imperial state, but also khagans of an Inner Asian nomadic conquest elite. Their historical experience was one of cultural traditions colliding, merging, and giving rise to something new. The so-called “old institutions of Dai’s capital” in Northern Wei were clearly part of the Inner Asian tradition. Starting with the northern frontier influences on Northern Wei imperial accession ceremonies, this book examines Northern Wei’s Heaven- 81Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 276 The Quiet Beauty of Chu 楚有静女 The Spring and Autumn Period was an age of poetry and propriety. After a freak accident left a modern woman struck by lightning and altered her brain waves, she became Mi Xuan, a princess of Chu. As Mi Xuan grew older, her beauty blossomed. How would she face a political marriage that would make her one wife among many concubines? The thousand-year gap in their eras left them divided by differences and misunderstandings. With a lonely soul, she sneered: You think I want this kind of love, parcel 588Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 277 The Marvelous Northern Wei 神奇的北魏 During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, rival powers carved up the land and the political situation was chaotic. The Tuoba Xianbei, nomads of the grasslands, rose with the tide, unified the Central Plains, and established a remarkable dynasty that governed the heartland through the rites and music of Chinese civilization. The Remarkable Northern Wei is a popular history of the Northern Wei, set against the backdrop of the Wei, Jin, Northern, and Southern Dynasties. Drawing on historical sour 432Reads9.5Score105Shelves
- 278 Laughing Across the Three Kingdoms (Complete in 2 Volumes) 笑倾三国（全2册） She gives birth to a baby, only to discover that she is Cao Chong's mother?! The emperor has her brought into the palace and intends to make her empress. Could the blind old woman's words really have come true? A generation's ambitious hero, a peerless physician, and the bonds of a past life intertwine in this one. Everything is fate's design, and everything unfolds like a painted scroll of history. It turns out history has never changed. Can she break free from the chains of fate? A rebellious, 776Reads9.1Score115Shelves
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Record of Returning to China After Transmigrating to the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians 穿越五胡十六国之归华录
He Cong, a special forces soldier from the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrates to the chaotic, dark, and brutal era of the Five Barbarians ravaging China. Starting with a brick and tile factory, he builds a commercial empire to dominate the realm. With industry and agriculture at its core, he develops the economy and uses it as leverage to keep the Five Barbarians in check, carving out a place for Chinese civilization in the midst of chaos. (History respected, no major alterations, steady development)
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Awakening of the Soul: The Song of the Rift War 魂觉醒之裂合战歌
On the eighth day of the ninth month, in the autumn of the late Tang, chrysanthemums bloom and all other flowers wither. The setting sun drips blood, smoke from the beacon fires blots out the sky, and horses trample the cracked earth amid utter chaos. Everywhere, blades flash and refugees roam... A down-and-out young man with nowhere else to turn seeks refuge with a fellow townsman, hoping to make something of himself. Instead, he stumbles straight into his enemies' den and nearly loses his life
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The Woman Who Usurped the Xie Name 僭姓谢女
In an age of chaos, merely clinging to life is an act of defiance. Being half-dead is what people at the bottom are supposed to look like. Xie Yin, an engineering student who never took her studies seriously, never imagined she would end up in the legendary Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. This is an era that eats people, literally. And she is a refugee. Refugees in the Southern Dynasties aren't even considered human, while those in the Northern Dynasties are even more like ghosts.
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A History Illiterate Transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 历史文盲穿越五代十国
[No System] + [Farming] + [Clan development] + [A time of chaos] + [Conquest and expansion] Zhao Kuangyin is actually my subordinate? Zheng Zhigu transmigrates into the year 948 AD. Guo Wei has yet to become emperor, Chai Rong has not ascended the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin is still wandering from place to place. Follow our protagonist's journey from the junior owner of a tavern to something much greater.
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Dreams Shattered in the Dying Tang Dynasty 梦碎残唐
Set against the turbulent reigns of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, this novel explores the tangled power struggles of the late Tang court: factional strife, rampant eunuch power, and the warlords’ campaigns to suppress rebellions. Through upheavals that shook the realm, including the Huang Chao Rebellion, chaos in Guanzhong, the siege of Fengxiang, and the warlords’ struggle for supremacy, it paints a portrait of a world in turmoil on the eve of the Tang dynasty’s final decline. Th
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- 284 A Lin Daiyu Fell from the Sky 天上掉下个林妹妹 [Transmigration and Rebirth x Comeback x Political Intrigue: A Modern, Adorable Girl Wins the Heart of a Scheming, Cold-as-Ice Royal] Lin Meimei transmigrated in a dream, but failed to return to the future before the solar eclipse. Whether she was Lin Meimei or Shu Bier no longer mattered. Since Jun Wentian dared to love her, she would see it through. If their meeting was fate, then what did the past or future matter? She would make the best of what came. But Feitian Fort was a den of intrigue, 136Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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Abacus Calculations to Conquer Ten Thousand Races 算筹破万族
Abacus Calculations Conquer Ten Thousand Clans
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The Legend of Cao Zhi, Emperor Xuan of Great Wei 大魏宣帝曹植传奇
This book tells the legendary story of Cao Zhi in a parallel world, rising against the odds to become emperor, along with the people around him. Challenges and opportunities abound, but what twists and turns must Great Wei weather before it can enter an age of prosperity? Read on to find out. Thank you all for your support. Please like, comment, and follow!
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- 287 At the End of the Jin Dynasty, I Raised an Army in Yanzhou 我在晋末，从兖州起兵 A coming-of-age story with a strong historical bent!!! Readers who can immerse themselves in history, especially those who love the history of the Wei, Jin, and Sixteen Kingdoms periods, are welcome! This book unfolds gradually, faithfully recreating historical figures and events. Through the eyes of an ordinary modern-day third-year university student who transmigrates to the mid-Eastern Jin dynasty, it follows his journey from initial wonder, confusion, and culture shock to taking over his fat 2.4kReads7.3Score161Shelves
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Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋：好巧我也是纨绔
The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend
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- 289 Eastern Jin: Reviving the Han Dynasty Three Times 东晋：三兴汉室 A chance encounter gave modern-day Liu Xiaowu an opportunity, and gave the Han people of the north during the Eastern Jin dynasty the chance to tear through the darkness with their own hands. This was an era when the northern Han people were nearly wiped out, and Han women were treated as “two-legged sheep.” Liu Xiaowu came to this world with just one thing in mind: kill the barbarians! Kill the barbarians! Kill the barbarians! See how Liu Xiaowu builds his strength and rises to greatness, drivi 6.3kReads6.5Score443Shelves
- 290 Immortal! The Tang Dynasty’s Imperial Tutor, Forever Guarding the Realm for Emperor Taizong 永生！大唐帝师，替太宗永镇山河 Deng Hong accidentally transmigrates to the early Tang dynasty and befriends Yuan Tiangang, the great diviner. During the Battle of Hulao Pass, Deng Hong uses medicinal pills to avert a crisis for the Tang army and earns Li Shimin’s favor. He enters government service as a result. He becomes close friends with Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Qiong, and earns the Tang Emperor Taizong’s deep trust. Alongside such renowned Tang generals as Li Jing, Li Ji, and Su Dingfang, he campaigns north aga 4.3kReads8.7Score257Shelves
- 291 Revival at the End of the Jin Dynasty: Follow Me North Across the River 晋末中兴，随我衣冠北渡 The Jin rises again in its final years. Follow me as we cross north in the robes and traditions of our ancestors. A friend to the immortal Ge Hong, a teacher to Xie An and Huan Wen, an enemy to Shi Le and Fu Jian, and a sovereign to Ran Min and Murong. My name is Zhao Gao, the highest of all Zhao Gaos! As the people and their traditions crossed south, worthy ministers and mighty generals such as Xi Jian, Zu Ti, and Liu Kun held the North, yielding not an inch. The Qihuo Army, leaders of the refu 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 292 Transmigrated to the West, I Become the Clear-Eyed Moonlight 穿至西方，成为清醒白月光 Set during World War II, in a partially fictionalized Europe. Historical European setting, an independent heroine, one-sided pining, and a moonlight white rose. After Lin Wei died, the spirit of a tree gave her a chance to live again, rewarding her for a lifetime of kindness and protecting the environment. It also gave her a peerless beauty as a gift. But she soon realized she had been born in an era when nations vied for dominance, a time that produced countless legendary figures, heroes amid c 80Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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Strange Tales of Shuimu 水木志异
A collection of short stories, and every one of them is great. Some are set in modern times, some in the past; some are Eastern, some Western. There's sure to be at least one story that hits the spot for readers. Without further ado, head on over to the main text...
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The Glory of Southern Tang: I, Li Yu, Am More Than Just a Poet Emperor 南唐荣光：我李煜不止是词帝
I ask the heavens: What is the Great Way? I ask the earth: What is profound virtue? I ask humanity: What is the highest form of holiness? I ask the ghosts: What is base and contemptible? In a daze, Li Yu seemed to hold a brush in his hand, a brush as sharp as a blade. As it swept through the thick fog, human nature, heavenly principles, selfish desires, and public conscience all came clearly into view. The God of History whispered in his ear, “Who are you? Where did you come from? Where are you
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- 295 Reborn in the Eastern Jin: I Grew Up with Xie Daoyun 重生东晋之我与谢道韫青梅竹马 [Realistic] [Farming] [Historical Accuracy] [Aristocratic Clans] [Harem] [Military] He transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty as Liu Heng, the son of the famous scholar Liu Tan and Princess Luling, and the nephew of Huan Wen and Xie An. He and Xie Daoyun have been childhood friends since they were young. As the Liu family declines and the Langya Wang and Chen Commandery Xie clans form an alliance, they force Liu Heng to break off his engagement to Xie Daoyun. Oppressed by aristocratic clans, h 1.7kReads—Score238Shelves
- 296 The Fallen Jin Dynasty 残晋 In 290 AD, Sima Yan, founding emperor of the Jin dynasty, died, bringing the brief Taikang era of peace to an abrupt end. Having learned from the late Cao Wei dynasty, where a weak imperial clan had led to the dynasty’s downfall, Sima Yan sought to prevent powerful ministers from usurping the throne. He sent members of the imperial clan to govern the provinces and gave them real military authority, hoping that if turmoil ever struck Luoyang, they would immediately lead their troops to the capita 151Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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From Hostage to Emperor for the Ages 从质子到千古一帝
Wei Huan, the ninth prince of Great Wei, was overlooked by his father. He volunteered to become a hostage in the state of Jin. After surviving countless life-and-death trials and experiencing one romance after another, he ultimately returned to Wei with the support of his many confidantes, brilliant strategists, and valiant generals. He ascended the throne, unified the realm, and became an emperor for the ages. This is not only a deeply moving, earth-shaking tale of love and passion, but also an
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- 298 The History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: Too Painful to Read 不忍细看的五代十国史 During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, political struggles for power and position were fiercer than ever, with fathers and sons turning against each other and brothers killing brothers. Culturally, the era fell far short of the Tang Dynasty, with the north in particular nearly stagnant or even in decline. More than a dozen regimes attacked one another while also serving as one another’s subordinates, and the Khitan Liao periodically swept south to stir up trouble. Every faction fough 327Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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Three Kingdoms: I, Cao Chong, Won’t Weigh an Elephant, I’ll Be Prime Minister! 三国：我曹冲不称象，我要称相！
(Political intrigue, conquest, no harem, ensemble cast, neither glorifying nor vilifying anyone) He transmigrates on the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs and is poisoned from the start. That old bastard Cao Cao! The people you don't dare kill, I'll kill! The battles you don't dare fight, I'll fight! The Qiao sisters you can't lock away in the Bronze Sparrow Terr
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- 300 The Smoke of War Rises: The Dragon Roars Across the World 烽烟起之龙啸天下 Heaven is not benevolent; all things are but straw dogs. War fires rage across the land, and heroes rise in droves. The king is weak, while treacherous ministers hold power. Flames fill the skies, and the capital falls. Warlords scheme against one another. The emperor rises up, his roar shaking the realm. A seal of office in his left hand, a beauty leaning against him. A sword in his right, as he sweeps across the six directions. An eastern emperor, a western sovereign, and a central royal cou 145Reads—Score—Shelves
