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1582: The Ten Missing Days in the Ming Dynasty 1582：走进大明消失的十天
Open the calendar on your phone right now and scroll to the date after October 4, 1582. You’ll see that the calendar jumps straight to October 15. Ten whole days vanished from human history. The history books offer only a cold explanation: a calendar reform. But no one can explain what happened during those ten days. While researching archives, modern historian Lin Xuan stumbles upon a record that has been repeatedly crossed out and rewritten: “The ten days happened.” When he tries to uncover th
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Great Ming: Transmigrating with Old Zhu 大明：带着老朱去穿越
Over thousands of years of history, countless unforgettable events have taken place on this land. Some rose to prominence, some turned the tide against overwhelming odds, some spent their entire lives unfulfilled, and some could only weep, unable to serve their country. If you had the chance to return to the past and change history, would you choose to undo those regrets? I think I would!
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Southern Ming, 1644: The Deposed Emperor Flees from the Start 南明1644：废帝开局就跑
[History + political intrigue + military + ensemble cast + not a power fantasy] In the ninth month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, I transmigrated into the deposed emperor Zhu Yousong. The countdown to the fall of the country had begun. The Jianlu were set on conquering all under heaven, while Nanjing still dreamed of “allying with the Later Jin to pacify the rebels”... Factional strife engulfed the court, and the Four Garrisons of Jiangbei held their troops for their own ends... No money,
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The Great Ming Emperor-Slayer 大明屠皇
In the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, military doctor Zhu Jian transmigrated into the body of Zhu Cilang, becoming the ill-fated crown prince of the Great Ming. The plague was raging, the government was rotten to the core, Li Zicheng was sweeping across the land, and Zhang Xianzhong was ravaging the southwest. In the northeast, the Jurchen cavalry was sharpening its blades, ready to invade the Central Plains at any moment. And to top it all off, his new father was a hopeless good-for-not
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Emperor Zhengde 正德大帝
In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, the Ming dragon flag was still hemmed in by the Great Wall and the coastline. But Zhu Houzhao, returned from the dead after falling into the water, is going to plant that dragon flag across the globe! In the north, Mongol cavalry raid the passes year after year? I’ll train a modern army and sweep the steppes with firearms and artillery, turning the Mongol grasslands into Ming grazing grounds! In the southeast, Japanese pirates and sea raiders harass the coast?
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I Am a Tyrant in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当暴君
You think I don't know you're secretly colluding with the Manchus? You think I don't know you've been hiding your commercial taxes? The southeast is lost in drunken revelry, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, strewn with starving corpses! The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the lifeblood from the Ming and carve the flesh from the people! Even an ordinary man's fury can drench the ground in blood. Do you know what happens when
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Star in the Stone 石中星
After finding a Sacred Spirit Stone and awakening his potential, he cracks the first campus cold case and takes his first step from “invisible nobody” to “anonymous detective.” A young detective’s one-of-a-kind experience.
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Since I've Transmigrated, Bringing a Super Arsenal Isn't Too Much, Right? 都穿越了，带超级军火库不过分吧
The nineteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty. The night was as dark as ink. Chongzhen stood atop Coal Hill, gazing at the capital engulfed in flames. He couldn't help turning to look at the crooked-neck tree. Zhu Zhongjie, a later-generation descendant of the Zhu family and a senior private in a reconnaissance company, suddenly transmigrated right in front of him. Chongzhen immediately decided that Zhu Zhongjie must have been sent by th
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The Emperors of the Liu Family 老刘家的那些皇帝
When we talk about the Han dynasty, we are talking about more than the rise and fall of a dynasty. We are talking about a family legacy and its perseverance across centuries. The Emperors of the Old Liu Family traces the Liu emperors to take a fresh look at the history of the Western and Eastern Han dynasties. It steps away from the grand narrative of traditional histories and focuses instead on the individual people seated on the imperial throne. We see Liu Bang's common touch coexisting with h
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The Fatuous Ming Emperor: From the Start, I Stage a Coup and Kill Zhu Yunwen 大明昏君：开局政变干掉朱允炆
As a wage slave working 996 every day, his biggest dream is to be his own boss, spending his days fishing, drinking, and chasing women... After being reborn in the Ming Dynasty, he discovers that he's a prince. Life can be even sweeter than being a boss, and it's pretty relaxing! But then he learns that because of his identity, he'll eventually be sent away to guard the imperial tombs, and later be sentenced to death. Just thinking about it is bleak... So he starts looking for a way out and soon
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Jiajing's Second-Generation Emperor: My Great Ming Rules the World! 嘉靖的帝二代：我大明天下无敌啊
He transmigrates and becomes Zhu Zai Zhen, the Jiajing Emperor’s fourth son, Prince Jing. Jiajing: What? I told you to fight the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and you conquered Japan? Jiajing: What? I told you to provide disaster relief, and the more you give, the more money the treasury has? Jiajing: No more fighting! Everywhere I look, it’s all Ming territory!
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Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor 重生之我是崇祯帝
A modern man transmigrates into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor. On his first day at court, Censor Mao Yujian suggests abolishing the courier stations. Hmm, not bad. It would save money. That night, the emperor suddenly realizes that if they abolish the courier stations, Li Zicheng will be out of a job! What a stupid suggestion from that worthless censor. Wang Cheng'en, hurry and retrieve the imperial order to abolish the courier stations!!!
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Late Ming: The King of Shu Rebuilds the Realm 明末：蜀王继明复山河
The Prince of Shu in Chengdu had a new soul, and from the start found himself trapped in a desperate siege by Zhang Xianzhong and his hundreds of thousands of troops. The heavens had given the Han people a chance to prosper forever and revive the Ming dynasty! The new Prince of Shu would put an end to a century of humiliation and make the Chinese people stand forever at the pinnacle of the world! Rifles, machine guns, cannons, trains, warships, schools, commercial taxes, land… One reform af
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Great Ming: From the Start, I Raid the Entire Court 大明之开局抄了满朝文武
In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil. Within its borders, the rebel king was capturing city after city; beyond them, the Manchu barbarians watched like hungry wolves. The court was riddled with treacherous officials, while powerful clans ran rampant among the people... As civilization once again stood on the brink of being conquered by barbarism, Zhu Youjian, who had transmigrated from the future, held the crumbling empire together. With sheer for
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The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Maverick 大明第一狂士
In the 35th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, a ruthless schemer is reborn as the son of a county deputy magistrate. Using modern political tactics, he cracks one strange case after another. With modern strategies of maneuvering and intrigue, he shakes the imperial court and becomes unstoppable! Rebel bands run amok? Under my powerful army, they’re nothing but fodder! I will rebuild the Ming dynasty, extend its might across the seas, and usher in an unprecedented age of prosperity!
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The Ming Dynasty’s Finest Imperial Guard 大明之极品锦衣卫
Ming Dynasty, the third year of the Wanli reign. The young emperor's rule is uncertain, and undercurrents stir throughout the court and country. A struggle for the position of Grand Secretary, Japanese pirate raids in the southeast, and a crisis in Liaodong loom, while a Little Ice Age draws near. Lu Yi transmigrates into the body of a dismissed Embroidered Uniform Guard confined to his home and is swept up in the turmoil. Thus begins his glorious journey to power in the world of the Embroidered
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Dreaming Back to the Ming Dynasty 梦回明朝
The story takes place at the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming. In this era of crushing taxes and levies, ordinary people could no longer afford food, and the peasants took up arms. If you didn't rebel, you had nothing to eat; rebel, and at least you might get a meal.
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A Soldier King Transmigrates to Sarhu: Crush the Eight Banners and Save the Ming 兵王穿越萨尔浒：踏碎八旗救大明
The story of Wang Xiaowei, an invincible modern soldier who transmigrates into the body of an ordinary soldier on the Sarhu battlefield during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. Using his formidable martial arts and modern knowledge, he crushes the Later Jin, defeats enemies with a single move, slaughters his way across the battlefield, and defends his country. A tale of ironclad patriotism, grand battles, and stirring heroism!!!
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Great Ming: The Zhu Family’s Image Crumbled After They Heard My Thoughts 大明：读我心后，老朱家人设崩了
Zhu Xiongying transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became Zhu Biao's newborn son. Chang noticed she could hear her precious son's thoughts. Was Lü up to something? Would her son still die young? Chang couldn't take it anymore. Zhu Biao discovered that he could hear his son's thoughts too. Fourth Brother would rebel in the future? Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di, who had just turned ten. Zhu Di trembled with fear. After Zhu Biao figured out what was going on, he had the imperial physician check his pu
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Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty in 1642 穿越大明之1642
I'm a beggar, But I also have a secret identity. The princess of the Great Qing has feelings for me, and the princess of the Great Ming is devoted to me, too. I have a special skill that lets me move between the Great Qing, the Great Ming, and the Great Shun. The most advanced technology, the finest weapons and equipment, the happiest people, and the highest level of civilization. This is destined to be a Hua Xia unlike any other, dazzling and radiant, with the sun and moon shining bright. Guess
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What Does It Mean to Be Bright? 何以为明
Xie Shiqing transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty recorded in the history books, often called the most regrettable dynasty in Chinese history. He enters the court as a young Taoist by Liu Bowen's side. What can he change? What can he bring? No one knows yet. The ups and downs of officialdom, the repeated trials of human nature, the art of keeping one's head down at court, and an emperor's tests and suspicions are all things Xie Shiqing must face. This is not only a story about transmigrating into
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Great Ming: I Have a Brain Disorder, Yet You Still Want Me to Be Emperor 大明：我有脑疾，你还让我当皇帝
Zhu Su was an overworked wage slave from the 22nd century. After falling asleep, he transmigrates and becomes Zhu Su, the Ming dynasty's fifth prince. At eight years old, he risks his life to save Empress Ma and the crown prince. That same year, the imperial physician diagnoses him with a brain disorder. Now the empress and crown prince owe him their lives, and he even has an official “medical certificate” from the imperial physician. Zhu Su charges headlong down the path of pretending to have a
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Resent That He Didn't 恨其不为
Two modern people enter the Ming Dynasty for unknown reasons. They only wanted to live honestly and with dignity, but the Ming court's rulers disappoint them too deeply. If you cannot protect your suffering countrymen, then let us take your place. They thought they were invincible, only to discover that there were other transmigrators in this world.
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My Father Is Zheng He, and His Ming Fleet Crushes the World 家父郑和，率大明舰队碾压全球
During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty. A sudden misfortune befalls a young fisherman from a village, and he accidentally swallows a dragon pearl, gaining extraordinary powers. By a twist of fate, he becomes Zheng He’s disciple and adopted son, receiving the name Zheng Qian. On the emperor’s orders, Zheng He sets sail for the Western Ocean with the great treasure fleet of the Ming, seeking traces of Jianwen. The grand voyages to the Western Ocean officially begin. Wherever the Ming fleet sail
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The Guanshan Pact 关山契
On the western frontier, yellow sands bury the dead, and honor is as fragile as paper. The young Zhao Tianhao was merely a merchant’s son from Ping Wharf. With a heart full of sincerity, he kept his contracts, protected his family business, and brought peace to his neighbors. Yet the crushing might of the war-torn age destroyed his household, driving him to abandon trade and take up arms. He entered the death camp, managed military rations, trained a corps of death-defying soldiers, and defended
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Dusty Dreams of Southern Ming 尘梦南明
In 1645, the first year of the Hongguang reign. The realm lies in ruins, Qing troops advance south, and war and displacement engulf the Central Plains. Wang Mochen, an ordinary man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates into this age of chaos. At first, he is overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, helpless and in constant danger of losing his life. He awakens a System that seems capable of helping him survive in this troubled world, but its conditions are harsh and its price steep. It wil
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I Was Given a Wife When I Enlisted, and Conquered the Chaotic World with My Beauties 当兵发老婆，我靠美娇娘称霸乱世
[Ming dynasty, multiple heroines, ruthless struggle for supremacy, no System, crushing the Qing dogs, rebellion] “Do soldiers get wives? Living ones, the kind who can have kids?” After his soul lands in the late Ming, he opens his eyes on the verge of starving to death. Desperate for a bite to eat, he spins a tale to the recruiting officer. He only wanted to get enough food to eat, but the new recruits' camp is overrun with bullies, and he can't even get a bowl of sour porridge. Wang Ergou snaps
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Great Ming: From the Start, Old Six Exposes My Transmigrator Identity 大明：开局被老六曝光了穿越身份
His name is Xie Yi. A mysterious person sent him back to the Ming Dynasty, but also revealed Xie Yi's identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. Xie Yi was reborn! He awoke in a village ravaged by plague. With danger closing in from every side, how will he survive? And what will Zhu Yuanzhang, an emperor for the ages and a true ruler, do? In the world of the Great Ming, what kind of life can Xie Yi bring to the people?
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My Entire Family Was Wiped Out, So I Led a Fleet Back to the Ming Dynasty 满门尽灭，我带舰队杀回大明
[Multiple heroines | No System | Alternate History | Revenge and Comeback] He helps her reclaim her family, and she joins him in fighting his way back to the Ming dynasty. A young man captured by horse bandits outside Jiayuguan turns out to be Zhang Yichen, a genius Ming craftsman whose entire family was massacred five years ago. The foreign girl among the bandits, meanwhile, is the orphaned daughter of a noble family who ended up in the East. Together, they repair matchlock guns, defeat horse b
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The Saltless Empress 无盐为后
She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli
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Great Ming: The Prince of Yan's Eldest Grandson Teaches Zhu Di to Rebel from the Start 大明：燕王长孙，开局教朱棣起兵
In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne and launches a sweeping campaign to strip the princes of their power. Zhu Zhanhe transmigrates to the Prince of Yan's residence, becoming Zhu Di's eight-year-old eldest grandson. His father, Zhu Gaoxu, and his two brothers are under house arrest in the capital. His grandfather, Zhu Di, pretends to be insane to keep himself alive, while the beloved grandson Zhu Zhanji is about to be born. At this very moment, Zhu Zhanhe decides to
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Great Ming: My County Magistrate Is a Living King of Hell 大明：朕的县令是活阎王
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Su Bai, magistrate of Jiangning, strikes fear into the court and country with “scientific torture.” Silver needles snap spines and amplify pain a hundredfold, as corrupt officials wail and spill every secret. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, traveling incognito, witnesses his methods and sighs, “A divine detective of the Ming!” When the Ministry of Revenue's deficit case comes up, Su Bai uses a “big data” model to untangle thirty years of crooked accounts in just three day
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Jingtai of Great Ming: I Am the Tyrant 大明景泰：朕就是暴君
On the night of the Coup at the Gate, Emperor Jingtai held an AK-47 in both hands. “Zhu Qimen, get out here and eat a whole magazine!” A hot-tempered young man from the twentieth century transmigrates into Emperor Jingtai on the eve of the Coup at the Gate. Watch as he punches the Oirat exchange student Zhu Qimen, kicks the various Oirat tribes into submission, and turns the Japanese pirates into fish food!
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Great Ming: My Dad Is Zhu Gaozu, Known Across the Jianghu as the Rebel Emperor 大明：俺爹朱高煦，江湖人称造反大帝
A devoted son from the late twenty-first century transmigrates to the last Han Chinese dynasty in history because of a countdown timer, and becomes the beloved son of Zhu Gaochi, a notorious master of self-destruction. Ji Yang says, “With my father around, staying alive is the hard part. The Prince of Han’s sweeping leg trips up three generations, and even after he dies, his name lives on.” Ji Yang: “Dad, stop tempting fate.” Zhu Gaochi: “Son, bail me out!”
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The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I Am the Great Ming’s Sagely Founder! 崇祯十七年：朕乃皇明圣祖！
He transmigrates back to New Year’s Eve in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. The Ming dynasty is on the verge of collapse, officials are corrupt, rebel armies press on, and the Manchus watch like tigers poised to pounce. In his previous life, he governed diligently for seventeen years, only to become the ruler who lost his country. In this life, Zhu Youjian will endure no more! Confiscate corrupt officials’ fortunes to raise a million soldiers’ pay; Take in the refugees outside the city and put
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The Fall of the Ming 乱明
In this chaotic Ming Dynasty, warfare rages across the land, and the emperor is a defender of the landlord class. His loyalties are clear: he will never work to secure the common people's livelihoods. Without an uprising rising up from the people, the Great Ming cannot be saved, this chaos cannot be ended, and Chinese civilization cannot be rescued. In an age when imperial power reigns supreme, let a wealthy young heir take the throne instead!
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With Our Ancestors' Blessing, the Great Ming Rises 祖宗保佑之风起大明
[No System + Massive Infrastructure Projects + Advanced Technology + Ming Empire] In the final years of the Ming dynasty, society is in turmoil, with natural disasters and human calamities leaving nine out of ten households empty. After Xu Da forcefully drags Xu Xian along, he arrives in the Ming dynasty. With his own strength alone, he will save Chongzhen, restore the people's livelihoods, reclaim Taiwan, and conquer North America. With the help of a host of ancient Chinese scientists, he will
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The Powerful Minister of the Late Ming 明末大权臣
Amid the upheaval at the end of the Ming dynasty, a little butterfly beats its wings. In those turbulent times, heroes burn with passion. These heroes, striding proudly through blood and fire, usher in a new era. Heroic valor and the love of men and women: the road to power begins...
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Great Ming: My Grandfather Is the Yongle Emperor 大明，我祖父是永乐大帝
After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Zhanqi discovers that his grandfather is Zhu Di and his own father is planning a rebellion! How can that be? Dad, let's not rebel. I'll help you develop Ming technology instead! Before he knows it, Zhu Zhanqi looks back and discovers that the whole world is already at his feet.
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If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩
[Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn
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A Quest for Survival at the End of the Ming 明末求生记
By chance, Zhang Xuan found himself in the late Ming, and all he wanted was to survive. But for himself, for his wife and daughter, and for the people of the realm, he took one step after another on the road to seizing the throne! The land lay shattered, its mountains and rivers adrift like willow catkins in the wind. All under heaven looked to Lord Zhang.
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Ming Dynasty Adviser: A Spoiled Scion in the Hongwu Era 大明顾问洪武纨绔
The Ming falls, the great encyclopedia is lost, and the West rises. While traveling, Liang Siyuan unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he saves Ma Dajiao, the virtuous empress of her generation, and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s nephew by marriage, Zhu Biao’s cousin, and the Ming dynasty’s young imperial uncle, Ma Liang. He has no System or cheat, only what he has learned, seen, and remembered. Follow Ma Liang Siyuan’s perspective as he takes a dre
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Swallowing the Ming 吞明
A portal connecting the modern era to the final years of the Ming Dynasty, and an orphan who grew up in the mountains. He decides to save the hundreds of millions of people living through the Ming Dynasty's collapse and build an unprecedented empire!
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The Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard 大明之锦衣为王
After transmigrating, Su Chao was reborn in the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. To his surprise, he became the gang's top enforcer. Thugs aren't scary. What you really have to worry about is a thug with an education. With brains and brawn, a taste for liquor, and a way with women, this nobody's life is about to take off. Watch Su Chao live it up in the Ming Dynasty and carve out a life unlike anyone else's. “I'm Su Chao, though everyone calls me Quickblade Chao.” “Who hasn't heard of the battle
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Na Ying Transmigrates to the Late Ming: I Save the Dynasty with Blunt Truths 那英穿明末：我靠直言救大明
[No Romance | Strong Female Lead | Pure, No-Brainer Fun] Na Ying transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and becomes the legitimate daughter of a military family, driven to her death. She awakens a truth-telling System that can save the world: [Win by dropping the act. Save the Ming with the truth.] A concubine mother trying to seize the family fortune? Putting on airs? Civil officials bickering, shifting blame, and slacking off? Traitors selling out the country? The Jurchen invasion? With the Sy
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The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯实录
The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Reign
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Blood Runs Red: Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Army 血流红：张献忠与大西军
In June 1645, Zhang Xianzhong captured Chongqing. Sweeping westward with unstoppable momentum, his army left blazing fires and blood-soaked roads in its wake. On August 9, after taking Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong wasted no time in holding a founding ceremony and ascending the throne as emperor of the Great Western Kingdom. From the very first day Zhang Xianzhong took up residence in the Shu Prince's Palace in Chengdu, the country knew no peace. His forces were locked in repeated battles with Li Zic
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A History of the Southern Ming (Two-Volume Set) 南明史（全二册）
A nation on the brink of ruin still descends into infighting, and even in its final days, the infighting continues! Nothing is more absurd than human nature. In March 1644, Li Zicheng's Great Shun forces captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. When news reached Nanjing, the Southern Capital, the question of who would be enthroned became urgent. Civil and military officials alike scrambled to make a name for themselves before the new ruler, each hoping to claim the credit for
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A History of the Peasant War at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末农民战争史
Sixteen years of unstoppable victories, followed by four hundred days to total collapse. Open this book and discover why Li Zicheng was defeated, and why his downfall came so quickly! In March 1644, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, bringing the Ming dynasty to an end. By then, he had fought for sixteen years. In April of that year, Li Zicheng was defeated at Shanhai Pass, and the Qing army entered the pass. In May of the following year, Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain in Huguang, just four hundr
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The Great Ming Crown Prince’s Eldest Grandson: The Zhu Family’s Favorite 大明嫡长孙：老朱家的团宠
He had the most revered name of all: Zhu Xiongying. He was the eldest legitimate grandson of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His grandmother was Empress Ma, his father was Crown Prince Zhu Biao, his mother was the daughter of Chang Yuchun, his great-uncle was Lan Yu, and his uncles were the three brothers of the Chang family. Who could have stronger backing than him? But he was buried alive! Returning from the grave, he would forge a Ming Dynasty that would endure for all ages. The sun a
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