Great Novels Set in the Ming Dynasty, Including the Late Ming 大明、明朝、明末好书推荐
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Great Ming: I Reform the Law with the Clan Genealogy 大明，我以族谱变法
During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Shi transmigrates into the body of a scholar. He would never have believed that one day he would be bundled off to the Imperial Prison along with chickens and dogs. P.S. One female lead [a plot device, no romance]. No dumbing down, no System.
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- 202 Party Struggles Throughout Chinese History 中国历代党争 Chinese Factional Struggles Through the Ages is a history of power struggles between factions, between factions and imperial authority, and between individuals. Using strategy as its thread and history as its fabric, it recounts a host of tangled stories. Covering three thousand years of factional strife, from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods through the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the book details major events, rises and falls, triumphs and humiliations, and 302Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 203 Rebel Army at the End of the Ming 明末义军 [Transmigration to the Late Ming] [No System] [Establishing a Base] [Fighting the Landlords] [Redistributing the Land] Li Xiangdong transmigrates to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. To get a bowl of millet porridge, he joins a band of rebels. His bravery in battle and sharp mind earn him a post as a junior infantry officer. When the rebel army is scattered by government forces, Li Xiangdong leads his men into the mountains, where they fight the landlords, redistribute the land, 1.7kReads8.2Score102Shelves
- 204 Great Ming: I, Zhu Wenzheng, Am the Eldest Grandson of the Main Branch 大明，我朱文正乃长房长孙 Zhu Wenzheng was the true eldest grandson of the Zhu family, and its strongest fighter. Yet he died of depression at a young age. While out fishing, Li Ergou gets into a traffic accident and somehow transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty, into the body of Zhu Wenzheng, who has been gravely wounded in the Battle of Hongdu. The moment he remembers that Zhu Wenzheng’s fate is to be placed under house arrest until his death, Li Ergou feels his whole world crumbling. No way! I have to change my fate. I 113Reads7.3Score104Shelves
- 205 The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集 Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v 131Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 206 Dad, You Transmigrated to the Late Ming Dynasty 爹，你穿越明末了 Li Heng receives a call from his missing father. Just as he is getting excited, his father tells him that he has transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. Li Heng: “Dad, I’ll get you an AK, and you get me an antique. We’ll build up the business and make it great again.” 5kReads8.6Score530Shelves
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The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: Saving This Ming Dynasty Is Impossible 崇祯十七年，这个大明真难救
Zhu Youzhe, a fourth-year history student, was sheltering from the rain beneath the crooked-neck tree on Longevity Hill when he was struck by lightning and transmigrated to the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, alongside the soul of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian. From mutual dislike to working together, the two hold back Li Zicheng’s advancing army and face Dorgon in a decisive battle near the capital, reshaping the Ming dynasty into something entirely different. In this life, the on
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- 208 Pretending to Be a Fool to Protect Myself 为了自保装傻子 Li Ergou transmigrated to an era of the Ming Dynasty that never existed, only to discover that his long-dead grandfather had also been a transmigrator. His grandfather had left him an incredibly wealthy estate, along with soldiers, money, and power. He was even related to the imperial family, and his father was a staunch loyalist to the emperor. The only problem was that the crown prince couldn’t stand him. Thinking about all this left Li Ergou feeling helpless. He had nothing but a bit of stren 1.7kReads8.1Score102Shelves
- 209 Late Ming: Laying Low in the Mountains as a Rebel King 明末：苟在山里当反王 “Jiexi Province, Baliu Prefecture, Xuelin District, Chiban County: in Shangbao stands a Golden Throne Hall...” This folk song has been passed down for more than four hundred years in the remote mountains of Suining, Hunan, and the ruins of the ancient Shangbao Kingdom are still there today. This story grew out of that real folk song. A fake jade pendant bought for ten yuan, a faulty outlet, and when Wang Dabao opens his eyes again, 108 gaunt refugees have pinned him to a heated earthen bed and a 18Reads—Score125Shelves
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I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举
The transmigrator has a smaller role in the early chapters. The protagonists are Liu Lin and the transmigrator Liu An. I, Liu An, have been transmigrated for eight years, and only now has Grandpa passed the provincial civil service examination! In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, forty-two-year-old Liu Lin passes the provincial examination. Years later, Liu Lin gazes at the plaque reading “Four Jinshi from One Family” and falls into deep thought. Follow the protagonist’s g
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Great Ming: Five Years as a County Magistrate, Leaving Zhu the Butcher Stunned 大明：五年狗县令，震惊朱屠夫
[Ancient-Era Farming + Behind-the-Scenes Scheming + Conquest + Public Exposure + Hilarious Power Fantasy] Five years as an honest magistrate, and you’ll have a hundred thousand taels of silver. After returning to the Ming Dynasty as a county magistrate, Song Yin never had to worry about money again. Every year, his reports to the imperial court said: “The official roads have fallen into disrepair, the people are starving to death, and bandits are running rampant…” Then, one day, Zhu Yuanzhang ar
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- 212 Late Ming: The Empress Zhang with Long Legs and Black Stockings Appears from the Start 明末，开局黑丝大长腿张皇后 Liu Guodong, an extra filming a short drama, transmigrated to the seventh year of the Tianqi reign at the end of the Ming dynasty and became Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian. He awakened a System, only to discover that it could reward him with actresses to assist him. There were Yifei, Mimi, Shishi, Zeng Li, Da Meiyuan, Chen Yao, Wan Qian, 459Reads—Score113Shelves
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Great Ming: The First Emperor of Qin Lives in My Head! 大明：我的脑子里住了个秦始皇！
[Great Ming]+ [Princes]+ [Political Scheming]+ [Battle for Supremacy]+ [One Female Lead] Consort Yang gave birth to a son, the seventeenth prince. Born clutching a jade, he was greeted by purple light filling the city. Heavenly omens marked him as extraordinary from birth! The officials looked on in astonishment! The palace was in uproar! But... if the prince is extraordinary, where does that leave the Crown Prince? After all, Zhu Biao, history's greatest crown prince, is still alive! His virtue
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Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮：花船新曲震山河
[Transmigrate Into a Deadly Predicament + Cheat Space + Strong Female Lead Building a Business] The moment I opened my eyes, I’d crushed the son of a Ming official, and a knife was already at my throat! Luckily, a scar on my wrist concealed a modern laboratory. A stun gun took down the brute, and I even had a bar management manual! Other people transmigrate and get caught up in palace intrigue. I went to the Qinhuai River and brought a run-down pleasure boat back to life. The girls from the lowe
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Ming Dynasty Logistics: Her Empire and Theirs 大明物流：她和她们的江山
[Strong female lead + satisfying read + business + high office + infrastructure + helping a princess ascend the throne + rival suitors + an all-out effort to save the nation] After transmigrating into the body of a ship merchant at the end of the Ming dynasty, Huang Qingyan saw her fifteen-year-old younger sister about to be sent to the old emperor as a concubine. She could not bear it. “I’ll go in your place.” In the capital, she met the princess’s influential steward, a princess with lofty amb
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My Family’s Clinic Connects to Ancient Times, and Zhu Biao Comes Seeking Treatment 我家医馆通古代，朱标上门求医
[Transmigration across worlds + slow pace + saving historical figures + a System with no presence whatsoever] Li Zhongfu transmigrated along with his family clinic to the depths of the Qinling Mountains. Before he could figure out what was going on, Zhu Biao, the most cautious crown prince in history, came knocking. As it turned out, the clinic's doors connected to countless other doors. People from thousands of miles away, even from other worlds, could seek treatment at the clinic by passing th
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- 217 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 9.2kReads8.5Score804Shelves
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I Am the Way of Heaven: The Great Ming Sun-and-Moon Banner Shall Fly Across the World 朕即天道：大明日月旗，插遍寰宇
The blood-red setting sun shines over the land, and three centuries of humiliation are carved into our bones! Unwilling to let China sink into ruin, the will of Heaven tears through time at the empire’s final hour, possessing the drowning, dying Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao! Inside the court, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian holds sway. Outside, the Later Jin cavalry watches like a tiger waiting to pounce! Factional strife among the Donglin scholars drains the empire’s strength, while corrupt Sh
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The Bane of Heroes in the Three Kingdoms 三国之枭雄克星
Scheming + Ruthless Battles + Humor + Lighthearted Fun. Wang Mazi, a criminal policeman, accidentally transmigrates to the late Han Dynasty. He starts by uniting the Yellow Turban forces, then recruits strategists and mighty generals, conquers in every direction, and outwits all the heroes under Heaven. The early part of the book focuses on uniting the Yellow Turban forces, after which the struggle for supremacy begins. (If you're tired of handsome protagonists, try breaking your usual reading h
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- 220 The Charismatic Heir: Marrying His Way to the Throne 风流世子爷，靠娶亲登基帝位 Born into the Great Sheng dynasty, Li Ye is the only legitimate son of the Prince of Qin, who died in battle. Though he is the rightful heir, he has become the most pitiful joke in the capital. His father is dead, his mother is gone, and he has no one to rely on. For twelve years he has endured in silence, suffering the bullying of aristocratic families and the oppression of powerful nobles. The Prince of Qin's manor lies in ruins, all the servants have been driven away, and only an old steward 74Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Ming Dynasty's Sea Calculator 大明算海
He is a fool who can calculate everything under heaven, using mathematics to predict the tides, calculate magnetic storms, and solve the mysteries of the Dragon Abyss. She is a dragon maiden whose bloodline has awakened. When the silver bells at her waist ring, a mysterious pearl from the deep sea comes to her. An imperial secret decree binds them both to Zheng He's treasure ship. Beneath the deep sea, the mysterious pearl is waiting for her. And he is waiting for her to look back. Lu Feng, a b
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- 222 Great Ming: Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, Making Zhu Yuanzhang Overjoyed 大明：重生朱雄英，乐坏朱元璋 On the eve of Zhu Yunwen’s appointment as heir apparent, the Ming Dynasty’s true eldest legitimate grandson, Zhu Xiongying, climbed out of his tomb! Zhu Yuanzhang: “Wonderful, wonderful! My eldest grandson is back!” Minister: “He’s been dead for ten years and now he’s back? A ghost…” Zhu Yuanzhang: “You dare call my eldest grandson a ghost? I’ll make you a ghost! My grandson is clearly an immortal!” Military general: “The imperial eldest grandson’s methods are beyond belief. We can barely breath 12.8kReads8.8Score917Shelves
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Late Ming: Lü Bu Battles Dorgon 明末：吕布大战多尔衮
In 1629, the Ming Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Famine stretches for miles across the lands within the passes, and bands of rebels rise everywhere. Beyond the passes, the Mongol tribes are in their twilight years. The Buryats, descended from the Jurchens who once relied on their ancestors, have turned traitor, repeatedly invading and slaughtering their way across the border. At this histor
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A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, Restoring the Han Ways 山河万里复汉风
Passion, conquest, political intrigue, no System. In the final years of the Chongzhen reign, the realm fell into chaos. The Qing army entered the passes, forcing people to shave their heads and adopt Manchu clothing. The land stretching for thousands of miles was stained with blood and filth. Dorgon: “Heaven’s mandate belongs to the Qing! Shave your head, and you can still be rewarded with noble titles!” Shi Kai: “I will reclaim the Central Plains and free the people from their misery! I long to
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Chongzhen Must Not Die: I Lead the Great Ming to Global Dominance 崇祯不亡：朕带大明称霸全球
A university history student falls off a cliff and opens his eyes to find himself Emperor Chongzhen! By now, Li Zicheng's forces have surrounded Beijing, and the crooked tree on Coal Hill stands right before him. I refuse to hang myself! Abandon the capital and head south, establish my rule over Jiangnan, train a modern army, develop seafaring, crush Japan, and launch a northern campaign to reclaim our lands. Watch me save the dynasty from collapse and reshape the Ming, until all nations come to
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I’m a Ming Imperial Clansman, Not a Bandit 我，大明宗室，不想当流贼
In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the splendor of “the Great Ming, whose dominion encompassed the seas and lands, surpassing the Three Dynasties and eclipsing Han and Tang, whose subjects filled all beneath the heavens...” had quietly faded away. The realm was in turmoil and the great edifice on the verge of collapse. Barbarians ran rampant, rebels wreaked havoc, natural and man-made disasters abounded, and the starving dead lay everywhere. Amidst the smoke of war that now blanketed the land,
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- 227 The Pirate King from a Humble Home 寒门海贼王 In the Ming dynasty, he is saddled with enormous debts. Corrupt officials demand money, and the Chongzhen Emperor demands his life. The rebel king is at his door, and the Manchus are breaking in. Han Chen opens his eyes. “This realm is falling apart. Watch me turn the tide.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 228 The Ming Dynasty's Beloved Grandson: No Need for the Jingnan Campaign 大明好圣孙，不用靖难了 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No System + Heartwarming + Comedy] From the start, he transmigrates as Zhu Gaochi, heir to the Prince of Yan. He's only eight years old. He'd planned to lie flat and become emperor, but who could have guessed that his heaven-defying luck would turn him into the Ming Dynasty's lucky charm! While accompanying the Prince of Yan on the northern campaign, the army runs short of water. He stamps his foot, and a water source appears. The Prince of Yan is fretting over a lack 547Reads6.5Score100Shelves
- 229 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明：让你上吊，没让你重建大明 He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score478Shelves
- 230 Reborn as a Tyrant in the Great Ming 重生大明当暴君 You think you can secretly collude with the Jian Nu and I won't know? You think you can conceal your commercial taxes and I won't know? The southeast is prosperous, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, littered with the starving dead. The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the blood of the Great Ming and strip the flesh from its people! Even an ordinary man in a fit of rage can spill blood three feet high. But do you know what hap 17.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
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Chongzhen: This Great Ming Is Surprisingly Powerful 崇祯：这个大明有点强
[Ming Dynasty + satisfying power fantasy + mass troop recruitment + System + wild imagination] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Youjian begins by drawing a Shenying Battalion. He rebuilds the Ming Dynasty, expands its military, purges treacherous officials, subdues Jiangnan, cuts down the powerful clans, and wins the people's hearts. He launches an eastern campaign against Japanese pirates, presses the Russians in the north, wages war across the southern seas, and conquers Per
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I, Zhu Youjian, Studied Abroad. I Absolutely Won't Hang Myself 我朱由检留过学的，绝不吊死
I, Chongzhen, will never hang myself! At the start of his reign, Zhu Youjian suddenly discovered he could travel to the future. When he saw himself hanging from a branch in the southeast, his eyes nearly split with rage. When he saw the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading, his fury boiled over. But when he saw how posterity judged him, he was stunned. Was being diligent really a mistake? Aggrieved, Zhu Youjian decided to start correcting his mistakes. The first thing he did w
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Late Ming, 1638: Crush the Later Jin, Then Conquer the World 明末1638，先砍后金再霸全球
A special forces soldier carries modern equipment back to the late Ming Dynasty. Only 210 rifle rounds? No problem. A miniature imaging device lets him sense everything for dozens of miles. Flintlock rifles, steam engines... The Ming Empire's dominion over a sun that never sets begins with the destruction of the Eight Banners!
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Godhood! On the Eve of the Fall, I Lead Chongzhen in a Desperate Counterattack 封神！亡国前夜我带崇祯绝地反击
I transmigrated into the scene of Chongzhen’s suicide, with the Ming dynasty only an incense stick away from its fall! The [National Fortune System] bound itself to me, tying my fate to the Ming dynasty’s. If Chongzhen put a noose around his neck, I’d have to die alongside him! With no other choice, I tore down the white silk and blurted out a prophecy about Wu Sangui surrendering to the Qing, the Ten Days of Yangzhou, and the queue hairstyle and change of clothing. Chongzhen was stunned on the
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- 235 System: I Reincarnate as Empress Ma of the Great Ming 系统：穿成大明马皇后 [Complete] [System, born into the past, 1v1] [The System plays a minor role] [Although Lady Lü is the crown princess, she dies in the end] For reasons unknown, Lihua was born into the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. She became Ma Shi, the historically renowned and highly praised role model for women, later honored as Empress Xiaoci, wife of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although her fate was already written in the history books, Lihua had no intention of merely witnessing histo 272Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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When Did My Bookstore Turn into a Weapons Shop? 我的书店什么时候改行做武器行了
A rift in time and space lies hidden in the Floating World Bookshop, connecting it to the Ming dynasty a thousand years ago. A pastry and a cup of cola spark a bond that spans two worlds. Time never flows the same way in either realm. Hongxi moves the capital, Zhu Biao is assassinated, and turmoil engulfs the court. Fifteen-year-old Zhu Xiongying arrives clutching a jade clasp, with the fate of his country weighing on him. In a sorry state, he stumbles into her bookshop. She is Ye Zijin, owner
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Chongzhen: Reconquering the Realm 崇祯：重征天下
An ordinary university student transmigrated into the body of the not-yet-enthroned Chongzhen Emperor. He has no extraordinary martial skills, nor any world-defying technology. In this chaotic age, filled with heroes and beauties and plagued by wolves coveting the Central Plains, watch as he challenges fate, saves the people from suffering, reconquers the realm, and restores China’s glory!
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The Great Ming's Lord of the Seas 大明镇海王
[Ming dynasty, soul transmigration, saving the Crown Princess, saving Zhu Ying, saving Zhu Biao, saving Empress Ma, saving Xu Da, saving Lan Yu] Zhang Wuxian transmigrates to the eleventh year of Hongwu. He plans to lie flat and do nothing, but his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder won’t let him tolerate anything “illogical,” so he has to fix it all. Even more absurdly, he has a System in his head that automatically provides solutions and supplies every time his compulsions flare up, and it d
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The Ancestral Dragon Comes to the Ming Dynasty 祖龙临明
The Core Personality of Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng: Grand ambition and absolute control: He was the ultimate practitioner of China's ideal of unification, with a vision that reached beyond his era. He could not tolerate division or weakness, seeking absolute order through “one written script and uniform axle widths.” Suspicious, harsh, and quick to kill: Having grown up amid court intrigue in the state of Zhao, he had an extreme lack of personal security. He had zero tolerance for betrayal and
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- 240 Reviving Great Ming, Starting from Childhood 中兴大明，从娃娃开始 [Ming dynasty + no System + reform + political scheming + struggle for supremacy] Zhu Yijun, a descendant of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang and a teacher sent to the borderlands, transmigrates back to the Longqing era after an accident and takes over the body of the future Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Though his body is only nine years old, it houses the soul of an adult. And he arrives on the eve of Zhang Juzheng's sweeping reforms. See how Zhu Yijun takes on powerful ministers, purges corrupt eunuchs 1.4kReads8.1Score101Shelves
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I, Zhu Yingying, Have Returned 我朱雄英回来了
No golden finger, no cutting-edge technology, just an ancient way of thinking applied to making things happen. A different Ming Dynasty, a different Zhu Yingying!!! This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story!!!
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- 242 Great Ming: The Crown Prince Goes on a Rampage 大明：暴走皇太子 After transmigrating into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he has only seven years left before he kicks the bucket. What’s he supposed to do? Asking online, and it’s pretty urgent. How urgent? People’s lives are at stake! What else can he do? He can only go on a rampage!! 263Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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Awakening on Coal Hill: Zhu Yuanzhang's Soul Transmigrates into Chongzhen 煤山觉醒：朱元璋魂穿崇祯
Beneath the crooked-neck tree on Coal Hill, the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. The next second, the man who opened his eyes on the dragon throne was the iron-fisted king who had risen from a beggar in Haozhou to become the Hongwu Emperor! The rebel army was at the gates, the court was full of spineless lackeys, the warlords sat on their armies and watched, and the Manchus eyed Liaodong hungrily. Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. “I’ve spent my whole life fighting wars. Should I be afraid of this bunch o
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Transmigrating to the Great Ming: Witnessing Its Splendor 穿越大明：领略大明风华
A young man from a later age finds himself in the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty, inhabiting Li Zhaoming's body. His golden finger is an exceptionally clear memory of his past life. After arriving in the last Han Chinese dynasty in Chinese history, Li Zhao decides to make amends for many lingering regrets. Watch as he turns the Ming into an empire on which the sun never sets.
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Great Ming: The Village's Little Top Scholar, Whom Old Zhu Absolutely Adores 大明：乡村小状元，老朱贼稀罕我
During the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Qiniu, an ordinary four-year-old farm boy, accidentally comes across a silver bell. From then on, he dreams every night of entering a room filled with books: the Thousand Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, the Four Books and Five Classics, collections of successful candidates’ exam essays from every dynasty, and more. With his golden finger and relentless effort, he becomes the top scholar before the age of ten. Beloved by Old Zhu, Litt
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- 246 Reborn as Zhu Youxiao of the Great Ming! Who Says the Ming Dynasty Is Doomed? 重生为大明朱由校！谁说大明要亡国了？ Everyone dreams of becoming emperor, but who can truly guard the nation’s borders and die for the realm? Only the Great Ming! When Zhu Youxiao awoke from a great dream, he found himself in the darkness before dawn. Faced with an undercurrent of turmoil at court and dangers lurking in the inner palace, the Red Pill Case was already unfolding and the Palace Transfer Case was about to begin. As imperial and ministerial power clashed, Zhu Youxiao was left bewildered. What was he to do? The Great Min 3.9kReads8.4Score205Shelves
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Late Ming: The Homelander Rebuilds the Ming Dynasty 明末：祖国人重铸大明
[The latest masterpiece from the pioneering author of stories about transmigrating to ancient times with a Homelander System!!] Superpowers crushing all opposition + feel-good story + not mindless + historical farming + fixing the Great Ming’s regrets Can Homelander run wild in the late Ming? Can he save the Great Ming from ruin? So, what exactly were the Great Ming’s regrets? Peasant uprisings? Trouble in Liaodong? The fiscal burden of the princely clans? Civil officials controlling the court?
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Great Ming: On the Eve of Its Fall, Chongzhen Summons Gods from the Heavens 大明：亡国前夜，崇祯召唤满天神
The Chongzhen Emperor, who had hanged himself on Coal Hill, has been reborn! In this life, he returns to the day of his enthronement, as a hundred thousand demons are breaking through the city walls. The court officials cower in hiding, while the sect immortals shut themselves away. Zhu Youjian activates the [God and Demon Draw System]. “First ten-pull: congratulations, you’ve obtained the Third Prince Nezha’s Divine Body Trial Card!” When the three-headed, six-armed avatar descends onto the bat
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From the Start on a Late Ming Battlefield: Three Kills in My Debut 开局明末战场，首秀三连杀
[Late Ming + war + a soldier's perspective + not a power fantasy + an ordinary man's resolve to defend his home and country] The whole court curses and vows to destroy the barbarians; a mighty army marches forth from the borderlands! What is the use of grand ambitions? At Sarhu, a lake of blood was left behind. I am Wang Jiu, one of the most ordinary people in the great tide of transmigrators, and an utterly inconspicuous foot soldier on the battlefields of the late Ming. In historians' account
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Great Song: Who'd Still Be a Spendthrift Heir After Transmigrating? 大宋：都穿越了谁还当败家世子啊
[Northern Song Dynasty] [Spendthrift System] [Misunderstandings] [Daddy’s Girl] “Oh no! Father’s brain illness is acting up again! He says he’s going to sit the imperial examinations and become the top scholar!” I’d just transmigrated into the body of the Prince of Yan’s heir in the Northern Song Dynasty. I wanted to rally everyone to save the realm, but my four-year-old daughter reported me, and I nearly got turned into a genuine imbecile when the imperial physician stuck me with eighty-one sil
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