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  1. 151 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist: Liu Bowen Reborn and Transmigrated to Set the World Right 大明首谋:刘伯温重生穿越定乾坤 Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing [Reborn Power Fantasy] + [High-Martial Great Ming] + [Liu Bowen] + [System Comeback] + [Ender of Regrets] + [Tormented Romance and Political Intrigue] + [A Long Road to Winning Her Back] Zhu Biao dies in the Eastern Palace, Empress Ma passes away in her prime, and Liu Bowen drinks poison in bitter despair. Open the history books of the Ming, and every page is filled with regrets. What if he could live again? In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen, poison coursing through his body, is reb —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 152 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子,这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.4kReads7.3Score537Shelves
  3. 153 Emperor Zhengde 正德大帝 Historical749k WordsCompleted 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? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 154 Star in the Stone 石中星 Mystery315k WordsCompleted 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. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 155 Lone Loyalty in the Vast Sea 沧海孤忠 Historical825k WordsOngoing The Solitary Loyalist of the Vast Sea: The Complete Biography of Zheng Chenggong is a heroic elegy that delves deep into the heart and probes the soul. This book seeks to go beyond a simple tale of monument-building and portray a real man struggling amid the upheavals of his age. He was the son of a pirate, of mixed Chinese and Japanese heritage, and a Confucian scholar with the world in his heart. He was the "Lord of the Imperial Surname," personally named by the Longwu Emperor, and a lone mini 83Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  6. 156 The Embroidered Guards Protect the Realm: Smoke Rises Along the Nine Frontiers 锦衣护山河之九边狼烟靖 Historical401k WordsOngoing When Longqing ascended the throne, maritime trade opened in the southeast and the Japanese pirate threat gradually eased. But the northern frontier's nine garrisons remained engulfed in smoke and fire, with battles raging without end. Establishing tributary trade to bring an end to hostilities was an urgent necessity. Yet in Tumet, Zhao Quan and others from the White Lotus Society had established fortified settlements, and repeatedly sent spies into the Central Plains to sow chaos. The Ming cour 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 157 Twenty Years of the Great Ming 大明二十年 Historical689k WordsCompleted In the tenth year of the Xuande reign, the emperor dies. Nine-year-old Zhu Qizhen ascends the throne, his legs dangling in midair, unable to reach the floor. Empress Dowager Zhang rules from behind the curtain, assisted by the Three Yangs. Everything seems rock-solid. But Wang Zhen, the Director of Ceremonial who holds the brush, is using story after story to draw the young emperor closer to him, little by little. Sixty-one-year-old Yang Shiqi believes his greatest opponents are his political ri 30Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  8. 158 Great Ming: I'm Lu Wenzhao, and My Attack Range Has No Limit 大明:我陆文昭,攻击距离无上限 Male-Channel Fanfiction527k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Lu Wenzhao, a man destined to die, I awakened an LoL skill panel. I survived Sarhu, but the skies over Liaodong were about to turn dark. Nurhaci: “This man is a true hero!” (He would later regret saying that.) The Wanli Emperor: “Lu, you are truly one of my most trusted ministers!” (He would later realize he’d become a mere figurehead.) The Donglin faction: “Eunuch faction! Traitors! A plague on the empire!” (Later, they would be sent to mines and factories for ideologi 714Reads6.4Score106Shelves
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  9. 159 Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become a Bomb Maniac 穿越明末之炸弹狂人 Historical622k WordsOngoing A fugitive is cast into the hell of late Ming China. No golden finger, no System to guide him, transmigrating is the only advantage he has. When modern killing skills collide with a decaying age, he belongs to neither side, yet with the bombs in his hands, he will make the whole world remember who the true hunter is. 1.1kReads6.7Score101Shelves
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  10. 160 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Historical472k WordsCompleted Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie 20.2kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
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  11. 161 The Embroidered Guards’ Prison of Martial Affairs 锦衣镇武狱 Historical255k WordsOngoing The Ming Dynasty establishes the Bureau of Martial Registers: any martial artist who does not enter government service is branded a rebel. After the Shen family is wronged, young Shen Yan joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard and cultivates the Blood and Qi Art of Suppressing Prisons, tempering his inner strength through killing. With a discerning eye that sees guilt, he exposes every demon lurking in court and country; with a short embroidered spring saber, he subdues wicked martial artists acros 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 162 The Iron-Boned Ming, Zhu Qizhen the Fortress Emperor 大明硬骨头,堡宗朱祁镇 Historical204k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no overpowered protagonist, no crushing everyone with brute force] On the eve of the Tumu Crisis, he transmigrates as Zhu Qizhen and is emperor for just one day. Why did Zhu Qizhen clear Wang Zhen's name? Was the Zhu Qizhen who returned to power in history really the same man? Did the Ming dynasty truly begin its decline with him? Of the sixteen Ming emperors, how many met a clear-cut end? He must survive first. Only then can he think about anything else. With three 729Reads—Score117Shelves
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  13. 163 The Marxist Emperor of the Great Ming: Chongzhen’s Answer 大明马哲主义皇帝:崇祯的答卷 Historical954k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + political intrigue + alternate history + struggle for supremacy] Watch as a modern Marxist, well-versed in the art of overthrowing dragons, prescribes the first powerful remedy for a Ming dynasty rotten to the core! He has an answer to deliver! I was a Marxism student in graduate school. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had become Chongzhen, the emperor who would hang himself on Coal Hill! With the treasury empty, political factions at each other's throats, and rebels ris 42Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  14. 164 Crown Prince Liu Ju of the Ming: My Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang 明太子刘据:我的老爹朱元璋 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Part of the Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming series: The Crown Prince of Han, Liu Ju, Reincarnated in Zhu Biao He is Liu Ju, a lonely soul who has lingered for a thousand years. All his life, he wanted nothing more than to hear, “A father understands his son, and a son understands his father.” He is Zhu Yuanzhang, an iron-willed emperor who, in his later years, bears the pain of losing his son. When the soul of a crown prince from the Han dynas 2kReads8.6Score141Shelves
  15. 165 Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明,我给老朱当喷子的那些年 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha 49.1kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
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  16. 166 Great Ming: After Revealing I'm a Transmigrator, Old Zhu Falls Apart 大明:自曝穿越后,老朱心态崩了 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yuan had no choice but to reveal that he was a transmigrator. Old Zhu: “Since you say you're a transmigrator, then when will I die?” Lu Yuan: “Your Majesty, you'll die in the thirty-first year of Hongwu. You only have thirteen years left.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Oh, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will die before you. Your good grandson Zhu Yunwen will take the throne.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Zhu Yunwen wil 231Reads8.0Score104Shelves
  17. 167 Zhu Cilang: I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince of a Fallen Dynasty! 朱慈烺:我不做亡国太子! Historical4.1M WordsCompleted Lighthearted + political intrigue + war + passionate action + no System + no brainless decisions! See how he manipulates the levers of power and wins people’s hearts, outwits civil officials and military officers, and crushes every rival faction! See how he develops the economy and technology, trains his troops into a powerful army, conquers the world, and builds a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets! If they go to war, then their nations will be destroyed and their people wiped out! 4.8kReads8.7Score371Shelves
  18. 168 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and I Shall Guard the Realm Forever 大明:家父永乐,永镇山河 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Jianwen era, the Prince of Yan entered the capital, took the throne, and adopted the reign title Yongle. A great empire was turning a brand-new page, on the verge of ushering in an age of peace for the ages. A young man from the future transmigrates into the famous “Grilled Meat Prince,” Zhu Gaoxu. Before him stand the brilliant Yongle Emperor, Zhu Laosi; his frail, sickly eldest brother, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi; his beloved nephew, the Good Holy Grandson Zhu Zhanji… 50.6kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
  19. 169 My Nephew Is the Chongzhen Emperor: Building an Everlasting Ming Dynasty 家侄崇祯,打造大明日不落 Historical3.7M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and mistakes Emperor Chongzhen for his nephew. From then on, he becomes an overprotective uncle! A faction called the Donglin Party bullies my nephew and seizes his family’s property? Kill their leader and wipe that accursed faction off the map! A postman named Li Chuang forces my nephew to hang himself? I’ll rebel! Let this uncle beat him until he loses all his teeth! The Tungusic savages killed my nephew’s people and want to take his empire, too? Don’t be 7.7kReads9.1Score578Shelves
  20. 170 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明:我用一百条命成圣 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.6kReads9.2Score759Shelves
  21. 171 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Di Exposed My Simulated Life 大明:开局被朱棣模拟人生曝光了 Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty charmer + father’s resignation, son’s delight + simulator + two golden fingers] In the sixteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoshuo transmigrates to another version of the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Di's fourth son. With three dragons and two pythons around him, he had planned to live quietly and enjoy his life as a prince. But to his surprise, he attracts the spirits of legendary figures from history. The First Emperor Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu the Conqueror, Chancellor Zhuge Liang, the God 20.1kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
  22. 172 Zhu Biao of the Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang’s Biggest Hater 大明朱标:朱元璋头号黑粉 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted Zhu Biao was a die-hard Ming dynasty fan. One day, while arguing with an online user, he accidentally transmigrated to the Ming dynasty. Since he was the crown prince, he would act like one. Zhu Biao: Zhu Yuanzhang is cold and ungrateful, slaughtering meritorious officials and implicating hundreds of thousands of people. He’s no different from a butcher. Zhu Biao: Zhu Yuanzhang is stubborn and suspicious. He has military prowess, but lacks the skills to govern. Enfeoffing his sons will bring the 21.6kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
  23. 173 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Industrialist 大明第一工业巨匠 Historical807k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Hongwu era, a young man with a head full of science, technology, and down-to-earth experimentation transmigrates into the body of a beggar. Given a second life, he will use his modern perspective to help the Ming dynasty enter the Industrial Age a thousand years before the West! Local gentry block the way? Powerful clans stand in the way? Officials oppose him? Before the unstoppable tide of steel and machinery, every force that impedes progress will be tossed into the du 12.9kReads8.7Score760Shelves
  24. 174 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 25.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
  25. 175 Great Ming: Please, Just Insult Me to Death! 大明:求求你骂死朕吧! Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Just after Zhou Chen learned that his dad was a secret billionaire with a trillion in family assets, he was inexplicably whisked away by a System and transmigrated to the barren Ming Dynasty. The System warned him that if Old Zhu beheaded him, he would lose the System and be sent back to his dreary life. So Zhou Chen, whose spirits had just crashed because of his transmigration, found himself with fresh motivation and a new goal... Lose the System? Get lost already! What’s so hard about getti 1.1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
  26. 176 Sun and Moon: Slaying the Martial World 日月:武弑天下 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell from beyond the heavens into the Yellow River, breaking a thousand-year-old seal. The Soul of Mani descended upon the land, sending warriors roaming far and wide and heroes rising everywhere. The whole world seethed with murderous intent, while danger lurked beneath the surface. Yan Sichu of Sword-Judging Manor, heir to the Bright King Palace. The Bright King's dying words thrust him into the turmoil of a troubled age: find the missing son of the Bright King and keep his promi 73Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 177 Embroidered Spring Ignites the Ming 绣春燃明 Historical198k WordsOngoing The Embroidered Spring Blade cuts down every monster in the world; sharp-tongued banter infuriates the King of Hell of the Ming. During the Chongzhen reign, the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Beyond the passes, the Eight Banners cavalry sharpen their blades, vowing to trample Han attire beneath their hooves. At court, factional strife rages, and the high officials are all beasts dressed in fine robes. Shen Gulang is the youngest hundred-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform G 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 178 The Ming Dynasty Medical Sage 大明医圣录 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Chinese and Western Medicine + Officialdom + Extreme Twists] Modern doctor Li Shi'an transmigrates, thanks to his family's heirloom, Notes on Internal Observation, into the body of a poor physician during the Hongwu era. From the start, he's in hell mode: a plague is spreading through the village, he has a high fever, the whole village is sick, and his medicine chest is emptier than his pockets. On the brink of death, he awakens the supernatural ability to see inside the body! 4kReads9.3Score610Shelves
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  29. 179 Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot 1.1kReads7.4Score—Shelves
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  30. 180 The Age of Heavenly Craft: Rising Amidst Chaos 天工纪元:乱世崛起 Historical124k WordsCompleted **He is the “Idle Prince,” a good-for-nothing in the eyes of the world.** Dressed in a plain robe and tapping a folding fan, he constantly declares, “All I want is to lie flat.” Zhu Mingyuan, a transmigrant bearing the name of the last scion of the Ming imperial house, seems to pass his days in lazy idleness, yet hides tiny gears and compasses capable of turning the world in his sleeve. The restraint he learned as an overworked office drone in his previous life, combined with the “Industrial Rev —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 181 After Saving Zhu Houzhao, I Gave Great Ming Another Eight Hundred Years 救朱厚照后,我为大明续命八百年 Historical283k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate to fight for the throne. I transmigrated specifically to save my “unorthodox” imperial brother. Zhu Houzhao falls into the water and is critically ill? I save him with modern medicine. The Eight Tigers run amok and officials fight among themselves? I use an iron fist to clean house for him. He longs for military glory and yearns for the battlefield? I make a three-year pact with him: “Elder Brother, to conquer the world, we must first govern it well. Once I forge the sh 110Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 182 Southern Ming, 1644: The Deposed Emperor Flees from the Start 南明1644:废帝开局就跑 Historical811k WordsOngoing [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, 407Reads—Score105Shelves
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  33. 183 The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen 明朝特种侦察兵夜不收 Historical456k WordsCompleted A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts! During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son 414Reads6.4Score100Shelves
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  34. 184 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 824Reads—Score100Shelves
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  35. 185 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 Historical230k WordsCompleted A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo 71Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 186 Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世 Historical790k WordsCompleted [On the Bloody Night at Xuanwu Gate, He Crashed Through History in an Off-Road RV] An earthquake in Tibet tore open space and time, sending retired combat engineer Yao Kem in and his vehicle tumbling into the ninth year of Wude. Before Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin’s sword was aimed at the crown prince. The cold gleam of its edge met the roar of the diesel engine as Yao’s vehicle surged forward. As drones skimmed over Chang’an, the lost bronze gears of the Mohists meshed perfectly with the patterns o 303Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 187 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2 Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsOngoing Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus 10.2kReads8.7Score541Shelves
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  38. 188 The Flames of War in the Wanli Era 万历烽火 Historical602k WordsCompleted A detailed portrayal of the imperial examinations; the brutal Battle of Sarhu! A grand war brought vividly to life; thunderous horns and drums, whistling arrows and keen points; stinging sand in every face, skin torn and bones broken; corpses strewn along the banks of Jugang, blood filling the passes in the Great Wall! A tender, heartrending love, like a song that lingers through the years! Emotions as poetic as a lover’s warm hand, gently stroking eyes clouded by rain; a quiet parting, soft as 98Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 189 From the Start with Just a Bowl, Old Zhu Forces Me to Join the Embroidered Guard 开局一个碗,老朱逼我当锦衣卫 Historical520k WordsOngoing [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty × transmigration × nonstop comedy × golden finger broken from the start] Autumn of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, outside Chaoyang Gate in Yingtian Prefecture. A beggar with no household registration, no travel permit, and no record in the census kneels in front of the crown prince's carriage, holding a chipped, broken bowl above his head with both hands. "Your Majesty, I can save the Crown Prince's grandson!" Swords flash from their sheaths, and blades press against his 68.8kReads8.0Score7.3kShelves
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  40. 190 Lives Across Time 古今人生 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Ning Xia, a modern security guard, accidentally transmigrates into the turbulent history of the Ming Dynasty during the Zhengde era. A bronze mirror reveals the mystery of his own origins, while the gentle comforts of a beautiful woman at his side threaten to vanish beneath the fangs of eunuch officials and powerful ministers. He must tread carefully through the folds of history. Every choice to support loyal officials and every scheme against corrupt eunuchs is like walking on thin ice, lest he 431Reads—Score105Shelves
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  41. 191 The Art of Imperial Politics: The Jiajing Era 帝王心术:嘉靖时代 Historical227k WordsCompleted This novel offers a profound look at Jiajing’s transformation from an energetic reformer into an emperor obsessed with Daoism. Daoist priests such as Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen used mysticism to manipulate his inner world; Yan Song and his son won favor with Daoist prayers and monopolized power for twenty years; Xu Jie bided his time before finally bringing down the treacherous ministers; and Hai Rui risked his life to submit a memorial condemning the ills of the age. Together, these vivid ch 1.2kReads6.9Score114Shelves
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  42. 192 Great Ming: The Late Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang Conquers the World 大明:明末太子,朱慈烺杀穿全球 Historical190k WordsCompleted [Great Ming] + [Struggle for Supremacy] + [Passionate] + [No System] “When the nation is in peril, anyone unwilling to give money or lend a hand will be killed!” “Anyone secretly colluding with the Jian Nu and betraying the Great Ming will have their entire clan executed!” No System, no immortal arts, just a seven-year-old prodigy with the soul of an adult and an iron fist! In the body of a child, he takes command of the Embroidered Guard, confiscates the estates of the Eight Great Shanxi Merch 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 193 Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard 键盘上的杨廷和 Historical481k WordsCompleted [Yang Tinghe | Male-Centered Lead | Historical Epic | Romance and Marriage | Political Intrigue] Yang Tinghe, grand secretary of the Ming dynasty, recounts his romantic and political adventures in modern language, with a playful take on his own life. [Matchmaking Trip to Yunnan] Help Mu Cong put down the Xundian rebellion and bring the region under direct administration. [Wedding Night] My concubine climbed into my bed... [The Truth About Grain Transport] Men and women alike are beheaded. [The 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 194 I Went to the Late Ming to Save the Righteous 我去明末救义士 Historical643k WordsOngoing Entirely handmade, absolutely no AI, so updates are slow! Read at your own risk, and don’t rush me. In 1642, the Ming dynasty’s final struggle had already failed, and the darkest hour in Chinese history was about to arrive. To prevent three hundred years of national collapse from repeating itself, countless people transmigrated into the past. Could the Chongzhen Emperor have died so easily without someone guiding him? As the Jiashen Catastrophe looms, see how Tian Youjia and his three brothers f 157Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 195 Even Bandits Can Set the World Ablaze 流贼也可以燎原 Historical2.7M WordsOngoing The suffering of the people at the end of the Ming dynasty was caused by more than just the rise of the Later Jin. It stemmed from many factors: the brutality of corrupt officials in the dynasty’s final years, the court’s exploitation of disaster victims, and more. You could even say the Later Jin had the least impact. To save the people, both sides must be brought down. It’s not as if everything will be over once the Later Jin is finished. Readers, the punctuation in the first dozen or twenty 2.3kReads6.7Score104Shelves
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  46. 196 The Huiyuan Technique 会元功 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Due to copyright issues, start reading from Volume Two! Start reading from Volume Two! Start reading from Volume Two! [Workplace Wuxia + A Pragmatic Jianghu + Fictional Ming Dynasty + Light Transmigration + Light Sci-Fi: No cultivation, no tribulations, no melodrama, no Wudang, Shaolin, or Emei, no monks, Taoist priests, or nuns. No harem, no System. Inspired by true events + not a power fantasy.] The protagonist is a lowly escort bodyguard, a “corporate drone” of the martial world. One choice i 190Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 197 Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Can Let Grandpa Hear My Thoughts 胎穿朱雄英,爷爷能听到我的心声 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Wei, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into the early Ming dynasty and is born as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang can hear his grandson's thoughts. Using those insights, Zhang Wei cracks the Hu Weiyong case and changes the fates of Chang Shi, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao. He drives technological innovation, builds a navy to expand maritime influence, defeats the Japanese pirates and conquers Japan, establishes provinces to secure Liaodong, and ushers in an 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  48. 198 Great Ming: I Am Chongzhen, and I Won’t Let the Dynasty Fall the Same Way Again 大明:我崇祯,绝不重走亡国路 Historical151k WordsCompleted A low-ranking civil servant transmigrates to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. The most chaotic time in the history books: capable men have left office, incapable men are in power, and the state treasury is empty. The crooked-neck tree is waving at me! I bring back Wei Zhongxian, using threats and trickery to squeeze out ten million taels of silver. Now I can catch my breath. Wait, I still have to appoint and dismiss officials. What’s Xu Guangqi doing? “Your Majesty, I’m growing sweet potatoes 5Reads—Score248Shelves
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  49. 199 A Corpse from the Start, and You Want Me to Revive the Ming Dynasty? 开局一具尸体,你让我中兴大明? Historical302k WordsOngoing He lived for a man who was about to die, and for a country that was about to perish. College student Zhu Yuanwu transmigrated from the start into the body of a corpse on its last breath: the Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao. No System, no golden finger, just a sickly body that should have been dead and a set of memories belonging to someone else that had appeared in his mind. Wei Zhongxian wept by his bedside. The court awaited his death, starving people in Shaanxi had already raised their banners, a 2Reads—Score199Shelves
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  50. 200 Sorrowful Hong: The Broken Moon Returns to the Boat 哀鸿:碎月归舟 Anime Fanfiction366k WordsCompleted [Single Heroine]+ [Redemption]+ [Lin Pianpian]+ [Transmigration] The ninth year of the Chongzhen reign, Yangzhou. Ten-year-old Shen Yinzhou transmigrated from a secret realm, carrying the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Spearmanship and wielding the Thousand-Jun Moon-Shattering Spear. His martial arts had already reached the pinnacle. He happened upon Li Qiansheng, a newly qualified scholar, and mistakenly wandered into the pleasure quarter of the Twenty-Four Bridges. After buying a courtesan’s freedom 66Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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