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Five Thousand Years of Chinese History (Collector's Edition, Complete in Four Volumes) 中华上下五千年（珍藏版）（全套四册）
This book chronicles 5,000 years of Chinese history, from ancient times to the end of the Qing dynasty. Drawing on historical sources, it uses time as its framework and significant historical events and figures as its threads, organizing and adapting the material in accessible modern language. It covers politics, economics, culture, and other fields, presenting the development of the Chinese nation in an orderly, comprehensive way while combining knowledge, insight, and entertainment. From ancie
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- 2 Regrets of History 历史的遗憾 The Regrets of History combines history and literature, using clear, logical prose to tell the stories of famous historical figures and objectively recreate some of history’s most lamentable events. Drawing on works such as Zizhi Tongjian and Records of the Grand Historian, the author strives to reconstruct the facts and explore little-known stories about historical figures. The book also offers a thorough analysis of important events, seeking to present history as it really was. While respectin 1.9kReads9.0Score550Shelves
- 3 A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Seven Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史（全七册） Read comics for half an hour and learn the history of China and the world! This is actually a rigorous, minimalist history of China plus a minimalist world history. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and from the Four Great Ancient Civilizations to Europe, Japan, and the United States... Open this book and learn history while laughing until your abs hurt. Half-Hour Comics: Chinese History 1–5: The Spring and Autumn and Warring State 2.5kReads9.6Score722Shelves
- 4 China's History: So Addictive You'll Read It in One Sitting, Volume 2 一读就上瘾的中国史2 This is an era of great upheaval, when nations and individuals alike face unprecedented change. Some cling to life, while others face death without fear; Some see darkness, while others see light; Some defend their honor, while others cast aside their dignity. A History of China That Gets You Hooked, Volume 2, looks back at the great turning points in history: Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, Li Shimin unifying the realm and becoming the Heavenly Khan, Zheng He's seven voyages to the 719Reads9.7Score317Shelves
- 5 The Favorable Succession Decree: Emperor Wu of Han’s Masterstroke 推恩令：汉武帝的顶级阳谋 It is called the most masterful “open conspiracy” in Chinese history. A law that seemed compassionate dismantled the Han Empire's greatest threat from within without shedding a drop of blood. This book offers a sweeping look at Emperor Wu of Han's “Order of Favor,” a supreme political game that used human nature as its chess pieces and family ties as its blade. We take you back to that turbulent age to explore the young emperor's ambition, the extraordinary insight of the brilliant strategist Zh 98Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 6 The Code of Power: When History Meets Economics 权力密码：当历史遇见经济学 A brand-new work from Wang Wei, bestselling author of the Understanding the Global Landscape series! Guided by the principles of understanding the reasons behind prosperity and decline, judging how power should be used, observing the art of managing people, and considering the path to success, this fresh take on history aims to uncover the rules and secrets behind how power works by examining historical events through the lens of economics. From Yu the Great controlling the floods to Liu Bang fo 1.1kReads9.5Score363Shelves
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A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史
Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction.
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The Murong Clan: A Legend of Yan 慕容世家之燕国传奇
Drawing on the historical legacy of the five Yan states of Former Yan, Later Yan, Western Yan, Southern Yan, and Northern Yan during the era of the Five Barbarians ravaging China, this epic tells the story of Murong Xuan, a descendant of the Yan people, and Lin Wanqing as they work together to promote peace and trade. The story begins in the northern deserts, where the two lead a Eurasian alliance to pacify the Hephthalite wars and break up an encirclement by Central Asian tribes. Throughout, th
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- 9 The Iron-Blooded Emperor: The Legend of Liu Yu 铁血帝皇：刘裕传奇 Liu Yu, a fearsome man who personally killed six emperors in his lifetime and was hailed as the “Emperor-Slayer of Six,” was once the weak and ineffectual Liu Shan. It is hard to believe that the once-hopeless Adou was reborn as Liu Yu in this life. From a frail body despised by all, he made a glorious transformation into a bold and vigorous warrior, revered by the world, whose iron cavalry swept across the land like a tiger devouring a thousand miles. Reborn with a fury that could reach the hea 46Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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A Humorous Take on Zizhi Tongjian: The Northern and Southern Dynasties 笑谈资治通鉴之南北朝
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589), regimes changed constantly and heroes emerged one after another. Armies clashed across the Central Plains as plots, schemes, stratagems, and military tactics arose in endless succession. It’s a thrilling period! But this was also an era of great ethnic integration, as northern peoples gradually assimilated with the Han amid the turmoil of war. In short, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were a time of upheaval and diverse development in Ch
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A Northern Song Dynasty Guide to Climbing the Official Ladder 北宋升官手册
The ratings just opened. They'll go up later. [Historical Transmigration] [Imperial Examinations] [Officialdom] [Political Intrigue] [Farming] [No System] What were the regrets of the Northern Song Dynasty? Was it that Liu Yong's lyrics were sung throughout the land, while he himself spent half his life in disappointment? Was it that Fan Zhongyan cared deeply for the realm, yet his Qingli Reforms were abandoned halfway through? Or was it the unfulfilled ambition to pacify the Rong, amid the nort
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Great Ming: From the Start, I Reveal Zhu Yuanzhang's Future 大明：开局剧透朱元璋
Xu Qing transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and happens to arrive during a battle between the rebel army and the Yuan forces. Guo Zixing’s rebels mistake him for a spy and throw him in jail. As it turns out, his cellmate is Zhu Yuanzhang. “Brother Zhu, what’s your dream?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “A wife, kids, and a warm bed.” Xu Qing: “Why not dream bigger? Like becoming emperor.” Zhu Yuanzhang: “???” Xu Qing: “I can see that you’re destined for greatness, Brother Zhu. One day, you’ll surely be
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Sui-Tang: My Client Is Yang Guang 隋唐：我的甲方是杨广
I transmigrated to the Sui and Tang era, and my client is the tyrant Yang Guang! And I’m the ultimate contractor, the only one who can make his mad dreams a reality! He builds the Grand Canal, a boon for generations to come, but at the cost of public outrage? I establish the Canal Bureau, making bonds a runaway hit as merchants across the land scramble to become shareholders in the empire! He invades Goguryeo with boundless ambition, but at the cost of mountains of corpses? I build an Iron Fortr
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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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I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世
[Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga
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Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监
[Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This
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Choose a Hero to Change History? Hold On, Let Me Try First 选英雄改变历史？等等，我先逝逝
When a major figure of an era runs into serious trouble, history is left with regrets. To set history right, the protagonist, Xi Zixin, is basically useless, so he has to rely on historical figures summoned from other eras to turn the tide and resolve those lingering regrets. The White-Haired Army of the Tang Dynasty, the Battle of Baoning in the Southern Ming, the First Emperor burning books and burying scholars...
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The Civil and Martial Arts of Song 文宋武略
A 996 overworked employee at an electronics company transmigrates to the Northern Song. He uses modern knowledge to develop the salt industry, then draws on his knowledge of later history to anticipate Wang Jun’s rebellion and prepare for it in advance, intervening in the course of history. He also puts his knowledge of the later imperial examinations to use, entering officialdom through the child prodigy exam. He develops the economy, creates military equipment, and reorganizes the army, leadin
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Water Margin: I, Lu Junyi, Will Never Join Liangshan 水浒：我卢俊义，绝不上梁山
In his previous life, he was the head of a fraud syndicate that dominated both the underworld and the legitimate world. Betrayed by his trusted aide, he fell off a cliff and died. In this life, his soul enters Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn of Hebei, and from the start he finds himself trapped in a fatal predicament, sentenced to exile on Shamen Island! “Joining Liangshan? That’s just asking for death!” The upright, simple-minded Lu the Gentleman has been given the soul of a top schemer who knows pe
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Supreme Destiny 天命最高
He was the “Qin dog” everyone in Handan hated, a hostage who trembled in his mother’s arms. Before the age of nine, he lived for one reason alone: to avoid being beaten to death by the people of Zhao. Then one day, his father died, and he became the King of Qin. The road back to Xianyang was strewn with thorns: his grandmother wanted to depose him, his younger brother wanted him dead, powerful ministers treated him like a puppet, and the queen dowager and her lover controlled the inner palace. H
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Salt and Iron 盐铁
Liaodong is bitterly cold, and salt is worth its weight in gold. To save his parents, young Shen Huai pawns his hairpin for salt. But without a permit, the officials seize it. His father dies in prison, and his mother’s blood stains their doorstep. After a blizzard, he leaves his home behind and follows his uncle, a wandering man of the jianghu, onto the path of the black salt trade. From then on, he is drawn into the fateful abyss of salt and iron, military funds, and political power. At first,
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- 22 One Thought Turns to Ash 一念成灰 The age of chaos is about to ignite, and both the martial world and the imperial court are caught in its deadly currents. The maritime ban remains in force, and the people languish in poverty. Yet in a corner of Lingnan, a reformist force has quietly risen, determined to enlighten the people, prioritize industry, and establish a new system. The refined young gentleman Zhao Tianhao plots to build a nation through commerce and firearms. The assassin Lin Yixing moves through the shadows, defending 8Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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Quick, Let Duke Zhou Eat Some Meat 快让周公吃肉
I transmigrated one day and became the famous Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan. Everyone praises me, saying, “The Duke of Zhou spits out his food to welcome worthy men, and all under Heaven turn to him.” But who knew I wasn’t practicing humility, I really just can’t stomach meat! The shadows of the blood sacrifices at Zhaoge haunt me. Just one bite of meat and I’m back in that slaughterhouse in my dreams. Within, scheming ministers watch like tigers; without, the rebellion of the Three Guards bears down. Th
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Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天
A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack
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When Spring Comes to Jiangnan, the Flowers Bloom 春到江南花自开
The Song dynasty was the only dynasty in feudal China without a curfew, and a turning point in Chinese history. It left behind far too many regrets. This novel is set in the late Southern Song. The protagonist, Zhao Xuan, is a low-ranking soldier at Diaoyu Fortress. After being gravely wounded in the bombardment that killed Mongke Khan, he is sent back to Lin'an by Wang Jian for treatment, and the story begins. The first half of the novel follows the History of Song closely. Zhao Xuan rises and
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The Century-Old House 百年老宅
An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l
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The Dune Edict: Fusu Refuses to Die 沙丘遗诏：扶苏不赴死
An imperial edict orders me to take my own life. The whole world says Fusu is weak and deserves to die. But they forget: even a rabbit will bite through a hunter’s throat when cornered! Zhao Gao forged the edict, Hu Hai became his puppet, and three thousand agents of the Black Ice Terrace came for my life with poisoned feathers. I drew my sword, not to cut my own throat, but to sever the chains binding this chaotic age! With three hundred thousand troops from the Great Wall marching to quell the
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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- 29 Fifteen Days in Two Capitals (Complete in Two Volumes) 两京十五日（全两册） The Fifteen Days of Two Capitals is a historical novel by Ma Boyong. The story is based on a true account of Zhu Zhanji in the History of Ming: “In the fourth month of summer, as Nanjing was shaken repeatedly by earthquakes, he was ordered to go and guard the city. On a gengchen day in the fifth month, Emperor Renzong fell ill and sent an imperial summons for him to return. On a xinchou day in the sixth month, he arrived in Liangxiang, received the late emperor's edict, entered the palace, and a 8.7kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
- 30 The Purple Robe of the Great Qing 大清紫袍 All the ministers inside and out wear purple robes. Who will share my burden? The jade cups drain the blood of a thousand households; the silver candles burn away the people’s fat. When Heaven sheds tears, the people shed tears; where the singing grows loud, the weeping grows louder. You speak so freely of the sovereign’s boundless grace, yet you are the ones who have betrayed it. Jiaqing Set against the White Lotus Rebellion during the Jiaqing reign, this novel traces the fates of high-rankin 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 A Century of Hegemony 霸业百年 Following the struggles for supremacy among the feudal lords of the Spring and Autumn period, this book paints a sweeping portrait of three hundred years of history in rich prose and heartfelt narration. Slaughter and conquest, intrigue and love, glory and dreams, righteousness and evil collide and intermingle, rising and falling in a tumultuous tide... Those beautiful things, those hidden things, those hard things, those things that bring tears to your eyes the moment you touch them. A thousand —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Memoirs of Life in the Qing Palace 清宫生活回忆录 [The first full-length firsthand account of life in the imperial court of China, and one of the memoirs of Yude Ling, Cixi’s lady-in-waiting] The first work to chronicle life in the late Qing imperial palace, it was first published in 1911 and has since been reprinted many times. The author recounts firsthand what she saw while serving Cixi, revealing many secrets of court life that ordinary people could never have known. 1.2kReads9.2Score225Shelves
- 33 The Real Story of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 这才是太平天国 With humor, extensive knowledge, and original insights, this book presents the most detailed, informative, compelling, perceptive, distinctive, and realistic account of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It follows official historical records strictly, prioritizing accuracy and rigor. Logical analysis and comparisons across multiple sources are used to distinguish fact from fiction, with no fabrication or made-up claims to mislead readers. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Century of Rise and Fall: The History of the Late Qing Dynasty 百年兴亡清末史
The Rise and Fall of Society in the Late Qing A Century of Rise and Fall: The Late Qing Dynasty is a profound historical account of how the Qing dynasty went from prosperity to decline. From the glory of the Kangxi and Qianlong era to the humiliation of the Opium Wars, then the upheaval of the Taiping Rebellion and the disastrous defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, this book offers a panoramic view of the Qing dynasty's journey from its peak to its demise. With meticulous attention to detail,
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Justice in Jinling 金陵昭雪
[No Golden Finger] [Historical Mystery] [Political Intrigue] [War] In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the eve of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Crown Prince's eldest son, Zhu Yunwen (Wang Wen), opens his eyes to find a stranger's gaze staring back from inside the Hall of Martial Valor. The deadly Jingnan Campaign is drawing near. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's cold body, he vows to defy the so-called “inevitable mandate of Heaven”: Crush the Jingnan Campaign and challenge fate! Through one setback an
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A Commoner Holds the Imperial Seal, So Let Me Be Rude 草民执玺，庶我无礼
[Alternate history + political intrigue + factional strife + succession struggle + war] No System, no invincibility, no treasures, no special bloodline, no golden finger… nothing at all! From the start, all He Yan can say is “Ah!” He’s the unlucky soul who transmigrates into a book as a lowly slave on the frontier. Mired in the dirt, he’s caught in a time of chaos, with a life as cheap as an ant’s. When even a bowl of porridge and a meal of rice are no longer guaranteed, should he accept his fat
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Ambush 伏杀
[Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: A Lone Army Against the Tide 太平天国之逆流孤军
Think he's staging a rebellion? No, he's reshaping the world's order. When the supernatural meets physics, when cold weapons collide with rifling, when folk songs give way to The Internationale... History has never been a script set in stone. It was rebooted by a fisherman who got struck by lightning at just the wrong moment. A friendly reminder: Don't fish during thunderstorms, unless you want to rewrite modern history. Note: This book has no System, no harem, and no hidden agenda. It's simply
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I Transmigrated as A Dou, and Liu Bei Saw Through Me from the Start 穿越阿斗，开局被刘备识破
Publication deal negotiations are underway. It wasn’t until that supposedly hopeless Adou unified the Three Kingdoms that Zhuge Liang realized the Liu Shan before him was an impostor. What he didn’t know was that Liu Bei had seen through everything long ago, yet still supported Adou’s ascension to the throne as emperor. Father and son join forces to campaign east against Sun Quan, march north against Cao Cao, expand into the South Seas, conquer Japan, seize the grasslands, pacify the Western Reg
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Mount & Blade: Kingdom of Heaven 骑砍：天国王朝
When he opens his eyes, he has become a two-year-old boy: Elias of Anjou, the youngest son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. In this era, French castles are built of stone, winters are cold enough to leave your fingers stiff, and noble lords fight in the mud wearing chain mail. His elder brother Geoffrey, the historical Duke of Normandy and father of the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, is the heir to Anjou. The good news is that he has a golden finger: the Mount & Blade: Bannerlord System. Troops,
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- 41 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起 This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 79Reads—Score106Shelves
- 42 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score142Shelves
- 43 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.2kReads—Score131Shelves
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The Soul Returns to Tang 唐归魂
A transmigration sends him tumbling into the splendor and turmoil of the Tang Dynasty. From a nobody to a force that shakes the empire, he nevertheless finds himself torn between loyalty and ambition. His origins are a mystery, history is a web, and every attempt to break free only draws him deeper in. At court, undercurrents churn; on the battlefield, life and death hang in the balance. He thought he could change everything, but in the end, he was swept along by the tide of his times. As the sp
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The Wind Rises, the Geese Return Through the Snow 风起雁归雪
She was renowned throughout the land for her talent, yet her life was full of misfortune. Born into a family of scholars, she was nurtured by her father's profound learning. But after he offended the powerful, she was forced to flee to Jiangnan. Her first love was as beautiful as a dream, yet as dazzling and fleeting as fireworks. Then war swept across the land, and she fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, forced to leave her homeland for twelve years. By some twist of fate, every man she met lov
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How Cao Cao Was Made 曹操是怎样炼成的
Everyone calls Cao Cao the disgraceful offspring of a eunuch's concubine, the remnant of a eunuch clan, and says his birth makes him the laughingstock of the realm. Born amid the chaos at the end of the Han dynasty, he starts with every disadvantage: no family connections to back him and people looking down on him at every turn. No one could have guessed that the child everyone scorned on the streets would spend half his life fighting and, through his own efforts, pacify the Central Plains, domi
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The Grand Canal: Emperor Yang of Sui's Song of Ice and Fire 大运河：隋炀帝冰与火之歌
Yang Guang, Prince of Jin under the Sui, was handsome, shrewd, and patient, biding his time in secret. While Emperor Wen, Yang Jian, lay gravely ill at Renshou Palace, his affair with Lady Xuanhua was exposed. He responded by murdering his father, forging an imperial edict, deposing and killing Crown Prince Yang Yong, and imprisoning his brothers until they died. He seized the throne in a bloody coup and renamed the era Daye. Once emperor, he broke the power of the great clans and established t
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Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude 乱世挽歌之序曲
[Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger] His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics! Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not
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Making Gourmet Food in the Great Qin 我在大秦做美食
A post-apocalyptic woman transmigrates into the Warring States period. Because of a prophecy, Lü Buwei sees her as the destined benefactor and adopts her as his daughter. And so begins her legendary life… [A long story with a slower pace. Love you all!]
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Late Han: Starting as a Village Headman, I Cook Up a Feast 汉末：从亭长开始烹小鲜
(Political intrigue, upright scholars taking on powerful clans, outlaws, historical research, farming, hegemony, cold-weapon battles, a weak System) The story begins in 181, when the protagonist is a low-ranking village head in Beihai, Qingzhou, three years before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He rises step by step, survives into the chaotic age, and eventually fights to conquer the realm. What makes this book stand out: the officialdom and Confucian scholarship of the late Han, meticulous hist
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