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Recommend Some Worthwhile Ming Dynasty Novels 大明可堪入目的书推荐几个

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  1. 501 Great Ming: Raising an Army in the Age of Empires, Zhu Yuanzhang Is Shocked 大明:帝国时代暴兵,朱元璋惊了 Historical476k WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Gui proposes that the Ming establish a military commission in the northeast to govern the vast lands of the Far East and Siberia, and volunteers to be made Prince of the Far North. He swears to subdue the Japanese pirates within three years and deliver ten million taels of silver, but no one believes him. Relying on his Age of Empires System, he farms, mines, raises armies, and develops towns. Sure enough, within a year he returns with ten million taels of 921Reads8.3Score100Shelves
  2. 502 The Return of the Apocalypse: The Iron-Blooded Great Ming 天启回归之铁血大明 Historical692k WordsCompleted The Tianqi Emperor of the Ming, Zhu Youxiao, died after seven years on the throne, his whole body swollen, leaving posterity with an unsolved mystery. Yet after experiencing four lifetimes and three lives in death, Zhu Youxiao was miraculously reborn in the days before his accession. He was no longer the clever, timid, and, above all, absurd Zhu Youxiao he once was. He had become decisive, unyielding, and iron-willed. He raised the steel blade in his hand, ready to fight Heaven and plague, to sl 1.6kReads8.6Score105Shelves
  3. 503 Zhengde's Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 正德日不落 Historical691k WordsOngoing Some say that Emperor Zhengde was fascinated by ingenious silverwork and eccentric gadgets, dabbled in unorthodox pursuits, and showed no respect for Confucius and Mencius. But they fail to see how the steam engine propelled the Ming forward, setting it on the path to capitalism and industrialization. Some say that Emperor Zhengde relied on corrupt officials, established tax offices, and used force to collect taxes, while the people suffered under a crushing burden of levies. But they fail to se 220Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  4. 504 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君,能有什么坏心思? Historical3.9M WordsOngoing [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 12.7kReads9.1Score829Shelves
  5. 505 Liu Shan Transmigrates Into Chongzhen and Joins Zhuge Liang to Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 刘禅穿越崇祯,与诸葛亮再造大明 Historical305k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + court politics + comedy + world conquest, no System] Liu Shan transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the newly enthroned Emperor Chongzhen, but has none of Chongzhen’s memories. His constant refusal to play by the rules leaves all the ministers baffled, yet accidentally brings balance to the imperial court. The ministers exclaim, “Your Majesty’s tactics are truly brilliant!” Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang transmigrates here too. After a thousand years apart, the Prime Minist 1.1kReads7.6Score113Shelves
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  6. 506 Emperor Chongzhen Defies Fate 逆天改命崇祯帝 Historical486k WordsOngoing This is the story of a transmigrator who is accidentally reborn as the infamous emperor Chongzhen. He hopes to defy fate, live to a ripe old age, and ensure the Ming Dynasty endures for all time. How powerful are his enemies? Beyond the borders, the Qing Dynasty has already gathered unstoppable momentum and is on the verge of taking over. Within the empire, disasters descend one after another, the army is rotten to the core, and the officials are utterly vicious. The people look to the sky and h 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  7. 507 I, Chongzhen: Begging Li Zicheng to Rebel 我崇祯:求李自成造反 Historical408k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty, only to become Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of a doomed empire in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign. By then, the Ming Empire is already beset by internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink of collapse. Less than seven years remain before Zhu Youjian hangs himself at Coal Hill. After observing the situation again and again, Zhu Youjian realizes the Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core. So he decides to rebel against his own re 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  8. 508 Forced to Reveal I Transmigrated, I Broke Zhu Yuanzhang 被迫自爆穿越后,朱元璋破防了 Historical625k WordsCompleted Yang Qu transmigrates to the Ming dynasty, only to find himself about to be taken away for execution. In desperation, he has no choice but to reveal his transmigrator identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: “You’re really a transmigrator? How can you prove it?” Yang Qu: “Your wife will die this year!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your son will die of illness ten years from now, before he can ascend the throne!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your grandson will inherit the throne and launch a 161Reads5.9Score—Shelves
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  9. 509 The Martial Emperor of Ming: Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Legitimate Son! 大明武帝,朱元璋嫡长子朱标! Historical63k WordsOngoing Historical fiction + no System + Age of Exploration + Industrial Revolution + global expansion In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, May 1392, Zhu Biao, Crown Prince Yiwen and the empire's undisputed heir, dies, leaving posterity with an imagined perfect Ming Dynasty. In this new timeline, when Emperor Wu ascends the throne, he makes a vow: Give me seventy years, and Europe will be the Ming's pasture! North America will be the Ming's granary! Fusang will produce silver for me, and Westland will be 145Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 510 Embroidered Guard, Fangs Bared 锦衣獠牙 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Adapted into several short dramas and animated dramas. Witty, lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy, ridiculous antics, sly tricks, and absurd humor.] After the old Taoist finished chanting, he shouted, “Begone! Soul, return to your body!” Li Xiaoya’s body jerked inside the coffin. He sat bolt upright, opened his eyes, and asked in confusion, “Where am I?” “(⊙_⊙)” The old Taoist performing the ritual rolled his eyes back and promptly fainted on the spot. Also known as: [Relax, How Many People Have 34.5kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
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  11. 511 Transmigrating to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Vie with Chongba for the Realm 穿越元末,我与重八争天下 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty, when war blazed across the land! My father is Guo Zixing, known to later generations as one of the founders of the Ming dynasty. My sworn younger brother is Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty! To protect myself, Zhu Chongba and I go from working together to competing against each other, and in the end I seize the Ming realm for myself! The Ming dynasty I establish is far greater than Zhu Chongba’s. Zhu Chongba, if I don’t die, yo 7.8kReads7.9Score633Shelves
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  12. 512 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监:我乃大明九千岁 Historical7.0M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 138.5kReads9.2Score13.5kShelves
  13. 513 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.5kReads8.6Score102Shelves
  14. 514 The Great Ming Night Watch 大明夜不收 Historical526k WordsOngoing [Ming Dynasty] [Alternate History] [No System] [Frontier Army] [Embroidered Uniform Guard] [War] [Wulin] [Night Scouts] The legendary life of a frontier army night scout. Conspiracies, rivalries, and intelligence. Family, war, and death. The bold spirit of a lone plume of smoke rising over the desert, and the drifting clouds of the martial world beyond the frontier. And... the right to choose. The sunset beyond the frontier is beautiful. The territory of Great Ming is vast. One man, one horse, o 71Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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  15. 515 Cases of the Ming Dynasty 明朝那些案 Historical679k WordsCompleted Since you've stopped by, it must be fate. Let me tell you a story, the story of a detective. No transmigration, no being reborn, just a pure, compelling plot. A pot of wine shared with an old friend, as tales of past and present fade into laughter. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 516 Late Ming: Five Potatoes from the Start, and the Crown Prince Wants to Flee 明末:开局五土豆,太子要跑路 Historical292k WordsOngoing Overworked office drone Zhu Ming transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the Ming Dynasty crown prince. The good news: He’s the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a lofty status. The bad news: His father is the Chongzhen Emperor, and the capital will fall in just ten days. Other transmigrators: fighter jets, artillery, and mechanized infantry. Crown Prince Zhu: five potatoes. Fine, better make a run for it first. From Beijing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, from five potatoes to a yield of three thous 102Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 517 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Rule the World With a Divine Selection System 穿越大明,靠神选系统雄霸天下 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Lan Wu, the eldest legitimate son of Lan Yu, and awakens a Divine Choice System. From the start, at the grand court assembly, he submits a memorial directly to the old Zhu, stopping him from choosing Zhu Yunwen as his heir. Back home, he tells Lan Yu to fake his death and hand over his duke's title. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Excellent. Lan Wu, you really have some nerve.” Lan Yu: “You're really going to make your old man die of filial piety.” The entire court 6.6kReads8.1Score488Shelves
  18. 518 Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮:花船新曲震山河 Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [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 78Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 519 The Splendor of the Jiajing Era 嘉靖风华时 Historical92k WordsOngoing He enters the capital, ascends the throne, and takes power over all under heaven. He battles powerful ministers, breaks up factional struggles, reforms officialdom, boosts farming and commerce, strengthens border defenses, and pacifies the Japanese threat. He roots out a century of entrenched abuses and recruits talented people from across the realm. With the strategic vision of another world, he governs the four seas; with decisive force, he brings peace to the Nine Provinces. He reverses the M 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 520 A Ming Dynasty Scholar? How Could I Defy Confucianism? 大明读书人,怎么会逆儒? Historical425k WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, Yongle + scholarship, commerce, power struggles, and colonization] Only after growing up did Wang Shoujing realize that a child from a poor family, even one raised well, had no future. He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and decides to forge a path of his own. The court favors agriculture and suppresses commerce? Wang Shoujing amasses mountains of gold and silver, helping Emperor Yongle take the throne. The court bans maritime trade, forbidding even a single plank from go 123Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  21. 521 I’m a Ming Imperial Clansman, Not a Bandit 我,大明宗室,不想当流贼 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing 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, 38.6kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
  22. 522 War of Resistance: The Mainland's Number One Fearsome General! 抗战:大陆第一悍将! Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Having transmigrated into the darkest period in history, Zhang Yuanchu awakens a System in the midst of the Ningjing Crisis. From that day on, the world loses one spoiled young master and gains an unparalleled, brilliant general! “Every inch of our land is soaked in blood, and a hundred thousand young men take up arms! Men, the time has come to ride out with blades drawn and trample the Japanese nation. Follow me and wipe out the enemy!” 207Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  23. 523 Espionage: I Can Talk to Animals! Torturing Japanese Spies 谍战:和动物交流的我!折磨日谍 Urban1.6M WordsOngoing When Bai Liang wakes up, he discovers he's become the lowest-ranking secret agent in occupied Shanghai, codenamed “Bagpipe.” From the start, the Special Higher Police Agency throws him into a death-row cell... Just as he's nearly lost all hope, Bai Liang awakens a special ability: he can understand what cats and dogs say. From that moment on, every cat and dog in the city becomes part of Bai Liang's intelligence network... He kills the Japanese invaders and eliminates traitors, rising step by st 1.2kReads6.2Score127Shelves
  24. 524 The Great Ming Imperial Grandson: Old Zhu Overhears My Thoughts and Breaks Down in Tears 大明皇孙:老朱偷听我心声哭懵了 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Early Hongwu Era + Hearing Inner Thoughts + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Not Historically Rigorous + No System + Not a Tyrant] A modern orphan from the Zhu family is reborn in the womb as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying. He is about to face a father who dies young, a mother who dies young, a grandmother who dies young. Will I die young too? Baby Zhu Xiongying has no cheat abilities, so all he can do is quietly draw up a list in his mind: five years of self-rescue, three years of pr 5.9kReads7.9Score486Shelves
  25. 525 System? Go Tell That to My Dual Cultivation Technique! 系统?跟我的双修功法说去吧! Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [The title says it all. Just read it, and you’re guaranteed to love it!] Chen Mo is reborn ten years earlier and obtains the [Every Debt Must Be Repaid System]. The campus beauty refuses to repay her debt? Charge her 10,000% interest and plunder her martial cultivation and talent! From then on, Chen Mo embarks on a path of cultivation where collecting debts makes him stronger. A few years later, Chen Mo breaks through to become a Martial God and the strongest person in the world. Chen Mo: “I owe 60kReads8.8Score5.9kShelves
  26. 526 From the Start on a Late Ming Battlefield: Three Kills in My Debut 开局明末战场,首秀三连杀 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [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 3.2kReads9.0Score207Shelves
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  27. 527 With Sun Chuanying Gone, There’s Still Huang Yiming 没了孙传庭,还有黄义明 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming, the great edifice was on the verge of collapse. After nearly 270 years, the Ming dynasty was nearing its end. Li Zicheng’s rebels were advancing from the north, and the capital was in peril. A transmigrator from a later age found himself in the body of Huang Degong’s son. He was determined to save the doomed Ming dynasty and help the Chongzhen Emperor usher in a new era of revival. First, break the siege of the capital. Then fight the 4.3kReads8.4Score295Shelves
  28. 528 Great Ming: I Beg the Emperor to Punish Me Every Day, and Zhu Yuanzhang Is Losing It 大明:我天天死谏,朱元璋人麻了 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted On the eve of Crown Prince Zhu Biao's death, Lin Hao unexpectedly transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes a censor. He also activates a time-travel System: if Zhu Yuanzhang executes him, he'll return to the modern world and enjoy the pinnacle of life. Lin Hao embarks on a reckless campaign to get himself killed. He lambastes Old Zhu for ruining the country, declaring that the maritime bans, the Ancestral Instructions of the Ming Dynasty, the civil service examinations based on the Eight-Le 10.7kReads8.5Score985Shelves
  29. 529 War of Resistance: Defending Nanjing Unlocks a God-Tier Soldier System 抗战:保卫南京获得神级单兵系统 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [System] [Pocket Dimension] [Action-Packed] During the War of Resistance against Japan, soldier Xu San acquired a god-tier individual combat System. He used it to wipe out the Japanese invaders and stored the gold they had stolen in the pocket dimension granted by the System. After the country was reunified, he gradually returned the vast quantities of gold he had recovered. He himself stayed in Borneo, in the Nanyang region, with his men. 30kReads8.2Score3kShelves
  30. 530 The Great Ming Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 大明日不落 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the court grows increasingly corrupt, factions spring up everywhere, and political infighting rages on. Beyond the passes, the Jurchens are ambitious and hungry for power. Zhu Youxiao decides to do something, to save the Ming Dynasty from the brink of collapse and prop up its crumbling foundations! 13.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
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  31. 531 A Time Portal Falls from the Sky: I Become a Top Errand Boy in the Ming Dynasty 天降时空门,我在大明当顶级牛马 Historical564k WordsCompleted Disaster! The ancestral tomb just blew up! Li Zheng, a down-on-his-luck construction worker from the future, opens a time portal while paying respects to his ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day! A descendant of the Duke of Cao journeys six hundred years back to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. Who is the Ming dynasty’s acting emperor? And which imperial grandson’s fate is the most heartbreaking? Armed with modern technology, I, Li Zheng, swear to put the Ming dynasty on the throne as ruler of the 354Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  32. 532 1635: Changing the World 1635改变世界 Historical449k WordsCompleted The most regrettable part of history is that particular chapter. The empire’s fading glory; The barbarians’ iron cavalry; The rebels’ cries; All these voices mingled to make the turbulent final years of the Ming. But a man from another world has begun to quietly change everything, knocking the wheels of history off course... 2.6kReads7.2Score124Shelves
  33. 533 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末:从打螺丝到种田 Historical7.4M WordsOngoing Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat 15.9kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
  34. 534 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 Historical525k WordsCompleted A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 292Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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