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Desperately Short on Historical Fiction, Please Recommend Some to Save Me From This Reading Drought 急缺历史文,求历史文,一书荒救救了。

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  1. 951 Shocking! The Prodigal Son’s Secret Stash Is Bigger Than the Imperial Treasury 震惊!逆子的私房钱比国库还多 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [A short drama of the same name is now streaming on Hongguo. Dear readers, feel free to enjoy it.] After transmigrating into the despised young duke of the Zhenguo Manor, he planned to make a little money, stay out of trouble, and live a carefree life. But everything changed after he got engaged. The emperor wanted him to inherit the throne, and the chancellor's daughter refused to marry anyone else. Tibet wanted his head, and the Liao wanted him dead and buried. But Ye Xinghun only wanted to qu 16.4kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
  2. 952 You Were Only Asked to Fill In, Not to Revive the Great Ming 让你代班,没让你中兴大明 Historical502k WordsCompleted [No transmigration], [No System]. In a dream of the original timeline, the Jingtai Emperor appoints people based on merit and ushers in a golden age for the Ming. A new writer with a new book, thanks for your support!!! The story starts with the Tumu Crisis, and the Empress Dowager is about to order him to take charge of the state? After dreaming of several centuries, Zhu Qiyu laughs as he gets his hands on a script of the future. He starts by winning the defense of the capital. Then he resettle 480Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  3. 953 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的,谁污蔑我摄政? Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 45.8kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves
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  4. 954 Zhu Di Reborn: The Night of the Candlelight Shadow and Axe! 朱棣重生,开局烛影斧声夜! Historical475k WordsOngoing A Night of Candle Shadows and Axe Sounds! (The rating has just come out, so don't let it affect you) The founding emperor has died. Whoever enters the palace first will have the advantage! No one understands how to seize an opportunity better than Zhu Di, and no one understands how to handle relations between uncles and nephews better than he does! In this life, there will be no defeat at Gaoliang River, only the invincible Three Great Battalions! Northern Han, Western Xia, and Great Liao: not o 1.4kReads6.4Score123Shelves
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  5. 955 Heaven's Mandate Is Mine, Long Live the Ming! 天命在朕,唯日与明! Historical214k WordsOngoing Zhu Jiansui transmigrated to Jiangning Prefecture in 1777, and decided to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming. Can he win? He will! Because Pinduoduo is here! This book is also known as: Qianlong, take a good look! I've already taken the Pass! The Qing are way too good at ceding territory and paying reparations! The Japanese are being massacred. What does that have to do with our Ming? Go ask the Qing~ What? The Ming's Supreme Lord Lao's Whip is the Qing's branch whip? Oh no! The Rising 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  6. 956 After My Engagement Was Broken, My Identity as a Poet Immortal Was Revealed 被退婚后,我诗仙的身份曝光了 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted New book announcement: My Husband, Be Good. The Princess Is Here to Steal You Away. Thank you for showing your support by checking it out. This book is also known as After My Engagement Was Broken Off, My Identity as a Poetry Immortal Was Revealed. Li Chen’an transmigrates to the Ning Kingdom and becomes an unwanted son kicked out of his home! His background is truly tragic: He began his lessons at three, yet by eleven he still couldn’t recite the Three Character Classic. Then he spent three yea 5.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
  7. 957 The Holy Ancestor in the Great Ming 圣祖在大明 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted I am the founding sage of the Ming dynasty. All under Heaven belongs to the emperor, and all within its borders are his subjects. I came, I saw, I conquered. I am Zhu Youxiao. This is my Ming, my empire. “I will become the greatest emperor in history, bar none!” Looking down at the ranks of muskets and spears arrayed like mountains, and cavalry stretching like clouds, Zhu Youxiao wore a solemn, almost holy expression. 500Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  8. 958 Forgotten for a Thousand Years, I Wait for You in the Ancient City 被遗忘千年,我在古城等你 Historical169k WordsCompleted After the Qin conquered the Chu capital, King Fuchu of Chu wandered the land around Shouchun, never aging or dying for a thousand years... The flames in his eyes slowly faded, and Fuchu gradually came back to his senses. Two thousand two hundred and forty-eight years had passed. He had dragged his undying body through them all, moving from despair and pain at first to acceptance in the present. Every flower and blade of grass has its destiny. Perhaps his own fate was to witness the changes of hi 4Reads—Score118Shelves
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  9. 959 The Great Ming’s Master Thief: The Imperial Guards Forced Me to Investigate a Case 大明神偷:被锦衣卫逼去查案 Historical253k WordsOngoing Transmigration to the Jiajing era | No System | Embroidered Uniform Guard | Mystery and Investigation | Political Schemes | Lighthearted Comedy During the Jiajing era, modern master thief Chu Zhongtian transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and becomes the legendary thief known as "One Plum Blossom." No System, no status screen, no golden finger handed down from heaven. The moment he arrives, he's captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His handwriting is so sloppy when he signs his confession 652Reads—Score531Shelves
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  10. 960 Reborn as Kangxi: Rebuilding Splendor 穿成康熙:重建风华 Historical199k WordsOngoing (This novel follows a parallel history within a book. It does not involve altering history or denying historical facts.) After transmigrating into a book as the Kangxi Emperor, I get a second chance at life. The Three Feudatories, Oboi, the Dzungars, the Zheng clan, Tibet, Annam, Goryeo, Japan, the lands south of the seas, campaigns against Russia, and great expeditions west, south, and north: I'll take them all on. I'll implement new policies: establish new provinces, redistribute land, introdu 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 961 The Rogue Son-in-Law: The Empress's Courtier 流氓赘婿:女帝裙下臣 Historical3.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a fictional world, I became a lowly live-in son-in-law. I’d planned to drink tea, fish, flirt with women, listen to opera, and enjoy a laid-back life, but... “Husband, help me!” “Dear son-in-law, help me!” “Young master, help me!” “Beloved minister, help me!” Fine, I guess I won’t be able to relax. It’s up to me to protect this realm. So Zhou Yuan investigates major cases, reforms the bureaucracy, suppresses rebellions, opens sea routes, and expands the frontier... He t 10.2kReads9.2Score925Shelves
  12. 962 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Great Ming + Emperor + Political Intrigue + Age of Empires System [At its peak, this novel had 600,000 readers. Its comic-drama adaptation, The Carpenter's Empire, is now updating on multiple platforms. Read with confidence!] The Taichang Emperor is on his deathbed. The Great Ming court is in turmoil, three major cases have erupted at once, treacherous ministers are plotting to force a palace move, vassal states are turning away, the borders are in revolt, and powerful nations are clos 91.2kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
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  13. 963 The Qin Prince of Great Ming: Starting by Stealing Xu Miaoyun 大明秦王,从截胡徐妙云开始 Historical4.0M WordsOngoing The man standing before you possesses the bearing of a dragon and phoenix, the majesty of the sun and sky, a magnificent countenance, and an extraordinary bone structure. He is Grand Commander of the Ming Five Armies Command, Commander of the Imperial Guards, General of the Southern Campaign, Grand General of the Northern Campaign, Governor of the three southwestern provinces, and Viceroy of the six southeastern provinces. He is also a Grand Secretary of the Wen Yuan Pavilion and concurrently Mi 15.3kReads7.6Score1.2kShelves
  14. 964 I Started the Animal World War II with a Speech 我用演讲的方式开启了动物二战 Eastern Fantasy426k WordsOngoing This world is evil to its very core. Justice is a joke here, and human nature is terrifying, though I believe it is no match for the nature of beasts. The cruel carnivorous nations used victory as an excuse to unleash their desires upon the people of the Deer Nation. The balance of the food chain was shattered, and the Herbivore Alliance was defeated. No one can save it. We are trampled and humiliated. We are livestock, and someone must stand up! Even if the world sees this as an evil campaign, 371Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  15. 965 A Thousand Years of Immortality, Forging Great Qin for All Ages 长生千年,缔造万世大秦 Historical413k WordsCompleted [Longevity] + [Great Qin] + [No System] + [Feel-Good Story] + [Political Intrigue] Zhao Zheng is abducted up a mountain by a deranged, disheveled old man. After ten grueling years, all he learns is the tiniest bit of the “art of vertical and horizontal alliances.” From then on, the Warring States gains its greatest wildcard. He debates the law with Shang Yang, who is astonished: “Is this a technique from the mortal realm?” He matches wits with Bai Qi, and even the God of Slaughter takes notice. 136Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  16. 966 You Chose Me as Censor, Li Shimin, So Why Are You Crying? 选我当御史,李世民你哭什么 Historical4.1M WordsOngoing [Hilarious, satisfying, lighthearted, historical, ancient China] Cheng Jun transmigrated to the third year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, becoming the son of the military officer Cheng Yaojin. As it happened, Li Shimin was recruiting imperial censors! Years later, Li Shimin said to the Crown Prince, “Cheng Jun is a peerless sword of our Great Tang. Only a virtuous person can wield him. You're young, so I'll leave him to you.” The Crown Prince burst into tears. “I don't want it anymore! 52.2kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
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  17. 967 The Golden Son-in-Law 金牌帝婿 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Alternate world] [No System] Qin Yu transmigrates, and from the start he’s the second son of the Prince of Qin’s household. His father is a non-imperial prince of Great Wei and the Minister of Revenue. His mother is a wealthy daughter of a prominent Jiangnan family. His older brother is a peerless general who guards the frontier. With such powerful connections and an exalted position, Qin Yu gives up on ambition, indulging in wine, women, and song, and reclining in the 56.3kReads9.0Score6kShelves
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  18. 968 Who Says a Pirate Can’t Become Grand Secretary of the Great Ming? 谁规定海盗不能当大明首辅 Historical827k WordsOngoing In the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the rebel army besieged the capital, and the Ming dynasty, after more than two hundred years, teetered on the brink of ruin. At this moment of life or death, a young man landed at Dagukou with his army. The great demon king, a notorious pirate from Luzon who feasted on human hearts and slaughtered countless people, came ashore at Dagukou. The Ming governor of Luzon, utterly loyal to the empire, traveled thousands of miles to the ca 10Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  19. 969 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧,努力考科举 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 28.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
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  20. 970 Supporting Qin with Poverty Relief: The Sky Screen Names Me the Greatest Female Chancellor of All Time 扶贫大秦:天幕盘点我是千古女相 Ancient Romance612k WordsCompleted [Qin Shi Huang] [Strong Female Lead, No Romance] [Political Intrigue] [Infrastructure] [Ensemble Cast] [Sky Screen Reveal] Song Ye was a dedicated grassroots official who devoted herself to serving the people. She worked tirelessly all her life, eventually dying of stomach cancer. After death, she unexpectedly became bound to the "Save the World and Protect the People" System. The System told her: As long as she completed designated missions and accumulated countless merits, she could transcend 63kReads8.6Score11.1kShelves
  21. 971 Sima the Old Rogue 司马老贼 Historical895k WordsCompleted He is the gravedigger of Cao Wei and the founder of Western Jin. He is the “old rogue Sima,” and the last winner of the Three Kingdoms. Centered on Sima Yi, this novel unfolds a sweeping panorama of the late Han and Three Kingdoms era. Witness how he treads carefully under the suspicion of three generations of powerful rulers: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui; how he and Zhuge Liang wage an ultimate contest of will and national strength at Mount Qi and the Wei River; and how, in his twilight years, 565Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  22. 972 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 21.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
  23. 973 Remembering Song: The Ultimate Battle of Wits [Northern Song Arc] 忆宋:顶级权谋对决【北宋篇】 Historical501k WordsCompleted [The author is a junior fellow of Dang Nian Ming Yue. Thanks to him for his sincere encouragement and support. I dedicate this work to Those Things in the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to Dang Nian Ming Yue!] After experiencing so much and seeing all kinds of men and women around us, after growing used to desire and entanglements, deception and temptation, and looking back across history, we have all come to accept things as they are. The core of history, human nature, has never changed over thou 3.2kReads9.4Score482Shelves
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  24. 974 Divine Realm: Song of the Lone Flame 神界:孤火之歌 Eastern Fantasy811k WordsCompleted The Seven Gods have fallen; their divine essences become fuel. The Void is coming, and only a lone flame burns bright. Twenty years ago, the God-Awakened Lucien slew three gods, causing the pantheon to collapse and faith to fracture. The seven divine essences scattered into the bloodlines of the seven great races, sparking endless conflict. At the same time, an erosion known as the “Void” quietly began to spread. It was not chaos, but a cold, orderly “reset program.” Kael, an amnesiac young ma 1.5kReads9.4Score132Shelves
  25. 975 Guanlan: Beyond Time 观澜:时间之外 Historical81k WordsOngoing Why does the universe always move from order toward dissipation? Heat flows from hot to cold, and order gradually breaks down. The entropy of an isolated system cannot decrease on its own. This is entropy increase. But what if we applied this law to history? An empire goes from orderly rule to bloated institutions and distorted information, then collapses in an instant because of a famine, a rebellion, or a single mistaken military order. Are the rise and fall of dynasties really just a matter o 1Reads—Score212Shelves
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  26. 976 I Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder and Married the Villainess from the Start 穿书成炮灰,开局迎娶女反派 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [One heroine + farming + invincible heroine + vying for supremacy in troubled times] A quick note upfront: the male lead returns with his spirit and soul, he does not transmigrate into someone else’s body!!! The heroine has also been reborn!!! Qin Feng opened his eyes to find himself lying in an antique room, with a woman’s sobs reaching his ears. Looking over, he saw a stunning young woman clutching her last remaining clothes and wiping away her tears... Seeing this, he seemed to realize what h 5.1kReads8.6Score366Shelves
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  27. 977 The Empire's Ambitions in the Warring States 战国帝业 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted A soul from the 21st century transmigrates to the mid-Warring States period and inhabits the body of a noble’s son. The Battle of Changping has already begun. Tian Xiu, in Handan, is at a loss: what should he do next? 843Reads7.1Score106Shelves
  28. 978 The Missions Are Too Hard, So I Hand the System Over to the State 任务太难了,我把系统上交给国家 Ancient Romance504k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented, no CP] [Infrastructure building] [Alternate versions of the Ming Dynasty and other historical eras] [System] [Mind reading] Xu Qian has just graduated from university when she transmigrates to the first year of the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty, only to be murdered and left for dead. Luckily, she binds herself to the National Prosperity System, comes back to life, and meets the famous Ming emperor, Zhu Di. For the sake of her life, she promptly introduces herself and clings to 1.4kReads6.8Score128Shelves
  29. 979 Lessons from Ancient History 3 古史今鉴3 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, then the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. Starting from the Sixteen Kingdoms, ending with the fall of the Qing. Fiction is the outer shell; the bones are authentic history. Chronicle the loyal souls of Huaxia and carry on the legacy of the Han people. At the start of the third century AD, the Three Kingdoms reunified under the Jin dynasty. But this brief unity was merely the prelude to a far greater catastrophe. The Rebellion of the Eight Princes 71Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 980 Whoever Offends the Han, No Matter How Far Away, Must Be Executed 明犯强汉者,虽远必诛 Historical238k WordsOngoing Born into poverty, he survived by begging and borrowing, yet wrote the most defiant declaration in Chinese history. He fought only one battle in his life, but it kept the backbone of an entire people straight for two thousand years. He was a hero and a sinner, a genius and a miser. He forged the words, “Whoever dares to offend the mighty Han will be executed, no matter how far away they are,” yet became a prisoner of his own greed and fate. His name was Chen Tang. Late in the Western Han dynasty 79Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 981 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举:从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 Historical164k WordsOngoing (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 5.5kReads—Score358Shelves
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  32. 982 In the Great Ming Dynasty, I Rose to Power Through Immortality 人在大明,从长生开始权倾天下 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Court intrigue, everyone’s favorite, princess, immortal, no romance, world conquest] Ye Lingxi accidentally transmigrates to Mount Wudang in the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, where the immortal Zhang Sanfeng takes her in as his disciple. She obtains an elixir of immortality. Without a second thought, Ye Lingxi takes it herself. From then on, her appearance is frozen at eighteen, her Ren and Du meridians are unblocked, and she begins her path of cultivation. In the chaotic final years of the Yu 2.5kReads7.4Score110Shelves
  33. 983 The Golden Age of Kaiyuan! What’s That Got to Do With a Poor Soldier Like Me? 开元盛世!关我穷鬼府兵啥事? Rural Life314k WordsOngoing Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to the nineteenth year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. The golden age was dawning, yet he felt no joy at all. Thirty li northeast of Yunzhou City, beneath Mount Baideng, beside the Sanggan River, in Zhuyuan Village, Yongding Township. As a conscript about to be cast aside, Lin Feng was consumed by worry. As the family's main breadwinner, he had no choice but to work hard in the fields. His family of five had only a little over ten mu of meager farmland 5kReads—Score336Shelves
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  34. 984 White Horse Treading on New Frost 白马踏新霜 Historical739k WordsOngoing Three thousand grievances weigh on my heart, and I offer them to the young of this world. Sixteen-year-old Gu Chang'an had only wanted to save his teacher, Shen Ziyuan, but a heated copper talisman led him outside the city. Deep in the snowy mountains, a cliff face opened, and the Jinghong Sword emerged. The sword could withstand fire and water, and snow melted as soon as it touched it. Anyone else who tried to hold it found it scorching hot. From that night onward, the remnants of the Old North 26Reads—Score408Shelves
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  35. 985 A Clash of Multiple Systems, Liu Bei Wins Big 多系统混战,刘备赢麻了 Historical867k WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms]+ [Six Systems]+ [Stats]+ [Liu Bei with Maxed-Out Strength]+ [Based on Both History and Romance]+ [Backed by an Existing Million-Character Work] The eighteen warlords form an alliance to campaign against Dong Zhuo. Liu Bei: System, what did you say? Cao Cao is a traitor! Cao Cao: I have been reborn. This time, I will bring the whole world to heel! Yuan Shao: A summoning System? I can command heroes from all of history! Yuan Shu: Let's start a livestream and show future generation 14.2kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
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  36. 986 How to Become a Chancellor for the Ages 如何成为千古名相 Historical353k WordsCompleted (Alternate history) (A great tale of political intrigue) The founding emperor of this dynasty rose from humble beginnings, ended three hundred years of chaos, established the Great Yong, and divided the realm into twenty-one circuits. The dynasty has ruled the Central Plains for more than seventy years. To the north lies Northern Liang, to the south Southern Qi, the eastern border meets the vast sea, and the west reaches the great desert. In the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjia, Fan Yunzhou trav 749Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  37. 987 Building Infrastructure in Six Eras of the Ming Dynasty 我在大明十六朝搞基建 Ancient Romance440k WordsOngoing [Sixteen Ming reigns + feel-good story + female lead with no romance] She transmigrates into the body of the thirteenth princess, who died young, of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming dynasty. Armed with her knowledge of history, she also gains the ability to transmigrate through all sixteen Ming reigns. 2.5kReads6.6Score192Shelves
  38. 988 The Three Kingdoms of Water Margin: Liangshan of the Illustrious Lord 三分水浒之昭烈梁山 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The last man of the mighty Han dynasties, Liu Xuande, whose virtue shone bright and whose deeds were heroic, arrives in the Northern Song. The last glimmer of the Han dynasty shines over the final years of the Northern Song. Liangshan, Emperor Huizong, Fang La, the Jin Kingdom. Watch as Emperor Zhaolie rebuilds the Han dynasty. 15.2kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
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  39. 989 The Tang Dynasty Novelist 大唐小说家 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration, reforming an aristocratic clan, building a golden age for the Great Tang, court intrigue, and making up for the golden age’s regrets.) My name is Cui Shaoyu, of one of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans. I want the world to see a fully realized golden age of the Great Tang. In the original Tang, most of the military was used to guard against threats at home. But when the aristocratic clans and imperial authority worked together as one, that was the Tang at its peak: a peak no one 823Reads6.4Score100Shelves
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  40. 990 The Carefree Young Chancellor 逍遥小丞相 Historical226k WordsCompleted Li Qi transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of Li Shanchang, the dynasty's foremost chancellor. Li Qi transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of Li Shanchang, the dynasty's foremost chancellor. With immense wealth at his fingertips and a beautiful woman in his arms, Li Qi has barely begun to enjoy himself when he realizes that the year is Hongwu 13. In other words, after this year, he has only ten years of good times left... In the future, during the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 991 The Old Country Scholar: Reborn as the Father of Four 农门老童生:穿成了四个娃的爹 Historical833k WordsCompleted One heroine, no System An old book never tires the reader, even after a hundred readings. Read it closely and ponder it, and its meaning will reveal itself. Lin Mingyuan transmigrates to Great Chu, just over a decade after its founding, and becomes an old licentiate in a small mountain village. At the ripe old age of thirty-five, he is the father of four, with a beloved wife he thinks of constantly. The imperial examinations, suspended amid the wars at the end of the previous dynasty, are now be 4.4kReads9.0Score366Shelves
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  42. 992 Reborn as Emperor Zhaolie: Rebuilding the Han Dynasty 昭烈重生:再造大汉 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms + figures from all of Chinese history appearing together + heroic passion + war + power struggles + ensemble cast + beating up transmigrators] [All Han emperors will ultimately join the same side!!!] [First-rate battle scenes. A must-read for fans of battles of wits and courage.] [After the stats and mechanics are explained in Chapter 42, character abilities are represented with stats, so readers won't struggle just because they don't recognize the characters.] [The Romance, hist 982Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  43. 993 Great Ming: I’ve Given Up, and My Father Is Hu Weiyong 大明:摆烂了,家父胡惟庸 Historical408k WordsCompleted Hu Qingyu returns to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and discovers that his father is the powerful minister Hu Weiyong, who will be executed along with his entire clan in just two years. With his life on the line, he'd better slack off and stay out of trouble. Hu Weiyong: “Son, our family is arranging a marriage alliance with Lan Yu.” Hu Qingyu: “Nope, I'm slacking off. I absolutely refuse to marry.” Hu Weiyong: “Son, Crown Prince Zhu Biao has specifically named you as one of his personal gua 71Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  44. 994 The Heavenly Master's Fate-Changing Water Margin: A Side Story 天师改命水浒别传 Historical324k WordsOngoing With a casual divination, he foresaw the Jingkang Disaster, the Southern Song retreating to the south, and even the hundred thousand soldiers and civilians at Yashan leaping into the sea to die for their country. He saw the fate of the Great Song a hundred years later in its entirety. So he gave up being an immortal and transmigrated into the body of the wastrel Yan Qing, taking matters into his own hands to change the course of history. He saves Pang Wanchun at the martial arts arena, becomes 70Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 995 Great Ming: Transmigrating with Old Zhu 大明:带着老朱去穿越 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Over thousands of years of history, countless unforgettable events have taken place on this land. Some rose to prominence, some turned the tide against overwhelming odds, some spent their entire lives unfulfilled, and some could only weep, unable to serve their country. If you had the chance to return to the past and change history, would you choose to undo those regrets? I think I would! 13kReads8.8Score638Shelves
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  46. 996 My Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang: I Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty to Live Off Him! 朱元璋是我爹,穿越大明啃老! Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Bo transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and mistakes Zhu Yuanzhang for his father. He mooches off the emperor himself, becoming the ultimate freeloader! 148Reads5.5Score—Shelves
  47. 997 A Ming Dynasty Troll: Making the Court Officials Furious 人在大明当喷子,气坏朝臣 Historical487k WordsOngoing As the product of Old Zhu's youthful indiscretion, Zhu Qing has the most exalted identity of all: the Ming Empire's eldest prince. But to secure Crown Prince Zhu Biao's position, Old Zhu can only send him secretly into the imperial court, ensuring him a life of wealth and privilege. What no one expected was that Zhu Qing, whose soul had transmigrated into this world, would acquire the Rage System. With a single fit of anger, he could bring the whole world under his control! He earns points by 2.2kReads8.6Score110Shelves
  48. 998 Great Ming: From the Start, I Cut Zhu Yunwen Off from the Throne 大明:开局断绝朱允炆帝王路 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing At the end of the eleventh year of Hongwu... Less than four years remained before Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Ma Xiuying, the virtuous empress celebrated throughout history, would die! Less than fourteen years remained before Zhu Biao, the most steadfast crown prince in history, would die! Less than twenty-four years remained before the utterly incompetent Zhu Yunwen would take the throne! ...But the relentless wheels of history were set to turn differently with the arrival 22.7kReads8.6Score812Shelves
  49. 999 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 40.4kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
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  50. 1000 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Biao, So Make Me Emperor! 大明,家父朱标,求我当皇帝! Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Ma, the love of Zhu Yuanzhang's life, suddenly passed away! Zhu Yuntong, the second legitimate son of Zhu Biao, had been raised by Empress Ma herself. Now he had lost the last person protecting him in the palace... Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang would soon unleash years of bloodshed across the Ming Dynasty without Empress Ma to restrain him, Zhu Yuntong cried out the first words he had spoken since arriving in the Ming: "Grandpa Emperor!" From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang 544Reads6.6Score100Shelves

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