Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters 跪求历史，架空，高智商，高质量的小说

1. 751 灯 Ashes in the Lamplight: Soul-Calling Lantern 灯影烬·引魂灯 Bai Ou6白鸥611k WordsCompleted Ashes of the Lamplight: The Soul-Summoning Lantern —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 752 开 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？ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life346k 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 3.4kReads—Score204Shelves

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3. 753 夜 Lord of the Night 夜幕之主 Morning Farewell to Old Friends朝辞故旧Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted What’s so great about inheriting the throne? A kingdom you conquer yourself is the one you can rule with confidence. He commands Nightfall, one of the three great assassin organizations, and a single word from him decides who lives and dies. He also controls the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, one of the ten great trade guilds, and is richer than an entire nation. Once that useless prince leaves the capital, he soars like a dragon released into the sea. He raises the Banner of a Hundred Battles in 22kReads8.6Score2kShelves
4. 754 穿 Transmigrate and Enlist to Survive! I Never Meant to Make a Big Splash! 穿越招兵活下去！真没想搞大事！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical376k WordsCompleted Zhang Ye wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated to an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. The whole village accuses him of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, then drives him out in the dead of winter to fend for himself. Faced with hundreds of sneering, disgusting faces, he fights back and accidentally activates a pocket-dimension System. If he can’t put up with it, he doesn’t have to. He’ll just fight! War breaks out as the nation descends into chaos, and the whole village 775Reads7.3Score108Shelves
5. 755 穿 Transmigrated into a German U-Boat Captain in World War II, I Just Want to Slacken Off and Surrender 穿越成二战德国潜艇艇长，我只想摸鱼投降 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Male-Channel Fanfiction32k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a German U-Boat Captain in World War II: I Just Want to Slack Off and Surrender 951Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 756 香 Incense Ashes Records: Bone-Eroding Fragrance 香烬录·蚀骨香 Bai Ou6白鸥614k WordsCompleted Incense Ash Chronicles: Bone-Eroding Incense —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 757 大 The Young Lord of Han Who Secures the Nation 大汉安国小郎君 The Holy Monk Settles in the Kingdom of Women圣僧落户女儿国Historical117k WordsCompleted The Han Dynasty is proud. The Han people have their own backbone, too. Your status is something you’re born with. In the Han Dynasty, being born into the wrong family can be fatal. I am the legitimate youngest son of the An family of Baling, a noble and descendant of Lord An. In Chang’an, my family is among the most illustrious. Put simply, from the moment I was born, I stood where others could never reach, even after a lifetime of striving. Fine clothes, delicious food, servants all around me: 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 758 老 Ancestor, If You Don't Come Down the Mountain Soon, Your Bloodline Ends Here 老祖，再不下山，你就绝后了 The Moon Wants to Shine月亮要发光Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Daoist priest Chen Yang was Zhang Sanfeng’s direct disciple in the late Southern Song dynasty. He has lived for 800 years, growing more powerful once every century. He can’t die even when he wants to, and life has lost all its pleasures. He can only retreat into a remote mountain temple and put himself into a deep, self-imposed sleep. One day, his disciple Chen Qingzhi kneels and begs his master, Chen Yang, to come down from the mountain… Also known as The Patriarch, If You Don’t Come Down Soo 26.1kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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   This is a high-quality novel, absolutely amazing! 690,000 People are reading it. The more you read, the more you want to read, the more addictive it becomes. You'll want to finish it in one go, you won't stop until you've finished it. It's definitely worth reading, even if it means staying up all night.

9. 759 莫 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Yue Guan月关Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 27.2kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
10. 760 穿 Transmigrated with Three Kids! A Ruinous Start, a Road to Riches! 穿越带仨娃！天崩开局致富路！ Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Li Tianming was done for. He lay motionless in a drafty thatched hut. He was a graduate student researching traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies, but after a loose-lipped remark, he tasted an herb and somehow transmigrated into the body of a pauper. Being poor wasn't the problem, and he could even accept being in his thirties. But the body was in terrible shape: its former owner had drunk himself to death, leaving Li Tianming with three children outside, wailing their hearts out! A d 21.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
11. 761 疯 This Is Crazy! The French Prince Rebels Every Day, Yet No One Dares Kill Him 疯了！法国王爷天天造反，死活没人敢杀 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷42k WordsCompleted He’s Gone Mad! The French Prince Rebels Every Day, Yet No One Dares Kill Him 80Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 762 木 The Wooden Beauty 木美人 Bai Ou6白鸥69k WordsCompleted The Wooden Beauty —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 763 嘉 Jiajing: I Really Am Cultivating Immortality 嘉靖：朕真的在修仙 Boiling Wine in a Cold Hut寒庐煮酒Historical1.3M WordsOngoing An emperor obsessed with cultivating the Dao? I'm cultivating immortality! After transmigrating into the Ming dynasty as the “Daoist Emperor,” he initially resolves to become the greatest emperor in history. But cultivation is real, and immortality is within reach. With a scroll of the Way of Peaceful Ascension, he concocts the elixir of immortality in a golden age! From then on, new rites flourish, and the Three Palaces stand together. The jade seal passes through the ages, and fortune soars ac 1.8kReads8.7Score102Shelves

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    The last part of the first book was truly heartbreaking. I couldn't help but shed tears when I read about the story of the four-year-old child crawling into the palace and the death of the Ninth Prince in his carriage just half a mile from the palace. Ah, that's probably the charm of a novel. It doesn't have the breathtaking pages of a movie, but it's a bright life story in my heart, unseen yet unforgettable.

14. 764 被 Falsely Accused and Split from the Family! My Life of Fine Food Makes the Old Homestead Green with Envy 被冤分家！鱼肉生活馋哭老宅 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Rural Life363k WordsCompleted Lin Feng woke up to find the sky had fallen. He had transmigrated to ancient Great Liang, where his family of four was being driven out over a pitiful accusation: his cousin from his uncle’s household claimed he had stolen and eaten an egg. The egg belonged to his grandfather, the family patriarch. Enraged, the old man wanted to send thirteen-year-old Lin Feng away for forced labor. His usually meek father, long accustomed to being bullied, finally snapped. He took the whole family and left with 8.3kReads7.6Score738Shelves
15. 765 笛 The Soul-Devouring Flute: A Haunting Melody 《噬魂笛》：笛音惊魂 Bai Ou6白鸥66k WordsCompleted The Soul-Devouring Flute: Its Music Strikes Terror —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 766 重 Reborn as Yang Guang: I Will Extend the Sui Dynasty's Rule by 500 Years 重生杨广：朕为大隋续命五百年 Accountant of the Green Mountain青山账房先生Historical279k WordsOngoing In the year 612 AD, the eighth year of Daye. This was the turning point when the Great Sui began its decline. Cracks in the dynasty had already spread in every direction. Transmigrated into the body of Yang Guang, he opened his eyes on the eve of the empire's collapse. Defeat at the Salsu River was imminent, and the Liaodong army was on the verge of destruction. Taxes and labor levies weighed heavily on the people, whose loyalty was wavering. The powerful Guanlong clans obstructed him at every t 6.5kReads—Score730Shelves

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    Li Mizhi almost magically smuggled the Grand Canal, with everyone's IQs on point, a power struggle feast where gods clash!

17. 767 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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    Emotional gliding, literary splashes: These novels allow you to glide on the surface of life with emotions, while the writing style creates the splashes, giving you a thrilling reading experience.

18. 768 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.4kReads8.7Score871Shelves
19. 769 骨 Bone China Records: Black Porcelain Quells Delusions 骨瓷录·黑瓷镇妄 Bai Ou6白鸥68k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Black Porcelain Town That Quells Delusions —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves
21. 771 首 The Chief Minister's Road to the Imperial Examinations 首辅的科举之路 Adoring You at Dawn and Dusk朝暮倾卿Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 6.9kReads8.9Score656Shelves

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    Time travel, Song Dynasty, grassroots rise, imperial court, political intrigue, imperial examination

22. 772 骨 Bone China Records: The Musician Figurine Weeps for Its Bones 骨瓷录·乐俑泣骨 Bai Ou6白鸥68k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Musician Figurine Weeps for the Bones —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
24. 774 朝 The Imperial Court's Strongest Hound, Starting as a Brocade-Clad Guard 朝廷最强鹰犬，从锦衣卫开始 Don't Want to Drink不想喝酒Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a world where martial strength reigns supreme, Lin Xiao becomes a low-ranking Imperial Guard. By chance, he awakens the strongest Martial Arts System. With its help, he climbs the ranks step by step until he holds absolute power over the realm. At court, he commands authority, and a single word can decide whether any official lives or dies. Across the martial world, his blade dominates the four seas, and every major faction submits to him. 21.8kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
25. 775 快 My System Seems Different from Theirs 快穿：宫斗？霸总？统统滚蛋！ Su Bancheng苏半城Historical2.6M WordsCompleted This book contains ninety-five small worlds, including supernatural tales, ancient history, modern cities, farming, cultivation, and all sorts of others. Many can be read as standalone stories without affecting the main plot. The protagonist’s System has no point shop and can’t offer much help... Most of the time, Fang Zhiyi has to move things forward on his own. “What? You’re saying I have an army of five hundred thousand, and the emperor suspects I’m plotting rebellion?” “That’s right. The Hos 55.2kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    [Investigation][Investigation] "What? You mean I have 500,000 troops, and the Emperor still suspects me of rebellion?" "That's right. Now, the host needs to return to the capital to slowly develop his power." "No, I have 500,000 troops, and you want me to return to the capital to develop my power?" "Host, you are now the General Who Guards the North, loyal to the Great Xia." "Of course I am loyal to the Great Xia, absolutely loyal." "But you keep using 'I, the Emperor'..." "Never mind the details, summon all the military governors and commanders! I suspect there are treacherous officials causing trouble in the court! Have them come with me to the capital to purge the court of these corrupt officials!"

26. 776 骨 Bone China Records: A Heart Hidden in Painted Porcelain 骨瓷录·画瓷藏心 Bai Ou6白鸥68k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Painted Porcelain That Conceals a Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 777 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    Bookworms, come on over! These books are absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

28. 778 贼 The Thief's Way 贼道 Heading North向北Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.1kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves
29. 779 穿 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里，我不想靠才华科举 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 12.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves
30. 780 魂 Reborn into Liu, Guan, and Zhang, I Leave the Warlords Stunned 魂穿刘关张，诸侯们被整麻了 Blue Triangle蓝色三角形Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Absurd Three Kingdoms, the wildest unofficial history, pure comedy, and unhinged nonsense] In this world, famous generals all have special martial skills. Guan Yu’s Green Dragon Slash can cleave through city walls. Zhang Fei’s battle roar can make his enemies tremble with fear. Zhao Yun has infinite stamina, charging into enemy ranks and taking heads amid a thousand troops. The late Eastern Han dynasty is in chaos. The shameless Liu Bei, cautious Guan Yu, and righteous Zhang Fei join the eighte 122.2kReads8.2Score12.5kShelves
31. 781 骨 Bone China Records: Fate Decided by Porcelain Chess 骨瓷录·棋瓷定命 Bai Ou6白鸥67k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Porcelain Chess Set That Decides Fate —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 782 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 116.7kReads9.5Score11.1kShelves
33. 783 帝 The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical4.4M WordsCompleted [New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top 113.8kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves

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    Historical schemes and tricks come one after another 😅😅😅😅😅😅

34. 784 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    I've found a lighthearted, comedic novel set in a bygone era! The protagonist isn't resentful; he cleverly deals with eccentric characters, and the plot is lighthearted and hilarious! Hahaha!

35. 785 你 Where Are You Going? 你往何处去 The Dzungar Khan on the Run准噶尔部在逃大汗Eastern Fantasy795k WordsOngoing “I think Jan Stenberg has done a fine job in Bohemia. He’s greatly expanded the firearms and the army, practically wiped out the aristocratic oligarchs, encouraged religious tolerance, and made easing the burden on serfs a priority. Add rule by the House of Luxembourg, and the Czech lands would be my ideal absolute monarchy.” Sigismund “Do you think the Taborites are still in power? In the history of the Bohemian Reformation, no one is more qualified to speak on this than I am. I’m the foremost 24.3kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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    Here's a Western story set before the Hussite Wars and the Bohemian Flight of the Beast. The writing, structure, allusions, themes, and characters are all excellent. It's a very natural and comfortable read, and the author is a genius. Aside from a brief period in the middle that feels a bit overly sentimental, there's nothing wrong with it.

36. 786 骨 The Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Mirror Porcelain Reveals the False 骨瓷录·镜瓷照伪 Bai Ou6白鸥68k WordsCompleted Bone China Records: The Mirror Reveals the False —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 787 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.1kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    The male lead is gentle yet powerful. He doesn't need to pretend to dote on others to protect the female lead; he's strong enough, deeply devoted, and unwavering in his affections. Even the emperor and empress can't stop him from doing anything he doesn't want to do. He's intelligent and brave, aware of all the schemes of the supporting female and male characters. Therefore, there's nothing he can't protect, only things he doesn't care about. Even though the female lead is just a concubine, he still openly shows her favoritism. There are no melodramatic misunderstandings; both the male and female leads have mouths to talk. The male lead unconditionally trusts and respects the female lead. He knows about her unusual background, but if she doesn't want to talk about it, he doesn't force her. The female lead is clever and resourceful, never hindering the male lead, and sometimes even helping him. She's protective of her own; when her sister is wronged in her husband's family, she immediately writes a letter to support her. She's clear-headed and rational. The emperor and empress aren't as irrational as in other stories; they understand the bigger picture, value and love the male lead, and don't interfere too much in his decisions. They do consider his opinions, and the emperor is compassionate and loyal, while the empress supports him.

38. 788 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比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 26.5kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
39. 789 凤 Phoenixes at War: The City-Conquering Ugly Empress 凤凰斗：丑后倾城 Qing Shui清水Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Everyone knows that the Empress of Dongyang is a stupid, ugly, fat woman. The current Emperor can’t stand her, and after putting up with her for several years, he finally deposed her. The silly Empress, who had long since gotten a new soul, lounged in her own courtyard with her legs crossed, smiling with easy, carefree confidence. Being deposed was great. Now she wouldn’t have to go to the trouble of escaping herself. When the silly Empress, once famed throughout the realm, shed all that weight 81Reads9.0Score—Shelves
40. 790 明 Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮：花船新曲震山河 Zhe Yuan喆元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 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three complete historical novels are provided, written during the period when mindless, wish-fulfillment novels were popular last year.

41. 791 骨 The Bone Porcelain Chronicles: Porcelain Bones in Mourning, Porcelain Grief Pierces the Heart, Old Scars Begin to Show 骨瓷录·瓷骨殇·瓷怨噬心，旧痕初显 Bai Ou6白鸥6Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Bone China Chronicle: The Sorrow of Porcelain Bones, The Grudge That Devours the Heart, Old Scars Begin to Show —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 792 我 My Proud and Talented Lady of the Marquis’s Manor 我的侯府傲娇才娘子 When Bai Ze Arrives白泽来时Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Just Transmigrated and Picked Up a Proud Marquis Household Heiress” and “One Female Lead” Food gives life continuity. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song give it charm. A little wealth, fame, and success give it grandeur. Gu Zhengyan transmigrated and unexpectedly won first place in a poetry competition. He even married a young lady from a marquis’s household, only for the furious marquis to throw them both out. Gu Zhengyan took his wife back to his impoverish 31.6kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    This is a historical fiction novel with high intelligence; it's not mindless. Start with the first book; I just finished this one. Towards the end, I discovered it's a fictionalized account of the late Ming Dynasty and the subsequent Qing Dynasty. Although the female emperor is a woman, the male protagonist still holds the reins, preventing the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, opening up the seas, building a navy, and resisting Western powers.

43. 793 大 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 Zhe Yuan喆元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 77Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 794 骨 The Bone Porcelain Chronicles: Porcelain Bones in Mourning, Exploring the Eastern Palace, Hidden Edges of an Old Case, the Setting Sun Falls at Last 骨瓷录·瓷骨殇·东宫探幽，旧案藏锋残阳彻底 Bai Ou6白鸥6Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Bone China Chronicle: The Sorrow of Porcelain Bones, Secrets in the Eastern Palace, Old Cases Conceal Their Edge as the Setting Sun Fades —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 795 改 Change History, Become Stronger: From the Start, I Challenged Emperor Wu of Han 改变历史就变强：开局对掏汉武帝 The All-Round Superstar of the Literary World文豪全能大明星Historical189k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to an ancient dynasty called Great Qian, Liu Yu, the son of a farmer, awakens a miraculous System that lets him return to key moments in history. Changing history makes him stronger! From the start, he transmigrates into Liu Ju, Crown Prince of Wei, and goes head-to-head with Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che. "The enemy is in Ganquan Palace!" "Eight hundred men it is, then!" "Your Majesty, please call yourself Crown Prince!" "Father, I want command of all the armies under heaven!" 345.6kReads7.9Score50.2kShelves
46. 796 风 The Debauched Prodigal Son 风流败家子 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical3.8M WordsCompleted [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Vote Contest] Wang Kang, a university student from the twenty-first century, finds his soul in ancient times and becomes the wastrel young master of an earl’s household. He was too poor in his previous life, so in this one he wants nothing more than a beautiful wife, a life of wine and dreams, and the easy existence of a wastrel who can coast through life. But he never expected his family to be surrounded by crises and troubles to keep piling up from outside... 19kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
47. 797 穿 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Mo Yunfan墨云凡Historical2.6M 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 109.2kReads8.4Score7.4kShelves

    Reader note

    [Ming Dynasty] + [Emperor] + [Political Intrigue] + [Age of Empires System] At this time, Emperor Taichang is on his deathbed, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, three cases are unfolding simultaneously, treacherous officials are plotting to move the palace, vassal states are becoming increasingly alienated, borders are in turmoil, and powerful nations surround the country. Beset by internal and external troubles, the vast empire is teetering on the brink of collapse! At this critical juncture, a modern youth who loves Ming history, Zhu Youxiao, a carpenter-turned-emperor from the future, uses *Age of Empires: Asian Dynasties* as his foundation. Imperial pikemen advance in orderly ranks, a formidable forest; heavily armored cavalry roar forth, crushing all enemies; musketeers stand silently in formation, their cold muzzles gazing upon all nations; he boldly reforms the court, eliminates the accumulated evils of factional strife, reshapes the rules of officialdom, and reforges an iron-blooded military spirit; he re-establishes vassal treaties, summoning tribute from all corners of the world; he promotes new laws, revitalizes crafts, enlightens the people, and ignites a prairie fire. The light of the empire shines upon the world! In this chaotic world engulfed in war, Zhu Youxiao made a vow: "Now that I am the ruler of the empire, I will let the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty crush the darkness, and let the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flag once again roll across the land!" — Tianqi, the era of the empire, has begun!

48. 798 穿 Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世 Zhe Yuan喆元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 302Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 799 骨 Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Cauldron Porcelain Devours Power 骨瓷录·鼎瓷噬权 Bai Ou6白鸥67k WordsCompleted Bone Porcelain Chronicles: The Tripod Porcelain Devours Power —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 800 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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