There Are Hardly Any Good Historical Novels! Come Debate Me 历史就没有几本好看的！不服来辩
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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 Yinglong Dragon Reborn 应龙再世
The Warring States era was the best of times and the worst of times. It was an age of light and an age of darkness! War, love, family, and friendship intertwine to compose a stirring song of the Warring States era! Horns blare and war drums thunder. Blood and brains fly as flashes of blades mingle with gleaming swords. Grand, spectacular battle scenes unfold alongside vivid and fascinating historical figures. The foremost young noble of the Warring States, Wei Wuji; the handsome Longyang Jun; an
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- 553 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 [War of Resistance + Home and Country + Blood and Iron] The island invaders ravaged our land, bringing misery to western Yunnan. Who among us lacks courage? How could we abandon the frontier? Our valiant soldiers feared neither danger nor hardship, charging into battle ten times and prevailing every time, ready to die as gladly as they would drink. Their remains lie here, their names engraved on a monument. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine for generations to come. 3.2kReads9.1Score281Shelves
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A Puppet Emperor from the Start: I Summon China's Legendary Heroes 开局傀儡皇帝，我召唤华夏英灵
On the first day Xiao Cheng transmigrated, the entire court was laughing. They laughed at him for being the most pathetic puppet emperor, and laughed that he wouldn't live to see the end of the year. Xiao Cheng didn't answer back. He was counting, figuring out how many of those smiling faces in the hall would still be around by year's end. On the third day, Gao Lishi cleared out the imperial harem. A month later, Zhang Juzheng's performance assessment system had half the court on its knees. L
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- 555 1937: The Fearsome Demon Hunter 1937：猎寇悍将 A food-delivery rider transmigrates back to the War of Resistance era with the Bandit-Hunting System. The Japanese are his enemies, but also a source of points: kill them to earn weapons, then use those weapons to kill more of them. And so begins a vicious cycle that leaves the Japanese in endless misery. 9.9kReads8.4Score848Shelves
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Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang and I Go into Business Together 大明，我和朱元璋合伙做生意
Synopsis: Farming + transmigration + System Chen Lin transmigrates into the Hongwu era and becomes the newly appointed county magistrate of Jurong County in Yingtian Prefecture. He also gets bound to the DingTalk System. He clocks in and out on time from nine to five every day, and at the end of the month he collects a salary and rewards from the System. Even if he works overtime until nine at night, he gets paid extra. With the overtime System, Chen Lin spends nearly a year taking it easy in Ju
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A Nobody Transmigrates into Qin Shi Huang and Becomes Invincible 窝囊废无敌穿越成秦始皇
Yin Zhen is a complete loser. After transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty, he becomes the young Qin Shi Huang and gains an invincible System, beginning a spectacular life of his own. He conquers the Six Kingdoms and unifies the realm. Humor, lighthearted fun, schemes, wisdom, romance, and history: it has all the elements you could want.
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The Conquest for Power 权征
A young master of the Duan clan, a powerful family in Xuantu Commandery, Pingzhou, within the Great Zhou Empire, travels to the imperial capital to study at the Imperial Academy. He never expects to get caught up in factional struggles at court, setting him on a path to power! (This is not a pure wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on political maneuvering and war, and the protagonist is a bit of a pushover early on!)
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The Tang Dynasty's Record of Demon Suppression 大唐镇妖录
[Great Tang] [Mystery] [Dual Transmigration] [Humor] [Thriller] One spell scribbled in ghost script, and master and disciple are both transported to another world. The master becomes a state preceptor with power over the imperial court, putting on an act of “otherworldly grace” every day while secretly panicking like crazy. The disciple becomes an unregistered nobody who starts off locked behind bars. He relies on street cons and a “fake manual” that suddenly starts working to fight for his life
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- 560 A Real Eunuch: From the Start, I Castrated Myself and Mastered the Sunflower Manual 真太监：开局自宫，满级葵花宝典 With the Sunflower Manual before him, Li Yi swings his blade without hesitation! “It’s only an inch or two. Piece of cake!” Once you’ve removed the root of your troubles, drawing your blade comes naturally! After mastering the divine art, he establishes the Western Depot. Powerful figures “voluntarily” join the Western Depot! Second Supervisor Dongfang Bubai: “The sun rises in the east, and I alone remain undefeated!” Third Supervisor Cao Zhengchun: “Hero Guihai, Miss Haitang!” Fourth Commander 14.5kReads8.7Score976Shelves
- 561 War of Resistance: The Iron-Blooded Young Marshal 抗战：铁血少帅 After an accident transmigrates Zhang Xueming to the twentieth century, he unexpectedly awakens a System. With the System at his command, he has no intention of living an ordinary life. [Massive army-building and epic battles. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so head straight to the story.] 28Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 562 Ruling the World in the War of Resistance 抗战之君临天下 Luo Weimin, an ambitious young man, transmigrates to the eve of the War of Resistance and unexpectedly awakens a weapons exchange System. It has every kind of weapon, military equipment, and civilian supplies imaginable. Luo Weimin will lead an ironclad force backed by 155 mm heavy artillery to tear the Japanese invaders to pieces. This isn't a war, it's a crushing victory! A slaughter! The reshaping of the world order! 2kReads8.3Score169Shelves
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Eternal Homestead 永恒家园
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
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- 564 Great Ming, So You're the Qing? 大明，就你叫满清啊？ In 1690, the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, the Ming dynasty was already history. A soul from the future possessed Zhu Hechang, a Ming imperial grandson in exile in Luzon. At first, faced with this unfamiliar world, Zhu Hechang was confused and discouraged. Then... “Empire Rising System is now online...” “Congratulations, Host, the System has been fully upgraded!” “Congratulations, Host, you have received 500 soldiers from the Ming Divine Machine Battalion, all equipped with Minié rifles 3.2kReads8.7Score229Shelves
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Traveling Through Time: I Have a Date with History 游古通今：我和历史有个约会
Who was behind Huaxu’s mysterious pregnancy? Did Shennong’s taste-testing of a hundred herbs end in a failed rescue? Who was responsible for the frequent thefts from Xuanyuan’s storehouse? Were the abdications of the Five Emperors real or fabricated? Join the protagonist as they uncover these historical mysteries. This story spans the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors all the way to the suicide at Coal Hill. After the Human Emperor burned the beacon towers at Lutai, the eight hundred feudal lor
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- 566 Tang Dynasty Supermarket: From the Start, Spicy Latiao Makes Li Shimin Cry 大唐超市：开局辣条辣哭李世民 In the seventh year of the Zhenguan era, there was a shop in Chang'an called the Great Tang Supermarket. It was packed with people, and its doors were always busy with countless nobles and officials coming and going. There was Li Shimin, who burst into tears after eating a spicy snack; Cheng Yaojin, who cracked his head open trying to get a packet of hot pot base; and Princess Changle, who couldn’t sleep all night over a face mask. Every new product brought out a fresh craze, and the shopkeeper 18.1kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 567 The All-Around Tough Guy of the War of Resistance 抗战之全能悍将 Special forces soldier He Yuan dies alongside his enemy during a cross-border mission, only to be reborn in the War of Resistance Against Japan as Li Yunlong's guard. And he has a classmate named Zhou Weiguo... 227Reads6.3Score120Shelves
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Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事
History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot
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- 569 A Deer Treads the Dust of Yong 鹿踏雍尘 In the final years of the Great Yong dynasty, royal princes fought for the throne, military governors carved up the realm, and aristocratic clans meddled in government. The foundations of three hundred years crumbled, while the northwestern frontier lay strewn with bones. Lin Lu, a poor young man from Gucheng, joined the army in Shuofang with the ambition of “defending the land and securing the borders.” But when his army rations were stolen, his military achievements taken from him, and his rel 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 570 The Ghost of the War of Resistance 抗战之幽灵 Wei Ping transmigrates to a smoke-filled battlefield in the War of Resistance Against Japan. With exceptional combat skills and tactical expertise, he trains a special forces unit known as the Ghosts. Bearing the immense suffering of a nation and the anguish of four hundred million people, they answer an eye for an eye and blood for blood. 360Reads9.1Score111Shelves
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The Tale of Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后演义
This book offers a detailed account of Cixi’s life, from her birth and entry into the imperial palace to her rule from behind the curtain, her decades wielding power over the Qing dynasty, and her death. It is not only literary and highly readable, but also of some value as a reference for historical research.
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A Concise History of China: Power and Finance Behind Corruption Through the Dynasties 简读中国史.中国历代腐败背后的权力与财政
A detailed brief history of imperial rule and official corruption in China! The power game and the rules of finance, systems and checks and balances, grand designs and the naked human nature revealed by entrenched abuses: it is all real and brutal. The root of corruption throughout Chinese history has always been the absolute concentration of power. Without addressing the foundations of the power structure, corruption cannot be solved. The history of imperial rule has always been inseparable fro
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Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开
Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming...
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The Great Tang's Ode: Saving the World and Bringing Peace to the People 大唐赋之济世安民
This novel tells the sweeping, legendary story of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang! Most of it is based on real history, though I've added some artistic touches and a few personal insights. I wrote this book because I like an actor. I hope that one day I can see him wearing a ceremonial robe embroidered with the twelve imperial symbols. He would look absolutely wonderful!
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- 575 The Three Kingdoms, Unromanced 三国不演义 A historically accurate Romance of the Three Kingdoms! Did Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei never swear brotherhood in the Peach Garden? Did Zhuge Liang never borrow arrows with straw boats? Open this book and discover the real Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and others from history. This is all you need to read to learn about the Three Kingdoms. The Three Kingdoms era was a time of upheaval and change, and heroes emerged in droves. Official histories, unofficial legends, and fictionalized account 3.4kReads9.6Score493Shelves
- 576 The Strongest God of War in the Resistance Against Japan 抗战之最强军神 The strongest soldier, Su Yang, finds himself in the body of a man on the anti-Japanese battlefield. Japanese invaders are ravaging the land, the nation has fallen, and the country is on the brink of ruin. How could Su Yang just stand by and do nothing? 115Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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The Su Family's Castoff Tops the Imperial Exams, and the Whole Clan Begs for His Protection 苏家弃子中状元，全祖哭求我庇佑
[Historical fiction + humble beginnings + imperial examinations + power plays + satisfying revenge + intellectual duels + high-IQ protagonist + cunning + ruthless] On a snowy night, I, Su Yan, was cast out of the family and expelled from the grand estate, abandoned like a pawn. I was an illegitimate son who should never have been born, a thorn in my legitimate mother’s side and dirt beneath my elder brother’s feet. They thought I would freeze and starve to death that winter. Little did they know
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- 578 I Told You to Retreat, So Why Did You Wipe Out the Japanese Troops Along the Way? 让你撤退，你却顺手全歼了鬼子？ I've carried a rifle and gone to the countryside. I've fought the Japanese and wiped out their commanders. My marksmanship is unmatched, and I mow down enemies like vegetables. I'm Xiao Tiefeng, the man who fights the Japanese! With a backbone of steel, Xiao Tiefeng kills the enemy to serve his country! 4.7kReads8.9Score184Shelves
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The Complete Story of Tang 说唐全传
Centered on the gathering of heroes at Wagang Stronghold, the story spans the period from Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou’s conquest of Northern Qi and Emperor Wen of Sui’s pacification of Southern Chen, to Li Yuan of Tang’s defeat of the rival warlords and Li Shimin’s ascension to the throne. It mainly recounts how the heroes of Wagang joined forces to rebel against the Sui and help establish the Tang dynasty, recreating the turbulent age of the eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four bands of rebels.
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- 580 The Three Kingdoms Without the Romance 2 三国不演义2 The Three Kingdoms era was a time of upheaval, filled with extraordinary heroes. Official histories, unofficial tales, and historical novels about this period have appeared in endless numbers, making it difficult to tell truth from fiction. As a result, readers have gradually lost sight of what the Three Kingdoms were really like. This is a new work by Wang Jue Ren, author of Three Hundred Years of the Tang Dynasty's Rise and Fall (originally titled The Bloody Tang Dynasty). It seeks to uncover 350Reads9.3Score100Shelves
- 581 The War God Rises in the War Against Japan 抗日之战神崛起 Amid the flames of war, smoke rises on every side, and the Chinese nation stands on the brink of ruin. Yuan Zhiwen, newly returned from his studies in Germany, is driven by a desire to serve his country. With a heart full of fervor, he fights the enemy and drives out the Japanese, eventually becoming a legendary god of war! 1.1kReads8.7Score102Shelves
- 582 The Bright Sword World: Chu Yunfei's Rise 亮剑世界：楚云飞的崛起之路 Chu Yunfei, an elite from Whampoa, cares deeply for all the people of the world. To drive out the Japanese, he is willing to disobey his superiors and set aside his own honor and disgrace. He does it all for the people and for the country. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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Living in Turbulent Times, I Pretend to Be a Top Clan from the Start 人在乱世，开局冒充顶级门阀
In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, warlords carved up the realm. Shen Yan, a PhD in history, transmigrates into the body of a condemned prisoner who deserted the army. He's sentenced to be executed from the start! No System? The knowledge in his head is the ultimate cheat! With nothing but a broken jade pendant, he passes himself off as the eldest legitimate grandson of the most powerful clan in the realm. A contest of knowledge? He can recite ancient codes and institutions backwards,
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- 584 War of Resistance: The Invincible General 抗战之战将无敌 Chen Fan, a special forces soldier in the Southwest Theater Command of the Chinese military, accidentally transmigrates to the Battle of Shanghai during the War of Resistance Against Japan while on a mission. Driven by his determination to defend his country, Chen Fan begins distinguishing himself in the army. Step by step, he becomes a sharp blade on the anti-Japanese battlefield, leading his troops to repeatedly strike at the Japanese invaders' arrogance. The bloody battlefield tempers the sol 5.1kReads8.3Score347Shelves
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Longevity in the Great Ming: The Turmoil at the End of the Yuan Dynasty 长生大明之元末乱世
Immortality in the Great Ming: The Turmoil at the End of the Yuan
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- 586 War of Resistance: Rising to Power with Zhou Weiguo! 抗战：从周卫国开始崛起！ After an accident, he transmigrated to another world and unexpectedly became Zhou Weiguo. With foreign forces invading and war raging everywhere, Zhou Weiguo threw himself into the fight without hesitation to defend his home and country. 5Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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Great Ming: Cozy Everyday Life Taking the Imperial Exams After Becoming a Father 大明，喜当爹后的科举温馨日常
[Imperial examinations] + [everyday life] + [lighthearted] Shen Huaijin inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out examination candidate in the Ming dynasty, also named Shen Huaijin. He had to deal with: A controlling mother! A scheming second wife! An eldest daughter who loved stirring up trouble! An eldest son who was lazy and greedy! An arrogant, conceited second son! And two little daughters still too young to fend for themselves! Shen Huaijin decided: things had to change. T
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- 588 War of Resistance: Li's Tricks Turn Aid into a Million-Strong Army 抗战：咱老李坑援助坑成百万雄军 [Drawing Sword + Heroes from Across the Resistance War + Decisive and Ruthless + Extremely Satisfying] He transmigrates into the world of Drawing Sword, becoming Li Yunlong, the legendary master of scams, and activates the Hundredfold Aid Scam System. As long as he tricks someone into giving him aid, he’ll receive a multiplied refund from the System, and can even open treasure chests! As his strength grows, all sorts of incredible relatives of Old Li will make a dazzling entrance in western Shan 81Reads8.4Score109Shelves
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The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起
[Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!”
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- 590 Qin Shi Huang: The Spirit Cauldron Arc 秦始皇·灵鼎篇 Qin Shi Huang: The Spirit Cauldron Arc 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 591 Everyday Life in Beiping During the War of Resistance 抗战时期的北平民间 A friend said that the area east of Beiping served as a buffer zone, and Tanggu was covered by a treaty, so Japan wouldn't make another move for the time being. I'm afraid this matter... If we fight the war to the bitter end, our allies will naturally help us. After all, if we really lose, they won't be able to bear it either, so we know they'll help. 33Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen 明朝特种侦察兵夜不收
A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts! During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son
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- 593 The Star of Literature Falls to the Mortal Realm: Wang Bo's Legend in the Mystic Tang Dynasty 文星坠凡：王勃玄唐传 The Star of Literature Falls to Earth: Wang Bo's Mysterious Tang Dynasty 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Song of Great Qin 大秦风歌
[High-stakes succession struggle from the start + an emperor's growth + lots of obscure knowledge + history buffs welcome + the main story features generals' stat cards and plenty of highlights] Qin: once a small frontier state in Longxi, it rose to dominance among the Seven Warring States and ultimately unified all under heaven. During those turbulent years, how much did the people of Qin sacrifice to erect pillars of shame, sing songs of brotherhood, and unify Huaxia? But… the First Emperor's
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- 595 Two Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华二千年史 A History of China Through Two Thousand Years was first published in 1934 as one of the University Series, then republished by Zhonghua Book Company in 1956. Written by Deng Zhicheng, it primarily recounts Chinese history from the Qin and Han periods through the Ming and Qing dynasties, while also presenting the author’s historical thought and commentary. 88Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 596 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divining the Cosmos and Aiding Four Dynasties as an Immortal 玄相李泌：易数定乾坤，仙踪辅四朝 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divination Sets the World in Order, an Immortal Aids Four Reigns 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 597 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 抱朴仙途之葛洪传奇 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋
The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”!
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Those Years in Xuzhou with Liu Bei and the Others 那些年，我和刘备他们在徐州
Ji Yunxuan transmigrated to the outskirts of Xiaopei in 194 AD, where he met Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei in the early days of their venture. The System gave him nothing but a cookbook. Liu Bei: “Keep the music playing, keep the dancing going...” Liu Bei: “Brother Yunxuan, recruiting soldiers is a major undertaking. Do you have any good ideas?” “Damn, that’s delicious!” Liu Bei exclaimed. “More, peel another one for me!” Though Ji Yunxuan had only a cookbook, he had the gift of spinning a yar
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- 600 The Might of the Great Tang: The Long Winds of the Celestial Strategies 大唐天威之天策长风 In the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, the realm lies in ruins, smoke rises from battlefields, and the people are plunged into misery. A gifted child is born at the Wugong Guesthouse, marked by the auspicious signs of a dragon and phoenix. He is named Shimin, with the great ambition to bring peace to the people. Young Li Shimin is no idle boy. He studies military texts and masters riding and archery. At sixteen, he deploys a feint at Yanmen and drives back hundreds of thousands of Turk 9Reads—Score—Shelves
