There Are Hardly Any Good Historical Novels! Come Debate Me 历史就没有几本好看的！不服来辩

1. 651 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 103.4kReads9.7Score20.6kShelves
2. 652 咸 Emperor Xianfeng 咸丰皇帝 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical404k WordsCompleted In the Forbidden City during the Daoguang era, a “family business succession contest” quietly came to an end. Yizhu, plagued by a leg ailment and only moderately gifted, used his image as a “benevolent and filial” son to overtake his brilliant younger brother Yixin and claim the throne of the Qing Empire, taking the reign title Xianfeng. He had hoped to be a wise ruler who could preserve what he inherited, but instead he found himself facing one of the most absurd uphill battles in Chinese histo 81Reads7.3Score—Shelves
3. 653 道 Emperor Daoguang: The Night Watchman of a Falling Empire 道光皇帝：帝国沉沦的守夜人 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical461k WordsCompleted In the nearly three-hundred-year history of Qing rule, Aisin Gioro Minning, the Daoguang Emperor, was a singular ruler. He was the “watershed” between the dynasty's rise and decline, a “witness” to the humiliations of modern Chinese history, and an emperor caught struggling between “preserving the status quo” and “reform.” Across 160 chapters, this book presents a panoramic account of the Daoguang Emperor's 69 years, from his days as a prince to his death, revealing the image of a frugal emperor 972Reads6.9Score—Shelves
4. 654 光 Emperor Guangxu 光绪皇帝 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical533k WordsCompleted This historical novel focuses on Guangxu, the tragic emperor of the late Qing Dynasty. With a delicate touch, it traces the extraordinary life of Aisin Gioro Zaitian, from a bewildered child brought into the palace, to a ruler striving for reform, to a prisoner confined on Yingtai, and finally to his death with his ambitions unrealized. In the final years of the Qing Dynasty, the realm was broken and buffeted by storms. Guangxu ascended the throne at the age of six and fell under Cixi’s control 685Reads7.3Score—Shelves
5. 655 什 What Cao Family Textual Critics? I'm a Dream of the Red Chamber Conspiracy Theorist 什么曹家考据党，我是红楼索隐派 Come to the Riverside来江边啊Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating may be a little low right after launch, but it’ll go up!) [Historical Rundown] + [Live Comments] + [Broadcast Across Dynasties] + [No Romance] + [Emperors and Famous Figures from Every Dynasty] + [Hidden Meanings in Dream of the Red Chamber] Ye Shuwei binds herself to a historical projection System spanning countless worlds. As long as she edits videos and broadcasts them across those worlds, she can change history! If she wants to change history, why not start with the most recent d 20.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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   I think you don't like to watch slow-motion movies, right? If historical writing is still invincible, I don't think it's good. I'd better read something new.

6. 656 桃 Peach Garden Seals the Three Kingdoms 桃园定三国 Pegasus of Jing'an静安飞马Historical1.2M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary modern person who, completely unprepared and for no apparent reason, transmigrates into the body of the young Jian Yong in the late Eastern Han. Armed with a little knowledge of Three Kingdoms history, he gets drunk and swears brotherhood with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei in the Peach Garden. From then on, he joins them in striving to fulfill their vow: “To work together as one, rescue the distressed and aid the endangered; serve the nation above, and bring pe 410Reads—Score101Shelves

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   This book is not bad, you can check it out. It starts with Liu Bei serving Xiao Jian Yong, and then assists Liu Bei to create something from scratch. I personally think that more than 90% of the Three Kingdoms novels are full of details, have profound character descriptions, and have a strong sense of brotherhood. It is not a brainless novel!

7. 657 三 Three Kingdoms: I Size Up Warlords with Personality Tests 三国：我用性格测试，拿捏枭雄 A Cat 2015一只猫2015Historical110k WordsOngoing Lin Shao transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes a penniless refugee in Julu Commandery, cannon fodder in a land torn apart by war. At the moment a rebel soldier’s blade is pressed to his neck, he activates the [Thirty-Two Hexagrams of Qimen System]. With MBTI personality scans and SBTI psychological profiles, he can see through anyone’s weaknesses! He immediately invents a new persona, claiming to be a disciple of the Ghost Gate and calling himself Xuan Weizi. He disguis —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 穿 Transmigrating Through History: Vast Huaxia, Conversations Across the Ages 穿越历史：泱泱华夏，对话古今 Ink-Dipping Guest落墨客Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Huang Yuan discovers that he has become the youngest host at China Central Television, and a future star of the national broadcasting team. The station also decides to have him create a show that travels through history and brings ancient and modern figures face to face. The plan was to hire actors, but with the help of the System, Huang Yuan can actually cross through history and interview people from the past. Face-to-face with Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, Huang Yua 862Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   These are my favorites. The second one has a deep impression. 34 Provinces and 56 ethnic groups are the bottom line of China's mother. There is a chapter where the Great Wall turns into a dragon. It has no scales on its body because the Chinese people are its scales. Its vertical pupils are dull because of Qin Shihuang.

9. 659 从 From Poor Son-in-Law to Building an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 从寒门赘婿到打造日不落 I Love Iced Black Tea我喜冰红茶Historical553k WordsOngoing [Lovably despicable villain] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Cunning] [Lighthearted] [Schemer] [Shameless] [Not an invincible protagonist] After transmigrating into the body of a live-in son-in-law, Xu Ye was given three strict rules by his ice-cold wife: “No sharing a bed. Don't touch me. And don't bring shame upon the Chen family!” Xu Ye laughed. He was a top-tier special agent. Was he really going to let some young girl boss him around? His wife's best friend clung to him every day. The Holy Maide 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Some of the plots really made me watch it for a second time. I just like this one and can't help it.

10. 660 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: I Read the Rong and Ning Mansions Through Astrology 红楼：我靠星座算尽荣宁二府 A Cat2012一只猫2012Historical147k WordsOngoing [System] [Reading People by Zodiac Signs] [Transmigrate into Dream of the Red Chamber] [Rise Through the Imperial Exams] [Wealth and Power] [Feel-Good Dream of the Red Chamber] [Avoid Disaster and Rise Again] [Winner at Life] Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber as a down-and-out scholar on the verge of starvation outside Jinling? Don’t panic. Awaken the [Astrological Secrets System] and max out your ability to read people by their zodiac signs! See Lin Daiyu’s Pisces sensitivity and need 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 661 魏 The Wei Clan's Cursed Son Becomes Grand Secretary—Now They Beg Me to Return 魏家孽种成首辅，全族跪求我认祖 A Salted Fish in Everyday Life生活中的咸鱼Historical1.5M WordsOngoing (Also known as The Wei Fox) [Political Schemes][One Female Lead][Ensemble Cast][The Wei Faction] Condemned from birth, I was given the name Niesheng. On the day I was born, my mother died in childbirth, and my grandfather mourned before the ancestral hall. The whole household looked at me askance, all calling me a disaster star who had stolen another's fate. My biological father hated me like an enemy, my elder half-brother regarded me as an omen of bad luck, and my stepmother hid a knife behind 745kReads9.1Score110.2kShelves
12. 662 三 Three Kingdoms: As Guan Yu's Grandson, I Save My Grandfather at Maicheng 三国：我关羽长孙，麦城先救祖父 Heaven-Mandated Mayfly天命蜉蝣Historical716k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Three Kingdoms era as Guan Yi, son of Guan Ping and grandson of Guan Yu, he arrives at the moment when Guan Yu floods the Seven Armies and shakes all of China. But before Guan Yi can celebrate his new identity, disaster strikes. Lü Meng crosses the river in white, and Mi Fang, the general guarding Jiangling, surrenders the city to the enemy. Guan Yi is separated from the rest of the Guan family. At this critical moment, a cold voice rings out in his mind. “Ding! Total War System ac 546Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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    Blind monk, here I come!!!

13. 663 书 I Keep All the Books of the Ages, and Create a Show Where I Converse with the Sages 书藏古今，我打造节目对话诸圣先贤 Old Zheng Mami老郑麻迷Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Banished from the spotlight and blacklisted? With the System activated, watch me make a powerful comeback! I’ll create a legendary show and converse with the sages of Huaxia, the revered saints of ages past! As a modern man, I’ll face the great figures of history and bring together the wisdom of the ages. Confucius is where it all starts! Confucius gaped. “If that were so, would every person in Huaxia not become a dragon?” Lin Fan smiled and clasped his hands in a salute. “Without you, Master, w 12Reads9.1Score—Shelves
14. 664 无 The Invincible Escort, Protecting the World-Destroying Imperial Maiden from the Start! 无敌镖人，开局护送灭世帝女！ The Crow That Doesn't Drink Water乌鸦不喝水水Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Escort work, a world overrun by demons, traits, decisive killing, strange cultivation] The winds of chaos rise. Demons run rampant, and evil spirits hold sway. Chen Guan awakens the Escort System and becomes an invincible escort... As long as he safely delivers his clients, he can earn cultivation techniques, attributes, and trait rewards. He asks only about the price, never about right or wrong! As long as the money is right, demons, monsters, humans, or ghosts, just name the destination and h 97.1kReads7.1Score8.5kShelves
15. 665 典 Treasures of China: Conversations with Heroes of the Ages 典藏华夏，我对话千古豪杰 Young Master Tang唐公子Historical985k WordsCompleted Fresh-faced stars rule the screen, and popularity is everything. In this era when everyone follows celebrities and everyone is an online sensation, Zhang Yang hosts a history interview show exploring the past and present. He brings history to life, outshines pretty-boy stars, and sets the whole internet ablaze! In Xianyang, Zhang Yang speaks with Ying Zheng and declares proudly, “Huaxia has endured for thousands of years, and every person in later generations is a hero!” At Lingyan Pavilion, Zha 59Reads7.6Score—Shelves
16. 666 三 Three Kingdoms: I Am Liu Feng, Liu Bei's Adopted Son 三国之我乃螟蛉之子刘封 Madman Number Twenty-Five疯子第二十五号Historical394k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and becomes Liu Feng, the adopted son whom Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang forced to his death! How can he break out of this hopeless situation? I, Liu Feng, will never sit around waiting to die! With the golden finger of the Pavilion of Civil and Military Talents as his guide, he gathers a formidable group of scholars and warriors. At Liu Bei’s side, he frantically swings his little hoe, digging away at his following. Liu Bei: “Zilong, why have you abandoned me fo 1.4kReads7.2Score110Shelves
17. 667 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 163.1kReads8.9Score20.2kShelves
18. 668 典 Treasures of China: From the Start, Ranking the Ten Greatest Figures of All Time 典藏华夏：开局盘点十大千古人物 Shui Mu水沐Urban1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lin Yi used the Host System to become the champion of a national presenting competition. But just after he won, the station director asked him to create a show that would bring ancient and modern times together in conversation. At the same time, the System upgraded once again, giving Lin Yi the ability to travel to ancient times. “Speak with Qin Shi Huang and let him know that though the Qin dynasty fell, China will prosper for ten thousand generations!” “Speak with the Poe 1.3kReads7.2Score102Shelves
19. 669 典 Treasuring China: I Livestream History and Speak with the Past and Present 典藏华夏：我直播历史，对话古今 Luo Jiuyi罗九易Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Xiao Xian transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a top-tier star streamer with fifty million followers. His company, Tianhua Entertainment, ranks among the top three in the industry. When the mysterious owner plans a history-themed livestream project, Xiao Xian is chosen as its star. Just then, the System activates. No actors, no scripts: he can travel straight through time and talk with great historical figures! Face to face with the Kangxi Emperor, Xiao Xian remains calm and collected! 381Reads7.0Score—Shelves
20. 670 直 Livestream: I Transmigrate Through History and Talk with the Past and Present 直播：我穿越历史，对话古今 Original Sin原始罪孽Urban289k WordsOngoing Radio host Lin Fei unexpectedly obtains a System that lets him travel through history and speak with people from the past and present. He arrives during the darkest years of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Facing the soldiers fighting with their lives, he salutes through tears: “Your sacrifices gave me the prosperous China of today. I offer you my deepest respect.” The soldiers ask hopefully: “Will people in the future still freeze? Will they get to eat white-flour buns?” Lin Fei replies: “ 5Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 671 大 Great Tang: From the Start, I Inherited a Hundred Thousand Mu of Land 大唐：开局继承十万亩田 Fruit Matcha水果抹茶Historical4.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era and inherits a hundred thousand mu of fertile land right from the start, along with two breathtaking child brides and a fortune in wealth. What’s more, he awakens the Great Figures System, which lets him gain the abilities of every great figure throughout history and even summon them to serve him? Just as Liu Bai is wondering how to enjoy his new life, Li Er arrives at his door with all his officials. What? His late father saved Li Er’ 13.3kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
22. 672 典 Treasures of China: Conversations Across Time 典藏华夏：对话古今 Mo Douba莫逗霸Urban351k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world in the future, Lin Qiu becomes a history teacher. Because of gaps in the historical record, many famous moments from history have been changed. People know Lin Zexu as an imperial commissioner, but not as a passionate patriot who declared, “If it benefits the nation, I will give my life without hesitation.” People know Xin Qiji for his poetry, but not for the general's spirit behind “In drunkenness, I light a lamp and look upon my sword.” People know Li T 59Reads8.4Score—Shelves
23. 673 我 I Became an Evil Ghost in the Western Jin Dynasty 我在西晋当恶鬼 Horror Drone恐怖无人机Historical1.1M WordsOngoing In 311 AD, the fifth year of the Yongjia era under the Western Jin. Two university students from the twenty-first century transmigrated through time during a hiking trip and fell into the darkest abyss in Chinese history. More than a hundred thousand Jin soldiers were surrounded and slaughtered by Jie cavalry. Their bodies piled up like mountains. And Chen Yuan and Shen Zheng, naked and unarmed, stood in the very heart of that slaughterhouse. This is an epic about staying alive. Shen Zheng chose 19.5kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves

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    I wrote it myself, a historical article about the Five Husties in China, please read it.

24. 674 大 The Grand Canal: Emperor Yang of Sui's Song of Ice and Fire 大运河：隋炀帝冰与火之歌 Madam Xiao of Qingcheng Mountain清城山的潇夫人Historical205k WordsCompleted Yang Guang, Prince of Jin under the Sui, was handsome, shrewd, and patient, biding his time in secret. While Emperor Wen, Yang Jian, lay gravely ill at Renshou Palace, his affair with Lady Xuanhua was exposed. He responded by murdering his father, forging an imperial edict, deposing and killing Crown Prince Yang Yong, and imprisoning his brothers until they died. He seized the throne in a bloody coup and renamed the era Daye. Once emperor, he broke the power of the great clans and established t 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Yang Guang in this book is no longer the flat symbol of a tyrant in history books. He has a tolerant city, a pioneering ambition, and also has despair and struggle in the face of troubled times. He makes people love and sigh at the same time.

25. 675 归 Restoring the Tang with Loyalty 归义复唐 Hu Xing05胡行05Historical971k WordsOngoing (The numbers were too poor, so it was discontinued.) [No transmigration, no System, no superhuman strength.] The chaotic late Tang era is in turmoil: regional warlords carve up the realm, the Central Plains are in upheaval, and the Western Regions are cut off and isolated. In 907, Zhu Wen usurps the Tang, the Tang banners fall in Chang’an, and the chaos of the Five Dynasties engulfs the Central Plains. Yet in Shazhou on the western frontier, the Guiyi Army still raises its battered Han banner, h 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push every time you ask.

26. 676 穿 Transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty: What Do You Mean I Won Yu Ji's Mother? 穿越秦朝：什么叫拿下虞姬她妈了 Zu Jie足戒Historical876k WordsOngoing Historical research + Defying fate + Expanding the realm + Modern thinking + Confidantes A history student from the 21st century wakes up after transmigrating more than 2,000 years into the past, to 222 BCE. You've got to be kidding! This is the year before Qin Shi Huang unites the six kingdoms and establishes the first unified dynasty in the history of Huaxia! But here's the good news: he has inherited the original owner's memories. And better yet, he's the protagonist of the famous Battle 1.2kReads5.3Score103Shelves
27. 677 大 Great Tang: I'm Really Not the Imperial Preceptor! 大唐：我真不是国师！ Si Yibei司忆北Historical250k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the early years of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengfeng became a little Taoist who spent his days loafing around in a temple on Zhongnan Mountain, waiting to die. He had planned to keep his head down until the golden age arrived, but then he awakened the Myriad Things Deduction System. Any incomplete ancient text or blurry blueprint could be deduced to perfection with just one glance. One day, a wealthy merchant calling himself “Old Huang” came up the mounta 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a god-level Tang Dynasty time-travel novel. The protagonist transforms into a little Taoist priest from Zhongnan Mountain to activate the system. He uses modern wisdom to convince the emperor and dismantles man-made disasters and provides work-relief strategies. It has a high reputation and is sure to be beneficial.

28. 678 朕 My Great Han Dynasty: Extending Its Life by Five Hundred Years 朕的大汉，续命五百年 Young Partridge鹧鸪小生Historical699k WordsCompleted The history books wrote his story in stone: Liu Zhi, Emperor Huan of Han. He ascended the throne at fifteen and endured thirteen years before executing Liang Ji. Then he enfeoffed the Five Marquises, launched the Partisan Prohibitions, and let the eunuchs run rampant. He died suddenly at thirty-six, leaving no heir. The Eastern Han fell under Huan and Ling. He was the foolish ruler who opened the Pandora's box that doomed the dynasty. What the history books never recorded was this: When he was f 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The sword is hidden in the deep palace, the layout is laid out in the dark night, and the young emperor is preparing for every step! Destroy the Liang family, take back power, and create a prosperous age! "My Big Man Will Live for Five Hundred Years" has been signed, and the more I watch it, the more I get hooked!

29. 679 清 The Late Qing in Turmoil: I Conquered the World with an Escape Pod 清末乱世，我靠逃生舱称霸 The Hawk We Keep at Home家养的老鹰Historical588k WordsOngoing [The best title turned out to be The Red Dragon's Rampage of 1900, so now I have two titles. They're both mine. It's fine if you let the chapters build up, but remember to come back and read them! ♪٩(´ω`)و♪] A group of aliens accidentally swept Yuan Cheng into a temporal rift while completing their survey of Blue Star. They managed to rescue him in a frantic scramble, but then stuffed him straight into an escape pod and sent him back to Blue Star. It was only after he landed that Yuan Cheng disc 34Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it if you pass by

30. 680 女 Reborn in Women’s Clothing: A Brocade Robe Stuns the Three Kingdoms 女装大佬重生：锦袍惊三国 Yun Moxuan云墨轩儿Historical145k WordsCompleted This novel is a little niche, so if you like it, feel free to enjoy it. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of Cao Cao’s son, but gets a cross-dressing System. If it’s not to your taste, please read with an open mind. 2Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Breaking away from the cliché of the Three Kingdoms, the heroine is reborn as a man and seeks a way out in the struggle for hegemony among the princes. The plot is compact and full of twists and turns.

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