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  1. 101 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 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 26.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
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  2. 102 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 Historical7.3M WordsCompleted The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 518Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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  3. 103 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.1kReads9.0Score361Shelves
  4. 104 Reborn as an Old Man in Ancient Times: From the Start, I Slap My Scumbag Son in the Face 穿成古代老头,开局怒扇渣儿巴掌 Historical419k WordsOngoing [Everyday life in ancient times]+ [An old man taking the imperial exams]+ [Reforming the children]+ [Getting rich]+ [Officialdom in ancient times] This isn’t a pure wish-fulfillment novel. The first few dozen chapters mainly deal with problems within the family. The System doesn’t play a particularly prominent role. Hu Dahai transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty and became a sixty-year-old man. Not one of his sons was easy to deal with. His eldest had repeatedly failed the imperial exams, grow 74Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  5. 105 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, but My Brother Seems Even More Like a Transmigrator Than I Do 穿越古代我哥比我还像穿越者 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Alternate World / Ancient Era / Farming / Imperial Exams After a plane crash, Chen Jingming transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a farmer's son. His family is split up because they need to pay for his medical treatment, and his older brother goes missing. Later, the eldest brother returns from a long journey and sends him to school. Eldest Brother: “Little brother, our family's honor rests entirely on you!” But later, as he watches the family estate grow, Chen Jingming realizes that the 15.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
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  6. 106 The Daily Life of a Minor Official's Son Preparing for the Imperial Exams 小官之子科举日常 Historical377k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Imperial Exams + Farmer's Son + No Problematic Family Members + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger] Lin He, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the Great Qi, a dynasty that never existed in history, and goes from being a woman to a man. His family has nothing to its name: his father is a catlike academic prodigy, his mother a tigerlike farmer, and Lin He's life is a constant struggle. Fortunately, his father earned the jinshi degree early on, a 1.8kReads8.8Score130Shelves
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  7. 107 From Pauper to Grand Secretary 穷小子到阁老 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zhu Yuanyuan was a highly educated young woman of the new era, ready to make her mark and serve her country. But before she could, she was shot on the school sports field... After becoming him, she threw herself into the imperial examination system, striving forward for herself and her family. From a village student to a presented scholar, from a farming household to the imperial court, she carved out her own path in life, one step at a time... 442Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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  8. 108 The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom 科举之官居一品 Historical826k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A scholar in the morning, admitted to the imperial court by night. The protagonist begins as a young scholar from a farming family and rises step by step through the imperial examination system. In the end, he earns a place on the honors list, becomes a jinshi, and enters the ranks of officials. After becoming an official, he works his way up through the bureaucracy until he reaches the highest rank and governs the realm as chief minister, guiding Chinese civilization to become the mos 2kReads7.6Score101Shelves
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  9. 109 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 Historical600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 35.8kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
  10. 110 They Called Me Sickly, So I Turned Around and Made a Name for Myself in the Imperial Exams 说我病殃子,我转身科举争光 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Alternate Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, but Not a Conventional Exam Novel, Romance] My new book, [Reborn with the Appearance of an Eighteen-Year-Old, While My Children Are Already Twelve], is now updating. Please give it your support. Wang Erxiao was in the prime of his life when he transmigrated, born into the body of a farm boy named Wang Erxiao in the Great Liang dynasty. The Wang family now has three generations living under one roof. Counting his biological and cousin sisters, 26.4kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
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  11. 111 The Martial Arts Champion from a Poor Family 寒门武状元 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted His father died with his name cleared too late, his mother was forced to pretend to be insane, and his son followed the same tragic path. A modern special forces soldier transmigrates into this world and sets out to exact revenge, take the imperial military exams, become an official, and raise an army... For the original owner, for his parents, and for his beloved, he takes his revenge with ruthless satisfaction and outsmarts all kinds of people. With me, Qiu Suo, in this world, who can stand ag 31.8kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
  12. 112 A Poor Scholar, From the Start with a Beautiful Wife 寒门书生,开局收获美娇妻 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Chao had just transmigrated to ancient times when he discovered that his predecessor had been a lazy glutton, and that a pair of unfortunate sisters lived at home. With their food running out and starvation looming, Jiang Chao had no choice but to become a diligent little worker bee. Just when life began to look promising, bandits came knocking. You all want me dead, do you? Then I’ll kill you first. I’m an all-purpose agent, and I can start by making a few homemade land mines to blow your 2kReads8.7Score7.6kShelves
  13. 113 Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams: From the Start, I Became the Father of Five Children 大明科举,开局成了五个孩子的爹 Historical393k WordsCompleted (Farming + daily life in ancient times + imperial examinations) A reassuring read. Shen Lin'an inexplicably finds himself reborn in ancient times in the body of a widower, with four sons and a daughter to care for, as well as a mother in her fifties. The original owner was a scholar, but he had never even earned the title of licentiate. He was too weak to shoulder a load or lift a hand, knew nothing of farming, and spent every day in drunken stupors, letting the years slip by. Let's see how Shen 2.1kReads7.0Score160Shelves
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  14. 114 An Old Farmer's Son Fights His Way to the Top 一个农家子的逆袭之路 Historical469k WordsOngoing [No System + farming + imperial examinations + alternate history] Programmer Zhao Hongyi dies from overwork after yet another 996 shift and transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself the son of a farming family. In an age when “all pursuits are inferior to studying,” he has no choice but to embark on the path of the imperial examinations. He studies and makes money at the same time, determined to excel at both. Then he discovers that this world is not quite like the history he remem 43Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  15. 115 A Family of Farmers and Scholars 耕读人家 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Female lead transmigrates + male lead is reborn, no pocket dimension, no System, no supernatural powers] Gao E transmigrates into the body of a heavily pregnant woman with four sons. From the start, she's supposed to sell her children to pay for her husband's imperial exams. The good news is, she arrives in time to save her eldest son. The bad news is, she nearly gets caught by her husband when he returns after turning back from the exam journey. Gao E gives up her need to prove herself and jus 8.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
  16. 116 A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she 7.8kReads9.1Score645Shelves
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  17. 117 Craftsmanship 匠心 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order? 250Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  18. 118 The Chief Secretary's Adorable Forensic Surgeon Wife 首辅家的法医娇妻 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted She was a forensic doctor in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a farmer's daughter. When her younger brother became entangled in a murder case, she stepped in to save him. The newly appointed county magistrate was impressed by her forensic skills and hired her as the county office's female coroner. For the sake of her family, Xie Ziyun resolutely accepted the new magistrate's offer. She helped him solve one strange case after another, until he rose to become the Grand 11.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
  19. 119 A Top Science Student Takes the Imperial Exams? His Majesty Is Stunned by His Brilliance 理科状元考科举?强到朕傻眼 Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life + lighthearted + no romance] Li Su had barely had time to savor becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance exam when he transmigrated as the youngest son of the Li family. His whole family doted on him, even though they lived on coarse grain and vegetables, and supported his studies. The original owner had been led astray by his classmates. Selfish and only interested in having fun, he had ruined him 88.6kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
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  20. 120 I Sing the Song of Mortals for You 吾为君吟凡人歌 Historical552k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented, Transmigration, Fictional Setting, Farming, Everyday Life, Imperial Examinations, No System, No Golden Finger, Rural Life, Rustic Setting, One Heroine, Not a Power Fantasy] Lin Zezu, an ordinary nobody from Blue Star, transmigrates to the fictional Wu Kingdom. He arrives just as the original body's father, a scholar, dies of illness. Since the original body's birth mother was a brothel girl, his stepmother and eldest half-brother in the Lin family never treated him well. After Ma 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  21. 121 I Bought a Bookboy to Take the Imperial Exam for Me. Now I'm Accused of Stealing His Honors? 买书童替本少科举,告我偷功名? Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder + Embroidered Uniform Guard + Imperial Exams + Officialdom + Rooting Out Treacherous Ministers + Fighting the Tartars + Empress] Also known as: The Young Master Strikes Back Against His Fated Bookish Servant, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Saves China After transmigrating into the book as Lin Zhi, a young master destined to be cannon fodder, he finds himself caught in a ridiculous plot where his servant uses the young master as a stepping-stone in th 1.3kReads7.6Score145Shelves
  22. 122 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Son, I Top the Exams and Become Emperor 穿越成农家子六元及第当皇帝 Historical464k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Yang Xuanche, transmigrates to a parallel world and an ancient dynasty that never existed in history. Born into a poor farming family, he relies on his modern knowledge to rise step by step. He sweeps all six imperial examinations, earns a noble title, and becomes a chancellor. He then uses his modern knowledge to improve people’s lives and vigorously develop the country’s industry and military, making it ever more prosperous. Eventually, he discovers that he is the emperor’s le 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 123 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 5kReads8.8Score354Shelves
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  24. 124 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 Historical166k 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 786Reads—Score111Shelves
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  25. 125 Daily Life in Ancient Times After Transmigrating into a Book 古代穿书日常 Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted Qin Qingqing transmigrated into a book, only to find herself cast as a lazy, greedy supporting character, a foil to the hardworking and kind heroine! To hell with being a supporting character. She has no intention of following the plot. 521Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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  26. 126 The Top Student System Forces Me to Take the Imperial Exams 学霸系统逼我考科举 Ancient Romance141k WordsOngoing The story of Su Jinli, who transmigrated and was forced to disguise herself as a man. Driven by the Academic System, she goes further and further down the road of the imperial examinations. But that mysterious noble young man she happened to meet, are you falling for me? Let me make this clear: I’m devoted to the exams, and I’m not interested in anything else. The man: Whatever my wife says goes. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 127 A Couple Transmigrates: My Easygoing Husband Takes the Exams While I Raise the Kids 夫妻穿越:咸鱼老公科举我养娃 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed] [No pocket dimension, no System + lighthearted comedy + everyday family life + slow pace] A modern couple transmigrates to ancient times and finally fulfills their dream of having a son and a daughter. Their daughter, reborn into a new life, wants nothing more than a loving father and mother. Professor Zhang: “Even though I transmigrated, I don't want to take the imperial exams. I just want to laze around.” Manager Li: “Even though I came along too, I can't exactly make my husband wo 4.4kReads9.2Score493Shelves
  28. 128 The Family's Young Scoundrel Is Growing Up 家有奸臣初长成 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Originally titled: The Treacherous Minister’s Son Is Finally Growing Up Dou Miao'er finally managed to work herself to death before turning thirty. But she didn’t quite die. In the blink of an eye, she transmigrated to ancient times and became the child bride of a little boy. She thought the little boy was a poor, helpless thing. Who would have guessed he was reborn? He had a sharp tongue, a black heart, and a petty streak, with more schemes than she could count. But a sapling won’t grow stra 17.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
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  29. 129 Return of the Swallow 锦堂归燕 Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, she was switched at birth and forced to struggle for survival among the common folk. At long last, she was reunited with her family, only to be caught up in endless domestic power struggles. She wanted to get along with her sisters, honor her elders, and live a peaceful life of her own, but every one of those awful people was determined to thwart her! So she faced reality: if she wanted a good life, she would have to scheme and fight within the h 2.3kReads8.4Score306Shelves
  30. 130 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.1kReads9.4Score756Shelves
  31. 131 Radiant Spring 春光艳 Ancient Romance988k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Baozhu had the worst luck imaginable. She married a scumbag who was a beast in human skin, and when she died, she made sure to take him down with her. At last, she had her revenge! So what was this business about being reborn? Perhaps Heaven had brought her back this time to repay her debts and return the kindness she had received? 1.6kReads8.7Score164Shelves
  32. 132 His Little Yue Is Like the Moon 他的小玥亮 Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. Everyone said the Yan girl sent to the palace by the General's Mansion was an idiot. Premature, slow-witted, always a beat behind when she spoke, and smiling whenever she saw someone. On the day of the selection, everyone laughed at her. "Is the General's Mansion so short on people that they had to send an idiot to fill a spot?" Yan Yue didn't understand, so she laughed along with them. Later, she became the only woman in the harem allowed to stay overni 30.9kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
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  33. 133 Blood and Tears Across the Land 山河泣血 Historical437k WordsOngoing In the first year of Jingkang, northern horsemen swept south and Bianliang fell. The emperors Huizong and Qinzong were taken captive, and the Northern Song dynasty was brought to ruin. Cao Gang watched the palaces reduced to rubble and the people driven from their homes. He once led a force to resist, but the court was incompetent and factional strife ran rampant, making it impossible to turn the tide. After the city fell, he lost heart and gave himself over to despair. On the road into exile, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 134 The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元 Historical791k WordsCompleted No brainless protagonist + no System + imperial examinations + political intrigue + comedy + ancient setting + woman disguised as a man + history + transmigration After unexpectedly dying, a modern university student transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a once-wealthy but now ruined family. Faced with poverty and bullying from outsiders, she decides to turn her fortunes around through the imperial examinations and restore her family. It is destined to be a grueling and extr 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 135 The Second Wife of the Noble House 朱门继室 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she becomes the legitimate daughter of an official. She had hoped for a quiet, peaceful life, but instead she is married off as the second wife to the next head of the Zhu family, a man said to have an exceptionally strong birth chart! In a prestigious family, trouble lurks everywhere, and every smile and frown hides a scheme. As the new mistress of the household, she must manage her transmigrated son, educate her clever daughter, deal with a vicious concubine, tame her col 19Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  36. 136 Lucky to Have Met Your Peach-Blossom Face 幸得识卿桃花面 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Wei Qing transmigrated. Her principle was simple: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. 6.8kReads9.2Score798Shelves
  37. 137 The Legitimate Daughter's Path to Splendor 嫡女锦途 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Born to a noble family, she was reduced to a powerful man's concubine and ultimately died at the hands of her legitimate older sister. Reborn in a new life, Yu Jue is determined to make those who killed her pay in blood and reclaim the bright future that should have been hers. When a scoundrel humiliates her, she destroys his manhood. When her wicked sister bullies her, she ruins her future. She'll kill anyone who stands in her way, be they gods or Buddhas. But the path of rebirth is crawling wi 1.4kReads8.5Score165Shelves
  38. 138 Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录 Historical229k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl 1Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  39. 139 Zuo Zongtang: The Late Qing Dynasty's Last Hawk 左宗棠:晚清最后的鹰派 Historical271k WordsCompleted At its heart, this book is about a practical-minded reformer amid the upheavals of the late Qing dynasty. Spanning the years from 1812 to 1885, it vividly portrays the extraordinary life of Zuo Zongtang, from a poor scholar in Xiangyin to a high-ranking provincial official. The book recounts his early studies of statecraft and his years of obscurity after failing the metropolitan examination three times. It also details his military career: raising the Chu Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion 14.6kReads8.6Score817Shelves
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  40. 140 Heshen: Master of Power 和珅:权力的玩家 Historical631k WordsCompleted As a miniature reflection of the power structure during the Qianlong era, Heshen's life was forever entangled in the shadow of absolute imperial authority and the deep-rooted ills of the bureaucracy. From a penniless orphan living under another's roof in Lvrou Hutong to rising to the center of power through his gift for languages and financial acumen, his ascent was shaped by both the banner system and the emperor's political machinations. He was once a capable official who cleaned up the Minist 5.3kReads8.7Score407Shelves
  41. 141 Li Hongzhang: The Plasterer of the Qing Empire 李鸿章:大清帝国的裱糊匠 Historical626k WordsCompleted This is a sweeping historical portrait of Li Hongzhang's life, built around the metaphor of “learning to steer on a broken ship.” Beginning with a newborn's cries in the Li family home in Luzhou in 1823 and ending with his lonely final days at Xianliang Temple in 1901, the book follows the course of time to recreate the turbulent life of this high-ranking official of the late Qing. He was an ambitious scholar pursuing success in the imperial examinations, who honed his character under Zeng Guofa 3.4kReads7.9Score217Shelves
  42. 142 Zeng Guofan: A Distinguished Statesman Who Revived the Late Qing 曾国藩:晚清中兴名臣 Historical377k WordsCompleted Written in an accessible style, this book recounts the remarkable life of Zeng Guofan, the foremost statesman of the late Qing revival. It begins with a baby's cries in a farming household in Xiangxiang in 1811, then follows his grueling path through the imperial examinations. He fails four times but keeps studying until, at twenty-seven, he finally enters the Hanlin Academy. As a capital official, he adheres to the principles of self-cultivation and holds fast to his convictions amid court intr 8.5kReads7.9Score371Shelves
  43. 143 The Yongzheng Dynasty: A Storm of Reform in the Forbidden City 雍正王朝:紫禁城里的改革风暴 Historical295k WordsCompleted Late one night at the Garden of Tranquil Spring, Kangxi died. Longkodo announced the decree, the Eighth Prince's faction stirred in the shadows, and Yinsi's brother Yinti confronted him in fury. The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, ascended the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor amid rumors that he had altered the edict and usurped the throne, facing the corrupt bureaucracy and empty treasury Kangxi had left behind. During his thirteen years on the throne, he was a lonely reformer: battling the Eighth Princ 3.2kReads7.5Score100Shelves
  44. 144 Hong Taiji: The Founding Emperor of the Qing Dynasty 皇太极:清朝开国皇帝 Historical332k WordsCompleted Emperor Hong Taiji: Founder of the Qing Dynasty follows the extraordinary life of Hong Taiji, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty. From the birth of the eldest son in Hetu Ala in 1592 to Hong Taiji's death in Shengjing in 1643, the book vividly portrays his transformation from a young beile to Emperor Taizong of the Great Qing. He fought alongside his father as a youth and first distinguished himself at the Battle of Sarhu. After succeeding to the throne, he abolished old practices, establi 4.9kReads7.9Score125Shelves
  45. 145 Qianlong Dynasty: Court Intrigue and the Rise and Fall of a Golden Age 乾隆王朝:帝王权谋与盛世浮沉 Historical381k WordsCompleted This book offers a sweeping portrait of the rise and fall of the sixty-year Qianlong era (1736–1795). From the early reign's efforts to clean up officialdom and reform the transport and salt industries, to expanding the borders and pacifying the Dzungars and the Khojas; from the compilation of the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries and the literary inquisitions, to the extravagance of the Southern Tours and the hardships faced by ordinary people; from Heshen's grip on power and corruption i 7kReads8.0Score107Shelves
  46. 146 The Young Emperor: Shunzhi 少年天子:顺治皇帝 Historical311k WordsCompleted This novel vividly recounts the short life of Fulin, the first emperor after the Qing entered the Pass. He ascends the throne at six, a puppet ruler under Dorgon’s regency, quietly gathering strength to rule in his own right amid the power struggles between Shengjing and the Forbidden City. After taking power at fourteen, he promotes a policy of “governing the Han with Han,” appoints Han officials, revises the laws, and attempts to “spread the tax burden across the population.” Yet conservative 4.7kReads7.8Score100Shelves
  47. 147 The Legend of Liu Luoguo, Chancellor 宰相刘罗锅传 Historical319k WordsCompleted Centered on the life of Liu Yong, a renowned Qing dynasty official, this book draws on historical works about the Qing as its factual foundation, while incorporating select stories about upright officials passed down among the people. It offers a sweeping portrait of the legendary career of this “Ink-Brush Chancellor,” from a gifted son of Qilu to a powerful figure at court. 3.5kReads7.3Score118Shelves
  48. 148 Emperor Yongle: The Iron-Blooded Throne and a Grand Vision of Prosperity 永乐大帝:铁血王座与盛世宏图 Historical210k WordsCompleted As we turn the pages of Ming dynasty history, the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, is undoubtedly one of its most controversial and legendary rulers. A prince of the imperial family, he raised an army to quell the rebellion and seized the throne amid the flames of war. After ascending the throne, he devoted himself to governing and ushered in the “Yongle Golden Age,” yet his iron-fisted methods and centralized rule also left their mark on history. Spanning the years from 1360 onward, this book is divided 962Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  49. 149 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 146Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Transmigrating Onto the Ancient Imperial Exam Path 穿越古代科举路 Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing A girl from modern society arrives in ancient times. Though she sometimes wished she could become a man, now she really has turned into one. To make a good life for himself in ancient times, he first has to pass the imperial exams. So he has no choice but to keep taking them, again and again. 2Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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