Real Political Intrigue Fiction: Nothing Shallow or Brain-Burning, That’s My Taste 真正的权谋小说（不尽兴，不烧脑，我吃食）
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Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志
His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China!
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The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望
Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion.
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She Held a Reunion Feast, and the Entire Court Showed Up? 她办个同窗宴，满朝文武都来了？
[Group transmigration + ensemble cast + no System + imperial examinations + everyday academy life in the early story + political intrigue in the middle and later story] (Everyone is highly intelligent and career-driven; the heroine has no romance) An earthquake sent Zhu Lan and her entire class of top students into a book, where they became a notorious group of failures! How could they turn things around? Oh, apparently all they had to do was pass the highest-level imperial exam. What a relief!
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- 154 Reborn: The Honest Confession of an Official 官路之重生坦白局 An accident gave Zhang Hao a new lease on life, giving him the chance to rewrite the years of mediocrity and helplessness behind him. With the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, watch as Zhang Hao plans every move and secures victory from afar. A dragon may lie hidden in a pool, but when the winds and clouds gather, it will soar into the heavens. 12kReads9.3Score958Shelves
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Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路
Chief eunuch Su Weisheng had finally endured his way to retirement, only to die unexpectedly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a five-year-old child a century later, and all his enemies were dead! His relatives were unkind, and his parents were weak. Su Weisheng consoled himself: At least in this life, I won't have to be a eunuch. I can live with that! He takes on the worst of the family, manages the household, and studies for the imperial examinations. Only after achieving fame and
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A Wild Ride Through Officialdom’s Power Struggles 权力巅峰之官途狂飙
[Officialdom + anti-corruption + crackdown on organized crime + one heroine + satisfying power fantasy] Four consecutive top officials have been investigated, and rumors are rife. Young secretary Zheng Gongming is entrusted with a mission at a critical moment. With his exceptional judgment and his dedication to serving the people, he writes a legendary story of his own. What's more, he also has an older brother, Zheng Gongcheng…
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The Prosperous Era's Medical Detective 盛世谋医神探
Tang Wei, a top modern forensic pathologist, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ancient criminal's daughter who shares her name. The original Tang Wei's family was confiscated after her father became embroiled in an imperial examination cheating scandal. She was reduced to a government servant and took her own life in despair. When Tang Wei wakes up, she is immediately trapped in a desperate situation: her status as a government servant leaves her as lowly as dust, and the shadow of
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- 158 At the Pinnacle of Power: Super Civil Servant 权力巅峰：超级公务员 There are ten ranks in an official career, and every step takes you to a higher level! In my previous life, I spent forty years as a low-ranking civil servant, made a scapegoat and a sacrificial pawn, and only reached the rank of senior staff officer by the time I retired. Now that I’ve been given another life, I must soar straight to the highest heights! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must keep pace with the economic tide! Now that I’ve been given another life, I must do something tan 47.5kReads9.2Score4kShelves
- 159 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 长安禾火之沈禾传奇 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 A Dream of Red Mansions: The Bastard Son Becomes King 红楼之庶子为王 A Dream of the Red Chamber, and a heart full of unresolved sorrow! A thousand beauties weep, ten thousand maidens grieve together. Their lives are tragic, their fates different, yet all are listed in the Register of the Ill-Fated, their destinies already sealed! But is there truly no way to change them? Watch as a modern soul transmigrates into the Dream of the Red Chamber and rises from the ranks of a lowly concubine-born son to defy fate and rewrite the destinies of the Twelve Beauties! 546Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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Mountains and Rivers as Blades 山河为刀
[Political Intrigue] [Jinyiwei] [Single Heroine] [Crime Solving] [A Mix of Catharsis and Heartbreak] [Blood Feud] [Happy Ending] The sharpest blade of the Jinyiwei never wastes words. Chu Sheng, a thousand-household commander in the Northern Branch of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, leaves no one alive beneath his blade. No one knows that when he was nine, the entire Chu family was unjustly slaughtered. He crawled out of the blood and hid his revenge for fifteen years, waiting for the day he coul
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The Thief's Way 贼道
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
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- 163 The Pinnacle of Political Power: A Great Rejuvenation 权路颠峰：伟大复兴 [Political career + one heroine] The young Shen Xudong from the future accidentally transmigrates into the body of a college student with the same name in the 1980s and is assigned to the county government. He had been set on lying flat, but unexpectedly catches the attention of his superiors and earns their promotions. Drawing on his memories of the future and his broad perspective, he relies on technological innovation and reform to gradually lead the nation onto the path of becoming a powerfu 20.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 164 The Brocade Gambit: A Record of Power Plays in the Tang Dynasty 霓裳弈：大唐权谋录 Silk and Strategy: A Record of Tang Dynasty Power Plays 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 A Path to Office from Humble Beginnings 寒门仕途 A passionate young man from a humble family, bold and fearless. Reform means reshaping the existing distribution of interests, and is often accompanied by conflict and sacrifice. After graduating from university, Lin Fangzheng starts with a tourism development project in Shantang Village. Navigating a harsh and complicated web of competing interests, he treads carefully along a righteous path fraught with danger… 175Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 166 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 失忆剑仙 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Every Lie the Marquis Tells Costs Him a Day of His Life 侯爷每说一个谎，就会折寿一天
The marquis loses one day of his lifespan for every lie he tells.
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- 168 The Wilds’ Ninth Squad 荒野九队 In the Qinghai Yadan badlands, local police discover a burned corpse. Hanging around its neck is the ID tag of Cang Yunfeng, a member of Wilderness Team Nine. But at that very moment, Cang Yunfeng is lounging on his sofa at home, watching TV. Only when a policewoman calls does he suddenly realize... he seems to have been missing for a very long time... 92kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves
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The Gray Lotus 灰莲花
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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- 170 Disaster! The Crown Prince Has Handed the Crown Princess a Knife Again 不好了，太子又给太子妃递刀了 [Two Powerful Leads + Reborn for Revenge + Satisfying Read + Devoted Couple] Only after the Empress Dowager had her poisoned to death did Mu Wansheng learn the truth behind her mother's tragic death. For more than a decade, she had blindly obeyed the very person who murdered her mother. Mu Wansheng was consumed by hatred! When she opened her eyes again, Mu Wansheng had been reborn one year after her mother's death. This time, she would make the hypocritical Empress Dowager and all her lackeys pa 15.2kReads8.3Score2kShelves
- 171 The Twin-Pupil Covenant: Throne of Thorns 双瞳盟约之荆棘王座 The Covenant of Twin Pupils: The Thorn Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Sinful Sea of the Capital 京门孽海录
The enmity between the Zhao family and the Emperor, the Chancellor, and the Empress has always been a thorn between them. They must trust and work together, yet they keep rubbing against that thorn. Can a unity born of pain endure into the next generation?
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The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事
Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro
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The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山
For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di
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A Mortal Usurps the Gods: I Rise by Stepping on the Male Lead 凡人篡神：我靠踩着男主上位
[God-and-mortal romance + career-driven main plot + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + power-hungry + never takes a losing deal + clever heroine + a rare ensemble story featuring two women and one man] In the ancient Great Wilderness, gods, demons, and humans lived side by side. The gods ruled the land, while the demons held sway at court. Xiao Zhao was a human, the lowest of the low, and destined to be cannon fodder. She was also a 25-year-old mute. What? Old? I’m only 25. My life is ju
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- 176 Reborn Before My Family's Tragic Demise: In the Capital, I Take Down the Worst of Them 重生全家惨死前，进京后杀疯极品 She is the current empress's most beloved cousin, and the wife of the serving Minister of Revenue, a high-ranking court official. One told her he would never harm her, while the other promised never to take a concubine! But it turns out she was nothing more than a pawn in their hands! When she pushes open that door herself, the naked truth is gradually laid bare before her. Her younger brother's fall, her mother's grief-stricken death, her elder brother's fall from his horse... Every single trag 4.4kReads9.0Score564Shelves
- 177 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
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I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世
[Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga
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System, You Can Nag All You Want, but I'm Not Getting Married 系统你催也没用，我偏不嫁
The day she was bound to the forced-marriage System, everyone waited for Su Yi to accept her fate and give in. The System urged her to marry a powerful man and settle down. She refused. Everyone thought she was a timid concubine-born daughter, forced to flee a marriage. No one knew that she held a damaged old ledger left behind by her maternal grandfather, with a gaze fixed on a series of shocking old cases hidden among grain shipments, canal transport, and collusion between officials and mercha
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Great Qin: The Ruthless Chancellor, Whom the First Emperor Begs Not to Kill 大秦：最狠丞相，始皇求我别杀了
[Decisive and Ruthless + The Protagonist Is a Master Schemer + No Romance + Career-Focused Protagonist] After transmigrating into the Great Qin dynasty, Liu Bai rose straight to the position of Great Qin's Left Chancellor. From the start, he had seven thousand surrendered rebels buried alive. When he returned to Xianyang, everyone was sharpening their knives, ready to impeach the chancellor. Only then did they realize it was all just the beginning. “Your Majesty, Left Chancellor Liu Bai beat Zha
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- 181 Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监 [Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This 52kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
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Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了
[No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new
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Ming 1521: Dragon Abyss 大明1521：龙渊
Longyuan has three layers, and each one is an abyss. In the first month of the fourteenth year of Zhengde, Wu Jie, a physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, rested his fingers on the pulse of the Grand General and said two words: three years. The first layer cracked open, stretching outward from Xuanfu. The capital, Nanchang, and Anlu, the fissure ran beneath everyone’s feet. By lamplight, Yang Tinghe opened the imperial clan register, his brush pausing over the name of a thirteen-year-old bo
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After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝
[Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The
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Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手
In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook."
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- 186 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 246.5kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves
- 187 Transmigrating to the Zhengde Era: Restoring the Dynasty, Starting with the Seizing of the Gate 穿越正德：从夺门开始中兴 In the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign, I “died.” When I opened my eyes, I had become Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The good news: I had transmigrated, and I was an emperor. The bad news: According to my “death edict,” I had been dead for three days. The new emperor, Jiajing, was on his way to the capital to seize the throne. The entire court, including my birth mother, was busy arranging my funeral and welcoming the new ruler. The even worse news: Grand Secretary Yan 301Reads6.8Score104Shelves
- 188 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 108.1kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
- 189 The Pinnacle of Power and Wealth: I Rose to the Top Through the Political and Legal System 权财巅峰：我靠着政法系直上青云 [Officialdom] + [political power struggles] + [satisfying power fantasy] + [Reborn] In his previous life, Xu Tianhua stopped at nothing to gain power. Though he climbed to a high position, in the end his family was destroyed because of it. In this life, he starts over and resolves to live and serve as an honest man. He once again earns the favor of a powerful figure in the political and legal circles, and with that patron's steady support, quietly rises to prominence. 134Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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The Legend of Hua Ziqi 花子期传奇
This book has been adapted into a motion comic, with simultaneous updates on Douyin, Hongguo, and Tomato. [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Master Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Gu Long style] He is famous throughout the land, yet scorns fame and fortune; He opposes feudal ethics, yet remains loyal and righteous; He is brilliant beyond compare, yet sometimes muddleheaded; He is charming and carefree, yet keeps his desires in check; He loves meddling in other people's busine
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- 192 A Peerless Patriot: Reborn in Officialdom, 1976 国士无双：官场重生1976 First: Liu Hongyi is a top science student with two roles, one within the government system and the other as a university professor. Reborn in 1976, what must he do? You guessed it: enrich the nation and build a powerful military! Using his vast knowledge and insights far ahead of his time, he leads the people to prosperity while building powerful technology and armed forces. A great nation rises, the dragon soars in the East, and the foreign powers turn out to be me! Second: This is a genuine, 15.7kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
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I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建
[Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be
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- 194 Reborn in 1996: Starting by Revitalizing a Poor Town 重生96：从振兴贫困镇开始 "If it benefits the nation, I will give my life, so why should I shy away from danger or fortune?" Only after spending half his life amid the ups and downs of officialdom did Zhou Pengcheng realize that some opportunities, once missed, become lifelong regrets. As the tide of the times surged forward, he returned to the crucial moment when he graduated from party school. Determined not to repeat his past mistakes, Zhou Pengcheng chose to take root in a poor, remote countryside and face the countl 30.6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
- 195 Legend of the Seven Killings Hall 七杀殿传奇 [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Country and Family] [Political Intrigue] The second installment in The Legend of Hua Ziqi series, following Bloodflower Mystery. This book is divided into two volumes. The first depicts the treacherous and unpredictable jianghu, while the second chronicles political intrigue and power struggles at court. A solitary, cold-hearted young man bears a pair of crescent-moon hooks. He entered the jianghu to avenge 680Reads8.0Score101Shelves
- 196 From the Start, I Was Placed Under Investigation! 开局我就被双规了！ In his previous life, his boss was fired from both his Party and government positions. As the boss’s secretary, his own political career was already ruined. Then he suddenly got the chance to be reborn. With an insight into the workings of fate, he turns things around in the most desperate circumstances! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
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Sima the Old Rogue 司马老贼
He is the gravedigger of Cao Wei and the founder of Western Jin. He is the “old rogue Sima,” and the last winner of the Three Kingdoms. Centered on Sima Yi, this novel unfolds a sweeping panorama of the late Han and Three Kingdoms era. Witness how he treads carefully under the suspicion of three generations of powerful rulers: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui; how he and Zhuge Liang wage an ultimate contest of will and national strength at Mount Qi and the Wei River; and how, in his twilight years,
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In the Name of the People: I Take Over Qi Tongwei's Body, and the Handong University Crew Answers to Me 名义：魂穿祁同伟汉大帮我说了算
Transmigrating into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei, he starts by punching Liang Lu and kicking Liang Ping. In this life, I, Qi Tongwei, will not kneel. Whether it's Liang Lu or Liang Qunfeng, don't even think you can make me bow my head again! In Handong, what I say goes!
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Lotus in an Emerald Cage 翡翠笼中莲
The Lotus in the Jade Cage
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