Historical Fiction: Qin, Three Kingdoms, and Ming, with a Humble Protagonist 历史类，大秦，三国，大明，主角不嚣张的

1. 51 龙 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵，再续大唐五百年 Guest at the Deer’s Call鹿鸣客Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommend! The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms is a slow-burning story (the protagonist is low-key in the early stage, watching the fight), not brainless, not pretentious, not smart, no system, no golden fingers, no modern technology, but has history, characters, wars, calculations, and strategies. The adopted son usurps power to control the feudal towns, and then unifies the world, and continues the five hundred years of prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!

2. 52 神 Dragon God Continent: I Know This World Inside Out 神龙大陆，这个世界我熟 The Silent Writer沉默的作家Anime Fanfiction575k WordsCompleted [Passionate Legend + Game Enters Reality + Races Vie for Supremacy] In the year 3000 of the Blue Star calendar, a huge black rift appears in the sky above Blue Star. Hoping to discover why the black hole has appeared, countries across Blue Star send representatives inside. But they vanish without a trace, like stones sinking into the sea. Not until a year later, when Lin Changqing returns to Blue Star from the black hole with two babies, do people learn that a strange world lies within. But no o 9.7kReads8.3Score1kShelves
3. 53 烽 The Smoke of War Rises: The Dragon Roars Across the World 烽烟起之龙啸天下 Carrots and Greens love萝卜青菜loveHistorical600k WordsCompleted Heaven is not benevolent; all things are but straw dogs. War fires rage across the land, and heroes rise in droves. The king is weak, while treacherous ministers hold power. Flames fill the skies, and the capital falls. Warlords scheme against one another. The emperor rises up, his roar shaking the realm. A seal of office in his left hand, a beauty leaning against him. A sword in his right, as he sweeps across the six directions. An eastern emperor, a western sovereign, and a central royal cou 108Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 从 From Hostage to Emperor for the Ages 从质子到千古一帝 The Silent Writer沉默的作家Historical317k WordsOngoing Wei Huan, the ninth prince of Great Wei, was overlooked by his father. He volunteered to become a hostage in the state of Jin. After surviving countless life-and-death trials and experiencing one romance after another, he ultimately returned to Wei with the support of his many confidantes, brilliant strategists, and valiant generals. He ascended the throne, unified the realm, and became an emperor for the ages. This is not only a deeply moving, earth-shaking tale of love and passion, but also an —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 刘 Liu Bowen: Tides of Fortune in the Imperial Court 刘伯温之宦海沉浮 Gurgling Spring泉之淙淙Historical565k WordsCompleted Liu Bowen: Rising and Falling in the Sea of Officialdom abandons the magical realism commonly used in earlier works about Liu Bowen. Its main approach is realism, with touches of romanticism. Following the ups and downs of Liu Bowen’s official career, and set against the peasant uprisings led by Fang Guozhen, Xu Shouhui, Wu Chengqi, and others, it offers a many-sided portrait of the vibrant world of the late Yuan dynasty. It depicts both the contests of wits and political maneuvering among strat 268Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Historical novel, the protagonist is low-key and wise

6. 56 大 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and I Shall Guard the Realm Forever 大明：家父永乐，永镇山河 I Have Heard of High Antiquity朕闻上古Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Jianwen era, the Prince of Yan entered the capital, took the throne, and adopted the reign title Yongle. A great empire was turning a brand-new page, on the verge of ushering in an age of peace for the ages. A young man from the future transmigrates into the famous “Grilled Meat Prince,” Zhu Gaoxu. Before him stand the brilliant Yongle Emperor, Zhu Laosi; his frail, sickly eldest brother, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi; his beloved nephew, the Good Holy Grandson Zhu Zhanji… 2.9kReads9.2Score440Shelves
7. 57 影 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Yang Ximo阳夕陌Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chapter 205 [Everyone's Choice] Chapter 206 [Together at Ruyi Tower] I'm not bragging about this book. As long as you calm down and read twenty chapters of this book, you will be completely immersed in it and unable to extricate yourself, as if you have stepped into the arena of swords and swords and become a member of the martial arts world. This book features a young shadow guard as the protagonist, with a flying sword that drinks countless blood and never fails. Combining the swordsmanship of the rivers and lakes with the undercurrents of the court, the plot is compact and the fighting is neat. There is not only the tense confrontation between life and death, but also the delicate and touching love between children~~

8. 58 九 The Nine Canons 九典 Jiu Yu from John Island约翰岛的九宇Historical314k WordsCompleted On the Jiuzhou Continent, the declining Great Zhou Dynasty has splintered, leaving seven kingdoms standing side by side. They struggle for power as war rages across the land. The demon courts of the north and south watch hungrily, the Buddhist kingdom in the west secretly spreads its faith and influences the people, the Dragon Clan observes from Dragon Island, and the Jiuli Clan rests and rebuilds on Jiuli Island. Forces from every direction are intricately intertwined. Cultivators emerge one af —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ying Zheng is a woman

9. 59 性 Genderbent Three Kingdoms: I Take Them All 性反三国，我大小通吃 Young Master Changle长乐公子Historical440k WordsOngoing [Female-Led Three Kingdoms] + [Founding a Nation] + [Strategy] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Gender Reversal] The story takes place in a parallel world where the Three Kingdoms era is dominated by women. A food delivery driver with the same name transmigrates into Lü Bu, only to discover that women are strong and men are weak, and all the rules have been reversed. The familiar figures from the Three Kingdoms have all had their genders flipped, too. The male protagonist is first forced into marriage b 3Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   This book is about the Three Kingdoms, the idea is quite novel, and it has many female protagonists.

10. 60 五 A History in Five-Year Chapters: Stories from the Qin to the Qing 五年一史：从秦到清的故事 Chen Hongming No1陈洪明No1Historical138k WordsOngoing From Qin bricks to Qing tiles, every five years holds a story of passion and political intrigue. Open A History in Five-Year Slices and meet the figures who shaped the rise and fall of dynasties, discovering a thousand years of Chinese history through snapshots in time. You don't need to slog through a massive tome to grasp the course of history. A History in Five-Year Slices uses five-year intervals to reveal the secrets behind the rise and fall of dynasties from Qin to Qing. Here you'll find e —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Taking five years as a time point and organizing it into a readable story based on historical facts is an innovation and a good choice.

11. 61 明 The Sorrows of the Ming: Joking About Li Zicheng 明殇之笑侃李自成 Great Utopia大乌托邦Historical265k WordsCompleted The completed historical novel set in the late Ming, Ming Tragedy: Laughing About Li Zicheng, focuses on the rebel king Li Zicheng and the chaos of Chongzhen’s final years, recounting the entire course of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming dynasty. From Chongzhen’s abolishing of the courier stations and the severe drought in northern Shaanxi, to loan sharks driving people to desperation, Li Zicheng’s uprising, the Battle of Luoyang, Sun Chuanting’s defeat, the fall of Beijing, Chongzhen 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shi Kefa was a civil servant, and articles and speeches were his specialty! He is personally responsible for the publicity work! He tours every day to explain the current situation to the people in the city and encourage everyone to unite as one and jointly resist foreign enemies. He often went to the military camp to deliver impassioned speeches, inspiring the soldiers to fight bravely and strengthen their confidence and determination to defend the city. Shi Kefa also climbed onto the tower and personally participated in the defense.

12. 62 三 Liu Jingsheng, Father of Three Kingdoms: From Wancheng to Ruling the Realm 三国家父刘景升从宛城逆袭天下 Morning Breeze, Moonlit Bath晨风沐月Historical1.9M WordsOngoing A seemingly ordinary accident completely changes Liu Qi’s fate. Just then, the course of his destiny takes a strange turn. When he regains consciousness, he is astonished to find himself in a completely unfamiliar world: the Three Kingdoms era. Even more unexpectedly, he has become Liu Biao’s eldest legitimate son and heir, the lord of Jingzhou. The change in his status fills him with delight, as if he can already see a broad road leading to a glorious future. In this age of chaos, his noble pos 128Reads8.3Score142Shelves

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    Three Kingdoms! Beauty! Fight for hegemony

13. 63 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗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 94Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Learn to travel through time, become a time traveling person, and trample time traveling people to death. The protagonist is very clever and specializes in beating sap.

14. 64 尘 Dusty Dreams of Southern Ming 尘梦南明 A Dusty Dream Beyond Mending尘梦难圆Historical917k WordsOngoing In 1645, the first year of the Hongguang reign. The realm lies in ruins, Qing troops advance south, and war and displacement engulf the Central Plains. Wang Mochen, an ordinary man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates into this age of chaos. At first, he is overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, helpless and in constant danger of losing his life. He awakens a System that seems capable of helping him survive in this troubled world, but its conditions are harsh and its price steep. It wil 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After the defeat of Wuhu in 1645, the protagonist retreated to southern Anhui to gather the rebels from scratch. The system will not be activated unless the situation is desperate. The full text focuses on the protagonist's own strategy and strictly adheres to historical facts without any modification. The IQs of both enemies and friends are online throughout the whole process, and the emotional line is only a small part. The branch plot does not occupy the main plot. This Ming and Southern Ming time-travel novel perfectly meets the requirements for finding a book. The protagonist behaves in a low-key and steady manner without being arrogant and domineering. The Qing army, the vassal kings, and the rebel leaders all have their own plans, and there is no plot to portray the opponent as a fool.

15. 65 从 Awakening from the Battle of Changping 从长平之战醒来 Neighbor相邻人Historical217k WordsOngoing Lin Mo, a modern surgeon, falls into the sea of corpses at the Battle of Changping and becomes an immortal wandering through the cracks of history. He once built a refuge amid the flames of the Warring States period, debated medicine with Bian Que, and watched the First Emperor pursue his ambitions. During the Chu-Han conflict, he also took on the identity of Huang Shigong, hoping to steer the course of history. Across two thousand years, he witnesses the rise and fall of civilizations time and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The coarse salt at the bottom of the corpse pit in Changping became a life-saving medicine for surgeons. Relying on his professional knowledge, he made high-concentration salt water to debridement and reduce inflammation for himself and the wounded. He created a miracle of survival in a desperate situation in ancient times without any medical equipment. It also made the Zhao soldiers around him feel in awe of this person of unknown origin.

16. 66 盟 The Mengjin Crossing 盟津渡 Facing South from the Mountain朝山南Historical267k WordsCompleted Also known as The Awakening of the Ferry Boy. Wu Heyuan, a young man from a Yellow River ferry crossing, suffers the massacre of his entire family, and his younger sister goes missing. After delivering a letter to the Weishui Alliance for a mysterious stranger, he becomes Jiang Shang’s disciple and embarks on a path of political intrigue. When his sister is trained to become an enemy nation’s assassin, when his beloved tastes poison to save him from the brink of death, and when his master gives 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this historical article. The protagonist's personal growth is very passionate.

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