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  1. 301 Ashes of War: Fifty-Nine Years of the Liu Song Dynasty 金戈烬:刘宋五十九年兴亡录 19k WordsCompleted Ashes of the Golden Spear: A Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of Liu Song Across Fifty-Nine Years 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 302 Mountains and Rivers Stained with Jin Blood 晋血山河 Historical1.9M WordsOngoing In the fourth year of Yongjia, the military strength of the Western Jin had been exhausted by sixteen years of brutal civil war. Taking advantage of the moment, the surrounding tribes rose up: Liu Yuan, Liu Cong, Shi Le, Wang Mi... Countless warlords of the troubled age laughed wildly as barbarian cavalry swept across the Central Plains like a whirlwind. An age of utter darkness was about to begin. The Han population in the north fell by two-thirds, and the Han people entered their first great e 3.4kReads8.9Score315Shelves
  3. 303 Mystic Arts of Dongshan: The Qin Dynasty’s Downfall 东山玄相:肥水折秦 21k WordsCompleted Eastern Mountain's Mystic Physiognomy: The Qin Dynasty's Fertile Lands 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 304 At the End of the Jin Dynasty, I Raised an Army in Yanzhou 我在晋末,从兖州起兵 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted A coming-of-age story with a strong historical bent!!! Readers who can immerse themselves in history, especially those who love the history of the Wei, Jin, and Sixteen Kingdoms periods, are welcome! This book unfolds gradually, faithfully recreating historical figures and events. Through the eyes of an ordinary modern-day third-year university student who transmigrates to the mid-Eastern Jin dynasty, it follows his journey from initial wonder, confusion, and culture shock to taking over his fat 2.6kReads7.3Score192Shelves
  5. 305 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divining the Cosmos and Aiding Four Dynasties as an Immortal 玄相李泌:易数定乾坤,仙踪辅四朝 20k WordsCompleted Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divination Sets the World in Order, an Immortal Aids Four Reigns 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 306 Nine Transformations of the Azure and Yellow: Li Si’s Cauldron 苍黄九变:李斯鼎 19k WordsCompleted Nine Transformations of Heaven and Earth: Li Si Ding 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 307 Life in the Great Jin 生活在大晋的日子 Historical361k WordsOngoing The Han people are not weak! It’s just that China endured a century of darkness! Nice guys always finish last? Not at all! Their skills just aren’t good enough! To rule the world by day and sleep with beauties by night? How vulgar! Take a seat, folks! Watch how our protagonist makes his way along the long road of martial arts and adds another chapter to this utterly unoriginal tale! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 308 The Hidden Talisman Records of Yan 阴符照燕录 Historical19k WordsCompleted The Record of the Yan Kingdom, Illuminated by the Yin Talisman 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 309 I Transmigrate to the Jin Dynasty and Become King 穿越晋朝我为王 Historical350k WordsOngoing The Jin Dynasty is known as the darkest dynasty in Chinese history. Tens of millions of innocent people were slaughtered by the northern tribes, but this era of chaos also produced many outstanding generals, including Shi Le, Liu Yao, Liu Kun, and Zu Ti. Their century of conflict gave rise to countless legendary battles. After the Yongjia Rebellion, the Xiongnu massacred the Jin imperial family, bringing misery to the people around Luoyang. Liu Fei transmigrated here while carrying out a mission 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 310 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 抱朴仙途之葛洪传奇 15k WordsCompleted The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 311 I Went to the Jin Dynasty and Became a Master Diviner 穿到晋朝我成了卜筮大师 Historical808k WordsCompleted Guo Pu loved reading the Book of Changes. He spent all day immersed in six-line divination, never minding what went on beyond his window. One day, during a thunderstorm, he accidentally transmigrated to a strange realm, where he met a mysterious expert and became his disciple, the one he would never take another. This completely unlocked Guo Pu’s potential, turning him into a master diviner. Wait, Guo Pu is a woman. How did she transmigrate into a man? This can’t be right. How am I supposed to g 9Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  12. 312 Painting the World with the Warmth of Everyday Life 人间烟火绘江山 Historical157k WordsOngoing Modern-day project manager Chen Mo woke up in a chaotic age as a starving refugee, with nothing but the will to survive from the start. Double-entry bookkeeping solved the bottlenecks in trade routes, data analysis exposed corruption in the canal transport system, and performance reviews cleaned up the bureaucracy. Wielding modern management know-how like a blade, he carved out a path through a world of flashing swords, rising from a country refugee to the uncrowned ruler who held the entire cou —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 313 Great Ming: From the Start, I Beat Up Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao 大明:开局怒揍太子朱厚照 Historical502k WordsCompleted Early September, in the sixteenth year of the Hongzhi reign. The Crown Prince, Zhu Houzhao, and his playmate Liu Jin sneak into the fields to steal chili peppers, only to be caught red-handed by Fang Yu, who has transmigrated here. In a fit of anger, Fang Yu beats up the Crown Prince, Zhu Houzhao. “Stop that!” “Stop it! Do you know who my young master is?” “Do you know who my lord is?” Liu Jin shouts. Fang Yu thinks the words sound a little like a joke that was all the rage in his previous life: 127Reads5.9Score—Shelves
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  14. 314 Lingyan Pavilion: A Tang Dynasty Chronicle 大唐凌烟志 2.0M WordsCompleted The Great Tang Annals of Lingyan Pavilion is now complete. Author Ling Yun Lang Yue invites you to explore three hundred years of the Tang Dynasty's glory and turmoil. See how Li Yuan, a minor official of the Sui Dynasty, carefully navigates the chaos and rises to found a dynasty. And how does Prince of Qin Li Shimin go from being so powerful that he threatens his sovereign to turning the tables against all odds? This story follows Li Yuan and his sons from the uprising in Jinyang to the prosper 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 315 Water Margin: The World’s in Chaos, So What? 水浒:天下大乱关我屁事 Historical182k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of Water Margin by accident. Before me was a world overrun with heroes, and behind me lay chaos where the people could barely survive. Murder and arson were everyday occurrences, while mountain spirits and monsters appeared and vanished without warning. The System said: Get fifty people to come eat at the tavern, and you’ll receive a pocket dimension. I looked at the counter showing 0/50, then at the three hunters fleeing through the woods in the distance. They’d m 563Reads—Score117Shelves
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  16. 316 Reborn: The Taipu Official Returns 重生:又见太仆大人 Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted [Historical + slightly alternate history + reborn + palace intrigue + historical romance + winning back his wife] Dedicated to all the sweethearts, past and present, from East and West who have suffered injustice and false accusations! In the twenty-sixth year of the Yuanfeng era of the Hua Dynasty, sixteen-year-old Princess Xijun, daughter of the Prince of Chu, loses both her parents. Her distant uncle, the emperor, adopts her and bestows upon her the title of princess. Xier remembers enjoyin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 317 The Radiance of the Ming Dynasty Across All Lands 皇明万方 Historical155k WordsOngoing As the saying goes: "The mighty Ming boasts thirteen provinces, where heroes fill the hills and dragons and tigers clash, yet the common folk are nowhere to be seen. China has stood for five glorious millennia, its soldiers covering the land and battling for the throne, but who remembers the people?" After the Hongwu Emperor's death, his young grandson Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne. Zhu Di, Prince of Yan, controlled the empire's northern frontier through the Great Wall garrison. Opposed to the —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 318 Her Highness the Grand Princess Returns to the Capital to Raise Pandas 长公主!重回京城熊猫养成 Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted (Ancient Romance + Funny and Lighthearted + Princess + Strong Female Lead) On the eleventh day of the fourth month of the old calendar, the princess returns to the capital. But sitting in her carriage is a scrawny old granny? A crown prince who plays the pig to eat the tiger, a prince plotting to seize the throne, a mysterious guard, a fiery commandery princess, and a fortune in businesses. Why has the imperial uncle remained a bachelor all this time? This motley group gathers to enjoy the night 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 319 I Transmigrated into a Prince and Sought to Marry the Love of My Past Life 穿越做王爷,求娶前世白月光 Historical102k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + older woman/younger man romance + prince + no System) I was just an ordinary college graduate from a working-class family. I confessed my feelings to the talented beauty I’d admired from afar, who came from a wealthy family, and the result was exactly what you’d expect. Sigh, if only I’d been born into nobility and become a prince or minister, would she have accepted me? ... Ding! Your wish is granted, along with a deluxe difficulty pack... 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 320 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Maverick 大明第一狂士 Historical4.8M WordsCompleted In the 35th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, a ruthless schemer is reborn as the son of a county deputy magistrate. Using modern political tactics, he cracks one strange case after another. With modern strategies of maneuvering and intrigue, he shakes the imperial court and becomes unstoppable! Rebel bands run amok? Under my powerful army, they’re nothing but fodder! I will rebuild the Ming dynasty, extend its might across the seas, and usher in an unprecedented age of prosperity! 8.2kReads9.1Score853Shelves
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  21. 321 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 99Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  22. 322 A Fine Fellow of the Great Tang 大唐好男人 Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Mahjong, martial arts sparring, fitness equipment, special forces skills, printing, and grenades: I have to bring all of these to the Tang Dynasty just to survive. Who can make more money than me? Who's afraid of a fight? I love beauties, and I adore fancy cars. I'm Zhang Mo, and this is my Tang empire. 1.5kReads8.7Score101Shelves
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  23. 323 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 564Reads8.8Score564Shelves
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  24. 324 Tales of the Warring States: Reconstructed Rivalries and the Struggle for Supremacy, Part One 战国往事复原争鸣与逐鹿上 Historical258k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has spent many years researching the history and literature of the pre-Qin period. Contention and Conquest offers an accurate reconstruction of the history of the Warring States period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, this book is the wisest choice. Contention and Conquest is a serious work of history. Based on chronological historical records, it is carefully structured and arranges its sources into a coherent narrative, rej 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 325 Tales of the Warring States: Reconstructed Rivalries and the Struggle for Supremacy, Part Two 战国往事复原争鸣与逐鹿中 Historical259k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has devoted many years to the study of pre-Qin history and literature. Contending Ideas and the Struggle for Hegemony is a faithful reconstruction of the history of the Warring States period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, reading this book is the wisest choice. Contending Ideas and the Struggle for Hegemony is a serious work of historical reading. Based on chronological records, it is carefully conceived and structured, wea 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 326 Tales of the Warring States: Reconstructed Rivalries and the Struggle for Supremacy, Part Three 战国往事复原争鸣与逐鹿下 Historical268k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has devoted many years to the study of pre-Qin history and literature. Contending Ideas and the Struggle for Hegemony is a faithful reconstruction of the history of the Warring States period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, reading this book is the wisest choice. Contending Ideas and the Struggle for Hegemony is a serious work of historical reading. Based on chronological records, it is carefully conceived and structured, wea —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 327 Tales of the Spring and Autumn Period: Reconstructed Rites and the Struggle for Hegemony, Part One 春秋往事复原尊礼与图霸上 Historical256k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has spent many years researching the history and literature of the pre-Qin period. Honoring Ritual and Striving for Hegemony offers a comprehensive and accurate reconstruction of the history of the Spring and Autumn period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, this book is the wisest choice. Based on chronological historical records, it is carefully structured and arranges its sources into a coherent narrative, rejecting fabricati 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 328 Great Qin: I Posted a Notice, and the Ancestral Dragon Wanted to Be My Father 大秦:揭个皇榜,祖龙竟想做我爹 Historical187k WordsOngoing Zhao Hui transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty and becomes a prince of Qin, long lost among the people. It is 221 BC. The First Emperor of Qin falls gravely ill after taking immortality pills, and the imperial physicians are powerless to help him. With no other choice, he issues an imperial decree seeking renowned physicians from across the land. The System awakens, and Zhao Hui cures the Ancestral Dragon. But unexpectedly, half a jade pendant reveals his identity as a prince. Zhao Hui: The Ancestral 16Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  29. 329 Tales of the Spring and Autumn Period: Reconstructed Rites and the Struggle for Hegemony, Part Two 春秋往事复原尊礼与图霸中 Historical259k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has devoted many years to the study of pre-Qin history and literature. Honoring Ritual and Seeking Hegemony is a faithful reconstruction of the history of the Spring and Autumn period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, reading this book is the wisest choice. Honoring Ritual and Seeking Hegemony is a serious work of historical reading. Based on chronological records, it is carefully conceived and structured, weaving together his —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 330 Reconstructing the Spring and Autumn: Reviving Rituals and Pursuing Hegemony 春秋往事复原尊礼与图霸下 Historical267k WordsCompleted Professor Liu Fengquan has spent many years researching the history and literature of the pre-Qin era. Respecting Rites and Pursuing Hegemony is a faithful reconstruction of the historical events of the Spring and Autumn period. For readers who want to understand the truth of history and study the classics, this book is the wisest choice. Respecting Rites and Pursuing Hegemony is a serious work of history. Based on chronological historical sources, it is carefully planned and structured, with th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 331 Warring States: I Helped Great Qin Unify the World 战国:我帮大秦一统天下 Historical335k WordsOngoing No System, and a very slow burn. A very, very slow burn. The pacing is slow, so please be patient as you read. The early chapters are a little rough, but I’ll polish them carefully as the story progresses. I’ve gone on hiatus before, and I’m grateful to the readers who waited for years. I’ll work even harder. Thank you so much!!!! 147Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  32. 332 Transmigrated as Guanyinbi, I Help Li Shimin Build Infrastructure! 穿成观音婢,我带李世民搞基建! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so don’t panic, young heroes~~) (#Transmigration + strong heroine + infrastructure building + alternate-history twists + business rivalry + military affairs + household and palace intrigue#) “Modern history teacher Su Wanqing transmigrates into Empress Zhangsun’s body and joins forces with young Li Shimin to launch a hard-core infrastructure-building campaign!” “Other people rely on scheming to survive palace intrigue. I use KPIs and project management!” “Two powerhous 33Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  33. 333 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 231.4kReads9.4Score26.7kShelves
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  34. 334 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: A Lone Army Against the Tide 太平天国之逆流孤军 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Think he's staging a rebellion? No, he's reshaping the world's order. When the supernatural meets physics, when cold weapons collide with rifling, when folk songs give way to The Internationale... History has never been a script set in stone. It was rebooted by a fisherman who got struck by lightning at just the wrong moment. A friendly reminder: Don't fish during thunderstorms, unless you want to rewrite modern history. Note: This book has no System, no harem, and no hidden agenda. It's simply 465Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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  35. 335 Fishy Fun in the Tang Dynasty 大唐鱼欢 Historical487k WordsCompleted A young man with nowhere else to turn was sold to the supervisor’s residence to become a eunuch. Who could have guessed that the cut of the knife would change his fate? He clung tightly to the chief wife’s clothes, terrifying the old eunuch in the household. This young man had no sense of propriety at all. He even dared to touch the supervisor’s wife! But to everyone’s surprise, the chief wife kept him and made him her own! As the story unfolds, the young man discovers that the household has not 1.2kReads—Score149Shelves
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  36. 336 The Wind Rises in Jingdu, Awaiting the Coming Rain 荆都风来待雨临 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing Overnight, a young blacksmith from a shop in Shengang becomes the last surviving grandson of a powerful family of scholars, whose influence once reached the highest halls of government. A pigeon’s whistle marks the way home, and old books conceal a conspiracy. With a nameless sword in hand, carrying his grandfather’s hopes and his adoptive father’s instructions, he steps into the turbulent world of Jingdu. The Shanfu Academy, deep within the Imperial College, is no ordinary place of learning. It 136Reads8.7Score125Shelves
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  37. 337 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝:帝朝崛起 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 122Reads—Score106Shelves
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  38. 338 Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云 Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent 1.6kReads7.4Score—Shelves
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  39. 339 Great Tang: I'm Li Ke, and I Win by Collecting People's Last Words 大唐:我,李恪,靠收遗言躺赢 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing After 36 straight hours of overtime, Li Ke, a burned-out 996 office worker, dies suddenly. When he opens his eyes, he has become the most ill-fated prince of the Tang dynasty: Li Ke, Prince of Shu! He carries the bloodlines of both the Sui and Tang imperial houses, and history marks him as a high-risk figure who was wrongfully executed. It’s hell mode from the start! Fortunately, his golden finger, the “Kind Words App,” comes online. It senses regret within five zhang, and collecting it earns re 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 340 A Carefree Official in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫里的闲散官 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Flying-fish robes, embroidered spring knives. When the brocade-clad guards draw their blades, the court runs red with blood. Traitors who collude with the enemy: execute them! Officials who take bribes: execute them! Those who disrupt the court: execute them! Those who form cliques for personal gain: execute them! In an age of prosperity and splendor, where life drifts like willow fluff, the embroidered spring knife holds the realm in check. He Lu put away his Embroidered Spring Knife, still sta 34.2kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
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  41. 341 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 642Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 342 Beauty That Slays the World 艳杀天下 Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted She killed Han Xin and executed Peng Yue, clearing away every one of Liu Bang’s “brothers” for him. She poisoned the King of Zhao and turned a rival into a human pig, leaving no one in the harem daring to challenge her authority. Before her husband died, he made her swear that only members of the Liu clan could be kings, yet she personally placed members of the Lü clan on the throne. Her son hated her, the ministers feared her, and the people of the realm called her a “poisonous woman.” But so w 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 343 The Swallow's Pecks, the Emperor's Grandson, and a Kingdom Beneath Her Skirts 燕啄皇孙裙下江山 Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted A tale of the Han palace + satisfying palace intrigue + breathtaking beauties + a powerful heroine and political scheming + a fight back from the brink. Zhao Feiyan has been branded by history with the shameful accusation of “swallowing the emperor’s grandsons,” and reviled for all time. Yet no one knows that it was not cruelty in her nature, but a necessary step on her path to the pinnacle of power. An emperor’s favor is merely the sharpest blade in her hand; even the bonds between sisters can 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 344 The Century-Old House 百年老宅 Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l 578Reads—Score102Shelves
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  45. 345 From Pangu to Puyi 从盘古到溥仪 Historical2.7M WordsOngoing [A Tomato-style Records of the Grand Historian + a blessing for audiobook listeners + grounded in historical sources + told with the flair of a novel] [Also known as From Pangu's Creation of the World to the Last Emperor's Abdication] A million-character epic spanning from Pangu's creation of the world to the last emperor's abdication. This isn't a mindless power fantasy: it combines historical authenticity with an engaging, nuanced touch. The book tells the whole story of Chinese history, from 780Reads8.3Score130Shelves
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  46. 346 Tracing the Prince of Lanling 寻迹兰陵王 Ancient Romance723k WordsOngoing This novel sets out to investigate a murder: was Gao Cheng, father of the famed Prince of Lanling, Gao Changgong, killed by his own brother Gao Yang? Two of the best-known figures from the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties are Hua Mulan and the Prince of Lanling. The contemporary musician Liu Qingyao's piece "Prince of Lanling Breaks the Enemy Lines" inspired this story. Gao Changgong was the grandson of Gao Huan, the protagonist of "The Chile Song." After the song is sung, a success 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 347 Journey of the Cold Blade: From Refugee to Ruler of the Realm 寒锋行:从流民到摄山河 Historical288k WordsOngoing A hidden heir lurks in the refugee camps, while the Nine Cauldrons fracture the land and set the beacon fires alight. Xiao Yu, a lowborn refugee struggling to survive in a border camp in the state of Yan, has no idea that his blood carries the loyalty and grievance of a renowned general from the former dynasty. A forced conscription sweeps him into the meat grinder known as the Battle of Canglang Plains. Amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, his innate “Eye of Insight” lets him spot a g —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 348 An Lushan, Rebel Minister of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝叛臣安禄山 Historical773k WordsOngoing He was an obscure Hu tribesman from Yingzhou, born into lowly circumstances and tossed about by the chaos of the age from childhood. With patience, ruthless resolve, and fluency in six languages, he clawed his way up from the bottom, surviving as a trader at the frontier markets. Amid the blood and steel of the northern borderlands, he fought his way onto the road to power. People saw only his belly hanging down past his knees and his affable, foolish air, how he fawned over everyone he met and 2.4kReads8.8Score134Shelves
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  49. 349 The Legend of Han Xin, Master of Arms 驭兵匠韩信传奇 Historical80k WordsCompleted Want to experience a different side of Han Xin, the peerless master of war? The Legend of Han Xin, the Artificer of Armies delivers! Based on Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Marquis of Huaiyin, this novel delves into the truth of human nature to present a Han Xin unlike any you’ve seen before. Here, Han Xin is no longer the man who simply endures. When handling everyday affairs, he seems shrouded in fog, so slow to react that it is exasperating, three beats behind even the s —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 350 Xuanjin Commerce Flourishes 玄烬商兴 Ancient Romance322k WordsOngoing Jingshu is a woman who has transmigrated to Guigu, a place in an imaginary universe. As a metallurgist, she intends to change the balance of power among the feudal states! “At a palace banquet, Jingshu bites into a candied figure and stares at the Grand Princess’s golden hairpin. ‘Sister, that hairpin is so pretty. It looks like golden beads on a skewer of candied hawthorn!’ The noblewomen around her cover their mouths and laugh at her foolishness, never guessing that three days later, a secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
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