Novels About Protagonists Who Champion the People and Uphold the Principles of Heaven and Earth 主角为生民立命为天地立心的小说。

1. 1 异 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明：我用一百条命成圣 Zi Yang紫炀Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.7kReads9.2Score741Shelves

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   Tears welling up in my eyes!!! 😢😢😢 Killing an entire tribe for one person!!!

2. 2 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 214.1kReads9.3Score21.3kShelves

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   How could my little Yan be missing? [Sending heart emoji]

3. 3 大 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Joy Throughout the Land天下乐Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves

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   This is a must; the protagonist leads the ancients onto the path of the Industrial Revolution. [Kiss emoji]

4. 4 满 Doppelgangers Across the City Die in Remonstrance, Toppling the Southern Song Court 满城分身死谏，掀翻南宋朝堂 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Historical379k WordsCompleted In the tenth year of Shaoxing, with the twelve golden summons about to be sent, is Yue Fei's northern campaign doomed to fail? Lin Jue awakens the Remonstrance-to-the-Death System. Looking at the thousands upon thousands of “inactive” clones on the panel, he smiles. “If the backbone of this Song Empire breaks, I'll give my life to hold it up!” In the Hall of Great Celebration, a minister in his sixties spills blood at the dragon pillar, cursing Qin Hui until his heart and guts quail. That is the 3.1kReads7.3Score322Shelves

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   🔥Everyone knows that the Lin family was full of loyal martyrs. Even Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were terrified by the Lin family's repeated suicides and remonstrances. Yue Fei regarded the Lin family as loyal and righteous people. But they did not know that the more than 100 people who died were all the protagonist himself. In other words, the protagonist died more than 100 times for the Song Dynasty.

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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   This book absolutely deserves a thumbs up!

6. 6 陛 Your Majesty! The Duke's Uncle Passed the Palace Exam in Third Place! 陛下！国舅爷他中了探花！ The Pig Who Hates Hiking不爱爬山的猪Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Civil Service Exams and Officialdom] [Court Intrigue] [Plenty of Romance] [A Slice-of-Life Leaning] People in the capital say that after taking a thorough beating, the young imperial uncle has finally gotten his old self back, and even passed the exam as a third-place laureate. But no one knows that he has lived two lives, or that he once had a miraculous encounter across time and witnessed the flourishing civilization of a thousand years in the future. Jiang Yan has never understood how he los 47kReads8.9Score5kShelves

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   The author's writing is excellent, very engaging, and deeply moving, especially the later parts.

7. 7 我 I'm Haruno Sakura, and I Can Tell Fortunes and Exorcise Demons. Pay Up! 我春野樱会算命驱魔，打钱！ Riding a Pig on the Road骑猪上路Anime Fanfiction396k WordsCompleted [Male Soul in a Female Body] [No CP] [No System] [Plot-Driven] [Joyful Saving the Day] [Check the pinned post in the book circle for a conquest guide] When the soul of a Taoist is dragged into the Naruto world and becomes Sakura Haruno, the entire Shinobi World takes a turn for the bizarre. With a functional version of Susanoo powered by soul contracts, Big Brother leads Naruto and Sasuke on a mad dash toward growth, making Konoha bloom everywhere they go. Naruto, who drinks eight bottles of mil 2.7kReads9.5Score280Shelves

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   Wang Xiaomin's Recommendation #34: First Book: "To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the past sages today, to complete the task and usher in an era of peace." The protagonist's efforts to promote this great trend in that era perfectly encapsulate these four lines. Second Book: Because he was picked up and raised, even after perishing alongside a demon and transmigrating, he continues to adopt children—Naruto, Sasuke, Haku—and even establishes a crossover organization, all for the sake of providing for the young.

8. 8 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   For the sake of all people and for our own sake

9. 9 贪 Corrupt Official? Rebellious Minister? I’ll Pull a Coffin Through the Snow to Die Protesting! 贪官？狂臣？我自雪中拉棺死谏！ Unrivaled in This World当世不二Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [Ming dynasty + cursing out Zhu Yuanzhang + passionate remonstrance unto death] In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, heads rolled over the Guo Huan case, and tens of thousands of officials met their deaths. Guo Nian has been here for three years since transmigrating. To save the people, he was forced to embezzle three thousand taels of silver to repair a river embankment, and was bound for execution at the Meridian Gate. Just as the executioner's blade fell, heaven sent down an omen: thunder roared 37.6kReads7.4Score2.9kShelves

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   It's super beautiful, I'm not kidding!

10. 10 让 I Told You to Tutor the Crown Prince, Not Teach Him to Rebel 让你教太子，没让你教太子谋反 Jiu Yue Chu Ba玖玥初芭Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Terminally ill, I obtained the Crown Prince's Companion System. If I'm supposed to teach the Crown Prince, then I might as well teach him how to rebel. Your Majesty, please address the Crown Prince as emperor! Back in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, His Highness the Crown Prince fought his way through a hail of blades and spears. Pull yourself together and don't disgrace yourself! Just do it! 33.9kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
11. 11 大 Great Tang: I Keep Dying to Remonstrate, and Li Shimin Can't Take It Anymore 大唐：天天死谏，李世民破防了 Cicadas Singing at Night夜伴蝉鸣Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A Remonstrance to the Death, Part One. [In the halls of government, rotten wood serves as officials; in the palace, beasts draw their salaries. Men with the hearts of wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the seats of power, while bootlickers and toadies take charge of state affairs. As a result, the realm lies in ruins and the people suffer untold misery.] A Remonstrance to the Death, Part Two. [Your Majesty, you are mistaken! You favor Prince Wei and reject the Crown Prince. Will this not set brot 8.8kReads7.4Score511Shelves
12. 12 历 History Grants Me Immortality, and I Survive to Become an Elder of Every Dynasty 历史赋我长生，我终苟成万朝元老 Pelican Town Resident鹈鹕镇村民Historical721k WordsCompleted [History + Playing It Safe + Transmigration + Lighthearted + Immortality + Shenanigans + Officialdom] (Adapted into a comic drama: The Roaster of Ten Thousand Dynasties: History Granted Me Immortality, So I Say the World Is a Stage) (The rating just opened and will go up, so please don't get scared off!) Gu Chang'an transmigrates into the Great Jing Dynasty and awakens an immortal constitution. To avoid being sliced up for research, he takes on the identity of a sixth-rank court diarist and begi 5.4kReads7.7Score997Shelves
13. 13 水 Water Margin: I Reincarnated as Yanggu County Magistrate and Stole Wu Song's Bride 水浒：我穿成阳谷县令，截胡武松 Colorful Clouds Return to the Light彩云归照Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Water Margin + officialdom + war + political scheming + no System] He transmigrates into the role of Yanggu County Magistrate from the start. No cheat to rely on? Then he will find one himself: poach Wu Song. With the king of close-quarters combat at his side, Li Xingzhou fears no one. The enemy sends out their top general? Li Xingzhou: “Where is Wu Song!” The heroes of Liangshan are causing trouble? Li Xingzhou: “Where is Wu Song!” 133.6kReads8.4Score13.3kShelves
14. 14 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 244kReads9.1Score17.6kShelves

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    It's beautiful, no need to say more.

15. 15 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Are you saying that my prison is not good enough?

16. 16 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 83.9kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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    This should have been in accordance with

17. 17 心 After My Inner Thoughts Are Exposed, I Become Great Qin's National Treasure 心声泄露后，我成了大秦的国宝 Lush Plants草木荣荣Historical657k WordsCompleted Yuan Miao transmigrates into the past just as His Majesty the First Emperor is holding the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai. A sudden downpour forces her to take shelter beneath a tree, and the commotion of the crowd startles her so badly that she falls from a branch. A Confucian scholar beside Ying Zheng subtly advises him that he should not waste the people's labor and resources. The rain, he says, is Heaven's way of warning that the emperor is unworthy of his position. Ying Zheng is already fee 988Reads6.6Score151Shelves

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    I highly recommend the fifth book, "Zhang Yuanqing," a truly unforgettable and cherished book.

18. 18 大 Great Qin: The Frail, Sickly Imperial Preceptor of the First Emperor 大秦：始皇那娇弱多病的国师先生 Great Qin's Author大秦写书人Two Male Leads120k WordsCompleted Transmigration + no romance + a focus on political intrigue + a System (mainly for stopping blood loss and extending life). Yin Shang transmigrated to the Warring States period and spent five years helping Qin unify the realm. The First Emperor and his ministers invited him to enter public life and appointed him Imperial Preceptor. However, for seeing through the secrets of heaven, he suffered the backlash of karma, leaving him chronically ill and close to death. Fortunately, the Sovereign-and-M 424Reads8.3Score106Shelves
19. 19 病 A Sickly Soul in Qin: I Help the First Emperor Unite the Nine Provinces 病秧子穿秦，我助始皇定九州 Luo Zhaoyan洛昭炎Historical464k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated to the Great Qin Dynasty + No Romance + Genius Protagonist + No Overpowered Golden Finger + Changing the Nation’s Fate] Lu Xun, a brilliant Peking University graduate with degrees in two fields, has spent twenty-six years bedridden in the ICU. When his heart condition flares up, he opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated to the Qin countryside in 238 BC. The moment he arrives, Qin soldiers pin him to the ground, a bronze sword at his throat. Others transmigrate with cheats an 7.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 大 Great Qin: From the Start, I Open a Clinic in Xianyang to Heal the World 大秦：开局在咸阳开医馆治天下 Begonia on Snowy Mountain雪上山海棠Historical329k WordsCompleted What can a medical student trained in traditional Chinese medicine do in Qin? Naturally, treat the nobility and meet Ying Zheng. He will help Ying Zheng claim the title of the greatest emperor of all time, while becoming the one and only physician-chancellor in history. Treating the sick and saving lives is only the bare minimum. Saving the nation and its people is an intermediate goal. Governing the world and claiming it for himself are what a transmigrator ought to do. 454Reads6.2Score—Shelves
21. 21 大 Great Qin: My Frail and Delicate Worthy Minister 大秦：我那身娇体弱的贤臣 White Clouds, White Clouds白云朵朵白Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Female transmigrates as a man + no romance + focused on building a career Zhang Yuanqing transmigrates into the body of a down-on-his-luck noble from the State of Chu during the Warring States period. “System for Great Ministers of the Ages activated. Host, work hard to become one of history's greatest ministers!” Wait, wait, wait. Having a System is a good thing, but what does it mean to become one of history's greatest ministers? It's a given that King Zheng of Qin will unite the six states. A 14.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
22. 22 明 Late Ming: For All the People of the Realm 明末：为了天下万民 Mister Donglin东林先生Historical1.0M WordsOngoing [Late Ming + Farming + Ensemble Cast + Chongzhen + Rebellion + Business + No System] In the eighth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhou Huaimin transmigrates to Zhoujiagou, Gong County, Henan. Drought and locust plagues ravage the land, refugees are everywhere, rebel bands pass through, and bandits are as thick as weeds. To protect their homes and their people, the protagonist organizes a peasant association. He leads the villagers in a desperate struggle to survive between rival factions and natur 1.7kReads8.7Score168Shelves

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    From the people, to the people. This is a story about how, under the leadership of Zhou Huaimin, the people of the late Ming Dynasty gradually developed from poverty and the Little Ice Age to the point where they had enough to eat, warm clothes to wear, land to cultivate, and new houses to live in.

23. 23 大 Great Qin: A Stone of Grain Every Minute, Colonizing the World 大秦：一分钟一石粮，殖民全球 A Hundred Ships Charge Through the Sky百舸击长空Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Ying Tian transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and becomes a prince. He thinks he's already got the best possible start, but then he activates the Infinite Supplies System. Level One System: One shi of grain per minute. Level Two System: One shi of salt per minute. Level Three System: One ton of iron per minute. Level Four System: One ton of oil per minute. Level Five System... The System's shop also offers all kinds of weapons and equipment. Level One Shop: Weapons and equipment from the feudal era 4.2kReads6.9Score498Shelves

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    The protagonist travels through time to bring benefits to the people.

24. 24 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Qin, I Help Zheng Ge Live Forever 穿越大秦，助政哥长生 Bright Moon, Faint Stars月明星淡Historical309k WordsCompleted The author is a history enthusiast, and the story includes quite a bit of historical material. Read at your own discretion. Also, the protagonist publicly reveals that he is a transmigrator. Read at your own discretion. Please note, this story has no heroine. After blowing up the public toilets at Yasukuni Shrine, Qin An should have gone straight to the underworld. Instead, he transmigrated to the Qin Dynasty. After a brief period of confusion, Qin An quickly regained his composure. Now that he 1.5kReads8.5Score122Shelves
25. 25 仙 Immortal Qin: Ying Zheng Opens the Heavens and Leads Great Qin into Honghuang 仙秦：嬴政开天，携大秦，入洪荒 Brave Little Snail勇敢的小蜗牛Eastern Fantasy286k WordsCompleted “Fellow ministers, tell me, is this a deer or a horse?” Seeing that no one answered, Zhao Gao turned to the ministers behind him and asked again, his expression threatening. “It is, it is...” Just as the ministers below were about to submit to Zhao Gao's tyranny, a loud, commanding voice suddenly rang out from beyond the palace hall. “But I say it's neither a deer nor a horse. It's a stinking rat skulking in the shadows!” (The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please head to the main text! This no 3.5kReads8.9Score316Shelves
26. 26 冰 Great Qin Conquers the World from Inside a Refrigerator 冰箱里的大秦征服世界 Fu Xiaoxiao傅潇潇Historical454k WordsCompleted [Space] + [System] + [Satisfying Read] + [Unify the World] + [No CP] + [Transmigration] Fu Yeqing unexpectedly acquired an old-fashioned refrigerator. The moment he opened it, he nearly fainted. Inside was an ancient palace, where a tiny person wearing a crown was running around a pillar... In the Great Qin dynasty, in the twentieth year of King Zheng's reign (227 BCE), Crown Prince Dan sent Jing Ke to Qin to assassinate King Ying Zheng, carrying a map of Dukang in Yan and Fan Yuqi's severed he 79Reads6.4Score—Shelves
27. 27 大 Great Qin: I’m a Teacher 大秦：我是个教书先生 Heartache恸心Historical527k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. [History buffs, read at your own risk.] Alternate history (fictional) + no female lead + First Emperor Ying Zheng + completed Try not to take it too seriously, or you'll only make yourself angry... Zhang Yu transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and obtains a Dao-preaching System, helping Qin Shi Huang build a prosperous empire of Qin unlike anything the world has ever seen. Lao Zhao: “Look over there.” Zhang Yu: “What is it?” “That’s my empire.” “...” Zhang Yu turned 2.2kReads9.2Score236Shelves
28. 28 我 I Raise Zheng Ge on My Phone 我在手机上养政哥 Boss Hua of Feng Wanshan凤万山的花老大Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted One day, a character-raising game appeared on Tang Feiyu’s phone. Looking closer, he saw a child being bullied. Well, then he’d raise him right and give him every good thing! Ying Zheng: “...I am the Son of Heaven, yet this immortal speaks rather strangely.” Naturally, they eventually learn each other’s identities and work together to unite the entire world under the Qin Dynasty! 1.4kReads8.9Score210Shelves
29. 29 被 The Hundred Officials Go Crazy After the First Emperor Hears Their Thoughts! 被始皇读心后，文武百官卷疯了！ Gu Qijin顾七堇Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Developing the Qin Empire + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + A Cast of Smart Characters] The genius PhD Gu Lingxue woke up one day and transmigrated to the Qin dynasty! With a wave of her little hand, she decided to become an official! If she became an indispensable favorite of Qin Shi Huang, wouldn’t she be able to make the rules? Just as she was drawing up all kinds of development plans, she never expected Ying Zheng to hear 16.1kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
30. 30 这 In This Life, May Ying Zheng Know Peace and Joy 这一世，嬴政平安喜乐 Gathering Splendor揽华Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted Volume One, “May Ying Zheng Live Happily and Safely in This Life,” is the main story, with no romance. Here, the First Emperor has no dark childhood, and is lively, amusing, warm, and bright~ The female lead, Ying Li, takes her name from the Li in Liyang. She is Ying Zheng's cousin, and the two grew up together, sharing absolute trust. The female lead was originally a Qin native. As the Qin Empire fell, her soul transmigrated a thousand years into the future and possessed a modern-day cat... 1.4kReads8.7Score145Shelves
31. 31 始 The First Emperor Takes Me to Conquer the Island Nation, and My Supermarket Makes Me a Powerhouse 始皇带我灭岛国，我靠超市成一霸 Number One on the Mad God List疯神榜第一人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Interdimensional supermarket + Great Qin + mind reading + cultivation + apocalypse + interstellar + food + everything + no romance + strengthen the nation] Today's hot topic: “Nuclear wastewater discharge.” Zhang Yuan swears to wipe out the island nation, but instead activates an interdimensional supermarket. Qin Shi Huang arrives directly in a modern supermarket. Grain? Taken care of! Maps? Taken care of! Cannons? Taken care of! To help Qin Shi Huang conquer the entire world as soon as pos 1.6kReads8.2Score208Shelves
32. 32 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Killed by Emperor Zheng Right Away 刚穿越就被政哥噶了 A Branch of Moonmo一支月moHistorical934k WordsCompleted [History + Political intrigue + Ensemble cast + Everyone is a genius + Ying Zheng is invincible + Comedy + No romance + Lighthearted] Su Jinyue has barely opened her eyes when she's about to get killed, by Brother Zheng, no less. What do you mean, someone wanted to become Brother Zheng's mother and got killed? Someone else wanted to give birth to his heir and got killed too? No, no, no! We won't do any of that! We'll get down on our knees right away and beg him to keep our life, saying he can ju 1.6kReads8.7Score152Shelves
33. 33 大 Great Qin: What a Nasty Trick, the Ancestral Dragon Can Hear My Thoughts! 大秦：夺笋呐，祖龙偷听我心声！ Great Lord Mao毛神大大Historical3.6M WordsOngoing [Hilarious + Wits and Wit] This book is mainly a comedy, with history playing a supporting role. It’s not a dry history textbook. Qin Shi Huang eavesdrops, then gets into a daily battle of wits and insults with the protagonist. If I don’t scam you, I’m letting you down. If I do scam you, I’ll profit at your expense. This book has only one purpose: to make readers laugh and starve the pandas. If it fails, then I guess I’m not good enough! 5.2kReads9.0Score496Shelves
34. 34 觉 After Awakening My System, I Was Recruited by the State 觉醒系统后，我被国家收编了 Two Taels of Gold二两金Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Ancient-modern transmigration System + space + no romance + strengthening the nation + buying and selling across eras + hard work and prosperity] (Li Shimin, Ying Zheng, Zhu Di, Cao Cao, Wang Mang...) Lin Qing accidentally transmigrates and awakens an ancient-modern time-travel System. With not a single coin to her name, she starts buying and selling small goods between the past and present. “May I ask what this is, miss? It can make the night as bright as day?” “What is this? It moves without 102Reads6.9Score—Shelves
35. 35 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: After Becoming Lady Jia, the Jia Family Rises Again 红楼梦：穿成贾母后贾府风云再起 Lin Daiyu Is Mine林妹妹是我的Female-Channel Fanfiction480k WordsCompleted Q: What would you do if you transmigrated into the Dream of the Red Chamber as Grandmother Jia? A: Two things: 1. Preserve the Jia family's glory. 2. Take little Sister Lin out to eat, drink, and, uh, have fun. Q: How would you preserve the Jia family's glory? A: The simple, direct way? Kill Jia She, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Jia She, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Qian Hua, Wu Jinxiao... Q: Isn't that a bit too direct? A: Then kill Jia She and Jia Zhen, put the inner household in order, win the people 181Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 刘 Liu Shan Transmigrates Into Chongzhen and Joins Zhuge Liang to Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 刘禅穿越崇祯，与诸葛亮再造大明 Xiangxi Peach Blossom Fish香溪桃花鱼Historical305k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + court politics + comedy + world conquest, no System] Liu Shan transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the newly enthroned Emperor Chongzhen, but has none of Chongzhen’s memories. His constant refusal to play by the rules leaves all the ministers baffled, yet accidentally brings balance to the imperial court. The ministers exclaim, “Your Majesty’s tactics are truly brilliant!” Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang transmigrates here too. After a thousand years apart, the Prime Minist 1.5kReads7.6Score159Shelves
37. 37 超 The Time-Traveling Tutoring Class: Little Sizi, Stand Up and Listen to the Lesson 超时空补课班小兕子给我站着听课 Fallen Blossoms, a Heart Grows Chilly花落心微凉Historical252k WordsCompleted A tutoring center that had been open for a year was about to close because it couldn't attract any students. Just as Lin Mo was preparing to shut the doors, he found a little girl in the classroom. She was five years old and called him “Young Master.” After asking around, he learned that her name was Li Mingda, her childhood nickname was Xiao Sizi, and she was a princess of the Tang Dynasty. Had his tutoring center connected to the Tang Dynasty? Xiao Sizi, if your father pays, I could actually b 135Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 超 The Time-Traveling Bookshop's Most Devoted Reader Is Zhu Yuanzhang! 超时空书店，忠实读者是朱元璋！ Lone Mountain of Chu楚山孤Historical644k WordsCompleted Zhu Chen returned to his hometown and opened a bookstore. Business was slow. But then a peculiar reader showed up, dressed like someone from ancient times. Zhu Chen wasn’t surprised, assuming he was an actor who made a living taking photos with tourists at a scenic spot. The two hit it off, chatting freely about everything from ancient times to the present, and Zhu Chen even taught him a few things. One day, several years later, time and space converged. Zhu Chen walked out of the bookstore alon 27.2kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
39. 39 超 The Time-Space Courtyard: Even the Emperor Comes to Party 超时空小院：皇上都来轰趴 Just the Innkeeper店小二嘛Historical712k WordsCompleted [System + Dual Transmigration + Multiple Dynasties + Alternate History] Alternate history! Unrelated to actual history! He became an orphan and inherited an estate. He returned to his hometown to live a quiet country life in a small courtyard. Wait, who are you? There isn't a soul for miles around. Where did this child come from? Zhu Yingying? Your grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang? Li Lizhi? Your father is Li Shimin? Ying Yinman? Your father is Qin Shi Huang?! Uh... Ancestors, why do you come here e 3.1kReads7.4Score282Shelves
40. 40 重 Reborn, I Study for the Imperial Exams in Another World 重生后，我在异世界读书科举 Lan Xiaoyi蓝小一Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 6.9kReads8.3Score538Shelves

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    Transmigrating into a poor farming family with no background or special abilities, how can one rise to become a pillar of the Qi Dynasty court? The protagonist, Chen Chuyi, dedicates himself to the imperial examinations, writing a legendary tale of rising from commoner to wise minister!

41. 41 电 The Electrician's Rules: Lord of Thunder 电工掌规：雷电法王 Chuwu Sleeping Star初五眠星Urban369k WordsOngoing Have you ever wondered whether the griddle at the pancake stall downstairs carries the warmth of everyday life, kept alive for five thousand years? Have you ever wondered whether, beneath the layers of every ancient capital, lie the spirits of countless heroes who would rather die than yield? Have you ever wondered whether, in an age when everyone chases profit, someone is traveling across the Nine Provinces to carry on the severed cultural heritage of Huaxia? Beneath the neon lights of modern 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That has to be this one. The ex-wife lives in modern times, but after chapter 60, he'll take you to ancient times to see what it's like to live just to survive. A group of people, toiling in the fields, forced to shout "When the year is Jiazi, the world will be blessed!" Just to survive. You can also see the Qin Dynasty with its harsh laws.

42. 42 大 Great Tang: One Poem Makes Me an Immortal, and Noblewomen Go Wild for Me 大唐：一诗成仙，名门闺秀抢疯了 Tan Ling Ya谈玲呀Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Rating just released] [Poetry and song + political intrigue + history + Tang Dynasty + long-form + plagiarist] Modern office worker Pei Mingzhi woke up as the son of a dye-shop owner, a distant branch of the Pei clan of Hedong in the Tang Dynasty. His father, eager to see his son make a name for himself, pushed him into a poetry gathering at Qujiang hosted by the clan’s main branch, hoping he might absorb a trace of aristocratic refinement. At the gathering, the young noblemen in brocade robes 906Reads6.2Score105Shelves

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    It looks pretty good, I don't know why it got a low score.

43. 43 你 You’re a Civil Service Exam Tutor, So How Did You Become the Imperial Preceptor? 你一个公考讲师，咋成国师了？ Know a Woman by Her Scent闻香识女Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations] + [Mentor-and-student ensemble] + [Political maneuvering] Chen Wen, a top civil-service exam instructor, transmigrates to Great Xia and becomes a teacher. From the start, he has a dilapidated academy and three troublesome students. Chen Wen says, “No problem. This is what I do.” He uses logic to deconstruct the eight-legged essay, policy-analysis techniques to write policy papers, and interview skills to ace the palace exam. From topping the county exams to earning top ho 34.7kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    A very nice group portrait

44. 44 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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    This is really good! I missed watching it several times because of the synopsis, and I really regret not watching it sooner.

45. 45 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves

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    This is a must-read! The protagonist, though a chosen one, is actually quite weak in combat and practically useless in the early stages! He relies on his brains to outmaneuver the villains! You can read it without worry! Lots of content to satisfy your appetite!!!

46. 46 山 Old Poems of Mountains and Rivers 山河诗旧 Silly and Dopey笨笨与呆呆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [College Entrance Exam] [Travel and Sightseeing] [Poetry and Literature] [Writing Books and Establishing Ideas] [The four-volume outline is complete. Pure wish fulfillment, no angst ✊] On the eve of the college entrance exam, the gears of fate suddenly shifted, and Chen Jue transmigrated to a parallel world firmly controlled by powerful clans. Here, students from humble families seemed to be kept behind an invisible wall, with little chance to rise above their station. Chen Jue, 1.4kReads6.2Score100Shelves

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    Fighting against powerful families and advocating for the people

47. 47 举 Your Whole Family Hopes You'll Pass the Scholar Exam, but You Top All Six? 举家盼你中秀才，你六元连中？ A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations in the early chapters + farming + everyday life + lighthearted + court politics later on] In his previous life, Shen Zhou was in poor health and cultivated himself through a quiet, disciplined lifestyle, becoming rather indifferent by nature. Then he transmigrated to an ancient peasant family. The entire Shen family pooled their resources to support the original owner’s studies, hoping only that he would pass the county-level examination and become a licentiate. Sadly, the 14.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    🐽🐽 Imperial Examination + Daily Life + Relaxed Life + Imperial Court: Shen Zhou, who has a congenital illness, transmigrates into the body of a peasant boy. Good news: Healthy body, all limbs intact. Bad news: Burdened with debt, failed the imperial examination three times. Shen Zhou: A bad start. The teacher tells Shen Zhou to go home and think things through before returning to school. He does understand. He returns to school, but becomes his classmates' nightmare. Family, who understands? This guy's efforts are sporadic. The most infuriating thing is, he actually passed the exam! His classmates shed tears. Shen Zhou helplessly shrugs: He doesn't care about passing the imperial examination; he's not a scoundrel.

48. 48 大 Great Qin: Fusu Is Demoted from the Start, So I Talk Him into Rebellion 大秦：开局扶苏被贬，忽悠他造反 Yu Lan Jin瑜兰瑾Historical3.3M WordsOngoing “Fusu, you already have an army of 300,000 at your command. Why haven’t you rebelled yet?” “Once Qin Shi Huang dies, Zhao Gao will forge the imperial decree and Hu Hai will take the throne. Don’t wait!” “March into Xianyang and force Qin Shi Huang to abdicate in your favor!” “Fusu, it’s cold. Put on a dragon robe to keep warm!” “What? The First Emperor is dead? Hu Hai has taken the throne? And he’s issued a decree ordering you to kill yourself? This is your chance! Come on, I’ll write you a proc 130.3kReads9.0Score9.5kShelves

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    My darlings, have you been searching for novels where the protagonist is driven by a strong sense of justice and a commitment to the people? Then check out *The Great Qin: Fusu! Holding 300,000 troops, why not rebel?* The opening is high-octane: the atmosphere in Zhangtai Palace is as tense as the calm before a storm. Ying Zheng is furious, his roar like a dragon's cry: "Meng Yi! Go and kill Fusu! I have no son like him!" Meng Yi, on the other hand, is already prostrate on the ground, kowtowing and pleading: "Your Majesty, Prince Fusu's heart and soul are devoted to the Great Qin! Please have mercy! He is your own flesh and blood!" What did Fusu do to infuriate Ying Zheng? What thrilling story lies behind this? Open the book and find out!

49. 49 盗 Tomb Raider: I'm a Good Guy 盗笔之我是好人 Sui Xi岁西Mystery389k WordsOngoing For a female audience, with a male protagonist: a beautiful, powerful, tragic heartthrob who is gentle by nature. Includes an original Zhang family character. Jiang Lan transmigrates into the Zhang family before it has completely fallen into decline. At this point, the little brother has yet to be born, and his System has to collect energy by doing good deeds. After Jiang Lan’s tireless efforts, everyone comes to see him as gentle, considerate, and kind, with a strong sense of responsibility. 8.3kReads9.4Score980Shelves
50. 50 王 A King Must Never Meet Another King? They’re All Avoiding My Edge! 王不见王？他们全在避我锋芒！ Thousand-Crow Demon Priest千鸦妖道Historical625k WordsCompleted (Starts at the peak + Dynasties merged + Emperors from every era + Revealing the truth + Rankings + Historical roundup, but not a complete roundup, there's a plot...) You just unified the realm, and now you're telling me all the dynasties have merged?! Gao Ming transmigrates to ancient times, thinking he's in an alternate world. But after a dense fog rolls in, a ranking of dynasties appears out of nowhere, and multiple dynasties find themselves on the same land. Ying Zheng, Liu Bang, Li Shimin, 5.3kReads8.4Score324Shelves

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