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  1. 251 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Historical690k WordsOngoing [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 3.3kReads9.3Score490Shelves
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  2. 252 Chongzhen Is Reborn, and I've Become Li Zicheng? 崇祯重生,朕成了李自成? Historical376k WordsOngoing [No System] [Wits and Courage] [Not Mindless] [Revenge] [Villains with Brains] [Restore the Ming, Defeat the Qing] I am the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian! I hanged myself at Coal Hill, all hope lost. When I opened my eyes again, I had become Li Zicheng?! The throne is the same, but the realm is no longer the one I knew. In my previous life, I worked tirelessly day and night, yet ended up betrayed by everyone, with my country destroyed and my family dead. In this life, my soul inhabits a rebel. 23Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  3. 253 Great Ming: From the Start, I Cut Zhu Yunwen Off from the Throne 大明:开局断绝朱允炆帝王路 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing At the end of the eleventh year of Hongwu... Less than four years remained before Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Ma Xiuying, the virtuous empress celebrated throughout history, would die! Less than fourteen years remained before Zhu Biao, the most steadfast crown prince in history, would die! Less than twenty-four years remained before the utterly incompetent Zhu Yunwen would take the throne! ...But the relentless wheels of history were set to turn differently with the arrival 17.3kReads8.6Score732Shelves
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  4. 254 His Name Is Zhu Youtang 他叫朱佑樘 Ancient Romance318k WordsOngoing There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone writes about Hongwu, Yongle, Jiajing, and Chongzhen, but I insist on writing about Zhu Youcheng. A nearly perfect emperor, with one point deducted for dying young. Zhu Youcheng: Being crown prince is so hard. My mother died early, I didn't meet my father until I was six, and my position as heir is hanging by a thread. Noble Consort Wan: I am a good person. I've never hurt anyone. I'm not some wicked viper! Zhu Jianshen: I am a good emperor 132Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 255 After Saving Zhu Houzhao, I Gave Great Ming Another Eight Hundred Years 救朱厚照后,我为大明续命八百年 Historical283k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate to fight for the throne. I transmigrated specifically to save my “unorthodox” imperial brother. Zhu Houzhao falls into the water and is critically ill? I save him with modern medicine. The Eight Tigers run amok and officials fight among themselves? I use an iron fist to clean house for him. He longs for military glory and yearns for the battlefield? I make a three-year pact with him: “Elder Brother, to conquer the world, we must first govern it well. Once I forge the sh 105Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 256 Ambush 伏杀 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 14.8kReads8.3Score931Shelves
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  7. 257 A Soldier King Transmigrates to Sarhu: Crush the Eight Banners and Save the Ming 兵王穿越萨尔浒:踏碎八旗救大明 Historical358k WordsCompleted The story of Wang Xiaowei, an invincible modern soldier who transmigrates into the body of an ordinary soldier on the Sarhu battlefield during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. Using his formidable martial arts and modern knowledge, he crushes the Later Jin, defeats enemies with a single move, slaughters his way across the battlefield, and defends his country. A tale of ironclad patriotism, grand battles, and stirring heroism!!! 739Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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  8. 258 The Soldier King Defends the Nation 兵王镇国 Historical587k WordsCompleted Wang Junjie, a modern-day all-around soldier king, transmigrates to the ordinary ranks of the Beijing garrison when the Qing army invades and attacks Beijing in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. He helps the Chongzhen Emperor resist the Qing, suppress bandits, protect the people, and defend the nation. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 259 Transmigrating to the Great Ming: I Order Wanli to Restore the Abdication System 穿越大明:命万历恢复禅让制 Historical154k WordsCompleted Miao Xiyong, a modern doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrates to the Ming dynasty. Using his identity as a Confucian physician as cover, he secretly directs Hai Rui to spearhead reform, climbing the ladder one step at a time until he reaches the pinnacle of power... Will the lie-flat Emperor Wanli beg him to serve as regent? Miao Xiyong smiles scornfully. "I'm not interested in imperial power. Let's just restore the abdication system!" 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 260 The Hakka Army of the Late Ming 明末客家军 Historical625k WordsCompleted This book is entirely original. The protagonist transmigrates into a kind, ordinary Hakka family in southern Jiangxi at the end of the Ming dynasty. The family starts by expanding the patrol office from 20 people, then takes up farming and development, quells rebellions and builds an army, suppresses pirates in the Guangdong Sea, resists the Dutch in the Fujian Sea, fights the British at Humen, and recovers Taiwan. There are naval battles at Hailingyang, Nan'ao, Luoliowan, Humen, and Meizhou Isl 4.1kReads8.1Score365Shelves
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  11. 261 The Mad Dragon of Liaodong 辽东狂龙 Historical607k WordsCompleted On that rainy night on Shuangdao, Mao Wenlong, a wronged soul who had lingered for fifteen years, was reborn. When he used the imperial sword in his hand to cut off Yuan Chonghuan's head, he knew that nothing would ever be the same again... 146Reads9.4Score105Shelves
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  12. 262 A High Schooler Transmigrates into the Chongzhen Era and Saves the Great Ming from Collapse 高中生穿越崇祯力挽大明天倾 Historical354k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! A high school student transmigrates into the Chongzhen era without any cheats. He comes up with an original three-year strategy to pacify Liaodong, defeat Huang Taiji, wipe out the Later Jin, and overcome both internal and external crises. Even an ordinary person can use this strategy to clear the late-Ming challenge. Revive the Ming dynasty and build a glorious empir 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 263 Great Ming: I, Li Shanchang, Am Done Being an Official 大明:我,李善长,辞官不干了 Historical642k WordsCompleted He wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the Ming dynasty during the Hongwu era, becoming the chancellor Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang is terrified. Being an official in the Ming dynasty is no easy matter. The Four Major Cases of the Hongwu era swept up nearly all the civil and military officials who helped found the dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang also loves to play a little game of wiping out nine generations of a family. Simply surviving is no small feat. Fortunately, Li Shanchang activates the 6.6kReads7.0Score210Shelves
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  14. 264 Great Ming: Asking the Hongwu Emperor to Abdicate from the Start 大明:开局请洪武大帝退位 Historical428k WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + System + transmigrate + from the start + ruthless and decisive + Seal the Wolf's Mountain] In the fourth month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao passed away. In the ninth month of the same year, the Hongwu Emperor named Zhu Yunwen Crown Prince's Heir. One after another, a great many meritorious officials and nobles were slaughtered, like cooks discarded after the hare is dead. Prince Ning Zhu Quan: Father, you must be killing meritorious officials because 2.9kReads8.0Score102Shelves
  15. 265 Chongzhen, Father, Call Me Your Majesty: An Emperor for the Ages 崇祯,父皇请叫我陛下:千古一帝 Historical565k WordsCompleted I'm the Fourth Prince, Zhu Cizhao? And it's still the fifteenth year of Chongzhen... “Li Zicheng, I don't care if you take the south, but if you cross Kaifeng, don't blame me for making sure your own family won't know where you are!” I'm out here fighting for my life, while you, Zhu Youjian, and your court officials keep wavering and scheming against one another. Then don't blame me for marching into the palace in armor and forcing your hand with tens of thousands of refugees outside the capital 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 266 Dual Transmigration: My Villa Connects to the Ming Dynasty 双穿:我家别墅通大明 Historical748k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and I have no idea whether it'll go up later!] [Hongwu era] [Sweet romance] [One heroine] [Comedy] [Mutual transmigration] [Political intrigue] [The emperor's trusted confidant] [Imperial son-in-law of the Great Ming] [Absolutely handwritten, no AI] [Important notice: The "young lady" tag was clicked by mistake and can't be changed.] I'm Wang Buyào, a rich second-generation kid. I have three great loves in life: video games, staying home, and resisting marriage pressur 2.1kReads6.9Score101Shelves
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  17. 267 From Laborer to the Chongzhen Emperor: Beauties in One Hand, the World in the Other 从打工仔到崇祯,左手美人右天下 Historical357k WordsCompleted An office worker transmigrates as Chongzhen. He has none of Chongzhen’s memories and no golden finger, so he can only carve out a path through the bloodshed using the little he knows from his past life. In the end, he still manages to thrive. The beginning may be hard, but people make their own way forward. I’ll hold a beauty in one hand and build an empire with the other, leading the Ming dynasty to the pinnacle of the world. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 268 Those Years in the Great Ming 在大明的那些年 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted An ordinary person unexpectedly arrives in the Ming dynasty... The synopsis is a bit lacking, so please read the story... ...The early chapters focus on building the characters, and their backgrounds may diverge from history. Later on, I'll try to stick as closely to the historical record as possible…♡ 273Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  19. 269 Restoring the Ming Dynasty from Burma in Its Final Years 明末从缅甸开始复国 Historical250k WordsOngoing In 1659, the Great Ming dynasty was on the brink of collapse. The Qing army was bearing down on Yunnan, and the court was beset by troubles at home and abroad. But at that very moment, fate took a turn: the modern-day Zhu Youlang unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of the Ming dynasty’s Yongli Emperor, Zhu Youlang. With the powerful support of a tool called the Strongest Restoration System, he set about restoring the glory of the Great Ming. Zhu Youlang must not only face the Qing forces pu 46Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 270 The Splendor of the Ming: Defeating the Demon Empress Sun and Kicking Out the Gate-Crashing Emperor 大明凤华:除孙妖后,踹叫门天子 Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional Ming dynasty + no pocket dimension or System + a prince’s favorite concubine + harem and household intrigue + male lead has had previous partners + clear-headed heroine, no angst + he only dotes on her in the middle and later parts] Content warning: Zhu Zhanji is reborn as the heroine’s son; Wang, the Noble Consort, is villainized; Zhu Qizhen is abused; Empress Dowager Sun and others get taken down. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Li Changxi came across a video a 1.9kReads9.0Score130Shelves
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  21. 271 I Turned My Superstitious Father into the Chief Councilor 我把神棍老爹卷成首辅 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + imperial examinations + daily life + farming + court politics later on] Father and son join forces to build a Ming dynasty on which the sun never sets. Yan Xun transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and discovers that his father can do everything except study. His dad has so many secret identities, like an onion with layer after layer to peel back. Huh! If I push Dad hard enough to make him Grand Secretary, can I become a Junior Grand Secretary? The filial son Yan Xun sells everythin 22.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
  22. 272 Great Ming: The Zhu Family’s Image Crumbled After They Heard My Thoughts 大明:读我心后,老朱家人设崩了 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Xiongying transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became Zhu Biao's newborn son. Chang noticed she could hear her precious son's thoughts. Was Lü up to something? Would her son still die young? Chang couldn't take it anymore. Zhu Biao discovered that he could hear his son's thoughts too. Fourth Brother would rebel in the future? Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di, who had just turned ten. Zhu Di trembled with fear. After Zhu Biao figured out what was going on, he had the imperial physician check his pu 32Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  23. 273 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang’s Entire Family Climbed Out of My Closet 大明:我衣柜里钻出朱元璋全家 Historical235k WordsCompleted [Dual transmigration + wish fulfillment + no female lead + no System + lighthearted and heartwarming + author Yuan Qing’s haters] Zhu Shishun was munching on fried chicken and sipping an iced cola while watching the latest video from a history content creator. The video had just gotten to Zhu Xiongying, a high-born prince who died young, when he heard a strange noise coming from the wardrobe. He opened it, and a chubby little boy with stubby arms and legs crawled out. The child blinked his b 263Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 274 Great Ming: I Am a Founding Prince, and I Oppose the Enfeoffment System 大明:我,开国王爷,带头反对分封制 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the founding Prince of Roasted Chicken of the Great Ming, Zhu Bai had just one goal at first: to keep his head down and lie low in an era full of extraordinary people. Then, by accident, he became the regent at Old Zhu’s side. By accident, he beat a treacherous chief minister to death. By accident, he became the richest man in the Great Ming. Hold on, he really just wanted to coast through life! What does Old Zhu mean by saying he’s better suited to be emperor than Zhu Biao?! 610Reads8.0Score105Shelves
  25. 275 The Ming Dynasty's Fortress Ancestor Livestreams, Trading Insults Across Time 大明堡宗直播古今互喷 237k WordsCompleted [Mongol-Song Era + Han Chinese Nationalism + Roster of Emperors + Everyone Discusses History + Short-Video Brainstorming] The wheat has ripened five thousand times, and our people are called "Han": the Imperial Han! Whether Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Quan, all had to submit to a single Han. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 276 My Game Connects to the Great Ming 我的游戏通大明 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Games + raising a character + history. Simply put, it's a little princess-raising plan. Here's the synopsis: “There are no such things as gods. You should believe in science.” As Wang Yan spoke, he tossed 99,999 “hearty chunks of meat” onto the ground. Wang Yan has two games, one set in the Great Ming and the other DOF. One day, he discovered that items from DOF could actually be tossed into the Ming game. No cannons? Here are 99,999 cannon barrels for Dragonhead Cannons. Short on bombs? Here ar 2.8kReads8.6Score227Shelves
  27. 277 Late Ming Dynasty: Your Majesty, Why the Rebellion? 明末,皇爷何故谋反 Historical201k WordsOngoing Dawn, March 19, 1644. Zhu Wang, an amateur history buff with a doctorate in engineering, transmigrated into the body of an emperor at the end of his reign. The moment he opened his eyes, he faced an unwinnable situation: Li Zicheng had breached the capital, and the Manchus were at the passes. Two abdication edicts sent Li Zicheng into a frenzy while laying a trap for Dorgon. He launched a surprise attack deep into Manchu territory and turned the strategic tables. He won Wu Sangui over, destroyed —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 278 Climbing the Tech Tree in the Great Ming 我在大明攀登科技树 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrate! Zhu Quan is stunned. At least he’s lucky, or maybe he has a good name to thank for it. He’s actually Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Great Ming! One of the Nine Great Frontier Princes, Ning Prince Zhu Quan. The Zhu Quan who lost his head after Zhu Di promised to split the empire with him! Damn! Zhu Quan is completely bewildered! Fortunately, his System awakens. He earns points through sign-ins. The points can be exchanged for rewards. Befor 6.9kReads7.6Score414Shelves
  29. 279 Chongzhen Must Not Die: I Lead the Great Ming to Global Dominance 崇祯不亡:朕带大明称霸全球 Historical583k WordsCompleted A university history student falls off a cliff and opens his eyes to find himself Emperor Chongzhen! By now, Li Zicheng's forces have surrounded Beijing, and the crooked tree on Coal Hill stands right before him. I refuse to hang myself! Abandon the capital and head south, establish my rule over Jiangnan, train a modern army, develop seafaring, crush Japan, and launch a northern campaign to reclaim our lands. Watch me save the dynasty from collapse and reshape the Ming, until all nations come to 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 280 Great Ming: Zhu Zhanji, Submit the Tumu Fortress Dungeon 大明:朱瞻基,上交土木堡副本 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji becomes Zhu Di's legitimate eldest grandson and the imperial heir. He binds himself to the Any-Door System: completing its missions earns him generous rewards! Ding! Mission issued: The emperor has been captured, the country has fallen, and the dynasty is in peril! Mission issued: Destroy the foreign enemies, purge the government from within, and educate the descendants! Zhu Zhanji decides to hand the dungeon over to Zhu Di, bind it to the fat 5.9kReads8.7Score269Shelves
  31. 281 The Engineer Emperor 工科大明 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Lu Ren, an engineering professor, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a baby in a farming family in Henan during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty. He first entered the imperial examination arena to compete against the greats, then used his engineering knowledge to advance technology and improve people's lives. As he steadily expanded his influence, he wrote an extraordinary legend in the Great Ming. 4.1kReads8.8Score513Shelves
  32. 282 The Ironclad Censor 铁律御史 Historical304k WordsCompleted The Great Cheng Dynasty rules the realm by iron law. The Censorate hangs over the court like a sword, and beneath the Xiezhi totem stand eight stern-faced censors. Shen Ye is the youngest among them, and the most “insane.” He begins by investigating a corruption case, exposing a smuggling network on the frontier, unaware that he has stepped into a vast web of political intrigue that has ensnared the court for twenty years. Chief Grand Secretary Lin Ruhai holds absolute power, imperial authority 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 283 Reborn as Zhu Yunwen, I Immediately Made Zhu Di the Great General of the Northern Campaign 转生允炆,直接封朱棣征北大将军 Historical558k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Zhu Yunwen, the Jianwen Emperor of the Great Ming, and the difficulty was set to hell from the start. Before me stood my battle-hardened fourth uncle, Zhu Di, sharpening his weapons and preparing to “purge the emperor’s corrupt advisers.” Behind me stood a group of “loyal ministers” who shouted about “curbing the vassal kings” every day, pushing me toward the fire. What should I do? Go head-to-head with the hero chosen by fate? No, no. Zhu Wen had this to say: Why make life 1.7kReads7.9Score147Shelves
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  34. 284 From Knight to Great Ming 从骑士到大明 Historical326k WordsOngoing Liang Yewen transmigrates. Not to ancient China, but to sixteenth-century Spain. He saves a princess from her pursuers, helps her put down a rebellion, then sails across the ocean with her fleet and returns to the Ming. He thinks the story ends there. He’ll serve as a young prince’s tutor, teach him a few things, and live out his days in peace. Until one day, he realizes he was wrong. The nomads in the north have suddenly learned to fire volleys of muskets. The Japanese pirates in the east a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 285 The Ming Dynasty's Junior Banner Officer 大明小旗官 Historical320k WordsOngoing The first day of the seventh month, in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign. Xuanfu Garrison. A battlefield surgeon transmigrates into the lowest-ranking Ming Dynasty officer, a squad leader with ten soldiers under him, a monthly salary of two and a half qian, and a life hanging by a thread. He knows all too well that in forty-five days, at Tumu Fortress, half a million Ming troops will be wiped out in a single night. He also knows that in one hundred and ninety-five years, the Ming Dynast 66Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 286 A Nameless Death in the Ming Dynasty 明卒无名 Historical670k WordsOngoing In the third year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shaanxi, and not a single grain was harvested. The government hounded the people for taxes like a tiger, while refugees were driven away like livestock. When Shen woke up, a knife was already at his throat. He was a transmigrator, and one of thirty-seven people waiting to die. With a single sentence, he escaped the blade and led the others into an abandoned village. No food? They would grow their own. No iron? They would smelt it themselves 73Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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  37. 287 Making My Way in the Late Ming Dynasty 玩转明末 Historical867k WordsCompleted By a stroke of misfortune, I transmigrated into the body of an official’s son in the late Ming. It was already the Tianqi era, and the Ming, beset by crises at home and abroad, was on the verge of collapse. From north to south, the Jurchens, rebel armies, the Dutch, and Zheng Zhilong all watched like tigers waiting to pounce. Lin Dong’s golden finger appeared, and he set about training the troops and rebuilding the military, determined to reshape the order of East Asia. Korea broke its word and 483Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  38. 288 Iron-Blooded Ming: One Man's Fury Stains the Land with Blood 铁血大明丶匹夫一怒血溅山河 Historical330k WordsOngoing Dear readers: Are you tired of late-Ming power fantasies where the protagonist's domineering aura sweeps over everyone from the start, recruiting famous ministers and fierce generals without a thought, then settling down to farm safely in a garrison? Great! This time, let's take the hard road instead, and write a tale of blood and battle for men of grit! The third year of Chongzhen, fifth month. The year 1630. A severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. A thousand miles of scorched earth, bones exp 103Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 289 Great Ming: My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明:我爷爷是朱元璋 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Back in the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying becomes the eldest legitimate grandson of the Hongwu Emperor and the eldest legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, as well as the Ming Empire's heir apparent. Born to a position of great prominence, Zhu Xiongying witnesses the empire's struggles in its early years, its turbulent rise, countless heroes from history, and the great ship of the Ming Empire sailing toward the distant horizon! 1.3kReads6.8Score102Shelves
  40. 290 Even Bandits Can Set the World Ablaze 流贼也可以燎原 Historical2.7M WordsOngoing The suffering of the people at the end of the Ming dynasty was caused by more than just the rise of the Later Jin. It stemmed from many factors: the brutality of corrupt officials in the dynasty’s final years, the court’s exploitation of disaster victims, and more. You could even say the Later Jin had the least impact. To save the people, both sides must be brought down. It’s not as if everything will be over once the Later Jin is finished. Readers, the punctuation in the first dozen or twenty 2.4kReads6.7Score105Shelves
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  41. 291 Eight Years Across Two Dynasties 两朝八年 Historical265k WordsOngoing (Court intrigue) + (Ming dynasty history) + (sweet romance) + (no rebirth or transmigration, but a sweet couple) In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming dynasty, Emperor Zhu Qizhen personally led a punitive expedition, only to be captured at Tumu Fortress by Esen, the Taishi of the Oirat. Thus began his life as an emperor in captivity. How did this captured emperor repeatedly escape death? Was someone watching over him from the shadows? How would Zhu Qizhen and Nan An begin an ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 292 Zuo Chunliu Taoxiang 左春柳桃香 Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 293 The Heavenly Khan, Beginning with Study Abroad in Oirat 天可汗,从留学瓦剌开始 Historical592k WordsCompleted Political intrigue + colonization + pioneering + expansion + war + the struggle for supremacy! No System! No dumbed-down characters! Decisive and ruthless! The Tumu Crisis: an axe is at his throat! Zhu Qizhen opens his eyes to find himself a prisoner of the Oirats, with the throne about to pass into someone else's hands. With no golden finger to bail him out, he can only rely on his learning to “study abroad” on the steppe... Tame the unruly tribes and become lord of the steppe; lead an elite ca 95Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 294 Transmigrated to the Great Ming: This Is the Real Zhu Family 穿越大明,这才是最真实的老朱家 Historical135k WordsOngoing [Ming Dynasty + Political Intrigue + War] You’re a beast, you’re shameless! You just want her body… After transmigrating into the chaos of the late Yuan dynasty, I end up as a spoiled rich kid who makes advances on Empress Ma! A fresh and unconventional perspective takes you through the tangled love and hate between a transmigrator and the Zhu family. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 295 Those Years of the Ming Dynasty 明朝那些年儿 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [True history: Zhu Yuanzhang, the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, Wanli, Jiajing, and Chongzhen] From the founding of the Ming dynasty by Zhu Yuanzhang through the reigns of sixteen emperors and the careers of tens of thousands of successful examination candidates, how did these people support and complement one another, and how did they scheme against each other? Readers can savor the story for themselves. 72Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  46. 296 The Jiajing Era? The Perfect Time for an Industrial Revolution 嘉靖朝?不正是工业革命的好时机 Historical357k WordsOngoing [History + no System + no golden finger + imperial examinations and political intrigue + technological agriculture] Wang Chengwen, who possesses modern knowledge of materials science, transmigrates back to the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, and just so happens to be the grandson of Wang Yangming, the great hope for the revival of the Wang School. Step by step, he will rise from an unknown commoner to the top scholar, then from an editor at the Hanlin Academy to assistant prefect of Xuzhou, and 17Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  47. 297 Chronicles of the Nine Provinces 九洲风云录 Historical230k WordsOngoing A historical novel set in the late Ming, from the fifth year of the Tianqi reign to the end of the Chongzhen reign. First, this is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The book focuses on recreating the customs and everyday life of the era. Second, aside from the characters needed to move the protagonist’s story forward, most of the characters closely reflect historical fact. The customs, daily life, and even prices mentioned in the novel have all been researched. In the later stages, the protagonist w 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 298 From Lake Bandit to Emperor 从湖匪到帝王 Historical495k WordsCompleted (No System, no harem) The protagonist's soul transmigrates to the shores of Dongting Lake at the end of the Ming dynasty. The story starts in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. Even with only half its former territory left, the Southern Ming still exploits the people, while the Manchu iron hooves in the north are trampling the Han people's backbone... Should he eke out a wretched existence or rise up and resist? Lin Fan chooses the hardest path! See how he gradually builds up his stren 100Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 299 A Hero's Unbridled Passion 天纵侠情 Eastern Fantasy491k WordsOngoing Too young to know how perilous the mountains and seas could be, he plunged into deep ravines and raging floods. At first, he faced fierce tigers with ease. With a fearless heart, he roared to the heavens, nocked an arrow, and drew his carved bow. After years in the martial world, he wandered alone with a blue steed and an iron sword. From north to south, all admired his extraordinary gifts. He braved the storm head-on and subdued a flood dragon with his bare hands. “Linjiang Immortal” Young Kang 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 300 Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮:花船新曲震山河 Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Deadly Predicament + Cheat Space + Strong Female Lead Building a Business] The moment I opened my eyes, I’d crushed the son of a Ming official, and a knife was already at my throat! Luckily, a scar on my wrist concealed a modern laboratory. A stun gun took down the brute, and I even had a bar management manual! Other people transmigrate and get caught up in palace intrigue. I went to the Qinhuai River and brought a run-down pleasure boat back to life. The girls from the lowe 98Reads—Score—Shelves
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