Novels Set in Historical or Alternate-history China, Where the Protagonist Schemes to Seize the Throne 关于古代历史或者架空历史的，主角谋权篡位的小说
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- 51 EN From Death Row to a King’s Equal: Slashing My Way Out of a Nightmare Start 天崩开局，从死囚营砍到并肩王 [Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta 156.6kReads9.0Score14.2k14d adds
- 52 My Family Was Seized and Exiled: I Emptied the National Treasury and Fled the Famine! 抄家流放：我搬空国库去逃荒！ Just after transmigrating here, Yan Yun’s father, eldest brother, and second brother were beheaded at the border by the emperor on charges of plotting rebellion, because their achievements had become a threat to the throne! But in consideration of the three men’s illustrious military service, their family was spared. They escaped the death penalty, but couldn’t avoid punishment! The whole family, young and old, was exiled to a desolate land! Fine, exile us, then! But his eldest and second brothe 31.1kReads8.8Score2.7k14d adds
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The Black Dragon Roars, the Ink Dragon Sings, and the Halberds Ring as One 黑龙啸，墨龙吟，长戟齐鸣
Also known as The General. [War god] + [national warfare] + [political intrigue] + [fictional setting] + [military commanders] His father died on the battlefield when he was young. His mother passed away when he was a child. An orphan, he was fortunate to be raised with help from his uncle and aunt in the same village. Unwilling to accept the fate laid out for him, he joined the army in his early teens. A boy from a mountain village ultimately rises step by step to become a dynasty's general, gr
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This Ming Dynasty Colonizes the World 这个大明殖民全世界
Original title: The Late Yuan Dynasty: I Knocked Over Zhu Chongba’s Bowl [Chen Shan] [History] [Late Yuan Dynasty] [Struggle for Supremacy] [War] [Chen Youliang] [Zhu Yuanzhang] [Liu Bowen] [Zhang Dingbian] “Dad! Don’t stand so high up, or you’ll get hit by an arrow!” The history streamer Chen Shan finds his soul in the body of Chen Youliang’s crown prince. The moment his father dies at Lake Poyang, he makes a run for it, then turns around and takes the throne, renaming Chen Han as the Great Min
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My Wife Is Already the Richest, So Why Take the Top Scholar Exam? 娘子都首富了，还要考状元？
[Whose husband is this? Whoever grabs him gets to keep him!] Xu Ye accidentally transmigrates while rescuing someone from drowning. When he reaches shore, he realizes he's holding the daughter of the richest man in the realm. He thinks he's landed himself a wealthy wife and can lie flat, living off her money, but then he sees his fiancée being schemed against... “Copy books to pay off your debts? Why not copy Battle Through the Heavens!” “The teahouse is empty? Let's get on the BBS!” The imp
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- 56 The Immortal Eunuch: Beginning with a Plot to Usurp the Throne 长生太监，从谋朝篡位开始 Chu Yuan is reborn as a little eunuch. He expects a miserable life, but unexpectedly activates the Longevity System. The sun and moon will fall, and heaven and earth will decay. Seas will become mulberry fields, beauties will turn to dry bones, and nothing in the world can escape the passage of time. Only I can live forever, my youth everlasting. Since I’ve become a eunuch who can live forever, I might as well usurp the throne and try being emperor!!!! 33Reads8.4Score—14d adds
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I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿，没让你一统天下
[No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu
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Concern for the People 忧民
A modern young man named Yu Fu transmigrates into the body of a boy who also happens to be named Yu Fu. What stories will unfold in an ancient dynasty with a strict social order, and among the alluring martial heroes of the jianghu...? With the slaughter of war, the arrival of natural disasters, and the cries of countless people, will Yu Fu stand by and do nothing? What choices will he make...?
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Great Ming: The Strongest Crown Prince in History 大明：史上最强太子
[Great Ming] + [System] + [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Story] He transmigrated as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son, Zhu Biao, the crown prince with the most secure position in history! He awakened the Fortune Golden Egg System! Once a year, he could smash open a golden egg. The stronger his fortune, the more amazing the prize! A flawless body, peerless swordsmanship, a divine command... With the System's support, he became the greatest crown prince in history! Under Zhu Biao's leadership, the Great Ming
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- 60 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 11.5kReads9.1Score79514d adds
- 61 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 226.6kReads9.5Score27.3k14d adds
- 62 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 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? 165.8kReads9.4Score19.2k14d adds
- 63 From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝 Long Chen transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the castration chamber, about to be made a eunuch. Luckily, the man wielding the knife is an old acquaintance, and Long Chen narrowly escapes disaster. Using his wits, he rises step by step to the top and becomes the strongest emperor! 44.5kReads9.4Score5.1k14d adds
- 64 Ming Cavalry 明骑 A modern border defense soldier transmigrates to Liaodong in the late Ming dynasty, taking command in a time of crisis and rising from humble beginnings. He trains a hundred thousand cavalry, rides into battle with lance in hand, crushes the Tartar invaders, puts down the rebels, and conquers the pass at Mount Helan. He fishes in Lake Baikal and waters his horses on the American continent. Soon, the sun-and-moon battle flags fly across the world. Whoever dares invade our Great Ming shall be slai 1.6kReads8.6Score20614d adds
- 65 My Father Helped Found the Dynasty, and You Want Me to Rebel? 我爹是开国功臣，你让我造反？ Ma Chao and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry from the start! Chen Tianfeng transmigrates to another world, becoming the heir to the Prince of Pingxi, and binds himself to the Conquer the Eight Directions System. But before long, Chen Tianfeng realizes something is off about his System. “Couldn’t you summon a few more loyal ministers and capable generals? Why do you keep giving me people who know how to rebel? Is this some kind of dig at me?” System: “Host, rest assured. The generals and strategists summ —Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 66 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 34.6kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 67 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 237.2kReads9.4Score27.9k14d adds
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Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Become a Tyrant 大明：让你上吊，没让你当暴君
[Political intrigue + scheming protagonist + satisfying read + no System + one heroine] Transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with less than half a year until the Jiashen Incident. Huang Taiji is about to take a detour through Mongolia, breach the Great Wall, and threaten the capital! What? You say the treasury is empty and we can't fight back? Don't panic. Let me kill a few ministers first and scrape together some money! What? You say Li Zicheng has rebelled
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Scheming for Power in Northern Wei: This Xuande Is Too Powerful 北魏谋国：这个玄德太强了
(An alternate-history story, not based on official history) Liu Jing transmigrates to the city of Sishi in Northern Wei during its final years. There he unexpectedly meets the teenage Yang Zhong, still a farmer, and the rich young heir Gao Aocao. Thanks to the Liu family’s ancestral secret art, he successfully fools the two brothers into swearing brotherhood over chicken in a field of chrysanthemums. History would call them the “Three Chrysanthemum Brothers.” Later, Liu Jing becomes Er Zhu Rong’
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Becoming Empress Catherine 成为叶卡捷琳娜女皇
[Transformation, everyday life, political intrigue, farming] Mu Fan once dreamed that someday he would experience Russian history firsthand. But he never imagined he would become part of that history, becoming that empress.
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I Became a Hero in Primitive Society 我在原始社会为人杰
A no-cheat start, with hardcore primitive survival! A modern traditional Chinese medicine practitioner makes a place for himself in primitive society and steadily builds his way up. The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to primitive society. He is skilled in medicine, saving lives and healing the wounded, and knowledgeable enough to improve his tribe! He finds food, builds homes, and secures the means to survive. He gathers herbs and treats injuries to strengthen the tribe, then builds citi
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The Court Is Full of Traitors, Yet They Want Me to Become an Emperor for the Ages! 满朝奸臣，要扶我做千古一帝！
[Epic imagination + explosive action + underdogs overthrowing their superiors + no angst] After transmigrating to the Warring States period, Chu Feng becomes the most carefree prince of Chu. He plans to live peacefully and wait for the kingdom to fall so he can flee. But after one look at the court full of officials, his composure completely crumbles. The chancellors are Qin Hui and Yan Song. The palace directors are Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian. The great general is named Xing Daorong… And then t
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The Han Empire: Emperor Liu Hong 大汉帝国之大帝刘宏
Emperor Ling of Han was the last emperor of the Han Dynasty to wield real power. Though he could have changed the course of history, he instead became the root cause of the Han Dynasty's downfall. By a twist of fate, a modern-day top history student is reborn at the end of the Han Dynasty as Emperor Liu Hong. Watch as he gathers the greatest talents of the era and builds an unparalleled legacy.
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Disciples of the Windbell Moonshadow Sect, Present! 风铃月影宗弟子参上
No memes, alternate history, plenty of demon-like creatures and other nonhuman races. Wang Lei, a transmigrator, arrives in the war-torn Youzhou of the Great Zhou dynasty with the Mount & Blade System. Faced with drought-stricken lands stretching for thousands of miles, rebels rising in droves, and warlords occupying strategic passes, he can summon tons of provisions from thin air with a wave of his hand and blast open city gates with the thunder of 185mm cannons! Cavalry charges across the lan
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Reborn as a Demon Emperor: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 重生妖帝权力巅峰之路
After his uncle usurps his throne, the male lead, Lou Yufeng, is poisoned and killed. By a strange twist of fate, he is reborn in the body of the emperor of an enemy nation. Using the enemy emperor’s body, he begins plotting to reclaim imperial power, then conquers his homeland and takes back the throne that belongs to him. The male lead borrows strength and influence, making use of every person and resource at his disposal. Through careful planning at every turn, he ultimately becomes the true
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Rebellion Through History: Commanding the Heavens, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning 历史造反：操控天象，风雨雷电
[Alternate history] [No System] [Rebellion] [Ascending the throne] [Multiple women] [Dynastic politics] [War] [No saintly hero] [Overwhelming technological advantage] [Invincible] [Exhilarating power fantasy] A thunderclap splits the sky, and a storm of troubles descends! The top scholar rides home in triumph. Neither wind nor rain can shake his calm. After being framed for cheating by the scions of powerful families, Lu Feng, the reigning top scholar, is put on indefinite leave. “Top scholar, d
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- 77 Arms Depot System: Conquer the Ancient World and Unite the Realm 军火库系统：称霸古代，一统天下 [Alternate History + System + Dynasty + War + Technological Overkill + Invincible + Sweeping All Before Him + Epic Thrills + Ascending the Throne + Multiple Women] Li Xun transmigrates to the age of ancient dynasties on a new continent and obtains the [Arsenal System]. He starts with a pistol. The larger his territory, the more types of firearms he unlocks, with no limit on quantity. What’s more, everything the arsenal produces is guaranteed to be high quality and can never harm its Host! “Ding~ 626Reads6.5Score10314d adds
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I Was Barely Born When the Empress Dowager Used Me to Fight for the Throne! 刚出生，母后就拿我争皇位！
Alternate history, no System, strategy and warfare He was once a prince, but fate left him stranded beyond the frontier. Now the land is shattered and warlords vie for supremacy. How could he, a prince by birth, stay out of it?
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The Empire’s Great Bandit 帝国大反贼
(This is a traditional alternate-history novel.) That year, more than a dozen prefectures suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed completely. That year, five powerful military governors carved up the land, and their princes rebelled. That year, Zhang Yunchuan became an outlaw and one of the great bandits of Jiufeng Mountain.
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With Our Ancestors' Blessing, the Great Ming Rises 祖宗保佑之风起大明
[No System + Massive Infrastructure Projects + Advanced Technology + Ming Empire] In the final years of the Ming dynasty, society is in turmoil, with natural disasters and human calamities leaving nine out of ten households empty. After Xu Da forcefully drags Xu Xian along, he arrives in the Ming dynasty. With his own strength alone, he will save Chongzhen, restore the people's livelihoods, reclaim Taiwan, and conquer North America. With the help of a host of ancient Chinese scientists, he will
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Transmigrating to Great Qian as a Prince 穿越大乾当王爷
A worthless man from the twenty-first century transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and tries his best to keep his head down. Instead, he is first made the Great Qian’s first non-imperial prince. Afraid the emperor will grow suspicious, he tries even harder to stay under the radar, only to gradually become the Great Qian’s richest man, the first prince to serve as a grand secretary in its Grand Secretariat, a pillar protecting the realm, and a minister entrusted with the emperor’s heir. He say
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From Commoner to Emperor 从布衣到皇帝
(Carefully written, with smart characters and no System, just solid logic!) Zuo Huan transmigrates to the Jing Kingdom with his wife. To find her after they become separated, he joins the Jing army, helping repel barbarian invasions, put down rebellions in the territories, settle disputes with neighboring states, and navigate the fierce power struggles among several princes... As time passes, Zuo Huan discovers that this world isn't as simple as it seems...
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Riding Across the World 策骑天下
He is tender and gentle with the women he loves, but ruthless and decisive toward his enemies. As the Xi Yan Dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse, he saves the people from a living hell. When petty factions covet the Central Plains, he leads hot-blooded warriors to defend their homeland. He blazes a new trail, drawing merchants from every corner of the world to the Chinese heartland in a race to do business. The finest minds of every people gather in Zhongdu, truly making it the center of th
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The Dune Edict: Fusu Refuses to Die 沙丘遗诏：扶苏不赴死
An imperial edict orders me to take my own life. The whole world says Fusu is weak and deserves to die. But they forget: even a rabbit will bite through a hunter’s throat when cornered! Zhao Gao forged the edict, Hu Hai became his puppet, and three thousand agents of the Black Ice Terrace came for my life with poisoned feathers. I drew my sword, not to cut my own throat, but to sever the chains binding this chaotic age! With three hundred thousand troops from the Great Wall marching to quell the
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Transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Win an Investment from the Mi Family 穿越三国：开局获得糜家投资
He wakes up as the son of Liu Yao, the Three Kingdoms' “unluckiest man,” with only a year to prepare? In history, his father was mediocre, defeated, and killed in battle. His own brief appearance as a “filial son” barely left a mark. Faced with a nightmarish start, Liu Ji grins: “Perfect. I'll be the one calling the shots in Jiangdong!” Persuade his father? No, guide him. Using “prophecies” drawn from his knowledge of the future, he gradually becomes the “heaven-sent prodigy” his father can't do
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Awakening in the Thirty-Ninth Year of Jiajing 醒在嘉靖三十九年
A modern corporate star transmigrates into the Jiajing Emperor. Using dialectical materialism to see through the mysteries of court politics, and applying Mao’s Selected Works and the mass line, he carves out an unprecedented path of imperial reform amid the deadly power struggles between Yan Song’s faction, the upright officials, and the eunuchs. He seeks no eternal dynasty, only the welfare of all under heaven.
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The Disgraced Crown Prince Returns as King 废太子之王者归来
After transmigrating, Ming Zhao found himself not only a disgraced crown prince mocked by everyone, but also a hostage in a foreign country whom anyone could bully! Yet in less than a year, with a few clever moves, he managed to return to his homeland. Even the powerful chancellor could only exclaim, “The disgraced crown prince has actually fought his way back!” But that was far from the only surprise fate had in store for Ming Zhao...
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Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: A Thousand-Mile Raid on Cao Cao 重生三国:千里奔袭曹老板
Drunk in the arms of beautiful wives, awake with the power to rule the world! In this life, I will make heaven and earth anew! After being electrocuted, the young Liu Bu transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era and becomes Tao Qian's adopted son. He also awakens the Supreme Overlord System. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Xiang Yu's strength!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Qin Dynasty death warriors!” Watch as this young man stirs up the course of history and cla
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- 89 Three Kingdoms: The Cao Family’s Rebellious Son Never Meant to Start a Rebellion 三国：曹家逆子真没想造反 After transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms era, Cao Yuan becomes a son of Cao Cao. Cao Yuan only wanted to be a layabout, but he gets bound to a troublesome System! Cao Cao: “My son Cao Yuan, hurry to Guandu and reinforce the battlefield!” [Host, launch a surprise attack on Ye and abduct Zhen Mi!] Cao Cao: “My son Cao Yuan, hurry to Chibi and reinforce the battlefield!” [Host, launch a surprise attack on Chaisang and abduct the Qiao sisters!] Cao Cao: “You disobedient brat! Are you defying mil 594Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 90 Three Kingdoms Emperor: I Have a Tyrant Simulator 三国皇帝：我有昏君模拟器 [Three Kingdoms + foolish emperor + simulator + the Han Empire as a globe] Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms as Emperor Shao Liu Bian. Get stronger by being a foolish ruler? [Ding! Abuse of power detected. Reward: 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry!] The Empress Dowager is living in seclusion in the harem? Come, then. You can govern from behind the curtain. [Ding! The harem interferes in politics. Reward: 10 peerless generals!] There's a disaster in Yuzhou? Send a corrupt official to extort bribes. [Di 6.3kReads8.9Score56514d adds
- 91 Three Kingdoms: I Save Cai Wenji from the Start 三国：开局救了蔡文姬 [Fierce Struggle for Supremacy + Defying Fate + Upending the Three Kingdoms + Multiple Heroines] “Sister-in-law, don’t be afraid. In this chaotic age, I’ll win the realm for you!”… After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms, he finds himself the younger brother of Wei Zhongdao, a gifted scholar destined to die young. His sister-in-law, Cai Wenji, is widowed before their marriage is even consummated, and the family faces crises on all sides, surrounded by powerful enemies! At the brink of life an 8.3kReads8.5Score87314d adds
- 92 Three Kingdoms: Xiao Qiao, Call Your Sister In 三国：小乔，把你姐叫进来 Zhou Ye transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes the governor’s son, gaining the Strongest Life-or-Death System. While others spend money, I spend my life! All he has to do is recruit famous generals, strategists, and other renowned figures to earn more lifespan. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited the first-rate warrior Zhao Yun. Complete a history-making mission and receive five hundred days of lifespan...” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have recruited th 33.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 93 Ghost Valley of Great Qin: I Told You to Compete, Not to Unite the Realm 大秦鬼谷，让你纵横没让你统一 [Historical What-If + Great Qin + Games and Anime + ACG + Transmigration + System + Invincible Protagonist + Cunning] Cao Chao transmigrated into The Legend of Qin and obtained a System, only to discover that there was something a little off about it... “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Jade Void Sword Art, mastered.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Hundred-Step Flying Sword.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Art of Reincarnation.” And so... Jing Ke: “I don’t know why, but Li Ji’ 4.6kReads8.8Score34814d adds
- 94 My Years as Emperor 我当皇帝那些年 Ye Tian, an ordinary wage earner, transmigrates and wakes to discover he has become the ruler of a nation. Being emperor is a blast. The first thing he wants to do is take the empress, who rules the realm by his side, and shed his virginity. Then he’ll revel in wine and women and throw a wild, anything-goes party. He loves his kingdom, but loves beautiful women even more. Filling his harem with beauties from across the land is his greatest dream. 296Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 The Bane of Heroes in the Three Kingdoms 三国之枭雄克星 Scheming + Ruthless Battles + Humor + Lighthearted Fun. Wang Mazi, a criminal policeman, accidentally transmigrates to the late Han Dynasty. He starts by uniting the Yellow Turban forces, then recruits strategists and mighty generals, conquers in every direction, and outwits all the heroes under Heaven. The early part of the book focuses on uniting the Yellow Turban forces, after which the struggle for supremacy begins. (If you're tired of handsome protagonists, try breaking your usual reading h 63Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 96 Reborn as the Emperor 重生之老子是皇帝 To sleep with beauties in his arms and wield power over all under heaven when he wakes: now that’s the life a man should lead! Zhao Dongting transmigrates into an emperor and tirelessly pursues this modest goal. 2.8kReads8.8Score31914d adds
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The Number One Son-in-Law: I Really Don't Want to Rebel! 第一赘婿，我真不想造反啊！
Historical fiction, a touch of ensemble cast, not mindless wish fulfillment, everyday interactions with the heroines, and family life. Also known as: My Wife Is a Grandmaster. Who Wouldn't Lie Flat? No one helps me reach for the clouds, so I tread through snow to the mountaintop alone. If fortune was never meant for me, I'll climb Kunlun by myself! The strategist risks everything by entering the game, all to bring Dongling back into the light! One vow: “I hunger to feast on the flesh of the nort
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- 98 I Woke Up to Find Myself a Son-in-Law 一觉醒来变赘婿 Lan Yuheng dies suddenly from overwork at school and is ultimately dragged back to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. The Judge discovers that he's a virgin for the ninth lifetime and takes pity on him, sending him to an ancient parallel world. Here, those so-called poets don't exist, and the Tang dynasty is not the prosperous era it once was. In the end, his fate is changed, granting him endless romantic encounters. But because something goes wrong with Granny Meng's soup, his soul trans 7.7kReads8.2Score67914d adds
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Four Winds Valley 四风谷
Zheng Wuyang, a poor farmer with an upright nature, provoked the powerful in a moment of anger and brought ruin upon his entire family. He died with bitter resentment amid the flames. His wronged spirit lingered, but somehow a Taoist priest from Four Winds Valley brought him back to life and gave him a treasured sword, allowing him to slay every villain that very night and exact his revenge. Yet even after avenging his family, Zheng Wuyang felt no relief, only endless confusion. To help him find
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Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全
Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi
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