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- 101 A Thousand Beauties Across Ten Kingdoms 十国千娇 In the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Zhao Kuangyin is still only a mid-ranking officer. Yet a captain of the Imperial Guard already knows the story of his Chenqiao Mutiny and how he took power from his generals over a cup of wine. There’s still a chance for everyone, and besides, the captain doesn’t approve of how the Zhao family will do things in the future... 263Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 102 The Tang Dynasty's Number One Rebel 大唐第一狂徒 In the third year of the Chuigong era of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was on the verge of ascending the throne. The sole heir to the modern Tang Sect transmigrated into the body of a marquis's son. Using modern methods, he enhanced his hidden weapons with deadly poisons and defeated every expert under Heaven. He applied forensic investigation techniques he had taken as electives while studying abroad to solve countless strange cases. And the modern fireworks he invented to impress women became a 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
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Great Ming: Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor, I Choose to Give Up 大明：开局穿成崇祯，我选择摆烂
(No System!! Not a naive, inexperienced protagonist!! Not a wish-fulfillment story!! If that bothers you, read with caution!! This is a Chongzhen transmigration story rooted in the historical facts of the late Ming!!) (Absolutely no System! Don't believe the bad-faith review-bombing from black PR studios! I've been targeted!) History's dead ends are never rewritten with a casual stroke of a transmigrator's pen. Yuan Chonghuan's crimes and contributions, Sun Chuanting's life and death, Li Zich
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- 104 Why Does Everyone Want to Kill Me, the Emperor? 怎么都想要弄死我这个皇帝 What is an emperor in ancient times most afraid of? Corrupt officials running rampant within the court, refugees everywhere, and uprisings breaking out all over the country? Or foreign invasions and being forced to cede territory in exchange for peace? Or a spiritual qi revival? None of those! The scariest thing is dying without knowing how or why. As long as I can keep my life, none of the problems above are a big deal! I’m not a native of this world, after all. As long as I don’t die, there wi 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Love You, Mom. See You at Xuanwu Gate 爱你老妈，玄武门见 [Conquest + Farming + Great Tang 30k + Ensemble Cast] Originally titled Love You, Mom. See You at Xuanwu Gate. Li Wei transmigrates into a Great Tang ruled by women, becoming Li Shimin's legitimate grandson, only to be sent by the Empress to the grasslands as a prince consort in a political marriage. General Wu sells out the country for personal gain, while pillars of the court and great aristocratic clans are blissfully enthralled by the female-oriented world's sinister magic. They proclaim, “I 1.4kReads9.2Score102Shelves
- 106 Three Kingdoms: Reborn as a Yellow Turban, I Kill Liu Bei from the Start 三国：重生黄巾，我开局杀了刘备 [Transmigration] + [No System] + [Power Struggles] + [Farming] + [Harem] + [Powerful Official] + [Overthrowing the Han] [Based on official history, not Romance of the Three Kingdoms.] Zhang Xin transmigrated to the end of the Han Dynasty and became a Yellow Turban rebel. He had planned to pack up and run, then pass his days following the script of history. Instead, he was forced to become commander of the last Yellow Turban army. From then on, a great warlord emerged from nowhere. He crushed the 68.5kReads8.7Score6.7kShelves
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On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位
[Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak
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- 108 Back in the Spring and Autumn Period, I Became a Tyrant 回到春秋当暴君 The history of the Spring and Autumn period is half a history of Jin. A soul from the modern era transmigrates to the state of Jin in the late Spring and Autumn period, becoming Zhi Xiao of the Zhi clan. In this era... Laozi organizes the Zhou court’s ancient records and travels around teaching his principles. Confucius takes on disciples in droves and travels among the states, drawing the attention of the world. King Fuchai of Wu and King Goujian of Yue are bound by love and hatred, while Xi Sh 1.8kReads8.9Score137Shelves
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The Redemption of Xiao Shenkè 肖神客的救赎
The ancient divine artifact Moon-Piercing Raft crashes down, striking the peak of Mount Buzhou. On the Wind Emperor's orders, Xiao Shenkè sets out to seize the Five-Colored Stone guarded by the Four Spirit Beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, as well as the Red Vulture. Wind Monkey sacrifices himself for justice, helping Nuwa successfully mend the sky. Later, the Yellow Emperor and the Red Vulture, reincarnated as Chiyou, wage the Battle of Zhuolu. Xiao Shenkè a
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- 110 Ten Thousand Years of Great Qin: Who Let Him Teach the First Emperor? 大秦万年，谁让他当始皇老师的？ At the end of the Warring States period, amid one of the greatest upheavals in Chinese history, Jiang Wang arrives in this era. He studies under Guiguzi, plunges into this turbulent age, and personally sets in motion the fall of the six kingdoms and the unification of the realm. The First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng, calls him his teacher. Unifying the written language and measurements, establishing academies, and enlightening the people: one groundbreaking initiative after another takes shape un 8.5kReads8.9Score462Shelves
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The Tang Dynasty's First Power Broker 大唐第一权臣
In the sixth year of the Zhenguan era, the realm had only just found peace. Using a forged identity, Yun Hao arrived in Chang’an and became a Taoist priest at Xuandu Temple, where he met Princess Changle. From then on, Chang’an knew no more peace. He was a master of the Taoist faith whose prophecies never failed. He was a literary giant whose poems and verses were acclaimed throughout the capital! He was a powerful court official, equally skilled in civil and military affairs, with power to bloc
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Arriving in Southern Ming, an Engineering Student Crushes the Qing and Restores China 来到南明，工科生横扫满清复华夏
In the first year of the Hongguang reign, Jiangnan is on the verge of falling. The realm is shattered, and the people are displaced. A modern engineering expert unexpectedly arrives in the storm-tossed chaos of the Southern Ming. The land is divided among warlords, powerful enemies press at its borders, and the old and new dynasties take turns on the stage. He has no peerless martial arts, but he possesses engineering, manufacturing, and scientific knowledge far ahead of his time. He gathers dis
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From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们
[Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories >
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- 114 Smoke and Fire in the Great Ming 大明烟火 Zhu Yuanzhang: “A bunch of corrupt lawbreakers! I’m going to kill them all.” Han Du: “Your Majesty, please calm down. Rather than killing them, why not put them to use and squeeze every last bit of value out of them?” Zhu Yuanzhang: ... 190Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边
[Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur
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- 116 Three Kingdoms: Your Majesty, Why Have You Rebelled? 三国：陛下何故造反 "No Harem" "Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel" "No Overwhelming Power Trip" "Enter at Your Own Risk" “My name is Dong Mo. One day ago, I was a well-rounded young man in the twenty-first century. One day later, I found myself in Luoyang on September 25, 189 AD. The man before me is my grandfather. His name is Dong Zhuo, courtesy name Zhongying. Three days from now, he'll do the idiotic thing of deposing Emperor Liu Bian and enthroning the Prince of Chenliu, Liu Xie. To prevent history's tragedy from r 4.4kReads8.6Score404Shelves
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Reborn in the Late Tang Dynasty: I, Li Cunxu, Will Never Spoil Entertainers 重生唐末，我李存勖绝不宠信伶人
In the late Tang Dynasty, a soul from a thousand years in the future is reborn in the body of Li Cunxu, son of the Shatuo chieftain Li Keyong. He remembers how his predecessor met his end: after achieving success, he became infatuated with actors, and died as the nation fell into chaos. This time, he resolves never to repeat that mistake. He begins with practical measures. He takes in orphaned children and teaches them skills and literacy. He gathers the sons of military families to train toget
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- 118 Partners in the Zhenguan Era 贞观合伙人 Li Feng, an ordinary middle-aged man who had chosen to lie flat, discovers after a car accident that he has returned to the Zhenguan era. He had intended to carry on living a laid-back life, but unexpectedly became the butterfly that changed history. What kind of sparks will fly between the wise ruler Li Shimin and this modern man? Li Fengtian: “If my arrival has changed history, then I have to take responsibility for it!” Li Shimin: “If I didn’t know, that would be one thing. But now that I kno 5kReads8.3Score334Shelves
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No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋
Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh
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Late Ming: Dawn Drives Out the Night 明末，天明驱夜
[Traditional historical fiction] [No System] [Not pure wish fulfillment] [The unique power struggles of the Ming Dynasty] [Unraveling how power shifts and collapses] At the end of the Ming Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Civil officials cling like parasites and drain the country dry; military nobles scheme over national policy; the emperor is consumed by lust for power; border garrisons are little better than bandits; the central court is riven by intrigue; local officials take their
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- 121 After Liu Bei Abandoned Me, Cao Cao Begged Me to Be His Strategist 被刘备抛弃后，曹操跪求我当军师 [A strategist puts himself in the game, then wins by outthinking Heaven itself.] After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Xian begins serving Liu Bei, a fellow descendant of the Han imperial family, in Pingyuan County. He offers thirty-six ruthless stratagems, only for Liu Bei to accuse him of being an immoral, unjust, and dishonorable man. He goes to Xuzhou to help Tao Qian, but Lü Bu raids their home. Zhang Fei flees on his own, and Liu Xian is captured. He garrisons troops in Xiaop 6.3kReads8.8Score539Shelves
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Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末：从打螺丝到种田
Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat
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Draft History of the Qing Dynasty 清史稿
The Draft History of Qing is an unfinished official history of the Qing dynasty, compiled by a bureau established by the Beiyang government in the early years of the Republic of China. The complete work consists of 536 volumes: 25 volumes of basic annals, 142 of treatises, 53 of tables, and 316 of biographies, organized primarily around the biographical format. It covers 296 years of history, beginning in 1616, when Nurhaci, the Qing dynasty's founding emperor, established a state and proclaimed
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A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户
[No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest
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- 125 Tales of the Spring and Autumn Period: Chronicles of Heroes Across the States 春秋那些事：列国豪雄录 Do you know the real story behind "Duke Zhuang of Zheng Defeats His Brother at Yan"? Do you know that Shi Que, celebrated for putting duty before family, was actually responsible for the decline of the State of Wei? Do you know whether King Ping of Zhou moved east by force, or whether a secret deal was involved? The truth of history isn't always found in the main text of the histories. This book takes you beyond the Spring and Autumn Annals' subtle style and reveals the hidden power struggles hi 7kReads—Score486Shelves
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The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军
In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne
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- 127 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 2.1kReads8.8Score198Shelves
- 128 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, Dong Zhuo Wants to Depose the Emperor, and I'm Liu Bian 三国：开局董卓要废帝，我是刘辩 Based on official history, no System, political intrigue Not Romance of the Three Kingdoms! After taking a fall, he discovers he has somehow become Liu Bian! Dong Zhuo is about to arrive... Is he going to be deposed next, then poisoned to death? Will he become another tragic figure in history who barely matters? No! He will not sit idly by and await his fate! They say governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, but with blades already at his throat, how can he save himself? Intrig 3.7kReads8.3Score290Shelves
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Carving a Path Through Blood, from the Kaihuang Era to Zhenguan 杀出血路，从开皇到贞观
No transmigration. No alternate history. No fictionalized retelling. No golden finger. In the eighth year of the Kaihuang era, 510,000 Sui troops launched a massive invasion of Chen from eight different routes, advancing south from Bashu in the west to the Canghai in the east. At the Battle of Baitugang, the Sui cavalry trampled the Chen army. Five hundred elite horsemen stormed Jiankang and captured Chen Shubao alive. Thus Jiangnan was pacified, and the realm was unified. Yang Guang vied for th
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- 130 Three Kingdoms: Inheriting 300,000 Qingzhou Soldiers from the Start! 三国：开局继承三十万青州兵！ (Decisive and ruthless, a fun power fantasy, an invincible protagonist, vying for supremacy, a somewhat ensemble cast, internally consistent logic, based on the Records of the Three Kingdoms, with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and miscellaneous notes as supplements. If that bothers you, don't read.) Zhang Yuheng, son of the Yellow Turban commander in Qingzhou. After Zhang Rao's death, he awakens memories from two lifetimes. Knowing the Yellow Turbans are short on food, he invites the greates 19.1kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
- 131 Reborn as the Emperor of France 重生之法兰西皇帝 What might happen if a history enthusiast were somehow born in France during the Napoleonic era? The mighty British Empire’s navy is wiped from the face of the earth before him, and even the vast Russian Empire falls at his feet. The reborn Andre surveys the world and cries out boldly, “All of Europe has already submitted to me!” 1.6kReads7.3Score100Shelves
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Song of the Canglang River 沧浪歌
The Jingkang Catastrophe: the Central Plains have fallen, the two emperors have been captured, and the Great Song is on the verge of destruction! Jiang Feng transmigrates into this world, only to discover that he is bound by a cycle of reincarnation spanning two thousand years. He isn't here to conquer the land or become emperor. He's here to save civilization, break the cycle, and open up a new ocean! Firearms shatter the Jurchen cavalry. Seafaring ships connect distant shores across ten thousa
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My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝
In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin
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Emperor Wu of Han: A Game of Power 汉武帝：权力的棋局
Some call him a tyrant; others say he was a great ruler. He doesn't care. He knows only one thing: the blade in his hand must be fast and ruthless enough to drag the Han dynasty out of the mire. He ascended the throne at sixteen with a terrible hand dealt to him. Over fifty-four years, he drove the Xiongnu so far back they dared not look south, dismantled the feudal lords until nothing remained but ashes, and reforged the very backbone of his people. He honed himself into that blade as well. In
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The Chenqiao Mutiny? Not on My Watch! 陈桥兵变？不许变！
Reborn into a new life, he unexpectedly became Emperor Gong of Zhou, whose throne had been usurped by Zhao Kuangyin. Amid one crisis after another, Guo Zongxun did everything in his power to reclaim control of the court. Only when he looked back did he suddenly realize that it all could have been much simpler.
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The Book of Gao Cheng 高澄书
Those who mind transmigration or changes to the historical timeline should proceed with caution. The path of a brilliant young prodigy to becoming a powerful minister, and the king of memes at the end of Eastern Wei. He was said to be brilliant, yet also lecherous by nature. He was said to be resourceful, yet far too arrogant and domineering. He lived recklessly, but was too careless, and died at the hands of his own kitchen servant! After “I, I, the emperor, am a dog’s foot!” all that remained
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The Emperor Is My Brother. What's Wrong with Stealing Your Princess? 皇帝是我哥，我抢你王妃怎么了？
[Feel-Good Story] [Alternate History] [Emperor and His Harem] [Multiple Female Leads] [Comedy] As the emperor’s younger brother, Li Tao had hoped to lie flat, do nothing, and enjoy an easy life. But when his other brothers plotted rebellion, he had no choice but to take up the butcher’s blade. One day, Prince Wei staged a coup. Li Tao pressed his blade against Prince Wei’s chest and said with a cheeky grin, “Since His Majesty and I are brothers, I’ll take care of your princess consort for you. R
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In the Great Ming, Starting with Tofu 人在大明，从做豆腐开始
Wu Zishan, a medical master's graduate, transmigrated to the early Ming dynasty. At first, he only wanted to earn a few taels of silver to improve his life and, while he was at it, marry a beautiful wife. But a beauty pursued him with tearful pleas, and through a twist of fate he entered government service. He was promoted every few days and somehow became a major figure who stirred up the political landscape and changed history...
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The Red Tide Overwhelms the Qing 赤潮覆清
[No System + No Cheat Skills + Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty + Farming + Rebellion] In the spring of 1673, the twelfth year of the Kangxi reign, Wu Sangui killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, and rebelled against the Qing. The whole realm rose in response, setting off the greatest upheaval of the early Qing dynasty, known to history as the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. Hou Juncheng transmigrates to the Qing dynasty on the eve of the revolt. Chinese history has veered onto a dark pa
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Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣
[Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds
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The Great Ming's Lord of the Seas 大明镇海王
[Ming dynasty, soul transmigration, saving the Crown Princess, saving Zhu Ying, saving Zhu Biao, saving Empress Ma, saving Xu Da, saving Lan Yu] Zhang Wuxian transmigrates to the eleventh year of Hongwu. He plans to lie flat and do nothing, but his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder won’t let him tolerate anything “illogical,” so he has to fix it all. Even more absurdly, he has a System in his head that automatically provides solutions and supplies every time his compulsions flare up, and it d
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- 142 Seizing the Song Dynasty: Even the Water Margin Heroes Can Become Kings 夺宋：水浒也称王 Wang Lun unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, becoming the first leader of Liangshan Marsh, the White-Clad Scholar who shares his name. The emperor, a debauched monarch and self-proclaimed Daoist, has traded his dragon throne for a bed of pleasure. The Four Great Villains wreak havoc at court, the common people live in misery, and the Jurchens to the north eye the land like tigers stalking their prey. Wang Lun: “This weak Song dynasty isn't worth saving!” Lu Zhishen: “The w 18.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 143 A World in Chaos: From the Start, I Seize the Thousand-Household Garrison 乱世，开局火并千户所 [Transmigration + All-Star Famous Generals + System + Political Intrigue + Battlefield Strategy + Alternate History] The protagonist rises from a clash among company commanders to become the Northern Dynasty's uncrowned king, his achievements eclipsing even the emperor's. He massacres Baoding and burns Yanjing. Rotten roots cannot grow new shoots: the Demon King of Yanshan rises from the ashes. He reclaims the old lands recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and becomes the new sun of Gor 303Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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Secrets of the Three Kingdoms: The Truth Behind Zhuge Liang's Downfall of Li Yan 三国机密：诸葛亮废李严的真相
The Hidden Truth of the Three Kingdoms: Why Zhuge Liang Stripped Li Yan of His Power
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I'm a Military Engineer, and You Want Me to Save the Ming? 我一搞军工的，你让我拯救大明？
[Traditional history] [Historical farming and development] [Survival in a chaotic age] [No System] [Military-industrial system] [Late Ming power struggle] Qin Feng, a technician at an arms manufacturing group and a major military history forum influencer, opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking border officer in the second year of the Chongzhen reign, with only ten men under his command. Three days later, Hong Taiji’s fifty thousand Eight Banners troops breach the frontier. Historically, no
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Chronicles from the Cracks of History 历史缝隙录
Official histories tell of emperors, generals, and ministers. I write about the people they leave out. Coroners, matchmakers, leatherworkers, ferry clerks, and court scribes: these occupations never made it into the official histories, yet their practitioners lived and died in the gaps between eras. Living in the cracks of their times, they relied on skills passed down through generations to stumble upon miscarriages of justice concealed by altered case files and buried by the passage of time. S
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Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位
[Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f
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Three Kingdoms: From Godfather Killer to Comeback Godfather 三国：从义父杀手到逆袭教父
[Political intrigue] + [Passionate action] + [No System] After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, he finds himself in the body of none other than Lu Bu? Wait, this is Xiapi in Xu Province? And it’s the third year of Jian’an? If nothing unexpected happens, doesn’t that mean he’ll be meeting his end at White Gate Tower in just a few days? In this life, watch me train elite troops, battle the warlords, claim the realm, and bring peace for generations to come! (PS: The story follows the histo
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- 149 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
- 150 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 53.1kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
