The Civil Officials Write, but Never Mock the People; The Generals Wield Swords, but Never Slay the Innocent 文臣执笔，不笑百姓；武将持剑，不斩苍生

1. 551 我 I'm No Confucian Scholar 我不是儒生 Thirty-Three Suns三十三个太阳Eastern Fantasy159k WordsOngoing This is the Eastern Zhou, but not the Eastern Zhou of history. This world has four great nations: Eastern Zhou, Western Xia, Southern Yan, and Northern Liang. And when Guo Dabao woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of Guo Da's son, the Minister of War of Eastern Zhou. Good grief, Guo Dabao? That name is just embarrassing... Guo Dabao soon discovered that this world was not ancient in the traditional sense. Here, there were martial arts, Confucianism, and swordsmanship, even the legendary 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A very good new book, a fantasy novel. The male protagonist cultivates Confucianism and Taoism, somewhat similar to the genre of "Joy of Life." It incorporates Confucianism, Taoism, martial arts, and swordsmanship, and focuses heavily on political intrigue!

2. 552 大 The Boss Puts on a Secret Identity and Takes the Court by Storm 大佬她披上马甲A爆朝堂 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance810k WordsCompleted To avenge her elder brother, she disguises herself as a man and enters the government as an official. The officials soon notice that Lord Yuchi, once as gentle as jade, has become bold and dazzlingly cool. The cute, soft-spoken young woman is sweet on the outside but ruthless within: clever, calculating, wealthy, and armed with plenty of secret identities. She doesn't even blink as she takes down her powerful political rival. As she keeps tormenting him, the feared minister falls for her... Qin, 605Reads9.1Score124Shelves

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   The fourth book is my current favorite historical fiction novel, and it's funny.

3. 553 长 Longevity: I Was Picked Up by Xu Da in the Ming Dynasty 长生：我在大明被徐达捡回家 Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi两广总督Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Healing] [Feel-good power fantasy] In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Yang Xuan met Xu Da, who had returned from a failed northern campaign. To fill his belly, Yang Xuan agreed to become Xu Da’s disciple, beginning his years in the Great Ming dynasty. He lived through the bloodshed of the Hongwu era, witnessed the nations paying court during the Yongle era, and saw the prosperity of the Ren and Xuan reigns. He was Zhu Biao’s close friend and confidant. He was the person Zhu Di t 21.5kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
4. 554 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
5. 555 新 New Song: From Pawn to Tyrant for the Ages 新宋：从弃子到千古暴君 A Leaf in Guazhou一叶瓜州Historical144k WordsOngoing Zhao Yang transmigrates to the Northern Song and inherits the fortune of his eunuch grandfather. He thinks he can spend the rest of his life doing nothing and enjoying a thousand years of leisure. Then he activates a Talent-Recruitment System: all he has to do is take in talented people to earn a prize draw. One day, however, the talented people he has taken in rob the court's annual tribute to Western Xia. The court sends troops to surround his estate, only to discover that it's full of big sho 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the fact that the first season didn't get a rating; the second season even reached third place on the recommendation list. Unfortunately, it ended poorly due to health reasons. 😭😭😭

6. 556 贺 Old Dog He Goes All In: His Unconventional Everyday Life as a Dad 贺老狗沉浸式，非主流带娃日常 The Great Square Has No Corners, The Great Sound Is Silent大方无隅大音希声Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted Early one morning, cries of pain came from the He family home. He Mingxi peeked slyly around the doorway, covering her mouth as she watched in delight, but she still burst out laughing. Her grandfather was spanking her father with a big board. When her father, He Chengming, looked up, he saw a short, chubby little girl with fair skin, covering her mouth and snickering. The child was carefree and mischievous, exactly like her mother, Zhou Yunyun. Scene Two: He Mingxi was crouched beneath a tree, 3.7kReads9.1Score456Shelves

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   "Bo Ye, when you retire, there will be internal factional strife, external wars, an empty treasury, and the people suffering from heavy taxes. I'm truly afraid that you'll become a ruler destined for ruin, constantly bickering with the cabinet and arguing with the Ministry of Revenue." He stood up, put down the salt, strode over, and grasped He Yannian's hand, saying, "I never expected that you, even after retiring, could turn the tide and bring down Yan Gong. You never used to get involved in cabinet affairs or disputes. When you were at home, you often angrily cursed me, and I knew that, but I felt at ease when you cursed me. If one day you stopped cursing me, I would feel that the relationship between us, ruler and subject, had grown distant." Even He Yannian, such a serious person, was speechless now, never expecting the Emperor to be so shameless.

7. 557 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

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   You can take a look at these two books.

8. 558 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 160.3kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
9. 559 我 My Martial Arts Come from Poetry 我的武功出自诗词 No One Gets Hurt in the Jianghu江湖不挨刀Eastern Fantasy774k WordsCompleted [Wuxia] [Cultivation] [Invincible] How Am I Cultivating in a World of Martial Arts? After transmigrating to another world, Wen You would occasionally find strange cultivation techniques appearing in his mind whenever he recited poetry. Gradually, a legend of the "Demon Sword" arose in the martial world. This is a story about wandering the martial world. With flowers and wine, spring is always here. With neither candle nor lamp, the night lights itself. 1.3kReads8.0Score102Shelves

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   ① [🔥A Master of Both Literature and Martial Arts| "My Martial Arts Come from Poetry" Talent Transforms into Swords that Pierce the Heavens✒️] Overflowing with cultural confidence + elegant face-slapping style! Witness how the pride of a scholar cuts through the thorns of martial arts, taking notes like crazy in every chapter amidst the shock of "I wasted my Chinese class"📖 🌟Character overload: A Confucian knight-errant's drunken recitation of Chu Ci poetry becomes unparalleled martial arts! In a blue robe, he wields a pen to write "Bring in the Wine" while his fists shake mountains and rivers, and with a light wave of a folding fan, he recites "Ode to the Red Cliff" while his sword energy soars. A cross-over king of literature and heroic spirit engraved in his DNA📜 💥Explosive plot: Mockingly called a "bookworm," he uses the movement techniques of "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" to toy with the martial arts prodigies! From the inspiration for the Heaven-Burning Palm from "A lone plume of smoke rises straight from the desert," to the condensation of the Frost Sword from "The moon surges in the great river," Tang and Song poetry become deadly moves. The sheer cultural dominance is exhilarating, like fireworks exploding in your head! 🎆 ✨Logical Godhood: Talent and inner strength are exchanged proportionally, and the artistic conception of poetry determines martial arts attributes! When he wrote "Ten steps, one kill," the literary palace trembled, and ten thousand swords came to pay homage—it turns out that five thousand years of Chinese romance is itself the sharpest weapon! 🗡️

10. 560 春 Springtime in Chang’an 春色满唐 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical782k WordsCompleted (Winner of the National Library’s “Explore Ancient Books, See History” writing contest) Zhang Chuanbai is an utterly ordinary young man living in the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan era. Because he is good at dreaming, he knows plenty of things from later generations. As Zhang Chuanbai grows into a child prodigy, he discovers that his whole family is made up of main characters. His father: mysterious and a professional pie deliveryman; His mother: whatever she raises gets nice and plump, and sh 3.9kReads9.2Score385Shelves
11. 561 父 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 She Ye射野Historical2.0M WordsOngoing “You accuse me of usurping power? Fine, I’ve taken it!” With two thousand personal guards entering the northern frontier, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty launched a campaign of slaughter. He confiscated the Shanxi merchants’ wealth, executed the regional commander, reformed the frontier army, and secured Xuanfu! The court berated him as “brutal and heartless”? He shot back, “Without brutality, the Ming would have fallen long ago!” An imperial edict summoned him back? He burned it and 51.6kReads8.6Score5.2kShelves

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    Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. Witness how the last Han Chinese crown prince navigates the treacherous court, carefully navigating the complexities of survival, gaining control of the military, politics, and finances, and ultimately turning the tide of the dynasty. The book's highlights include its strategic planning, analysis of human nature, and the use of hidden wisdom, concealed strength, self-reflection, and emotional restraint… using insightful observations to dismantle inner demons and break through others' schemes. The second and third books: Written with profound and natural fluency, the plot unfolds logically and meticulously, featuring vivid and intelligent characters. They fill in the gaps in the lineage of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, showing the simple yet profound relationships of three generations of the imperial family—the eldest grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang—each carrying their own imperial mission, carefully navigating the world and shaping the destiny of the nation. The fourth book: rich in historical depth, sharp in its writing, and rigorous in its logic, it explores the impermanence of fate and the ruthlessness of self-interest, depicting how the short-lived carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao schemed for the overall situation and the fate of the nation. The fifth and sixth books: battling the rebel leader Li Zicheng, defending the capital, attacking the Jurchens, stabilizing the borders, eliminating the bandit leader Xian Yuan, fighting against officials and gentry, and rectifying corruption… When natural disasters, war, and the barriers of officialdom become shackles of destiny, he uses wisdom to break through these shackles, risking his life; when the laws of survival intertwine with human weaknesses, he uses strategy to break through the web, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the book depicts the turbulent political landscape, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

12. 562 奋 Striving in the First Year of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武元年 Imperial Nobility天煌贵胄Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I transmigrated to the first year of Hongwu. Who else can relate? I, Young Master Yang, got press-ganged right from the start and became one of Emperor Zhu Chongba's proud wage slaves. 14kReads8.9Score863Shelves

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    ① He transmigrated to the first year of the Hongwu reign 🍅 Young Master Yang was conscripted into the army right from the start and became a glorious laborer under Emperor Zhu Chongba.

13. 563 变 After Becoming a System, I Help Ying Zheng Sweep Through the Dynasties 变成系统后，我陪嬴政横扫历朝 Luo Zhaoyan洛昭炎Historical208k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + wish fulfillment + comedy + no female lead + no harem + no saintly hero + no dumbed-down characters] At Sand Dune, Ying Zheng had just breathed his last when an obnoxious voice suddenly boomed in his mind. “Hello, First Emperor! I’m Luo Qi, the Defy-Heaven-and-Change-Fate System. Join me in conquering the dynasties, and I’ll grant you eternal life!” The emperor flew into a rage and turned to cut down the noisy demon, only to be thrown straight into the first world The whole cou 41Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 大 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明：家兄朱厚照 I've Been Crazy Since I Was Little打小我就疯Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The Hongzhi Restoration is underway, and Zhu Houzhao is coming of age. Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu are sharpening their blades, preparing for the imperial examinations. A Little Ice Age is just around the corner, and a long, bitter cold is about to ravage the land. Li Mu has spent years building his own earthly paradise. He'd originally planned to live out his days there as a carefree little emperor, but then Zhu Houzhao, the landlord's silly son, showed up... 21Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Both are good, especially the first one, it made my stomach hurt from laughing.

15. 565 师 After My Master Gave Up, the Entire Sect Became Invincible 师尊摆烂后，全宗门都无敌了 If the Sky Is Clear若是晴空Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Heroine + Everyone Else Works Themselves to the Bone + Ensemble Cast + No CP] Mu Shiyue worked herself to the bone for two lifetimes, only to be struck by lightning while undergoing tribulation. Reborn, she becomes the master of Wanxuan Sect, a small and impoverished sect. The sect may be poor, but her six disciples are good-looking, sweet-spoken, and great at getting things done. She absolutely adores them! She has her disciples train hard: one can make medicine, another can forge ma 5.3kReads9.2Score596Shelves
16. 566 震 Shocking! The Prodigal Son’s Secret Stash Is Bigger Than the Imperial Treasury 震惊！逆子的私房钱比国库还多 I've Been Crazy Since I Was Little打小我就疯Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming. Dear supporters, sit back and enjoy!] After transmigrating, he became the young duke of the Zhen Guo household, despised by everyone. At first, he only wanted to make a little money, stay out of trouble, and live a carefree life. But once he became engaged, everything changed. The emperor wanted him to inherit the throne, and the chancellor's daughter refused to marry anyone but him. Tibet wanted his head, while the Liao Kingdom wanted him dead 14.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
17. 567 始 The First Emperor Made Me His Successor, and I Accidentally Extended the Dynasty by a Thousand Years 始皇让我当二世，不小心延续千年 Yu Lan Jin瑜兰瑾Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Did I unify the Six Kingdoms or the Six Realms? [Passionate] [Thrillingly satisfying] [Farming and conquest] [A veteran author who’s spent ten years pouring heart and soul into writing, guaranteed quality!] [Two Systems, one for each father and son] In the year 2333 of the Great Qin era, elementary school students from Great Qin visit the Great Wall. The children marvel at the wall’s grandeur and magnificence. Their teacher explains, “The Great Wall is a defensive fortification bu 24.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves
18. 568 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 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 104.5kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves
19. 569 这 This Scholar Knows Martial Arts 这个书生会武功 Li Xiangxiang李想想Historical942k WordsCompleted In this twisted world, aristocratic clans study while ordinary people practice martial arts. The soul of a great soldier transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar determined to change his family's fortunes through education. And so, the most fearsome scholar in all of Great Zhao appears... 272Reads8.2Score134Shelves
20. 570 大 Great Ming: From the Start, I’m the Crown Prince, and Grandpa Is Zhu the Butcher 大明：开局皇长孙，爷爷朱屠夫 Running Snail奔跑的蜗牛Historical2.0M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + technological farming + contest for dominion + political schemes + inventions + from the start + no more hiding] After transmigrating to the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign, I climbed out of a coffin from the start and became Zhu Yuanying, the true eldest imperial grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang silently withdrew his blade from the heads of the Huai-Xi nobles. “Well, now that I’m the Ming Dynasty’s Crown Prince, Zhu Yunwen, there’s no place for you anymore! Zhu Di, from now on, work w 577Reads8.4Score118Shelves

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    🌟: I transmigrated into Zhu Xiong Ying's body. I started out lying on a wooden board, and then it was all about developing the Ming Dynasty. I spent my days pleasing Old Zhu. If you like Ming Dynasty history, you should read this; it's a good book, and the later parts are also decent.

21. 571 逍 The Carefree Imperial Son-in-Law 逍遥驸马爷 Drunk from a Flick of the Finger弹指一壶醉Historical3.0M WordsCompleted (Set in a fictional world, drawing mainly on the Ming and Tang dynasties and the Three Kingdoms era) Qin Feng, a doctor skilled in every field, transmigrates into the body of an unwanted illegitimate son in the Grand Tutor's residence. He only wants to become a secret tycoon in this dynasty and find a chance to establish his own household. Unexpectedly, he becomes a royal son-in-law, entering a sham marriage with a princess. Each gets what they want from the arrangement, and Qin Feng only has hi 21.5kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
22. 572 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
23. 573 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    This story is well-written and logically clear. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the plot is fast-paced. The male protagonist isn't a saint, the world-building is vast, the setting is excellent, and it even incorporates Cthulhu elements. It's simply amazing!

24. 574 隋 Sui-Tang: I Alone Turn the Tide, and Protect the Sui Dynasty's Eternal Prosperity 隋唐：只手挽天倾，我护大隋永昌 One Sword, One Thought一剑，一念Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Wu Xin transmigrates to the Great Sui Dynasty and obtains an Abstract System. He can grow stronger by driving other people to the brink. Keep your spirits up, don't lose points. That's the way! Wu Xin: Yuwen Huaji, I'm coming for you first thing in the morning! [You drive Yuwen Huaji over the edge. He crashes his head against a pillar in front of everyone. You gain the strength of two elephants!] Wu Xin: Li Shimin, you really think your brother Li Yuanba is invincible? Today I'll show you there' 22.6kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
25. 575 大 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 Other Shore Three-Seven彼岸三七Historical825k WordsOngoing 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 50.3kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
26. 576 这 This Tang Dynasty Is Seriously Absurd 这个大唐不正经 The Cat Is Called Goudan猫咪叫狗蛋Two Male Leads515k WordsCompleted Li Chengqian: I don't want to be emperor. I just want to love a man. Cheng Chuxuan: And why should I agree? Can you beat my six older brothers? Is your bride price bigger than my dowry? I'm the man who improved the quality of life for the people of the Tang Dynasty and keeps all kinds of monsters! Li Chengqian: Because I can beat up my younger brothers. No matter which one becomes emperor, if he tries to stop you from doing something, I can beat him up. Cheng Chuxuan: ...Well, when you put it th 1.7kReads8.9Score198Shelves
27. 577 换 After the Marriage Swap, I Had Twins with My Playboy Brother-in-Law 换亲后，与纨绔小叔子一胎双宝 Le Zhizhi乐吱吱Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted Unbelievably handsome + wicked to the core + the original playboy VS reborn + wickedly sharp-tongued + stunningly beautiful princess!! Sweet and steamy!! In the cold palace, Shen Shurong saw her husband’s younger brother, her brother-in-law Xie Yunzhao. He held no official position, so why had he come into the palace so late at night? Wait, why were his clothes and the sword in his hand stained with blood? “You… staged a rebellion?” “Sister-in-law, I… I’m taking you home!” Shen Shurong shook her 18.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Super delicious! [Kissing emoji]

28. 578 不 If You Won't Write the Memorial, Why Are You Going on the Northern Campaign? 不写出师表，你北什么伐呀！ Autumn Wind Over Luoshui洛水秋风Historical2.8M WordsCompleted “This place is so delightful, I could forget all about Shu!” Liu Shan, who left behind this timeless saying, thought he had died. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Great Song. With none of Zhao Gou's memories, he gazed at the officials filling the court and fell into deep thought. They have a chancellor here too? The name Qin Hui might not sound like much, but surely he's as capable in both letters and arms as my foster father! Hmm? Wait, why is there 43.6kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
29. 579 回 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 169kReads9.4Score19.6kShelves

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    This is the only book I feel has the potential to truly come to fruition; it has no system, no cheat codes.

30. 580 开 Starting by Joining Liu Bei, I’m Mercilessly Humiliated! 开局投奔刘备，却被无情羞辱！ Mozi Says Nothing墨子不语Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Ten Thousand Words a Day] [Alternate History + Strategy + Mythology] [Book One of a Trilogy] He transmigrated to a different version of the Three Kingdoms, a world of martial arts, mind cultivation, and secret realms, and became Xu Chu’s younger brother. But Xu Feng was born with blocked meridians, making him a martial arts washout! From the start, he planned to join Liu Bei in exchange for a mind-cultivation technique, only to be mercilessly humiliated and treated as a prop in a performance! E 2.8kReads8.9Score242Shelves
31. 581 从 From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝 Bubble's Cat泡泡的猫Historical5.5M WordsCompleted 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! 43.9kReads9.4Score5kShelves
32. 582 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical909k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 98.7kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves
33. 583 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
34. 584 天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 Big Monk o大和尚oHistorical5.2M WordsOngoing [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 155kReads9.0Score14.1kShelves

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    Just watch and you're done! [Laughing and crying emojis]

35. 585 一 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Crumble to Pieces土崩瓦解Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 282.6kReads9.0Score39.8kShelves
36. 586 穿 Transmigration: From Fainthearted Emperor to Revolutionary Mentor 穿越：从昏君到革命导师 Water Bites Paper水咬纸10k WordsCompleted Transmigration: From Foolish Emperor to Revolutionary Mentor 2.6kReads—Score112Shelves
37. 587 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [The only imaginative ensemble martial arts novel on the entire site!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves, dear readers!] [Ensemble cast + System + Traits + Martial Arts] Chen Ye transmigrated to the Great Wu Dynasty and became bound to the Orphan-Raising System. By raising orphans, he could earn points, which he could use to draw traits and bestow them upon the children. 116.4kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
38. 588 穿EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 Won a Wisp of Tea Fragrance at Book Gambling赌书赢得缕茶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    Most of these are novels without a system. The first one has a system, but it's not very useful; the protagonist is the main character. The rest don't have any systems.

39. 589 大 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 Exhausted Sheep力尽羊Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [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 43.9kReads8.5Score4.3kShelves
40. 590 秦 Qin Shi: Ode to Qiao Song 秦时颂乔松 Edamame with Liquor毛豆佐酒Anime Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted What of the six states of Shandong? What of the anti-Qin alliance? What of the overlord of the northern lands? What of the king of the Western Regions? Even if the whole world turns against me and heaven and earth are turned upside down, I can still hold up the sky with one hand and keep it from collapsing! 11.1kReads8.3Score803Shelves
41. 591 大 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 Mulin Shanbao霂霖山宝Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 44.2kReads8.3Score4.2kShelves
42. 592 皇 After My Royal Brother Died, I Married His One True Love 皇兄死后，我娶了他的白月光 Flying Roast Chicken会飞的烤鸡Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + regent + emperor + evenly matched + domineering pursuit] I am an emperor. My life's goal is to squander the empire my father left me. Don't get the wrong idea. I mean it. So I started favoring corrupt officials and treacherous ministers. But those corrupt officials became far too brazen, and when a little boy with his hair tied in buns tugged at my sleeve and said he was hungry, I realized this approach wouldn't work. I needed to try something else. I began building palaces and 179Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It has two male leads.

43. 593 三 Three Kingdoms: He Can Punch with Ten Thousand Jin of Force, and You Call Him a Civil Official? 三国：一拳万斤力你管他叫文官？ Flower-Faced Little Kite花颜小风筝Historical2.4M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Hilarious] [Farming] [Schemer] He transmigrates into the Three Kingdoms era as an officer under Dong Zhuo and awakens with the strength to lift ten thousand jin from the start. He only wanted to survive the troubled times, but his mindset changes. A true man lives between Heaven and Earth. How can he remain beneath others forever? When eighteen warlords unite to campaign against Dong Zhuo, Su Yun decides to stop keeping a low profile. With a hundred cavalrymen, he 42.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
44. 594 穿 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.4kReads7.3Score537Shelves
45. 595 女 Disguised as a Man, I Took the Official World by Storm 女扮男装的我在官场杀疯了 Endless Cat Tail无极猫尾Ancient Romance957k WordsOngoing Just after Jiang Ting, a powerful political figure, retired, she died in an earthquake. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Ting, an orphan whose entire family had been massacred. To avenge her family and survive, she bound her chest, took medicine, disguised herself as a young man, and embarked on the thorny road to the imperial examinations. She uncovered a murder case, exposed a merchant's scheme, brought down the powerful, and claimed the top examination rank again and again! A 197Reads8.4Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's really good, you won't regret investing in it.

46. 596 女 I’m a Three-Year-Old Empress, Yet Dad Keeps Tossing Me Out! 女帝三岁半，我又被爹爹丢出去啦 My Mom Told Me to Go on a Blind Date我妈喊我去相亲Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] (Search for Ye Tuantuan) [Animated comic now available] (Search for Ye Tuantuan) Ye Tuantuan was sneaking snacks in the kitchen when her prince father caught her red-handed. As he grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up, she was still secretly biting down on a shrimp with all her might. Ninth Prince: “Is this really my kid? How can she be so dumb? Maybe I should just throw her away.” Ye Tuantuan’s eyes sparkled. “Wow, Daddy is so handsome.” Empress System: “I’ve n 17.9kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

47. 597 幼 A Young Dragon from the Start, and You Really Think I'm a Beggar? 幼龙开局，你真把我当乞丐？ Sour Candy酸宝Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Gods run rampant, and strange creatures are everywhere. In a world gripped by fear, where anyone might undergo a monstrous transformation, a lowborn boy emerges from an old graveyard. He carries a mysterious space where killing strange creatures lets him absorb their power and conjure items. [Legendary creature, Jade-Eyed Corpse: Its eyeballs can peer into the Yellow Springs and read the scriptures of the dead. Requires a sixth-rank martial artist who has mastered a pupil technique.] The sevent 66.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
48. 598 从 From Pangu to Puyi 从盘古到溥仪 Wang Weisheng王尾生Historical3.0M WordsOngoing [A Tomato-style Records of the Grand Historian + a blessing for audiobook listeners + grounded in historical sources + told with the flair of a novel] [Also known as From Pangu's Creation of the World to the Last Emperor's Abdication] A million-character epic spanning from Pangu's creation of the world to the last emperor's abdication. This isn't a mindless power fantasy: it combines historical authenticity with an engaging, nuanced touch. The book tells the whole story of Chinese history, from 615Reads8.3Score130Shelves

    Reader note

    Some ask, what's the use of reading history? This book doesn't answer that question; it simply tells one story after another quietly. It tells of Wang Zhaojun's final glance back at Chang'an before her departure for the border, of Yue Fei's last look before Fengbo Pavilion, and of the marks Emperor Guangxu left with his fingernails on Yingtai. After listening, you remain silent for a long time, and then you understand: reading history isn't about practical use, but about being able to feel the pain of those far away in this bustling world. As long as your heart can still feel pain, you haven't become completely numb.

49. 599 崇 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 The Clear Breeze Chases Dust, Leaving No Common Souls Behind清风逐尘不留俗人Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 668Reads6.4Score103Shelves
50. 600 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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