Novels About Being Reborn in the Ming Dynasty and Becoming an Official Through the Imperial Exams 重生明朝科举当官的小说

1. 51 明 The Son of Heaven 明天子 Famous Sword Manor名剑山庄Historical3.4M WordsCompleted Reborn in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he finds himself inhabiting the body of an eight-year-old child. But that’s not important. What matters is that he is the crown prince, the heir to the throne! In simple terms, this is the story of an eight-year-old emperor’s rise: seizing the palace, governing the court, bringing peace to the people, quelling internal unrest, recruiting talent, improving agriculture, and developing commerce... Through civil and military accomplishments, he will restore 150Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   I'm only recommending two books set in the Ming Dynasty. The authors were thoughtful and didn't exaggerate; there's no forced self-contradiction or anything like that. Don't let the low ratings fool you; they're definitely worth reading.

2. 52 逍 The Carefree Moon of Ancient Times 逍遥古时月 Moonlight Scattered Across the West Tower月撒西楼Historical142k WordsOngoing After transmigrating by accident to a completely unfamiliar world, he just wants to live freely, earn some silver, marry a lovely wife, and settle down. But things don't go as he hopes. Rigid class hierarchies and authoritarianism run rampant, so he'll trample the evils of feudal bureaucracy underfoot. When foreign enemies invade, no matter how far away they are, they must be eliminated. Thus begins a stirring journey through life. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's quite beautiful even though it's from different dynasties.

3. 53 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 25.9kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
4. 54 大 The Heir of Great Xia: From Humble Scholar to Power 大夏世子，从一介书生开始 Little Water Monster小水怪Historical4.2M WordsOngoing Jiang Feng transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, only to learn as soon as he wakes up that he has been swindled into a marriage. The wife he brought home for ten taels of silver has somehow left him thirty taels in debt! Luckily, he is clever and has modern knowledge, so he manages to sort things out. But looking at the bare-walled house and his delicate young wife, who is sharing his hard life, Jiang Feng rolls up his sleeves. “I thought I could just slack off. Now I’ve got no choice but to w 249Reads8.5Score—14d adds
5. 55 键 Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard 键盘上的杨廷和 Little Bao Is So Nice小宝很奈斯Historical481k WordsCompleted [Yang Tinghe | Male-Centered Lead | Historical Epic | Romance and Marriage | Political Intrigue] Yang Tinghe, grand secretary of the Ming dynasty, recounts his romantic and political adventures in modern language, with a playful take on his own life. [Matchmaking Trip to Yunnan] Help Mu Cong put down the Xundian rebellion and bring the region under direct administration. [Wedding Night] My concubine climbed into my bed... [The Truth About Grain Transport] Men and women alike are beheaded. [The 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A first-person narrative masterpiece written by a top-tier literature PhD from a 985 university. [Add one to your bookshelf]

6. 56 农 A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams 农门子的科举路 Jiumike Kemiye啾咪珂珂咩Ancient Romance305k WordsOngoing Lin Luoluo, a graduate of a top modern university, woke up one day in the body of a five-year-old toddler, and to top it off, she was now a boy. Give her a block of tofu. She wanted to throw herself at it and die. 50Reads7.7Score—14d adds

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   Story summary: It's quite good.

7. 57 大 Great Ming: The Strongest Crown Prince in History 大明：史上最强太子 Deer Dust鹿尘埃Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [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 41.5kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds

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   They are all from the Ming Dynasty.

8. 58 大 Great Ming: I, Zhu Yuanzhang's Master Strategist! 大明：我，朱元璋的狗头军师！ Gu Long Yue古龙月Historical312k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, just as Zhu Yuanzhang has joined the Red Turban Army, Li Chunfeng is Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood friend, as well as the younger brother of Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law. “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang seize command!” “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang defeat Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng!” “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang overthrow the Yuan dynasty!” “Look! My brother-in-law, Brother Zhang, has founded th 2Reads8.6Score—14d adds
9. 59 赵 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 Riverside Pebble河边鹅卵石Historical2.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 7.9kReads8.9Score67414d adds
10. 60 大 Great Ming: I Can Copy Strategic Resources! 大明：我能复制战略物资！ Little Baked Shaomai小火烧麦Historical1.9M WordsOngoing In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the Manchus invade and the people suffer. Li Jian'an transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier and lives in poverty. Ding! The Replication System has arrived! 100 sacks of grain! 100 suits of armor! 100 muskets! 100 cannons! Hahaha, Li Jian'an has struck it rich, wealthier than a nation! “You're just a junior officer, and you have your own cavalry?” “You're just a company commander, and you drove off the Tatars?” “You're just a battalion command 12.7kReads8.7Score99014d adds
11. 61 明 Late Ming: The King of Shu Rebuilds the Realm 明末：蜀王继明复山河 Still a Little Pig依然小小猪Historical2.1M WordsCompleted The Prince of Shu in Chengdu had a new soul, and from the start found himself trapped in a desperate siege by Zhang Xianzhong and his hundreds of thousands of troops. The heavens had given the Han people a chance to prosper forever and revive the Ming dynasty! The new Prince of Shu would put an end to a century of humiliation and make the Chinese people stand forever at the pinnacle of the world! Rifles, machine guns, cannons, trains, warships, schools, commercial taxes, land… One reform af 10.6kReads8.7Score93714d adds
12. 62 大 Forward, Ming Battle-Line Infantry! 大明战列线步兵前进 The World's One and Only Wang天下无二汪Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [An original story about the Imjin War, exclusive to Tomato] In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1592 by the Western calendar), Peng transmigrates into the past. Among the routed soldiers, he's nothing more than a low-ranking scout captain. Facing the utterly rampant Japanese pirates, and a Ming Dynasty that has effectively fallen under the Wanli Emperor's rule, Peng throws back his head and roars, “I'll make them submit through virtue!” The gear strapped across my shou 6.9kReads9.1Score63914d adds

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    These are all acceptable.

13. 63 盛 The Flourishing Ming Dynasty 盛世大明 I Have Heard of High Antiquity朕闻上古Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Historical fiction contest] In the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Hou, whose soul had transmigrated into the Jiajing Emperor, sat regally on the Dragon Throne in his imperial robes, smashing walnuts with the imperial seal. Huang Jin put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Majesty, Chief Grand Secretary Yang is here!" "You idiot! Why didn't you say so earlier?" "..." On the northern frontier of the Great Ming, Anda Khan's forces had grown dramatically in power. As he attacked Xua 481Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    🧨Let bygones be bygones, for tomorrow the sun and moon will bring a new dawn. No marriage alliances, no tributes, no surrenders; the emperor dies for the state—this is the spirit of the Han dynasty.

14. 64 吞 Swallowing the Ming 吞明 Sun-Chasing Samurai逐日武士Historical3.8M WordsCompleted A portal connecting the modern era to the final years of the Ming Dynasty, and an orphan who grew up in the mountains. He decides to save the hundreds of millions of people living through the Ming Dynasty's collapse and build an unprecedented empire! 31Reads8.3Score—14d adds
15. 65 明 Late Ming: Turning the Tide 明末之力挽狂澜 Angel Wings Soaring天使之翼飞扬Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The protagonist is hit by a shell while saving someone and transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty, where he sets out to save the Great Ming. This is a historical strategy SLG game... No, wait, it's a transmigration novel. Starting out as a low-ranking scholar, the protagonist perseveres through hardship and ultimately turns the tide in this extraordinary story... 216Reads8.6Score5214d adds
16. 66 大 The Fierce Tigers of the Ming Dynasty 大明虎贲 Holding a Lamp, Watching the Sword挑灯看剑Historical1.6M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into an age of chaos, where blades are honed, war rages across the land, and the imperial court is rife with scheming and on the brink of collapse. Yuan Xiao arrives in this troubled era by chance while carrying out a mission. Relying on his wit and intelligence, he navigates between the various factions, making friends on all sides and rising step by step to the pinnacle of life amid one peril after another. Behold Yuan Xiao, casually brushing off his sleeves! I specialize in p 311Reads8.8Score8714d adds
17. 67 大 Great Ming: Abandoned from the Start, I’m Begged by Yongle to Claim the Throne 大明：开局被弃，永乐求我称帝 Seeking Pleasure in Dreams1梦里寻欢1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In the first year of the Jianwen era, Zhu Zhanji is born and immediately becomes the apple of his grandfather Zhu Di's eye. His birth prompts Zhu Di to decide to rebel. In the first year of the Yongle era, Emperor Chengzu of Ming crushes the Jianwen court and slaughters more than fourteen thousand of Jianwen's ministers and their families. During the war, his most beloved grandson is captured by his second son, Zhu Gaoxu, and dies in a mass grave. Eleven years later, after soundly defeating the 482Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    The first book's descriptions of history and events are excellent. The second book focuses on technological realism and innovation during the Ming Dynasty. The third book, about Zhu Zhanji, was quite good despite the complicated events involved.

18. 68 铁 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 Ke Shanmeng柯山梦Historical2.5M WordsOngoing In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc 105.8kReads9.4Score11.3k14d adds
19. 69 来 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 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical537k WordsOngoing 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 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds

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    Let the backbone of the late Ming Dynasty reappear in the world

20. 70 工 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A middle-aged bachelor, beaten down by society and thwarted at every turn in the modern world, with no connections to his name but plenty of knowledge and ability, is accidentally transported to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. Relying on his modern knowledge while adapting to the era’s actual technological and industrial capabilities, he works hard to quietly change history and prevent China’s decline. 2.9kReads7.8Score19714d adds
21. 71 大 The Ming Dynasty's General Manager 大明总经理 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical679k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I was the CEO of a business empire. In this life, I’m at the helm of the Ming Group. The emperor is the chairman, and the realm is a corporation. You want to talk ancestral laws and regulations? I only care about performance and financial statements! You want to play court politics? I’m an expert in corporate warfare! This is a crushing, one-sided assault on a decaying dynasty using KPIs, audits, and mergers and acquisitions. Watch me rise from humble beginnings and become t 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My newly released novel, *The General Manager of the Ming Dynasty*, tells the story of a modern-day general manager of a large corporation who transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar during the Tianqi era of the late Ming Dynasty. Follow him as he helps Emperor Chongzhen revitalize the economy, reform the bureaucracy, overcome obstacles, outwit corrupt officials, and ensure the people's livelihood, ultimately rising to become the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty. The entire novel is vividly plotted, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful. It's arguably more captivating than most novels of its kind today. Give it a try; I guarantee you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down. This novel gets more and more exciting as you read on!

22. 72 兵 A Soldier King Transmigrates to Sarhu: Crush the Eight Banners and Save the Ming 兵王穿越萨尔浒：踏碎八旗救大明 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical358k WordsCompleted The story of Wang Xiaowei, an invincible modern soldier who transmigrates into the body of an ordinary soldier on the Sarhu battlefield during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. Using his formidable martial arts and modern knowledge, he crushes the Later Jin, defeats enemies with a single move, slaughters his way across the battlefield, and defends his country. A tale of ironclad patriotism, grand battles, and stirring heroism!!! 725Reads7.3Score—14d adds
23. 73 兵 The Soldier King Defends the Nation 兵王镇国 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical587k WordsCompleted Wang Junjie, a modern-day all-around soldier king, transmigrates to the ordinary ranks of the Beijing garrison when the Qing army invades and attacks Beijing in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. He helps the Chongzhen Emperor resist the Qing, suppress bandits, protect the people, and defend the nation. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 明 Late Ming: My Backyard 明末:我的后花园 No Need for Logic, Just Fun不求逻辑只求爽Urban865k WordsCompleted My soul can leave my body, and my thoughts can kill. Yan Wuhui, a high school student, was framed and imprisoned for six years. On the day he was released, someone tried to kill him again. Against all odds, Yan Wuhui survived and unexpectedly obtained the rare treasure known as the Ancestral Dragon Jade Token. Not only did his own strength surge, he also gained the ability to cross between planes. From that moment on, he went from a down-and-out young man to a powerhouse who dominated both world 239Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Novels that were prevalent in the late Ming Dynasty

25. 75 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 170Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Imperial examinations, the imperial court

26. 76 大 Great Ming: Let the Wooden Birds Soar 大明：让木鸟高飞 Life Is Hard Yet Infinitely Good生活艰难又无限好Historical1.2M WordsOngoing (No System + political intrigue + court politics + business + farming + comedy. Readers who regard the official history of the Ming dynasty as the only valid account of history should proceed with caution.) History is interconnected. If you haven't read to the end, don't rush to judge the book or the author's views. The fall of the Ming dynasty remains a historical mystery. This book draws on extensive research and cross-references its sources, seeking to reconstruct what the author believes to —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The rating is low, but the story is absolutely captivating. The protagonist is a rare example of an unattractive man, making it a very unique novel that will offer you a different experience. Fans of late Ming Dynasty novels shouldn't miss it. [Shy][shy][shy]

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