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- 201 Lone Shadow over the Cold River, Moon-Hanging Blade 寒江孤影悬月刀 Hanjiang is a major military stronghold guarding the vital route between north and south, as well as a prosperous haven for merchants. It is said that its waters stretch for three thousand li, its sails carry grain from across the land, and its splendid nightlife rivals that of Jiangnan! Every faction in the realm has a foothold here, from warlords and great clans to martial arts sects and even the Buddhist and Taoist faiths. History-making battles... one coup after another, as power changes han 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 202 The Cloud Tower Rankings 云楼榜 A child abandoned during a time of war was reunited with his parents at the age of fourteen. Only then did he discover that his parents were the Great Yue Empire's Grand Generals Who Guard the Nation. But his true identity was even more astonishing: he was the leader of the world's most mysterious sect, as well as one of the few martial artists to have reached the Grandmaster realm... 805Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 203 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 100Reads—Score—Shelves
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Tales of Astonishing Cases: Strange Crimes of Ancient Times 拍案惊奇:古代奇案录
Crimes are committed with godlike cunning, leaving no trace; cases are judged with fairness and sound discernment. Wrongful and unsolved cases were common in ancient times, whether confessions were beaten out of the accused or witnesses were silenced by murder. This book explores strange and unsolved cases from ancient times. The plots are full of twists and turns, and the investigations are rife with complications, while also shedding light on ancient China’s bureaucratic politics and social re
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I, Zhu Yingying, Have Returned 我朱雄英回来了
No golden finger, no cutting-edge technology, just an ancient way of thinking applied to making things happen. A different Ming Dynasty, a different Zhu Yingying!!! This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story!!!
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I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬!你告诉我状元及第?
After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the
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- 207 I Transmigrated, and They Made Me Emperor! 一朝穿越,我被黄袍加身了! Also known as The Finest Young Master from a Humble Family One month after transmigrating, a woman I've never even met wants to be my wife? And she wants to have my babies! What does it matter if the dynasty is in chaos and the times are turbulent, even if I'm out in the countryside, far from the centers of power? Foreign enemies are invading and want to take my money? Dream on! 837Reads8.6Score102Shelves
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This Three Kingdoms Has No Transmigration 这个三国不穿越
There are fewer and fewer novels about the Three Kingdoms that stick to the official history. This one presents a complete picture of the era, with the schemes and calculations of great figures, the helplessness and laments of ordinary people, incisive analysis, historical figures weighing their decisions, and examinations of the historical context. It features vivid depictions of military strategy and warfare, as well as the complexities of human relationships at every turn. All these elements
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The Road to Heaven 走向天堂
This book tells the story of how Hong Xiuquan rallied the people at Zijin Mountain and led them in revolt. Hong Xiuquan founded the God Worshipping Society and brought Feng Yunshan to Guangxi to preach, winning popular support at Zijin Mountain. Several years later, the society had grown into an armed force tens of thousands strong. Under Hong Xiuquan's leadership, it set out to overthrow Manchu Qing rule.
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The History of the Song Dynasty Is No Mere Smoke 宋史并不如烟
Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will immediately shed the sense of distance that comes with “reading history,” stepping straight into the elegant yet impassioned world of the Northern and Southern Song. Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will see Zhao Kuangyin receiving the imperial yellow robe at Chenqiao Station, the morning frost still on his fingertips and hopes for good governance in his eyes. Open this book, The Son
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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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Bringing Poetry to the Tang Dynasty 带着诗词闯大唐
[Transmigration + Poetry-Based Face-Slapping + Power-Play Wish Fulfillment + Romance Between Two Strong Leads] The moment he opens his eyes, office worker Wang Zhishun has a Jinwu Guard's blade at his throat and has become the Tang Dynasty's most wanted criminal! At death's door, he blurts out Xin Qiji's line, “I searched for her thousands of times in the crowd,” and the princess takes him back to her residence: “This poem is yours to give me, and your life belongs to me!” From then on, Chang'an
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The Soul Returns to Tang 唐归魂
A transmigration sends him tumbling into the splendor and turmoil of the Tang Dynasty. From a nobody to a force that shakes the empire, he nevertheless finds himself torn between loyalty and ambition. His origins are a mystery, history is a web, and every attempt to break free only draws him deeper in. At court, undercurrents churn; on the battlefield, life and death hang in the balance. He thought he could change everything, but in the end, he was swept along by the tide of his times. As the sp
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I Transmigrated to the Tyrannical Qin: Chen Sheng Led Me in Rebellion 穿越暴秦:陈胜带我起义
Are kings and nobles born to their station? The protagonist transmigrates into the brutal Qin dynasty and rises in rebellion alongside Chen Sheng, in an age ruled by harsh officials. Facing divisions between sworn brothers and the relentless turning wheels of history, he plots and schemes to save the brothers who stood together when their oath was first made. Where will he lead them from here...?
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Eastern Jin: Heir to the Gongsun Line, Seizing Murong’s Liaodong 东晋:公孙遗脉,截胡慕容辽东
In 370 AD, Wang Meng led the Great Qin iron cavalry to destroy Former Yan, leaving Liaodong ripe for the taking. After transmigrating as a descendant of Gongsun Du, he finds that his ancestors’ legacy has been occupied by the Sima and Murong clans for a century. Armed with knowledge from a later age, he secretly builds up his strength and seizes Wang Meng’s victory at the height of the Qin-Yan war! Murong Chui is left fuming, Wang Meng regrets his loss, and Liaodong, wrested away so long ago, re
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- 216 The Might of the Great Tang: The Long Winds of the Celestial Strategies 大唐天威之天策长风 In the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, the realm lies in ruins, smoke rises from battlefields, and the people are plunged into misery. A gifted child is born at the Wugong Guesthouse, marked by the auspicious signs of a dragon and phoenix. He is named Shimin, with the great ambition to bring peace to the people. Young Li Shimin is no idle boy. He studies military texts and masters riding and archery. At sixteen, he deploys a feint at Yanmen and drives back hundreds of thousands of Turk 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Went on a Rampage in the Late Tang Dynasty 我在晚唐杀疯了
Li Tao, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang. Using every means at his disposal, he purges powerful eunuchs from the court and establishes a new army. Then he crushes Wang Jian, outmaneuvers Li Maozhen, intimidates Han Jian, corners Zhu Wen, and tramples Li Keyong. Amid the chaos, he restores order and brings the Tang dynasty back to greatness!
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- 218 The Star of Literature Falls to the Mortal Realm: Wang Bo's Legend in the Mystic Tang Dynasty 文星坠凡:王勃玄唐传 The Star of Literature Falls to Earth: Wang Bo's Mysterious Tang Dynasty 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 219 The Mystic Star Quells a Chaotic Age 玄星镇乱世 During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, heaven and earth were in upheaval. Years of unending warfare threw the spiritual veins of the Nine Provinces into disarray and shifted the stars from their courses. A catastrophe was about to descend upon the mortal world. The Star Pivot Order governed celestial divination and the protection of spiritual veins. For generations, its members had taken it upon themselves to determine Heaven's will and safeguard the people, but the demonic Netherdar 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 220 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng’s Record of Heavenly Secrets 玄枢:张衡天机录 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng's Record of Celestial Secrets 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 221 Ashes of War: Fifty-Nine Years of the Liu Song Dynasty 金戈烬:刘宋五十九年兴亡录 Ashes of the Golden Spear: A Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of Liu Song Across Fifty-Nine Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 222 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divining the Cosmos and Aiding Four Dynasties as an Immortal 玄相李泌:易数定乾坤,仙踪辅四朝 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divination Sets the World in Order, an Immortal Aids Four Reigns 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Complete Story of Tang 说唐全传
Centered on the gathering of heroes at Wagang Stronghold, the story spans the period from Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou’s conquest of Northern Qi and Emperor Wen of Sui’s pacification of Southern Chen, to Li Yuan of Tang’s defeat of the rival warlords and Li Shimin’s ascension to the throne. It mainly recounts how the heroes of Wagang joined forces to rebel against the Sui and help establish the Tang dynasty, recreating the turbulent age of the eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four bands of rebels.
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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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- 225 Nine Transformations of the Azure and Yellow: Li Si’s Cauldron 苍黄九变:李斯鼎 Nine Transformations of Heaven and Earth: Li Si Ding 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 226 The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集 Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v 131Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 227 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 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. 2.9kReads7.8Score197Shelves
- 228 The Hidden Talisman Records of Yan 阴符照燕录 The Record of the Yan Kingdom, Illuminated by the Yin Talisman 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Open a Supermarket in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐开超市
Lin Shen transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty and gets bound to a divine-level supermarket System. He opens a supermarket in Chang’an, and his very first customer is Princess Changle. With the System’s help, Lin Shen quickly makes a name for himself in the Tang Dynasty. Princess Changle: “Boss, I’ll take all the lipstick you have. You can give the matches to my father.” Princess Chengyang: “If I call you a good big brother, will you give me a few boxes of chocolate?” Li Er: “I’l
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- 230 Ink Seal of the Nine Heavens 墨印九天 Ink Seal Across the Nine Heavens 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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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
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- 232 Tao Zhu’s Mystic Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven’s Secrets 陶朱玄略:天机谋主 The Tao Zhu Strategy: Mastermind of Heaven's Secrets 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 233 The Debauched Prodigal Son 风流败家子 [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Vote Contest] Wang Kang, a university student from the twenty-first century, finds his soul in ancient times and becomes the wastrel young master of an earl’s household. He was too poor in his previous life, so in this one he wants nothing more than a beautiful wife, a life of wine and dreams, and the easy existence of a wastrel who can coast through life. But he never expected his family to be surrounded by crises and troubles to keep piling up from outside... 18.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
- 234 Guan Zhong’s Mystic Arts: Uniting the Lords and Restoring the Mandate of Heaven 玄相管仲:九合诸侯,一匡气运 Guan Zhong, Master of Metaphysics: Uniting the Lords, Restoring the Mandate of Heaven 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Given Name Is Zhang Haogu 学名张好古
In Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, there lived a wealthy man. The rich man had only one son, named Zhang Haogu. Though he couldn't read, he passed the imperial examinations and entered the Hanlin Academy. Somehow, he even became a princess's husband. He only wanted to survive in a time of chaos, but had no choice except to rack his brains and find a way to end the war quickly. Yet war was everywhere: struggle, life and death, country and family. A man should be full of fiery spirit, riding through b
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- 236 Master of the Purple Star: The Birth Chart Rules the World, the Stars Subdue All Realms 紫微星主:命盘定乾坤,星斗镇诸天 Master of the Ziwei Star: The Fate Chart Determines the World, the Stars Subdue All Realms —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 237 The Vertical and Horizontal Strategies of the Mystic Pivot: The Biography of Su Qin 玄枢纵横之苏秦传 The Story of Su Qin: Master of Strategy and Statecraft 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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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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- 239 The Way of Strategy: Zhang Yi’s Mystic Plans 纵横灵途:张仪玄策 Traversing the World of Spirits: Zhang Yi's Arcane Strategies 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 240 Everyday Life in Beiping During the War of Resistance 抗战时期的北平民间 A friend said that the area east of Beiping served as a buffer zone, and Tanggu was covered by a treaty, so Japan wouldn't make another move for the time being. I'm afraid this matter... If we fight the war to the bitter end, our allies will naturally help us. After all, if we really lose, they won't be able to bear it either, so we know they'll help. 33Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 241 Zigong Enters Government: Chronicles of Five Kingdoms in Turmoil 子贡出仕、五国风云录 Zigong Enters Officialdom: Chronicles of the Five Kingdoms 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 242 Two Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华二千年史 A History of China Through Two Thousand Years was first published in 1934 as one of the University Series, then republished by Zhonghua Book Company in 1956. Written by Deng Zhicheng, it primarily recounts Chinese history from the Qin and Han periods through the Ming and Qing dynasties, while also presenting the author’s historical thought and commentary. 88Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 243 The Black-Armored Strategist: Cui Hao’s Chronicle 玄甲定天:崔浩谋世录 The Black-Armored Strategist Who Settled the Realm: The Chronicles of Cui Hao —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Bloody Battle of Suiyang 血战睢阳
The capital falls, and the emperor flees west. Under attack from all sides, with no reinforcements outside and no provisions within, Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, Lei Wanchun, Nan Jiyun, and other loyal patriots fight for more than ten months against an enemy many times their number to hold the gateway to Jiangnan, a land of plenty. In the end, overwhelmed by their foes, the city falls. Captured, they meet their deaths heroically.
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- 245 The Heavenly Secrets: The Life of Guan Lu 天机箓之管辂传 The Records of Heaven’s Secrets: The Biography of Guan Lu 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn at the End of the Han Dynasty: Taking Liu Hong as My Disciple from the Start 重生汉末,开局收刘宏为徒
He transmigrated to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and became a teacher, but his students were no ordinary people. Among them were Emperor Liu Hong, Han chancellor Cao Cao, and Han general Lu Bu... Well, looks like I've become the teacher of the Han dynasty!
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- 247 The Tang Dynasty in Turmoil: Reforged in the Year of the Fire Horse 残唐鼎沸:丙午再造 The Tumultuous Late Tang: Rebuilding in the Year of the Fire Horse —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 248 Prime Minister Zhuge's Northern Expedition, Liu Shan Leads Wei Yan in a Surprise Attack on Chang'an 相父北伐,刘禅率魏延奇袭长安 A purple-gold crown binds his hair. He wears a red brocade robe embroidered with flowers from Xichuan, armor linked with beast-faced plates, and a beautifully crafted lion-patterned belt. In his hand is a gleaming gold, tiger-headed spiked club, and beneath him is a Fire Dragon steed. And you're telling me this is Liu Shan? Liu Shan: “For internal affairs, ask Imperial Father. For external affairs, ask the Chancellor. If there's anything else we can't decide, ask Wolong!” Zhuge Liang: “Your Maje 6.2kReads8.7Score520Shelves
- 249 Zhuangzi, the Sword Immortal: Roaming the Ninth Heaven 剑仙庄子:逍遥九天 Sword Immortal Zhuangzi: Carefree Across the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 250 I Am the King of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当楚王 I've started a new book, Family Cultivation: The Qin Clan's Immortal Path. I hope you'll support it. This is a dazzling age: King Fuchai of Wu marches north to vie for supremacy, King Goujian of Yue endures humiliation and annexes Wu, the Three Clans divide Jin, and the Tian clan replaces Qi. But I, King Xiong Zhang of Chu, am the brightest star of this era. 6.7kReads8.6Score375Shelves
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