Looking for a Story About a Highly Intelligent Prince Who Uses Strategy and Martial Arts to Secretly Build Up His Forces and Compete for the Throne 求皇子高智商，谋略，武功，暗中建立势力的争霸小

1. 501 摆 King of Slacking Off: The System Forces Me to Claim Welfare Benefits 摆烂之王：系统逼我领低保 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted King of Giving Up: The System Forces Me to Claim Welfare Benefits —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 夏 Summer Has Qiao Mu, Winter Has Withered Snow 夏有乔木，冬有枯雪 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼10k WordsCompleted When Summer's Here, There Are Qiao Trees; in Winter, Only Withered Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 503 汉 Tales from the Han Dynasty 汉朝时期那些事 Qianzhong Swordsman黔中刀客Historical1.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Qin dynasty, the realm fell into chaos and heroes rose up everywhere. Chen Sheng, Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, Zhang Han, Liu Bang, and countless other heroes burst onto the stage. The book’s battle scenes are grand and sweeping, one after another, each packed with explosive action and never a dull moment. Its heroes are vividly portrayed, and their clashes are thrilling and spectacular. The story twists and turns, with memorable episodes, while the writing is witty and humorous, bri 663Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos and heroes rose up. Countless heroes such as Chen Sheng, Zhang Han, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and Fan Kuai burst into the world. The war scenes in this book are majestic and majestic, one after another, with thunder and lightning everywhere, and there are no surprises. The heroic characters in the work are vividly portrayed, the duels between heroes are exciting and exciting, the story is ups and downs and popular, and the writing is humorous, connecting ancient and modern times, and provides comprehensive commentary. After reading it, you will feel hearty and have endless aftertaste. All kinds of knowledge can be digested in your brain at once. It is a book worth reading.

4. 504 全 The Whole Family's Beloved Little Lucky Star 全家团宠小福星 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼12k WordsCompleted The Whole Family's Beloved Little Lucky Star 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 2 The First Snow of 2026 2026年的第一场雪 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼11k WordsCompleted The First Snow of 2026 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 506 元 A Happy New Year's Day with the Whole Family, and Fun Times Year After Year 元旦阖家欢，岁岁有趣事 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼12k WordsCompleted A Happy New Year for the Whole Family, with Fun New Stories Every Year —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 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 109Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   In the Ming Dynasty, you deceive and steal the Ming Dynasty.

8. 508 我 I Transmigrated and Played Mind Games with the First Emperor 我穿越后跟始皇帝勾心斗角 Hard-Pressed Octogenarian不容易的耄耋Historical111k WordsOngoing History associate professor Zhang Heng stayed up late researching the First Emperor’s resurrection, then died suddenly at his computer. When he woke up, he had become Qian Hao, the third prince of the Great Qian Dynasty: a hapless fellow who had just been poisoned by his own elder brother, the crown prince, and now had half the First Emperor’s soul living inside him. “You’re awake? Three days later than I expected.” Ying Zheng, a six-thousand-year-old monster, had been inside his body for twenty —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good

9. 509 九 The Nine Dragons Emerge from the Abyss: The Humble Prince Has a Million Mighty Soldiers 九龙出渊：庸王竟有百万雄兵 Green Tea and Strong Wine, Talking of Childhood Friends清茶烈酒论青梅Historical109k WordsOngoing (Wuxia) (Imperial Court) (Jianghu) (Power Struggles) (Political Intrigue) The stars form a chessboard, the secrets of fate lie shrouded in chaos, and nine dragons rise from the abyss... A dragon's roar shakes the heavens and stirs the winds and clouds. Even a golden-scaled fish can become a dragon once it encounters the right winds and clouds. The realm is as beautiful as a painting. Countless heroes rise for their moment in the sun. The Hundred Schools of Thought converge amid the shifting wind —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new book is out, a different prince needs to be carefully polished

10. 510 人 The Human Emperor's Chronicle 人皇纪 Huangfu Qi皇甫奇Historical7.8M WordsCompleted “I will not hand this world over to people I despise!” And so Wang Chong trampled across a sea of blood and bones to claim the throne of the Human Emperor. He turned the tide when all seemed lost, shored up the collapsing empire, and forged an unparalleled legend! 2.9kReads8.6Score291Shelves

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    I think these two books are good! The first one, finally boos finally appeared Second, he is not a brainless villain like other system novels.

11. 511 王 The King’s Way: Who Can Stand Against Me? 王之道谁与争锋 I Am Wild吾狂尔Historical260k WordsOngoing He is Zhao De, the empire's fourth prince, raised in luxury and wanting for nothing. Yet, by imperial decree, he assumes a false identity, abandons the dignity of his princely rank, and joins the army on the battlefield. Starting as an unknown soldier at the very bottom, he fights bloody battles on the frontier and narrowly escapes death time and again. Together with brothers-in-arms who share his life and death, he rises step by step amid the smoke and chaos of war. In the mortal world, he 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He is Zhao De, the fourth prince of the empire who is well-dressed and well-fed, but with an imperial order, he hides his name, abandons the honor of being a prince, and joins the battlefield. Starting from an unknown soldier at the bottom, he fought through bloody border crossings and narrowly escaped death. Together with his brothers in life and death, he rose step by step in a troubled world. We meet in the world of mortals, meet a confidant and beauties, hold the affection of our children, and hide the tenderness in our hearts. There are turbulent undercurrents in the court, brotherly suspicions, imperial power struggles, and aristocratic families; the battlefield is in troubled times, with famous generals blocking the road, powerful enemies around, and life and death at stake. He has experienced the estrangement between father and son, the separation of brothers, the bondage of beauty, the life of close friends, and the fate of powerful enemies. From a humble soldier, he gradually gained military power, established prestige, controlled the frontiers, and shocked the government and the public. He rose up in the chess game of troubled times and bucked the trend and became the king in the world's strife. The golden thrones are within easy reach of each other; thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are within the palm of your hand. Is it to maintain sincerity and return power to the emperor? Is it to inherit the eternal legacy and ascend to the 9th Five-Year Plan? The ups and downs are up to me! When the troubled times come to an end, and the world bows its head - let me ask you, who else in the world today than me?

12. 512 穿 Transmigrated as a Prince, Confined to a Wheelchair and Working Year-Round 穿越成皇子坐轮椅还要全年无休 Regular Ice正常冰Historical265k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + No System + Political Scheming] I transmigrated into the body of a prince whose identity is known to only a handful of people. I can’t even stand, and have to get around in a wheelchair. I have an intelligence network spanning four kingdoms, and its agents compile reports every day, with no days off all year. The emperor is not only hiding my identity as a prince, he also wants me to help groom the next ruler. No way. I have to find a way to retire early. 141Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 综 Rewriting the World with the Emperor's System 综影视朕手握帝王系统重写世界 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Ancient Romance100k WordsOngoing System + reborn + dual protagonists (the male lead is Liu Che; the heroine is Ning Yun, who transmigrates, and Lin Wan’er, who is reborn) + political intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + infrastructure building + chaotic pairings + both protagonists are beloved by all + crossover of film and television worlds + Joy of Life + no CP The greatest emperor of all time is reborn in the Kingdom of Qing as a wrinkly baby. His biological father holds him upside down to inspect him, while his aunt pinches 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Liu Chechuan became the prince in Qing Yunian. . .

14. 514 穿 Transmigrated to the Imperial Court: Is Father Really Giving the Empress to Me? 穿越皇朝：父皇欲将皇后赐给我？ Spear Dance, Silver Blossoms枪舞银花Eastern Fantasy38k WordsOngoing I don’t get it! Why is everyone talking about how the empress is as cold as ice? It’s as if I, the third prince, am doomed to lose this battle. However you look at it, it’s the third prince versus the empress. I’ve got the advantage! This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Read the original! (No System + traditional fantasy + offbeat comedy + ensemble cast) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    More than that! More than that!

15. 515 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical812k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 4kReads—Score212Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn to take over his homeland and build a Han world for the people.

16. 516 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.5kReads—Score132Shelves
17. 517 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gangster boy breaks into the temple, full of twists and turns,

18. 518 寒 Journey of the Cold Blade: From Refugee to Ruler of the Realm 寒锋行：从流民到摄山河 A Wildly Imaginative Brain胡思乱想的大脑Historical288k WordsOngoing A hidden heir lurks in the refugee camps, while the Nine Cauldrons fracture the land and set the beacon fires alight. Xiao Yu, a lowborn refugee struggling to survive in a border camp in the state of Yan, has no idea that his blood carries the loyalty and grievance of a renowned general from the former dynasty. A forced conscription sweeps him into the meat grinder known as the Battle of Canglang Plains. Amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, his innate “Eye of Insight” lets him spot a g —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must read! The protagonist's IQ is online, his strategy is far-reaching, and he is full of brains!

19. 519 一 Safe Travels 一路平安 Xiao Qi Jiao骁骑校Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Good people stay safe. Even a life that missed the college entrance exam can be legendary! 2.2kReads9.3Score304Shelves

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    Good people are safe, but the life of those who missed the college entrance examination is just as legendary!

20. 520 焚 Burning River 焚川 How Much Luo Xi洛汐多少Historical251k WordsOngoing With the winds rising over Longyuan, I will conquer the world. I, Lin Chenyu, may not be the protagonist, but I will become a warlord of this troubled age, one who brings it to an end. A notorious name? That will only make the world remember me, Lin Chenyu, even more. ...“These bandits have gone mad. They want to devour their own flesh and blood, all to cover up a secret that could blot out the sky.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A ray of sword light broke through the sky, and the protagonist floated in mid-air, gently waving the copper bell in his hand. The ground shook, the mountains shook, and the creek boiled. When the enemy general thought he was pretending to be a ghost, countless fire stones fell from the sky, like a divine punishment. In an instant, tens of thousands of enemy troops were wiped out. The protagonist was like a god, and he became a god in one battle. [Exploration]

21. 521 天 Destined to Become Emperor 天命成皇 Keyuan Media科源传媒Eastern Fantasy713k WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, programmer Lu Shang found himself inhabiting the body of Lu Yan, a despised good-for-nothing prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty. From the start, he was accused of colluding with the “demoness” Bai Zhi, and his life hung by a thread! This world was rife with danger: hidden attacks at court were impossible to guard against, and Third Prince Lu Cong watched him like a hawk; evil sorcery ran rampant in Qingzhou City, while Governor Zhao Defang concealed sinister in 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern social programmer dies suddenly and travels back in time to become an unpopular prince. As soon as I go there, I have to judge the witch who harmed people, but in fact the witch and the hero are inextricably linked.

22. 522 我 My Dynasty Simulator: Summoning a Goddess of War from the Start 我的王朝拟器，开局召唤女武神 Three Fish Stir-Fried with Tomatoes三鱼炒番茄Eastern Fantasy129k WordsOngoing [Dynasty Wars] [System] [Sandbox Army-Building] [Harem and National Destiny] [Ruthless and Decisive] After transmigrating into the most ill-fated prince in history, Chu Tian is crippled from the start, his meridians destroyed and himself exiled to the Godforsaken Lands. He has only three months left to live! At the brink of despair, Chu Tian activates the [Myriad Realms Dynasty Sandbox]. From then on, the women in his harem are no longer ornaments, but the foundation of his nation's destiny! Mar —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the beginning, he became a dying prince who was despised by everyone. The male protagonist immediately came in and used his golden fingers to continuously explode troops to conquer the world and rush out of the world to conquer other worlds.

23. 523 开 Sign-In from the Start for Half-Saint Cultivation, Summoning Two Great Gods and Demons 开局签到半圣修为，召唤两大神魔 Tabby Cat狸花猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the weakest prince of the dynasty. Xuan Ming plans to give up the fight for the throne and live out his days as a carefree prince. But the late emperor needs to fake his death for a while as he practices a forbidden divine-demon technique. To make it easier to reclaim the throne, he deliberately passes it to the weakest son. The news shocks the court, setting the dynasty in turmoil as undercurrents stir across the land. Just then, the Myriad Realms 33.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    ⭐ Traveling through the fantasy world, he became the weakest prince in the dynasty. He wanted to be a free prince, but he didn't expect that the emperor would pass the throne to him. It happened that the system awakened at this time, and he signed in to the semi-saint cultivation level at the beginning, and also summoned two gods and demons. After signing in, he can summon characters⭐Li Ke, who traveled back to the Zhenguan year of the Tang Dynasty, originally wanted to be an inconspicuous little prince, but after traveling eight years, he found that he had brought a country's strategic reserve warehouse, so he completely let himself go and became a happy and carefree prince.

24. 524 玄 Xuanhuan: A Prince from the Start, Summoning Zhao Zilong 玄幻开局成皇子，召唤赵子龙 The Cat That Doesn't Eat Mice不吃老鼠的猫Eastern Fantasy302k WordsCompleted Xuan Yuanchen transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent and becomes the second prince of the Shengtian Dynasty, awakening the Chinese Heroes Summoning System. Beneath the imperial capital, Zhao Zilong's spear flashes with dragon shadows as he charges across the battlefield, unstoppable! Outside the immortal sect, Marquis Wu lays out the Eight Trigrams Heaven-Locking Formation and challenges the immortals above: Who dares come here? His words shake the firmament! Across the four seas and eight wast 508Reads6.1Score—Shelves
25. 525 宰 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 cuslaaHistorical7.3M WordsCompleted The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 571Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    These are all! Book 1: Very helpful for understanding history Book 2: Many places match brotherhood Book 3: It's more enjoyable than reading mindless novels with endless leaps and bounds Book 4: The understanding and description of human nature is awesome

26. 526 不 Never Yield the Land 不让江山 Know White知白Historical5.3M WordsCompleted At first, I looked upon the world and saw nothing but heroes and great men. Then I looked again, and saw nothing but a rabble. Rather than entrust this realm and its people to you, I might as well take it for myself! 514Reads9.4Score—Shelves
27. 527 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.8kReads9.3Score846Shelves
28. 528 傻 The Foolish Son's Comeback: A Grand Plan for a Golden Age 傻儿逆袭：盛世谋局 Shi Tianyang, Who Likes Kunkun喜欢鲲鲲的石天阳Historical228k WordsCompleted Lu Yunche is an engineer from the modern world who unexpectedly transmigrates into the household of an impoverished landlord, becoming the “idiot son” everyone loves to mock. With his family fallen on hard times, his great-uncle siphoning off their property, and his wealthy fiancée breaking off their engagement, he uses his modern knowledge and ingenuity to turn his life around. From building an oil press to save his family to astonishing everyone at a poetry gathering in the prefectural city, h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Silly's counterattack, a time traveler breaks through the difficulties and achieves a counterattack for the country and the people

29. 529 火 Huohuo Shenghuo's First Book 火火生火的第1本书 Fire Breeds Fire火火生火Eastern Fantasy222k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    The scenes are grand, the details are well described, and the scenes are well described, and the characters are vivid and flesh-and-blood. Overall, the writing is sophisticated, the story is reasonable, and the articles are compact. You start from a commoner at the bottom and work your way up. The enemy is not brainless, and does not deliberately lower your IQ. Instead, he kills every step of the way. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss! The party is reasonable and luck flows. Those who don't like the theory of luck should be cautious.

30. 530 靠 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 Wind Blows on the Iron Tree风吹铁树Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 18.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
31. 531 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 76kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
32. 532 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 190.9kReads9.6Score22.7kShelves
33. 533 娱 Entertainment Spring and Autumn 娱乐春秋 Ji Cha姬叉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a fictional world of martial arts and a hundred schools, a modern person tells the locals that cultivation isn’t the only way to get what you want. Want to be the young hero everyone in the martial world adores? Easy, as long as you’re sincere... For example, why not invite your junior sister for a drink? Confucius said: “When you transmigrate, don’t just toil away at cultivation. The locals aren’t as capable as you!” The heavens make a board, the stars make its pieces, and knowledge is the g 48.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves
34. 534 请 Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 120kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves
35. 535 夺 The Struggle for the Crown: You Can Have the Crown Prince's Seat, but I Want the Empire 夺嫡：太子给你当，天下我要了 The Empress's Husband女帝的老公Historical394k WordsOngoing [Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Scheming + Beauties + No System] Chu Ming transmigrates to ancient times, only to become a disgraced crown prince who is about to be executed. Unwilling to suffer an unjust accusation, he turns around and forces the poison wine down the throat of the eunuch delivering the imperial decree. After proving his innocence, Chu Ming chooses to bide his time, voluntarily gives up the crown prince’s position, and heads to 12Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back in time to the deposed prince in ancient times, the old eunuch who avenged his kindness and repaid him with evil when he was about to die, personally proved his innocence. IQ strategy is online, don't force the intelligence of supporting characters!

36. 536 灭 The Fall of a Nation 灭国行 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing [Reborn]+ [Alternate History]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Leisurely Pace]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Political Intrigue] A reborn youth ventures into the world, embarking on a long road toward the destruction of a kingdom. From the martial world to the imperial court, power and money set the stage for one thrilling drama after another. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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