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  1. 1 My Grandfather Is the First Emperor. You Think I Owe You an Explanation? 我爷爷始皇帝,你跟我讲道理? Historical1.1M WordsCompleted What do you do when you have just transmigrated into Fusu's eldest son and hear your own father courting death? Ying Ye says, “Why bother reasoning when you can go berserk? I'll talk back to Heaven, Earth, and everything in between. My grandfather is the First Emperor. You think I'm going to reason with you?” Chunyu Yue: “This boy is savage, like Jie and Zhou!” The nobles of the Six Kingdoms: “He's even more tyrannical than that despot! The most tyrannical ruler in history!” Ying Zheng just smil 10.2kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
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  2. 2 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝! Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 86.4kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
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  3. 3 Jiajing: I Really Am Cultivating Immortality 嘉靖:朕真的在修仙 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing An emperor obsessed with cultivating the Dao? I'm cultivating immortality! After transmigrating into the Ming dynasty as the “Daoist Emperor,” he initially resolves to become the greatest emperor in history. But cultivation is real, and immortality is within reach. With a scroll of the Way of Peaceful Ascension, he concocts the elixir of immortality in a golden age! From then on, new rites flourish, and the Three Palaces stand together. The jade seal passes through the ages, and fortune soars ac 1.8kReads8.7Score102Shelves
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  4. 4 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Historical7.7M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.7kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
  5. 5 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝,但大明已经没了 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 33kReads9.3Score3kShelves
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  6. 6 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Historical6.5M WordsCompleted 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 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
  7. 7 Zhu Houzhao: The Worst Temple Name I'll Accept Is Shengzong 朱厚照:朕的庙号最次也得是圣宗 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty’s Zhu Houzhao + court intrigue + cracking down on corrupt officials + sweeping through Mongolia + crushing the barbarians + opening up a New World] Drowning from the start, with civil officials always trying to kill me! Crush the landlords and put the Ming economy under state ownership! Let the red flags fly and open up nine continents and five seas! Rule the entire world: from the founding to the fall of the Ming, none can rival us! 14.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
  8. 8 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵,再续大唐五百年 Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 50Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 9 Red Sky: The Dynasty Cycle 赤霄:王朝周期律 Historical342k WordsOngoing Note: This is an epic war story. Don’t see that the protagonists are two men and assume it’s the sort of “two male leads” story some female readers enjoy. It isn’t! There are two male protagonists named here only because there isn’t room to list more than a dozen. Each subsequent volume will have its own protagonist, and the complete story will feature more than a dozen protagonists. Each protagonist belongs to a different historical period. Faced with the crises of their time, whether struggles 127Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 10 The Guanshan Pact 关山契 Historical488k WordsCompleted On the western frontier, yellow sands bury the dead, and honor is as fragile as paper. The young Zhao Tianhao was merely a merchant’s son from Ping Wharf. With a heart full of sincerity, he kept his contracts, protected his family business, and brought peace to his neighbors. Yet the crushing might of the war-torn age destroyed his household, driving him to abandon trade and take up arms. He entered the death camp, managed military rations, trained a corps of death-defying soldiers, and defended 5.3kReads9.3Score599Shelves
  11. 11 Three Kingdoms: I Am the True Imperial Uncle, Reviving the Han Dynasty for Three Generations 三国:我,真皇叔,三兴大汉 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Warring for supremacy] [The real imperial uncle] [System] Do all dynasties perish because they grow weak, while the Han alone falls because it is strong? After four hundred years, beacons of war burn across the land. Everything lies in ruin, and the people wail in misery. Thirteen provinces are strewn with bones, so numerous that even the fertile fields beside the roads cannot contain them. Some maneuver through the world of politics, while others roam as heroes wi 42.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves
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  12. 12 Only Eight Years Old, He Is Rushed Into Taking the Throne! 年方八岁,被仓促拉出登基称帝! Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty, Chu Ling found himself a son born to a concubine, without power or influence, and with a weak maternal clan. It seemed his best option was to become an idle prince, surrounded by beautiful women, frequenting pleasure quarters and indulging in wine and song. But the new emperor died suddenly less than a year after ascending the throne, and fate played a cruel joke on Chu Ling, forcing him down an entirely new path! 12.8kReads8.6Score946Shelves
  13. 13 The Great Ming: From the Start, I Destroyed the Jurchen Tribes of Liaodong 大明,开局覆灭辽东女真 Historical756k WordsOngoing Overnight, he finds himself in the Ming Dynasty, and to his surprise, he has become the Wanli Emperor. What does the Wanli era have to offer? Famed ministers like Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, and Wang Xijue. Famous generals like Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Deng Zilong. And, of course, the Three Great Campaigns of the Wanli era and the Three Victories at Huangzhong. But none of that matters. What matters is pacifying the Jurchens in Liaodong first. And there's no need to worry about losing, be 62Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  14. 14 Li Shimin Transmigrates into Fusu: Is This Not an Easy Win? 二凤穿扶苏,这不是躺赢吗? Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Li Shimin lay in eternal sleep at Cuiwei Palace. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin. Faced with the Great Qin’s deep-rooted decline, even Emperor Taizong Wen could only sigh, “This will be difficult!” Difficult or not, he still had to save it. Your position shapes your perspective. And now he was Fusu. The First Emperor held absolute power. He was no Li Yuan, and would never give him the chance to stage a Xuanwu Gate coup! Fortunat 32.3kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
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  15. 15 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 1.8kReads8.8Score181Shelves
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  16. 16 My Grandpa Is the Daoist Emperor 我爷爷是道士皇帝 Historical3.1M WordsCompleted His grandfather practices Daoist arts and seeks medicinal remedies. He won't live in the imperial palace, preferring a Daoist temple... His father is a womanizer who stays in the palace, working tirelessly as a busy little bee in the imperial harem... Young Zhu Yijun quietly watches them perform from the sidelines, thinking to himself, “Now that you're done, it's my turn to put on a show...” 71.8kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves
  17. 17 Reforming the Qing: The Jiaqing Restoration 革清:嘉庆维新 Historical534k WordsOngoing Anyone who knows Qing history says the dynasty truly died under Qianlong. Its deep-rooted problems were impossible to reverse, the distribution of resources was grossly unfair and rife with social tensions, and it shut its eyes and ears to the outside world, crippling itself. A scholar from the late Qing transmigrates to the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing. See how he rewrites history. 2.8kReads—Score246Shelves
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  18. 18 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 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted 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
  19. 19 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇,别上吊,儿臣有办法 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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  20. 20 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 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
  21. 21 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明:朱标黑化,靖难没了 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
  22. 22 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明:天启不死,大明不灭 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
  23. 23 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? 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
  24. 24 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明:儿臣朱常洛,请万历退位 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
  25. 25 Great Ming: I Am Wanli's Father 大明:我是万历他爹 Historical825k WordsCompleted (No System + transmigration + history + reform and struggle + conquest) My father is the Jiajing Emperor. My son is the Wanli Emperor. My teachers are Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Xu Jie. My ministers are Hai Rui and Qi Jiguang. My name is Zhu Zaihou. I am the eleventh emperor of the Great Ming, the Longqing Emperor. I will change history. This time, no one will ever trample Huaxia underfoot again. We will never fall behind again. We will never miss out on the Age of Exploration again. Heaven bl 562Reads7.3Score105Shelves
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  26. 26 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 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
  27. 27 Transmigrating as Chongzhen: Only Three Months of Imperial Rule Remain 穿越崇祯:只剩三个月国祚 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [A happy ending for the heroes of the late Ming + Industrial Revolution + global rule + no System + no harem] (The story is mainly about saving a nation on the brink of collapse and uniting the world under one rule!) Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor with only three months left before the dynasty falls? Then defy fate and change history! Zhu Mingyuan, a modern physics researcher, opens his eyes to find himself as the Chongzhen Emperor. Li Zicheng's army is at the gates. The imperial treasury 99.7kReads8.6Score12.4kShelves
  28. 28 Great Ming: The Murderous Prince Scared Old Zhu Half to Death from the Start 大明:杀星皇子,开局吓疯老朱 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted After an accident, Zhu Su transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s fifth son, Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou, the full brother of Zhu Di, Prince of Yan. He is bound to a rather troublesome System that grants rewards for exposing secrets. And so he starts doing all sorts of strange things! "Congratulations, Host, on exposing the love-hate affair between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu, the daughter of the wealthy Liu family of Fengyang" "Exposure successful! You have received 10.7kReads8.8Score410Shelves
  29. 29 Year Eleven of Chongzhen: From the Start, I Save Lu Xiangsheng 崇祯十一年:开局先救卢象昇 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Strong logic + meticulous historical research + partly wish-fulfillment + political maneuvering + war + no System + struggle for supremacy + no transmigration No System, no transmigration. He relies entirely on his knowledge of history and his ability to read people, step by step forging a different future for the realm. When Chongzhen wakes from a dream, he discovers that he can see the historical epitaphs above everyone’s heads. [Lu Xiangsheng], Made his last stand at Jiazhuang. His army was w 144.2kReads8.6Score25.6kShelves
  30. 30 Great Ming: I, Chongzhen, Will Never Hang Myself! 大明:朕,崇祯,绝不上吊! Historical373k WordsOngoing [Reborn + hard-edged history + decisive and ruthless + naval hegemon + no System, but with memories of a past life] On Coal Hill, a strip of white silk brought an end to the Ming Dynasty's last shred of dignity. When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes again, he had returned to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. That year, he was still only the sixteen-year-old Prince of Xin. His imperial brother was gravely ill. Wei Zhongxian wielded power across the court, the eunuch faction controlled the government 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 31 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 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
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  32. 32 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯:我这一生如履薄冰 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
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  33. 33 Song Soldier 宋卒 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A strange door brought Zhao Shang to the Northern Song dynasty, where he became the only son of Emperor Renzong of Song. Bao Zheng memorialized: “Your Majesty should study the successes and failures of past dynasties and examine the gains and losses of the present. Then the ancestral state will enjoy lasting peace.” Zhao Shang smiled. “I'm just a minor soldier of the Great Song. I'll leave it to you, my trusted minister.” Han Qi memorialized: “Your Majesty should carry on the will of your ancest 1.4kReads8.2Score100Shelves
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  34. 34 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯!重征! Historical1.3M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.5kReads6.3Score276Shelves
  35. 35 Great Ming: I’m Zhu Yuntong, and I Randomly Resurrect My Relatives 大明:我朱允熥,随机复活亲人 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Old Zhu wants to make Zhu Yunwen crown prince? Bring Grandma, Empress Ma, back to life and let her give Zhu Chongba a piece of her mind! Lü takes the position of secondary consort? Bring his mother, Crown Princess Chang, back to life and restore her to her rightful place in the Eastern Palace! Zhu Yuanzhang acts like he deserves respect just because he’s old? Bring Zhu Wusi back to life and watch Zhu Chongba call him “Father” in terror! The Huai-Xi nobles can’t get along? Bring his maternal gran 32.3kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
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  36. 36 Great Song: Father, Be Sensible and Abdicate on Your Own 大宋:父皇你懂事点,自己退位吧 Historical710k WordsOngoing The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. The hatred of a subject: when will it end? He transmigrates to the end of the Northern Song dynasty, just as the Jin invaders march south and Emperor Huizong of Song is hastily preparing to abdicate and flee. With the ancestral temples on the verge of collapse and a catastrophe unfolding from the start, Zhao Kai declares: “Father, don't run! Watch as I reclaim our realm and bring peace to the land, ushering in a golden age when every nation pays tribute t 356Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  37. 37 Great Qin: I'm the Three-Year-Old Sage Grandson, and I Teach the First Emperor to Conquer the World 大秦:三岁圣孙,我教始皇打天下 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [No System + no heroine + plot-focused power struggle] I transmigrated and became Ying Ziying, the last emperor of the Qin dynasty! Our Great Qin built on the achievements of six generations and finally unified the land of China; its might reached across the realm, with the four seas at peace. A feat for the ages, yet the dynasty lasted only fourteen years! And I ruled for just over forty days! Fortunately, I’m only three years old. There’s still time to change things; The campaign to destroy Ch 7.5kReads8.7Score699Shelves
  38. 38 Great Tang: Li Chengqian's Ninety-Nine Rebirths 大唐:李承乾的九十九次重生 Historical808k WordsOngoing [Reborn + father and son + family bonds + angst] Bittersweet: first Li Chengqian suffers, then Li Shimin. Neither of them gets away. If you gained the ability to be reborn in a cycle every time you died, what would you do? Many people would think, "That sounds great. I could witness everything that happened in every era." But what if you could only endlessly repeat the same era, trapped in a cage you'd seen time and time again, dying over and over with no end in sight...? For Li Chengqian, it wa 7.2kReads8.4Score663Shelves
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  39. 39 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明:穿越崇祯帝,开局一根绳 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
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  40. 40 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 55kReads8.8Score4kShelves
  41. 41 Everyone’s Favorite: The Silly Little One Stirs Up Trouble in the Tang Dynasty 全员团宠,沙雕幼崽在大唐搞事情 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A three-year-old’s daily mischief + transmigration to the Qin, Han, and Ming dynasties] Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty for a mission: with the help of the System, she must assist Li Shimin in creating a golden age. Later, a report comes in from the stars: In the first year of Zhenguan, Yuan Yuan is named one of Chang’an’s Four Foodies alongside Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin. The reputations of the Sui and Tang’s famous generals are ruined. In the s 1.3kReads9.4Score121Shelves
  42. 42 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 493.7kReads9.7Score71.7kShelves
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  43. 43 Great Ming: The Strongest Crown Prince in History 大明:史上最强太子 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 41.9kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
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  44. 44 Reborn as the Yongli Emperor at the End of the Ming, I'm Back Again 重生明末永历帝,朕又回来了 Historical408k WordsOngoing Only after dying once do you learn who would die for you, and who wants you dead. Only after being reborn do you understand that being emperor isn't about sitting on the dragon throne. It's about bearing the weight of an empire. On the first day of my reign, I issued these orders: Open the maritime trade ban and exchange with the red-haired barbarians for firearms. Put an end to empty talk. Add practical firearms examinations to the imperial civil service exams. Secretly order Li Dingguo to head 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 45 The Hooligan Tutor: Turning Fusu into a Gangster Crown Prince 流氓帝师:爆改扶苏黑道太子爷 Historical445k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + Farming + Going Dark + Absolutely No Decency] [The Qin Dynasty’s Hooligan Tutor: From the Start, I Turned Fusu into a Black-Market Crown Prince] Qin Xuan transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty as a minor county magistrate from the Ying clan, and even gains custody of Fusu. Heartbroken by how weak and merciful Fusu was in his previous life, he spends six years secretly turning him into a black-market crown prince. From then on, Fusu punches the nursing home in the south and kicks the ki 1.6kReads9.0Score160Shelves
  46. 46 Reborn as Kangxi: Rebuilding Splendor 穿成康熙:重建风华 Historical199k WordsOngoing (This novel follows a parallel history within a book. It does not involve altering history or denying historical facts.) After transmigrating into a book as the Kangxi Emperor, I get a second chance at life. The Three Feudatories, Oboi, the Dzungars, the Zheng clan, Tibet, Annam, Goryeo, Japan, the lands south of the seas, campaigns against Russia, and great expeditions west, south, and north: I'll take them all on. I'll implement new policies: establish new provinces, redistribute land, introdu 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 47 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yuntong, the Imperial Grandson 大明,我是太孙朱允熥 Historical398k WordsCompleted (Political intrigue + no System) Zhu Yuntong's path to becoming Crown Prince takes a turn from the traditional filial and fraternal route. How will he use political maneuvering to get what he wants? Lin Mo, a student at Yanjing University, transmigrates into Zhu Yuntong. In his first life, he lives through the Jingnan Campaign and is imprisoned in Fengyang until his death. Reborn for a second time in the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu era, he holds a history book that lets him see the future an 1.3kReads7.3Score101Shelves
  48. 48 Embroidered Guard, Fangs Bared 锦衣獠牙 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Adapted into several short dramas and animated dramas. Witty, lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy, ridiculous antics, sly tricks, and absurd humor.] After the old Taoist finished chanting, he shouted, “Begone! Soul, return to your body!” Li Xiaoya’s body jerked inside the coffin. He sat bolt upright, opened his eyes, and asked in confusion, “Where am I?” “(⊙_⊙)” The old Taoist performing the ritual rolled his eyes back and promptly fainted on the spot. Also known as: [Relax, How Many People Have 34.6kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
  49. 49 The Rise of the Clans 阀明 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted During the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire teetered on the brink of collapse. In the heartland, rebels crossed south from Mianchi, sweeping across the land like a flood bursting through a dam, with starving people caught in the torrent. In Liaodong to the north, the Later Jin repeatedly broke through the frontier, crossing the Great Wall to plunder at will. Mighty China could not muster a single general able to stand against them. The vast realm was on the verge of ruin, and the he 15.6kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
  50. 50 I Vie with Jiajing for the Throne 我与嘉靖争皇位 Historical445k WordsCompleted He gets into a car accident on his way to the graduate school entrance exam interview and transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a seven-year-old cowherd from a remote village, the son of a landlord. He's all alone, with no one to rely on. He thinks this is how his life will be, until he discovers that his previous self was the illegitimate son of the Zhengde Emperor! After Zhengde dies, Zhang Yong, one of the “Eight Tigers,” comes to take him back to inherit 3.2kReads8.4Score180Shelves

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