I Can't Believe Historical Fiction Writers Can Be This Good 我不信写历史的有这么牛的

1. 451 大 Great Tang: Stop Pretending, You’re a Peerless Master 大唐：别装了，您就是绝世高人 The Jumping Mouse跳跳的鼠Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, awakens a System, and builds a secluded paradise where he can be a carefree young master, living off others and waiting to die. In the first year of the Zhenguan era, a noblewoman trespasses into his estate and is caught red-handed by Su Yu. The noblewoman is shocked: “Everyone is starving. Why does your Ah Huang get meat to eat?” “The Turks are causing trouble and the emperor has suffered humiliation. What’s your plan?” “The great clans hold the governme 28.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
2. 452 长 Longevity: I Was Picked Up by Xu Da in the Ming Dynasty 长生：我在大明被徐达捡回家 Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi两广总督Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Healing] [Feel-good power fantasy] In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Yang Xuan met Xu Da, who had returned from a failed northern campaign. To fill his belly, Yang Xuan agreed to become Xu Da’s disciple, beginning his years in the Great Ming dynasty. He lived through the bloodshed of the Hongwu era, witnessed the nations paying court during the Yongle era, and saw the prosperity of the Ren and Xuan reigns. He was Zhu Biao’s close friend and confidant. He was the person Zhu Di t 22.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
3. 453 天 Sky Screen Screening: Modern Life Stuns the Ancients! 天幕放映：现代生活震撼古人！ Withered Wood Adrift at Sea枯木浮海Historical672k WordsOngoing Liu Bin took a photo of the moon on a full-moon night and received the Moon Goddess's blessing. His eyes became connected to parallel worlds, projecting everything he saw into ancient times. Through his eyes, people of the past witnessed the sweeping changes and dramatic turns of modern history, the towering skyscrapers of the modern age, ordinary people living in comfort and plenty, and weapons of overwhelming power... They were all left stunned and fascinated. They saw military might. Qin Shi 52.2kReads7.4Score2.2kShelves

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   Holy crap, holy crap! 💥💥💥 The ancients witnessed the magnificent and dramatic history of modern times, saw the modern skyscrapers, saw the people's abundance, and the strength and unstoppable power of weapons... They were all shocked and fascinated.

4. 454 三 Three Kingdoms: Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei's Second Son, Restores the Han Three Times 三国：从张飞次子张绍，三造大汉 Sweet Words吃糖赋语Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Shaohan] The heavens stretch on forever. Why are they so cruel to me... Have you ever wondered what history would look like if Liu Bei rebuilt the Han dynasty three times? In the twelfth year of Jian'an, a reader and writer of historical fiction transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era and became Zhang Fei's son, Zhang Shao! Here, warlords carve up the land, and human lives are worth less than grass; Here, powerful clans monopolize everything, leaving no hope for people of humble birth; Here 1kReads6.9Score102Shelves

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   Son of Zhang Fei, disciple of Zhao Yun; a good read for those looking for something to read.

5. 455 纵 A Prodigy Roams the Martial World 纵横江湖之天骄 Rain at the End of Night末夜雨Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional wuxia] [The jianghu and the imperial court] [Political intrigue] [No invincible protagonist] [No harem] [No System] [No transmigration] Once you enter the jianghu, you belong to it for life. The jianghu and the imperial court are two separate worlds, but two princes have turned them into a tangled game of chess. The Asura was born for revenge. He leaves a trail of corpses in his wake on the jianghu's winding road, only to forget why he first raised his blade once he has achieved fam 1.1kReads8.8Score103Shelves
6. 456 刷 Scrolling Short Videos: A Red Shock for the Ancients from the Start 刷短视频：开局给古人红色震撼 Xuan Bi宣笔Historical1.6M WordsOngoing A thousand years have passed, and Wei Wu swings his whip. The bleak autumn wind blows once more, but the world has changed. [Scrolling through the words and videos that set your blood racing in history. At the end of the video, there appears...] Ying Zheng: “This man actually said...” Liu Che: ... Li Shimin: ... Zhu Yuanzhang: ... The emperors of every dynasty are utterly horrified! Emperors of the dynasties: “Kneel before me!” “Don't kneel. Stand up!!!” [Scrolling: Brother Liu and The T 25.4kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
7. 457 布 Laying Plans in the Great Tang: I Crush the An Lushan Rebellion 布局大唐：我平推安史之乱 Ge Sikun哥斯坤Historical1.1M WordsCompleted After a dreamlike journey to the Tang Dynasty, he becomes one of Li Longji’s sons. He sees the military farming system crumbling and rebuilds the laws that hold the realm together. He crushes the An Lushan Rebellion and saves the people from disaster. The great clans fall silent under his hand. Commoners from humble families rise to join the ranks of Lingyan Pavilion because of him. This is no ordinary transmigration story. In the name of Huaxia, he rewrites a thousand years of regret! This bo 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This is not a light novel. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a prince and experiences the collapse of the Tang Dynasty's land tax system, the unsustainable militia system, financial waste, and the excessive military power of the border governors, all of which inevitably led to the An Lushan Rebellion. Using his knowledge of history accumulated over a thousand years, the protagonist reshapes land distribution from the ground up, reclaims military power, and restores the Tang Dynasty to its former glory! The book features the poet Li Bai, a peerless martial arts master, and the patriotic Du Fu, among others.

8. 458 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Above All Others 红楼之万人之上 Summer Midday夏中日Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Jia Yu was an ordinary man living in the modern world. An accident sent his soul through time and space into the unfamiliar world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where he became Jia She’s illegitimate son. When he awoke in an antique-style room, he was dazed for a moment. But he soon realized that he had transmigrated and now had a new identity. Dream of the Red Chamber, here I come. I’ll change the fates of all the women in this world. 575Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 醉 Drunk Beneath the Border Town Moon 醉卧边城 Border Town in Wine酒里边城Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Drunk Beneath the Border Town 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.2kReads6.4Score293Shelves

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    A 9.9 Rating is barely acceptable, and even multiple readings barely qualify it as a good book? Or by that standard, how many books are even readable? Have you read these authors? And what score would you give them? [Admiration][Shy][What][Laugh][Laugh][Smirk]

11. 461 轮 Reincarnating in Anxi: A Million Deaths in the Great Tang 轮回安西：我在大唐的百万次赴死 Kirk of the South District南区柯克Historical168k WordsOngoing New title: The Tang Dynasty: I Became Invincible After Dying a Million Times [Alone Against All Odds | Ironclad Resolve | Strategy | Reborn] The seventh year of the Zhenyuan era, Tang Dynasty. Beiting has fallen, and the Anxi Protectorate has been cut off from the Central Plains for nearly thirty years. Across the vast Western Regions, white-haired soldiers fill the city. When Yang Shuo awakens, he finds himself the son of Yang Riyou, a garrison commander in Beiting. He has gained the ability to 57Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 末 Doomsday Rain Calamity: I Stockpiled Supplies and Survived to Rule the World 末日雨劫：我靠囤货苟成世界霸主 Summer Midday夏中日Sci-Fi & Apocalypse419k WordsCompleted In the autumn of 2025, relentless rain caused widespread flooding. Everyone joked about the strange weather, but Shen Qiucheng felt as if he'd fallen into an ice cellar: he'd been reborn with memories of the apocalypse! Floodwaters stretch to the horizon, with only one percent of the land left above water. Mutated creatures roam everywhere, and terrifying aquatic humanoids hunt their own kind. After activating a survival System, he becomes a lone wolf, stockpiling supplies, fortifying his strong 10Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 大 The Great Emperor Reborn: Two Thousand Years Across China 大帝重生，历经华夏两千年 Liang Wenwei梁文玮Historical454k WordsCompleted The Emperor’s Soul Returns to China After Two Thousand Years (Protagonist’s new name: Situ Qingwan) A thousand years of immortal cultivation proved her path to becoming an emperor; in a single day, her soul returned in a woman’s body. Old dreams of Blue Star condensed into true energy; across China’s long journey, she witnessed the dust of the mortal world. Her life would not end with the passing of time; her profound achievements secretly aligned with the source of the Dao. After two cycles of —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What's it like to look at two thousand years of Chinese history from a woman's perspective?

14. 464 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score192Shelves
15. 465 英 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 Little Bai Fusi小白夫斯基Historical639k WordsCompleted [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book offers a unique perspective on the rise of the Ming Dynasty. Fans of the Ming Dynasty and the Age of Exploration shouldn't miss it!

16. 466 美 The American Chronicle 美利坚本纪 Summer Midday夏中日Historical119k WordsCompleted Written in the style of ancient Chinese histories, this book recounts the lives of America's successive presidents and uses the ancient system of posthumous titles to assign each one a posthumous title and temple name. The tone is partly playful and fictionalized. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 三 Three Kingdoms: My Laid-Back Strategist 三国：我的咸鱼军师 Ink Wears Away, Leaving the Scent of Words墨损文香Historical4.5M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] + [Farming] + [No Harem] Li You, a history student, transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with Guo Jia. Serving Liu Bei and waging war across the land, watch how this cunning student creates a legend unlike any other in the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang: “Li Bochuan is a heaven-gifted genius. I am no match for him.” Cao Cao: “If only I had known Bochuan's talent sooner. Things would never have come to this.” Guo Jia: “All that talk about Li B 31.6kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    Uh, there are some missing here, so I'll add two more books: *The White-Robed Minister* and *Kuo Jin*.

18. 468 大 Great Han: From the Start, I Assassinate Liu Che and Beg for My Clan's Execution 大汉：开局刺杀刘彻，求诛九族 Third Master Ma马三爷Historical330k WordsOngoing Gao Yang transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and becomes the son of a wealthy family. He expects to live a life of riches and privilege. But from the start, his own clan strips him of his family fortune, making him the most miserable transmigrator of all. At the crucial moment, however, he binds to a System. If he can get Liu Che to execute him, he can return to the modern world and receive 100 million yuan in cash! With the clan members who seized his fortune on one side and the tas 175Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    "I never expected to be kicked out of my home so soon after transmigrating," Gao Yang sighed, a self-deprecating smile on his face. Three days ago, Gao Yang transmigrated to the Han Dynasty. Although he missed his phone, air conditioning, and iced cola, he decided to make the best of it. The Gao family of Weicheng, where he transmigrated, wasn't exactly a high-ranking family, but it was still a prominent clan in Weicheng. He thought he could live a carefree life as a spoiled rich kid under the oppressive feudal system, but then came the news of his parents' murder. Before Gao Yang could even react, his family's hundred-odd acres of land were already being eyed.

19. 469 吾 My Wife Wei Gui Is 1.9 Meters Tall, and Together We Fight for the Li Tang Empire 吾妻韦珪身高一米九与李唐争天下 Scholar Mengde孟德居士Historical1.7M WordsOngoing In the seventh year of Daye, during the Shangsi Festival, people gather by the Luo River. Li Ju, a concubine-born son of the Longxi Li clan, is sent by his father to the riverbank. He is only fit to marry the daughter of a second-rate aristocratic family. He laughs. He is a transmigrator. He knows that next year’s campaign against Goguryeo will end in defeat, that Yang Xuangan will rebel the year after, and that after that, the realm will descend into chaos as warlords vie for power. Marrying th 58.3kReads8.3Score4.8kShelves

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    These two books are acceptable

20. 470 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.1kReads8.7Score603Shelves
21. 471 我 I Raise My Girlfriend in the Ice Age, and the System Forces Me To 我在冰河时代养女友，系统逼我 Summer Midday夏中日Sci-Fi & Apocalypse523k WordsCompleted The apocalypse froze me stiff, but I, Lin Chen, survived with a System. I thought I could stay alive by winning over beautiful women, but I never expected to get bound to a hopelessly lovesick System! I have to keep from freezing into a popsicle while soothing the icy beauty in my arms, and the idiot next door keeps causing trouble by trying to steal our supplies. Best of all, the System nags me every day: “Dear, your romance progress is at 99%! One kiss and you're there~” Help! Can this lousy a 10Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 世 The Fierce Young Lord 世子凶猛 Fei Shuo Mo Shu菲硕莫薯Historical3.1M WordsCompleted The new dynasty has just been founded, and every trade is waiting to be rebuilt. The recommended civil officials strike grand poses and hold forth, already the forerunners of keyboard warriors. The founding generals endure every humiliation without complaint, keeping their heads down and tails tucked. At the Prince of Yue's residence, the third young master, Qin You, clutches the letter confirming his broken engagement. He looks over the accounts showing that the household staff's wages are over 7.6kReads8.7Score823Shelves

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    Alternate history, especially funny

23. 473 三 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Tell Liu Bei I’m a Transmigrator! 三国：开局告诉刘备我是穿越者！ Soaring Across the World天下翱翔Historical1.2M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Just as he is about to starve to death, Liu Bei’s men happen to rescue him! They saved his life, so he’ll repay them many times over! And so, he becomes Liu Bei’s chief strategist. With more than two thousand years of history committed to memory, could he really let his lord stumble into a trap? Helping Liu Bei conquer the realm shouldn’t be too much to ask! 6.6kReads9.1Score506Shelves
24. 474 闲 Casual Tales from Qing History 闲话清史 Summer Midday夏中日Historical2.1M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.5kReads—Score192Shelves
26. 476 三 Three Kingdoms: Yuan Shao's Rebellious Son Smashes the Imperial Seal from the Start 三国：袁家逆子，开局摔玉玺 Young Master Xiaoyi公子小易Historical2.3M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and becomes Yuan Yao, son of Yuan Gonglu, a dead man walking in his own coffin. With a father who’s dead set on rebelling and becoming emperor, Yuan Yao immediately sees no future for himself. If he wants to survive, he must stop his father, Yuan Shu, from repeating history. He’ll have to oppose him at every turn. “Sun Ce wants to trade the Imperial Seal for Father’s elite troops? I’ll smash the seal myself and see how he plans to make that trade!” 55.9kReads8.7Score5.5kShelves
27. 477 全 Everyone Awakened Superpowers, but Wang Gang Is Flirting with Female Ghosts 全民觉醒异能，王刚却在撩女诡异 Summer Midday夏中日Mystery744k WordsCompleted Eerie dungeons strike Blue Star, randomly pulling people from around the world inside. The clear rate is less than 1%. Ten percent of people awaken supernatural abilities, either killing the eerie creatures or scraping by to survive, while the remaining 90% become food. Wang Gang has a tacky name and no powers, and is practically destined to be cannon fodder. But by chance, he binds to the [Female Eerie Conquest System]. While everyone else risks their lives fighting eerie creatures, he wins ove 17Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 代 In Place of Jin 代晋 Big Apple大苹果Historical7.4M WordsOngoing This is an age of shining stars, of refined gentlemen and poetry shared over wine. This is the darkest of ages, where life is worthless and corpses pile into mountains. Through the endless night, who will be the light that brings dawn? On this sunken earth, who will save the people? The realm is shared by the Wang and Ma clans. But who will share the realm with me? 11.6kReads8.4Score432Shelves

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    The first book is about time travel to the Song Dynasty. The protagonist becomes Emperor Qinzong (of the Jingkang Incident), and then struggles internally with the scholar-official class and externally with the Jin and Western Xia dynasties. Ultimately, he turns the tide and begins a new Song Dynasty. The brilliance of this book lies in the author's erudition and understanding, which perfectly supports the perspective of a national decision-maker. I was completely captivated. The second book is a rare time-travel novel set in the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties. The protagonist is resilient and intelligent, starting as a nobody and fighting his way up to become a powerful prefect who can rival the aristocratic families. It's historically accurate, the writing is delicate, and the characters are incredibly well-developed. Unfortunately, it's not finished yet.

29. 479 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.4kReads6.4Score304Shelves
30. 480 忆 Remembering Song: The Ultimate Battle of Wits [Northern Song Arc] 忆宋：顶级权谋对决【北宋篇】 Snow at Nightfall夜阑雪Historical501k WordsCompleted [The author is a junior fellow of Dang Nian Ming Yue. Thanks to him for his sincere encouragement and support. I dedicate this work to Those Things in the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to Dang Nian Ming Yue!] After experiencing so much and seeing all kinds of men and women around us, after growing used to desire and entanglements, deception and temptation, and looking back across history, we have all come to accept things as they are. The core of history, human nature, has never changed over thou 3.3kReads9.4Score440Shelves

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    Comparable to the Ming Dynasty Chronicles, science students are bowing down in admiration.

31. 481 欢 Celebrating Song 欢宋 Weiwei's Wei微微的薇Historical675k WordsOngoing I, Qi Wu, like to speak the truth. I am a disgraced soldier from the northwest, yet I have served as an honest and upright official. As for my faction, my senior fellow disciples Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zhou Dunyi, and my junior fellow disciples Zhang Heng, Su Shi, Lü Huiqing, and others all belong to it. You ask about heroes? My teachers are my heroes: Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Pang Ji, Wen Yanbo, and many others! I’m just a scholar. I don’t know much. If you have a problem, go talk to my 134.4kReads9.4Score16.3kShelves
32. 482 水 Water Margin Heroine in the Future: Headmaster, Want to Fight? 水浒女将在未来：校长，打一架吗 Summer Midday夏中日Urban984k WordsCompleted In 3026, the university alliance monopolizes the futuristic city of Tongque, leaving smaller schools struggling to survive. To his shock, Chaotian, the principal of Liangshan Correspondence College, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, discovers that he is the reincarnation of Chao Gai. The 108 heroes of Liangshan have all been reborn as female university students at various colleges, each with ancient powers lying dormant within her. Determined to break the alliance’s monopoly and establish a f 16Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves

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    This historical novel about power struggles is incredibly good; the author is a professional writer.

34. 484 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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    The first book was a great read! 👍👍👍 Although it's not historical fiction, it's a good book. The protagonist is incredibly awesome later on, traveling through time on his own. The second book, to be honest, 😰 I didn't understand it. I plan to study it some more and reread it after high school.

35. 485 躺 Lie Flat Development System: My Beautiful Tenant Unlocked a Treasure Trove 躺平发育系统，美女租客爆资源 Summer Midday夏中日Urban626k WordsCompleted The world is overrun by the paranormal, and the university district has become a living hell! Everyone is trapped in a single dorm room and awakens a System for killing ghosts and surviving. They fight for their lives to slay ghosts, earn points, trade them for gear, and defend their rooms. Every ten days, a ghost-tide dungeon appears. Fail to hold out, and your soul will be scattered! While everyone else kills ghosts for points, Ling Xiao goes to bed and automatically earns coins. While everyon 59Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 袍 Under One Banner, We Stand Shoulder to Shoulder and Build the Tang Dynasty 袍泽之下，并肩开唐 Adorable Little One of the Vast Sea瀚海小可爱Ancient Romance909k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + no System + battlefield strategy and politics + expanding the realm + woman disguised as a man] [No romance] [Volumes 1–3: Founding the Tang dynasty, war, history, and Li Er are the main focus. The female lead grows as a character and is more of a participant. Not a wish-fulfillment story!] -Recommended for readers who enjoy Sui and Tang history. There are some tearjerkers. [Volume 3 onward: The Zhenguan era, with a focus on development and court politics. The female l 1.7kReads8.9Score169Shelves

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    This book depicts an emperor who adheres to historical precedent before ascending the throne, and then leverages his protagonist advantages.

37. 487 系 The System Insists I Provide Emotional Support to Girls 系统非让我给妹子提供情绪价值 Summer Midday夏中日Urban389k WordsCompleted Introverted programmer Zhuang Ziming unexpectedly meets Liu Zhenchen, a younger girl, and triggers the “Emotional Value” System! As long as he can stir a woman's emotions, he can earn money, skills, and even superpowers. From a painfully straightforward guy to a “master” of romance, he bounces between the world of code and everyday life. After countless hilarious mishaps, he wins the heart of his beloved and finds success in both his career and love life! 31Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 大 Ming Dynasty Overseas Soldier: Slapping Chongzhen from the Start 大明海外悍卒：开局掌掴崇祯 Zuo Xiaotu Bai左小兔白Historical211k WordsOngoing [Alternate History] + [Parallel World] + [Great Ming] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines] On the nineteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a white silk noose atop Coal Hill was about to bring an era to an end. Just as Chongzhen kicked away the stone he was standing on, a lowly soldier from a Great Ming overseas garrison teleported back and slapped him across the face! “Die? Who gave you permission to die?!” “Dying is easy. The hard part is living to fight the Q 2Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    These two books are absolutely fantastic!!!

39. 489 历 N Endings for Historical Figures 历史人物的N个结局 Qu Changchun曲昌春Historical224k WordsCompleted This is another masterful work by Qu Changchun, author of the bestselling Tang History Is Not What It Seems. This is an outstanding work of popular history told from an ordinary person's perspective. Many historical figures appear in the sky of history in all their brilliance and controversy. But once the light of history has streaked across the heavens, what became of them in the end? As later generations, we know of their brilliance, but rarely know how their lives ended. This book tells the s 452Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    You should definitely check out these books. I guarantee you won't regret it! [Shy][kissing emoji]

40. 490 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves

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    This one is a mixed bag of history, with a lot of historical content.

41. 491 重 Reborn for a New Life, Tyrant Chongzhen Kills! Kills! Kills! 重活一世，暴君崇祯杀！杀！杀！ Sketch勾画Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The seventh year of the Tianqi reign, eighth month. Zhu Youjian knelt before the imperial bed in the Qianqing Palace, his knees aching against the floor. He did the math in his head: seven years ago, on a late night working overtime, he had died suddenly at his computer. When he awoke, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xing. Seven years. For seven whole years, he had stayed in his manor, pretending to be ill, pretending to be a fool, pretending to be invisible. In secret, he had trained e 12.7kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Return to the Ming Dynasty and become a foreign power

42. 492 镇 The Spirit Tamer's Teaching Journal: Ghosts at Qingshan High 镇灵教书录：青山中学有鬼 Summer Midday夏中日Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing I am a teacher, and I protect the students in my care. I practice the Dao, and I keep the monsters of this world at bay. This is a rural middle school filled with Chinese ghosts and monsters, and the story of a fallen Daoist heir who teaches students by day and subdues ghosts and spirits by night, in a paranormal tale set in a small town. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 君 Ruling the Four Seas: The Emperor's Dashing Ways 君临四海：吾皇风流 Invincible Sea Anemone无敌海葵Historical328k WordsOngoing [Great Ming] [Chongzhen] [Transmigration] [Court Intrigue] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Dynasty-Building] [An Emperor's Making] [Alternate History] [Ensemble Cast Power Fantasy] After his Transmigration into Great Ming, Zhu Youjian thinks his luck couldn't get any worse. Fortunately, he has a good imperial sister-in-law. Determined to escape the fate of becoming the ruler who loses his country, Zhu Youjian decides to rebel against the corrupt Great Ming. The imperial estates become his base, and h 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book "The Great Ming" strives for rigorous logic while incorporating elements of unofficial history. Given the social climate and technological level of the Ming Dynasty, it required overwhelming technological superiority to save it. This included rudimentary industrialization, a rudimentary financial system, initial modern political reforms, and the establishment of a combat-ready army—all of which required time and effort. Therefore, the book isn't particularly exciting. The protagonist is somewhat womanizing, even taking the late empress as a concubine, which is morally questionable to some extent. He knows that court reforms cannot save the Ming Dynasty, but he must act on them. He tries to buy time, unlike other books where clever tricks lead to victory. Anyone with social experience knows that's just wishful thinking!

44. 494 北 Northern Song: I Take on Water Margin with Technology 北宋：我凭科技闯水浒 ancreeperHistorical386k WordsOngoing (A slice of Northern Song history + Water Margin + war + political scheming + conflict + fantasy + technology. No System golden finger that hands out random prizes or anything like that.) They had set out to find a new home for humanity and keep its flame alive, never expecting an accident with a wormhole to send them transmigrating. Since ancient times, in times of chaos, the capable have claimed the realm for themselves. The rise and fall of dynasties is no different. With technology at my sid 236Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on history, write unique stories

45. 495 制 Making the Defense of Jinling, Players Charge Forward in Tears 制作金陵保卫战，玩家边哭边冲锋 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yan. In my previous life, I was a game-design workhorse. In this life, after transmigrating to a parallel world, I still work in game development. The difference is that I've awakened a System called “World War.” By combining this world's technology with the System, I can create breathtaking, fully immersive virtual reality games. And so, art that would shake the world was born... “The Battle of Shanghai and the Defense of Nanjing”; “One Against Seventeen: The Surprise Attack on t 7.2kReads8.7Score582Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The author's writing is excellent and very moving. Lines like, "Even though I can't change anything, I still hope to have a Hanyang rifle! Today, not a single mosquito will be able to set foot in Nanjing!" And "I want to go to Nanjing and bring back those 300,000 people! Bring them all home..." Are incredibly tear-jerking. Highly recommended.

46. 496 带 I Came to the Great Tang with My Memories 带着记忆来大唐 Let's Talk Tomorrow, Hehehehe明天再说咯咯咯咯Historical2.2M WordsOngoing (A little farming in the early chapters, leaves the mountain after 100 chapters! Political intrigue, a struggle for supremacy, and comedy. Forms of address, etiquette, and some terminology have been carefully researched. Hope you enjoy it.) Great Tang? So this is what Great Tang is really like? If I don't unify the whole world, won't my trip here have been for nothing? Keep it up, Your Majesty! The ultimate wage slave! Burn yourself out for the generations to come! 6.5kReads8.4Score247Shelves

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    The choice of 150,000 readers. No system, incredibly engaging, historically accurate. A blend of farming, political intrigue, conquest, and humor!

47. 497 锦 The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty: My Father Is Li Shimin 锦绣盛唐：我的父亲是李世民 The King Sent Me to Eat Vegetarian大王叫我来吃斋Historical4.1M WordsCompleted My surname is Li, my given name is Tai, my courtesy name is Huibao, and my childhood name is Qingque. I am the legitimate second son of Emperor Taizong of the Great Tang. My mother is Empress Wende, and my uncle is Zhangsun Wuji. I was favored above all the princes from a young age, and as I grew up, I proved to be exceptionally talented and brilliant. My useless elder brother, the crown prince, ruined himself and lost his position. Naturally, I am the most suitable, reasonable, and legitimate h 2.1kReads9.2Score269Shelves

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    I read relatively few historical fiction or alternate history stories; most are set in the same era, so just bear with them.

48. 498 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.9kReads9.2Score494Shelves
49. 499 大 The Great Qin's Analects-Wielding Imperial Tutor, Training Three Thousand Ironback Confucian Scholars 大秦抡语帝师，教出三千鬼背儒生 Baiju Himself白驹本尊Anime Fanfiction320k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Fist-Swinging Analects + Primordial Era and Great Qin + Ridiculous + Absurd] After transmigrating to Great Qin, he compiles a dictionary from the start and is appointed Crown Prince's Tutor. Kong Chen insists he really has no idea how to lecture on the Analects. Ying Zheng forced him into it. Fu Su: Teacher, does “Those who lack strength give up halfway” mean I should understand my own limits and keep working hard? Kong Chen: Foolish! It means anyone weaker than me gets beaten until 1.9kReads9.0Score158Shelves

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    It's history, with both rigorous and humorous elements.

50. 500 老 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Wen Qingru文卿如Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 12kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Each chapter contains historical documents.

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