Transmigrate to Ancient Times!!! 穿越历史古代文！！！

1. 51 补 A Shoemaker Transmigrates to the Warring States and Meets Shang Yang 补鞋匠穿越战国遇商鞅 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜Historical904k WordsCompleted The moment a bolt of lightning shattered his shoe-repair stall, Niu Dagui thought he was about to be dragged down with the shoe-repair machine that had kept him company for eight years, crushed by soaring prices and forced to abandon any dream of making it big. But when he opened his eyes again, there were no familiar street vendors calling out. Instead, a burly man in coarse brown clothes was chasing him with an iron blade. Muddy ancient roads stretched beneath his feet, and all around him peop 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A truly imaginative story: a humble shoemaker collides with a reformer from the Warring States period, modern pragmatism clashes with pre-Qin innovative ideas—the contrast is striking! It's so good, highly recommended!!!

2. 52 穿 Transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms: From the Start, I Win an Investment from the Mi Family 穿越三国：开局获得糜家投资 No One Is Nice Without a Reason w无事献殷勤wHistorical1.5M WordsOngoing He wakes up as the son of Liu Yao, the Three Kingdoms' “unluckiest man,” with only a year to prepare? In history, his father was mediocre, defeated, and killed in battle. His own brief appearance as a “filial son” barely left a mark. Faced with a nightmarish start, Liu Ji grins: “Perfect. I'll be the one calling the shots in Jiangdong!” Persuade his father? No, guide him. Using “prophecies” drawn from his knowledge of the future, he gradually becomes the “heaven-sent prodigy” his father can't do 46.8kReads7.6Score5kShelves

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   Transmigrated into the body of Liu Yao's son, I foretell the future where I will recruit Zhou Yu and Lu Su, refine fine steel to enrich Jiangdong. If you're looking for something to read, this is for you.

3. 53 穿 I Transmigrate into Emperor Zhenzong of Song and Execute Kou Zhun from the Start 穿成宋真宗，开局先斩寇准 Chubby Tangerine Agu肥橘阿咕Historical1.2M WordsCompleted If you asked me, “If you transmigrated into Emperor Zhenzong of the Song dynasty, what would you do?” Obviously, I'd shoot Xiao Daling, that hapless fool, dead with one arrow, then anger Xiao Yanyan, that old witch, to death; recover Yanyun, capture Shangjing, punch the Liao dynasty and kick Western Xia, annex Dali, destroy Jiaozhi, keep a Goryeo maid on my left and trample a Japanese slave underfoot on my right. Better yet, I'd ambush the Arabs on land and openly plunder the red-haired devils o 1.7kReads7.3Score104Shelves

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   If you love the Song Dynasty and are looking forward to a story about a powerful and decisive Song Dynasty, you're welcome to read a sample!

4. 54 关 The Guanshan Pact 关山契 It's Really a Dog真的是狗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

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   Markets spring up amidst war, and even enemies trade among themselves. The protagonist's pioneering efforts on the frontier are ultimately crushed by tyranny.

5. 55 开 A Great Famine in Daqian from the Start: I Grow Crops to Build a Rich Nation 开局大乾饥荒，我靠种田富可敌国 October Tenth十月十曰Historical378k WordsOngoing He transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the middle of a three-year famine from the start: a thousand miles of scorched earth, with people driven to eat their own children! The powerful hoard goods and treat human lives as worthless. Just when all hope seems lost, Lin Yuan, a top agricultural university graduate, smiles. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, curved plows... While everyone else is gnawing on tree bark, his granaries are already overflowing! “What? The court wants to requisition 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No clichés! The story begins with a famine-stricken land in the Great Qian Dynasty, where the protagonist saves himself and others through farming. The plot follows a logical progression from basic subsistence to immense wealth, and even incorporates a strong sense of national responsibility. It's a truly conscientious work among farming novels!

6. 56 大 A Stranger in the Tang Dynasty 大唐异乡客 King of the Vast Wilds苍野王Historical336k WordsCompleted >The year I transmigrated as Li Bai’s elder brother, he was still wetting the bed. >Five-year-old Xiao Taibai clutched my leg and cried, “Brother, the moon fell into the wine bowl!” >I ruffled his hair. “That’s called ‘Golden goblets of fine wine, ten thousand coins a jug.’” >Ten years later, he penned “Bring in the Wine,” stunning Chang’an. >With the imperial consort grinding ink and Gao Lishi removing his boots, he pointed at me through bleary eyes: >“Without your words about golden goblets an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   History buffs rejoice! Official titles and folk customs are all meticulously researched, a true delight for those who love historical details.

7. 57 魂 Reborn in Li Bai's Body? From the Start at Mawei Post Station, I Save Yang Yuhuan 魂穿李白？开局马嵬驿，我救玉环 Wanderer of Nanke南柯行者Historical1.2M WordsCompleted One of Tomato's rare gems. The An Lushan Rebellion, an exiled immortal and a noble consort, intrigue amid chaos, and fervent devotion to the nation. A man remains a boy until the day he dies. As he makes his way through life, apart from Yang Yuhuan, his unattainable first love, which of the colorful women of the Tang dynasty became his cinnabar-marked love? And who remained the one he could never let go? Most importantly, whether heroes or villains, everyone is sharp-witted. This story is entire 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A rare gem among Tomato's historical novels. The An Lushan Rebellion, a banished imperial concubine. Power struggles in a chaotic world, passionate patriotism. Crucially, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent. This alone surpasses 99.9% Of Tomato's historical fiction. Highly recommended.

8. 58 博 A Doctoral Student in the Jiajing Era 博士生在嘉靖 Thin Horse in the West Wind at the Edge of the World天涯西风瘦马Historical370k WordsOngoing Japanese pirates ravage the southeastern coast, and the mudflats of Quanzhou are steeped in brine and corpses. In the north, Tatar cavalry pound at the passes, while the soldiers guarding the Nine Frontiers lack proper clothing and have run out of grain and fodder. In court, the Yan faction holds all the power. The Jiajing Emperor hides away in the Western Garden, seeking immortality through alchemy. The sea ban has cut off the people’s livelihoods, yet official and merchant collusion has made s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you don't like over-the-top, feel-good stories, you absolutely must read this one! The protagonist relies entirely on his intelligence and resilience to rise from the bottom up, never backing down when facing Japanese pirates, the Yan Party, or the Imperial Guards. The plot is realistic and suspenseful, making it a very smooth read.

9. 59 我 I Opened a Fried Chicken Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代开炸鸡店 Haozi Loves Celery浩子爱吃芹菜Historical488k WordsCompleted Modern fast-food thinking × ancient business warfare + a team of lovable idiots + the chili pepper revolution + bonds across time No romance. Wanwan only has one chapter. Leave a name and character traits in the comments, and I might write them into the story... Best enjoyed late at night. Remember to order fried chicken, beer, and a midnight snack. !!! Leave a review, and you won’t go hungry!!! 145Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   A textbook for food entrepreneurship! From site selection to marketing, every business decision the protagonist makes is full of wisdom, showing how modern business concepts can shine in ancient times!

10. 60 大 Great Ming: Jiajing Is My Brother 大明：嘉靖是我哥 Antarctic Cinnabar南极朱砂Historical1.1M WordsOngoing To my elder brother, A letter from your younger brother, Lu Bin. The situation in Jiangnan has become as bad as it can possibly get. I feel as if I'm trapped in a mire, struggling to find a way out. First, the most obvious problem is the Japanese pirates. They come from the sea, made up of desperate men who call themselves ronin. They are poor and have no fear of death, so smuggling merchants hire them and bring them inland. The Jiangnan army is no longer fit for purpose. Its equipment has falle 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A tale of power struggles and familial bonds unfolds as the protagonists rewrite the predicament of Jiangnan and create a unique legend of imperial brothers!

11. 61 穿 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华：血色长安启战歌 Young Master Weinan公子威南Historical564k WordsCompleted Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 18Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    "The Mo Dao (陌刀) advances like a wall, heavy armor crushes the Hu cavalry!" The bloody battle at the mouth of the Liao River: 5,000 Red-feathered Cavalry VS Han Chinese volunteer army! The ambush at Laoye Ridge: 30,000 Qiang soldiers trapped in the canyon! The siege at Pengbei Dock: Shi Hu's 50,000 elite troops sink to their deaths in the swamp! A pinnacle recreation of cold weapon warfare, each chapter is a cinematic masterpiece! #MoDaoFormation #CavalryCharge #AncientTacticsCeiling

12. 62 隋 Sui and Tang: Beauty and the Realm 隋唐之江山美人 Pay-Extra Gentleman Flies in a Flash加钱居士秒飞Historical913k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, special forces soldier Li Juntian only wanted to land a post as a Commandant of the Imperial Guards and lie flat. But after peeking at Empress Xiao while she bathed and falling into the bath, he was forced to become the wildest blade beneath her skirts! From the bewitching Empress Xiao to Empress Zhangsun, who would one day rule with all the majesty of a phoenix, to future imperial consorts, daughters of generals, noble heiresse 248Reads9.1Score135Shelves

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    This historical book is so easy and engaging to read; I'm sharing it with my friends.

13. 63 开 A Convict from the Start? He Coughs, and the Entire Court Trembles 开局罪奴？他一咳嗽，朝堂抖三抖 Lord Cai the Sixth, Who Loves Longjiang Pig Trotters爱吃隆江猪脚的蔡六爷Historical320k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a Modern Criminal Investigation Story + Political Scheming and Detective Work + Comeback and Face-Slapping + Overwhelming Intelligence + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Strong Allies Joining Forces + Author with Years of Experience Completing Long Novels] I transmigrated into the body of a prince's grandson. The good news: I’m the eldest legitimate grandson, born to a noble station! The bad news: My father was wrongfully executed, I’m trapped in a camp for criminal slaves, a —Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The game starts in dire straits, a cough stirs up trouble, and there are clandestine battles in the imperial court. The plot is ingenious, the thrill is immense, the characters are vivid, and the immersion is extremely strong.

14. 64 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 146Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Learn from time travelers, become a time traveler, and crush time travelers.

15. 65 我 My Dad Is the Poet Immortal? I'll Take His Place in the Hanlin Academy 我爹是诗仙？我替我爹入翰林 Lone Angler独钓客Historical241k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, and my father is Li Bai. Unfortunately, from the start, he was out of his mind. The next day was the peony-viewing at the Agarwood Pavilion, where Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, would admire the flowers with Yang Guifei. Li Boqin reluctantly took his father's place at the Hanlin Academy, only to discover that in this world, poetry could command the divine! Reciting poetry could actually gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and turn it into 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I recited, "What is love in this world?", Heaven and earth were moved; when I pointed my sword at the sky, the wind and clouds changed color. This is the divine power of poetry; this is my Tang Dynasty.

16. 66 哭 [Wuzhou] Crying Works? It's the Teacher Who Doesn't 【武周】哭有用，是老师没用 Hardworking Little Bug, the Typing Machine勤劳的码字机器小虫Ancient Romance185k WordsOngoing [Sky screen + female lead ascends the throne + no romance + infrastructure building + everyone above and below the sky screen waits for the female lead to ascend the throne] The synopsis is told from Di Renjie’s perspective. Crying won’t help. While Di Renjie was alive, he once said this to his most promising pupil, Wu Mingyi. Because his attachment was so deep, Di Renjie’s soul remained by Wu Mingyi’s side, witnessing the rest of her life as she endured one heartbreaking farewell after anothe 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    While handling the case of the "hat demon," the female protagonist discovers that it involves collusion between Wu Chengsi and the Turks, and by following the clues, she dismantles the entire spy network.

17. 67 从 From Poor Son-in-Law to Building an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 从寒门赘婿到打造日不落 I Love Iced Black Tea我喜冰红茶Historical553k WordsOngoing [Lovably despicable villain] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Cunning] [Lighthearted] [Schemer] [Shameless] [Not an invincible protagonist] After transmigrating into the body of a live-in son-in-law, Xu Ye was given three strict rules by his ice-cold wife: “No sharing a bed. Don't touch me. And don't bring shame upon the Chen family!” Xu Ye laughed. He was a top-tier special agent. Was he really going to let some young girl boss him around? His wife's best friend clung to him every day. The Holy Maide 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author seems to have been born in that era and experienced it firsthand, describing the details with such clarity.

18. 68 战 The Warring States Strategist: I Lay a Grand Scheme in Times of Chaos 战国谋主，我于乱世布天局 Writing Books Is Voluntary写书是自愿的Historical164k WordsOngoing He was once an obscure scholar. One day, he transmigrates, his soul landing in the Warring States period. He becomes a discarded prince of Qi, confined in Jiangyang Commandery in Wei and left to die in his sickbed. Clinging to life, he stirs up the commandery with a single warehouse voucher and turns the game of fate around with his schemes. The court is full of intrigue, and people’s hearts are mirrors. A hostage prince, a discarded son, a lone soul in a chaotic age: he advances one careful s —Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    From dying on his sickbed to stirring up trouble, he, a scholar, plots against the enemy. The chessboard of the Warring States period will ultimately be reshaped by his own hands!

19. 69 刀 Blade! Blade! Blade!! 刀！刀！刀！！ Lai Xinzhang赖信章Historical81k WordsCompleted The furnace glows, now dim, now bright; one pull of the bellows makes ghosts and gods take fright. Forty pounds of hammering cannot break it; seventy-two cuts bring the royal court to its knees. Blood fills the fish-scale pattern; the blade cleaves through the icy stone steps. This Severing Flow saber still hasn’t finished tempering! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really enjoyed this novel; every chapter was well-written and the writing flowed smoothly.

20. 70 辅 I Help Fusu, You Make Him Cry, and Ying Zheng Goes Wild with Joy 辅佐扶苏，你把他骂哭嬴政乐疯了 The Cat Who Loves Fish Tails爱吃鱼尾巴的猫Historical586k WordsCompleted Chu Zhongtian, a PhD in history, transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and nearly starves to death. Fortunately, Prince Fusu saves him, and somehow he ends up as one of Fusu’s retainers. But Fusu actually claims that his father, Ying Zheng, is a tyrant? “You don’t know what you’re talking about! Your father is the greatest emperor in history!” “If he weren’t ruthless enough, the empire would have fallen apart long ago!” “Benevolence and righteousness? Can you eat those? Will they stop the remnants of 84Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    A history PhD transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty, where he's nearly starving and saved by Fusu, who then immediately accuses his father of being a tyrant? Chu Zhongtian explodes: Your father is the greatest emperor of all time!

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