Looking for Great Historical Novels Worthy of Classic Status 求好的历史文，能封神的
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- 151 A Lost Soul Beneath the Double-Headed Eagle 双头鹰下的歧途者 The river of fate swept two stars from the modern world into the final twilight of the Byzantine Empire. Chen Moting becomes Prince Alexios II, clad in a heavy purple robe and standing at the edge of the empire's collapse. His eyes take in the turmoil at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, yet his heart holds just one purpose: finding his missing younger sister, Yu Che. Far away, in a monastery cell of stone, the girl who was once Chen Yu Che has become Irene Komnene, burdened with “original sin. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
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I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王
[Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re
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- 153 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 [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 102kReads9.0Score13.7k14d adds
- 154 Reviving the Eastern Roman Empire: From Defending the City to the Eastern Expedition 复兴东罗马：从守城到东征 In 1453, Constantinople stood on the brink of disaster, and the countdown to its fall had begun. A modern soul transmigrates into the body of a son of the Notaras family in the empire's final years, arriving in its last twilight. From a young eagle in the Purple Chamber to co-emperor, he knows the cruel fate history has in store, yet resolves to devote his life to securing a future for the embers of civilization. He begins in Morea, improving agriculture, training a new army, building a fleet, a 60Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 155 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？ 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 284.9kReads9.0Score39.9k14d adds
- 156 Ming Secrets: The Worthless Rule the Land 大明秘闻，刍狗当道 [Schemes and Intrigue] [Dark Power Struggles] [Imperial Palace Secrets] [The Shifting Nature of Humanity] [No System, Not Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Idiots, No Dumbing Down] The Zhu Ming Dynasty was once the world's wealthiest, strongest, and most populous feudal dynasty, ruled by absolute imperial authority with power balanced to perfection. But the Zhu Ming Dynasty also bore every sign of an impending dynastic collapse: land seized into the hands of a few, the treasury in ruins, border threats 2.1kReads8.8Score17414d adds
- 157 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 [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 42.8kReads8.5Score4.1k14d adds
- 158 Lone Shadow over the Cold River, Moon-Hanging Blade 寒江孤影悬月刀 Hanjiang is a major military stronghold guarding the vital route between north and south, as well as a prosperous haven for merchants. It is said that its waters stretch for three thousand li, its sails carry grain from across the land, and its splendid nightlife rivals that of Jiangnan! Every faction in the realm has a foothold here, from warlords and great clans to martial arts sects and even the Buddhist and Taoist faiths. History-making battles... one coup after another, as power changes han 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 (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 651Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 160 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 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? 7.4kReads7.3Score53714d adds
- 161 The Winds of Change in Fengge 锋戈之风起云涌 After a century of prosperity, the Great Yu Dynasty is in decline, beset by troubles at home and abroad. The court is in turmoil, and Xu Yunshan, the Great Yu's foremost commander, who had already retired to the mountains, is forced back into a web of intrigue and power struggles... 102Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明
Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality
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You Said You’d Enlist and Marry a Wife, So How Did You Become Emperor? 说好当兵娶婆娘，你混成皇帝？
[Farming + countryside + conquest + pure exhilaration + generals + never put off revenge] “Feng, want a wife?” “A wife? Village chief, I want one!” “Then join the army! Go with the rebel forces! They’ll give you a wife and food!” “Right away, Chief!” Three years later. “The new emperor is returning home in glory? Passing through our Zhao Village?” “Hey, Feng... You’ve finished the war?” “N-no, wait, oh my goodness! Long live Your Majesty the Emperor!” I’m no good at writing summar
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- 164 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ 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 3.5kReads6.3Score28714d adds
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Under Currents in Great Sheng 大晟暗涌
An epic tale of political intrigue set in an imaginary ancient dynasty. Spanning seven volumes and a million words, with five POV storylines, it depicts princes vying for the throne, secret wars among powerful clans, and the games of the heart amid flames of war on the frontier.
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Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊
(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
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A Survival Guide to the Late Ming: From the Start, I Pretend to Be a County Magistrate 明末生存指南：开局假冒知县
[Just Started Getting Ratings] [Multi-Character Dialogue] [Late Ming] [Rise to Power] [Farming] [Dual Transmigration] [Wild Imagination] Lin Mancang transmigrates, starting out as a lowly page. Before his young master can even take up his post, he is shot dead by bandits. Taking the young master's appointment papers, Lin Mancang impersonates him and becomes a county magistrate. But the county seat is crumbling, nine out of ten homes stand empty, and food and money are scarce. By chance, he obtai
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Your Highness, Go to Your Death! 请皇兄，赴死！
Zhou Che is reborn as the sixth prince of Great Xia, but his five elder brothers keep closing in on him. They want to strip me of my claim to the throne! They want to confiscate what little my family has left! They want to take the woman I love and kill me! If that’s how it is “If you, my brothers, can kill your own kin, why can’t I?” “If you can fight for the realm, why can’t I?” “You all think yourselves capable. What makes me any less so?!” Zhou Che rises with his sword drawn. “Your sixth bro
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Great Song: I Pick Up Attributes from Li Qingzhao 大宋：我在李清照身上捡属性
[Lighthearted + hilarious + the greatest female talent of all time + imperial examinations] Chen Ning transmigrates to Bianjing in the Great Song dynasty and mistakes Li Qingzhao for a courtesan from the start. The spring breeze is warm along the banks of the Bian River. “Miss, I’m sorry. I was wrong that night.” “Miss, if you don’t mind, take this money. Let’s end our brief encounter here.” “Miss, if you don’t mind, how about one last hug before we say goodbye?” “Miss, I know you’re angry, but
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The Three Kingdoms: The Whole Internet Tells Me Not to Lie Flat 三国之全网劝我别躺平
This is a unique story blending hardcore survival, livestream interaction, and Three Kingdoms history. From the start, the group faces the hellish difficulty of Changban Slope, and their teammates are all old, weak, sick, or disabled. There are no immortal spells here, only a brutal clash between modern thinking and an ancient age of chaos. It's full of laughter and tears, with passion blazing in every heart: an epic of ordinary people! Late at night, when all is quiet, a history professor open
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- 171 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27k14d adds
- 172 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.8kReads8.8Score19514d adds
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From the Start, I'm in a Wheelchair! In the End, I Become Emperor 开局坐轮椅！最后当皇上
"No System"➕ "No saintly protagonist"➕ "No harem"➕ "Decisive and ruthless" “Don’t, Imperial Brother, I was wrong!” “Waaah, don’t break my legs!” His legs are broken from the start, leaving him with no choice but to use a wheelchair. A hidden dragon lies in the depths, biding its time for eight years. Eighteen iron cavalrymen, appearing without a trace and vanishing without a sound. Eighteen steeds of blood and sweat, clad in black armor and carrying bows. Eighteen curved blades, iron masks, and
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- 174 Jingtai of Great Ming: I Am the Tyrant 大明景泰：朕就是暴君 On the night of the Coup at the Gate, Emperor Jingtai held an AK-47 in both hands. “Zhu Qimen, get out here and eat a whole magazine!” A hot-tempered young man from the twentieth century transmigrates into Emperor Jingtai on the eve of the Coup at the Gate. Watch as he punches the Oirat exchange student Zhu Qimen, kicks the various Oirat tribes into submission, and turns the Japanese pirates into fish food! 122Reads8.2Score10214d adds
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My Soul Transmigrated into Guo Jing: Making the Great Zhou Great Again 魂穿郭靖：让大周再次伟大
The history of the Mongols, Yuan, Song, and Jin is little discussed online. Yet some people from the East have ulterior motives, spreading rumors to muddy the origins of Chinese civilization. Their intentions deserve condemnation! The author uses Guo Jing as a starting point to revisit the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, set the record straight, and refute the fallacy that China ceased to exist after the Battle of Yashan. A man’s heart stays hard as iron until death. Watch him try his
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- 176 Great Qin: On the Ancestral Dragon's Birthday, I Present Six-Flavored Emperor Pills 大秦：祖龙诞辰，我献六味帝皇丸 [Political intrigue] + [passionate] + [struggle for supremacy] + [ruthless] + [no System] Ying Zifeng, a graduate student in medicine, transmigrated to the Qin Empire and became the First Emperor’s fifteenth son. To avoid dying when the Qin Empire fell, Ying Zifeng decided to cling to the First Emperor’s coattails. On the First Emperor’s birthday, Ying Zifeng presented him with Six-Flavor Emperor Pills. Ying Zifeng: “This immortal elixir is called the Six-Flavor Emperor Pills. The six flavors re 10.4kReads8.6Score1k14d adds
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Tales of the Sixteen Reigns of the Ming Court 明宫十六朝演义
The Romance of the Sixteen Reigns of the Ming Court delves into the imperial palace, recounting the love and enmity between emperors and their consorts, while ranging widely across history to survey the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you will understand the court; understand the court, and you will understand history; understand history, and the realities of the world will become clear to you.
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- 178 The Angry Sea Sweeps Over the Qing Dynasty, 1852 怒海覆清1852 In 1852, the second year of the Xianfeng Emperor’s reign in the Great Qing, nothing much seemed to set the year apart. After all: The invincible warships of the European powers patrolled the oceans, while white armies armed to the teeth with rifles and cannons trampled across the globe. America’s Black Ships were sailing toward Edo, soon to force open the tightly shut gates of the Japanese shogunate. Meanwhile, the emperor and imperial clansmen of the Great Qing remained lost in their dream of a 81Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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Three Kingdoms: Liu Feng's Comeback from Cannon Fodder 三国：炮灰刘封逆袭之路
[This book is being published. Stay tuned.] (Conquest, strategy, iron-blooded heroics, beauties, System) After transmigrating as Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, he knew the fate that awaited him: losing favor, being marginalized, becoming a pawn to be discarded, and ultimately falling into a deadly trap. In this life, he chose to endure and bide his time, then turn the tables when all seemed lost! From the start, he risked his life to save Liu Shan at Changban Slope, earning a reputation across
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- 180 Run! Wei Zheng Is Bringing His Son to Court! 快跑，魏征扛着他儿子上朝了！ Year Seven of the Zhenguan era. A thunderous boom sounded in the sky, and I transmigrated into Wei Shuyu. As Wei Zheng's beloved son, shouldn't I help my father with his troubles? Li Shimin secretly hiding spending money? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to take a concubine? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to lead a personal campaign? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out... In short, whatever Li Shimin does, we oppose it. That's how you earn a reput 22.9kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 181 A Grand History of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大历史 This book is the culmination of Mr. Meng Sen's research on Qing history. It is also a representative and foundational work on the subject. Drawing on the Veritable Records of the Qing, the Draft History of the Qing, archival records of the Qing court, and rarely used sources such as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, Meng Sen reveals and analyzes many of the central issues in Qing history. He offers a comprehensive account and assessment of more than two hundred years of Qing politics, 8Reads8.5Score—14d adds
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The Heavenly Master's Fate-Changing Water Margin: A Side Story 天师改命水浒别传
With a casual divination, he foresaw the Jingkang Disaster, the Southern Song retreating to the south, and even the hundred thousand soldiers and civilians at Yashan leaping into the sea to die for their country. He saw the fate of the Great Song a hundred years later in its entirety. So he gave up being an immortal and transmigrated into the body of the wastrel Yan Qing, taking matters into his own hands to change the course of history. He saves Pang Wanchun at the martial arts arena, becomes
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- 183 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 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! 32.6kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
- 184 The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集 Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v 137Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 185 Great Ming: The Ancestor Emerges and Is Named the Pillar King! 大明：老祖宗出山，被封靠山王！ Zhu Min’s soul traveled back to the early Ming dynasty, where he became a small landowner. One day, a middle-aged man showed up, called him uncle, and invited him to serve in the imperial court. Become an official? Serving under Old Zhu has to be a joke. No way. If I’m going to serve anyone, I’d rather become a duke under Zhu Di. What? This middle-aged man is Zhu Yuanzhang? I’m Old Zhu’s uncle? The highest-ranking member of the imperial clan? Even though Zhu Min doesn’t know who he really is, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Lying Flat and Slacking Off in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐躺平摆烂 Li Tan transmigrated into the body of Li Longji's grandson. Kept under close watch, he had no choice but to act like a spoiled, reckless wastrel so no one would suspect a thing. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, Li Tan used the prestige he had earned defending Tong Pass to enter Chang'an and force Li Longji to appoint him Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard. Thus began the Tang dynasty's game of power. A scheming and ruthless emperor followed the same path as Li Shimin and ascended the 11.1kReads8.8Score78514d adds
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The Dandy of Great Zhou: I Hide Famous Ministers and Stir Up the World 大周纨绔：我藏名臣，搅动天下风
Transmigrated as the number-one wastrel in the capital of Great Zhou, only to be poisoned from the start? He awakens the Destiny of the Nation System and summons famous ministers from across history to serve him! Dian Wei protects him, Jia Xu schemes with poison, and Yue Fei leads the army to war! At the Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering, one performance of "Prelude to Water Melody" dazzles the court! An imperial decree sends him to perilous Dunhuang, where the Rouran raid the borders and undercurrent
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Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害
His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o
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- 189 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Warrior 大宋第一武夫 Di Qing, the great general of the Song dynasty: What fearsome might he showed on the battlefield! What glorious deeds he accomplished! Yet he lived in constant terror, unable to find peace, and died in fear! The Song dynasty's troubles are close at hand. Someone has to turn the tables! Di Yong has arrived to change everything! Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zeng Gong, Su Shi, Su Zhe... This is the flourishing age of the Song. Ride down the Tanguts, crush the Khitan, subdue the Ju 14.6kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
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The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏芳华
In the late Three Kingdoms period, shadows lurk beneath the dawn of unification. Cao Wei’s authority is steadily being hollowed out. Everyone can guess what the Sima clan is plotting, but who can predict the course of the realm?
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- 191 The Song Dynasty: My Father Is Su Dongpo 赵宋之世：家父苏东坡 He transmigrates back to the Northern Song Dynasty. His father is Su Shi, and the family has just left Dongpo in Huangzhou. Things finally seem to be looking up. But thanks to Su Dongpo’s notorious sharp tongue and habit of getting into trouble, in just a few years the family will be banished again and again, heading south to explore its cuisine. He is Su Guo, the son who historically followed his father all the way from Huizhou to Danzhou. That year, Su Guo is thirteen; one year remains before 3.3kReads9.1Score27614d adds
- 192 Fourth Uncle, Are You Going to Pacify the Rebellion in Feng Tian Too? 四叔，你也要奉天靖难？ In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the Eastern Palace falls into disarray, and the position of Crown Prince remains undecided. Zhu Yuntong, the legitimate grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, watches helplessly as his grandfather favors the refined and gentle Zhu Yunwen. He knows that, as a “hardheaded sort,” he has no chance of becoming heir. Rather than let himself be manipulated at court in Nanjing, he decides to request a fief in distant, remote Little Ryukyu. Claiming that he “wishes to d 136Reads—Score10414d adds
- 193 The Imperial Secret Police 厂卫 In the ninth year of the Wanli era, Zhang Juzheng implements the Single Whip Tax Reform across the country, and the promise of a flourishing Ming revival seems within reach. A soul from a later age appears early in a small village in Chao County, Luzhou Prefecture, bringing with him a secret identity. Is he a loyal minister or a treacherous favorite? Zhang Zhou follows the path of the imperial intelligence agencies, climbing step by step until he reaches the very top. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Tenth Year of Wanli: Taking Up My Post in Liaodong 万历十年：就藩辽东 The tenth year of the Wanli reign was a watershed moment for the Ming Empire. A host of upheavals converged that year, sending the dynasty down a path wholly different from the one laid out by history. Zhang Juzheng, the “Duke of Jiangling,” passed away. With the reformer who had upheld the “Wanli Renaissance” gone, a pillar of the empire collapsed. His unfinished reforms came to an abrupt halt, and old abuses in the bureaucracy returned. Ma Fang, a renowned general on the northern frontier, die 3kReads7.5Score20014d adds
- 195 The King of Britain 不列颠之王 The history of medieval England was tumultuous and magnificent. From the Norman Conquest to the Magna Carta, modern civilization gradually took root in England's green fields. Zhao Chen is a modern office worker who has read histories from countries all over the world, but never had a chance to put that knowledge to use. Then he transmigrates to medieval England and becomes an English prince. Just as he's preparing to make his mark and fulfill his grand ambitions, someone calls out, “John,” leav 864Reads7.9Score10214d adds
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My Great Ming, Ruling Three Thousand Miles! 我的大明，纵横三万里！
(The rating just came out! It’ll go up!) With a computer in tow, he transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and starts out as Zhu Xiongying, eldest son of Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince acting as regent. Knowing how history unfolds, he understands that both he and the empire are already surrounded by crises. The vassal princes are everywhere. How can he turn the tide? Corrupt Confucian scholars are ruining the country. How can he root them out? Zhu Xiongying’s answer is just one word: fight! Build fac
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An Assassination in Xianyang 咸阳一刺
The tragedy of an individual's will standing against the tide of history; the heroism of doing what you know cannot be done; the Six Kingdoms fell because of their own failings, and because of the greater forces at play.
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His Name Is Zhu Youtang 他叫朱佑樘
There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone writes about Hongwu, Yongle, Jiajing, and Chongzhen, but I insist on writing about Zhu Youcheng. A nearly perfect emperor, with one point deducted for dying young. Zhu Youcheng: Being crown prince is so hard. My mother died early, I didn't meet my father until I was six, and my position as heir is hanging by a thread. Noble Consort Wan: I am a good person. I've never hurt anyone. I'm not some wicked viper! Zhu Jianshen: I am a good emperor
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The Nation's Doomed from the Start? First, I'll Cuddle My Consort and Take a Nap 开局就要亡国？先搂着妃子睡一觉
I woke up to find that I had become Gao Wei, the last emperor of Northern Qi during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. [Historical what-if] + [Tyrant emperor] + [Everyone is unhinged] + [Subverting expectations] + [Prince of Lanling] + [Feng Xiaolian, displayed in all her glory] Grandson of Gao Huan, son of Gao Zhan, and enemy of Yuwen Yong. The good news: I am the supreme ruler of the realm, with a beauty in my arms. The bad news: I am the notorious tyrant in history, who trusted treacherous
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Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨
[Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall
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