Looking for Historical Novels Without a System 不要系统文的历史小说
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The Glorious Tang 昭唐
No System + no mindless power fantasy + fiery battles + slow pace Drunkenly sleeping in a beauty's arms and waking to command the realm: that's a man's idea of romance. But to Murong Yanzhao, something is even more romantic…
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The Southern Song Dynasty’s Top Undercover Agent 南宋第一卧底
In the sixteenth year of the Jiading era of the Southern Song, Shen Mo, a modern-day undercover agent, began manipulating the fate of the empire in the palm of his hand. Countless ingenious schemes, ruthless plots, and brutal tactics poured from him. His modern forensic techniques cracked one bizarre Southern Song case after another, while his espionage skills crushed the secret agents of the Liao and Jin. When the Mongol Yuan cavalry, invincible across the land, came thundering toward them, the
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The Carefree Little Landlord 逍遥小地主
He was lucky enough to transmigrate, and even into the family of a wealthy landlord. He'd never have to worry about food or clothes, but he had no intention of wasting his life doing nothing. So Fu Xiaoguan casually set a few things in motion, never expecting the impact to be so enormous. The emperor wants to make him a first-rank official, the princess wants him as her husband, the daughter of the Minister's household refuses to marry anyone else, the barbarians want his head, the Yi Kingdom wa
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Thirty Years Against Fate in the Late Ming 逆天明末三十年
In 1619, the Ming dynasty sent four armies on converging routes toward Sarhu. Nurhaci relied on the brilliant military strategy of “Let them come at me from every direction; I’ll focus on one,” and wiped out three of the Ming armies. A mountain of corpses, a hell on earth. An outstanding cadet from a Republic-era military academy in 2019 was reborn at Sarhu after a training exercise accident. Refusing to accept fate, he hoped to save the dying Ming dynasty. Watch as he defies heaven and changes
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The Great Qin Empire 大秦帝国
In the final years of the Warring States period, when rituals and music had fallen into disrepair and rival powers fought for supremacy, Qin faced the threat of annihilation, surrounded by powerful states. Yet it rose from among them through brutal competition. Beginning with Duke Xiao of Qin, the state weathered hardship, enacted sweeping reforms, upheld the rule of law, and unified its policies. It took more than 160 years and the unwavering efforts of six generations of leaders to bring about
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Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮:花船新曲震山河
[Transmigrate Into a Deadly Predicament + Cheat Space + Strong Female Lead Building a Business] The moment I opened my eyes, I’d crushed the son of a Ming official, and a knife was already at my throat! Luckily, a scar on my wrist concealed a modern laboratory. A stun gun took down the brute, and I even had a bar management manual! Other people transmigrate and get caught up in palace intrigue. I went to the Qinhuai River and brought a run-down pleasure boat back to life. The girls from the lowe
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The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山
A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo
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Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世
[On the Bloody Night at Xuanwu Gate, He Crashed Through History in an Off-Road RV] An earthquake in Tibet tore open space and time, sending retired combat engineer Yao Kem in and his vehicle tumbling into the ninth year of Wude. Before Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin’s sword was aimed at the crown prince. The cold gleam of its edge met the roar of the diesel engine as Yao’s vehicle surged forward. As drones skimmed over Chang’an, the lost bronze gears of the Mohists meshed perfectly with the patterns o
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Li Shizi of the Tang Dynasty: My Six Tycoon Darlings! 大唐兕子:我的六个神豪小囊君!
A woman who transmigrates into another world finds her way to a higher-dimensional acceptance of her own strength and weakness, maturity and immaturity, dignity and disarray amid the height of the Tang dynasty. In the first five volumes, she is intensely drawn to strength and despises foolishness, ashamed of her own imperfections. When her energy is high, she is the model of a refined, high-born lady: restrained, sensible, and keenly observant. When her energy is low, she becomes anxious, avoida
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊
[The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro
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The Splendor of Bianjing in the Song Dynasty: Provoke Her, and the Storm Will Pass! 宋韵京华:惹她,山雨歇!
1. (Transmigration to Song history) (Ancient-style romance, infinite worlds) (Literary foundations and imaginative ideas) (One female lead, occasionally a full cast of men) (Funny and never long-winded). Best savored slowly, one little bite at a time. 2. The two male leads are really just a pair of grown-up brats whose delayed adolescence is still dragging on. Once their rebellious phases end and they stop making everything about themselves, their worldviews will emerge. 3. Each incident is ordi
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The Ink Moon Halberd: Love and Revenge in the Western Regions 墨月戟:西域情仇
[No AI, entirely written by hand; court intrigue and an ensemble cast, with a traditional plot-driven narrative] [Subtle emotions, sweeping warfare, vivid characters] Beyond Yumen Pass lie the great desert and the Tianshan Mountains. With half Han heritage and half Hu blood, he was born amid the flames of a chaotic age, as the Han and the Xiongnu fought over the Western Regions. In a dreamlike lifetime, he saved the Cheshi princess and uncovered the fated bond between them as husband and wife in
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Three Kingdoms: I Only Want to Conquer, but These Women Are All Acting Strange 三国:我只想争霸,她们全不对劲
[Transmigration + a world with many women and few men + all the heroes turned female + farming and conquest + daily romantic rivalries + political intrigue + lighthearted comedy + meticulous historical research] After waking up, Xiang Xuansun found himself transmigrated into the body of Xiang Bei, the magistrate of Lin'an County. The good news: he was a member of the Xia royal clan, with a perfectly legitimate claim. The bad news: this world was populated entirely by women. Every fierce general
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Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事
A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Qin's Replacement 秦替
Qin's Substitute In 1991, Zhang Daode, a boy from a small town in southwestern Hunan, studied hard and earned excellent results on his high school entrance exam. But someone with power took his place, crushing his hopes of continuing his education and forcing him into a life at the bottom of society as a bricklayer who knew nothing but hardship. Then a sudden fall at a construction site turned his life upside down. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to the end of the Warring States p
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Qingshi Pass, Pear Tree Grove 青狮口,梨树林
The Green Lion’s Mouth, the Pear Orchard follows Zhang Yunxi’s life as its narrative thread, setting it against the vast backdrop of a century of change in rural China. In Qingshikou Village, in the land of Xiangchu, it unfolds as an epic etched in the rings of the earth. From the many wars of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, to the farming and pioneering spirit of the early Republican era, to protecting homes and forests during the War of Resistance Against Japan, from collective labor i
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The Ming Dynasty’s Talented Scholar, Jie Jin 大明才子解缙
Jie Jin, a gifted scholar of the Ming Dynasty, lived a turbulent and legendary life. Brilliant from childhood and endowed with extraordinary talent, he was hailed as a “child prodigy.” He made his mark at a young age, sailed through the imperial examinations on the strength of his vast learning, passed the highest-level exam, and embarked on an official career. Quick-witted and inspired in his writing, Jie Jin oversaw the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", bringing books from across the
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Galaxy 2125 2125星河
2125 Star River Lebenswelt is a science-fiction epic set in a quantum universe. It tells the grand story of human civilization seeking a path to “entropy-shadow symbiosis” amid an entropy crisis. The story centers on the young girl Xiao Nuo, chosen by the Programmer Civilization as an “entropy-shadow symbiont.” Bearing a dark-gold totem, she joins her mother Lin Wei, who wields the Chunjun Sword containing constitutional codes; Zhang Ke, a quantum computing genius; Alexei, a descendant of the Pr
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Song Jiaoren, Father of Chinese Constitutionalism 宪政之父宋教仁
The Father of Constitutionalism: Song Jiaoren presents the sweeping life of Song Jiaoren, a pioneer of constitutional government whose story unfolded amid the tumult of the late Qing and early Republican eras. As a founder of modern Chinese constitutionalism, Song Jiaoren called himself “the Fisherman.” With his pen as his sword and his blood as his ink, he carved a path toward constitutional government in an age shrouded in turmoil. In Japan, he translated Western legal codes, introducing const
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Great Jing: One Shot Stands Supreme 大靖:一枪独尊
[Alternate History] [History] [Wulin] [Court Politics] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] Li Yun, a modern mercenary and assassin nicknamed the “Dark God of Slaughter,” transmigrates into the body of a foolish young master from a general’s family, just as he is getting married in the unfamiliar Jing Dynasty. He’s been a fool for ten years, enduring endless ridicule and humiliation. Then he awakens, finally able to vent his frustrations, and shocks the world! Unmatched with a spear, unrivaled beneat
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The Swallow's Pecks, the Emperor's Grandson, and a Kingdom Beneath Her Skirts 燕啄皇孙裙下江山
A tale of the Han palace + satisfying palace intrigue + breathtaking beauties + a powerful heroine and political scheming + a fight back from the brink. Zhao Feiyan has been branded by history with the shameful accusation of “swallowing the emperor’s grandsons,” and reviled for all time. Yet no one knows that it was not cruelty in her nature, but a necessary step on her path to the pinnacle of power. An emperor’s favor is merely the sharpest blade in her hand; even the bonds between sisters can
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Reborn as a Demon Emperor: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 重生妖帝权力巅峰之路
After his uncle usurps his throne, the male lead, Lou Yufeng, is poisoned and killed. By a strange twist of fate, he is reborn in the body of the emperor of an enemy nation. Using the enemy emperor’s body, he begins plotting to reclaim imperial power, then conquers his homeland and takes back the throne that belongs to him. The male lead borrows strength and influence, making use of every person and resource at his disposal. Through careful planning at every turn, he ultimately becomes the true
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Telecom Fraud 电诈
Against the backdrop of globalization, telecommunications networks have developed rapidly, bringing convenience to everyday life while also giving phone scammers opportunities to exploit. The novel Phone Scams tells a gripping story of good versus evil. Driven by greed, Zhou Kai colludes with criminal groups in Southeast Asia to build a crime syndicate, treating telecommunications fraud, illegal gambling, and human trafficking as shortcuts to wealth. Countless people fall into his traps, losing
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I Serve as a Court Historian for Empress Wu Zetian 我为女帝武则天做史官
A screenplay adaptation is in the works. Stay tuned! The Tang dynasty was the pinnacle of women's status in feudal society, and not only because of the one and only empress in history, Wu Zetian. Though she shone like the brightest light in the sky of women of her time, she was not the only star. The heavens then were filled with brilliant women. Even the empress's radiance could not completely eclipse their flourishing. There was the haughty Princess Gaoyang, the elegant Princess Wencheng, and
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I Serve as a Court Historian for Empress Wu Zetian 2 我为女帝武则天做史官2
A screenplay adaptation is in the works. Stay tuned! The Tang dynasty was the pinnacle of women's status in feudal society, and not only because of the one and only empress in history, Wu Zetian. Though she shone like the brightest light in the sky of women of her time, she was not the only star. The heavens then were filled with brilliant women. Even the empress's radiance could not completely eclipse their flourishing. There was the haughty Princess Gaoyang, the elegant Princess Wencheng, and
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Eight Hundred Iron Cavalrymen to Conquer Ten Thousand Worlds 八百铁骑,镇万界
The sixteen-year-old Eighth Prince was dismissed as a good-for-nothing. Then, one day, sealed memories awakened within him. Faced with the turbulent currents swirling beneath the surface of the capital, he chose to leave and take up his post in his fief. With royal infighting, powerful clans pulling the strings, and the people living in misery... see how he carves out new territory in a world where dynastic rule and martial arts coexist.
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The Good-for-Nothing Prince Recruits an Army to Build an Iron-Blooded Dynasty 废柴皇子招兵买马,打造铁血王朝
[Comedy] [Conquest] [Harem Intrigue] [War] [Scheming] [Farming] [No System] A modern medical doctor dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming a penniless prince. Bandits come knocking whenever they please, and the county magistrate doesn’t take him seriously. And yet... the emperor and the crown prince still want him dead. So he fights to protect himself, stay alive, and uncover the truth behind his birth mother’s murder. He also wants to protect and save the common people,
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Chronicles of the Yan Marches 大明燕行录
A modern soul accidentally falls into a parallel dynasty ruled by the Zhu family. He opens his eyes to find himself a helpless infant. Unable to bear the burden of vast amounts of knowledge, his memories fall dormant. Before he can figure out his situation, he and his maid are swept into a deadly chase and tumble into a freezing river! At death's door, they are rescued by a wealthy landowner in a remote county town. But when the maid wakes, she has lost her memory completely and believes he is h
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Great Ming: I Got into the Wrong Sedan Chair, and the Zhengde Emperor Became My Brother-in-Law 大明:上错花轿,正德成了我舅哥
[No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Comedy + Transmigration] Chen Ziyu transmigrates to the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes the only son of the Earl of Pingjiang! He's a spoiled wastrel who's an expert at eating, drinking, womanizing, and gambling! The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself bound hand and foot. Under his father's iron fist, servants are dragging him off to get married! As luck would have it, he's caught up in the wedding of Princess Taikang, the Hongzhi Empero
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Abandoning the Song in 1142: One Man’s Northern Expedition 弃宋1142:一个人的北伐
[No System, No Golden Finger + Transmigration to the Song Dynasty + Jin Dynasty + Travel] What secrets lie behind Yue Fei's execution? Was the Shaoxing peace treaty actually forced on the Jin by sheer necessity? In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei was murdered, peace was made between Song and Jin, and the north and south settled into tranquility. A lone scout stranded in enemy territory accidentally uncovers the truth behind the sixteen-year war between Song and Jin, shattering a peace that
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The Soul Returns to Tang 唐归魂
A transmigration sends him tumbling into the splendor and turmoil of the Tang Dynasty. From a nobody to a force that shakes the empire, he nevertheless finds himself torn between loyalty and ambition. His origins are a mystery, history is a web, and every attempt to break free only draws him deeper in. At court, undercurrents churn; on the battlefield, life and death hang in the balance. He thought he could change everything, but in the end, he was swept along by the tide of his times. As the sp
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Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms: I Am Liu Qi 穿越三国:吾乃刘琦
[No System] [Political Intrigue and Scheming] [Building an Elite Cavalry and Infantry] [Cold Weapon Duels] [A Rich Sense of Three Kingdoms History] [Massive Infantry and Cavalry Battles] [Marrying Beauties, but Not as a Womanizer] [Dedicated Civil Officials and Loyal Generals] [A Kinsman of the Han Imperial House, Rebuilding the Han Dynasty Three Times] A modern special forces soldier and PhD in Three Kingdoms history transmigrates as Liu Qi, eldest son of Liu Biao, governor of Jingzhou. Inside,
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The Iron-Boned Ming, Zhu Qizhen the Fortress Emperor 大明硬骨头,堡宗朱祁镇
[No System, no golden finger, no overpowered protagonist, no crushing everyone with brute force] On the eve of the Tumu Crisis, he transmigrates as Zhu Qizhen and is emperor for just one day. Why did Zhu Qizhen clear Wang Zhen's name? Was the Zhu Qizhen who returned to power in history really the same man? Did the Ming dynasty truly begin its decline with him? Of the sixteen Ming emperors, how many met a clear-cut end? He must survive first. Only then can he think about anything else. With three
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Scraping by in the Great Tang 在大唐苟活
[A forty-year-old mind + a twenty-year-old body = a socially anxious shut-in.] [Restoring ancient buildings + a ball lightning strike = the ninth year of Wude.] [Seen through the eyes of a passerby, this is a story of keeping a low profile in Tang dynasty China during the Zhenguan era. There are quiet moments, as well as dramatic twists and turns.] [Memory = a golden finger. Taking things one step at a time, how can I find my footing? Let me tell it all, bit by bit.] A timid, introverted, meek m
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Iron-Blooded Resolve: Twin Dragons Shine Across the Land 铁血文心:双龙耀山河
As the realm crumbles, two outstanding men rise from the Lu clan. The elder brother is a poet renowned throughout the land. After a difficult journey through the imperial exams and a turbulent career in office, he rises from humble scholar to founding emperor, using the heart of a writer to bring peace to the realm. The younger brother is a martial prodigy. Setting out from Siming Mountain, he gathers heroes of the northern jianghu, makes his name on the battlefields of the Western Xia, assassin
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Smoke of War Across a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 江山万里狼烟
The Blood-Drinker Blade leaves its sheath, and flames of war engulf the land! At the end of the prosperous Tang dynasty, regional warlords carved up the realm, and the Central Plains were locked in a fierce struggle for supremacy. Watch me enlist in the army and rise from an unknown foot soldier to commander of Later Tang, armed with a spear in hand and a blade at my waist. From the surprise attack at Yindi Pass to the ambush at Yangchang Slope and the blood-soaked walls of Zezhou, I used the st
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Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事
History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot
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The Common People Beneath the Prosperous Tang 盛唐下的百姓
No transmigration, no System. See the High Tang from the perspective of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong was obsessed with grand achievements and indulgence. Warfare grew ever more frequent, greatly increasing the people’s corvée and military service, until the An Lushan Rebellion broke out.
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Three Kingdoms: Zi Nianyu 三国之紫念瑜
A story about Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms, written in 2004. It came straight from the heart, with a little history and a little science fiction. Now I want to make some changes to the story, making it more enjoyable to read and sharing it with fellow fans.
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Great Tang: Bringing the Little Princess to the Modern Era! 大唐:带小公主回现代!
[Slice of Life!] In a world beyond time and space, Li Zhi accidentally obtains a portal that allows travel between two worlds. He transmigrates to the seventh year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang dynasty and becomes Prince of Jin, Li Zhi. At just five years old, Li Zhi thrives in the imperial palace, becoming everyone's favorite and reaching the peak of his life. Adorable looks, and a silver tongue. Everything he brings out leaves everyone stunned: fine salt, white sugar, skincare products... Em
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The Century-Old House 百年老宅
An old family home, four generations, a century of upheaval, and an extraordinary love affair. How did a penniless tenant farmer win the hearts of two beautiful daughters of an enlightened landlord? How did an honest, simple peasant seize control of the village Party secretary's post as if it were a throne, then cling to it? How did a devoted lover go from kind and innocent to cynical and world-weary? Read on to discover his tangled, unbreakable ties with four women. Through the nearly century-l
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The Fake County Magistrate on the Late Ming Frontier 明末边关假县令
Han An, a history PhD student, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and impersonates a county magistrate in a border region to stay alive. In the second year of the Chongzhen era, the people teeter on the brink of death, traitors and bandits run rampant, the corrupt court is powerless, and the Manchus in Liaodong watch like hungry tigers. Hong Chengchou, Huang Taiji, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and other figures are about to take the historical stage. If history is allowed to race along its o
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Dreaming of the Tang Dynasty 梦挽大唐
In the sixteenth year of the Kaiyuan era, the Son of Heaven of the flourishing Tang Dynasty is burned by a fire in his dream. At the same time, a Taoist nun on Mount Zhongnan dreams the very same dream. They do not know that the fire consuming Chang'an comes from the An Lushan Rebellion, more than twenty years in the future. Chang'an in flames, cavalry trampling the land, the Mutiny at Mawei, and an old man imprisoned in the Shu palace... The end of history is slowly closing in on them. Can they
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Running a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic: From the Start, Treating Young Ying Zheng 经营中医药馆,开局救治少年嬴政
Chen Che was a doctor with advanced degrees in both Chinese and Western medicine. After graduating, he joined a top-tier hospital in Chuting, Chuyun City, Nanyue Province, as an emergency medicine clinician. But an accident destroyed his reputation. He was fired and forced to leave the hospital, and all his earnings went to compensating the patient's family. With no other choice, he moved to a village in Yongzhou, Guixi Province, and began practicing traditional Chinese medicine. From then on, h
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The Qin Empire’s Industrial Revolution 大秦工业革命
History · Alternate History | Farming · Industry | Ensemble Cast · Conquest A six-year-old soul transmigrates into a barren village in northern Shaanxi during the Qin dynasty, where he becomes a posthumous child. With no System and no golden finger, the first thing he does is use a pendulum to redefine “one meter.” Over the next ten years, all he manages to do is make sure everyone in the village has enough to eat. Then the real story begins. He builds an “underground railway station” in Zhang V
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Zhi Long in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末芝龙
Zhang Xianzhong? He’s a defeated opponent of mine. Li Zicheng? He raises my men for me. Zhu Cilang? He’s my pet canary. Who am I? Zheng Zhilong, ruler of the Ming dynasty’s southeast. I reign over the seas, and half the Ming realm trembles beneath my iron hooves. What does it matter if I’m richer than a nation? What does it matter if I hold power over the court? Ming dynasty, call me Grand Marshal of All the Armies!
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Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天
A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack
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Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard 键盘上的杨廷和
[Yang Tinghe | Male-Centered Lead | Historical Epic | Romance and Marriage | Political Intrigue] Yang Tinghe, grand secretary of the Ming dynasty, recounts his romantic and political adventures in modern language, with a playful take on his own life. [Matchmaking Trip to Yunnan] Help Mu Cong put down the Xundian rebellion and bring the region under direct administration. [Wedding Night] My concubine climbed into my bed... [The Truth About Grain Transport] Men and women alike are beheaded. [The
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Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋:好巧我也是纨绔
The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend
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Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花
In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro
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