Looking for Historical or Alternate-History Novels With Good Prose and a Smart Protagonist 求历史文，或架空历史，文笔好，主角有脑子的

1. 551 1 1853: Measuring the Nation's Territory with Cannons 1853：用大炮去丈量国土面积 Lone Angler独钓客Historical619k WordsCompleted The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. See how he restores China during the late Qing Dynasty. Between the realm and the women he loves, he sees through all the ways of the world and enjoys a life of freedom. Then he strides boldly into the surging current of history. 1.5kReads7.1Score—Shelves

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   I read this book and it felt good.

2. 552 关 Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事 Can't Cry哭不得Historical2.0M WordsOngoing 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! 8.4kReads8.4Score887Shelves

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   This one is very good!

3. 553 大 Springtime in the Great Ming 大明春色 West Wind Is Strong西风紧Historical3.1M WordsCompleted In the turbulent early years of the Ming Dynasty, a king destined to lose his reputation and be burned alive must embark on a path of defying Heaven. How will old grudges, love and hatred, merits and failures all play out this time? 97Reads8.6Score—Shelves
4. 554 大 Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣 Young Master Xuanniao公子玄鸟Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds 7.5kReads9.2Score803Shelves
5. 555 我 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Maple Whisper Egg枫语蛋蛋Historical3.7M WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 613Reads6.7Score—Shelves
6. 556 快 Get on Board! It's Time to Overthrow the Qing and Restore the Ming 快上船，反清复明啦 Fifty Minus One五十缺一Historical585k WordsCompleted Standing before you is Zhu Zaiming, His Majesty the Emperor of the Second Ming Empire: lord of Australia, savior of the Yin people, leader of the Americas, pioneer of the ironclad battleship, nightmare of Europe, dear friend of Napoleon, supreme leader of Eastern civilization, and father of the world… The story of the Second Ming’s rise begins with a group of Han people stranded in Australia… 197Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   🔥🔥Saving the world at the end of Ming Dynasty is not an easy task, so he found another way to start from Australia. Use modern knowledge to lay out the world in the 17th century and gradually strive for hegemony. 🍃🍃Every step is carefully planned. When the world situation changes because of him, you will sigh: This is the true king's plan.

7. 557 我 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ Hai Jingliangong海静凉宫Historical3.9M WordsOngoing [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 12.4kReads9.1Score844Shelves
8. 558 我 I Opened a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐开酒馆 Little Fatty's Panda小胖的熊猫Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Nuo only wanted to run his tavern in peace. Once he had improved his finances, he planned to buy a maid, marry a pretty wife, and live a good life. Instead, on his very first day in business, a special guest showed up: Li Shimin. As someone from another era, Zhang Nuo had a vision and knowledge far beyond those of his time. Even his casual remarks sounded like thunderclaps of revelation to Li Shimin. Before long, Zhang Nuo realized that things he'd 25.8kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
9. 559 唐 Tang's Downfall 唐殃 Liang Chen Ming Qing良辰鸣轻Historical189k WordsOngoing Zhao Yu, a modern history student, unexpectedly transmigrates into the chaotic final years of the Sui Dynasty, only to be rescued by Xianbudu, a mountain village cut off from the rest of the world. Just as he begins to settle into this paradise and regard it as his home, the fires of war beyond its borders mercilessly consume the peaceful refuge. Grieving and bent on revenge, he tries to use his modern knowledge to survive the chaos and rewrite history. But perhaps things aren't so simple. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, human lives were like straw. The protagonist comes from time to time and has no superpowers, only a brain of historical knowledge and a heart that wants to protect. Start by guarding a small "Xianbudu" village and survive in the light of swords and shadows.

10. 560 抄 My Family Was Seized and Exiled: I Emptied the National Treasury and Fled the Famine! 抄家流放：我搬空国库去逃荒！ A Ripple一抹涟漪Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating here, Yan Yun’s father, eldest brother, and second brother were beheaded at the border by the emperor on charges of plotting rebellion, because their achievements had become a threat to the throne! But in consideration of the three men’s illustrious military service, their family was spared. They escaped the death penalty, but couldn’t avoid punishment! The whole family, young and old, was exiled to a desolate land! Fine, exile us, then! But his eldest and second brothe 47kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
11. 561 三 Three Kingdoms: I Am the True Imperial Uncle, Reviving the Han Dynasty for Three Generations 三国：我，真皇叔，三兴大汉 No Mortal Delicacies不吃烟火Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Warring for supremacy] [The real imperial uncle] [System] Do all dynasties perish because they grow weak, while the Han alone falls because it is strong? After four hundred years, beacons of war burn across the land. Everything lies in ruin, and the people wail in misery. Thirteen provinces are strewn with bones, so numerous that even the fertile fields beside the roads cannot contain them. Some maneuver through the world of politics, while others roam as heroes wi 48kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    The author of the first book is an extremely hard-core textual critic who knows a lot about history and admires it. In the second book, the protagonist relies on the system to reward Bai Ming and Zhu Yuanzhang to reform the unreasonable system, and asks whether you are faster with a knife or I die faster. In the third longevity novel, the plot before Emperor Zhengde is even more important, with touching and pathos running through the entire text. The next few books are also high-quality, no-brainer, quality guaranteed!

12. 562 明 A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户 Golden Chicken Wings金黄的鸡翅膀Historical2.5M WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest 13.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
13. 563 再 Keep Piling on the KPIs and I'll Make Heaven's Dao Work 996! 再卷KPI，我就让天道996！ Liang Chen Ming Qing良辰鸣轻Xianxia111k WordsOngoing I transmigrate into the cultivation world. I, Shen Xian, just want to slack off on the clock. Cultivation? I use the question bank from Five Years of Cultivation, Three Years of Practice Exams to reverse-PUA the transmission elder. Tasks? With my Cross-Department Flying Sword Traffic Optimization Plan, I score a whole peak's worth of spirit cranes as free mounts. While my fellow workaholics are breaking their Dao hearts over KPIs, I've already won the sect's Best Innovation Award for my paper, H 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 汉 The Chinese Spirit Shines Across the Land: An Archaeologist Transmigrates and Refuses to Kill the Sages of Old 汉骨照山河：考古穿越我拒弑先贤 Wuhu Longhu芜湖龙湖Historical40k WordsOngoing Behind the azure mirage towers rising above the vast waves, human civilization spread its wings and surged forward. From then on, people could no longer pass down a single craft, a lineage of skill, a verse of song, or a page of fine writing... The towering edifices built over countless years from intangible cultural heritage collapsed in a single day, and calamities arose one after another, in more ways than one. The boundless world of dust came with the azure mirage towers, crossing the waves —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Behind the green mirage tower floating on the waves, human civilization is galloping. After this, people can no longer pass on a craftsmanship, a line of inheritance, a frame of singing, a piece of clear writing... The eternal universe created by the intangible cultural heritage of the past has been overturned in one day, and disasters have occurred one after another, with more than one end. The boundless earthly world comes with Ling Cang, the Qiong Tower of the Blue Mirage, sneaking like a solitary shadow, dragging everything in the world step by step into the endless coldness. Let me introduce myself, my name is Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan who has been a man of thousands of years. Never heard of my name? It is also common. When we meet again in time, you will know me and remember me. I thought it was just an ordinary day and night, but I accidentally entered the hometown of the Han Dynasty. I thought that by killing all the sages, I would be able to return to the living world, but unexpectedly, everyone would embark on the road to becoming a god. When I believe that this world is the secret realm of creation that creates strong people, all things in the world are already heading towards extinction step by step.

15. 565 大 The Last Loyal Minister of Chongzhen's Ming Dynasty 大明崇祯最后的忠臣 So the Ties Have Run Their Course原来缘尽啊Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming Dynasty + transmigrate + no System + passionate + lighthearted comedy] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the empire is on the brink of collapse. Though I, Li Shi, hold a lowly position, that does nothing to diminish my wholehearted devotion to my country. I still love Emperor Chongzhen, even though many people say he is arrogant and self-willed, suspicious and distrustful, hot-tempered, and cold-hearted... But this very “foolish ruler” you all talk about made me, Li Shi, G 7.6kReads8.9Score345Shelves
16. 566 隋 Sui-Tang: My Father Is Yang Guang, Li Er, Keep on Rebelling 隋唐：家父杨广，李二你接着反啊 One Nine Two Seven一玖贰柒Historical819k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] + [Crowned emperor] + [Feel-good power fantasy] + [No System] + [Save the Sui Dynasty] I open my eyes and find I've become Yang Gao, a short-lived prince at the end of the Sui Dynasty! Rebellions rage across the land. Yang Guang insists on traveling south to Jiangdu, and the empire is on the brink of collapse! Armed with the script of history, I face my tyrant father from the start! I risk my life to kneel and remonstrate, fighting for the slimmest chance to survive! The 211Reads8.3Score107Shelves

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    Dressed as a short-lived prince in the late Sui Dynasty, he faced the tyrant father in the beginning, science and technology flourished in the Sui Dynasty, and he cut off Li Yuan's spine with one move

17. 567 剑 Sword Like the Evening 剑如夕 Mo Qingci墨倾辞Eastern Fantasy507k WordsCompleted [Traditional wuxia + devoted couple + not a power fantasy + late Qing dynasty + ensemble cast] At the end of the Qing dynasty, the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Nation Alliance rise one after another. Gu Yang, a skilled martial artist burdened by a family grudge, leaves seclusion and joins forces with Su Jianli, the daughter of a reformist minister, to roam the jianghu and save the world from disaster. The cruelty of foreign guns and cannons and the wickedness of the human heart lay bare the wre 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This is an unusual new book on traditional martial arts. The author has a good writing style. It opens with a self-composed poem😍from a new perspective, the hard-core collision between traditional martial arts and foreign guns and cannons in the late Qing Dynasty! No loss in investing!

18. 568 雪 After the Snowy Night Coup, I Became the Leader of Humanity 雪夜逼宫后，我成了人族共主 Mo Xingyue莫星越Historical604k WordsCompleted The loyal die first, the brave follow, and the wise and sincere all become bones in an age of chaos. Once every idealist has fallen, all that remains is the ultimate contest between hypocrites and true villains. In the fourteenth year of Yonglu, in Longyou of the Great Jing. A clear-eyed soul from the modern era awakens in the body of a dying youth as a bowl of blood sacrifice is raised to his lips. He finds himself in a world of despair: the loyal die betrayed, the idealists sink beneath the ri —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pace is a bit slow in the early stage, but it will be exciting later on

19. 569 万 Delivery Across Myriad Worlds: My Customers Aren't Human! 万界快递：我的客户不是人！ Liang Chen Ming Qing良辰鸣轻Xianxia110k WordsOngoing Zhou Lin binds to the Myriad Worlds APP Logistics System, thinking he can finally become a carefree interdimensional trader. But the goods he delivers get stranger and stranger. He sends chilled pig brains to a post-apocalyptic zombie king, who complains they’re “not fresh enough”; he sends a set of exam prep books to a demon lord in another world, nearly triggering a war between realms. While other transmigrators are still cultivating and fighting for supremacy, Zhou Lin’s only worry is: “How d —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 27.8kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    🍀A novel that meets the requirements is here ✅I am willing to call it the ceiling ✅Three Thousand Hours Bookworm strongly recommends ✅Brothers can stay up late to write

21. 571 大 Great Ming: From the Start, I Reveal Zhu Yuanzhang's Future 大明：开局剧透朱元璋 Qing Hong青红Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Xu Qing transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and happens to arrive during a battle between the rebel army and the Yuan forces. Guo Zixing’s rebels mistake him for a spy and throw him in jail. As it turns out, his cellmate is Zhu Yuanzhang. “Brother Zhu, what’s your dream?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “A wife, kids, and a warm bed.” Xu Qing: “Why not dream bigger? Like becoming emperor.” Zhu Yuanzhang: “???” Xu Qing: “I can see that you’re destined for greatness, Brother Zhu. One day, you’ll surely be 28.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
22. 572 大 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Lintai麟台Historical684k WordsOngoing [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 2.7kReads9.3Score346Shelves

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    I met the Longhushan Celestial Master during the investigation, became brothers, and went to the Taoist temple to annihilate the family together. Unexpectedly, I discovered that Chen Youliang's old ministry was restored, King Huainan was reborn, King Tan rebelled, Yinshan Sect went south, and other unsolved cases. These Taoist bosses are more powerful than the other. In order not to be pinched to death, I was forced to learn Taoism, met many influential figures in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and became the first Taoist king in the Ming Dynasty [Like]

23. 573 穿 Transmigrate and Survive on Three Hundred Tang Poems 穿越靠唐诗三百首过活 Hate System Novels讨厌系统文Historical174k WordsCompleted A war poem, a pool of blood, a hero among men, tears in a beauty’s eyes. In cold clothes and iron armor, he reads by lamplight with his sword at his side. He slays countless demons and monsters just to survive, and strides across the land to right its wrongs, all for the people’s peace and happiness. 25Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    I think I can try these two books, they are not the brainless type.

24. 574 穿 Transmigrated as a Prince, I Was Tricked into Going to War on My Wedding Night 穿越成皇子大婚洞房夜被坑去打仗 Nursing the Baby at Home在家奶娃Historical144k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + alternate history + no System) He transmigrates into an alternate history, right in the middle of a prince's wedding banquet. Just as he enters the bridal chamber, he is urgently summoned to the palace and ordered to lead an army into battle? But he knows nothing about fighting wars! What should he do? He needs a golden finger, and fast!!! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was a prince in an alternate history, and I was tricked into fighting on the wedding night. What should I do if there is no system? I'm waiting online. It's urgent!

25. 575 历 Qi Refiners in the River of History 历史长河中的炼气士 Not That Sharp不是太剑Eastern Fantasy380k WordsOngoing He once witnessed the King of Qin unify the six states and the rise and fall of dynasties. He lived through Emperor Wu of Han’s campaigns against the Xiongnu, and the decree that any who offended the Han would be put to death. He heard of the elegant lives of the Wei, Jin, and Three Kingdoms eras, and the openness of the Zhenguan and Kaiyuan periods… He is a Qi Refining cultivator. Qi Refining cultivators breathe in vital energy to attain immortality. This is a tale of immortality through the ag 5.5kReads8.7Score302Shelves
26. 576 重 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Zhen理振Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 38.5kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
27. 577 甲 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yue Tian, a PhD in military machinery, transmigrates to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and becomes a vanguard soldier protecting the nation. Using his knowledge from the future, he takes control of the lands beyond the Shanhai Pass, establishes a republic, unifies the country, and helps the nation rise as a great power in the Far East. 10.2kReads7.7Score518Shelves

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    This book is pretty good to read

28. 578 吾 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ Zhou Big Tomato周大番茄Historical502k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 79Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This rhythm is still very good

29. 579 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrated into the Founder's Portrait 大明：我穿越成了太祖画像 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (History + Ming Dynasty + System + transmigration) After showing off on a whim, Li Chen transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He became a portrait of the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was bound to the fate of the Great Ming! It was the first year of the Chongzhen reign, and Zhu Youjian had only recently ascended the throne. To stay alive, and to make up for the regrets of the Ming Dynasty’s final years, Li Chen decided to do everything he could to extend the Great Ming for another t 9.2kReads9.2Score697Shelves
30. 580 朕 I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世 Third Aunt from the Farm农家三姑Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga 6.2kReads8.3Score329Shelves

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    The best novel about Qing Dynasty history

31. 581 火 A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋 Peas Found a Circle豌豆遇了圆Historical465k WordsOngoing The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book is online. Historical food themes. Although it is a time-travel novel, it does not have imaginative settings such as systems and golden fingers, and pays more attention to historical facts and historical events. In the article, no matter the title, person's name, place name, or social background, there is evidence to test, which can help everyone understand more about some historical knowledge of the Spring and Autumn Period. In addition, this book has a very detailed introduction to some traditional Chinese delicacies and can be used as a gourmet cookbook for practical operation. However, the author will not be held responsible if the kitchen novice overturns. [Laughing awkwardly] Book lovers who are interested in history and food can come in and take a look.

32. 582 刚 I Was Buried Alive Right After I Transmigrated, Now I'll Conquer the Late Ming 刚穿越就被活埋，我要横推明末 Becoming Wind and Rain, Not You成风成雨不是你Historical4.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Ming Dynasty + Late Ming + Passionate + Ruthless Battles + Rise to Power + Chongzhen] Forge muskets, build a modern cavalry, wipe out the Eight Banners, crush the rebel bands, and conquer the realm! Zhou Jian'an never imagined he would transmigrate to the final years of the Ming Dynasty. He ends up in the body of a down-and-out military household member. That's right: in the late Ming, being in a military household meant being dirt poor. By a twist of fate, he wins the favor of 12.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
33. 583 白 The White-Robed Emperor 白衣天子 East Has Fusu东有扶苏Historical3.2M WordsOngoing (No System + One Female Lead + Political Scheming and Conquest + Surviving in Troubled Times + Building a Following) “You want to know who I am? Sit down, have some tea, and let me spin you a tale.” In the eyes of the refugees, I'm a living bodhisattva who barely belongs in this world, giving them food and shelter. In the eyes of the noble clans, I'm a mad dog in human skin, mild-mannered most days but ready to wipe out entire households when I make a move. In the histories, I'm the gravedigger 172.8kReads8.9Score16.3kShelves

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    I recommend these books, they are pretty good

34. 584 明 A Ming Dynasty Soldier Rises to Power 明末小兵崛起 Lao Niu Jun老牛俊Historical4.8M WordsCompleted “What? Liu Boyuan has taken another Tartar head!” Li Yao, the Thousand-Man Commander of Weiwu Fort, exclaimed in astonishment. Chen Qiyu, the Governor of Yansui: “Thousand-Man Commander Liu, I hope you’ll lend us your full support in this campaign against the rebels!” The Qing army has entered the pass. “Quick, summon the Duke Who Guards the Nation to the capital to defend the emperor!” Chongzhen cried from his throne. 12.7kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
35. 585 少 The Young Master's Plan to Destroy the Empire 少爷的江山毁灭计划 Leaning on the Rail, Listening to Wind and Rain卧栏听风雨Historical310k WordsOngoing [Alternate History! Eastern Fantasy! Ancient Spycraft! Mind-Bending Mystery! No System! No Goody-Two-Shoes! Not a Power Fantasy! Ensemble Cast! Slow Burn!] Ye Xiaolou transmigrates into the body of the tenth prince of Beiyun, only to witness his kingdom fall on the very day he arrives. Ten years later, he commands the Heavenly Web and stirs up a storm of bloodshed. A mere scholar pays a visit, and a half-step immortal gives way. From the Heavenly Secrets Hall, he holds the world in his grasp and 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In front of the curtain, the master of Tianji Temple, behind the scenes, the prince of the subjugated country, the remnants of Beiyun, the founders of Skynet, Feiyan and other organizations. Ten years ago, Beiyun Kingdom was destroyed by the largest country in the world. His father was killed, his mother and concubine could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide. The seven-year-old tenth prince fled to Western Chu and endured the humiliation for ten years. Ten years later, he holds Skynet in his hand and stirs up a bloody storm. A scholar came to his door, but the immortal gave in half a step. He sits in the Tianji Temple, slaughters the world and divides the mountains and rivers!!!

36. 586 镇 King Ming, Warden of Hell: All My Underlings Are Rebels 镇狱明王之我的手下都是反贼 Little Wu Watching a Single Leaf观一叶的小五Historical764k WordsCompleted What would happen if all the great civil officials and military commanders from history gathered in one place? The protagonist transmigrates to a brand-new world, where his opponents include the Hegemon King of Chu, Li Shimin, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and other warlords and rulers. He is the young prince of the Eastern Pacification Prince’s Manor in the Great Xia Kingdom. His stable hand is Sima Yi, his page is Guo Jia, and his attendants include Liu Jinu and Wang Baobao. The Eastern Pacification P 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this one! All the counselors and generals in the fictional history will fight in a big way! Zhuge Liang, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Zhang Yi, Su Qin, Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao, Li Yuanba, Lu Bu, Yuwen Chengdu, who is more powerful?

37. 587 疯 Madman: Slashing My Way from a Pile of Corpses to the Dragon Throne 疯子：从死人堆里一路杀到龙椅 Pamela帕米拉Historical415k WordsOngoing [No System + Two Insane Souls + No Saintly Mercies + Decisive and Ruthless] The day Shen Zhou crawled out of a pile of corpses, a modern man's soul appeared in his mind. One soul was bloodthirsty and loved to kill; the other was calm and calculating. The two souls fought each other every day, driving him into a madman feared by everyone in Yunmeng Marsh. Defeated soldiers tried to steal his food? He killed them all. The imperial army came to crush him? He used a fire ox formation to rout thre 116Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Yu Dynasty: I’ll Become a Worthy Minister 穿越大虞朝：我要做名臣 Worry-Free Lord无忧君Historical266k WordsOngoing “I study for the rise of Great Yu,” He Shen proclaimed to the world: “Give me a chance, and I’ll give the world a brand-new Great Yu dynasty, one that truly stands at the pinnacle of the world, with every nation paying tribute!” The boy was fourteen years old. He was determined to strive, fight, and work for his ideals, so he resolutely embarked on the imperial examination path and set foot on a career in government from which there could be no turning back. An unknown fate awaited him… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing style of the alternate history time travel is slow and clean.

39. 589 大 Great Ming: The Crown Prince's Heir Is Invincible 大明之太孙无敌 I Have Heard of High Antiquity朕闻上古Historical2.1M WordsCompleted The imperial court is a battleground for power, full of rivalries and the suppression of dissent. The martial world is a realm of right and wrong, of love, hatred, and endless fighting. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the Jinyiwei’s fearsome power shook the land! Zhu Xiongying’s soul transmigrated into the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor. With no way back, he could only press onward, stepping into an age both brilliant and turbulent. 3.8kReads8.6Score251Shelves
40. 590 绝 Desperate Changping: Defying Fate with 400,000 Zhao Soldiers 绝境长平：带四十万赵军逆天改命 Xue Zhongzi雪重梓Historical1.5M WordsOngoing When Zhao Xun opened his eyes, he found himself transformed into Zhao Kuo, the laughingstock of the ages. Changping had been surrounded for forty-one days. Food and water were gone, and people were eating one another. Facing him was the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi. In five days, four hundred thousand comrades would be buried alive in a catastrophe with no escape! With nowhere left to retreat, he would stand his ground! With no food, he would boil horse bones for soup! With no way through, he would 2.2kReads7.6Score101Shelves
41. 591 大 Plum Blossoms Bloom Brightly Across the Ming Empire 大明天下梅花艳艳开 Sanxiang Daishui三湘带水Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Wuxia + history + imperial court + bloodshed + political intrigue + multiple female leads + not a harem + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Plum Blossom Manor, the guardians of a village in Huaxia. Nixiào, the ninety-ninth-generation young manor lord, secretly leaves the manor at fourteen, only to encounter an unknown force plotting against the Great Ming... 568Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Martial arts, court, killing, and intrigue. History, ancient customs, semi-classical Chinese, whatever you don't understand, don't enter! Many female protagonists, not a harem. Not a cool article, slow-paced, so read with caution!!!

42. 592 明 Ming Cavalry 明骑 The Guy Next Door隔壁小王Historical3.5M WordsCompleted A modern border defense soldier transmigrates to Liaodong in the late Ming dynasty, taking command in a time of crisis and rising from humble beginnings. He trains a hundred thousand cavalry, rides into battle with lance in hand, crushes the Tartar invaders, puts down the rebels, and conquers the pass at Mount Helan. He fishes in Lake Baikal and waters his horses on the American continent. Soon, the sun-and-moon battle flags fly across the world. Whoever dares invade our Great Ming shall be slai 1.9kReads8.6Score235Shelves
43. 593 老 N Ways for the Boss to Die: Starting with Shortchanging the Tooth Soldiers 老板的N种死法：从克扣牙兵开始 Book, Concrete Surface书扎水泥面Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [No System] Wen Xiu was ruined by a shady employment agency in his previous life, then died after his boss withheld his wages... When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, where he is now a soldier in the Weibo garrison. Bosses in this era are even more ruthless. They aren’t called CEOs, but military governors. Withholding wages is called docking soldiers’ pay, and employees quitting isn’t called changing jobs, but mutiny. As a soldier deman 63kReads7.7Score5.7kShelves
44. 594 开 I Became Great Tang’s Doomed Emperor from the Start, and Chose to Fight Back with a Sword 开局大唐亡国君，我选择拿剑反抗 Fine Grass Blocking the River细草拦江Historical505k WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Late Tang]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Political intrigue] The emperor guards the nation's borders, and the ruler dies for the state. Prince Li Zhu watches helplessly as the emperor’s consorts are murdered in their chambers. Then he is forced to take the throne before the emperor’s coffin. He doesn’t even dare change the era name before fainting. When he wakes up: “What? I’m Li Zhu?” “Next, my brothers will be killed, then my ministers, then the Empress Dowager. 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The prince Li Zhi watched helplessly as the emperor's concubine was killed in the palace, and was then forced to succeed to the throne in front of the emperor's body. He did not dare to change his reign name and fainted. "What? I'm Li Wei?" "The next step is for the brothers to be killed, the ministers to be killed, the queen mother to be killed, and then the Zen throne will be poisoned." No, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed. This is not what I thought. The end of the Later Tang Dynasty, then use the sword in your hand to fight your way out.

45. 595 边 Frontier Army: From Claiming a Convict Woman to Unifying the World 边军：从领取罪女开始，一统天下 Yining Will Shineogsun一宁会发光ogsunHistorical1.6M WordsOngoing [Not a good person] [Multiple heroines] [Decisive and ruthless] [Frontier power struggle] [Blood-and-iron scheming] [Alternate history] [Imperfect protagonist] (The protagonist makes mistakes and suffers defeats.) Transmigrating to the frontier isn't a dream of waking up with the world in your hands. It's a struggle to survive with your head on the line. Briquette coal, the Mo Dao, fine steel: in a time of chaos, technologies that can enrich the country and strengthen its army aren't just source 207.1kReads8.6Score25.4kShelves
46. 596 朱 Zhu Houzhao: The Worst Temple Name I'll Accept Is Shengzong 朱厚照：朕的庙号最次也得是圣宗 A Weary Bird Returns to Its Old Woods倦鸟落旧林Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty’s Zhu Houzhao + court intrigue + cracking down on corrupt officials + sweeping through Mongolia + crushing the barbarians + opening up a New World] Drowning from the start, with civil officials always trying to kill me! Crush the landlords and put the Ming economy under state ownership! Let the red flags fly and open up nine continents and five seas! Rule the entire world: from the founding to the fall of the Ming, none can rival us! 13.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
47. 597 东 The Eastern Palace's Inkstone 东宫砚 Su Mushuang苏暮霜Two Male Leads460k WordsCompleted [Male/male romance + transmigration + political intrigue] Lin Yan, a modern historian, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Lin Yan, an ancient convict-slave, and is sent to the Eastern Palace as its lowest-ranking page. With the stern, austere Crown Prince Su Chen caught in a whirlpool of political intrigue, Lin Yan has to tread carefully. Using his modern knowledge and historical insight, Lin Yan distinguishes himself through one crisis after another, rising from the dust to become the 589Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    Two male protagonists travel through time and seek power, two businessmen are online!

48. 598 逆 A History of Negentropy 逆熵史 Ten for Ten十打十Historical123k WordsOngoing Is transmigrating to ancient times really so great? You can't speak the language. The pronunciation of Middle Chinese is vastly different from what we speak today. How much modern knowledge can you remember? How much can you actually use? Poetry, literature, math, physics, and chemistry: how much can you recall? Memorize a poem and get a city? Oh no, no, no, no~ Household registers from Dunhuang in the Tang dynasty show that ordinary farmers worked an average of 14 hours a day. Before the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's imaginary, the protagonist has a brain. I recommend it myself, I don't dare to say whether the writing is good or not.

49. 599 我 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 Bald Li San光头李三Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 72.5kReads8.8Score5.5kShelves
50. 600 本 I Tried to Kill the Emperor, Failed, and Fled into the Mountains 本想干掉皇帝，失败逃入深山中 Snow Flying Across the Vast World大千飞雪Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Zhao helped his father, Li Qi, plan to lead an army against the emperor. But the coup failed, and the whole family was forced to flee in a panic. Li Qi was captured and taken back to Chang'an, while Li Zhao escaped into the mountains. His subordinates stared at him in confusion. Li Zhao calmly reassured them, "Everyone, don't worry. It's all going according to my plan." Inside, Li Zhao was panicking. Could someone tell him how to survive in the mountains? 8.2kReads8.2Score485Shelves

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