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My Five Favorite Historical Novels 我最喜欢的五本历史小说

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  1. 451 Forging an Imperial Legacy 铸帝业 Historical844k WordsOngoing (Alternate history + resistance against northern invaders and destruction of the Japanese + political intrigue and warfare + passionate struggle for supremacy + unification) Glorious China, its imperial ambitions confined to a corner! Barbarian invaders sweep south, and the heartland falls! At this moment, with the empire's very survival at stake, who can single-handedly hold up the heavens? A man of great ambition should feast on barbarian flesh and drink the blood of the Xiongnu with a laugh. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 452 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 8.4kReads9.1Score667Shelves
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  3. 453 A Nobody's Rise Begins with an Acceptance Letter 草根逆袭从录取通知书开始 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted As Heaven moves with vigor, a gentleman strives tirelessly to improve himself; as Earth is broad and steadfast, a gentleman bears all things with great virtue. At eighteen, a poor country boy from the mountains got into college with a stroke of luck. Through sheer grit and relentless hard work, he endured and overcame one hardship after another: poverty, hunger, a weak educational foundation, contempt from others, and misunderstandings from his superiors. Though he completed four years of colleg 5.2kReads8.8Score473Shelves
  4. 454 At Dusk 人到黄昏 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family love, romance, friendship, and neighborly affection. The ordinary, uneventful lives of everyday people; the changing times reflected in rural life; the differences between two generations in their views on elder care; and how the elderly and children of the new era should face the twilight years of life. 58.3kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
  5. 455 Ancients Come to the Island as Special Appointees, Rewriting China’s Unfinished Stories 古人来岛当特聘,改写华夏意难平 Historical311k WordsCompleted Focused on building a career, rewriting regrets, and an ensemble cast. Ning Ye is stranded on an island. After transmigrating and being reborn, he overcame seven terrifying brushes with death and finally activated a god-tier System. The good news: He became the island lord. The bad news: At the moment, he’s the island’s only resident. Just as Ning Ye is about to run away, the System tells him it can summon resources from across the heavens to help build a theme park spanning myriad worlds. To th 69Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 456 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Assassin 大宋第一杀神 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, with Emperor Huizong on the throne, a modern-day king of spies awakens in the body of the Marquis's legitimate son and makes a forceful entrance! Treacherous minister Cai Jing, foolish ruler Zhao Ji? I'll use modern schemes and ruthless political tactics to bring you down! Strange, baffling cases with killers lurking in the shadows? I'll solve them with modern investigative techniques and turn every case into another rung on my ladder to power! Liao, Jin, 34.3kReads9.0Score4kShelves
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  7. 457 Beneath Mount Gaomei Is My Home 高嵋山下是侬家 Historical850k WordsCompleted A true-to-life portrayal of history: one country scholar from a mountain village extends the Qing Empire’s fortunes by half a century. The plot is authentic and the details are subtle, unfolding like a television drama before your eyes. Based on private materials provided by descendants of the Zeng family and on the Draft History of Qing, this novel neither praises nor condemns. It faithfully depicts the humble beginnings of Zeng Guofan, the last great Confucian scholar of China, along with the 35Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 458 Passing as a Langya Native: I Read 165 Chapters, Then Transmigrated 冒姓琅琊:读了165章我穿越了 Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing He was reading Chapter 165 of The Usurper of Langya when he transmigrated. The trouble was, he had only read as far as Chapter 165. The peach blossoms of the Southern Dynasties had come and gone, and he knew nothing of them. The blizzards of the Northern Dynasties were sweeping down, and he had stepped right into them. In Jiangnan, there was Wang Yang, dressed in white, holding a folding fan, passing himself off as a member of the Langya Wang clan and disrupting a game of strategy in Jiangling. 348Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 459 A Tale of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties 戏说魏晋南北朝 Historical769k WordsOngoing Telling history with a touch of humor doesn't mean making things up! It's the bare minimum of respect for the past. The 300 years from the Western Jin to the Sui Dynasty were practically a large-scale, absurdly realistic Game of Thrones. What a remarkable era it was: less than ten years after Sima Yan unified the realm, the foolish emperor and the fierce, ugly empress Jia Nanfeng turned the land into a bloody battlefield during the War of the Eight Princes. Liu Yuan, Shi Le, and others swept int 4.5kReads7.2Score282Shelves
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  10. 460 I'm a Military Engineer, and You Want Me to Save the Ming? 我一搞军工的,你让我拯救大明? Historical469k WordsOngoing [Traditional history] [Historical farming and development] [Survival in a chaotic age] [No System] [Military-industrial system] [Late Ming power struggle] Qin Feng, a technician at an arms manufacturing group and a major military history forum influencer, opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking border officer in the second year of the Chongzhen reign, with only ten men under his command. Three days later, Hong Taiji’s fifty thousand Eight Banners troops breach the frontier. Historically, no 3.4kReads6.8Score233Shelves
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  11. 461 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志,我赠族人朱紫袍 Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 274.7kReads9.2Score31.6kShelves
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  12. 462 I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世 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 5.8kReads8.3Score293Shelves
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  13. 463 Reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the Concubine’s Son 重生红楼之庶子贾环 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A doctor transmigrates into the Jia household of the Jia family in Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Jia Huan, the most useless son born to a concubine. Follow his efforts as he rises step by step, blooms like a lotus, escapes his predicament, and makes up for the story's many regrets. 71kReads9.1Score5kShelves
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  14. 464 A Humorous Take on Zizhi Tongjian: The Northern and Southern Dynasties 笑谈资治通鉴之南北朝 Historical2.0M WordsOngoing During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589), regimes changed constantly and heroes emerged one after another. Armies clashed across the Central Plains as plots, schemes, stratagems, and military tactics arose in endless succession. It’s a thrilling period! But this was also an era of great ethnic integration, as northern peoples gradually assimilated with the Han amid the turmoil of war. In short, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were a time of upheaval and diverse development in Ch 6.8kReads9.4Score696Shelves
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  15. 465 Third Sister 三姐 Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 158.7kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves
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  16. 466 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 Historical600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 54.5kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
  17. 467 Chronicles of the Late Jin Dynasty 晋末风云录 Historical817k WordsCompleted My new book is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. The story covers the period from the late Jin to the early Sui, beginning with Emperor Hui of Jin, nicknamed the “Meat Porridge Emperor,” and ending with the fall of Chen Shubao, the last emperor of the Southern Dynasties. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, unifies north and south, ending nearly 300 years of division and turmoil across China and restoring unity. This period is rarely mentioned in textbooks. Beyon 281Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  18. 468 Emperor Wu of Han: A Game of Power 汉武帝:权力的棋局 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Some call him a tyrant; others say he was a great ruler. He doesn't care. He knows only one thing: the blade in his hand must be fast and ruthless enough to drag the Han dynasty out of the mire. He ascended the throne at sixteen with a terrible hand dealt to him. Over fifty-four years, he drove the Xiongnu so far back they dared not look south, dismantled the feudal lords until nothing remained but ashes, and reforged the very backbone of his people. He honed himself into that blade as well. In 4.4kReads7.5Score209Shelves
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  19. 469 King of Thieves in Chaotic Times 乱世贼王 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The Rongmen thieves are despised by all, yet even thieves have their code of honor! He mastered a legendary skill as soon as he joined the Rongmen. A phantom hand and a thousand faces: he reached the peak the moment he entered the scene and was unbeatable whenever he struck! And so began his legendary life: Slaying Japanese invaders, robbing the rich, and dominating the Rongmen... Born in the chaotic years of the Republic, he chose to be a chivalrous thief! 17.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves
  20. 470 A Heavy Sniper Rifle Storms Great Ming 一把大狙闯大明 Historical5.0M WordsCompleted Everyone else who transmigrates becomes a crown prince or a royal grandson, but by a twist of fate, Lin Chuan ends up as Fang Xiaoru's orphaned descendant, exiled beyond the frontier to serve as a scout. A mere grudge over the extermination of my entire clan? Nothing worth mentioning. Let me through the passes! Your Majesty! Lin Chuan is a special forces sniper, so carrying a powerful rifle is only reasonable, right? Pairing a Night Vision Scope with a Brocade Guard saber, wearing body armor und 31.4kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
  21. 471 From the Long March: The Tenth Corps' Desperate, Blood-Soaked Road 从长征开始:十军团的绝境血路 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is not a conventional power fantasy. The story begins with the failed Eastern Expedition of the Tenth Corps before the Long March, a chapter of history many readers may not know much about. The protagonist starts from nothing in the Jiangnan region, building a guerrilla force that gradually grows stronger as it overcomes one obstacle after another. It will face the campaigns against encirclement and suppression, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, taking readers 399Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  22. 472 Galloping Through the Three Kingdoms 骥行三国 Historical687k WordsCompleted From the start, I’m in the Battle of Yiling. I’m a nobody, so no one listens to what I have to say. Fortunately, I have the Chairman’s commentary on this battle. Through the protagonist’s eyes, readers are drawn into the tumultuous middle period of the Three Kingdoms. This isn’t a conventional power fantasy. I do my best to stay true to the historical figures’ personalities and interpret their relationships and political struggles through the lenses of personal interest, politics, and human natu 2.3kReads8.7Score173Shelves
  23. 473 Forging the Golden Realm 筑金瓯 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [War, lighthearted, meticulously researched, history, no System] This is the Tang dynasty, a dynasty forged on the edge of a blade. The Tang emperor Xuanzong's dream ends in the Tianbao era, and the banner of the great Tang falls. There can be an Earlier Han and a Later Han. There can also be an Earlier Tang and a Later Tang. If the great Tang is gone, then we will build another great Tang. If the golden age is gone, then we will create another one. Let every child have a home, every elder have 3.4kReads8.2Score299Shelves
  24. 474 He Shen in the City 和珅在都市 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted On February 22, 1799, Heshen received a white silk cord from the Jiaqing Emperor and met his end. Somehow, he found himself in the future, in 1983. As an ancient man in a modern city, how will he make his way in the world? 26.4kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
  25. 475 The Imperial Staff Crushes the Crumbling Tang 节钺压残唐 Historical421k WordsCompleted Emperor Xizong died, Zhaozong took the throne, and the Central Plains lay in ruins. Lin Xiao opened his eyes to find himself a dying deputy general in the Heyang military province. To the north lay the curved blades of Li Keyong’s Crow Army; to the south, Zhu Wen’s heavily armored Hall Guards. Arrogant troops and fierce generals lurked to the east, while to the west, Chang’an’s last light was as faint as a bean-sized flame. Heyang was a tiny patch of land, surrounded on all sides by enemies. He 277Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 476 Scheming for the World 谋略天下 Historical211k WordsOngoing In an age of great turmoil, the Marquis of Luocheng in the State of Yu seizes power through a coup, using methods that are both brilliant and despicable. Amid the rebellion, two infants are accidentally allowed to escape: Ziyu, a prince of the State of Shan, later renamed Wujiu, and Yuyan, a prince of the State of Yu, later renamed Zhao Yang. The two close friends are taken in, one after the other, by the mysterious Yi family, whose mission is to “uphold Heaven's will and bring peace to the land 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 477 The Complete History of the Han Empire (5 Volumes) 大汉帝国全史(全5册) Historical864k WordsCompleted Another major work of popular history after "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty"! An entertaining, informative, and rigorous introduction to the history of the Han dynasty. The mighty Han dynasty lasted 400 years and shaped the next 2,000! Why did it define the boundaries of Chinese politics and culture for the following 2,000 years? Promoting unity! Boosting the economy! Opening up! Improving people’s livelihoods! Advancing science and technology! The reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing, the Silk Roa 6.6kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves
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  28. 478 The Four Great Beauties of Ancient China Were This Enchanting 中国古代四大美女就是这么娇艳 Historical240k WordsCompleted China’s Four Ancient Beauties Were Truly This Enchanting, compiled by Wang Yongxing, tells us: There are many beautiful women in the world, and even more throughout history. But only these four women in China’s Four Ancient Beauties Were Truly This Enchanting deserve the words “so beautiful that the moon hides and flowers blush, fish sink and geese fall.” Each is breathtakingly beautiful, naturally gifted, skilled in music, accomplished in song and dance, and considerate of others... It was prec 8.2kReads9.6Score608Shelves
  29. 479 The Struggle for the Throne 逐鹿 Historical421k WordsCompleted In 912 AD, Zhu Zhong declared himself emperor, renamed the state Liang, and adopted the reign title Kaiping. History remembers him as Emperor Shenwu. The founding of the Liang dynasty marked the official end of the Tang era. The martial masters of the Tianji Pavilion once said, “One emperor, four kings, and six grandmasters: eleven people hold the fate of the martial world in their hands. “Zhu Zhong sits atop the imperial court and is unmatched in the world. He blazed a new trail for the age. In 1.5kReads9.1Score121Shelves
  30. 480 This Great Wei Could Just as Well Be Ruled by the Xiahou Clan 这大魏,亦可姓夏侯 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted In the late Three Kingdoms period, the realm is divided among three powers. The Wei imperial clan is dwindling, while the great families watch hungrily from the sidelines. Xiahou Xian is reborn as Cao Cao's grandson. As a third-generation official of Wei, he will never let the Sima clan seize the imperial throne in this life. Sima Yi: Even if I wanted to seize power, where are my trusted followers? And where are my sons? Sima Shi: Father, when will I be able to enter government service? Sima 30.5kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
  31. 481 Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing 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 288Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  32. 482 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明:我用一百条命成圣 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 12.6kReads9.2Score981Shelves
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  33. 483 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 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 48.1kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
  34. 484 Chinese History You Can't Stop Reading (2-Volume Set) 一看就停不下来的中国史(共2册) Historical366k WordsCompleted History is not cold and distant; it is something full of warmth. This book takes people as its warp and their times as its weft, weaving a tapestry of historical fact with a delicate touch to tell you a different story of China. Whether exploring history's darkest corners, offering deep insights into human nature, or reflecting on the present, it delivers a reading experience that draws you in at every turn. Ai Zui Jun cherishes every person, every event, and every place he writes about, imbuing —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  35. 485 A New Vernacular Edition of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊斋白话文新编 Urban152k WordsCompleted This is a collection of little stories about Kainan City and the surrounding villages. Following in the footsteps of the venerable Pu Songling, the author spins new tales colored by personal prejudices, meant to while away a little free time. 91Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 486 The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen 明朝特种侦察兵夜不收 Historical456k WordsCompleted A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts! During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son 919Reads—Score139Shelves
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  37. 487 The Cao Clan’s Heroes and Bears 曹氏英熊 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing I woke up to find myself at the end of the Han dynasty, and the youngest son of Bian, Cao Cao’s concubine. Wait, am I Cao Xiong? The Cao Wei mystics: Young Master Xiong, a flying bear in your dream! What an auspicious sign! Zhang Xiu: You brat! How dare you treat me like this!!! Chen Gong: Cao Mengde, how dare your son Xiong treat me this way! Xin Pi: Young Master Pi, I pledged myself to you in good faith. Why did you let your younger brother bully my daughter? Lady Bu: Does Young Master no long 258Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  38. 488 The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏芳华 Historical2.2M WordsOngoing 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? 124Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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  39. 489 Three Kingdoms: Peerless Lü Bu, The More Dads I Claim, The Stronger I Get 三国:无双吕布,认爹越多我越强 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Shu's soul travels to the late Han dynasty, where he becomes the infamous turncoat Lü Bu and gains the Super Adoptive Son System. As long as he pledges himself to a powerful adoptive father, he can earn all kinds of rewards from the System. And so the late Han dynasty's most filial son makes his debut. His own master is a god-tier expert, one of the Five Supreme Masters? Then he has to become his adoptive father! The great scholar Cai Yong has two lovely daughters? He needs to become their fa 7.4kReads9.1Score767Shelves
  40. 490 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Historical472k WordsCompleted Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie 20.2kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
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  41. 491 The Beginning: Pan Feng Is in a Panic from the Start 开端:开局潘凤很慌张 Historical8.0M WordsCompleted I am Pan Feng, and I’m freaking out. I’ve been reincarnated five times already. Hua Xiong is coming to chop off my head, and Lü Bu wants to kill me too. How am I supposed to survive? The Yellow Heaven is dead, the Great Wind shall rise. 11.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves
  42. 492 This Blade Is Named Lu 此刀姓陆 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Lu, a surgeon, worked himself to death in the operating room. He was practicing with a scalpel in his dream, but when he woke up, he had cut off Gao Yanei's little worm. From the start, being in Bianjing put him in a no-win situation. He longed to flee to Cangzhou, only to sever ties with Lin Chong. Joining Liangshan was out of the question... Let's see how this junior military surgeon manages to get by. Sometimes shameless, sometimes righteous, sometimes cunning, what heights will he reach in t 271Reads5.5Score—Shelves
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  43. 493 The Song Dynasty's Top Minister 大宋一品权臣 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in the final years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Qin Lie found himself in the best of times and the worst of times. This Song dynasty had the heroes of Liangshan, as well as Fang La's rebellion in Jiangnan. At court, the emperor indulged in extravagant pleasures, while his favored Six Bandits, including Cai Jing and Tong Guan, wreaked havoc across the realm. In the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun, the Khitans and Jurchens ran rampant; in the northwest, the Tanguts and Tibetans encroach 1.3kReads7.4Score109Shelves
  44. 494 The Saga of Hot-Blooded Great Tang Continues: The Endgame 再继热血大唐,棋局终焉 Eastern Fantasy386k WordsCompleted [No System + Hard-Nosed Political Intrigue + Farming and Infrastructure + Epic Wars + Epic Ensemble Cast] [Three Generations · A Century of History · Reforging China's Backbone] He transmigrates into the heir to the northern borderlands of the Great Xi, and finds himself in hell mode from the start? His father, Li Huiming, is afflicted with demonic poison and may not live to see another day; His aunt, Wu Xinghuang, ascends the throne as emperor and regards the Li family as a thorn in her side; 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 495 History of the Roman Empire: From Augustus’s Accession to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire 罗马帝国史:从奥古斯都即位到西罗马帝国灭亡(华文全球史) Historical356k WordsCompleted This book is regarded as a scholarly masterpiece of the classical era, on a par with Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. With depth, breadth, and clarity, it recounts 505 years of history, from 29 BC, when Augustus became the “First Citizen” of the Roman Empire, to AD 476, when the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarian invasions. It draws profound lessons from the rise and fall of the Roman Empire’s successive dynasties. 122Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  46. 496 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 Female-Channel Fanfiction396k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 96Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 497 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Warrior 大宋第一武夫 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted 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 14.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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  48. 498 The Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor Is a Woman from the Start 假太监:开局发现皇帝女儿身 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [History + Transmigration + Ancient China + Alternate History + Empress + Martial Arts + Fantasy + Multiple Heroines] After the emperor discovers that Chen Xiao is a fake eunuch, Chen Xiao not only survives, but rises rapidly through the ranks. Watch as he takes the imperial court by storm, wields power over the whole realm, dominates the martial world, and stands unrivaled beneath the heavens... 36.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
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