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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. 601 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Historical682k 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 2.5kReads9.3Score321Shelves
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  2. 602 War of Resistance: This Li Yunlong Dares to Attack Taiyuan 抗战:这个李云龙他敢打太原 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted “No System,” “intelligent characters,” “strategy,” “military industry,” “technology-focused” A 21st-century mechanical engineer transmigrates as Li Yunlong and wins battle after battle, from Cangyun Ridge to the Korean battlefield. From northwest Shanxi to the four northeastern provinces, from small arms to Miss Qiu. He takes one step at a time, building and developing at every turn, gradually getting things on track. 1 34.8kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
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  3. 603 The Young Overlord of the Late Ming 明末小霸王 Historical359k WordsOngoing All proceeds from this book will go to charity. I transmigrated to the Ming dynasty? Where’s my golden finger? Where’s my System? At the very least, couldn’t I have transmigrated as the Chongzhen Emperor? But no, you send me to some remote backwater. Let’s see how Wang Jingyue rises to power amid the chaos of the late Ming dynasty! Genghis Khan: Where have all my warriors of the steppe gone? Li Zicheng: Where has my rebel army gone? Hong Taiji: Bandits, thieves, they even snatched women! My belo 9Reads7.3Score—Shelves
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  4. 604 The Old Grandmother of Yue Family Village 岳家庄的老祖母 Historical107k WordsCompleted [A grandmother builds a business + Yue Fei's family teachings + brotherhood] A mother's love makes her strong, and she becomes the soul of her clan. One mother's thirty-year flight lays the foundation for her family's six-hundred-year legacy. During the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, Yue Guangyong, the thirteenth-generation descendant of Yue Fei, dies young in Tangyin County, Henan Province, where his family has lived for generations. He leaves behind his widowed wife, Yue Yushi, and their tw 1.6kReads9.2Score104Shelves
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  5. 605 Transmigrating Through the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sun and Moon Light My Way 穿越之日月照我隋唐路 Historical4.1M WordsOngoing He was just a 2025 spy operating on the edge of a knife. An accidental explosion sent him transmigrating to the turbulent years of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Reborn in another body, he finds himself the young lord of a frontier people. Should he take up the shepherd's crook and continue living a pastoral life? Or command a hundred thousand mounted archers and challenge the Sui and Tang, the Tujue, and the Gaobaixin Japanese? A cinnabar mole, a moonlight of the heart... His reach extends to ever 31Reads5.9Score—Shelves
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  6. 606 The Tale of Bai Ding 白丁传 Historical677k WordsOngoing Transmigration? A journey into the past? History repeating itself, or the rise of another wave? The world is treacherous. No matter how ingenious one’s ideas, they are like a child carrying gold through a crowded marketplace. People have both good and evil in them. Even someone who seems utterly useless can be like dry kindling, burning to light the darkness. 842Reads8.3Score107Shelves
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  7. 607 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 564Reads8.8Score564Shelves
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  8. 608 Raising the Song Dynasty to Greatness 扶摇大宋 Historical176k WordsOngoing After a final farewell on a rainy night, Cai Tiao leaped from the twenty-seventh floor. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Cai Tiao, the fifth young master of the Cai family in Bianjing, during the third year of Yuanfu in the Great Song. A soul from the modern age, reborn by the will of Heaven. He began his studies at three under the eminent Daoist Xu Zhichang, outshone the literary world with his poetry and calligraphy at five, and was hailed by the entire Daoist community as the "hei 35Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 609 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80,从大院祸害到国士无双 Urban974k WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.3kReads6.3Score312Shelves
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  10. 610 The Northern Song Dynasty’s Greatest Treacherous Chancellor 北宋第一奸相 Historical447k WordsOngoing After transmigrating as Cai Jing, I'm going to carry out a once-in-a-millennium reform with Wang Anshi! A modern history student transmigrates as Cai Jing. By the age of seven, people are already calling him a prodigy. Looking at the corrupt court on the brink of collapse, he silently clenches his fists. In this life, he'll stir up the winds of change from the shadows. Secretly amass wealth, recruit talented people, gather leverage... Ten years of planning, all waiting for the right moment. When 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 611 Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云 Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent 1.5kReads7.4Score—Shelves
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  12. 612 The Chronicle of Xihe 羲和志 Historical251k WordsOngoing I usher in the Industrial Age in 200 BC!!! During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han, the Xiongnu threaten the northern frontier, watching like tigers ready to pounce... The feudal lords within the passes are also stirring restlessly... The author has tried to base this story on historical records. Readers, please point out anything that may be inaccurate! The book is divided into four parts: Beacon Fires and Smoke, A Long Song of Han Towers, The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, and All Und 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 613 A Book by Xiao Yulong 萧玉龙的一本书 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 474Reads8.5Score120Shelves
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  14. 614 The Official's Path Through the Seas of Bureaucracy 宦海官途 Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Amid the struggles of the workplace and the ways of the world, he holds fast to his sincerity and principles. Through trials and hardships, he handles each matter with calm and steadily moves forward, finding himself through the passage of time and taking each step along the road with care. 487.2kReads9.4Score19.8kShelves
  15. 615 The Real Story of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 这才是太平天国 152k WordsOngoing With humor, extensive knowledge, and original insights, this book presents the most detailed, informative, compelling, perceptive, distinctive, and realistic account of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It follows official historical records strictly, prioritizing accuracy and rigor. Logical analysis and comparisons across multiple sources are used to distinguish fact from fiction, with no fabrication or made-up claims to mislead readers. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 616 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下,何故谋反? Historical36k WordsOngoing [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 617 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情,职业舔狗我最行! Urban3.8M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 264.1kReads9.5Score17.1kShelves
  18. 618 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 276kReads9.4Score21.9kShelves
  19. 619 The Biggest Hothead in Officialdom 官场第一愣头青 Urban6.8M WordsOngoing In the system, having powerful connections can provide welcome shelter. But sometimes, leaning on a powerful patron means being treated like a puppet, manipulated and controlled by others... Jiang Zhen initially refused to be controlled, but gradually changed his mind. He came to understand that Elder Xu's influence over him wasn't about control, but about guiding him as a person, beyond the rules of institutions and the conventions of the underworld. In the end, he deeply understood the career- 98.5kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
  20. 620 I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon. 27.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
  21. 621 The Heavenly Book: Ziwei Descends to the Mortal Realm, Bringing Longevity to China for a Thousand Years 天书:紫微化凡,长生华夏一千年 Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Soon, the Heavenly Book will descend from the ninth heaven!] What would happen if Dugu Qiubai lived for a thousand years? A Heavenly Book spans a thousand years of China’s history, bringing him into contact with humans, demons, immortals, and Buddhas. (A historical cultivation novel about immortality, featuring Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that may be difficult for most readers. Not a wish-fulfillment story; slow burn, so read with care.) [Imm 179Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 622 The Reversal That Began at Prince Fu's Mansion in the Late Ming 明末从福王府开始的逆袭 Historical887k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihua became the most unfortunate eldest grandson of the Prince of Fu in history. His grandfather was a notorious miser, his father did nothing but listen to music, and his two uncles were waiting eagerly for him to fall out of favor. Worse still, he remembered history: ten years later, Li Zicheng would capture Luoyang, and the whole family would become part of a “Fu-Lu Feast.” Rather than wait to die... So eleven-year-old Zhu Cihua start 2.7kReads—Score228Shelves
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  23. 623 A Comprehensive History of Commerce 商史通鉴 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted A sweeping historical novel that lays bare six centuries of power games in the Shang dynasty. No myths, no romanticized tales, only the truest human nature, the cruelest contests, and the deepest lessons of rise and fall. My writing on Shang history began with questions about the origins of Chinese civilization, and ended with a reunion with myself. The Shang dynasty was a pivotal era when the rites, royal authority, and divine power of Huaxia took shape together. Yet scarce historical records a 128Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 624 Water Margin: Reborn, Who'd Still Accept an Imperial Pardon? 水浒:都重生了,谁还招安啊! Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Trade height for insight from the start! Ren Yuan transmigrates into a minor character in Water Margin, determined to forge his own legend in the martial world at the end of the Northern Song dynasty! Wherever the banners of the Liangshan army fly, the land belongs to the Han people! I’ll save the people the Great Song won’t save, and fight the enemies the Great Song won’t dare to fight! Jin Wushu: Ren Yuan, stay away from me! 86.3kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves
  25. 625 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明:朱标黑化,靖难没了 Historical700k WordsOngoing History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 29.9kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
  26. 626 The Lost Writings of Confucius’s School 孔门遗笔 Historical228k WordsOngoing #HistoricalTransmigration #SystemPowerFantasy #RiseFromPoverty #DualSystemEvolution Modern history graduate student Kong Zhao transmigrates into the Southern Qi dynasty and activates two Systems: the “Fragments of Que Village Manuscripts” and the “Wen” Brush. Thus begins the thousand-year legacy of six generations of the Kong clan. From safeguarding the embers amid the chaos of the Northern and Southern dynasties, to establishing the imperial examination system in the flourishing Sui and Tang dy —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 627 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明:天启不死,大明不灭 Historical795k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 88.4kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
  28. 628 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯!重征! Historical1.2M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3kReads6.3Score215Shelves
  29. 629 Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案 Historical200k WordsCompleted [Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R 667Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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  30. 630 The Rise of the Late Ming: A Reborn Man’s Celebration 明末崛起:重生者的狂欢 Historical3.8M WordsCompleted What should you do after arriving in the late Ming dynasty? The last unified feudal dynasty founded by the Han people was already nearing its end. Productivity was low, there was no industry, most people couldn't even read, and there was a severe imbalance between men and women. The only solution was to give the people land so they could eat their fill, then build schools where children could learn to read and do arithmetic. Next, establish a system that could be continuously improved, rebuild p 908Reads8.0Score102Shelves
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  31. 631 A Close Reading of Three Hundred Years of the Two Song Dynasties 细读两宋三百年 Historical290k WordsCompleted Many people think of the Song dynasty as poor and weak. Yet it was an age of extraordinary prosperity in commerce, education, culture, and scientific innovation, and the wealth of its people and the strength of its economy far surpassed those of the flourishing Tang dynasty. Beginning with Zhao Kuangyin's founding of the Song and ending with the Yuan conquest of Lin'an in 1276 and the fall of the Southern Song after the naval Battle of Yashan, this book examines Song politics, military affairs, 1.1kReads9.5Score227Shelves
  32. 632 Back to the Great Song 回到大宋 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Jingkang Era: Rebellion for the Throne [Ancient History, Transmigration, No System, Struggle for the Throne, Ancient Warfare] In the twenty-second century, medicine has advanced greatly. A mutant assassin whose body was altered by drugs transmigrates to the late Northern Song Dynasty. Long since sick of bloodshed and killing, all he wants is to farm the land and live out an ordinary life. But the Jurchen cavalry shatters the peace he had hoped for. So he grips the knife in his 13.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves
  33. 633 The Song Dynasty (Four-Volume Set) 大宋王朝(全四册) Historical678k WordsCompleted The Great Song dynasty was militarily weak and in decline, yet its economy prospered and its culture flourished. Politics and military affairs stood in stark contrast to economic and cultural life, seemingly incompatible yet coexisting within a single whole. This has led readers of history through the ages to reach sharply differing judgments, with praise, criticism, condemnation, and admiration all in abundance. The Song dynasty, which existed a thousand years ago, is now history. Yet its famo 225Reads9.4Score104Shelves
  34. 634 Rise at the End of the Song Dynasty 宋末崛起 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Adrift in the chaos of the late Song Dynasty, I await the eastern wind. When it comes, I’ll soar to the heavens, and all will answer my call. Together with renowned generals, I’ll fight on the battlefield, seize cities and territory, and bring an end to the turmoil. In this age of chaos, I will be king. I’ll race across the vast mountains and rivers, rush to the aid of those in need, triumph against the odds, turn decay into glory, and reverse the tide, changing the fate of the Song army on the 3.2kReads8.7Score213Shelves
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  35. 635 A History of the Song Dynasty You Won't Be Able to Put Down 一读就上瘾的宋朝史 Historical141k WordsCompleted A History of the Song Dynasty You'll Get Hooked on from the First Page is a popular history book about the Song Dynasty. It covers the period from Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's accession to the throne after the Chenqiao Mutiny to the failure of Emperor Renzong's Qingli Reforms. The book selects famous figures and events from this period, drawing on a wealth of historical sources, with official histories as its foundation and unofficial accounts as a supplement. It vividly and engagingly recreate 1.5kReads9.3Score297Shelves
  36. 636 Transmigrate to Another World and Build an Ideal Kingdom 穿越异世界,打造理想国度 Historical252k WordsCompleted Lin Yan, an engineer at Huaxia Mi’s electric car factory, is struck by lightning and transmigrates to a war-torn era resembling the late Northern Song dynasty in a modern world. At the time, the southern Great Yan Kingdom is invaded by the Great Liang Kingdom, and its territory falls. Lin Yan becomes a refugee and is on the verge of starving to death when Chang Chun saves him. But peace doesn’t last long: bandits attack Qingshi Ridge. By a twist of fate, Lin Yan kills the bandit chief and his se —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 637 Seizing the Song Dynasty: Even the Water Margin Heroes Can Become Kings 夺宋:水浒也称王 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Wang Lun unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, becoming the first leader of Liangshan Marsh, the White-Clad Scholar who shares his name. The emperor, a debauched monarch and self-proclaimed Daoist, has traded his dragon throne for a bed of pleasure. The Four Great Villains wreak havoc at court, the common people live in misery, and the Jurchens to the north eye the land like tigers stalking their prey. Wang Lun: “This weak Song dynasty isn't worth saving!” Lu Zhishen: “The w 19.5kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
  38. 638 The Shadow War Between the Eastern Jin and the Sixteen Kingdoms 暗战之东晋与十六国 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing The title may not sound very much like a Tomato Novel, but the story is great. A descendant of the reborn Zhuge Liang marries a future female agent, a descendant of Sima Yi who has transmigrated into a woman with the same name? One of them goes undercover in Former Qin, while the other hunts spies in the Eastern Jin? And they have a female partner who transmigrated along with her body and disguises herself as a man to get things done? A villainess even brainwashes Xie Daoyun, the talented woman 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 639 Lost in Bone Mountain's Red Fog: Awakened Power Unravels the Zhao Family Temple's Immortal Shrine Mystery 误入骨山赤雾:觉醒之力破赵家庙仙庙迷局 9k WordsCompleted Lost in the Bone Mountain’s crimson mist, he awakens his power and unravels the mystery of Zhao Family Temple and the Immortal Temple —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 640 Since I'm Already Here, I'll Save the Great Ming 来都来了,我要救大明 Historical1.9M WordsOngoing My new work is out! Please check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 97Reads—Score142Shelves
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  41. 641 A Civilized Empire: Three Centuries of Song Dynasty History and Its People 文治帝国:大宋300年的世运与人物 Historical224k WordsCompleted Following the chronology from the Chenqiao Mutiny to the fall of the Song dynasty at Yashan, this book uses 34 historical figures to connect the major events of the Northern and Southern Song, including the founding of the dynasty, northern campaigns, cultural flourishing, factional strife, the Jingkang Incident, the southward retreat, and the dynasty’s downfall at Yashan. Clearly structured and an enjoyable read, this book is suitable for general readers looking to understand the course of Song 27Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  42. 642 The Hilarious Childhood of Zhao Tong, a Country Boy in the Nineties 鲁省小子的赵通的九零年代童年趣事 14k WordsCompleted Childhood Antics of Zhao Tong, a Country Boy from Shandong, in the 1990s —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 643 Knowing Song: The Nooks and Crannies of the Song Dynasty Through Water Margin 知宋:从水浒看宋朝的犄角旮旯 Historical143k WordsCompleted Was the Song dynasty in Water Margin the real Song dynasty? In Knowing the Song, the author draws on descriptions in Water Margin and analyzes a wealth of literary works, poems, and other writings by people of the Song dynasty and later generations to vividly recreate the social landscape of the era. The book exemplifies rigorous research that corroborates historical and literary sources. The author investigates the historical prototypes of characters in Water Margin, as well as the origins and 61Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  44. 644 Great Ming: The Empress Dowager Rules with an Iron Fist 大明:太后她铁腕治国 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zhang Qiang, a modern business tycoon, was in a car accident while on a disaster-relief mission. Her soul traveled into the Tianqi-era imperial harem, where she became a mother and took the place of Zhang Qiang, the starving Consort Yu. To stay alive, she fought to survive in the palace: protecting her young son, battling Ke Shi, and enduring until she became empress dowager. To preserve the Ming dynasty, she promoted medicine and education, expanded industry and commerce, opened the seas, and s 2.2kReads7.6Score190Shelves
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  45. 645 Song Soldier 宋卒 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A strange door brought Zhao Shang to the Northern Song dynasty, where he became the only son of Emperor Renzong of Song. Bao Zheng memorialized: “Your Majesty should study the successes and failures of past dynasties and examine the gains and losses of the present. Then the ancestral state will enjoy lasting peace.” Zhao Shang smiled. “I'm just a minor soldier of the Great Song. I'll leave it to you, my trusted minister.” Han Qi memorialized: “Your Majesty should carry on the will of your ancest 1.7kReads8.3Score102Shelves
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  46. 646 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 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. 10kReads7.7Score505Shelves
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  47. 647 Great Song: Starting with the Jingkang Humiliation 大宋:从靖康之耻开始 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged; when will the hatred of the loyal end? Chen Chong, a gifted medical student, transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty. The Jin army has surrounded the city, plague is rampant, and the nation is on the verge of collapse! See how he uses his humble position to rewrite the shame of Jingkang and bring about a glorious Song dynasty unlike any other! 781Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 648 Tales of the Vast Sea 沧海演义 Martial Arts325k WordsOngoing [Wuxia + xianxia + history + adventure + military] A sweeping epic of the jianghu and the imperial court, seen through the eyes of ordinary people as they grow, where romantic individual heroism intertwines with realism! The third year of the Wanli era, Chang'an, Shandong. A severe drought struck in spring, withering the crops. By summer, not a drop of rain had fallen, and the wells and springs had run dry. Thousands of miles of land lay barren. In the seventh month, locusts swarmed, and famine 32Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 649 The Sun and Moon Shine Anew: Restoring the Great Ming's Realm 日月重光:重整大明河山 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted (No melodrama, no brainless characters, no power fantasy, no System, and no invincible protagonist. Readers who only want clean, wholesome content or are bothered by it should proceed with caution.) His soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, the Ming dynasty’s imperial grandson, at the end of the Ming. He faces the consecutive deaths of the Wanli and Taichang emperors, the Red Pill Case, the Palace Transfer Case, the Donglin faction, and the Little Ice Age, while the catastrophic defeat at Sarhu, 7.3kReads8.3Score389Shelves
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  50. 650 Three Kingdoms: I Take Fan Shi as My Wife from the Start, Leaving Liu Bei Stunned 三国:开局纳樊氏,刘备懵了 Historical324k WordsOngoing Tags: from the start, transmigration, wife, invincible, villain, Zhao Yun, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, war, history, ancient times, multiple heroines, emperor After transmigrating to the end of the Han dynasty, he became Zhao Zilong of Changshan. He thought he’d spend his whole life serving as Liu Bei’s bodyguard. Who knew that from the start, he’d be sent to take over Guiyang? When Governor Zhao Fan offered him his beautiful widowed sister-in-law, Zhao Yun accepted without hesitation. You want to use 168Reads—Score127Shelves
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