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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. 301 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子,这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 12.8kReads7.2Score1.2kShelves
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  2. 302 Chronicles of the Xuanhe Era 宣和风云录 Historical518k WordsOngoing Turmoil in the imperial palace, factional struggles among the officials. The Tanguts are divided, while the Jurchens watch like prowling tigers. A true man’s heart remains steel to the very end. Let me test my hand and mend the rift in the heavens. I’ll summon the Milky Way’s celestial waves and scour the northwest clean of the barbarians’ sands! The storm is raging. 109Reads—Score107Shelves
  3. 303 He Fengzi 贺疯子 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 1. This is a dark take on the Ming dynasty, centered on rebellion, with grand-scale battles and a brutal, bloody aesthetic. Ming loyalists should read with caution. 2. This is a transmigration story, but the protagonist’s golden finger is deliberately limited, in an effort to stay close to the historical realities of warfare at the end of the Ming dynasty. 3. In this novel, a soul from the future originally intended to possess Sun Chuanting, but through a twist of fate became He Renlong instead. 805Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 304 Great Sui: Li Shimin and I Fight for the World 大隋,我和李世民争天下 Historical143k WordsOngoing [Conquest of the Central Plains] [The Sage of War] [Rising to Power by Fighting the Turks] [A Career-Focused Story] [Conquest at the End of the Sui Dynasty] Li Ce, a modern military strategist, finds his soul transported into the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty. Armed with the ultimate wisdom of The Art of War and On Protracted War, he raises the banner of "win before fighting" and practices the art of "subduing others through diplomacy and strategy." Rising from humble beginnings, he rec 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 305 Cultivating Immortality in the Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty 大唐盛世修仙记 Eastern Fantasy380k WordsCompleted [Historical xianxia]+ [mortal cultivation]+ [mystery]+ [Daoist heart] Set against the mystery surrounding Emperor Taizong’s death in the “Cuiwei Palace Case” in the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, this story opens onto a century-long world of immortal cultivation. The protagonist, Ye Fan, is the sole disciple of Yuan Tiangang, the “Heavenly Secrets Diviner.” Acting on the orders of his martial uncle, Li Chunfeng, he enters Chang’an as an unusual piece thrown into a mur 109Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 306 Cultivating in the Mortal World: The Path to Enlightenment 红尘修行:证道之路 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Mortal’s Journey + Historical Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Detailed Cultivation Techniques + Insights into Cultivation Lin Qingyang was born deep in the Qinling Mountains in the third year of the Jiajing era. Gifted with a “White Jade Physique,” he dreamed of the starry sky from childhood and was guided by an old man with white hair, marking him as extraordinary. At twelve, he became the disciple of the wandering Daoist Li Sanren and began his path of 4.3kReads9.3Score492Shelves
  7. 307 My Wife Is Already the Richest, So Why Take the Top Scholar Exam? 娘子都首富了,还要考状元? Historical2.4M WordsOngoing [Whose husband is this? Whoever grabs him gets to keep him!] Xu Ye accidentally transmigrates while rescuing someone from drowning. When he reaches shore, he realizes he's holding the daughter of the richest man in the realm. He thinks he's landed himself a wealthy wife and can lie flat, living off her money, but then he sees his fiancée being schemed against... “Copy books to pay off your debts? Why not copy Battle Through the Heavens!” “The teahouse is empty? Let's get on the BBS!” The imp 22.4kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
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  8. 308 In the Great Song: I, Zhao Gou, Just Want to Die! 人在大宋:我赵构只想作死! Historical414k WordsCompleted [No System] [Great Song] [Rousing] [Realistic] Liu Xuan transmigrates to the late Northern Song Dynasty and into the body of Prince Kang, Zhao Gou, just as the Jin army is besieging the city. He is the future Emperor Gaozong of Song, the man who will execute Yue Fei. But he is a transmigrator with a mission... If he can die at the hands of the Jin, he will return to his original world with a vast fortune and live forever. So he doesn't want to be emperor, much less kill Yue Fei. He just wants to 722Reads8.0Score117Shelves
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  9. 309 Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事 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! 7.6kReads8.4Score801Shelves
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  10. 310 The Libertine Emperor: His Empire and His Beauties 风流皇帝之江山美人 Historical830k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Emperor + Multiple Heroines + Conquest] A modern special forces soldier transmigrates into the body of a disgraced prince confined to the Cold Palace, only to discover a strange Imperial Heart Sutra hidden within him. It came from another transmigrator 400 years ago, and its previous owner is waiting to seize his body. Using special forces tactics, he sweeps away the schemes of the court. With the knowledge of a transmigrator, he outwits treacherous officials across the ages. H 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 311 The Common People Beneath the Prosperous Tang 盛唐下的百姓 Historical117k WordsOngoing No transmigration, no System. See the High Tang from the perspective of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong was obsessed with grand achievements and indulgence. Warfare grew ever more frequent, greatly increasing the people’s corvée and military service, until the An Lushan Rebellion broke out. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 312 Unrivaled Throughout the Song Dynasty 举宋无双 Historical760k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue] + [Reform] + [Unification] + [Conquest] + [No System] Reborn in the Southern Song Dynasty, he takes over the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou. He pardons Yue Fei, executes treacherous ministers, appoints the worthy, and quells internal unrest, turning history on its head. At last, he gives full rein to his ambitions, marches north into the Central Plains, recaptures Kaifeng, and presses on toward Huanglong... If you can't stomach the humiliating history of the South 1.2kReads8.4Score102Shelves
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  13. 313 Qin's Path to Heaven 秦问天路 Historical200k WordsCompleted Hello, everyone. This book is complete, and I’m now rewriting its structure. Please head over to All Heavens’ Kindling: The First Emperor Forges the Ancestral Court with Three Fortunes. Thank you. (Ying Zheng returns from the dead / ensemble cast / hard-core political intrigue / resurrection and summoning / serious tone) This is a slow-burn story, currently focused on developing its characters and political intrigue. Every character is unique. Readers who prefer fast-paced wish fulfillment shoul 121Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 314 The Prosperous Era's Medical Detective 盛世谋医神探 Ancient Romance408k WordsOngoing Tang Wei, a top modern forensic pathologist, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ancient criminal's daughter who shares her name. The original Tang Wei's family was confiscated after her father became embroiled in an imperial examination cheating scandal. She was reduced to a government servant and took her own life in despair. When Tang Wei wakes up, she is immediately trapped in a desperate situation: her status as a government servant leaves her as lowly as dust, and the shadow of 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 315 Tyrant Chongzhen: Give the Ming Dynasty Another 300 Years! 暴君崇祯:再续大明三百年! Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [No System] + [No mindless decisions] + [Political scheming] + [Court politics] + [High-stakes game] + [Passionate] + [Struggle for supremacy] His soul travels back to the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month in the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the very first day of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. In history, Chongzhen would hang himself at Coal Hill seventeen years later. At this point, the Manchu ruler Huang Taiji has only just ascended the throne. Liaodong has not yet been completely lost, 113.9kReads8.6Score8.4kShelves
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  16. 316 The Mountains and Rivers Endure, Dyed in Ink 墨染山河在 Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Dasheng Dynasty, the court falls into chaos and the realm crumbles. The emperor is obsessed with eternal life, neglects the affairs of state, and cares nothing for the people. Regent Zhu Heng seizes the opportunity to monopolize power. His allies fill the court, and he controls both the military and the government. Crushing taxes and forced labor burden the people, driving them from their homes and leaving the realm in misery. The once-prosperous dynasty teeters on the 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 317 I Command Countless Vengeful Ghosts, and Return as the Strongest in the World 身具万千厉鬼,我归来即人间最强 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.3kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
  18. 318 Books and Swords in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty 书剑盛唐 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted The land is picturesque, its people are heroes, and it is the center of the world: this is the Tang dynasty. Wherever its swords and spears point, the surrounding peoples submit, and the Silk Road begins: this, too, is the Tang dynasty. Li Cheng is powerless to change this magnificent, turbulent age, so he will adapt to it. Emerging from the smoke of war on the northwestern grasslands, he slowly makes his way toward the treacherous imperial court. Abroad, he is a victorious general; at home, a c 9.6kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
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  19. 319 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 长安禾火之沈禾传奇 Historical17k WordsCompleted The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 320 Becoming an Immortal Emperor Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Efforts 成就仙帝,全靠敌人的努力 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted What would it feel like if every side effect of your cultivation were borne by your enemies? And so Liu Shunyi began frantically practicing forbidden arts and life-draining techniques. He even started madly cultivating methods that would wreck his foundation. First, he wanted to raise his strength as quickly as possible. Second, these techniques were powerful. Third, his enemies would bear every cost and adverse effect anyway. What’s more, he could even cultivate using his enemies’ talents. What 40.2kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves
  21. 321 The Brocade Gambit: A Record of Power Plays in the Tang Dynasty 霓裳弈:大唐权谋录 Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Silk and Strategy: A Record of Tang Dynasty Power Plays 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 322 Genius Lawyer: I Persuaded Someone to Surrender, and They Sent Me a Banner? 鬼才律师:劝人自首还被送锦旗? Urban2.8M WordsOngoing The renowned lawyer Zhou Yun became the young lawyer Zhou Yun. Thanks to his godlike case-solving logic, netizens called him a legal genius. A married scumbag seduces a woman, then refuses to take responsibility when she gets pregnant. The police won't even do anything. What should she do? Have them turn themselves in for the joint crime of bigamy. The police will definitely take the case, and with a confession and a pregnancy, there's a good chance the charges will be dropped. A cook who has wo 128.8kReads9.3Score13.1kShelves
  23. 323 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 失忆剑仙 24k WordsCompleted The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 324 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年,我们一起砍过的修仙者 Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 169.5kReads9.3Score18.7kShelves
  25. 325 The Twin-Pupil Covenant: Throne of Thorns 双瞳盟约之荆棘王座 37k WordsCompleted The Covenant of Twin Pupils: The Thorn Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 326 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 14.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
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  27. 327 Ghost Bean 鬼豆 Historical341k WordsCompleted History, mysticism, enlightenment, cultivation, qi refinement, and political intrigue. Not for beginners. Gui Dou is neither a ghost nor a bean. He is simply Guiguzi’s son. At sixteen, he left the mountain during the early Warring States period, an age of upheaval that few records describe. This book follows on from Guigu’s Divine Stratagem, telling a historical fantasy of intrigue and turbulent events in the Warring States era, as well as conflicts in the martial world. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 328 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 576Reads6.6Score104Shelves
  29. 329 Back in the Ming Dynasty as the Emperor's Grandson 回到大明当皇孙 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing My name is Zhu Yingying. I am the eldest legitimate grandson of the Great Ming. My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang, founding emperor of the Great Ming. With a single thought, flowers bloom, and I rule over the capital, forging a glorious Great Ming unlike any other. (This is not a transmigration story. Zhu Yingying simply gains a set of memories from a later age, and this is a story of the Great Ming told from his perspective.) 235Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  30. 330 The Tang Crown Prince 大唐皇太子 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted One day a crown prince, the next a commoner. Li Chengqian ultimately brought about his own downfall. Then one day, I suddenly became him. In this unfamiliar era, I had planned to settle down and live quietly. But someone wanted to wipe out every last trace of me. If that's how it is, then I'll have no choice but to risk everything. I'll stake my life to reclaim all that I've lost. 4.8kReads8.3Score279Shelves
  31. 331 Notes from the Western Expedition 西征随笔 Historical35k WordsCompleted Notes from the Western Expedition is a collection of essays written by the Qing dynasty literatus Wang Jingqi during his journey west in 1724, the second year of the Yongzheng reign. The book comprises around 35,000 characters. Following the author's route from Hebei to Xi'an in Shaanxi, it weaves together his observations along the way, encounters with people, depictions of society, and accounts of historical events. Its scope is broad and its style meticulous, combining documentary value with 6Reads7.9Score—Shelves
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  32. 332 Great Ming: I Reform the Law with the Clan Genealogy 大明,我以族谱变法 Historical814k WordsOngoing During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Shi transmigrates into the body of a scholar. He would never have believed that one day he would be bundled off to the Imperial Prison along with chickens and dogs. P.S. One female lead [a plot device, no romance]. No dumbing down, no System. 1.4kReads9.2Score102Shelves
  33. 333 Fusu: This Time, I'm Claiming the Throne 扶苏:这一次皇位我坐定了 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Great Qin] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [No System] I am Fusu, the eldest prince of Great Qin. The heavens have given me another chance at life, and this time I will reclaim everything that belongs to me. In this age of fierce contention, anyone with the blood to fight will rise up and struggle. How could I let Great Qin fall after only two generations? I will quell internal strife, bring the Hundred Schools of Thought under my banner, strike the Xiongnu in the north, pacify the Baiyue in th 27Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  34. 334 The Martial Emperor of Ming: Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Legitimate Son! 大明武帝,朱元璋嫡长子朱标! Historical63k WordsOngoing Historical fiction + no System + Age of Exploration + Industrial Revolution + global expansion In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, May 1392, Zhu Biao, Crown Prince Yiwen and the empire's undisputed heir, dies, leaving posterity with an imagined perfect Ming Dynasty. In this new timeline, when Emperor Wu ascends the throne, he makes a vow: Give me seventy years, and Europe will be the Ming's pasture! North America will be the Ming's granary! Fusang will produce silver for me, and Westland will be 145Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 335 Ambush 伏杀 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 9.5kReads8.3Score669Shelves
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  36. 336 Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This 52.2kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
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  37. 337 Awakening of the Soul: The Song of the Rift War 魂觉醒之裂合战歌 Historical163k WordsCompleted On the eighth day of the ninth month, in the autumn of the late Tang, chrysanthemums bloom and all other flowers wither. The setting sun drips blood, smoke from the beacon fires blots out the sky, and horses trample the cracked earth amid utter chaos. Everywhere, blades flash and refugees roam... A down-and-out young man with nowhere else to turn seeks refuge with a fellow townsman, hoping to make something of himself. Instead, he stumbles straight into his enemies' den and nearly loses his life 197Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  38. 338 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Historical734k WordsCompleted Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 42.2kReads9.6Score801Shelves
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  39. 339 Secret Records Behind the Red Walls: A Complete History of China's Unofficial Past, Unabridged 红墙秘录:中国野史大全(无删节完整版) Historical2.7M WordsCompleted This complete collection is like a secret key unlocking the hidden chambers of China's imperial past, guiding readers into shadowy corners that official histories leave shrouded in secrecy. From the ancient legends of Unofficial History of the Xia and Shang to the imperial passions and court intrigues of The History of the Imperial Harem in the Song Dynasty, The History of the Imperial Harem in the Ming Dynasty, and Unofficial History of the Yuan Dynasty; from the extravagant excesses of The Ero 1.7kReads9.3Score316Shelves
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  40. 340 The History of the Song Dynasty’s Imperial Court 宋代宫闱史 Historical607k WordsCompleted Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk legends, this work offers a profound portrayal of the emperor's emotional world alongside a detailed depiction of life in the palace. It vividly recreates the lives of emperors and empresses in the secluded inner palace, while also offering readers interested in history clues to follow. 76.8kReads9.4Score964Shelves
  41. 341 Beneath the Bare Canopy 赤裸穹隆 Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted A diligent, good-hearted young man wanders into the martial world without even realizing it. The farther he goes, the deeper he gets. Perhaps he is a good person, perhaps a bad one. He takes in the scenery along the way and meets all kinds of people and experiences. He gains and loses, and finds fortune or misfortune. 7.7kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
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  42. 342 The Great Biography of Liu Xiu: The Founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty (Complete in Two Volumes) 刘秀大传:东汉开国风云录(全二册) Historical642k WordsCompleted This book recounts the history of Liu Xiu’s founding and revival of the Eastern Han dynasty. Though Liu Xiu had little more than the title of a descendant of the Han imperial house, he earned his living farming from a young age. He rose to prominence amid the chaos, unified the realm, and established an enduring legacy. Liu Xiu joined his elder brother Liu Yan in raising an army in Nanyang and routed 420,000 imperial troops at Kunyang, only to find that someone else reaped the rewards. From then 192Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  43. 343 I Am the Great Tang Imperial Granduncle, Destined to Become an Emperor for the Ages! 我!大唐皇太叔,成就千古一帝! Historical346k WordsCompleted 846 AD, the sixth year of Huichang. The Sixteen Mansions, Prince Guang’s residence. The owner of this estate was about to move out. No, to be precise, he was about to take up residence in his “loyal” Daming Palace. An insignificant civil servant from the modern world transmigrated into the late Tang dynasty, just as the empire was nearing its end. His goal was not to become the so-called “Little Taizong,” a figure both praised and condemned in the history books! He would quell factional strife a 138Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  44. 344 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: From the Start, I Rebel with My Imperial Brother’s Head 九龙夺嫡:开局提皇兄人头造反 Historical211k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Great Yan Dynasty, Yan Xun becomes the useless Sixth Prince, a vassal prince of Beiliang Province. From the start, the Fifth Prince marches an army right to his doorstep. With the enemy at his gates, Yan Xun awakens a golden finger and makes a spectacular comeback! He personally kills his Fifth Imperial Brother from the start, launching a rebellion then and there! Taking full control of his fiefdom, Beiliang Province, Yan Xun proceeds cautiously, expands his army, i 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 345 The Foolish Bird's Path to Immortality 笨鸟修仙 Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted He made a wish before the Buddha, hoping to be twenty years younger, and it came true. He transmigrated into the body of a young man who had cultivated immortality, practiced martial arts, studied at an academy, and shaved his head for ordination, only to die after taking a single pill. It wasn’t that he couldn’t make it; he was always just a little short. Other people transmigrate to enjoy the good life, but he gets nothing but hardship. 8.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
  46. 346 You Banished Me to My Fief, So I Rebelled with the Prince of Beiliang 赶你去封地,你竟带着北凉王造反 Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Alternate History + Vassal Prince + Mass Recruitment + Conquest + Comedy + Revenge] After transmigrating to the Great Yan Dynasty, Xiao Jing becomes the useless third prince in everyone’s eyes. From the start, he is framed by villains and exiled to the bitterly cold province of Qin, where he is made Prince of Qin! Luckily, Xiao Jing awakens his golden finger and immediately summons Huo Qubing and ten thousand elite Han cavalry! Using ruthless methods, he takes control of Qin, then wipes out mor 91.5kReads8.0Score9.7kShelves
  47. 347 The Imperial Tutor's Road to the Civil Service Exams 农门帝师的科举之路 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Imperial Examination, One-on-One Romance After an accident, a young man from the modern era transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his family’s dilapidated brick house, Qi Wenyu wondered how he would make a living from then on... 23.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
  48. 348 The Republic of Great Song 大宋共和国 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Zeng Shouyi, a modern materials engineer, is transported back to the Northern Song dynasty after a laboratory accident. He becomes the unknown illegitimate son of Zeng Gongliang, the famed chancellor of Quanzhou. With his ability to improve technologies already available in the Song dynasty, his foresight into the course of history, and the introduction of modern management ideas, he rises from a son marginalized by his family. He develops overseas trade in Quanzhou and builds a commercial empir 172Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 349 The Moon Shines on Chang’an Once More 明月又照长安 Historical279k WordsOngoing The moon shines over Chang’an, and history turns full circle. In 210 BCE, Qin Shi Huang dies at Sand Dune during his eastern inspection tour. Zhao Gao, Prefect of the Palace Carriages, and Chancellor Li Si conspire to forge an edict, enthroning the young Hu Hai as the Second Emperor and ordering Prince Fusu and General Meng Tian to die. Reborn, Fusu does not take his own life. Instead, he chooses patience and concealment, making the northern Great Wall army his foundation as he quietly builds hi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 350 Sima the Old Rogue 司马老贼 Historical895k WordsCompleted He is the gravedigger of Cao Wei and the founder of Western Jin. He is the “old rogue Sima,” and the last winner of the Three Kingdoms. Centered on Sima Yi, this novel unfolds a sweeping panorama of the late Han and Three Kingdoms era. Witness how he treads carefully under the suspicion of three generations of powerful rulers: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui; how he and Zhuge Liang wage an ultimate contest of will and national strength at Mount Qi and the Wei River; and how, in his twilight years, 575Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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