Ancient-Era Stories With a Brilliant Strategist, Political Intrigue, Mind Games, and Power-Building 古代，高智商+权谋+烧脑+创建势力

1. 551 妃 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 11.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
2. 552 贞 The Winds of Zhenguan 贞观风云 A Life of Tragedy生命致殇Historical151k WordsCompleted The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was a man whose status seemed peerless in the eyes of others. Naturally, his father thought so too. But no one ever considered what the Crown Prince wanted. 1.6kReads8.2Score113Shelves
3. 553 清 A Farewell to Quiet Joy 清欢辞 Wu Tong梧桐Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted Xiao Qinghuan, daughter of the Marquis of Wuyang, was praised by everyone in Bianjing as a fine young lady from a distinguished scholarly family. She was beautiful, gentle, and charming. Before she had even come of age, countless young men from prominent families had come to ask for her hand, but she had not taken a liking to a single one. The man she loved was a peerless hero. “The young ladies in the capital are all pretty much the same, dull as dishwater. Especially the ones from scholarly fa 22.4kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
4. 554 穿 Transmigrated into a Heroic Warlord 穿越枭雄 Buddha's Seal佛之封印Historical2.1M WordsCompleted A young special forces soldier is struck by lightning and transmigrates into the foolish son of a blacksmith in the Great Xia dynasty. On the very day he arrives, his father dies in battle, his mother dies of grief, and the authorities force a marriage on him. Their already impoverished life is made even harder. Luckily, armed with modern knowledge, the protagonist first makes eel traps and promotes fishing. After the authorities embezzle the reward money for a tiger-slaying hero, he begins a co 1.6kReads8.5Score155Shelves

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   A boy from the special forces was struck by lightning and his soul was shattered. The stupid son of a blacksmith in Daxia. His father died in battle that day, his mother died of panic, and the government forced him to marry him. Suddenly, the already desolate life became even worse. Fortunately, with the blessing of modern knowledge, the protagonist first compiled eels to promote fishing. The tiger suddenly appeared in the yard, but was easily killed by the protagonist using the trick from the primary school text "Tang Fights the Tiger". The hero who killed the tiger deserved a reward of 1,000 taels, but the government was too greedy and took 995 taels. So he started a secret fight with corrupt officials. The corrupt officials want the protagonist to participate in the suppression of bandits for money, and it is better to die in the fight against bandits. Unexpectedly, the protagonist has the incredible ability to behead the bandits in the village. Every time he dug a hole, he was easily resolved by the protagonist. Just as Da Qi's 200,000-strong invasion force began to invade, the protagonist led a hundred-man team composed of village protection teams, government troops, and bandits to achieve repeated military exploits. They drove back the powerful northern nomads and planned a fight between the two powers. The two powers resolved their conflicts through diplomacy, united to put pressure on Daxia, and attempted to extort a large amount of property, but the protagonist used a piece of broken glass to separate them. The nomads fell into civil war, and the emperor of Great Xia was killed due to infighting within the imperial family. The princes were used by their relatives to fight for power, and Daxia also fell into a melee. The protagonist finally came to Daxia but did not participate in the civil war. He set the principle that during the civil war in Daxia, all foreign enemies would be blocked by the protagonist. After long-term development...

5. 555 逐 Chasing Golden Boughs 逐金枝 Candied Ginger糖姜Historical426k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Reborn for Revenge + Healing Each Other] [A Smiling Young General with a Hidden Blade, a Honey-Tongued Princess Who Schemes for Power] In their previous life, as they shared a tender moment, Li Yan joked, “Am I going to die beneath the peonies?” He never imagined his flirtatious jest would come true. For the sake of her lover, Zhao Jinning stabbed him to death with a hairpin. Reborn, Li Yan did just as he had in his previous life: he won military honors, presented his Tiger 744Reads8.4Score106Shelves
6. 556 吾 My Emperor Is So Adorable 吾皇多娇媚 A Smile Brighter Than a Thousand Suns笑靥千阳Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Two powerful leads locked in an ultimate push and pull + laugh-out-loud, sizzling chemistry + political scheming + melodrama + dark scheming + court intrigue + humor + ensemble cast The emperor transmigrates into the body of the wife of a duke’s heir. To uncover the truth, she gets close to her own husband. 578Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   The tyrant transforms into a top-notch succubus and joins forces with the cool male protagonist to uncover the turbulent court conspiracy.

7. 557 两 A Journey Through Rain and Snow Between the Two Capitals 两京雨雪行 Han Shuangjian韩霜剑Eastern Fantasy552k WordsOngoing A tale of wits and courage, exposing conspiracies and traps, and using clever strategies to break through one challenge after another. The story follows young Wu Feng, who travels alone north at his master’s command to pay a visit to the Iron Flute Hero. He punishes Mongol officers, outwits the Ghost Claw Sect, teaches treacherous villains a lesson, makes a killing selling to Mongol nobles, and wreaks havoc at the execution ground! Hunted at every turn by the Northern Garrison and the Ghost Claw 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In ancient times, the duel between Mongolian and Han heroes and villains with high IQs,

8. 558 花 Flowers Easily Scattered 花易飘零 July Rivers Break七月江河破Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing [Epic saga + revolution + anti-transmigration + anti-imperial rule + anti-tradition + ensemble cast; five layers of philosophical depth, each turning the one before it on its head; a nonlinear narrative and a uniquely ambitious, profound experiment in the genre of historical romance for women.] The soul of Su Qianling, a young novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates. She awakens in the corpse of a young concubine sacrificed to the founding emperor of the current dynasty. From then on, she is known 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 559 我 I’m Just a Nobody: I Transmigrate and Get Caught in a Son-in-Law Scheme 我本路人：穿越身陷赘婿迷局 Holding an Umbrella, Seeking the Dao执伞问道Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel + Live-in Son-in-Law + Alternate History + Suspense + Court Politics + Martial World + No System + Light Ensemble Cast] Modern-day Shen Nian'an plunges into the water and wakes up as a substitute live-in son-in-law in ancient times. Before he can figure out what's going on, a sister who suddenly appears accuses him of murdering their mother and younger brother. Just what kind of dead end has he landed in? The young widow he married into the family seems to refuse hi 9.1kReads8.5Score684Shelves

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   Read slowly, I'm afraid you will be confused.

10. 560 凤 The Phoenix Rules the World: Every Lover Is My Subject 凤倾天下：面首皆是臣 Ling Sen澪森Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted Chu Minghuang, the most outrageous princess in Great Chu, is given to drink and debauchery, and everyone thinks they can bully her. When envoys from Northern Di demand that she marry into their kingdom and the entire court wants to send her off, she drunkenly knocks over the imperial jade Buddha, then turns around and claims the lucrative job of overseeing the Longevity Festival. Everyone waits for her to make a fool of herself, not knowing this is only the beginning of her path to becoming empr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine ascends the throne and is not addicted to love, only the hero is.

11. 561 大 Great Tang: Beating Up Princess Gao Yang from the Start 大唐：开局暴打高阳公主 Like Frost in the Year 1999九九年的寒霜似Historical211k WordsOngoing [Tang Dynasty + character growth + multiple heroines + behind-the-scenes scheming + playboy + medicine] A different kind of wish-fulfillment story! (The first volume starts slowly because the male lead was transmigrated into the womb. The early chapters focus on him trying to be a normal person in ancient times, with clear and sensible reasoning, so they may be a little wordy. Please be patient as you read. I'm begging you!) Fang Jun, a top medical professor, transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty an 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I read the new book, and it's a little different from the title [face covering]. The male protagonist's IQ is online.

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