Ming Dynasty Stories Set During the Hongwu Era, No System, Preferably with Zhu Biao Still Alive 大明，无系统，洪武年间，最好朱标还在的那种

1. 101 朱 Zhu Yingying: Immortal for Ten Thousand Years, the Ming Banner Flies Across the Stars 朱雄英：永生万载，明旗插遍星河 Number One Under Heaven天字第一等Historical273k WordsCompleted [Great Ming] [Immortality] [Political Intrigue] [Eldest Legitimate Grandson] [Hongwu] [Transmigration] [Conquest] [Farming and Infrastructure] [Technology-Fueled Military Expansion] [Fleet] [Han-Chinese Nationalism] [Global Conquest] [Industrial Revolution] [Interstellar Civilization] [Chinese Conquest] In the tenth year of Hongwu, a modern soul transmigrates into the newborn Zhu Xiongying. He saves his mother, Chang Shi, secures his position as the eldest legitimate grandson, and, under Zhu Y 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is not just a novel about the Hongwu reign; it's a history of the development of Ming Dynasty civilization. Starting from the ninth year of Hongwu's reign, it changes Hongwu, changes the world, establishes industry, conquers the oceans, unifies the globe, and reaches for the stars. For the first time, five thousand years of Chinese civilization truly becomes a cosmic civilization. "Zhu Xiong Ying: Immortal Life, Ming Banners Planted Across the Galaxy" is a truly exceptionally long historical fiction novel. It starts slowly, building up to a strong foundation, then takes off dramatically in the later stages.

2. 102 双 Dual Transmigration: My Villa Connects to the Ming Dynasty 双穿：我家别墅通大明 Western Plains Clerk西平吏Historical748k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and I have no idea whether it'll go up later!] [Hongwu era] [Sweet romance] [One heroine] [Comedy] [Mutual transmigration] [Political intrigue] [The emperor's trusted confidant] [Imperial son-in-law of the Great Ming] [Absolutely handwritten, no AI] [Important notice: The "young lady" tag was clicked by mistake and can't be changed.] I'm Wang Buyào, a rich second-generation kid. I have three great loves in life: video games, staying home, and resisting marriage pressur 2.1kReads6.9Score101Shelves

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   A modern, goofy rich kid versus a naive and innocent princess from the Hongwu era! No mindless characters, no saintly sentimentality, unconventional plots, and decisive action! Much more rigorously researched, not a simplistic story! Naturally integrated into the Hongwu era, so you won't feel out of place.

3. 103 大 Great Ming: You Punch a Warhorse to Death, and You Say You Want to Be a Civil Official? 大明一拳打死战马你说要当文官？ I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Historical550k WordsOngoing Chen Dong transmigrates to the Yongle era. During Zhu Di’s first northern campaign, he starts out tending horses in the rear with Yu Qian and awakens the Immortal Civil Official System. Since he is on the battlefield, why is the System’s first reward the strength of a hegemon? What? The System is only active for three days? If he doesn’t become one of Zhu Di’s civil officials within three days, the System will shut down automatically, take back his rewards, and start a death countdown. Just then 2.7kReads—Score124Shelves

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   Just go for it, no, wait!

4. 104 我 I Was Reborn as the Bowl from Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming Origin Story 我穿成了大明朱元璋开局那一个碗 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Historical322k WordsCompleted Everyone knows the history of the Ming Dynasty began with a bowl and ended with a rope. The good news is that I, Chen Xihai, transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty with a System. The bad news is that I’m the very bowl the dynasty began with. To activate the System, Zhu Yuanzhang has to touch me with his own hands. Tell me, when will a broken bowl enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple ever get the chance to activate a System? Then one day, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the temple with Empress Ma, Zhu Bia 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 明 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, Singing Through Turbulent Times 明末，乱世高歌行 Pink Cape粉嫩的海角Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In the summer of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the two capitals and Shandong suffered a severe drought and locusts. Famine ravaged the land, and people ate one another. Yu Mu opened his eyes and found himself in an era when people casually roasted human flesh over a fire. Ahead, corrupt officials cracked their whips like wolves. Behind him, Qing soldiers and rebel bandits stood ready with blades and axes. As a refugee, what was he supposed to do? Should he grovel and die like a blade of grass, 12.8kReads8.5Score1kShelves
6. 106 隆 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.8kReads8.5Score756Shelves

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   No system, but not mindless, slow-paced, not a wish-fulfillment story!

7. 107 大 Great Ming: Emperor Zhu Secretly Reads My Diary and Can't Keep a Straight Face 大明：老朱偷看我日记，绷不住了 An Qianjun of Lu Heshan陆河山的安千君Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Hao transmigrates to the Hongwu era and becomes a low-ranking official in the capital. All he has to do is write in his diary every day and record his daily life to receive rewards. It’s a pretty sweet deal, lazing his days away so easily. But Zhu Yuanzhang has a copy of Lin Hao’s diary, too, updated in real time. [My official rank is so low, yet I still have to attend court every morning. This old Zhu is really making life miserable!] [It’s just the imperial examinations, so why have a Sout 5.7kReads8.3Score447Shelves

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   Lin Hao transmigrates to the Hongwu era and becomes a minor official in the capital. He is rewarded for writing diaries, but Zhu Yuanzhang can read them in real time. Watch how he survives in the treacherous officialdom!

8. 108 大 Great Ming: I'd Rather Die Than Become Emperor 大明：我朱允炆宁死也不当皇帝 Lu Dashan路大山Historical166k WordsOngoing Lu Ming is an ordinary young man from the 21st century. One day, he has an astonishing stroke of luck while out and about. When he opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has transmigrated more than six hundred years into the past, to the Ming Dynasty, and, as luck would have it, become its second emperor, Zhu Yunwen… 784Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 铁 Iron-Blooded Ming: One Man's Fury Stains the Land with Blood 铁血大明丶匹夫一怒血溅山河 Youngster from Lingnan岭南小后生Historical330k WordsOngoing Dear readers: Are you tired of late-Ming power fantasies where the protagonist's domineering aura sweeps over everyone from the start, recruiting famous ministers and fierce generals without a thought, then settling down to farm safely in a garrison? Great! This time, let's take the hard road instead, and write a tale of blood and battle for men of grit! The third year of Chongzhen, fifth month. The year 1630. A severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. A thousand miles of scorched earth, bones exp 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's really good. I can only say the author is amazing; many of the plot points are things most people wouldn't expect.

10. 110 雄 Xiong Ying and Sizhi’s Highway Survival, with the Ming and Tang Dynasties Teaming Up 雄英兕子公路求生，大明联动大唐 Scholar Who Wins a Marquisate封侯书生Historical430k WordsCompleted On his fourth birthday, Zhu Xiong Ying suddenly awakened memories of his past life and was pulled into the Road Survival world by a road survival game. Was I chosen too, even though I used to be a Blue Star native, just because Blue Star exploded before I transmigrated and everyone has to take part in road survival? When the trainee System realized its mistake, it panicked. Oh, so only the natives of Blue Star were supposed to transmigrate. Well, now you've got a problem... Not long after enteri 711Reads7.2Score111Shelves

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    Zhu Qiniu and Zhu Xiongying.

11. 111 明 The Fake County Magistrate on the Late Ming Frontier 明末边关假县令 Zi Wu紫乌Historical466k WordsCompleted Han An, a history PhD student, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and impersonates a county magistrate in a border region to stay alive. In the second year of the Chongzhen era, the people teeter on the brink of death, traitors and bandits run rampant, the corrupt court is powerless, and the Manchus in Liaodong watch like hungry tigers. Hong Chengchou, Huang Taiji, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and other figures are about to take the historical stage. If history is allowed to race along its o 1.7kReads8.3Score146Shelves

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    Help! This time-travel novel set in the late Ming Dynasty is so addictive! The male protagonist transmigrates into the body of a fake county magistrate's page, gets captured by female bandits, tricks the bandit leader into making money, and then gets besieged by government troops. The writing is skillful and the book is incredibly enjoyable to read. I highly recommend it to you.

12. 112 朱 Zhu Biao Is Reborn and Rewrites the History of Great Ming 朱标重生改写大明历史 Huang Shuhan黄书翰Historical598k WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Zhu Biao died young. But his soul, held back from reincarnation by an unfulfilled obsession, wandered across the land of China. He lived through the major turning points of history, from the Ming-Qing transition and foreign invasions to the Xinhai Revolution, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the founding of New China, witnessing the country's sweeping transformations and the tenacious rise of its people. Zhu Biao was reborn before his illness 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Zhu Biao is reborn in the 25th year of the Hongwu reign with memories of six hundred years later. He first recuperates and consolidates his power, then calmly deals with the princes and promotes reforms. He leads his relatives, including Zhu Di, to create a prosperous era, which is full of historical weight.

13. 113 洪 Who Stands Above Hongdu City? The Founding Prince of Great Ming! 洪都城上何人？大明开国第一王！ Ten Years of Dust十载尘Historical450k WordsOngoing [Abandoned ending] [Dropped] [Don’t read] [Abandoned ending, abandoned ending] I wake up as Zhu Wenzheng, the Ming Dynasty’s unluckiest man? Outside the city, Chen Youliang’s 600,000 Han troops have it completely surrounded, their banners blotting out the sky. Inside, more than ten thousand battered, defeated soldiers are panicking, and the provisions are almost gone. History says that after holding out for eighty-five days and defeating Chen Youliang, Zhu Wenzheng was deposed and imprisoned by 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fast-paced and exhilarating, faithfully recreating the history of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. No system, focusing on action, brotherhood, and intense emotions.

14. 114 大 Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫 Jinghai's Most Devoted Lover京海第一深情Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n 45.5kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves

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    A new historical novel set in the Ming Dynasty, without a system, featuring time travel: ① Zhou Chu transmigrates to the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty, becoming one of the lowest members of society. Born into a poor family where even feeding the entire family was a struggle, he is forced to sell himself into servitude to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu is helping the second young master of the Lu family learn and improve, the Lu family is imprisoned. Zhou Chu, along with the Lu family's only daughter, works hard to earn money while bribing the prison guards to ensure the Lu family's basic needs are met. Until Zhu Houzhao dies and Zhu Houcong ascends the throne, the Lu family members are released from prison. Only then do they realize that the Lu family's eldest son is Lu Bing, and from then on, Zhou Chu becomes a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising rapidly through the ranks.

15. 115 大 Great Ming: I Went to the Capital to Collect a Debt, and the Deadbeat Is Zhu Yuanzhang? 大明：上京讨个债，老赖竟是朱元璋？ Little God Is Courteous小神有礼Historical1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Tang Ding had hoped to be a carefree wastrel. Unfortunately, he had a father who was even better at squandering the family fortune! From the start, his family assets were gone, he was buried in debt, and he was even falsely accused of plotting a rebellion. To support his beautiful wife, Tang Ding had no choice but to get his act together and start a plan to raise his own father... 43Reads7.3Score102Shelves

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    The Ming Dynasty + Early Ming Dynasty + Feudal Princes + Good Grandson

16. 116 回 Back to the Early Ming to Become a Prince 回到明初当王爷 Duke of Bohai渤海郡公Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Command three thousand tiger guards and bring glory to our mighty China! Water your horses on the banks of the Ganges, point your sword west toward the Aegean; gather the moon from Suiye City, admire the snow in Hawaii; draw your bow by the Black Sea, fish in the Arctic lands. Wherever our banners fly, all people fall silent. Those who dare defy the might of Great Ming shall be put to death, no matter how far away they are. 502Reads6.9Score103Shelves
17. 117 大 Great Ming: I’m the Strongest Imperial Grandson, So, Old Zhu, Step Down 大明：我最强皇孙，请老朱退位 Chen Miaowu陈喵呜Historical4.5M WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xuan transmigrates and becomes an abandoned infant, set adrift down a river in a wooden basin. Just then, Zhu Biao dies, and Zhu Yuanzhang comes across Zhu Xuan while taking a walk at the foot of Mount Zhong. To survive, Zhu Xuan quickly wins Zhu Yuanzhang over. His adorable smile soothes Zhu Yuanzhang’s grief over losing his son, and Zhu Yuanzhang takes him back to the palace. Zhu Yuanzhang initially plans to look into Zhu Xuan’s origins, but his investig 2.2kReads8.1Score238Shelves
18. 118 我 I Lend Money at Usurious Rates in Great Ming 我在大明放高利贷 Tea Leaf Himself茶叶本尊Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Debtor: Zhu Yuanzhang owes Ye Financial 5 million taels of silver at 500% annual interest!] [Debtor: Xu Da owes Ye Financial 2 million taels of silver at 400% annual interest!] [Debtor: Chang Yuchun owes Ye Financial 100,000 taels of silver at 700% daily interest!] [Debtor: Liu Bowen owes Ye Financial 5,000 taels of silver at 300% daily interest!] … The Ming Dynasty was founded, and the whole nation celebrated. As Zhu Yuanzhang and his ministers were celebrating, Ye Yun tossed a thick stack of 75Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 我 I, a Great Ming Art Student Who Failed the Exams, Scared Zhu Yuanzhang Out of His Wits! 我，大明落榜美术生，吓疯老朱！ The Ten-Thousandth Psalmist第一万个唱诗人Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Reforming the Ming Dynasty] + [Expanding the Borders] + [Lighthearted, Not for History Purists] Su Bai transmigrates to the sixteenth year of the Hongwu reign in the Ming Dynasty. He uses his sketching skills to apply for a position as a court painter, but Zhu Yunwen cuts in and steals the opportunity, leaving him as a failed art student in the Ming Dynasty. To make matters worse, corrupt officials bully him and withhold the court's payment for his work. Furious at the injust 646Reads7.7Score106Shelves
20. 120 人 In the Great Ming, Starting with Tofu 人在大明，从做豆腐开始 The Dumpling Who Loves to Gamble爱打赌的饺子Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Wu Zishan, a medical master's graduate, transmigrated to the early Ming dynasty. At first, he only wanted to earn a few taels of silver to improve his life and, while he was at it, marry a beautiful wife. But a beauty pursued him with tearful pleas, and through a twist of fate he entered government service. He was promoted every few days and somehow became a major figure who stirred up the political landscape and changed history... 1.6kReads7.9Score128Shelves
21. 121 我 Selling Chicken Soup in Great Ming 我在大明贩卖鸡汤 Busy Scorpion繁忙的蝎子Historical1.0M WordsCompleted "If you don't work hard today, you'll be useless tomorrow!" "Hold on to your dreams and grow together with the Ming Dynasty!" After being poisoned by workplace motivational drivel, Zhou Lin transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty, ready to use an even more toxic brand of pep talk to wreak havoc on the empire. From that day on, the entire Ming Dynasty grows decidedly strange... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 大 Great Ming: The Truth Is Out, Your Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：摊牌了，你爹我是朱元璋 Zhu Zhu Keeps a Low Profile朱朱不低调Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhu Huai transmigrates to the early Ming dynasty. Thanks to his sign-in System, he becomes a carefree little landowner and enjoys an increasingly comfortable life. His father, who left home when Zhu Huai was young, is about to return, so filial duty compels him to take good care of the old man. He only wants to be a good son and give his father a comfortable life. But who could have guessed his father would be such a restless sort, constantly asking all kinds of strange questions about the court 58Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 大 Great Ming: From the Start, I Swear Brotherhood with Zhu Chongba 大明：开局拜朱重八为义父 All Six Orifices Open六窍俱通Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Transmigration] + [Great Ming] + [Changing History] + [Great Ming for Ten Thousand Years] + [Dominating the Ancient World] While reading in a library, Zhu Lin was caught in an earthquake and transmigrated to the end of the Yuan and beginning of the Ming. He became an orphan from Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and Zhu Yuanzhang took him in as an adopted son, taking pity on his loneliness and helplessness. Since he was here, he might as well settle in: attach himself to Zhu B 584Reads6.1Score—Shelves
24. 124 大 Great Ming: A Nine-to-Five Life in the Hongwu Era 大明：人在洪武，朝九晚五 Old Xing老刑Historical1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Hongwu era, Yue Lin, the county magistrate of Fengyang, is impeached for corruption by the powerful minister Hu Weiyong! The emperor is furious and goes undercover to investigate. Naturally, Old Zhu, mistaken for a nouveau riche, receives a warm welcome from Yue Lin. “This is a breech-loading rifle. Buy one, and the Northern Yuan barbarians will be wiped out. Everyone will have to show you some respect!” “This is a craft workshop. Ten-year-old children can play marble 372Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 125 开 From the Start on a Late Ming Battlefield: Three Kills in My Debut 开局明末战场，首秀三连杀 Simple2023简单2023Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming + war + a soldier's perspective + not a power fantasy + an ordinary man's resolve to defend his home and country] The whole court curses and vows to destroy the barbarians; a mighty army marches forth from the borderlands! What is the use of grand ambitions? At Sarhu, a lake of blood was left behind. I am Wang Jiu, one of the most ordinary people in the great tide of transmigrators, and an utterly inconspicuous foot soldier on the battlefields of the late Ming. In historians' account 2.7kReads9.0Score183Shelves

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    History + main plot + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment novel, a must-read for history buffs! Unlike other historical wish-fulfillment novels, this book focuses on logical consistency. The premise for achieving great things is traceable, and the character development is perfect. Every soldier is used appropriately, and every minor character is memorable.

26. 126 大 Great Ming: Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor, I Choose to Give Up 大明：开局穿成崇祯，我选择摆烂 Ka Ka Ka Ka Bu卡卡卡卡布Historical511k WordsOngoing (No System!! Not a naive, inexperienced protagonist!! Not a wish-fulfillment story!! If that bothers you, read with caution!! This is a Chongzhen transmigration story rooted in the historical facts of the late Ming!!) (Absolutely no System! Don't believe the bad-faith review-bombing from black PR studios! I've been targeted!) History's dead ends are never rewritten with a casual stroke of a transmigrator's pen. Yuan Chonghuan's crimes and contributions, Sun Chuanting's life and death, Li Zich 1.8kReads6.1Score107Shelves

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    Chongzhen! Chongzhen!

27. 127 大 Zhang Wuji's Son in the Great Ming! How Did I Become a Bailiff? 大明张无忌之子！怎么是衙役？ A Leaf's Spiritual Connection一叶灵犀Historical247k WordsCompleted I! Zhang Chengyan! Son of Zhang Wuji of the Great Ming! My medical skills are unmatched. It shouldn't be strange that I saved Chang Yuchun, right? And surely there was nothing wrong with saving Zhu Biao and his son while I was at it? If that's still not enough, I also saved Empress Ma and the Crown Princess. That should count, right? But why, when I just want to lie flat and open a clinic, are you making me a constable!? Fine, I can be a constable. I'll do my best. But why do your men want to cu 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone can take a look.

28. 128 杀 I Killed Zhu Yuanzhang and Conquered the World 杀了朱元璋，我征服了世界 No Love in This World, Crossing the Mortal Realm人间无爱渡红尘Ancient Romance32k WordsCompleted I Killed Zhu Yuanzhang and Conquered the World 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thumbs up][Thinking][Thumbs up][Thinking]

29. 129 穿 Transmigrated to the Great Ming: This Is the Real Zhu Family 穿越大明，这才是最真实的老朱家 Chi En持恩Historical135k WordsOngoing [Ming Dynasty + Political Intrigue + War] You’re a beast, you’re shameless! You just want her body… After transmigrating into the chaos of the late Yuan dynasty, I end up as a spoiled rich kid who makes advances on Empress Ma! A fresh and unconventional perspective takes you through the tangled love and hate between a transmigrator and the Zhu family. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ming Dynasty + No System + Political Intrigue + Warfare + Logic

30. 130 我 My Game Connects to the Great Ming 我的游戏通大明 Neglecting the Proper Job不误正业啊Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Games + raising a character + history. Simply put, it's a little princess-raising plan. Here's the synopsis: “There are no such things as gods. You should believe in science.” As Wang Yan spoke, he tossed 99,999 “hearty chunks of meat” onto the ground. Wang Yan has two games, one set in the Great Ming and the other DOF. One day, he discovered that items from DOF could actually be tossed into the Ming game. No cannons? Here are 99,999 cannon barrels for Dragonhead Cannons. Short on bombs? Here ar 2.8kReads8.6Score227Shelves

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    This book is quite interesting; you can read it to pass the time.

31. 131 大 Great Ming: Reborn as Prince Ning, I Turn the Tables on Zhu Di from the Start 大明：重生宁王，开局反将了朱棣 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical258k WordsCompleted [A thrilling tale of conquest and multiple heroines] In the first year of the Jianwen era, he is reborn as Zhu Quan, Prince of Ning and Zhu Yuanzhang’s seventeenth son, and awakens a System. From the start, Zhu Di arrives with his army outside Daining, intending to enter the city. According to the historical record, Zhu Quan is about to be brought under Zhu Di’s control and stripped of his military power, destined to vanish into the river of history. But reborn Zhu Quan will defy fate and rewrit 638Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's good.

32. 132 梦 Dreaming Back to Southern Ming: A Han Man Is No Slave 梦回南明，汉儿不称奴 hyh1218 Drunkardhyh1218醉鬼Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan, a construction contractor, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Southern Ming dynasty and meets Li Dingguo, who has twice defeated the Ming princes. Watch me help Prince Jin Li defeat them a third time! Knowing that the Manchu queue hairstyle marked nearly three hundred years of oppression for China, he resolves to fight the Qing and restore Han clothing and customs with the knowledge he has brought from modern times. 1.4kReads8.0Score150Shelves

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    There aren't any early Ming Dynasty stories, so could you please help me find one about the late Ming Dynasty? I transmigrated into the chaotic Southern Ming era. While others start by drawing divine weapons, he starts by being whipped! He followed Li Dingguo, beheaded Nikan on the battlefield, and established a foothold in Guangdong. When the allied forces besieged Li Jinwang, he seized the opportunity to take over the southwest half of the country. When Zheng Chenggong suffered a defeat in Nanjing, he marched east to recover the southeastern territories! Watch as a prisoner rewrites the tragic song of the Han dynasty's demise amidst the flames of war!

33. 133 大 Great Ming: The Path to Becoming the Emperor's Teacher Begins with the Imperial Exams 大明：帝师之路，从科举开始 Dongfang Xiaoxiaosheng东方笑笑生Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Xu Wen transmigrates to the Ming dynasty just as his family falls on hard times. His parents die, and someone shows up to break off his engagement, stacking two major disadvantages on him at once. He takes the imperial examinations, makes a name for himself as a young man, and enters government service, serving through nine reigns: Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, Zhengtong, Jingtai, Tianshun, and Chenghua. During the Hongwu reign, he is Zhu Yuanzhang’s sharpest weapon against corrupt of 14.6kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    ① Taking Zhu Yuanzhang shopping, eating barbecue, and flying in an airplane 🔥 Taking Empress Ma to dance in the square 🔥 Taking the princes to learn modern knowledge 🔥 After witnessing the prosperity of modern cities 🔥 Zhu Yuanzhang held onto Zhu Wushi tightly and wouldn't let go.

34. 134 穿 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Rule the World With a Divine Selection System 穿越大明，靠神选系统雄霸天下 I'm So Fired Up我老火了Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Lan Wu, the eldest legitimate son of Lan Yu, and awakens a Divine Choice System. From the start, at the grand court assembly, he submits a memorial directly to the old Zhu, stopping him from choosing Zhu Yunwen as his heir. Back home, he tells Lan Yu to fake his death and hand over his duke's title. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Excellent. Lan Wu, you really have some nerve.” Lan Yu: “You're really going to make your old man die of filial piety.” The entire court 7.3kReads8.1Score538Shelves
35. 135 挽 Saving the Ming: The Great Ancestor of the Ming 挽明：明圣祖 Scholar's Holy Envoy朴学圣使Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Li Min, a history enthusiast, unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as Zhu Youxiao, the carpenter emperor. He panicked. Even a history ignoramus knew that the Ming dynasty had only a little over twenty years left. Worse still, he would rule for only seven years, then die under mysterious circumstances. What was he supposed to do? Would he accept fate, or fight back? See how he struggles to survive in the waning years of the Ming dynasty. 51Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The writing is fluent and natural, rich in cultural depth, and the characters are full and vivid, not merely tools to drive the plot. Each character is fleshed out, experiencing joy and sorrow, possessing both wisdom and cunning, swept along by the tides of the times. The plot is logically sound and grand in scope, the political structure of the previous dynasty's inner court is consistent with the historical context, and the scenes are incredibly evocative. Highly recommended!

36. 136 明 Late Ming: Dawn Drives Out the Night 明末，天明驱夜 The Skipping Rabbit溜溜的兔子Historical2.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional historical fiction] [No System] [Not pure wish fulfillment] [The unique power struggles of the Ming Dynasty] [Unraveling how power shifts and collapses] At the end of the Ming Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Civil officials cling like parasites and drain the country dry; military nobles scheme over national policy; the emperor is consumed by lust for power; border garrisons are little better than bandits; the central court is riven by intrigue; local officials take their 2.6kReads8.7Score242Shelves
37. 137 武 The Martial Emperor Comes to Qing: Wielding Dream of the Red Chamber to Restore the Ming 武皇临清：手执红楼复大明 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted “My empire! Who’s kneeling down and handing it over to someone else?!” Outraged by the late Qing’s incompetence and treachery, Wu Zetian and Zhu Di rise from the dead and travel through time in a fury. With the cipher key to Dream of the Red Chamber in hand, they restore the Ming dynasty… 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 138 洪 Hongwu: Foreign Invaders Attack, and the Great Ming Takes on Five Nations Alone 洪武：外敌入侵，大明单挑五国 Jiang Jiang Writes of Old Dreams江江书旧梦Eastern Fantasy62k WordsCompleted An alternate-history Ming dynasty. In the third year of Hongwu, five nations invade the Ming, and Huaxia teeters on the brink of destruction! A calamity strikes Huaxia once every 1,600 years. Victory means Huaxia’s national destiny endures; defeat means the end of Huaxia civilization! The Northern Yuan has joined forces with four other nations, while witchcraft and poison run rampant across the Ming. Zhu Yuanzhang stands firm to defend the land, Xu Da’s blood stains the sands, and Lan Yu’s blade 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An alternate history novel set during the Hongwu era, featuring a fictional world, supernatural abilities, and a grand war. It's not a traditional war, but a fantasy war incorporating the five elements and supernatural powers.

39. 139 大 The Hongwu Emperor's Top Spy: The Imperial Grandson Reforms the Nine Frontiers 大明洪武第一暗桩：皇孙整顿九边 Lang Rides the Wind and Breaks the Waves郎乘风破浪Historical125k WordsOngoing In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the claw marks inside Crown Prince Zhu Xiongying’s coffin had yet to fade when a bloody edict from the Jianwen Emperor drifted into Quanzhou Harbor. When the supposedly “dead” young man returned with nine secret keys, Zhu Di finally realized that the campaign to reduce the power of the princes had been a trap, and that Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas were not searching for the Jianwen Emperor. They were searching for the young man who should have been buri —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 明 The Great Chieftain of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大土司 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Historical577k WordsCompleted A modern university student unexpectedly finds himself in the body of a southern scholar traveling to sit the imperial examinations in the early Ming dynasty. Then, by another twist of fate, he enters officialdom amid factional struggles. In an age when being an official is at its most perilous, he begins by protecting himself, keeping on good terms with everyone and navigating the official world. He traverses a turbulent era, rising in rank and making a fortune, with only his wife’s death left 617Reads7.6Score106Shelves

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    The latest and most captivating historical novel set in the early Ming Dynasty: ① In the Southern Zhili region, modern college student Yang Yun unexpectedly transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty, into the body of a scholar traveling from Guangzhou to Nanjing for the imperial examinations. He successfully passes the examinations and becomes a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), but unexpectedly enters the officialdom and gets caught up in factional struggles. In this most tragic era for officials, he begins to protect himself, navigate the complexities of officialdom, and skillfully maneuver through the political landscape.

41. 141 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 824Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Wan Zhen'er was 17 years older than Emperor Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Jianshen loved her to the point of madness...

42. 142 大 The Marxist Emperor of the Great Ming: Chongzhen’s Answer 大明马哲主义皇帝：崇祯的答卷 Boss Cao of Jian'an建安曹总Historical954k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + political intrigue + alternate history + struggle for supremacy] Watch as a modern Marxist, well-versed in the art of overthrowing dragons, prescribes the first powerful remedy for a Ming dynasty rotten to the core! He has an answer to deliver! I was a Marxism student in graduate school. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had become Chongzhen, the emperor who would hang himself on Coal Hill! With the treasury empty, political factions at each other's throats, and rebels ris 46Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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43. 143 明 Crown Prince Liu Ju of the Ming: My Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang 明太子刘据：我的老爹朱元璋 Boss Cao of Jian'an建安曹总Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Part of the Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming series: The Crown Prince of Han, Liu Ju, Reincarnated in Zhu Biao He is Liu Ju, a lonely soul who has lingered for a thousand years. All his life, he wanted nothing more than to hear, “A father understands his son, and a son understands his father.” He is Zhu Yuanzhang, an iron-willed emperor who, in his later years, bears the pain of losing his son. When the soul of a crown prince from the Han dynas 2.3kReads8.6Score162Shelves
44. 144 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Ming: One Book Is All I Need to Conquer the World 穿越大明之一本书打天下 Bei Yize北一泽Historical359k WordsOngoing My name is Zhu Shouming. I am the twenty-sixth-generation descendant of Zhu Shouqian, Prince of Jingjiang in Guilin. In the twenty-first century, that identity is worth nothing more than a joke about how my ancestors used to be rich. Apart from the founding ancestor, every other name in the family genealogy has been ground to dust by history. The boat lurched on the Li River, and I tumbled into the water with my backpack. When I woke, there was no ambulance, only the smoke of war in the fiftee 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a must-have on your bookshelf, and definitely worth reading!

45. 145 顶 Top-Tier Childcare: I Help Zhu Yuanzhang Raise His Grandson 顶级带娃：我给朱元璋带大孙 Why Should the Solitary Fear?孤者何惧Historical803k WordsCompleted Animated drama, Ming Dynasty: The Ultimate Support is now available on Hongguo. If you enjoy short dramas or animated dramas, go check it out! [Great Ming] + [adorable child] + [changing history] An ancient painting spanning more than six hundred years becomes a bridge between the Great Ming and the modern world through a twist of fate. It also sets in motion a journey through time for Zhu Xiongying, the Great Ming's eldest imperial grandson, and Gao Yangqiu. A chubby little boy, Zhu Xiongying, 2.2kReads7.4Score100Shelves

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    No female lead setting

46. 146 大 Hongwu of the Great Ming: My Backyard Has a Portal Between Two Worlds 大明洪武：我家后院是双穿门 Two Hamburgers Aren't Enough两个汉堡吃不饱Historical30k WordsCompleted One night in August 2026, Su Yuan discovered that the storeroom in his courtyard was actually a portal connecting two worlds. And so began a wondrous tale spanning time and space. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My new book is so new, I'd love for all you Yanzu and Yifei fans to take a look.

47. 147 殖 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Shang Bigmouth尚大嘴Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 6.2kReads8.8Score428Shelves

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    Go to the Ming Dynasty in search of wealth and glory!!!

48. 148 大 The Richest Imperial Uncle in the Ming Dynasty 大明朝最富国舅 Calling to Heaven叫天Historical1.1M WordsCompleted In the Ming dynasty, relatives of the imperial family were forbidden from interfering in government. As luck would have it, after transmigrating, Li Wengui knew that in ten years he would be the maternal uncle of the Wanli Emperor, a royal relative! At the moment, though, the Li family was so poor they were selling their children. Well, then. This life was all about making money. He kept earning, and before he knew it, he had become the richest man in the Ming dynasty. Soon, a long line formed o 3.3kReads8.6Score236Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A brand new, incredibly captivating historical fantasy novel set in the early Ming Dynasty: ① Yang Shaofeng, a modern man, transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and is rescued by passing Ming soldiers. He meets Chang Yuchun, but because he's dressed in Confucian robes, he's mistaken for a scholar who has defected to the Ming army. Thus, he's unwittingly appointed as the acting magistrate of Ningyang County, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, becoming a proud servant of Zhu Chongba (Emperor Hongwu). ② In the eleventh year of Hongwu (1370 AD), Hu Zhenhua, a modern youth, transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty. His sister has been kidnapped by a "kidnapper with a Yingtianfu accent." Holding the "Great Proclamation," he travels to Yingtianfu to find her, but is harassed by corrupt officials. He then beats the "Drum of Appeal" to seek justice. He changes the currency, invents the loom, the repeating crossbow, the water pump, and the steam engine. Watch as the protagonist uses his modern knowledge to alter the history of the Ming Dynasty...

49. 149 大 Great Ming Hongwu: The Imperial Clan's Inventor 大明洪武：皇族发明家 Shrimp Powers Love with Passion虾米为爱发电Historical570k WordsCompleted Transmigrating as an unborn baby? Of course, the first thing to do is save your own mother. What? The System is an inventor system? Why not quietly be a prince and inventor? Sounds great to me. The emperor? Only a fool would take that job. 4.2kReads7.4Score152Shelves
50. 150 我 Opening a Shop in the Hongwu Era 我在洪武开商铺 Shushu Is Reading书书在看书Historical526k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Two-way transmigration] + [Turning it over to the government] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [Power fantasy] + [Daily life] Liu Qiang was heading home in a foul mood when he stumbled across a mysterious object. He discovered that it let him travel back and forth between the modern world and the Ming Dynasty! After secretly visiting the Ming Dynasty, he opened a shop there and settled into the quiet business of buying and selling goods. One day, a government agency discovered his secret 163Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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