Stories Set in the Ming Dynasty Are Awesome. I’m Reading One Now, Recommended by a Bookworm Who’s Read 5,000 Novels 大明嘎嘎棒的，我正在看，5000小说的书虫推

1. 451 以 I Thought I Was the Protagonist, but Turns Out I’m Just an Extra 以为是主角，谁知是个打酱油的 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了72k WordsCompleted Thought I was the protagonist, but it turns out I'm just a bit player 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended because it looks good

2. 452 四 Siheyuan: Our Damai Won’t Take This Lying Down 四合院：咱大茂绝不憋屈 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了87k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Our Da Mao refuses to be pushed around 117Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, We’ll Get Revenge for You 四合院：傻柱，这仇咱替你报了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了92k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, we'll help you get your revenge 389Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 454 重 Reborn in the 1960s, I Made the System My Godfather. Who’d Eat Rotten Meat Now? 重生60年代，拜系统为义父，谁还吃臭肉 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了95k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1960s, I take the System as my godfather. Who still eats rotten meat? 80Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 大 Great Qin: The Empire's Butcher, Mastering the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill from the Start 大秦：帝国人屠，开局龙象般若功 Niu San牛三Historical512k WordsCompleted After arriving in Great Qin, before he could get used to his new identity, Prince Ying Chen received an edict assigning him to the frontier to defend against the Xiongnu. He thought he would die on the battlefield, but then he awakened a sign-in System and embarked on a path of slaughter that would make him the Empire's butcher. “Sign in at Beidi Commandery for the first month: reward, the strength of a thousand catties.” “Sign in at Beidi Commandery for the second month: reward, the Green Drago 813Reads5.0Score—Shelves
6. 456 游 When the Game Descended, the Simp Awakened and Became Invincible 游戏降临，舔狗觉醒后无敌了 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了60k WordsCompleted The game arrives, and after the simp awakens, he becomes invincible 73Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 大 Great Qin: From the Start, I Reveal My Identity and Am Granted a Marriage to Yan Lingji 大秦：开局自爆身份，赐婚焰灵姬 bit Tang Daogebit唐道格Male-Channel Fanfiction663k WordsOngoing (System + Transmigration + Comedy + Romance) Su Ze obtains a Dimension Exchange System, connecting him to worlds including Qin Dynasty, Battle Through the Heavens, and Soul Land. From the start, he makes a two-way transmigration trip to the Qin Dynasty and reveals his identity, helping Ying Zheng seize power. In return, he asks Ying Zheng to arrange his marriage to Yan Lingji. At first, all Su Ze wants is to win Yan Lingji's heart and, along the way, make the Qin Dynasty stronger. But when he fi 249Reads7.0Score—Shelves
8. 458 末 The Apocalypse Doesn’t Exist, Because I’m Mentally Ill 末日，不存在的，因为我是精神病 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了80k WordsCompleted The apocalypse doesn't exist, because I'm mentally ill 59Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 大 Great Qin: I Am the Peerless Sword God 大秦：我，绝世剑神 Three Sheep Cat三羊猫Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into The Legend of Qin, Qin Feng binds himself to the Myriad Worlds Ten Thousand Swords System. By completing System missions, he can obtain peerless swords from the Myriad Worlds. “The Sword Demon’s” Heavy Iron Sword, “the Sword Immortal’s” Rainbow Sword, the Heaven Reliant Sword, the Eight Forms of the Famous Sword, the Peerless Sword, the Tear-Stained Sword, the Hero Sword, the Xuanyuan Sword... Gai Nie: “You are undoubtedly the strongest disciple of the Guigu School!” We 2.5kReads8.0Score160Shelves
10. 460 高 High Martial: System 250, My Qi and Blood Are Soaring 高武：系统250，气血嘎嘎涨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Male-Channel Fanfiction74k WordsCompleted High Martial: System 250, my blood energy is surging 77Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 洪 The Splendor of Hongwu 洪武风华 Ren Xiao任逍Historical204k WordsCompleted An epic tale of the late Yuan dynasty, a time of endless warfare and countless heroes! At the end of the Yuan dynasty, fate leads Zhu Yuanzhang to join the rebel forces and rise up against the government. He transforms from a lowly monk into a founding emperor whose name resounds across the land. This is not only the story of one man's rise against the odds, but also the glorious beginning of the Ming dynasty. Through sixteen turbulent years, from 1352 to 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang fights from the Haoz 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I read it every day. The author is so generous and updates dozens of chapters a day. My mother no longer has to worry about my lack of books.

12. 462 四 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院：舔狗杀了白莲花，主打一个和睦 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 92Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 修 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗？还不是有手就行 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 55Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 464 我 I Came Here to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, So Why Are You Making Me Fight Zombies? 我是来宫斗的，你却让我打僵尸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery72k WordsCompleted I came here to fight palace intrigue, but you want me to fight zombies. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 穿 I Transmigrated with a Braised Egg and Became a Princess in the Continent of Hanyue 穿越，带着卤蛋当公主，大陆翰月 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, bring a braised egg and become a princess, on the Hanyue Continent 22Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 七 After Seven Rebirths, I Was Spoiled Rotten, Yu Yutianmo 七次重生后我被宠上天雨宇天墨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn Seven Times, I Was Doted on by Everyone, by Yu Yutianmo 17Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 明 Late Ming: Reshaping China's Future 明末：重塑华夏未来 Teapot Dumplings茶壶饺子Historical1.6M WordsOngoing The Ming dynasty was an era that left people sighing with regret. If someone possessed vision and power beyond their time, could they turn the tide when all seemed lost? Chen Shenghua, a modern young man, is reborn as the son of a landlord in South Zhili at the end of the Ming dynasty. Faced with a catastrophe that seems inevitable, he chooses the hardest path: starting from nothing and laying the foundations of a new world with his own hands. He opens a school at ten, takes in refugees at thirt 95Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    Traveling back in time to the end of the Ming Dynasty, we were ordinary people like you and me, with reasonable logic and online IQ. With modern knowledge and vision, we develop agriculture, collect refugees and orphans, develop industry, recruit craftsmen, develop technology, recruit troops, develop ordnance, research and develop guns, breech-loading rifles, artillery, steam engines, manufacture glass, sugar, four-wheeled carriages, etc., And grow and develop step by step. Let's see what the final China will look like.

19. 469 穿 I Transmigrated into an Invincible Ming Dynasty Emperor 穿越成无敌的明朝皇帝 Fresh Ideas Make Literature More Exciting标新愿文学更精彩Historical528k WordsOngoing A thrilling historical tale, with no frustrating setbacks, beautiful women, and a hero who plays the pig to eat the tiger... Zhu Shaolong, a college student with a day job and an invincible Celestial Venerable, carries the memories of his previous life as an Immortal Venerable into the body of Zhu Youxiao, the carpenter emperor of the late Ming! Six hidden treacherous ministers scheme in secret, laying traps at every turn. The Tianqi Explosion is imminent, factional infighting is tearing apart t 114Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    The content is very nice

20. 470 大 Don't Panic, Great Ming, I'm Here to Save You! 大明别慌，我来救你！ Gazing Up at the Sun and Moon仰望日月乎Historical471k WordsOngoing This is a race against the inertia of history. With plans far ahead of his time, a modern soul changes the course of an empire's collapse. Watch as he transmigrates into the Chongzhen era, revives Huaxia, and ensures the lands of the Great Ming endure forever! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and see, come and see!

21. 471 明 Late Ming: Capturing a Jurchen Cavalry Banner from the Start 明末：开局俘虏一牛录建奴骑兵 A Moth Flapping About一只扑楞蛾子Historical220k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a different Da Mingwen, with a lot of plots involving two men, so don't read it if you don't like it.

22. 472 我 I, the Immortal, Am the Beloved of the Sixteen Ming Emperors 我，长生客，大明十六帝的心尖宠 Ling Wen绫雯Ancient Romance118k WordsOngoing Ye Lingxi transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, by a twist of fate, becomes Zhang Sanfeng’s disciple. She settles into a life where she’s never quite starving, but never quite full either. That is, until the fifteenth year of Hongwu, when Empress Ma falls gravely ill. The Imperial Guards bring Ye Lingxi down from the mountain, and she becomes the empress’s attending physician. She helps Empress Ma live longer. Empress Ma takes her in as her adopted daughter. Zhu Yuanzhang bestows upon her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Daming, female channel

23. 473 拥 Granted Death with a Million Soldiers at My Back, I Raised the Banner Against Zhu Yuanzhang 拥兵百万被赐死，揭竿反戈朱元璋 Azure Dragon on the Left左青龙Historical327k WordsCompleted Synopsis Transmigrated into Zhu Yuanzhang’s least-favored son, Zhu Bai, and sentenced to death from the start? Fortunately, he activates the sign-in System. After eighteen years of keeping his head down, he commands a million troops, with brilliant ministers and generals like Han Xin, Bai Qi, and Li Shanchang at his side! His father wants to strip him of his fief? His nephew wants to force him off the throne? Zhu Bai sneers and draws his sword. “Since you’re determined to drive me to my death 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give you a great book

24. 474 明 The Turmoil of the Late Ming: A Red-Hot Beauty Defies Her Fate 明末风云之逆世红颜 Don't Discuss Today勿论今Historical575k WordsCompleted This novel has no System and opens in 1644, with Li Zicheng entering Beijing. Its main story follows the fight against the Qing and overseas expansion, weaving the plot into the historical timeline. A chemical engineering PhD transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty, recruits troops in Zhejiang, helps defend Yangzhou, joins forces with the Zheng family in Taiwan to fight the Dutch, holds Huzhou against Dorgon, battles Jirgalang in Jiangxi, keeps Portugal in check in Macau, seeks control of t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters who like big heroines, take a look at this. It's smart, the logic is clear, and the historical timeline and story line are well integrated. The Battle of Yangzhou was soul-stirring, and the Battle of Taiwan saw the weak defeat the strong, fully demonstrating the profoundness of the 36 Strategies. Historical and military literature also included popular science content. New and advanced things were all logically foreshadowed, and there was no sudden super equipment. Resisted the Qing Dynasty, dealt with Duduo and Hong Chengchou, killed Shang Kexi, and dealt with the Dutch at sea. It makes my blood boil to watch.

25. 475 复 The Revival of the Chinese American Democratic Republic 复兴之华夏美洲民主共和国 Clear Wind Over the Cold River清风啸寒江Historical385k WordsOngoing With the strength of an entire nation behind it, a political group disguised as a corporation arrived at the mouth of the Amazon River in South America in 1615. What changes would this South American butterfly's fluttering wings bring to the world? 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through South America, welcome to read!

26. 476 尘 Dusty Dreams of Southern Ming 尘梦南明 A Dusty Dream Beyond Mending尘梦难圆Historical923k WordsOngoing In 1645, the first year of the Hongguang reign. The realm lies in ruins, Qing troops advance south, and war and displacement engulf the Central Plains. Wang Mochen, an ordinary man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates into this age of chaos. At first, he is overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, helpless and in constant danger of losing his life. He awakens a System that seems capable of helping him survive in this troubled world, but its conditions are harsh and its price steep. It wil 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a hard-core realistic Nan Ming novel "Chen Meng Nan Ming". After the defeat of Wuhu in 1645, the protagonist took root in southern Anhui. The system will only be activated in desperate situations, and mindless cheating is prohibited. The main focus is to gather the rebels and fight against the Qing army. In the future, they will also explore Southeast Asia. With solid research, they will make a difficult comeback step by step.

27. 477 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 110Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Learn to travel through crowds, grab the crowds that travel through time, and trample them to death.

28. 478 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 691Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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    It can only explain this person.

29. 479 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 264Reads7.6Score101Shelves
30. 480 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 210Reads7.2Score149Shelves
31. 481 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.1kReads5.8Score312Shelves
32. 482 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 143Reads7.6Score—Shelves
33. 483 带 Taking Silly Girl on Adventures in the Sixties 带着傻妞闯六零 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban186k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is a military academy graduate. On his way to find Technician No. 88, he is inexplicably struck by a falling object and transmigrates to the fiery 1960s. He thinks he’s doomed, but to his utter surprise, the thing that hit him was actually the Chinese-made 2060 model, Sha Nü… 704Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Rise of a Nation 穿越六零之民族崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban142k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was a graduate of a top university, but despite his excellent grades, someone else took his place. With no other options, he donned the iconic delivery uniform and started delivering food. But when it rains, it pours. On the road while making a delivery, he ran into a menace on wheels: a heavy truck. With the truck’s buff in effect, he resolutely joined the transmigration brigade… 188Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 双 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.5kReads6.7Score—Shelves
37. 487 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 555Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
39. 489 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 400Reads5.4Score—Shelves
40. 490 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 850Reads7.2Score—Shelves
41. 491 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 410Reads5.8Score—Shelves
42. 492 双 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban184k WordsOngoing Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 793Reads—Score—Shelves

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