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Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters) 历史文(朝代不限,不加系统,带脑子)

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  1. 901 Late Ming: Reshaping China's Future 明末:重塑华夏未来 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 90Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  2. 902 Archaeology Livestream on the Sky Screen: The Tyrant Turns Out to Be an Emperor for the Ages 天幕直播考古:昏君竟是千古一帝 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A sky screen appears over the Wei dynasty, showing people from later generations livestreaming their excavation of the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What is wrong with you people from the future? Why are you so obsessed with other people's tombs?” Then they discover that the Second Emperor is also buried in the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What's the matter with you? Why are you still bothering me even after you're dead?” The Second Emperor, who only wants to slack off: “No, I really do 62.1kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves
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  3. 903 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Industrialist 大明第一工业巨匠 Historical807k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Hongwu era, a young man with a head full of science, technology, and down-to-earth experimentation transmigrates into the body of a beggar. Given a second life, he will use his modern perspective to help the Ming dynasty enter the Industrial Age a thousand years before the West! Local gentry block the way? Powerful clans stand in the way? Officials oppose him? Before the unstoppable tide of steel and machinery, every force that impedes progress will be tossed into the du 11.7kReads8.7Score703Shelves
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  4. 904 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏,家有儿女等米下锅 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [A clerk is no official, and the desk is a mountain of blades] [No errors in the ledger, every stroke of the brush decides joy and sorrow] The male lead had only just transmigrated when someone cracked him over the back of the head. After missing work for three days, he nearly got struck off the rolls. His father thought he was saddled with two useless dependents. His older brother thought he was too inflexible to make money. His fourth younger brother feared his lowly clerk's status would tarni 216.9kReads9.1Score35kShelves
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  5. 905 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统:全二册(王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著) Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 38.9kReads9.7Score6.1kShelves
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  6. 906 A Comprehensive History of Commerce 商史通鉴 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted A sweeping historical novel that lays bare six centuries of power games in the Shang dynasty. No myths, no romanticized tales, only the truest human nature, the cruelest contests, and the deepest lessons of rise and fall. My writing on Shang history began with questions about the origins of Chinese civilization, and ended with a reunion with myself. The Shang dynasty was a pivotal era when the rites, royal authority, and divine power of Huaxia took shape together. Yet scarce historical records a 115Reads—Score—Shelves
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  7. 907 Great Tang: From the Start, I Attack Chang'an and Abduct the Empress 大唐:开局进攻长安,掳走皇后 Historical671k WordsCompleted [Tang dynasty + alternate history + villain protagonist + empress + princesses + no System + silly fun + multiple heroines] [Before reading: The protagonist was Han Chinese before he transmigrated, and he is Han Chinese now. His values are perfectly normal!] Liang Hua had just graduated from university when he skipped forty years of detours and went straight to a job as a librarian at the Yanjing City Library. After dying in a great fire, he was reborn as Jieli, the Turkic khagan, on the eve of 4.1kReads6.5Score237Shelves
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  8. 908 Water Margin: Starting a Bid for Supremacy with More Children, More Blessings 水浒从多子多福开始争霸 Historical369k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines, no System, leading troops to resist the Jin, and keeping things grounded Zhang Zhenniang: Meeting you is a gift from Heaven! Zhao Fujin: I am a princess of the Great Song! Pan Jinlian: My lord, I could ask for nothing more in this life! Lin Chong: My lord, I am willing to join the army and wipe out those bandits! Emperor Huizong of Song: I can't beat him, and I'm not allowed to reward him. He's my son-in-law! Golden Crow Pig: This guy never plays by the rules! Zonghan: Wait, 1.4kReads8.1Score113Shelves
  9. 909 Late Ming: She Goes on a Killing Spree to Stay Alive 明末:她靠苟命杀疯了 Ancient Romance156k WordsOngoing Three Rugged Fathers + An Orphaned Girl | Historical Romance | Fleeing Famine | Everyone Dotes on Her | Political Intrigue | Rising from Adversity Read carefully!!! This is not a transmigration novel, and there is no golden finger. The story follows the course of real history, with careful research into clothing, food, and social conditions. It explores how ordinary people survived during the darkest years of the late Ming dynasty, including the grim realities of exchanging children for food and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 910 I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿,没让你一统天下 Historical556k WordsCompleted [No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 911 I Became a Scholar in Great Xia 到了大夏当书生 Historical243k WordsOngoing A hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Dou clan established the Xia dynasty and made Yecheng its capital. He divided the realm into nine provinces and ushered in a century of peace and prosperity. But Xia was founded by military generals, and the dynasty’s rulers thereafter pursued a policy of favoring civil officials and suppressing the military. They divided military authority and placed generals under the restraint of civil officials. Over time, this bred a host of ills: bloated bureaucraci —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 912 The Tang Dynasty Scout 大唐游奕儿 Historical109k WordsCompleted The Youyi was an intelligence and command System established in frontier regions and military governors’ territories during the early Tang dynasty. It was used for patrols, reconnaissance, capture, and other tasks, much like a scout unit. The Youyi Commissioner commanded this intelligence force and reported directly to a military governor or garrison commander. This story follows Li Zhenxi, a Youyi scout of the Anxi Protectorate General’s Office during the Kaiyuan era, as he grows through his st —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 913 Why Await Heaven's Will to Claim the Throne? I Shall Take It Myself 问鼎何需天意,寡人自取之 Historical328k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Great Jing Dynasty, a foolish emperor mistrusted loyal officials, while the treacherous Liu Fu held power. The people suffered terribly. Xiao Ce, the orphaned son of a military family, witnessed his parents die in battle and thirty thousand elite soldiers perish at Frostwolf Valley. From that day on, he took up the bloodstained tiger tally and rose from the desperate northern frontier. Over the following years, he led a hundred thousand soldiers through more than a hund 2Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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  14. 914 My Worthy Wife Helped Me Reach for the Clouds, So I Gave Her a Nine-Phoenix Crown 贤妻扶我凌云志,我还贤妻九凤冠 Historical401k WordsCompleted One heroine + scheming protagonist + competition for supremacy + everyday life Police officer Li Huan is chasing Yun Shang, a wanted con artist, when they both unexpectedly transmigrate to the Jin Dynasty in 1206 and somehow end up engaged. To resist Jin oppression and survive in the perilous Jin Dynasty, they temporarily set aside their grudges and form an alliance under the pretense of their engagement. Relying on each other, they work together against the Jin and dance through the chaos of th 40Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  15. 915 Overthrowing the Tang: Transmigrate into Emperor Ai, Who Abdicated the Throne 覆唐:穿越禅位天子唐哀宗 Historical567k WordsOngoing A modern soul transmigrates into Li Zhu, the last emperor of the Great Tang. In the fourth year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen usurps the Tang throne, and the dynasty collapses after 289 years. In name, Li Zhu is the Prince of Jiyin who abdicated the throne. In reality, he is a prisoner trapped in a cage. The history books are unequivocal: just three months later, a cup of poisoned wine will be his end. Given a second life, he refuses to sit still and await death! Imprisoned in his residence, he uses polit 2.3kReads—Score286Shelves
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  16. 916 Reclaiming the Land, Restoring Order 重拾河山,再定乾坤 Historical126k WordsCompleted Title: Reclaim the Realm, Restore Order. At the end of the Western Jin, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes shatters a prosperous world. The Wang clan of Langya and the Yu clan of Yingchuan, their lofty philosophical talk bringing ruin to the nation. His soul transmigrates into the Yongjia era as Luoyang falls and the Central Plains sink into chaos. Survive between the cracks, reclaim the realm, and restore order! He wakes in a cold bed, and the Yu clan breaks off the engagement. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 917 Three Kingdoms: Starting as Cai Mao, I Lead Jingzhou to Defy Fate 三国:开局蔡瑁我带荆州逆天改命 Historical763k WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Transmigration] [System] [Farming] [Infrastructure] [Struggle for supremacy] [Defying fate] They say the Han dynasty’s four centuries of fortune have run out. They say even fertile Jingzhou cannot withstand the flames of war. They say I, Cai Mao, am the Three Kingdoms’ most unfairly maligned background character. War engulfs the late Han. The Yellow Turbans rebel, warlords divide the land, and bones lie exposed across the thirteen provinces, with not a chicken crowing for a tho 221Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 918 Something's Off About This Great Ming 这个大明不对劲 Historical160k WordsOngoing Transmigrated as the Chongzhen Emperor, with the previous emperor dead and the court in turmoil from the start! I thought I was in for a hellish start, but it turned out this was a cultivation-world Ming dynasty! Activate the Emperor's Mandate: Within the Imperial City, I am invincible! Beyond the Imperial City, I won't leave it lightly! Dragon qi floods my body, sending my cultivation soaring. Even Nascent Soul experts must bow and pledge allegiance! The Donglin Party are hypocrites? Crush th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 919 Bringing Poetry to the Tang Dynasty 带着诗词闯大唐 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Poetry-Based Face-Slapping + Power-Play Wish Fulfillment + Romance Between Two Strong Leads] The moment he opens his eyes, office worker Wang Zhishun has a Jinwu Guard's blade at his throat and has become the Tang Dynasty's most wanted criminal! At death's door, he blurts out Xin Qiji's line, “I searched for her thousands of times in the crowd,” and the princess takes him back to her residence: “This poem is yours to give me, and your life belongs to me!” From then on, Chang'an 1.4kReads8.1Score—Shelves
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  20. 920 Great Qin: From Lowly Foot Soldier to Battlefield Powerhouse 大秦,从微末小兵,杀敌就能变强 Historical106k WordsOngoing [Warring States] [Bloodshed] [Rise to power] [No harem] He transmigrated to the late Warring States period, when Ying Zheng was sweeping across the six kingdoms and unifying the land. A mysterious pearl brought Li Qing to the battlefield, making him the only cultivator in this era and this world. See how the cultivator Li Qing stirs up the times, manipulates the Warring States period at will, and becomes a witness, participant, and changer of history! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 921 Transmigrating to Great Qin, I Stop War with Force and Conquer the Six Kingdoms! 穿越大秦,以武止戈,横扫六合! Historical1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Qin dynasty, just as Qin Shi Huang is sweeping across the six kingdoms and unifying the realm, Lu Chen gains a Martial Dao Slaughter System. He proves the Dao through killing and puts an end to conflict through martial strength! Rising step by step from a low-ranking border soldier to a commander, he is stunned when he finally meets the First Emperor: Qin Shi Huang is actually my biological brother? And I even married Li Si's daughter? This is a fictional story. Any r 2.8kReads8.3Score201Shelves
  22. 922 Three Kingdoms: The Fugitive Crown Prince of the Rebellion Starts by Burning Gongsun's Camp 三国:叛军在逃太子开局火烧公孙 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Power Struggle] [No System] [A Rebellious Streak] [Alternate-History Power Fantasy] Modern college student Zhang Hao dies in a car accident after bravely saving someone, then transmigrates into the end of the Han Dynasty. It is the fourth year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun of Yuyang Commandery in Youzhou have joined forces with the Wuhuan to rebel against the Han and plunder Youzhou. Zhang Hao transmigrates into the body of Zhang Ju’s son. After his m 1.8kReads7.3Score106Shelves
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  23. 923 The Splendor of the Jiajing Era 嘉靖风华时 Historical92k WordsOngoing He enters the capital, ascends the throne, and takes power over all under heaven. He battles powerful ministers, breaks up factional struggles, reforms officialdom, boosts farming and commerce, strengthens border defenses, and pacifies the Japanese threat. He roots out a century of entrenched abuses and recruits talented people from across the realm. With the strategic vision of another world, he governs the four seas; with decisive force, he brings peace to the Nine Provinces. He reverses the M 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 924 Five Dynasties: He Who Commands the Strongest Army Becomes King 五代:兵强马壮者为王 Historical285k WordsCompleted A modern history-content creator who also works part-time as a copywriter stays up all night writing to attract clicks before he transmigrates. (No golden finger. Early on, he relies mainly on his familiarity with history; later, he relies mainly on experience.) Style: A serious historical drama at its core, mixed with modern humor and banter, the brutality of war, and hard-hitting power struggles. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 925 Transmigrated as the Wanli Emperor: It Starts with Saving Zhang Juzheng 穿越成万历,从保住张居正开始 Historical460k WordsOngoing [Historical transmigration + imperial power struggles + reform and national strength + no System + no invention-focused plot] When I transmigrated into the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng was already gravely ill. Feng Bao brought in seventeen impeachment memorials. The entire court was waiting for the emperor’s approval, eager to divide up the power the influential minister would leave behind when he died. But Zhu Yijun knew what lay ahead. The Zhang family would be stripped of its wealt 512Reads—Score116Shelves
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  26. 926 Divining the Three Kingdoms: The Record of the Mysterious Mirror's Beauties 算鼎三国:玄镜红颜录 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no System! At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, in an age of turmoil as the Three Kingdoms era approaches, Lu Zhao, a young man from a poor family, solves a murder case in Yingchuan with Cai Yan's help, exposes Dong Zhuo's plot to move the capital in Luoyang, cracks a secret case there with Diao Chan, intercepts Yuan Shao's secret envoy at the Battle of Guandu, offers a stratagem within a stratagem at the Red Cliffs battlefield, saves Sun Shangxiang from a raging current, an 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 927 Great Ming: My Days as Zhu Di’s God of Wealth 大明:我给朱棣当财神爷的日子 Historical331k WordsOngoing Xu Cong transmigrates to the eleventh year of the Yongle reign in the Ming Dynasty and opens a mahjong tavern. He only wants to live a quiet life, but never expects to meet Zhu Zhanji. And just like that, he somehow gets dragged into the Zhu family! The Imperial Study. Zhu Di holds up a map he just bought from the tavern and laughs with delight. “Got it, got it! Zheng He, follow this route and find Jianwen for me!” The Eastern Palace. Zhu Gaochi reviews memorials with a worried look on his face. 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  28. 928 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下,何故谋反? Historical36k WordsOngoing [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 929 The Fox of the Far East 远东之狐 Historical590k WordsOngoing In 1884, amid the upheavals of the Sino-French War, Han Zikun is born in the Han family’s courtyard in Shanxia County, Jinghai Prefecture. A transmigrator, he brings modern marketing skills, mechanical engineering knowledge, and fluency in several languages, but has no System or golden finger. He can rely only on his ingenuity and determination to face the chaos of the late Qing. The family has had only one son for three generations. His grandfather, Han Shoushu, puts aside his scholar’s gown to 3Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  30. 930 Along the Way, I Saw All the Flowers of Chang'an 一路看尽长安花 Historical386k WordsOngoing From the Northern Zhou to the end of the Tang Dynasty, a little-known chapter of history: After a century of division between north and south, Yuwen Yong endured in silence for twelve years before eliminating the treacherous and seizing power in a single night. During six years of personal rule, he reformed the military, defeated Northern Qi, and unified the north, laying the foundations for good governance with his reverence for scholarship. He ended chaos through force and forged the spirit o 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 931 I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon. 28.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
  32. 932 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 6.5kReads8.8Score690Shelves
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  33. 933 I Am the Realm 朕即天下 Historical371k WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] [Conquest] [No Heroine] [No System] [Restoring the Han] In the sixth year of Zhongping, beneath Beiman Slope north of Luoyang, the Han capital, Emperor Liu Bian stared down Dong Zhuo, his gaze sharp and unflinching. In a clear voice, he declared: “The realm does not belong to the realm’s people. The realm belongs to Me. All beneath Heaven is the emperor’s land. All who live within its borders are the emperor’s subjects!” “I am the realm!” “Governor of Bingzhou, would you rebel 82Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  34. 934 Reborn, I Study for the Imperial Exams in Another World 重生后,我在异世界读书科举 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 7.8kReads8.4Score636Shelves
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  35. 935 The Endless Sky Beyond the Rift 断界长空 Eastern Fantasy395k WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, the Demon Beast Emperor led an army from the seven tiers of the Demon Realm and breached the first sixty of the seventy-two strongholds. · At the final moment, Lin Changkong burned his own sword soul and used the forbidden art “World Severance” at the Sword Seed stage. · With a single strike, he cleaved Heaven and Earth apart, sealing the Emperor in the Second Heaven. · He became a sword spirit and guarded the seal for a thousand years. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 936 Water Margin: The World’s in Chaos, So What? 水浒:天下大乱关我屁事 Historical182k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the world of Water Margin by accident. Before me was a world overrun with heroes, and behind me lay chaos where the people could barely survive. Murder and arson were everyday occurrences, while mountain spirits and monsters appeared and vanished without warning. The System said: Get fifty people to come eat at the tavern, and you’ll receive a pocket dimension. I looked at the counter showing 0/50, then at the three hunters fleeing through the woods in the distance. They’d m 563Reads—Score117Shelves
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  37. 937 Iron-Blooded Resolve: Twin Dragons Shine Across the Land 铁血文心:双龙耀山河 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing As the realm crumbles, two outstanding men rise from the Lu clan. The elder brother is a poet renowned throughout the land. After a difficult journey through the imperial exams and a turbulent career in office, he rises from humble scholar to founding emperor, using the heart of a writer to bring peace to the realm. The younger brother is a martial prodigy. Setting out from Siming Mountain, he gathers heroes of the northern jianghu, makes his name on the battlefields of the Western Xia, assassin 53Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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  38. 938 A Record of Caution in the Ming Dynasty 明朝慎行录 Historical267k WordsOngoing After waking up, Lu Shen finds himself the son of a Hanlin Academy compiler during the Hongzhi era of the Ming dynasty. He thought he could use his knowledge of history to make a name for himself, but he discovers that history books aren't always reliable, and the executioner's blade makes no exceptions for transmigrators. So he decides to carve the word “caution” into his very bones: · To keep his family from falling into decline, he persuades his old-fashioned father to write a novel called Dr 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 939 The First Emperor Overhears My Thoughts: He Unifies the World, Not Just the Six Kingdoms 始皇偷听我心声,不统六国统全球 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Main story has no romance, and is set in an alternate Great Qin. Not everything is historical: a mix of history and comedy] "The final bonus chapter is for readers' satisfaction and has a hint of romance. If that bothers you, feel free to skip it" Good news: Li Jiang transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and gets to see her idol in person. At last, she lays eyes on the legendary ancestor, nearly two meters tall, with thick brows and big eyes. She gets to watch the First Emperor unify the Six Kingdom 23.7kReads9.4Score6kShelves
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  40. 940 Your Majesty, What Does It Matter If I Brave Fire and Water for You All My Life? 陛下,一生赴汤蹈火又如何? Historical153k WordsOngoing This isn't a mindless power fantasy, a harem romp, or a story where magical items make the hero invincible. There's no transmigration or rebirth, either. It's simply the life of an obscure bondservant, who braves every hardship and wanders through turbulent times to repay a benefactor's kindness and honor a promise made in his youth! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 941 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 604Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  42. 942 Beauty That Slays the World 艳杀天下 Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted She killed Han Xin and executed Peng Yue, clearing away every one of Liu Bang’s “brothers” for him. She poisoned the King of Zhao and turned a rival into a human pig, leaving no one in the harem daring to challenge her authority. Before her husband died, he made her swear that only members of the Liu clan could be kings, yet she personally placed members of the Lü clan on the throne. Her son hated her, the ministers feared her, and the people of the realm called her a “poisonous woman.” But so w 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 943 The Splendor of the Ming: Defeating the Demon Empress Sun and Kicking Out the Gate-Crashing Emperor 大明凤华:除孙妖后,踹叫门天子 Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional Ming dynasty + no pocket dimension or System + a prince’s favorite concubine + harem and household intrigue + male lead has had previous partners + clear-headed heroine, no angst + he only dotes on her in the middle and later parts] Content warning: Zhu Zhanji is reborn as the heroine’s son; Wang, the Noble Consort, is villainized; Zhu Qizhen is abused; Empress Dowager Sun and others get taken down. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Li Changxi came across a video a 4.2kReads9.0Score249Shelves
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  44. 944 The Three Kingdoms, For Fun 趣品三国 Historical86k WordsCompleted Liu Bei's fellow townsman and former classmate, he followed him from the very beginning in Zhuo Commandery and remained loyal for life, never abandoning his lord. He knew Liu Bei even before Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did, yet history has overlooked him. He was just an obscure nobody. What can ordinary people like us find in his story? What truths can we learn from it? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 945 The Great Qing, 296 大清296 Historical304k WordsCompleted This book uses the novel format to depict the 296-year history of the Great Qing. If you find it insufficiently rigorous, just read it as a novel! If you think it's worth reading, please support this struggling author and help me keep writing. 6.3kReads7.8Score161Shelves
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  46. 946 Genderbent Three Kingdoms: I Take Them All 性反三国,我大小通吃 Historical440k WordsOngoing [Female-Led Three Kingdoms] + [Founding a Nation] + [Strategy] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Gender Reversal] The story takes place in a parallel world where the Three Kingdoms era is dominated by women. A food delivery driver with the same name transmigrates into Lü Bu, only to discover that women are strong and men are weak, and all the rules have been reversed. The familiar figures from the Three Kingdoms have all had their genders flipped, too. The male protagonist is first forced into marriage b 3Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  47. 947 Great Ming: A Commoner, Appointed Governor by the Chongzhen Emperor 大明:一介白身,崇祯封我做总督 Historical343k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Conquest]+ [Farming]+ [Ensemble Cast] In the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the realm is in chaos and rebel bands are everywhere. Wang Xiuyuan arrives in famine-stricken Luzhou with the [Imperial Assistant] System! As long as he gathers people and raises their loyalty, he can buy modern supplies from the System Shop! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 948 Fusu: Rebooting the Great Wall Defense Scenario 扶苏:重启长城守望副本 Historical192k WordsOngoing Also known as My Great Qin: Starting a Rebellion on the Frontier or Heaven's Mandate Belongs to the Hu? I, Fusu, Rewrite Five Thousand Years of Chinese History What does Great Qin regret? Was it the eldest legitimate son receiving an imperial decree and taking his own life, followed by the fall of the Qin in its second generation? Or was it the frontier general commanding three hundred thousand troops without the slightest intention of rebellion? Or was it that Qin Shi Huang had no map of the w —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 949 Choose a Hero to Change History? Hold On, Let Me Try First 选英雄改变历史?等等,我先逝逝 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing When a major figure of an era runs into serious trouble, history is left with regrets. To set history right, the protagonist, Xi Zixin, is basically useless, so he has to rely on historical figures summoned from other eras to turn the tide and resolve those lingering regrets. The White-Haired Army of the Tang Dynasty, the Battle of Baoning in the Southern Ming, the First Emperor burning books and burying scholars... 176Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  50. 950 Lost in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty, Drunk on a Floating Life 误入盛唐醉浮生 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted One day, I accidentally stumbled into the prosperous Great Tang and became a nobody in Chang’an. The brightly lit, bustling streets of Suzaku Avenue, the poets and scholars who drank and caroused, the borderlands filled with the clamor of warhorses and weapons This was the best of times, and the most treacherous of worlds. Carrying memories that didn’t belong to this era, I hid my talents amid the lively bustle of the taverns. But when locusts swept across Guanzhong, Turkic cavalry came knockin 86Reads5.7Score138Shelves
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