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

1. 401 西 Great Qin Lies to the West, Rising Like the Sun 西有大秦，如日方升 The Cat with No Feelings木有感情的猫Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The blazing sun rose from distant Qin Yi, bringing a new order to this decaying world, where all ritual and morality had collapsed. Qin, a great nation. Even if given another chance, he would still lay the foundation for the unification of all under heaven. And the story all began beneath Beiman Mountain, under a sunset red as fire… 2.9kReads8.9Score182Shelves
2. 402 唐 Late Tang: From Hundredfold Proficiency to Pacifying the Realm 唐末：从百倍熟练到涤荡天下 Chasing the Wind, Big and Fat追风大肥Historical687k WordsCompleted A modern young man transmigrates into the body of Emperor Li Ye of Tang, on the verge of becoming a warlord's canary. Fortunately, after being reborn, Li Ye awakens a divine skill that multiplies everything by a hundred. Whatever he does, he reaps a hundredfold reward. So Li Ye, who couldn't hurt a fly, 'practiced' his swordsmanship a little and cleaved an overbearing palace guard in half. Then he 'practiced' archery a little and shot the warlord dead between the eyes. He thought he'd end up fol 5.2kReads8.4Score380Shelves

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   A historical fantasy novel that reimagines the glorious Tang Dynasty.

3. 403 三 The Eldest Son of the Yuan Clan in the Three Kingdoms 三国之袁家长子 Redfall红落Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Establishing the Han (Han as in the Han people, not the Son of Heaven), also known as The Eldest Son of the Yuan Family in the Three Kingdoms. Yuan Tan, who had read Romance of the Three Kingdoms cover to cover, transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and becomes Yuan Tan. (Based on historical events, with some comic relief from Romance of the Three Kingdoms early on. No System. Not a wish-fulfillment story for beginners, so proceed with caution.) The protagonist is cunning, not a saint. (Cu 5.2kReads8.6Score600Shelves
4. 404 凤 The Phoenix Rises over the Ming: A Reborn Empress Dowager’s Journal 凤临大明，太皇太后重生手札 Rolling Bitter Melon滚动的苦瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Heroine Zhang, Empress: reborn + honest + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger] [Hero Zhu Gaochi: scheming + clever] [Story: The tags are wrong and can’t be changed. This leans toward conspiracy theories. No palace intrigue, no household drama, no powerful heroine, and the heroine ends up making a fool of herself. No punishing villains. The main story follows the blunt Zhang Empress, the scheming Emperor Zhu the Chubby, and Zhu Di and Xu Shi through the everyday life of the Ming i 1.4kReads8.2Score118Shelves

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   A female-oriented historical fiction novel with no system or spatial element. It explores another possibility for the Ming and Song dynasties.

5. 405 改 Rewrite the Regrets, Starting with the Ten Great Emperors 改写遗憾，开局十大皇帝 Clever Foodie聪明的吃货Historical385k WordsOngoing (A Tour Through History + Tool-Like Protagonist) Xiao Yu, a young man from the modern city, happens upon the Hongmeng Editing System. He creates videos about ancient Chinese history and posts them to a parallel world, correcting the regrets of history. Li Shimin: “What? Gao Ming rebelled? And Zhinu ended up inheriting the throne?” Ying Zheng: “What? The Great Qin only lasted two generations?” 8Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 将 The General's Wife Only Wants to Farm 将军夫人一心想种田 Rolling Bitter Melon滚动的苦瓜Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A farming story turned into an educational account of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Early Song. This melon is so drunk. Apart from the protagonist's family and relatives, who are fictional, most of the people in the story are real. Even the personalities of minor soldiers, as well as the characters, events, and policies, are all documented in official histories. For sources, see the Song History on Hancheng.net. Historical fact-checkers welcome. A few caveats before you dive in: First, 25.9kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
7. 407 帝 The Empire’s Great Bandit 帝国大反贼 White Lonely Island白色孤岛Historical5.8M WordsCompleted (This is a traditional alternate-history novel.) That year, more than a dozen prefectures suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed completely. That year, five powerful military governors carved up the land, and their princes rebelled. That year, Zhang Yunchuan became an outlaw and one of the great bandits of Jiufeng Mountain. 47.8kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves
8. 408 开 From the Start, I Rank the First and Last Emperors of Every Dynasty, Driving Kangxi Mad 开局盘点历代首尾皇帝，康熙气疯 Shi Binghanchan时冰寒蝉Historical155k WordsOngoing The Heavenly Dao's rankings descended, comparing the founding and final emperors of dynasties throughout history, and even sending founding emperors to transmigrate into the eras of their final emperors to turn the tide. Ying Zheng: “Huhai, you let Great Qin fall after just two generations! I'll have you skinned alive!” Yang Jian: “Yang Guang, you squandered the eternal legacy of my Great Sui in just fourteen years! I regret everything!” Li Shimin: “Li Zhi, you little bastard! You actually let t 6Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 23kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   The first book is an alternate history where a science student transmigrates into a farming family, changes his fate through the imperial examinations, and uses his knowledge to invent and create. The second book is about transmigrating to the early Ming Dynasty and serving as an official under Zhu Yuanzhang. The third book is about transmigrating into the body of Zhu Youxiao, a carpenter emperor, who is determined to revitalize the Ming Dynasty.

10. 410 莫 Better Than the Clouds 莫若凌霄 Yue Guan月关Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Tang Congxin, an art school reject, unexpectedly arrives in a world ruled by an empress and becomes a fallen imperial grandson whose life is hanging by a thread. But even an abandoned child can aspire to greatness. A fallen imperial grandson should rise like a dragon. If my grandfather could be emperor, and my grandmother could be empress, then I, an abandoned child, can do it too. 27.2kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    These are all books written by renowned authors, so their quality is guaranteed. Among the Ming Dynasty novels I've read, "The Remnant Ming" is definitely in the top three, and even within the broader category of historical fiction, it would easily rank in the top ten. "Mo Ruo Ling Xiao" takes a fictional approach, with intricately linked power struggles that make for a thoroughly enjoyable read.

11. 411 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 386.2kReads9.2Score32.8kShelves
12. 412 革 Reforming the Qing: The Jiaqing Restoration 革清：嘉庆维新 Its Name Is Reform其名维新Historical534k WordsOngoing Anyone who knows Qing history says the dynasty truly died under Qianlong. Its deep-rooted problems were impossible to reverse, the distribution of resources was grossly unfair and rife with social tensions, and it shut its eyes and ears to the outside world, crippling itself. A scholar from the late Qing transmigrates to the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing. See how he rewrites history. 2.8kReads—Score246Shelves

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    The reforms in the late Qing Dynasty were logical and based on historical sources; they were not mindless wish-fulfillment stories.

13. 413 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 160.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves
14. 414 大 Great Han: From the Start, I Assassinate Liu Che and Beg for My Clan's Execution 大汉：开局刺杀刘彻，求诛九族 Third Master Ma马三爷Historical330k WordsOngoing Gao Yang transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and becomes the son of a wealthy family. He expects to live a life of riches and privilege. But from the start, his own clan strips him of his family fortune, making him the most miserable transmigrator of all. At the crucial moment, however, he binds to a System. If he can get Liu Che to execute him, he can return to the modern world and receive 100 million yuan in cash! With the clan members who seized his fortune on one side and the tas 175Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The game starts with an assassination attempt on Emperor Wu of Han, and the demand to have one's entire family executed? That's acceptable!

15. 415 重 Winning the World Again 重赢天下 Xu Lei徐累Historical587k WordsCompleted As the last ruler of the Li Dynasty faces the fall of his country, Qin Jianzhi transmigrates to the dynasty’s founding era. The founding emperor, Qin Youde, is still just a local warlord. Qin Jianzhi discovers that his great-grandfather, praised by the history books as a brilliant and mighty ruler, loves drinking and bragging and has no grand ambitions. His great-grandmother, Min Jiyue, is a fiery, stingy rich girl, while the legendary war god Chunyu Guxing is actually a delicate young woman. Ev 376Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Indeed, look, Great-Grandpa led his unreliable brothers to conquer the world.

16. 416 抗 The War of Resistance’s Furnace of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉熔炉 Youngster from Lingnan岭南小后生Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This story is set in a parallel world. It follows Qin Ren, a passionate young man from the 21st century who transmigrates back to the War of Resistance Against Japan and becomes a Whampoa Military Academy cadet, fighting the Japanese invaders head-on. When the enemy's iron hooves sweep across the land, the sons and daughters of China rise up to resist the invasion. 24.7kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Starting before the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, written by a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy. A story about the Nationalist Army's direct resistance against Japan, importantly, it lacks a systematic approach, and the Japanese soldiers weren't stupid. Worth reading. Doesn't involve politics.

17. 417 大 Zhang Jiuling, Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty 大唐宰相张九龄 King Fuchai of Wu from Linzhou林州的吴王夫差Historical216k WordsOngoing I was born in Lingnan. My mother said that on the night I was born, the moon rolled right into her belly. As a boy, I stole lychees and disturbed hornets' nests with my two childhood friends. We fought for our friends, and by the Qujiang River I met a girl gathering herbs, whose eyes shone brighter than the moon. Later, I traveled north to Chang’an. From being a “southern barbarian” at the Imperial Academy, I rose to become a chancellor at the height of the Kaiyuan era. I saw the dagger hidden i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple and ordinary life is also good.

18. 418 三 Three Kingdoms: I Became Liu Bei's Son 三国：我成了刘备之子 The Outer City Gets Angry外城发火Historical948k WordsCompleted He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms era as Liu Bei's son, but he wasn't Adou! With no strength or courage, how could he escape his doomed fate of dying young? Luckily, he had a System with him! He would ride the tides of this chaotic age and fight for that one slim chance of survival! 6.7kReads8.7Score341Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good and worth reading. At least I didn't find any particularly absurd or idiotic parts.

19. 419 三 Three Kingdoms: A Life of Slacking Off 三国：摆烂人生 Gu Yetian Chang古夜天长Historical438k WordsCompleted A simple, lighthearted Three Kingdoms story, with a System that barely makes its presence felt, all kinds of joys and sorrows, and a protagonist who gradually grows. He's at the ceiling of martial prowess, but he's also a lazybones. No harem. If that's not your thing, move along. 2.4kReads8.9Score135Shelves
20. 420 三 Three Kingdoms: I'm Wang An, the An Who Brings Peace to All Under Heaven 三国：在下王安，安天下的安 Ink Galaxy墨银河Historical1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era as Liu Bei's chief clerk, Wang An becomes a strategist under Liu Bei and helps him defy fate. Lu Bu betrays us from behind? I'll make sure you never set foot in Xu Province. A sneak attack on Jingzhou? I'll wipe out your Jiangdong first. Can't have both Wolong and Fengchu? I'm as good as two of them! … In short, wherever I'm around, the words "failure" don't exist in Emperor Liu's vocabulary. I'm the greatest secretary in the Three Kingdoms! 2.7kReads8.8Score180Shelves
21. 421 从 Starting from Scratch: Building the Strongest Tribe 从零开始开荒，打造最强部落 Planting the Moon种月Historical3.4M WordsCompleted A modern man transmigrates back to ancient times, into a savage wilderness, only to become a reserve meal for a cannibal tribe from the start. But with knowledge and intelligence that surpass the entire era, he escapes the cannibals. He goes from surviving alone to gathering wild tribes, fighting to stay alive. Just when he thinks this is the truth of his era, he encounters figures from myth and legend: Xuanyuan, Chiyou, and Shennong. If you met them, how would you face your own ancestors? In th 10.4kReads8.3Score811Shelves

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    These are all ones I've personally read and finished. The early parts of 1, 2, and 3 are all quite good, but Meng seems to get a bit weaker later on. The others are also readable, except for 6, which is a bit of an overpowered, wish-fulfillment story. You can read it when you're bored.

22. 422 大 My Lord, It's Cold. Put on a Yellow Robe! 大人，天冷了加件黄袍吧！ Celadon Waiting for Rain青瓷等烟雨Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Yi transmigrated to an ancient dynasty. As a transmigrator, he didn’t do anything particularly momentous. He simply made sure the laborers conscripted to repair the city walls got steaming bowls of rice porridge with pickled mustard greens every day, and that the border troops could enjoy braised beef noodles and pickled cabbage noodles. He also expanded the territory by a thousand li and captured the invading Xiongnu Chanyu along the way. Zhou Yi never imagined that his subordinates would 35kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
23. 423 退 You Asked to Break Off Our Engagement. Now That I'm Emperor, You're Begging to Get Back Together 退婚你提的，我当皇帝你又求复合 Long-Serving Swordmaster长工绝剑Historical5.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Ning transmigrates as an idle prince and hopes to live a leisurely life. But the old emperor, who has no heir, unexpectedly dies, and Xiao Ning suddenly receives an edict naming him the next emperor! Everyone knows him as a debauched, shameless, good-for-nothing playboy. But when Xiao Ning enters court, the whole realm is suddenly awakened to the truth! This young prince isn’t as simple as he seems! He is the sword-bearer of Luojian Mountain Manor, one of the realm’s three great sword manor 3.6kReads7.7Score314Shelves

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    No system required. I'm a girl and I really like it; the way it makes you look cool and slap someone in the face is especially entertaining. If you don't like it, come yell at me! [Crying]

24. 424 侯 The Marquis's Son Fails at Lying Flat 侯府郎君躺平失败记 Pi Xiaobai皮小白Historical791k WordsOngoing Just after Feng Yanchu transmigrates, he hears a series of smacks before feeling a stinging pain on his butt. How embarrassing! His pants have been pulled down and he’s being spanked! Then he hears several children wailing. Three other kids are getting beaten nearby, too. Looks like they got into trouble. At least he isn’t the only one being punished, which makes it a little less embarrassing. The male lead transmigrates into the body of an illegitimate son in a marquis’s household. He expects t 69.9kReads8.5Score6kShelves

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    Everyone has their own aspirations, and everyone's favorite books are different. What I like, you may not like, and what you like, I may not like. It's like we're all human, so why are some people rich while I'm just a pauper? Why can others eat sea cucumbers and abalone while I can only eat instant noodles? Everyone is different.

25. 425 我 I Am the King of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当楚王 Little Mage Bread法师小面包Historical2.5M WordsCompleted I've started a new book, Family Cultivation: The Qin Clan's Immortal Path. I hope you'll support it. This is a dazzling age: King Fuchai of Wu marches north to vie for supremacy, King Goujian of Yue endures humiliation and annexes Wu, the Three Clans divide Jin, and the Tian clan replaces Qi. But I, King Xiong Zhang of Chu, am the brightest star of this era. 7.1kReads8.6Score413Shelves
26. 426 水 Water Margin: I, Lu Junyi, Will Never Join Liangshan 水浒：我卢俊义，绝不上梁山 On Mount Penglai蓬莱山上Historical667k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was the head of a fraud syndicate that dominated both the underworld and the legitimate world. Betrayed by his trusted aide, he fell off a cliff and died. In this life, his soul enters Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn of Hebei, and from the start he finds himself trapped in a fatal predicament, sentenced to exile on Shamen Island! “Joining Liangshan? That’s just asking for death!” The upright, simple-minded Lu the Gentleman has been given the soul of a top schemer who knows pe 1kReads—Score108Shelves

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    You can read the Water Margin.

27. 427 尘 The Dusty Road, the Carved Bow Falls 尘途雕弓落 A Ding Who Finds Lost Things拾遗一丁Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Is Huaxia Huaxia because of the nature of the land beneath our feet, or because of the ideas passed down by our cultural ancestors? If our ancestors had founded a civilization in another corner of the world, how would our history have unfolded? Let us unfurl a brilliant and unrestrained scroll of history, and let our forebears from another time and space tell us: is our people's destiny determined by what lies within us, or by what lies beyond us? When the rumbling drums of fate begin to sound, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Only when you put yourself in their shoes do you realize that in every era, the desire to transform from a fish into a dragon requires enduring the pain of having your scales repeatedly removed!

28. 428 胤 Yinzhen: The Beloved One in a Qing Dynasty Where His Brothers Are Reborn 胤禛：在兄弟们重生的大清当团宠 Heng Chen姮宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince Qing Dynasty Rebirth + The Other Eight Princes Reborn] [Beloved Fourth Prince] [No Romance, Family Bonds at the Heart] Yin Zhen, or rather, Yinzhen. He has lived three lives. In his first life, he was Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, the Kangxi Emperor's fourth son in the Great Qing, the hard-won victor in the struggle among the nine princes, and the Yongzheng Emperor. In his second life, he was an ordinary college student in the twenty-first century. He followed a routine life from childhood 4.3kReads9.1Score444Shelves

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    These are all great!

29. 429 开 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 76kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
30. 430 燕 The Swallow's Pecks, the Emperor's Grandson, and a Kingdom Beneath Her Skirts 燕啄皇孙裙下江山 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted A tale of the Han palace + satisfying palace intrigue + breathtaking beauties + a powerful heroine and political scheming + a fight back from the brink. Zhao Feiyan has been branded by history with the shameful accusation of “swallowing the emperor’s grandsons,” and reviled for all time. Yet no one knows that it was not cruelty in her nature, but a necessary step on her path to the pinnacle of power. An emperor’s favor is merely the sharpest blade in her hand; even the bonds between sisters can 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on history, respecting historical facts, and featuring vivid character portrayals.

31. 431 大 Great Tang: My Clan Bullies Me? I'll Assassinate the Emperor in Retaliation 大唐：宗族欺我？反手刺杀皇帝 I've Caught You抓到你了Historical414k WordsOngoing [Rebellion] [Conspiring Out Loud] [Immortal Exile] [Thinker] [Capitalist] “Brother Taibai, why are you trying to assassinate the emperor?” Li Chengqian asked curiously. “My clan has gone too far. They changed my household registration, stole my top spot in the imperial examination, and took away my source of income. I have to show them what ‘Wiping Out the Nine Clans: A Fun Game for the Whole Family’ means!” Liu Wenyue directed the master craftsmen of the Directorate of the Palace Treasury to ha 937Reads8.2Score110Shelves
32. 432 民 The Skies of Republican-Era China 民国的天空 Indebted Old Tree负债的老树Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A resistance-war novel grounded in historical fact, offering readers who live in peaceful times a chance to understand, as best they can, the suffering and humiliation endured by their forebears. There is no golden finger, no picking off the Japanese from 800 li away with a single shot, and no childish romance. In that age of raging war, there were only trials of blood and fire, the arduous struggles of the Chinese people, and the defiant cries of 450 million compatriots. 12.2kReads8.7Score792Shelves
33. 433 萌 Moe Ming: From a Thousand Cuts to Senren Banka 萌大明：从千刀万剐到千恋万花 Chi Fu赤伏Historical505k WordsOngoing [New book launch. The rating will rise later.] [Genderbent Ming Dynasty + alternate history + fantasy elements + comic-relief protagonist + slow burn] A spur-of-the-moment sightseeing trip somehow caused a well-behaved young man from modern society to transmigrate into the body of Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Ming dynasty founder Zhu Yuanzhang. Now he bears the weighty historical mission of assisting Zhu Yuanzhang and advancing the progress of the age. With at least some knowledge of history, sur 140Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    Shamelessly recommending my new book that nobody reads.

34. 434 大 The Great Emperor Reborn: Two Thousand Years Across China 大帝重生，历经华夏两千年 Liang Wenwei梁文玮Historical454k WordsCompleted The Emperor’s Soul Returns to China After Two Thousand Years (Protagonist’s new name: Situ Qingwan) A thousand years of immortal cultivation proved her path to becoming an emperor; in a single day, her soul returned in a woman’s body. Old dreams of Blue Star condensed into true energy; across China’s long journey, she witnessed the dust of the mortal world. Her life would not end with the passing of time; her profound achievements secretly aligned with the source of the Dao. After two cycles of —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A woman feigns weakness to outsmart others, a tale spanning two thousand years of Chinese history! I've only just started writing this; the draft already reaches the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, and the main text hasn't even reached the Qin Dynasty yet! [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji]

35. 435 农 An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常 The Hibernating Donkey冬眠中的驴Historical6.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life. 41.3kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
36. 436 朱 Zhu Youjian: Taking Taizu to Crush the Jingnan Rebellion, No Big Deal, Right? 朱由检：带太祖去靖难，没逝吧？ Well-Behaved Little Chirpy乖巧滴小啾啾Historical730k WordsOngoing [Sixteen Eras of the Great Ming]+ [A Loving Father and Filial Son]+ [The Great Ming at Its Peak]+ [Dynasties Across the Heavens]+ [The protagonist faces no hardships, only smooth sailing] After transmigrating into the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian gains the ability to travel through sixteen eras of the Great Ming. With the rebel forces already entering the capital, things are disastrous from the start. Zhu Youjian steels himself and heads to the “Hongwu Era” to persuade his ancestor, Zhu Yuanzh 697Reads9.0Score100Shelves
37. 437 家 My Father Is Li Shimin. Your Majesty, Call Me Crown Prince! 家父李世民，请陛下称太子！ Su Su Isn't Pure苏苏不纯Historical375k WordsOngoing I, Li Chengqian, am the dignified Crown Prince. I like beautiful women. What’s wrong with marrying (or snatching) a couple more? Like father, like son. Go complain to Li Er! What about “establishing a guiding principle for the world, securing the people’s livelihood, preserving the lost teachings of the sages, and bringing peace to a prosperous age”? I was just saying that. You actually believed me? All I want is to gather the wealth of the world, hold beauties in my arms, seize power over all u 303Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; absolutely top-notch. I boldly predict it will be a hit. Join now, and you'll be a loyal fan forever.

38. 438 明 Late Ming: Stop Rushing Me! This Governor Just Wants to Slack Off 明末：别催了！我这巡抚只想摸鱼 Tipsy Steps Through the Mortal World微醉踏红尘Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Chen Du, a modern office drone, transmigrated into the late Ming Dynasty as the son of a Sichuan merchant. He spent all forty thousand taels of silver he had just to buy an easy government post in Zhejiang, where he could lie flat and stay alive. But Chongzhen issued an order transferring him straight to Shanxi, making him governor of the province: a northern frontier death trap that his predecessor had failed to escape despite submitting seventeen resignation letters. Beacon fires blazed acros 725Reads—Score123Shelves

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    Sharing a niche, realistic masterpiece about the late Ming Dynasty: *The Late Ming Dynasty: Stop Rushing! I, the Governor, Just Want to Slack Off*. Too many mindless, wish-fulfillment novels on the market portray the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty in a superficial way. This book is completely different, with solid historical research. The protagonist's cheat ability only summons a famous historical general once; afterwards, it completely returns to realism. There are no mindless power-ups, no harem elements, and no clichéd plot devices. It meticulously depicts the internal and external difficulties during the Chongzhen era, and every line is filled with the powerless struggles of ordinary people and officials in a chaotic world. It's suitable for readers who prefer serious late Ming history and dislike fast-paced, superficial novels. The pacing isn't too slow, but it gets better with each reading. Definitely worth a read.

39. 439 大 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 Kunwu昆吾Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 100.2kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
40. 440 病 The Sickly Weakling Who Became the Ming Emperor's Mentor 病秧子，竟成了大明帝师 Strong as an Ox力大如牛Historical472k WordsCompleted Su Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a sickly scholar. Along the way, he happens to meet a like-minded young man, and the two travel to the capital together. After arriving in the capital, the young man keeps coming to visit Su Ce. “Brother Su, do you know how to fill the imperial treasury?” “Why don't the common people want to use Ming paper currency?” “Brother Su, did you come up with this refined salt?” “Brother Su, this cement, this sugar...” The young 2.5kReads8.8Score254Shelves
41. 441 轮 Reincarnating in Anxi: A Million Deaths in the Great Tang 轮回安西：我在大唐的百万次赴死 Kirk of the South District南区柯克Historical168k WordsOngoing New title: The Tang Dynasty: I Became Invincible After Dying a Million Times [Alone Against All Odds | Ironclad Resolve | Strategy | Reborn] The seventh year of the Zhenyuan era, Tang Dynasty. Beiting has fallen, and the Anxi Protectorate has been cut off from the Central Plains for nearly thirty years. Across the vast Western Regions, white-haired soldiers fill the city. When Yang Shuo awakens, he finds himself the son of Yang Riyou, a garrison commander in Beiting. He has gained the ability to 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not stupid, not brainless

42. 442 历 A Historical Recap: Spoiling Emperor Shi Huang with the Secret That His Dynasty Ends in the Second Generation 历史盘点：给始皇帝剧透二世而亡 Have a Sip of Tea喝口茶Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [Historical rankings] + [Blood-pressure-raising comparisons] + [Spoiler comments] + ... Chen Yuan acquired a time-traveling historical video-editing System that let him edit videos and broadcast them to every dynasty through the sky screen! An idea struck him. He thought ranking videos were boring, so why not make a truly nasty comparison? It would be much more fun to pit emperors praised through the ages against those reviled for all time! First, show Zhu Di, who conquered the Mongols at Langj 73.9kReads8.9Score5.4kShelves
43. 443 二 A'Dou on His Second Run: Reciting the Memorial on the Northern Campaign to Liu Bei from the Start 二周目阿斗，开局给刘备念出师表 Pineapples Everywhere满地是菠萝Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Liu Shan, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, ensemble cast, strategy, passion, romance, slow pace] In 271 AD, Liu Shan, Duke of Anle under the Jin dynasty, died with a heart full of regrets. Yet his soul did not fade away. It drifted through the river of time, witnessing the extinction of his descendants and the Upheaval of Yongjia. Then, carrying the memories of his previous life, he returned to the year he had just been born. In 207 AD, his whole family looked on with delight at the newborn baby boy! Liu 30.4kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
44. 444 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. 9.2kReads8.5Score804Shelves
45. 445 三 Three Kingdoms: I Am Yue Fei, Helping the Chancellor Defend His Position from the Start 三国：某乃岳飞，开局助丞相镇守 Zhong Xiaoxia钟小虾Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Framed by treacherous men, the renowned general Yue Fei closed his eyes with a heart full of regret. When he opened them again, he had transmigrated into Ma Su's body, just as the Wei army was cutting off the water supply during the Battle of Jieting. “Youngchang, why insist on changing your name? How am I supposed to explain this to you and your late elder brother?” “Husband, why do you keep avoiding me? Have I done something wrong?” “Mother, now that Father has changed his name, what am I supp 729Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    Yue Fei time-travels to become Ma Su, turning the tide of history at Jieting.

46. 446 明 Late Ming Qinhuai: New Songs from the Flower Boat Shake the Realm 明末秦淮：花船新曲震山河 Zhe Yuan喆元Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Deadly Predicament + Cheat Space + Strong Female Lead Building a Business] The moment I opened my eyes, I’d crushed the son of a Ming official, and a knife was already at my throat! Luckily, a scar on my wrist concealed a modern laboratory. A stun gun took down the brute, and I even had a bar management manual! Other people transmigrate and get caught up in palace intrigue. I went to the Qinhuai River and brought a run-down pleasure boat back to life. The girls from the lowe 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical masterpiece that perfectly meets your requirements.

47. 447 崇 Chongzhen's Revolution 崇祯要革命 Luo Ye's Loneliness落爷孤独Historical494k WordsCompleted (The only book online that saves the Ming dynasty through revolutionary ideas.) I am Chongzhen: “Rather than have the peasants liberate themselves from the bottom up, I’d rather liberate them from the top down.” I won’t just take the lives of corrupt officials. I’ll take the lives of the scholar-officials, the imperial clan, and the unscrupulous merchants too... Whoever dares obstruct my new policies, I’ll take their life. I am benevolent. I only take the lives of the parasites of China. 39Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The only book on the entire internet that uses revolutionary ideas to save the Ming Dynasty, written in the style of a top-quality Qidian novel, absolutely exquisite.

48. 448 大 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 Zhe Yuan喆元Historical230k WordsCompleted A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo 77Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 大 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang's Impostor Nephew 大明：朱元璋的冒牌侄子 Borrowing One Hundred Thousand Arrows借箭十万Historical1.5M WordsOngoing You still have to eat after you transmigrate. But in the chaotic final years of the Yuan dynasty, Zhu Wang could only beg for food. Another fellow beggar was a good friend of his, and they shared the same name. One day, his friend said he had an uncle named Zhu Chongba, but the man had already died of illness... At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already established himself in Jinling... So Zhu Wang, who had transmigrated here, decided to make a choice that went against his ancestors... 82.7kReads7.7Score4.7kShelves
50. 450 阀 The Rise of the Clans 阀明 Yifan Shi一凡石Historical1.4M WordsCompleted During the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire teetered on the brink of collapse. In the heartland, rebels crossed south from Mianchi, sweeping across the land like a flood bursting through a dam, with starving people caught in the torrent. In Liaodong to the north, the Later Jin repeatedly broke through the frontier, crossing the Great Wall to plunder at will. Mighty China could not muster a single general able to stand against them. The vast realm was on the verge of ruin, and the he 15.7kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    It's incredibly good; one of the few novels I've read entirely on Tomato.

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