Historically Accurate, Without Making Things Up 历史真实的，没有瞎胡改
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A Record of Japan's War Crimes Around the World 日本全球战争罪行录
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan first invaded China’s Taiwan in 1874 and continued expanding for more than 70 years, until its defeat and surrender in 1945. Its forces trampled across 15 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific, causing more than 45 million casualties, including the dead, wounded, and missing. Around 20 million people were killed, not counting Japanese soldiers who died in combat. Japan committed countless wartime atrocities in China and across Asia.
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Guo Jia, Part Two 郭嘉 下
Guo Jia began serving Cao Cao at the age of twenty-eight. In just ten years, he helped Cao Cao capture Lü Bu and defeat Liu Bei, advised him on military strategy at Guandu, and predicted the moves of Sun Ce, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei. He helped destroy Yuan Shao, whose forces outnumbered Cao Cao's several times over, then conquer Yuan Shao's ally Wuhuan, eliminate the two Yuan brothers through stratagem, and finally seize control of the entire north. Nearly every decision Cao Cao made on Guo Jia's a
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The Late Ming Trilogy 明末三部曲
This is a late-Ming historical epic told primarily from the perspective of the Daxi Army and the peasant rebels. The general approach is seventy percent fact and thirty percent fiction: the main characters and major events are real, but some real historical figures’ personalities, backgrounds, and experiences have been fictionalized. The trilogy’s central themes trace a path from the ensemble cast’s “instinct to survive and ideal of universal harmony” in the Survival arc, to “destruction, plunde
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The Turbulent Northern and Southern Dynasties 峥嵘南北朝
Grounded in research on official histories, this book recounts historical figures and stories from the various periods of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, seeking to restore the past as it truly was and offer lessons for the present. Divided into five parts, “An Era of Rebellion,” “Proud Literati,” “Fearsome Generals,” “Unruly Names,” and “A Flourishing Culture,” it covers court politics, the sentiments of literati, the true nature of humanity, military strategy, and brilliant cultural achie
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Great Qin: The Long-Life Calamity 大秦：长生劫
[Transmigrate to the Qin dynasty + court intrigue + coming of age] After Ji Yaoye transmigrated to the Qin dynasty, all she could think about was getting home. She advised Ying Zheng, “The idea of immortality is just a scam used to fool old men and women. You mustn’t believe it.” Ying Zheng: “All right!” Later... Ying Zheng: “Are you sure this outfit of mine is fashionable?” Ji Yaoye: “You’d better put on a hat.”
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: A Realm Apart 五代十国：偏居山河
Set against the turmoil of the late Tang dynasty, this story features historical figures such as Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong, bringing to life the period from the fall of the Tang through the beginning of the Five Dynasties. Huang Chao repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and, enraged by the corruption and darkness of late Tang society, eventually raised a rebellion. The Tang dynasty crumbled under the force of Huang Chao's massive uprising. Ambitious warlords carved out territori
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A History of the Southern Ming (Two-Volume Set) 南明史（全二册）
A nation on the brink of ruin still descends into infighting, and even in its final days, the infighting continues! Nothing is more absurd than human nature. In March 1644, Li Zicheng's Great Shun forces captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. When news reached Nanjing, the Southern Capital, the question of who would be enthroned became urgent. Civil and military officials alike scrambled to make a name for themselves before the new ruler, each hoping to claim the credit for
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Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣
Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie
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The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋五霸
The Spring and Autumn period was a turbulent era in Chinese history, marked by dramatic social and economic change, a tangled political landscape, relentless military conflict, and a dazzling array of scholarly and cultural developments. As ritual collapsed, the royal house declined, feudal lords fought one another, and chaos spread across the land, five remarkable rulers rose to prominence in turn: Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Mu of Qin, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Zhuang of Chu. The
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Reborn as a Tyrant in the Great Ming 重生大明当暴君
You think you can secretly collude with the Jian Nu and I won't know? You think you can conceal your commercial taxes and I won't know? The southeast is prosperous, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, littered with the starving dead. The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the blood of the Great Ming and strip the flesh from its people! Even an ordinary man in a fit of rage can spill blood three feet high. But do you know what hap
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Tea Fragrance on Jingling Ridge 镜岭茶香
A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Chronicle of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou 张献忠陷庐州纪
A Record of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou is an important unofficial historical source written by Yu Ruizi, a firsthand witness from the late Ming dynasty. It recounts how Zhang Xianzhong, leader of a peasant rebel army, captured Luzhou, in the area of present-day Hefei, Anhui, in 1642, and the upheaval that followed. Yu Ruizi was a scholar trapped inside the city who witnessed the violence firsthand. He saw Luzhou fall, witnessed the suffering of its people amid the fighting, and observed
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The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯实录
The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Reign
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Blood Runs Red: Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Army 血流红：张献忠与大西军
In June 1645, Zhang Xianzhong captured Chongqing. Sweeping westward with unstoppable momentum, his army left blazing fires and blood-soaked roads in its wake. On August 9, after taking Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong wasted no time in holding a founding ceremony and ascending the throne as emperor of the Great Western Kingdom. From the very first day Zhang Xianzhong took up residence in the Shu Prince's Palace in Chengdu, the country knew no peace. His forces were locked in repeated battles with Li Zic
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A History of the Peasant War at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末农民战争史
Sixteen years of unstoppable victories, followed by four hundred days to total collapse. Open this book and discover why Li Zicheng was defeated, and why his downfall came so quickly! In March 1644, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, bringing the Ming dynasty to an end. By then, he had fought for sixteen years. In April of that year, Li Zicheng was defeated at Shanhai Pass, and the Qing army entered the pass. In May of the following year, Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain in Huguang, just four hundr
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History of the Southern Ming: 1644–1662 南明史：1644-1662
Within the court, civil officials were divided by factional strife. Beyond it, no military hero emerged. As warfare plunged the people into chaos, the political system turned inward and consumed itself, while the forces that might have helped from outside could not be brought to bear. The roots of the Southern Ming’s collapse can be traced to this predicament. The purpose of Southern Ming History: 1644–1662 is to answer the question, “Why did the Ming dynasty fall?” With this in mind, author Ly
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Gunports in the Encircled Tower 围楼枪眼
In the Hakka mountain region, the Xie clan prospered under the leadership of the respected elder and clan chief Xie Motan and the family retainer Xie Mohe, who were actually brothers. They reclaimed farmland, built irrigation works, taught the clan to grow rice, made paper in the mountains, and transported it overland to trade in Nanxiong County, then a major commercial center. They also felled trees and sent the timber downriver to trade at the commercial wharf in Shaozhou on the Zhen River. Le
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After Coming Down from the Mountain, Jingyi Went from Orphan to Prince 下山后，景怡从孤儿变成了王爷
Jing Yi is the son of a Jiuzhou envoy and a princess of the Elven Kingdom. The Perfected Void dug him up, mistaking him for a ginseng root. Through a twist of fate, he became the prince consort of both the Jiuzhou Kingdom and the Lazi Kingdom, as well as the live-in son-in-law of the Prince of Ji. He fell in love with a princess of the Elven Empire... He endured countless hardships and was eventually burned, leaving him in a vegetative state. Jing Wuming is the son born to Jing Yi after a night
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Earth Unsealed: Forging a Blade on the Journey to the West 解封地球之西游锻刀
If the blade is born to kill, why not abandon it in its sheath? If murderous intent springs from the five fingers, why not cast aside the blade and fight barehanded? If abandoning the blade makes one a Buddha, does that not mean bowing one’s head and accepting slaughter? If bowing one’s head is all it takes to survive, why not be reborn as a dog? If the blade may be sheathed only when? When every enemy and barbarian invader has been slain. If there is a true way within the blade, it lies in shea
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The Light of the Tang Dynasty 大唐之光
A lonely soul transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, where beneath the hollow splendor and bustling prosperity, countless undercurrents are at work. The belief that all people are born equal is already etched deep in his bones. Even as he goes with the flow, he cannot help but pluck the strings of history. Cultivate yourself, set your household in order, govern the land. No rush, one step at a time. Establish a guiding purpose for Heaven and Earth, secure a destiny for the people, carry on the lost
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Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花
In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro
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The Peasant Wars of the Late Ming Dynasty (Revised Edition) 明末农民战争（修订版）
The late Ming peasant wars of the 1630s through the 1670s were the longest-running and largest-scale peasant wars in ancient Chinese history. Drawing extensively on official and private writings as well as archival records, the author gives a meticulous account of their development and impact. Carefully reviewed and expanded by the author, this revised edition presents readers with a sweeping historical panorama.
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Killing Enemies Makes Me Stronger: I’m Cheating in the Three Kingdoms 杀敌就变强：我在三国开挂了
On the frontier in the late Han dynasty, a seventeen-year-old youth from a fortified manor unexpectedly awakens the “God of Slaughter System.” Each kill earns attribute points, and the stronger the enemy, the greater the reward! Others train in martial arts for ten years and still can't match him killing a single commandant. Others study military strategy for years and still can't match him cutting down one famous general. Martial prowess, command, intelligence: invest points to grow stronger, a
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From a 38-Yuan AI Writing Gig to Web-Novel Greatness AI码字成神从38元到网文大神
Chen Mo, a 34-year-old interior designer, spent three years writing web novels, but both were flops. He earned less than 3,000 yuan in royalties, while his seriously ill mother urgently needed 500,000 yuan for surgery. With nowhere else to turn, he accidentally unlocked the ultimate secrets of AI writing and turned writing into an industrial assembly line. From earning 38 yuan on his debut to becoming a web-novel master, from a low-level wage earner to a legend in the online fiction world, he se
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The Engineer Emperor 工科大明
Lu Ren, an engineering professor, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a baby in a farming family in Henan during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty. He first entered the imperial examination arena to compete against the greats, then used his engineering knowledge to advance technology and improve people's lives. As he steadily expanded his influence, he wrote an extraordinary legend in the Great Ming.
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The Hidden Dragon of the Yellow River: Two Generals Guard the Han at Niangniang Beach 黄河龙隐：娘娘滩双将护汉
Set against the political turmoil of the early Han court, Yellow River Dragon's Hidden Isle: The Two Generals of Niangniang Shoal Guard the Han tells a legendary tale of loyal service spanning seventeen years. Brothers Li Wen and Li Gong from Pei County were Liu Bang's personal guards from the time he raised his forces at Mangdang. They risked their lives to protect him at the Feast at Hong Gate and won repeated honors in the Chu-Han War, yet never coveted fame or rank, remaining steadfastly loy
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Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事
History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot
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On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位
[Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak
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Chengqian’s Dad, Hear Me Out 承乾他爹，你听我说
[A slow-burn, healing historical story / mutual salvation / sweet everyday romance / meticulous historical research / a wild collision of classical style and modern-day commentary.] After meeting in a dream, Su Jin, a modern young woman, is pulled back to the twelfth year of the Zhenguan era by an obsession from her past life, becoming Crown Prince Li Chengqian’s wife. Burdened by the sacrifices and trust placed in her in her previous life, she transmigrates and gives birth right away. To her su
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Li Er: When I Met the Perfect Version of Myself 李二：当我遇到圆满的我
Li Er: When I Meet My Perfect Self
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Xuanjin Commerce Flourishes 玄烬商兴
Jingshu is a woman who has transmigrated to Guigu, a place in an imaginary universe. As a metallurgist, she intends to change the balance of power among the feudal states! “At a palace banquet, Jingshu bites into a candied figure and stares at the Grand Princess’s golden hairpin. ‘Sister, that hairpin is so pretty. It looks like golden beads on a skewer of candied hawthorn!’ The noblewomen around her cover their mouths and laugh at her foolishness, never guessing that three days later, a secret
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Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案
[Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R
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Liu Ling Turns No Guest Away 刘伶不留客
No transmigration. This is the story of a young man in the final years of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His entire family is massacred. His father dies after laying a plan in motion, leaving behind a fragment of a map. The young man begins by investigating an old case involving the Zhenbei Army, founded by his father, bent on revenge. Then Former Qin invades, and Xie An prepares to take the field. Should he investigate the old case, or save the world? After the war, a powerful minister usurps the thr
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Ode to the Withered Trees of Lanling 兰陵枯树赋
The good news: I transmigrated and became an emperor. The bad news: I transmigrated into Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang, who’s over eighty and so close to death he’s practically got dirt up to his eyebrows. The even worse news: No System, no golden finger, and not even the faintest trace of the original owner’s memories. Should I wait to die, or do something? That is the question. From the start, all I wanted was a peaceful end, but step by step, I brought three hundred years of divi
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A Thousand-Year Glance Back Before Pei Cen's Stele 裴岑碑前的千年回眸
My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Story Behind a Stone Stele: A Writer's Notes 一块石碑引发的故事-创作手记
The Story Behind a Stone Stele: Notes from the Author
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The Late Tang: Heroes of the Realm 唐末：天下枭雄
If you are used to reading about the northern warlords at the end of the Tang dynasty, why not try this story that begins in the south? Zhao Song, a remnant of a bandit army, was a young man of humble origins. One dream changed the course of his life, and the course of history with it. From Huainan, he rose to rule the land. The emperors of the Ten Kingdoms are hard to bring back to life. Only this much is certain: the Tang must fall, and the Song must rise!
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Parallel Worlds: Three Spaces 平行世界-三个空间
Parallel Worlds: Three Spaces
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A Dragon Robe Cut from Bloodstained Cloth 血布裁龙衣
A length of coarse, old hemp cloth, soaked through with blood and tears in the Han Palace's weaving workshop, bore the humiliation of Consort Bo's fall from favored concubine in the Wei Palace to a life in the dust. It also carried the prophecy that she would "bear the Son of Heaven" and the life-saving lie that a "blue dragon coiled around her belly." It witnessed her clutching her young son Liu Heng as she escaped the palace, where Empress Lu had slaughtered her way through the harem, and fled
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Telecom Fraud 电诈
Against the backdrop of globalization, telecommunications networks have developed rapidly, bringing convenience to everyday life while also giving phone scammers opportunities to exploit. The novel Phone Scams tells a gripping story of good versus evil. Driven by greed, Zhou Kai colludes with criminal groups in Southeast Asia to build a crime syndicate, treating telecommunications fraud, illegal gambling, and human trafficking as shortcuts to wealth. Countless people fall into his traps, losing
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I Transmigrate into Emperor Zhenzong of Song and Execute Kou Zhun from the Start 穿成宋真宗，开局先斩寇准
If you asked me, “If you transmigrated into Emperor Zhenzong of the Song dynasty, what would you do?” Obviously, I'd shoot Xiao Daling, that hapless fool, dead with one arrow, then anger Xiao Yanyan, that old witch, to death; recover Yanyun, capture Shangjing, punch the Liao dynasty and kick Western Xia, annex Dali, destroy Jiaozhi, keep a Goryeo maid on my left and trample a Japanese slave underfoot on my right. Better yet, I'd ambush the Arabs on land and openly plunder the red-haired devils o
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Emperor Wu of Han: A Game of Power 汉武帝：权力的棋局
Some call him a tyrant; others say he was a great ruler. He doesn't care. He knows only one thing: the blade in his hand must be fast and ruthless enough to drag the Han dynasty out of the mire. He ascended the throne at sixteen with a terrible hand dealt to him. Over fifty-four years, he drove the Xiongnu so far back they dared not look south, dismantled the feudal lords until nothing remained but ashes, and reforged the very backbone of his people. He honed himself into that blade as well. In
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After My Whole Family Was Executed, I Returned to the Ming with a Fleet 满门抄斩后，我带舰队杀回大明
The fifteenth century. To the Ming Empire, all lands beyond Jiayuguan were known collectively as the Western Regions. On the far side of the Alps, the mysterious Eastern Empire lay beyond reach. The Lu family was framed, and every member was put to death. Lu Jingyuan should have died in the imperial prison, but while fleeing, he saved a young Genoese noblewoman who had drifted into the East. A legendary journey across the breadth of Eurasia. Two people from entirely different worlds were b
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Oh No! I Just Transmigrated and a Beautiful War Goddess Is Forcing Me to Marry Her 糟糕！刚穿越就被美女战神逼婚
[Transmigration + Alternate History + Light Political Scheming + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Dimensional Overkill] Transmigrated into the body of a frail young nobleman, Ye Liujiang just wants to lie flat. Instead, the female war god of the Yun Kingdom kidnaps him in the street: “This general needs someone to warm her bed. You’ll do.” Ye Liujiang: “All right. I’ll live off a woman and enjoy it. Fine by me.” But on his left is his haughty, domineering warrior wife, and on his right is a m
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Reborn in Li Bai's Body? From the Start at Mawei Post Station, I Save Yang Yuhuan 魂穿李白？开局马嵬驿，我救玉环
One of Tomato's rare gems. The An Lushan Rebellion, an exiled immortal and a noble consort, intrigue amid chaos, and fervent devotion to the nation. A man remains a boy until the day he dies. As he makes his way through life, apart from Yang Yuhuan, his unattainable first love, which of the colorful women of the Tang dynasty became his cinnabar-marked love? And who remained the one he could never let go? Most importantly, whether heroes or villains, everyone is sharp-witted. This story is entire
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Great Tang: I, Li Shimin, Am a Hooligan 大唐：我李世民是流氓
Also known as: (Tang Dynasty: As I, Li Shimin, Leave the Stage, Wu Zetian Takes the Spotlight) and (Soul Swap: Ruling the Tang Empire). Liu Lang, a twenty-first-century thug, died when a woman he was harassing kicked him in the crotch and crushed his balls. To his surprise, when he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of Li Shimin, the greatest emperor of the ages. Thus began his life as a rogue emperor...
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