New Novels Set in the Early Ming Dynasty, During the Hongwu and Yongle Eras 大明初年，洪武永乐的 新书。
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- 101 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 102kReads9.0Score13.7k14d adds
- 102 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.5kReads6.3Score28714d adds
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I, the Immortal, Am the Beloved of the Sixteen Ming Emperors 我，长生客，大明十六帝的心尖宠
Ye Lingxi transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, by a twist of fate, becomes Zhang Sanfeng’s disciple. She settles into a life where she’s never quite starving, but never quite full either. That is, until the fifteenth year of Hongwu, when Empress Ma falls gravely ill. The Imperial Guards bring Ye Lingxi down from the mountain, and she becomes the empress’s attending physician. She helps Empress Ma live longer. Empress Ma takes her in as her adopted daughter. Zhu Yuanzhang bestows upon her
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- 104 Opening a Shop in the Hongwu Era 我在洪武开商铺 [No System] + [Two-way transmigration] + [Turning it over to the government] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [Power fantasy] + [Daily life] Liu Qiang was heading home in a foul mood when he stumbled across a mysterious object. He discovered that it let him travel back and forth between the modern world and the Ming Dynasty! After secretly visiting the Ming Dynasty, he opened a shop there and settled into the quiet business of buying and selling goods. One day, a government agency discovered his secret 170Reads8.4Score—14d adds
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Great Ming: I'm the Emperor, So Why Are You Hailing the Crown Prince? 大明：咱是皇帝，你喊太子万岁？
[Not mindless! Fast-paced plot! A Hongwu-era take on Home with Kids!] After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Biao, he awakens the Long Live System. Every time he oversteps his bounds and acts like the emperor, he gains more years of life! And so Zhu Biao begins his journey as a rebellious son! Zhu Biao: Stripping the vassal princes of their military power isn’t enough. We should cut their stipends, too! Old Zhu: You’re not leaving your brothers any way to survive! Zhu Biao: Having only two consor
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- 106 The Zhu Father and Son's Little Secretary 朱家父子的小秘书 I transmigrate into Lan Chun, the son of Lan Yu. To save my family's lives, I have no choice but to reveal my identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. From then on, the protagonist stays by the side of the Zhu family father and sons. Starting with saving Zhu Xiongying, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao, he ensures that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer a tyrant, with Empress Ma there to support him. Through the joint efforts of the protagonist and the Zhu family father and sons, the people's livelihood, economy, and military 9kReads9.0Score46914d adds
- 107 Great Ming: I Just Want to Be a Lowly County Magistrate 大明：我只想做一个小县令啊 The comic adaptation The Little County Magistrate of the Great Ming is now being updated. Come check it out! Two episodes of the animated comic with the same title are also available. Enjoy! [Historical wish-fulfillment fiction, focused on fun. If you're looking for historical research, this isn't for you. Don't take it too seriously! If anything's wrong, blame the dog of an author! Life is hard, so please leave a five-star rating.] "My lord! Under your governance, the people of Fengyang live in 23.1kReads7.6Score3.2k14d adds
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Hongwu of the Great Ming: My Backyard Has a Portal Between Two Worlds 大明洪武：我家后院是双穿门
One night in August 2026, Su Yuan discovered that the storeroom in his courtyard was actually a portal connecting two worlds. And so began a wondrous tale spanning time and space.
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Three Commoners Visit Hongwu 洪武来客三布衣
This is not a purely historical novel. Read with caution!!! Malicious negative reviews are not welcome. [No brainless characters + realistic + reasonable + transmigration + major foreshadowing + sci-fi + history] Three ordinary modern people unexpectedly transmigrate together into the chaotic Ming Dynasty at the start of the Hongwu era. The three have different states of mind and utterly different fates: One is panic-stricken, knees weak and heart full of fear; One takes life in stride, stays ou
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What Does It Mean to Be Bright? 何以为明
Xie Shiqing transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty recorded in the history books, often called the most regrettable dynasty in Chinese history. He enters the court as a young Taoist by Liu Bowen's side. What can he change? What can he bring? No one knows yet. The ups and downs of officialdom, the repeated trials of human nature, the art of keeping one's head down at court, and an emperor's tests and suspicions are all things Xie Shiqing must face. This is not only a story about transmigrating into
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The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen 明朝特种侦察兵夜不收
A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts! During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son
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- 112 Top-Tier Childcare: I Help Zhu Yuanzhang Raise His Grandson 顶级带娃：我给朱元璋带大孙 [Great Ming] + [Adorable Kids] + [Changing History] An ancient painting crossed more than six hundred years and, by a twist of fate, became a bridge between the Great Ming and the modern world. It also began a journey through time for Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Great Ming emperor, and Gao Yangqiu. A chubby little boy, Zhu Xiongying, drops from the sky. Gao Yangqiu is a young shopkeeper who loves looking after kids... "Choc'l'te" (chocolate), "egg tart," "robot," "car"... If other 2.2kReads7.4Score10314d adds
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The Martial Emperor Comes to Qing: Wielding Dream of the Red Chamber to Restore the Ming 武皇临清：手执红楼复大明
“My empire! Who’s kneeling down and handing it over to someone else?!” Outraged by the late Qing’s incompetence and treachery, Wu Zetian and Zhu Di rise from the dead and travel through time in a fury. With the cipher key to Dream of the Red Chamber in hand, they restore the Ming dynasty…
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Sky Screen: Mu Jinrong Talks History, Leaving Emperors Reeling 天幕：穆金荣聊历史，皇帝破大防
[Sky screen + historical rankings + history + videos + bullet comments] The transmigrator protagonist is Xiao Yun. This Ming Dynasty is different from the one in history. When Xiao Yun transmigrated, her phone unexpectedly gained internet access and the ability to broadcast on the sky screen. Emperors from every dynasty watch the broadcasts. Xiao Yun: “Honestly, I want to go back... This godforsaken place in ancient times is so desolate that just surviving is a problem!”
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Reborn in the Zhengde Era, I Rose to Become Ming's Chief Grand Secretary 魂穿正德，我登顶大明首辅
Reincarnated into the Ming Dynasty + fallen royal clan + modern knowledge + imperial-exam comeback + power struggles Reincarnated into the first year of the Zhengde reign in the Ming Dynasty, with Liu Jin wielding power and the imperial court in chaos! Zhu Rui, a modern surveying prodigy and grassroots official, wakes up in the body of a dying, impoverished member of the imperial clan. From the start, a local bully kicks him into a river. His home is bare, and his only family is his grandmother!
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The Great Chieftain of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大土司
A modern university student unexpectedly finds himself in the body of a southern scholar traveling to sit the imperial examinations in the early Ming dynasty. Then, by another twist of fate, he enters officialdom amid factional struggles. In an age when being an official is at its most perilous, he begins by protecting himself, keeping on good terms with everyone and navigating the official world. He traverses a turbulent era, rising in rank and making a fortune, with only his wife’s death left
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The Iron Hoof's Lament 铁蹄哀明
[Hunted by the Tartars from the start, later I hunt them down] Han Lin transmigrates to the dying days of the Ming Dynasty, just as the Battle of Ningyuan takes place. Captured and made a booi, he spends six months building up his strength before leading a group of fellow booi in rebellion! But by a twist of fate, he ends up killing the chieftain and embarking on a completely different life. Nurhaci: “Who was the one who made him a booi in the first place?!” Hong Taiji: “Han Lin, you've brought
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A Hundred-Household Officer’s Quest for Imperial Power in the Late Ming 百户闯明末帝业征程
Lin Fanyu transmigrates and, good news, becomes a low-ranking officer in the Shandong Regional Military Commission of the Great Ming. The bad news is that he’s back in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign. He plans to simply survive, brew liquor, build waterworks, make soap... but soon discovers that events are slipping out of his control, step by step.
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- 119 The Great Upheaval of the Late Ming 明末大洗牌 [Transmigration + merchant between worlds + multiple heroines + conquest + unification] Transmigrating without starting a rebellion means ending up with a short, plain, and chubby wife. Bury the heavens, bury the earth, bury all living beings. Break the rules and start everything over. Chongzhen: “This man is the undertaker of my Great Ming.” Dorgon: “The traitor Yang is invincible.” The people: “He is the savior of all the people.” 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
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Great Ming: From Book Boy to the Strongest Imperial Guard 大明：从书童到最强锦衣卫
Zhou Chu transmigrated to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. To survive, he was sold to the Lu family as a page. Just as Zhou Chu was helping the family’s second young master study and make steady progress, disaster struck the Lu family. Its members were thrown into prison. Zhou Chu took the Lu family’s only daughter with him, earning money while bribing the guards to make life in prison more comfortable for the family. Then Zhu Houzhao died, and Zhu Houcong took the throne, changing the era n
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- 121 The Richest Imperial Uncle in the Ming Dynasty 大明朝最富国舅 In the Ming dynasty, relatives of the imperial family were forbidden from interfering in government. As luck would have it, after transmigrating, Li Wengui knew that in ten years he would be the maternal uncle of the Wanli Emperor, a royal relative! At the moment, though, the Li family was so poor they were selling their children. Well, then. This life was all about making money. He kept earning, and before he knew it, he had become the richest man in the Ming dynasty. Soon, a long line formed o 3.1kReads8.6Score22214d adds
- 122 Great Ming Hongwu: The Imperial Clan's Inventor 大明洪武：皇族发明家 Transmigrating as an unborn baby? Of course, the first thing to do is save your own mother. What? The System is an inventor system? Why not quietly be a prince and inventor? Sounds great to me. The emperor? Only a fool would take that job. 3.8kReads7.4Score15114d adds
- 123 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 244.6kReads9.4Score19k14d adds
- 124 My Father-in-Law Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我岳父是朱元璋 “Your Majesty, your son-in-law is in trouble again.” “Again? That bastard Chang Lao’er? What did he do this time?” “Your Majesty is wise. While clearing out Japanese pirates who were harassing our Ming coast, he seized a treasure map.” “Then he took the fleet and chased after them in the direction of Japan.” “That bastard! Who gave him permission to send troops without cause and provoke a border conflict? Does he have any idea how short the court is on funds?” “This is the treasure map he presen 3.7kReads7.3Score27814d adds
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Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji: My Life as an Emperor 宣德大帝朱瞻基：我的皇帝生涯
[No golden finger + No System] A modern history teacher transmigrates as Zhu Zhanji, a well-rounded powerhouse. His grandfather is the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and his father is the Hongxi Emperor, Zhu Gaochi! His son studies abroad with the Oirats... Well, let's skip that part. Watch him build a golden age for the Ming dynasty, step by step. May the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure forever!
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Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众
Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both
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Arriving in Southern Ming, an Engineering Student Crushes the Qing and Restores China 来到南明，工科生横扫满清复华夏
In the first year of the Hongguang reign, Jiangnan is on the verge of falling. The realm is shattered, and the people are displaced. A modern engineering expert unexpectedly arrives in the storm-tossed chaos of the Southern Ming. The land is divided among warlords, powerful enemies press at its borders, and the old and new dynasties take turns on the stage. He has no peerless martial arts, but he possesses engineering, manufacturing, and scientific knowledge far ahead of his time. He gathers dis
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- 128 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 A middle-aged bachelor, beaten down by society and thwarted at every turn in the modern world, with no connections to his name but plenty of knowledge and ability, is accidentally transported to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. Relying on his modern knowledge while adapting to the era’s actual technological and industrial capabilities, he works hard to quietly change history and prevent China’s decline. 2.9kReads7.8Score19714d adds
Other lists with Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall