Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction. No Mindless Power Trips or Brain-Dead Plotting 求高质量历史文，不要无脑爽文，降智的也不要来

1. 201 三 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, Dong Zhuo Wants to Depose the Emperor, and I'm Liu Bian 三国：开局董卓要废帝，我是刘辩 Redfall红落Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Based on official history, no System, political intrigue Not Romance of the Three Kingdoms! After taking a fall, he discovers he has somehow become Liu Bian! Dong Zhuo is about to arrive... Is he going to be deposed next, then poisoned to death? Will he become another tragic figure in history who barely matters? No! He will not sit idly by and await his fate! They say governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, but with blades already at his throat, how can he save himself? Intrig 3.7kReads8.3Score290Shelves
2. 202 紫 Purple Seas and Clouded Skies 紫海云天 Qingjiang Guangyu清江广羽Eastern Fantasy832k WordsCompleted Drawing his sword against the storm, for the dignity and rights of billions of living beings, Prince Ziyun of Hualan marches forward with sword in hand, shaking the seas and skies of the Hai Tian Continent! “When the Storm Breaks”: He draws his sword in the face of danger, standing firm to shake the mountains and rivers. “Clouds Deep, Mists Thick”: Amid the struggle to tell friend from foe, he presses on against all odds. “Winds and Clouds Churning”: He moves freely through the chaos, turning th 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A storm rages across the sea and land, a young man wields his sword to shake the mountains and rivers!

3. 203 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 214.7kReads9.4Score34.4kShelves
4. 204 抗 Resisting Japan: Joining the Second Northern Expeditionary Force 抗日：从北上抗日第二先遣队开始 Lonely, Lonesome, and a Little Cold孤单寂寞有点冷Urban1.8M WordsCompleted No System, no pocket dimension: a classic military power fantasy beginning with the Red Army's Long March. The chuuni protagonist transmigrates into the body of a wounded soldier left behind by the 25th Red Army. Leading a guerrilla force in pursuit of the main army, he witnesses and takes part as the 25th Red Army grows from a supporting force into our army's undisputed top unit. The Long March is an arduous journey, with a hundred battles turned into poetry. Taking on the Japanese, they forge 18.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
5. 205 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
6. 206 小 The Rise of a Small Nation: Building East Africa’s Strongest Country 小国崛起：打造东非第一强国 Leopard-Print Short Shorts豹纹小短裤Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + Growing GDP + War + Ruthless + Cunning] Lucas is my name, but I prefer people to call me Comrade. These are Lucas’s words. Being reborn meant starting in hell. Lucas had only two choices. Die, or surrender! This frail young man, whom people called an idiot, needed just twenty years to turn a poor country into Africa’s brightest jewel. 4.6kReads7.6Score282Shelves
7. 207 三 Three Kingdoms: My Brother Is Dian Wei, and I Take on Lü Bu from the Start 三国：家兄典韦，开局硬刚吕布 Young Eunuch年轻宦官Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Dian Mo transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes Dian Wei's younger brother. To join Cao Cao's camp, Dian Mo sends a letter that leaves Cao Cao stunned. Cao Cao: “Find the person who wrote this letter, no matter what. This must be the peerless genius I've been looking for!” While the whole camp launches a search, Dian Mo comes to Cao Cao of his own accord and begins his career as a strategist. Yuan Shao: “The Dian brothers are one a civil genius, the other a military geniu 45.9kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
8. 208 你 Are You Militia or Regular Army? 你是民兵还是主力团 Ripples Across a Pool of Heart吹皱一池心湖Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Wang Lianhu arrives in Shanxi during the War of Resistance. How can an ordinary person fight the Japanese? Naturally, with math and science, and, more importantly, by putting the hard-won experience of those who came before to use: tunnel warfare, mine warfare, guerrilla warfare. He'll use them all. 12.1kReads8.2Score778Shelves
9. 209 镇 The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷 Xuan Zhi轩轾Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge 65.5kReads8.9Score5kShelves
10. 210 东 A Survival Guide to the Eastern Han Dynasty 东汉求生指北 A Bear Flew By一只熊飞过Historical730k WordsOngoing Late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms era + no System + a male lead who grows over time The story of Han Su, an ordinary man’s gradual rise during the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After two rulers have died, Han Su finally becomes the greatest ruler of them all. 559Reads7.7Score108Shelves
11. 211 天 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.6M WordsCompleted This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 79Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Everyone knows of Anxi's unwavering loyalty, but does anyone still remember my Guiyi Army?

12. 212 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 85.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
13. 213 重 Reborn as a Frontier Garrison Soldier, Yet Ordered to Become a Military Governor 重生藩镇小兵，却要我当节度使 Tide Son潮天子Historical358k WordsOngoing On the first day of the month, he kills the regional governor. On the fifteenth, he kills the military commissioner. By month's end, he hangs the imperial inspector! Zhao Yan is reborn in an age of warlord conflict among military governors, in a realm called the Great Zhou Dynasty. He transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier in one of the domains. The moment he arrives, the military commissioner is killed by his own generals and troops. To his surprise, no one wants to take on the th 62Reads8.2Score—Shelves
14. 214 铁 The Iron Hoof's Lament 铁蹄哀明 How Could the Mountain Moon Know My Heart?山月怎知心事Historical2.3M WordsOngoing [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 9.8kReads8.6Score763Shelves
15. 215 墨 Ink-Stained White Lapels 墨染素襟 Daoist Yifeng一风道长Historical305k WordsOngoing [Alternate Ancient Setting] [Forced into Government Service] [Political Intrigue and Revenge] [Corrupted by the Desire for Power] [Multiple Supporting Character Subplots] [Traditional Slow Burn] One night, disaster strikes. Blood stains the gates of a noble household, and the entire Yang family is brought down. The only son, Yang Su, narrowly escapes death. The pampered young man he once was sheds his innocence overnight, burying an ocean of hatred deep in his heart. He has no interest in fame o 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The orphaned son embarks on a political career driven by revenge, gradually becoming entangled in a power struggle. He is caught in the machinations and schemes of various factions, and even the supporting characters are well-developed. Good and evil are not simply defined, and numerous foreshadowing elements are subtly planted.

16. 216 大 The Ming Dynasty's Number One Censor: The Whole Court Begs Me to Shut Up 大明第一言官，满朝文武求我闭嘴 A Pot of Tea, Please来一壶小茶水儿Historical248k WordsOngoing "Boss! Give me an iron court tablet. Right, leave the middle wide and make both sides thin..." Lin Mo, a modern man, transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a low-ranking seventh-grade remonstrance official. He only wants to lie low and coast through life, but then he awakens the strongest Remonstrance System! He can earn rewards by calling people out in court. At this very moment, the chieftain of Wusa in Yunnan has raised an army in rebellion, brazenly threatening the M 54.8kReads—Score5.2kShelves

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    This is good!

17. 217 抗 After the War of Resistance, I Transfer to the Steel Mill 抗战胜利转业轧钢厂 The End of the Primordial World洪荒世界的尽头Male-Channel Fanfiction308k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional, so please don’t compare it to real history. [But I recommend you read my other novel: 1949: County Party Secretary in the Red-Hot Years, where I put what I learned from this novel to use] A mechanical engineering student from the 21st century Some Siheyuan scenes He unexpectedly arrives in 1946 The original owner graduated from the chemistry department at Yanjing University Zhao Gang is his junior From that day on, he resolutely joins the liberation forces In 19 1.8kReads6.4Score103Shelves
18. 218 忆 Remembering Song: The Ultimate Battle of Wits [Northern Song Arc] 忆宋：顶级权谋对决【北宋篇】 Snow at Nightfall夜阑雪Historical501k WordsCompleted [The author is a junior fellow of Dang Nian Ming Yue. Thanks to him for his sincere encouragement and support. I dedicate this work to Those Things in the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute to Dang Nian Ming Yue!] After experiencing so much and seeing all kinds of men and women around us, after growing used to desire and entanglements, deception and temptation, and looking back across history, we have all come to accept things as they are. The core of history, human nature, has never changed over thou 3.3kReads9.4Score440Shelves

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    A breathtaking novel that surpasses even Tomato's masterpiece, written by Dangnian Mingyue's junior colleague. This book, considered a sister work to "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty," is so captivating that it's impossible to put down, leaving readers deeply moved. Highly recommended.

19. 219 民 Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery262k WordsCompleted There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They 45Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 满 The Secret History of Manchuria, Part Two 满洲秘史（中部） Ma Jinping马金萍Historical224k WordsCompleted [Bandits + Northeast China + War + Japanese spies + Manchukuo + Republican era + Romance + Collaborators] A woman's turbulent journey through a chaotic age, a blood-soaked epic of Northeast China. From bandit chieftain's wife to a secret pawn of the Japanese, she witnesses every secret behind Manchuria's birth, caught between love and hate, home and country… Manchurian Secret History, Part Two continues the first volume. Set against the real historical background of Northeast China from late 193 3.1kReads9.5Score490Shelves

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    Super high-quality and engaging history reading – just read it!

21. 221 狗 You Rotten Emperor, You Want Me to Nurse the Baby? 狗皇帝，让我奶孩子 The Grass-Eating Sheep by the Riverbank河畔食草的羊Historical363k WordsOngoing Shen Yan woke up in a country called Daqian. He had returned from fighting alongside the emperor of Daqian in campaigns across the south and north, and he was barely twenty. “Your Majesty, since Shen Yan refuses to become an official, we shouldn't let his talents go to waste.” “Prime Minister, what do you propose?” “Let's arrange for Shen Yan to tutor the Crown Prince. He understands the principles of the world.” What? You're going after the Crown Prince? Don't you know I was the one who changed 84Reads—Score115Shelves

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    Look at that, it doesn't lower intelligence.

22. 222 秦 Who's Best at Qin Dynasty Infrastructure? The Food System Is Here to Help 秦朝基建哪家强美食系统来帮忙 Yu Shuo予说Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Note: The female lead has no romance. The central idea of this story is the proper use of a food System: selling food, no; building infrastructure for the Qin Empire, yes. [In our country, "sir" is a gender-neutral form of address. The System has no gender, so it has been addressed with the neutral term "sir." If you think that because foreign men have been translated as "sir" in modern times, the word means male, and thus the System should not be called "sir," please avoid this story.] [As for 2.6kReads9.2Score323Shelves
23. 223 抗 God of Slaughter on the Taihang Mountains During the War of Resistance 抗战之太行杀神 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate to 1937, what's the first thing you'd want to do? Kill the Japanese invaders? No, fill your stomach first. Qin Yu struggles to survive with his younger sister. By chance, he gets his hands on a few guns. He learns to shoot, takes revenge, and kills collaborators and Japanese invaders. No System, no pocket dimension, no special forces experience. The only thing buried deep in his bones is his hatred of the Japanese, and the only skill he can boast of is his accuracy at shootin 11.8kReads8.8Score875Shelves
24. 224 棺 The Yin Within the Coffin 棺中太阴 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery122k WordsCompleted When he woke up inside the coffin, the thing pressing down on its lid was poking its head over to sniff him. The spiritual energy in this world had been depleted for eight hundred years, and the Celestial Court and underworld had long since become legends. In their place stood a set of rules, cold to the core: The register is heaven's decree: every cultivator's rank, the prices in the ghost market, and the incense masters' standings in the White Lotus Sect are all recorded in an invisible ledger 15Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 抗 War of Resistance: This Li Yunlong Dares to Attack Taiyuan 抗战：这个李云龙他敢打太原 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban1.6M WordsCompleted “No System,” “intelligent characters,” “strategy,” “military industry,” “technology-focused” A 21st-century mechanical engineer transmigrates as Li Yunlong and wins battle after battle, from Cangyun Ridge to the Korean battlefield. From northwest Shanxi to the four northeastern provinces, from small arms to Miss Qiu. He takes one step at a time, building and developing at every turn, gradually getting things on track. 1 35.3kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
26. 226 我 I Become Qin Shi Huang's Imperial Advisor with a Cultivation System 我靠修仙系统当了秦始皇的国师 Political Bro's Biggest Fan政哥小迷妹Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [No romance, feel-good power fantasy, lighthearted, using cultivation to build infrastructure] Yun Xi transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty with a cultivation System. As long as she cultivates, she can exchange for resources, which she uses to give Qin Shi Huang an elixir of immortality. From the start, she summons a divine bird, brings down sweet dew from the heavens, and becomes the Grand Preceptor of Qin. From then on, she throws Hu Hai in prison, kicks Zhao Gao into a cesspit, takes Xiang Yu in a 449Reads—Score101Shelves
27. 227 人 In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边 Huang Ermazi Here黄二麻子是也Historical666k WordsOngoing [Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur 32kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves

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    It's really good, go watch it!

28. 228 三 Three Kingdoms: A Commoner's Rise 三国：庶民崛起中 Potato Loves Rolling Around土豆爱打滚Historical728k WordsCompleted [No System + Farming Story + Historically Grounded + Less Three Kingdoms Fantasy] Title: The Rise of the Commoners in the Three Kingdoms. Also known as: Three Kingdoms: I Started as a Fishmonger’s Son, Yet They Say I’m a Descendant of Jiang Qi; Three Kingdoms: I Rose from Humble Beginnings, Yet They Have Me Rebuild Jiang Qi. Jiang Tao discovers that he has transmigrated to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, becoming the son of a fishmonger. The Yellow Turban Rebellion has just broken out. Unwil 2.1kReads7.6Score101Shelves
29. 229 我 I'm Just a Coolie, and You Want Me to Become the King of Shanghai? 我一个苦力，你让我当沪上王？ Huang Ermazi Here黄二麻子是也Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Republic of China: I'm a Big Tough Guy [An impassioned war of resistance! No System, no ripping Japanese soldiers apart with bare hands! Just bayonets in, blood-red blades out!] The protagonist, Lu Yin, transmigrates to Shanghai and joins the Paoge Society. With his three styles of internal martial arts and formidable skills, he takes on the Green Gang, the Hongmen, and other organizations in the glittering world of Shanghai... He navigates the underworld and battles warlords. Af 10.2kReads8.9Score754Shelves
30. 230 重 Rebuilding the Great Qin: Starting with a Nuclear Physicist 重铸大秦：从核物理学家开始 Chen Banxian Predicts by Pinching His Fingers陈半仙儿掐指一算Historical178k WordsCompleted Scientist Lin Mo is caught in an accident during a nuclear test. The explosion sends him back to the Qin Dynasty. As a modern scientist, how will he survive in ancient Qin? And how will he help the Qin Dynasty develop? Step into this novel and experience the astonishing impact of modern technology on the state of Qin! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 我 I Have a Secret Realm Connected to Every Dynasty 我有个秘境通各朝各代 Old Yellow Ox老呀黄呀牛Historical1.2M WordsCompleted At 76, he’s still working for the Heavenly Dao. He is Yang Guang reborn, making amends for Yang Guang’s sins. Zhu Yuanzhang arrives, Li Shimin arrives, the First Emperor arrives, and so do the Han founder and Emperor Wu... He discovers that historical figures are more than names or labels. They are real people, with virtues and flaws shaped by their times, not something to be judged on a whim. He takes crown princes as disciples, hoping to carry on their policies and build a golden age of Chines 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves

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    High-quality content, rigorous research, unlabeled figures, historical accuracy rather than unofficial history, but it's a bit hard to follow.

32. 232 大 Great Qin: A Frail Strategist Is Bound to the Vixen System 大秦：病弱谋士她绑定了毒妇系统 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Dynasty + Infrastructure Building + Unifying the Six States + No Romance for the Female Lead + Character Growth + Farming + Political Intrigue + Unifying the Six States Zhao Jiuyuan transmigrates into the body of a baby girl and gets the worst possible start. Just as she is about to starve to death, Bai Qi finds her. But she has barely spent a few days living in his home when she witnesses him arguing with the King of Qin. After the king leaves, Fan Ju comes over to argue with him too. What 18.3kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
33. 233 大 Great Qin: The First Emperor of Qin Video Calls Me 大秦：秦始皇与我视频通话 Old Tangerine老柑橘Historical1.1M WordsCompleted The good news: I lost my phone. The bad news: Qin Shi Huang found it. “How is my Great Qin doing?” “It's doomed! It falls after just two generations!” “Young man, save Great Qin!” “I've got three hundred ways to live a healthy life. Study them carefully, and preferably make it to seventy or eighty!” “Young man, I'll take your word for it!” “Take out Zhao Gao!” Was what Great Qin lacked really a map of the world? Could killing one Zhao Gao really make Great Qin last? Hidden murderous intent, 5.2kReads9.1Score532Shelves

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    These three books are a must-read; they are absolute masterpieces, full of passion and excitement.

34. 234 穿 Transmigrating as Liu Bei: A Storm Rises in Hexi 穿越刘备，风起河西 Kaka's Notebook卡卡了的笔记本Historical162k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into Liu Bei. I once thought I could only drift along in Liu Bei’s footsteps, until I discovered that I carried a weather System with me. Everyone said Liangzhou was a dead end, but there I built Liu Hong an economic artery that could support the empire. Together with the Qiang and Xianbei peoples, I built a desert defense line at the northern foot of the Yin Mountains, transforming the Hexi Corridor into a trade route connecting east and west. I brought moisture from the Seven R 9Reads—Score143Shelves

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    It opened up a passage from the Western Regions to South Asia, expanding into a completely new territory, with a grand vision and magnificent momentum.

35. 235 大 Great Qin: Who Upset My Frail, Ailing Worthy Minister? 大秦：谁惹我那体弱多病的贤卿了 Leisurely Clouds Borrow Rain Ink闲云借雨墨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Transmigration + no romance + mostly daily life + a System (but it doesn’t feature much) Zhou Wenqing unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic Warring States period. That was bad enough, but when she opened her eyes, she discovered she was gravely wounded. A moment later, she remembered that her original self had been sent by the state of Han to Qin as a “spy,” and she was completely at a loss. Zhou Wenqing had no intention of flapping her little butterfly wings. Time and again, she tried to 26.7kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    This book is really good; the characters are intelligent throughout, the plot is logical, and the characters are well-developed.

36. 236 穿 Transmigrating to a Primitive Tribe to Become Its Chief 穿越原始部落当首领 A Weary Bird Returns to Its Old Woods倦鸟落旧林Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Liu Ji woke up and was startled to find several primitive people in camouflage paint shouting wildly in front of him. Still dazed, he was hit by a flood of memories that weren't his own. “I'm actually Emperor Yan's son-in-law?” 1.5kReads8.7Score101Shelves

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    Here are some historical novels that won't make you lose your mind; they're one of the few I can recommend on Tomato's site.

37. 237 被 Driven Away by the King of Zhao, I Was Made Chancellor by Qin Shi Huang 被赵王赶走，始皇拜我为丞相 Watermelon in the Misty Rain烟雨西瓜Historical2.4M WordsOngoing [Farming + No Romance + United Rulers and Ministers + Passionate Conquest + Unifying the World] Gongsun Jie transmigrates to the Warring States period overnight and becomes a noble of Zhao. He befriends Ying Zheng, who is still being held hostage in Handan and suffering constant humiliation. He knows how history is supposed to unfold, but out of gratitude for a life-saving favor, he helps Zhao defeat Qin's army time and again. He never expected the foolish King of Zhao to believe Guo Kai's sland 40.8kReads8.3Score4.4kShelves
38. 238 大 The Great Ming’s Master Thief: The Imperial Guards Forced Me to Investigate a Case 大明神偷：被锦衣卫逼去查案 Xiangchun Slams the Table祥春拍案Historical272k WordsOngoing Transmigration to the Jiajing era | No System | Embroidered Uniform Guard | Mystery and Investigation | Political Schemes | Lighthearted Comedy During the Jiajing era, modern master thief Chu Zhongtian transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and becomes the legendary thief known as "One Plum Blossom." No System, no status screen, no golden finger handed down from heaven. The moment he arrives, he's captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His handwriting is so sloppy when he signs his confession 139Reads—Score146Shelves

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    A fantastic story with an amazing premise! Set in the Ming Dynasty, a master thief assists the Imperial Guards in investigating a case. The plot is novel, unique, suspenseful, and mind-bending—absolutely thrilling! This is one of my favorites; the writing is excellent, with few typos and solid logic. [Eye roll][cool][vomit][shocked][fear][stunned]

39. 239 大 Great Qin: I Raised the First Emperor 大秦：养了一只始皇帝 Zhao Cidu昭辞渡Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted [Great Qin + raising kids + System + everyone’s favorite + no romance] [Raising-kids System binding in progress…] Shi Xu: “I wouldn’t raise a dog.” [The target child is Qin Shi Huang.] Shi Xu: “Coordinates! Now! Immediately!” The next second, she crawled out of a mass grave and saved Lord Wu’an with a flying pancake. Shi Xu stuffed the filthy little Ying Zheng into the arms of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. “Your Majesty, this is your great-grandson, the future emperor who will reign through the ages.” 8.7kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
40. 240 成 I Became Qin Shi Huang's Younger Aunt and Got Rich by Lying Flat! 成了秦始皇小姑，我靠躺平暴富！ Pickled Fish Loves Chocolate酸菜鱼爱吃巧克力Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + mind-reading + emperors from every dynasty] Ming Zhao is a recent college graduate who keeps hitting dead ends in her job search. Then one day, a System comes knocking and sends her to the State of Qin to role-play. A salary of over ten thousand a month, plus full benefits. She agrees without a second thought. Playing an inconspicuous nobody in Qin, “Ying Mingzhao” thinks she can coast along and live off the state. But then she meets the big villain and the young Ying 3.4kReads6.7Score411Shelves
41. 241 大 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Di Exposed My Simulated Life 大明：开局被朱棣模拟人生曝光了 Sky-Blue Shirt天蓝色的衬衫Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty charmer + father’s resignation, son’s delight + simulator + two golden fingers] In the sixteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoshuo transmigrates to another version of the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Di's fourth son. With three dragons and two pythons around him, he had planned to live quietly and enjoy his life as a prince. But to his surprise, he attracts the spirits of legendary figures from history. The First Emperor Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu the Conqueror, Chancellor Zhuge Liang, the God 20.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    The first three books are all set in the Ming Dynasty. The first one is about Zhu Di obtaining a life simulator and learning the future of his sons. The protagonist is Zhu Di's fourth son. The second book is a parallel universe comparing the Empress and Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Di. The third book has a protagonist with a system and 100 lives. The 45th book is all set in the Qin Dynasty. In the fourth book, the protagonist mistakes his father, who has been away on business for many years, for Qin Shi Huang and is told by the emperor that he is going to rebel. The fourth book is a new book, a high-martial arts world. The protagonist becomes sworn brothers with Qin Shi Huang and Meng Tian. The seventh book is set in the Tang Dynasty. The protagonist is Li Chengqian, a handsome, strong, and tragic figure. If you want to lose weight and have a tearjerker, you can read this one. The eighth book has a protagonist who rebels with Li Shimin. He has a system. The eighth book is about Li Shimin traveling to Liu Shan. Liu Shan travels to the world of the legendary charioteer, and Yue Fei finally has a worthy master.

42. 242 长 Ink Relics of the Long River: Qin Fires in the Night 长河遗墨：秦火照夜 Wanruo Jinghong琬若惊鸿Historical398k WordsOngoing In 2160, the Burning of the Classics War, which had raged for fifty-four years, finally came to an end. Later generations would call it the War of the Burning Classics. Humanity had won the right to survive, but had nearly lost its own history. The war destroyed archives and physical relics, while an information disaster known as White Corrosion infiltrated the last remaining databases. It did more than delete records: it altered names, dates, places, and cause and effect, giving a fabricated pa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When war destroys all physical remains, and when information disasters can even rewrite cause and effect, how can humanity prove that it once existed? The walkers of Wenquetai chose the simplest yet bravest way—to return to the scene of history and become silent recorders, guarding the last bit of truth that has not been tampered with amidst the sea breeze and flames of war in the Qin Dynasty.

43. 243 家 My Brother, Zhuge Kongming 家兄诸葛孔明 Watching Autumn Moon and Spring Breeze with a Smile笑看秋月与春风Historical351k WordsOngoing [Just received its rating, no System, no harem, strategist] Reborn as Zhuge Jun, Zhuge Liang's younger brother, I swore to change history. My elder brother would be a saint in the open, while I would be a demon in the shadows. His light would shine through the ages; my blood would stain the land. He would restore the Han dynasty; I would clear away every obstacle. In this life, I won't let you fall at Wuzhang Plains. I am the Black Zhuge, taking on every darkness for you. You are the White Zhuge 101Reads8.5Score—Shelves
44. 244 大 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist: Liu Bowen Reborn and Transmigrated to Set the World Right 大明首谋：刘伯温重生穿越定乾坤 Writing and Drinking且墨且醉Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing [Reborn Power Fantasy] + [High-Martial Great Ming] + [Liu Bowen] + [System Comeback] + [Ender of Regrets] + [Tormented Romance and Political Intrigue] + [A Long Road to Winning Her Back] Zhu Biao dies in the Eastern Palace, Empress Ma passes away in her prime, and Liu Bowen drinks poison in bitter despair. Open the history books of the Ming, and every page is filled with regrets. What if he could live again? In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen, poison coursing through his body, is reb —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Great Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist"—Reborn to save the Ming Dynasty, the system is incredibly awesome! Liu Bowen was poisoned and returned with the "Calculating the World" system. He can foresee three days in advance, see through people's hearts, and reverse a deadly situation! He starts by killing treacherous officials in the imperial palace, then lays out his plans in advance, wiping out the assassins of the Demonic Sect—Crown Prince Zhu Biao is saved! Defying fate, he storms into the palace, snatching Empress Ma back from the jaws of death! Nine realms of high martial arts, court politics and martial arts, cunning strategists plotting step by step. And a cold and beautiful goddess even sacrifices her power for him, her white robes stained with blood… Turn the page, and all the grievances of the Ming Dynasty are crushed! #RebirthAndCounterattack #HighMartialArtsoftheMingDynasty #LiuBowen #SystemFlow #MakeUpForRegrets #MustReadWhenYouAreOutOfBooks

45. 245 女 Disguised as a Man in the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng Treats Me Like a Brother 女扮男装穿大秦，嬴政把我当兄弟 Liu Lanting柳兰亭Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigration + lighthearted + farming + I give Brother Zheng a map of the world] The darling little teacher, adored by all and surrounded by 88 rough-and-tumble men, transmigrates into the apple of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's eye. One day, Qiyuan accidentally mistakes Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, who has come calling, for an ordinary merchant named Old Zhao. “Old Zhao? Don't just stand there. Come on in, let's talk!” Ying Zheng: “You're saying immortality is a lie? The elixir is a lie to 3.6kReads9.3Score465Shelves
46. 246 直 Livestreaming History's Regrets: The Ancestral Dragon's Journey to Another World 直播历史的遗憾，祖龙异界游 Great Qin Dragon Maiden大秦龙女Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Historical livestream + favors Emperor Qin Shi Huang + no romance + another world] This story is entirely fictional, not history. You can treat it as an alternate world. Please leave reasonable comments and be civil! Thank you! The abandoned Myriad Worlds Trial System had drifted through the universe for countless ages. One day, drawn by a powerful sense of regret, resentment, and anger, it arrived in Huaxia on the Blue Star. To make up for the regrets lost in the long river of history, System 2.7kReads7.5Score228Shelves
47. 247 我 I Treat Brother Zheng with Sincerity, but He Plays Mind Games with Me 我对政哥心换心，政哥跟我耍脑筋 Floor Fan落地扇Historical1.0M WordsCompleted (Immortality + Great Qin + Invincible + Humor + Farming + No Female Lead + Qin Dynasty) If an ordinary person transmigrates to ancient times, especially the late Warring States period, an era like Great Qin, simply staying alive is already difficult enough. Trying to change anything is pure suicide... But things are different if you come equipped with invincible martial prowess and the absolute trust of Ying Zheng... The protagonist's daily life: Keep a low profile until you become invincible; k 3.9kReads8.0Score552Shelves
48. 248 我 My Partner Lives in 1980 我的合伙人活在1980 Seventies Beater七零小破车Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Wu Quezi runs a little shop in the antiques market. His most valuable asset is a large bronze ding left behind by the previous owner, which he uses as a wishing prop, even though he knows it's a lie. Then one day, he finds two diaries and several stamps inside the ding. But the emergency medical kit he put in there himself has disappeared at the same time. On the other side of the ding lies the vibrant 1980s. From then on, his little shop becomes a secret hub spanning time. He uses various old b 2.4kReads9.0Score243Shelves

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    It's really good-looking, informative, and interesting.

49. 249 大 Great Qin: The Frail, Sickly Imperial Preceptor of the First Emperor 大秦：始皇那娇弱多病的国师先生 Great Qin's Author大秦写书人Two Male Leads120k WordsCompleted Transmigration + no romance + a focus on political intrigue + a System (mainly for stopping blood loss and extending life). Yin Shang transmigrated to the Warring States period and spent five years helping Qin unify the realm. The First Emperor and his ministers invited him to enter public life and appointed him Imperial Preceptor. However, for seeing through the secrets of heaven, he suffered the backlash of karma, leaving him chronically ill and close to death. Fortunately, the Sovereign-and-M 424Reads8.3Score106Shelves
50. 250 历 A History Stand-Up Show: From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to Puyi 历史脱口秀：从三皇五帝到溥仪 The Strange Tales Archive怪谈档案馆Historical1.4M WordsOngoing This wildly entertaining historical talk-show collection will have you laughing as you etch facts into your DNA! [Three irresistible highlights] ■ An all-star cast: From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to Puyi's abdication, more than 300 historical and legendary figures join in the fun. ■ Immersive gossip: Relive history's iconic moments through trending-topic posts, bullet comments, and social media updates. ■ No-holds-barred roasts: Rate the job performance of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor 167Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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