Historical Fiction! The Characters Must Have Brains!! 历史类！一定要带脑子！！
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Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原，谁的大明在燃烧
[Historical Setting] [No System] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Struggle for Supremacy] [A nation's fortunes at the bottleneck of civilization] [The budding of capitalism entangled with tradition] [Less court politics, more focus on ordinary people] History isn't about romance and beauty. It's where human nature collides. It's about surviving with no resignation, no surrender, and no regrets. In the Great Ming dynasty, wastrels, hypocrites, and selfish men held power. Nurgan, the Hetao r
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The First Duke of the Great Ming 大明第一公
I am Li Jinglong. This is my story, and the story of the Great Ming.
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- 3 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 234.7kReads9.4Score27kShelves
- 4 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 494kReads9.7Score70.5kShelves
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Three Kingdoms: Reborn as a Yellow Turban, I Kill Liu Bei from the Start 三国：重生黄巾，我开局杀了刘备
[Transmigration] + [No System] + [Power Struggles] + [Farming] + [Harem] + [Powerful Official] + [Overthrowing the Han] [Based on official history, not Romance of the Three Kingdoms.] Zhang Xin transmigrated to the end of the Han Dynasty and became a Yellow Turban rebel. He had planned to pack up and run, then pass his days following the script of history. Instead, he was forced to become commander of the last Yellow Turban army. From then on, a great warlord emerged from nowhere. He crushed the
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- 6 The Ming Dynasty Reborn: At Three Years Old, I Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor 大明重启：年方三岁，登基称帝 The heavens collapse and the earth splits, while fate is turned upside down. Can a modern soul save the empire as the fires of late Ming China rage? In the sixth year of the Tianqi era, the Wang Gongchang explosion tears open the sky, and history takes a new turn. Zhu Guangming's soul transmigrates into Zhu Cijiong, the infant son of the Tianqi Emperor, only to discover that he is standing on the Ming dynasty's last drifting piece of ice... At seven months, he speaks to his father. At one, he wr 25.5kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
- 7 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
- 8 A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户 [No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 9 Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Adou, Am Definitely Not Cao Cao's Son 三国：我刘阿斗真不是曹操的种啊 [Political intrigue, iron-blooded, no System, little romance] There’s no time to explain. It’s the twenty-fourth year of Jian’an, and Liu Shan is coming your way with the bearing of a formidable warlord. What gives you the right to lecture me? The two capitals and thirteen provinces of Great Han rest on my shoulders. Those of you from powerful clans have no right to speak for the people of this world! We can just confiscate more from the powerful clans. Someone else can take the blame. Zhao Yun: 7kReads8.8Score718Shelves
- 10 Falsely Accused of Cheating in the Imperial Exam? One Essay on the Six Kingdoms Shocks the World 被诬科举舞弊？一篇六国论惊天下 [No System + Court Intrigue + Literary Plagiarism + Rigorous Logic] Lu Linchuan, a top student in classical Chinese literature, unexpectedly transmigrates to the fictional Great Yu dynasty and becomes a poor scholar falsely accused of cheating in the imperial exams. Faced with oppression by the powerful, he takes up his brush and writes On the Six States, every word as sharp as a blade, stunning the entire court. From a dark prison cell to the steps of the Golden Hall, he uses his modern knowled 18.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
- 11 I'm in the Spring and Autumn Period, and I Really Don't Want to Transmigrate! 人在春秋，我真的不想穿越啊！ Other people are overjoyed when they transmigrate. When it happens to Lou Ling, he can only look miserable. The moment he opens his eyes, Lou finds himself in the middle Spring and Autumn period, more than 2,500 years in the past, in an era when food, drink, and clothing are hard to come by, and anyone who isn’t a noble is treated like an insect. This is an age when gentlemen are as refined as jade and unskilled in deceit, and wars between states are governed by countless rules. Watch how Lou Li 9.2kReads8.6Score691Shelves
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Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明
Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them.
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History Lecture: Want to Be Emperor? 历史讲台：你想当皇帝吗？
[Right is right, wrong is wrong. Look at issues dialectically, from the people's perspective. Not a traditional sky screen story.] “In your hearts, which matters more: the great achievements of emperors and ministers, or the lives of countless ordinary people?” “If you were emperor, how would you deal with the civil officials and powerful clans?” “How chaotic were the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, really? Did Zhao Kuangyin truly resolve the threat posed by military commanders with a cup of wi
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Hahaha, Great Ming 哈哈哈，大明
In an age when everyone is rebelling, to survive, you have to be more ruthless than every rebel king. You have to become the greatest rebel king of all. Take down Gao Yingxiang first, then Zhang Xianzhong, then Li Zicheng, and after that, go straight for the Eight Banners. You Manchus, your emperor is back.
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Building a Thousand-Year Clan, Starting in the Western Han Dynasty 从西汉开始，建立千年世家
[Millennia-old clan + imperial tutor + history + scholar-officials in feathered robes…] Liu An transmigrates to the Western Han dynasty, more than two thousand years in the past. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, has already died, and Empress Lü holds all the power. To restore the Han dynasty, he raises an army as the Prince of Liaodong to put down the rebellion, and goes on to establish a family clan that will endure for a thousand years. … Later generations record: The Liu clan of Liaodong bega
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- 16 In the Great Qin Dynasty: Choosing the Sword of Royal Authority from the Start 人在大秦：开局选择王权剑意 Su Chen transmigrated to the famed Qin Empire of history. And he became Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin’s seventh son, Ying Ziqing! Hu Hai gave him a hard time as soon as he arrived, leaving Ying Ziqing completely bewildered at first. Just then, a choice System suddenly activated and presented him with the following options. [Choice One: Beat Hu Hai up on the spot and scold him for disrespecting his elder brother. Reward: Sword Intent of Royal Authority!] [Choice Two: Curry favor with Hu Ha 1.9kReads8.6Score165Shelves
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The Tang Dynasty's Number One Rebel 大唐第一狂徒
In the third year of the Chuigong era of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was on the verge of ascending the throne. The sole heir to the modern Tang Sect transmigrated into the body of a marquis's son. Using modern methods, he enhanced his hidden weapons with deadly poisons and defeated every expert under Heaven. He applied forensic investigation techniques he had taken as electives while studying abroad to solve countless strange cases. And the modern fireworks he invented to impress women became a
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- 18 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Maverick 大明第一狂士 In the 35th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, a ruthless schemer is reborn as the son of a county deputy magistrate. Using modern political tactics, he cracks one strange case after another. With modern strategies of maneuvering and intrigue, he shakes the imperial court and becomes unstoppable! Rebel bands run amok? Under my powerful army, they’re nothing but fodder! I will rebuild the Ming dynasty, extend its might across the seas, and usher in an unprecedented age of prosperity! 7kReads9.1Score673Shelves
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Halberd Overlord: I Am Cheng Ji, and I Stabbed the Emperor from the Start 戟霸：我成济，开局捅了天子
Cheng Ji, the Sima family's go-to scapegoat. That day, he obeyed orders and drove a halberd through the emperor, thinking he'd be rewarded with a promotion. Instead, in the blink of an eye, he was dragged to the execution ground and sentenced to death by a thousand cuts. With his dying breath, he cursed at the heavens. Everything went black, and then... He was back at the moment before he struck! Jia Chong was still shouting, “Cheng Ji, hurry up!” Cheng Ji sneered. You think you can set me up ag
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- 20 The Southern Song Dynasty’s Top Undercover Agent 南宋第一卧底 In the sixteenth year of the Jiading era of the Southern Song, Shen Mo, a modern-day undercover agent, began manipulating the fate of the empire in the palm of his hand. Countless ingenious schemes, ruthless plots, and brutal tactics poured from him. His modern forensic techniques cracked one bizarre Southern Song case after another, while his espionage skills crushed the secret agents of the Liao and Jin. When the Mongol Yuan cavalry, invincible across the land, came thundering toward them, the 6.1kReads9.1Score846Shelves
- 21 1853: Reshaping the Han People's Realm 1853，重塑汉人天下 [Late Qing Dynasty] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Development] [No System] The third year of the Xianfeng reign, 1853 in the Western calendar. That year, Jinling fell, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom officially took control of Tianjing. Anti-Qing forces reached their peak. That year, Sun Huai'an formed a local militia in the name of defending his home and country, training his own new army. That year, the Small Sword Society launched an uprising in Shanghai, and Sun Huai'an knew his opportunity had 44.2kReads8.1Score3.6kShelves
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The Emperor Is My Brother. What's Wrong with Stealing Your Princess? 皇帝是我哥，我抢你王妃怎么了？
[Feel-Good Story] [Alternate History] [Emperor and His Harem] [Multiple Female Leads] [Comedy] As the emperor’s younger brother, Li Tao had hoped to lie flat, do nothing, and enjoy an easy life. But when his other brothers plotted rebellion, he had no choice but to take up the butcher’s blade. One day, Prince Wei staged a coup. Li Tao pressed his blade against Prince Wei’s chest and said with a cheeky grin, “Since His Majesty and I are brothers, I’ll take care of your princess consort for you. R
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My Grandpa Is the Daoist Emperor 我爷爷是道士皇帝
His grandfather practices Daoist arts and seeks medicinal remedies. He won't live in the imperial palace, preferring a Daoist temple... His father is a womanizer who stays in the palace, working tirelessly as a busy little bee in the imperial harem... Young Zhu Yijun quietly watches them perform from the sidelines, thinking to himself, “Now that you're done, it's my turn to put on a show...”
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- 24 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Warrior 大宋第一武夫 Di Qing, the great general of the Song dynasty: What fearsome might he showed on the battlefield! What glorious deeds he accomplished! Yet he lived in constant terror, unable to find peace, and died in fear! The Song dynasty's troubles are close at hand. Someone has to turn the tables! Di Yong has arrived to change everything! Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zeng Gong, Su Shi, Su Zhe... This is the flourishing age of the Song. Ride down the Tanguts, crush the Khitan, subdue the Ju 14.9kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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A Soldier's Journey at the End of the Tang Dynasty 唐末从军行
The Tang dynasty was at the height of its glory, yet its political failings could only be reversed by a hero of the ages. As the saying goes, rise and fall are governed by fate, and after reaching its peak, prosperity must decline. After three hundred years of glory and turmoil, the magnificent Tang dynasty finally crumbled. That year, Chen Congjin arrived in this world. He would bring this chaotic era to an end.
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- 26 Reborn: I'm a Samurai in Japan's Warring States Period 重生之我在日本战国当武士 Are you tired of Chinese historical novels that all feel the same? Follow the author's writing and step into the world of Japan's Sengoku period! This book does not touch on Ming dynasty politics, nor does it involve invading the Ming dynasty or Korea. Please be a rational patriot. If you don't like it, just move on to another book. Here is the synopsis! Li Shan, a martial arts fanatic from the Celestial Empire and an outdoor survival enthusiast, ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest to film 113kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves
- 27 The Sage of the Late Han Dynasty 汉末圣人 In the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court is in turmoil, people have lost their old ways, but morality has yet to disappear. At this time, Cao Cao is still the impassioned young man who has endured a decade of hardship without letting his ardor fade. Yuan Shao is still living in seclusion, waiting for the world to change. Dong Zhuo is still leading the charge and defending the Han Empire. Liu Bei is still a boy studying under Lu Zhi, fond of dogs, horses, and music… An age of chao 409Reads8.6Score123Shelves
- 28 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 55.7kReads8.8Score4kShelves
- 29 The Eldest Son of the Yuan Clan in the Three Kingdoms 三国之袁家长子 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
- 30 Three Kingdoms: Building the Strongest Generals' Faction 三国：组建最强武将集团 My elder brother is Guan Yu, and he married Cai Wenji. I assemble the strongest team of generals, take control of Luoyang, command the troops by day, sleep in the palace at night, defile the Empress Dowager, and pacify the realm. They call me the Conqueror. Hedong Commandery: Guan Yu, Xu Huang. Changshan Commandery: Zhao Yun. Nanyang Commandery: Huang Zhong. Zhu Commandery: Zhang Fei. Bingzhou: Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun. Donglai Commandery: Taishi Ci. 8.2kReads8.8Score707Shelves
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If Wang Ruofu Turns Violent, Empress Guo Is Doomed: Renzong, I Suffer 王若弗成暴力郭皇后：仁宗，朕苦
[Historical comedy] [Lighthearted] [Blunt, hot-tempered matriarch Wang Ruofu × kindhearted, somewhat spineless Zhao Zhen] [Inspired by Serenade of Peaceful Joy, The Story of Minglan, and the historical Song dynasty] A domineering empress takes charge of the emperor, sending history down a turbulent new path. Wang Ruofu is reborn as Emperor Renzong’s empress, Guo. This not-so-bright matriarch spends her life rampaging through the palace, ruling by sheer volume and overwhelming force. To hell with
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- 32 Three Kingdoms: He Jin Offers Me to Empress Dowager He from the Start 三国：开局被何进献给何太后 Empress Dowager He, Lady Yin, Wu Xian, the five beauties of the Zhen family, Lady Zhang, Fan Yufeng, Gongsun Baoyue, Ma Yunlu, Lü Lingqi, Mi Zhen, Lady Huan, Cao Yuan, Cai Yan, Lady Cai, Huang Yueying, Fu Shou, Liu Mu, Liu Hua, Lady Tang, Lady Wu, Dong Bai... 10.8kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
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Reborn for a New Life, Tyrant Chongzhen Kills! Kills! Kills! 重活一世，暴君崇祯杀！杀！杀！
The seventh year of the Tianqi reign, eighth month. Zhu Youjian knelt before the imperial bed in the Qianqing Palace, his knees aching against the floor. He did the math in his head: seven years ago, on a late night working overtime, he had died suddenly at his computer. When he awoke, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xing. Seven years. For seven whole years, he had stayed in his manor, pretending to be ill, pretending to be a fool, pretending to be invisible. In secret, he had trained e
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- 34 Shu Han! The Strongest Crown Prince 蜀汉！最强皇太子 After transmigrating, Liu Yan became Liu Bei’s eldest son, who had been lost among the common people. Father and son reunited in Xinye. He studied under the Five Tiger Generals and earned the title “The Liu Family’s Qilin.” Wolong and Fengchu came to my aid. I’ll build up Shu Han and unite the realm. 4kReads8.7Score355Shelves
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Reincarnated as the Song Imperial Uncle, I Became the Top Boss of Water Margin 魂穿大宋皇叔，我成水浒总瓢把子
[No System] [Not a brainless story] [Rebuilding Liangshan's strongest lineup] [Deep brotherhood] [Song Jiang, Li Kui, Sun Erniang, Wang Ying... none of them will be recruited] Zhao Yue's soul transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty, where he becomes the uncle of Emperor Huizong, Zhao Ji, and a direct descendant of Emperor Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin. His nephew on the throne always looks at him with suspicion, while the treacherous ministers at court regard him as a thorn in their side. Fortunately,
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- 36 If the Zhao Song Dynasty Can't Hold the Han Lands, Then Give Them Back to My Chai Clan 赵宋守不住汉土，那就还给我柴家 He transmigrates into the book Water Margin and becomes Chai Jin's son, Chai Xu! Well then! Listen up, you members of the Zhao family. You can't hold on to this vast Han realm! My Chai family will take it back! The lands the Zhao family can't defend, I'll defend! The lands the Zhao family can't reclaim, I'll reclaim! The imperial throne? My Chai family merely lent it to you! When the Liao and Jin come knocking at the border, that will be the day Chai Xu takes back the imperial throne! 27.2kReads—Score3.5kShelves
- 37 Naruto: Naruto Returns From Water Margin 火影：从水浒归来的鸣人 [Naruto + strategy + conquest + harem + no System + no conspiracy theories + classical style + succubus + no regrets + plot + ensemble cast + lighthearted comedy + Konoha + passion] Naruto Uzumaki returns from the world of Water Margin with the ways of a heroic outlaw. With his fists, he makes a path through injustice, then races toward uniting the shinobi world alongside his sworn brothers! They say that when the shinobi world was first formed, the clans fought endlessly. The legacy of the Sage 11.6kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
- 38 Water Margin: I'll Help the Heroes Become High Officials! 水浒：我带好汉们当大官！ [Climbing the Ranks] + [Big-Spender System] + [Imperial Exams] + [Underworld Bosses]! When others transmigrate into Water Margin, they form sworn brotherhoods and rebel. When I transmigrated into Water Margin, the System told me to lead the heroes into high office! The higher my brothers’ posts, the bigger my rewards! “Ding! Thanks to your efforts, Wu Yong has passed the metropolitan exam. Reward: the title ‘Mastermind’!” “Ding! Chao Gai has become the county commandant of Yuncheng. Reward: the 53.8kReads8.5Score5.7kShelves
- 39 Water Margin: After Breaking with Song Jiang, I Became the True Overlord 水浒：决裂宋江后，我成了真霸王 Modern man Zhou Tong transmigrates into the world of Water Margin and becomes the despised, good-for-nothing “Little Tyrant” Zhou Tong, one of the Earthly Fiends! Just as the Double Ninth chrysanthemum banquet gets underway, Song Jiang sings a rousing song about accepting imperial amnesty in front of everyone. Zhou Tong knows that accepting amnesty is a death trap! And seven years later comes the Jingkang Catastrophe, when the Central Plains will fall! At this critical moment, the Warring States 11.6kReads6.5Score708Shelves
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Three Kingdoms: What! Diao Chan Is My Older Sister! 三国：什么！貂蝉是我姐！
(The author has a million-word completed novel, "Transmigrated to the End of the Han Dynasty and Clung to Liu Bei’s Coattails", and a new novel, "Guan Hai Entrusted His Orphan to Me, and I Led the Yellow Turbans to Vie for Supremacy!". You’re welcome to check them out.) Ren Xiaoping dies suddenly, but by chance catches the transmigration train and arrives at the end of the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, he ends up on the side of Lü Bu, the turncoat who served three masters. It looks like the worst
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The Water Margin Demon Stars Are All My Resources: From Traits to Kingship 水浒魔星皆我资粮：从词条到王业
The Oath of the Liangshan Brotherhood? A legacy of loyalty and righteousness? Wang Ying, the Short-Legged Tiger, takes hearts and livers to sober up. Zhu Gui, the Dry-Land Crocodile, uses human fat to light his lamps! Deng Fei, the Fiery-Eyed Lion, eats human flesh until his eyes turn red! Song Jiang plots to cut off Qin Ming's escape route. Wu Yong kills Zhu Tong's young master to force him up the mountain! Dong Ping steals a man's wife and daughters, then wipes out his entire household! Sun Er
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The Rise of Great Qin: Fusu Strikes Back with a Purge of the Court 风起大秦扶苏：我反手就是清君侧
What is regret? Liu Ju? Brave but without troops. Nothing to regret! Li Chengqian? Brave and with troops, but his father was too formidable. Nothing to regret! Zhu Biao? Brave and with troops, but he died young. Nothing to regret! But me, Fusu! I command three hundred thousand troops, and you tell me to kill myself? I’ll turn around and purge the emperor’s corrupt ministers!!!
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Three Kingdoms: I Specialize in Being a Jerk 三国：我，专业缺德
[The rating just came out, but it’ll rise] [Three Kingdoms] [Scheming] [Cunning] [Conquest] No System, no cheats. Starting in Yingchuan, he makes the hearts of men his game board. He gives them provisions and lends them troops. He gives them a name and seizes the advantage. He gives them a path and wins their loyalty. He gives them freedom in exchange for an empire. He was once a penniless minor official whom no one cared about. Now he is a mighty general with power over the entire court. At his
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Republican Era: The Divination Was a Disaster! 民国，卦了！
[Entirely handwritten] [No System] [No harem] [A story for readers who like to think] [A panoramic portrait of Republican-era China] By Heaven’s decree, may he live long and prosper. His destiny belonged to Heaven. Yuan Fan took a furtive peek at it, only to stir up chaos across the Republic of China. Our story begins in 1923. That spring was quite lively…
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Reborn as Yang Guang: I Will Extend the Sui Dynasty's Rule by 500 Years 重生杨广：朕为大隋续命五百年
In the year 612 AD, the eighth year of Daye. This was the turning point when the Great Sui began its decline. Cracks in the dynasty had already spread in every direction. Transmigrated into the body of Yang Guang, he opened his eyes on the eve of the empire's collapse. Defeat at the Salsu River was imminent, and the Liaodong army was on the verge of destruction. Taxes and labor levies weighed heavily on the people, whose loyalty was wavering. The powerful Guanlong clans obstructed him at every t
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Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反
Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep
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- 47 Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣 [Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds 6.1kReads9.2Score614Shelves
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A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史
Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction.
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Striving in the First Year of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武元年
The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I transmigrated to the first year of Hongwu. Who else can relate? I, Young Master Yang, got press-ganged right from the start and became one of Emperor Zhu Chongba's proud wage slaves.
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