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Looking for a Smart Historical Fantasy with a Male Lead Who’s a Powerful Court Official

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The male lead can be a chancellor, eunuch, or something similar. I don’t mind whether there’s a romance plot, as long as the political intrigue makes sense and the characters are smart.

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101 Longing for the Remaining Snow Ji XinAncient Romance338k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads5.8Score528Shelves
102 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law Luo ChunshuiAncient Romance630k WordsCompleted 42.1kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
103 Traitor, She Doesn't Want to Be a Heartthrob Jiang XiaoshiAncient Romance306k WordsOngoing 65.6kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
104 Born with Bewitching Charm, She Makes the Cold-Faced Powerbroker Help Her Turn Her Life Around Su Luo YanAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 5.8kReads8.7Score886Shelves
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Ancient Powerful Official 1—Master Xiao Ji
105 After Entering the Palace, the Consort Rises Through the Ranks Weiyang Circles SummerAncient Romance234k WordsCompleted 8.2kReads9.0Score811Shelves
106 Go Ask Around: What Kind of Assassin Goes to Marry into Another Kingdom? Little Iron LeftoverAncient Romance559k WordsCompleted 50kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
107 After the Gloomy Imperial Tutor Took Her In, the Little Darling Gave Up Trying Chasing White BirdsAncient Romance451k WordsCompleted 7.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
108 Climbing the Social Ladder Egrets in PairsAncient Romance424k WordsCompleted 183.7kReads9.6Score27.6kShelves
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It's really not easy. I finally saw a book in which the male protagonist is not the figure who kills people at every turn and is feared by everyone. Instead, he truly cares about the people and considers them from their perspective. The people in Mo Shang are like jade, and the young master is unparalleled in the world. Zhang Zhixu is really the best male protagonist [crying][crying][crying]
109 When I Was Young, I Didn't Know the Fragrance of Powerful Ministers, and I Went Crazy When I Woke Up. I'm Not the Fairest of Them All 2021Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted 2.5kReads8.6Score339Shelves
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I recommend these three books, one is better than the other
110 A Powerful Official in the Late Ming Dynasty Seven ArmiesHistorical2.0M WordsCompleted 110Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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In the first book, Lin Shu woke up and found out that it was the day his house was ransacked last time. My first reaction should be to tell his family to run away, but the protagonist was arrested at home and only pinned his hope on another powerful official in that life. What if you don't get there? Although it's a bit of a rant, it's pretty cool if you don't care about these contents [Read carefully] In the third book, there was no golden finger at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and life was miserable at the beginning. This article is written from a male perspective, with Li Wushan turning the tide and saving and reviving the Ming Dynasty. It's not a cool article, the author's writing style is online [smile]
111 Reborn: The Art of Power Stone in the CracksHistorical467k WordsCompleted 631Reads6.8Score—Shelves
112 Reborn as a Young General Bai Yueguang Teacher TianjuAncient Romance250k WordsCompleted 6kReads8.7Score841Shelves
113 After the Marriage Swap, the Young General Can't Resist Flirting I'm Not the Fairest of Them All 2021Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted 5.1kReads8.9Score530Shelves
114 The Ming Dynasty’s Number One Madman Long YuanHistorical4.8M WordsCompleted 8.4kReads9.1Score895Shelves
115 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years KunwuHistorical6.1M WordsCompleted 124.7kReads9.2Score17.9kShelves
116 My Husband Has All the Power, and My Mother Dominates the Harem Xiao WanAncient Romance272k WordsCompleted 5.5kReads8.9Score419Shelves
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🌟What should I do if the powerful and sinister minister wants to marry a princess? The princess just wants to guard her home and her mother and live a good life! ! ! There is no way you can fight with this powerful official! What to do? Can only marry? 🌟The emperor disguised as a man, sat tremblingly on the throne with the help of the regent, and could only cry and ask for help from the regent. The regent always thought that the emperor was a soft persimmon, crying like a woman at every turn, who would have thought! He is actually a woman! !
117 Springtime in the Brocade Tent: Hidden Away by a Chaste and Powerful Official Grilled Fish TonightAncient Romance204k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads8.8Score142Shelves
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🍀①The first thing he did after becoming a powerful minister was to marry the heroine. Although he used some extraordinary means to marry her, he respected and doted on the heroine very much after the marriage. 🍀②After she was reborn, she only wanted to embrace the thigh of her powerful brother, but she actually turned out to be a wolf, and in the end she was eaten up to the point where nothing was left. 🍀③ She traveled to her favorite dynasty, accidentally saved a young man, and changed the tragic ending of the family.
118 After My Rebirth, Brother Quan Chen Attacks Me Every Day. Tangtang AiqiatangAncient Romance221k WordsCompleted 493Reads8.7Score—Shelves
119 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk Sugar-Roasted Little DeerAncient Romance332k WordsCompleted 66.2kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
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① The heroine looks like a gentle lady, but she is actually a bold and outspoken person. The male protagonist is more domineering and arrogant, but he gradually falls in love with the heroine and takes care of her feelings. It is super sweet. ② The straight-ball and sultry heroine [Gives Heart] is a loose and evil male protagonist. Both of them are in love with each other and fall prey to each other's use. The female protagonist becomes interested in sex, and the male protagonist is very gentle and doting in every detail.
120 The Most Powerful Official in Dayou Starts from the Conclusion of the Case Living Tang BohuHistorical630k WordsCompleted 89Reads5.8Score102Shelves
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> When a modern psychologist travels back in time, the beginning is a dead end. He uses words as a blade, people's hearts as a chess piece, every step as a camp, and kills people invisible. Watch it with your brain, it will be great.
121 The Crown Prince Is Reborn Wild Goose Song in the CloudsAncient Romance359k WordsCompleted 15.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
122 It's Perfectly Reasonable for a Scholar to Solve a Case Canada GooseHistorical297k WordsCompleted 318Reads6.7Score—Shelves
123 Chancellor Shen, Your Wife Took the Kids Out to Find Their Dad Again! Passion FruitAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 25.7kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
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This is it, and the plot is very different
124 After the Escaping Outer Room Was Captured by the Powerful Officials, Yearning for SheepAncient Romance237k WordsCompleted 517Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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Powerful Minister series, recommended
125 Weren’t We Supposed to Be Estranged? How Did I End Up Pregnant? Xing WeiAncient Romance710k WordsCompleted 16.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
126 After Rebirth, Revenge Is the Key Point, Seducing Him Is Just a Convenience Mo Daosang YuwanAncient Romance245k WordsCompleted 49Reads8.2Score—Shelves
127 She Ran After the Wedding Night, and the Prince Lost Control Zhi YunAncient Romance754k WordsCompleted 71.4kReads9.4Score11.4kShelves
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The powerful male protagonist and the smart and courageous female protagonist are a perfect match for the two powerful couples.
128 Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister Qu WeiAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 19kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
129 The Sickly Beauty Stayed Alive by Kissing the Prince Regent. Distant Moon ShadowAncient Romance522k WordsCompleted 6.4kReads9.0Score705Shelves
130 Powerful Ministers Lured Me into the Game Falling Lanterns on Bamboo WindowsAncient Romance157k WordsCompleted 11Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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"This dog is raised by the cousin of Gu Hanlin's nephew. I find it interesting." - Translation: It doesn't matter who owns this dog. The important thing is that if I like it, it belongs to me. Audience: ... What he looked at interestingly was never a dog.
131 The General’s Entire Family Fell in Battle, and the Whole Capital Is Waiting for Me to Break Off the Engagement Tomato-Stewed ChestnutsAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 44.2kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves
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For Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu, her fiancé's entire family died in the war, but her fiancé managed to survive but became a cripple. Everyone knew that this marriage was going to be a bad one, but the Chu family's legitimate daughter came out of the palace as scheduled and only said two words - she wanted to get married. No one knew that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she and Yan Zheng broke off their engagement. Three years later, they met Prince Pingjing, but the city was attacked by rebels. The capital was reduced to a sea hell, and the leader of the rebels stood at the top of the city, none other than Yan Zheng, who had just been named chief assistant! He beheaded her future husband-in-law, wiped out the whole family of Pingqing Hou, and humiliated her father in every possible way, forcing him to jump off the city to his death! After waking up, Chu Ruoyan immediately made two decisions: marry him or kill him. Things were unpredictable, and the second decision was delayed, but she became the most noble woman in the world.
132 Last Year's New Year's Eve, the Lights Were Like Daylight XuweiAncient Romance436k WordsOngoing 70Reads8.5Score200Shelves
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I thought it was just another ordinary old saying, but I didn't expect the setting to be so novel. The heroine Jiang Rong lost her memory and became the palace maid guarding the mausoleum. I was attracted by the beginning of the story. The settings of the imperial mausoleum, the seven departments, and the mausoleum guarding system were particularly immersive. The male protagonist Yin Zexi's character is also very charming. He is calm and steady but not paralyzed. The scenes between the two of them are particularly enjoyable to watch. The most important thing is that the plot is very fast-paced and there is almost no nonsense. Chapter after chapter is full of new information. The more you read, the more you get hooked! ! !
133 The Chief Minister's Beloved Concubine August SnowAncient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted 14.7kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
134 A True Record of the Powerful Minister's Cleansing WeisovoAncient Romance109k WordsOngoing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
135 The Divine Doctor's Legitimate Daughter: Prince, I Can Cure Your Heart Condition Yi YuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.1kReads8.7Score419Shelves
136 Seize the Jade, the Iron-Fisted Lonely Minister Falls in Love with the Noble Maid A Broad Heart Can Increase LongevityAncient Romance54k WordsOngoing 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
137 How Lucky I Was to Meet Your Peach-Blossom Face Qian Ran Jun XiaoAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 12.3kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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🍀1. Very exciting! The male and female protagonists compete with each other in strategizing and martial arts, which can be said to be a match for each other! There was no inexplicable emotion, the two of them even had murderous intentions towards each other! I felt sorry for the male protagonist when I saw the disgusting part about his mother. 🍀 2. [Love] The male protagonist is the governor, taciturn, ascetic and sinister. But he is willing to be used by the heroine again and again! When others show favor to the heroine, she opens her mouth and says, "I have an ulterior relationship with the Governor" [laughs] 3.🌹Whoever is attracted first in a relationship will be more humble! Even if he is a very popular minister and has overwhelming power! The regrets of his previous life will be made up for in this life, and he is also worried about gains and losses! 🌹
138 After My Cousin Died, He Criticized the Powerful Officials and Chased His Wife to the Crematorium. Luoqi 671Ancient Romance110k WordsOngoing 7Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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The male and female protagonists engage in secret love at the beginning, intertwining their hands under the table in front of everyone. The male protagonist comes to the female protagonist's boudoir every night. The female protagonist has to make do with him because she wants to find out the truth about herself. The female protagonist felt that the male protagonist was too possessive, and the male protagonist forced her to love her. Later, the female protagonist ran away sadly and disappointedly, but was found by the male protagonist again.
139 Beauty in the Bedchamber: The Tyrannical Eunuch Is Crazed and Dotes on Me Grilled Fish TonightAncient Romance531k WordsCompleted 117.8kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves
140 I'm Really Not a Broken Sleeve When I Take My Brother's Place in the Court! Just Want to Eat TomatoesAncient Romance533k WordsCompleted 383Reads5.8Score107Shelves
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I have to recommend this book. The female protagonist has brains and the male protagonist is even stronger. He is extremely resourceful and clever. It's not just about how powerful he is, he is really powerful.
141 The Chief Minister's Pampering and Treacherous Minister's Daughter Is Too Alluring Evening RipplesAncient Romance677k WordsCompleted 885Reads8.8Score105Shelves
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The male protagonist is a powerful minister⭐️and will not be reduced to intelligence⚡️high IQ, he was a traitor in his previous life, and he killed his accomplices⭐️Kill them all, he is a leader in the world of traitors in history and a leader in the frontier world.
142 That Year, My Clothes Were Full of Broken Branches and Flowers A Merfolk in the Northern Sea10k WordsCompleted 819Reads9.7Score—Shelves
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They are both about redemption. The first is a short story about chasing a husband, and the down-and-out rich man is a sadist story. The second is a short about chasing after his wife, and the third is a long story about marrying first and falling in love later. They are all powerful officials with brains, righteousness for their family and country, and affectionate male protagonists. If you like it, give the article a like and leave a comment!
143 The Number One Scholar Spoils His Concubine and Destroys His Wife? It Would Be Great If I Turned Around and Married the Regent. A Merfolk in the Northern SeaAncient Romance21k WordsCompleted 380Reads8.8Score—Shelves
144 Force Me to Marry the Regent? I'm Pregnant and the Prince Is Crazy A Merfolk in the Northern SeaAncient Romance301k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads8.2Score100Shelves
145 Seize Chen BushuAncient Romance281k WordsCompleted 1.9kReads5.8Score127Shelves
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The male protagonist climbed up step by step and finally became the regent.
146 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife I Am the Blooming ProsperityAncient Romance566k WordsCompleted 26.2kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
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I usually take it with me, but I don't take it with me when I see my wife.
147 Sisters Marrying Together? I Don't Want to Marry a Prince, I Want to Be a Regent. I Am the Blooming ProsperityAncient Romance712k WordsOngoing 5.5kReads8.5Score601Shelves
148 Became the Favorite of the Palm Print Eunuch Small M GrainAncient Romance559k WordsCompleted 505Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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It feels okay
149 I Am a Bandit, Is It Unreasonable to Be an Official? Osmanthus Fragrant WineHistorical250k WordsCompleted 20Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is okay, it meets the requirements very well. The protagonist is just a small character at first, and gradually reaches the point of becoming powerful. Now with more than 100,000 words, he is still just a small stall owner in Jinyiwei.
150 After I Died, My Ex-Husband's Younger Brother Went White-Haired Overnight for Me Startled MagpieAncient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 13.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
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[Love] Super funny, she dressed as Jiang Yuzhu, the first wife of a cold and powerful minister who died young. On the day she dressed as Jiang Yuzhu, she was on the way to communicate with others. She was pimped by her eldest brother [get it] [laughing], the male protagonist is dedicated to his career [note]