Good Novels Set in the Ming Dynasty 明朝好看的小说

1. 101 明 The Rise of the Late Ming: A Reborn Man’s Celebration 明末崛起：重生者的狂欢 The Eighth Sea第八海Historical3.8M WordsCompleted What should you do after arriving in the late Ming dynasty? The last unified feudal dynasty founded by the Han people was already nearing its end. Productivity was low, there was no industry, most people couldn't even read, and there was a severe imbalance between men and women. The only solution was to give the people land so they could eat their fill, then build schools where children could learn to read and do arithmetic. Next, establish a system that could be continuously improved, rebuild p 786Reads8.0Score109Shelves

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   A novel about rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty, depicting the Sichuan Army's conquest of the country.

2. 102 回 Back to the End of the Ming Dynasty to Crush the Qing 回到明末虐大清 A Heart Big Enough to Embrace the World大事能容天下肚Historical516k WordsOngoing A mischievous high schooler transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty with an AI. As the AI's power supply improves, Li Dingguo's technology advances, making this a thrilling tech-powered story about crushing the Qing. First, there's the thrill of overwhelming superiority: the weapons wielded by the various factions are generations apart. Readers can revel as the protagonist outguns the Qing, the Southern Ming, Japan's shogunate, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and other forces. Second, there's the thril —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A mischievous high school student, accompanied by an AI, travels back to the late Ming Dynasty. As the AI's power level increases, Li Dingguo's technology continuously upgrades, leading to a brutal technological overthrow of the Qing Dynasty—a thrilling time-travel novel. First, there's the sheer satisfaction of overwhelming superiority. The weapons used by various factions are several generations ahead, and the protagonist's technological crushing victories against the Qing army, the Southern Ming army, the Japanese Shogunate army, the Spanish, Portuguese, and British armies provide readers with an exhilarating experience. Second, there's the thrill of political intrigue. The novel meticulously depicts the power struggles and internal conflicts between the Great Western Army, the Qing army, the Southern Ming army, the Japanese army, and the Western powers, offering readers a thrilling experience of political maneuvering. Third, there's the thrill of dramatic scenes. The novel opens with classic scenes like the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and the "Seven Fairies' Banquet," followed by other classic scenes such as the defeat of two famous princes and the solo journey to the meeting, providing readers with a satisfying experience of dramatic events. Fourth, there's the thrill of vivid scenes. The author perfectly deconstructs the war, constructing a grand epic from the perspectives of geography, climate, population, economy, and the balance of power between the enemy and allies, while also lavishly recreating magnificent battle scenes. Fifth, the thrill of growth. As Li Dingguo's ability to utilize energy increases, the AI's search and computing capabilities are upgraded step by step, creating weapons that are more and more advanced, including a weapon that has never appeared before. Instead of writing about the steam engine, which has been written to death, the author writes about the steam turbine. The seamless integration of technology and the science fiction feel are evident everywhere. The generational gap in weaponry is incredibly satisfying for readers.

3. 103 尘 Dusty Dreams of Southern Ming 尘梦南明 A Dusty Dream Beyond Mending尘梦难圆Historical953k WordsOngoing In 1645, the first year of the Hongguang reign. The realm lies in ruins, Qing troops advance south, and war and displacement engulf the Central Plains. Wang Mochen, an ordinary man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates into this age of chaos. At first, he is overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, helpless and in constant danger of losing his life. He awakens a System that seems capable of helping him survive in this troubled world, but its conditions are harsh and its price steep. It wil 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend "The Dream of the Southern Ming Dynasty". The story begins in 1645 with the defeat at Wuhu. The protagonist retreats to southern Anhui to gather the righteous army. The system is extremely restricted and rarely used. The whole text focuses on people's livelihood and governance, and local reorganization. Ninety percent of the historical materials are consistent with history, and only one ten percent are changed as a butterfly effect. The protagonist uses strategy to gradually establish himself in the chaotic world.

4. 104 风 The Winds Rise in Southern Guizhou: I Become Prince Mu in the Southern Ming 风起黔南，我在南明当沐王爷 A Smile from Jiangning江宁一笑Historical223k WordsOngoing A chemistry graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian in Guizhou at the end of the Ming dynasty! He opens his eyes to find himself in the empire’s final days. The southwestern frontier, guarded by his family for generations, is beset by internal strife and external threats, and he knows that unless he takes action, he is doomed to see his country fall and his family perish, with his blood spilled in a brutal sacrifice. Within the realm, there are ch 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 明 The Invincible Soldier King of the Late Ming Saves the Empire 明末无敌兵王挽天倾 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A modern strategic forces veteran codenamed “Dragon King” transmigrates into the body of the most formidable commander in the Ming dynasty, Xiong Tingbi’s own son! It is the first year of the Tianqi reign. Liaodong is in ruins, the court is riven by infighting, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Other transmigrators get a hellish start, but I’m at my peak from the start! With command of Liaodong’s strongest army and military knowledge from centuries in the future, I’ll use flintloc 2Reads6.2Score—Shelves
6. 106 异 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明：我用一百条命成圣 Zi Yang紫炀Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.7kReads9.2Score741Shelves

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   [Top Post] Recommending 10 Ming Dynasty Historical Novels [Top Post] ① Excellent writing, the splendor of the Ming Dynasty unfolds before your eyes ② Novel theme, transmigrating into the body of an official: a subject's dying remonstrance ③ Decisive in killing, I, Chongzhen, will surely make all directions pay tribute ④ As an official under Zhu Yuanzhang, without any cheat codes, I can only rely on my own intelligence... ⑤ Zhu, you prison buddy, I see you have the potential to be an emperor, hahaha ⑥ Zhu Xiong Ying, the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor, is here!!! ⑦ I, a person forgotten by history ⑧ Strict, strict, there are still seven days until the country falls, watch me, Chongzhen, turn the tide ⑨ If we're going to roll up the sleeves, roll up the sleeves of my father, he becomes the prime minister and I become the imperial tutor, hahaha ⑩ Life from a lowly eunuch is indeed not easy, headache

7. 107 大 Great Ming: From the Start, I Reveal Zhu Yuanzhang's Future 大明：开局剧透朱元璋 Qing Hong青红Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Xu Qing transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and happens to arrive during a battle between the rebel army and the Yuan forces. Guo Zixing’s rebels mistake him for a spy and throw him in jail. As it turns out, his cellmate is Zhu Yuanzhang. “Brother Zhu, what’s your dream?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “A wife, kids, and a warm bed.” Xu Qing: “Why not dream bigger? Like becoming emperor.” Zhu Yuanzhang: “???” Xu Qing: “I can see that you’re destined for greatness, Brother Zhu. One day, you’ll surely be 19.9kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
8. 108 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [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 243.3kReads9.4Score19kShelves
9. 109 我 I Turned My Superstitious Father into the Chief Councilor 我把神棍老爹卷成首辅 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + imperial examinations + daily life + farming + court politics later on] Father and son join forces to build a Ming dynasty on which the sun never sets. Yan Xun transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and discovers that his father can do everything except study. His dad has so many secret identities, like an onion with layer after layer to peel back. Huh! If I push Dad hard enough to make him Grand Secretary, can I become a Junior Grand Secretary? The filial son Yan Xun sells everythin 22.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
10. 110 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.1M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 132.2kReads9.2Score12.9kShelves
11. 111 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing 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 146Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Learn from time travelers, become a time traveler, and crush time travelers.

12. 112 明 The Sorrows of the Ming: Joking About Li Zicheng 明殇之笑侃李自成 Great Utopia大乌托邦Historical265k WordsCompleted The completed historical novel set in the late Ming, Ming Tragedy: Laughing About Li Zicheng, focuses on the rebel king Li Zicheng and the chaos of Chongzhen’s final years, recounting the entire course of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming dynasty. From Chongzhen’s abolishing of the courier stations and the severe drought in northern Shaanxi, to loan sharks driving people to desperation, Li Zicheng’s uprising, the Battle of Luoyang, Sun Chuanting’s defeat, the fall of Beijing, Chongzhen 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The true nature of Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui's surrender followed by rebellion, and the Chongzhen Emperor's character all contributed to the fate of the nation's demise...

13. 113 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A different perspective, a different kind of time-travel novel.

14. 114 明 Late Ming: Reshaping China's Future 明末：重塑华夏未来 Teapot Dumplings茶壶饺子Historical1.6M WordsOngoing The Ming dynasty was an era that left people sighing with regret. If someone possessed vision and power beyond their time, could they turn the tide when all seemed lost? Chen Shenghua, a modern young man, is reborn as the son of a landlord in South Zhili at the end of the Ming dynasty. Faced with a catastrophe that seems inevitable, he chooses the hardest path: starting from nothing and laying the foundations of a new world with his own hands. He opens a school at ten, takes in refugees at thirt 120Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    Imagine traveling back to the late Ming Dynasty. You and I are just ordinary people. With modern knowledge and perspective, we can develop agriculture, gather refugees and orphans, develop industry, recruit craftsmen, develop technology, build an army, develop weaponry, research and develop bolt-action rifles, breech-loading rifles, cannons, steam engines, manufacture glass, sugar, four-wheeled carriages, and so on. Step by step, we can grow stronger and see what China will eventually look like.

15. 115 胎 Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Can Let Grandpa Hear My Thoughts 胎穿朱雄英，爷爷能听到我的心声 Jinling Big Carrot i金陵大萝卜iHistorical1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Wei, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into the early Ming dynasty and is born as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang can hear his grandson's thoughts. Using those insights, Zhang Wei cracks the Hu Weiyong case and changes the fates of Chang Shi, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao. He drives technological innovation, builds a navy to expand maritime influence, defeats the Japanese pirates and conquers Japan, establishes provinces to secure Liaodong, and ushers in an 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    A different Ming Dynasty: Zhu Xiong Ying did not die, Lady Chang lived, Empress Ma lived a long life, Zhu Yuan Zhang abdicated early, Zhu Biao ascended the throne, and retired again after a few years, and Zhu Xiong Ying led the Ming Dynasty to the world!

16. 116 重 Reborn: I Fight for Emperor Wanli 重生之我为万历爷打天下 I'm Still as Carefree as Ever姐依旧潇洒Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Tang Song is reborn as a Ming general, taking part in the Wanli campaigns and witnessing the last glory of an ancient empire. By a twist of fate, he becomes good friends with the Wanli Emperor... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 满 The Entire Court Is Reborn, and Chongzhen Is Stunned! 满朝文武皆重生，崇祯懵了！ Qin Shisi秦十四Historical236k WordsOngoing [No System, no transmigration. Read with confidence.] The Ming dynasty began with a bowl and ended with a rope. Emperor Hongwu rose from humble origins, ushered in the Hongwu era of prosperity, and laid the foundations for nearly three centuries of Ming rule. He was Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming! He attended to every matter personally and yearned to restore the Ming to greatness. Yet in the end, he hanged himself from a crooked tree on Coal Hill with a strip of yellow silk, upholding —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no time travel, no system, and it's not a purely wish-fulfillment story. Zhu Youjian, reborn, is working hard to turn the tide.

18. 118 万 The Wanli Campaign Against the Japanese: The Soul's Return on Feathered Blades 万历征倭：羽刃归魂 Interesting Plantain有趣的車前子Ancient Romance182k WordsCompleted The War Against the Wokou in the Wanli Era: The Soul's Return on Feathered Blades tells a story of family and country, duty, and a healer's compassion amid the currents of history. Xiao Yu, born into a military family, dreams of serving his country; Su Yao, a skilled physician, is determined to save lives through medicine. During the Wanli era, the Wokou ravage the coast and Joseon is in crisis. Xiao Yu is ordered to the front, while Su Yao joins the army to treat the wounded. Fighting side by —Reads—Score—Shelves

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19. 119 天 The Apocalypse: The Ming Empire Reboots 天启之大明帝国重启 Dashing Little Yellow Dog倜傥的小黄狗Historical2.6M WordsOngoing Build a new inner factory, rebuild the Dragon Scale Guard, and train the Four Symbols Army. Slay the Shanxi merchants, destroy the Donglin faction, eliminate the Eight Banners, and ride down Tokyo. Move the fiefs overseas, and reclaim Lelang, Taiwan, the Southwestern Peninsula, North and South America, and Australia. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all shall be Han lands. See how Ming Xingzu completes the task even the eternal emperor Qin Shi Huang could not finish... 81Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The story of Emperor Xingzu of Ming is completely different from other online novels. It features a system, complex characters, and historical facts, while incorporating some fictional alterations to fill gaps in my understanding. It aims to establish the Ming Dynasty of my dreams, spreading its culture throughout the world and commanding global respect. It includes traitorous merchants, the extermination of the Donglin Party who betrayed the court, the killing of the Jianzhou Guard (Later Jin Eight Banners) who rebelled and established their own rule, the annihilation of their descendants, the extermination of the Japanese, the extermination of the Mongols, the peaceful life of the southern monkeys and pirates, the restoration of Annam, the development of the Qing Dynasty in the Korean Peninsula, the expansion into Oceania and the Americas, the fight against Europe and Russia, strategic expansion into Africa, and global domination.

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