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Transmigrating to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Vie with Chongba for the Realm 穿越元末，我与重八争天下
I transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty, when war blazed across the land! My father is Guo Zixing, known to later generations as one of the founders of the Ming dynasty. My sworn younger brother is Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty! To protect myself, Zhu Chongba and I go from working together to competing against each other, and in the end I seize the Ming realm for myself! The Ming dynasty I establish is far greater than Zhu Chongba’s. Zhu Chongba, if I don’t die, yo
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A Farming Diary from the Late Ming Dynasty 明末种田日记
At Greenwater Academy, Li Qi only wants to clear land and farm, making sure his people have enough to eat. But the dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and a chaotic age is coming. To keep civilization from being buried, he has no choice but to fight back. Li Qi clears land, farms, builds ships and factories, digs canals, and raises an army, all for the sake of protecting himself.
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The Bright-Eyed Tyrant 明枭
Yu Feng, a modern man, transmigrated to ancient times in his sleep. He found himself in the late Ming dynasty, a period of turmoil, and had become a penniless scholar in Shandong. How will he build a life for himself in the chaos that is about to come? How will he wield power over the realm by day and sleep in a beauty’s arms by night, becoming a force to be reckoned with in his age? Read on as the author tells you the story...
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Great Ming: Reborn as Emperor Taizong of Ming 大明：重生之明太宗
The first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, an emperor who should never have appeared in the pages of history, is a feudal ruler armed with modern ideas. He leads his country onto the road to wealth and power, raising it to the pinnacle of the world’s great nations. He teaches the grassland tribes to sing and dance, forces a queen to sign a treaty, beats the Russians until they call him “Dad,” and makes the little Japanese say goodbye for good.
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How the Qing Dynasty Kept the Han Weak for 300 Years 满清防汉弱国300年
For three hundred years, the Qing dynasty made “keeping the Han in check” the cornerstone of its policies. To preserve the ruling privileges of the Manchus, it suppressed technology, shackled thought, and closed the country off from the world, trading national decline for the dynasty's temporary survival. It was a tragic chapter in which selfish ambitions for power crushed the future of an entire people.
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The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Warrior 大明第一武夫
Zhu Yunfei, once the greatest mercenary of his generation, is unexpectedly reborn in the late Ming Dynasty. He becomes a soldier on the Liaodong front, fighting at the Battle of Songjin. Watch as he turns the tide, sweeps away the Jurchen invaders, crushes the rebel bands, and claims an empire and its beauties.
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- 457 Sky Screen: From the Start, Explaining the Four Great Cases of the Ming Dynasty and the Early Ming 天幕：开局说明朝四大案外加明初 The good news: Zhu Dijun has become a top-tier star across the internet, with a sky screen that connects all the worlds. The bad news: After exposing too many historical conspiracies, he's been blacklisted across the internet by powerful corporate interests. But in the eyes of emperors throughout history, this descendant from the future is an unfathomable god from a higher dimension! To Zhu Yuanzhang, he's a prophet who sees through past and present, and who exposed the deadly trap of the Blank 588Reads7.8Score100Shelves
- 458 The Border General 边将 The historical novel The Border General is set against the backdrop of the Ming Dynasty, with a major fortified town on the northern frontier as its stage. It portrays several generations of military commanders, represented by Du Ruzhen. The story touches on many major historical events along the Ming Dynasty's northern borders and depicts the everyday lives of the people there. It conveys the generals' loyalty to their country, as well as the purity and resolve of their emotional lives. The nov 155Reads9.0Score114Shelves
- 459 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.8kReads8.6Score139Shelves
- 460 Blood Banquet: The Cannibal Files 血宴：食人档案 “In the shadows of a golden age, a ghostly yellow carriage carries the empire’s secrets deep within the Forbidden City. Join Liu Yong, the prefect of Shuntian, as he uncovers the Forbidden City’s greatest mystery, one that has remained unsolved for a century.” 179Reads—Score—Shelves
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Those Things in the Ming Dynasty: Comic Edition 1 (Updated Edition) 明朝那些事儿：漫画版.1（升级版）
Read the comic, and you'll understand The Ming Dynasty in Those Years. True history isn't the brush in the hands of historians, but the human heart. The Ming Dynasty in Those Years: Comic Edition begins with Zhu Yuanzhang's birth, recounting the legendary founding of the Ming Dynasty and its path to governance. From humble beginnings to emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the realm, but could he govern it? With family ties in one hand and imperial power in the other, how did Zhu Di, whose ambitions
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- 462 What Cao Family Textual Critics? I'm a Dream of the Red Chamber Conspiracy Theorist 什么曹家考据党，我是红楼索隐派 (The rating may be a little low right after launch, but it’ll go up!) [Historical Rundown] + [Live Comments] + [Broadcast Across Dynasties] + [No Romance] + [Emperors and Famous Figures from Every Dynasty] + [Hidden Meanings in Dream of the Red Chamber] Ye Shuwei binds herself to a historical projection System spanning countless worlds. As long as she edits videos and broadcasts them across those worlds, she can change history! If she wants to change history, why not start with the most recent d 14.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 463 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末逐鹿 Reborn in the final years of the Ming dynasty, he takes the imperial exams, enters government service, quells the Prince of Yan’s rebellion, wipes out the Jurchens, and rises step by step to contend for the realm. 1.4kReads8.5Score112Shelves
- 464 Three Hundred Years of Ming Dynasty Turmoil (Two-Volume Set) 大明风云300年（全二册） In lively, flowing prose, this book recounts the many details of Ming history in its original form. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, it clears up numerous historical mysteries and offers an in-depth analysis of the secrets behind the rise and fall of the Great Ming, restoring the dynasty as it truly was. 44Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 465 Late Ming: Turning the Tide 明末之力挽狂澜 The protagonist is hit by a shell while saving someone and transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty, where he sets out to save the Great Ming. This is a historical strategy SLG game... No, wait, it's a transmigration novel. Starting out as a low-ranking scholar, the protagonist perseveres through hardship and ultimately turns the tide in this extraordinary story... 215Reads8.6Score137Shelves
- 466 The Tyranny of the Qing Conquest (Free Public-Domain Book) 满清入关暴政（免费公版书） This book gives a relatively detailed account of the slaughter and devastation inflicted on the Jiangnan region after the Qing army entered the passes. It states that its contents were “all personally experienced and witnessed... hearsay from distant places has not been included,” which gives it considerable historical value. The details of the book’s editions are unknown. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was included in Five Collections of Unofficial History of the Manchu Qing un 114Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 467 Great Ming: Grandpa, I Don't Want to Be Emperor 大明：爷爷，我不想当皇上啊 “Jiang Huan, what do you think of our eldest grandson?” Zhu Yuanzhang asked. “Your Majesty, the prince bears a striking resemblance to the late Crown Prince!” Jiang Huan replied. “Wrong! I say our grandson surpasses the Crown Prince in every way. Even the Crown Prince couldn’t see through many things as clearly as he can. More remarkable still, every word he says strikes right at my heart, and he can judge current affairs with the mind of an emperor.” “Our eldest grandson has seen right through 1.3kReads7.4Score132Shelves
- 468 Carefree Lands 逍遥江山 In the twenty-second year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di, died of illness on his way back to the capital from a northern campaign. To prevent Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui from seizing the opportunity to rebel, Duke of Ying Zhang Fu and grand secretaries Yang Rong secretly brought Zhu Gaochi to the throne, making him Emperor Renzong of Ming. That same year, a sales accountant at a medium-sized company was pushed off Mount Tai in a plot against him while sightseeing, and ended up in the wo 5.7kReads8.3Score467Shelves
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Great Ming: Grandpa, You're Zhu Yuanzhang, and You're Taking Me Begging? 大明：爷爷你朱元璋，带我要饭？
[Transmigration, no System, comedic and scheming Truman Show life early on, reforming the Great Ming in the middle, and raising the Sun-and-Moon Dragon Banner across the world in the end] Good news: I’m alive! I’ve become a child, and nothing on my tricycle has gone missing. Bad news: I’ve transmigrated! I have no memories and no System. An old beggar wants to take me along to beg, and start a rebellion? In the fifth month of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, dressed as a begga
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Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣
Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie
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- 471 The Peaceful Liberation of the Great Ming 和平解放大明 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming, a band of defeated deserters fled Liaodong and made their way inside the Great Wall, heading west... Liu Song, who had transmigrated into this world, became a deserter with an uncertain future. Before long, he defeated a rival and became the leader of a battalion. He trained new recruits, became a bandit king, set up checkpoints, and plundered the gentry... Before he knew it, he had the means to contend for the realm and had become the 168Reads—Score—Shelves
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If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩
[Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn
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Jingtai of Great Ming: I Am the Tyrant 大明景泰：朕就是暴君
On the night of the Coup at the Gate, Emperor Jingtai held an AK-47 in both hands. “Zhu Qimen, get out here and eat a whole magazine!” A hot-tempered young man from the twentieth century transmigrates into Emperor Jingtai on the eve of the Coup at the Gate. Watch as he punches the Oirat exchange student Zhu Qimen, kicks the various Oirat tribes into submission, and turns the Japanese pirates into fish food!
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The Empire’s Great Bandit 帝国大反贼
(This is a traditional alternate-history novel.) That year, more than a dozen prefectures suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed completely. That year, five powerful military governors carved up the land, and their princes rebelled. That year, Zhang Yunchuan became an outlaw and one of the great bandits of Jiufeng Mountain.
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A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers 山水行记
"Not a wish-fulfillment novel, not stupid, and not something to eat with your rice. It’s best enjoyed with a drink. This book is for readers with a long-term mindset. Take your time and savor it, and you’ll find that this novel is as tender as water, like the girl you love, intoxicating you." What seems like an ordinary opening is actually a grand scheme plotted long ago… Guangxi, a rainy night, a dilapidated Taoist temple, and a mystery upon mystery. A helpless young woman encounters a handsome
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A Gambling Den Waiter Making His Way in the Ming Dynasty 奋斗在大明朝的赌坊小二
Qin Hu is the son of a convicted official. Three years ago, though he had been a scholar, he was sent to work as a waiter at Nanjing's biggest gambling house. Three years later, he made a stunning name for himself. Once a mere waiter at a gambling house, now he stood alone at the top of the Golden Powder Tower. He rose from gambling-house waiter to low-ranking officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Wearing a flying-fish robe and carrying an embroidered spring saber at his waist, he aspired to
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Chongzhen: Don't Mess with Me, My Big Brother Is an Earthly Immortal 崇祯：别惹我，我哥是陆地神仙
An older brother who wants to bring peace to the world for generations to come for his younger brother, and a younger brother who is always on guard against him. A girl he wanted to protect all his life becomes a princess of an enemy kingdom, while a naïve woman willing to give him everything is turned away. A pack of corrupt officials, and a few fame-seekers. After enduring the vicissitudes of two lifetimes, he still believes there is a way to have it all: to wrong neither the Buddha nor the on
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I Become a Bandit at the End of the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝末年当山贼
Li Mengde transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty and becomes a bandit at Black Wind Stronghold, where he is bound to the [Strongest Bandit Stronghold] System. To build up Black Wind Stronghold, he leads his bandit underlings down the mountain to rob people. “Stop right there!” “This mountain is mine, and I planted these trees!” But the first person he encounters is none other than Empress Yi'an of the Great Ming! As the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold, he promptly abducts the empress
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The Heavenly Khan, Beginning with Study Abroad in Oirat 天可汗，从留学瓦剌开始
Political intrigue + colonization + pioneering + expansion + war + the struggle for supremacy! No System! No dumbed-down characters! Decisive and ruthless! The Tumu Crisis: an axe is at his throat! Zhu Qizhen opens his eyes to find himself a prisoner of the Oirats, with the throne about to pass into someone else's hands. With no golden finger to bail him out, he can only rely on his learning to “study abroad” on the steppe... Tame the unruly tribes and become lord of the steppe; lead an elite ca
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Great Ming: Jiajing Is My Brother 大明：嘉靖是我哥
To my elder brother, A letter from your younger brother, Lu Bin. The situation in Jiangnan has become as bad as it can possibly get. I feel as if I'm trapped in a mire, struggling to find a way out. First, the most obvious problem is the Japanese pirates. They come from the sea, made up of desperate men who call themselves ronin. They are poor and have no fear of death, so smuggling merchants hire them and bring them inland. The Jiangnan army is no longer fit for purpose. Its equipment has falle
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Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Use Modern Technology to Rule the World 穿越到明朝利用现代科技制霸全球
The capital falls, and Emperor Chongzhen hangs himself on Coal Hill, only to transmigrate to the modern era. He meets the lifelong friend bound to him by fate, then unexpectedly transmigrates back to the eve of the Ming dynasty’s fall along with friends from modern society. Using his knowledge of modern science, he builds a modern chemical industry from scratch, drives the Industrial Revolution forward, establishes a powerful modern army, and conquers the lands and seas. He forges a mighty empir
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- 482 The Son of Heaven 明天子 Reborn in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he finds himself inhabiting the body of an eight-year-old child. But that’s not important. What matters is that he is the crown prince, the heir to the throne! In simple terms, this is the story of an eight-year-old emperor’s rise: seizing the palace, governing the court, bringing peace to the people, quelling internal unrest, recruiting talent, improving agriculture, and developing commerce... Through civil and military accomplishments, he will restore 151Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 483 Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Marry the Princess of Yan from the Start 大明，我，朱棣，开局迎娶燕王妃 He transmigrates to the ninth year of the Hongwu era as the young Zhu Di. From the start, he marries Xu Miaoyun, activates the System, and gains the power of Xiang Yu multiplied tenfold. He then demonstrates his martial prowess in Fengyang, forms the Three Yan Guards, and marches north into the desert. Leading his guards in person, the young Zhu Di captures the Northern Yuan royal court, becoming the brightest star in the Ming dynasty overnight! Behind his dazzling rise is a host of devoted foll 5.2kReads8.6Score355Shelves
- 484 The Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Brother-in-Law: Empress Ma Insists I Become Her Little Brother 大明国舅：马皇后非要认我当弟弟 Lin Mo is a cultivator who was fighting an enemy in the cultivation world when he accidentally used a precious treasure. A small bronze pagoda shattered the barriers between worlds and sent him to the eleventh year of the Hongwu reign. To his surprise, before his injuries had even healed, he encountered an assassination attempt on Empress Ma. He happened to save her, and she took him in as her younger brother. The old Zhu named him Prince Dexian... 2kReads7.0Score127Shelves
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Ming Prince: I’ll Found a Nation Overseas 大明藩王：我要海外建国
He transmigrates into Zhu Yiliu, Prince Lu during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Dowager Li has just rebuked the Wanli Emperor and demanded that Prince Lu be made the new ruler. Zhu Yiliu falls from his horse and lapses into a coma. After waking, he can't shake the feeling that the Wanli Emperor wants him dead, so he plans to build a ship and take a group of people to hide in the Nanyang, putting some distance between himself and the Manchu barbarians, who will arrive before long. Bu
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Dust Mountain 尘埃山
This story follows ordinary people struggling to survive through the long, chaotic ninety years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It portrays how a group of common folk make their way in life, far from the halls of power, with no special advantages or extraordinary encounters. Like specks of dust drifting through time, they endure the weight of the years, unnoticed and unheard.
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Great Ming: From the Start, I Reclaim My Position as Crown Prince’s Heir! 大明：开局重登太孙之位！
After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, who was believed to have died long ago. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Come on, come back with me! You'll inherit the throne!” Zhu Xiongying: “Just like that? Don't we need to prepare and make plans?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “With me here, who dares lay a finger on my eldest grandson? I'll wipe out their entire clan!” Lan Yu: “Your Highness, your maternal grandnephew Lan Yu will be the sharpest blade in your hand from n
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- 488 Great Ming: I’m the Strongest Imperial Grandson, So, Old Zhu, Step Down 大明：我最强皇孙，请老朱退位 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xuan transmigrates and becomes an abandoned infant, set adrift down a river in a wooden basin. Just then, Zhu Biao dies, and Zhu Yuanzhang comes across Zhu Xuan while taking a walk at the foot of Mount Zhong. To survive, Zhu Xuan quickly wins Zhu Yuanzhang over. His adorable smile soothes Zhu Yuanzhang’s grief over losing his son, and Zhu Yuanzhang takes him back to the palace. Zhu Yuanzhang initially plans to look into Zhu Xuan’s origins, but his investig 2.2kReads8.1Score238Shelves
- 489 Great Ming: A Comparison of the Two Imperial Grandsons Leaves Old Zhu in Despair! 大明：双皇孙对比，老朱崩溃了！ In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died! Just as Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated over which grandson to name heir, a parallel-world comparison sky screen appeared, revealing the very different lives of Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuntong. Old Zhu watched Zhu Yuntong on the screen: though he had rebelled, his achievements far surpassed Zhu Yuanzhang's own. His name was celebrated through the ages and remembered for generations, and he was praised as an emperor without equal. Then he glanced 3.8kReads7.2Score187Shelves
- 490 Great Ming: Giving the Useless Imperial Grandson a White Hat 大明：送废物皇孙一顶白帽子 Father and son transmigrate together + System + Riding roughshod over the emperor + Invincible + Unifying the world + Protagonist challenges Heaven, Earth, and the emperor + A few martial arts elements An unexplained explosion sends Dan Su transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, where from the start he finds himself locked inside an unmarked coffin for over a year! After finally seeing daylight again, he nearly gets killed by a useless System and ends up dumped on the streets of the capital to live 61Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 491 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 138Reads—Score—Shelves
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Emperor Zhu Shou 朱寿大帝
A battery factory explodes, and he transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming Zhu Houzhao, the short-lived, reckless young emperor. He refuses to accept his fate, so he reforms the court, overhauls the tax system, opens the seas, and expands trade. Just as the empire begins to prosper, he discovers that he is drawing ever closer to the death date recorded in the history books. Some people are helping him, while others want him dead. Which side will history take?
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The Tech Revolution: The Great Ming Enters Modern Civilization Overnight 科技革命，大明一夜进入现代文明
A young man determined to change the course of Chinese history transmigrates with an artificial intelligence System. He arrives just as the Chongzhen Emperor has taken the throne. Armed with the foundations of four industrial revolutions, he will help the Ming Dynasty evolve into a modern civilization! While barbarians are still relieving themselves wherever they please, robbing, kidnapping, and swindling... China has already ascended to dominion over the world, sowing the seeds of civilization
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Lone Loyalty in the Vast Sea 沧海孤忠
The Solitary Loyalist of the Vast Sea: The Complete Biography of Zheng Chenggong is a heroic elegy that delves deep into the heart and probes the soul. This book seeks to go beyond a simple tale of monument-building and portray a real man struggling amid the upheavals of his age. He was the son of a pirate, of mixed Chinese and Japanese heritage, and a Confucian scholar with the world in his heart. He was the "Lord of the Imperial Surname," personally named by the Longwu Emperor, and a lone mini
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The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部
At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang
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- 496 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 497 Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部 In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa 629Reads8.8Score122Shelves
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Strumming a Sword and Singing Along the Way 弹剑行歌
Half martial arts novel, half story: In the twenty-ninth year of the Wanli reign, a prince who has been living among the common people makes a surprise assault on the imperial palace after years of secret preparation, invoking the precedent of the Jingnan Campaign. A group of heroes from the martial world, led by a former official who resigned from office, rise up to stop him. But all of this is under the control of Zhao Gong, a prince consort, and in the end both sides suffer devastating losses
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Jia Baoyu Becomes a Martial Arts Master 贾宝玉成了武林高手
Dream of the Red Chamber is a realist masterpiece rooted in Cao Xueqin's reflections on his own life. Though the book contains mythical elements, they are merely a veil of “false words and village talk.” This time, the author boldly reimagines the story, casting Jia Baoyu into the chaos of the late Ming dynasty! Watch him master peerless martial arts, raise his sword to the heavens as the empire teeters on the brink of collapse, protect his family, and fight injustice throughout the land! Histor
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Tales of the Southern Ming 南明那些事儿
Tales of the Southern Ming recounts a chapter of late Ming history, portraying the struggle of a people amid chaos and examining the power plays and factional conflicts of the ancient court. Loyal ministers and righteous patriots, treacherous villains, civil war and foreign invasion, barbarism and civilization intertwine in a sweeping historical panorama.
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