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The Late Ming Dynasty: No Usurping the Throne, Just a Loyal Minister. My Dear Ministers, Any Ideas? 明朝末年,不篡权,是忠臣,诸位爱卿,可有想法?

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  1. 1 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc 105kReads9.4Score11.1kShelves
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  2. 2 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 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing 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 24.3kReads8.3Score2kShelves
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  3. 3 I Guard the Northern Frontier for the Ming Dynasty 我替大明镇守北疆 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted In the early years of the Chongzhen era, after Wei Zhongxian falls, large numbers of officials are purged, and peasant uprisings begin to erupt. The Jisi Incident of the tenth month in the second year of Chongzhen accelerates the spread of the uprisings, ushering in twenty years of peasant warfare at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Can Lu Zheng use his advantages to change the Ming Dynasty's fate, or will he replace it himself? 2.1kReads8.1Score109Shelves
  4. 4 Late Ming: I Told You to Pass on the Throne, Not Revive the Ming Dynasty 晚明:让你传位,没让你中兴大明 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing The sun and moon do not lose their true forms, so though they may be obscured, they shine again. The Jiang and Han rivers do not lose their sources, so though their courses may run dry, they flow again. Zhu Fuming transmigrated into the body of the Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao, and had only half a life left when he opened his eyes. At court and beyond, the eunuch faction, the civil officials, and the imperial clan all hoped he would die soon, waiting for him to pass the throne to his younger brot 28.6kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
  5. 5 A Bandit in Late Ming China: My First Heist Was Sun Chuanting 在明末当山贼第一次就抢了孙传庭 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted While traveling, Zhou Yan's mind wandered for a moment, and he found himself in the eighth year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty. Forced to become a bandit, he never expected the first person he robbed to be Sun Chuanting, the last pillar of the Ming Empire. With Zhou Yan's arrival, will the crumbling Han dynasty still fall? Will Sun Chuanting, whose death was said to mark the fall of the Ming, still die in battle at Tong Pass? Will Lu Xiangsheng, praised as a once-in-a-generation talent 69.3kReads8.6Score7.9kShelves
  6. 6 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明:让你上吊,没让你重建大明 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score476Shelves
  7. 7 In the Great Ming, Starting with Tofu 人在大明,从做豆腐开始 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Wu Zishan, a medical master's graduate, transmigrated to the early Ming dynasty. At first, he only wanted to earn a few taels of silver to improve his life and, while he was at it, marry a beautiful wife. But a beauty pursued him with tearful pleas, and through a twist of fate he entered government service. He was promoted every few days and somehow became a major figure who stirred up the political landscape and changed history... 1.6kReads7.9Score128Shelves
  8. 8 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 26.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
  9. 9 Late Ming: I Cleave Chongzhen with My Blade 明末:刀劈崇祯 Historical756k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty, a transmigrator born into a family of loyal ministers rises amid chaos and turns the tide when all seems lost. Then he personally brings down this rotten dynasty, corrupt to its very roots. 541Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  10. 10 Embroidered Guard, Fangs Bared 锦衣獠牙 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Adapted into several short dramas and animated dramas. Witty, lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy, ridiculous antics, sly tricks, and absurd humor.] After the old Taoist finished chanting, he shouted, “Begone! Soul, return to your body!” Li Xiaoya’s body jerked inside the coffin. He sat bolt upright, opened his eyes, and asked in confusion, “Where am I?” “(⊙_⊙)” The old Taoist performing the ritual rolled his eyes back and promptly fainted on the spot. Also known as: [Relax, How Many People Have 34.6kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
  11. 11 As the Eldest Sister, I Run the Household and Trade Overseas in the Ming Dynasty 长姐当家,我在大明做外贸 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shunhua, a modern woman, transmigrates into the eldest daughter of a scholar’s family in Ruichang County, Jiangxi, during the Ming Dynasty. With both her parents dead, she has no choice but to shoulder the burden of supporting her family. To survive, she uses the knowledge and skills from her previous life to make money and provide for them in this era. Who knew her ideas would be so far ahead of their time that her business would grow bigger than she ever expected... 1kReads8.9Score115Shelves
  12. 12 The Imjin War 万历朝鲜战争 Historical279k WordsCompleted In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign (1592), Toyotomi Hideyoshi had largely unified Japan and mobilized the entire nation to launch an invasion of Korea, hoping to use it as a stepping stone to attack the Ming dynasty. Within a month, Korea had lost all three of its capitals: Hanseong, Kaesong, and Pyongyang. The flames of war reached the border between Korea and the Ming dynasty, and the Wanli Emperor sent General Li Rusong to Korea's aid. After seven years of large-scale warfare in East As 214Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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  13. 13 Restore the Ming, Expel the Qing: Starting in a Mountain Ravine 反清复明:从山沟开始 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted The world at the end of the Ming dynasty was hopeless! Foreign invaders, natural disasters, warfare, pirates, red-haired barbarians… Several months after the Chongzhen Emperor died for his country, a soul from a later age arrived in the desolate, vast Hexi Corridor. From a survivor hiding in a cave, to the King of Guanzhong, to the ruler of the south, he would eventually restore the Ming realm. He didn’t know how many people he killed along the way. All he knew was that he killed everyone who de 11.8kReads8.3Score646Shelves
  14. 14 Mount and Blade: Chongzhen Summons Three Hundred Khan Guards from the Start 骑砍:崇祯开局召唤三百可汗卫士 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted New novel: Five Barbarians: 31,000 Han soldiers from the start, standing firm to protect Fu Jian. Now online. I, Zhu Youjian, spent three hundred years wandering through the modern age in spirit. One day, I awoke from my dream and returned to the second year of Chongzhen! This time, I awakened the [Mount & Blade] System! Those who betrayed and forsook me in my previous life, I will wash away my shame with their blood! Upgrade troops, forge a mighty army, and let all the land beneath the sun beco 184Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  15. 15 Riding Across the Great Ming 策马大明 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted The great river surges east, wave upon wave! For three hundred years, the blood of heroes has flowed without end! In early April of the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming, a new recruit arrived at the Eastern Camp of Qingzhou... He would give his life for his country and family, and never regret it, even if he had to die nine times over! 8.7kReads8.4Score499Shelves
  16. 16 Late Ming: Players Run Rampant 明末:玩家凶猛 Historical763k WordsCompleted In April 1637, the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Qing army joined forces with the Joseon navy and launched an all-out assault on Pi Island with overwhelming force, intent on wiping out the Dongjiang garrison. By then, after years of internal strife and external threats, the Dongjiang garrison was already powerless to stop the Qing army. But just then, a mysterious force arrived: They were great warriors, pressing forward wherever righteousness called, taking life and death lightly and f 407Reads7.4Score—Shelves
  17. 17 In the Seventh Year of Chongzhen, Players Descend to Sweep Through the Ming Dynasty 崇祯七年,玩家降临扫荡大明 Historical741k WordsCompleted Yang Fan arrives in the seventh year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming dynasty. With the Later Jin poised to invade, he admits he can’t handle it. Just then, he obtains the Restoration System, which lets real-world players enter this Ming world as if they were playing a game. Watch as Yang Fan and the players shake up the Ming dynasty. 3.2kReads8.5Score228Shelves
  18. 18 I Sent Aid to Northwestern Shanxi from the End of the Ming Dynasty 我从明末支援晋西北 Urban713k WordsCompleted (Late Ming dynasty) + (Bright Sword) + dual-world portal. A modern man transmigrates into Mao Wenlong, the man the Manchu invaders hate most, and gains a golden finger: a portal between two worlds. The other side of the portal leads to the world of Bright Sword. Mao Wenlong rushes off to find Li Yunlong and buy machine guns. He plans to take guns and cannons back to the late Ming dynasty, build up his forces, and restore their former glory… But Li Yunlong can’t bear to sell his machine guns, or 464Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  19. 19 Great Ming: Stranded on an Island, I Guard the Realm! 大明:我人在孤岛,镇守江山社稷! Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Zhong Li is a retired special forces soldier. While traveling in the United States, he is caught in a sudden robbery. As he flees with two beautiful women he rescued, they transmigrate to a deserted island during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. From surviving on the island to establishing his own domain, and then to saving the declining Great Ming, he embarks on a struggle to change the course of history. 636Reads8.6Score105Shelves
  20. 20 Starting as a Foot Soldier 从小兵开始 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Qiao Lie, a young thug who spent every day brawling, got hit on the head with a brick. When he came to, he discovered that he had become a foot soldier on a battlefield. In a dynasty that had never existed in history, the uneducated Qiao Lie begins as a lowly soldier and embarks on a carefree, colorful life in ancient times... 12.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves
  21. 21 General Zuo Menggeng, the Pacifier of the Rebels: I'm Really a Good Person! 平贼将军左梦庚,我真的是好人啊 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming + transmigration + no System + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + loyalty + reviving the Han] After transmigrating into the body of Zuo Menggeng, a pacification general of the Southern Ming, he starts off defeated at Tongling and retreating to Jiujiang in 1645. Zuo Menggeng was born in 1624, the fourth year of the Tianqi reign. His father was Zuo Liangyu, a pacification general of the Ming dynasty. When I was a general, I was the sun in the sky, and our slogan was “Loyalt 4.4kReads8.8Score313Shelves
  22. 22 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves
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  23. 23 I Told You to Transmigrate and Save Chongzhen, Not Become His Teacher 让你穿越救崇祯,没让你当他老师 Historical884k WordsOngoing [No System + Hard-Core Survival + Meticulous Historical Detail + Political Intrigue + Imperial Tutor + Changing History] In the fourth month of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, during the night shift at the Hall of Literary Glory, an order for execution by slicing lay ready to be delivered. Lu Mingyuan, a middle school history teacher from the early twenty-first century, dropped the stack of exam papers in his arms. On the back of every sheet were the names of those who would open th 160Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 24 Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原,谁的大明在燃烧 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted [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 15.1kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
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  25. 25 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明:穿越崇祯帝,开局一根绳 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
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  26. 26 I Keep Dying to Remonstrate. Has Chongzhen Become a Sage Ruler? 我不停死谏,崇祯成圣君了? Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + history + feel-good power fantasy + political intrigue + simulator + transmigration] The final years of the Ming Dynasty. The realm was falling apart. The Jurchens in the northeast, refugees in the northwest, powerful clans in the southeast, and barbarians in the southwest all posed threats! Each one was more than the young Chongzhen Emperor could handle. After more than two hundred years on the road, the Ming Dynasty carriage was creaking toward collapse! Chongzhen looked around 671Reads8.4Score271Shelves
  27. 27 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Great Ming + Emperor + Political Intrigue + Age of Empires System [At its peak, this novel had 600,000 readers. Its comic-drama adaptation, The Carpenter's Empire, is now updating on multiple platforms. Read with confidence!] The Taichang Emperor is on his deathbed. The Great Ming court is in turmoil, three major cases have erupted at once, treacherous ministers are plotting to force a palace move, vassal states are turning away, the borders are in revolt, and powerful nations are clos 110.2kReads8.4Score7.3kShelves
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  28. 28 The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne 18.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
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  29. 29 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 1.8kReads8.8Score181Shelves
  30. 30 The Last Loyal Minister of Chongzhen's Ming Dynasty 大明崇祯最后的忠臣 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming Dynasty + transmigrate + no System + passionate + lighthearted comedy] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the empire is on the brink of collapse. Though I, Li Shi, hold a lowly position, that does nothing to diminish my wholehearted devotion to my country. I still love Emperor Chongzhen, even though many people say he is arrogant and self-willed, suspicious and distrustful, hot-tempered, and cold-hearted... But this very “foolish ruler” you all talk about made me, Li Shi, G 5.9kReads8.9Score304Shelves
  31. 31 With Sun Chuanying Gone, There’s Still Huang Yiming 没了孙传庭,还有黄义明 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming, the great edifice was on the verge of collapse. After nearly 270 years, the Ming dynasty was nearing its end. Li Zicheng’s rebels were advancing from the north, and the capital was in peril. A transmigrator from a later age found himself in the body of Huang Degong’s son. He was determined to save the doomed Ming dynasty and help the Chongzhen Emperor usher in a new era of revival. First, break the siege of the capital. Then fight the 3.7kReads8.4Score241Shelves
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  32. 32 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and I Shall Guard the Realm Forever 大明:家父永乐,永镇山河 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Jianwen era, the Prince of Yan entered the capital, took the throne, and adopted the reign title Yongle. A great empire was turning a brand-new page, on the verge of ushering in an age of peace for the ages. A young man from the future transmigrates into the famous “Grilled Meat Prince,” Zhu Gaoxu. Before him stand the brilliant Yongle Emperor, Zhu Laosi; his frail, sickly eldest brother, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi; his beloved nephew, the Good Holy Grandson Zhu Zhanji… 53.4kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
  33. 33 Great Ming: I Transmigrated into the Founder's Portrait 大明:我穿越成了太祖画像 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (History + Ming Dynasty + System + transmigration) After showing off on a whim, Li Chen transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He became a portrait of the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was bound to the fate of the Great Ming! It was the first year of the Chongzhen reign, and Zhu Youjian had only recently ascended the throne. To stay alive, and to make up for the regrets of the Ming Dynasty’s final years, Li Chen decided to do everything he could to extend the Great Ming for another t 8kReads9.2Score590Shelves
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  34. 34 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I’m Back, and This Is No Joke! 崇祯十七年:朕回来不是搞笑的! Historical92k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, he finds bandits rising on all sides, the Tartars eyeing the border passes, corrupt officials running rampant at court, and the Ming dynasty teetering in the storm. He wakes to find that Zhu Youjian has turned the tide of despair. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly as a diligent ruler, only to see his country fall and himself die. This time, he has finally let go of that burden and refuses to repeat the same tragic path! 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 35 Ming Dynasty, Your Loving Father Has Arrived 大明,你的慈父来了 Historical160k WordsCompleted The Great Ming has fallen! But I have arrived. Will the Great Ming still fall? Can I save this Han dynasty teetering on the brink of collapse? The Qing army has entered the pass, while soldiers and bandits ravage the land. Confronted with this desperate situation, Zhu Youjun, who transmigrated here, chooses a path fraught with hardship: restoring the Ming! Why should a man not carry a Wu hook sword, and reclaim the fifty prefectures beyond the passes! 160Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 36 Arriving in Southern Ming, an Engineering Student Crushes the Qing and Restores China 来到南明,工科生横扫满清复华夏 Historical535k WordsOngoing In the first year of the Hongguang reign, Jiangnan is on the verge of falling. The realm is shattered, and the people are displaced. A modern engineering expert unexpectedly arrives in the storm-tossed chaos of the Southern Ming. The land is divided among warlords, powerful enemies press at its borders, and the old and new dynasties take turns on the stage. He has no peerless martial arts, but he possesses engineering, manufacturing, and scientific knowledge far ahead of his time. He gathers dis 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
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  37. 37 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A middle-aged bachelor, beaten down by society and thwarted at every turn in the modern world, with no connections to his name but plenty of knowledge and ability, is accidentally transported to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. Relying on his modern knowledge while adapting to the era’s actual technological and industrial capabilities, he works hard to quietly change history and prevent China’s decline. 2.9kReads7.8Score197Shelves
  38. 38 The Late Ming Dynasty: The Fourth Calamity Corrects History 大明末年,第四天灾修正史 Historical413k WordsCompleted [Late Ming history] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [ensemble cast] + [global power struggle] On the very brink of hanging himself, Chongzhen awakens the “Seeds of Civilization System.” “My Ming, I will save it!” But... the reinforcements he summons are a little unusual. “Your Majesty! The Manchus are at the pass, rebels are everywhere, and the rats are about to outrun the money in the treasury!” Chongzhen: “Don’t panic. I’ll call in some help.” The next moment, an army of a million players from the 193Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 Chongzhen: This Great Ming Is Surprisingly Powerful 崇祯:这个大明有点强 Historical564k WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + satisfying power fantasy + mass troop recruitment + System + wild imagination] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Youjian begins by drawing a Shenying Battalion. He rebuilds the Ming Dynasty, expands its military, purges treacherous officials, subdues Jiangnan, cuts down the powerful clans, and wins the people's hearts. He launches an eastern campaign against Japanese pirates, presses the Russians in the north, wages war across the southern seas, and conquers Per 2kReads7.7Score149Shelves
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  40. 40 Late Ming: I Extend the Ming Dynasty’s Life by Seven Hundred Years 明末:我为大明延寿七百年 Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Political intrigue] [Slow burn] [Ensemble cast] [Conquest] [Clever protagonist] [No System] After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Shuyuan is mistaken for an immortal by Zhu Youjian. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, he realizes he's standing at a turning point in Chinese history! With that, Zhang Shuyuan resolves to become a fanatical defender of the Xia people! Donglin Party, die. Zhejiang, Chu, and Qi factions, disband. Liaodong? It's been Chinese territory since ancient time 718Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 41 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: The Empire's Collapse 崇祯十七年:帝国的崩塌 Historical842k WordsCompleted The Great Ming was at the height of its power and prosperity, yet collapsed overnight. What happened? This book is not a simple account of a dynasty's decline. It is a panoramic dissection of how a complex civilizational system crashed completely. Through the interwoven fates of more than twenty central figures, including the Chongzhen Emperor, Li Zicheng, Yuan Chonghuan, Wu Sangui, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell, we are drawn into the scene of an irreversible collapse. You will witness with yo 7.8kReads8.8Score582Shelves
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  42. 42 Border Fires of the Great Ming 大明边火 Historical197k WordsCompleted This is the turning point at which an empire began to decline, and the starting point of a warlord's rise. During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the seemingly powerful empire was already rotten to the core, plagued by factional strife and lax frontier defenses. Beyond the empire's gaze in Liaodong, among the Jurchen tribes, contemptuously called the “wild men of Jianzhou,” a man named Nurhaci raised an army with thirteen suits of ancestral armor, unified the Jurchen tribes, and founded the 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 43 The Great Ming Without Colonies 大明不殖民 Historical216k WordsCompleted The Uncolonized Ming is an alternate-history novel that begins in the thirteenth year of the Yongle reign. Zheng He returns from his fourth voyage to the Western Ocean with the Map of the Myriad Countries. Military officials at court champion expansion by force, while Xu Hongyuan, a scholar at the Directorate of Astronomy, establishes the Four Seas Commercial Accounting Office with the Crown Prince’s support, hoping to replace traditional conquest with a new system. Xu Hongyuan pushes for the So 40Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 44 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
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  45. 45 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.8Score201Shelves
  46. 46 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
  47. 47 Late Ming: Lü Bu Battles Dorgon 明末:吕布大战多尔衮 Historical312k WordsCompleted In 1629, the Ming Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Famine stretches for miles across the lands within the passes, and bands of rebels rise everywhere. Beyond the passes, the Mongol tribes are in their twilight years. The Buryats, descended from the Jurchens who once relied on their ancestors, have turned traitor, repeatedly invading and slaughtering their way across the border. At this histor 185Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  48. 48 I’m a Ming Imperial Clansman, Not a Bandit 我,大明宗室,不想当流贼 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the splendor of “the Great Ming, whose dominion encompassed the seas and lands, surpassing the Three Dynasties and eclipsing Han and Tang, whose subjects filled all beneath the heavens...” had quietly faded away. The realm was in turmoil and the great edifice on the verge of collapse. Barbarians ran rampant, rebels wreaked havoc, natural and man-made disasters abounded, and the starving dead lay everywhere. Amidst the smoke of war that now blanketed the land, 38.3kReads8.7Score3kShelves
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  49. 49 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, Singing Through Turbulent Times 明末,乱世高歌行 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In the summer of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the two capitals and Shandong suffered a severe drought and locusts. Famine ravaged the land, and people ate one another. Yu Mu opened his eyes and found himself in an era when people casually roasted human flesh over a fire. Ahead, corrupt officials cracked their whips like wolves. Behind him, Qing soldiers and rebel bandits stood ready with blades and axes. As a refugee, what was he supposed to do? Should he grovel and die like a blade of grass, 12.8kReads8.5Score1kShelves
  50. 50 The Meddlesome Troublemaker of Late Ming 明末搅屎棍 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted In the fourth year of Hongwu, the land lay in ruins. Yangzhou was particularly devastated, with corpses everywhere and people driven to eat their own children. To understand the people's suffering, Zhu Yuanzhang traveled incognito to Shanghu County. There, he seemed to have entered a paradise beyond the mortal world. Highways, skyscrapers, a world of delights: the county had it all! The elderly were cared for, children were educated, and when he saw Shanghu County Experimental Primary School, Zh 10.8kReads8.7Score682Shelves
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