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Novels Set in the Ming Dynasty, Plain and Simple. I'll Start with Two to Get the Ball Rolling. 明朝的小说,简单明了吧?我先来两个抛个玉

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  1. 51 The Time-Traveling Bookshop's Most Devoted Reader Is Zhu Yuanzhang! 超时空书店,忠实读者是朱元璋! Historical644k WordsCompleted Zhu Chen returned to his hometown and opened a bookstore. Business was slow. But then a peculiar reader showed up, dressed like someone from ancient times. Zhu Chen wasn’t surprised, assuming he was an actor who made a living taking photos with tourists at a scenic spot. The two hit it off, chatting freely about everything from ancient times to the present, and Zhu Chen even taught him a few things. One day, several years later, time and space converged. Zhu Chen walked out of the bookstore alon 27.2kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
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  2. 52 Great Ming: Zhu Gaochi, Empress Ma's Dream Grandson 大明:我朱高炽马皇后的梦中情孙 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Empress Ma Saves the Ming Dynasty] + [Expanding the Empire] + [Changing the Ming Dynasty] + [Golden Finger] + [No Regrets] In the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming dynasty, two major events were about to unfold: Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Empress Ma were both on the verge of death. Zhu Gaochi: “Big Brother Xiongying, Grandmother, don’t be afraid. Fatty’s here!” I was born into the body of the ten-month-old Zhu Gaochi, later known as Emperor Renzong of Ming, and received 9kReads8.1Score575Shelves
  3. 53 The Hongwu Emperor's Legitimate Grandson: My Father Zhu Biao Guards the Realm Forever 洪武嫡皇孙:家父朱标永镇山河 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing The story of three generations of the Hongwu Emperor’s family: the most rightful founding of a dynasty, and the most regrets. Zhu Yunthong, the second legitimate son of Zhu Biao, transmigrates and changes Zhu Biao’s fate of dying young. Zhu Yuanzhang becomes the retired emperor, Zhu Biao ascends the throne early, and Zhu Yunthong assists with governance. Excerpt: Zhu Yuanzhang laughed in anger and tugged at his ear. “Nonsense! Your father isn’t made of paper! What’s wrong with a trip to Guanzho 23.7kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
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  4. 54 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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  5. 55 The End of Dayan: Winds Rise in Hanzhou 大衍末路:邯州风起 Historical800k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to the Late Ming] [Imperial Son-in-Law] [Not Mindless] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No System] [New Book] In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming dynasty, there are no golden fingers, no System, and the story unfolds at a measured pace. Zhao Yanzhi, a modern office worker, transmigrates by accident and becomes the illegitimate son of a landowning family in Handan during the early years of the Chongzhen reign. The realm is on the verge of chaos, bandits roam every 1.2kReads—Score117Shelves
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  6. 56 Great Ming: Starting with 100,000 Yue Family Troops 大明:开局十万岳家军 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Never make peace through marriage, never pay tribute, never submit, never cede an inch of land! The Son of Heaven guards the nation’s gates; the ruler dies for his country! In this world, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish! Wherever the sun and moon shine, all belongs to the Great Ming! 5.4kReads8.5Score337Shelves
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  7. 57 Late Ming: The Black Pearl Rules the Seven Seas 明末:黑珍珠号称霸四海 Historical265k WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the final years of the Wanli era, when the Great Ming is ruled by harsh policies and the realm stands on the brink of chaos. Liu Xuan's golden finger turns out to be a bizarre System. With nowhere to stand on land, he turns to the sea to survive! With black sails cutting through the waves, he sweeps away Western colonizers and carves out a territory across the blue seas, rising from fugitive on the run to a maritime overlord who rules the waters at the end of the Ming dynasty 81Reads—Score—Shelves
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  8. 58 The Forty-Sixth Year of Wanli 万历四十六年 Historical374k WordsOngoing In the forty-sixth year of the Wanli era, tax collectors beat his father to death, then wiped out his entire village in a collective punishment. He struck back and became a fugitive with a warrant out for his arrest. He escaped aboard a green-bannered Fuchuan, only to discover that the gunpowder on board had been replaced with sand. Pirates attacked. A white flag rose behind him, and his brothers fell one by one into pools of blood. He crawled out of a heap of corpses onto a deserted island, wit 32Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 59 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 Historical690k WordsOngoing [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 3.3kReads9.3Score490Shelves
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  10. 60 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯:我这一生如履薄冰 Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 668Reads6.4Score103Shelves
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  11. 61 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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  12. 62 The Chuang King Besieges the City, Bringing 1 Billion Taels of Silver to Transmigrate Into the Chongzhen Era 闯王围城,带10亿白银穿越崇祯 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted [No System + No Harem + Bloody Battles + Suppressing Pirates + Political Intrigue + Conquest] Mei'er... why were you born into the imperial family? Zhu Long, a university student and soldier, transmigrates as the Chongzhen Emperor, and from the start, he’s supposed to kill a princess. With Li Zicheng’s million-strong army surrounding the capital, Zhu Long glares at the sea of rebel troops and raises the Son of Heaven’s sword in fury. He won’t hang himself! He won’t accept his fate! He’ll kill co 8.4kReads8.6Score809Shelves
  13. 63 I Refuse to Be an Emperor Who Dies Within a Month 老子不当一月就死的天子 Historical274k WordsCompleted Zhu Changluo, the timid and overlooked eldest prince of the Ming Dynasty, sees on a wall in a secluded side hall of Jingyang Palace the fate awaiting him: he will ascend the throne and die a month later, along with visions of the Ming Dynasty's collapse… 53Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 64 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Historical472k WordsCompleted 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 19.6kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
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  15. 65 Burying the Ming: My System Is Full of Bugs 葬明:我的系统全是BUG Historical369k WordsCompleted The protagonist wakes to discover that he has become the frail, sickly, and overlooked heir of the Prince of Gui’s residence. He is only fifteen years old. News has just arrived that the Longwu regime has fallen, and Qu Shisi, the Guangxi governor, and others are urging his father, Zhu Youlang, to assume the regency. System Awakening: Thrust into the spotlight amid his terror, he faces a probing attack by the Qing vanguard under Li Chengdong. At this critical moment, a translucent panel appears 34Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 66 The Most Dangerous Job: Transmigrate to the Late Ming as Chancellor 最危险的工作:穿越到明末当宰相 Historical131k WordsOngoing #Historically Researched #No System, Just a Comeback #Industry Saves the Nation Help! A cultural relic restorer has barely transmigrated when the Chongzhen Emperor hands him a delicate young princess: “Li Zicheng will be at the city gates in three days. Hurry and get her out of here!” Me: ??? I restore artifacts. I can't restore a script about a fallen dynasty! Luckily, while restoring artifacts, I saw the secret behind the Tianqi explosion, which led me to a formula for silver gunpowder! I 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 67 System: I Reincarnate as Empress Ma of the Great Ming 系统:穿成大明马皇后 Historical381k WordsCompleted [Complete] [System, born into the past, 1v1] [The System plays a minor role] [Although Lady Lü is the crown princess, she dies in the end] For reasons unknown, Lihua was born into the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. She became Ma Shi, the historically renowned and highly praised role model for women, later honored as Empress Xiaoci, wife of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although her fate was already written in the history books, Lihua had no intention of merely witnessing histo 247Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  18. 68 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
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  19. 69 Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot 1.1kReads7.4Score—Shelves
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  20. 70 Brother Chongba, Let Me Be the Hongwu Emperor 重八哥,明太祖还是我来当吧 Historical490k WordsCompleted After unexpectedly transmigrating, Guo Ming becomes the son of Guo Zixing, marshal of the Haozhou rebel army. Swept into the turbulent chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and other great men of the age in rising up against the Yuan and vying for control of the realm... Years later, in another timeline, a new Great Ming appears on the land of China. It draws the gaze of the entire world, with every nation paying tribute, and its population, 208Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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  21. 71 Working Hard to Save the Great Ming 为拯救大明而努力 Historical631k WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations] + [slow burn] + [no System] + [harem] + [factional strife] The Jian slaves rebel, bringing disaster to Liaodong. Factional strife grips the court, and the situation grows increasingly chaotic. The end times are drawing near, and the nation teeters on the brink of collapse. We form a faction not to serve our own interests, but to save the Great Ming. 988Reads6.4Score105Shelves
  22. 72 The Greatest Warlord of the Late Tang 晚唐第一大军阀 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted If a person cannot leave their name behind in the vast river of history, it is as if they had never come into this world. After transmigrating to the late Tang, an age of upheaval, Qi Shen felt incredibly fortunate. Here, he could behead Huang Chao, wipe out bandits, reclaim Chang'an, and hold the emperor hostage to his heart's content. Here, he could defeat Qin Zongquan, pacify Yang Xingmi, punch Li Keyong and kick Zhu Quanzhong, calmly bringing the warlords to heel. Here, he could repel the Kh 1.9kReads7.7Score104Shelves
  23. 73 Father, Ming's Waters Are Too Deep for You to Navigate 父皇,大明的水太深,你把握不住 Historical327k WordsCompleted [Invincible]+ [System power fantasy]+ [Wild alternate history]+ [Machiavellian power grab]+ [Secret police rule]+ [Mighty steel legions] In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Luoyang fell, and the Prince of Fu was cooked together with venison. Zhu Cilang transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. At the brink of despair, Zhu Cilang awakens the “Ultimate Assistant System”! The greatest figures in Chinese history, heed my command! You preach benevolence and morality, whil 489Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 74 I Am the Way of Heaven: The Great Ming Sun-and-Moon Banner Shall Fly Across the World 朕即天道:大明日月旗,插遍寰宇 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted The blood-red setting sun shines over the land, and three centuries of humiliation are carved into our bones! Unwilling to let China sink into ruin, the will of Heaven tears through time at the empire’s final hour, possessing the drowning, dying Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao! Inside the court, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian holds sway. Outside, the Later Jin cavalry watches like a tiger waiting to pounce! Factional strife among the Donglin scholars drains the empire’s strength, while corrupt Sh 408Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 75 Hahaha, Great Ming 哈哈哈,大明 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In an age when everyone is rebelling, to survive, you have to be more ruthless than every rebel king. You have to become the greatest rebel king of all. Take down Gao Yingxiang first, then Zhang Xianzhong, then Li Zicheng, and after that, go straight for the Eight Banners. You Manchus, your emperor is back. 460.1kReads9.4Score66.8kShelves
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  26. 76 The Yongle Emperor: Zhu Biao 永乐大帝:朱标 Historical4.2M WordsCompleted (Decisive and ruthless! No System! Court intrigue and power struggles! Conquering the northern frontier!) A top wilderness survival expert transmigrates into the parallel world of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, becoming his eldest son, Zhu Biao! From then on, the Yongle Emperor is no longer Zhu Di. At home, he executes Lady Lü to stabilize the inner court. Abroad, he trains iron cavalry and formations of musketeers, repeatedly sweeping through the Tatars, Jurchen, Oirats, and the Little Cher 36.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
  27. 77 Zhu Cilang: I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince of a Fallen Dynasty! 朱慈烺:我不做亡国太子! Historical4.1M WordsCompleted Lighthearted + political intrigue + war + passionate action + no System + no brainless decisions! See how he manipulates the levers of power and wins people’s hearts, outwits civil officials and military officers, and crushes every rival faction! See how he develops the economy and technology, trains his troops into a powerful army, conquers the world, and builds a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets! If they go to war, then their nations will be destroyed and their people wiped out! 4.9kReads8.7Score380Shelves
  28. 78 Promote the Ming 扬明 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the court grows increasingly corrupt, factions spring up everywhere, and political infighting rages on. Beyond the passes, the Jurchens are ambitious and hungry for power. Zhu Youxiao decides to do something, to save the Ming Dynasty from the brink of collapse and prop up its crumbling foundations! 12.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
  29. 79 A Hero of the Seas at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末之海上雄师 Historical8.3M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Tartars repeatedly raided the borders. The Central Plains were engulfed in war, and the Ming court had lost control of the southeastern coast and its maritime power. The empire was on the brink of collapse. Tang Xuezhi, a marine of the Huaxia Empire, transmigrated by accident to the chaotic end of the Ming Dynasty, where he became the son of the great pirate Yan Siqi. Hunted for no reason, he went on to pacify the coastal frontier, fight the 5.9kReads8.2Score594Shelves
  30. 80 Great Ming: From Humble Beginnings to Duke of the Highest Rank 大明:从寒门到超品公爵 Historical938k WordsCompleted Lin Wenyuan, a modern scholar of Ming history, died suddenly and awoke in Suzhou in the fifth year of Hongzhi, inhabiting Shen Yan, a penniless orphan whose parents were dead and who was near death with a raging fever. From the start, he was caught in the great Su-Song flood recorded in the history books. He used a dream from his “father” to report the disaster, traded his mother’s keepsakes for food, and plugged the walls with plant ash. Even in desperate straits, his talent began to shine. At 61Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 81 The Last Dust of the Late Ming 明末晚尘 Historical69k WordsOngoing In the chaotic final years of the Ming, the realm teetered on the brink as flames of war rose everywhere. The reclusive young Lu Jin ventured into the world and unexpectedly became entangled in the mystery of Chexiang Gorge. A mysterious fragment of bronze emerged, drawing in forces from every quarter of the court as undercurrents surged and danger lurked everywhere. Political schemes, eerie shadows in military camps, and conspiracies in the dark intertwined in layer upon layer. Relying on h —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 82 Transmigration: Struggle in the Late Ming, Enjoy Life in the Modern Era 穿越:明末奋斗,现代享福 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Farming, development, technological progress, firearms, conquest, unifying China at the end of the Ming dynasty, and becoming ruler of the world. In the modern era, he enjoys financial freedom and life with multiple wives. In the late Ming, he works hard, rising through the ranks and building up his strength in the early stages, crushing the Ming and the Tatars in the middle, then unifying the world and becoming its ruler in the end. A disastrous start: he transmigrates to ancient times with not 6.9kReads8.3Score666Shelves
  33. 83 Great Ming: I Can Copy Strategic Resources! 大明:我能复制战略物资! Historical1.9M WordsOngoing In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the Manchus invade and the people suffer. Li Jian'an transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier and lives in poverty. Ding! The Replication System has arrived! 100 sacks of grain! 100 suits of armor! 100 muskets! 100 cannons! Hahaha, Li Jian'an has struck it rich, wealthier than a nation! “You're just a junior officer, and you have your own cavalry?” “You're just a company commander, and you drove off the Tatars?” “You're just a battalion command 13.7kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
  34. 84 Transmigration: I Arrived in the Late Ming with an Entire City 穿越:我带着一座城来到了明末 Historical723k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the late Ming dynasty, Li Lin receives an enormous golden finger from the heavens: he brings a thriving coastal city to the final years of the Ming. And as his influence expands across the dynasty, he can reach more and more cities and acquire more and more supplies! In an age when human lives were worth no more than grass, Li Lin works tirelessly to survive, to avoid being forced to shave his head or lose it, and, above all, to keep his fate out of other people’s hands. 2.7kReads8.4Score215Shelves
  35. 85 Transmigrating Between Two Worlds, Doing Business in the Ming Dynasty 两界穿越,我在大明做生意 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Invincible protagonist + urban tycoon + travel back and forth to the Ming Dynasty + System lottery + marrying wives and taking concubines + sweeping the world in the late Ming. Li Feng activates a transmigration System that lets him travel back and forth between the modern city and the late Ming Dynasty. From then on, Li Feng smuggles supplies between the two worlds and makes money like crazy. The System also has a lottery feature, with every kind of treasure up for grabs. Immortality is no long 228Reads7.9Score110Shelves
  36. 86 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang Weeps at the Comparison of Two Chongzhens 大明:双崇祯对比,朱元璋看哭了 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted Across the different historical eras of the Ming Dynasty, a sky screen suddenly appeared, showing two very different lives of the Chongzhen Emperor. As Zhu Yuanzhang watched the sky screen show Zhu Youjian, the Great Ming Guangwu Emperor, saving the dynasty in its final years, revitalizing the Ming, strengthening the nation through science and education, and earning praise for generations to come, he then glanced at the other Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor who was stubborn and self-willed, r 18.7kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
  37. 87 Ming Dynasty Inventor: I Became a Tech Tycoon 大明发明家:我成了科技大亨 Historical347k WordsCompleted [System + Transmigration + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Schemes + Slow-Building Power] A top student who has just finished the college entrance exams accidentally transmigrates bodily to the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing reign, and even comes with a System. How could this get any better? He casually pulls out a compound bow, a Glock, and a Barrett. The Japanese pirates call him “Boss” when they see him, while the northern raiders drop straight to their knees. The future Grand Secr 66Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 88 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
  39. 89 Chongzhen: A New Era Dawns 崇祯:日月新天 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Reborn in a New Life: The Tyrant Chongzhen Slays! Slays! Slays!” and “The Ming Empire: Commands the Seven Continents from Coal Hill” The Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, dreams of seventeen years and wakes on the eve of his coronation! In his dream, he witnessed the fall of his country and the destruction of his family, his suicide by hanging on Coal Hill, and the grim future of the Manchu invasion and a century of national humiliation! This time, armed with memories of the twenty 15kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
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  40. 90 The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty: A Growth Diary 大明太子养成日志 Historical438k WordsCompleted (Not historically rigorous + lighthearted + no romance + correcting historical regrets + Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne) Li Sheng transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in his mother's womb in this life. He ended up with a twin brother who looked kind but was ruthless at heart, a father who was scatterbrained but dependable, and a thoroughly reliable mother. His body was frail, but Li Sheng was far happier than he had been in his previous life. As for the state of the wo 208Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 91 The Ming Dynasty's Heroic Doctor 大明侠医 Historical348k WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: Every medical case in this book is based on real, verifiable records. Those who are hostile to traditional Chinese medicine should read with caution.] A young doctor at a county hospital transmigrates into the most ill-fated official’s son in the fifteenth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty. So what if he starts off on the brink of death, in a situation straight out of hell? With the combined advantages of two lifetimes, he studies under renowned physicians, establi 33Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  42. 92 Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明:开局撞柱,吓坏满朝文武 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach 8.7kReads8.2Score439Shelves
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  43. 93 Great Ming: The Zhu Family's Sixth Son Cultivates the Dao and Seeks Immortality 大明:修仙求道的朱家老六 Historical589k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + imperial grandson + filial father and son + cultivation] Zhu Zhankan transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes the sixth son of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi. He is bound to a mission System. He plans to use the System’s help to guide the Ming dynasty toward a steampunk cyberpunk future. He will become a sage remembered throughout history. But then [Ding!] [Congratulations, you have obtained a cultivation manual: Spring Renewal Guidance Technique] A cultivation manual? Then to he 3.2kReads6.1Score105Shelves
  44. 94 Great Ming: My Brother-in-Law Is Zhu Biao 大明:我的姐夫叫朱标 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the Great Ming. My elder sister is the Crown Princess, my elder brother is a founding duke, and my maternal uncle is the Great Ming’s “Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.” Most importantly, my brother-in-law is Zhu Biao. That’s a royal flush from the start! But the current emperor seems rather petty, so to live comfortably, I’ve decided to keep my head down and be a nobody. For ten years, I’ve stayed secluded in the inner chambers, a quiet, handsome young man. Then my uncle brought a sec 39.4kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves
  45. 95 Taking Old Zhu and Zhu Biao to Join the Yongle Emperor 带老朱朱标投靠永乐大帝 Historical553k WordsCompleted With bricks in hand, the world is mine. I, Zhu Changying, leader of the God of War Gang, shall rule for a thousand generations, win hearts through virtue, and unite the realm. If the world had never known me, the Great Hongwu Emperor Hu, Zhu Yuanzhang, I could wield a forty-meter blade that would extend without limit! The steadiest crown prince in history, holding the Hongwu Emperor in my left hand and Lan Yu in my right. Who in this world would dare defy me? The Crown Prince is perfectly health 297Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  46. 96 Great Ming: Become Emperor? No, I'm Off to Cultivate Immortality! 大明:当皇帝?不,我修仙去了! Historical308k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into Zhu Yuntong. Just as he was about to seize the throne, a cultivation System suddenly activated. From then on, be emperor? Not a chance! An emperor goes to bed later than a chicken and gets up earlier than one. Could anything be more comfortable than cultivating immortality? 615Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 97 Great Ming: I Take the Princes of Ming to Conquer the World 大明:我带着大明王爷打世界 Historical277k WordsCompleted Zhu Xian returns to the Ming dynasty during the Hongwu era. From the start, he tells Zhu Yuanzhang, “Your fourth son is going to rebel!” Zhu Di wants to steal my ancestor's throne? No way! Come on, I'll give you a map of the world. Get out there and conquer it! What? The other princes of the Ming want to go too? Then we'll send them all out! What? Zhu Yunwen, you still want to be a foolish emperor? No, that's impossible! What? Zhu Zhanji still wants to kill your second uncle? Sorry, your great-g 45Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 98 A Beacon Burning Across the Blue Sea: I Become the Richest Man in the Ming Dynasty 沧海燃明灯之我在明朝当首富 Ancient Romance175k WordsOngoing Su Li, a top modern exhibition planner, unexpectedly transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as Shen Qingci, daughter of the wealthiest family in Jiangnan. Faced with scheming within the household and a failing business, she uses modern branding concepts and business acumen to turn a stockpile of cotton cloth from waste into treasure, then makes her mark with a stunning "silk fashion show" that wows Jiangnan. But her rising fame attracts the hostility of century-old merchant houses and the watchful 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 99 The Heavenly Khan, Beginning with Study Abroad in Oirat 天可汗,从留学瓦剌开始 Historical592k WordsCompleted 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 95Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 100 Great Ming: From the Start with a Rope, Ending with a Bowl 大明:开局一根绳,结束一个碗 Historical345k WordsCompleted [Late Ming + War + Political intrigue + Chongzhen] Zhu Hengyuan accidentally transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, on the eighth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. The Ming dynasty was less than eleven days from its fall, already gravely ill and close to death. The Jurchens threatened from outside, rebels ravaged the interior, and natural disasters and human calamities came one after another. Fortunately, he discovered he had two g 46Reads—Score—Shelves
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