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Are There Any Historical Novels That Don't Vilify Historical Figures? 就没有那种不黑历史人物的历史文吗?

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  1. 1 From the Start, the Sky Screen Delivers a Scathing Review of the First Emperor: His Merits and Faults Spark a Huge Debate 开局天幕锐评秦始皇:功过吵翻天 Historical273k WordsOngoing When a rant video from a rented apartment collided with a sky screen spanning past and present, emperors and commoners across the land were left dumbfounded. “Qin Shi Huang was a benevolent ruler? Do the bones beneath the Great Wall agree?” “Standardizing writing and measurements was a great achievement, but a third of the people were conscripted for labor. How is that benevolent?” The First Emperor slammed the table and roared. Liu Bang laughed and grumbled, “I knew he was a troublemaker.” Li S 301Reads5.2Score—14d adds
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  2. 2 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业,惊呆皇帝们 Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 67.9kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
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  3. 3 I, Zhu Yingying, Have Returned 我朱雄英回来了 Historical609k WordsOngoing No golden finger, no cutting-edge technology, just an ancient way of thinking applied to making things happen. A different Ming Dynasty, a different Zhu Yingying!!! This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story!!! 898Reads—Score10514d adds
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  4. 4 I, Empress Hexi, Reborn and Done Saving the Ungrateful 朕,和熹女君,重生不扶白眼狼 Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing At fifteen, Deng Sui entered the palace. At twenty-two, she was made empress, and at twenty-five, she ruled as regent. For sixteen years, Deng Sui safeguarded the Han empire, only to be sent to her death by the young emperor she had personally supported. Her entire family was purged, and her loyal confidants died tragic deaths, full of resentment. Reborn, she returned to the year of the selection. In this life, Deng Sui seeks only to defy fate and change her destiny: Protect the emperor, who is 884Reads—Score10014d adds
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  5. 5 Conversations Across the Ages: A Transmigrator Gives His Life to Keep the Great Qin Alive for a Thousand Years 对话千古,穿越者以命续大秦千年 Historical894k WordsOngoing [Ying Zheng is the protagonist and sole male lead]+ [Keeping the First Emperor alive] This isn't one person's transmigration. It's an entire civilization charging into battle. In Chinese year 4736, Huaxia teeters on the brink of destruction. The only hope is to rekindle the one spark from two thousand years ago: the First Emperor, Ying Zheng! And so begins a tragic sacrifice spanning two millennia. The first arrival is a military doctor. He kneels beside my bed, weeping uncontrollably. “Your Maj 206.8kReads9.3Score22.1k14d adds
  6. 6 A New Tale of Water Margin: Changing the Fates of the Heavenly Stars 水浒新传:改命天罡 Historical289k WordsCompleted Amnesty? Whoever wants it can go. “I’m not here to become emperor. I’m here to tell you that in nine hundred years, there won’t be any emperors anymore.” “Lin Chong, I’ll spare Gao Qiu’s life for you.” “Lu Zhishen, what are you laughing at? I’ve lived a life worth living! Drink deep, eat your fill.” If everyone had a hot meal to eat, who would want to flee to Liangshan? 32Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 7 Great Ming: I'm an Eight-Year-Old Imperial Grandson, and My Father Is the Crown Prince 大明:八岁皇孙,我爹是太子 Historical165k WordsCompleted My father is the Crown Prince, and my grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang. I’m eight years old, and someone tries to poison me. I spit it out on the spot and throw myself into my grandfather’s arms. "This medicine tastes wrong!" My grandfather freezes for a second, then turns the entire Eastern Palace upside down. Later, he says, "This child takes after me." I tell him, "Grandpa, what’s across the sea? Let me take you there to see." 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 8 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝! Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 85.5kReads9.2Score8k14d adds
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  9. 9 Chu Yunxing 楚云行 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No transmigration, no System, no formulaic tropes, no brainless decisions, no invincible protagonist, no wish-fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.] The history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms + wuxia + political intrigue + a young hero’s legend + the mysterious Tang Mo Dao + homeland and humanity + love and hate + the traditional chapter-and-verse format = an epic historical wuxia saga of sweeping grandeur 56Reads—Score—14d adds
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  10. 10 No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh 804Reads—Score10114d adds
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  11. 11 The Beginning: Pan Feng Is in a Panic from the Start 开端:开局潘凤很慌张 Historical8.0M WordsCompleted I am Pan Feng, and I’m freaking out. I’ve been reincarnated five times already. Hua Xiong is coming to chop off my head, and Lü Bu wants to kill me too. How am I supposed to survive? The Yellow Heaven is dead, the Great Wind shall rise. 9.5kReads8.9Score76914d adds
  12. 12 Dual Transmigration: My Villa Connects to the Ming Dynasty 双穿:我家别墅通大明 Historical748k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, and I have no idea whether it'll go up later!] [Hongwu era] [Sweet romance] [One heroine] [Comedy] [Mutual transmigration] [Political intrigue] [The emperor's trusted confidant] [Imperial son-in-law of the Great Ming] [Absolutely handwritten, no AI] [Important notice: The "young lady" tag was clicked by mistake and can't be changed.] I'm Wang Buyào, a rich second-generation kid. I have three great loves in life: video games, staying home, and resisting marriage pressur 2.1kReads6.9Score10114d adds
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  13. 13 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 11.3kReads8.5Score1k14d adds
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  14. 14 Choose a Hero to Change History? Hold On, Let Me Try First 选英雄改变历史?等等,我先逝逝 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing When a major figure of an era runs into serious trouble, history is left with regrets. To set history right, the protagonist, Xi Zixin, is basically useless, so he has to rely on historical figures summoned from other eras to turn the tide and resolve those lingering regrets. The White-Haired Army of the Tang Dynasty, the Battle of Baoning in the Southern Ming, the First Emperor burning books and burying scholars... 263Reads8.3Score—14d adds
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  15. 15 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 20.2kReads8.3Score1.4k14d adds
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  16. 16 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子,这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.4kReads7.3Score53714d adds
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  17. 17 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.4kReads8.5Score71414d adds
  18. 18 The Purple Robe of the Great Qing 大清紫袍 Historical187k WordsCompleted All the ministers inside and out wear purple robes. Who will share my burden? The jade cups drain the blood of a thousand households; the silver candles burn away the people’s fat. When Heaven sheds tears, the people shed tears; where the singing grows loud, the weeping grows louder. You speak so freely of the sovereign’s boundless grace, yet you are the ones who have betrayed it. Jiaqing Set against the White Lotus Rebellion during the Jiaqing reign, this novel traces the fates of high-rankin 124Reads—Score—14d adds
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  19. 19 I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga 15.8kReads8.3Score43714d adds
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  20. 20 Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This 50.2kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
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  21. 21 My Father Is Liu Bingyi 家父刘病已 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Reborn in the Western Han, my father is Liu Bingyi, Emperor Xuan of Han. He rose from prison, grew up among the common people, and bided his time until he held Huo Guang in check. Governing through both Confucian and Legalist principles, he brought integrity to the bureaucracy, secured the Western Regions, and subdued the Xiongnu. He built the Western Han’s golden age with his own hands, and is rightly hailed as one of history’s greatest virtuous emperors. And I am Liu Shi, son of Xu Pingjun, t 14.5kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
  22. 22 I Hold Power in Eastern Wu 我在东吴当权臣 Historical220k WordsCompleted My soul transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, where I became a lowly soldier in the Jiangdong camp, likely to end up in a mass grave at any moment. In my previous life, I read history and laughed at “Sun of Ten Thousand,” mocked as he was chased by eight hundred of Zhang Liao’s men. I thought him incompetent. In this life, with a cold blade pressed against my neck, I finally understood: in these chaotic times, human lives are as worthless as grass. Since I’ve come here, I can’t let his 51Reads—Score—14d adds
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  23. 23 Scheming for the Throne: Zhen Huan Transmigrates into Lady Qi 权谋天下之甄嬛穿越戚夫人 Female-Channel Fanfiction898k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + history + political intrigue + palace battles + strong female lead] P.S.: The story respects the course of history. There is no System, and this is not a wish-fulfillment novel. Strategy takes center stage, with palace intrigue in a supporting role. Readers should set aside their usual Qing palace-drama perspective and look at the political intrigue of the Han palace on its own terms. . Synopsis: She escaped the maelstrom of the Qing imperial harem, only to unexpectedly transm 72Reads8.3Score—14d adds
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  24. 24 Chengqian’s Dad, Hear Me Out 承乾他爹,你听我说 Ancient Romance740k WordsCompleted [A slow-burn, healing historical story / mutual salvation / sweet everyday romance / meticulous historical research / a wild collision of classical style and modern-day commentary.] After meeting in a dream, Su Jin, a modern young woman, is pulled back to the twelfth year of the Zhenguan era by an obsession from her past life, becoming Crown Prince Li Chengqian’s wife. Burdened by the sacrifices and trust placed in her in her previous life, she transmigrates and gives birth right away. To her su 1.6kReads8.0Score14814d adds
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  25. 25 Li Er: When I Met the Perfect Version of Myself 李二:当我遇到圆满的我 Male-Channel Fanfiction24k WordsCompleted Li Er: When I Meet My Perfect Self 409Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 Li Chengqian: When I Had Two Fathers 李承乾:当我有了两个父亲 Male-Channel Fanfiction37k WordsCompleted Li Chengqian: When I Had Two Fathers 657Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 27 Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云 Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent 3.1kReads7.5Score19414d adds
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  28. 28 Breaking the Deadlock: Another Path for Shu Han 破局:蜀汉的另一种可能 Historical386k WordsCompleted In the Three Kingdoms story we know, the Shu Han regime seems doomed by its disadvantages from the outset and its failures later on. The loss of Jingzhou and the defeat at Yiling were shackles that kept it firmly trapped in the land of Shu. But have you ever considered that, at the pivotal moment in 219 CE, Shu Han had another option? A strategic opportunity with enormous risks, but one that could have completely reshaped the Three Kingdoms if it succeeded? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
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  29. 29 From the Three Kingdoms to the World 从三国走向世界 Historical151k WordsCompleted This is a different parallel world. In the fifth year of Jian'an, the blade that should have ended the life of Jiangdong's Little Conqueror unexpectedly became the wedge that ushered in a new age. Sun Ce, the hero who should have fallen, was reborn from a pool of blood. With extraordinary martial prowess and the support of Zhou Yu and others, he swept through the six commanderies of Jiangdong, subdued the great clans, recruited talented men, and planted the Sun family's banner firmly in this fer 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 30 Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude 乱世挽歌之序曲 Historical609k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger] His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics! Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not 34Reads—Score—14d adds
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  31. 31 Book of the Ashen Night: The Phoenix Hairpin’s Prophecy 烬夜书:钗头凤谶 Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads who flirt with each other | Southern Song political intrigue and tragic romance | A Mobius-loop of fate and reincarnation] Three lifetimes of entanglement in the Southern Song era A modern medical student transmigrates into the discarded Tang Wan and uses a System to defy fate and change her destiny. Yet across two lifetimes, she becomes entangled with a devoted prince and a timid poet, spending half her life caught between them. She rewrites history through medicine and defi 3Reads6.6Score—14d adds
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  32. 32 The Song Dynasty Textile Worker 大宋纺织工 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing This story takes place in an era very much like the historical Northern Song dynasty. Its physical world is also very similar to Earth as readers know it, composed of the elements on the periodic table. There is no spiritual energy and no ghosts. The only invisible thing is electricity. The protagonist’s golden finger is the ability to gain knowledge, though he needs some kind of medium to obtain it. This is a story with multiple female characters. It explores feelings, but not romance. There is 731Reads—Score6714d adds
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  33. 33 The Jin Dynasty After the War: Fighting for the Realm, Starting by Reclaiming Yanyun 战后晋,争天下:从夺回燕云开始 Historical550k WordsCompleted A transmigrator defies fate! From the last chancellor of Later Tang to a mighty founding ruler, he uses modern knowledge to break the curse of child emperors! In 936 CE, a history graduate transmigrates into the body of Later Tang’s chancellor and witnesses the national humiliation of Shi Jingtang ceding the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. With the Khitan cavalry bearing down from the south and Central Plains civilization on the verge of collapse, the protagonist, a civil official, stirs the chao 36Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 34 Yongzheng's Secret Blade 雍正暗刃 Mystery231k WordsCompleted Political intrigue + Assassination + Romance + Court drama. The Blood-Drop Earring, the most ruthless and secretive assassination unit in Yongzheng's Imperial Bodyguard Office, strikes fear into all who hear its name. Chen Ying, its sharpest hidden blade, is ordered to slaughter a loyal minister's entire household. But he discovers that his victims are not rebels: they are a lone official who knows the royal family's deepest secrets. The dying man's question, “Who will silence you when your turn 336Reads—Score10414d adds
  35. 35 The Chu-Han Rivalry: The Son of Heaven Falls, the Human Emperor Rises 楚汉相争之天子灭,人皇生 Historical632k WordsCompleted A modern-day “hoodlum” unexpectedly transmigrates into Xiang Yu's soul. To avoid Xiang Yu's suicide at Wu River, he gives chase to Fan Zeng through the night, then puts Fan Zeng's stratagem into action and kills Liu Bang in a single battle. With victory seemingly assured, Xiang Yu is deeply grateful to Fan Zeng. But Fan Zeng's behavior soon grows strange. He forbids the people throughout the land from worshipping any gods and orders the people of Chu to worship Xiang Yu alone. At last, Xiang Yu 397Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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  36. 36 A Stick in the Tang Dynasty 大唐一根棍 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Suspense + Brainy Wish Fulfillment + Historically Grounded Tang Dynasty] A farm boy with a serious lack of virtue gradually grows into the Tang dynasty's number-one troublemaker (no, wait, strike that). He grows into a pillar that holds up the sky, a beam that spans the sea. If I'm having a good time and you're not, I'll beat you until you are. If I can't reform you, I'll cremate you. I crush foreign kingdoms, dissect the aristocratic clans, discipline princes, and slap emperors I can' 3kReads8.7Score23514d adds
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  37. 37 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 Female-Channel Fanfiction399k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 118Reads—Score—14d adds
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  38. 38 Lives Across Time 古今人生 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Ning Xia, a modern security guard, accidentally transmigrates into the turbulent history of the Ming Dynasty during the Zhengde era. A bronze mirror reveals the mystery of his own origins, while the gentle comforts of a beautiful woman at his side threaten to vanish beneath the fangs of eunuch officials and powerful ministers. He must tread carefully through the folds of history. Every choice to support loyal officials and every scheme against corrupt eunuchs is like walking on thin ice, lest he 431Reads—Score10514d adds
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  39. 39 The Real Three Kingdoms Is Even More Exciting 真实的三国更精彩 Historical579k WordsCompleted [Authentic Three Kingdoms history | No transmigration, no System, no golden finger] Stop letting Romance of the Three Kingdoms mislead you! Based on Records of the Three Kingdoms, this novel reconstructs the late Han truths that have long been obscured. He Jin’s foolishness brings Dong Zhuo’s chaos upon the land, while Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan struggle to establish themselves. Zhuge Liang excels at governing, but his northern campaigns conceal a weakness. Sima Yi patiently plots, outlastin 1.6kReads7.3Score10214d adds
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  40. 40 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 Historical230k WordsCompleted A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo 71Reads—Score—14d adds
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  41. 41 Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世 Historical790k WordsCompleted [On the Bloody Night at Xuanwu Gate, He Crashed Through History in an Off-Road RV] An earthquake in Tibet tore open space and time, sending retired combat engineer Yao Kem in and his vehicle tumbling into the ninth year of Wude. Before Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin’s sword was aimed at the crown prince. The cold gleam of its edge met the roar of the diesel engine as Yao’s vehicle surged forward. As drones skimmed over Chang’an, the lost bronze gears of the Mohists meshed perfectly with the patterns o 303Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 42 A Tale of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties 戏说魏晋南北朝 Historical808k WordsOngoing Telling real history in a playful voice, this book paints a sweeping portrait of the turbulent years of the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. This period of history was practically a real-life, large-scale farce worthy of Game of Thrones. Not long after Sima Yan, who had unified the country, died, a foolish emperor and his ugly empress turned the realm into a slaughterhouse during the War of the Eight Princes. Liu Yuan, Shi Le, and others invaded the Central Plains, plunging the north 6.5kReads7.2Score31814d adds
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  43. 43 The Late Ming Trilogy 明末三部曲 Historical697k WordsCompleted This is a late-Ming historical epic told primarily from the perspective of the Daxi Army and the peasant rebels. The general approach is seventy percent fact and thirty percent fiction: the main characters and major events are real, but some real historical figures’ personalities, backgrounds, and experiences have been fictionalized. The trilogy’s central themes trace a path from the ensemble cast’s “instinct to survive and ideal of universal harmony” in the Survival arc, to “destruction, plunde 916Reads8.2Score10114d adds
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  44. 44 Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9.4kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
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  45. 45 Transmigrating as Chao Gai: I'm Going to Set Up a Three-Way Rivalry 穿越成了晁盖,哥要三国鼎立 Historical716k WordsCompleted Gao Qiqiang, a modern underworld kingpin, is sentenced to death. Just before his execution, he transmigrates to the Northern Song and becomes Chao Gai, leader of Liangshan Marsh. Using his modern knowledge of power politics, he swiftly unites the forces of Liangshan, wins over talents such as Wu Yong and Lin Chong, reforms the stronghold, and develops its economy and military. When the Jin invade the Song from the north, Gao Qiqiang seizes the opportunity to take Shandong, Hebei, and other lands 173Reads7.0Score—14d adds
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  46. 46 A Comprehensive History of Commerce 商史通鉴 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted A sweeping historical novel that lays bare six centuries of power games in the Shang dynasty. No myths, no romanticized tales, only the truest human nature, the cruelest contests, and the deepest lessons of rise and fall. My writing on Shang history began with questions about the origins of Chinese civilization, and ended with a reunion with myself. The Shang dynasty was a pivotal era when the rites, royal authority, and divine power of Huaxia took shape together. Yet scarce historical records a 163Reads—Score—14d adds
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  47. 47 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 824Reads—Score10014d adds
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  48. 48 Quick, Let Duke Zhou Eat Some Meat 快让周公吃肉 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing I transmigrated one day and became the famous Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan. Everyone praises me, saying, “The Duke of Zhou spits out his food to welcome worthy men, and all under Heaven turn to him.” But who knew I wasn’t practicing humility, I really just can’t stomach meat! The shadows of the blood sacrifices at Zhaoge haunt me. Just one bite of meat and I’m back in that slaughterhouse in my dreams. Within, scheming ministers watch like tigers; without, the rebellion of the Three Guards bears down. Th 72Reads—Score—14d adds
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  49. 49 Song of Changgan: A Promise of Lotus Hearts 长干行·莲心许 Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Song of Changgan: A Lotus-Heart Promise 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 50 I Wove Brocade Using Ancient Techniques and Took the Internet by Storm 我靠古法织锦,爆红全网 16k WordsCompleted I Went Viral Online with Ancient Brocade-Weaving Techniques 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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