The Male Lead Is a Chancellor Who Lives in a Thatched Hut, Eats Egg Fried Rice, and Is Falsely Accused of Embezzlement 男主是宰相，住茅草屋，吃蛋炒饭，被误告贪污
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The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令
[Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave
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- 2 A Beggar from the Start, I Ended Up with a Chancellor as My Adoptive Father! 开局乞丐，却拜了个宰相做义父！ Transmigration: [No System] + [multiple heroines] + [a little political scheming] He starts out as a beggar and casually takes someone on as his adoptive father. He never expected his adoptive father to have a sister as beautiful as a fairy. Even more surprisingly, his adoptive father makes good and rises to become prime minister. With Ye Chen holding his aunt in his arms: “I call you my adoptive father, and you call me your brother-in-law. We can each have it our own way!” 188Reads6.5Score—14d adds
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Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明，我给老朱当喷子的那些年
If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha
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- 4 I, a Treacherous Minister, Rebelled. How Did the Empress Turn the Tables? 我奸臣造反，被女帝这样翻盘？ [Villain + treacherous minister + rebellion + happy ending] [The protagonist is a treacherous minister, but gives up his rebellion in the end because he falls for the empress. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.] My name is Chu Yi. I am the Minister of Personnel of the An Kingdom, yet all I want is to rebel and seize the Great An Empire. To make sure my coup succeeds, I build factions and purge my enemies. I strictly observe the virtues expected of a man, and have never married, despite b 509Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 5 I'm a Corrupt Official, Yet They Call Me a Loyal Minister! 我是贪官，她们却说我是忠臣！ Liu Mubai transmigrates into a dangerous fantasy world. After ten years of diligent study, he places first in the imperial examinations in the first year of the Empress’s reign and activates the God-Tier Corrupt Official System. As long as he embezzles money, the System rewards him with power. To grow stronger, Liu Mubai becomes the Great Zhou Dynasty’s most corrupt official. On one hand, he conspires with ministers, takes bribes, breaks the law, and lines his own pockets. On the other, he uses 313Reads7.6Score—14d adds
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Great Ming: The Poorest County Magistrate, and the Hongwu Emperor Is Livid! 大明：最穷县令，老朱气炸了！
In the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang received a secret report that the Fengyang county magistrate was embezzling public funds, persecuting loyal subjects, taking bribes, and exploiting the locals! Furious, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to travel to Fengyang with Empress Ma and investigate incognito. To his surprise, the people of Pei County lived in peace and prosperity, with plenty to eat and warm clothes to wear. But the next scene left him dumbfounded. The county magistrate had invested in gamb
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- 7 Great Ming: The Corrupt County Magistrate Who Shocked Old Zhu 大明：巨贪县令，震惊老朱 After transmigrating to the Great Ming as a county magistrate, Zhao Xing has suffered through poverty and knows what it means to go hungry. After three years of vigorous development, silver keeps pouring in. “If you don’t bribe me and I don’t take bribes, how can the Great Ming develop?” A memorial reads: “Your Majesty, the people of Fengyang have barely enough clothes to wear and not enough to eat. Bandits run rampant, and the people are fleeing...” Then one day, Zhu Yuanzhang personally arrive 283Reads7.2Score6914d adds
- 8 Great Ming: I Asked You to Relieve the Disaster, Not Mix Sand into the Pot! 大明：让你赈灾，你往锅里掺沙子？ In the fourth year of Hongwu, the realm was in ruins. Yangzhou was especially devastated, with starvation everywhere and people even resorting to exchanging children to eat. To learn about the people's hardships, Zhu Yuanzhang traveled incognito to Shanghu County. There, he seemed to have stumbled into a paradise beyond the mortal world, complete with highways, skyscrapers, and every worldly pleasure imaginable! The elderly were cared for, children received an education, and especially when he s 343Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 9 A Book by Jiuzhou Tong 九州同的一本书 My new work is out! You can 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! 33Reads5.3Score—14d adds
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How Did a Corrupt Official Like Me Become Worthy of a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple? 我一个贪官，怎么就配享太庙了？
The renowned physician Shen Zhixing transmigrated to ancient times, only for the System to demand that he become a corrupt official. In his first year in office, Shen Zhixing embezzled several million taels of silver; In his second year, he became the most corrupt official in all of history; In his third year, even the empress was borrowing money from him. But Shen Zhixing found it rather strange. I've become this corrupt, so why do the common people still call me an upright and honorable offici
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Great Ming: I’m the Poorest County Magistrate, and Old Zhu Teaches Me to Embezzle 大明：我！最穷县令，老朱教我贪污
As someone from the modern world who has transmigrated here, how could Zhang Cheng settle for being a lowly county magistrate? He decides to accomplish something great, starting by transforming Fengyang County... Who knew that cracking down on corruption and financial misconduct would get him impeached by Hu Weiyong? And now Old Zhu is making a secret inspection? So Zhang Cheng pretends not to recognize Old Zhu and puts on a show. “Making money is easy! If you have connections, just get the loca
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- 12 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: I Serve the Sixteen Ming Emperors 穿越明朝，辅佐大明十六帝 Gao Zhiyun transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, where he herds cattle and becomes a monk alongside Zhu Yuanzhang, borrows the east wind at Lake Poyang to burn the enemy fleet, and wins every battle. After the dynasty is founded, he is made Duke of Yun of the Great Ming. He marries Zhao Min, opens a restaurant, executes corrupt officials, teaches the princes to read, and can do just about anything... only to discover that his body remains perpetually thirty-two years old. The court is rife with und 31Reads5.8Score—14d adds
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Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！
[Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident
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- 14 The Savior Chancellor 救世宰相 He is a savior chancellor who placed second in the imperial examinations at the end of the Ming dynasty; a statesman of extraordinary ability; and a resolute, courageous general who knows how to read the times and defend his country. A lovestruck heroine, a dignified empress, a seductive wet nurse, a treacherous eunuch, a stubborn general, selfish colleagues, and sycophantic officials all play their parts in a series of tragicomic dramas of rulers and ministers, family and country, love and hatr 8Reads—Score—14d adds
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You Call Me a Loyal Minister? But I'm a Corrupt Official! 你说我是忠臣？可我是贪官啊
A person's life is all about eating, drinking, and having fun. I'm greedy and afraid of death, and I hand out money to the common people. They call me a champion of justice? I just want to do research and make money, and they say I love my country and its people? Everyone, stop making things up! I'm just a corrupt official! All you ministers and colleagues, if you've got money, hand it over. Now!
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- 16 The Tang Dynasty's Greediest Official: From the Start, He Drives the Empress to the Brink of Suicide 大唐第一贪官，开局气的女帝要上吊 On the northwestern frontier of the Tang Empire, Xiao Yao transmigrates into the body of an obscure county magistrate. He wants nothing more than to transmigrate back, but learns that the only way to return to modern times is to be killed by the female emperor herself. So he tries every imaginable way to get himself killed. In the process, he gradually transforms the once-impoverished city of Juezhou into a prosperous place capable of dominating the Tang Empire. That does nothing to stop him fro 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn as a Treacherous Chancellor: I Told You to Clear Your Name, Not Make Yourself Look Worse 重生奸相：让你洗白，没让你越洗越黑 After transmigrating, Shen Bugui became the Vice Minister of Revenue in the Dayong Dynasty. He had planned to lie flat, but things didn't go his way. Because he was a notorious villain of a minister! The court was rife with power struggles and scheming. One careless move, and he could lose his life. Shen Bugui was weak, pitiful, and helpless. How could he possibly outwit all those officials with eight hundred tricks up their sleeves? Fortunately, fate had other plans. Heaven granted him a skill 22Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 18 I Became a Chancellor at Eighteen 我从十八当相爷 No System + No Power Fantasy + Historical Farming + Governing an Ancient State Gunpowder, the compass, and printing: the three great inventions that heralded the arrival of capitalist society. Gunpowder blew the knightly class to pieces, the compass opened up world markets and established colonies, while printing became a tool of Protestantism. Overall, these inventions became a means of scientific revival and the most powerful lever for creating the necessary conditions for intellectual develop 108Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 19 I'm a Corrupt Official! Yet the Empress Calls Me a Loyal Minister 我是大贪官！女帝却说我是忠臣 Liu Mubai transmigrates into a dangerous fantasy world. After ten years of diligent study, he places first in the imperial examinations in the first year of the empress's reign and activates the God-Tier Corrupt Official System, which binds itself to him. The more he embezzles, the more rewards the System gives him, making him stronger. To grow stronger, Liu Mubai becomes the Great Zhou dynasty's most corrupt official. On one hand, he forms cliques with court officials, takes bribes, breaks the 3Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 20 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 26.9kReads9.5Score4.6k14d adds
- 21 The Emperor Wants to Rebel? Quick, Summon the Imperial Preceptor! 陛下要造反？快去请国师大人！ [System + Empress + Multiple Female Leads + Build and Govern an Immortal Empire + Conquer the Empress] When Xu Bing woke up, he discovered that he had not only become the teacher of a nation, but had also tied up his immediate superior, the Great Xi Empress! At the same time, he awakened the [Supreme Immortal Empire System], which tasked him with turning Great Xi into a supreme immortal empire! Unlimited lifespans throughout the realm! Reward: the invincible foundational cultivation art, the Imp 73Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 I Rolled a Great Traitor? So I Sent Him to Northern Hu as a Spy 刷出大奸臣？反手送北胡当卧底 (Power fantasy + lighthearted + no angst + System) Zhou Ping had awakened a System that let him enter prize draws by gaining fame. Yet as a puppet emperor, he was imprisoned deep in the palace and accomplished nothing. At last, the day he was deposed arrived. The abdication edict says I’m unworthy of my position? Pah! I’m clearly lazy and indolent, greedy for money and women, obsessed with military campaigns, extravagant in construction, indifferent to the people’s hardship, lawless and arrogant —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Woke Up as the Great Qian Dynasty's Number One Corrupt Official 一觉醒来，我成了大乾第一贪官 Zhang Xiaoming wakes up one morning to discover he has become the Great Qian Dynasty’s most corrupt official! He has money beyond measure and beautiful women at his side! But the ancient book that brought him here suddenly starts to glow. The divination says disaster lies ahead! So Zhang Xiaoming immediately sets things right and builds himself a reputation as an upright official, throwing the imperial inspector off his guard! With the help of his ancient book, he seeks fortune and avoids calami 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Eight Years Guarding the Frontier, I Taught the Empress to Be a Corrupt Official 戍边八年，我教女帝做贪官 Bai Yu transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty. The son of the General Who Guards the North, he thinks he can live a carefree, happy life, only for his father to suddenly die in battle... At just thirteen, Bai Yu becomes the most coveted figure at court. Everyone wants to pull him into their schemes and seize military power. Sensing danger, Bai Yu turns around and flees to the desolate Northern Frontier, determined to turn it into a paradise on earth. By chance, the empress makes a tour of the No 214Reads7.1Score—14d adds
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The Hidden Demon Lord: The Empress Demands Responsibility 隐世魔尊，女帝带娃上门求负责
[One Female Lead] [Devoted Husband] [Raising a Child] [Invincible] Ning Yechen was once an unparalleled Demon Venerable. He unified the Demon Realm by himself, beat the Immortal Realm to a pulp, and struck terror into the hearts of the Six Realms. Tired of all the fighting and killing, he eventually chose to live in seclusion among mortals, quietly enjoying life as a carefree hermit. Then one night, an Immortal Realm Empress, afflicted by a lust-inducing aphrodisiac, fell into the mortal world a
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- 26 I'm Ten, Yet They Made Me Regent and Entrusted Me with the Orphaned Empress? 十岁让我当摄政王，还托孤女帝？ Bai Fengming transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the younger brother of the reigning emperor, Bai Longming. The brothers are on good terms, and Bai Fengming is made Prince of Qin. He'd planned to lie flat and live as a carefree prince for the rest of his life. But fate has other plans. Bai Longming dies in his prime, leaving behind a seven-year-old crown prince. The ministers assume Bai Longming will entrust the empire to the empress or the grand general. To their surprise, he tur 6.2kReads7.4Score9.9k14d adds
- 27 The Rogue Son-in-Law: The Empress's Courtier 流氓赘婿：女帝裙下臣 After transmigrating into a fictional world, I became a lowly live-in son-in-law. I’d planned to drink tea, fish, flirt with women, listen to opera, and enjoy a laid-back life, but... “Husband, help me!” “Dear son-in-law, help me!” “Young master, help me!” “Beloved minister, help me!” Fine, I guess I won’t be able to relax. It’s up to me to protect this realm. So Zhou Yuan investigates major cases, reforms the bureaucracy, suppresses rebellions, opens sea routes, and expands the frontier... He t 36.4kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds
- 28 Han Dao's First Book 焊刀的第一本书 In a single twist of fate, Zhao Guang transmigrates as a puppet emperor. The empress dowager rules from behind the curtain above him, while the chancellor controls the court below. The regents are disheartened, and every department at court has its own hidden agenda. I'm done being this foolish emperor! 1.8kReads—Score10114d adds
- 29 From the Start in the Tang Dynasty, I Asked Li Shimin to Break Off Our Engagement 大唐开局找李世民退婚 He transmigrates to the Zhenguan era and becomes the infamous cuckold king, Fang Yiai. He swears to change his fate. Fang Yiai shouts, “Li Er, I’m calling off the engagement!” Emperor Li Shimin: “How dare you call off the engagement! Bring me my saber!” Fang Yiai: “Then… could I have a different princess?” Princess Jinyang smiles sweetly. “Why not me?” Li Shimin: … His most beloved little darling has turned out to be a leaky quilt. From then on, Fang Yiai follows a very different path in life. H 26kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
- 30 The Greatest Traitorous Chancellor 第一奸相 [Empress + History + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Read] Xu Shuo transmigrated and found himself with a powerful general for a father, a man whose achievements threatened to overshadow the throne. From then on, he lived as a carefree wastrel, wanting nothing more than to coast on his family’s success. But while his father was away fighting for the country, the empress suddenly summoned him to the palace... Xu Shuo panicked. Your Majesty, what are you doing? Hurry up and put your clothes on! But 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Villain: The Empress’s Favorite Minister! Is Ruling the World Only Fair? 反派：女帝宠臣！掌握天下合理吧 Cao Xiong transmigrates and becomes a favored courtier by the empress’s side. He also awakens a Villain System! He specializes in crushing the Chosen Ones, acting arrogant and doing every kind of evil! “Lin Keqing, you don’t want anything to happen to your brother, do you?” “Poet Immortal? One stroke from me, and I’ll scare you three thousand miles away…” “Chancellor! You’re plotting rebellion! Get ready for your whole household to be seized!” “Xu Xiao, Xu Fengnian, I’m taking your Beiliang!” “… 542Reads—Score10114d adds
- 32 Great Tang: Please, Just Be a Chancellor 大唐：求求你当个宰相吧 Qin He transmigrates to the seventh year of the Zhenguan era. Using a Reputation System, he starts a business, hoping to live a quiet life and stay out of the world’s affairs. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin comes to see him in person. “What? Your potatoes yield fifteen dan per mu?” “What? Henan Circuit is about to suffer a devastating flood?” “What? This penicillin can cure all diseases?” As one prediction after another proves true, the whole realm is shaken! Li Shimin is completely dumbfounded. Then h 1.7kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 33 Transmigrated as Su Zhe, I’m Getting Rich and Rising in Rank Just to Rescue My Brother 穿越成苏辙，升官发财只为捞亲哥 [Su Shi speaks his mind and makes enemies; Su Zhe gets promoted, gets rich, and bails his brother out. Semi-alternate history, with respect for historical events and figures.] The ultimate ensemble cast makes its entrance in turn: Bao Zheng, Shen Kuo, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Sima Guang, Emperor Renzong of Song, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Emperor Zhezong of Song, Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Huaimin, Cai Jing, Li Qingzhao, and Yue Fei. A l 2.4kReads8.6Score67814d adds
- 34 You Sent Me to My Fief, So I Built a Modern Domain 让你就藩，你建设现代化封地 [No System + Political Scheming + Territorial Expansion + Farming + I Want to Be Emperor] He woke from a nap with a warm fragrance in his arms. After sorting through the memories, Yang Fei was utterly stunned. The good news: he'd transmigrated and become a prince. The bad news: he was a powerless, useless prince. Worse still, just after transmigrating, someone framed him for pushing the chancellor's daughter to the ground! After exhausting every means to prove his innocence, an imperial decree e 5.5kReads8.1Score32614d adds
- 35 For the Sake of All Under Heaven, I Was Forced to Wield Absolute Power 为了天下苍生，我被迫权倾天下 [No female lead] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Cold and merciless] Xu Tianhua, the powerful minister of Great Ning, is “loyal to the emperor and devoted to the state.” To bring peace and prosperity to the realm, he clears every obstacle in his path, one by one, and ultimately becomes the foremost powerful minister in the land, bringing blessings to all! At one point, he even gives up his climb to the throne in pursuit of immortality. In the end, he realizes his true nature and abandons the System 147Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 I Was Barely Born When the Empress Dowager Used Me to Fight for the Throne! 刚出生，母后就拿我争皇位！ Alternate history, no System, strategy and warfare He was once a prince, but fate left him stranded beyond the frontier. Now the land is shattered and warlords vie for supremacy. How could he, a prince by birth, stay out of it? 1.4kReads7.1Score10414d adds
- 37 I Am the Emperor's Fated Treacherous Minister, and He Hasn't Let Me Down 我，天命奸臣，皇帝没有让我失望 When treacherous ministers rule, only someone even more treacherous can survive at court, seize control of the government, call a deer a horse, and turn the world upside down! He transmigrates as the treacherous minister Li Linfu in a world where famous figures from different dynasties have converged, and embraces the path of a powerful minister. He battles the upright officials, manipulates the nobles, subdues the three Western Barbarians kingdoms, and rules the world under the name of a treach 23Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 38 Great Tang: Spare My Life, Chancellor 大唐之宰相饶命 The third year of the Zhenguan era. The civil and military officials are swamped, because the newly founded Tang dynasty has a hundred things waiting to be done. Droughts plague the realm, poor scholars have no path into officialdom, and the Turks and Tibetans loom menacingly beyond the borders. The Tang dynasty faces troubles within and without, and is desperate for talent. But even if you're short on people, you can't put a ten-year-old child in charge of the court and make him chancellor! “Wh 17Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Peerless Chancellor 极品宰相
No System, no golden finger, just pure political scheming and strategic battles of wits. Tired of power fantasies where the protagonist is invincible? Come see how the protagonist contends with all kinds of forces. After transmigrating, Yang Zhan is reborn in the Wu Dynasty, where he turns out to be the reigning first-rank chancellor. A chancellor is nothing to fear, but a chancellor with modern knowledge is another matter. Amid the treacherous whirlpool of politics, see how Yang Zhan makes his
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A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史
For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval
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