Looking for Historical Novels. I Prefer Stories with a Strong Historical Focus 求历史小说，个人比较喜欢偏历史的小说

1. 701 这 This Tang Dynasty Is a Little Chilly 这个唐朝有点冷 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Historical107k WordsCompleted [Lesser-known Figures + History for Fun] Don't imagine the Tang dynasty as just officials and scholars leaning on railings along Chang'an's avenues to compose poetry, a noble consort gently waving a fan, and Emperor Taizong solemnly surveying the realm. This book opens the “refrigerator door” of history to show how the celebrated figures presented so seriously in official records may actually have been jokesters, master wisecrackers, and purveyors of astonishing twists. Come along, and you'll di 22Reads9.2Score—Shelves
2. 702 明 Late Ming: Becoming Emperor Was Never My Wish 明末：称帝非我愿 A Weary Bird Returns to Its Old Woods倦鸟落旧林Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheat Abilities + Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wang San, worn down by society and working grueling 24/7 shifts, becomes another Wang San, a villager in Baishui County, Shaanxi, near the end of the Ming dynasty. A terrible famine strikes, and people resort to eating one another. Wang San is frail and sickly, on the verge of becoming someone else’s meal, when his brother Wang Er comes charging back and saves him. As Wang San leaves with Wang Er, he discovers that his brother is well-c 6.9kReads8.7Score381Shelves
3. 703 开 At Xuanwu Gate from the Start, I Mistook Myself for Li Er 开局玄武门，错把自己当李二 Half a Cup of Tea, Half a Cup of Lake-Bottom Sand半盏茶半杯湖底沙Historical633k WordsCompleted Li Erfeng transmigrated. He was on horseback, with Xuanwu Gate right in front of him and eighty cavalrymen behind. The most conspicuous among them were a dark-faced man, a yellow-faced man, and a bearded man carrying an axe. “Am I Li Er?” Li Erfeng was delighted. He immediately launched a coup and fought his way into the imperial palace. First he “offed” his grandfather, then his father, and used force to demand the title of Prince of Qin and command of the Sixteen Guards. A few months later. “Y 3.6kReads8.7Score228Shelves

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   They are all historical texts and become emperors

4. 704 贞 The Spendthrift Son of the Zhenguan Era 贞观败家子 Qian Fugui-er钱富贵erHistorical5.3M WordsOngoing He transmigrated into the world as the son of Li Yuan's third brother, who had died young, and grew up far from home. "Nephew!" Li Yuan called out to Li Fu. "Nephew!" Li Fu called out to Li Chengqian. Don't be afraid. Your uncle's here... Go, invite His Majesty over. I have something to discuss with him. What? I should go see him? What are you talking about? He's just an emperor, while I am a noble prince! 33.6kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
5. 705 秦 The End of Qin: A Royal Descendant of Han, Contesting the World with Chu and Han 秦末：韩国王孙，与楚汉争天下 Person from Wu and Yue吴越人士Historical1.3M WordsCompleted At the end of the Qin dynasty. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old descendant of the Korean royal family, Han Ying, courtesy name Wangsun. Han Ying gathers heroes and men of talent while waiting for his chance. “A gentleman keeps his weapons close and waits for the right moment to act. If I play my cards right, I may yet be able to destroy Han and Chu, then make myself emperor.” “A real man should be astride a horse with a spear in hand, commanding a hundred thous 6.7kReads8.4Score495Shelves
6. 706 开 From the Start: My Fiancée Shows Up to Break Off Our Engagement 开局：败家子遭未婚妻上门退婚 Ouyang Yu Gege欧阳宇锅锅Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + no golden finger + an ordinary person transmigrates + not invincible + suitable for readers of all ages + lighthearted entertainment] [My new book, I'm a Feng Shui Master, and Charging for Readings Based on Character Is Perfectly Reasonable, is now out. If you enjoy feng shui stories, come check it out!] Li Xuan transmigrates from the modern era to ancient times and becomes a down-and-out scholar. The original owner gambled the family into ruin, and his father's fate is unknown. Li 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this book, ordinary people travel to ancient times

7. 707 东 The Rise of Dongzhou: The World Hegemon Dismembers the World! 东洲崛起：世界霸主肢解世界！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical3.2M WordsOngoing Transmigrating into a parallel world + colonialism versus tributary rule + wars for supremacy + unification + battleships and heavy artillery. The Eastern Continent Empire is founded, and the great powers vie for supremacy! I arrived by accident in this similar parallel world, only to discover that everything was different from the history I remembered. Tributary system versus colonial system! Military, economic, and cultural forces collide. Who will have the last laugh? Soldiers, take up your g 1.8kReads9.1Score102Shelves
8. 708 宋 A Lustful Tale of the Song Dynasty Court 宋王朝宫廷风流艳史演义 Feng Huaping冯化平Historical616k WordsCompleted This work lays bare the extravagance and absurdity of life in the Song imperial court. Countless tales of seduction and passion are all revealed beneath the light of the moon, leaving readers with plenty to discuss over tea. The book is a forceful condemnation and critique, while also offering great entertainment, drama, artistry, and appeal. It has been warmly received by readers everywhere. Although some details are exaggerated, the book remains broadly faithful to historical facts. It recount 57Reads9.2Score—Shelves
9. 709 大 The Han Empire: Emperor Liu Hong 大汉帝国之大帝刘宏 Black Tortoise Immortal Tomb玄武仙墓Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Emperor Ling of Han was the last emperor of the Han Dynasty to wield real power. Though he could have changed the course of history, he instead became the root cause of the Han Dynasty's downfall. By a twist of fate, a modern-day top history student is reborn at the end of the Han Dynasty as Emperor Liu Hong. Watch as he gathers the greatest talents of the era and builds an unparalleled legacy. 19.9kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
10. 710 大 Great Tang: If You Won’t Rebel, Father, Then I Will! 大唐：父亲您不造反，我造反！ Darn Spider扑街蜘蛛呀Historical2.5M WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Golden finger]+ [Conquest and expansion]+ [Industrial Revolution]+ [Age of Discovery] Also known as The Crown Prince Should Stop Competing, the Tang Dynasty Already Has Nine Dragons in One Court, Tang Dynasty: Father, You’re This Old, How Can You Still Sleep?, and I, Li Chengqian, the Steadiest Crown Prince in History. He transmigrates to a parallel Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Chengqian, still the heir of the Prince of Qin’s household. Faced with Li Shimin’s indecision, 13.1kReads8.6Score725Shelves
11. 711 长 Eldest Son: My Brother and Sister Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 82.1kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves
12. 712 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 12.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
13. 713 开 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙 Jiang Suiwan江岁晚Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o 13.8kReads9.2Score2kShelves
14. 714 叮 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 135.2kReads9.6Score15kShelves
15. 715 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Zhou Yu Reincarnated as Jia Lian 红楼之周瑜穿成贾琏 Dreams Come True 2001梦想成真2001Historical2.2M WordsOngoing This novel is for both male and female readers. I'm a fan of Zhou Yu from the CCTV version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and in this alternate world, I let my idol unite Europe, Asia, and Africa. Zhou Yu transmigrates into the frail Jia Lian. He plans to save the Twelve Beauties and restore the Jia family, but Emperor Cao Cao grows so suspicious of him that all he can do is lie flat. But he can't die! If he kicks the bucket, Cao Cao, Cao Zhi, and Liu Zhen will all have to join him. The big 6.7kReads9.5Score752Shelves

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    I wrote both of these books

16. 716 人 So Much Love in This World 人间情多 Dreams Come True 2001梦想成真2001Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Xuesong is the adopted son of Prefect Wang Shi. He takes the imperial examinations and comes top of the list, but because of his biological father’s tortured romance with the emperor, the emperor takes Xuesong for a substitute and wants to keep him as a male favorite. Xuesong is a fine young man and refuses to submit. To protect his honor, he accepts Second Prince Xiao Jin’s suggestion and feigns madness by making himself look disgraceful, but accidentally drives his adoptive mother to her death 1.2kReads9.4Score948Shelves
17. 717 海 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Graceful Beauty姽婳Historical367k WordsCompleted Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Ming Dynasty's maritime borders are in danger, let's see how the Iron Bone Zhengzheng can rebuild the country! In the north, Anda's iron cavalry trampled through the border, and in the south, there were Folang's giant cannons that opened the country's borders! This is the darkest moment when pirates are rampant and Japanese pirates are raging. When the court is in chaos, and when the southeastern coast is reduced to purgatory, who dares to stand upright and fight to the death to rebuild the Great Ming Dynasty? See how Zhu Wan and the famous anti-Japanese generals fight their way out of internal and external troubles!

18. 718 隋 Sui-Tang: Snatching Opportunities and Changing Fate, Starting at Erxian Manor 隋唐：截胡改运，从二贤庄开始 Joy and Happiness欢欢喜喜Historical362k WordsCompleted [Sui-Tang, parallel world, Transmigration, System, lighthearted and hilarious, fictionalized history, decisive and ruthless] Disclaimer: This is not a serious historical novel! It’s purely fictionalized storytelling! Niu Ma Shan Danxi gets saddled with a “12-hour night shift package” and is reborn in a parallel world at the end of the Sui dynasty and start of the Tang. He becomes the third brother of the two landlords of Erxian Manor in Luzhou, Shan Xiongxin and Shan Xiongzhong. First, he’ll cha 6.3kReads7.1Score576Shelves

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    A historical novel with a unique theme and setting! It's really beautiful!

19. 719 魂 A Soul's Journey to the End of the Jin Dynasty, Starting at Yumenguan 魂越晋末，从玉门关开始 Wielding a Spear at the Abyss执戈临渊Historical1.2M WordsOngoing She transmigrates into the chaotic final years of the Jin dynasty and starts by finding an oasis and recruiting refugees. Tang Yu swears to put an end to this blood-soaked age of chaos. He will unite the Western Regions and enter the Central Plains. The court and its people have already fled south; from the north, I will reclaim the Han spirit. The story begins with a ten-year-old body stationed at Maquankou within Yumen Pass. It follows a passionate young man from a later age on his journey to 4kReads6.3Score378Shelves

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    Personally I feel good about it. The logic is rigorous, the data is reasonable, and the characters are vivid and real.

20. 720 三 The Romance of the Later Han of the Three Kingdoms 三国之季汉演义 Sending a Letter Through the Clouds, a Thousand Miles Away遥寄云书万里Historical1.7M WordsCompleted When Liu Chen, who had killed himself at the Zhaolie Temple, wakes again, his body is inhabited by the soul of a transmigrator from a later age. Looking upon the crumbling lands of the Shu Han, he thinks of the approaching Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians. For his own sake, and so that the Han people will never suffer such a calamity again, Liu Chen decides to risk everything and turn the tide, starting at Jiange! No golden finger, a slow pace, and not a conventional power fantasy. 4.7kReads8.8Score479Shelves
21. 721 我 I Never Meant to Become a Rebel 我真没想当反贼 Blowing Bubbles Every Day天天吹泡泡Historical4.1M WordsCompleted In a game set during the Three Kingdoms era, Han Xinghe randomly landed in the rebel faction from the start and became a Yellow Turban soldier. He had planned to desert and join the imperial court to restore the Han dynasty, but through a twist of fate, he defeated government soldiers and was promoted to the Holy Son of the Way of Great Peace. Through tireless effort, he eventually inherited Zhang Jiao’s legacy and reached the pinnacle of life. Lü Bu is my big brother, Dian Wei is on my left, an 9.3kReads8.9Score727Shelves
22. 722 魂 Reborn into Liu, Guan, and Zhang, I Leave the Warlords Stunned 魂穿刘关张，诸侯们被整麻了 Blue Triangle蓝色三角形Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Absurd Three Kingdoms, the wildest unofficial history, pure comedy, and unhinged nonsense] In this world, famous generals all have special martial skills. Guan Yu’s Green Dragon Slash can cleave through city walls. Zhang Fei’s battle roar can make his enemies tremble with fear. Zhao Yun has infinite stamina, charging into enemy ranks and taking heads amid a thousand troops. The late Eastern Han dynasty is in chaos. The shameless Liu Bei, cautious Guan Yu, and righteous Zhang Fei join the eighte 135.8kReads8.2Score16.6kShelves
23. 723 帝 The Empire’s Great Bandit 帝国大反贼 White Lonely Island白色孤岛Historical5.8M WordsCompleted (This is a traditional alternate-history novel.) That year, more than a dozen prefectures suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed completely. That year, five powerful military governors carved up the land, and their princes rebelled. That year, Zhang Yunchuan became an outlaw and one of the great bandits of Jiufeng Mountain. 47.8kReads8.7Score4kShelves
24. 724 残 The Dragon's Bloodline of the Late Tang 残唐龙胄 Code and Inkjing代码与墨jingHistorical2.2M WordsOngoing Setting: It is the first year of the Qianfu era (874). The late Tang is on the brink of upheaval. The story will go on to cover the Huang Chao Rebellion, Zhu Wen's rise, Li Keyong's battles in the north and south, the fall of the Tang, the succession of the Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and Zhou dynasties, and finally the age of strife when the Ten Kingdoms rise together. Protagonist: A distant relative of the Li Tang imperial clan. His bloodline is genuine, and so is his poverty. In name, he is royalt 655Reads6.5Score265Shelves

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    Realistic, thoughtful, and excellent writing style

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