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1. 551 救 After Saving Zhu Houzhao, I Gave Great Ming Another Eight Hundred Years 救朱厚照后，我为大明续命八百年 User88424615用户88424615Historical283k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate to fight for the throne. I transmigrated specifically to save my “unorthodox” imperial brother. Zhu Houzhao falls into the water and is critically ill? I save him with modern medicine. The Eight Tigers run amok and officials fight among themselves? I use an iron fist to clean house for him. He longs for military glory and yearns for the battlefield? I make a three-year pact with him: “Elder Brother, to conquer the world, we must first govern it well. Once I forge the sh 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for something to read, this is a must-read! It's about Zhu Houzhao in the Ming Dynasty, and it's definitely worth checking out. There's no female lead or romantic subplot, which is great. I enjoyed it.

2. 552 新 The New Song Dynasty: The Cross, Book 3 新宋·十字3 A Yue阿越Historical150k WordsCompleted The New Song Cross Series: In the second year of Xining under the Northern Song, the famous Wang Anshi Reforms began. This was a truly comprehensive reform in Chinese history. Meanwhile, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Shi, Zeng Bu, Lü Huiqing, and other exceptional figures of the Northern Song became embroiled in open and covert struggles over the reforms. With the reforms destined to fail, Shi Yue, a history student from the modern era, inexplicably appeared in the Song capital of Bianjing... 137Reads9.4Score—Shelves
3. 553 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves

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   Don't let the low rating fool you; "The Noble Family" is a truly well-written novel. The protagonist is reincarnated into an ancient noble family, and the author's writing style is excellent with a deep cultural foundation. I highly recommend reading it.

4. 554 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 26.5kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
5. 555 我 I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examinations 我，孙山，科举 Ximen Qizi西门七仔Ancient Romance4.7M WordsOngoing “Imperial exams + transmigration + farming + exams + no space System” “Romance included, devoted male lead. The female lead is his childhood sweetheart, but she appears infrequently. Romance is not the main plot.” “The male lead rises step by step through hard work and good luck.” “The male lead is no good at scheming, but he gets things done and has technical skills.” “The imperial examination system is based on the Ming and Qing dynasties.” After an accident, he is transmigrated into the womb 48.3kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
6. 556 科 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 Zhou Shusen周树森Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 49kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
7. 557 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 238Reads9.0Score161Shelves

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   I wonder if a futuristic science fiction epic counts?

8. 558 新 New Song: The Grand Finale, Part 1 新宋·大结局1 A Yue阿越Historical220k WordsCompleted A classic historical transmigration novel, New Song, has finally reached its conclusion after readers waited eleven years! It vividly recreates the customs and daily life of the Song Dynasty and brings a host of lifelike characters to the page. From scholarship and martial arts to court intrigue, battlefield carnage, and everyday life, it covers every aspect, offering a panoramic reconstruction of a dynasty once hailed as the pinnacle of the Chinese civilizational spirit. It won a place among th 264Reads9.3Score—Shelves
9. 559 大 A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕：皇后娘娘她日日求被废 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g 4.6kReads9.1Score300Shelves

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   Of the Ming Dynasty novels, I've finished all except for "The Crown Prince is a Fellow Prisoner," which I only partially read. They're all good, so I recommend them. "My Father is Emperor Wu of Han" was very good in the early stages, especially after Liu Ju seized power. I stopped reading it then, probably because I didn't want to keep up with the updates, but I was very engrossed in the beginning. "The Great Qin Dynasty" would be better if there wasn't a romance plot later on, although it's a side story, but I don't want to see romance. "Cao Cao" was also good in the early stages. "Dream of the Red Chamber" is about cultivation, but it's told from the perspective of a maid. The plot is still good; Baochai and Daiyu are friends, and it's unrelated to Baoyu. It's a female ensemble piece.

10. 560 新 The New Song Dynasty: The Cross, Book 2 新宋·十字2 A Yue阿越Historical179k WordsCompleted The New Song Cross Series: In the second year of Xining, Zhao Xu, emperor of the Song, had been on the throne for less than two years when he boldly appointed Wang Anshi, who had been “the hope of the realm for thirty years,” to begin his ambitious reforms and tackle the political, social, economic, and military problems that had accumulated over the century since the Song dynasty was founded. For the first time in human civilization, society stood on the threshold of modernity. Its traditional 276Reads9.4Score—Shelves
11. 561 大 The Qin Empire’s Industrial Revolution 大秦工业革命 Nine-Fingered Divine Lid九指神盖Historical2.5M WordsCompleted History · Alternate History | Farming · Industry | Ensemble Cast · Conquest A six-year-old soul transmigrates into a barren village in northern Shaanxi during the Qin dynasty, where he becomes a posthumous child. With no System and no golden finger, the first thing he does is use a pendulum to redefine “one meter.” Over the next ten years, all he manages to do is make sure everyone in the village has enough to eat. Then the real story begins. He builds an “underground railway station” in Zhang V 4.6kReads8.1Score463Shelves

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    The understanding of the history of the late Qin Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty's institutions is epic.

12. 562 穿 Transmigrated as Cao Cao's Daughter: From Farming to Empress 穿成曹操女儿，从种地到女帝 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Sui, a graduate student in agricultural science, has just finished slogging through her thesis when she jolts awake and opens her eyes to a woman gazing at her with tender affection. After spending over half a year recovering in bed, she finally gets up and learns that her father has gone off to fight the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans? What a historically specific term. Cao Sui is devastated. Why on earth did she have to end up in the Three Kingdoms? With disasters and war stacked aga 12kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
13. 563 人 In Dream of the Red Chamber, I Become Wang Xifeng's Maid 人在红楼，成了凤辣子的丫鬟 Storyteller from Shu蜀中说书人Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xu Le died young and was reincarnated in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as a bondservant of the Jinling Wang family. At eight by Chinese reckoning, she was selected to serve the Wang family and became one of the dowry maids of the famous, fearsome Phoenix, Wang Xifeng. Faced with the decline of the Four Great Families, Xu Le can only struggle to survive in the cracks and find a way out for herself... (Content warning: The female lead isn't purely good. She'll hurt people for her 10.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
14. 564 称 Conquering the Grasslands, Starting in the Yuezhi Dungeon 称霸草原，从月氏死牢开始 Hanlin Painting Studio翰林画苑Historical213k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + System + underdog comeback] I transmigrated into a useless prisoner in the Yue clan's death row, and everyone thinks I'm as good as dead! But they've forgotten that death row is where great conquerors begin! Using the memories I brought with me, I recruit desperate outlaws and build an army of death warriors! I crush the Yue and Donghu, sweep across the desert, unite the Xiongnu, and bring the entire grassland under my heel! 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato's most enjoyable historical fiction, welcome to the pit!

15. 565 大 The Great Physician: Sunrise, Two-Volume Set 大医·日出篇（全二册） Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical380k WordsCompleted The Great Doctor: Sunrise is the sequel to The Great Doctor: Dawn, Ma Boyong’s new full-length historical novel published in 2022. Self-reliance and resilience, strength rooted in the people: a gradual awakening as doctors search for a way to save their country. A great doctor is like a historian, bearing witness to a century of upheaval through the benevolent art of healing. After China entered the Republic era, the tides of history did not calm. They grew more turbulent by the day. The Second 193Reads9.5Score101Shelves
16. 566 冒 I Passed Myself Off as a Scholar and Rose to Become a Ming Dynasty Power Broker 冒名入仕，我熬成了大明权臣 Dongfang Xiaoxiaosheng东方笑笑生Historical2.4M WordsOngoing Lin Chuan transmigrates to the final years of the Hongwu reign in the Ming dynasty. By chance, he comes across bandits who have accidentally killed an official on his way to take up his post, so he assumes the dead man’s identity and enters the bureaucracy. At first, he only wants to coast along with a secure government job until retirement. But who could have guessed that the Ming bureaucracy is even more cutthroat than the modern workplace? If you don’t compete, you’ll be crushed. To stay aliv 203.6kReads8.8Score21.2kShelves

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    I've been following this recently; it's a really good historical novel.

17. 567 大 Great Ming: Sentenced to Death After the Autumn Harvest, with the Crown Prince as My Cellmate 大明：秋后问斩，太子是狱友 The Domineering CEO, Boss Pang霸道总裁胖总Historical778k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the early Ming dynasty, the Yongle golden age has just come to an end. Hongxi takes the throne, and the Ming dynasty begins a full-scale strategic retreat. But none of this has much to do with Lin Yu, who is about to be executed after the autumn assizes. The System tells him that if he dies, he can return to the modern era and even receive a reward. So Lin Yu lies flat every day, waiting to die, and gives lessons to his two “strange” cellmates on the side. It passes the t 632Reads7.7Score111Shelves
18. 568 大 Great Doctor: Dawn, Complete in Two Volumes 大医·破晓篇（全两册） Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical355k WordsCompleted The Great Doctor: The Dawn is Ma Boyong’s brand-new historical novel, published in 2022. To save lives and preserve the nation, to strengthen the country and safeguard its people: this is a doctor’s rallying cry amid the upheavals of the late Qing. A great doctor is like a historian. With a benevolent heart devoted to helping the world, the doctor bears witness to a century of tumultuous change. A young man from Northeast China who narrowly escaped death in the Russo-Japanese War, a young man fr 2.4kReads9.6Score609Shelves
19. 569 大 Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明，我给老朱当喷子的那些年 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Historical1.4M WordsCompleted 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 51.8kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
20. 570 边 Frontier Army: From Claiming a Convict Woman to Unifying the World 边军：从领取罪女开始，一统天下 Yining Will Shineogsun一宁会发光ogsunHistorical1.6M WordsOngoing [Not a good person] [Multiple heroines] [Decisive and ruthless] [Frontier power struggle] [Blood-and-iron scheming] [Alternate history] [Imperfect protagonist] (The protagonist makes mistakes and suffers defeats.) Transmigrating to the frontier isn't a dream of waking up with the world in your hands. It's a struggle to survive with your head on the line. Briquette coal, the Mo Dao, fine steel: in a time of chaos, technologies that can enrich the country and strengthen its army aren't just source 201.8kReads8.6Score25.7kShelves

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    The author's skill is evident just from the chapter titles; impressive!

21. 571 叶 Ye Fashan: Defending the Tang Dynasty with Daoism and Crushing Western Heresies 叶法善：以道镇唐，力挫西域异教 Daoist Friend Xuan Tong玄同道友Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No System + Tang Dynasty + Immortal Cultivation + Ancient History + Fantasy + Xianxia + Xuanhuan] A modern history graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty. Carrying the memories of two lifetimes, he must inherit the talismanic arts and divine abilities of this legendary figure from Taoist history, while viewing an era of coexisting Buddhist and Taoist traditions and the undercurrents of foreign religions 7Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    A modern history graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty. Bearing the memories of two lifetimes, he must inherit the legendary Taoist magic and talismanic powers of this historical figure, while also examining this era of coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism, and the undercurrents of foreign religions, from a modern perspective. From his initial enlightenment at a Taoist temple on Mount Kuocang to his wandering experiences in the streets of Chang'an, he uses talismans to exorcise evil and perform rituals to protect the people. He also uses his insightful understanding to dismantle the sorcery of Nestorianism (Catholicism)—exposing the "holy water" scam in Liulin Town, breaking the insidious "blood lotus formation" in Guanzhong, and step by step thwarting the conspiracies of alien forces like A Luo Han. He befriends Li Jing, enlightens Li Shimin, and uses a dream to determine the fate of the emperor on the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Incident; furthermore, in the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era, he personally enters the underworld, using Taoist magic to rewrite the emperor's lifespan, ultimately becoming the Grand Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty. Hidden within the rituals of fasting and offering are the mysteries of the interaction between Heaven and humanity; within the philosophical thoughts of Laozi and Zhuangzi lies a Taoist heart dedicated to saving the world and bringing peace to humanity. When orthodox Taoism encounters the impact of extreme beliefs, and when the torrent of history meets the variables of time travelers, Ye Fashan, wielding talismans, treads the path of divine intervention, not only to protect the Taoist lineage in both the imperial court and the martial world, but also to defend the foundation of a civilization from being devoured by cults with his profound and mysterious power. This is a legend interwoven with talismanic magic and historical vicissitudes, and also a song of protection for Taoism in the prosperous Tang Dynasty—Observing the Way of Heaven, determining the Way of Humanity, talismans stabilize mountains and rivers, and the Tao reigns supreme over the world!

22. 572 李 Li Yunlong: Summoning the Soul of Bright Sword in Water Margin 李云龙：在水浒召唤亮剑英魂 Topple Mountains and Overwhelm Seas排山到海Historical223k WordsCompleted [Sword of the Spirits Squad] + [Summoning] + [Farming] + [Raising a Team] + [Passionate Action] Li Yunlong wakes up to find himself rich: he can summon his teammates into the world of Water Margin! Five-star Zhao Gang, three-star Monk, three-and-a-half-star Zhang Dabiao... Wait, why is the brigade commander seven stars?! Never mind. Summon the heroes of Sword of the Spirits, grow crops and build up our strength, train the troops, and fight for the realm! Divider Official reprimand: Wei Monk and 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "Bright Sword" team, combining summoning, farming, character development, and action, has its own unique charm. Li Yunlong wakes up to find himself rich – he can summon teammates in the world of Water Margin! Five-star Zhao Gang, three-star Monk, three-and-a-half-star Zhang Dabiao… wait, why is the brigade commander seven-star?! Never mind, summon the heroes of Bright Sword, farm and develop, train troops and conquer the world! Bright Sword Legion: Commander Li Yunlong, Strategist Zhao Gang! Wild Wolf Legion: Commander Kong Jie! War God Legion: Commander Ding Wei! These three legions, along with the Yunfei Legion, unite in the Northern Song Dynasty! Witness modern military infiltration across the Water Margin world!

23. 573 历 Chronicles from the Cracks of History 历史缝隙录 Traveler Returning from the Wilderness山野归路人Historical415k WordsCompleted Official histories tell of emperors, generals, and ministers. I write about the people they leave out. Coroners, matchmakers, leatherworkers, ferry clerks, and court scribes: these occupations never made it into the official histories, yet their practitioners lived and died in the gaps between eras. Living in the cracks of their times, they relied on skills passed down through generations to stumble upon miscarriages of justice concealed by altered case files and buried by the passage of time. S 151Reads—Score195Shelves

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    These two are the best I've ever read. "Historical Gap Records" is a portrait of ordinary people from the lower rungs of history, composed of multiple short stories, each ending with historical research, tracing back from the Ming to the Qin Dynasty, weaving through history. Listening to one of them before bed every day makes one ponder deeply. Although the author of "The Misfit of Langya" writes about soul travel, his historical knowledge is solid, he just expresses it in his own style.

24. 574 惹 The Trouble-Making Disciple 惹祸的徒弟 Autumn Winds Sweep In寒枫袭来Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted Because of natural disasters, the people of Liangcheng in Tianguo suffer from severe hunger. With no choice but to leave their hometown to survive, they head for the prosperous capital. A mother and son cling to each other as they make the arduous journey of a thousand li. By the time they reach the outskirts of the capital, the unfortunate mother is on the verge of death from hunger. Looking at her young son, she hopes some kindhearted person will take him in so he won’t starve to death. After 1.7kReads6.9Score109Shelves

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    I recommend the first book; the second one is also good.

25. 575 重 Reborn to Solve Crimes: My Eyes Can Identify the Killer 重生破案：我的眼睛能锁定凶手 Putting Pen to Paper to Herd Cattle提笔放牛Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted 28.9kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
26. 576 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 5.2kReads8.4Score321Shelves

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    All three books are pretty good, with no major flaws.

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