The Best of the Best in Historical Fiction

252 大 Three Hundred Years of the Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty Wang JuerenHistorical1.5M WordsCompleted 5.1kReads9.6Score986Shelves

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It's beautiful, the author has a humorous writing style and speaks eloquently.

253 键 Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard Xiaobao Is Very NiceHistorical481k WordsCompleted 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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The first-person ceiling under the top writing style of 985 Doctor of Literature. Memories of the past events of the Ming Dynasty's chief minister, the plot is compact and wordless, and 4 episodes are updated every day. Excellent fine chaff, the more you look at it, the more you like it

254 天 Kingdom of Heaven: the Rise of an Imperial Dynasty Xuan Zhen Xian Sheng ZhenjunHistorical1.6M WordsCompleted 450Reads5.8Score106Shelves

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A perfect niche historical article in my heart

257 穿 Dressed as a Maid in the Same Room, the Prince Comes into My Room Every Night Calm and Calm for Half a LifeAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 2Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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The struggle of the people at the bottom is only whether they can survive. They don't know if they will be alive tomorrow. Struggle and counterattack. Just to survive.

258 盛 The Great Medical Detective Xiaoyao LingziAncient Romance393k WordsOngoing 13Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Recommend a good book, watch the heroine write a legendary life on her way to counterattack, it is worth recommending!

259 世 General History of the World Li NanHistorical937k WordsCompleted 2.2kReads9.5Score676Shelves

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🔻1 From a world perspective, it helps us understand the historical development of various regions. It focuses on various events that played a huge role in historical development. By reading carefully, we can understand the rise and fall of various dynasties in history, and increase our understanding of countries around the world.

265 努 Nurhaci: the Founder of the Country Who Emerged from the White Mountains and Black Waters Li QingHistorical444k WordsCompleted 163Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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Reality of destiny

271 嬴 Ying Family's Entrepreneurship Story: Three Hundred Years to Create a Great Qin Workers at the Foot of Zhongnan MountainHistorical501k WordsCompleted 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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Li Mu nodded, pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of the Qin army, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers! The Qin army invaded our border and wants to destroy our Zhao country, seize my land, and kill my people! Can we agree?!"

272 商 Tongjian of Business History Mu Feng Wuchen SemicolonHistorical1.5M WordsCompleted 132Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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High-quality and in-depth article, a general history of the Shang Dynasty

273 江 Jiang Yan's Dream Pen Brings Flowers to Life The Gurgling SpringHistorical505k WordsCompleted 37Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Ceiling-level historical text, real historical materials, rigorous logic

275 我 I Was a Powerful Official in Soochow I Am the Laziest in Wu'anHistorical220k WordsCompleted 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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You can read this

278 一 See All the Flowers in Chang'an Along the Way Casual and Free StyleHistorical380k WordsOngoing 11Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Ceiling-level history Northern Zhou Dynasty → Late Tang Dynasty

279 明 Anyone Who Openly Offends a Strong Man Will Be Punished No Matter How Far Away He Is. Earth XuanHistorical177k WordsOngoing 66Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Superb rhythm control: It not only contains the delicate psychological foreshadowing and enlightenment of Sima Yi's youth, but also the thunderous outbreak of major events such as the Gaoping Ling Incident, the Three Rebellions in Huainan, and the two men's struggle for merit. There is a degree of relaxation and freedom of movement.

281 恒 Hengji Fengjie Xuanyuan DomineeringModern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing 8Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Those who know have thousands of books, and those who practice have no boundaries. In the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes rose up together, the world was in constant strife, and the people were displaced. At that time, there was a deep mountain called "Mingli Valley". In the valley lived an old man who had read a lot of books and was familiar with the past and present. Everyone called him "Mr. Wanjuan". Mr. Wanjuan studied hard since he was a child, and he knew the astronomy and calendar, the strategies of governing the country, the governance of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the exquisite remarks of various schools of thought. He was familiar with it, and he could quote scriptures casually to analyze the general trend of the world. The princes from hundreds of miles around all sent people with heavy gifts and money to seek advice, hoping to get good advice on how to govern the country and make their princely countries strong and prosperous. Near Mingli Valley, there are three adjacent small countries, namely Chongwen Kingdom, Shangxing Kingdom, and Zhongyong Kingdom. When the monarchs of the three kingdoms heard about Mr. Wanjuan's name, they all visited him personally, hoping to obtain the theory of unifying the hearts of the people and enriching the country and strengthening the army. Mr. Wanjuan saw that the three monarchs were sincere, so he taught them all the theories of governance that he had studied all his life: "The way to govern a country is to lighten corvees and pay taxes, encourage farmers to teach farmers, clean up officials, and select talents. Internally, appease the people, let the tillers have their fields and the residents have their homes; externally, be good neighbors and friendly, not easily provoke wars, and save the country." This is the eternal truth of governing the country. If you act on it, the country will be strong and the people will be happy." He talked endlessly, from the establishment of the court to the civil governance, from the storage of grain and grass to the training of the army. Every theory was clear and precise. He heard the three monarchs nodding frequently and leaving happily. After the monarch of Chongwen State returned to the palace, as if he had found a treasure, he immediately summoned the civil and military officials of the court to preach Mr. Wanjuan's theory of governing the country verbatim. He also ordered people to carve these principles on the stone walls of the palace, and led the ministers to recite them three times every morning. He was obsessed with studying theories, convening literati from all over the world to jointly annotate Mr. Wanjuan's remarks, and compiled one after another classics on governing the country. The collection of books in the palace was piled up like a mountain. The ministers imitated the monarch one after another and talked eloquently all day long. When they opened their mouths, they would follow the teachings of sages and when they closed their mouths, they would use famous sayings about governing the world. Whoever can memorize Mr. Wanjuan's theory more familiarly and explain it more subtly will be appreciated by the monarch. But no one really implemented these principles: the people were still heavily taxed, the fields were barren and uncultivated, corrupt officials were rampant in the countryside, the army neglected to train, and the weapons were rusty. Some ministers came to remonstrate, asking the monarch to reduce taxes and appease the people according to the theory. However, the monarch of Chongwen State was furious: "How outrageous! Mr. Wanjuan's theory is exquisite. As long as we study it with concentration and understand its true meaning, the country will naturally become stronger. Why do we need to do such rough things?" Stupid practice? It is the duty of monarchs and ministers to study the theories of sages!" Over time, no one dared to implement it. Everyone in Chongwen country was a "sage" who knew the way to govern the country, but the country was declining day by day, and the people were hungry and cold, and complained. After the monarch of Zhongyong returned to the palace, he not only wanted to study the theory, but also felt that some action was needed, so he adopted a compromise. He occasionally ordered some tax reductions and exemptions, but was reluctant to give up generous treasury revenue; occasionally ordered the punishment of corrupt officials, but he took care of the feelings of the powerful and did it hastily; occasionally ordered the reclamation of farmland, but did not send officials to supervise it, and ultimately it was just a formality. He always felt that he already understood the principles of governing the country, and it was enough to do a little practical work. He neither wanted to bother with the theory nor put in the effort to implement it thoroughly. As a result, the theory of state governance became a piece of paper, and sporadic measures were ineffective. The country retreated instead of advancing, and was gradually overtaken by small neighboring countries, and fell into a dilemma of internal and external troubles. As for the monarch of Shangxing State, after returning to the palace, he did not rush to promote theories or compile classics. Instead, he immediately summoned the core ministers to formulate implementation plans one by one based on Mr. Wanjuan's strategy of governing the country. He first ordered a three-year tax exemption for the people, went to the fields in person, encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland, and sent officials to guide farming and distribute grain seeds and farm tools; then he rectified the administration, personally verified the officials' performance, severely punished those who were corrupt and incompetent, and selected those from poor families with practical ability to serve as officials; then he trained the army without any pretense, focusing on improving the actual combat capabilities of the soldiers, repairing the city, and strengthening border defenses. During the implementation process, obstacles were repeatedly encountered: the nobles and powerful people opposed tax reductions and exemptions and complained that their interests were harmed; lazy government officials resisted the rectification of officialdom and tried every means to delay and perfunctory; small groups on the border were provocative and disrupted the farming order. But the monarch of Shang Xingguo never backed down. He knew very well that no matter how good Mr. Wanjuan's theory was, it would be a castle in the air if it was not implemented. He withstood the pressure, forcefully suppressed opposition forces, and personally supervised every decree to ensure that every strategy for governing the country was implemented. At first, the results were not obvious. Some people laughed at him for not studying his exquisite theories and doing trivial things all day long, but it was difficult to achieve anything great. But the monarch of Shangxingguo remained unmoved and remained down-to-earth, implementing the administrative decree step by step. In three years, the crops in the fields of Shangxing State were abundant, and the granaries were piled up like mountains; the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and did not pick up things on the road; the court officials governed the Qingming Dynasty, and the officials performed their duties; the army and horses were strong, and no one dared to invade the borders. On the other hand, Chongwen State was still immersed in empty theories. The monarchs and ministers could talk about the way of governing the country, but they were helpless in the face of the situation of famine among the people, empty treasury, and disorganized army. They clearly knew the way to solve the problem, but they never wanted to do it. In the end, the national power was exhausted, the people fled one after another, and they were easily annexed by the surrounding small countries. The Zhongyong state, on the other hand, gave up halfway, its political orders were vacillating, and its people lost all support, and it soon perished. Later, Shangxing State became increasingly prosperous and became a powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period. The monarch personally went to Mingli Valley to thank Mr. Wanjuan. Mr. Wanjuan looked at the scene of peaceful country and people in front of him and said with emotion: "I know all the theories of governing the country in the world, but I can only sit and talk about it. Although you are not as well-read as me, you can put the theory into practice and truly integrate knowledge and action. You are the real master of governing the country!" This fable has been passed down through the ages and reveals the simplest truth in the world: knowing thousands of principles is just the starting point for becoming a sage, and being able to implement the principles to the letter is the real top ability. There is no shortage of people in the world who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable about theory, but what is lacking is people who are down-to-earth and resolute in their execution. Many people have heard countless successful methods and mastered countless practical principles, but they still achieve nothing. The fundamental reason is that they only stay at the level of "knowing" and never take the step of "doing". Those who truly stand at a high level and can control the situation are never talkers who only understand theory, but doers who combine knowledge with action. Even if others reveal all the top theories and most effective methods, without the ability and determination to implement them, they will ultimately be unable to achieve them. This is the cruelest dimensionality reduction blow. Those who know can understand the truth, and those who practice can achieve things. Only when knowledge and action are united can we be invincible. This is the wisdom in life that has passed through thousands of years of history and is still worthy of being remembered by the world.

282 艳 Kill the World with Beauty Shu YaojiuAncient Romance306k WordsCompleted 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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Killing Han Xin and punishing Pengyue, she wiped out all the "brothers" for Liu Bang; poisoned the King of Zhao and controlled the pig, so that no one in the harem dared to challenge her authority... Based on history, her literary talent is outstanding!

284 暴 Tyrant Chongzhen: Another Three Hundred Years of Ming Dynasty! LondonHistorical2.7M WordsOngoing 109.5kReads8.5Score8.9kShelves

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That must be him

285 明 Ming Dynasty Special Reconnaissance Troops Did Not Collect at Night Shu YaojiuHistorical456k WordsCompleted 678Reads5.8Score101Shelves

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No collection of [likes] at night…Hot-blooded Ming Dynasty…

287 都 They Are All Reincarnations of Gods and Demons, but I Am the Only One Who Traveled Through the Song Dynasty? Beast ExcavatorHistorical454k WordsOngoing 2.4kReads—Score161Shelves

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Archaeological dragon, rampant in Water Margin! …

288 我 I Am the Historian for Empress Wu Zetian Rebirth of the Little HistorianAncient Romance409k WordsCompleted 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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I am writing a novel about Wu Zetian, and I hope you will pay attention and read it. Thank you all [crying] [crying] [crying]

289 东 The Three Kingdoms of the Eastern Han Dynasty: Cao Cao and I Won the Battle of Chibi There Is No Doubt That Mr. CatHistorical45k WordsOngoing —Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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It doesn't look good, I'm just a dog

294 后 The First Volume of the Romance of Later Zhao: the Biography of Shi Le Ishinomiya KikuHistorical396k WordsCompleted 161Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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In the life of Shi Le, the ancestor of Shi Jingtang during the Taiping Period, Emperor Zhao of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms, we saw not only the legend of a man, but also the mirror image of an era. In that chaotic and dynamic era, the old order had collapsed, the new order had not yet been established, and everyone was looking for their place. Shi Le found it. From slave to emperor, he completed an almost impossible life journey. But his story also reminds us: personal success is magnificent, but establishing a lasting order and achieving true harmony requires more than military conquest - cultural tolerance, institutional innovation, and the transcendence of human nature. This is the most precious legacy Shi Le left to future generations: an eternal reflection on struggle and limitations, power and wisdom, nation and culture. After thousands of years, we can still see the glory and pathos of that era from him, and we can also illuminate some eternal themes in the human condition. History does not repeat, but it always rhymes - Shi Le's story is still echoing in our time in different ways.

298 五 May and Enron Smiling with All My HeartHistorical537k WordsCompleted 2.4kReads9.6Score171Shelves

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What is important in reading a novel? Is it the soul that can touch the heartstrings? Well, you are right! However, this alone is not enough, we must deeply understand the deep meaning contained in it! After all, in today's fast-paced, fast-food-like era, there are very few people who can really calm down and read a book completely. Right here, I would like to solemnly recommend a masterpiece to you - it is the masterpiece "May and Enron" that currently has a rating of 9.5 On the Tomato novel platform! As long as you are willing to follow my pace and read this book together, then I believe that it will completely subvert your inherent prejudices and perceptions about online novels. Having said that, the protagonist Liu He in our story has always acted in accordance with the will of Master Metta. No, at this moment he is leading a group of lieutenants, preparing to embark on a journey full of unknowns and challenges... Chi Wugu, Gan Hua, Niya and others established the Qiang country-Khotan on the vast land. They uphold their respect and belief in Buddhism and are committed to building this emerging country into a prosperous and peaceful place. In Khotan, whether it was the planning and layout of the city, the construction and improvement of water conservancy facilities, the careful organization of agricultural production, the intensive training of military forces, the orderly development of the jade industry, and the rational management of animal husbandry, Liu He and his team made careful and detailed arrangements. Every matter was handled just right and won the hearts of the people. Because of this, everyone from the princes and nobles to the common people worked together and quickly joined in the busy construction work of the city. However, in sharp contrast, the Xunjia Dynasty in the distant Hua Clan City violated the wishes of the people and adopted extremely brutal methods, massacring monks and destroying temples in an attempt to completely eradicate Buddhism. This atrocity triggered strong dissatisfaction and protests from all walks of life, but the Xunjia Dynasty turned a deaf ear to it and continued to go its own way. It was precisely because of the perverse behavior of the Xunjia Dynasty that Buddhism, which was originally popular in the local area, was severely suppressed and had to spread eastward. The relevant historical materials in this work are extremely detailed and accurate, as if the long history is vividly displayed before people's eyes. Reading between the lines, readers can clearly feel the tremendous effort and effort the author put into the creation process. It can be said that the author has put great effort and painstaking efforts in order to present such an epic masterpiece to the readers. If today's online novel creators can have the same rigorous and diligent creative attitude as this author, then the entire field of online literature will surely usher in a new era of vigorous development, and real revitalization and prosperity will be just around the corner.

300 贵 The Top of the Imperial Concubine Shu YaojiuAncient Romance372k WordsCompleted 437Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Wan Zhen'er is 17 years older than the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Jianshen... But. . [Sad]