Any Books with an Emperor as the Male Lead? 有没有男主是皇帝书?
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The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女
Shen Ru was sold into the palace as a child. Later, thanks to Consort Shu's great kindness, she lived a fairly comfortable life. But Consort Shu was eventually framed for practicing witchcraft. The emperor was furious and ordered her death. Shen Ru followed the young Second Prince, Situ Yi, to the Cold Palace, where the two depended on each other from then on. A few years later, fortune finally turned in their favor: the emperor and the crown prince died one after another. To preserve her positi
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I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平,皇上却push我宫斗
[An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R
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The Emperor Only Wants to Share a Splendid Realm with His Empress 皇帝只想和皇后娘娘共享锦绣山河
Qin Weimeng's grandfather was the reigning dynasty's chancellor and the emperor's mentor. Bearing the duty of staying by the emperor's side, she entered the imperial harem, determined to be a capable wife and a good empress. What she didn't know was that Emperor Yuwen Che wanted a wife who would share both hardship and joy with him, and that he had played a part in bringing her into the palace from the very beginning.
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The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇:贵妃娘娘她又美又乖
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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Your Majesty, the Emperor Has Asked for Your Favor Again 启禀娘娘:皇上又翻你牌子了
Ning Xi, an all-around genius from a mysterious organization in the 21st century, retired with honors after completing her final mission. But on her way home, her cruise ship was blown up at sea, and she drowned. Her soul transmigrated to another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Tian Sheng Kingdom. In this life, she grew up cherished by her parents and older brothers, enjoying a carefree and comfortable existence, until the new emperor
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Good Pregnancy System! The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft 好孕系统!贵妃她又娇又软
[A soft, sweet, calculating little bunny heroine X a domineering, cold-blooded emperor with a love obsession] Shen Cihuan is the youngest daughter of Chancellor Shen. Innocent, lively, sweet, and adorable, she enters the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor in her older sister’s place. What if she doesn’t know how to compete for his favor? No problem. She has a palace intrigue and fertility System. An intoxicating natural scent Love at first sight from the emperor Fertility pills, dragon-an
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Your Majesty, the Beauty in the Painting Has Escaped! 陛下,画卷里的美人逃了!
(This is a story for female readers, female readers, female readers. Male readers, keep out!!) The wise and mighty Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty was a dashing man of twenty-five, yet his harem was completely empty. The entire court was frantic about their wise emperor’s lifelong happiness, coming up with new ways every day to get him to choose a consort. With no other choice, the emperor made a portrait of a beauty his empress, leaving everyone stunned. Su Qingli was a university student from
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The Empress Is So Beautiful, Your Majesty, Please Stop Clinging to Me! 皇后太美,皇上求你别再粘着我了
[Transmigration, a mad emperor and the most beautiful woman under heaven, both untouched, he pursues her, sweet romance] Chu Shuiyao enters the entertainment industry on the strength of her looks. She’s a new actress with a bright future, but after buying a special jade pendant, strange things start happening one after another. She actually encounters a “ghost” from ancient times, and he’s especially imposing and handsome. At first she’s terrified, but gradually she gets used to accepting his ap
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Great Tang: If You Won’t Rebel, Father, Then I Will! 大唐:父亲您不造反,我造反!
[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,
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The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃,疯批暴君哭红了眼
[One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we
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The Emperor's Precious Little Darling Will Make You Weep for Your Empire 皇上家的小娇娇,哭崩你江山
Bai Xi is the dragon vein of the Great Xia Kingdom, a true dragon who has lived for nine hundred years. One day, a handsome man takes her in. He provides her with food and lodging, and all she has to do is keep his bed warm. She thinks it's a great deal. The only downside is that the man refuses to acknowledge her as his ancestor. How rebellious! * Yu Cang is the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom. Just after he takes the throne, a dragon latches onto him. She's spoiled and has a huge appetite, ea
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Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急!有读心术的暴君非要宠我
After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and
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The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色:冷情帝王的娇娇皇后
[Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi
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The Empress Is Too Beautiful, the Emperor Is Not Worthy 皇后太美,皇上不配
[Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + both pure] After transmigrating into a book, Jian Xin saved the tyrant and happily volunteered to live in the cold palace. But after only a few lazy days, the tyrant hauled her up and put her to work “Go back to Fengyang Palace and be my empress!” Then she realized something was off. When Consort Bai pulled her close The tyrant wanted to chop off Consort Bai’s hand. When Consort Bai rubbed her face against hers The tyrant wanted to scrub Consort Bai’
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统:全二册(王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著)
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君,能有什么坏心思?
[Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing
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Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君,我为大明续运三百年
[Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J
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My Grandpa Is the Daoist Emperor 我爷爷是道士皇帝
His grandfather practices Daoist arts and seeks medicinal remedies. He won't live in the imperial palace, preferring a Daoist temple... His father is a womanizer who stays in the palace, working tirelessly as a busy little bee in the imperial harem... Young Zhu Yijun quietly watches them perform from the sidelines, thinking to himself, “Now that you're done, it's my turn to put on a show...”
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Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后
[Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp
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A Jade Pendant Connects Me to Ancient Times, and the Emperor Helps Me Escape Bankruptcy 玉佩通古代,靠皇帝解决破产危机
[Wild imagination / Modern woman transmigrates to ancient times / Ancient man transmigrates to modern times / Sci-fi / Powerful family / Emperor / Both leads are each other's first and only / Sweet romance / Happy ending / No logic] Jia Yu, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, gets a magical jade pendant one day. Through the pendant, she makes contact with a man living far away in ancient times. With her family's business on the brink of bankruptcy, the man sends her a trove of antiques th
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I Returned to the Modern Era, and the Emperor Went Mad 我回到现代,皇帝疯了
In my fifth year after transmigrating to ancient times, I helped the male lead claim the throne. But he forgot his vow to love only me for the rest of our lives. He began taking consorts in droves. One after another, the women in his harem gave birth to princes and princesses. As his empress, I watched it all with cold indifference. “Your Majesty, didn’t you once say you would only love the Empress...” A consort nestled in the man’s arms and giggled. Xiao Wenqi laughed heartily. “Even the most b
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After the Fallen Emperor Read My Mind, He Got His Act Together 亡国父皇偷读我心后,支棱起来了
[Mind Reading + Everyone's Favorite + Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Cannon Fodder's Comeback] Xiao Chuchu arrives with a palace intrigue System and knowledge of the future, transmigrating into the book as a doomed cannon-fodder princess of a fallen kingdom. Her father will be poisoned to death. Her mother will be ordered by the new emperor to die alongside him. Her brother and her maternal grandfather's entire family, all loyal subjects, will meet terrible
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Panic! After Giving Up, the Little Slacker Is Forced to Take the Throne 慌!摆烂后,小咸鱼她被迫登基了
My mother, who always insisted on having her way, and Consort Zhang next door became pregnant at the same time. Consort Zhang gave birth to a big baby boy, so I became a “big baby boy” too. I spent eighteen years as a prince while pretending to be a boy. To keep my secret identity from being exposed, I usually kept a low profile. My brothers put on a “Nine Dragons Contesting for the Throne” to fight over succession, so I gave up and decided to coast through life. Who knew that when my father die
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The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷
[System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge
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The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子:为何要逼我做皇帝?
He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami
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I Have 800,000 Private Soldiers. Is the Emperor Forcing Me to Surrender Them? 私兵80万,皇帝逼我交兵权?
With 8,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. I, a loyal subject, could never harbor disloyal intentions! With 80,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. I am a man born between heaven and earth. How could I spend my life languishing beneath another? With 800,000 private troops, the emperor demands I surrender my military command. My whole life, I have received Heaven's mandate, and may my reign be everlasting! Chen Huai'an's sou
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Class Change: Emperor, Behold My Art of Exterminating Nine Generations! 转职皇帝:看朕九族剥离之术!
[Overpowered domination + leveling up + vying for supremacy + female characters] The Abyss invades, and humanity enters an age where everyone can choose a class. Monsters run rampant, and factions vie for power in this world. Only those who become class holders deserve respect. While everyone cheers as geniuses awaken elite classes, Qin Yang awakens the one and only hidden class: Supreme Sovereign. Appointed by Heaven, may his reign endure forever! He bears the imperial destiny of five th
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Reborn as the Emperor 重生之老子是皇帝
To sleep with beauties in his arms and wield power over all under heaven when he wakes: now that’s the life a man should lead! Zhao Dongting transmigrates into an emperor and tirelessly pursues this modest goal.
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Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始:历代君王陆续降临
[Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv
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You Told Me to Be a Puppet, but I Became an Emperor for the Ages! 让你做傀儡,你竟成千古一帝!
[Transmigration + ancient history + underdog comeback + wish fulfillment] He transmigrates into the body of a puppet emperor. The empress rules from behind the curtain, ministers hold the reins of power, and princes stir up trouble across the land! In a fury, he fights back, turning a charade into reality and forging an emperor’s legacy! This fake emperor? I’ll be him!
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Treasures of China: Dialogues with the Ten Great Emperors from the Start 典藏华夏:开局对话十大皇帝
Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo
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From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝
Long Chen transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the castration chamber, about to be made a eunuch. Luckily, the man wielding the knife is an old acquaintance, and Long Chen narrowly escapes disaster. Using his wits, he rises step by step to the top and becomes the strongest emperor!
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From the Start, I Refused to Be Emperor and Chose to Become the Retired Emperor! 开局拒绝当皇帝,我选择当太上皇!
What? You want me to be emperor??? I don't have any desire to rule yet. You take the throne for a while. Once I've had my fill of roaming this realm, you can hand it over to me.
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The Ultimate Emperor 极品皇帝爷
I am the Son of Heaven of Great Chu! Wherever the sun and moon shine and the rivers flow is Chu territory! Seize the beauties! Slay the enemies! Slaughter the foreign tribes!
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Return to Ancient Times and Become Emperor 回到古代当皇帝
A hot-blooded young man transmigrates to ancient times and becomes emperor. Faced with demands to send women away in marriage alliances, surrendering sovereignty and bringing shame upon the nation, he furiously crafts three thousand AKs and builds an army of a million wolf cavalrymen! He rules the world, drawing beauties from all corners who offer themselves to him, while also attracting the hatred of foreign peoples. He declares just one thing: “If you dare kill even one Han, I’ll wipe out your
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At Least I’m an Emperor 好歹也是个皇帝
Transmigrating and becoming an emperor shouldn't be a big deal, but Guo Dongyan thinks there's something odd about being an emperor in his case. His empire is only as large as a village, he has just a few hundred subjects, and even his dog is the Imperial Guard's Grand General... Wasn't becoming an emperor through transmigration supposed to mean fighting for power at court and vying for control of the Nine Provinces? How did it turn into playing house in some remote mountain valley for me? And t
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Back to Ancient Times to Become Emperor 回到古代当皇帝
Zhao Xuan transmigrates into the past and becomes an emperor. After living through a 996 work schedule in his previous life, he never imagined transmigration would be what turned his fortunes around. With beauties by his side and power in his hands, Zhao Xuan is ready to enjoy life to the fullest!
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Craving His Love: The Tyrannical Emperor Steals a Kiss, Then Gets Teased in Return 欲宠,被暴戾皇帝强吻反撩
[A flirtatious, alluring, and peerlessly skilled sweet girl VS a violent emperor with a fear of women, who's actually a hopeless romantic, devoted and dangerously obsessive] [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first, sweet and satisfying, golden finger, redemption, devoted husband] Synopsis: Jiang Yi is desperate about her mission. She has to win over a tyrant who seems to be gay, but is actually twisted in his values, scheming and cold, and afraid of women? While trying to win him over, Ji
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Emperor’s Domination: Nine Heavens 帝霸九霄
There are nine heavens above the earth, but what world lies beyond them? On his wedding night, a generation's Celestial Emperor was betrayed by his brother and wife, and met a bitter end! Reborn into a new life, I will cultivate bitterly for years, then fight my way to the Nine Heavens, slay every treacherous villain, and slaughter you swine! A generation's Celestial Emperor, now known as the God of Slaughter. Watch as he rises from ruin and is reborn through destruction! Those who betray my
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