Fanqie booklists

I Have Nothing to Read, Please Recommend Strange Stories Featuring Many Historical Figures 书荒了,跪求历史名人众多的离奇故事

Books
69
Views
3.8k
Recs
31
Updated
1mo ago

GPT-6 Luna

Report this booklist

We'll look into it and reply in Notifications.

Posted with your username in our Discord's public #reports. Leave out anything personal.

In this list

Reader notes translated by Google Translate

Genre, tags, more
Genre, tags, more
Clear all
  1. 51 The Golden Son-in-Law 金牌帝婿 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Alternate world] [No System] Qin Yu transmigrates, and from the start he’s the second son of the Prince of Qin’s household. His father is a non-imperial prince of Great Wei and the Minister of Revenue. His mother is a wealthy daughter of a prominent Jiangnan family. His older brother is a peerless general who guards the frontier. With such powerful connections and an exalted position, Qin Yu gives up on ambition, indulging in wine, women, and song, and reclining in the 47.5kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
  2. 52 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦:始皇帝,我真不吃软饭啊! Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45.1kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
  3. 53 Football: A Crescent-Moon Scissor Kick from the Start Shocks the World 足球:开局一脚圆月弯刀震惊世界 Sports1.9M WordsCompleted Su Yiming, a former youth national team player from the Dragon Kingdom, was reborn in 2010, the golden age. He activated the God of Football System and soared to the top from then on! David Beckham: My biggest regret in life is retiring too early and never getting the chance to play alongside the great Su. 12.7kReads8.8Score953Shelves
  4. 54 I've Killed Over a Million Enemies: I Am the God of War 杀敌过百万,我是战争之神 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Monk Wei + Yan Shuangying + special forces) Wu Qianli transmigrated into the world of Bright Sword, only to be saddled with a crime. To clear his name, he had no choice but to build up his own forces... He won over Shunliu, conquered Monk Wei, and brought Yang Zhihua into the fold! Li Yunlong: “Who the hell is this? Why do all the credit and blame end up on me?” Chu Yunfei: “I, Chu, admit I can’t match such fighting strength!” Everyone: “Whose troops are these, anyway? 6.4kReads8.9Score352Shelves
  5. 55 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 243.3kReads9.4Score19kShelves
    Reader note
  6. 56 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 15.1kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
  7. 57 A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Five Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史(全五册) Historical149k WordsCompleted Read comics for half an hour and master three thousand years of history, with a crystal-clear timeline you can recite backward as soon as you finish. Using nothing but hand-drawn illustrations and jokes, Er Hunzi lays out the grand sweep of history with impressive clarity: the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were like a classroom; the Qin dynasty burned brightly and died young; the Three Kingdoms era came down to three great battles; the chaotic Wei and Jin period was full of oddbal 2.3kReads9.6Score555Shelves
    Reader note
  8. 58 A General History of China 中国通史 Historical491k WordsCompleted The world-famous writer Cervantes said, “History gives birth to truth; it can withstand time and preserve old tales and past events. It is a record of ancient times, a warning for the present, and a lesson for future generations.” History is a mirror that records the successes and failures, prosperity and decline, triumphs and tragedies, transitions and renewal of human society. It also foreshadows humanity's future. 26.1kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
  9. 59 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 229.5kReads9.6Score66.4kShelves
  10. 60 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 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [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 136.4kReads9.6Score21.6kShelves
  11. 61 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶!选妃呢?历史作弊器来喽 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.8kReads9.2Score493Shelves
    Reader note
  12. 62 Emperor Group Chat: A Song of Ten Thousand Borders for Qin Shi Huang from the Start 皇帝群聊:开局一首万疆送给秦始皇 Urban1.2M WordsOngoing After taking out a million-yuan loan to pay for his girlfriend's treatment, only to be dumped once she recovered, supporting actor Ye Chen accidentally joined a strange chat group. Its members all had bizarre usernames like Qin, the Founding Emperor; Son of Heaven of the Han; and Supreme Female Emperor. Ye Chen pontificated about the world in the group, leaving its members astonished! Great Qin's Founding Emperor: "So people in future Huaxia are all dragons? Our nation's military might will fore 241Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  13. 63 Great Qin Conquers the World from Inside a Refrigerator 冰箱里的大秦征服世界 Historical454k WordsCompleted [Space] + [System] + [Satisfying Read] + [Unify the World] + [No CP] + [Transmigration] Fu Yeqing unexpectedly acquired an old-fashioned refrigerator. The moment he opened it, he nearly fainted. Inside was an ancient palace, where a tiny person wearing a crown was running around a pillar... In the Great Qin dynasty, in the twentieth year of King Zheng's reign (227 BCE), Crown Prince Dan sent Jing Ke to Qin to assassinate King Ying Zheng, carrying a map of Dukang in Yan and Fan Yuqi's severed he 79Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  14. 64 The Unofficial History Is Even Wilder: The Unusual Charms of the Tang and Song Dynasties 野史更疯狂:另类的唐宋历史风情 Historical216k WordsCompleted With popular amateur takes on history flooding the book market, the author has chosen a different approach, drawing on a wealth of Tang and Song literati writings. Through a modern lens, the book explores emperors and ministers, palace secrets, anecdotes about famous people, political intrigue, the spirit of the Tang and Song dynasties, and gossip from everyday life. Its language is light and humorous, and its prose concise and lively, keeping readers chuckling at history’s dark humor and eager 524Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  15. 65 Unofficial History of China, Volume One 中华野史(第一卷) Historical139k WordsCompleted This book covers topics including court politics during the Qin and Han dynasties, the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song and Yuan dynasties, and the Ming and Qing dynasties. 289Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  16. 66 Unofficial Tales of China’s Empresses Through the Ages 中国历代皇后野史 Historical113k WordsCompleted This book includes stories about Empress Lü Zhi, Empress Zhang, the Han Dynasty's Flower Goddess; Empress Chen Ajiao, wife of Emperor Wu of Han; Empress Wei Zifu; Zhao Feiyan, famed for both her beauty and artistic talents; Empress Deng Sui; Empress Zhen, the Goddess of Luo River; Empress Yang Qiongzhi; the ruthless Empress Jia Nanfeng; Empress Feng Miaolian; the Empress of the Southern Kingdom; the Tuoba Empress; Empress Gao and the downfall of evil; Empress Hu, the “whore after the throne”; Em 107Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  17. 67 Tales from the Han Dynasty 汉朝的那些事儿 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Bang was just a petty hooligan and a middle-aged bachelor who liked flirting with widows. He didn't marry until he was forty, rebelled at forty-eight, and just six years later became emperor. Han Xin was nothing but a good-for-nothing who couldn't even support himself. When someone told him to crawl between their legs, he did. After enlisting, he spent his days guarding a gate, yet somehow went on to become commander-in-chief of the entire army and defeat Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Wester 13Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  18. 68 A Juicy History of the Western Han 西汉爆浆史 Historical569k WordsCompleted Read more history and fewer wish-fulfillment stories. There is plenty of history to write about, and plenty of history that could be changed. But I only know the Western Han. I barely know the Eastern Han, so this novel is about the Western Han alone, and I won't change its history. I respect Sima Qian: I'll report what I see, and make clear when I'm only guessing. The Western Han is actually fascinating. It was an empire from 2,000 years ago, with both historical records and myths woven through 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 69 The Chu-Han War 楚汉战争 Historical330k WordsCompleted When the First Emperor dies at Shaqiu, a conspiracy quietly takes shape, set to determine whether the wheels of the Qin Empire can keep turning. War erupts everywhere, leaving the common people devastated and the land soaked in blood. As heroes contend for supremacy, who can bring the dawn to humanity? With suffering everywhere and every trade in decline, how can the realm usher in the golden age of the Han? 4.8kReads9.0Score160Shelves

Other lists with The Golden Son-in-Law

Save search

Name these filters to come back to them later.