Looking for Political Intrigue with Two Male Leads 想要权谋文，双男主的

1. 51 再 Run Again, and I'll Break Your Legs 再跑，朕打断你的腿 Little Wolf Has No Fangs小狼不长牙Two Male Leads674k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads!!! Exotic, Frail Beauty x Dominant, Possessive Emperor] Li Yan is a treasure Chu Dijin discovered on the grasslands. But before he can make a move, someone has already sent Li Yan to him, so he naturally takes him back to the imperial palace. But he never expected this little thing would dare to run away. And not only that, he dares to seduce the brother Chu Dijin grew up with. A disobedient little thing like this deserves to be punished! 2.3kReads8.4Score26114d adds
2. 52 这 This Is a Forced-Love Story 这是一篇强制爱文 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it'll gradually rise] The appeal of forced-love stories lies in seeing those who hold high status in society bow down to those beneath them. Even the most powerful person becomes lowly when they fall in love. The cold, composed Emperor Zhu Zaiji never imagined that one day he would bow down and submit to a little eunuch. 17.1kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds

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   Two male leads, ancient setting, insane and authoritative, with some political intrigue. The emperor lowers his status for love. Highly recommended, it's super good!!!

3. 53 疯 Are You Crazy? You Want Me to Make a Great General My Empress? 疯了吧！你让朕立猛将为后 Huali Zi花狸子Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, political intrigue, historical fantasy, romantic tension, an irresistible CP] A clear-eyed, hopelessly naive post-2000s college student pretending to be a tyrant VS a genuine ancient-era, peerless general who conquered the northern frontier What is it like to transmigrate into the body of a brutal tyrant who has slaughtered the people of thirty-two cities? Staying alive is a very serious problem! To make matters worse, his ministers give him a huge surprise: they make him mar 421Reads8.7Score10114d adds
4. 54 趋 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ Three Thoughts at Night夜间三思Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score42614d adds

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   Good book, good book, good book

5. 55 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.7kReads9.6Score5k14d adds
6. 56 反 The Villainous Chancellor’s Survival Guide 反派丞相生存准则 Wealth and Glory荣华富贵Two Male Leads346k WordsCompleted [Complete] In her previous life, Qin Lingyi was a treacherous minister who controlled the emperor, wielded power, and committed every kind of evil. In the end, she died after being forced to drink poison by the emperor, while all her followers were wiped out. Qin Lingyi returns to three years earlier, determined to be a good minister and devote herself to the state of Chu until her dying breath. But the young emperor has already been reborn, laying a trap to make her fall in love with him step b 2kReads8.3Score26614d adds
7. 57 和 The Daily Farming Life with the Disabled God of War 和残疾战神的种田日常 Seven Black Stones七颗黑棋Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mutual healing + everyday family life + slow-burn romance + farming] As an ordinary office worker, Lin Shu never imagined he would transmigrate to ancient times, let alone be forced to marry a country bumpkin, much less discover that the man lying in bed, whom he had to support, was actually a hidden gem. Looking at the thatched hut, which was little more than a ruin, Lin Shu sighed. If he had to transmigrate, why did he have to start from scratch? The road to wealth and prospe 1.8kReads8.9Score24414d adds
8. 58 他 He Has Thrown My Imperial Heart into Turmoil 他乱了朕的帝王心 Little Peach of Silver Lake银湖小桃Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Both Pure + One-on-One Romance + Emperor x Death Soldier + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Ancient Fantasy] Past and present lives. Present life: A lonely, frosty emperor × a chuuni big shot. Past life: A passionate emperor × a heartless death soldier. The moment Mu Qingjun transmigrated, he opened his eyes to find himself in bed, and infected with a love poison. No memories, no System, no electricity, plumbing, or technology, and he doesn't even understand inner force! He's j 3.2kReads9.1Score65814d adds
9. 59 穿 I Transmigrated into a Sickly Beauty, So I Rely on Acting to Stay Alive 穿成病美人，我靠演戏苟命 Crazy Itch疯疯痒Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted The moment he opened his eyes, he was already in a hopeless situation. Su Yunmo, a top student in the modern world, transmigrates into a book as the sickly, beautiful Imperial Preceptor who is destined to be tortured to death by the villainous prince Xiao Jueyuan, a powerful, handsome, and tragic figure reborn from the future. [System: Dear, we recommend activating your award-winning actor mode to stay alive!] So Su Yunmo, trapped in a frail body that might topple in a breeze, puts on a heartbre 864Reads8.3Score10314d adds
10. 60 昭 Dawn Breaks Brightly 昭昭破晓 South of the Desert River漠水之阳Two Male Leads164k WordsCompleted The Great Yu Dynasty is mired in a quagmire. The eunuch Wei Quan controls the government, noble clans seize the people's farmland, and commoners are driven from their homes. The frontier is engulfed in flames, yet the treasury is empty. Su Tang, a scholar from a humble family, hides ruthless determination beneath his gentle exterior and is set on changing this devastated world. Crown Prince Xiao Zhaoheng seems mild-mannered and composed, but the chaos engulfing the dynasty has left him deeply p 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A serious drama featuring two male protagonists who delve into political intrigue.

11. 61 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Official, I Survive by Coming Second to Last 穿成大奸臣，我靠考倒数第二活命 Frosty Maples in Late Autumn霜枫晚秋Two Male Leads785k WordsOngoing From the start, Yi Zhiyu's life is hell: he transmigrates into the body of an abandoned baby, smothered by his noblewoman mother and dumped in a mass grave. By a twist of fate, he becomes the illegitimate son of the Vice Minister of War, only to discover that he's the vicious antagonist from the original story, a treacherous official destined for a gruesome end: his eyes gouged out, his tendons severed, and his corpse whipped for revenge. Even more absurdly, after transmigrating into a book, he 646Reads9.1Score10214d adds

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    The male protagonist, Yi Zhiyu, was originally a superhuman from the post-apocalyptic world, but he transmigrated into a book. To avoid his tragic ending in the book, he plotted to leave the mansion. When he was fifteen, he entered the Fuyao Academy. He deliberately hid his talents, but he was second to last because his deskmate took the last place. (Dual male protagonists, minor ensemble cast, very imaginative, two strong characters, very good read 🥰, a good political intrigue novel)

12. 62 报 Report, General! The Regent Wants You to Stop Crying 报告将军！摄政王让你别再哭了 Miao Qiqi喵柒柒Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted (Now available as a full-cast audiobook) A cold-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside crybaby general ✘ a cold regent who never forgets a grudge In his previous life, Ji Yechen traveled to the battlefield and fought for thirteen years. He rose from a disgraced prince anyone could trample to a mighty general revered by all. He devoted himself to helping his eldest imperial brother ascend the throne, so his brother would have nothing to worry about. Yet in return, his family and friends were brutally 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds

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    A crybaby in public, a ruthless killer in private—Your Highness, your acting skills are truly superb! What can I do? You only pamper the crying me! Balancing power and love, I'll rise to that position for you!

13. 63 万 A Heartthrob’s Daily Life in the Imperial Exams of Ancient Times 万人迷在古代科举的日常 My Name Is Yan An吾名晏安Two Male Leads553k WordsOngoing At last, Lin Qingci had brought down his final political rival. Appointed chancellor and wielding power over the entire court, he decided it was time to retire. But he had underestimated the devotion of his “pieces.” On the night he planned to slip away, five men joined forces and cornered him inside the Hall of Governance, a symbol of the very peak of power. The doors slowly closed. All the light vanished from Lu Jingyun’s eyes, leaving only an obsessive madness. “Qingci, you used my Lu family 15Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 雪 Snowbound Azure Clouds 雪烬青云 South of the Desert River漠水之阳Two Male Leads480k WordsCompleted [Male/male leads] [Historical fantasy] [Political intrigue] A political intrigue novel focused on the protagonist's career, with tropes including a groveling pursuit after losing one's love. To save his closest friend, the refined young noble Chu Weizhi steps into a snowstorm at the Second Prince's residence. From then on, his carefree days of poetry and wine become a thing of the past. Forced into court politics, he must navigate between several powerful figures: The tyrannical Second Prince t 46Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 捡 The Daily Double Reveal After I Found the Amnesiac Crown Prince 捡到失忆太子后的双双掉马日常 Years Make Feathers岁羽为翙Two Male Leads579k WordsOngoing Black Lotus revenge-seeking doctor · beautiful man who pretends to obey · cool, moonlike bottom × obsessive, scheming Crown Prince · delusional stalker who falls hard · mad dog top who can’t resist Two male leads + redemption story + imprisonment and forced romance + ancient political intrigue (The rating isn’t up yet. Also known as Qing Ya (I forgot to change the title when I signed the contract) (Fictional history, fictional history, fictional hi 9Reads—Score114d adds

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    Ancient political intrigue + two princes + alternate history 💕 A blizzard in the northern border buries loyal bones. The crown prince is betrayed by his confidant and poisoned. As an arrow pierces his body, a ethereal melody of a zither breaks through the wind. A white-clad zither player appears in the snow, and with a flick of his fingertips, the assassins turn on each other, saving this dying "wild dog" and taking him back to a secluded bamboo hut in a valley. Little do they know that this accidental rescue has already bound the two together in a life-and-death entanglement that transcends the martial world and the imperial court.

16. 66 质 The Hostage Prince Becomes a Eunuch and Seizes All Power! 质子为宦，只手遮天！ Meng'er-chan0802梦儿酱0802Two Male Leads715k WordsCompleted I plotted for him to rule the realm and helped him ascend the throne, believing I had found the one source of warmth in my life. But on the eve of his coronation, he personally sent me to the castration chamber and said with a smile, “A Jue, a broken man can stay by my side forever.” Three years later, I returned from hell as the all-powerful Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years. And now that lofty new emperor kneels by my bed every night, eyes red as he begs me, “A Jue, I was wrong back then. Please l 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From a dying pawn on a frozen lake to a powerful eunuch, Shen Jue's forbearance and counterattack are incredibly exciting in every chapter!

17. 67 穿 I Went on a Killing Spree After Becoming the Heroine's Son 穿成女主儿子后我杀疯了 Lettuce Has No Brains莴笋没有脑子Two Male Leads272k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + powerful female-lead villain + corruption and comeback + political machinations + two equally matched leads] [Gentle, devoted, nurturing male nanny of a guard × accomplished crown prince] How could I, a champion martial artist, transmigrate into the son of Lai A, the female lead? Not only have I become the most pathetic cannon-fodder emperor in the whole book, but even my siblings dare to beat me up! And to top it all off, the person I transmigrated i 16Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Nie Chu transmigrates into the body of a royal heir but is relegated to a weakling feigning madness, with only a lowly bodyguard for company. Watch as he reverses his fate and writes his own legend!

18. 68 三 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao's Entire Camp Thinks I'm Frail 三国：全曹营都以为我弱不禁风 Summer Is Already Deep春去夏已深Two Male Leads310k WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms + System + Transmigration + Strategist + Two Male Leads] Transmigrating into the Three Kingdoms as its sickliest man, Xun Hao activates the [Last Stratagem] System from the start. His plans never fail, but the price is his life force! To stay alive, he sets his sights on Guo Jia, the brilliant man destined to die young. Guo Jia is the one and only “human-shaped power bank” he needs! So he puts aside his scheming and pretends to be an innocent, pitiful fellow who admires Guo Jia a 426Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    Amidst the chaos of the Three Kingdoms period, intrigue and scheming abound. Two strangers, their hearts deepened, and they proceeded cautiously, step by step, to jointly rule the vast empire.

19. 69 心 The Scheming Adopted Son Is Raising a Puppy Again Today 心机义子今天也在养小狗 Tofu Pudding and Crucian Carp豆花鲫鱼Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Younger top, two male leads, one-on-one romance, ancient military setting, alternate history, happy ending] [Nameless orphan × (supposed) bandit's adopted son] [The young master is always right] × [I've worked hard for years and don't want to do this anymore. I need to find a sucker to take over my job.] Sincere, passionate gong × gentle, scheming shou Their tangled love and hatred twists and turns, until it all comes to nothing, like flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon in wat 113Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "He is a teacher, a lord, a benefactor, and a lover."

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