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  1. 51 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明:天启不死,大明不灭 Historical909k WordsOngoing [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 98.7kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves
  2. 52 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来,朕的大明只剩十天了? Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 282.6kReads9.0Score39.8kShelves
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  3. 53 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明:儿臣朱常洛,请万历退位 Historical1.7M WordsOngoing [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 43.9kReads8.5Score4.3kShelves
  4. 54 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 44.2kReads8.3Score4.2kShelves
  5. 55 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Great Ming + Emperor + Political Intrigue + Age of Empires System [At its peak, this novel had 600,000 readers. Its comic-drama adaptation, The Carpenter's Empire, is now updating on multiple platforms. Read with confidence!] The Taichang Emperor is on his deathbed. The Great Ming court is in turmoil, three major cases have erupted at once, treacherous ministers are plotting to force a palace move, vassal states are turning away, the borders are in revolt, and powerful nations are clos 110.2kReads8.4Score7.3kShelves
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  6. 56 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子,这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.4kReads7.3Score537Shelves
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  7. 57 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯:我这一生如履薄冰 Historical2.0M WordsOngoing (An immersive experience of Zhu Youjian's life and the true nature of the chaos at the end of the Ming dynasty! Not a power fantasy!) At the end of the thirty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, a report that Liaodong postal couriers had frozen to death was being used by a eunuch to prop up a table leg. The rice wasted at banquets by wealthy gentry in Jiangnan was worth more than three years of disaster relief in Shaanxi. Nanmu timber for the construction of the three great halls in the Forbidden Ci 668Reads6.4Score103Shelves
  8. 58 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯!重征! Historical1.3M WordsOngoing After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.5kReads6.3Score276Shelves
  9. 59 Year Eleven of Chongzhen: From the Start, I Save Lu Xiangsheng 崇祯十一年:开局先救卢象昇 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Strong logic + meticulous historical research + partly wish-fulfillment + political maneuvering + war + no System + struggle for supremacy + no transmigration No System, no transmigration. He relies entirely on his knowledge of history and his ability to read people, step by step forging a different future for the realm. When Chongzhen wakes from a dream, he discovers that he can see the historical epitaphs above everyone’s heads. [Lu Xiangsheng], Made his last stand at Jiazhuang. His army was w 144.2kReads8.6Score25.6kShelves
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  10. 60 Reborn for a New Life, Tyrant Chongzhen Kills! Kills! Kills! 重活一世,暴君崇祯杀!杀!杀! Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The seventh year of the Tianqi reign, eighth month. Zhu Youjian knelt before the imperial bed in the Qianqing Palace, his knees aching against the floor. He did the math in his head: seven years ago, on a late night working overtime, he had died suddenly at his computer. When he awoke, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xing. Seven years. For seven whole years, he had stayed in his manor, pretending to be ill, pretending to be a fool, pretending to be invisible. In secret, he had trained e 12kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
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  11. 61 In the Late Ming, I Redeem the Celestial Globe and Become Earth's Supreme Ruler 明末兑换天日之表,登顶地球球长 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing The uprising at Suanzao: five hundred rebel bandits march a thousand miles, conquer Guangdong, swallow Guangxi, and set their sights on Hunan, while Yunnan and Guizhou fall into their grasp. Li Siyan, governor-general of five provinces. Call me the King of the Southwest. [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Realistic tone] [Not chasing the rankings] [No spawning endless troops out of thin air] [No going all in] [Gets better as it goes] [God-tier ending] [The System provides support, then fades into 17.9kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
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  12. 62 I Never Wanted a Marquisate in the Late Ming, but Was Forced to Become a Warlord 明末封侯非我意被逼当军阀 Historical374k WordsOngoing [No System] [Realistic] [Maximum Immersion] [Hebei Warlord] [Takes Orders, Not Proclamations] [The Imperial Robe Is Thrust Upon Him] From the start, he cuts his way through the Qing army’s encirclement at Jia Village in Julu, rising through the ranks at a breakneck pace: garrison commander, field commander, deputy brigade commander, and regional commander. By the time he comes to his senses, he is already wearing the imperial robes. “General! It’s cold. Put on another layer!” “Hey, no, no... I a 125Reads—Score109Shelves
  13. 63 The Hongwu Survivor: I Just Want to Live Until Yongle Hands Out a Billion 洪武苟神:我只想活到永乐拿十亿 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted My soul transmigrated to the first year of the Hongwu era, and I have only one goal: lie low until the first year of the Yongle era, then take a billion yuan in cash back home! From the start, I caught a fellow transmigrator openly debating the succession, only to be executed on the spot by Old Zhu. Scared out of my wits, I laid down my ironclad rules for staying alive: never pick sides, never speak out of turn, never claim credit, and always follow the rules! I only wanted to hide away at the C 266.1kReads7.9Score22.8kShelves
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  14. 64 Zhu Houzhao: The Worst Temple Name I'll Accept Is Shengzong 朱厚照:朕的庙号最次也得是圣宗 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty’s Zhu Houzhao + court intrigue + cracking down on corrupt officials + sweeping through Mongolia + crushing the barbarians + opening up a New World] Drowning from the start, with civil officials always trying to kill me! Crush the landlords and put the Ming economy under state ownership! Let the red flags fly and open up nine continents and five seas! Rule the entire world: from the founding to the fall of the Ming, none can rival us! 14.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
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  15. 65 Great Ming: The Cold, Aloof Female Scholar Draws Her Sword and Forces a Marriage? 大明:高冷女诸生?你竟提剑逼婚 Male-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing (A fusion of the TV series “The Long River of the Moon,” “Zhu Yuanzhang,” and “The Hongwu Case Files”) After transmigrating to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s fifth son, Zhu Su, Prince of Wu. He died suddenly at his desk in his previous life. Heaven gave him a prince’s body and a head full of knowledge from 650 years in the future. Since he’s been given a second life, he’ll make the most of it. The eight-legged essay examination system will ensure Old Zhu never run 61.5kReads8.8Score5.6kShelves
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  16. 66 He Fengzi 贺疯子 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 1. This is a dark take on the Ming dynasty, centered on rebellion, with grand-scale battles and a brutal, bloody aesthetic. Ming loyalists should read with caution. 2. This is a transmigration story, but the protagonist’s golden finger is deliberately limited, in an effort to stay close to the historical realities of warfare at the end of the Ming dynasty. 3. In this novel, a soul from the future originally intended to possess Sun Chuanting, but through a twist of fate became He Renlong instead. 713Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 67 Transmigrating to the Great Ming to Become an Emperor Who Runs a Business 穿越大明当个老板皇帝 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the ninth month of the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty welcomed an emperor who ran the country like a business: Zhu Youxiao. (This book has no internet conspiracy theories.) But this boss had a bit of a temper. As soon as he transmigrated, Li Xuanshi tried to stop him from meeting his ministers? He personally smashed a eunuch to death, walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and put an end to the Palace Transfer Case. He didn’t know how to be an emperor on his first day on the throne? 21.3kReads8.4Score2kShelves
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  18. 68 Li Wenzhong, Prince of Qiyang 岐阳王李文忠 Historical363k WordsCompleted He was the founding emperor’s greatest general, a god of war who had never lost a battle. At twelve, he slew Yuan soldiers with his own hands. At sixteen, he led an army to capture a city. His uncle, Zhu Yuanzhang, praised him: “You’re as brave as I am!” At the Battle of Lake Poyang, he charged alone through the enemy lines to save his lord. On the northern campaigns against the Mongols, he led a thousand-mile raid straight to the khan’s court, captured the Northern Yuan imperial family, and sei 158Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 69 The Secret History of a Ming Eunuch 大明太监秘史 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted While Zheng He's treasure fleet was still cutting through the waves of the Indian Ocean, he could never have imagined that a century later, in the Forbidden City, the eunuchs who followed in his wake would change the empire's fate in an entirely different way. From seven voyages to the Western Seas that won renown across the world, to Wang Zhen's disastrous defeat at Tumu Fortress, where he sent 500,000 soldiers to their deaths; from Liu Jin's brazen claim to be the “living emperor,” to Wei Zhon 90Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 70 Great Ming's First Female Marshal 大明第一女军侯 Historical319k WordsCompleted She was the peerless woman warrior of the Great Ming, riding a thousand miles along the road of loyal souls. Standing six feet one inch tall, she defeated the Qing armies and crushed the bandit rebels, earning great renown for her loyalty and courage to the Wei family and the state. She was the only woman in history to be honored with a separate biography as a celebrated general of a dynasty in the official histories. She humbled Dorgon and fought bloody battles against Hong Taiji. Her beauty wa 369Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 71 The Mad Dragon of Liaodong 辽东狂龙 Historical607k WordsCompleted On that rainy night on Shuangdao, Mao Wenlong, a wronged soul who had lingered for fifteen years, was reborn. When he used the imperial sword in his hand to cut off Yuan Chonghuan's head, he knew that nothing would ever be the same again... 146Reads9.4Score105Shelves
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  22. 72 Fierce as Xifeng Liquor 西凤烈 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted A modern special forces instructor dies heroically on a mission. When he opens his eyes again, he has become Liu Qi, the son of a military family in the Northern Song dynasty. The story starts at full throttle: a bloody battle at Zangdi River, where the heavily armored Iron Kite cavalry charges forward like a steel torrent, crushing the Song army. Just as the commander’s banner is about to fall and the commander’s son lies near death, a soul from a thousand years in the future quietly awakens. T 7.2kReads9.2Score887Shelves
  23. 73 Great Ming: Heaven Bless the Great Ming, the Zhu Family's Son Comes of Age 大明:天佑大明,朱家有子初长成 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di’s second son. He had planned to quietly wait for the Jingnan Campaign and live the easy life of a carefree prince. But an unreliable lottery System changes his plan to lie flat. As long as he absorbs negative emotions, he gets a chance to draw. [Reward: Peak first-rate expert.] [Better luck next time!] [Reward: Firearm forging blueprints] [Reward: Two thousand elite soldiers] [Charm +10] When the gates of 4.2kReads7.1Score305Shelves
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  24. 74 Great Ming: After the Fall of the Nation, the Crown Prince Rises from the Dead 大明:国破后,太子爷诈尸了 Historical554k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue] + [Court Politics] + [No System] + [Conquest] + [High-Stakes Action] This novel moves at breakneck speed: a Qing general, Ebilong, is killed in just three chapters; Wu Sangui is defeated in thirty; the Qing prince Dodo is crushed in fifty; and by chapter one hundred, the protagonist is already preparing to land on Japan. It's an absolute thrill ride... After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, he realizes he's in a disastrous situation from the start. The Ming dynasty fe 233Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 75 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.8kReads8.5Score756Shelves
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  26. 76 Zhu Cilang: I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince of a Fallen Dynasty! 朱慈烺:我不做亡国太子! Historical4.1M WordsCompleted Lighthearted + political intrigue + war + passionate action + no System + no brainless decisions! See how he manipulates the levers of power and wins people’s hearts, outwits civil officials and military officers, and crushes every rival faction! See how he develops the economy and technology, trains his troops into a powerful army, conquers the world, and builds a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets! If they go to war, then their nations will be destroyed and their people wiped out! 4.9kReads8.7Score380Shelves
  27. 77 The Tenth Year of Wanli: Taking Up My Post in Liaodong 万历十年:就藩辽东 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The tenth year of the Wanli reign was a watershed moment for the Ming Empire. A host of upheavals converged that year, sending the dynasty down a path wholly different from the one laid out by history. Zhang Juzheng, the “Duke of Jiangling,” passed away. With the reformer who had upheld the “Wanli Renaissance” gone, a pillar of the empire collapsed. His unfinished reforms came to an abrupt halt, and old abuses in the bureaucracy returned. Ma Fang, a renowned general on the northern frontier, die 3kReads7.5Score194Shelves
  28. 78 EN The Great Ming's Strongest Imperial Grandson: Asking the Emperor for Death at the Start 大明:最强太孙,开局求老朱赐死 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to make Zhu Yunwen the Imperial Grandson. Just then, Zhu Yuntong, who had transmigrated from the future, decided it was worth fighting for the position. Otherwise, after the three fools of the Jianwen era made a mess of things and his fourth uncle, Zhu Di, raised an army to suppress the rebellion, Zhu Yuntong might not even get the chance to live as a carefree prince when the troops reached the capital. So, dur 5.6kReads7.8Score414Shelves
  29. 79 Modern Cadre: I Play Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty 现代干部:朕在明朝玩权斗 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The Hongzhi Restoration left problems piling up. The treasury was in the red, with deficits year after year! Land was swallowed up by the powerful, and displaced people rose in rebellion! The military was weak, and the Tartars threatened the border! Civil officials grew too powerful and challenged imperial authority. With troubles at home and abroad and the dynasty on the brink of collapse, Zhu Shou became the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao. To struggle against Heaven is a joy without end. To strugg 5.7kReads7.4Score391Shelves
  30. 80 Three Days Until the Great Ming Falls: I, Zhu Cilang, Rebel 大明亡国还剩三天:我,朱慈烺,反了 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Late Ming Dynasty, Power Struggles, Political Schemes, Military, No System, Zhu Cilang] A top modern-day assassin was caught in a nuclear attack and transmigrated to the late Ming Dynasty as Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. The Ming dynasty had just three days left before its fall, while Li Zicheng's army of 500,000 troops bore down on the capital. With the dynasty on the brink of ruin, Zhu Cilang resolutely seized power. Chongzhen: You rebellious brat, how dare you revolt? Zhu Cilang: Step aside. In t 12.8kReads8.5Score943Shelves
  31. 81 Great Ming: The Short-Lived Emperor Turns the Tide 大明:短命皇帝扭转乾坤 Historical807k WordsCompleted The first late-Ming novel online to best reflect the latest historical consensus. It tackles the late-Ming crisis through institutional reform, not a System or cheat powers. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of Zhu Changluo, the Taichang Emperor of the Ming, who ruled for just one month. Using his intelligence and political cunning, he unravels the conspiracy behind the Red Pills Case, then reforms the Ming cabinet system, devises a competitive appointment system with fixed terms for c 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 82 Great Ming: Bandit General, Sage of War, Great Rebel 大明,山贼大将军,兵圣大反贼 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [No mindless characters, no pure power fantasy] [The dark side of human nature in the halls of power] [The truth behind the Ming emperors' frequent untimely deaths] [Monsters and demons at the end of a dynasty] [Cunning] [Scheming for the realm] The Ming Dynasty is incredibly unlucky: internal strife, foreign threats, natural disasters, man-made calamities, fiscal collapse, factional infighting... every condition for a dynasty's fall has come together. In the first year of the Taichang reign, a 2.5kReads8.4Score194Shelves
  33. 83 Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Can Let Grandpa Hear My Thoughts 胎穿朱雄英,爷爷能听到我的心声 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Wei, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into the early Ming dynasty and is born as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang can hear his grandson's thoughts. Using those insights, Zhang Wei cracks the Hu Weiyong case and changes the fates of Chang Shi, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao. He drives technological innovation, builds a navy to expand maritime influence, defeats the Japanese pirates and conquers Japan, establishes provinces to secure Liaodong, and ushers in an 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  34. 84 Great Ming: A Terrible Start, and the Old Zhu Can't Stand Me 大明:天崩开局,老朱不待见我 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A disastrous start! Zhu Yuntong loses his mother eleven days after birth. At five, his elder brother dies suddenly and his grandmother passes away. In the man-eating imperial palace, Zhu Yuntong becomes known as the “lone star of calamity.” Two great works in a row from a new author! The previous novel is complete at over a million words, and this time, you'll experience what it's like to be an invisible man in the history books who rises with a sword in hand. All of Ming will tremble beneath hi 6kReads7.8Score253Shelves
  35. 85 The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne 18.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
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  36. 86 I Bring a Phone to the Ming Dynasty and Rule the World! 带着手机穿大明,称霸全世界! Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Yang Ming transmigrates to the seventh year of the Hongwu era with his phone, only to arrive in the boudoir of Xu Miaoyun, the daughter of the Duke of Wei. When Zhu Yuanzhang learns what happened to his future daughter-in-law, he flies into a rage and orders her to be executed by a thousand cuts. To save his own skin, Yang Ming has no choice but to reveal that he is a transmigrator. And so begins a brand-new chapter in the splendor of the Great Ming. As the years pass, his fate becomes woven int 7.7kReads7.4Score473Shelves
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  37. 87 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 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 4.6kReads9.1Score299Shelves
  38. 88 The Future Revealed! Emperors Across the Myriad Realms Beg Me for Spoilers 曝光未来!万界帝王跪求我剧透 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [historical what-if] [lighthearted] [daily life] [not serious historical fiction] [sticklers for accuracy, beware] [transmigrate across the heavens] [Great Ming] [Great Tang] [Three Kingdoms] [Two Song dynasties] “If you could meet the heroes of ancient times, what would you do?” “What else? I’d uphold the principle that there can only be one Huaxia in the world. And Japanese heads? Four for one coin!” “Very good, you meet the requirements. The System is now bound.” In his sleep, 1.3kReads6.9Score100Shelves
  39. 89 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: I Reveal My True Immortal Identity from the Start 穿越大明:开局自爆真仙身份 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Ming Dynasty + Transmigration + Wish-Fulfillment + Ancient Times + Modern Times + Immortals Ye Tiance transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and obtains a System that lets him travel between two worlds. The more real gold and silver he earns, the more powerful the System's functions become. In pursuit of immortality, Ye Tiance starts transporting goods from the modern world to sell in the past... Until one day, the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang walks into his shop with a lighter in hand. “The Ming Dyn 8.8kReads7.8Score541Shelves
  40. 90 Great Ming: Why Has the Crown Prince Rebelled! 大明:太子何故造反! Historical773k WordsCompleted He transmigrates as Zhu Cilang, the last Crown Prince of the Great Ming. But he arrives in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. In March of that year, Li Zicheng will enter Beijing, the Chongzhen Emperor will hang himself, and Zhu Cilang, as Crown Prince, will be handed over to Li Zicheng by his own maternal grandfather before ultimately being executed. Unwilling to sit back and await his fate, Zhu Cilang turns to a scorched-earth approach and sets out to restore the Great Ming. He upend 2.9kReads8.5Score204Shelves
  41. 91 Fifteen Days in Two Capitals (Complete in Two Volumes) 两京十五日(全两册) Historical475k WordsCompleted The Fifteen Days of Two Capitals is a historical novel by Ma Boyong. The story is based on a true account of Zhu Zhanji in the History of Ming: “In the fourth month of summer, as Nanjing was shaken repeatedly by earthquakes, he was ordered to go and guard the city. On a gengchen day in the fifth month, Emperor Renzong fell ill and sent an imperial summons for him to return. On a xinchou day in the sixth month, he arrived in Liangxiang, received the late emperor's edict, entered the palace, and a 8.7kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
  42. 92 Late Ming: The King of Shu Rebuilds the Realm 明末:蜀王继明复山河 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted The Prince of Shu in Chengdu had a new soul, and from the start found himself trapped in a desperate siege by Zhang Xianzhong and his hundreds of thousands of troops. The heavens had given the Han people a chance to prosper forever and revive the Ming dynasty! The new Prince of Shu would put an end to a century of humiliation and make the Chinese people stand forever at the pinnacle of the world! Rifles, machine guns, cannons, trains, warships, schools, commercial taxes, land… One reform af 10.3kReads8.7Score894Shelves
  43. 93 Reborn in the Great Ming, with My Eldest Brother Dead from the Start 魂穿大明,开局大哥陨落 Historical424k WordsCompleted An accident sends his soul back a hundred years. After another mishap, he becomes Mu Sheng, the son of Mu Ying. To everyone else, Zhu Yuanzhang is a ruthless, cold-blooded emperor. But in Mu Sheng's eyes, this supreme ruler has a tenderness and vulnerability that history never recorded. He saves the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, protects Empress Ma, and turns the tide as a young man, earning a title of nobility in a single battle! From then on, the course of Ming history is utterly 712Reads—Score104Shelves
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  44. 94 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist: Liu Bowen Reborn and Transmigrated to Set the World Right 大明首谋:刘伯温重生穿越定乾坤 Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing [Reborn Power Fantasy] + [High-Martial Great Ming] + [Liu Bowen] + [System Comeback] + [Ender of Regrets] + [Tormented Romance and Political Intrigue] + [A Long Road to Winning Her Back] Zhu Biao dies in the Eastern Palace, Empress Ma passes away in her prime, and Liu Bowen drinks poison in bitter despair. Open the history books of the Ming, and every page is filled with regrets. What if he could live again? In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen, poison coursing through his body, is reb —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 95 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Become the Emperor Everyone Calls a Tyrant! 魂穿大明,天下成我为昏君! Historical396k WordsOngoing (The Spirit of the Ming Dynasty) No System, no golden finger. Everyone says I am a foolish, reckless emperor who indulges in pleasure. But who knows that beneath this body's surface lies a soul from the modern world? I feign madness to fool the court, while secretly making plans, reforming the government, opening up the seas, and expanding the realm. When the day comes for sails to stretch across thousands of miles, the whole world will kneel at the feet of the Ming Dynasty! 1.7kReads—Score101Shelves
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  46. 96 Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原,谁的大明在燃烧 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting] [No System] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Struggle for Supremacy] [A nation's fortunes at the bottleneck of civilization] [The budding of capitalism entangled with tradition] [Less court politics, more focus on ordinary people] History isn't about romance and beauty. It's where human nature collides. It's about surviving with no resignation, no surrender, and no regrets. In the Great Ming dynasty, wastrels, hypocrites, and selfish men held power. Nurgan, the Hetao r 15.1kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
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  47. 97 My Nephew Is the Chongzhen Emperor: Building an Everlasting Ming Dynasty 家侄崇祯,打造大明日不落 Historical3.7M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and mistakes Emperor Chongzhen for his nephew. From then on, he becomes an overprotective uncle! A faction called the Donglin Party bullies my nephew and seizes his family’s property? Kill their leader and wipe that accursed faction off the map! A postman named Li Chuang forces my nephew to hang himself? I’ll rebel! Let this uncle beat him until he loses all his teeth! The Tungusic savages killed my nephew’s people and want to take his empire, too? Don’t be 7.7kReads9.1Score578Shelves
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  48. 98 My Name Is Jiujiang, That Jiujiang of Li Jinglong! 我叫九江,李景隆那个九江! Historical601k WordsOngoing My maternal great-uncle is the Hongwu Emperor, my father is a duke, and my cousin is the steadiest Crown Prince around. You're telling me not to throw my weight around? Which law of the Great Ming says a person can't throw his weight around? Is throwing my weight around against the law? 587.8kReads8.7Score64.9kShelves
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  49. 99 Great Ming: The Strongest Crown Prince in History 大明:史上最强太子 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Great Ming] + [System] + [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Story] He transmigrated as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son, Zhu Biao, the crown prince with the most secure position in history! He awakened the Fortune Golden Egg System! Once a year, he could smash open a golden egg. The stronger his fortune, the more amazing the prize! A flawless body, peerless swordsmanship, a divine command... With the System's support, he became the greatest crown prince in history! Under Zhu Biao's leadership, the Great Ming 41.9kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
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  50. 100 Ming Dynasty Overseas Soldier: Slapping Chongzhen from the Start 大明海外悍卒:开局掌掴崇祯 Historical211k WordsOngoing [Alternate History] + [Parallel World] + [Great Ming] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines] On the nineteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a white silk noose atop Coal Hill was about to bring an era to an end. Just as Chongzhen kicked away the stone he was standing on, a lowly soldier from a Great Ming overseas garrison teleported back and slapped him across the face! “Die? Who gave you permission to die?!” “Dying is easy. The hard part is living to fight the Q 3Reads7.8Score—Shelves
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