Looking for Ancient-Era Political Scheming With a Male Lead and No Romance, Preferably With a Logical Plot 求无CP古代权谋男主文，想要有逻辑的

1 怼 I Talk Back to the Emperor and Beat Up My Royal Brothers. Go Ahead, Sentence Me to Death! 怼父皇，打皇兄，有本事赐死我 me Stingy Pigme小气猪Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Pure wish fulfillment + trampling the rules + lunatic protagonist + going completely berserk + verbally destroying people + rebel to the core + rebellion An ordinary man named Li Chengze transmigrated into ancient times and became a prince. Unexpectedly, the System told him that as long as he could die in a reasonable manner, he could return to the modern era and become the world's richest man. Li Chengze: What? Then why should I cherish my life? So he took on a troublesome case, one serious eno 320.3kReads8.5Score38.6kShelves

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It's a super cool story. The male protagonist doesn't suffer any grievance and is super strong and invincible.

2 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 4.6kReads—Score471Shelves

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There must be logic! The quality of this novel has reached the level of a romance, a drama, and has the potential to be passed down from generation to generation. If it were a TV series, this novel would be second to none! (Be sure to help rate it!) This novel is of high quality, has an online IQ, is not brainless, has sound logic, and has wonderful characterization! "Renzu of the Tang Dynasty" was completed with nearly one million words in mid-September, with all the foreshadowings wrapped up, all the pitfalls filled, and no unfinished chapters. It is recommended to read the comment area of ​​the last chapter first. The author has sorted out the entire novel in the comment area, which is helpful for reading. The author's writing, layout, emperor's mind, political skills, emotional context, military battles, court games, and people's livelihood management are all top-notch. His writing power is astonishing, his layout is grand, his intentions are lofty, his thoughts are profound, his knowledge reserves are solid, his cultural heritage is profound, and his power play is top-notch. If you think it doesn't look good after watching it, slap me in the face!

3 癫 What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 71.5kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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The first one, as the name suggests, is a bit of a heartthrob. The second book, Royal Growth Direction. The third ancient infrastructure text also contains royal family ties and no CP.

6 大 Great Qin: Who Upset My Frail, Ailing Worthy Minister? 大秦：谁惹我那体弱多病的贤卿了 Leisurely Clouds Borrow Rain Ink闲云借雨墨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Transmigration + no romance + mostly daily life + a System (but it doesn’t feature much) Zhou Wenqing unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic Warring States period. That was bad enough, but when she opened her eyes, she discovered she was gravely wounded. A moment later, she remembered that her original self had been sent by the state of Han to Qin as a “spy,” and she was completely at a loss. Zhou Wenqing had no intention of flapping her little butterfly wings. Time and again, she tried to 60kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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It's good-looking, no cp and has logic, the interaction between monarch and ministers and friends, the undercurrent in the court, it's awesome

7 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 274kReads9.2Score31.2kShelves

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These two, especially the second one, are really, super good-looking. I love the male lead so much [blowing kiss]

9 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 34.6kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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This book is pretty good

10 南 A Strange Dream in the Southern Dynasties: A Chess Game of Power and Redemption 南朝异梦：权谋与救赎的棋局 Da Da呾呾Historical113k WordsOngoing The Zhaoming Palace went up in flames. The Seventh Prince, Xiao Jingyan, faked his death and spent twenty years surviving in disguise as a warehouse clerk named Su Yan. A bloodstained iron token and a deadly game of strategy dragged him back into the vortex of the imperial power struggle. The Imperial Guard hunted him, the Shadow Pavilion pursued him, and even the Yixin Studio, hidden among ordinary folk, was reduced to scorched earth. When Ku Lian Convent was attacked, a black-lotus wraith con 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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A treasure of Machiavellian writing for those with no love brain! The male protagonist Jamel Xiao went from living as a bastard to hiding in the abyss. He focused on revenge + seizing power throughout the whole process, without even a single emotional scene! Ice pool practice, bone tempering with iron spears, maneuvering deductions, astrology decryption - all the characters serve the main line, no need to add CP or water! Each chapter advances the plot, without a word of nonsense!

12 一 The First-Rank Power Minister 一品权相 Xiaoyang Gao晓阳高Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The Later Jin cavalry destroyed the Song, sending history down a different path and ushering in the Liu Dynasty. In the fifty-second year of Emperor Wenzhao's reign, the country faces internal strife and external threats. The Left Chancellor monopolizes power, while the imperial clan tears itself apart. The dynasty is rotten and on the brink of collapse, with the signs of national ruin and extinction plain to see. The timid bookworm Yang Jiye undergoes a sudden change of character in the wilds o 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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This one is for you

13 栖 Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记 Wuyi Recluse武夷散人Eastern Fantasy306k WordsOngoing A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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No CP, a story about a knight-errant, full of historical suspicions, watching how the name of family and country buries the passion of young scholars, watching how the fear of people destroys their pride, only a loyal heart, a pair of discerning eyes can see into the unknown, and restore the innocence of time.