Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast, No Romance! No Romance!!! 权谋群像文，无CP！ 无CP！！！

1. 1 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 85.2kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves

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   This book is really super beautiful and I think the author is very rigorous. If he really has this brain, he will succeed in whatever he does.

2. 2 她 She Held a Reunion Feast, and the Entire Court Showed Up? 她办个同窗宴，满朝文武都来了？ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + ensemble cast + no System + imperial examinations + everyday academy life in the early story + political intrigue in the middle and later story] (Everyone is highly intelligent and career-driven; the heroine has no romance) An earthquake sent Zhu Lan and her entire class of top students into a book, where they became a notorious group of failures! How could they turn things around? Oh, apparently all they had to do was pass the highest-level imperial exam. What a relief! 10kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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   A very good group portrait article

3. 3 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 79.6kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves

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   No CP, a very good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is very good, the plot is exciting, and it is very interesting to read. Don't miss it. I really recommend it!!

4. 4 泄 After My Thoughts Were Exposed, Everyone Came to Win Me Over 泄露心声后，所有人都来攻略我 Like Brocade似锦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 1V6, everyone is pure, the heroine is doted on by all, everyone can hear her thoughts, a light and fluffy read Fang Ruotang is an unremarkable, sickly girl from the prime minister's household. One day, a cute little thing called the Rewind Mirror clings to her and reveals a lot of secrets no one knows. But it says Prince An loves her so much he'll willingly become her secret lover, the crown prince will force her to be his, the young prince will rebel for her, and the former top scholar will eve 63.3kReads8.1Score15.2kShelves
5. 5 我 My Son Is Destined to Become a Great Villain Who Throws the World into Chaos 我儿他日必是惑乱天下的大奸臣 Hao Er Ya郝二牙Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Mencius said, “A gentleman has three joys. That his parents are both alive and his brothers remain unharmed is the first. To look up without shame before Heaven and look down without shame before other people is the second. To find the finest talents in the world and educate them is the third.” Tang Chen said, “A treacherous minister has six great pleasures: persuading loyal ministers to surrender, dragging crooked ministers into dying for their cause, sowing discord between ruler and subject, i 5.8kReads7.7Score488Shelves

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   I haven't seen the cp for this yet, but every picture is laid out and can drive the brain to run.

6. 6 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 19.1kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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   I love group portraits so much. The heroine doesn't have any golden fingers except time travel. She relies solely on her brain and mouth to reverse, reverse, and reverse again. It's very worth watching.

7. 7 我 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 58.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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   He traveled through time and became a transparent little prince. He wanted to live out his life, but his plan was interrupted by the emperor's father who was struck by lightning! "When Will the Ninth Prince Become the King" takes you on a different kind of ancient adventure. - A refreshing novel without CP: The male protagonist is engaged in his career alone, without emotional interference, and he concentrates on his strategy and development to shine. - Hilarious writing style: The relaxed and humorous language makes the affairs of the court and the trivial matters of the people full of interest, making it a continuous joy to read. - Novel setting: a modern tablet combined with the mind-reading skills of ancient emperors, two golden fingers to help the male protagonist, technology and imagination collide, cheating all the way! - Wonderful plot: From recruiting talents to teach mathematics, physics and chemistry, to suppressing bandits, making sugar, and controlling floods, the plot is interlocking and full of excitement.

8. 8 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 30.3kReads9.2Score6kShelves

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   Family members, this book "I, What's wrong with the immortal cultivator Qiang Yidian (Yun Miao)" will definitely satisfy all your fantasies about cultivating immortals! The heroine Yun Miao is a mysterious immortal cultivator who has lived for thousands of years. In order to explore her life experience, she low-key descends to earth and works as a ferryman. The evil ghosts in other places looked sad, but the evil ghosts here trembled when they saw her. After all, if the boss takes action, it is called a clean one! In daily life, she is an ordinary and transparent little person, but once something happens, her demeanor changes suddenly. When the Taoist priests saw her, they were so excited that tears filled their eyes and called her "Master". Only then did she realize that she was actually the leader of the Taoist sect. The demons in the demon world were even more tearful and knelt down shouting "The Demon King is back". As each mysterious and mysterious unsolved case unfolds, it is thrilling, exciting, exhilarating, and a little bit scary. She uses thunderous means to judge the evildoers and save the wronged souls. The seemingly vicious old woman is actually a miserable woman who has been raped; the seemingly loving father is actually a body-stealing monster under the mask, and she sees through all of them one by one. While other heroines are still playing tricks with the domineering president, Sister Miao has already opened up a new track for strong women with a piece of thunder talisman. There is no CP in the whole process. She is beautiful and strong alone to protect her shortcomings. No one who sees it can say: "Sister Miao, you are awesome!" The family members of Shuhuang rush to rush in, and they will not lose money by investing!

9. 9 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 130.4kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves

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   I read it for the second time. After half a year, I still found it really good. I couldn't get enough of it. Can the author publish a second book?

10. 10 星 Interstellar: Who Did Those Five Beat Up This Time? 星际：那五个又把谁狠狠揍了？ I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 71.7kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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    This is really the ceiling of my heart for group portraits. There is no CP. For the sake of friendship and belief, every character is shining!!!

11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 31.8kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Group portrait, group portrait, beautiful

12. 12 诡 Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 60.3kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    The protagonist has a cursed combat power ceiling, but his behavior is like a BUG🤪. After being admitted, it was discovered that all the patients were paranoid and cute, but he was the craziest! The plot is compact and the taste of blood is moderate, just like a spicy tomato pot - it's exciting without choking your throat, and it's so refreshing! [Seeking attention][Eating melon][Thinking]

13. 13 你 Don’t Even Think About Reincarnating 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 38.6kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves

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    They are all group portrait articles, and the ratings are very high. He is cold in front of outsiders, but turns into a joke when they meet him

14. 14 刀 The Silent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 29.8kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
15. 15 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 187.9kReads9.6Score22.2kShelves
16. 16 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.9kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 616Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Love, change, suspense, fog, thrills and excitement!!!!!!!!

18. 18 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 9.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves

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    A woman disguises herself as a man and takes the imperial examination to enter the court. She is a power-minded and growth-oriented heroine with no CP.

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