My Favorite Historical Novel on Tomato Novel 我心目中番茄第一历史小说

1. 201 宋 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Plain White of Cizhou刺州的素白Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 401Reads8.8Score564Shelves
2. 202 渣 After My Scumbag Dad Married His White Moonlight, He Lost All His Descendants 渣爹娶了白月光后，断子绝孙了 I'm Your Qian Qian我是你的浅浅Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1960s] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Feel-Good Story] [Little One, Big Impact] Original title: After My Scumbag Father Married His One True Love, His Family Line Came to an End Su Moqian, head of a prestigious hidden medical clan, was ambushed by her enemies. She used her last breath to take them down with her, only for her soul to drift into the 1960s of a parallel world. Lack of clothes and food was bad enough, but she had also been reborn as a four-and-a-half-year-old toddle 99kReads9.0Score6kShelves
3. 203 苟 Laying Low as a Villain in the Cultivation World 苟在修仙世界当反派 Rattlesnake-Skin Sack响尾蛇皮袋Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Xianxia + lighthearted + hilarious + ordinary mortal + absurd] After accidentally transmigrating to a cultivation world, I discover that I’m the sect’s most hated bully, and that I have an unscrupulous master who disappeared after visiting a brothel. I meant to turn over a new leaf and start behaving, but everyone wants to harm me. So I’ll just have to work hard and become the strongest under heaven! I raise spirit pets, puff on a pipe, and know exactly how to charm fairies. I slay immortals an 52kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
4. 204 六 The Sixties: The Supporting Actress Works Herself to the Bone and Outshines the Lucky Female Lead 六零，对照组女配卷死锦鲤女主 Moonless Young Master无月公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + comedy + pocket dimension + punishing scumbags + troublemaker heroine + face-slapping + satisfying read + goofy humor + romance] A chaotic, hilarious career story, not a formulaic one. The heroine is cunning, scheming, unhinged, and becomes an official. It’s hell mode from the start: the original host was beaten to death by her awful grandmother, and less than two minutes after transmigrating, she was kicked into the hospital by her awful father. Cheng Miaomiao opens and close 63.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
5. 205 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves
6. 206 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 245.2kReads9.1Score17.7kShelves
7. 207 北 Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋：好巧我也是纨绔 Natives and Local Pigs土著与土猪Historical3.8M WordsOngoing The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend 1.9kReads8.0Score234Shelves

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   A fallen family rises to power, a plethora of beauties from the late Song Dynasty—a great book! Millions of words and not a single word faltering! A classic late Song Dynasty novel! Business and farming, then the Western Army! Very readable! The character portrayals of Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and others are superb!! A great book. Thank you, Zhang.

8. 208 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical716k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.5kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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   [Alternate Dynasty + Time Travel + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Chopped-Off Cheat] High school student Tian Shu wakes up to find himself transported to an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with concern. In this chaotic feudal era, powerful families hold sway. The system is practically useless, and his sisters-in-law each harbor their own agendas. Born into poverty, can he defy fate and ascend to a vast empire, leaving his mark on history? [Almost crying] Or will he be unable to escape his destiny, becoming a pathetic cannon fodder, a sacrifice for someone else?

9. 209 穿 After I Transmigrated to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, Yue Fei Cut Through the Barbarians 穿越五胡乱华后，岳飞杀穿了胡人 Losing One's Composure乱了方寸Historical113k WordsOngoing Killing the Jin people is killing, and killing the Hu people is killing too! In 1142, after Marshal Yue Fei was unjustly executed, he unexpectedly transmigrated to the era of the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians and became Chen Qingyuan, a young officer in the active northern Qihuo Army. From then on, the devastated northern lands gained a guardian deity. First, he killed Shi Hu, then beheaded Shi Le. In the end, he even adopted Ran Min, the Heavenly King of Martial Valor, as his sworn son, leadi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book about the Five Barbarian Invasions is quite good; I've been reading it recently. I think the author has a deep understanding of history, is very intelligent, and laughs non-stop.

10. 210 父 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 She Ye射野Historical2.0M WordsOngoing “You accuse me of usurping power? Fine, I’ve taken it!” With two thousand personal guards entering the northern frontier, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty launched a campaign of slaughter. He confiscated the Shanxi merchants’ wealth, executed the regional commander, reformed the frontier army, and secured Xuanfu! The court berated him as “brutal and heartless”? He shot back, “Without brutality, the Ming would have fallen long ago!” An imperial edict summoned him back? He burned it and 49.9kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    Here are a few highly recommended, addictive historical time-travel novels without a system. The first new book: Depicting the late Ming Dynasty, a time of frequent natural disasters, an incompetent court, an empty treasury, border unrest, and widespread poverty, beset by internal and external troubles. Witness how the last Han Chinese crown prince navigates the treacherous court, carefully navigating the complexities of survival, gaining control of the military, politics, and finances, and ultimately turning the tide of the dynasty. The book's highlights include its strategic planning, analysis of human nature, and the use of hidden wisdom, concealed strength, self-reflection, and emotional restraint… using insightful observations to dismantle inner demons and break through others' schemes. The second and third books: Written with profound and natural fluency, the plot unfolds logically and meticulously, featuring vivid and intelligent characters. They fill in the gaps in the lineage of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, showing the simple yet profound relationships of three generations of the imperial family—the eldest grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang—each carrying their own imperial mission, carefully navigating the world and shaping the destiny of the nation. The fourth book: rich in historical depth, sharp in its writing, and rigorous in its logic, it explores the impermanence of fate and the ruthlessness of self-interest, depicting how the short-lived carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao schemed for the overall situation and the fate of the nation. The fifth and sixth books: battling the rebel leader Li Zicheng, defending the capital, attacking the Jurchens, stabilizing the borders, eliminating the bandit leader Xian Yuan, fighting against officials and gentry, and rectifying corruption… When natural disasters, war, and the barriers of officialdom become shackles of destiny, he uses wisdom to break through these shackles, risking his life; when the laws of survival intertwine with human weaknesses, he uses strategy to break through the web, using the game as a chess piece. Only those who can outmaneuver fate by half a move are true heroes. In short, the book depicts the turbulent political landscape, the power struggles and intrigues, the journey through time, the legends of emperors, the regrets of dynasties, and the allure of history, showcasing the rise and fall of dynasties as the wheels of history roll ever onward.

11. 211 霸 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 Jun Lingyue君灵月Historical1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 214Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    I've tried it; it's a decent alternate history novel about a son-in-law who lives in the countryside. It's a good read.

12. 212 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
13. 213 大 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 Four Big Elephants四头大象Historical904k 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 93kReads9.0Score12.3kShelves
14. 214 大 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 Mulin Shanbao霂霖山宝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 46.8kReads8.3Score4.4kShelves
15. 215 我 I Extend Great Ming's Reign: From the Start, I'm Yan Shifan 我为大明续国祚：开局竟是严世蕃 Butcher's Bull庖丁的牛子Historical279k WordsOngoing [The author promises: two chapters a day, no padding or shoddy updates, no abandoning the story. Feel free to save it for later and binge-read!] “I transmigrated into Yan Shifan, with modern knowledge and a weak System. I’ll take the imperial exams, top the exams, bring about an Industrial Revolution, and make the nation strong through technology. I wanted to work hard and make something of myself, but my father, Yan Song, insists I lie flat! I can only flirt with girls while pushing through ref 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I just discovered it recently; it's a bit short, but it's definitely a fun read.

16. 216 穿 Transmigrating as Chongzhen: Only Three Months of Imperial Rule Remain 穿越崇祯：只剩三个月国祚 Asking the Sword to Reach the Skies问剑凌霄Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [A happy ending for the heroes of the late Ming + Industrial Revolution + global rule + no System + no harem] (The story is mainly about saving a nation on the brink of collapse and uniting the world under one rule!) Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor with only three months left before the dynasty falls? Then defy fate and change history! Zhu Mingyuan, a modern physics researcher, opens his eyes to find himself as the Chongzhen Emperor. Li Zicheng's army is at the gates. The imperial treasury 100.1kReads8.6Score12.6kShelves
17. 217 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Country Girl's Rise to Riches 重生九零，农女逆袭当富婆 Lucky Cat 000403招财猫000403Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted Reborn + a rural woman's rise + making a fortune + taking down scumbags At the entrance to a garment factory, reborn Wu Xiaolan's grape juice stand becomes a hit. Her rivals cut prices? She launches a new product: cold skin noodles. Management makes things difficult? She leads the way in securing the first license for a mobile food stall. Short on workers? She brings together a feisty girl who sells eggs on the black market, a quick-witted young woman who works at a snack shop, and the village c 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book recommendation [Thumbs up][Add to bookshelf]

18. 218 李 Li Chengqian: I Really Don't Want to Be Emperor 李承乾：我真不想当皇帝 I'm Almost Out of Battery我快没电了Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In 643 AD, the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was accused of plotting rebellion, stripped of his title, and exiled to Qianzhou. A year and a half later, he died at the age of twenty-six. When news reached Chang'an, Li Shimin was overcome with grief and wept uncontrollably. Li Chengqian had thought his life was over. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself back on the eve of his rebellion. Given a second life, he would reclaim everything that had once 2.8kReads6.9Score167Shelves

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    Here are a few recommendations: These are historical time-travel novels that I absolutely adore. Each one is beautifully written, flowing naturally, with a logically sound and well-structured plot, and a profound understanding of history and culture. The first new book, in particular, features vividly portrayed characters who are not merely plot devices. Each character is fleshed out, experiencing joy and sorrow, scheming and calculating. Those at the pinnacle of power—the emperor, the sole pillar of the realm, firmly wielding power, lonely and suspicious, employing the art of checks and balances; the concubines, scheming and manipulative to secure their favor and rise in rank, often ending up harming themselves and others; the powerful ministers, plotting and attacking each other to protect their vested interests; and the common people, struggling for survival in the lower classes. In short, everyone is swept along by the tides of history. The plots are meticulously crafted, logically rigorous, and grand in scope. The political structure of the previous dynasty is consistent with the historical context, and the scenes are vividly depicted. The fourth book is written with prose-like elegance, and the rest of the works are also excellent, allowing readers to learn a great deal about history and culture while enjoying the reading experience. Highly recommended!

19. 219 大 Great Ming: I, Chongzhen, Will Never Hang Myself! 大明：朕，崇祯，绝不上吊！ Can You Really Transmigrate?真能穿越啊Historical373k WordsOngoing [Reborn + hard-edged history + decisive and ruthless + naval hegemon + no System, but with memories of a past life] On Coal Hill, a strip of white silk brought an end to the Ming Dynasty's last shred of dignity. When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes again, he had returned to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. That year, he was still only the sixteen-year-old Prince of Xin. His imperial brother was gravely ill. Wei Zhongxian wielded power across the court, the eunuch faction controlled the government 55Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 崇 Chongzhen: My Life Has Been on Thin Ice 崇祯：我这一生如履薄冰 The Clear Breeze Chases Dust, Leaving No Common Souls Behind清风逐尘不留俗人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 690Reads6.4Score103Shelves
21. 221 祖 Grandmother Told Daiyu No One Dares Make Her Unhappy 祖母告诉黛玉，没人敢惹她不顺心 Move Aside, I'm About to Shine闪开要发光了Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The old matriarch of the Lin family died in the most prosperous year of the Lin residence in Gusu, when the family had been marquises for four generations and its members came from generations of distinguished officials. Before she died, she saw her son, Lin Ruhai, place third in the imperial examinations, take office at the Censorate, and become the Imperial Commissioner of Salt Transport. At last, she could close her eyes in peace and go to join the Lin family’s ancestors. But buried in the Li 1.7kReads7.0Score150Shelves
22. 222 崇 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ Beef Meatballs牛肉丸吖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 3.4kReads6.3Score259Shelves
23. 223 扶 Fusu: This Time, I'm Claiming the Throne 扶苏：这一次皇位我坐定了 Dumb Cat Isn't That Dumb呆猫不呆呆Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Great Qin] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [No System] I am Fusu, the eldest prince of Great Qin. The heavens have given me another chance at life, and this time I will reclaim everything that belongs to me. In this age of fierce contention, anyone with the blood to fight will rise up and struggle. How could I let Great Qin fall after only two generations? I will quell internal strife, bring the Hundred Schools of Thought under my banner, strike the Xiongnu in the north, pacify the Baiyue in th 30Reads6.7Score—Shelves
24. 224 逆 Reversing the Song Dynasty: Reborn as Gao Taiwei, I've Won Big This Time 逆宋：穿成高太尉，这波赢麻了 Pepper Rice Crackers Are a Bit Numbing花椒锅巴有点麻Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [Northern Song Dynasty] [Political scheming and power struggles] [Water Margin] [Alternate history] [Court intrigue] [Conquer Xia and destroy Jin] Zhao Heng, an office director, transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty and finds himself in the body of Gao Qiu, reviled by countless people in Water Margin. At this point, he's still in Prince Duan's residence, serving as one of Zhao Ji's personal attendants. At court, Empress Dowager Xiang rules from behind the curtain. The old a 186.9kReads8.5Score22.3kShelves

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    Absolutely excellent books

25. 225 重 Reborn, I Decide to Become a Monk from the Start 重生归来，开局我要出家 A Pile of Tea一堆茶Ancient Romance505k WordsOngoing 79Reads7.0Score—Shelves
26. 226 魏EN The Wei Clan's Cursed Son Becomes Grand Secretary—Now They Beg Me to Return 魏家孽种成首辅，全族跪求我认祖 A Salted Fish in Everyday Life生活中的咸鱼Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as The Wei Fox) [Political Schemes][One Female Lead][Ensemble Cast][The Wei Faction] Condemned from birth, I was given the name Niesheng. On the day I was born, my mother died in childbirth, and my grandfather mourned before the ancestral hall. The whole household looked at me askance, all calling me a disaster star who had stolen another's fate. My biological father hated me like an enemy, my elder half-brother regarded me as an omen of bad luck, and my stepmother hid a knife behind 645kReads9.2Score90.3kShelves
27. 227 回 Back in the Ming Dynasty as the Emperor's Grandson 回到大明当皇孙 Tea Books and Goldfish茶书金鱼Historical1.2M WordsOngoing My name is Zhu Yingying. I am the eldest legitimate grandson of the Great Ming. My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang, founding emperor of the Great Ming. With a single thought, flowers bloom, and I rule over the capital, forging a glorious Great Ming unlike any other. (This is not a transmigration story. Zhu Yingying simply gains a set of memories from a later age, and this is a story of the Great Ming told from his perspective.) 201Reads8.9Score—Shelves
28. 228 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves
29. 229 你 A Monk of Your Rank Has No Right to Seek the Scriptures Yet 你这个级别的僧人，还没权利取经 Water Bites Paper水咬纸Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom and Journey to the West + cultivation through construction work + In the Name of the People (Immortal Edition) + wild imagination] I transmigrated to the cultivation world. After ascending, I became a grunt in the Heavenly Court's Infrastructure Department. After three thousand years, I finally worked my way up to project manager, in charge of the South Heavenly Gate expansion project. The day before the final inspection, I was stuffing “local specialties” into an envelope. A constr 165.1kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves
30. 230 谁 Who Says These Evil Spirits Are Fierce? I Specialize in Taking Down the Worst! 谁说这邪祟凶？我专治大凶之物！ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Unlimited growth] [Slow burn] “You all call it an evil spirit, but I say it's clearly a good omen!” “Do you really think I don't know whether it can help me cultivate?” “Hand it over to me!!!” Shan Liang wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and strode forward with a knife... Evil spirit: “Don't come any closer!!!” 42.1kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
31. 231 挽 Saving the Ming: The Great Ancestor of the Ming 挽明：明圣祖 Scholar's Holy Envoy朴学圣使Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Li Min, a history enthusiast, unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as Zhu Youxiao, the carpenter emperor. He panicked. Even a history ignoramus knew that the Ming dynasty had only a little over twenty years left. Worse still, he would rule for only seven years, then die under mysterious circumstances. What was he supposed to do? Would he accept fate, or fight back? See how he struggles to survive in the waning years of the Ming dynasty. 51Reads6.6Score—Shelves
32. 232 明 Late Ming: Dawn Drives Out the Night 明末，天明驱夜 The Skipping Rabbit溜溜的兔子Historical2.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional historical fiction] [No System] [Not pure wish fulfillment] [The unique power struggles of the Ming Dynasty] [Unraveling how power shifts and collapses] At the end of the Ming Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Civil officials cling like parasites and drain the country dry; military nobles scheme over national policy; the emperor is consumed by lust for power; border garrisons are little better than bandits; the central court is riven by intrigue; local officials take their 2.7kReads8.7Score249Shelves

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    A hardcore writing style that broadens horizons is rare, and I really like it.

33. 233 破 Breaking the Deadlock: Another Path for Shu Han 破局：蜀汉的另一种可能 Just One Ordinary Person染人一枚Historical386k WordsCompleted In the Three Kingdoms story we know, the Shu Han regime seems doomed by its disadvantages from the outset and its failures later on. The loss of Jingzhou and the defeat at Yiling were shackles that kept it firmly trapped in the land of Shu. But have you ever considered that, at the pivotal moment in 219 CE, Shu Han had another option? A strategic opportunity with enormous risks, but one that could have completely reshaped the Three Kingdoms if it succeeded? 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic historical strategy article.

34. 234 回 Back in the Zhenguan Era as the Crown Prince 回到贞观当太子 Cang Sheng苍笙Historical1.5M WordsCompleted "A sagely ruler embodies the virtue of an emperor, pacifying the people within and suppressing the barbarians without. He is endowed with the pure, unyielding essence of Heaven and Earth and the refined beauty of rivers and mountains. His talent surpasses all in his age, his spirit towers over the ages, his wisdom is enough to understand all the world's changes, and his courage is enough to seize command from an entire army. Brilliant as jade atop a peak, vast as the moon reflected on water, he 2.2kReads8.2Score110Shelves
35. 235 东 Eastern Jin: Heir to the Gongsun Line, Seizing Murong’s Liaodong 东晋：公孙遗脉，截胡慕容辽东 Handing Things Out at Meetings开会发东西Historical683k WordsOngoing In 370 AD, Wang Meng led the Great Qin iron cavalry to destroy Former Yan, leaving Liaodong ripe for the taking. After transmigrating as a descendant of Gongsun Du, he finds that his ancestors’ legacy has been occupied by the Sima and Murong clans for a century. Armed with knowledge from a later age, he secretly builds up his strength and seizes Wang Meng’s victory at the height of the Qin-Yan war! Murong Chui is left fuming, Wang Meng regrets his loss, and Liaodong, wrested away so long ago, re 4.2kReads—Score269Shelves

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36. 236 大 The Tang Crown Prince 大唐皇太子 Invincible Big Watermelon无敌大西瓜Historical1.3M WordsCompleted One day a crown prince, the next a commoner. Li Chengqian ultimately brought about his own downfall. Then one day, I suddenly became him. In this unfamiliar era, I had planned to settle down and live quietly. But someone wanted to wipe out every last trace of me. If that's how it is, then I'll have no choice but to risk everything. I'll stake my life to reclaim all that I've lost. 3.1kReads8.3Score214Shelves
37. 237 我 I, King Zhou, Have Already Become a Sage. Why Are You Still Trying to Deify Me? 我纣王都成圣了，你还封神？ Wan Xiaobei皖小北Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Also known as I Am the Sun in the Great Shang. Those who know, know. It’s really good, and I can’t say more than that. I guarantee it’s a great read! Di Xin’s vision of a glorious legacy for the ages will shine forever. Loyalty! 43.9kReads7.3Score3.7kShelves

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    The Forever Number One Comedian

38. 238 乱 Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude 乱世挽歌之序曲 The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf忧郁的墨色狼Historical609k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger] His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics! Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's extremely rigorous in its research and even points out inaccuracies in many historical records. It's truly well-made.

39. 239 贞 The Winds of Zhenguan 贞观风云 A Life of Tragedy生命致殇Historical151k WordsCompleted The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was a man whose status seemed peerless in the eyes of others. Naturally, his father thought so too. But no one ever considered what the Crown Prince wanted. 1.1kReads8.2Score107Shelves
40. 240 大 Ming Dynasty Commander: Defending the Empire with Blood and Steel 大明督师：铁血护明 Crispy Coconut Jelly椰汁脆啵啵Historical235k WordsOngoing Hong Zhiming, a special forces soldier, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty and becomes Hong Chengchou, Governor-General of Jiliao, on the eve of Songshan’s fall. On his left is the historical burden of being branded a turncoat; on his right, the blades of 60,000 Eight Banner cavalrymen, ready to massacre the city! Cut off from supplies? He sifts out two shi of coarse rice to make thin porridge, mixes rocks with gunpowder to make crude bombs, and uses special forces tactics to turn the rem 17Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 残 The Dying Ming: A Desperate Poor Man Falls into Ruin, Then Defends China Again? 残明：坠入舍命穷人，再守华夏？ Mo Yu Su Jian莫语素笺Historical347k WordsOngoing [Late Ming Dynasty + No System + War + Military Life + Not a Power Fantasy + An Ordinary Man Protects China] To drive out the invaders, he chooses to become a blade, soaring like a hawk through the skies. When he opens his eyes again, the smoke of war has yet to clear, and the land has already changed. There are no advanced weapons and no foreknowledge of history. He can fly a fighter jet through the skies, but he cannot stop the starving from eating one another. He is skilled at armed night swi 70Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 临 The Hidden Actor of Lin'an 临安戏隐 The Mysterious Qiuchi神秘的秋迟Historical447k WordsCompleted [Me, a spoiled good-for-nothing: it’s all an act] After being reborn as the son of a Southern Song military officer, Zhang Ziyan decides to lie flat and make trouble for his father as a career. He raises fighting cocks, walks his dogs, and spends money like water. Lin’an City knows him as a complete waste of space. Everyone laughs at him: “Other than having a good father, what can you even do?” But they don’t know that... The imperial wine Jade Pot Spring is his creation, and its sky-high profit 173Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    As a 20-year avid reader, I'm tired of the same old soulless, fast-food style books. This shouldn't even be on Tomato's list; it's truly excellent. History buffs should check it out.

43. 243 大 Great Ming: I, Prince Zhu Su, Refuse to Wear Mourning for a Concubine 大明：本王朱橚绝不给妾服丧 Green Tea Who Picks Up Bottles at Construction Sites工地搬砖捡瓶子的清茶Historical434k WordsCompleted [Great Ming + System + transmigration + power fantasy + wild ideas + the world turned upside down] In the seventh year of Hongwu, Consort Sun died. She ordered Prince Wu, Zhu Su, to act as her son and wear mourning clothes for her funeral, while the other princes kept vigil in mourning. Zhu Su transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes to this very situation. Zhu Su: “You want this prince to play the dutiful son for your concubine while the Empress Mother is still alive? Even if the Empres 11.9kReads8.4Score704Shelves
44. 244 平 General Zuo Menggeng, the Pacifier of the Rebels: I'm Really a Good Person! 平贼将军左梦庚，我真的是好人啊 So the Ties Have Run Their Course原来缘尽啊Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Late Ming + transmigration + no System + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + loyalty + reviving the Han] After transmigrating into the body of Zuo Menggeng, a pacification general of the Southern Ming, he starts off defeated at Tongling and retreating to Jiujiang in 1645. Zuo Menggeng was born in 1624, the fourth year of the Tianqi reign. His father was Zuo Liangyu, a pacification general of the Ming dynasty. When I was a general, I was the sun in the sky, and our slogan was “Loyalt 4.5kReads8.8Score319Shelves

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    He transmigrated into the body of Zuo Liangyu's son, Zuo Menggeng, God's eldest son, Xing Han.

45. 245 汉 Han Cavalry: A Warrior's Unwavering Heart 汉骑：戎马丹心 Zhang Shanfeng Can Do Tai Chi张山峰会耍太极Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Passion + Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + War + Farming + A Powerful Han Dynasty + Not a Power Fantasy + No System] This book starts a little slowly, so please give it a chance. The early chapters spend too long on development, but from the middle to the later chapters, after chapter 141, it becomes a power fantasy! Main characters: Zhao Ji, Liu Che, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing A thousand years pass in the blink of an eye, yet the palaces of the Han still stand! Modern young ma 21.3kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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46. 246 冒 I Passed Myself Off as a Scholar and Rose to Become a Ming Dynasty Power Broker 冒名入仕，我熬成了大明权臣 Dongfang Xiaoxiaosheng东方笑笑生Historical2.4M WordsOngoing Lin Chuan transmigrates to the final years of the Hongwu reign in the Ming dynasty. By chance, he comes across bandits who have accidentally killed an official on his way to take up his post, so he assumes the dead man’s identity and enters the bureaucracy. At first, he only wants to coast along with a secure government job until retirement. But who could have guessed that the Ming bureaucracy is even more cutthroat than the modern workplace? If you don’t compete, you’ll be crushed. To stay aliv 203.6kReads8.8Score21.2kShelves
47. 247 我 I, the Ming Dynasty’s Restorer: Emperor Shizu 我，再造大明，明世祖 Reborn: The Urban Little Immortal Doctor重生之都市小医仙Historical173k WordsCompleted Go ahead and stir things up. Keep at it until Tomato has no good stories left and historical fiction has fallen into decline, and then my masterpiece will make its debut. We’re the ones carrying the torch for historical fiction on Tomato. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Eternal God, look!

48. 248 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 88kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves
49. 249 大 Great Ming: Transmigrating to the End of the Ming Dynasty to Revive the Empire 大明，穿越明末，中兴大明 Reborn: The Urban Little Immortal Doctor重生之都市小医仙Historical168k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 开 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 76kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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