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- 101 The Hongwu Reign: Southern and Northern Campaigns and the Four Great Cases of the Early Ming 洪武之治—南征北伐与明初四大案 Zhu Yuanzhang led the warlords in pacifying Jiangnan, overthrowing the Yuan dynasty and founding the Great Ming. On the one hand, he governed diligently and cared for the people, encouraged recovery and growth, organized households into the registration system, promoted the civil service examinations, and cracked down on corruption and organized crime, gradually setting the Ming on the right path and bringing it to life. On the other hand, after losing his son in his later years, he deliberately 341Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 102 Little Prince of Light 小明王 Little Prince of Brightness 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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My Wife Chases True Love but Still Refuses to Let Me Go 妻子追真爱，却还要霸占我
My Wife Pursues Her True Love, Yet Still Wants to Keep Me to Herself
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- 104 My "A Piao" Girlfriend 我的“阿飘”女友 My "Ghostie" Girlfriend 4kReads—Score8014d adds
- 105 My Wife Returned, and She Turned Out to Be a Princess of Beijing's Elite Circle 归来妻子，身份竟是京圈公主 My Wife Returns, and She Turns Out to Be a Princess of the Capital’s Elite Circle 5.4kReads—Score8714d adds
- 106 My CEO Wife Took Care of Her White Moonlight, and Our Home Was Stolen 总裁老婆照顾白月光，家被偷了 His CEO Wife Is Taking Care of Her White Moonlight, and Someone Has Stolen His Home 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds
- 107 I Caught the Campus Beauty's Fox Tail 校花的狐狸尾巴，被我摸到了 I Got My Hands on the School Beauty’s Fox Tail 799Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 In This Life, I Kept My Distance From the Second Princess, and She Went Mad 这一世，我远离二公主，她疯了 In This Life, I Stay Away from the Second Princess. She Goes Mad 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Night Voyage 夜航船 The Night Voyage is an introductory encyclopedia compiled by Zhang Dai, a literary figure of the Ming dynasty. It lists general knowledge about Chinese culture and contains twenty major categories and more than four thousand entries, covering a wide range of subjects. A substantial encyclopedia of its time, it ranges broadly from astronomy and geography to the classics and schools of thought, from the Three Teachings and the Nine Schools to immortals and ghosts, and from politics and public affa 667Reads9.2Score22114d adds
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Chronicles of the Wilds 莽丛记
[Wuxia chivalry + the nation in peril + torn between loyalty and righteousness + a tragic song of a turbulent age] The first volume of The Record of the Wilds, winner of the Best Long-Form Book Award at Legends Ancient and Modern, is set amid the Song-Jin wars and paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people caught up in the tides of history. It captures the essence of classical storytelling without sacrificing dramatic force: the wandering swordsman Yan Sheng rescues a secret envoy and obtains a
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The Legend of Yue Fei 岳飞传
A historical epic novel by Huan Zhu Lou Zhu. Based on the life of Yue Fei, the famous Southern Song general who fought against the Jin, it begins with Yue Fei learning martial arts as a boy and vowing to serve his country. It vividly depicts how he formed the Yue Family Army, fought the Jin forces, and won one victory after another, until he was framed by treacherous officials and met a tragic end. The novel celebrates his unwavering loyalty and devotion to his country.
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- 112 The Marvelous Northern Wei 神奇的北魏 During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, rival powers carved up the land and the political situation was chaotic. The Tuoba Xianbei, nomads of the grasslands, rose with the tide, unified the Central Plains, and established a remarkable dynasty that governed the heartland through the rites and music of Chinese civilization. The Remarkable Northern Wei is a popular history of the Northern Wei, set against the backdrop of the Wei, Jin, Northern, and Southern Dynasties. Drawing on historical sour 405Reads9.5Score10614d adds
- 113 Tales of the Five Dynasties: The True History Behind Peaceful Years 五代那些事儿：《太平年》背后的真实历史 The Five Dynasties: The Stories Behind the History objectively depicts historical figures and events, including Zhu Wen, Zhu Youzhen, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Shi Jingtang, Shi Chonggui, Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei, Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin, bringing the chaotic era of the Five Dynasties back to life. Combining knowledge, historical accuracy, and entertainment, the book is lively, witty, sharp, and full of energy. It is an excellent popular introduction to the history of the Five Dynasties. 4kReads9.5Score27314d adds
- 114 The Upheaval of the Two Song Dynasties 两宋之变 This book traces the history of the confrontation between north and south, from the first lunar month of 1100, when Emperor Huizong, Zhao Ji, took the throne, to the 1141 Shaoxing peace agreement between the Song and Jin. It shows how the Northern Song Empire rose to prosperity, then plunged into decline and ultimately fell, while the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song resisted step by step and eventually secured a foothold in the Jiangnan region. The book contains nine chapters coverin 50Reads9.1Score1914d adds
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Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云
Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent
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- 116 The Legend of Wang Zhaojun 王昭君传奇 The Legend of Wang Zhaojun centers on Zhaojun's journey beyond the frontier, tracing her life from palace maid in the Ye Ting to a chanyu's consort on the grasslands. The story depicts the suffocating schemes of the imperial court as well as the vastness and valor of the steppe. She eases her homesickness with her pipa and uses her wisdom to reconcile Han and Xiongnu tensions. Amid the collision of nomadic and Han customs, she transforms from a woman bearing the burden of a fate imposed upon her 1.8kReads8.3Score14314d adds
- 117 The Legend of the Fourth Prince: The Yongzheng Dynasty 雍正王朝之四阿哥传奇 Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, the fifth emperor in Qing history, was the hardest-working ruler of his time, yet he bore the accusation of usurping the throne. Let us return to that era and reveal the most authentic portrait of the Yongzheng Emperor. 27.9kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
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Zhang Juzheng (Complete in Four Volumes) 张居正（全四卷）
The four-volume novel Zhang Juzheng recreates, in vivid detail, the vast and intricate historical landscape surrounding the “Wanli Reforms.” With clear-eyed historical insight and a passionate, nimble realist style, it portrays Zhang Juzheng as a complex reformer in feudal society and reveals the inevitability of his tragic fate. The author’s rich grounding in history and literature, masterful and balanced artistic structure, and contemporary perspective on the era’s historical foundations make
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- 119 Zhang Juzheng 张居正 Zhang Juzheng 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The History of the Song Dynasty’s Imperial Court 宋代宫闱史 Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk legends, this work offers a profound portrayal of the emperor's emotional world alongside a detailed depiction of life in the palace. It vividly recreates the lives of emperors and empresses in the secluded inner palace, while also offering readers interested in history clues to follow. 1.8kReads9.4Score3114d adds
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A Comprehensive History of Commerce 商史通鉴
A sweeping historical novel that lays bare six centuries of power games in the Shang dynasty. No myths, no romanticized tales, only the truest human nature, the cruelest contests, and the deepest lessons of rise and fall. My writing on Shang history began with questions about the origins of Chinese civilization, and ended with a reunion with myself. The Shang dynasty was a pivotal era when the rites, royal authority, and divine power of Huaxia took shape together. Yet scarce historical records a
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Respectfully Submitted by an Outsider: Three Lives, Three Worlds 槛外人敬上：三生三世
I wrote this book for my wife. Once, she told me that if I died before her, she wouldn’t be able to bear it. That led us to talk about reincarnation. Is there really another life? Can people who love each other meet again? Later, while reading Dream of the Red Chamber, I decided to write this book. My wife is a lot like Miaoyu in the novel: strong-willed, distant, and in poor health. She asked me why she wasn’t more like Daiyu. I said that plenty of people love Daiyu, but I’m your very own “Zhan
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The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集
Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v
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- 124 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 山海经·昆仑墟 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Kunlun Ruins 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Spirit Venerable of Guiguzi 鬼谷灵尊 Ghost Valley Spirit Venerable 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Mystic Star Quells a Chaotic Age 玄星镇乱世 During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, heaven and earth were in upheaval. Years of unending warfare threw the spiritual veins of the Nine Provinces into disarray and shifted the stars from their courses. A catastrophe was about to descend upon the mortal world. The Star Pivot Order governed celestial divination and the protection of spiritual veins. For generations, its members had taken it upon themselves to determine Heaven's will and safeguard the people, but the demonic Netherdar 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Mystic Sovereign of the Way of Yi: The Legend of Guo Pu 易道玄尊：郭璞传奇 The Daoist Mystic: The Legend of Guo Pu 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Zigong Enters Government: Chronicles of Five Kingdoms in Turmoil 子贡出仕、五国风云录 Zigong Enters Officialdom: Chronicles of the Five Kingdoms 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 129 Lantern Light Over Chang’an 灯影照长安 Lamplight Over Chang'an 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 130 Chong’er Returns to Jin 重耳归晋 Chong'er Returns to Jin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Might of the Great Tang: The Long Winds of the Celestial Strategies 大唐天威之天策长风 In the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty, the realm lies in ruins, smoke rises from battlefields, and the people are plunged into misery. A gifted child is born at the Wugong Guesthouse, marked by the auspicious signs of a dragon and phoenix. He is named Shimin, with the great ambition to bring peace to the people. Young Li Shimin is no idle boy. He studies military texts and masters riding and archery. At sixteen, he deploys a feint at Yanmen and drives back hundreds of thousands of Turk 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Way of Strategy: Zhang Yi’s Mystic Plans 纵横灵途：张仪玄策 Traversing the World of Spirits: Zhang Yi's Arcane Strategies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Qin Shi Huang: The Spirit Cauldron Arc 秦始皇·灵鼎篇 Qin Shi Huang: The Spirit Cauldron Arc 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 134 The Star of Literature Falls to the Mortal Realm: Wang Bo's Legend in the Mystic Tang Dynasty 文星坠凡：王勃玄唐传 The Star of Literature Falls to Earth: Wang Bo's Mysterious Tang Dynasty 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divining the Cosmos and Aiding Four Dynasties as an Immortal 玄相李泌：易数定乾坤，仙踪辅四朝 Li Mi, the Mystic Chancellor: Divination Sets the World in Order, an Immortal Aids Four Reigns 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 抱朴仙途之葛洪传奇 The Immortal Path of Baopu: The Legend of Ge Hong 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng’s Record of Heavenly Secrets 玄枢：张衡天机录 The Mystic Pivot: Zhang Heng's Record of Celestial Secrets 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Medicine Cauldron of Guiguzi 鬼谷药鼎 The Ghost Valley Medicine Cauldron 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 139 The Hidden Treasures of the Spirit Pivot 灵枢天藏 The Celestial Treasury of the Spirit Pivot 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 汉狱神断：张汤传 The Divine Judge of the Han Prison: The Biography of Zhang Tang 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 141 Rain Falls on an Old Dusk 雨落旧黄昏 Rain Falls on an Old Dusk 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 A Note from the Corpse Whisperer 尸语者的纸条 A Note from the Corpse Whisperer 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Martial Peace Through Tribulation and Dust 劫尘武安 Wu'an Amid the Dust of Calamity 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你
[Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t
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- 145 The Fragrance of Ruolan, Forever in My Heart 茹兰花香念念不忘 The fragrance of Ru Lan’s flowers lingers in my memory. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 After Graduation, I Became a Homeroom Teacher 我毕业之后，又做了班主任 After I graduated, I became a homeroom teacher again. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Fun Tales from Married Life 婚姻里的趣事 Fun and Games in Married Life 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
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Li Hongzhang: One of the Four Great Statesmen of the Restoration 中兴四大名臣李鸿章
Li Hongzhang (1823–1901) was a powerful late Qing official, founder and commander of the Huai Army and the Beiyang Fleet, and one of the leading figures of the Self-Strengthening Movement. Alongside Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Zhang Zhidong, he was known as one of the Four Great Ministers of the Tongzhi Restoration. His life spanned nearly all of the most turbulent, humiliating, and arduous years of China’s modern history. His achievements and failings remain an important subject of scholarly
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- 150 The History of Emperor Taizu of Song, Too Gruesome to Read Closely 不忍细看的宋太祖史 Did you know? In the long sweep of Chinese history, the Song dynasty is one of those extraordinary dynasties you simply can’t leave out. The History of Song Taizu: Too Wild to Read Closely is a fascinating book that will have you laughing your way through those years of the Song dynasty. From Zhao Kuangyin’s dramatic rise from the start, when he was “cloaked in the yellow robe,” to the tragic end of the Southern Song, emperors, generals, ministers, and famous scholars spring vividly to life, as 2Reads7.7Score—14d adds
