Any Good Court Politics Novels That Are Easy to Follow? 有没有写朝堂权谋的书啊？要普通人能看懂的

1. 1 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 40.1kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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   Although the novel is an imperial examination text, it focuses on a series of things that happened after the male protagonist entered the court, including the situation in the court, how to stand in line, how to understand conspiracies, how to please superiors, how to make friends, etc., All of which are explained very clearly.

2. 2 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 85.8kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves

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   So beautiful, so delicate, I cry when I watch it

3. 3 秦 Qin: Ruling the World 秦·君临天下 Stone in the River江中石Historical2.3M WordsCompleted People often say there is no greater merit than saving the emperor. Bai Xuan not only saved the emperor, but also did everything in his power to protect him. He helped the emperor go from hostage to crown prince, then to king, and finally to emperor. The emperor always called Bai Xuan “Big Brother,” and never changed that title, not even when he locked Bai Xuan in the death cell. The officials at court who respected him called him Lord Bai, while those who feared and hated him called him a treac 1.1kReads8.7Score109Shelves

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   People often say that there is no greater achievement than rescuing the emperor. Bai Xuan not only saved the emperor, but also tried his best to protect the emperor. He transformed the emperor from a proton to a prince, then to a king and finally to an emperor. The emperor always called Bai Xuan "eldest brother", even when the emperor put Bai Xuan on death row, he did not change the title. Those in the civil and military dynasties who respected him called Bai Xuan a prince, while those who were afraid that he would hate him called him a powerful traitor. People often say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, but when the emperor was pointed at and scolded by Bai Xuan, not only did the emperor not get angry, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake, trying to make Bai Xuan happy. Bai Xuan, a top assassin in his previous life, is now the grandson of Tu, a native of Great Qin. He is trying hard to change Great Qin. Can he succeed?

4. 4 大 Great Qin: I'll Come Clean, I'm Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng 大秦：我摊牌了，我是始皇嬴政 Great Qin's Author大秦写书人Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Grand Tutor of the Qin Dynasty + Lecture-Focused + History Buffs + Hundred Schools of Thought] In the tenth year of King Zheng’s reign, the immortal Xu Shang met a young noble from the Guanzhong region in an abandoned place, and won his protection… From then on, Xu Shang began teaching him the Way and answering his questions. “Master, what’s the core framework behind Confucianism on the outside and Legalism within?” “Master, the details of the Qin dynasty’s system of rule and its legal principl 4.3kReads9.0Score331Shelves

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   These books are okay. When you read them, you won't find them too obscure or confusing.

5. 5 汉 Emperor Wu of Han: This Transmigrator Has Some Nerve 汉武帝：这个穿越者太敢说 I Want to Eat Mangosteen我要吃山竹Historical2.4M WordsCompleted The good news: He transmigrated to the Han Dynasty with a head full of knowledge and met Huo Qubing, the Marquis of Champion. The bad news: He landed on a battlefield, where a Han army was about to be ambushed and wiped out by the Xiongnu, while its commanding general was preparing to flee. After struggling with the decision, Lu Ming chose to reveal that he was a transmigrator and help General Wei Qing turn the ambush around and wipe out the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of Han: How can you prove you’re a 9.7kReads8.8Score844Shelves
6. 6 大 The Tyrant of Great Wei 大魏暴君 Lao Zhou Is No Zhuangzi老周不庄Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Only a tyrant can deal with treacherous ministers. Might makes right! Before true power, all schemes and machinations are nothing but smoke. Sima Yi: Your Majesty, my blood pressure is high, and I'm dizzy. I humbly ask to retire and return to my hometown. Cao Fang: Grand Tutor, are you putting on an act again? That's a crime of deceiving the throne. Sima Zhao: Your Majesty, my loyalty is known to all. Cao Fang: Excellent. You're very clever, and I appreciate you. Sima Shi: Alas, I let my guard d 12.8kReads8.6Score1kShelves
7. 7 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 57.8kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves

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   Traveling through time to Chongzhen, with only seven days left to save the Ming Dynasty, he decided... Instead of playing the upgrade stream during time travel, he played the Extreme National Games Challenge instead? This book "The Ming Dynasty: Seven Days to Destroy the Nation" directly kills the historical novel track and makes people's adrenaline soar! The protagonist once traveled through time and became the last emperor Chongzhen! What's even more terrible is that there are only seven days left before he hangs himself on the crooked neck tree in Meishan! Looking at the crumbling Ming Dynasty and the three thousand beauties in the harem, who would be willing to say no to them? In order to preserve the bloodline of the Ming Dynasty, the protagonist starts the crazy "treacherous minister hunting mode". None of those infighting and traitors can even think of running away! I thought that by sending the prince to Nanjing, I could die in peace, but the plot turned upside down! Loyalists and counselors stood up one after another, shouting that they would work with him to turn the tide and preserve the Ming Dynasty. In the court, he battled wits and courage with the ministers. No money for military pay? Don't worry, let's start with the story that Emperor Wanli hid in the cellar of Yangxin Hall

8. 8 人 Playing Jiajing in a Wuxia Crossover: What Crime Have I Committed? 人在综武扮演嘉靖：朕何罪之有？ The Crow Flips the Table乌鸦掀桌Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Personality: ruthless and merciless, decisive in killing, a master of schemes and intrigues, and utterly inhuman. Zhu Houcong transmigrates into a comprehensive martial arts world and becomes the great villain from Nirvana in Fire, Emperor Xiao Xuan of Liang. From the start, all he has to do is play the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to earn all kinds of miraculous golden pills. As the villain, Zhu Houcong embarks on an ambitious journey of using every kind of open and covert scheme to kill 7.6kReads7.7Score382Shelves

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   Invincible Tyrant Flow

9. 9 我 I Only Wanted to Die, So How Did I Become Famous and Successful? 我一心求死，怎么功成名就了？ The Heavenly Court's Little Nobody天庭小卡拉米Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + Menace + Humor + No System + Not Invincible] [This book has a martial arts power system, but the protagonist has no combat skills. If you only like effortless power fantasies, please look elsewhere.] After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, Mu Qingbai has just one more to go before he can return to his homeland with everything accumulated over all ten lives. Falsely accused and thrown in prison from the start, he is about to be executed after autumn. He’s read 18.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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   The writing in the historical text is quite nice.

10. 10 回 Return to Ancient Times and Become Emperor 回到古代当皇帝 Stone Buddha石佛Historical3.0M WordsCompleted A hot-blooded young man transmigrates to ancient times and becomes emperor. Faced with demands to send women away in marriage alliances, surrendering sovereignty and bringing shame upon the nation, he furiously crafts three thousand AKs and builds an army of a million wolf cavalrymen! He rules the world, drawing beauties from all corners who offer themselves to him, while also attracting the hatred of foreign peoples. He declares just one thing: “If you dare kill even one Han, I’ll wipe out your 6.4kReads8.7Score711Shelves

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    [🔥"Back to Ancient Times and Become an Emperor": When I woke up, I became a foolish emperor?!] One second he was playing poker with the school beauty, and the next second he was forced by the demon concubine to sign a treaty of national subjugation?! Ye Li was stunned - the beauty in palace attire in front of him had seductive eyes, her jade hand was holding a pen, and there were many dark shadows behind her. How can I ask him to sign? It was clear that he wanted to sign his life! The treacherous ministers in the court were watching with eager eyes, the demon concubine in the harem was hiding murderous intentions, and even the dragon chair smelled of blood... **"Your Majesty~ Sign it quickly~"** The beauty exhaled like blue. **"Sign your head!"** Ye Li tore up the contract and started fighting. ✅ **Modern old six souls penetrate the deposed emperor**, the beginning is hell difficulty ✅ **The demon concubine's handing of the pen is fake, the request for life is real**, this dragon bed is more dangerous than the knife ✅ **The court is full of movie kings**, it is difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous, if you are not careful, you will receive a box lunch **"Do you really think I am a soft persimmon?"** He sneered, picked up the jade seal, and smashed the traitor's head with his backhand - **I will fight back this country with my own hands! ** # Tyrant Counterattack # Chaotang Machiavellian # Killing Decision (When a modern young man is forced to work as an emperor, the result is even crazier than the villain!) 💥 **High energy and fun**: ▪️Use the emperor's mind tricks to kill the powerful ministers during the day, and use Texas Hold'em poker routines at night to trick the demon concubine ▪️What do you think of the benefits of time travel? It's all about giving propositions! ▪️From puppet to tyrant, he made the entire dynasty tremble **"Your Majesty, you have changed..."** **"Well, I have become bald and stronger."**

11. 11 单 An Innocent Little Lamb? My Brother Is Righteous to a Fault! 单纯小白羊？我兄弟正的发邪！ Jedediah耶底底亚Eastern Fantasy105k WordsOngoing "Ancient-Style Superpowers + Dual Personalities + Comedy + Mild Horror + Two Male Leads" Primary personality: A frail, innocent white lotus. Secondary personality: A crazed killer. My brother is the most devout follower of the “Eternal Lord.” He doesn’t drink, curse, or lie. He is pure and peaceful, gentle and mild, full of compassion, and never quarrelsome. He loves every person in this world... Hm? You’re asking why there’s blood on his mouth? Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious. After all... th 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main plot is Machiavellian strategy, and the setting of martial arts + supernatural powers is very novel, not complicated and easy to understand.

12. 12 诡 Horror Games Invade: I Spent Ten Billion to Become the Ghost King 诡异游戏入侵，氪金十亿当鬼王 Little Bai Cries小白哭Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin En, was reborn and returned to ten days before the horror game invaded reality! The only way to fight back was a real-world anime-style horror game called Ghost Raising! The ghosts raised in the game would appear beside Lin En and protect him when the supernatural game invaded reality! So, before the invasion, Lin En began frantically spending money on gacha pulls and raising ghosts. Red wedding dresses, snow maidens, gothic lolitas, little demons… He raised them all! Te 13.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    "Weird Game Invasion: One Billion Dollars to Become the King of Ghosts" ——*"On the night when the red clothes demanded life, he came back from the blood, only to see the man standing in the depths of the netherworld holding a lamp. He chuckled and asked: 'Your Majesty, do you want krypton gold to buy my life this time?'"* 🌑 **The Ghost King of Prey Reborn Attack × Crazy Punishment of the Krypton Gold Boss** Lin En was torn to pieces by the evil ghost and reborn, and returned to the night before the strange game came! In his previous life, he was at the end of his rope. In this life, he sneered and spent billions to penetrate the game mall - "Drawing cards? I want the complete illustrated book of SSR ghosts!" "Items? Buy a bundle of the red thread of dark marriage!" Little did he know that the ghost king in red who once swallowed him was leaning on the virtual data, his fingertips wrapped around the red thread he just bought and chuckled: "Husband, I will support you this time." 💸 **[High-energy clip]** "Is the recharge interface stuck?" Linn clicked on his phone frantically. Suddenly blood oozed from the screen, and the pale ghost hand grasped his wrist: "Stop it..." The Ghost King sighed and revealed himself, "I will wear the wedding dress you bought for you." ✔️ Rebirth counter-kill + two-way taming ✔️ Krypton gold props turned into love tokens ✔️ The Ghost King fell asleep every night and forced him to "repair the bridal chamber" #What he kryptonized is the golden ghost king krypton's life # was forcibly married by the BOSS in the horror game # Is the red thread tied to marriage or murder?

13. 13 重 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Zhen理振Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 38.6kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Good book recommendations.

14. 14 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrated into the Founder's Portrait 大明：我穿越成了太祖画像 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (History + Ming Dynasty + System + transmigration) After showing off on a whim, Li Chen transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He became a portrait of the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was bound to the fate of the Great Ming! It was the first year of the Chongzhen reign, and Zhu Youjian had only recently ascended the throne. To stay alive, and to make up for the regrets of the Ming Dynasty’s final years, Li Chen decided to do everything he could to extend the Great Ming for another t 9.1kReads9.2Score697Shelves
15. 15 大 Great Ming: From the Start, I Cut Zhu Yunwen Off from the Throne 大明：开局断绝朱允炆帝王路 Golden Toad Dreams金蟾入梦Historical1.8M WordsOngoing At the end of the eleventh year of Hongwu... Less than four years remained before Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Ma Xiuying, the virtuous empress celebrated throughout history, would die! Less than fourteen years remained before Zhu Biao, the most steadfast crown prince in history, would die! Less than twenty-four years remained before the utterly incompetent Zhu Yunwen would take the throne! ...But the relentless wheels of history were set to turn differently with the arrival 22.2kReads8.6Score765Shelves
16. 16 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 44.8kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    "The box lunches at the construction site are very popular, and the young man who holds the spoon is also feeding his husband today"** ——*"On the day the stove collapsed, everyone was scrambling for pots and pans, but the rude general squatted in the corner to protect the vinegary cabbage he had just taken out of the pot." In the ashes of the cold stove, there was only a tower-like man squatting at the door holding a bowl: "I won't let anyone touch a bite of your food." Later - in front of the lunch box on the construction site, the general was sweating like rain while chopping ribs: "The rice cooked by my wife must be packed in a golden nanmu lunch box!" Above the court, the military general angrily opened the imperial meal: "This dragon's beard noodles are not as fine as my wife's stretch!" 🔥 **[Highly sweet clip]** "Business is so good... I'm tired." Bai Ye rubbed his waist and sighed. That night, three thousand soldiers from the battalion came to help with the cooking. The general, wearing a floral apron, said fiercely: "Who dares to ask the boss lady to cook the food herself and serve with a military stick!" 💘 ** [Sweet Pet Alert]** ✔️ The rough man general protects his food and wife online ✔️ The box lunch at the construction site is the standard of the imperial meal ✔️ It is better to go home and drink porridge than to compete in court #About me conquering the three armies with box lunch #general's stomach is in the shape of his wife #A token of love is stewed in a big pot > (The beginning of the copy is changed to the ancient style version) > In the dusk, Bai Yele parked his broken car and saw dust flying in front of the store. > The employer who had given him half a year's wages on credit ran away, but there was a man holding a halberd who was carefully hiding the last half of a can of lard into his armor.

17. 17 燕 The Prince of Yan’s Estate 燕王府 Dance for Tomorrow致明日之舞Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing He is the most audacious young prince in the imperial capital. With a single red-tasseled spear, he stirs up the capital's political tides. He spends seven hundred thousand taels of silver on a mysterious fragment, uncovering the secret behind the dynasty's collapse! He is a peerless genius personally taught by the Sword Saint. In his left hand, his spear tears through the sky; in his right, his divine sword sweeps away injustice. His unmatched edge is aimed straight at the peak of the martial p —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This description of Machiavellian calculations is the ceiling in my mind, and the description of war is good.

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