Looking for Historical Novels with a Well-Informed Sky Screen 求有文化水平的天幕，盘点历史的小说

1. 51 历 History: Watching Videos and Roasting Every Dynasty 历史：刷视频吐槽历朝历代 Chubby Chestnut胖胖的栗子Historical616k WordsCompleted Su Shishuang has always been an overworked corporate drone in the 21st century. She never imagined that one day she'd be betrayed by her former self from before reincarnation. One order was all it took for the thoughtful System to play the videos she'd watched to every dynasty throughout history. At first, the people of every dynasty were delighted when the glowing screen in the sky finally started showing something different. They thought the gods had finally descended. And then... [Charcoa 7.7kReads8.8Score392Shelves
2. 52 祖 My Ancestors Watch Me Lose It on the Internet 祖宗围观我在互联网发癫 Zhuoxi濯兮Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Male lead + no romance + livestreaming + history] Overworked wage slave Li Zhe dragged his exhausted body home after work, riding his little electric scooter through the evening breeze with his mind elsewhere. One moment of carelessness, and, crash!, he ran straight into a roadside utility pole, passing out and dying on the spot. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself bound to a mysterious System. What does the System do? Simple: it livestreams his everyday “unhinged” behavior, both on 37.8kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
3. 53 历 History Lecture: Want to Be Emperor? 历史讲台：你想当皇帝吗？ Nange Is Here南歌来了Historical986k WordsOngoing [Right is right, wrong is wrong. Look at issues dialectically, from the people's perspective. Not a traditional sky screen story.] “In your hearts, which matters more: the great achievements of emperors and ministers, or the lives of countless ordinary people?” “If you were emperor, how would you deal with the civil officials and powerful clans?” “How chaotic were the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, really? Did Zhao Kuangyin truly resolve the threat posed by military commanders with a cup of wi 5.4kReads8.2Score315Shelves

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   This is pretty good.

4. 54 天 Sky Screen Livestream: Laughing at the Qing Dynasty's Forgotten History 天幕直播：带清野史笑话 Xiao Xiao Is Me萧萧是我Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted [Edgy jokes + Unofficial Qing history + Historical livestream + Shocking everyone + Comedy and chaos + Internet trolls] Jin He is a self-media creator who loves telling unofficial history. Recently, she was suddenly bound to a System and began livestreaming across the myriad worlds on the sky screen. So Jin He started right off by claiming that Hong Chengchou was Kangxi's real father. Kangxi spat blood! Yongzheng spat blood! The secret history of Xiaozhuang and Hong Chengchou! Yongzheng adopt 8.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   [Already added to my wishlist]

5. 55 历 A Wild Historical Mashup: I Build China's Greatest City of All Time 历史大乱炖，我打造华夏千古城 Six Coins六个硬币Urban2.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble story, no romance, helping people from every dynasty and changing the stories that left readers heartbroken! One by one, key points in history are unlocked, and figures from the past arrive at modern tourist attractions, where they collide with visitors from the present! Strolling along old-fashioned streets, you can see those who made their names in the histories, as well as those whose names never left the slightest trace in the record books. You can see lost crafts and the ingenio 35.3kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
6. 56 给 I Livestream History to Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, and They’re Shaken to the Core 给秦皇汉武直播历史，他们破防了 Let Me Eat More Without Gaining Weight许我多吃不胖Historical574k WordsCompleted Tang Shui is a recent college graduate who became unemployed the moment she graduated. All she can do is throw herself ever more fiercely into preparing for the civil service exam. When she isn’t studying, Tang Shui likes nothing more than scrolling through short videos to unwind. To everyone’s surprise, the videos she watched were broadcast to every dynasty throughout history. The First Emperor of Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were stunned. After watching [Videos from Every Dynasty] Qin Shi Huang: 8kReads8.3Score516Shelves

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   These novels are of a high literary standard.

7. 57 短 Daily Short Videos: The Ancestors Are Online, Demanding Updates 短视频日常，老祖宗们在线催更 Pale Moon, Light Smoke月白烟轻Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Jiang Jinyue is an utterly ordinary college student. After an accident, a high-dimensional System split in two. With insufficient energy, it can't travel through time and space. But there's always a way around a problem: short videos make a better option. [So, what exactly are history's regrets?] [Confucius, born in the wrong era; Han Fei, abandoned by his country like a worn-out shoe; an undefeated general killed in a war he never even took part in; the Qin dynasty, built through five hundred y 5kReads8.0Score215Shelves
8. 58 我 I Watch Videos That Connect to Ancient Times, and Every Dynasty Loses Its Cool 我刷视频通古代，各朝破防 Su Xuan宿轩Historical584k WordsOngoing College student Qin Xi accidentally connects to ancient times while scrolling through videos, and then... Ying Zheng: What? My Great Qin only lasted two generations?! Fusu, how did you manage to become emperor? What? Hu Hai became the Second Emperor of Qin, then had his entire family executed! Kill him! Liu Che: My Champion Marquis died at only twenty-four?!! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Cao Cao: So in the end, the empire went to the Sima family, and they even murdered my great-grandson in 11.3kReads8.9Score503Shelves

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   The author still collected some materials from the Ming Dynasty.

9. 59 天 Sky Screen: Using a People-Centered View of History to Topple Feudal Monarchy 天幕：以人民史观干翻封建皇权 High-Speed Train at Nightfall夜幕的高铁Historical405k WordsCompleted A “sky screen” spanning past and present hangs high above the skies of every dynasty, and from that moment on, history is thrown into turmoil. What will Ying Zheng, Liu Che, Li Shimin, and Zhao Kuangyin think when they see the words “Long live the people”? Qin Shi Huang sees later generations call him “greater in achievement than the Three Sovereigns, yet guilty of crimes as vast as the sea.” Emperor Wu of Han watches his grand ambitions dissected as “military adventurism.” Emperor Taizong of Ta 7.2kReads6.9Score375Shelves

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   Tianmu Wen, commenting on ancient emperors

10. 60 嘴 The Sharp-Tongued Sky Screen: Nothing but Scandalous Past Secrets 嘴毒天幕：专讲黑历史 Jiangbei Jimo江北即墨Historical977k WordsOngoing Su Jin has no idea that the short videos he watches are being broadcast to audiences throughout the ages. As a result, countless emperors, scholar-officials, officials, scholars, and commoners from the ancient past, the Shang and Zhou, Qin and Han, Wei and Jin, Sui and Tang, and Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties come to treat the sky screen, which plays at the same time every day, as a teacher for learning or as entertainment over tea. It brings about many changes across the dynasties that ot 16.3kReads8.4Score567Shelves

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    I am watching

11. 61 朱 Zhu Di: I Just Put Down the Jingnan Rebellion, and Your Sky Screen Exposes Me? 朱棣：我刚靖难，你天幕曝光我？ Jiaozi with No Filling饺子木有馅Historical1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating has just opened, so it may rise gradually later.) The sky screen appears, presenting emperors of every dynasty with a rundown of the ten illegitimate heirs who fought their way to the throne. The eldest legitimate son? Just a stepping stone to trample on! When it comes to the throne, there are no brothers! Come on, let's settle this head-on, just like the Xuanwu Gate coup! Zhu Yuanzhang: “You rotten soldier, Zhu Di! How did you become emperor?!!” Zhu Di: “Come on, give me a break, F 3.4kReads5.5Score100Shelves

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    It's passable, but the author must have put a lot of effort into researching.

12. 62 天 Watching TikTok with the Ancestors on the Sky Screen 天幕观影和老祖宗们一起刷抖音 Yu Lin Ling宇麟凌Historical653k WordsOngoing The protagonist is a human tool, and the story features short videos and historical videos. In this harsh society, Zhang Yuheng graduated from college only to find himself unemployed. After being rejected at his fifteenth job interview, Zhang Yuheng lay on his bed, disheartened, scrolling through short videos. Then he suddenly noticed an unknown app had appeared on his phone. Its description said he could earn money just by watching videos, but Zhang Yuheng scoffed at the idea. Still, with barel 12.2kReads8.0Score198Shelves
13. 63 天 Sky Screen: Live-Streaming the Su Super League, Leaving the Ancestors Dumbfounded 天幕：直播苏超，老祖宗全破防了 Halfway Through Chopping Vegetables切菜切一半Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ming, an unemployed young man and a creator who specializes in obscure historical facts, decides to ride the wave of a trending topic and livestreams his hometown's "Su Super League." "Welcome to my livestream! Today's showdown is the 'Chu-Han Contention': Xuzhou versus Suqian, and the tension is electric! As they say, 'There are no fixed matches, only feuds that go back generations.' This rivalry has thousands of years of history behind it!" The moment he finishes speaking, the ancestors acr 21.5kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves

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    This book is finished. Just like the reasons I saw recommended elsewhere: the plot flows very smoothly for a Tianmu novel, and the historical figures' personalities are quite historically accurate. I cried several times while reading it, and I really wanted to finish it in one go.

14. 64 天 Sky Screen: Ranking the Ten Greatest Emperors of All Time 天幕：盘点十大千古一帝 Egg Little Tornado鸡蛋小龙卷Historical84k WordsOngoing Zhu Yuanzhang: I started out with nothing but a bowl, drove out the northern invaders, and restored China. Just look at how impressive my achievements are. Ying Zheng: I founded a unified empire, conquered the Six States, standardized vehicles and script. Naturally, I’m number one… 438Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's exceptionally beautiful; a review of ancient times.

15. 65 接 Hosting History's Unfulfilled Heroes, While the Ancestors Watch 接待意难平的古人，老祖宗全看着 Lord Li Says Nothing不语李大人Historical553k WordsOngoing Modern-day Li Ke welcomes famous figures from history whose stories left people wishing things had gone differently. He might change a few things, but in the torrents of history, individuals are ultimately just ripples on the water. The first to arrive is Zhu Su, not a central figure in history, but someone who left behind a remarkable legacy. Perhaps later... the Tang, Song, Qin, Han... Who will come next, and whose story will leave us wishing history had gone another way? Zhu Yuanzhang: “Never 41.6kReads7.3Score2.6kShelves

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    The historical texts I read

16. 66 天 My Slacker Life Is Livestreamed on the Sky Screen, Watched by the Ancestors 天幕直播颓废日常被老祖宗围观 Lost Fool徨愚Historical266k WordsOngoing Wu Ming was an ordinary guy who had planned to coast through life on rental income, until his ancestors started watching his everyday life. This is a historical novel. If you don't like stories that are mostly about history, please don't read it. Thanks. I'm new and not much of a writer. I have no outline, and updates are irregular. I write whatever comes to mind, so it may take three or four days to update a chapter. 28.8kReads8.0Score1.4kShelves
17. 67 什 What Cao Family Textual Critics? I'm a Dream of the Red Chamber Conspiracy Theorist 什么曹家考据党，我是红楼索隐派 Come to the Riverside来江边啊Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating may be a little low right after launch, but it’ll go up!) [Historical Rundown] + [Live Comments] + [Broadcast Across Dynasties] + [No Romance] + [Emperors and Famous Figures from Every Dynasty] + [Hidden Meanings in Dream of the Red Chamber] Ye Shuwei binds herself to a historical projection System spanning countless worlds. As long as she edits videos and broadcasts them across those worlds, she can change history! If she wants to change history, why not start with the most recent d 14.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    A cinematic experience under a dome screen, exploring the Ming and Qing dynasties through the lens of Dream of the Red Chamber.

18. 68 天 Sky Screen Thesis: From the Start, It's Guan Yu Vs. Qin Qiong? 天幕论文：开局就是关羽战秦琼？ Meow Who Loves Cookies爱吃饼干的喵Historical470k WordsOngoing [No Protagonist, Imagination, History, Sky Screen] Zhou Yang, a graduate student in the history department of the Galactic Federation, launches a sky screen livestream to complete his thesis, “A Quantitative Analysis of the Abilities of Talented People Throughout Chinese History.” The rulers and subjects of every dynasty suddenly see a gigantic screen appear in the sky. Under the rules of randomly matched battles with memories sealed, emperors and generals, commoners and nobles alike are shocked 38Reads—Score107Shelves
19. 69 视 Videos Across the Dynasties: Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 视频通万朝：华夏五千年 Chasing the Light as It Flies Away逐光飞逝Historical551k WordsOngoing “Hey, Xiaoyao, tell me about history!” “Can't you read a history book?” “History books are so boring, and they're written in classical Chinese. They're no fun. I want you to tell me. Is that too much to ask?” “Of course not!” Looking at the charming young woman before him, Xiaoyao felt a confidence rise within him, and smiled as he agreed. From then on, Five Thousand Years of China officially went on air. At the same time, a vast sky screen suddenly appeared, slowly manifesting above the countle 930Reads—Score130Shelves
20. 70 天 The Sky Screen Begins by Ranking the 30 Great Rulers 天幕，从盘点30名明君开始 Liu Yi z刘奕zHistorical159k WordsOngoing After reading sky screen stories for so long, I'm writing one myself. I'm not sure whether there will be a protagonist in this sky screen story. At first, it will mainly introduce emperors. Later, it will shift to some educational topics and famous moments in history. If a protagonist appears, they will read historical records. If not, it will be a straightforward sky screen presentation. I'll decide as I go. I may watch the old Three Kingdoms series, and perhaps the new one too. There will be F 29Reads—Score119Shelves
21. 71 我 I Have a Secret Realm Connected to Every Dynasty 我有个秘境通各朝各代 Old Yellow Ox老呀黄呀牛Historical1.2M WordsCompleted At 76, he’s still working for the Heavenly Dao. He is Yang Guang reborn, making amends for Yang Guang’s sins. Zhu Yuanzhang arrives, Li Shimin arrives, the First Emperor arrives, and so do the Han founder and Emperor Wu... He discovers that historical figures are more than names or labels. They are real people, with virtues and flaws shaped by their times, not something to be judged on a whim. He takes crown princes as disciples, hoping to carry on their policies and build a golden age of Chines 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves

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    If you don't want a book with stereotypical labels, this one is definitely solid. It's meticulously researched and the historical figures it covers are all quite different yet plausible. It's just a bit hard to read.

22. 72 开 From the Start, I Live-Stream the Great Ming, and Huaxia Civilization Leads by Ages 开局直播大明，华夏文明断层领先 Making a Living Is Hard养家糊口不容易Historical1.4M WordsOngoing (This book is not intended to disparage the present or glorify the past. The world I've created is fictional, so please don't conflate it with reality. My goal is to work toward China's rise! Nothing else is intended!) My name is Han Bixing, and I transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty as a fool. Everyone calls me crazy and pelts me with stones because I hold up a battered bronze mirror and talk to the air. They don't know that the other side of the mirror is connected to more than six hundred year 6.7kReads9.3Score638Shelves

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    This is the Ming Dynasty I see! Glass marbles and axles are ridiculous; you'll find everything there.

23. 73 游 Games Descend Upon the Ten Thousand Dynasties: The First Emperor Farms Dungeons 游戏降临万朝：祖龙刷爆副本 Yu Yibao Yuan钰壹宝缘Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Mu, a trainee administrator for the Myriad Dynasties livestream System, causes a huge disaster on its very first day on the job. With one slip of its hand, it broadcasts Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng's daily life to every dynasty. Ying Zheng himself has no idea. And so, the Han, Tang, Ming, and other dynasties all get to watch the First Emperor attend court, review memorials, reprimand ministers, and tour the palace. The comments go from fear to fan worship: “He isn't reviewing memorials 2.7kReads—Score230Shelves

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    Highly recommended. Very cultured. High-quality. And incredibly fun. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Very exciting, very moving. Very funny. Very cultured. Hahaha, it has it all!

24. 74 我 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的，谁污蔑我摄政？ Who Knows Where知向谁边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 31.1kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves

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    Your Majesty, I have something to report.

25. 75 直 Livestreaming Classical Poetry: Every Dynasty Was Left in Shock 直播古诗文，全朝代破防了 Zhou Lü舟绿Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted During the summer break after her first year of high school, Yuan Jin went to great lengths to prepare for a video assignment her teacher had given her: reciting a classic poem. What she didn’t know was that her video had reached countless dynasties across the heavens, and that she was unwittingly revealing all sorts of information to people of the past. “‘Chrysanthemums’ was written by Yuan Zhen in the mid-to-late Tang dynasty...” Li Shimin: What do you mean, mid-to-late Tang? My great Tang dyn 1.3kReads6.6Score102Shelves

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    This book is worth reading.

26. 76 天 Sky Screen: When the World Is Young Again 天幕：当世界再次年轻 Leaning Against the Rail at Every Turn倚遍危栏Historical659k WordsCompleted [Live sky-screen broadcast + historical what-ifs + emperors across the ages in shock + military simulations + power fantasy + immersive experience] Su Ye binds himself to a civilization-simulation sand table and livestreams a hell-level battle: the Four Crossings of the Chishui River! Who could have guessed that the footage would become a gigantic sky screen, watched live by emperors and ministers from every dynasty! From the start, three thousand battered troops face an army of four hundred tho 11.9kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Is this good? The grasp of history is superb, the interpretations are insightful and thorough, and it's very immersive.

27. 77 盘 A Rundown of History’s So-Called True Loves of Emperors 盘点历史上那些所谓的帝王真爱 Yang Jian Loves Taro Puffs爱吃山药泡芙的杨戬Ancient Romance430k WordsOngoing “The sun and moon are the highest and brightest; spouses are the closest and yet most distant.” These words cut even deeper in an imperial family. They are emperors, rulers of all under heaven, yet when it comes to love, they become the most ordinary of lovers, yearning to win someone’s heart. Some give up the whole world to win a beauty’s smile; some endure in silence for half their lives to keep their beloved safe. Some join hands to witness an age of prosperity, while others can only leave be 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 天 Sky Screen: My Livestream Connects Past and Present 天幕：我的直播通古今 Seven Lines, Ah七线啊Historical242k WordsCompleted [Historical what-ifs + livestreaming + System + sky screen + past and present connected] By day, I livestream explanations of the history of various dynasties, only to discover that people from ancient times are watching. Connecting past and present means that people from ancient times can come to the modern world, while I can travel to ancient times during the day. Guests who have appeared in my livestream so far include Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, an 390Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Ancient figures who came to the modern era: Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Li Longji

29. 79 天 Sky Screen: A Roll Call of History Sends Emperors and Ministers Into a Frenzy 天幕：盘点万朝历史君臣集体轰动 Dean Xiang香院长Historical803k WordsCompleted [This book has just finished. The rating will go up later. Don't miss it if you happen to pass by.] [Historical roundup]+ [bullet-comment spoilers]+… Warnings: The protagonists are the System and the rulers and ministers of various dynasties! Jiang Shu is more or less just a plot device! After resigning from his job as a history teacher, Jiang Shu thought he was finally going to enjoy a carefree life. Instead, he unexpectedly bonded with a cross-temporal video System spanning ten thousand dynast 1.8kReads5.7Score104Shelves

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    I recommend this book!

30. 80 视 Videos Through the Ages: From the Start, I Rank the Top Ten Emperors 视频通古代：开局盘点十大皇帝 Pork Stir-Fried with Dried Tofu豆腐干炒肉Historical546k WordsCompleted Lin Mo obtains a Super Video Editing System. As long as he edits videos and uploads them to the sky screen, he can earn rewards. His first video is a ranking of the ten greatest emperors. Once it's uploaded, it causes a sensation across every dynasty and time period. 573Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Review of Chinese History

31. 81 历 History Sky Screen: The Yongle Emperor 历史天幕：永乐大帝 Yue Fangfei of Black Horn Tower黑角楼的月芳菲Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Zhu Yuanzhang: “Fourth, did you usurp the throne? You son of a... Well done! Biao'er, I'm sorry, but this is all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.” Zhu Biao: “Father, so love can just disappear, then?” Xu Da: “I always thought Zhu Laosi was an ignorant fool. But now... dear son-in-law, the Xu family has landed itself a powerful ally!” 210Reads6.2Score—Shelves
32. 82 剧 Revealing the Ming Dynasty's Future: Zhu Di Rebuilds the Great Ming 剧透大明朝，朱棣再造大明 Please Spare My A-Fei放过我家阿肥吧Historical681k WordsCompleted What? You're telling me I climbed out of my coffin in the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu and passed down the throne? What?! You're telling me that ugly face is me? What?!! You even dared to alter the Veritable Records of Taizu? What?!!! You even moved the capital? You left me in Yingtian? What?!!!! You're calling him Emperor Chengzu of Ming?!! Did our Ming dynasty only last two generations?! Zhu Yuanzhang's blood pressure soars: Bring me the whip!! [A sky screen appears, revealing future his 36.7kReads7.6Score1.7kShelves
33. 83 天 Sky Screen: Starting with Failing to Find a Job After Graduation 天幕：从毕业找不到工作开始 Zhou Zhizhi周芷枝枝Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Just as fresh graduate Su Fan is fretting over his inability to find a job, a meteorite from beyond the skies knocks him unconscious. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has somehow been bound to a video cashback System. From then on, a sky screen appears above every dynasty, displaying the videos Su Fan watches on his phone. People across the dynasties are left stunned by what they see. Qin Shi Huang: “What? The Qin Empire fell?” Liu Che: “My son is gone, Wei Qing is gone, and Huo Qubing is 2.3kReads6.2Score100Shelves
34. 84 曝 Expose Zhu Di for Eating Pig Feed, and Zhu Yuanzhang Laughs Himself Silly 曝光朱棣吃猪食，朱元璋笑疯了 Xiao Er Pangdun小二胖墩Historical661k WordsCompleted In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, a figure descended from the sky beside a cliff. The transmigrator Shi Jing, armed with System-granted immortal arts, saved Crown Prince Zhu Biao at his first appearance. Mistaken for a deity, he readily accepted the royal family’s invitation. He had only meant to explore his ability to travel through time, but unexpectedly became embroiled in turmoil in the Eastern Palace. The eldest imperial grandson, Zhu Xiongying, was critically ill with a chill, and t 3.2kReads5.1Score—Shelves
35. 85 天 Sky Screen: Civilization Begins With Geopolitical Determinism 天幕：文明从地缘政治决定论开始 Pomelo Doesn't Eat Cauliflower柚子不吃花椰菜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out! No risk in backing this one, and it holds its value!] [Historical what-ifs, the butterfly effect, changing history, and research without brainless wish fulfillment] Lin Feiyue, an office worker preparing to quit her job and switch to creating content for social media, was suddenly bound one night by an [Observer System] from a higher-dimensional civilization. Other people's Systems offer shops and superpowers, but hers only wants to “collect data on h 3.1kReads6.7Score145Shelves
36. 86 诗 Poetry That Echoes Through the Ages: Song of the Snow Stuns Every Dynasty! 诗词通千古：沁园春雪震动万朝！ The Bao Sisters宝儿姐妹花Historical703k WordsCompleted When a sky screen linking all of time and space suddenly appears across countless parallel worlds, no one thinks much of it. But a single poem, “Spring: Changsha,” from the start makes the emperors and poets of a thousand dynasties question everything they know! “Ask this vast land, who rules its rise and fall?” When the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, hears the question, he flies into a rage: “Outrageous! How dare commoners like you ask who rules the fate of the world?” But when Emperor Wu of Wei, C 670Reads6.0Score—Shelves
37. 87 天 Videos Streamed on the Sky Screen, and the First Emperor Flipped the Table 天幕直播刷视频，祖龙当场掀桌了 The Heavenly Wind Never Ages天风不老Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Male Protagonist + No Romance + Livestream + History] Deliveryman Li Chen’an had no idea that his daily unhinged antics and the short videos he watched on his phone were being livestreamed by the Myriad Realms’ sky screen to emperors, ministers, and common folk throughout every dynasty. And so, Li Chen’an’s ordinary life became an “immortal realm’s daily life” that left countless people of the past shocked, baffled, thrilled, and even cursing beneath the sky screen! ...But little by little, Li 5.2kReads—Score122Shelves
38. 88 天 Sky Screen: A Roll Call of the Founding Rulers of Every Dynasty 天幕：开局盘点各朝开国君主 Melancholy Little Huihui忧郁小灰灰Historical304k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + sky screen + short-video livestreaming + a male lead who’s just a tool] Liu Mang, unemployed right after graduating, is struck by a System from the sky: he can earn money by scrolling through short videos! He can even communicate with the ancestors of every dynasty! When he casually opens “The Greatest Emperors in History Can’t Even Scrounge Up Four Crown Princes,” Zhu Yuanzhang clutches his head and wails, “Biao’er! My Biao’er!” When he reviews “The Founding Emperors of Eve 24Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 天 The Sky Screen Appears: A Grand Rundown of History 天幕降临历史大盘点 Li Guan理官Historical285k WordsOngoing A thousand years pass. Kings and generals, their merits and wrongs, the rise and fall of dynasties, all are open to anyone’s judgment. Some are remembered for generations, while others are reviled for all time. These are just one person’s views, so please be understanding. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 剧 Spoiling the Great Ming: Zhu Di Is Crushed 剧透大明，朱棣崩溃了 Walking, Pausing, and Spring Comes Again走走停停又一春Historical153k WordsOngoing [A Cathartic Historical Novel with Spoilers] “Di’er, you wouldn’t want people in later generations to call you the Ming Taizu, would you?” “Gao Xu, you wouldn’t want your nephew to kill you, would you?” “Pangpang, you wouldn’t want your grandson to go abroad to study, would you?” Liu Yong transmigrates to the first year of Jianwen. Hoping to get in Zhu Di’s good graces, he reveals that he’s a transmigrator, only for the Prince of Yan’s consort to demand that he be beheaded! It’s so hard being a —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 历 A Historical Rundown: The Ten Greatest Emperors of All Dynasties 历史盘点：万朝十大帝王 unknownpeHistorical978k WordsOngoing (You can pick up again from Chapter 245.) [Journey through the river of history and witness the rise and fall of empires! Who excelled in civil and military affairs and expanded their territory? Who governed with diligence and brought prosperity to the people?] A mysterious list from the future appears in the world, ranking the ten most influential emperors in the history of human civilization! From the Mauryan kings of ancient India to Augustus, the divine emperor of the Mediterranean; from the 23Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 天 Sky Screen: A Ranking of the Ten Greatest Emperors? The Ancestors Are Stunned 天幕，十大帝王榜？祖宗们惊呆了 Xue Zhi Dong雪知冬Historical170k WordsOngoing [The Protagonist Is Just a Tool] [Multiple Historical Eras] When people of every dynasty learn about modern videos through the sky screen, what kind of chain reaction will this fascinating story set off? Let’s begin with the emperors! (Each chapter stands alone and has little connection to the others, so you can skip around without affecting your reading.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 天 The Sky Screen Reveals the Future, and the Emperors Can't Sit Still 天幕曝光未来，皇帝们坐不住了 The Messy Mountain乱乱的山Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Sky Screen + Historical Roundups + History + Videos + On-Screen Comments] (The protagonist is mostly just a tool for showing the sky screen. The content includes not only historical roundups, but also viral internet videos and memes.) Chen Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and acquired the “Video-Scrolling Tycoon System.” By scrolling through videos, he achieved financial freedom. But Chen Yu had no idea that his life was being broadcast across the myriad dynasties of history, and that peopl 1.2kReads5.7Score115Shelves
44. 94 天 The Sky Screen Reveals All: I'll Save This Great Ming 天幕曝光：这大明我救定了 Lingnan Jade Carver岭南琢玉郎Historical480k WordsCompleted Reborn three times, Kong Xuan became a living fossil from the founding days of the Ming Dynasty. He thought he could enjoy his old age during the Hongwu era, but the System forced him to "extend the dynasty's reign." Failure meant his soul would be obliterated! To set right the "Tumu Crisis," he faked his death, then boldly returned to court twenty years later, entering the Fengtian Hall as an "old friend of the founding emperor." Facing a murderous Zhu Di, he said, "Your father never drew his s 57Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 大 Great Ming: Your Servant Zhu Yuanzhang Pays His Respects to the Yongle Emperor 大明：臣朱元璋，拜见永乐大帝 Island Master Mu牧岛主Historical314k WordsOngoing [Ming Dynasty] + [Zhu Yuanzhang] + [Zhu Di] + [Imperial Power Struggle] + [Conquest] + [Tribute from All Nations] I transmigrated into Zhu Di and spend every day grilling meat and drinking beer while waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to die. In the twenty-ninth year of the Hongwu era, news suddenly arrives from Nanjing: the emperor has died! Huh? Why so early? Whatever. Hurry and bring out my Italian cannon. Let my nephew see some advanced technology. A month later, Zhu Di storms into Nanjing, only to s 127Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 天 The Sky Screen Connects Past and Present: From the Start, I Rank the Four Greatest Emperors in History 天幕通古今，开局盘点千古四帝 Ye Xungui叶寻归Historical271k WordsOngoing [Historical Rundown]+ [Bullet-Comment Spoilers]+ [Amusing Unofficial History]+… After obtaining a System that connects the past and present, he edits videos about emperors and sends them to every dynasty. From the start, he covers Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Ming, and their heirs. When he gets to Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao, Li Chengqian and Liu Ju completely lose it. When he gets to Xin Qiji, Emperor Wu’s coffin lid can’t hold him down any 42Reads6.3Score—Shelves
47. 97 中 The Lives of Famous Figures in Chinese History 中国历史名人的一生 Five Stars Shine Bright and Soar五星闪耀腾飞Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The author doesn’t write about anything before the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The book covers the lives of famous figures from that era through modern times, beginning with Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi, and Han Feizi, and continuing to modern celebrities. If you enjoy it, watch three ads to receive a free gift. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 回 One Glance Back, A Thousand Years Gone 回眸一瞬已千年 A Lake of Misty Rain一湖烟雨Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Body transmigration + soul transmigration + the whole family transmigrates + woman disguised as a man + meticulous historical research + a touch of sci-fi + political intrigue + not a wish-fulfillment story, nor a story about an all-powerful heroine + Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin + a kind but imperfect heroine (readers who love formulaic wish-fulfillment stories, beware). An original story with no recycled tropes, where every plot thread connects. The heroine is an ordinary modern woman 182Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Historical texts, without altering history.

49. 99 大 Yi Shuo, the Han Dynasty’s Female Physician, and Huo Qubing, the Champion Marquis 大汉女国医义妁与冠军侯霍去病 A Lake of Misty Rain一湖烟雨Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted A story of mutual devotion, the Han Dynasty, Records of the Grand Historian, Book of Han, historical research, imagination, political intrigue, period drama, 1v1 romance, Huo Qubing, Emperor Wu of Han, the Xiongnu, medicine, childhood friends, and a female physician. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. Yi Shuo was the first female imperial physician in Chinese history to be recorded in the annals. There is no record of Huo Qubing having a wife, but records do mention that he had a son. The Han 141Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 豆 Three Layers of Shadows Beneath the Cardamom Blossoms 豆蔻花重三叠影 Flower Shadows on the Sea海上花影Ancient Romance270k WordsOngoing [Transmigration, household intrigue, historical romance, no alternate history, slice of life, respect for history, searching for true love] This is a story about growing up. A modern, independent soul transmigrates to ancient times, where she protects her mother, supports her brother, and outwits her scoundrel father… In this life, which of three men does she truly love? And will she ultimately find a way to change everyone’s fate? 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's set against a historical backdrop, without any cheat codes or systems, and the writing is quite good. It's worth reading, especially after chapter 50, when it gets increasingly exciting.

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