Seeking Historical Speculative Fiction About Transmigrating to Ancient Times as a Student Who Is a Prince or Minister's Son 求穿越到古代，学生是皇子或大臣之子的历史脑洞文
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I Got Li Shimin So Worked Up, He Wanted to Trade His Life for Mine 把李世民说急了，他想跟我一换一
[Hilarious, satisfying, lighthearted, historical, ancient China] Cheng Jun transmigrated to the third year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, becoming the son of the military officer Cheng Yaojin. As it happened, Li Shimin was recruiting imperial censors! Years later, Li Shimin said to the Crown Prince, “Cheng Jun is a peerless sword of our Great Tang. Only a virtuous person can wield him. You're young, so I'll leave him to you.” The Crown Prince burst into tears. “I don't want it anymore!
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Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince Has Taken the Fifth Prince's Wife 皇上，九皇子抢了五皇嫂
On the eve of his elder brother's wedding, the ninth prince, Zhao Ziyu, abducts his future sister-in-law. The emperor severely punishes the useless ninth prince, Zhao Ziyu, and a modern soul transmigrates into the ninth prince of the Great Wei Empire. A prince with looks, talent, and peerless martial prowess rises to power, pummeling corrupt officials and overwhelming the neighboring kingdoms with his might. Noble ladies and princesses from neighboring nations all go mad for him.
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The Emperor’s Bow of the Red Chamber 红楼帝弓
[No System + intellectual battles + political intrigue + everyday life] Every line is stained with bitter tears, every page filled with absurdity. You might think this is merely a tale of infatuated, indulged young men and women behind closed doors, but who could know that the rise and fall of the world are all intertwined? Are the fortunes of the four great families destined to change? Is the dynasty beset by internal and external threats destined to fall? Must the path to a noble title and hig
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Wu Song Rejects the Amnesty, and Erlong Mountain Rises to Power 武松拒绝招安，二龙山强势崛起了
After transmigrating into the Water Margin world, he became Wu Song, the Pilgrim. As luck would have it, he arrived just as Song Jiang ordered Le He to sing, testing the other leaders' attitudes. Wu Song already despised Song Jiang's hypocrisy, so he slammed the table and stood up. There's no point staying on Liangshan! I'm going back to Erlong Mountain. Who's with me, and who's against me? Once we part today, we'll be sworn enemies the next time we meet! Li Kui is bloodthirsty and slaughters th
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Dream of the Red Chamber: The Emperor Reads the Qi of Heaven 红楼：天子望气
Yan Jin, heir to the Prince of Xining. Using Xining City as his base, he gradually extends his influence across Jiangnan, then heads north to the capital and ultimately ascends the throne. The Twelve Beauties of Jinling: the best candidates will be chosen. A face like Dabao's, destined to be a punching bag in the background. Yan Jin possesses the ability to read the emperor's aura. He selects worthy ministers, gathers famous generals, and competes for supremacy in the world of Dream of the Red C
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The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: From the Start, I Obtain the Innate Skill 笑傲江湖：开局获得先天功
(No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo
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I Ignite the Divine Flame and Command Billions of Fanatical Believers 点燃神火，我有亿万狂信徒
[System + absurd comedy + everyone misreads the situation] Ye Yu transmigrates to a world of gods where anyone has a chance to become a deity. Ignite divine fire, condense a godhead, and create a divine realm: that's all it takes to become a god. While everyone else dreams of having followers from special races, the absurd players from Earth become Ye Yu's followers! While other gods are still fretting over how to earn faith points, Ye Yu has already started rampaging through the divine world wi
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Shocking! The Fake Young Master Became Emperor [Quick Transmigration] 震惊，假少爷他当皇帝了【快穿】
[Female-oriented, male protagonist’s perspective + The original leads are basically not villainized + A wastrel reforms + Supporting male characters and cannon fodder turn their lives around + Everyone’s darling, charming demon persona + Some worlds feature devoted 1v1 romance (fixed couples later on) + Some worlds have no romance + A mash-up of worlds] Cheng Ziyan was a retired veteran of the quick transmigration bureau who had spent years taking a break. Unfortunately, the bureau recently suff
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Murong Fu, Lord of Great Yan 大燕国主慕容复
I woke up to find that I had somehow become Murong Fu from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and I was only fifteen years old. Thinking about how he goes mad at the end, I couldn't help shivering with fear. Then I looked at the A Zhu and A Bi beside me, along with my fiancée, Wang Yuyan. What more could I ask for? To hell with the dream of restoring the kingdom. Wait, what's with this inexplicable killing intent? Oh no, Murong Bo is watching from the shadows. “If you don't restore the kingdom, death is
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I, Crown Prince Chengqian, Am Bound to Age of Empires from the Start 我，太子承乾开局绑定帝国时代
Modern office drone Li Cheng opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into the body of Li Chengqian, the Tang Dynasty crown prince who has just failed in a rebellion. He’s about to be packed off to godforsaken Qianzhou, and his life is hanging by a thread! Fortunately, there’s a way out: he unexpectedly binds himself to the Age of Empires System! While others are sent into exile to await death, he sets out to make things happen in Qianzhou. First, he fells trees, clears land, and builds a
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Blood and Iron in the North Wind: My Path to Founding a Nation in Troubled Times 朔风铁血：我的乱世建国路
After transmigrating into the chaos of the Five Barbarians, I opened my eyes to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Two bronze talismans bound my fate to that of a cold-blooded young woman in this troubled age. She can sense life and death; I can remember history. Deep in the Taihang Mountains, we held the ruined Duanyun Pass with a few dozen scattered survivors. When our arrows ran out, we used stones. When the stones were gone, we used knives. When the blades grew dull, we used our te
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Back to the Tang Dynasty with a Strategic Warehouse 带着战略仓库回大唐
Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep
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Great Qin: My Frail and Delicate Worthy Minister 大秦：我那身娇体弱的贤臣
Female transmigrates as a man + no romance + focused on building a career Zhang Yuanqing transmigrates into the body of a down-on-his-luck noble from the State of Chu during the Warring States period. “System for Great Ministers of the Ages activated. Host, work hard to become one of history's greatest ministers!” Wait, wait, wait. Having a System is a good thing, but what does it mean to become one of history's greatest ministers? It's a given that King Zheng of Qin will unite the six states. A
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Great Tang: I Get Stronger Just by Staying Alive? But I’m Immortal! 大唐：活着就变强？可我永生啊！
Three Hundred Tang Poems, two hundred of them recalling the glorious Tang! There is no one who doesn't love this magnificent dynasty, just as no one fails to yearn for Chang'an in its golden age! This is an age woven from poetry and song, an age awash in blood and fire! The camel bells along the Silk Road, the flickering lights in the bustling streets, the warmth of everyday life, the banners snapping in the wind along Vermilion Bird Street: together, they paint a picture of unparalleled splendo
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From the Start, I Stood in for the Emperor at His Wedding, Then Made the Act Real 开局替皇帝大婚，我假戏真做
[Beautiful heroine + decisive killer + playing dumb to fool the enemy + cunning] I had barely transmigrated when I was dragged into the imperial palace. It turned out that the emperor, who had indulged in music and pleasure since he was young, had suddenly become impotent! The emperor had no heirs, so on his wedding night, he actually made an unknown nobody like me stand in as his substitute? Whether I stick my head out or keep it tucked in, I’m getting chopped either way! After transmigrating a
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Great Tang: Your Majesty, Let Me Teach You How to Be an Emperor 大唐：陛下，我来教你怎么做皇帝
[10,000 characters a day] + [Great Tang] + [alternate history] + [feel-good power fantasy] + [invincible] + [high-spirited] + [Showbiz] + [inventions] In the ninth year of Wude, Qin Mu arrived in Chang’an with a letter in hand and pushed open the gates of the Zhangsun residence. He awakened a System and received rewards. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the calligraphy techniques of the Sage of Calligraphy. Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the legacy of the Immortal o
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Father, Get a Clue! I Really Don’t Want to Rebel! 父皇：你懂点事，我真不想造反！
Animated comic: I Don't Want to Rebel Ning Fan transmigrates and becomes the Second Prince of the Dayu Dynasty. In this world, kingdoms battle one another, barbarians bring chaos, feudal lords rise up, and powerful warlords carve out their own territories. From the start, he awakens the Supreme Emperor System! [Ding! System mission issued: Build the Supreme Imperial Dynasty!] From the start, Ning Fan summons Dian Wei, reforms the military, establishes the Embroidered Guard and the Underworld, an
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I Became the Emperor’s Tutor, and the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts 穿成帝师后，被暴君读心声了
[The rating is low because few people have read it. It'll go up!] [Female Imperial Tutor disguised as a man, cool-headed on the outside but ruthless within * seemingly innocent wolf cub male lead] [One devoted couple, younger man/older woman, mind-reading, System, light nation-building] After dying suddenly, Yun Qing transmigrated into the Great Xi dynasty she had been researching, becoming the late Imperial Tutor of the young, fearsome Emperor Xie Rang. She meant to run away and avoid trouble,
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The Sweet Little Wife I Married Through an Arranged Betrothal 娃娃亲娶的小娇妻
[Born into a New Body + Imperial Examinations + Officialdom + Doting] Li Qingrong had passed the imperial examinations, but was forced to marry his childhood betrothed and live off her. The proud Yang Wanru, a noblewoman from a marquis's household, was forced to marry a peasant. Her world came crashing down.
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This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野
[Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t
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Your Family Has Been Merchants for Three Generations? Mine Has Served as Officials for Two Thousand Years 你家三代从商？我家做官两千年
A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji
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I'm a Strategist, and I'm Good at Raiding and Wiping Out Entire Clans 我是一个谋士，擅长抄家灭门
[Alternate World] [Cold Weapons] [No Female Lead (or One Female Lead)] [System] “I have a hundred plans for this matter!” “Do you have one that isn't especially vile?” “Then I have fifty more!” “No scorched-earth schemes!” “Then I have twenty more.” “No poison.” “Ten.” “I'd still like to have a decent reputation.” “Then I'm out.” If a man lives a regular life, traveling between the same three places every day, serves as the empire's chief strategist, and never has to worry about money, does
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Three Kingdoms: My Brother Is Dian Wei, and I Take on Lü Bu from the Start 三国：家兄典韦，开局硬刚吕布
Dian Mo transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes Dian Wei's younger brother. To join Cao Cao's camp, Dian Mo sends a letter that leaves Cao Cao stunned. Cao Cao: “Find the person who wrote this letter, no matter what. This must be the peerless genius I've been looking for!” While the whole camp launches a search, Dian Mo comes to Cao Cao of his own accord and begins his career as a strategist. Yuan Shao: “The Dian brothers are one a civil genius, the other a military geniu
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Three Kingdoms: The Overlord Possesses Me, and Diao Chan Dresses Me 三国：霸王附体，貂蝉为我更衣
Cao Ang transmigrated into the body of Cao Cao's son, just as the Battle of Wancheng left him cornered with no way out. Cao Ang awakened the power of a conqueror, killed Zhang Xiu, captured Jia Xu, and carved out a path to the imperial throne. Cao Cao laughed heartily: My son has the courage of a conqueror. Who under heaven would dare defy him? The only thing that gives me a headache is how popular he is with the ladies. Liu Bei wailed: Cao Ang stole Zhao Yun from me, took Huang Zhong, and won't
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Please, Let Me Be a Foolish Emperor! 我求求你们了，让朕当个昏君吧
Ying Yuan transmigrated to another world and became the emperor of Great Qin. He thought his happy days were about to begin. Instead, his entire court was full of treacherous ministers! On the left, Chancellor Qin Hui; on the right, Chancellor Cai Jing. Minister of Rites Yan Song, Minister of Personnel Li Linfu, and Minister of War Cao Cao. Minister of Revenue He Shen, Minister of Justice Lai Junchen, and Minister of Works Sima Yi. Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot, Yu Huatian of the Western De
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Three Kingdoms: Reviving the Han, the Romance of Shu 三国：中兴大汉，蜀之浪漫
[This book is being published. Stay tuned.] (Conquest, strategy, iron-blooded heroics, beauties, System) After transmigrating as Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, he knew the fate that awaited him: losing favor, being marginalized, becoming a pawn to be discarded, and ultimately falling into a deadly trap. In this life, he chose to endure and bide his time, then turn the tables when all seemed lost! From the start, he risked his life to save Liu Shan at Changban Slope, earning a reputation across
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I Asked You to Be the Chief Examiner, Not to Reform the Imperial Court 让你当主考官，没让你整顿朝堂啊
Other people transmigrate, study hard for ten years, and burn the midnight oil to make the imperial examination rankings. Me, Lin Zhijie... Emperor: “You are truly gifted, sir! Would you be willing to serve as an official and help me shoulder the burdens of state?” Me (modestly waving my hand): “Being an official is too exhausting. I just want to be a layabout.” Emperor (after a moment's thought): “In that case, you can be a chief examiner!” Inner thoughts: “Only two months of work a year, an ea
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A Group Transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty, Starting with a Modern Port 群穿大秦，从一座现代港口开始
[Great Qin Heavy Industry, infrastructure development, power fantasy, mass transmigration, everyone is smart, slower pacing, historically researched, no female lead] Overnight, the world's busiest container port was transported to the Qin dynasty, more than two thousand years in the past! Inside the port were hundreds of thousands of tons of grain, tens of thousands of tons of steel, millions of tons of bulk cargo, and dozens of bulk carriers weighing tens of thousands of tons each... Mountains
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Late Han: Starting as a Village Headman, I Cook Up a Feast 汉末：从亭长开始烹小鲜
(Political intrigue, upright scholars taking on powerful clans, outlaws, historical research, farming, hegemony, cold-weapon battles, a weak System) The story begins in 181, when the protagonist is a low-ranking village head in Beihai, Qingzhou, three years before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He rises step by step, survives into the chaotic age, and eventually fights to conquer the realm. What makes this book stand out: the officialdom and Confucian scholarship of the late Han, meticulous hist
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Great Ming: Nine-Dynasty Veteran, Thanks to a Long Life 大明：九朝元老，就是活的长
During the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Qiniu, an ordinary four-year-old farm boy, accidentally comes across a silver bell. From then on, he dreams every night of entering a room filled with books: the Thousand Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, the Four Books and Five Classics, collections of successful candidates’ exam essays from every dynasty, and more. With his golden finger and relentless effort, he becomes the top scholar before the age of ten. Beloved by Old Zhu, Litt
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Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明：开局撞柱，吓坏满朝文武
[From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach
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Wuxia Crossover: Starting with Li Feidao 综武：开局小李飞刀
Ye Chen arrives on the Jiuzhou Continent, a wondrous world where the martial arts worlds of countless legends converge. Here, Li Xunhuan’s flying daggers never miss, and Lianxing and Yaoyue dazzle with peerless beauty. And so, in front of the Valley of the Villains, there appears a Peaceful Inn that stays out of the martial world, along with an “ordinary” storyteller who only wants to earn popularity points. One tale, Sword and Fairy, brings countless lovers to tears. “Mr. Ye, what medicine can
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You Wanted Me to Be a Treacherous Official, but My Entire Family Is Loyal? 让你当奸臣，你满门忠烈？
Other people transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty and become powerful ministers for beautiful wives, concubines, and authority over the whole court. Mu Zhengju became a powerful minister for the blessings he could earn in the next life after death! To rack up enough blessing points, he lived to a hundred, becoming a living fossil, a veteran of six reigns, and tutor to three emperors. [Ding! You tricked Prince of Yan Zhu Di into successfully launching the Jingnan Campaign. The Ming Dynasty’s military
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Great Ming: I Protest to the Death from the Start, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begs Me to Stop 大明：开局死谏，朱元璋求我别送
After transmigrating into the Hongwu Emperor game scenario, he gains the talents [Loyal Soul Through a Hundred Lifetimes] and [Pain Suppression]. He gives his all and dies without regret, possessing puppets to deliver remonstrance after remonstrance, until he becomes “the Ming dynasty’s toughest thorn in the side”! Every death only makes him more impossible to erase. Instead, his righteous spirit spreads throughout the Ming court. The officials tremble: “How is this remonstrance? He’s practicall
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What?! The Dali Temple Minister, a Living King of Hell, Is an Introvert? 惊！大理寺卿活阎王竟是i人？
Introverted Tang Ning transmigrates into the role of a junior minister at the Court of Judicial Review. He wants only three things: No socializing, no talking, and leaving work on time. Unfortunately, he has three secrets he can't tell anyone: He has severe social anxiety and falls apart on the spot whenever people stare at him. He was a forensic examiner in his past life, and dissects with effortless precision, so good it's absurd. When the noise gets to be too much, he transforms into Tang Sa
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I Cough Up Blood, and My Powerful Family Begs Me Not to Die 我一咳血，全家大佬求我别死
[Transmigration] + [System] + [Ancient Times] + [Political Intrigue] + [No Heroine] I transmigrated into the second legitimate son of the Minister of Rites’ household. I planned to be a happy wastrel, living carefree and lying flat with a powerful father, a capable older brother, and a crown princess for a sister. Who knew the family would suddenly face utter ruin, with the whole clan about to be executed! As an aristocratic clan with generations of distinction came crashing down, its immense we
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What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！
Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once
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Has the Little Crown Prince Taken the Throne Yet? 太子崽崽今天登基了吗？
Raising children + fortune + no romance. For content warnings, read the author’s note in Chapter 1. The synopsis has a word limit. In his previous life, Wu Junji spent sixteen years living among commoners before Emperor Zhou found him and named him Crown Prince. After five years on the throne, he died full of resentment. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at the moment Emperor Zhou sent him away from the palace. He swears that this time he’ll kill Emperor Zhou and avenge himself. But Hea
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I Woke Up to Find Myself Crown Prince!! 一觉醒来，孤竟成了太子殿下！！
Li Mingyou transmigrated and became a baby. He watched as the original Li Mingyou went from being doted on by everyone to being put through endless trials, until he finally took his own life. Then he watched the reborn crown prince get killed after Li Mingyou bumped into him, and somehow end up sleeping with him. Thinking about all his brothers and sisters made Li Mingyou feel like every part of him was doomed. Brooding madmen, lunatics who flew into rages, frail and gloomy types: every one of t
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Reborn in Another World, I Become Everyone's Favorite 重生异世后，我成了团宠
(The protagonist is a top and an all-around top. His ability upgrades come with side effects (a baby). There are many original settings. The protagonist isn't perfect and has his own flaws~) After more than a decade of struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Shao Yiheng, a level-ten wood-type ability user, suddenly transmigrates into the body of the crown prince of the Great Heng Dynasty. He decides: I'll be a lazybones for a few days first. What?! His supposed fiancé is going to marry his chil
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Sentenced to Death? I Surround the Imperial City and Demand My Father Abdicate 赐死？反手兵围皇城，请父皇退位
Qin Yuan is the ninth prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty, a transmigrator. Before transmigrating, his original self had suffered constant abuse from his stepmother in the palace because his birth mother came from a lowly background. From the start, he was framed for forging an imperial edict and murdering his own brother. The furious old emperor stripped him of his status as a prince and banished him to Youzhou, a bitterly cold region in the far north, to defend against the Northern Di. He barely
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A Ming Dynasty Clerk’s Diary: Every Day I Hope the Old Zhu Drops Dead 大明打工录：每天都盼着老朱驾崩
If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha
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Shadow Legion from the Start, and You Say This Is a Romance for Women? 开局暗影兵团，结果你说是女频？
[Ancient Setting] + [Palace Intrigue] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Extremely Satisfying] + [Multiple Storylines] [He Doesn't Become Emperor. Don't Read If You Dislike That.] Chu Mo dies suddenly while writing a novel, only to transmigrate into the body of the seventh prince in ancient times. He awakens the "Adventures of Jackie Chan" System, which rewards him with the Shadowkhan from the start. But then you tell me this is a female-oriented novel? Xu Yaoyao, the duke's legitimate daughter
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I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份
(A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo
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Love, Hate, Life, and Death: A Scheme Within a Scheme 生死爱恨，局中局
In the eighth year of Chongde, six-year-old Fulin witnesses his mother, Empress Dowager Zhuang, having an affair with his fourteenth uncle, Dorgon, on a rainy night. He vows then and there: “I will take Dorgon’s life.” Breaking free from the confines of conventional historical storytelling, this novel uses “historical fiction” as its surface and an “anatomy of human nature” at its core. It tells how a boy emperor, amid the bloodshed and intrigue of the Forbidden City, changes from an avenger int
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The Blood-Soaked Inkstone as Proof 血砚为证
Blood on the Inkstone is a groundbreaking epic about Judge Bao and his investigations. It retains Bao Qingtian’s defining image as an impartial judge with supernatural powers of deduction, while setting him against a dark backdrop that blends secrets from Song dynasty history, Eastern fantasy, and psychological suspense. The novel revolves around the “Blood Jade Seal Case,” an overarching mystery woven through more than a dozen independent yet interconnected strange cases. Piece by piece, they r
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China's Aid Has Arrived! First Emperor, Please Sign for the Whole World 华夏援助已就位！请始皇签收全球
“Hello! Hello! Officer? I've transmigrated. I'm in the Qin dynasty, and there's not much time...” The officer who answered the call looked utterly bewildered. “Are you crazy? Why not say you're Qin Shi Huang?” Just then, a voice rang out, full of imperial authority: “I am Qin Shi Huang!” At Qilin Hall, [Blast Furnace Steelmaking] [Steam Power] [Fundamentals of Chemistry] Ying Zheng watched the technologies arrive one after another, his eyes gleaming. “I can already see the future y
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Heaven's Will: From the Start, I Can See Through a Million Schemes 天命推演开局看破百万心机
[Synopsis] From the start, Qin Ye, a master psychologist, transmigrates into the body of a disgraced son of a marquis's household. On his wedding day, the princess publicly breaks off their engagement. He awakens the Destiny Simulation System, which can see through a million schemes. He promptly writes her a divorce letter. His five older brothers die on the battlefield. Worse still, all the men of his family are wiped out overnight, leaving only his grandfather, a Grandmaster, and Qin Ye alive.
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Lost Tales of Xiangcheng: Ashen Dawn 襄城拾遗之烬明
Our story begins with a myth: “Long ago, the Ziwei Emperor commanded the stars and arranged their formations, governing the fortunes of war and conquest in the mortal realm. Seeing that the world was on the brink of collapse, he resolved to descend in person, determined to turn the tide and save the crumbling realm. Before setting out, he told the Zhenwu Emperor, ‘The old calamity from the Investiture of the Gods is stirring again. The nine-tailed fox, Su, is about to break free. I fear she will
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I’m Blind, Yet I Became the First Emperor’s Hidden Strategist 我一瞎子，成了始皇的幕后军师
On his first day as a blind man in Qin, Chen Yijue decides to give up and take it easy. He grows watermelons, gets married, and writes diary entries to check in. The problem is, Ying Zheng reads every single one of them. At court, Lü Buwei presses him about a strategy to weaken Qin, while Ying Zheng can think only of the "elixir of immortality" mentioned in the diary. The diary says he wants to eat melon, and the System provides seedless watermelon seeds. The diary says he wants a wife, and Zhen
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