More Historical Novels and Biographies of Historical Figures 多推荐历史类人物传记类小说
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Heshen: Master of Power 和珅：权力的玩家
As a miniature reflection of the power structure during the Qianlong era, Heshen's life was forever entangled in the shadow of absolute imperial authority and the deep-rooted ills of the bureaucracy. From a penniless orphan living under another's roof in Lvrou Hutong to rising to the center of power through his gift for languages and financial acumen, his ascent was shaped by both the banner system and the emperor's political machinations. He was once a capable official who cleaned up the Minist
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The Scandalous Tales of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人艳史演义
Uncovering the untold stories of the Four Beauties [History + biographies + the Four Beauties + unofficial anecdotes] Xi Shi, whose beauty could topple a kingdom as she washed silk, was caught in the turmoil of a chaotic age. Yang Yuhuan’s glance could captivate an entire city, but her passionate love became a shackle of fate. Wang Zhaojun left the frontier with a mournful song, bringing a brief peace between the Han and the Xiongnu. Diao Chan ingeniously set a chain of schemes in motion, turnin
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The Common People Beneath the Prosperous Tang 盛唐下的百姓
No transmigration, no System. See the High Tang from the perspective of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong was obsessed with grand achievements and indulgence. Warfare grew ever more frequent, greatly increasing the people’s corvée and military service, until the An Lushan Rebellion broke out.
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Nothing Happened in the Fifth Year of Jian'an 建安五年无事发生
Starting from “Sun Ce survives a near-fatal disaster in the fifth year of Jian'an,” this story rewrites the fate of Jiangdong. The emotional arc follows a two-way devotion, from childhood friends to entrusting one another as ruler and subject. No romance pairings; the main plot follows their battles of wits against Cao Wei.
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Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我
In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature from a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrates to ancient times into a poor family with humble origins. There’s a destitute household, a pregnant mother, older siblings still young, a father who has failed the imperial exams six times, and a grandmother whose obsession with her son placing high in the imperial examinations has driven her to delusion. And then there’s Cui Xian, who is only eight years old. Cui
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History’s Regrets: The Young Years 历史的遗憾·少年篇
What are history's regrets? They are the past, flowing away like water, never to return; the Qin Empire's great ambition for the ages reduced to a cupful of dust; the An Lushan Rebellion bringing a flourishing age to an abrupt end; the noble moonlight and lonely courage in the young Qu Yuan's heart; the idealist Yu Qian dying amid the boundless mortal world; the hot tears shed by those who read these lines in the histories... Step into the swirling dust of the dynasties and catch a fleeting glim
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Guo Jia, You and I Won’t Be Best Friends Anymore 郭嘉不跟你天下第一好了
Guo Jia Doesn't Want to Be Number One in the World with You Anymore
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Reborn in Chengdu: Chancellor, Take a Nap 重生成都：丞相，睡会儿吧
In the third year of Jianxing, I was reborn in Chengdu. No System, no divine weapon. I knew just one thing: Zhuge Liang was short-handed. I could join him and finally put my talents to use. So I went to the Chancellor’s residence and became a lowly clerk. Every day, I poured tea for the Chancellor and told him to get some rest. And this is what you call putting your talents to use?
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The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss: I Begin Plotting for the World by Testing Cao Cao Three Times 潜龙在渊：从三试曹操开始谋天下
[The rating just came out and will rise later. Whether a novel is good or not, you’ll have to read it to find out.] Reborn at the end of the Han dynasty as Li Yang, the great-grandson of the famous minister Li Ying. In this life, he has two goals: First, test Cao Cao’s resolve as a true leader, then help him bring the chaos to an end. Second, defy fate and save the brilliant Guo Jia and the prodigy Xi Zhicai, both of whom were supposed to die young. The three talents of Yingchuan become famous t
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Passing Myself Off as a Langya Native 冒姓琅琊
(Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho
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The Twelfth Book of Morning Light and Thin Congee 晨光稀粥第12本书
My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! You like wind so much, and this book is windy too, not windy.
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Emperor Wu of Han: The Young Marquis of the Champions 汉武：冠军少侯
(The male lead doesn't transmigrate. Huo Shan, who died at ten, is reborn, but his temperament hasn't changed much. The pace is fairly slow, and this isn't a pure wish-fulfillment story. There will be battles, but the main plot is palace intrigue.) The Champion of the Cavalry, his valor blazing in battle. Six great expeditions, advancing far; lightning strikes and thunder rolls. His horses drink at the vast sea, his tomb raised on Wolf-Dwelling Mountain. He secures the western reaches of the Yel
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What If the Marquis Champion Hadn't Died? 假如冠军侯没死
(Emphasis: This book is not about transmigration or wish fulfillment. It follows the broad course of history. If that’s not for you, please don’t read it.) The Flying Cavalry Champion led a host of valiant warriors on six long-range expeditions, striking like lightning and thunder. He watered his horses at the Sea of Han, raised a monument on Mount Langjuxu, pushed west toward the Yellow River, and established commanderies across the Qilian Mountains. Huo Qubing was like a shooting star, leaving
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The Brilliant Strategist: Guo Jia 奇佐鬼才：郭嘉
Guo Jia, a strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, often lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, yet built connections with outstanding people across the land, hoping that one day he would meet a worthy lord and fulfill his ambitions. He first entered Yuan Shao's service, but after spending several dozen days in his camp, decided Yuan Shao was no worthy lord and left in a fury. He then went into seclusion for another six years, during which he married and had a child. In the first y
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Emperor Wu of Han: The Art of Ruling 汉武帝：统治的艺术
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, ascended the throne at the age of 17 and ruled for 54 years. He accomplished what generations of Han emperors before him had failed to achieve: defeating the Xiongnu in the north, conquering the Baiyue in the south, bringing Korea to heel in the east, and extending the Silk Road westward. He expanded the empire’s borders, centralized power, elevated Confucianism above other schools of thought, and established state monopolies on salt and iron. With a keen eye and a wi
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Zhang Yanghao in Guanzhong 张养浩在关中
Zhang Yanghao in Guanzhong
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On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位
[Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak
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The Mandate of Heaven: Turmoil in the Eastern Han 天命之东汉风云
(Not a mindless power fantasy from Tomato, no System, a Mystic-grade snake companion, miraculous healer, ancient martial arts) In 165 AD, the eighth year of the Yanxi era of the Eastern Han dynasty. A baby was born in the Liu family village in Pengcheng. The moment he was born, he was shunned because two souls had descended into the world. The baleful energy of Heaven and Earth struck his mother's body. She hemorrhaged during labor and teetered on the brink of death. A reclusive scholar named
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The Unruly Empire 桀骜江山
On the day the beacon fires of the You Shi clan were extinguished, Mo Xi was pushed into a carriage to be presented to Xia Jie. She was no longer the most honored girl in her tribe, but a razor-sharp blade in the palace of Xia. She used her beauty as armor and love as a trap, sowing discord between ruler and ministers and draining the people and the treasury. She would cast Xia Jie, a man who cried “Conquer the world!” every day, from his throne and grind his magnificent realm to dust, all to co
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The Saga of Wagang Stronghold 瓦岗寨演义
The Tale of Wagang Stronghold is set amid the chaos of the late Sui dynasty and vividly recounts how the heroes of Wagang rise up to resist tyranny. The story follows bold outlaws such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Xu Maogong, chronicling their legendary exploits: gathering at Wagang, seizing the imperial tribute, rebelling in Shandong, and joining forces with eighteen rebel kings to fight the Sui court. The book features both bloody battles amid flashing blades and clashes of w
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Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案
[Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R
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From Yongzheng's Princely Residence to the Greatest Emperor of All Time 乾隆从雍邸皇子到千古一帝
[Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga
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Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监
[Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This
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War God of Two Worlds 双界战神
One day, a white lotus flower suddenly descended upon the Sacred Ancestor Mountain of Gangwu Star. A baby boy was wrapped inside it. A year later, demonic cultivators from beyond the stars invaded Gangwu Star and their armies advanced, destroying Sacred Ancestor Mountain. The five elders fought to the death to protect the baby, but they were outnumbered and perished. Before dying, they sent him away. But the boy was frail, and the astral winds of the teleportation crushed his body, leaving behin
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The Sequel to I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me, Part Four 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》续四
The Wife Suspects I'm Cheating, Part Four
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I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 3 《怀疑妻子对我不忠3》
My Wife Might Be Cheating on Me 3
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I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2 怀疑老婆对我不忠2
Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2
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I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 1 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续1
Sequel 1 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2
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I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 2: Sequel 2 《怀疑老婆对我不忠2》续2
Sequel 2 to Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me 2
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I Suspect My Wife Is Cheating on Me 《怀疑老婆对我不忠》
Suspecting My Wife of Cheating on Me
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The Making of a Top Assassin 顶级杀手的成长历程
Northeast China, 1933. Snow dyes the world a ghastly white, and the icy wind can gnaw the flesh from your bones. A young man in a thin shirt, skinny as a stick and shivering uncontrollably, stumbles into an earthen temple. He nearly trips over something at his feet: a corpse that is still warm. Beside the body, a spot of golden light flickers faintly, like a star buried in the snow. He reaches for it with trembling hands. The instant his fingertip touches it, a cold voice suddenly rings out in h
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Reborn: A Brilliant Life of Reversal 重生逆袭灿烂人生
I'm someone who has been reborn. In my previous life, I drifted through life in a daze, muddling through each day. The first thing I'd think about every morning was where to go to make money and how much I needed to earn. I couldn't think of anything else. But even after working so hard, I accomplished nothing and lost so much along the way. When it came to opportunities in life, I missed out on one good chance and turning point after another. When it came to family, I was left with countless re
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War Against Japan: The Enemy-Lines Suicide Squad 抗日之敌后敢死队
This is a spy thriller. There is no System, no transmigration into another person's body, no rebirth, no transmigration into a book, and no futuristic weapons to lend a hand. It's a story about using intelligence and the unique talents of extraordinary people to pull off one major operation after another that gives the Japanese invaders a headache. Since there are no futuristic weapons to help, the story moves a little slowly. I ask readers to be patient and enjoy it. The story takes place in Z
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Transmigrate Through Time and Space: The Tiger Roars as It Slays the Japanese 穿越时空之虎啸杀倭
Laohu was an overseas agent. He died a hero while carrying out his final mission, but his soul transmigrated into the body of a man in a shantytown in Zhabei District, Old Shanghai, in 1938. Using his skills, Laohu kills Japanese soldiers, robs their banks, sabotages their counterfeit currency schemes, raids their supply depots, breaks people out of prison, blows up their headquarters, destroys their airfields, and carries out countless other missions. He also has a System that transmigrated wit
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Superpowered Heroes Beat Up the Japanese Invaders 异能者暴揍鬼子
Wang Lu possesses the Dragon Soul Divine Cauldron, whose blessing grants him supernatural powers to hunt Japanese soldiers and collect Sin Points. He forms a league of superpowered fighters and leads them in killing, sabotaging, and destroying, carrying out one bloody atrocity after another to fill the Japanese with fear and dread.
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I Stumbled Upon My Aunt's Secret 我偶然发现小婶的秘密
I Accidentally Discovered My Aunt's Secret
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A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital 《废旧医院的惊魂夜》
A Terrifying Night at the Abandoned Hospital
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Water Margin: The World’s in Chaos, So What? 水浒：天下大乱关我屁事
I transmigrated into the world of Water Margin by accident. Before me was a world overrun with heroes, and behind me lay chaos where the people could barely survive. Murder and arson were everyday occurrences, while mountain spirits and monsters appeared and vanished without warning. The System said: Get fifty people to come eat at the tavern, and you’ll receive a pocket dimension. I looked at the counter showing 0/50, then at the three hunters fleeing through the woods in the distance. They’d m
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Zuo Zongtang 左宗棠
At its heart, this book is about a practical-minded reformer amid the upheavals of the late Qing dynasty. Spanning the years from 1812 to 1885, it vividly portrays the extraordinary life of Zuo Zongtang, from a poor scholar in Xiangyin to a high-ranking provincial official. The book recounts his early studies of statecraft and his years of obscurity after failing the metropolitan examination three times. It also details his military career: raising the Chu Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
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Emperor Jiaqing: Turmoil in an Era of Preserving the Status Quo 嘉庆皇帝：守成时代的风雨飘摇
At a pivotal moment when the Qing dynasty was turning from prosperity to decline, one emperor remained shrouded in the mists of history. He inherited the fading glory of the “Qianlong Golden Age,” yet faced a dynasty riddled with hidden problems. He was determined to reform and root out corruption, but struggled to overcome the deep-seated rigidity of the system. He was the last “guardian of the dynasty’s legacy” in Chinese history, and a firsthand witness to the first signs of crisis on the eve
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Hong Taiji: The Founding Emperor of the Qing Dynasty 皇太极：清朝开国皇帝
Emperor Hong Taiji: Founder of the Qing Dynasty follows the extraordinary life of Hong Taiji, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty. From the birth of the eldest son in Hetu Ala in 1592 to Hong Taiji's death in Shengjing in 1643, the book vividly portrays his transformation from a young beile to Emperor Taizong of the Great Qing. He fought alongside his father as a youth and first distinguished himself at the Battle of Sarhu. After succeeding to the throne, he abolished old practices, establi
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The Yongzheng Dynasty: A Storm of Reform in the Forbidden City 雍正王朝：紫禁城里的改革风暴
Late one night at the Garden of Tranquil Spring, Kangxi died. Longkodo announced the decree, the Eighth Prince's faction stirred in the shadows, and Yinsi's brother Yinti confronted him in fury. The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, ascended the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor amid rumors that he had altered the edict and usurped the throne, facing the corrupt bureaucracy and empty treasury Kangxi had left behind. During his thirteen years on the throne, he was a lonely reformer: battling the Eighth Princ
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The Young Emperor: Shunzhi 少年天子：顺治皇帝
This novel vividly recounts the short life of Fulin, the first emperor after the Qing entered the Pass. He ascends the throne at six, a puppet ruler under Dorgon’s regency, quietly gathering strength to rule in his own right amid the power struggles between Shengjing and the Forbidden City. After taking power at fourteen, he promotes a policy of “governing the Han with Han,” appoints Han officials, revises the laws, and attempts to “spread the tax burden across the population.” Yet conservative
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Emperor Yongle: The Iron-Blooded Throne and a Grand Vision of Prosperity 永乐大帝：铁血王座与盛世宏图
As we turn the pages of Ming dynasty history, the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, is undoubtedly one of its most controversial and legendary rulers. A prince of the imperial family, he raised an army to quell the rebellion and seized the throne amid the flames of war. After ascending the throne, he devoted himself to governing and ushered in the “Yongle Golden Age,” yet his iron-fisted methods and centralized rule also left their mark on history. Spanning the years from 1360 onward, this book is divided
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Li Hongzhang 李鸿章
This is a sweeping historical portrait of Li Hongzhang's life, built around the metaphor of “learning to steer on a broken ship.” Beginning with a newborn's cries in the Li family home in Luzhou in 1823 and ending with his lonely final days at Xianliang Temple in 1901, the book follows the course of time to recreate the turbulent life of this high-ranking official of the late Qing. He was an ambitious scholar pursuing success in the imperial examinations, who honed his character under Zeng Guofa
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Justice in Jinling 金陵昭雪
[No Golden Finger] [Historical Mystery] [Political Intrigue] [War] In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the eve of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Crown Prince's eldest son, Zhu Yunwen (Wang Wen), opens his eyes to find a stranger's gaze staring back from inside the Hall of Martial Valor. The deadly Jingnan Campaign is drawing near. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's cold body, he vows to defy the so-called “inevitable mandate of Heaven”: Crush the Jingnan Campaign and challenge fate! Through one setback an
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