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  1. Snow Covers the Bow and Blade 雪满弓刀 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical435k WordsCompleted On October 6, 721, the ninth year of the Kaiyuan era, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang established the Shuofang Military Governorate, headquartered in Lingzhou, whose former site lies in present-day Wuzhong, Ningxia. Zhang Yue, Minister of War and chancellor, became its first military governor. From then on, Shuofang shouldered the task of repelling invasions from northern peoples. Its military governors over the years, including Zhang Yue, Wang Jun, and Wang Zhongsi, were all prominent ministers. Besid 1.7kReads9.3Score238Shelves
  2. Yu Xuanji 鱼玄机 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical179k WordsCompleted Among the female poets of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Xuanji is perhaps the best known and most legendary. “Her beauty could topple a kingdom, and her thoughts reached the divine”; she was also hailed as “the Sage of Poetry among gifted women.” Yet this brilliant beauty was dogged by misfortune and a cruel fate, implicated in several murder cases, including the poisoning of Wen Tingyun, and ultimately met a tragic end. Was she truly a killer? What secrets lie behind it all? 441Reads8.9Score107Shelves
  3. Murder Beneath the Case Files: Four Bizarre Cases of the Qing Dynasty 案藏杀机：清代四大奇案卷宗 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical214k WordsCompleted The Hidden Motive Behind the Cases: Files on Four Great Qing Dynasty Mysteries is a work of nonfiction historical writing. It covers four famous cases from the Qing dynasty: the Imperial Examination Scandal, the Gansu Relief Fraud, the Assassination of Ma Xinyi, and the case of Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage. Every one of these cases caused a sensation at the time, and each had its own distinctive features and profound background. Together, they reflect the politics, military affairs, society, an 113Reads9.6Score—Shelves
  4. Princess of the Han Dynasty 大汉公主 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical446k WordsCompleted Su Wu herds sheep, a princess is sent away in a political marriage, and Li Ling surrenders to the Hu. Heroes and beauties, bound by unbreakable threads of love, compose a mournful song of the Han dynasty’s decline from greatness. 106Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  5. The Two Qiaos of Jiangdong 江东二乔 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical362k WordsCompleted At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land was in turmoil, and heroes rose up everywhere. At court, eunuchs and the families of imperial consorts fought bitterly, scheming against one another. Across the commanderies and kingdoms, warlords stood like so many competing powers, each harboring ambitions and waiting for a chance to act. After Emperor Ling of Han died, the various factions engaged in a fierce struggle over who would be deposed and installed as the new ruler. Just then, the Imper 66Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  6. The Battle of Xiangyang 战襄阳 Wu Wei吴蔚Historical357k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Southern Song, the powerful minister Jia Sidao ruled the court, deceiving the emperor and bringing ruin to the country at home while seeking peace through humiliating concessions abroad. The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan sought to conquer the world. Abandoning the traditional strategy of making western Sichuan the main battlefield, he resolved to break through from the central front at Xiangyang. Beginning in 1262, the Mongols secretly laid plans around Xiangyang, while th 23Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  7. Han Xizai's Night Banquet 韩熙载夜宴 Wu Wei吴蔚226k WordsCompleted The celebrated masterpiece, The Night Revels of Han Xizai, is renowned for its singular artistry and leaves the world in awe! Inspired by the painting, this book tells a winding, enigmatic tale. At a lavish night banquet hosted by Han Xizai, a distinguished official of Southern Tang, a bizarre murder takes place. That night, a young and beautiful woman is secretly poisoned in full view of the guests and dies on the spot. A tragic beauty, with hidden secrets at the heart of the affair: no sooner 16Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  8. Song Ci's Casebook of Injustice: A Moonlit Day 宋慈洗冤录——一天明月 Wu Wei吴蔚246k WordsCompleted During the Qingyuan era of the Southern Song dynasty, Emperor Ningzong Zhao Kuo was incompetent, while the treacherous chancellor Han Tuozhou colluded with Grand Empress Dowager Wu Shaofen to seize power and rule as they pleased. They imposed a sweeping ban on dissenting factions and purged their opponents, leaving the court rife with cliques and corruption. Beyond the court, the Jurchen still harbored ambitions of annexing the Southern Song, while Han Chinese rebel armies rose up in the occupie —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  9. The Ming Dynasty's Great Upheaval 大明惊变 Wu Wei吴蔚433k WordsCompleted Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang rose from poverty and a life as a monk, drove the Mongols back to their homeland beyond the northern deserts, founded the Great Ming Dynasty, and then spared no effort to secure his empire. Yet only a few years after his death, the Jingnan Campaign broke out. His chosen successor, the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Wenjun, was defeated and fled in disguise as a monk. Was it a chance twist of fate, or the cycle of cause and effect? The Ming Chengzu Emperor Zhu Di seized the throne b —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  10. The Sweet Dew Incident 甘露之变 Wu Wei吴蔚437k WordsCompleted After the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang dynasty declined from its former heights. Regional military governors held their troops close and defied the court, attacking one another, while inside the palace, eunuchs controlled the government, wielded military power, installed and deposed emperors, and suppressed court officials. Amid internal strife and external threats, the situation spiraled out of control. The Niu-Li factional struggle raged at court, with each side scheming against the other. Ri —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  11. Dunhuang 敦煌 Wu Wei吴蔚378k WordsCompleted After the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang Empire fell apart, and its power waned. Taking advantage of its weakness, the Tibetans occupied vast territories including the Western Regions, Hexi, and Longyou. The Silk Road, which had flourished for centuries, was cut off and faded into history. The Tang Dynasty wanted to reclaim its lost lands, but lacked the strength to do so, leaving the Hehuang region as a festering wound in the empire's heart. After Hexi fell to Tibet, Dunhuang became a settlement —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  12. The Axe’s Echo and the Candle’s Shadow 斧声烛影 Wu Wei吴蔚349k WordsCompleted A merchant caravan is ambushed by two groups of mysterious assassins at Bolangsha in Kaifeng Prefecture. Two founding generals die in separate locations on the same day. Is this a sinister plot by an enemy state, or a matter of personal grudges and vendettas? More than ten years after Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin founded the Song Dynasty, the position of Crown Prince remains vacant. Will the future heir be his younger brother Guangyi, or his own sons Dezhao or Defang? The ancient rule of successi —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  13. Princess Dibrah 公主帝梵 Wu Wei巫维Ancient Romance78k WordsOngoing The princess of Dongfan was sent far away in a political marriage, expecting a life of misery. To her surprise, she turned the tables and rose to power, eventually uniting Dongfan, Nanxia, Ximeng, and Beiyuan. After conquering the four kingdoms, she finds being emperor dull and returns to her harem, where a great palace intrigue unfolds. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. Judge Bao: Washing the Tassels in the Canglang River 包青天：沧浪濯缨 Wu Wei吴蔚268k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Jingde era under Emperor Zhenzong, Western Xia rose to power and continued to expand, leaving the Song dynasty facing one crisis after another. In the second year of the Dazhong Xiangfu era, the school in Suiyang, Songzhou, was granted the name Yingtianfu Academy, and its reputation soared. On the Northern Song's Qianyuan Festival, Yan Shu, the prefect of Yingtian, held a grand banquet. Among the invited guests were prominent officials and famous figures from across the —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  15. The Interlocking Brocade Poem 璇玑图 Wu Wei吴蔚421k WordsCompleted In the later years of Empress Wu Zetian's reign, the court is in disarray and foreign threats abound. Five friends, Wang Han, Wang Zhihuan, Xin Jian, Di Jiao, and Li Meng, set off on a grand adventure together. In Puzhou, they become embroiled in a bizarre murder case, and after incurring the enmity of Prince Huaiyang Wu Yanxiu, they are falsely accused of being assassins. To save his companions, Di Jiao writes to his uncle, the renowned Di Renjie, for help. This sets off a major treason case: n —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  16. The Great Task of Restoring the Divine Realm 修复神界之大任 Wu Wei梧薇Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted The Divine Realm collapsed, and the Goddess was cast down into the Lower Realm. The passage between the Divine Realm and the Cultivation Realm was sealed off completely. The Demon Venerable died in the Divine Realm, plunging the demon clans into years of infighting. Jiang Ruoxue died in another world, then was reborn in a different one. Because she had traveled through time and space, her body reverted to that of a child. Master Dan, an old alchemist, and her senior fellow disciple Yu An found h —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. Weak, Innocent, and Kind? I’m Naturally Cunning 弱小无辜善良？我是天然黑 Wu Wei梧巍Ancient Romance33k WordsOngoing [Content warning: coming-of-age story. The heroine is a little naive and kindhearted early on, but becomes wild and brazen later] [Ensemble cast × no romance × strong female lead × transmigrate] (I give up, the tag system changed /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~) [Rewriting history: I call the shots] Someone asks, “What kind of person is Wei Ning'an?” The Wei family: “Our Niannian is just a very kind healer, that's all. She's wonderful in every way, except she's afraid of getting tricked by ill-intentioned people!” Th —Reads—Score—Shelves