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  1. Zhang Tingyu 张廷玉 Yao Zi尧子Historical438k WordsCompleted Zhang Tingyu (1672–1755), courtesy name Hengchen and art name Yanzhai, was from Tongcheng, Anhui. He served through the reigns of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong emperors. At twenty-nine, Kangxi selected him as a junior compiler; at thirty-two, he was appointed an editor at the Hanlin Academy. He soon rose rapidly through the ranks and became one of Kangxi's close associates. Zhang Tingyu truly rose to prominence during the Yongzheng reign. Yongzheng was determined to reform the government, 59.3kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
  2. My Name Is Pan Jinlian 我叫潘金莲 Han Bin韩斌Historical228k WordsCompleted A woman condemned by the world as a whore who murdered her husband, yet hiding profound, untold pain: was she born depraved, or did she have her reasons? A deeply moving psychological confession that lays bare a widely known tragic love story… In ancient times, marriage was governed by “matchmakers' words and parents' orders.” Did Pan Jinlian have the freedom to choose whom she married? No! Did she love Wu Dalang? Of course not. But she was unable to escape the bonds of fate, and could only mudd 57.1kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
  3. A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Xu Xiaotian许啸天Historical734k WordsCompleted Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 51.9kReads9.6Score908Shelves
  4. The Starved: A Thousand-Mile Journey in the Late Ming Dynasty 饿殍：明末千里行 Ji Ling嵇零Historical219k WordsCompleted After years of disaster, the court’s harsh policies remained unchanged. Soon, corpses littered the land and rebel armies rose up everywhere. In the fifth year of the Chongzhen era, near the end of the Ming dynasty, the bandit Liang and his accomplices accepted a job from a human trafficker. Liang was to transport four little girls from Huazhou to Luoyang. The thousand-mile journey would take them through Huazhou, Wenxiang, and Shanzhou before they finally reached Luoyang. At first, Liang thought 42.8kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
  5. The Great Ming Dynasty 大明王朝 Liu Heping刘和平Historical653k WordsCompleted The novel of the hit drama Ming Dynasty 1566, rated 9.5 on Douban, is essential reading for Taiwan’s political circles and a political reference book for Singapore’s cabinet. It is the celebrated work of Liu Heping, screenwriter of Yongzheng Dynasty and author of No War in Peking. Centered on the downfall of the powerful official Yan Song, the book tells the gripping story of a complex anti-corruption campaign in the Ming Dynasty. It uncovers the mystery behind Jiajing, one of the most unconvent 41.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
  6. The Yang Family's Sequel: The Five Tiger Heroes (Classic Original Edition) 杨家后传：五虎英雄演义（经典原版） Huang Binggang黄秉刚Historical1.1M WordsCompleted This novel is the classic sequel to The Generals of the Yang Family. It tells the heroic stories of the third and fourth generations of the Yang family, centering on the Five Tiger Generals of the Yangs. Inheriting their ancestors’ loyal and courageous family tradition, they continue to defend the frontier, repel foreign invaders, and put down internal rebellions. A worthy continuation of the Yang family’s legacy of loyal service to the country, the story portrays a new generation of heroes. Wit 25.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  7. The History of the Song Dynasty’s Imperial Court 宋代宫闱史 Xu Muxi许慕羲Historical614k WordsCompleted Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk legends, this work offers a profound portrayal of the emperor's emotional world alongside a detailed depiction of life in the palace. It vividly recreates the lives of emperors and empresses in the secluded inner palace, while also offering readers interested in history clues to follow. 23.2kReads9.6Score442Shelves
  8. The Second Qin Emperor Must Die 秦二世必须死 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical445k WordsCompleted Ma Boyong's brand-new historical epic for 2026. A meteor falls from the sky, bearing six characters. They are no prophecy, but they set the downfall of Qin in motion. Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Qin: seven people from seven states, each with their own designs, are swept into the same maelstrom. One seeks power, another revenge, another justice, and one simply wants to survive. They all have one goal: the Second Emperor of Qin must die. 23.1kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
  9. The Kangxi Dynasty 康熙王朝 Jiang Zhenming姜振名Historical760k WordsCompleted Through a series of gripping events, this novel vividly recreates the power struggles within and beyond the imperial court during the Kangxi era, the upheavals of ordinary society, and the heroic tales of loyalty and honor among the martial world. The story begins with Emperor Kangxi traveling incognito, then follows the twists and turns in the lives of many heroes, including Hu Zhongxiao, Ma Chenglong, Ma Mengtao, and Gu Huanzhang, painting a sweeping historical panorama. The book features the 20.1kReads9.6Score787Shelves
  10. The Secret History of Manchuria, Part One 满洲秘史（上部） Ma Jinping马金萍Historical263k WordsCompleted [Bandits + Northeast China + Local life + War + Japanese spies + Manchukuo + Republican era + Romance] A woman's turbulent journey through a chaotic age, a blood-soaked epic of Northeast China. From bandit chieftain's wife to a secret pawn of the Japanese, she witnesses every secret behind Manchuria's birth, caught between love and hate, home and country… The story takes place in Northeast China in the early twentieth century, spanning the period from the Russo-Japanese War to the establishment 20.1kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
  11. The Ming Dynasty: Those Stories, Complete Edition (2021 Expanded Edition) 明朝那些事儿·全集（2021年 增补版） The Bright Moon of Those Days当年明月Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Those Things About the Ming Dynasty mainly tells the history of the Ming dynasty over the three centuries from 1344 to 1644. Drawing on more than twenty sources and miscellanies from the Ming era, including the Veritable Records of the Ming, Comprehensive Mirror of the Ming, History of the Ming, and Comprehensive Records of the Ming, it was reviewed and recommended by Ming history expert Mao Peiqi. Take in three hundred years of Ming history and see a different Great Ming dynasty. The Ming dynas 14.9kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves
  12. Empress Wu Zetian 女皇武则天 Yang Faxing杨发兴Historical355k WordsCompleted She was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history: Wu Zetian. With a vision that towered above the ages and the courage to lead where none had gone before, she advanced what was beneficial, eliminated what was harmful, and governed the realm, becoming one of the most powerful and remarkable women in history. In a society dominated by men, she indulged in sensual pleasures, leaving unofficial historians endless material shrouded in mystery. Her beauty, intelligence, cunning, ruthlessne 13.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
  13. Liu Yong: The Hunchbacked Top Scholar 刘墉：驼背状元 Zhao Hui赵辉Historical456k WordsCompleted Liu Yong (1719–1804), courtesy name Chongru and art name Shian, was from Zhucheng, Shandong. He was the son of Liu Tongxun, a Grand Secretary. He passed the imperial examination in the sixteenth year of the Qianlong reign and was later appointed a Hanlin Academy compiler. He rose to Grand Secretary of the Tiren Hall and was granted the title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. Liu Yong’s life was full of hardships, and he also had a physical disability. Yet he was an honest official, a bril 13.3kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves
  14. The Great Ming Dynasty (Classic Edition) 大明王朝（经典版） Zhang Zicheng张自成Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Set against the turmoil of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, this book tells the legendary story of Zhu Yuanzhang, who rose from humble beginnings and joined forces with Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, and other heroes to overthrow the tyrannical Yuan regime, pacify the rival warlords across the land, and ultimately found the Great Ming dynasty. The story features grand battlefield campaigns and clashes of political strategy, while also tracing the rises and falls of its many heroes. Later, 13.2kReads9.5Score1kShelves
  15. The Bee, The Toad, The Swallow, and The Sparrow 蜂麻燕雀 Cai Zhihao蔡志浩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In the early years of the Republic, society was in turmoil and warlords fought among themselves, yet the world of the jianghu was flourishing like never before. Among its many scams, the Four Schools of Bees, Hemp, Swallows, and Sparrows stood at the forefront. An old feud stirred up a storm of bloodshed across the jianghu. By a twist of fate, Meng Xiaoliu, a poor-born young man, got caught up in it. A con left his family shattered: his mother hanged herself, and his father went to prison. To av 12.8kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
  16. Resist America, Aid Korea 抗美援朝 Zhang Xiaotian张笑天Historical369k WordsCompleted This is a historical novel. Through literary storytelling, it offers a sweeping portrayal of the Chinese War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, from the outbreak of civil war on the Korean Peninsula in June 1950 to the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom in July 1953. This sweeping work of historical literature depicts the course of China’s great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the early 1950s. With the utmost respect for history, it comprehensively recreates 12.4kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
  17. Huo Qubing: The Wolf-Clearing General 封狼居胥：霍去病 Rong Jie容介Historical154k WordsCompleted This biographical novel focuses on the life of Huo Qubing: favored by the emperor as a youth, ennobled after his first battle, pacifying the Western Regions, reaching Mount Langju to perform a victory sacrifice, and dying young. He entered the army at eighteen and died of illness at twenty-four. In just six years, he achieved a level of military success that ordinary generals could scarcely reach in a lifetime. He made six expeditions into the deserts of the Western Regions, commanded two major 10.9kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
  18. Fifteen Days in the Two Capitals 两京十五日 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical475k WordsCompleted The Fifteen Days of Two Capitals is a historical novel by Ma Boyong. The story is based on a true account of Zhu Zhanji in the History of Ming: “In the fourth month of summer, as Nanjing was shaken repeatedly by earthquakes, he was ordered to go and guard the city. On a gengchen day in the fifth month, Emperor Renzong fell ill and sent an imperial summons for him to return. On a xinchou day in the sixth month, he arrived in Liangxiang, received the late emperor's edict, entered the palace, and a 10.8kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
  19. Su Malagu 苏麻喇姑 Wen Qian文茜Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted This is the story of an extraordinary woman who lived through five reigns and served four emperors, holding a very special status and identity. Though she was only a maid, she took part in designing Qing official robes and was also the earliest designer of women's qipao. She spoke Mongolian, Manchu, and Chinese, and was skilled in Manchu calligraphy. She was Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's “secretary” by day and an outstanding “spy” during the struggle for the throne. She was also Kangxi's teacher 10.5kReads9.6Score848Shelves
  20. Wu Zetian, Part Two: Phoenix Reborn 武则天 下：凤凰涅槃 Yang Huanting杨焕亭Historical315k WordsCompleted Why did she cross the bounds of human decency and kill her own children? How did she rise from Talented Lady to Empress? How could she become an empress in a world ruled by men for a thousand years? Her Great Zhou dynasty flourished like the midday sun, so why didn’t it survive her? Why did the descendants of the Li Tang dynasty always honor her and regard her as their own emperor? For over a thousand years, she has been both history and legend. Beginning with Wu Zetian entering the palace and E 10.1kReads9.6Score334Shelves
  21. Beacon Smoke and Water Margin: One Hundred and Eight Generals, Fighting Bloody Battles Across Mountains and Rivers 烽烟水浒：一百单八将，血战山河 Zhang Xinyuan张心远Historical494k WordsCompleted At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the golden army and the iron horse trampled through the mountains and rivers. Liangshan is no longer a place where the rivers and lakes are deserted, but has become the last beacon against foreign aggression. Song Jiang did not change his Juyi flag, but one hundred and eight generals turned to face the cavalry in the north - Lu Zhishen drunkenly attacked the golden general, Lin Chong challenged the enemy chieftain with a gun, Wu Song fought bloody battle 9.6kReads9.4Score374Shelves
  22. Tu’er Ridge 兔儿岭 He Xulin贺绪林Historical216k WordsCompleted In the eighteenth year of the Republic, an unprecedented drought struck the eight-hundred-li stretch of the Qin River plain. The land lay parched for a thousand li, corpses of the starving littered the countryside, war and chaos raged, and bandits were everywhere. Dunzi, a respectable young man, lost both his parents to Luo Yuzhang, commander of the local security corps. The orphan escaped the jaws of death and, seething with hatred, fled far from home, only to stumble into a bandit den along th 8.9kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
  23. The Assassination Storm: Wang Yaqiao 暗杀风云王亚樵 Poetry, Wine, and Arrogant Laughter诗酒啸傲Historical139k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, the Qing dynasty had been overthrown, but warlords ruled in their stead, locked in an unending struggle for supremacy. It was as if the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods had returned. Alongside the fierce open conflicts among the various factions, brutal, bloody assassinations between social forces raged unchecked, epitomizing the lawlessness of the era. At the time, Shanghai, China's most prosperous economic center, also became a grand stage where ri 8.8kReads9.5Score619Shelves
  24. A Warlord of Turbulent Times: The Biography of Zhang Zuolin, Part Two 乱世枭雄：张作霖传（下集） Chang Cheng常城Historical666k WordsCompleted Continuing from the previous volume, this account follows Zhang Zuolin’s rise to the height of his power and his eventual end. It retraces his control of the Northeast, his bid for supremacy in the Central Plains amid the Warlord Era, the two Zhili–Fengtian Wars, and his seizure of power in Beijing. It delves into his struggles to uphold national interests while surrounded by the imperial powers of Japan and Russia. Ending with the 1928 Huanggutun Incident, it presents the complete story of the 8.3kReads9.5Score533Shelves
  25. The Song Dynasty, Told with a Twist 趣说大宋王朝 Historical and Military Archives历史军事档案室Historical696k WordsCompleted The emperor's art of statecraft in a single cup of wine, the fateful legend of the “fragrant boy's birth,” a prophetic monk who foretold that “the inspector would become emperor,” and the schemes and ambitions behind a yellow imperial robe... The founding of the Song dynasty was far more fascinating than the history books suggest! Discover Zhao Kuangyin's rise from street urchin to founding emperor: his “forced” ascension at Chenqiao Station, the mysterious prophecy at Xiangyang Temple, the lig 7.9kReads9.5Score379Shelves
  26. Majia Village 马家寨 He Xulin贺绪林Historical173k WordsCompleted The Ma and Feng clans of Majiazhai on the Weibei Plateau have long been at odds. Ma Tianshou, a young man of the Ma clan, lusts after the concubine of Feng Renqian, the wealthy head of the Feng family. His reckless advances bring him a deadly calamity, and only the desperate efforts of Jin, the renowned physician of Yongshou, save his life. Forced to flee to North Mang Mountain, Tianshou becomes an outlaw. Full of swagger, he takes on the Feng family, abducting the concubine, smashing shops, and 7.7kReads9.5Score916Shelves
  27. Xi Shi’s Tears 西施泪 Highlight高光Historical260k WordsCompleted The protagonist of this story, Xi Shi, is a beauty, a peerless beauty, a beauty for the ages. Born in an age of murder and conquest, Xi Shi searches earnestly for truth and love. But she fails to realize that in the world she inhabits, truth and love have vanished, leaving only brute power, cruelty, and deceit. At first, Fan Li uses the promise of love and marriage as a bargaining chip, tricking her into going to King Fuchai of Wu. While Fuchai toys with his kingdom, he also keeps her under his 7.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
  28. Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 Torrent洪流Historical2.1M WordsCompleted He may have been the emperor with the humblest beginnings in history, born so low he was in the gutter, with nowhere to turn but death. In 1344, a severe drought struck northern Huai, followed by locusts that blotted out the sun and then a plague that swept everything away. In just sixteen days, Zhu Chongba lost his father, elder brother, nephew, and mother to starvation. Those still alive could think only of escape, while the dead could not even afford a patch of earth to bury them. Desperate f 7.6kReads9.4Score821Shelves
  29. Carefree Lands 逍遥江山 Moon of a Single Scene一景之月Historical9.2M WordsCompleted In the twenty-second year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of Ming, Zhu Di, died of illness on his way back to the capital from a northern campaign. To prevent Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui from seizing the opportunity to rebel, Duke of Ying Zhang Fu and grand secretaries Yang Rong secretly brought Zhu Gaochi to the throne, making him Emperor Renzong of Ming. That same year, a sales accountant at a medium-sized company was pushed off Mount Tai in a plot against him while sightseeing, and ended up in the wo 7.6kReads8.2Score624Shelves
  30. History’s Regrets: The Young Years 历史的遗憾·少年篇 The Ancients Were Trendy古人很潮Historical112k WordsCompleted 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 7.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
  31. The Southern Gourmet 食南之徒 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical173k WordsCompleted Tang Meng, a gluttonous envoy of the Han Empire, arrives in Nanyue, a land renowned for its cuisine. With ingredients in abundance, it seems like a food lover’s dream. Yet behind the feasts simmer tensions between north and south, divisions between peoples, struggles for power, and battles over the rise and fall of national policies. The twists and turns are even more complex than the flavors of Lingnan’s ingredients. This laid-back Han envoy finds himself caught in the whirlpool of political st 7.4kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves
  32. The Four Great Beauties of Ancient China Were This Enchanting 中国古代四大美女就是这么娇艳 Wang Yongxing王咏星Historical240k WordsCompleted China’s Four Ancient Beauties Were Truly This Enchanting, compiled by Wang Yongxing, tells us: There are many beautiful women in the world, and even more throughout history. But only these four women in China’s Four Ancient Beauties Were Truly This Enchanting deserve the words “so beautiful that the moon hides and flowers blush, fish sink and geese fall.” Each is breathtakingly beautiful, naturally gifted, skilled in music, accomplished in song and dance, and considerate of others... It was prec 7.3kReads9.6Score608Shelves
  33. Wu Zetian, Volume Two: Ruling the Nine Provinces 武则天 中：君临九州 Yang Huanting杨焕亭Historical344k WordsCompleted Why did she cross the bounds of human decency and kill her own children? How did she rise from a low-ranking consort to become empress? How could she become an empress in a world ruled by men for a thousand years? Her Great Zhou Dynasty flourished like the sun at its zenith, so why did it leave no lasting legacy? Why did the descendants of the Li Tang dynasty continue to revere her as their emperor? For over a thousand years, she has been both history and legend. Beginning with Wu Zetian enterin 7kReads9.6Score214Shelves
  34. Emperor Yongle 3: An Era of Eternal Prosperity 永乐大帝3·万代千秋 Yun Shi云石Historical267k WordsCompleted Volume 3 Synopsis: Beneath the flourishing empire, unrest is stirring within the dynasty. The struggle over the succession grows ever fiercer, while ambitious projects to expand and strengthen the realm drain its national strength and spark fierce controversy at court. The White Lotus uprising, the growing power of the Oirat, and the rebellion in Jiaozhi also become grave threats to the imperial court. Zhu Di, despite his illustrious achievements, still faces enormous challenges. After nineteen 6.4kReads9.6Score212Shelves
  35. Zhang Juzheng (Complete in Four Volumes) 张居正（全四卷） Xiong Zhaozheng熊召政Historical1.1M WordsCompleted The four-volume novel Zhang Juzheng recreates, in vivid detail, the vast and intricate historical landscape surrounding the “Wanli Reforms.” With clear-eyed historical insight and a passionate, nimble realist style, it portrays Zhang Juzheng as a complex reformer in feudal society and reveals the inevitability of his tragic fate. The author’s rich grounding in history and literature, masterful and balanced artistic structure, and contemporary perspective on the era’s historical foundations make 6kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
  36. Thirty Years in the Jianghu 江湖三十年 Li Yosha李幺傻Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Dai Gou spent his life roaming the martial world. Over several decades, he witnessed all kinds of scams and cons. In his later years, he gave up that life and revealed its tricks and rules to the world, hoping to keep future generations from being swindled. These scams include human trafficking, fortune-telling, artificially aging antiques, theft, card sharping, beggar gangs, cheating at games, confidence schemes, and honey traps... After decades of hard knocks, Dai Gou finally became the boss o 5.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves
  37. The Legend of Mi Yue 芈月传 Wu Yunxi吴韵汐Historical129k WordsCompleted In 1974, an astonishing secret buried for more than two thousand years was unearthed in Lintong, Shaanxi: the Terracotta Army, a vast legion of clay soldiers hailed as the eighth wonder of the world. The identity of the Terracotta Army's owner has long been disputed among historians. But one fact remains: a strange symbol was preserved on the figures. After much research, it turned out to be two characters: Mi Yue. After centuries beneath the heavens and countless changes in the world, the name 5.4kReads9.6Score485Shelves
  38. Things About the Jin Dynasty 晋朝那些事儿 Moonlight Fills the West Tower月满西楼Historical301k WordsCompleted "Those Things About the Jin Dynasty" was written from the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty in 265 AD to the fall of Northern Liang in 439 AD, a period of 174 years, including the Western Jin Dynasty, the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the early Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty. The full text covers more than 70 countries, nearly 200 monarchs, more than 300 generals and counselors with distinctive personalities, more than 400 wars, more than 100 cou 5.4kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
  39. The Complete Tale of Hua Mulan 花木兰全传 Zhang Erxiu张尔修Historical164k WordsCompleted Women are every bit as capable as men! The thrilling life of Hua Mulan, a legend through the ages, is coming at full throttle! During the Northern Wei dynasty, the border was under attack and the army sent out repeated conscription orders. Unable to bear the thought of her elderly father going to war, Mulan resolutely disguised herself as a man and took his place. She traded her feminine finery for armor and went from a village girl to a fearsome general. With courage and resourcefulness, she br 5.4kReads9.5Score374Shelves
  40. Xiao He: Chancellor of the Han Empire 大汉相国：萧何 Rong Jie容介Historical133k WordsCompleted This biographical novel focuses on Xiao He’s life. Along with Zhang Liang and Han Xin, he was hailed as one of the “Three Heroes of the Early Han.” He helped Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, win the Chu-Han contention and establish the Han dynasty. With his exceptional wisdom, he also ended the popular unrest that followed the fall of Qin and unified the country. Xiao He excelled at securing the rear and managing officials. After becoming chancellor of the Han dynasty, he selected and adapted six 5.2kReads9.5Score629Shelves
  41. The Epic of the Long March, Part One 长征演义（上） Zhou Chengshui周承水Historical367k WordsCompleted This book draws on 40 publicly available publications about the Long March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. It presents an objective, systematic, and relatively comprehensive account of the Red Army’s struggle of wits and strength against the Kuomintang army from October 1934 to October 1936, and accurately captures the essence of the Red Army commanders’ and soldiers’ “Long March spirit.” The book features sweeping scenes, a grand and dramatic narrative, well-balanced pacing and 5.1kReads9.6Score667Shelves
  42. Hunting the World, Part One: The Six Garrisons Rise 猎天下.第1部，六镇兵起 Fu Yao付遥Historical180k WordsCompleted The Six Garrisons rebellion, which defended Pingcheng, the Northern Wei Empire’s old capital, sounded the death knell for the dynasty. War brought bloodshed and endless darkness, yet a faint glimmer shone in a small frontier garrison. No one could have imagined that this was where the founder of the glorious Sui and Tang golden age would emerge! In the depths of winter in 524, after the Northern Wei court had put down the Six Garrisons rebellion, it resettled the displaced people in Hebei but to 5kReads9.5Score796Shelves
  43. A Complete History of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods: Classic Edition 春秋战国全史（经典本） Feng Menglong冯梦龙Historical288k WordsCompleted A survey of more than five centuries of upheaval and change during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, encompassing the struggle for supremacy among the feudal lords, conflicts between rival states, the flourishing of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and institutional reforms. It captures both the grand spectacle of battlefields and political maneuvering and the shining moments of civilization born from the collision of the philosophers’ ideas. It offers a comprehensive explanation 4.8kReads9.4Score718Shelves
  44. The Great Qin Empire 大秦帝国 Sun Haohui孙皓晖Historical4.0M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Warring States period, when rituals and music had fallen into disrepair and rival powers fought for supremacy, Qin faced the threat of annihilation, surrounded by powerful states. Yet it rose from among them through brutal competition. Beginning with Duke Xiao of Qin, the state weathered hardship, enacted sweeping reforms, upheld the rule of law, and unified its policies. It took more than 160 years and the unwavering efforts of six generations of leaders to bring about 4.8kReads9.6Score960Shelves
  45. The Ming Dynasty: Part Two (2021 Revised Edition) 明朝那些事儿·第贰部（2021年 增补版） The Bright Moon of Those Days当年明月Historical177k WordsCompleted The second volume of Those Things in the Ming Dynasty mainly recounts the 26 years of history from the Jianwen Emperor's reign through the Yongle era. Before Zhu Yuanzhang died, he peacefully passed the throne to his grandson, Zhu Yunwen. But beneath the seemingly orderly succession, subtle forces of instability were gathering in the Ming empire. Nine frontier princes commanded powerful armies, and the young, frail Zhu Yunwen felt constantly threatened. He began to strip the princes of their pow 4.7kReads9.5Score592Shelves
  46. The Phoenix Falls Silent: The Life of Yu Fengzhi 凤鸣绝响：于凤至大传 Zhang Guoqing张国庆Historical334k WordsCompleted This is a sweeping novel about the turbulent life of Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Xueliang’s first wife. After Zhang Zuolin’s death, Zhang Xueliang took charge of the three northeastern provinces. The Northeast Flag Replacement, the Xi’an Incident, and his fifty-four years under house arrest made him a lasting figure in history and an unavoidable presence in modern Chinese history. Most people focus on Zhang Xueliang’s devotion to his country and family, and his celebrated romance with Miss Zhao Si. Few pa 4.7kReads9.6Score581Shelves
  47. The Buddha with a Demon’s Face: Yao Guangxiao 鬼面佛相：姚广孝 Su Qiwen苏启文Historical131k WordsCompleted This biographical novel focuses on the life of Yao Guangxiao. He began as a monk in an ancient temple in Yingtian Prefecture, but after entering public life, he became the most trusted adviser under Zhu Di. He helped Zhu Di seize the throne and was also a chief architect behind the Jingnan Campaign. In the end, he became the foremost contributor to Zhu Di’s rise from Prince of Yan to the Yongle Emperor, and changed the course of the latter half of Zhu Di’s life. In his later years, he was appoin 4.6kReads9.5Score707Shelves
  48. The Deadly Strategist: Jia Xu 绝命毒士：贾诩 Rong Jie容介Historical142k WordsCompleted This biographical novel tells the story of Jia Xu. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Ten Attendants wreaked havoc at court, and General-in-Chief He Jin and Yuan Shao secretly summoned the frontier general Dong Zhuo to the capital to eliminate the eunuchs. Jia Xu devised a devious plan for Dong Zhuo, provoking a clash between the eunuchs and He Jin. Dong Zhuo seized the opportunity to enter the capital and reap the benefits. Jia Xu then helped Dong Zhuo persuade Lü Bu to kill his adoptiv 4.5kReads9.4Score818Shelves
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