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Really Loved These
Ones I really, really love.
Powerful Ministers, Corrupt Officials, Eunuchs, and Imperial Guards
All kinds of genres and styles. I'll give a star rating to anything particularly good, and add a ★ (1–3) by hand to the descriptions of my absolute favorites.
Emperor-Gong Worldbuilding
I really enjoy domineering, patriarchal seme characters (the opinions below are entirely subjective. If you disagree, don’t argue with me, and no spoilers in my comments).
Interesting and Exciting Settings
Not everything beyond the premise is necessarily good. This includes worldbuilding and character concepts.
Cultivation · Historical BL · Historical RPF · Wuxia
Beautifully written and compelling books that stuck with me despite how many I’ve read. I’ll keep updating this.
Great Free Reads (Updated from Time to Time)
They're probably all decent. I haven't read some of them, either. They're free, so they all get five stars. This list is no help as a guide, so check the warnings before reading. My personal tastes are all over the place; I'll read anything.
A Collection of Old-School Danmei
Nothing published after 2015 goes here. These are purely my personal opinions, so take them or leave them. I'm not trying to control anyone. Only books I've finished will be added here.
Old, but Surprisingly □□
Some great older stories. They may reflect the limitations of their era. More to come.
Drunk on Dreams of the World
Historical danmei about life at court, with lots of romance! I focus on the characters, worldbuilding, and pacing. I don't need much political intrigue, but I can't stand characters acting stupidly. Cat Claw has its own special charm~
Free Hidden Gems
Some pretty good free novels. I’m piling them up here for now; most are BL or have no CP. I’ll keep digging and write reviews little by little… (currently slacking off)
A Collection of High-Quality Ancient BL Novels with Brilliant Couples and Political Scheming
Keywords: political intrigue / business management / fantasy / world-building / imperial exams / mystery / Republican era / ancient times (Ongoing updates. I'm a tough grader, so three stars is a high score. Good for when you're out of things to read.)
Stories I Keep Revisiting
My personal treasures
So Good... Just So Good...
My top picks
Read and Dropped
I know it might be really good, but I just can't get through it.
So Good!!!
They're all my little darlings
Great Plot
Things aren't necessarily better outside the story.
My 2025 Reading Log
As the title says
Junchenwen
A few ruler-and-subject pairings, including both original works and fan derivatives.
NDD's Reading Log
Some recommendations and gripes from an eclectic reader.
High-Quality Free Reads (Mostly BL)
Compared with contracted works, free works receive far less attention, but it would be a shame for readers to miss them. I created this list specifically to recommend these excellent stories. There are both short and long ones.
Some Great Free Reads
I've listed some stories here, most of which I've read and could finish in one sitting. The authors have other great works in their collections, too, so check them out! And please recommend more, everyone ^_^
Recommendations for Emotion-Driven Historical BL
I prefer stories with mutual feelings and intense romance. Excludes xianxia and the like, just pure historical-style fiction.
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After reading it, I was filled with emotions. I am a fan of ancient Dan. I browsed videos and came across ancient tweets. I was very interested in this article and read it. I originally watched it for fun, but I didn't expect it to become my top one. [Let me be healthy] Let's talk about the characters first: Huangfu Jie: The fourth prince, the word "four" is also an unlucky symbol, but he won the throne of emperor with this name. Because he was born with an abnormal appearance, an abnormally high brow bone, and a chevron-shaped birthmark from the center of his eyebrows to both ears, the emperor's father disliked him, his biological mother hated him, and his mother and concubine often beat and scolded him because of him. Everyone was riding on his head. Everyone hated him because of the birthmark and laughed at his ugly appearance. He was also a prince, but he could only live in the worst house. He didn't have enough to eat every day, and he was so hungry. Eat, be humiliated by the imperial brothers, crawl on the vagina and eat mud... [Crying] He was raised as a slave until he was ten years old. Only after Zhang Ping came did he know what it felt like to be loved and protected. When Zhang Ping first came, he built a high wall for himself because of his childhood experience, and felt that it was natural for everyone to beat him and scold him, but Zhang Ping told him that was not the case, so he began to grow. Zhang Ping was punished for him and avenged him, but he couldn't protect him. He could only watch Zhang Ping being beaten half to death by the emperor's brother, so his twisted heart grew crazily. He finally knew that he had to fight to protect himself and his lover. He endured the humiliation and pretended to be a fool until he was 15 years old before he was qualified to seize the military power. During this period, Zhang Ping's various companionships made him fall in love with Zhang Ping, but his twisted childhood made his love crazy. After returning to Beijing at the age of 22, the birthmark on his face was no longer a symbol of ugliness, but a sign of "magic commander", and he won people's hearts. He started planning again, using his own life and everyone's life as pawns, except Zhang Ping. He assassinated the sixth prince, the third prince, the eldest prince, plotted against the second prince, forced his father to abdicate, and finally ascended to the throne of emperor. From the age of 10 to 23, only Zhang Ping was with him. He loved Zhang Ping. In front of Zhang Ping, he was not the emperor, but the little Jie, so he left behind his father Yang Zhaorong and the fifth prince. He has a cruel and twisted personality, but he is willing to be "Xiao Jie" for Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping: At the age of 15, he was deceived into working as a eunuch in the palace in order to supplement the family income. He was an upright person, although he was not stupid, but he was stupid. His dream was to become the best in martial arts in the world and make money to support his family. After entering the palace, he was arranged to take care of the fourth prince because he had no money to bribe. Later, when he saw the fourth prince being humiliated and scolded, he felt indignant. Fortunately, he came, so he recognized him as his adopted brother, secretly practiced martial arts, secretly avenged him, and suffered all kinds of humiliations for him. At the age of 21, Huangfu Jie pretended to be pitiful and coaxed him into becoming a chamberlain, so he was ridiculed by others. Although he didn't like this relationship, he was willing to pamper him. He was the only good medicine to awaken the human nature of Huangfu Jie, who had a perverted personality. Even though he was beaten half to death by other princes, he still advanced and retreated with Huangfu Jie. He also knew Huangfu Jie's character, but he did not leave him or abandon him, but tolerated him again and again and still protected him. Later, he fought with Huangfu Jie, returned to Beijing and hid his clumsiness with Huangfu Jie, and became the best in martial arts in private, helping him win the throne of emperor. He was selfish, he tolerated Huangfu Jie's character, and Huangfu Jie crossed the line again and again. He was kind, but he was not a good person. He would do many things and kill many people to help Huangfu Jie relieve his hatred, but he also spared the emperor and the fifth prince Yang Zhaorong for him, just because he did not want Huangfu Jie to become a devil. Let's talk about feelings: Zhang Ping was the light in Huangfu Jie's dark life. He told Huangfu Jie that it was not natural for him to be beaten, scolded and humiliated by everyone, and that there were people in the world who would protect him. It was natural for Huangfu Jie to fall in love with him, but Huangfu Jie didn't know how to love. He was afraid that he would leave, so he asked everyone to "isolate" Zhang Ping just to keep him. Zhang Ping was not angry when he knew about it. He just smiled and said that he thought he was really that annoying. It can be seen that Ping is a very good person! [Let me be healthy]. Zhang Ping was willing to suffer all kinds of punishments for him because he was pitiful at first, and also because he was pitiful and willing to be coaxed by him and kill people for him. He never said a word about loving Huangfu Jie in the whole text, but his actions have already shown that they are an inseparable part of each other [Let me be healthy]. The bickering between the two in the finale and the extra chapter was also very funny. They were just like ordinary couples, calling each other "Jie" and "Ping", chatting while eating meals, I really like it [Glasses] The above words are just my thoughts. My words may be confusing and my thoughts may not be clear. Please forgive me. It's just because I was so excited after reading it! ! ! [Laughs loudly] I don't have anyone around me to talk to about my excitement after reading [crying] so I came here to chat. I really like the story of Zhang Ping and Huangfu Jie. It made me laugh and cry at the same time. Jie Ping 99! ! [Laughing]
Hehe, I bought it on Xianwang back then and got a poster. It is still in my collection. I love this book so much. Even after so many years, I still think about it frequently. It's a pity that after the collapse of Xianwang, I couldn't find a small side story. I vaguely remember that it was Zhang Ping's short article of a few hundred words introducing the Daya Dynasty to readers. I miss it so much.
I have read it several times and still like it very much. I like Zhang Ping very much. Even if he lives in modern society, I believe he will be very serious, very lucky and cheerful. Zhang Ping, who wanted to be the best in the world, really became the best in the world. For Zhang Ping
Oh my god, it's so cute. I really love this kind of nurturing relationship of growing up together and accompanying each other. Moreover, the relationship between the fourth prince and Zhang Ping turned around quite naturally. Hehe, the yandere prince did such a thing to get his little eunuch! Although the fourth prince is indeed crazy, it seems quite reasonable for him to develop such a temper in that kind of environment? Finally confess to Zhang Ping! ! ! He must have a good temper. In order to survive for his family, he sold himself as a eunuch and raised the fourth prince as his younger brother. In order to protect him, the group of eunuchs from the Department of Internal Affairs tortured him for a whole month. I almost cried when I saw it. Why was such a frightened and kind guy treated like this! Why would a little pervert like the Fourth Prince be saved by a little angel like Zhang Ping? How lucky he is! The feeling of being placed on the tip of Zhang Ping's heart is really so good that it makes you jealous
It's good-looking and the old writing is interesting.
After reading it, the setting is really novel and the story is very interesting. It is also my first time to watch Chou Gong. However, there are two things that make me heartbroken. First, I feel that Zhang Ping did not show his love for Huangfu Jie in the end, and did not even say a word like "I love you"; second, Huangfu Jie has a wife in name only. I feel very uncomfortable, Zhang Ping doesn't even have a name...
There is no fancy rhetoric or sophisticated plot, but it makes people want to read it. This is the charm of the author's playful writing. Please keep writing.
It's so beautiful that it still makes me lustful even today. I really like this feeling of you being my only rope...
Wouldn't the martial arts school founded by Xiao Zhang be the Sunflower Book?
I read the comics of Chou Huang when I was in elementary school and didn't understand Danmei. Now I'm reading the novel a little bit. [Star Eyes]