Stories Where the Protagonist Becomes Emperor, Not Historical RPF 主角最后当皇帝，非史同

1. 1 天21+ Watching the Sage Emperor on the Sky Screen 天幕观影圣天子 Weaver Magpie织鹊No CP337k WordsCompleted 62.2kFavorites123kClicks/ch70.8kGifts

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   It's a fictional story with a good focus on family relationships.

2. 2 从 From Martial Hero to Emperor [JX3] 从武侠开始当皇帝［剑三］ Catch a Moon抓个月亮Danmei (BL)1.5M WordsOngoing "A duel on the roof of the Forbidden City?" Zhu Jin, seated on the dragon throne, chuckled. Beneath his imperial crown, his expression held an anticipation no one else could see. "Send them to the heavenly prison first, so they can clear their heads." "As you command." Li Cheng'en bowed beneath the throne. And so, one night, on some day in some month of some year, Li Cheng'en blocked the Sword God and the City Lord at the palace gates? It sounded a little unbelievable, but Zhu Jin had seen plen 23.6kFavorites24.5kClicks/ch131.1kGifts

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   It's a compilation of many works, and so far it seems alright. It includes works by Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng.

3. 3 穿 I Traveled to Ancient Times to Become Emperor 穿到古代当皇帝 Time Waits for No One时不待我Danmei (BL)866k WordsCompleted [First-person blurb, third-person main story, no angst~] 2.14v. My maternal grandfather is a duke, my uncle is a Grand Secretary, my mother is an imperial consort, and my father is the emperor. The day I was born, the emperor looked at me, monkey-faced and all, and beamed with joy. “This child takes after me.” Those four words set me on the road to being doted on. At my first-birthday celebration, I threw away the books, kicked aside the sword, knocked over the jade, and tossed aside the ruyi s 52.8kFavorites63.3kClicks/ch81.2kGifts

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   The story focuses on the dominant character, and the family dynamics are good, but the romance is weak. The submissive character is underdeveloped, making the romantic relationships feel somewhat forced.

4. 4 都 [Henry VIII] The Tudor Crown [亨利八世]都铎王冠 Panda Pavilion熊猫馆Romance734k WordsCompleted [The blurb the author spent nearly two hours thinking up]: William Tudor, the youngest son of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, and brother to Mary Tudor and Elizabeth Tudor. His birth renders Henry FitzRoy’s existence insignificant and turns Anne Boleyn’s ambitions to ashes. But in an age of power and desire, with decadence in the air and the violence of the Reformation raging in the background, he faces more than the mighty Spanish fleet and a France waiting for its chance. He also witnesses 28.3kFavorites97.5kClicks/ch43kGifts

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   Romance with a male protagonist. He's the only son of Hengba. Overall, it's alright, but the flaws, in my opinion, are similar to the spoilers in part 1/2: the protagonist doesn't feel alive, he basically has no emotions.

5. 5 穿 Building Infrastructure After Becoming the Crown Princess 穿成皇太女后搞基建 Zhi Youjiu枝呦九Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A computer shows you how to make your way in the ancient world. Theme: Strengthen the nation through science and technology. Bring modern technology to the past; let knowledge change lives and destinies. 42.7kFavorites110.9kClicks/ch41.1kGifts

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   The female lead's brothers all died unexpectedly, and she became the heir. It's a bit naive, but it's alright.

6. 6 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book as a Fake Crown Prince, I Must Become a True Empress 穿书假太子要当真女帝 Hermit of Huangbai Mountain黄柏山人Romance918k WordsCompleted Recommended completed no-romance stories in my collection: The Jilted Fiancee Who Escaped the Plot, The Fake Crown Prince Who Transmigrated into a Book and Wants to Become the Real Empress, The Old Woman Who Transmigrated into a Farming Family, The Laid-Back Cultivator, and Quick Transmigration: Crossing Tribulations, Volumes One and Two. A new story in the same genre, The Founding Empress Wants to Become Emperor, is complete. Blurb for this story: He Shu was born into the Great An Dynasty with 40.4kFavorites91.8kClicks/ch76.5kGifts

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   The female lead is an only child who initially disguises herself as a man to become the crown prince, but the truth is revealed later. It's a good story.

7. 7 穿 Forced to Ascend the Throne After Transmigrating 穿越后被迫登基 I Love Eating Mangosteens我爱吃山竹Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Ye Shuo became the ninth prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. His mother was the emperor's most favored consort, and his maternal grandfather was the Duke Who Guards the Nation, commander of a powerful army. From the moment he was born, he was among the top three contenders for the throne, his prominence rivaling even the crown prince's. Most importantly, his mother also intended to fight for the throne. A favored consort, military power, and an emperor in his prime: this setu 284.2kFavorites675.8kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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   It started strong but ended weakly; the focus shifted away from the protagonist in the later stages. Some of the exciting parts after the protagonist's ascension to the throne weren't as satisfying. The early and middle parts were really quite good.

8. 8 二 Half a Spoiler 二分之一剧透 Tianze Shiruò天泽时若Romance657k WordsCompleted As a game addict who transmigrated into a game, Wen Yanran has a unique advantage that countless other transmigrators lack. First, she starts at the top: she’s the emperor from the start. Second, she comes with a game-assistance System, a standard feature for any protagonist. * Just as Wen Yanran was fretting over her ability to manage a large team, the World Will that had helped her transmigrate offered a friendly reminder: to prevent the current world from restarting over and over, the transmi 164.9kFavorites283kClicks/ch317.8kGifts

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   It's a female protagonist novel, and overall it's very enjoyable. She starts as an emperor. The downside is that the protagonist doesn't feel like a real person, and the writing is a bit dry.

9. 9 陛 Why, Your Majesty, Are You Rebelling? 陛下何故谋反？ Chang Hua Yi Xiao常花一笑Danmei (BL)633k WordsCompleted [Please add my upcoming novel, The Plot Is Starting [Book Transmigration], to your collection!] Shao Yi died, then was caught by a System and sent to ancient times to become an emperor… More precisely, a tyrant. The last emperor of the Shao dynasty had just ascended the throne when he tripped over the threshold and died. So the System grabbed Shao Yi, a tyrant from a parallel world, to keep history on track. System: All you have to do is follow the course of normal history and act like a tyran 132kFavorites247.8kClicks/ch116.4kGifts

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   Main character is the receiver, the plot is average, the protagonist starts as an emperor in Dihua (a fictional city in China). Personally, I find it a bit boring.

10. 10 生 Live for the Dead, Die for the Living 生随死殉 Lotus Fragrance Eatery藕香食肆Danmei (BL)4.5M WordsCompleted I locked this novel because someone insulted me and said my writing was terrible. I unlocked it because I heard that readers were paying to buy a TXT copy of it. The comments have been closed for a long time, and I won't search every platform for my own ID. Criticize me however you like, just don't do it to my face. Theme: 73.3kFavorites22.3kClicks/ch288kGifts

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    The first world is great; the political intrigue is captivating, and the protagonist basically holds all the power.

11. 11 龙 Dragon Tower 龙阙 Stone and Water石头与水Romance1.6M WordsCompleted One store with a purchase link for the print edition of Dragon Gate, all eight volumes, unabridged!!! A second store with a purchase link for the print edition of Dragon Gate, all eight volumes, unabridged!!! Purchase link for the print edition of Records of a Thousand Mountains, all seven volumes, unabridged!!! Male lead: Qin Fengyi, a silly, sweet, spoiled playboy. After somehow catching a glimpse of the "future," the playboy decides to turn over a new leaf and become a better person. But whe 64.6kFavorites211.9kClicks/ch516.9kGifts

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    It's a romance novel with a male protagonist. I read it a long time ago; the beginning was great, but the later parts were a bit frustrating. The villains basically didn't get any punishment; they just passed by easily. The male lead is a prince who lives away from home and takes the imperial examination to become a top scholar. It's ridiculous that the male lead's biological father, the old emperor, didn't die in the end.

12. 12 化 The Song Dynasty Transformed 化宋 Moon Beneath the Nine Provinces九州月下Romance1.3M WordsCompleted - “Look, Hutou, this is your full name: Zhao, Shi, Cheng!” “…” Oh, I get it. I’m a transmigrator. My full name is Zhao Shicheng, my nickname is Hutou, and I’m a year and a half old. If there isn’t another Song Dynasty Zhao family, then I’m probably Tang Wan’s second husband? The Zhao Shicheng of “Everyone knows the Phoenix Hairpin, but no one knows me, Zhao Shicheng”? The tragic supporting character in the heart-wrenching love story passed down through the ages about the patriotic poet Lu You? 63.2kFavorites114.4kClicks/ch315.5kGifts

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    It's a male-centric romance, but the female lead only appears in the final chapter, making it practically a no-romance story. The protagonist is very capable, and his life as emperor is quite compelling. However, the epilogue is underwhelming and doesn't quite deliver the desired satisfaction.

13. 13 我 I Play a Prince in a Palace Intrigue Drama 我在宫斗剧里当皇子 Please Have a Bowl of Strawberries请吃一碗草莓Romance854k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that in palace-intrigue dramas, princes are disposable. After transmigrating into the belly of a low-ranking concubine, Zhao Yuan was steeped in poison before he was even born. Things didn't improve after his birth: the things in his room were laced with poison one after another, someone kept opening his window in the middle of the night, and people were already putting sterilizing medicine in his remedies. Zhao Yuan: ...Isn't this a little too early? The harem's feuds never st 58.2kFavorites131.1kClicks/ch70.2kGifts

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    Romance with a male protagonist. He's not yet emperor; the beginning is alright, but he gets increasingly erratic later on.

14. 14 渣 The Scummy Emperor Crushes the World 渣皇他碾压世界 Meng Ruoyun梦若云Romance428k WordsCompleted Lin Yuan transmigrated into the body of Lin Yuan, the crown prince of an alternate dynasty, and brought along the “Emperor Simulator” game System. With the ability to reload a save, Lin Yuan discovered that this was a world where everything had been thrown together, and embarked on a delightful path of courting disaster, charging ahead without restraint. “The emperor governs and treats people with ‘benevolence.’ What is ‘benevolence’? It means telling you as I crush you.” [Reader’s Guide] 1. Th 11.2kFavorites42.1kClicks/ch8.3kGifts

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    A woman transmigrates into a man's body. Like Emperor Cheng, the protagonist plays games, and the nonchalant feel of the Fourth Calamity is very well done.

15. 15 朕21+ I Don't Think I'll Live to See the End of This Year 朕觉得自己活不过今年 The Year Is Waning岁既晏兮Multi-Orientation148k WordsCompleted 4.7kFavorites23.6kClicks/ch603Gifts

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    A romance novel where the female protagonist transmigrates into the male protagonist's body. It has a similar feel to "The Emperor's Conquest." The protagonist can see his stats. Although it's short, it's quite enjoyable. It features multiple characters who have a one-sided crush on the protagonist.

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