Historical Fanfiction, Nation-Building, and the Imperial Exams 历史同人，基建，科举

1. 1 大 [Tang Dynasty] Chang'an of the Great Tang [唐]大唐长安 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Chang’an opened her eyes again, she was in the Tang Dynasty. The good news: It was the Kaiyuan era, the golden age of the Tang, and she was a daughter of Emperor Xuanzong. The bad news: The An Lushan Rebellion was just around the corner, and her father disliked her so much he wouldn’t even give her a princess’s title and made her become a Taoist nun. Princess Shou’an was born to Cao Yena Ji. She was born in the ninth month of pregnancy. The emperor hated her and ordered her to be dress 175.8kFavorites238.2kClicks/ch656.8kGifts

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   It's great! The most satisfying thing is that the protagonist builds infrastructure, tricks Deng, and becomes emperor.

2. 2 定 [Wu Zhou] Founding the Dynasty [武周]定鼎 River Wind a Thousand Miles Away千里江风Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Current arc: Wu Zhou] Wu Qingyue never imagined that one moment she’d be grabbing her keyboard to argue with someone that the claim Empress Zhaoyi had murdered her daughter was complete nonsense, and the next she’d be reborn as Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang’s third daughter. In other words... the daughter of Wu Zetian who died before her first birthday. [Good news: You come with a System.] [Bad news: The System has just one function: convert 153.4kFavorites216.6kClicks/ch503kGifts

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   Be a loving daughter to your mother, and be an emperor just like your mother.

3. 3 我 [Three Kingdoms] I Can Command the Wind and Rain [三国]我，呼风唤雨 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭Romance818k WordsCompleted She’s in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, but she’s a goddess. Things seem pretty good from the start… Wait, which faction’s goddess is she, exactly? Chen Zhao stared at the people in front of her, all wearing yellow turbans and charging forward as they shouted, “The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, good fortune shall reign!” She fell silent. So… she was a rebel? Chen Zhao rolled up her sleeves. Since she was here, what else could she do but make the b 101.6kFavorites108.6kClicks/ch525.2kGifts

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   It's great; Wishing Lady is deeply involved in the Empress genre.

4. 4 我 I Disguised Myself as a Goddess with a Dress-Up System 我靠换装系统伪装神女 Cuckoo Seed布谷子Romance978k WordsCompleted 30% of the text is locked to prevent theft. Thanks to all readers who support the original, hehe. Coming soon: "Historical Livestream, But Make It Mary Sue." Blurb at the very bottom] ^^ After transmigrating to the era of Emperor Wu of Han, Lin Jiu binds herself to a dress-up System. The System is determined to make her Emperor Wu's favorite consort. The first outfit she draws is [Come Back, Spirit], which comes with the skill "Summon Souls." . System: Go! Summon the soul of Liu Che's rece 48.4kFavorites105.3kClicks/ch57.2kGifts

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   As the title suggests The female lead is more like a goddess from before Christ.

5. 5 西 [Woman-to-Man] A Western Han Prince's Rise Through the Ranks [女穿男]西汉皇子升职记 Bamboo Grove Courtyard竹林院No CP1.7M WordsCompleted [Content warning: Female transmigrates into a male body. Please proceed with caution. Set in a parallel world, where the protagonist transmigrates into a game. Not connected to official history.] When Liu Rui learned that the game she was playing wasn't the Concubine's Promotion game, complete with a bonus pack, but an Emperor's Growth game that started on hard mode and ended with a hellish start, all she wanted before beginning her studies was some peace and quiet. At the time, she... no! He 39.1kFavorites101.7kClicks/ch93.6kGifts

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   It falls under the category of infrastructure construction, and I highly recommend it.

6. 6 地 A Guide to Reforming the Underworld Emperor 地府皇帝改造指南 Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP744k WordsCompleted The Underworld is the final destination of all living beings. Countless departed souls are reborn here, receiving the ultimate judgment according to the deeds of their lives. This is an unbreakable rule. And yet, even within an unbreakable rule, there are inevitably a few small exceptions. Because the causes and debts from certain lives are simply too vast, the established rules cannot settle them. Some emperors of the ages, burdened by deep and stubborn obsessions, can always appeal again and 28.2kFavorites36.2kClicks/ch106.8kGifts

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   My wife's historical fanfiction yyds

7. 7 中 Middle-earth Princess Simulator [The Lord of the Rings] 中土公主模拟器[魔戒] Ni Wen逆温Romance696k WordsCompleted [Self-indulgent fic / Renaissance / Should include The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. This novel will enter VIP on January 20.] [The author’s collection includes a completed novel of the same type: Huh? I’m Fighting Sauron?] [You have bound the “Middle-earth Princess Simulator.” You will now experience life as a princess.] [Drawing your identity...] [Age 0: You were born into the royal family of the Edain, the royal family’s only princess.] [Age 1: You were born frail (you have gained 7kFavorites7.5kClicks/ch4.4kGifts

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   Saved but not viewed

8. 8 本 This Prince Is a Good-for-Nothing 本王，废物 Green Robe, Apricot Grove青衣杏林Danmei (BL)624k WordsCompleted [Important: A younger, give-up-and-do-nothing prince bottom x an older emperor top with severe trust issues and a ruthless streak] Ji Weiqiu transmigrates into a book as the emperor's ninth son. When he's six, his older brother Ji Su kills off all the disobedient princes. In this vast empire, only two princes remain: one is eighteen, the other six. Their father is paralyzed, and their older brother rules as regent. Seeing the thoughtful look in his brother's eyes, Ji Weiqiu feels the hairs on hi 274.9kFavorites379.1kClicks/ch627.9kGifts

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   A story about a feudalistic overbearing father as the seme, or pseudo-incest, is a rare find on Jinjiang Literature City.

9. 9 幸 The Fortunate Minister 幸臣 Gray Valley灰谷Danmei (BL)981k WordsCompleted [The simplified Chinese edition of Fortunate Minister will soon be available for preorder. Follow Xiaoyue Bookshop on Weibo for details.] The young master of the Duke's estate, Xu Chun, was eighteen and had his heart set on finding himself a male lover. A little older, and considerate. Handsome, naturally. And good in bed. Everything is hard the first time, so he needed to start off on the right foot. That was the only way to enjoy a life of endless sensual pleasures! After searching high and lo 239.3kFavorites301.7kClicks/ch559.1kGifts

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   The writing is superb. I added this book to my favorites when it was still available for pre-order, and after it started, I immediately renewed my subscription until the end. However, I haven't been able to bring myself to read it yet, for fear that it will be as captivating as "The Emperor's Trophy" and I won't be able to find a similar alternative.

10. 10 帝 The Emperor’s Spoils (Rebirth) 帝王的战利品（重生） Gray Valley灰谷Danmei (BL)544k WordsCompleted In her first life, she chose her childhood sweetheart, the passionate and forthright one she cherished most, and her life ended in failure. In her second life, she chose the lofty, aloof, and proud one she admired from afar, and it still ended in a Bad End. When Marquis Yun awoke from his long dream, he decided he wanted neither of them. His reborn childhood sweetheart and the one he admired from afar were both panicking. Marquis Yun focused on his career, working diligently to change the fate o 211.6kFavorites302.9kClicks/ch196.5kGifts

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    It looks amazing! I feel like no meal replacements are like a sunken ship that will never have meal replacements again 55555 The Emperor's Uncle and Little Lucky One are so sweet!

11. 11 今 I Still Don't Know My Real Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang 今天我仍不知道亲爹是朱元璋 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Please, readers, be kind. Don't insult other authors in the comments here, and don't recommend this novel under other works! I bow my head to you again and again!] Chen Biao transmigrates into a merchant family amid the chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty. To stay alive, he can't hide his transmigrator talents, so he pretends to be a fortune-telling, all-knowing mystic. At a very young age, he makes the Chen family the wealthiest household after Shen Wansan. Then his father, Chen Guorui, tells 195kFavorites434.3kClicks/ch2.2MGifts

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    Actually, I think her writing style is already quite similar to others.

12. 12 玩 Playing Song 玩宋 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance852k WordsCompleted As Wang Pang grows up and enters officialdom, here’s what the big shots of the Northern Song are worried about: Su Shi: Don’t even think about setting me up! Han Qi: Don’t even think about setting me up! Di Qing: Don’t even think about setting me up! Wang Anshi: Every day, I worry my son will become a treacherous minister. Fan Zhongyan: Every day, I worry my student will become a treacherous minister. Sima Guang: Every day, I worry my son-in-law will become a treacherous minister. This book wil 188.9kFavorites457.9kClicks/ch540.7kGifts

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    Very beautiful

13. 13 大 A Minor Official in the Great Song 大宋小吏 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Yun Yan Hui is a transmigrator who accidentally finds himself in the Northern Song dynasty. After struggling to raise himself, he is duly appointed as a temporary employee of the Kaifeng Prefecture. As a qualified temporary worker for the Northern Song government, he must not only master the skills of a full-time civil servant, withstand pressure from high-ranking officials and blend in with the common people, but also learn to shoulder every blame with fortitude QAQ In the end, he earns the tit 176.2kFavorites442.6kClicks/ch228.3kGifts

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    I've read it before but never read it a second time. Sugar Rabbit's writing speaks for itself.

14. 14 当 When the Armored General Moved the Emperor [Rebirth] 当年铁甲动帝王[重生] Bu Lianyi步帘衣Danmei (BL)641k WordsCompleted [My next novel will be a historical danmei: The Fake-Death Cat Returns. Blurb: Gu Lie conquered the realm, founded the Chu Dynasty, and ruled for fifty years. A wise ruler all his life, as he lay dying, he couldn’t stop thinking about General Di, whose stubbornness and decisiveness had always exasperated him. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself facing the young Di Qiye, who has just joined the Chu army. Di Qiye turns and walks away. Th 166.5kFavorites206kClicks/ch173.9kGifts

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    It's a great show; it's about a time-traveling general and the emperor he's always favored.

15. 15 秦 Qin Shi Huang 秦皇 Moon Beneath the Nine Provinces九州月下Danmei (BL)666k WordsCompleted Yan Jiang ended up in hell mode. His whole body transmigrated! To the Qin dynasty! All the way in Iran! Was he supposed to retrace the Silk Road? Fine, so be it. He'd bring back cotton, alfalfa, grapes, and sugarcane. Oh, and pepper! There was even an incredibly cute cat on the road. An owl? But why was it so domineering? It insisted on buying Ferghana horses and Wootz steel, and even forbade him from raising a tiger. He really wanted to give it up for adoption... In the fifth year of King Zhen 150.9kFavorites326.7kClicks/ch266.7kGifts

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    I hope you can lend my brother Zheng a hand. The protagonist is very charismatic; all the protagonists created by the author "Nine Provinces Under the Moon" are very charismatic.

16. 16 朕 I Only Want GDP 朕只想要GDP The Beginning of the Clouds初云之初Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Su Zhan was the brightest rising star in the imperial capital, the architect of the northern frontier’s unbroken record of victory, and the man of countless young women’s dreams. Dashing and handsome, as noble and upright as pine and bamboo, he would rather break than bend. And the more he was like that, the more I wanted to snap his spine and make him kneel, tame as a dog, licking the top of my foot. Excerpt from A Few Tales of the Qin Emperor and His General Ying Zheng: “????” Ying Zheng: 123.2kFavorites268.6kClicks/ch877.8kGifts

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    I read the free chapters, but then forgot about them as they were being released and the chapters were getting bigger.

17. 17 魅 The Incubus's Estate 魅魔的庄园 Shu Qi蜀七Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Chi Yan transmigrated into a hostile otherworld. Every night, he found someone in his tent: a burly man with a full beard, a short green-skinned goblin, a dwarf who jumped up to hit him in the knees, an elf of breathtaking beauty, or a demon with fangs. Every one of them said, “I love you! I'm willing to give my life for you!!!” Chi Yan: “Are you insane????” Chi Yan was exhausted from turning down declarations of love every day. On top of that, this otherworld had no toilets, farmland, hous 111.5kFavorites261.1kClicks/ch132.4kGifts

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    Western Fantasy Infrastructure

18. 18 跟 Falling in Love with the Tech Tree [Three Kingdoms] 跟科技树谈恋爱[三国] Rock Candy Squirrel冰糖松鼠No CP729k WordsCompleted (For the author’s Weibo account, search “Bingtang Songshu on Jinjiang.”) New story: Childhood Friend Wants to Compete in Esports. Please save and follow! This story is exclusively licensed to Jinjiang Literature City. The top student A Sheng was very unhappy with the transmigration story she’d been given: Her father was a liberal arts scholar. Her father’s three wives and concubines were practically illiterate. Ninety-nine percent of the servants in her hou 106.6kFavorites262kClicks/ch151.7kGifts

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    As an aside, one reason for Cao Cao's historical reputation is the breakdown of the scholar-official class at the time. Having endured over three hundred years of chaos during the Three Kingdoms period and the Five Barbarian Invasions, they finally realized how difficult it was to establish a unified dynasty, making those who caused trouble at the end of the Han Dynasty seem particularly despicable.

19. 19 我 I Became a Demon King in Journey to the West 我在西游当魔王 Plain Robes Crossing the River素衣渡江Danmei (BL)829k WordsCompleted Bad news: Shi Zheng died. Good news: He wasn’t completely dead. He transmigrated and got a second life. Bad news: He changed species and became a monster from Journey to the West. Good news: He became a powerful monster, the Lion Camel King, one of the Seven Great Sages who swore brotherhood with Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King. Bad news: The Seven Great Sages had disbanded long ago, Sun Wukong was still trapped beneath Five Elements Mountain, and Shi Zheng was probably under close watch by t 103.3kFavorites202kClicks/ch254.3kGifts

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    The ending elevated the theme, making it clear that the spirit of our successors shines brightly.

20. 20 清 Did the Qing Crown Prince Court Death Today? 清太子今天作死了吗 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After being reincarnated, Yinreng spent twenty years as a young man in modern society. One day, after a brave act to help someone, he returned to his previous life. Little toddler Yinreng swings his feet and sorts through the memories of his past life, newly awakened: When he was little, the people who served him changed almost every month. Any servant who dared advise him to watch his words and behavior would be the first to be driven out for “disrespecting the Crown Prince.” When he studied, 102.1kFavorites281.3kClicks/ch533.1kGifts

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    Cute Little Prince

21. 21 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Become a Celebrity 穿到古代当名士 Five-Colored Dragon Crest五色龙章Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Xiaobo once said: A famous scholar need not be a genius. As long as he has nothing to do, drinks freely, and reads Li Sao well, he can become a famous scholar. After transmigrating into the Song dynasty as the son of a minor official, Song Shi leads just such a leisurely life as a scholar. This is a danmei story, with Huan Ling x Song Shi as the couple. The senior brother is the official pairing, so please don't read if you dislike that. I just got a notice from my editor: the story will go 102.1kFavorites233.5kClicks/ch193.2kGifts

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    Five-Colored Dragon Chapter's writing is excellent, the plot is thrilling, and the imperial examination section is detailed.

22. 22 再 [Qing Dynasty] Work Hard, or You'll Be Forced to Inherit the Throne [清]再不努力就要被迫继承皇位了 Big Tuan Tuan大团团Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Blurb: When he was three, the young Crown Prince Yinzhen received the System of Hard Work. From then on, he became a child with a mother. The System told Yinzhen: The emperor is another word for overworked wage slave. He gets up earlier than a chicken and goes to bed later than a dog. He may seem to hold all the power, but in truth he is shackled from head to toe. Eat an extra bowl of egg custard and people will criticize you. Try to have fun, and a crowd will chase after you, shouting, “Tyran 90.2kFavorites399kClicks/ch246.5kGifts

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    Back then, we read several Qing Dynasty time-travel and infrastructure-building novels together, and the main character was Yinreng. They were all very good.

23. 23 我 [Crossover] My Days Pretending to Be a Cat at the Palace Museum [综]我在故宫装喵的日子 Luona215洛娜215Danmei (BL)1.6M WordsCompleted **The print edition of The Days I Spent Pretending to Be a Cat at the Palace Museum is now available for preorder. Follow the China Commerce Bookstore; it's sold at Dangdang, Tmall, and JD.com too! (*^▽^*) This story has a sequel set in the Qin and Han dynasties. Click the author's works list to go there. Xia Anran had just graduated from college when he suddenly turned into a cat. Luckily, a kind young woman brought him into the Palace Museum, where he settled in and made himself right at hom 87.5kFavorites186kClicks/ch355.2kGifts

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    Same as above

24. 24 桓 Graceful Bearing 桓容 From Afar来自远方Danmei (BL)1.6M WordsCompleted Waking up to find himself transported to the Eastern Jin dynasty was something Huan Rong could handle. The times were a little rough, but at least he came from a powerful family. He had food and clothes aplenty, and could live quite comfortably as a spoiled young lord. The problem was that his mother and her love rival were both so charming it was impossible not to pity them; his father was always on the verge of rebellion; and his brothers all had it in for him, constantly looking for a chance 80.5kFavorites235kClicks/ch195.2kGifts

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    No doubt about it, this is from a distant lady (yyds)

25. 25 昏 A Tyrant Needs to Go Offline 昏君就要君主离线制 Gu Simu顾四木Multi-Orientation524k WordsCompleted An app called [The Emperor's Simulated Life] suddenly appears on Jiang Li's phone. APP: [Please select a historical ruler to load (Note: not a wise ruler).] Jiang Li is extraordinarily lazy. After thinking it over, she picks Liu Shan. If she ends up by Zhuge Liang's side, she can just say, “I'll leave everything to you, Prime Minister!” APP: [Host has selected Liu Shan, ruler of Shu Han. System transporting Host (bzzzt)... System error... Host transported to the wrong time and place... Host h 78.7kFavorites150.5kClicks/ch100.5kGifts

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    The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a tyrannical emperor, but unlike typical novels that attempt to whitewash tyrannical rulers, this one is different.

26. 26 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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    I highly recommend the first world; its feudal imperial feel is spot on. This was originally a slow-paced time-travel story. Later, the protagonist traveled to an interstellar world, where their most important festival was actually created by the people of the first world when the emperor was emperor, to celebrate that Emperor Shennong brought them good seeds so they could have enough to eat. As time passed, the people of the interstellar era no longer knew the past history or the origin of the festival, but it will always remain.

27. 27 被 After the Emperor Read My Inner Thoughts Diary 被皇帝偷看心声日志后 Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP859k WordsCompleted 80% anti-piracy threshold After signing a shady contract with a dogshit System, Mu Qi was sent to ancient times. The good news was that the body the System had prepared for him belonged to the heir of a duke in the current dynasty. He was born into a life of wealth and privilege, at the very top of an alternate dynasty. The bad news was that the emperor was obsessed with alchemy, the upright officials and the corrupt faction were locked in fierce conflict, and the realm was in decline under a 73.4kFavorites135.8kClicks/ch195.6kGifts

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    It's so good! The author's historical fanfiction is amazing. This one is especially full of witty references. Highly recommended.

28. 28 盘 The Qin Dynasty Reimagined 盘秦 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance500k WordsCompleted Li Si was ordered to teach young Fusu, and discovered that Fusu was exceptionally clever, able to grasp the general principle from a single example in anything he learned. Fusu was also extremely eager to learn, and wanted to investigate everything he came across, from raising pigs, chickens, and cows to breeding horses. One day, Li Si saw Fusu holding a bamboo slip and writing furiously. Curious, he walked over and saw a neat, elegant title on the slip: Postpartum Care for Sows. This story is 72.7kFavorites205.2kClicks/ch271.4kGifts

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    Prince Fusu builds the Great Qin

29. 29 嬉 Frolicking Through the Three Kingdoms 嬉闹三国 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance709k WordsCompleted The day Cao Chong woke up, his father was weeping as he told his brothers, “This is my misfortune, but your good fortune! If Cangshu were alive, I would certainly make him my successor!” Cao Chong turned his head and saw a line of brothers standing by the bed. One had a murderous look in his eyes. One was built like a bear. One looked sorrowful. Cao Chong moved, and every one of them turned to look at him in unison. Cao Chong: ?????? Is it supposed to be this terrifying?! * One day, Cao Chong wa 72.3kFavorites207.5kClicks/ch477kGifts

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    Cao Wei Group

30. 30 焚 [Three Kingdoms] Burning Incense to Honor the Wine [三国]焚香祭酒 Many Feathers Make a Fan积羽成扇Danmei (BL)547k WordsCompleted (Complete. Includes 10 bonus chapters and 8 special bonus chapters. Note: At the request of some readers, paragraph comments have been enabled for this completed novel as of January 2025.) Note: The bonus chapters provide a truly happy ending for everyone. I recommend reading to the end. ## After transmigrating to the late Eastern Han dynasty, she becomes a member of the prestigious Cui clan of Qinghe, and a character who never appeared in the official histories but sounds incredibly impressiv 71.5kFavorites178.5kClicks/ch51.4kGifts

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    There's not much to say since it's locked.

31. 31 国 Made by the Nation 国家制造 Qian Meng千萌Danmei (BL)737k WordsCompleted Ji Yuan, a military technology engineer, is reborn in the 1980s. This is an era just after the start of reform and opening up, a time when the country lags behind others and cannot hold its head high. It is also an era of national growth and striving with all its might. For Ji Yuan, this is the best of times. Pseudo-black technology, coming-of-age story, tech geek All you have to do is sit back and watch me show off. Completed works: The Tech Geek System Completed works: The Honest Merchant of 69.5kFavorites174.8kClicks/ch100.6kGifts

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    I've read most of the articles on nation building, and I'll add more later.

32. 32 开 From the Start, I Spoiled the Xuanwu Gate Coup to Li Shimin [Historical Livestream] 开局为李世民剧透玄武门[历史直播] Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP664k WordsCompleted I originally planned to set it in the Ming dynasty, but that felt a little too satirical, so I decided to use a fictional dynasty instead. Here’s the blurb: After signing a shady contract with a damnable System, Mu Qi is sent back to ancient times. The good news is that the System has prepared him a body as the heir of a duke in the current dynasty 68.2kFavorites180.9kClicks/ch81.5kGifts

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    Erfeng is really charming, it's a great read. This author writes fantastic historical fanfiction, you should check out her column.

33. 33 不 If I Don't Ascend the Throne, I Can't Get Out of This Alive 不登基我很难收场 Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Ziyue was sixteen when he finally learned he was a cannon-fodder character in a novel about a struggle for the throne. After being used over and over as a scapegoat, he was destined to lose his head. He tossed the script aside. Whoever wanted to be a sacrificial lamb could take the job. He just wanted to get as far away as possible, eat his fill, wait for death, and lie flat in retirement. But the longer he lounged around, the more he realized something was off. One day the court exiled a 66.2kFavorites166.3kClicks/ch130.8kGifts

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    You should have seen it?

34. 34 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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    Tiger Head, the psychological shadow of everyone, the absolute master.

35. 35 穿 The Second-Generation War God Emperor's Growth 穿二代战神皇帝成长史 Jun Xing菌行Danmei (BL)751k WordsCompleted Yingying is a transmigrator from the second generation. His grandfather was the founding emperor of the Yu Dynasty, his father is a prince ruling a fief, and his maternal grandfather is the head of a wealthy maritime trading family. While other parents, guided by feudal thinking, use authoritarian and chaotic household relationships to drive thorns deep into their children’s hearts, Yingying’s beautiful mother plants flowers there with love. “Yingying, you can do whatever you want. You’re not 61.1kFavorites96.4kClicks/ch386.8kGifts

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    Only after reading this article can one truly understand the poem "Lament of the Vegetable Man".

36. 36 神 God Didn’t Even Stop Me from Doing Infrastructure! 神也别想拦着我搞基建！ Green Bamboo Leaf青竹叶Danmei (BL)611k WordsCompleted Story blurb: The gods: It's getting cold. Let the Taisi civilization disappear into the river of history~ Yun Ze: Hold on! It can still be saved. Jiang Yunze spent fifteen years nervously disguising himself as an NPC in a game world before transmigrating into this world, bringing his skills and a small stash of money with him. When he opened his eyes, the house was made of mud, the clothes were hemp, the water was murky, the bread could kill someone, and diseases were treated through sheer for 59.7kFavorites156.3kClicks/ch64.3kGifts

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    Haven't watched it yet

37. 37 贾 [Dream of the Red Chamber] The Story of Jia Zhang [红楼]贾璋传 Startled Crow惊鸦Romance945k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the Chief Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, honored in the ancestral hall for his loyal service. In this life, he will become a high-ranking minister, adorned with purple robes and golden seals. One day, he will have the graceful form of a crane and enjoy a long life. With his pen, he can bring peace to the land. On horseback, he can bring order to the world. They once passed the time with books and the fragrance of tea. Back then, it all seemed ordinary. Such a life of s 55.6kFavorites104.3kClicks/ch122.7kGifts

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    The protagonist travels to the Dream of the Red Chamber to take the imperial examination. This author's fanfiction is all good, but the one about the Golden Powder Family is awful, it's so painful.

38. 38 小 The Little County Magistrate Is Forced to Ascend the Throne (Infrastructure Building) 小县令被迫登基（基建） Lin Xi Zhou临西洲Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] A feel-good male-lead story about building infrastructure and farming, with almost no romance, so read without worry. Chen Gengnian transmigrated. He became a 17-year-old spoiled heir of an official, a county magistrate who had bullied men and women, oppressed the locals, had nothing in his head, and bought his position with money. Fortunately, he was bound to the Little County Magistrate System. [Ding! Host, earn the support of a randomly selected resident of Jiang County to rece 54.8kFavorites95.7kClicks/ch132.9kGifts

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    Haven't watched it yet

39. 39 大 The Ming Dynasty's Crown Prince in Waiting 大明预备天子 A Little Shell一只贝壳No CP851k WordsCompleted Next book: The Utopian Lie-Detecting Detective Old Zhu started with nothing but a bowl and built an empire. With his simple ideals, he devoted himself to raising his successor, stuffing the crown prince's hands with both civil and military officials, and guiding him through matters big and small. The more popular the crown prince became, the happier Old Zhu was. Unfortunately, Zhu Biao died young in history. Old Zhu went into full-on killing mode, slaughtering 54.1kFavorites139.5kClicks/ch60.7kGifts

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    The protagonist, Zhu Biao, should be considered a fantasy time-travel historical fiction fanfiction?

40. 40 我 My Days Pretending to Be a Cat at the Palace Museum 我在故宫装猫的日子 Luona215洛娜215Danmei (BL)1.5M WordsCompleted My next story is underway: "Those Days I Spent as a Farmer." It's a farming story, so come check it out! Xia Anran is a newly born monster whose main ability is weaving dreams. Through a twist of fate, he sneaks into the Forbidden City in cat form. As a good monster of the modern age, the only way he can cultivate is by weaving dreams for spirit artifacts. After completing the tasks entrusted to him by Daiyu's flower hoe, Cai Yong's Jiaowei zither, and Bai Yutang's Huaying sword, and earning th 53kFavorites93.2kClicks/ch596.9kGifts

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    The main character isn't the emperor, but I remember he has an emperor father.

41. 41 混 A Strategist in the Three Kingdoms 混在三国当谋士 Release the Pigeons放鸽子Danmei (BL)833k WordsCompleted A different story about Diao Chan helping Lu Bu unite the world. Updated promptly at 10:00 every morning! A must-read warning for potential triggers: - The protagonist is the receiving partner, and the pairing is with Lu Bu. - After transmigrating, Diao Chan brings her skills from the card game Three Kingdoms Kill (no System!) and helps Lu Bu unite the world. Very indulgent! - OOC warning. This is an alternate history and a parallel-world derivative work. The author's writing is rough. - If you 52.7kFavorites178.6kClicks/ch54.6kGifts

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    I've read most of this series, and the ratings are excellent. I initially got hooked on this author because of her Greek mythology writing; her writing style is superb.

42. 42 得 [Three Kingdoms] After Offending the Entire Wei Kingdom, I Rose to the Top [三国]得罪魏国全员后我走上了人生巅峰 Many Feathers Make a Fan积羽成扇No CP339k WordsCompleted [Complete, including 1 bonus chapter and 13 bonus extras. Chapters 115-127 are free bonus chapters; read as you wish] (On January 25, at the request of some readers, comments have been enabled on the completed novel.) Mi Heng, a celebrated scholar at the end of the Han dynasty, was gifted at debate and quick with words. At just twenty, he had already earned the admiration of the renowned Kong Rong, and the two became close friends despite their age difference. He was excellent in every way, exc 51.1kFavorites133.7kClicks/ch28.4kGifts

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    I've seen part of it.

43. 43 驸 The Prince Consort Wants to Reach the Heavens (Farming in the Bronze Age) 驸马要上天（种田青铜时代） Jue Ge绝歌Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Zhaodi was born into a family that favored sons over daughters. She spent her whole life fighting like the Victorious Fighting Buddha, successfully taking on her entire family, finishing college, entering the workforce, and striving to get ahead, only to lose to an unhealthy diet at the age of twenty-seven. Zhao Zhaodi hadn't asked for another life, but she never expected one to come anyway... She, Zhao Zhaodi, went from being the eldest daughter and a "money-losing girl" in an ordinary m 49.8kFavorites182.1kClicks/ch196.1kGifts

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    The protagonist didn't become emperor, but he was still part of the pinnacle of power.

44. 44 名 A Distinguished Gentleman 名士 Wu Shi雾十Danmei (BL)856k WordsCompleted [Coming Next: Quick Transmigration, "Only Schemes Win Hearts": A bottom who loves his work X a top who loves bottoms] Actually, when he first heard he was going to transmigrate into Wei Jie, the male lead refused. He majored in Arabic at university. What was he supposed to do after transmigrating? Let the ancients play him to death? Even if Wei Jie was a famous historical figure whose life was well documented, that was no use... because he didn't even know who Wei Jie was! The top's first conf 48.7kFavorites218.6kClicks/ch41.3kGifts

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    Wu Shi's writing style has always been like this—distinctive, not exceptionally good but not bad either. His writing is generally good, and always carries a touch of humor.

45. 45 清 The Sixth Prince's Carefree Life in the Qing Dynasty 清穿咸鱼六皇子 King Haha the Laughing Monster哈哈怪大王哈Romance673k WordsCompleted There are free bonus stories in the extras collection next door~ [Preorder: Transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty and Slacking Off in the Fourth Prince's Residence] Transmigrating as Kangxi's legitimate second son, Yinhou watches his older and younger brothers work diligently to be good sons and study hard, all so they can earn a little more of Kangxi's attention. Yinhou has no such worries, and no desire to work hard. With the Taobao app at his fingertips, he sells a few little things wheneve 47kFavorites235.5kClicks/ch53.1kGifts

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    The emperor father is not the main character.

46. 46 科 [Ming Dynasty] The Scientific Outlook on Development [明朝]科学发展观 Green Rhythm青律Danmei (BL)774k WordsCompleted > Tastes differ, so please don't offer writing advice in any form. < In a daze, I became emperor, and suddenly had four princes who were born ten years ahead of schedule. After a moment of confusion, my eyes suddenly lit up. This was the perfect time to raise the banner of scientific development, make good use of the KPI assessment system, promote the all-around development of science, engineering, agriculture, and commerce, and happily build a stronger, richer Great Ming! Mainly bottom = Tsun 42.1kFavorites107.1kClicks/ch60.8kGifts

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    I can never stand watching it, but it's quite popular.

47. 47 我 My Stepfather's Whole Family Is Royalty 我后爹全家是皇帝 Wen Lifeng文理风Romance638k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Lin Cong found himself the posthumous son of a great general who had been poisoned by the emperor. His father had been dead for only eight months. His beautiful mother, Lady Wang, had once been his father's favorite concubine, and was now keeping vigil in a hut beside his grave outside the city. Lin Cong looked up at the sky in speechless despair. His father had fatally offended the emperor, and his mother might also have angered the principal wife. With a background this m 42kFavorites109.3kClicks/ch92.4kGifts

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    It's a very good read; it's a rare piece of writing from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

48. 48 混 Playing a Trickster in the Three Kingdoms 混在三国当神棍 Release the Pigeons放鸽子Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted After stumbling around in confusion at first, Yan Qing gradually realized what he was capable of. Not only could he live forever and change his appearance at will, he could also show off to his heart's content, and nobody could do a thing about it. Yan (zuo) Qing (ci) gave a soft snort: "How could mortal eyes glimpse an immortal's transformations?" *If the protagonist's name seems familiar, it's because this takes place in a parallel world to Strategist in the Three Kingdoms. The settings and p 42kFavorites120.7kClicks/ch82.1kGifts

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    It's a very good read, part of a series. The protagonist transmigrates to the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period, becoming a lord who establishes a kingdom that lasts for millennia. Because of an all-powerful game system, he and his lover achieve immortality.

49. 49 蚌 Pearl of the Clam 蚌珠儿 Old Grass Eats Young Beef老草吃嫩牛Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted Pearl of the Clam, a name drawn from the saying that an old clam produces a pearl. This is the story of a cheerful, middle-aged man from the modern world who transmigrates from the sea and lives earnestly in ancient times. Dear readers, your old pal Niu bows to you. The weather's nice today, so here I am for a chat. I've read hundreds of transmigration novels and always wanted to write one, but the genre is so popular that I didn't know where to start, so I never got around to it. Niu Sao is ge 40.7kFavorites202.2kClicks/ch27.8kGifts

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    I've read it several times; the author's writing is superb.

50. 50 这 I’m Not Wearing This Book Anymore! 这书我不穿了！ Moon Beneath the Nine Provinces九州月下Multi-Orientation1.1M WordsCompleted 39.5kFavorites56.6kClicks/ch103.3kGifts

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    It's incredibly good! It's set around the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a time when weak characters were everywhere and life was absurdly miserable. The protagonists in "Under the Moonlight of Kyushu" are always powerful—not physically, but spiritually. Like the one about traveling to the Song Dynasty, this one also features a protagonist who turns the tide in a chaotic world. Their intellect is truly admirable. How can the author not be amazing to write something like this, and so brilliantly?

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