Historical Fiction Derivatives 历史衍生类

1. 1 三 Three Kingdoms / Eastern Wu / Tracing the Source 三国/东吴/溯 Qing Ling青苓Danmei (BL)217k WordsCompleted (Thanks to Xilu Pavilion for the cover >_<) Premise: 5.8kFavorites15.7kClicks/ch326Gifts

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   My absolute favorite CeYu fanfic, I'm totally obsessed and can't stop watching! [Sunglasses]

2. 2 亡 [Three Kingdoms] It's Hard Being a General of a Fallen Kingdom [三国]亡国将军不好当 Sour Plum Wine酸梅酒No CP271k WordsCompleted [Celebrating the end! Here's a new preview, I Became a Scumbag Reclamation Center After I Transmigrated into a Book. [Blurb One] They say my father fell in the autumn winds at Wuzhang Plains? They say my sister ascended to immortality at a Taoist temple? They say my younger brother was defeated at Mianzhu? They say my friends and confidants gave their lives for their country? They say the countr 6.9kFavorites11.6kClicks/ch2.1kGifts

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   After searching through countless works on Jinjiang Literature City that offer solace to those who feel a deep sense of unease about the Shu Han dynasty, I've finally found this ending, which, while melancholic, is still somewhat acceptable...

3. 3 在 Those Years as a Sickly Lord in the Three Kingdoms 在三国当病弱主公的那些年 Drunk Among the Flowers醉酒花间No CP1.1M WordsCompleted [Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City. The author revises obsessively and takes no responsibility for pirated versions on other platforms.] - Blurb - * Yuan Huan transmigrated to the first year of Chuping, just as the campaign against Dong Zhuo was beginning. He crawled out of a pile of corpses and discovered that this body belonged to Yuan Ji, the eldest legitimate son of the illustrious Yuan clan of Runan, a family that had served as high ministers for four generations. Yuan Ji 87.4kFavorites195.7kClicks/ch121.8kGifts

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   The most enjoyable book I've ever read about the Three Kingdoms period; it depicts a heavy reality, but I don't feel powerless to change it.

4. 4 太 The Crown Prince's Everyday Life of Lying Flat 太子殿下躺平日常 Halfway Through the First Month元月月半Romance1.3M WordsCompleted My dad is the emperor, my mom is the empress, my uncle is a renowned great general, and my cousin is the Champion Marquis who made his name at Langjuxu. You ask who I am? I am the legitimate son of the emperor and empress, the current crown prince, and the future Son of Heaven of the Great Han, Liu Ju. I do the math on my fingers: Looks like I never became emperor. I do the math again: The more I do, the more mistakes I make, until not a bone is left of me. Do nothing, do nothing wrong, and live 38.9kFavorites107kClicks/ch110kGifts

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   This is my favorite book about the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu. The characters are all charming, and the imperial family, while possessing immense power, also exhibits rare familial bonds.

5. 5 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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   This is a fantastic piece of writing, I love it!

6. 6 大 The Song Dynasty's Number One Magistrate 大宋第一衙内 Plain Robes Crossing the River素衣渡江Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted “My surname is Gao, and I’m a young master. That might still be a bit vague, so let me put it plainly. Ahem, my father is Gao Qiu. Yes, the infamous villain Gao Qiu from Water Margin. I’m his son, Gao Yanei.” Gao Ming tragically transmigrated into the rough-and-tumble world of Water Margin, where he became Gao Yanei. Heroes are everywhere, and enemies are thick on the ground. But there’s nothing he can do about it. Since he’s here, he may as well make the best of it and try to become a new kind 148.4kFavorites293.6kClicks/ch308kGifts

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   This is one of my absolute favorite time-travel novels set in the Song Dynasty. It alters that period of history, but it's not heavy at all; it's always exhilarating to read. I especially love the young master's character. I've already read it three times. Keep up the good work, author! I hope you'll create many more wonderful works in the future!

7. 7 盘 Ranking the Ten Greatest Poets of Ancient Times 盘点古代十大诗人 Mo Eryu墨尔玉Romance551k WordsCompleted [After some controversial historical figures appeared, their fans and haters fought in the comments, which disrupted other readers' experience. So comments have been turned off. Love and peace~] Gu Qingqing, a video creator on a Chinese video-sharing site, woke up one day to find she'd acquired a Myriad-Dynasties Video System. The videos she made would be broadcast throughout the Myriad Worlds, across countless historical dynasties. That day, in countless parallel worlds derived from h 84.9kFavorites218.7kClicks/ch143.7kGifts

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   Through poetry, we revisited the heroic figures of history, the ebb and flow of dynasties, and the bittersweet moments of laughter and tears.

8. 8 谁 Who's My Real Dad? 谁是我亲爹 Wen Lifeng文理风Romance497k WordsCompleted Lin Feng transmigrates and becomes the only son of a former beauty who once reigned as the top courtesan of Jiangnan. His mother, the former Jiangnan beauty, can host guests in the parlor, cook in the kitchen, save up a private fortune, and bear a child. So from the moment he was born, Lin Feng grew up thriving under her protection. Until one day, the former courtesan suddenly sensed that her time was almost up. She pulled Lin Feng to her bedside and took out seven jade pendants. “My son, I’m 69kFavorites219.3kClicks/ch79.2kGifts

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   Suspenseful and humorous, all the stories in the series are very good.

9. 9 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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   The changing roles within a family influenced an entire era; the protagonist's awakening and striving ultimately altered the fate of the nation and countless individuals—a story both poignant and gratifying.

10. 10 没 No One Understands Seven-Five Better Than I Do 没人比我更懂七五 Little Fox in the Past小狐昔里No CP1.0M WordsCompleted Coming in May: A Teacher's Example, an original male-lead story with no romance, a supernatural ghost-hunting series. Blurb: Li Wang: Nobody knows the world of Seven Heroes and Five Gallants better than I do, after all, I've transmigrated into it as one of its characters, though I nearly got killed from the start. I'm just a cannon-fodder character, so this isn't a great situation. Male lead traits: Naturally frail, skilled with a judge's writing brush, 27kFavorites63kClicks/ch121.5kGifts

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    This is a combination of my favorite novel (the one about the character Qi Wu) and my favorite food novel. I love both the characters and the plot. It's a super exciting read.

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