Classical Historical Fiction 古韵天然历史向

1. 1 奸 My Treacherous Minister Account Is Ruined, So I’m Starting Over [Reborn] 奸臣号废了，我重开[重生] Riding a Whale South骑鲸南去Danmei (BL)1.5M WordsOngoing Le Wuyaya's courtesy name was Youque, meaning “all things have their flaws.” Nothing in the world is perfect, so there's no need to pursue perfection. It's fine to have flaws. As it turned out, Le Wuyaya ended up with one flaw too many. Officials filed 82 charges against him. They almost even included “ugly handwriting.” Amid a storm of curses, Le Wuyaya died of illness in prison at the age of twenty-nine. He thought, Great. I'm done with this. I'm dropping the whole thing. Whoever wants this 113.6kFavorites121kClicks/ch338.3kGifts

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   This isn't a simplistic novel; the crime-solving and political intrigue are incredibly exciting, with each plot point intricately linked and captivating. The author's writing is powerful, precise in word choice, and the characters are vividly portrayed. The romance is just a minor aspect among its many strengths! The protagonist has an extremely strong personality; you'll love him! [Applause] This book is written in a crisp, elegant style, with a natural classical feel. Although it's set in a fictional world, it has a very authentic flavor.

2. 2 穿21+ After Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty, I Became the Enemy of the Language Arts Dream Team 穿宋后与语文天团为敌 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 59.2kFavorites68.2kClicks/ch827.6kGifts

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   Another masterpiece by Zhu Zi! The overall tone is both humorous and serious, which might sound strange, but the characters are witty and endearing, while the history is serious. A very profound writing style.

3. 3 碎 Broken Jade, Cast Pearls 碎玉投珠 Bei Nan北南Danmei (BL)314k WordsCompleted Nobody in the antiques trade is a fool. Both the top and the bottom are particular about everything. Take one step back, and they're brothers in all but blood. Take one step forward, and they're the one for each other. One more step, and they spend the rest of their lives together. A happy ending, growing old side by side. Ding Hanbai: “The thing I love most in this business is jade. Stones come in all grades, and people too, from dragons and phoenixes to ants and vermin. With a name like Hanba 913kFavorites733.7kClicks/ch367.2kGifts

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   Because the wording has a bit of a classical Chinese feel, I've included it here. Given its popularity and status as the top "SAO" (Sex and the Protagonist) title, it probably doesn't need much introduction.

4. 4 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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   Lighthearted historical fiction, part 3, remains a vibrant and enduring genre.

5. 5 戏 A Playful Ming 戏明 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Wang Xiaowen was reborn as a baby with his memories intact. His mother was his father's second wife, and every day she relentlessly brainwashed him: "You've got a bad older brother. He loves showing off, and he's the biggest show-off in the whole area!" "When he was born, he even had some immortal send a dream, so your father treasures him like anything!" "And when your father and the others named him Yun, meaning 'auspicious clouds,' they even renamed his home Auspicious Cloud Tower!" "Hmph!" S 187.2kFavorites437.9kClicks/ch3.1MGifts

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   There's a bittersweet feeling of watching a child grow up~ (Lighthearted historical text 4)

6. 6 闲 Leisurely Tang 闲唐 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance864k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. See Chapter One for details. A court historian interviews the bigwigs of the early Tang: “You’ve all known Li Yuanying for quite a while. What kind of person do you think he is?” Wei Zheng: “A shameless scoundrel!” Fang Xuanling: “A shameless scoundrel!” Sun Simiao: “A shameless scoundrel!” His Majesty Li Er: “My most shameless younger brother.” Li Yuanying: “You all carry on. I’m leaving.” This story will become a paid novel this Saturday, January 19. Three 131.9kFavorites370.9kClicks/ch862.4kGifts

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   Lighthearted historical fiction, part 2; the protagonist is very vibrant.

7. 7 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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   Lighthearted historical fiction, the main characters with flutes are all very vibrant.

8. 8 大 A Great Nation, A Humble Scholar (Imperial Exams) 大国小鲜（科举） Little Sweet Potato少地瓜Romance1.3M WordsCompleted From having nothing to standing above everyone. (Power struggles, officialdom, and the civil service examinations) (The story of an official's rise, not a guide to essay writing) Qin Fanghe, who fought his way through the national civil service exam in a province known for its brutal college entrance exams, had spent years earning his superiors' esteem and his colleagues' envy. Everyone thought his future was limitless, until his life ended in an overwork-induced death. At the same time, Qin Fan 119.9kFavorites199.2kClicks/ch405.3kGifts

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   It's a novel about the imperial examination system and officialdom, but I remember the author was very good at writing about food.

9. 9 咸 The Salted Fish Ascends To Heaven 咸鱼飞升 Secretly Crossing the Pass重关暗度No CP709k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Ascending Salted Fish is now available for preorder. Song Qianji spent his whole life running himself ragged. In the first half of his life, he was an ordinary mortal, scheming desperately for the slightest chance at immortality, only to lose his friends and family and end up alone. In the second half, he became a powerful cultivator and poured his heart and soul into securing a chance for humanity to survive, but he couldn’t overcome fate and died with regrets that wo 163.3kFavorites281.8kClicks/ch366.7kGifts

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   Seeking immortality is not as good as planting! Soil! Beans! Having experienced the world, one realizes that being free from desires makes one invincible. This is originally a cultivation novel, although there's no romantic pairing, it's still very enjoyable to read.

10. 10 升 Rising to Power and Fortune in the Song Dynasty 升官发财在宋朝 Release the Pigeons放鸽子Danmei (BL)1.4M WordsCompleted ***My next novel, The Tyrant Stands Alone, is now underway! If you’re interested, come check it out!*** A story about a poor scholar who transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and changes his life through an obsession with studying for the imperial examinations. He rises step by step until he reaches the highest offices and makes a name for himself. Please note: The golden finger is strong, and the protagonist is ridiculously charming. Not a fanfic of The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. T 71.2kFavorites156.7kClicks/ch124.7kGifts

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    The romance develops later in the story, and the main character's emotional intelligence is exceptional.

11. 11 穿 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty to Take the Imperial Exams 穿到明朝考科举 Five-Colored Dragon Crest五色龙章Danmei (BL)1.3M WordsCompleted This is an entirely fictional transmigration-into-a-book story and has no connection to any real people or events. Modern college student Cui Xie transmigrates into the Ming dynasty as the son of a fifth-rank official. Unfortunately, as soon as he arrives, his father sends him back to their ancestral home in Qian'an. He settles in the small county town with two servants and sets out to live well, make money, and study for the imperial examinations. Step by step, he makes his way back to the cap 275.4kFavorites457.8kClicks/ch402.5kGifts

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    This is a historically accurate novel with a few but well-crafted romance subplots and a solid career progression. It's a meticulously researched imperial examination novel, written in the style of the traditional eight-legged essay. The author provides chapter hints, allowing you to skip around as you go.

12. 12 如 How to Farm a Thousand-League Realm for the First Emperor's Little One 如何为始皇崽耕出万里江山 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Zhu Xiang, a professor of agricultural science, transmigrates into the Warring States period as a commoner in Zhao. At last, his life is beginning to improve. His elder sister, who ran off with all the family’s valuables to follow a wealthy merchant, dumps her son on him, saying she’s fallen for another rich merchant and can’t bring the child along. An angry Zhu Xiang is just about to find someone else to raise the boy when he learns the child is named Zheng, and his father is Yiren, a prince of 205.5kFavorites432.7kClicks/ch3.3MGifts

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    This story isn't exactly lighthearted, but it's really well-written. The author's progress is clearly visible. It showcases the characteristics of that era while incorporating their own thoughts, which is fantastic! I love Xiang pigs!

13. 13 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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    Must-read historical novel, produced by Bamboo, guaranteed to be a high-quality work, with a focus on family relationships.

14. 14 李 Li Shimin Is Headache-Ridden by Spoiling the Future for His Younger Brother 李世民为弟弟剧透头疼中 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.7M WordsCompleted The Tang Duke's manor in Jinyang had a pair of twins. The elder brother, Li Shimin, was strong and skilled in martial arts. The younger brother, Li Xuanba, had been taking medicine since birth. People of the time said that twins shared a mysterious mental connection. The Tang Duke's second son, Li Shimin, confirmed the rumor was true. After being repeatedly stunned by the astonishing things Li Xuanba said in his mind, Li Shimin talked it over with his twin brother. "A-Xuan, did you know that if 186.8kFavorites391.9kClicks/ch1.9MGifts

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    This is one of the few heartwarming historical fiction stories by Mrs. Bamboo that doesn't have too many angst. It features people you can completely trust, people who can leave their mark on history, and a child who doesn't consider himself kind but is always doing good deeds… A beautiful historical story where everyone gets what they've been searching for.

15. 15 成 The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua 成化十四年 Meng Xishi梦溪石Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted In the fourteenth year of the Chenghua reign, the imperial harem had Noble Consort Wan, and the Western Depot had its own commander, Wang Zhi. Crown Prince Zhu Youcheng was only eight years old, and it was anyone's guess whether he would grow up safely. The emperor was ineffectual, the eunuchs deceived their superiors and concealed the truth, and court officials scrambled to plug the leaks. The wicked strutted about triumphantly, while the good could only sigh in resignation. If this was the sta 158.7kFavorites247.1kClicks/ch132.8kGifts

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    A detective story featuring two heroes, one intellectual and one martial (lol...)! The protagonist is exceptionally intelligent and emotionally intelligent, while the other is also highly skilled in both intelligence and martial arts. The cases are quite interesting~ There aren't many romantic subplots, but I really enjoy them.

16. 16 北 Big Dipper 北斗 Meng Xishi梦溪石Danmei (BL)619k WordsCompleted Overnight, everything turned upside down. Ling Shu went from a lazy little cop who was content to coast through life to a criminal suspect condemned by everyone. With no other choice, he had to fight to survive and clear his name. Yue Ding Tang couldn’t stand Ling Shu’s habit of taking it easy and never lifting a finger if he could avoid it. Then one day, he suddenly realized that the person he’d been trying to criticize and reform might not be a useless, lazy pig after all, but a ferocious bea 127.8kFavorites174.6kClicks/ch189.9kGifts

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    It has a great Republican-era feel, a detective story with two male leads, and the audiobook is also excellent! The most outstanding aspect is actually the character portrayal; the style is unforgettable.

17. 17 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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    A really good story about infrastructure building (not sure if it counts), the family-themed elements are so appealing! It's enjoyable and thought-provoking, highly recommended!

18. 18 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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    These are historical novels where both romance and career are well-developed (although they're set in a fictional world, haha). While they're described as fictional, they're actually quite historically accurate, and the romance is quite smooth. Both of these historical novels by author Five-Colored Dragon Chapter feature main couples whose relationships develop gradually and logically.

19. 19 吾 I Am the Han Crown Prince, Champion of Filial Piety, Brotherhood, Benevolence, and Righteousness 吾乃孝悌仁义汉太子也 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.3M WordsCompleted At the age of five, Liu Ying awakened memories of his previous life as a modern person and learned the “history” of his current life. His memories were hazy. Aside from knowing he had been born five years earlier than in “history,” he vividly remembered that his father, Liu Bang, would try to depose him as crown prince and drive him to his death, while his mother, Lü Zhi, would keep a human pig in the toilet to try to scare him to death. How could he put up with that?! Liu Ying immediately stol 65kFavorites105.4kClicks/ch620.4kGifts

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    Yingzai possesses a unique charm; this is an unconventional historical power struggle story. The author excels at presenting the weight of history in a humorous way.

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