Historical Fiction I Enjoy 我喜欢的历史向

1. 1 男 The Male Lead's Errand Boy, But He Turns the Imperial Exams Around! 男主小厮，但科举逆袭！ Nan Mu Songyun南木松昀Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Jinghe transmigrates into the body of Changfeng, the young male lead’s page in a household-intrigue novel. In the future, he’ll get caught up in the wives’ and concubines’ power struggles, be framed and left with a broken leg, then freeze to death on the streets! Ye Jinghe silently wraps himself tighter in his little quilt. The world is vast, but staying alive comes first! The young master of the household starts his lessons early, and Ye Jinghe tags along for the private tutoring. The lad 19kFavorites29.2kClicks/ch21.3kGifts

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2. 2 帝 The Imperial Tutor 帝师 From Afar来自远方Danmei (BL)927k WordsCompleted Teaching is a noble profession, but being an imperial tutor is a high-risk job. Especially when your student is a playful emperor, your teaching assistant is the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, your tea servers are the heads of the Eastern and Western Depots, the three grand secretaries of the Grand Secretariat and the ministers of the six ministries take turns sitting in on your lessons, and a pack of censors are watching like hawks, ready to roll up their sleeves and “convince you 119.9kFavorites374.2kClicks/ch73.7kGifts

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   I got a bit tired watching the later episodes; the characters were all too kind, haha.

3. 3 山 A Nightless Day in the Realm [Transmigration] 山河不夜天[穿越] Mo Chenhuan莫晨欢Danmei (BL)668k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Tang Shen initially wanted to run a small business, support his family, and enjoy a comfortable life for the rest of his days. But caution can keep you safe, not give your life meaning, and it cannot save the people. If he wanted to grow his business and make sure more people had food to eat, he would have to become an official, and a high-ranking one at that. Tang Shen: I have a dream… Wang Zhen: Hmm? Tang Shen: I have a dream. In it, there is a city tha 350.1kFavorites560.3kClicks/ch364.2kGifts

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4. 4 早 Good Morning! Three Kingdoms Wage Earner 早安！三国打工人 Vastness of the Underworld蒿里茫茫Romance2.7M WordsCompleted “The land is in turmoil, and the people are suffering.” Lu Xuanyu doesn't really understand what those words mean. Ever since she landed face-first in the earth in the sixth year of Zhongping, the brief dream she'd once had has long since vanished. She has an unremarkable face, poor social skills, no family background, and a strange debuff that makes everyone hate her. Not becoming some warlord's unattainable dream girl isn't a big deal. She has two good hands and two good feet. She can do a 195.9kFavorites205.7kClicks/ch993.3kGifts

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   I finished watching it in a week, and it was really good! (Adding a review: the female lead is just so incredibly charming, a complete idealist. It focuses more on battlefield scenes than political intrigue, so it also helped me learn some military knowledge! By the way, I totally ship Chen Qun more!)

5. 5 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 table of contents looks pretty good; I'll read it when I have time.

6. 6 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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   Well, to be honest, I really don't like romance dramas! And political intrigue is just so-so, good for passing the time!

7. 7 家 The Family-Raised Young Grand Secretary 家养小首辅 Feast of Masks假面的盛宴Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [The print edition of My Homegrown Little Chancellor is now on sale, under the title The Making of a Chancellor] The great corrupt official Xue Tingrang returns to his youth. The Xue family is still so poor that their house is bare, and the family is fighting tooth and nail over a place to study. Zhao’er is still his child bride. This time, he decides to live differently. His first priority is to treat her well, treat her well, and treat her well in every way, then have a few children with her. 126.3kFavorites381.5kClicks/ch394.2kGifts

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   It didn't particularly resonate with me; some of the plot points were just so ridiculously stupid!

8. 8 罪 A Minister in Disgrace's Eldest Son Enters Officialdom Through the Imperial Exams 罪臣长子科举入仕记 Wu Qiao乌鞘Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day the gaokao results came out, Zhuo, who had just become his province's top science student, died. He died, but not completely. He transmigrated into the Zhuo clan, a scholarly family, as the six-year-old eldest grandson of the senior branch. It sounds pretty good, but the family patriarch had backed the wrong side in a succession struggle and been beheaded. His three sons, each with a bright future and a degree to his name, had been exiled to the far northern Shuo Prefecture alon 76.7kFavorites143.8kClicks/ch102.7kGifts

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   After reading it, I just felt that the male protagonist was a male mother who really liked children, and he was a student majoring in education!

9. 9 自 The Sun and Moon Will Shine on the Mountains and Rivers (Imperial Exams) 自有日月照山川(科举) MM BeanMM豆Romance525k WordsOngoing “Big brother, look! There’s a little baby sleeping in this bamboo basket!” On that chilly spring evening, with rain still lingering and few people in the narrow alley, the Qiao brothers carried Qin Lian home. He became the fifth young master of the Qiao family and was given the name Qiao Shiwei. His two older brothers were exceptionally bright and gifted at studying. They passed the imperial examinations and smoothly entered government service. Qiao Shiwei planned to stay home and repay the Qia 103.3kFavorites134.4kClicks/ch224.3kGifts

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   When will you finish writing this, M&Ms? 😭

10. 10 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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    Gao Yanei is adorable, but watching him is so tiring!

11. 11 穿 Reborn as the Legitimate Eldest Grandson in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的嫡长孙 MM BeanMM豆Romance940k WordsCompleted Li Nian unexpectedly transmigrates into an imperial-examination novel called The Charming Son of a Concubine, becoming Pei Shaohuai, the legitimate eldest grandson of the Earl of Jingchuan. In the original story: The male lead, Pei Shaojin, is born to a concubine, but he is brilliant and diligent. He rises steadily through the imperial examinations and places first in the palace examination, winning unmatched glory. By contrast, the legitimate eldest grandson, Pei Shaohuai, is a playboy who squ 287.4kFavorites586.7kClicks/ch618.1kGifts

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    My gateway novel into the world of imperial examination essays, a must-read.

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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    It was great! I stayed up all night to finish it. I got a little tired of watching the later parts, but the beginning was good. I won't spoil it!

13. 13 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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    Personally, I think it's not as good as playing Song; the cheat codes are way too overpowered.

14. 14 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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    I've finished watching it. The plot twists in the later episodes were way too overpowered. Is it worth watching?

15. 15 寒 A Scholar from a Humble Family [Imperial Exams] 寒门之士[科举] Far Up the Tianshan Mountains远上天山Romance888k WordsCompleted She transmigrates to the Ming dynasty. Her father is away, and her mother is frail. Liu He has to figure things out on her own. In the Great Ming, everything is inferior to studying. Liu He has no choice but to focus on the imperial examinations, starting with the exam to become a licentiate. The imperial examinations can change your fate. Completed works: Back to the Year of the Gaokao and Let’s Win an Olympic Gold Medal [Track and Field] Theme: Read ten thousand books. 59.4kFavorites119.5kClicks/ch96.5kGifts

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    My absolute favorite imperial examination novel, I've read it three times already. The teacher-student relationship between the male lead and Zhang Juzheng brought tears to my eyes. It's so good! For something similar, you could read "The Great Ming Dynasty Scholar," I also recommend it.

16. 16 掀 [Water Margin] Topple the Great Song [水浒]掀翻大宋 King of the Half-Slipper半截拖鞋大王Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted The story is complete!!! [No System + Not overpowered + Underdog progression + Early court politics + Mid-story nation building + Late-stage conquest + Passionate overthrow of the Song] Pan Deng transmigrated. Bad news: He had transmigrated into the reign of Emperor Huizong, and the Northern Song would fall in a few years. :( Good news: He had thirteen years. :) Bad news: He hadn't become a royal relative or the descendant of a high-ranking official. He was just a penniless nobody with no golde 13.1kFavorites13.9kClicks/ch31.1kGifts

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    A fanfiction of Water Margin, the male protagonist is very charismatic.

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