Historical Fiction 历史衍生

1. 1 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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   Not bad. The Song Dynasty incorporated elements of martial arts.

2. 2 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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   Good.

3. 3 铁 The Iron-Blooded Emperor Huizong of Song 铁血宋徽宗 Wen Yi文绎Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Eight-time consolation prize winner of the Shihu Archery Club's Li Guang Cup · member of the Chinese Wushu Association · master of internal martial arts · certified level-two chef · founder of the Water Margin Club · university dropout from the University of Chinese Medicine · history department dropout from Xiamen University · director of the documentary The Donkey-Riding Tour of Old Artist Zhao Ji · head barbecue chef at a certain restaurant · Lin Xuanli. Yes, you read that right. Lin Xuanli, 11.8kFavorites31.5kClicks/ch31.3kGifts

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   That's right, the protagonist has transmigrated into the body of Emperor Huizong of Tang.

4. 4 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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   The group's beloved pets are easily healed, and they can farm, build infrastructure, and raise their own offspring.

5. 5 皇 The Emperors' Afterlives 皇帝们的死后生活 Wen Yi文绎Romance2.7M WordsCompleted ... [Book Blurb] ... After death, emperors reunite in a battleground where they pass the time by tormenting one another. Every founding emperor is an extraordinary figure, especially when it comes to stirring up trouble. Later, thanks to the King of Hell's grand plan, they settle down in the underworld. There, all kinds of internal and external conflicts ensue. Sitting in his beloved bronze chariot, Ying Zheng watched Liu Bang next door get nagged by a woman while playing ball. He thought smug 58.6kFavorites172.9kClicks/ch72kGifts

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   As the title suggests, this is about the emperor's life in the underworld, from the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty. Regarding historical figures, opinions will vary from reader to reader. Generally speaking, wise rulers have ancestral protection or protect others, average emperors don't get punished, while foolish and prodigal rulers are punished by their ancestors, enslaved, or even boiled or roasted, like Hu Hai and Zhu Qizhen. Anyway, emperors can't easily reincarnate, and ghosts don't die easily either. After all, historical records aren't entirely accurate. The author is simply expressing their own perspective. As for the two couples, Qin Shi Huang and Empress Lü, and Fusu and Liu Ying, I, being an omnivore, don't mind them; I generally only read the parts I like.

6. 6 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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   A fairy tale in which the author constructs an idealized Ming Dynasty. However, this is consistent with the author's usual style, whether he's exploring the Song or Tang dynasties. Worth a read.

7. 7 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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   A rare historical derivative work from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Through the author, I learned about Feng Dao, a relatively unknown historical figure. The plot flows smoothly and it's worth reading.

8. 8 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 demons and ghosts of the Ming Dynasty had a slightly rushed ending. The main character was Crown Prince Zhu Biao. The story was decent.

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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   A rare historical derivative work from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Through the author, I learned about Feng Dao, a relatively unknown historical figure. The plot flows smoothly and it's worth reading.

10. 10 最 The Last Emperor 最后的帝王 Green Rabbit青色兔子No CP900k WordsCompleted A max-level expert absolutely wrecks the newbie village Transmigrated into the body of a young emperor at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, he faces war, epidemics, locust plagues, and droughts. It seems Heaven means to destroy the Han. The male lead smiles calmly and tells Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yang Biao, Sun Jian, and the others to send their sons to the palace first. A successful emperor is a master of keeping his options open. He has Cao Ang on his left, Yang Xiu on his right, Sun Ce in 17.1kFavorites39.2kClicks/ch25.5kGifts

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    Not bad. The protagonist experiences the Qin and Han dynasties, then transitions to the late Eastern Han dynasty, becoming Emperor Xian of Han and restoring order to the nation. The plot is coherent, the logic is sound, and the writing is fluent.

11. 11 富 A Strong Nation and Prosperous People Are the Only Way 富民强国才是王道 Wen Lifeng文理风Romance286k WordsCompleted When Li Cunxu died, everyone thought his trusted secretary Feng Dao was sure to die too. But just a few days later, Feng Dao became Li Siyuan's new secretary. When Later Tang fell, everyone thought Chancellor Feng Dao was a thing of the past. But on the very first day, the new Later Jin emperor Shi Jingtang respectfully invited Feng Dao back as chancellor... When Later Han fell, everyone had nearly forgotten Feng Dao. Then, just the day before, Guo Wei had bowed his head and invited Feng Dao o 11.5kFavorites36.9kClicks/ch4.7kGifts

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    A rare historical derivative work from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Through the author, I learned about Feng Dao, a relatively unknown historical figure. The plot flows smoothly and it's worth reading.

12. 12 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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    A melodramatic, transmigration novel about a first emperor of all time. The writing is humorous, the logic is sound, and the characters are generally consistent with their historical counterparts. The author focuses on developing the most admirable aspects of each historical figure: the First Emperor is steady and composed, Emperor Wu of Han is old and clumsy, the Second Empress is dashing and carefree, and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless and cunning. Each character is vividly portrayed.

13. 13 我 I Became the First Emperor of Qin's National Preceptor with a Favorable Consort System 我靠宠妃系统当了秦始皇的国师 White Wood白色的木Romance1.8M WordsCompleted My new novel, Everyone at Court Can Hear My Inner Thoughts, is currently being serialized. Interested readers can visit my author page to check it out. (The synopsis of this novel is below.) She was the person dearest to Qin Shi Huang. She was Emperor Wu of Han's one true love. She was the one Tang Taizong could never bear to hurt, not even a finger's breadth. She was… Qin Shi Huang: That's right. Emperor Wu of Han: The empire means less to me than she does. Tang Taizong: I would gladly sha 276.5kFavorites596.4kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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    The novel spans five periods: Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Ming of Tang, and the Northern Expeditions of the two Song emperors. The female protagonist genuinely influences and changes these periods, attempting to realize some ideals of a unified China and rectify some historical regrets. The author portrays four emperors with distinct personalities and vivid characters. My favorite parts are the Qin emperor's immortality and loneliness, the Tang emperor's children's estrangement after his death, and the Song emperors' attempts to rebuild the nation's backbone.

14. 14 直 After a Misogynist Enters a Romance Novel 直男癌进入言情小说后 The Beginning of the Clouds初云之初Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Consort Qin was peerlessly beautiful and alluring, so much so that the emperor abandoned his wife and deposed his legitimate heir. Excerpt from The First Noble Concubine Consort Qin gazed at him tenderly. “Your Majesty and I were wed as husband and wife, bound together for life and deeply in love...” The straight-laced founding emperor: “How could a mere maidservant like Qin ever be my wife?” “Send this ill-mannered wretch to the Cold Palace at once, then bring me five hundred jin of memorials!” 163.6kFavorites452.1kClicks/ch532kGifts

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    A melodramatic, transmigration novel about a first emperor of all time. The writing is humorous, the logic is sound, and the characters are generally consistent with their historical counterparts. The author focuses on developing the most admirable aspects of each historical figure: the First Emperor is steady and composed, Emperor Wu of Han is old and clumsy, the Second Empress is dashing and carefree, and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is ruthless and cunning. Each character is vividly portrayed.

15. 15 给 Livestreaming the Secrets of Longevity to Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han 给秦皇汉武直播长寿秘诀 Astonishing Grace Without Words无字惊鸿No CP989k WordsCompleted [The follow-up novel, "Becoming the Perfect Crown Prince in Great Qin", is complete] System 222 is a devoted fan of the career of the greatest emperor of all time. After becoming the Main System, it decides to select suitable content to broadcast across various parallel worlds, bringing a little fun to people's lives. Entertainment comes first, with educational content as a side dish. Before airing any entertainment shows, it has to debunk superstition first: "Myths You Don't Know: The Primordi 85.5kFavorites241.2kClicks/ch117.3kGifts

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    This book truly demonstrates how the light screen brought tangible benefits to the people. It is foreseeable that the light screen will eventually enlighten the populace, allowing them to practice writing, read books, and learn skills—truly teaching people how to fish. The holographic games played by the emperors later in the book are also quite unique.

16. 16 冒 [Three Kingdoms] Passing Myself Off as the Son of Heaven 冒认天子[三国] Cong Bi丛璧No CP907k WordsCompleted As a fan of Three Kingdoms history, it is perfectly normal to reconstruct a dragon robe according to archaeological illustrations and wear it for fun, right? But what if, you transmigrated while wearing that dragon robe? And transmigrated into the most chaotic period of all? The previous emperor had died, Grand General He Jin held power, and at the urging of the scholars, calls for the slaughter of the eunuchs grew louder by the day. The eunuchs struck first, killing He Jin and fleeing the pala 91.3kFavorites118.1kClicks/ch296.5kGifts

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    Good

17. 17 论 [Wuxia Crossover] On the Integrity of the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander [综武侠]论锦衣卫指挥使的操守 A Little Shell一只贝壳No CP482k WordsCompleted This novel is complete. Shen Baizhong, the world's number one martial artist and Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. From imperial relatives to martial arts heroes, there's no one he can't arrest and beat senseless. With a formidable entourage at his back, the Commander takes charge of the Jinpeng Dynasty's wealth, gets involved in Little Li's investigation, and hunts down the Thief King... Since being reborn and transmigrating, he's made many friends in the style of Gu Long's novels. B 63.4kFavorites165.1kClicks/ch44.6kGifts

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    Good

18. 18 被 [Journey to the West] The Great Emperor of Snark, Underrated for Years [西游]被耽误的吐槽大帝 Bian Jiuhuan卞九欢No CP532k WordsCompleted This is an irreverent story told from Guanyin's perspective, poking fun at the whole world. I transmigrated, and became Guanyin. A man's body with a woman's appearance, boundless compassion. Before I transmigrated, I was always curious: Guanyin Bodhisattva looks like a woman, but does he have a little you-know-what? After I transmigrated, I looked down... Oh. He does. I thought I could save all living beings, but then the Tathagata said to me, “That little rascal Sun Wukong is your problem no 19.4kFavorites51.3kClicks/ch13.5kGifts

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    Good

19. 19 有 [Wuxia Crossover] If You're Sick, Take Your Medicine [综武侠]有病来嗑药啊 A White Crane白鹤一只No CP533k WordsCompleted Yan Liang: Want to team up with me and cause some trouble? Cough, cough... Teammates: You're coughing up blood! What trouble are you talking about? 1. Upcoming Wuxia Crossover anthology with no CP, connected to this story: The Fortune-Teller's Daily Life of Staying Alive * A breeze sweeps over the mountains and rivers; the whole world is home. * Let the mortal world surge around me; I'll remain as free as the 13.6kFavorites52.1kClicks/ch5.4kGifts

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    Awesome!

20. 20 全 The Coolest Guy in the Martial World [Wuxia Crossover] 全江湖最靓的仔[综武侠] A White Crane白鹤一只No CP409k WordsCompleted [Writing takes effort. [Important warning: A Wuxia Crossover mash-up. The setting is a fictional world that partially draws on official history. This has never been a historical rebirth story, so don't start flaming without reading carefully.] * An absurd dream, as if a thousand years had passed. In the dream were shattered lands, flashing blades, cries of grief, and endless wilderness. There was also a flourishing age of peace and happiness. He woke from 9.9kFavorites24.6kClicks/ch6.9kGifts

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    Good

21. 21 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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    A very, very, very good book

22. 22 给 Livestreaming to Qin Shi Huang How Hu Hai Played the Qin Dynasty to Death 给秦始皇直播胡亥玩死大秦 White Wood白色的木No CP208k WordsCompleted There’s a completed novel next door, The Empress Consort System Made Me the First Emperor of Qin’s Imperial Tutor. If you’re interested, give it a try. * [A countdown of history’s ten biggest wasters of wealth,] [Number 10: Xiao Yan, the “Monk Emperor.” The first emperor who didn’t want to rule and only wanted to be a monk. He gave himself up as a slave to a Buddhist temple, then was ransomed from the clergy by his ministers for a billion cash, draining the state treasury.] [Number 9: King Hui o 100.9kFavorites249.6kClicks/ch165.5kGifts

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    A decent live broadcast of history.

23. 23 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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    Looks good. Not bad.

24. 24 历 Watching History Through the Eyes of Emperor Jing 历史观影从景帝开始 Fusheng Xian浮笙闲No CP659k WordsCompleted [A free collection of bonus chapters is up on my author page. The first section is already filled in!] [New novel: Han Jing's Story (Western Han | I Remarried the Crown Prince and Became the Mother of an Emperor for the Ages), officially launching on November 25, 2024] [This work expresses personal opinions and perspectives, but does not whitewash historical figures' established reputations] [This is fiction. I've done my research, but don't treat a novel as the ultimate truth] [No arguing for 25kFavorites74.2kClicks/ch25.3kGifts

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    Good.

25. 25 开 From the Start, Livestreaming History in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 开局在春秋战国直播历史 Little Stone of Beishan北山小石No CP355k WordsCompleted Gong Shangyu is a history content creator. One day, she is bound to a time-travel System, and her uploaded videos are broadcast to the Pre-Qin era. Sky screen broadcast: “King of Qin Conquers the Six States” Duke Huan of Qi: I was the foremost of the Five Hegemons. I lost to Qin? King Zhuang of Chu: I challenged the Central Plains for supremacy, and you’re telling me Chu no longer exists? Duke Wen of Jin: I promoted the worthy, and my state was powerful! Ying Zheng: ^_^ Then it broadcasts “The 9.3kFavorites31.6kClicks/ch1.2kGifts

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    Good

26. 26 在 Becoming a Prince in a Martial Arts World 在武侠世界当王爷 Wen Yi文绎Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Must-read] Something's gone wrong with the [redacted] fanfics. The character names aren't showing. I can't fix it, so there's nothing I can do. Before transmigrating, I was a young chef passionate about martial arts and cursing Emperor Huizong of Song. For the character's background and story after transmigration, see the previous work, Iron-Blooded Emperor Huizong of Song. Good news: I've transmigrated as Zhao Ji! Not having children will put a stop to the Three Idiots of Jingkang once and fo 4kFavorites11kClicks/ch18.8kGifts

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    Good

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