Historical 古代

1. 1 被 After the First Emperor Read My Mind, I Helped Qin Build Infrastructure 被始皇读心后，我助大秦搞基建 Jiangnan Zhiwei江南知微Romance934k WordsCompleted (Wish fulfillment, political intrigue, infrastructure, family bonds) Please follow my upcoming novels When Li Shimin Arrives in the First Emperor’s Childhood and Raising the First Emperor’s Child in Ancient Times. Their blurbs are at the bottom. Now serializing: When the Second Phoenix’s Child Meets the First Emperor Dad Blurb: Zhao Buxi dies by accident while saving someone. Through a twist of fate, she transmigrates to ancient times on the day she is reborn. A lone star appears beside the mo 27.9kFavorites67.4kClicks/ch34.6kGifts

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   Well enough

2. 2 二 Half a Spoiler 二分之一剧透 Tianze Shiruò天泽时若Romance657k WordsCompleted As a game addict who transmigrated into a game, Wen Yanran has a unique advantage that countless other transmigrators lack. First, she starts at the top: she’s the emperor from the start. Second, she comes with a game-assistance System, a standard feature for any protagonist. * Just as Wen Yanran was fretting over her ability to manage a large team, the World Will that had helped her transmigrate offered a friendly reminder: to prevent the current world from restarting over and over, the transmi 164.9kFavorites283kClicks/ch317.8kGifts

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   Dihua novel, good-looking, very satisfying, the female lead is intelligent.

3. 3 被 After They Read My Mind, I Became the Empress's Favorite 被读心后我宠冠后宫 Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance541k WordsCompleted Tang Shi looks frail and timid on the outside, and is not good with words, but inside her head there is a constant whirlwind of thoughts. After transmigrating into the body of an unfavored consort, she has no idea how to fight with the other women in the palace, so she can only slack off and watch the drama unfold alongside the System. What she doesn't know is that everyone can hear her complaints. -- The emperor and his consorts are touring the imperial gardens. Consort Shu shows off the kingfi 40.8kFavorites91.2kClicks/ch32.6kGifts

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   Romance, the female protagonist of Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace).

4. 4 满 Echoes of My Heart Throughout the Court 满朝文武都能听到我的心声 White Wood白色的木No CP818k WordsCompleted I have a completed novel next door, The Empress Consort System Made Me the First Emperor's Imperial Tutor. Take a look if you're interested. *Light ancient fantasy novel Bad news: Xu Yanmao has transmigrated to ancient times, and he's completely useless at physical labor or farming. His specialty, cybersecurity, is no use to the ancients. Good news: He's bound to a System. Bad news: It's called the Gossip System. Not gossip in the sense of fortune-telling, but gossip involving people's priva 499kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch2.7MGifts

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   It's well-written and the premise is great, but some of the risqué jokes made me uncomfortable.

5. 5 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 series is a masterpiece, absolutely fantastic. The beginning is lighthearted, while the middle and later parts blend that lightness with a heavy historical weight, giving me a new understanding of history, Confucianism, and Qin Shi Huang.

6. 6 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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   The second installment in this series really hit my sweet spot.

7. 7 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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   Well written, I'm following it.

8. 8 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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   This is a good first piece in the series; while it has some shortcomings, it's still an excellent work.

9. 9 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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   Well written, but the historical references are a bit boring.

10. 10 保 Protecting Our Villain Script 保护我方反派剧本 Your Glory你的荣光Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted Meng Xizhao transmigrated into an unfamiliar dynasty and became the son of a first-rank official. Before he could celebrate his sudden wealth and status, he discovered: His father, a first-rank official, was a notorious villain. His mother, a duke's daughter, was a famous shrew. His beloved older brother had cheated his way through the imperial exams, and aspired to become the most corrupt official in the dynast 66kFavorites102.8kClicks/ch60.5kGifts

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    The main character is very likable

11. 11 宋 The Greatest Navigator of the Song Dynasty 宋代第一航海家 Old Tiger in the Mountains山间老虎Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Gu Ji, an underwater archaeologist, transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a pitiful hostage aboard a pirate ship, about to be thrown overboard as shark bait. Gu Ji: ...Heaven wants me dead. Fortunately, he has a Great Voyage System. Gu Ji sweeps away the pirates, reclaims his freedom, and boards the Albert, a sailing ship from the Age of Sail, beginning a long voyage across the seas. * From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, from the South China Sea to the Bohai Sea. The Gu 13.6kFavorites27.1kClicks/ch13.3kGifts

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    Well enough

12. 12 我 I Truly Am Not a Wise King! 我真不是明君！ Wei Huo危火No CP877k WordsCompleted [Complete. Bonus chapters will be released at the end of September.] Blurb: In his previous life, Qu Dubian made his debut after fans obsessively voted for him, thanks to his acting skills and his ability to play a helpless, scheming green tea. One day, he transmigrated and became a little prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, whose mother had died early. Not only did he have just three days left to live, he was also bound to a [Disease Simulator] that could extend his lifespan. There were three w 281.2kFavorites377.7kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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    It's a very good story, a little bit angsty, but still very happy. The comments slightly affect the reading experience.

13. 13 大 Ying Yu of the Qin Dynasty 大秦嬴鱼 A Mouthful of Fragrance一口香Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Announcement: There is also a collection of bonus chapters in the author's column, with free extras for this novel updated from time to time. If you're interested, feel free to check them out. November 8, 2023 My new novel, currently updating: Embracing the Blue Sky Blurb: During the Jingtai era of the Great Zhao dynasty, natural disasters and human calamities struck one after another. The court was in constant disarray, and refugees rose up everywhere, taking up arms to overthrow the unjust. 18.3kFavorites39.8kClicks/ch50.6kGifts

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    It's a great watch. The romance only comes at the end, and the male lead doesn't become emperor. The plot flows smoothly throughout, making it a very enjoyable read.

14. 14 我 I Became Qin Shi Huang's Second Qin Emperor 我给始皇当秦二世 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭No CP1.1M WordsCompleted A biological father-daughter relationship with the First Emperor Zhao Buxi, a remnant of the Six Kingdoms living in the Qin dynasty and the daughter of a beauty from the fallen state of Zhao, looks at her golden finger, then at the talented man she has just recruited. She falls into deep thought. You need talent to make use of a golden finger. Xiang Yu could do it, Liu Bang could do it, so why couldn’t she, Zhao Buxi? “Great talent, the Qin dynasty is tyrannical and the people are suffering. 184.4kFavorites320.7kClicks/ch676.4kGifts

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    This is a rare and well-written female-centric novel. The heroine ultimately becomes the Crown Princess and ascends the throne legitimately. The family relationships are particularly well-developed, without excessive clichés or contrived plot points. None of the historically significant figures die; everyone here has a happy ending.

15. 15 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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    This is a very good female-centric novel. The "golden finger" (a powerful, overpowered advantage) is quite extensive, but because of this, it's very enjoyable to read. The golden finger is also reasonably developed. The mentor isn't the male lead; there isn't a male lead in this story. Don't be misled by the comments; this novel doesn't have a male lead. The female lead has her own child, which is her biological child, hence the romance label.

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