Historical Fiction 历史类

1. 1 家 My Father Is Emperor Taizong of Tang 家父唐太宗 A Millet Seed in the Vastness邈邈一黍Romance511k WordsOngoing This story is also known as The Accidental Intruder in the Imperial Household, The Daily Life of a Tang Dynasty Office Drone, and A Prince's Self-Cultivation. The official histories record Emperor Taizong's assessments of his sons as follows: Of the Crown Prince: “Benevolent, filial, intelligent, and perceptive!” Of the Third Prince: “Brave and decisive, just like me!” Of the Fourth Prince: “Tai is my son. I often wish he were by my side.” Of the Ninth Prince: “The Prince of Jin is benevolent an 26.5kFavorites38.6kClicks/ch37.6kGifts

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   It's amazing! I'm currently following it, and the entire story feels very natural, from the plot to the character development. Whether it's political considerations or their subtle interactions, nothing feels awkward. It's like their lives and thoughts are truly unfolding before my eyes. The author's perspective resonates deeply with mine ❤️

2. 2 大 The Perfect Crown Prince of Qin 大秦完美太子 Astonishing Grace Without Words无字惊鸿No CP1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete. The Underworld Arc, "Everyday Life in the Qin Underworld," is currently being serialized] (Fan fiction: the perfect Fusu is reborn as the version of himself who was warped by brainwashing.) Emperor Fusu of Qin falls ill and dies in his prime. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to his younger days. His father has yet to unify the land or take the harmful elixirs. There's still time to change everything. It must be that his former self wasn't good enough, so his father couldn 44.9kFavorites82.1kClicks/ch36.7kGifts

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   A heartwarming story about a loving father and son, not entirely aligned with historical figures, containing personal interpretations.

3. 3 穿 Reborn as Lü Zhi's Precious Baby 穿成吕雉心尖崽 Chen Wu沉坞Romance800k WordsCompleted Blurb: In the seventh year of the Han, the siege of Baideng had just been lifted, Han Xin was demoted to marquis, and Jia Yi was born. In the eighth year of the Han, Liu Bang began to consider changing his heir, and the Crown Prince’s position grew increasingly precarious. At just that moment, Empress Lu, nearing forty, became pregnant again and gave the Liu family a little prince. The empress had on 83.6kFavorites254.1kClicks/ch68.3kGifts

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   It's a story about raising a child, the descriptions are adorable, and the child is very clever. After reading so much about the Song and Ming dynasties, reading about the Qin and Han dynasties is a breath of fresh air; the scholar-officials of that time truly had integrity and ambition.

4. 4 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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   It leans towards official history and reform, and the viewpoints presented in the historical live streams are systematic and novel, not just typical meme-based content. Watching it will give you new insights.

5. 5 夺 Fighting for the Throne, With Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu as Rivals 夺嫡，但对手是秦皇汉武 Bear Bear Wonton熊熊云吞Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted 87kFavorites102.3kClicks/ch419.8kGifts

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   Wow, so many people! It's a heartwarming story mixed with historical references, but still quite entertaining. Click to see a hodgepodge of Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, Emperor Ming, the three Han emperors and empresses, the Tang emperors, the emperors who were captured in the north, the Emperor of Longevity, Yue Fei, Xiao He, Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan, the Nine Thousand Years Old, Grand Secretary Yan, and Qin Hui. Wow, so many people! (Sigh again)

6. 6 天 An Age of Apocalypse, a Piece of Unofficial History 天启盛世，一段野史 Gu Qu San Ren顾曲散人Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Woman transmigrates as emperor, man transmigrates as empress========If this isn’t for you, take the warning and head home, kid. Civil-engineering veteran Zhu Xiaoxiao pulled an all-nighter working on design drafts and unfortunately died at her computer. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she’d been reborn as Zhu Youxiao, the famous miniature enthusiast known throughout Ming history. Starting over as a woman transmigrated into a man’s body? She could manage that. Dying youn 23.3kFavorites22.5kClicks/ch71.8kGifts

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   What is this? This anecdote is too wild! I have to take a bite!

7. 7 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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   I vaguely remember it as a story about farming and raising children.

8. 8 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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   The previous work featured emperors taking turns inhabiting the novel, a lighthearted and enjoyable read, mainly due to the exceptionally fitting character designs and the entertaining interactions between the emperors.

9. 9 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 sequel to the "straight male chauvinist" work, continuing the style of the previous one, one has to admire how incredibly charming the Little Pig Princess is; the author's writing skills are superb.

10. 10 假 What If Er Feng Were the First Emperor's Crown Prince? 假如二凤是始皇的太子 Frying Salt, Piling Snow煎盐叠雪Romance832k WordsCompleted Completed: [Li Shimin Livestreams After Becoming Fusu] New story now underway: [What If the First Emperor Were Li Shimin's Crown Prince?], a father and son bound together. After Li Shimin dies, he is reborn as a baby, and his father turns out to be the young King of Qin, Ying Zheng. At the baby-grabbing ceremony, little Er Feng grabs Ying Zheng's clothes and demands to be held. At four, he helps Ying Zheng put down the Lao Ai rebellion and is made crown prince. In his teens, he sneaks onto the b 112.2kFavorites176.5kClicks/ch362.7kGifts

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    A heartwarming story; who wouldn't want a little phoenix prince? There's a slightly angsty "what if" storyline, which is great!

11. 11 朕 The Emperor and King of Qin Unify The Six Kingdoms 朕与秦王扫六合 Since the Spring and Autumn Period春秋以降Danmei (BL)262k WordsCompleted Content warning up front: This story features a selfcest romance involving Zheng Ge. Qin King is the top, First Emperor is the bottom. Emphasis: This is a fictional parallel world, not historical fiction. The setting includes extensive original elements. I’ve added bonus chapters about Wang Ben, Li Xin, and the two versions of Zheng to the “Bonus Stories and Miscellaneous Writing” section of my author page. The two stories are connected, and shouldn’t contain anything triggering. Feel free to r 69.4kFavorites85.9kClicks/ch24.1kGifts

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    Narcissus BL, it's amazing, let's include it too.

12. 12 直 Livestreaming Li Shimin Transmigrating into Fusu 直播李世民穿成扶苏 Frying Salt, Piling Snow煎盐叠雪Romance527k WordsCompleted To save his wife and daughter, who were dying of illness, Li Shimin signed a contract with a so-called System and agreed to complete livestream missions. Then he opened his eyes and discovered that he had become Fusu, a prince of Great Qin. A man stood before him, delivering an order for him to kill himself. What a joke. Was he the sort of man who would sit back and wait to die? He killed the man who had forged the imperial edict. His actions startled the comments that had just appeared on the l 53.5kFavorites81.2kClicks/ch52.2kGifts

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    It seems like I haven't finished watching it, so I'll just cram it all in anyway.

13. 13 我 I Thought It Was a Game [Historical Crossover] 我还以为是游戏呢[综历史] Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP695k WordsCompleted As a chaos-loving prankster who made a living entertaining people in the livestreaming section, Yang Yiyu received an invitation one day from a full-dive gaming company. They wanted him to try an open-world historical game that claimed to recreate reality at a one-to-one scale. Hoping to win a huge cash prize, Yang Yiyu happily accepted. With a max-level beta account, he gleefully entered the game world. But the game seemed a little too realistic. For instance, when he took his fans’ advice and 25.1kFavorites32.7kClicks/ch83.7kGifts

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    Currently being serialized and is quite entertaining; it's full of witty remarks and humorous synopsis, and even more so upon closer inspection. The story is currently focused on the transformation of Daojun Hengshui.

14. 14 假 What If the First Emperor Were Li Shimin's Crown Prince? 假如祖龙是二凤的太子 Frying Salt, Piling Snow煎盐叠雪Romance789k WordsCompleted The Ancestral Dragon really is a dragon. In the first year of Wude, Qin Prince Consort Changsun Wuyou laid an egg. A dragon egg. Young Prince of Qin Li Shimin was completely baffled. Yuan Tiangang talked him into taking the egg with him to the battlefield. He fought while keeping the egg tucked against his chest. The war went badly, plague spread everywhere, and when Li Shimin caught it, he stayed up late at night hugging the egg and worrying. The shell cracked, and out came a child no bigger 23.7kFavorites29.8kClicks/ch81kGifts

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    The previous book had a plot twist and fantasy elements, so I personally preferred it, but raising a child was also great.

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