Ancient Male Leads: Infrastructure Building or Conquest 古代男主基建or争霸

1. 51 摆 Give Up, Give Up, Give Up!!! 摆烂，摆烂，摆烂！！！ The Beginning of the Clouds初云之初Romance1.1M WordsCompleted It took the eldest prince nearly thirty years to understand one thing: don’t force your way into a lane that isn’t right for you. . Listen up, everyone! I’m not fighting for the throne! . My father is the emperor. My sister will be empress someday, and my nephew will be emperor after her! . While my father is alive, I’m the eldest prince. When my sister rules, I’ll be the emperor’s uncle. When my nephew rules, I’ll be the senior elder of the imperial family! . As long as I don’t want to be emper 124.4kFavorites193.8kClicks/ch1MGifts

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   Judging from the author's writing style, this author's works are basically free of any major flaws, and many are on the must-read list. The male protagonist, who is dedicated to being lazy and unambitious, will not ascend the throne because he is not smart enough.

2. 52 被 After the Emperor Read My Inner Thoughts Diary 被皇帝偷看心声日志后 Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP859k WordsCompleted 80% anti-piracy threshold After signing a shady contract with a dogshit System, Mu Qi was sent to ancient times. The good news was that the body the System had prepared for him belonged to the heir of a duke in the current dynasty. He was born into a life of wealth and privilege, at the very top of an alternate dynasty. The bad news was that the emperor was obsessed with alchemy, the upright officials and the corrupt faction were locked in fierce conflict, and the realm was in decline under a 73.4kFavorites135.8kClicks/ch195.6kGifts

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   Ugh, that's enough. I found a few interesting stories among a ton of references, haha. This story perfectly matches the author's name; you couldn't write something this witty without a bit of a mental illness (not in a derogatory sense). I loved it; it's perfect for those of us driven crazy by work or school (like me).

3. 53 手 Phone, Did I Successfully Win the Succession Battle Today? 手机我今天夺嫡成功了吗 Cumin Meee孜然咩No CP1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled How Does a Smartphone Spirit Become a Prince and Seize the Throne? 1. Xue Jin'an is the magical artifact smartphone of a transmigrated cultivator, a domineering hero in the modern world. After an accident shatters his physical form, the artifact spirit transmigrates into a doomed prince who dies at the very start of an unfinished novel about a struggle for the throne. Xue Jin'an doesn't want to die so soon, so he decides to join the main plot, fight for the throne, and become e 42.4kFavorites57.2kClicks/ch82.1kGifts

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   Can

4. 54 召 Summon the Players and Rebuild Great Wei 召唤玩家，重建大魏 Xi Feng西枫Danmei (BL)847k WordsCompleted In the spring of the second year of Xuanhe, the Hu invaders captured three counties in Xing Commandery, threatening the capital. The emperor ordered the court to move south and establish its capital at Hengchuan. This was the opening setting Jiang Shu had devised for his new story, A Nation Worthy of Our Devotion. But he had written fewer than ten chapters when a car accident sent him into his own novel. To his great misfortune, he became the governor’s son who had been left behind in the old c 33.3kFavorites59.7kClicks/ch39.4kGifts

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   It's alright. (Beauty as the dominant one)

5. 55 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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   No romantic pairing, forced to be a beautiful, strong, and tragic male lead

6. 56 穿 A Powerful Official in the Northern Song Dynasty 穿到北宋当权臣 Drunk Among the Flowers醉酒花间No CP2.0M WordsCompleted [Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City. The author is a relentless reviser and takes no responsibility for pirated copies posted elsewhere.] -Story Blurb- * “My dad is Su Xun. My second brother is Su Shi, and my third brother is Su Zhe. Yes, those three famous people from the history books.” The Northern Song is prosperous, yet burdened by poverty and weakness. Generations of rulers and ministers have tried to change things, only to fail at the last hurdle. Some want to improve peo 81.9kFavorites162.6kClicks/ch142.6kGifts

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   Not bad

7. 57 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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   Beautiful! The incredibly cute baby Liu Ying... Our motto is: Let's cause trouble! Let's cause trouble! Let's cause trouble!

8. 58 当 When I Became a Historical Figure's Pet 当我穿成历史名人的宠物 Real Estate置业No CP1.3M WordsCompleted 45.9kFavorites80kClicks/ch112.9kGifts

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   Good

9. 59 穿 After Becoming a Lucky Carp, I Changed the Fate of Qin Shi Huang's Empire 穿成锦鲤后我为秦始皇转国运 Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯Danmei (BL)113k WordsOngoing After signing a shady contract with a damnable System, Mu Qi was sent to ancient times. The good news was that the body the System had prepared for him belonged to the heir of a duke of the current dynasty. He was born into a fictional dynasty's highest circles, surrounded by wealth and honor. The bad news was that the emperor was obsessed with alchemy, the pure and co 2.7kFavorites9kClicks/ch616Gifts

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   Well enough

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