Novels like Mastering the Ming
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- 1 Hearts of Iron: I Save the Nation with a System in Late Ming 钢铁雄心：我在明末用系统救国 Zhang Ye opens his eyes to find himself a guard standing in front of Chongzhen, taking a blade for him. The moment the blade pierces his chest, the Late Ming Revival System activates. "Starter pack: one first-aid spray, ten jin of potato seeds." Clutching his wound, he kneels and petitions the emperor: "Your Majesty, give me three years, and I'll give you back a Ming dynasty forged in blood and iron!" When the court officials mock him for dreaming, Zhang Ye uses a steelmaking method traded from 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Late Ming: Abyssal Feathers? I'll Cut Through the Jurchen Invaders as Li Dingguo 明末渊虚之羽？我李定国杀穿建奴 After transmigrating into the body of Li Dingguo, a Ming Dynasty hero who fought against the Qing, he vows to cut down the Manchu invaders. Armed with a meteorite-iron spear, he’ll pass judgment on every Han traitor listed in The Biographies of the Two Masters! Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Zu Dale, Zu Hongze, Liu Liangchen, Liu Liangzuo, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming... See how Li Dingguo slaughters the traitors and turncoats! The Manchus’ foremost warrior, Aobai, will be the first to fal 1.7kReads6.9Score125Shelves
- 3 If Chongzhen Won’t Save the Realm, I’ll Take It! 崇祯不救，这天下我夺了！ In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, Hong Taiji takes a detour through Mongolia, breaches the Great Wall, and lays siege to Beijing. Xiao Feng transmigrates into the body of a night scout in the Xuanfu garrison, waking up on the battlefield. The incompetent Emperor Zhu Youjian is stubborn and narrow-minded, having loyal officials unjustly killed? The corrupt eunuch supervising the army withholds soldiers' pay and persecutes anyone he suspects? Xiao Feng draws his blade and points it to the h 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Chronicles of the Bandit Army 流寇书 Lin Xiao opens his eyes to a late Ming dynasty engulfed in flames of war. He has become the leader of three thousand rebel troops under Zhang Xianzhong, standing at a crossroads of history: follow the Eighth King into Sichuan and die in defeat four years later, or break away and strike out on his own for a chance to survive. “Going into Sichuan is a death sentence. I'm not going along with it.” He uses a clever ruse to slip away with three thousand old comrades and plunges into the vast, rugged 1Reads—Score100Shelves
- 5 Stealing the Light: My Life as a Live-In Son-in-Law 窃明：我的赘婿生涯 After transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Lin Mo became a lowly live-in son-in-law in the British Duke’s household. All he wanted was to survive the chaos. But when he witnessed firsthand [insert a specific scene, such as the streets of the capital strewn with starving corpses or rampant corruption among officials], he realized that this land didn’t need someone to patch things up. It needed a gravedigger! So he used the [Microscope] to unite the people, [Basic Steelmaking] to arm his army, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun: A Rising Tide 燕云十六州之洪流 The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun series consists of three volumes: The Flood, The Choice, and Against the Current. The Flood, the first volume, is set against the historical backdrop of the Northern Song’s alliance with the Jin to destroy the Liao, followed by the Jingkang Incident. Weaving together the power struggles among Song, Liao, and Jin with a fictional cast of loyal and righteous characters, it tells of ordinary people who, despite facing certain defeat, still choose to do what they kn —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Rental Apartment Connects to the Late Ming Dynasty 我的出租屋通明末 [Management]+ [Planning]+ [Hegemony]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Romance] A wormhole drops out of the sky and lets you return to the late Ming Dynasty. What would you do? Become a time-traveling merchant, make a fortune, and live like a wealthy landlord? Or capture the rebel king, repel the Manchus, and rescue the people from dire straits? Or crown yourself king, dominate the realm, and make every hero bow before you? Chen Lang: Only children think they have to choose… 259Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 8 Late Ming: Iron Cavalry Shakes the Great Hall 明末：铁骑惊高堂 The author loves history, but is always heartbroken by the tyranny at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and by the Qing conquest that caused the loss of Chinese dress and customs, along with all the atrocities committed. This story is dedicated to that period of history. In May of 1626, the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, a soul from Earth named Wang Jingshun accidentally crossed the river of time through reincarnation and arrived in northern Shaanxi, in the final years of the Ming Dynasty, 400 years 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Chongzhen Is Reborn, and I've Become Li Zicheng? 崇祯重生，朕成了李自成？ [No System] [Wits and Courage] [Not Mindless] [Revenge] [Villains with Brains] [Restore the Ming, Defeat the Qing] I am the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian! I hanged myself at Coal Hill, all hope lost. When I opened my eyes again, I had become Li Zicheng?! The throne is the same, but the realm is no longer the one I knew. In my previous life, I worked tirelessly day and night, yet ended up betrayed by everyone, with my country destroyed and my family dead. In this life, my soul inhabits a rebel. 23Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 10 Painting the Mountains and Seas: Bringing the National Treasures Home 执笔绘山海：唤国宝归来 On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Late Ming Is Rife with Infighting, and I, the Young Marquis, Keep Making a Run for It 残明总内讧，小侯爷我总跑路 Reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty, the protagonist lives through the rebel army's capture of the capital and the extortion of officials, then joins the rebels in the Battle of Shanhai Pass. After their defeat, he flees with them, but following the Battle of Qingdu Mountain, he leaves the Great Shun and escapes all the way to Jiangnan. He takes part in the Sui Prefecture upheaval, the defense of Yangzhou, the training of troops in Jiading, the battle to relieve Jiangyin, the recapture of Taiw 188Reads5.7Score100Shelves
- 12 Reborn as the Regent of Great Ming 重生之大明摄政王 In the final years of the Ming dynasty, rebel forces rise within the passes and plunge the realm into chaos. Emperors, ministers, heroes, and champions all vie for supremacy! He transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and, as a soldier of the Great Ming, turns the tide and brings the realm under his command! 1.1kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 13 Chongzhen Has Three Days Left Before He Hangs Himself, and All I Can Do Is Read People 崇祯还有三天上吊，而我只会看人 He spent eight years tightening screws on an assembly line, then dropped dead at his station. When he opened his eyes again, a gazette lay spread across the table, dated the sixteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. Three days later, Li Zicheng would breach Beijing. Seven days later, the Chongzhen Emperor would hang himself on Coal Hill. And his new identity was Zheng Sen, Zheng Zhilong’s son, a Fujianese provincial graduate in the capital to sit the metropolitan exa 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Last Ruthless Man of Southern Ming 南明最后一个狠人 [No System + political intrigue + ruthless decisiveness + conquest and colonization + defying fate] Reborn at the end of the Ming, I became Wu Yingxiong, the ill-fated man destined to die in history? The most miserable Prince Consort of the Qing ever? No. I'm going to be the ruthless man who topples the Qing dynasty! In this chaotic age, I deserve to rule! Wu Chenxuan, a graduate student in Ming history, is struck by lightning and reborn as Wu Yingxiong, the Prince of Pingxi's heir who is about 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Everlasting Harvest 永丰年 "Manjianghong: A World-Shaking Game of Go" In the Yongfeng era, fifty soldiers swept away the Japanese pirates. They burned the enemy's supplies, and their fame spread. A northern journey opened a new path through an alliance. A hundred cavalrymen broke through the rebel lines in a night raid, and three hundred cavalrymen blasted their way out of an encirclement. Their deeds were done, but their success came at a cost. We opened sea routes, sending our sails far away. We wove a hidden network 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Vastness of the End Times 末明其渺 The late Ming era was rife with natural disasters, man-made calamities, schemes, and madness. To survive, you have to fully adapt to the times. The three-hundred-year-old Ming dynasty is teetering on the brink. See how Ye Ning stirs up the winds of change in this chaotic age. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Chongzhen Emperor: Building a New Ming Dynasty with Money 崇祯大帝：用钱砸出一个新大明 A 21st-century office worker wakes up to find himself Chongzhen, beset by crises within and without. The Jurchen beyond the passes burn, pillage, and ravage the land. Rebel armies storm cities and seize territory. The army is weak and starving, natural disasters never let up, and the people have been driven from their homes. Corrupt leeches infest the court, both inside and out. The state treasury is so empty it could starve a mouse, and the imperial coffers contain only one thousand taels of si 1.9kReads6.6Score135Shelves
- 18 The Tale of a Sword 一柄剑的故事 Yin Lian takes the only sword his father left behind and tries to sell it for some money. Unfortunately, it is so rusty and looks so much like a modern replica that no antique shop is willing to buy it. After a car accident, the sword soaks up blood, and its rusty exterior transforms into its original appearance. The sword cuts through time and space. On the other side, the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644 has just taken place, and the Qing army is sweeping across the land. To stop them, Yin Lia 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Transmigrating to 1644 穿越1644 It is 1644, the year Li Zicheng storms Beijing at the end of the Ming dynasty. But history changes because of those who transmigrate. Zhao Chen had planned to keep to a quiet corner of the world, but he discovers by chance that there are others who have transmigrated into this era. As crises pile up, what will he choose? Those who transmigrate change the world, yet in ways beyond their understanding, the world changes them, too. As time passes, the transmigrators cross paths. Who can stay hidden 425Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Stealing the Light 窃明 The hero bears the hopes of the court and the people; the Demon King dreams of conquering the realm. He never loses a battle, never fails to take a city, revives the Great Ming, and ushers in peace for generations. The hero is held in the hearts of two emperors. He keeps his word, acts decisively, wins fame across the land, and wins the hearts of the realm, while the Demon King plots in secret. A long road of bones paves the way to the throne: the hero's blood flows without end, and the heads of 41Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 21 The Greatest Smuggler of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末最强走私犯 Li Yu unexpectedly gained the ability to transmigrate to the late Ming Dynasty. At first, he only planned to bring back a few antiques from the Ming Dynasty and sell them, so he could live a comfortable life. But when he witnessed corrupt officials, invading barbarians, and people living in misery, he was forced to draw his blade and defend the land. In the end, he held the power of the realm by day and slept in the arms of beauties by night. 93Reads6.8Score127Shelves
- 22 Back in the Late Ming Dynasty as a Warlord 回到明末当霸王 A nobody from the peaceful modern era: what would you do if you could travel back and forth between the end of the Ming Dynasty and the present day? Win beautiful women across the land... amass untold riches... or perhaps recreate Emperor Wu of Han’s glory, destroy the Manchu queue, and wage war in the South Seas? Write a Chinese dream of the ocean across the Seven Seas! 901Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 23 Great Sui: Li Shimin and I Fight for the World 大隋，我和李世民争天下 [Conquest of the Central Plains] [The Sage of War] [Rising to Power by Fighting the Turks] [A Career-Focused Story] [Conquest at the End of the Sui Dynasty] Li Ce, a modern military strategist, finds his soul transported into the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty. Armed with the ultimate wisdom of The Art of War and On Protracted War, he raises the banner of "win before fighting" and practices the art of "subduing others through diplomacy and strategy." Rising from humble beginnings, he rec 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Biding My Time in the Late Ming: Lying Flat Makes Me Invincible 苟在明末，躺平即无敌 The late Ming is in chaos. Bones stretch for miles, and the dynasty is on the verge of collapse. Ambitious warlords fight for their lives everywhere, and everyone is struggling to survive. But the System keeps me, a transmigrator among the refugees, on a tight leash: No striving, no raising an army, no standing out. I’m only allowed to lie flat and slack off. The more I keep my head down, the stronger I get. The lazier I am, the more invincible I become. While the world risks everything to save 431Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 25 Beneath Mount Gaomei Is My Home 高嵋山下是侬家 A true-to-life portrayal of history: one country scholar from a mountain village extends the Qing Empire’s fortunes by half a century. The plot is authentic and the details are subtle, unfolding like a television drama before your eyes. Based on private materials provided by descendants of the Zeng family and on the Draft History of Qing, this novel neither praises nor condemns. It faithfully depicts the humble beginnings of Zeng Guofan, the last great Confucian scholar of China, along with the 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Late Ming: After Joining the Rebels, I Stole Da Yu’er 明末：造反上岸后抢走大玉儿 There is a System, and the story focuses on development, with relatively little description of war. Tian Ze transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty by accident and rescues a little girl being hunted by pirates, only to be forced to flee with her. Only later does he learn that the girl is named Chen Yuanyuan. Determined to survive in the late Ming, Tian Ze doesn't hesitate to start a rebellion. He later also crosses paths with the legendary Da Yuer, as well as Liu Rushi, Bian Yujing, and the 839Reads6.5Score106Shelves
- 27 Splendid Tang Dynasty 锦绣圣唐 In the dream, all was confusion... As the sole heir to the throne, I stubbornly went my own way. I disappointed my stern father and harmed my brothers. I trusted treacherous officials and even plotted to kill my own kin. My wickedness was exposed, and everyone turned against me. My imperial father bowed his head and wept as he pleaded with the ministers; my own brother wept blood, his bones broken and sinews torn! When I awoke from the dream... I resolved to strive for strength, hold myself to s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Late Ming: I Rebel and Crown Myself Prince of the North 明末：造反自封镇北王 You're lucky. When you transmigrate, you become an emperor or a crown prince. I transmigrated as the son of a notorious traitor. I had no choice! Fine, then I'll start a rebellion... History trembles beneath my feet... 1.5kReads6.8Score—Shelves
- 29 A Nameless Death in the Ming Dynasty 明卒无名 In the third year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shaanxi, and not a single grain was harvested. The government hounded the people for taxes like a tiger, while refugees were driven away like livestock. When Shen woke up, a knife was already at his throat. He was a transmigrator, and one of thirty-seven people waiting to die. With a single sentence, he escaped the blade and led the others into an abandoned village. No food? They would grow their own. No iron? They would smelt it themselves 73Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 30 Old Wei: Can You Still Shoulder the Blame? 老魏：这锅你还背的动吗？ You all want me dead? Then no one gets to live! I wield the eunuch faction as my blade and reform the Ming Dynasty. The eunuch faction holds sway across the court, while the Donglin Party has been beaten down to just a handful of stragglers. A god-tier start from the start. Doesn’t that mean I get the final say in court? Lift the maritime ban, reform commercial taxes, strip the nobles of their privileges, seize control of the military, redistribute land, clean up the bureaucracy, develop industr 361Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Han Dynasty’s Tumultuous Years (3-Book Set) 两汉风云（套装共3册） Twenty-four battles reveal the shifting fortunes of four centuries under the Western and Eastern Han! Twenty-four clashes uncover truths obscured by the mists of history, both on the battlefield and at court! Why was Liu Bang, despite his clear advantages, besieged at Mount Baideng? What was the secret weapon that allowed Han cavalry to sweep across the Xiongnu during Emperor Wu’s reign? Why did Huo Guang, personally chosen by Emperor Wu, dare to risk deposing an emperor? Why did Wang Mang, welc 1.4kReads9.5Score393Shelves
- 32 The Young Overlord of the Late Ming 明末小霸王 All proceeds from this book will go to charity. I transmigrated to the Ming dynasty? Where’s my golden finger? Where’s my System? At the very least, couldn’t I have transmigrated as the Chongzhen Emperor? But no, you send me to some remote backwater. Let’s see how Wang Jingyue rises to power amid the chaos of the late Ming dynasty! Genghis Khan: Where have all my warriors of the steppe gone? Li Zicheng: Where has my rebel army gone? Hong Taiji: Bandits, thieves, they even snatched women! My belo 11Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 33 Border Fires of the Great Ming 大明边火 This is the turning point at which an empire began to decline, and the starting point of a warlord's rise. During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the seemingly powerful empire was already rotten to the core, plagued by factional strife and lax frontier defenses. Beyond the empire's gaze in Liaodong, among the Jurchen tribes, contemptuously called the “wild men of Jianzhou,” a man named Nurhaci raised an army with thirteen suits of ancestral armor, unified the Jurchen tribes, and founded the 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Ming Dynasty Commander: Defending the Empire with Blood and Steel 大明督师：铁血护明 Hong Zhiming, a special forces soldier, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty and becomes Hong Chengchou, Governor-General of Jiliao, on the eve of Songshan’s fall. On his left is the historical burden of being branded a turncoat; on his right, the blades of 60,000 Eight Banner cavalrymen, ready to massacre the city! Cut off from supplies? He sifts out two shi of coarse rice to make thin porridge, mixes rocks with gunpowder to make crude bombs, and uses special forces tactics to turn the rem 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 My Uncle Is Wei Zhongxian 我伯父是魏忠贤 In the second year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian’s nephew Wei Liangqing arrives in the capital and establishes himself in the Southern Pacification Office. At the time, the Ming army has just suffered a crushing defeat at Guangning, the She and An rebellions are raging, the Wenxiang Sect is stirring in the shadows, the Jurchens are raiding the border, and refugees are rising up everywhere. The empire is in danger from within and without. He refuses to join the eunuch faction or side with the Donglin 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 System Thinking Rebuilds the Ming Dynasty 系统思维重构大明 Lin Che, a modern-day PhD in philosophy, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty as a minor official in the Ministry of Rites. He has no gunpowder technology or imperial charisma, only a deadly arsenal of ideas: systems theory and data modeling. When Chongzhen is overwhelmed by the cost of supplying the Liaodong front, Lin Che presents him with a “Twelve-Step Flowchart of Military Pay Diversion.” When the officials bicker over the Shaanxi unrest, he produces a “Livelihood Pressure Risk Forecast 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Great Ming: Heaven Bless the Great Ming, the Zhu Family's Son Comes of Age 大明：天佑大明，朱家有子初长成 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di’s second son. He had planned to quietly wait for the Jingnan Campaign and live the easy life of a carefree prince. But an unreliable lottery System changes his plan to lie flat. As long as he absorbs negative emotions, he gets a chance to draw. [Reward: Peak first-rate expert.] [Better luck next time!] [Reward: Firearm forging blueprints] [Reward: Two thousand elite soldiers] [Charm +10] When the gates of 4.2kReads7.1Score305Shelves
- 38 My Days as a Bandit at the End of the Ming 我在明末当贼寇那些事儿 (Farming, contending for supremacy, slow burn, no System, not a single female lead.) Transmigrated into the body of an impoverished scholar in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Li Wendong faces a choice when bandits overrun his county: Die by the blade. Or join the bandits. In troubled times, it's better to be a bandit who holds territory than one who roams. Other rebel armies seize grain, money, and women, sweeping up starving peasants and using them to snowball their forces. Li Wendong does th 75.1kReads8.5Score9.4kShelves
- 39 I Have a Family in the Early Ming 我在明初有个家 Ding Yi is a loser approaching forty. One stormy night, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, he discovers a portal in his childhood home. He can travel back and forth between the early Ming dynasty and the modern world. In the early Ming, he saves the Crown Princess and becomes sworn brothers with Crown Prince Zhu Biao, then pits his wits against Hu Weiyong... and Yao Guangxiao... With the flapping of his butterfly wings, history veers in an unknown direction... Meanwhile, his modern li 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Quest for Survival at the End of the Ming 明末求生记 By chance, Zhang Xuan found himself in the late Ming, and all he wanted was to survive. But for himself, for his wife and daughter, and for the people of the realm, he took one step after another on the road to seizing the throne! The land lay shattered, its mountains and rivers adrift like willow catkins in the wind. All under heaven looked to Lord Zhang. 64Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 41 Late Ming: A Portal Between Two Worlds, Saving Chongzhen from the Start 明末双穿门：开局救下崇祯 After his parents died in a car accident, Tang Yi inherited their machine shop, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. Burdened by enormous debts and nearly driven to despair, Tang Yi stumbled upon a portal that could take him to the late Ming dynasty. But he never expected that, from the start, he would arrive just as the Chongzhen Emperor was about to hang himself. After saving the emperor, Tang Yi used his imperial status to control the feudal lords in his name. Decades later, thanks to the po 281Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 42 I, the Hongguang Emperor: From the Start, I Confiscate the Donglin Faction’s Estates 我，弘光帝，开局抄家东林党 [Late Ming, Southern Ming, Hongguang Emperor, Political Intrigue and Power Struggles, Decisive and Ruthless, Resistance Against the Qing, No System, Courtroom Maneuvering] Transmigrated into the body of the Hongguang Emperor, who has only seven months to live, Zhu Yousong must defy fate and change his destiny from the start. With dirt on every official at court, I first force Ma Shiying to “voluntarily” donate a hundred thousand taels, then expose the mask of Qian Qianyi, leader of the Donglin f 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Late Ming: Flames Across the City 明末之烽火连城 The rebel army rises against the Ming! Kill the gentry and seize their silver! Kill the Manchus! Wipe out the Mongols! Only in his old age does Zhao Chengwu realize that his enemies' bones have already piled up like mountains! [This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.] [Upright moralists, move along.] 213Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 44 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I’m Back, and This Is No Joke! 崇祯十七年：朕回来不是搞笑的！ After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, he finds bandits rising on all sides, the Tartars eyeing the border passes, corrupt officials running rampant at court, and the Ming dynasty teetering in the storm. He wakes to find that Zhu Youjian has turned the tide of despair. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly as a diligent ruler, only to see his country fall and himself die. This time, he has finally let go of that burden and refuses to repeat the same tragic path! 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Ming Bandit 明贼 In the fourth month of the first year of the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty, a new recruit joins Marshal Mao's surprise attack on Zhenjiang. He has fought three thousand miles in a single campaign, and one sword can stand against a million soldiers. Steal a hook and you are executed; steal a kingdom and you become a marquis. A butterfly quietly flaps its wings, and the Dongjiang Army, the most formidable military force in the Ming Empire, quietly veers from its original course... 38Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 46 Thirty Years Against Fate in the Late Ming 逆天明末三十年 In 1619, the Ming dynasty sent four armies on converging routes toward Sarhu. Nurhaci relied on the brilliant military strategy of “Let them come at me from every direction; I’ll focus on one,” and wiped out three of the Ming armies. A mountain of corpses, a hell on earth. An outstanding cadet from a Republic-era military academy in 2019 was reborn at Sarhu after a training exercise accident. Refusing to accept fate, he hoped to save the dying Ming dynasty. Watch as he defies heaven and changes 379Reads8.4Score127Shelves
- 47 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: Saving This Ming Dynasty Is Impossible 崇祯十七年，这个大明真难救 Zhu Youzhe, a fourth-year history student, was sheltering from the rain beneath the crooked-neck tree on Longevity Hill when he was struck by lightning and transmigrated to the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, alongside the soul of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian. From mutual dislike to working together, the two hold back Li Zicheng’s advancing army and face Dorgon in a decisive battle near the capital, reshaping the Ming dynasty into something entirely different. In this life, the on 670Reads8.6Score112Shelves
- 48 Chongzhen: A Technological Great Ming 崇祯：科技大明 In 2040, a forty-two-year-old engineer had an accident during an experiment and transmigrated to two years before the Chongzhen Emperor’s accession. After transmigrating into Chongzhen, perhaps because their consciousness and memories fused, he clearly remembered everything from before, even his childhood. The knowledge he had learned in elementary, middle, and high school was just as vivid, not to mention the novels he had read and videos he had watched. He remembered it all perfectly, and he a 6.2kReads8.1Score450Shelves
- 49 The Spy King of the Late Ming Saves the Empire 明末谍王挽天倾 I transmigrated to the first year of the Chongzhen reign and became the lowest-ranking banner officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. My predecessor was framed and killed for being too blunt. As for me, I came from the Night Owl unit of the National Security Bureau. At a glance, I could see that this imperial capital was riddled with vulnerabilities: The Shanxi merchants’ mule caravans were smuggling iron goods to Later Jin; The troupes in Jiangnan were hiding spies for the Donglin Party; Even —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Great Ming Without Colonies 大明不殖民 The Uncolonized Ming is an alternate-history novel that begins in the thirteenth year of the Yongle reign. Zheng He returns from his fourth voyage to the Western Ocean with the Map of the Myriad Countries. Military officials at court champion expansion by force, while Xu Hongyuan, a scholar at the Directorate of Astronomy, establishes the Four Seas Commercial Accounting Office with the Crown Prince’s support, hoping to replace traditional conquest with a new system. Xu Hongyuan pushes for the So 40Reads—Score—Shelves
