Novels like The Founding Hero
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Founding Hero, best match first.
- 1 A Warlord at the End of the Qin Dynasty 秦末枭雄 A xiao is a bird of prey; xiong means mighty. I, Zhang You, may be a nobody, but I swear to become a formidable hero of the late Qin. Zhang You taught his son: “Governing is like playing chess. You must plan ahead and keep a clear strategy in mind.” 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 2 The Era of the Ten Kingdoms 十国纪元 The splendor of ten kingdoms, the pavilions and towers of the Five Dynasties, and legendary figures all take the stage. After the years have passed, what was it all for: power, schemes, or a beauty? The Demon King Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, lord of the Three Jin, Li Maozhen, holding fast to Fengxiang, Qian Wang’s arrow piercing the waves, Shi Jingtang calling himself a son. Poor Li Cunxu, who secured the realm with three arrows, only to die for his beloved! Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 South of Beiyang: Reviving China 北洋之南：重振华夏 [Turning the Nation’s Fate Around] + [Wild Reimagining] + [A Transformed Late Qing] In the third year of Tongzhi, Na Xi, the Empress Dowager, gives birth to a son in the Imperial Grain Garden outside the Forbidden City. To conceal this shocking scandal, she gives her second son to Prince Chun to raise. Several years later, the Tongzhi Emperor, Aisin-Gioro Zaichun, who frequents the Eight Great Hutongs, contracts a terrible illness and dies. Na Xi’s second son ascends the throne without a hitch, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Emperor Guangwu of Han 大汉光武 The young Liu Xiu and his good friend Yan Guang, along with others, travel to Chang'an to study. They see the imperial entourage on the road, led by the General of the Imperial Guards. Suddenly, Liu Xiu is struck by an aspiration: “I should become a General of the Imperial Guards, and marry Yin Lihua.” When word gets around, his friends and relatives laugh at him, saying he is just dreaming. But his good friend Yan Guang believes that a person cannot live without dreams... You have to dream big. 204Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 5 I Reincarnated as Zhao Defang: I Won't Be the Eighth Prince, I'll Be Emperor 我穿成赵德芳：不做八王做皇帝 I have the most noble name of all: Zhao Defang. I am the fourth son of Emperor Taizu of Great Song, Zhao Kuangyin, a direct descendant of the imperial line who should have inherited the realm. Yet history says I died young, leaving me to become the powerless Prince of the Eighth Route in folk tales. Reborn with the memories of modern times, I saw through my uncle Zhao Guangyi’s plot to murder his brother and seize the throne from the start! I protected the emperor in the palace and shattered t 334Reads7.0Score100Shelves
- 6 With My Supermarket Dimension, I Can Naturally Unite the World 我有超市空间自然能一统天下 Li Siyuan works at a supermarket. After accidentally getting electrocuted, he transmigrates into the body of Li Siyuan, a county lieutenant in Qingping County of the Da'an Empire. The Da'an Empire is already deeply corrupt, and after three years of natural disasters, the whole empire can no longer function. Refugees rise up everywhere, and chaos reigns. The people in every region who can no longer survive raise the banners of rebellion, while powerful nobles proclaim themselves lords. When Li Si 142Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 7 The Lone Spear That Guards the Nation 护国孤枪 [If you’re looking for a power fantasy, don’t read this. No transmigration, no System. This follows an ordinary soldier’s journey from naivety to rising through the ranks. No filler.] Zhou Yue is a descendant of the Duke of Ying, whose family has fallen on hard times. Wielding his family’s ancestral hook-sickle spear, he strikes such fear into the enemy that they flee at the mere mention of his name. He is the man foretold by the Chief Astrologer of the Imperial Observatory: “A lone spear guards 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Clouds of Smoke over the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐烟云 Wang Xun was a Chang’an playboy with no great ambitions, spending every day eating, drinking, and waiting to die. Then one wrong step turned him into a legendary figure for the ages. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, he joined Guo Ziyi’s eastern campaign to pacify the realm. He would witness the mighty Tang dynasty plunge from its peak into a rapid decline, its brilliant lights dimming in an instant. As the golden age of the Tang rose and fell, with countless difficult choices before him, 303Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 9 Grand General of the Cavalry 骠骑大将军 In the third year of Emperor Jing’s Later Yuan era, 141 BC, Su Ren arrives. He brings a new vision, one that could overturn the history of the Han Dynasty. Crushing the Xiongnu is child’s play, and bringing the southern tribes to heel takes no time at all. He can reach for the moon in the heavens and catch turtles in the depths of the five oceans. Wei Qing calls him “big brother,” Huo Qubing calls him “teacher,” and Crown Prince Liu Ju is his apprentice. When the mighty Emperor Wu of Han makes a 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Transmigrated to the Ninth Year of Tianbao: The Fall of the Tang 穿越到天宝九载：破唐记 Modern man Lü Xiancheng transmigrates into the body of Zhang Anniu, a commoner in the Great Tang. Renaming himself Zhang Xiancheng, he becomes An Lushan's lackey and helps overthrow the Great Tang. Main plot: The An Lushan Rebellion, warlord separatism, and the Five Dynasties era happening ahead of schedule. No System, and a weak golden finger. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 A Grand Vision in a Chaotic Age 乱世宏图 If only a strong hero could pull down the Milky Way and wash the weapons clean, so they would never be needed again. 1.7kReads8.9Score178Shelves
- 12 The Biography of Wang Rende 王仁德传记 This is the story of a great minister’s rise, from a low-ranking officer to a renowned statesman. It is also the story of a passionate young man who devotes himself to serving the court and struggles to turn the tide, yet ultimately cannot save the day. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Solitary Shadow Over the Realm 江山孤影 A discarded pawn on the board, yet determined to overturn the entire game! Shen Yan, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Revenue, has astonishing talent but humble origins, leaving him no choice but to serve as a low-ranking officer in Chang’an’s Imperial Guards. While impartially enforcing the law, he arrests the prime minister’s son for assaulting someone in broad daylight. It is a satisfying act of justice, but it also earns him the enmity of a powerful figure who dominates the court. A 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 Lying Flat Is Justice: If I Don’t Slack Off, How Can There Be Three Kingdoms? 躺平即正义：我不摆烂哪儿有三国 A laid-back emperor in the Three Kingdoms era, I first recruit Lü Bu, the lovable fool, appoint Lu Zhi as my Grand Tutor, and enfeoff the warlords to restore the rites of Zhou. Let them fight while I watch from the sidelines. This indolent emperor reaps the benefits, establishing a dynasty ruled by one family for generations and securing the Han realm. Reform the lands beyond the passes to remove powerful rivals; the Earth Mother bestows food, and we cultivate yams. Expand farmland and grow poly 24Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 16 After Failing the Exams Eight Times, I Was Reborn as a County Magistrate in Ancient Times 落榜八次，重生古代当县令 [Northern Song] + [Water Margin] + [Pure-Love Fans, Enter at Your Own Risk] (Plenty of married women, a Water Margin specialty) Ren Mingnan has no grand ambitions. He just wants a life whose end he can see, but he fails the civil service exam eight times. Disheartened, he gets his wish and is hit by a car. When he wakes up again, he discovers that he has been reborn as the head of Yanggu County at the end of the Northern Song... Can the loser he was in his previous life change his fate this time 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Diary of Prince Su Zhu Yang 肃王朱楧日记 Also known as The Prince of Su Builds Up and Grows Strong in the Early Ming Dynasty! and How Su Lian Was Built In an alternate timeline, it is 1393, the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu era under the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yang, newly appointed Prince of Su and assigned to take up his post in Ganzhou, first settles in Pingliang Prefecture because his princely residence in Ganzhou is unfinished and not all three of his personal guard units have arrived. Just then, the fabric of time and space is thrown 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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
- 19 The Great Song Bandit 大宋悍匪 The seventh year of the Xuanhe era, the thirteenth day of the seventh month. Less than four months remain before the Jurchens march south. The realm is on the brink of ruin, and the Nine Provinces are in turmoil. Liu Shuan, a low-ranking Imperial Guard officer in Daming Prefecture, has no desire to risk his life for the worthless emperor, much less flee south and live as someone’s underling. So he decisively heads for the mountains and becomes a proud bandit. Years later, before Chenqiao Station 103.9kReads8.5Score12.2kShelves
- 20 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
- 21 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下，何故谋反？ [Alternate history + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + transmigration + no System] In the fifth year of Chuyuan, Wang Yu is named Magistrate of Daxing for helping the emperor secure the throne. That year, Wang Yu is twenty and just beginning to show his talent. In the second year of Huanglong, Wang Yu suppresses a rebellion in Yan and is named Governor of Youzhou. That year, Wang Yu is twenty-two and rules as a regional warlord. In the fifth year of Huanglong, Wang Yu purges the empero —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Saving the Tang Dynasty 挽唐 Years later, when Gu Ke stands on soil scorched by blood and bone, and, surrounded by his personal guards, picks up fragments of Daming Palace reduced to rubble in Chang’an, he may recall the morning he first saw it while taking the imperial examinations. When the Great Way is abandoned, benevolence and righteousness arise; when wisdom appears, great hypocrisy follows. When the Son of Heaven’s six family ties fall into discord, there are the Shence Army’s eunuch commanders; when the regional gov 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: Stopping the Yellow Robe Rebellion at Age Three 五代十国：三岁开始阻止黄袍加身 [No System + Meticulous + Ruthless + Power Struggles + War + Comedy] The Five Dynasties were divided, while the two Song dynasties clung to the south. A top university graduate from the twenty-first century transmigrates into the body of the last emperor of the Five Dynasties, who shares his name. His father is none other than the Five Dynasties' greatest wise ruler, Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, Chai Rong. Well versed in the art of playing the fool, how could he wait a few years to be forced t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Son of Heaven in the Warring States 战国天子 After a car accident, I plunged into a lake and transmigrated to the Warring States period, taking over the body of the son of the Lord of Western Zhou. With Qin poised to destroy Zhou, how can I turn the tide and save myself and my state from extinction? Amid the chaos of war, how will I navigate the treacherous rivalries between the feudal lords and secure a place to survive? Then watch as an iron-blooded army unifies China and sends the world its fiercest warning: Whoever dares invade China, 156Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 25 The Warlord of Late Ming: Starting as a Tenant Farmer 明末枭雄：从佃农开始 Since Heaven has given me this chance, I will lead my army to conquer a vast territory. 400Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 26 Rebuilding the Song Dynasty in Australia 在澳洲重建宋朝 [No transmigrators] [Protagonists change as the times progress] [Multiple protagonists] [Ensemble cast] [Historical] “What did you say? The Song dynasty didn't fall?” Zhu Di asked in astonishment. “That's right. Not only did it survive, it thrived in the Southern Seas!” Zheng He replied. The Great Song: Heh, bet you didn't see that coming! I'm so good at surviving. The Great Ming, here I come! The Great Ming: No, no, don't come any closer! The Song-Ming rivalry is about to begin. 502Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 27 Twenty Thousand Miles to Andu 此去安都两万里 War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a place of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It must be studied carefully. A general who understands war holds the lives of the people in his hands and is responsible for the nation's security. After the Shangyu Dynasty, which had ruled vast lands and thirty million people, collapsed, the eighteen regional lords stationed across the realm all raised armies and declared themselves kings, waging war against one another. After more than si 288Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 28 Three Kingdoms: Starting with Cao Cao's System, I Destroy Jin and Revive Wei 三国：开局曹贼系统，灭晋兴魏 “The spirit of Jian'an still lives today, and the legacy of Emperor Wu will endure forever!” In the tenth year of Zhengshi, the Three Kingdoms struggle was nearing its end. Cao Lin, who had transmigrated here by chance, was astonished to find himself at the heart of the storm. At home, General-in-Chief Cao Shuang was spectacularly sabotaging his own family, while outside, Grand Tutor Sima Yi was sharpening his blades... Watch as the young scion of the Cao family eliminates threats within, restor 47Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 29 The Wolf Warrior Flag 战狼旗 Everyone knows Zhijiang Airport, but how many have heard of Phoenix Airport? And no one knows that, on the eve of the Battle of Xuefeng Mountain, a Japanese special forces company once raided Phoenix Airport, only to vanish mysteriously in the Wuling Mountains... To make his family rise, he stops at nothing! To win his family prestige, he launches the Torch Banquet three times! No one knows why he, once opposed to resisting Japan, later launched the Torch Banquet without hesitation and personall 145Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 30 The Tale of Dacheng: A Lone Fortress Beyond the Frontier 大成故事之塞外孤城 Xu Jing and Wang Lie are the garrison commanders of Liangchuan City on the northwestern frontier of the Great Cheng Kingdom. For more than ten years, they have repeatedly repelled invasions from the Western Yao Kingdom. In the twentieth year of Wucheng, Chancellor Qin Guo rebels and conspires with the Western Yao army to invade. With internal turmoil and external threats stirring up a bloody storm, what will Xu Jing and Wang Lie do...? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Back to Jiuzhou to Seize the Heavens 回到九州去夺天 [Alternate history + rise of a foot soldier + brainy power struggles] While watching a meteor shower, he was struck by a meteorite and transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking soldier in another world who shared his name. Ji Yang was completely bewildered! The realm is divided into nine provinces, and the various states are locked in endless warfare. What is there to fear? Who but me can unite the nine provinces? In this otherworld, he rises from a humble foot soldier to become ruler of the 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Imperial Censor on Inspection 巡按御史 No wild imagination, no System, no harem, just a pure historical novel! A banner bearing the words “Greedy for wealth and lustful.” A sign proclaiming him “The Greatest Constable Under Heaven.” A disheveled man who loves money as dearly as his life. Armed with the Imperial Sword and vested with the power of life and death, he is hailed as “the emperor’s eyes in the realm.” Corrupt officials tremble at the mere mention of him, earning the Imperial Censor on Inspection his formidable reputation. 11Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 33 I Transmigrated into the Empress's Most Hated Man 穿越，成为狠辣女帝意难平 [Pseudo-System - ruthless and decisive - conspiracies - slow burn - passionate - brotherhood] Transmigrating isn’t about living comfortably and waiting to die. It means danger at every turn, with conspiracies constantly surrounding this illiterate ruffian. A cool-headed, ruthless Empress offers him her protection. The proud and brilliant Princess of Dongling, with her stunning figure, extends an olive branch and invites him to join her side. A gentle, charming girl-next-door develops feelings fo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Man's Journey 男儿行 “We may die, but before we do, we must live like human beings!” Set against the peasant uprisings at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this novel tells the story of a group of ordinary, unremarkable men who rise up in rebellion and rebuild the Chinese nation from the ruins. The protagonist is an ordinary man. Though he transmigrates, like countless others of Chinese descent in that era, he fights with his blood and all his might for the right to “live like a human being”! This story is not about revi 539Reads7.3Score100Shelves
- 35 Ghost Ming 鬼明 The sun and moon shine above, the mountains and rivers endure forever: glorious Great Ming, vast and mighty China. Could the Manchu Qing regime, huddled in a corner of the realm, really overthrow the Great Ming, which had ruled the land for centuries? What a weighty and profound question. Could it really happen? Even if it could, there must be some hidden secret behind it. In the first year of the Tianqi reign, a great drought struck the land. Officials drove the people to revolt, and uprisings 615Reads—Score102Shelves
- 36 The Iron-Blooded Villain of the Southern Song 南宋铁血奸雄 I was merciful, yet I slaughtered and killed. I was foolish, yet I mastered the world. I was virtuous, yet I danced with demons. I was lowly, yet I ruled over all. 371Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 37 Avenge the Jingkang Humiliation: Starting by Stealing the First Beauty 雪靖康耻：从截胡第一美人开始 [No System] [Multiple Female Leads] [Revenge] [Righting Past Wrongs] The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. When will the hatred of loyal subjects be wiped away? The two emperors Huizong and Qinzong knelt like dogs, while tens of thousands of Song women were reduced to playthings for barbarians. The emperor's incompetence and cowardice brought about the catastrophe of the Jingkang Incident, a calamity for the ages! Song Li transmigrates into this world, and from the start he finds himself in a 14.4kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
- 38 The Nine Cauldrons of Heaven's Mandate 天命九鼎 In the final years of the dynasty, corrupt officials ran rampant and the people were left destitute. Heaven was outraged and the people were furious, so rebellions broke out across the land. Zhang Yi rose up with his followers, vowing to change this dark and brutal world once and for all. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Grand Vision at the End of the Jin Dynasty 晋末雄图 In the final years of the Western Jin, the sound of the hujia and Qiang flutes never ceased, while wolf banners and horse hooves churned up clouds of dust. At such a time, a young man who had transmigrated here poured all his passion into blades of war, fighting through a hundred battles across the yellow sands to rebuild the realm! 3Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 40 The Late Tang: I Am the Mightiest Military Governor, Sweeping Across the World 唐末：我，最强节度使，横扫天下 I transmigrated to the late Tang dynasty and became Gao Xun, the Zhaoyi Military Governor who was doomed to die a gruesome death in history. In the freezing winter of Guangming, after the defeat at Mianchi, more than ten thousand elite soldiers from Zelu lost heart and fell into chaos. Within, arrogant palace guards and mutinous generals threatened me. Without, Huang Chao's million-strong army bore down on us, the court stabbed me in the back with indifference, and neighboring warlords watched h 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves
- 41 Legends of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 东周列国传奇 King You of Zhou lit the beacon towers beneath Mount Li, but the flames brought disaster, and the Western Zhou was wiped from the earth. The Eastern Zhou rose from its ruins. Duke Zhuang of Zheng wounded the Son of Heaven in the shoulder with an arrow, and the world was thrown into turmoil. Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Mu of Qin, and King Zhuang of Chu took turns on history's stage. Wars of conquest, struggles for royal power, political schemes, old grudges and new passions shaped the 2.7kReads8.2Score253Shelves
- 42 The Truth of History 历史真相 Across the ages and over thousands of miles, we seek dreams at the pinnacle of civilization, marvel at the splendor of its treasures, feel the mystery of its hidden history, are astonished by discoveries without precedent, and ponder unsolved cases. From the secretive halls of China's imperial palaces to the vanishing traces of ancient civilizations and lost treasures, stories of the past tug at our heartstrings and draw us in. Countless secrets lie buried in ancient tombs, and every national tr 118Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 43 The Iron Cavalry of the Dying Ming: The Bloody Battle at Tongguan 残明铁骑：从潼关血战开始 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, Shaanxi suffered a severe drought, and rebel forces ran rampant. Lu Zhao, a low-ranking company commander under Sun Chuanting, was defeated after the bloody battle at Tong Pass and fled to Shanxi with the remnants of his troops. In an era of a corrupt court and refugees everywhere, he gathers the scattered soldiers, suppresses bandits, and brings peace to the people, gradually building his strength. All he wants is to carve out a way to survive in this 902Reads6.4Score100Shelves
- 44 Chronicles of War-Torn Times 乱世烽火录 In the final years of the Yue dynasty, the court that had ruled for over three hundred years could not escape its fate. Great Yue fell apart, and warlords who had built up their own forces across the land emerged onto the stage. Uprisings raged without end within the realm, while the subjugated tribes stirred restlessly. To the north, the Hu barbarians of the grasslands watched like tigers, poised to strike, and launched a massive invasion south! In a time of troubles within and threats without, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Clouds Fly in Disarray 乱云飞 In the chaotic final years of the Han Dynasty, a country boy faces one perilous step after another, gradually finding his footing. Everyone knows that in troubled times, slaves bully their masters and the old are tormented by ghosts. Yet heroes rise in turbulent times, and the age makes the man. Behold: Zuo Qingmang on the left, Wuchang on the right, war banners snapping in the wind, a thousand cavalry sweeping over the ridge. 116Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 46 I’m in the Great Ming, So Why Worry? My Senior Brother Is Zhu Yuanzhang 人在大明我不慌，我师兄叫朱元璋 [Lighthearted comedy + turning every danger into good fortune + invincible + winning the love of a beauty] Jiang Xiaoyu transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, opening his eyes beneath a gleaming executioner's blade. With his life hanging by a thread, he is rescued by his senior brother, Zhu Chongba. From then on, Jiang Xiaoyu clings tightly to Zhu Yuanzhang’s coattails. In an age of collapsing empires and rising rebel armies, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang in roaming 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Aspirations of Greatness 峥嵘志 A true man should have lofty ambitions, roam the world, and live with passion and freedom. Rescue those in danger and compose music and write books; kill bandits to save his father, then keep vigil at his thatched cottage; take in orphans and raise them, offer strategies to end the locust plague; drive out the barbarians, comfort the people, and defend a land on their behalf. See how the prodigy who came into the world with a heavenly fire earns the title of the Compassionate Farmer, step by ste 959Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 48 Transmigrate to Later Zhou: From Principal to Holy Ancestor 穿越后周：从校长到圣宗 “I’m not dead?” “I died?” “I transmigrated?” “Wonderful! My father is the future Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, Chai Rong!” “I’m the most miserable transmigrator ever. I’m about to die, and the throne won’t be mine in the future, either.” “I have to find a way to survive. I have to inherit the throne!” Later generations would call him the uniquely great Sage Emperor of Later Zhou. Guo Zongyi, the Sage Emperor, transmigrated into a world of broken walls and ruins and began a desperate flight for 718Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 49 An Assassination in Xianyang 咸阳一刺 The tragedy of an individual's will standing against the tide of history; the heroism of doing what you know cannot be done; the Six Kingdoms fell because of their own failings, and because of the greater forces at play. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Chronicles of the Zhongwu Army: Rivalry Among Eight Clans 忠武军镇录：八族纷争 [Late Tang/Five Dynasties] [Meticulously researched historical novel] [Military strategy and political intrigue] [No System] [No transmigration] In the fifth year of Qianfu under Emperor Xizong of Tang (878), flames of war erupted between the Yellow and Huai Rivers. Huang Chao and Shang Rang once again joined forces, sweeping across the Central Plains, and the age of chaos, with regional military governors carving up the lands east of the Pass, began with a thunderous roar. Under the Zhongwu Arm 14Reads—Score—Shelves
