Novels like Reborn as the Emperor
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- 1 Reborn as the Ultimate Emperor 重生之极品皇帝 My soul transmigrated into an ancient emperor. From the start, I chose my concubines, enjoyed my wedding night, and reached the pinnacle of life! But spring nights are all too short. The regent wants to seize your throne, the dowager consort is determined to oppose you, a demonic woman wants your life, and Japan is bent on invading your homeland! In that case, I’ll destroy every last one of them! Starting today, I will defend the eight-hundred-li Qin River plain, the heartland of the Han people, 2kReads7.0Score164Shelves
- 2 The Ultimate Great Emperor 极品大皇帝 Long Lingyu transmigrates and becomes an emperor, wielding power over all under heaven by day and reclining in the arms of beauties by night. With the Son of Heaven’s sword in hand, he builds a great empire and becomes an outstanding emperor! 481Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 3 Back to Ancient Times to Become Emperor 回到古代当皇帝 Zhao Xuan transmigrates into the past and becomes an emperor. After living through a 996 work schedule in his previous life, he never imagined transmigration would be what turned his fortunes around. With beauties by his side and power in his hands, Zhao Xuan is ready to enjoy life to the fullest! 220Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 4 Foolish Emperor: A Treacherous Minister Makes Me Choose a Consort from the Start 昏君：开局奸臣让我选妃 [Also known as: The Son of Heaven of Great Zhou] Zhou Qingtian transmigrated into the body of the Great Zhou emperor, who had been intellectually disabled since birth. Treacherous ministers stirred up trouble within the court, while foreign tribes surrounded the realm from without. Zhou Qingtian turned the tide and awed the land, vowing to become an emperor remembered for all time! 1.3kReads8.4Score124Shelves
- 5 The Carefree Tyrant 逍遥暴君 A special forces soldier is reborn in ancient times as an emperor. Corrupt ministers running amok? Execute them! Beautiful women? Take them! I'll make her my consort! In his previous life, Li Yanyun was a special forces soldier. After sacrificing his life, he arrives in an entirely new ancient world, and it turns out he's an emperor. As he puts it: “Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it!” He invents gunpowder and firearms, then uses his cleverness to crush the enemy forces. He trav 266Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 6 You Told Me to Be a Puppet, but I Became an Emperor for the Ages! 让你做傀儡，你竟成千古一帝！ [Transmigration + ancient history + underdog comeback + wish fulfillment] He transmigrates into the body of a puppet emperor. The empress rules from behind the curtain, ministers hold the reins of power, and princes stir up trouble across the land! In a fury, he fights back, turning a charade into reality and forging an emperor’s legacy! This fake emperor? I’ll be him! 696Reads6.4Score102Shelves
- 7 Unification: I Am the Emperor for the Ages 一统：朕为千古一帝 [Transmigration] [History] [Emperor] A college student named Xia Xuan is caught in an accident and transmigrates into the body of a crown prince in another world. He had hoped to live a carefree life, but soon discovers his position as crown prince is far from secure. Watch as he gradually consolidates his power, ascends the imperial throne, conquers the six directions and sweeps across the eight corners of the world, becoming an emperor for the ages. Xia Xuan: “I have received the Mandate of He 365Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Reborn to Become Emperor 重生开始做皇帝 The strongest soldier king, feared by countless dark forces, stumbles into a mysterious cave and transmigrates to an unfamiliar ancient world, where he becomes the last puppet emperor. With rebels from across the land rising against him, he has no choice but to rebuild an elite army. Using advanced strategies like surrounding cities from the countryside and Genghis Khan's military tactics, he sweeps across the land! 928Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 9 I Am the Puppet Emperor! From the Start, I'm Invincible! 朕！傀儡皇帝，开局就无敌！ [Alternate history] + [Historical] + [No System] + [Invincible power fantasy] Qin Zhao, a celebrated soldier, transmigrates into the body of the puppet emperor of the Great Qing Empire! Things are a disaster from the start: foreign invaders have seized half the realm and demand the empress as a bride, along with cessions of territory and reparations. At home, treacherous ministers control the court and sell out the country for their own gain! Qin Zhao: “No marriage alliance! No ceding territory! 224Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 10 I, the Emperor 朕 A young man transmigrates to the Great Ning dynasty and ascends the throne from the very start. I really don’t want to be emperor. I’d planned to be a foolish ruler, but the court is rife with undercurrents and powerful ministers are breathing down my neck. Beyond the borders, foreign tribes gather and watch like tigers, leaving Great Ning on the brink of disaster. I’ll purge the treacherous officials and crush the invaders! Who says a tyrant can’t govern a country? 227Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 11 The Carefree Foolish Emperor 逍遥昏君 He transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and became emperor. To survive and avoid dying from the start, Qin Zheng had no choice but to take up his blade and horse, wrest power from treacherous ministers, and consolidate imperial authority. I'm a tyrant. If you don't like it, I'll kill you... 964Reads8.6Score103Shelves
- 12 Shocking! Reborn Zhao Gou Is a Hawk! 震惊！重生后的赵构竟是主战派！ Zhao Gou never imagined that after spending over seven hundred years as a bureaucrat in the underworld, he could be reborn, let alone into a romance novel set in the Song dynasty. And the male lead is actually Wanyan Tuhesu? What kind of nobody gets to be the male lead? Even worse, the heroine is his own wife, Empress Xing, the woman for whom he left the throne vacant for sixteen years! Zhao Gou touched his hair and said, “I want to dye this thing green.” In this life, he will not let the Jin pe 245Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 13 The Ultimate Crown Prince 极品皇太子 The man standing before you is the most outrageous and one-of-a-kind crown prince in history! He talks back to the emperor, catches corrupt officials, wreaks havoc in the capital, puts down rebels, conquers cities, and charms beauties. Before he knows it, he's living the dream: drunk with beauties in his arms, awake with the fate of the world in his hands! Everyone urges him to ascend the throne, but... “Help! I don't want to be emperor!” 4.2kReads8.6Score346Shelves
- 14 The Emperor's Double: This Harem Is Irresistible! 皇帝替身，这后宫真香！ After transmigrating to the Great Qian Dynasty and becoming the emperor's double, how could I not be a foolish ruler who holds the power of the world by day and rests among beauties by night, with three thousand beauties in the imperial harem? 5.1kReads7.6Score365Shelves
- 15 The Lonely Dynasty 寂寞的王朝 This book recounts the five-year founding war of the Eastern Han Dynasty, beginning in the third year of Wang Mang’s Dihuang era (22 AD) and ending in the third year of Jianwu (27 AD). Based on traditional historical records and supplemented with unofficial histories, notes, anecdotes, and folk legends, it vividly recreates the grand history of the Eastern Han’s founding. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 So Many Beauties in the Three Kingdoms 三国之美女如此多娇 [No ridiculous power levels] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Wins over every beauty] Yang Chen, a history graduate, is reborn at the end of the Han dynasty and obtains the [Strongest Conquest System]. He spends money to buy [scholars and generals from later eras] and [legendary beauties], and uses provisions to buy [farmers] and [soldiers]. Starting in Lelang Commandery, Youzhou, he fights foreign tribes, restores order to a chaotic age, and wages war across the land. With the System’s help, Yang C 1.9kReads7.4Score189Shelves
- 17 Ode to Great Yan 大燕赋 (Alternate history + ensemble cast + love of country and family + three generations of a family + court intrigue + bloody battlefields) At the end of the Wei dynasty, warlords carved up the realm and foreign tribes ravaged the land. Amid the chaos, the Yan kingdom rose to power. Gao Ce, eldest legitimate grandson of Gao Yi, founding emperor of Great Yan, was born with double pupils and destined for greatness. Raised in the imperial family, he was lazy by nature and spent his days indulging in hu 2.7kReads7.3Score161Shelves
- 18 The Ultimate Emperor 极品皇帝爷 I am the Son of Heaven of Great Chu! Wherever the sun and moon shine and the rivers flow is Chu territory! Seize the beauties! Slay the enemies! Slaughter the foreign tribes! 273Reads8.5Score119Shelves
- 19 The Great Jin's Ultimate Tyrant 大晋极品暴君 After transmigrating to the Great Jin dynasty, the thing Jiang Ping regrets most is sleeping with the Empress. From then on, he has no choice but to stand tall and defend a man's dignity. Powerful ministers running amok? Kill! Rebelling against authority? Kill! Picking on my wife? Kill! … The Empress: You want me to divorce you? Kill! 99Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 20 My Years as Emperor 我当皇帝那些年 Ye Tian, an ordinary wage earner, transmigrates and wakes to discover he has become the ruler of a nation. Being emperor is a blast. The first thing he wants to do is take the empress, who rules the realm by his side, and shed his virginity. Then he’ll revel in wine and women and throw a wild, anything-goes party. He loves his kingdom, but loves beautiful women even more. Filling his harem with beauties from across the land is his greatest dream. 289Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 21 I Transmigrated to Become an Emperor and Experience Life with Three Thousand Consorts 穿越做皇帝，体验三千嫔妃 Lin Yu, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates by accident and finds himself in the body of an ancient emperor. As soon as he enters the palace, he is surrounded by countless beautiful concubines and gets to enjoy every pleasure of imperial life. Amid this seemingly glorious life in the palace, Lin Yu navigates the company of concubines with very different personalities. There is the gentle and tender Liu Ruyan, the lively and spirited Murong Xue, the exceptionally talented Zhao Linger, 299Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Setting Sail for Great Ming 扬帆大明 Transmigrating as Prince Fu of the Ming dynasty, and taking advantage of being Wanli’s favorite son, I sell salt, engage in overseas trade and arms dealing, purge the emperor’s wicked advisers, develop Yizhou, seize Luzon, bring the Ryukyu Islands to heel, take Malacca, sweep across South Asia, and conquer the Seven Seas… Also titled: Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: My Dad Is Wanli 384Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 23 The Good-for-Nothing Prince from the Brothel Has Ascended the Throne! 青楼里的废物皇子，登基了！ He was a prince of the Dacheng Kingdom. But the emperor locked him up in Zongren Temple for ten years! Then, to use him as a counterweight against the crown prince, the emperor let him out. After leaving Zongren Temple, he spent his days at brothels, keeping up a false front and biding his time. Even so, the crown prince still wanted him dead, and several princes had already sided with the crown prince. He had no allies at court, was completely isolated, and faced difficulties at every turn. But 358Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 24 Back to the Northern Song Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到北宋当暴君 It is the first year of the Jingkang era, with just three days left before the Jin army breaches Bianjing, captures the two emperors, Huizong and Qinzong of Song, and brings the Northern Song dynasty to its end. In the Eastern Palace, a young crown prince is reborn in flames. He executes treacherous ministers, slaughters enemy forces, takes control of the court, charms the ladies, and turns the tide at the last moment. He reshapes the world and begins a legendary journey to build a powerful army 87Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 25 The Lost Song Dynasty Overseas: From the Start, I Was at the Battle of Yashan 海外遗宋：开局便是崖山海战 He transmigrates into the body of Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Song dynasty. The moment he wakes, the Battle of Yashan is underway. The Song army has been routed, and Lu Xiufu comes out from the ship and cries, “Your Majesty, hurry and climb onto my back!” With knowledge from the future, Zhao Bing will defy fate, save the Great Song, and save the Han people. He leads the Song survivors overseas, reforms education, advances technology, establishes a financial system, and builds an advanced 466Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 26 Reborn as Zhu Youjiao, Building an Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 重生朱由校，打造日不落大明帝国 In the sixteenth century, as the great Age of Exploration swept the world and Western nations eagerly expanded their horizons, the Ming Empire in the East quietly crumbled under natural disasters and human calamities. Zhu Xiao, a Ming history enthusiast from a later age, is reborn as the Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao. Watch as he ushers in reform, strengthens the army, leads the Ming Empire to the pinnacle of the world, and launches an Age of Exploration unlike any other for the Great Ming... 2.4kReads8.6Score107Shelves
- 27 Transmigrate to the Five Dynasties and Become Emperor 穿越五代做皇帝 Themes: romance, warfare, and alternate history, with romance at the heart of the story. A modern soldier transmigrates to the Later Tang period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, bringing all his gear with him. He earns the emperor's favor and performs one extraordinary feat after another. Then the emperor dies in a coup, and the protagonist carves out a territory of his own before founding a state and claiming the throne... 672Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 28 Empire Simulator: Are All the People Around Me Traitors? 帝国模拟：朕的身边全是奸臣？ [Political intrigue] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [System] + [Simulator] + [Invincible] + [Unlimited retries] Yun Qing transmigrated to the Great Xia Dynasty and became its young emperor, newly ascended to the throne. What? The previous emperor left me regents, and my maternal grandfather is a mighty general with a huge army at his command? That’s an unbeatable start if I’ve ever seen one! [Ding! The Imperial Simulator has been activated...] [Your regent, Qi Xiuping, has overthrown you!] [Your m 390Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 29 Da Li Mutai 大黎木泰 After transmigrating to the Great Li dynasty as a prince, he had hoped to recline in the company of beauties and command the world once he rose. But his brothers scheme against one another, and their devious plots are impossible to guard against. Watch how Mu Tai survives and makes a place for himself in a troubled age, pressing ever onward! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 All My Ministers Are Famous Statesmen 我的臣子全是名臣 He wakes up inside a game he was halfway through playing. At just twenty years old, he has already become an emperor for the ages, and every official at court is a renowned historical figure like Zhuge Liang or Han Xin. Even if he rules as a tyrant, the empire still won't fall. After uniting the world, he builds an enormous portal through time and space and wages war across countless worlds. At the same time, for some unknown reason, many famous consorts transmigrate into this era. Some want to 693Reads7.6Score105Shelves
- 31 Dynasty Wars: I Killed My Brother-in-Law with My Own Hands from the Start 王朝争霸：开局我亲手斩了妹夫 No System, no heroine, no transmigration. Rivers of blood, bones paving the way. After fifteen years in a dream of yellow millet, Li Anzhi's temperament changed completely. He no longer wanted to follow the same path he had in the dream. The first thing he did upon waking was send his beastly brother-in-law, the emperor's son-in-law, and the son of the Minister of Justice to the executioner's block. Sometimes, solving a problem doesn't have to rely on brains alone. A knife works just as well. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Draw Your Blade! 请，拔刀！ He is the useless Crown Prince of the Great Xia Empire. His royal brothers want him dead, foreign enemies want him dead, and even the beauties of the realm want him dead. To stay alive, he gives up the throne, builds an invincible army, and creates a paradise beyond the mortal world. The people call him the Great Emperor of Cangzhou! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Nine Dragons Vie for the Throne: I Have a Myriad Worlds Immortal Network 九龙夺嫡：我拥有万界仙神网 [Wild historical premise + slice of life at first + fantasy later on + alternate world + multiple heroines (Empress, Empress Dowager, princesses...) + conquest + chat group] Qin Le had just finished his college entrance exams when he saw a little girl run into the road. He died saving her. After death, he transmigrated to Yunchu and became a prince of the previous dynasty. Just before he died, he awakened the memories of his past life and the Myriad Worlds Immortal Network, though it doesn't pla —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Empress Begs: The Poor Scholar Builds a Thunder Cannon 女帝跪请：寒门首辅造雷神炮 "Technology Saves the Nation" "The Mad Empress" "Dark Lolita" "The Humble Scholar Who Became Prime Minister" As her mother clutched the military token of Suolong Pass and breathed her last, Shen Mo burned the Four Books and Five Classics to ash. The so-called upright scholars accuse him of throwing in his lot with Western sorcery? Then let microscopes expose the plague, and granular gunpowder blast the officials' hats right off! Until, on a stormy night... The armored empress dropped to one —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Conquer the World 争霸天下 There are only two reliable ways to solve a problem: money and a blade. There are no shortcuts to climbing your way up, and if there are, they’re only for those who are better prepared. In times of peace, Fang Jie wanted to live as a wealthy landowner, but failed. In times of chaos, Fang Jie wanted to live in peace, but failed again. So he fought to rule the realm. 92Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 36 Great Qin: Defying Emperor Qin from the Start 大秦：开局忤逆秦始皇 A hundred battles without defeat, slaughtering a million! The Qin sword drinks blood, shaking the state! All beneath heaven belongs to the king! Wherever the iron cavalry rides becomes Qin! Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, all is Qin territory! Ying Yan conquered the world with immense ambition, using ruthless methods to clear away obstacles to his ascension and win the people's hearts! Wherever the black dragon banners of Qin's iron cavalry flew, gods and demons trembl 223Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 37 Plunderer at the End of the Ming 明末劫掠者 [No System + Special Forces + Invincible + play the pig to eat the tiger + Building a Faction + Rebellion + Conquering the World] The sky suddenly changes, and paratrooper Zhao Jinnan drops from above, only to find that time has reversed and he has returned to the waning years of the Ming dynasty. Once he accepts the truth, he cannot help recalling the saying: Better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in an age of chaos. Zhao Jinnan: The Emperor of Japan? The shogun? Take them away and castrat 957Reads6.9Score104Shelves
- 38 Pacifying the Realm 靖天下 Li Jinan transmigrates, and before he can even react, he is forced to become a puppet emperor. His kingdom is alluring, its beauties enchanting, yet schemers lurk, treacherous ministers hold power, feudal lords rebel, and foreign enemies watch hungrily. The throne has slipped from his grasp, the realm is in turmoil, and the country teeters on the brink. Is he destined to be a ruler who loses his kingdom? 4.2kReads8.4Score327Shelves
- 39 Rise at the End of the Song Dynasty 宋末崛起 Adrift in the chaos of the late Song Dynasty, I await the eastern wind. When it comes, I’ll soar to the heavens, and all will answer my call. Together with renowned generals, I’ll fight on the battlefield, seize cities and territory, and bring an end to the turmoil. In this age of chaos, I will be king. I’ll race across the vast mountains and rivers, rush to the aid of those in need, triumph against the odds, turn decay into glory, and reverse the tide, changing the fate of the Song army on the 2.7kReads8.7Score182Shelves
- 40 The Chu Minister 楚臣 After the fall of the Tang, warlords rose in power. Emperor Tianyou emerged from humble beginnings and founded the state of Chu in the Jianghuai region. Twelve years have passed since then, and Chu has become one of the three mightiest powers of the age, alongside Liang, which holds the Central Plains, and Jin, which controls Hedong and Youyan. War rages across the land, and the people live in misery… 32Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn to Topple the Great Song 重生之颠覆大宋 I transmigrated and became the crown prince, but unfortunately, I was the crown prince of a fallen dynasty... When the Jingkang Incident arrived, the crown prince had no choice but to flee Kaifeng. The Jurchens pursued him, and Prince Kang, Zhao Gou, was after him too. Eventually, he had no choice but to escape to the northwest, only to find that the powerful minister Zhe Keqiu was there as well... After defeating Zhe Keqiu, he finally took control of the government. He built up the military a 7.6kReads8.4Score769Shelves
- 42 The Yinglong Dragon Reborn 应龙再世 The Warring States era was the best of times and the worst of times. It was an age of light and an age of darkness! War, love, family, and friendship intertwine to compose a stirring song of the Warring States era! Horns blare and war drums thunder. Blood and brains fly as flashes of blades mingle with gleaming swords. Grand, spectacular battle scenes unfold alongside vivid and fascinating historical figures. The foremost young noble of the Warring States, Wei Wuji; the handsome Longyang Jun; an 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The World of the Han 汉家天下 As Liu Rong, eldest son of Emperor Jing of Han and elder brother of Emperor Wu of Han, I am the heir to the legacy of the Wen and Jing eras, with the blood of Gaozu flowing through my veins and the Han dynasty's realm waiting to be inherited. I will forge a Han dynasty unlike any other. 3.1kReads8.3Score250Shelves
- 44 A Powerful Song Dynasty 强宋 This is the story of one man’s struggle, and of an entire nation’s struggle. Who says the Great Song was weak? Song Feiyang, a graduate student in history, transmigrates to the early Northern Song Dynasty and becomes Zhao Kuangyin’s fourth son, Zhao Defang. From that moment on, he changes the fate of the Great Song. He conquers Southern Tang, subdues Northern Han, reclaims the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and reunifies the Chinese heartland. The Liao Kingdom becomes the Great Song’s pasturelan 1.6kReads8.6Score147Shelves
- 45 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
- 46 The Rise of Northern Zhou: Yang Jian, Don't Even Think About Usurping My Throne 北周崛起：杨坚你休想篡朕的皇位 [No System] [Transmigration to the Past] [Farming] [Diligent Governance] [Expansion] The final years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Northern Zhou conquered the Northern Qi, unifying the northern regimes once more! Emperor Wu of Zhou, Yuwen Yong, was a brilliant and ambitious ruler, full of vigor. His soldiers were fired up, and their banners snapped in the wind! The Northern Dynasties could march south at any moment to destroy the Southern Chen and recreate the unifying achievements 7.1kReads8.0Score410Shelves
- 47 The Strongest Crown Prince in History 史上最强太子爷 One moment, he's transmigrated and become the Crown Prince! Corrupt ministers stir up trouble, his siblings turn against one another, and powerful enemies close in from every side. Every step is fraught with danger! Facing such peril, Liang Xiu has only this to say: “This land is magnificent beyond words, and only I can show it the way!” 3.8kReads8.6Score355Shelves
- 48 At Least I’m an Emperor 好歹也是个皇帝 Transmigrating and becoming an emperor shouldn't be a big deal, but Guo Dongyan thinks there's something odd about being an emperor in his case. His empire is only as large as a village, he has just a few hundred subjects, and even his dog is the Imperial Guard's Grand General... Wasn't becoming an emperor through transmigration supposed to mean fighting for power at court and vying for control of the Nine Provinces? How did it turn into playing house in some remote mountain valley for me? And t 3kReads8.1Score136Shelves
- 49 The Supreme Immortal Dynasty: Starting with the Web of Shadows 无上仙朝，从召唤罗网开始 Chu Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a Xuanhuan world. He discovers that he's no good-for-nothing. In fact, he's a renowned prodigy throughout the Northern Border. His grandfather rules the entire Northern Border, and his father is its supreme marshal. He's had an unbelievably lucky start. But it doesn't take long for him to realize something is wrong. He's survived thousands of assassination attempts over the years. The ruler of the dynasty is deeply wary of his grandfather and 115.5kReads7.0Score13.7kShelves
- 50 The System That Suppresses the Heavens: I Am the Sovereign of the Divine Kingdom 镇压诸天系统我是神国大尊 Reborn into the imperial family and granted a System that can suppress the heavens, ninth prince Shen Muqing discovers that this world combines the great figures of five thousand years of Chinese civilization. His father is Emperor Xuanyuan! Each of his eight brothers competing for the throne is a formidable figure: Ying Zheng, Liu Che, Zhao Kuangyin, Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang... Among his ministers are Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Yue Fei, Huo Qubing, and Chang Yuchun. They suppress the heavens and everyt 823Reads7.8Score—Shelves
