Novels like The Carefree Tyrant
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- 101 An Emperor's Life Simulator 帝王模拟人生 Zhao Jingheng transmigrated into the Great Jing Dynasty and became a fourteen-year-old emperor who had just ascended the throne. He came with an Emperor Simulation System that let him see the attributes of every minister and consort, check weather forecasts, and much more. He soon realized he was surrounded by enemies, all his ministers were villains, and the country had suffered years of disasters. So he opened the Consort Management module and discovered something even more outrageous: one of 965Reads8.8Score108Shelves
- 102 Great Qin: Tricking Qin Shi Huang into Starting a Rebellion from the Start 大秦：开局忽悠秦始皇造反 Qin Fan wakes up with a beautiful woman by his side, only to discover she’s one of his concubines! This wicked feudal society… I could get used to this! Unfortunately, this wonderful life is about to come to an end. He has transmigrated to the Qin dynasty, and only two years remain before Qin Shi Huang’s death. “Dad, Qin Shi Huang will be dead in less than two years. Why don’t we start a rebellion?” “Good son, I was thinking the same thing!” Qin Shi Huang gazed at Qin Fan with a fond smile and r 1.4kReads7.9Score117Shelves
- 103 The Most Dashing Man in the Three Kingdoms 三国之最风流 A young man transmigrates to the end of the Han Dynasty. Starting out as a village head, he vies for supremacy over all under heaven. The great figures of history? The stage belongs to those of today. 49Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 104 The Supreme Emperor 九五至尊 A hit historical novel from new media, also known as Reborn as the Emperor! Qin Hao’s soul transmigrates into ancient Great Xia, only for him to discover that he has become the shortest-lived emperor in history. With internal strife and external threats piling up, trouble is everywhere. When vipers close in, he has no choice but to raise the butcher’s knife and embrace the path of a tyrant, becoming an unrivaled emperor who rules over all! 3kReads8.4Score293Shelves
- 105 Ming Dynasty, 1644: I Come from the Future 大明1644，我来自未来 Qin Yu obtains a Gate of Time and Space and arrives on the darkest day in the history of the Ming dynasty, in 1644. In 1644, Qin Yu witnesses Chongzhen hang himself on Coal Hill. In 1644, Wu Sangui lets the northern invaders through the pass, the rebel army is defeated at Shanhai Pass, and Qin Yu arrives in the Ming dynasty. In 1644, the Ming royal family squabbles over power, with no intention of reclaiming lost territory. Qin Yu gathers refugees and builds up his strength. Armed with modern we 884Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 106 You Can't Imagine How Fun It Is to Be Emperor! 做皇帝的快乐你们想象不到！ Lin Zhimo was reborn as the emperor's stand-in. How can a real man stay beneath someone else forever? He took out the emperor right from the start. And so, Lin Zhimo finally got to experience the joys of being emperor. Empress Dowager: If you keep defying me, I'll kill myself right in front of you! Imperial Consorts, the Empress, the Holy Maiden, and the officials: Your Majesty, where's your dignity? Foreign states: We surrender! Don't come any closer~~! 1.8kReads8.7Score169Shelves
- 107 More Children, More Blessings: From Sunset to a Sun That Never Sets in Great Ming 多子多福：大明从日落到日不落 [Transmigration] [Ming Emperor] [System] [More Children, More Blessings] [Land and Sea Warfare] Zhu Youfu had it rough. From the start, he got the hardest possible scenario: transmigrating into the body of a disgraced Ming emperor. Luckily, he suddenly awakened the More Children, More Blessings System. Along the way, Zhu Youfu gathered beauties from all walks of life and recruited famous generals. Watch Zhu Youfu's cheat-fueled life unfold. 458Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 108 The Mightiest Emperor 最强万岁爷 Also known as The Strongest Emperor. A special forces soldier transmigrates and becomes an emperor, only to find that treacherous ministers are plotting to usurp the throne and his wife has drawn her sword to take her own life! Assassins from the secretive Luo Wang organization lurk throughout the capital, the black market is shrouded in mystery, and the Qing Prince's faction is at the height of its power! When Zhou Jian flies into a rage, the treacherous officials filling the court will spill b 5.6kReads8.8Score543Shelves
- 109 The Carefree Young Prince 逍遥小王爷 A legendary war god transmigrates to another world and becomes a useless vassal prince of Great Qin. He has a title but no power? That won't do! First, he'll seize control! The steppe barbarians are marching south to attack the frontier? Second Battalion Commander, bring out the cannons I just had built. Today, we'll teach them how to fire! The Xiongnu of the great desert want to join the fun too? Second Battalion Commander, blast them all as well! The martial arts masters of the jianghu think t 1.3kReads8.6Score129Shelves
- 110 Return to Ancient Times and Become Emperor 回到古代当皇帝 A hot-blooded young man transmigrates to ancient times and becomes emperor. Faced with demands to send women away in marriage alliances, surrendering sovereignty and bringing shame upon the nation, he furiously crafts three thousand AKs and builds an army of a million wolf cavalrymen! He rules the world, drawing beauties from all corners who offer themselves to him, while also attracting the hatred of foreign peoples. He declares just one thing: “If you dare kill even one Han, I’ll wipe out your 6.1kReads8.7Score693Shelves
- 111 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!” 4.2kReads8.6Score351Shelves
- 112 I Only Wanted to Be a Foolish Emperor, Yet Became an Eternal One? 只想当昏君的我，却成了千古一帝？ Xia Jiuyou transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent and becomes the emperor of Great Xia. The Heavenly Dao Emperor Rankings appear, and all nations vie for supremacy! Fortunately, the Tyrant System awakens. As long as he undermines the nation's fortunes, he can earn rewards. Once he has completely ruined the nation's fortunes, he can even transcend the heavens! Xia Jiuyou gets it! Wei wants to cede territory? Fine, let them have it! The chancellor is a peerless administrator? Demote him to guard 300Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 113 The Peerlessly Dashing Emperor 绝世风流皇帝 [Alternate world, summoning, System, political intrigue, emperor, villain] Jiang Tianchen transmigrates into the world of a novel, only to soon realize: “How did I become a useless prince who gets killed off after three episodes?” Having read the original novel, Jiang Tianchen knows exactly what fate awaits him! Just as he faces danger and prepares to fight to the death, the System awakens. Change the plot, and grow stronger! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully activated the Ete 7.2kReads7.4Score392Shelves
- 114 Transmigrate as a Prince: Invincible with More Children, More Blessings 穿越王爷，从多子多福开始无敌 Zhao Ye opened his eyes and found himself transformed into Prince Yan, a powerful warlord of the Great Yan Dynasty. He had barely transmigrated when he was caught in a deadly trap: resist the emperor's efforts to strip the princes of their fiefs, and he'd be branded a traitor and his entire household slaughtered; submit, and he'd be stripped of his power bit by bit, condemned to death, and placed under house arrest. And Zhao Ye himself was suffering a cultivation backlash, his meridians shattere 7Reads—Score131Shelves
- 115 My Imperial Sister Was Sent to Marry Abroad, and I Went on a Killing Spree in the Enemy Nation 皇姐和亲，我在敌国杀疯了 [Xuanhuan + System + transmigration] Liu Ce, an ordinary young man, transmigrates to another world and becomes the emperor of the Great Han. He obtains the strongest Emperor System! Civil officials and military generals, summoned with a wave of his hand; gods and Buddhas across the heavens, heed his command. Wherever his gaze falls, there his armies advance. Wherever the sun and moon shine and rivers flow, all shall be Han territory. 308Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 116 Bound to the Dynasty's Fortune from the Start, I Build an Immortal Empire 开局绑定朝运，打造不朽帝朝 Chu Xing dies in a plane crash and takes with him the online game he was playing before his death, Myriad Dynasties Hegemony System, transmigrating into a world where gods and demons stand together and countless races vie for supremacy. From the start, he is the seventh prince of the Great Wilderness Dynasty, bound to one-ninth of its imperial fortune. He also gains the invincible bloodline from the Myriad Dynasties Hegemony game, along with the strongest double pupils... But then foreign races 9Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 117 Reborn as the Emperor 重生之老子是皇帝 To sleep with beauties in his arms and wield power over all under heaven when he wakes: now that’s the life a man should lead! Zhao Dongting transmigrates into an emperor and tirelessly pursues this modest goal. 2.8kReads8.8Score319Shelves
- 118 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 78Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 119 Summoning Gods and Demons: The Strongest Emperor 召唤神魔之最强皇帝 Immortals descend from beyond the heavens, fiends rise from the earth, divine radiance appears from thin air. I alone shall rule heaven and earth! Three thousand gods and demons, heed my command! Divine Guan Yu, Demon Li Kui, Immortal Zhao Feiyan; Divine Xiang Yu, Demon Zhang Fei, Immortal Zhuge Liang; Divine Yue Fei, Immortal Li Bai, Demon Li Yuanba, Immortal Hua Mulan, Demon Bai Qi… The famed generals of the ages serve beneath my banner, while countless immortals and demons pay homage in my te 120Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 120 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 520Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 121 The Sun and Moon Shine Anew: Restoring the Great Ming's Realm 日月重光：重整大明河山 (No melodrama, no brainless characters, no power fantasy, no System, and no invincible protagonist. Readers who only want clean, wholesome content or are bothered by it should proceed with caution.) His soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, the Ming dynasty’s imperial grandson, at the end of the Ming. He faces the consecutive deaths of the Wanli and Taichang emperors, the Red Pill Case, the Palace Transfer Case, the Donglin faction, and the Little Ice Age, while the catastrophic defeat at Sarhu, 5.2kReads8.3Score226Shelves
- 122 I, the Emperor, Am Immortal! 朕，乃万岁！ [Harem novel, sunny and cheerful tone, nothing too dark.] [Tap once for an immersive experience as an ancient emperor] Zheng Yuan transmigrates to the Fengping Realm and devotes himself to good governance, hoping to become a sage ruler remembered throughout history. But Heaven has other plans. A malevolent star devours emperors, and the nation's fortunes are in decline. He must take consorts and establish an empress to stabilize the realm's destiny! “Choose an empress? Who should I make my empre 6.6kReads8.3Score348Shelves
- 123 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 1.9kReads7.4Score188Shelves
- 124 I Transmigrate as the Ming Crown Prince and Build an Industrial Empire for China 穿越大明太子，打造华夏工业帝国 [Ming military industry + Industrial Revolution + transmigration with no System + scientific genius] Mighty Qin, powerful Han, prosperous Tang, wealthy Song, and strong Ming. A modern engineering PhD transmigrates, and from the start he's dealt a winning hand: he becomes the Ming Crown Prince. As a descendant of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, he relies on three books, The Friend of Military-Civilian Talent, The Militia Military Training Manual, and The Barefoot Doctor's Manu 254Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 125 After We All Transmigrated, the Campus Belle Became a Consort. How Should I, the Emperor, Respond? 群穿后校花变妃子，朕如何应对？ [Group Transmigration] + [Emperor] + [Profiting from Trade Between Two Worlds] + [Underdog’s Rise] We all transmigrated, so no more pretending: I’m the emperor, and I’m coming clean! Wait, it looks like a few beautiful women transmigrated here with me, too! What identities will they transmigrate into? Mystery character boxes, opening now! 120Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 126 I Became the Founding Ancestor of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 我混成了隋唐祖源 No System, no golden finger. Beginning with the Rebellion of the Six Garrisons in the final years of the Northern Wei, witness the heroes of Wuchuan and the shifting tides of the Six Garrisons. Erzhu Rong, Yuwen Tai, Dugu Xin, Gao Huan... One renowned historical figure after another comes together in a magnificent chronicle of the final fifty years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Transmigration: After They Kicked Me Out, My Uncle’s Family Regretted It 穿越：赶我走后，大伯一家后悔了 Alternate world, ancient times, farming, conquest, no System. Twenty-six-year-old Li Lingyun transmigrated and became Li Lingyun, an eighteen-year-old coward from Qingquan Village in the Xia Dynasty. The original owner had just brought his bride home when he fell to his death. After receiving all of the original owner's memories, Li Lingyun refused to keep slaving away for his uncle's family. He seized the opportunity to demand that his uncle return the harvest from his family's land. His uncle' 4.3kReads8.5Score439Shelves
- 128 Xuanhuan: Invincible Summoning Starts with a Dynasty 玄幻：无敌召唤从王朝开始 After an accident, Chen Che transmigrated and became a foolish prince. He lay low for ten years from the start, then staged a coup in a single day. Bound to the Eternal Sign-in System, he brought forth Sages, Divine Generals, and more to wage war against heaven and earth, expanding the dynasty's borders. Yet in this great age, the myriad races and their dynasties competed for supremacy, while Daoist palaces and immortal sects instructed the people. Ancient clans, millennia-old aristocratic ho —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 My Court Is Full of Treacherous Officials, and You Want Me to Become an Eternal Emperor? 满朝奸臣，你让我做千古一帝？ Reborn in another world in ancient times, Zhou Qian woke up as the Son of Heaven of Great Zhou. He thought a life of pleasure was finally within reach. But then he took a look at the assembled court. On his left was Grand Chancellor Yan Song, on his right Grand Chancellor Qin Hui, Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, Imperial Tutor Sima Yi, Chief Eunuch He Shen, and Minister of Works Cai Jing... There were Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot, Yu Huatian of the Western Depot, Attendant Zhang Rang, and Zhao Gao, 224Reads9.4Score163Shelves
- 130 I Am a Tyrant in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当暴君 You think I don't know you're secretly colluding with the Manchus? You think I don't know you've been hiding your commercial taxes? The southeast is lost in drunken revelry, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, strewn with starving corpses! The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the lifeblood from the Ming and carve the flesh from the people! Even an ordinary man's fury can drench the ground in blood. Do you know what happens when 4kReads8.9Score241Shelves
- 131 Peerless Emperor: Summon Lü Fengxian from the Start 绝世皇帝：开局召唤吕奉先 After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Qin Hao becomes the puppet emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, with treacherous ministers rebelling within and powerful enemies closing in from without. Qin Hao activates the Strongest Heavenly Emperor System and summons Lü Fengxian from the start. He executes treacherous ministers, reforms the administration, crushes foreign enemies, and leads the Great Qin Dynasty to rise ever higher. On the battlefield of the myriad races, he protects humanity, faces t 2.6kReads7.8Score103Shelves
- 132 The Great Xia Empire's Number One Tyrant 大夏第一暴君 He transmigrated to Great Xia and became emperor, only to face one crisis after another: powerful ministers held sway, the treasury was empty, and foreign tribes watched hungrily from the borders. Qin Yun had no choice but to raise his butcher’s knife and become a tyrant for the ages! Those who follow me prosper. Those who defy me perish! 1.4kReads8.8Score200Shelves
- 133 Even a Useless Son-in-Law Knows the Art of War 废物赘婿也懂兵法 The Qin Empire's Fourth Prince is a spoiled wastrel. He marries into the family of the wealthy landowner Li as the third daughter's husband, becoming the Qin Empire's first prince consort. Determined not to be looked down on, he joins the army and rises from squad leader to ten-man captain, hundred-man captain, thousand-man captain, colonel, commander, marshal, and emperor. In the end, he unifies the world and leaves everyone stunned. 1.6kReads6.6Score—Shelves
- 134 Transmigrated as a Useless Young General, I Sweep All Before Me 穿成废物少将军，横扫天下 After transmigrating by accident, he becomes Qin Feng, the useless son of a general. From the start, he gets beaten up and is forced to marry Su Wanqing, the capital's most talented beauty and the Chancellor's daughter. The entire capital is waiting to laugh at him. Until he takes to the battlefield Modern military training, infantry formations, ambush tactics, improvements to military manufacturing... Enemy forces of every kind are crushed underfoot! The useless heir makes a comeback, and a God 235Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 135 The Carefree Prince 逍遥皇子 [A wholly fictional historical setting] Courtly power struggles, open and covert attacks, and deadly traps at every turn. The jianghu is rife with grudges, where flashing blades strike to kill. A powerful minister served as chief censor for twenty years, daring to reject a hundred imperial edicts, only to spend his life paving the way for someone else. A crown prince of the previous dynasty gouged out his own eyes and traded the treasure meant to restore his kingdom for a beauty, willing to betr 4.5kReads8.4Score207Shelves
- 136 Great Ming: Your Highness, Please Ascend the Throne 大明：殿下请登基 [No System, not a wish-fulfillment story] Zhu Qiyu's soul transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the Jingtai Emperor, a man with the same name. Facing the Tumu Crisis, Zhu Qiyu says: “This is hilarious. As long as I don't ascend the throne, the Oirat exchange student will never make it back.” 289Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 137 Late Ming Chongzhen: I Deserve the Temple Name Shengzu 明末崇祯，朕当得起圣祖庙号 Zhu Bao'an is reborn. He never expected to become the Chongzhen Emperor. He's doomed now. Fortunately, it's the first year of the Chongzhen reign, so there's still hope. Watch him rebuild the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Eastern Depot, killing not a single loyal minister and sparing not one treacherous official. He takes charge of the economy, politics, and military, and makes sure all three are strong. Hong Taiji: "That brat Zhu Youjian fights dirty, always going for my kidneys. And now he has 966Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 138 Transmigrating to the Warring States: I Become the God of War Li Mu 穿越战国：我成了战神李牧 To learn more about the Battle of Changping, Li Yang traveled to Gaoping, in Zhao State, where the battle’s countless dead lay buried. By chance, he wandered into the Temple of Skulls built for the hundreds of thousands of fallen soldiers. Just as he was about to leave, a twist of fate sent his soul into Li Mu, the frontier general who alone could influence the outcome of the Battle of Changping… From there, he trains the border troops, wipes out the Xiongnu, and saves Changping… until 4.5kReads8.4Score146Shelves
- 139 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty to Become Emperor 穿越明朝当皇帝 [Historical Writing Contest] He transmigrates into the body of the Ming dynasty’s last emperor, with less than five months left before the dynasty falls. Zhu Youjian, now with a new soul, is deeply troubled. He can only rely on his knowledge of future history and set out to turn the tide and change the course of events. First, move the capital and make a strategic retreat. Anyone who disagrees gets executed! Next, cultivate the land, carry out land reform, and manufacture guns and cannons. Anyon 371Reads8.8Score115Shelves
- 140 Back to the Warring States as Zhao Kuo 回到战国当赵括 Zhao Kuo transmigrated to the time of the Battle of Changping, where he was about to face Bai Qi, the Qin army’s God of War. What? History says Zhao Kuo and the 400,000 Zhao soldiers will be slaughtered by Bai Qi? No. In this life, I, Zhao Kuo, will defeat Bai Qi, crush the feudal lords, unify the realm, and build a grand age of prosperity for Huaxia! In the Warring States era, Zhao Kuo reigns supreme! 2.1kReads8.3Score201Shelves
- 141 I Really Am a Fainthearted Emperor, My Esteemed Ministers, Hurry Up and Rebel! 我真是昏君，诸位爱卿速速造反！ Lu Yuan transmigrates and becomes the emperor of Daxia. From the start, he's faced with hellish difficulty: The people are suffering, treacherous ministers hold power, foreign enemies surround the borders, and the realm could collapse at any moment. The good news: he doesn't have to save the world. The bad news: he has to bring down the dynasty! The System's mission is simple and brutal: “Become the ruler who loses his kingdom, and attain the rank of Immortal Emperor.” So... Lu Yuan puts on the 732Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 142 The Foolish Prince Consort Buried as a Sacrifice Is Actually an Unrivaled God of War 陪葬傻驸马，竟是绝代军神 After transmigrating, he was born with divine strength, but a brain ailment led his own father to send him off as a buried-alive consort for a princess. Known as the foolish eldest son of the Xiao family, he was born to live wild and free. His marquis father disdains him, and his imperial father-in-law regrets the marriage? Xiao Yao wants to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him. Foolish and brain-damaged? He uses his inner energy to save the princess and composes a hundred poems o 4.2kReads8.9Score448Shelves
- 143 Great Tang: From the Start, I Played the Role of a Divine Strategist 大唐：开局扮演天机神算 In the early years of the Tang dynasty, the Xuanwu Gate Incident had just ended, while the Turks eyed the north hungrily. Li Yi'an transmigrated into this world, activated the System template, and received a legacy of heavenly divination. He had planned to use the System to coast through life, setting up a fortune-telling stall on the streets of Chang'an. Then one day, three men showed up at his stall and immediately asked about the fate of the Tang dynasty. Old Li: “Sir, can our Great Tang last 1.2kReads7.2Score101Shelves
- 144 I Am the Crown Prince 吾乃皇太子 After transmigrating into the body of a deposed crown prince, he plans to stay out of the struggle, earn a little money, marry a wife, and enjoy a carefree life. Alas, the country is in crisis and the court is in turmoil. A deposed crown prince is still a crown prince. How can he hand over this beautiful land to someone else? 331Reads8.6Score111Shelves
- 145 Mythology: I Became a Tyrant in the Shang Dynasty 神话之我在商朝当暴君 When he woke up, the first thing he saw was an unparalleled beauty! To his utter surprise, Li Qing had transmigrated into the last king of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou, Di Xin! With the realm in chaos, the Western Zhou in rebellion, and the Three Sages granting divine titles, what was he supposed to do? No need to panic. He had the Human Emperor System! 395Reads8.6Score109Shelves
- 146 After the Snowy Night Coup, I Became the Leader of Humanity 雪夜逼宫后，我成了人族共主 The loyal die first, the brave follow, and the wise and sincere all become bones in an age of chaos. Once every idealist has fallen, all that remains is the ultimate contest between hypocrites and true villains. In the fourteenth year of Yonglu, in Longyou of the Great Jing. A clear-eyed soul from the modern era awakens in the body of a dying youth as a bowl of blood sacrifice is raised to his lips. He finds himself in a world of despair: the loyal die betrayed, the idealists sink beneath the ri 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 I Secretly Built a Great Qin Technological Empire in Late Ming 我在明末偷偷建立大秦科技帝国 [Ming Dynasty] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Building His Own Faction] [Technology Overwhelms All] [Steamrolling Everything in His Path] Qin Tian is sent to the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign by a meteor. With the help of a mysterious orb in his mind, he builds his own Great Qin Empire and drives technology forward at full speed. Soap, hot-air balloons, steam engines, airships, flintlock rifles, machine guns, cannons, tanks, airplanes... every kind of technology is at his disposal. He recrui 3kReads8.2Score178Shelves
- 148 The Border City Crossbowman 边城游弩手 (Note: A traditional alternate-history novel, with no System and no wish-fulfillment.) A war to conquer a nation, fought by nobodies rising to prominence. A struggle for power full of ingenious schemes. The empire falls apart, and the chaos of war rises once more. A corrupt and twisted Confucian regime, powerful clans seizing land, warlords entrenched in their own territories, and barbarians watching hungrily from the sidelines. Clashing ideologies, rigid class divisions, a turbulent political l 649Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 149 The Discarded Prince Becomes King 废子为王 The people of the entire city have lost all hope of surviving, and the city’s commander has ordered everyone to die fighting when the walls fall. Just then, a tiger’s roar thunders across the sky. One black flag after another appears on the horizon. “B-black flags! It’s the Seventh Prince! The Seventh Prince is here! We’re saved...” Hold Jin’an at all costs, drive out the Japanese pirates, unify the Central Plains, sweep across the land... 1.2kReads8.9Score162Shelves
- 150 Reborn for a New Life, Tyrant Chongzhen Kills! Kills! Kills! 重活一世，暴君崇祯杀！杀！杀！ The seventh year of the Tianqi reign, eighth month. Zhu Youjian knelt before the imperial bed in the Qianqing Palace, his knees aching against the floor. He did the math in his head: seven years ago, on a late night working overtime, he had died suddenly at his computer. When he awoke, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xing. Seven years. For seven whole years, he had stayed in his manor, pretending to be ill, pretending to be a fool, pretending to be invisible. In secret, he had trained e 12kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
