Novels like Fighting for the Realm in the Late Ming Dynasty
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- 101 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.] 220Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 102 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—14d adds
- 103 Southern Ming: I Am the Hongguang Emperor 南明之我是弘光帝 As the realm fell apart, old grudges led the Donglin faction and the so-called upright officials to refuse to recommend him as emperor. To dress up their own regime as legitimate, the new dynasty attacked him as incompetent and lecherous, accusing him of employing treacherous ministers. But was the truth really as the history books recorded it? If one day a transmigrator were to replace this unfortunate man's soul, would history unfold differently from then on? 454Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 104 Northern Ming Republic 北明共和 You'll see a different kind of transmigration story. A finance worker transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty, into a tiny Soren tribe in the frozen north. He knows nothing about political scheming or martial arts, and has no skill in manipulating people. He has no population, no agriculture, and no industry... But he loves nature. He knows where to find minerals and resources. Can a man of technology really succeed? He goes fishing in the Sea of Okhotsk and mining in Siberia. Although this 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Asura King of the Ming Dynasty 大明修罗王 In the late Ming, the land of China is strewn with corpses and rivers run red with blood. The once-mighty Ming Empire is on the brink of collapse. An ancient people is about to shed its splendid robes beneath the blades of foreign horsemen, its hair unbound from its high topknots... At this moment of life and death, Yan Zhen, a reconnaissance soldier from a later age, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a descendant of a Ming military household. From then on, he secures the northern fron —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Songjiang 宋疆 With the Song dynasty as its canvas and walled cities as its domain, with mountains as its spine and rivers as its borders: who will rule the fate of China? Genghis Khan, the wolf of the grasslands; Ye Qing, a transmigrator in the imperial guard; the waning power of the Jurchen Jin; the Duan clan of Dali; and Western Xia. Who will claim the Central Plains? 34Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 107 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 962Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 108 The Invincible Imperial Grandson of Great Ming 大明无敌皇孙 I transmigrated as Zhu Yuntong, the biological grandson of Emperor Taizu of the Great Ming. At first, I escaped the palace just to become a carefree merchant. But my useless System led me step by step to the highest position of all. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, after the eight-year-old Crown Prince’s eldest son, Zhu Xiongying, died, Emperor Taizu took an unexpected interest in me and decided to groom me as his next heir. Inside the imperial palace that same year: “You useless lot! You can’t 1.3kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 109 Conquering the Sui Dynasty 霸隋 As the only son of Zhang Xutuo, a renowned general of the Sui dynasty, Zhang Junwu fell into a coma during the Battle of Xingyang after witnessing his father die a brutal death. After a long dream, he awoke to find himself still surrounded by enemies. With the Wagang army closing in, he had no choice but to rise up and fight. Backed by peerless warriors like Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, he would climb step by step to the summit, battle Wagang, fight Wang Shichong, crush Li Shimin, seize Guanzhong, 1.5kReads7.3Score14514d adds
- 110 I Transmigrated into Chongzhen, Who's About to Hang Himself Today 我穿越成今天就要上吊的崇祯 After transmigrating to the late Ming, Li Zicheng is attacking the capital. According to history, today I'm supposed to hang myself on Coal Hill... We have to move south. We must move south! In the Jinling court, Chongzhen curses out the assembled officials: “If the Ming falls, I'll certainly go down in history as the emperor who lost the country. But do you think you'll fare any better? Just wait until Li Zicheng does to you what he did to the officials and nobles in the capital: beating yo 895Reads7.6Score10914d adds
- 111 I Transmigrated into a Noble Family, and All I Want Is Power 穿越世家子弟，一心只为谋权夺位 In his previous life, he was an overworked office drone. After a car accident, he transmigrates to a parallel world and is born into a powerful family, becoming the legitimate grandson of the Xiao clan of Li'an. Heaven has given me the chance to be reborn. In this life, I will make it extraordinary, give everything I have, and keep striving toward the sacred ideal in my heart. In the eyes of the world, he is a treacherous minister who spends his life pursuing power over all beneath heaven by day 171Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 112 The Invincible Tyrant of Ming: From the Start, I Had the Entire Court Arrested 大明无敌暴君：开局抄了满朝文武 [爽文] [Power Struggles] [Passionate] [Humorous] [Conquer the World] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was battered by storms. Within its borders, the Prince of Chuang seized cities and territory, while beyond them, the Manchu barbarians watched hungrily. At court, treacherous ministers were everywhere; below the court, powerful clans ran rampant... As civilization faced conquest by barbarism once more, Zhu Youjian, who had transmigrated from a later age, stepped in 1Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 113 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 6.2kReads8.1Score44914d adds
- 114 A Superpower at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末超级强国 I came, I saw, I conquered. What would a new-generation soldier do if he went back to the late Ming? “Still using matchlocks? Flintlocks? Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you kidding me? Bronze cannons? Muzzle-loaders? Are you kidding me? I’m a modern internet guy. Are you telling me I can’t even build a mortar? Who says we can’t make bullets? Who says we can’t cut rifling? Do me a favor and take a good look around a machine shop.” Li Yi stood in his vast arsenal. Li Yi fought his way out of the B 3.8kReads8.5Score27214d adds
- 115 Back to the Late Ming Dynasty to Become a Soldier 回到明末去当兵 A legendary career begins as a common soldier! A modern special forces soldier transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and becomes a low-ranking border guard. He has no cheat, only the physique of a special forces soldier and a heart full of martial spirit. The court is corrupt, internal and external threats abound, disasters plague the land, and the Great Ming is already like a lamp flickering in the wind... Whatever. Since Heaven has sent me into this troubled age, then as a soldier, I must tak 797Reads—Score10014d adds
- 116 This Is Our Great Ming's God of War? That's Ridiculous! 这就是咱大明的战神？太离谱了！ [Transmigration] [Great Ming] [Zhu Yuanzhang] [Imperial tutor] [Feel-good power fantasy] Lu Ning unexpectedly obtains a Transmigration Ring. He travels back to the early years of the Great Ming and becomes close friends with Zhu Yuanzhang. What Zhu Yuanzhang worries about most is that his descendants will live miserable lives and the Great Ming won't endure. “You spent so much money on your descendants, and the Great Ming lasted for so many years. If you really want to know what happened, I can 86Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 117 Zhu Di Faked His Death? Then I Guess I'll Have to Conquer the World! 朱棣假死？那朕可就要征伐天下了! In the eighteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi, who transmigrated here long ago, discovers that Zhu Di has died unexpectedly ahead of schedule? Then I, Zhu Gaochi, can inherit the throne in the proper order. Anyone who dares cause trouble can have a taste of my new Three Great Battalions! What Zhu Gaochi doesn't know is that Zhu Di actually faked his death because his son never applied himself. Afraid the Jingnan Campaign would happen all over again, he wants to use this trick to see which of his 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Usurping the Crown Prince's Place, I Become Emperor 截胡太子，我称帝 Reborn in another world: He supplants the crown prince and ascends the throne. Internal strife and foreign threats leave his power in ruins. He builds waterworks and promotes farming and sericulture. He turns back the tide when all seems lost and saves the empire from collapse. When drunk, he rests his head on a beauty's lap! When sober, he grips a sword that kills. Let the winds blow from every direction. I stand firm and unmoved. Atop the mountain peaks, he alone enjoys the biting chill of the 519Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 119 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 373Reads8.4Score5014d adds
- 120 Yongchang at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末永昌 What could be more exasperating than transmigrating as the Chongzhen Emperor, who hanged himself in Beijing in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen? The answer is transmigrating as Li Zicheng in Beijing in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. At this moment, although the Ming dynasty's rule in the north has already collapsed, the Southern Ming still controls China's most prosperous regions, while the Qing army is about to throw everything it has into a full-scale invasion. Li Zicheng has only tens of 483Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 121 The Mongol Conquests in the West: Rebuilding Huaxia in Europe 蒙古西征：我在欧洲再造华夏 Liu Wei went out one day and hit the jackpot: he ended up in the Mongol Yuan era. His new body belonged to a craftsman who had been captured by the Mongols and forced to do hard labor for the army day in and day out. At last, Liu Wei couldn't take it anymore. The old beggar Zhu could win an empire, so why couldn't a fine young man from the modern age? He declared: “I'll rebel! I'll drive out the barbarians and restore China...” By the time Liu Wei finally escaped the Tartars, he had also gained 5Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 122 Great Ming: I Am Xu Da's Fifteenth-Generation Descendant 大明：我是徐达的十五世孙 Xu Tianjue’s soul returns to the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the legitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household and the fifteenth-generation descendant of Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan. Faced with a dynasty beset by troubles at home and abroad, he wields the power accumulated by the Xu family over a century and vows to rewrite the fate of the Ming. At court, his family background lets him crush petty schemers; on the battlefield, he leads the Ming army to victory in every direction. This time, th 113Reads7.5Score12514d adds
- 123 Late Ming: After I Expose Myself as a Transmigrator, Wei Zhongxian Breaks Down! 明末：自曝穿越后，魏忠贤哭了！ After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Liu Yu becomes a seventh-rank censor. Looking at the Great Ming ship on the verge of sinking before him, he drops all pretenses! Liu Yu: “Zhu Youjian, do you believe me now when I say I’m a transmigrator?” Zhu Youjian: “I suppose I do... What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?” Liu Yu: “Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal subject in all of the Great Ming. You must not kill him, Your Majesty!” Wei Zhongxian: “If you don’t reject me, my lord, I’d be hon 38.9kReads8.5Score3.8k14d adds
- 124 Great Ming: I Am Wanli's Father 大明：我是万历他爹 (No System + transmigration + history + reform and struggle + conquest) My father is the Jiajing Emperor. My son is the Wanli Emperor. My teachers are Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Xu Jie. My ministers are Hai Rui and Qi Jiguang. My name is Zhu Zaihou. I am the eleventh emperor of the Great Ming, the Longqing Emperor. I will change history. This time, no one will ever trample Huaxia underfoot again. We will never fall behind again. We will never miss out on the Age of Exploration again. Heaven bl 557Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 125 Ming Dynasty: Kill the Enemy to Restore the Ming, Defending Jiangyin from the Start 大明，杀敌复明，开局死守江阴 [Late Ming] + [Slay the Enemy] + [Restore the Ming] In the summer of 1645, the Hongguang regime fell, and the Southern Ming teetered on the brink of collapse. Zhou Qian, a history student, transmigrated into the body of the fugitive prince Zhu Cixuan. The isolated city of Jiangyin was trapped in a desperate situation. An eighty-one-day battle to the death was about to begin. In this desperate hour, he awakened the [Ten Thousand Horses Trample the Barbarians] System. Slay enemies to obtain elite 5.5kReads7.3Score48414d adds
- 126 Great Ming: The Bow Is Cast Aside Once the Birds Are Gone? Why Panic Over Zhu Di's Jingnan Campaign? 大明：鸟尽弓藏？朱棣靖难你慌啥 Chen Feng transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, earning immense merit in building a prosperous empire. On the battlefield, he defeats Chen Youliang, destroys Zhang Shicheng, and drives the Mongols north, winning glory at Mount Langju Xu! At court, he opens maritime trade, distributes land, and gives the people time to recover, helping the Ming grow ever more prosperous. He is ennobled as Duke Dingguo. Before Zhu Yuanzhang dies, he entrusts Chen Feng to Zhu Yu 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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. 377Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 128 I Build Military Industry in the Southern Song 我在南宋玩军工 Zhao Gou, a PhD from the National University of Defense Technology, is accidentally killed in an explosion during an experiment. When he wakes, he has unexpectedly been reborn as the first emperor of the Southern Song. Drawing on the scientific knowledge he accumulated in his previous life, he builds AK-47s, sniper rifles, tanks, and planes in this apocalyptic age, beating the Jin and other foreign forces into a panicked retreat so they never dare set foot on Chinese soil again. [Transmigration 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Chongzhen, Is My Dragon Throne Comfortable? 崇祯，朕的龙椅坐着舒服吗？ (No cheap melodrama, no brainless characters, no System, no invincible protagonist, and not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Qing loyalists and those who may be offended, proceed with caution.) On the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi, Chongzhen sat high upon the dragon throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, receiving the court officials’ homage as he prepared to ascend the throne. A thunderclap jolted the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao awake in his coffin. Look 8Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 131 Great Ming: From the Start, I Extend Zhu Biao's Life 大明：开局给朱标续命 One day, he transmigrated to the Hongwu era and became Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou of the Ming Dynasty. To avoid being killed later by his adopted nephew, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Su decided to prolong the life of his elder brother, Zhu Biao... And so Zhu Su became the Ming Dynasty's Sage of Medicine! He could restore life to the dying and cure all manner of difficult ailments. He could also stabilize the realm and govern a region. Even his elder brother Zhu Biao became Zhu Su's number-one fan. “Fifth Brother 148Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 132 The Benevolent Father of Great Ming, Zhu Qiyu 大明慈父朱祁钰 A month after transmigrating: “The despicable usurper ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor in Shuntian Prefecture.” Three months after transmigrating: “The spineless coward tries to hold on to the crumbling Ming Empire.” Two years after transmigrating: “That useless young punk actually thinks he can counterattack the steppe?” Five years after transmigrating: “The Zhu family’s prodigy, a reincarnation of Emperor Wen, has occupied the vast, boundless lands of East Asia!” Ten years afte 1.1kReads7.6Score10414d adds
- 133 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.8kReads8.6Score14214d adds
- 134 Damn, I'm Surrounded by Tartars! 完蛋，我被鞑子包围了 Elite special forces operative Zhu Pixie transmigrates by chance to the battlefield at Songshan while on a mission. Surrounded by the Manchu army, he narrowly escapes with the Ming troops. Amid the blood and carnage of Songshan, he seizes his moment to display his might. The winds of change howl, and tigers roar as dragons cry. Zhu Pixie trains elite troops, executes traitors, brings peace to the realm, and repels foreign invaders. With his own strength, he writes a stirring legend of heroism ac 2.7kReads8.6Score24214d adds
- 135 I Vie with Jiajing for the Throne 我与嘉靖争皇位 He gets into a car accident on his way to the graduate school entrance exam interview and transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a seven-year-old cowherd from a remote village, the son of a landlord. He's all alone, with no one to rely on. He thinks this is how his life will be, until he discovers that his previous self was the illegitimate son of the Zhengde Emperor! After Zhengde dies, Zhang Yong, one of the “Eight Tigers,” comes to take him back to inherit 2.9kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 136 The Ming Chronicles: Emperor Hongzhi 大明录之弘治大帝 [Transmigration] [Decisive and ruthless] [Expanding the realm] [Wuxia] [Uncovering historical secrets] Protagonist: Zhu Youji He transmigrates into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's God of War. The Crown Prince of the Chenghua era is the eldest son of the Chenghua Emperor and the son of Consort Wan. This story sets history's regrets right, features brain-teasing political intrigue, and is a contest for supremacy. If you can figure out who the final villain is, the author concedes defeat. The Gr 138Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 137 Late Ming: My Dad Won't Listen, So My Ancestors Will Step In! 明末：我爹不听话，祖宗会出手！ The Sixteen Ming Emperors, Nuclear-Harmonious Family, Old Zhu and His 1,382-Year-Old Rattan Cane, The Ming-Qing Showdown, Zhu Qizhen: Stay Away from Me!, and The Eternal Ming. Zhu Yong transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the last Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and gains the ability to travel between the sixteen Ming eras. At this point, the rebel bandit is closing in on the capital, with rebels inside the country, Jurchen invaders outside, and an unruly father at home. So he makes a decision that 374Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 138 Ming Dynasty, Can I Refuse to Marry the Crown Prince? 大明，可以不嫁太子吗 [Takes some liberties with history, imaginative historical fiction, devoted and exclusive romance, one-on-one pairing, not a strong female lead] When Chang Xi transmigrates, her father is a founding hero, but he dies suddenly right as he returns victorious from war, from the start. She also has a crown prince for a fiancé, and they were betrothed before they were even born. But she’ll bear him two sons and two daughters, then die before she turns twenty-five. Could she please opt out of this tra 1.5kReads7.2Score17214d adds
- 139 Southern Ming: The Sun Never Sets on the Empire Rising from the Frontier 南明：从边境崛起的日不落帝国 On February 21, 1659 (the thirteenth year of the Yongli era of the Southern Ming, the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing), Qing forces crossed the Nu River and approached Tengyue Prefecture. General Li Dingguo decided to use the terrain to ambush them, and the bloody Battle of Mopanshan was about to begin. The Southern Ming crown prince, Zhu Cixuan, had been gravely ill and unconscious for days when he suddenly awoke, his eyes opening to a world beyond anything people could imagine. W 989Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 140 Great Ming: Bandit General, Sage of War, Great Rebel 大明，山贼大将军，兵圣大反贼 [No mindless characters, no pure power fantasy] [The dark side of human nature in the halls of power] [The truth behind the Ming emperors' frequent untimely deaths] [Monsters and demons at the end of a dynasty] [Cunning] [Scheming for the realm] The Ming Dynasty is incredibly unlucky: internal strife, foreign threats, natural disasters, man-made calamities, fiscal collapse, factional infighting... every condition for a dynasty's fall has come together. In the first year of the Taichang reign, a 2.4kReads8.4Score17714d adds
- 141 Returning to Ancient Times to Conquer the Realm 回到古代打江山 Ye Chen, a leading scientist in the field of cosmic technology and a national-level engineer, transmigrates into the Great Yu Dynasty and becomes its emperor. The Great Yu Dynasty faces powerful enemies watching from beyond its borders, while traitors within plot rebellion. Through his own schemes, Ye Chen ultimately executes the treacherous ministers, eliminates the great clans, and sweeps across the land, claiming both the empire and the woman he loves! 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Reborn at the End of the Ming: I, Zhu Yuanzhang, Will Restore the Great Ming to Glory! 重生明末：朕，朱元璋再创大明盛世！ Zhu Yuanzhang died, but apparently not all the way. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Chongzhen, the emperor who had hanged himself on Coal Hill. Li Zicheng was besieging the capital. The Ming dynasty was on the verge of destruction! Impossible. Absolutely impossible! “Now that I'm here, whether it's the rebel bandits or the Tartars, I'll never let them take the Ming throne!” Wang Cheng'en asked, “Your Majesty, where... where are we going?” “To confiscate their estates!” “To put down 1.1kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 143 Reborn in the Late Han: My Story Begins with Marrying Cai Yan 魂穿汉末：从娶蔡琰开始 [Not a power fantasy] + [A focus on realism] + [Farming] + [A struggle for supremacy] Set against the historical backdrop of the late Han dynasty, this epic draws on the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, unofficial histories, and more. There is no System or golden finger. The protagonist’s soul transmigrates to the late Han dynasty and inhabits the body of Liu Yu’s son, the Governor of Youzhou, a smooth operator who is strategic and eloquent. First, he survives the ch 101Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 144 Great Tang: Bestowing the Title of Consort on Yang Guifei from the Start 大唐：开局册封杨贵妃 What's it like to transmigrate and become an emperor? Li Man got struck by lightning just for cursing his ancestor, Li Longji, and, as bad luck would have it, received a one-time Emperor Experience Card. He transmigrated into the body of the elderly Tang Emperor Xuanzong, Li Longji. The one saving grace was that he arrived on the very day Yang Yuhuan was made a consort. So he went into tyrant mode. He hadn't enjoyed himself for long when a name suddenly shattered his life of debauchery: An Lusha 5.8kReads7.1Score25114d adds
- 145 Emperor Tianqi and the Eighteen Beauties of Yanyun 天启大帝之燕云十八姬 In the Tianqi era, he seldom stops to admire the flowers, seizing both the realm and its beauties in his hands. The warm waters of Nanyang nurture dragons and serpents; the lush grasslands of Mobei let cattle and horses roam. The western mountains teem with cinnabar mines; the eastern fields are planted far and wide with cotton and hemp. Who says borders divide the civilized from the barbarian? The peoples of every nation come dressed in their finest to honor Zhonghua. The story begins when Tian 48Reads—Score10214d adds
- 146 Late Ming: From Rebellion in the Northwest to Rebuilding the World 明末：从西北造反到再造天下 [Late Ming]+ [Rebellion]+ [Development]+ [No System] In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, the earthquake in the capital had just ended, while natural disasters continued to ravage the northwest. Not a single grain was harvested in northern Shaanxi. In another year, Wang Er would raise the banner of rebellion, firing the first shot of the peasant uprisings at the end of the Ming dynasty. Now, Wang San, a younger brother of Wang Er who never existed in history, fainted and passed through nine cy 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Late Ming: Laying Low in the Mountains as a Rebel King 明末：苟在山里当反王 “Jiexi Province, Baliu Prefecture, Xuelin District, Chiban County: in Shangbao stands a Golden Throne Hall...” This folk song has been passed down for more than four hundred years in the remote mountains of Suining, Hunan, and the ruins of the ancient Shangbao Kingdom are still there today. This story grew out of that real folk song. A fake jade pendant bought for ten yuan, a faulty outlet, and when Wang Dabao opens his eyes again, 108 gaunt refugees have pinned him to a heated earthen bed and a 16Reads—Score12514d adds
- 148 Zhu Cilang: My Southern Ming Will Not Retreat into a Corner 朱慈烺，朕的南明不偏安 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow burn, proceed with caution!] + [Purely intellectual] + [Political scheming] + [A contest for supremacy] + [Highly intelligent antagonists] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the calamity of 1644 struck. The capital fell, and the emperor died on Coal Hill. Zhu Cilang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation: his country has fallen and his family is dead. The pal 2.2kReads—Score19914d adds
- 149 A Rake in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末混球 With transmigration to the late Ming Dynasty becoming all the rage, Yang Menglong, a fine young man from the twenty-first century, the school's king of brawling and a menace in the eyes of street punks, also somehow transmigrated back to that era. And yet... Waving his dog-leg knife, Yang Menglong roared hoarsely, “Which bastard said the late Ming was easy to get by in? Come out here! I promise I won't chop you to death!” 270Reads8.7Score5214d adds
- 150 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明：家兄朱厚照 The Hongzhi Restoration is underway, and Zhu Houzhao is coming of age. Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu are sharpening their blades, preparing for the imperial examinations. A Little Ice Age is just around the corner, and a long, bitter cold is about to ravage the land. Li Mu has spent years building his own earthly paradise. He'd originally planned to live out his days there as a carefree little emperor, but then Zhu Houzhao, the landlord's silly son, showed up... 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
