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- 1 After Yashan, I Became Emperor of the Song 崖山之后我为宋帝 Zhao Cheng, a high school senior and athlete, unexpectedly transmigrates to the early Yuan Dynasty, after the Battle of Yashan. He is a descendant of Zhao Defang, the fourth son of Emperor Taizu of Song. By then, Lu Xiufu has already carried the young emperor into the sea, and Empress Dowager Yang and the general Zhang Shijie are dead. Su Liuyi, an eighth-generation descendant of Su Dongpo, finds the brothers Zhao Cheng and proclaims him the new emperor. The Yuan army soon comes after them... Ca 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Song Dynasty's Twenty-Third Prince 宋之二十三皇子 A young blacksmith in a smithy, on the Vermilion Bird Avenue in Lin'an in the thirteenth year of the Shaoxing era. Snow still clung to the fur coats of the Jin envoys, while the Jurchens' arrogance and the Song people's cowardice set off a strange tale of hidden origins. After learning the truth about his past, the young blacksmith stormed the Court of Judicial Review alone, driven by the injustice he felt over Marshal Yue Yun. What path will Marshal Yue Yun lead him down? With his burning passi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Southern Crossing: Farming and Warfare in the Southern Song 南渡耕战录：我在南宋搞基建 In the second year of the Jingkang era, the Northern Song fell and the land was shattered. The Southern Song was newly established, its position perilous. Chen Ji, a modern agricultural science PhD who transmigrates into Lin Yue, a young member of the imperial family fleeing south, joins forces with kindred spirit Zhan Ziyan to shoulder the mission of revitalizing Chinese civilization. Drawing on modern scientific knowledge, Lin Yue begins building infrastructure in a remote fishing village in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Doctor Transmigrates into a Fallen Household and Goes on a Rampage in the Southern Song 博士穿越破落家，他在南宋杀疯了 Transmigration + history + imperial examinations + farming and technological development + building a powerful army + defeating the Jurchens and resisting the Mongols + steady pacing + some wish fulfillment + no golden finger Li Xingchen, a double PhD in archaeology and chemistry, discovers that his girlfriend is actually a “Brazilian steak.” Devastated, he is hit by a truck and his soul transmigrates into the body of a poor, bankrupt landowner in the Southern Song. First, he takes on the local —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reviving the Great Song, Starting with the Village Militia 中兴大宋，从乡兵开始 Han Wu transmigrates to the late Northern Song. The trouble is, he lands straight on the battlefield, and worse still, the bewildered man finds himself in the vanguard of a suicide squad. With no other choice, Han Wu grits his teeth and charges forward. Relying on his wit and courage, Han Wu is the first to scale the enemy walls and behead a general. Holding up the enemy commander's head, he shouts, “Enemy, hold! I'm going to strip him!” The wheels of history roll inexorably onward. Either yo 246Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn as Fang La, I’m Giving the Great Song a New Backbone 穿成方腊，我给大宋换副骨头 [Ming Cult, Liangshan, struggle for supremacy, farming, infrastructure, political intrigue, technology] He wakes up as Fang La, leader of the Ming Cult, on the night before the oath-taking at Qiyuan. He sees the snow on the day Bianjing falls, the humiliation of Jingkang: three thousand members of the imperial clan kneeling in the snow, an event destined to happen seven years later. Yet in this Song dynasty, the compass is used for feng shui, paper is used as funeral money, and gunpowder is made 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 From the Start, I Recruit Xin Qiji to Join the Outlaws and Rebuild China 开局拉辛弃疾落草，再造华夏 [Hardcore Farming + Southern Song History + Institutional Reform + Rebuilding China] I’m Chen Ning, reborn as the chief of a mountain stronghold, and I specialize in “poaching” famous generals. Xin Qiji was ordered to suppress bandits. I turned around and invited him to join us: “Sir, I’ve got farm tools that can double crop yields and powerful crossbows with a range of five hundred paces. All I’m missing is a leader!” He cursed me for treasonous audacity, until I took him to see the stronghold’ 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Song Dynasty, Watch Me Enter the Sacred Realm Alone 大宋，看我孤身入圣境 With both parents dead, the young boy shoulders the burden of the Wen family alone. Gifted and precocious, with a strange portent surrounding him, he becomes entangled in the struggle between the old and new factions and the hidden currents within the imperial clan while still young. He stumbles into countless dangers without understanding them. Fortunately, the old Grand Preceptor ancestor made many preparations in advance, sheltering him from the storms at every turn and allowing him to grow u —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Dad, Stop Acting! You're About to Make Yue Fei Cry 爹咱别演了岳飞都快被你感动哭了 Title Tags: Transmigration, System, Father-and-Son Traitor Duo, Hilarious, Southern Song, Yue Fei, Saving the Nation, Reverse Whitewashing I transmigrated as Qin Hui's son. Everyone else is trying to ride their father's coattails, but I have to bring mine down! Bound to a Loyalist Redemption System, I can only survive by toppling the treacherous chancellor and saving Yue Fei. In court, I openly undermine him; Behind every plot, I strike back. Qin Hui wants to harm Yue Fei, so I make sure to 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Save the Southern Song at Yashan 我在崖山救南宋 Murong Ke was born into a family of traditional Chinese doctors and mastered the art of medicine at a young age. After taking the college entrance exam, he joined the military, where he endured rigorous training and became an exceptional fighter, skilled with all kinds of weapons and equipment and familiar with driving many types of vehicles. At twenty-eight, he was determined to make a name for himself in the military. During a mission at sea, a strange ocean current swallowed him whole. When h 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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
- 12 Li Qingzhao, Your Husband Xia Ren Really Isn't a Good Man 李清照，你夫君虾仁真不是好人啊 [Bold and spirited Li Qingzhao] [A bittersweet Song Zhezong] [Loyal and affectionate Song Huizong] [Imperial physician and secret agent Shen Zhiwei] (The rating just came out, but it'll go up later!) A lighthearted, hilarious story filled with heartfelt emotion, court intrigue, heated battles, and cultural revival... “What kind of person do you take me for?!” Li Qingzhao slammed her palm on the table and glared at the grinning man across from her. “A woman of the demimonde,” Song Xiaren replied 175Reads6.9Score128Shelves
- 13 The Great Song Dynasty: Reforging the Realm 大宋之重铸山河 That was the year of the Jingkang Humiliation: the land was lost, the two emperors were taken captive, and the princesses fell into enemy hands. Zhao Gou fled in panic, Zong Ze cried out for the army to cross the river, and Yue Fei began to make a name for himself. Outside Youzhou, the north wind howled, and a transmigrated young man shouted, “I swear to defeat the Jin invaders, reclaim our land, and restore our nation!” 2.5kReads8.4Score190Shelves
- 14 Transmigrated as Zhu Cilang, I Demand Chongzhen Abdicate from the Start 穿越朱慈烺开局金銮殿请崇祯退位 After transmigrating as Zhu Cilang, the Ming crown prince, he stumbles upon a globe and learns of a rewritten past: the once-mighty Ming Dynasty ruled the world, only to suffer the destruction of its civilization and the loss of its cultural heritage. In the year 1644, disaster threatens the nation. Huangtaiji, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong each have their own schemes, and the fall of the dynasty is imminent. Unwilling to let tragedy repeat itself, he strides straight into the Golden Throne H 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Jingkang: Besieged City from the Start? I Refuse to Be a King Who Loses His Country 靖康：开局围城？朕绝不当亡国君 He opened his eyes and found himself in the body of Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of Song, the most unfortunate emperor in history! From the start, he faced hellish difficulty: Jin troops surrounded Bianjing, his father fled and left him to take the blame, and the court was full of either incompetents or treacherous ministers, all weeping and begging to surrender territory. And soon, 1.4kReads8.0Score104Shelves
- 16 Raising the Song Dynasty to Greatness 扶摇大宋 After a final farewell on a rainy night, Cai Tiao leaped from the twenty-seventh floor. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Cai Tiao, the fifth young master of the Cai family in Bianjing, during the third year of Yuanfu in the Great Song. A soul from the modern age, reborn by the will of Heaven. He began his studies at three under the eminent Daoist Xu Zhichang, outshone the literary world with his poetry and calligraphy at five, and was hailed by the entire Daoist community as the "hei 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Transmigrated as Yue Fei: From the Start, I Refused the Twelve Golden Decrees 穿越岳飞：开局拒收十二道金牌 Serving the nation with unwavering loyalty is the only theme that matters! In the tenth year of the Shaoxing era, he transmigrates into Yue Fei. With enemies within and without, everyone knows that once the twelve golden command tablets order Yue Fei back to the capital, he is doomed to die! Beneath the walls of Bianliang, he refuses the tablets and rewrites Marshal Yue's fate. He leads his army into battle, smashing through one hundred thousand Jin cavalry, capturing Wushu, and reclaiming Kaife 4.3kReads8.4Score262Shelves
- 18 When Spring Comes to Jiangnan, the Flowers Bloom 春到江南花自开 The Song dynasty was the only dynasty in feudal China without a curfew, and a turning point in Chinese history. It left behind far too many regrets. This novel is set in the late Southern Song. The protagonist, Zhao Xuan, is a low-ranking soldier at Diaoyu Fortress. After being gravely wounded in the bombardment that killed Mongke Khan, he is sent back to Lin'an by Wang Jian for treatment, and the story begins. The first half of the novel follows the History of Song closely. Zhao Xuan rises and 177Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 19 Reborn as Emperor Zhezong of Song: From Puppet to Power Player 重生宋哲宗：从傀儡开始逆袭 In the eighth year of Yuanyou, Empress Dowager Gao died. Zhao Xu, Emperor Zhezong of Song, finally took power after eight years under her thumb. At court, the Old Party was entrenched. On the borders, Western Xia watched like a tiger ready to pounce. Everyone was waiting to see the young emperor make a fool of himself. But no one knew that his soul came from a distant future. He renamed the era Shaosheng, recalled Zhang Dun, purged the Old Party of Yuanyou, and restored the New Policies. At the 796Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 20 Transmigrating as Chao Gai: I'm Going to Set Up a Three-Way Rivalry 穿越成了晁盖，哥要三国鼎立 Gao Qiqiang, a modern underworld kingpin, is sentenced to death. Just before his execution, he transmigrates to the Northern Song and becomes Chao Gai, leader of Liangshan Marsh. Using his modern knowledge of power politics, he swiftly unites the forces of Liangshan, wins over talents such as Wu Yong and Lin Chong, reforms the stronghold, and develops its economy and military. When the Jin invade the Song from the north, Gao Qiqiang seizes the opportunity to take Shandong, Hebei, and other lands 168Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 21 This Blade Is Named Lu 此刀姓陆 Lu, a surgeon, worked himself to death in the operating room. He was practicing with a scalpel in his dream, but when he woke up, he had cut off Gao Yanei's little worm. From the start, being in Bianjing put him in a no-win situation. He longed to flee to Cangzhou, only to sever ties with Lin Chong. Joining Liangshan was out of the question... Let's see how this junior military surgeon manages to get by. Sometimes shameless, sometimes righteous, sometimes cunning, what heights will he reach in t 311Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 22 I Transmigrate into Emperor Zhenzong of Song and Execute Kou Zhun from the Start 穿成宋真宗，开局先斩寇准 If you asked me, “If you transmigrated into Emperor Zhenzong of the Song dynasty, what would you do?” Obviously, I'd shoot Xiao Daling, that hapless fool, dead with one arrow, then anger Xiao Yanyan, that old witch, to death; recover Yanyun, capture Shangjing, punch the Liao dynasty and kick Western Xia, annex Dali, destroy Jiaozhi, keep a Goryeo maid on my left and trample a Japanese slave underfoot on my right. Better yet, I'd ambush the Arabs on land and openly plunder the red-haired devils o 1.7kReads7.3Score104Shelves
- 23 The Northern Song Dynasty’s Greatest Treacherous Chancellor 北宋第一奸相 After transmigrating as Cai Jing, I'm going to carry out a once-in-a-millennium reform with Wang Anshi! A modern history student transmigrates as Cai Jing. By the age of seven, people are already calling him a prodigy. Looking at the corrupt court on the brink of collapse, he silently clenches his fists. In this life, he'll stir up the winds of change from the shadows. Secretly amass wealth, recruit talented people, gather leverage... Ten years of planning, all waiting for the right moment. When 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Emperor Huizong of Song Taken North: Reviving the Great Song and Unifying the World 宋徽宗北狩：复兴大宋，统一全球 Li Shu, an expert on Song history, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, the foolish ruler who is being taken by Jin soldiers to Wuguo City in the humiliation of Jingkang! Trapped in a prisoner cart, with the imperial clan captured and the whole realm cursing him, the original owner was destined to die in a foreign land, with all hope lost! But I have the golden finger of knowing all of Song history, along with expertise in modern military affairs, governance, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Xi Men Qing Conquers the World of Water Margin 西门庆纵横水浒世界 After his soul enters the body of Ximen Qing, he changes his fate by fighting Wu Song at Lion Tower, and is destined to become Liangshan’s enemy! He wages war against Western Xia, crushes Fang La, and battles the Jin during the Jingkang Incident. Meet a very different Ximen the Great! 633Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 26 If You End Up in the Northern Song Dynasty’s Liangshan, Can You Really Leave Without Regrets? 来了北宋梁山还能留下遗憾么 This book centers on the rallying cry: “Drive out the Tartars and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!” A historically satisfying novel officially endorsed by the authorities → multiple female leads → leading troops to repel foreign invaders → avenging the Jingkang humiliation in blood → reclaiming the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!! A different take on the story of the Water Margin. The protagonist is warmhearted and down-to-earth, and the overa 4.5kReads—Score667Shelves
- 27 Abandoning the Song in 1142: One Man’s Northern Expedition 弃宋1142：一个人的北伐 [No System, No Golden Finger + Transmigration to the Song Dynasty + Jin Dynasty + Travel] What secrets lie behind Yue Fei's execution? Was the Shaoxing peace treaty actually forced on the Jin by sheer necessity? In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei was murdered, peace was made between Song and Jin, and the north and south settled into tranquility. A lone scout stranded in enemy territory accidentally uncovers the truth behind the sixteen-year war between Song and Jin, shattering a peace that 126Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 28 Water Margin: More Children, More Blessings, Winning Heroes and the Realm 水浒多子多福收好汉争霸 [More Children, More Blessings] [Recruiting Water Margin Heroes] [Conquest on the Battlefield] Emperor Huizong of Song: Make him a prince? And throw in a princess, too? Li Zhu: Boss, I’m a strategist. Why do you keep making me lead troops? Wen Huanzhang: Some pig just trampled my precious little cabbage? Emperor of Liao: I just took the throne, and Yanjing is already gone! Wanyan Zonghan: This kid’s ruthless! Wanyan Zongwang: He’s not playing by the rules. This is so unfair! Wanyan Wushu: Forget 1.2kReads6.2Score105Shelves
- 29 Everyone Else Reincarnated as Gods and Demons, So Why Did I Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty? 都是神魔转生，就我穿越大宋？ From the start, he takes in Duan Yu’s three daughters! Twenty years after Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ends, Water Margin is about to begin, and the Jingkang disaster is counting down. An all-star roster of generals saves the Song Dynasty! This turns out to be a world of gods and demons in the Song Dynasty! Yue Fei is the reincarnation of the Golden-Winged Great Peng! Wanyan Wushu is the reincarnation of the Red-Bearded Dragon! The 108 gods and demons descend into the world, each with an overpowere 2.1kReads—Score144Shelves
- 30 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang 787Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 31 Song Cavalry Rules the World 宋骑天下 Modern engineering PhD Zhao Qi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. With the Jingkang Incident looming, he resolves to turn the empire’s fortunes around. His first move is to expand the Imperial City Bureau and divide its duties into specialized branches. When his ministers denounce him for “neglecting his proper duties,” Zhao Qi quietly equips all three armies with newly developed Shenbi crossbows. When the Jin army marches south toward the Sixteen Prefe 401Reads8.8Score564Shelves
- 32 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋：好巧我也是纨绔 The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend 1.9kReads8.0Score242Shelves
- 34 Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世 [On the Bloody Night at Xuanwu Gate, He Crashed Through History in an Off-Road RV] An earthquake in Tibet tore open space and time, sending retired combat engineer Yao Kem in and his vehicle tumbling into the ninth year of Wude. Before Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin’s sword was aimed at the crown prince. The cold gleam of its edge met the roar of the diesel engine as Yao’s vehicle surged forward. As drones skimmed over Chang’an, the lost bronze gears of the Mohists meshed perfectly with the patterns o 303Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Blades and Spears 锋戈 Alternate History: In an era when rites and music have crumbled, a grand struggle for supremacy begins. Heroes and ambitious warlords rise side by side. Who will be the one to contend with Heaven, bring the chaos to an end, and usher in a whole new age? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Water Margin: The World’s in Chaos, So What? 水浒：天下大乱关我屁事 I transmigrated into the world of Water Margin by accident. Before me was a world overrun with heroes, and behind me lay chaos where the people could barely survive. Murder and arson were everyday occurrences, while mountain spirits and monsters appeared and vanished without warning. The System said: Get fifty people to come eat at the tavern, and you’ll receive a pocket dimension. I looked at the counter showing 0/50, then at the three hunters fleeing through the woods in the distance. They’d m 497Reads—Score117Shelves
- 37 Water Margin: Reborn, Who'd Still Accept an Imperial Pardon? 水浒：都重生了，谁还招安啊！ Trade height for insight from the start! Ren Yuan transmigrates into a minor character in Water Margin, determined to forge his own legend in the martial world at the end of the Northern Song dynasty! Wherever the banners of the Liangshan army fly, the land belongs to the Han people! I’ll save the people the Great Song won’t save, and fight the enemies the Great Song won’t dare to fight! Jin Wushu: Ren Yuan, stay away from me! 66.9kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
- 38 Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫 He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge... 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全 Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi 11.4kReads8.6Score869Shelves
- 40 If You Won't Write the Memorial, Why Are You Going on the Northern Campaign? 不写出师表，你北什么伐呀！ “This place is so delightful, I could forget all about Shu!” Liu Shan, who left behind this timeless saying, thought he had died. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Great Song. With none of Zhao Gou's memories, he gazed at the officials filling the court and fell into deep thought. They have a chancellor here too? The name Qin Hui might not sound like much, but surely he's as capable in both letters and arms as my foster father! Hmm? Wait, why is there 43.6kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
- 41 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves
- 42 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 169kReads9.4Score19.6kShelves
