Novels like The Great Xia Scion
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- 51 I Transmigrated into a Cannon-Fodder Side Character, but the Heroine Is the Big Bad?! 穿书小炮灰，女主竟是大反派？ [Transmigrate into a book + villain + high-martial-arts alternate world + multiple heroines + sly schemer + not a wish-fulfillment story] [Male readers curse me, female readers hate me, and readers want to punch me] Jun Moxiao transmigrated into a book and became the useless Sixth Prince. Then, with an omniscient perspective, he obtained a cultivation technique. He thought he could use his foreknowledge to get ahead, but who could have guessed that his arrival would change everything beyond reco 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 My Great Han Dynasty: Extending Its Life by Five Hundred Years 朕的大汉，续命五百年 The history books wrote his story in stone: Liu Zhi, Emperor Huan of Han. He ascended the throne at fifteen and endured thirteen years before executing Liang Ji. Then he enfeoffed the Five Marquises, launched the Partisan Prohibitions, and let the eunuchs run rampant. He died suddenly at thirty-six, leaving no heir. The Eastern Han fell under Huan and Ling. He was the foolish ruler who opened the Pandora's box that doomed the dynasty. What the history books never recorded was this: When he was f 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Reborn: Married from the Start, from Fool to Emperor 重生：开局就结婚，从傻子到皇帝 Tang Tianci transmigrates to an unknown dynasty where warlords rule separate territories and someone declares himself king in every city! To survive, he pretends to be a fool for eight years while secretly laying his plans. It is through marriage that he obtains the first piece of the puzzle in his bid to rule the world. Later, he subdues the Eight Martial Gods of the previous dynasty and recruits Gu Liou, the Sage of Strategy, climbing step by step to the throne and ruling all under heaven! (Th 100Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 54 Business Is a Beauty, Though It Takes a Toll on My Back 商途如此多娇，有点费腰 “As the richest man in the country, I’d like to tell you all, in all seriousness: I’m not interested in money!” Yan Liang is reborn after being set up. He planned to lie flat for the rest of his life, but it turns out he’s destined to work himself to the bone. He has a family to restore to greatness and a wife to placate. What a pain! From ancient times to the present, merchants have always been looked down on, ranked beneath scholars, farmers, and artisans. “I, Yan Liang, will neither study for 201Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 55 Transmigrating to the Southern Han of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, I Unite China 穿越五代十国南汉一统华夏 I transmigrated to the Southern Han during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. First, I made sure Jiaozhi would never again separate from China. Then I wiped out Champa, followed by Min, Southern Chu, Wuyue, and Southern Tang. I seized the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun by land and sea, destroyed the Khitan, Northern Zhou, and Western Xia, and unified China. China no longer placed greater value on civil officials than military ones; instead, it excelled in both. The Southern Han was no So 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 The Emperor Star of a Poor Family 寒门帝星 A divine artifact shatters, and turmoil rises on every side; Like windblown willow fluff, like duckweed adrift in the rain. Lin Feng wants only to protect little Qingyan Village and live in peace. But the iron hooves of a chaotic age crush the last of his innocence. When he first grips a bloodstained saber, when he is forced to make a cruel choice, a thought takes root and grows wild in his heart: This world that devours people should not be this way! Watch as a humble mountain-village hunter ra 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 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 972Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 58 The Hidden Marquis of Great Tang's Zhenguan Era 大唐贞观隐侯 Li Moyan, a miserable office worker in the modern world, is struck by lightning and killed after a night of drinking. His soul travels back to the Tang dynasty and possesses an unlucky man who happens to have the same name. Li Moyan only wants to make a little money and become a quiet country landowner. But fate has other plans. Enemies appear one after another along his path, and his mysterious identity forces him to step onto the grand stage of the prosperous Tang dynasty. Here, he brews fine 564Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 59 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.4kReads8.4Score377Shelves
- 60 Emperors Cultivate Immortality: Ying Zheng Starts with Nine Supreme Bones! 诸帝修仙，开局嬴政九块至尊骨！ What would happen if China’s emperors and its famed historical ministers and generals transmigrated to the cultivation world? From the start, Ying Zheng awakens nine Supreme Bones, the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon, and the growth-type divine artifact, the Ding Qin Sword! Ying Zheng: “The human race is livestock for the myriad races to feed on?” “From this day forth, humanity shall rule over the myriad races. That is the law of Qin!” Li Shimin: “I have awakened the bloodline of the Primordia 17.1kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves
- 61 The Warlord at the End of the Sui Dynasty 隋末枭雄 [Warfare and conquest] + [Court intrigue] + [No System] + [No harem] + [Transmigration] The Sui has lost its prize, and the heroes of the land are vying for it. In the ninth year of Daye under the Sui, Yang Xuangan’s rebellion at Liyang is defeated, and he dies. His friend Li Mi flees alone, a fugitive with nowhere to turn. Shen Yan, a modern archaeology student, unexpectedly transmigrates his soul into the body of Li Mi, fleeing through the final years of the Sui Dynasty, fourteen hundred years 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Immortal Martial Ming Dynasty: Zhu Xiongying, the Nine Tripods Claim Me from the Start 仙武大明：朱雄英，开局九鼎认主 Each legendary divine artifact has its own unique powers. The guardian divine dragon of the empire laughs proudly at the heavens. Those who seize destiny become emperors and founders. Those who obtain a demoness find themselves rich and powerful in the blink of an eye. This is the world of the Immortal-Martial Great Ming! When the layers of mist are finally lifted, what appears before Zhu Xiongying is... Pangu really existed? Nuwa really did mend the heavens? Gonggong broke Mount Buzhou, separat 38Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 63 Dreaming of Bianliang 梦回汴梁 After transmigrating to the Northern Song dynasty, your choices are to pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom, or to stir up the court. Lin Yan refuses to do either. Struck by lightning and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar, he’s so hungry he has to gnaw on cold buns. But after reaching his breaking point, he scares off some thugs with a single “Bro, that’s awesome!” and becomes a hit at the teahouses by ghostwriting letters full of modern memes. He strolls through the 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 64 An Ordinary Man’s Path Through the Martial World 江湖凡人路 This is my first long novel. The early chapters move slowly, but they follow an essential part of the characters’ emotional journeys. After much deliberation, I decided to keep them. Feel free to skip the prologue and start with Chapter One. I hope you’ll understand. On the execution ground, I, Timur, a gifted blacksmith, had become a condemned prisoner. The common folk cursed me for cutting corners and causing the deaths of soldiers on the frontier. My parents knelt below the platform, sobbi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 A Puppet Emperor from the Start: I Summon China's Legendary Heroes 开局傀儡皇帝，我召唤华夏英灵 On the first day Xiao Cheng transmigrated, the entire court was laughing. They laughed at him for being the most pathetic puppet emperor, and laughed that he wouldn't live to see the end of the year. Xiao Cheng didn't answer back. He was counting, figuring out how many of those smiling faces in the hall would still be around by year's end. On the third day, Gao Lishi cleared out the imperial harem. A month later, Zhang Juzheng's performance assessment system had half the court on its knees. L 5.1kReads7.4Score335Shelves
- 66 I Really Don't Want to Be the Emperor's Grandson 我真不想当皇孙啊 Ten years ago, the eldest grandson of the Great Yong dynasty was kidnapped from the Eastern Palace and fell off a cliff, his fate unknown. At the time, the virtuous Crown Prince Xiao Rui was leading an army to sweep through the Northern Rong. Just as he was about to capture their royal court, he learned that his beloved son had met with disaster. Overcome with grief and rage, he died on the battlefield. Struck by one blow after another, Emperor Wude turned white-haired overnight. The Great Yong 8.5kReads8.2Score550Shelves
- 67 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 1.4kReads8.6Score135Shelves
- 68 The Three Kingdoms Begin with Inheriting the Governorship 从继任太守开始三国 Liu Feng transmigrates into a parallel Three Kingdoms era, becoming the son of the governor of Lujiang, a figure who never existed in history. The governor is away from home! Liu Feng marries the two Qiao sisters, activates the System, takes over as acting governor, and commands the army! With powerful clans stirring up trouble within and Sun Ce watching from outside, how will he claw his way up from a hopeless start, build his domain step by step, win over the great clans, and get them aboard h 2.9kReads8.1Score152Shelves
- 69 The Young Master's Plan to Destroy the Empire 少爷的江山毁灭计划 [Alternate History! Eastern Fantasy! Ancient Spycraft! Mind-Bending Mystery! No System! No Goody-Two-Shoes! Not a Power Fantasy! Ensemble Cast! Slow Burn!] Ye Xiaolou transmigrates into the body of the tenth prince of Beiyun, only to witness his kingdom fall on the very day he arrives. Ten years later, he commands the Heavenly Web and stirs up a storm of bloodshed. A mere scholar pays a visit, and a half-step immortal gives way. From the Heavenly Secrets Hall, he holds the world in his grasp and 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 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
- 71 A Sickly Powerful Official's Guide to Lying Flat 病弱权臣的躺平指南 [Transmigration] + [Alternate History] + [Imperial Court] + [Wits and Strategy] + [Imperial Examinations] My name is Xiao Yi, and my dream is to be a lazybones who can lie flat. I just want to take it easy. I have only one annual KPI: sleep a total of 8,760 hours. So I can sleep in peace, I plan to give the family ledgers a quick once-over. I casually point out three loopholes, hoping they'll leave me alone. The result: the old bookkeeper falls to his knees and begs for mercy, and I'm forced to 11kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
- 72 The Shen Clan 沈阀 Shen Yan awakens in the body of a young man, facing a disastrous start: no System, no mindless power fantasy, and no invincibility. There are political schemes to navigate. In the early stages, he uses modern knowledge, arranges a marriage alliance, and avenges his mother. In the middle stages, he enters the imperial court, builds up his power, and advances technology. Later, he unlocks the sulfur-based gunpowder technology tree and fights for dominion over the seas. His mighty ships and cannons 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 My Entire Family Was Loyal to the Nation, Yet the Emperor Forced Me to Rebel 满门忠烈，皇帝却逼我造反 [Alternate History] War + political scheming + play the pig to eat the tiger + passion He is the son of a great general and the future master of the hundred-thousand-strong Xiao Army. The common people despise him, and everyone calls him a wastrel. Yet all of this is just a facade, meant to let him keep to his corner in peace. Unfortunately, a prince grows wary of him, and an assassination attempt follows. From then on, he no longer holds back. Once he sheds his disguise, he is a dragon among me 2.2kReads8.2Score139Shelves
- 74 National Fate: With a Supreme Destiny, I Carried the Dragon Kingdom 国运：至尊命格的我，带飞龙国 [National Fate] + [Wuxia Crossover] + [Emperor] + [Conquest] “In the martial world, you either live on your knees or die on your feet.” The Prohibition of Martial Arts, by Emperor Zhengde Zhao Zheng “What makes foreign races think they're anything special? They aren't even worthy of coming here to be our rations.” These bold yet humorous words come from the mouth of Emperor Songwu, Zhao Zheng. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Feast at Hongmen 楚汉鸿门宴 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 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
- 77 Passing Myself Off as a Tang: Wowing the World and Aiding Zhenguan 冒姓大唐：技惊天下助贞观 Real historical events and figures are woven into the story, bringing to life the grandeur and pulse of the Zhenguan era. From papermaking, soapmaking, and composting to water-powered machinery and improved weapons, each step faithfully recreates the Tang dynasty's path of technological innovation. Watch a tech enthusiast use “frivolous tricks and gadgets” to spar with censors, charm generals, and match wits with famous ministers, bringing a refreshingly unconventional flair to the Zhenguan cour 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Genius Young Marquis 天才小侯爷 Han Ce, a modern man, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the young marquis of the Northern Defender’s residence in the Great Liang Dynasty. The entire Han family has met with disaster, and Han Ce has spent ten years living as if treading on thin ice. Ten years later, summoned to the capital, he intends to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him! 8.2kReads8.5Score635Shelves
- 79 The Great Ming Sage Emperor 大明圣皇 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he lies low for two years, then launches his late-Ming career with a major case. On land, he is invincible. He builds a Ming navy and drives off armed merchant ships, becoming unstoppable at sea. This is my Ming Dynasty, and I am its Holy Emperor. 168Reads8.1Score139Shelves
- 80 The Iron-Blooded Emperor: The Legend of Liu Yu 铁血帝皇：刘裕传奇 Liu Yu, a fearsome man who personally killed six emperors in his lifetime and was hailed as the “Emperor-Slayer of Six,” was once the weak and ineffectual Liu Shan. It is hard to believe that the once-hopeless Adou was reborn as Liu Yu in this life. From a frail body despised by all, he made a glorious transformation into a bold and vigorous warrior, revered by the world, whose iron cavalry swept across the land like a tiger devouring a thousand miles. Reborn with a fury that could reach the hea 46Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 81 The Greatest Marquis in History 史上最强侯爷 Wang Qi is reborn in the body of a spoiled young master. With his cunning nature, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, thrashes anyone who dares defy him, and builds the mightiest dynasty in history. 3.4kReads8.5Score263Shelves
- 82 Unrivaled Throughout the Song Dynasty 举宋无双 [Political intrigue] + [Reform] + [Unification] + [Conquest] + [No System] Reborn in the Southern Song Dynasty, he takes over the body of Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou. He pardons Yue Fei, executes treacherous ministers, appoints the worthy, and quells internal unrest, turning history on its head. At last, he gives full rein to his ambitions, marches north into the Central Plains, recaptures Kaifeng, and presses on toward Huanglong... If you can't stomach the humiliating history of the South 789Reads8.4Score102Shelves
- 83 Defying Fate as Wei Wu: Becoming a God of War at Jieting 逆命魏武：从街亭开始当战神 Reborn as Wei Yan, he is branded a traitor from the start! Autumn of the sixth year of Jianxing. The disastrous defeat at Jieting has just happened, and the smoke of battle still hangs in the air. A modern soul opens his eyes to find himself in the body of Wei Yan, a mighty general of the Three Kingdoms! In his hand is a rusty ring-pommeled saber, and behind him stand thirty-seven battered soldiers. Zhuge Liang’s suspicious gaze feels like a thorn in his back, while Yang Yi’s poisonous schemes a 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Son of Heaven 明天子 Reborn in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he finds himself inhabiting the body of an eight-year-old child. But that’s not important. What matters is that he is the crown prince, the heir to the throne! In simple terms, this is the story of an eight-year-old emperor’s rise: seizing the palace, governing the court, bringing peace to the people, quelling internal unrest, recruiting talent, improving agriculture, and developing commerce... Through civil and military accomplishments, he will restore 150Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 85 The Tale of Prince Liang 凉王传 In the seventh year of Yuangeng, Zhao Beihuan, ruler of the Beichen dynasty that had unified the Central Plains, died of illness. The new emperor was young and had no firm foundation. He was surrounded by treacherous officials, while Prince Wuling, Li Lan, held the court in his grip. The officials lined their pockets, indifferent to whether the common people lived or died. Resentment spread through the land, and life was unbearably hard. The former forces of the Ten States of Qingxiang rose up i 8.7kReads8.5Score832Shelves
- 86 Three Kingdoms: Starting with Four Sworn Brothers in the Peach Garden 三国：从桃园四结义开始 Better to swear brotherhood in the Peach Garden than burn incense with the heroes of WagGang. A modern young man named Zhang Liang, sharing his name with the chancellor who helped Liu Bang establish the Han dynasty, awakens to the memories of Blue Star. To his dismay, he finds himself in the chaotic final years of the Eastern Han, where human lives are worth no more than weeds. Worse, it is a world based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei regard him as a gr 632Reads7.4Score124Shelves
- 87 I, Empress Hexi, Reborn and Done Saving the Ungrateful 朕，和熹女君，重生不扶白眼狼 At fifteen, Deng Sui entered the palace. At twenty-two, she was made empress, and at twenty-five, she ruled as regent. For sixteen years, Deng Sui safeguarded the Han empire, only to be sent to her death by the young emperor she had personally supported. Her entire family was purged, and her loyal confidants died tragic deaths, full of resentment. Reborn, she returned to the year of the selection. In this life, Deng Sui seeks only to defy fate and change her destiny: Protect the emperor, who is 976Reads—Score100Shelves
- 88 The Radiant Prince of Great Tang 大唐煌亲王 Li Tianhua transmigrated to the seventh year of the Wude era. He became Li Yuan’s illegitimate son, but couldn’t accept his difficult circumstances. So Li Tianhua used his wits to escape from the imperial palace and Chang’an, then vanished without a trace. All that remained was the legend: “An immortal touched my crown and granted me eternal life when I came of age.” As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there is a world of martial arts, and wherever there is such a world, conflict foll 2.2kReads8.5Score134Shelves
- 89 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 4.5kReads8.4Score206Shelves
- 90 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
- 91 Clouds Over You 君有云 Ten Li Langdang was home to the Academy, where the Confucian Sage held sway. Beneath him were nine Gentlemen and three hundred Confucian scholars, making it the place in the world with the greatest concentration of scholarly refinement. Whenever an Academy disciple was elevated to Gentleman, they had to proclaim a single phrase aloud as the maxim of their life. They would devote their whole lives to striving in accordance with that phrase, which was known as a “Gentleman's Word.” Su Baiyi, Feng 1.7kReads9.4Score232Shelves
- 92 Dragon Gate 龙门 The Old Pillar burned down the imperial palace, and the little princess Chen Hongli disappeared. The Pillar's residence was awash with blood overnight. Eleven years later, Su Bai headed south from the northwestern border of the State of Chen, returning to the imperial city of Luoyang. 5.7kReads8.5Score405Shelves
- 93 I Was Barely Born When the Empress Dowager Used Me to Fight for the Throne! 刚出生，母后就拿我争皇位！ Alternate history, no System, strategy and warfare He was once a prince, but fate left him stranded beyond the frontier. Now the land is shattered and warlords vie for supremacy. How could he, a prince by birth, stay out of it? 1.4kReads7.1Score104Shelves
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 96 We Met After Online Dating, and I Accidentally Had My Father-in-Law Arrested 网恋奔现，误把老丈人抓进警局 Qin Yu is reborn as a student at a police academy and awakens the Sign-In System, which grants him rewards. One day, while on his way to meet his online girlfriend, he runs into a bank robbery. Undaunted by the danger, Qin Yu bravely defeats the robbers and sends all four armed men to prison. But just as his school is holding an awards ceremony in his honor, someone from the military arrives and informs him that one of the men he arrested was a chief of staff! He thinks the misunderstanding will 11.9kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
- 97 Zhu Yunwen: This Time, I Cannot Lose 朱允炆：这一次我不能输 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang died. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, doomed to lose his empire, with his fate shrouded in mystery. He knew that suppressing the vassal princes would drive Zhu Di to rebel, that Li Jinglong would be defeated, and that one day Nanjing would fall. So this time, he wanted to take a different path. He would not rush to suppress the vassals or blindly trust the civil officials, and he would not turn a feud 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Chronicles of the Xuanhe Era 宣和风云录 Turmoil in the imperial palace, factional struggles among the officials. The Tanguts are divided, while the Jurchens watch like prowling tigers. A true man’s heart remains steel to the very end. Let me test my hand and mend the rift in the heavens. I’ll summon the Milky Way’s celestial waves and scour the northwest clean of the barbarians’ sands! The storm is raging. 51Reads—Score107Shelves
- 99 I Refuse to Be an Emperor Who Dies Within a Month 老子不当一月就死的天子 Zhu Changluo, the timid and overlooked eldest prince of the Ming Dynasty, sees on a wall in a secluded side hall of Jingyang Palace the fate awaiting him: he will ascend the throne and die a month later, along with visions of the Ming Dynasty's collapse… 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 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 665Reads8.9Score—Shelves
