Novels like Starting the Three Kingdoms by Deceiving Yuan Shao
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- 1 Three Kingdoms: Yuan Shao Rules the World 三国之袁绍霸天下 What if Yuan Shao stopped being indecisive and making plans without acting on them? He'd be invincible!!! From the start, he pursues Guo Jia under the moon and visits Zhao Yun in Zhao Village! There's no need for a golden finger to unify the Three Kingdoms. No System, and no making everyone stupid. Talented people? I'll recruit them! Powerful weapons? I'll make them! Are you all scared of this Yuan Shao yet! 373Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Three Kingdoms: The Yuan Family's Rebellious Son, From the Start He Slays Chunyu Qiong in a Rage 三国：袁家逆子，开局怒斩淳于琼 He transmigrates to the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao's second son. Yuan Shao is his father, Zhen Mi is his wife, and Youzhou is his territory. He's a bona fide second-generation official. As the Battle of Guandu approaches, Yuan Xi defies Yuan Shao's orders and makes his move to turn the tide, preserve his privileged life, and protect his beautiful wife. He slays the drunken Chunyu Qiong and deals Cao Cao a crushing defeat at Wuchao... With one stroke, he 3.7kReads8.2Score29114d adds
- 3 A Loyal Soul of the Han: Yuan Shao 大汉忠魂：袁绍 A transmigrator becomes Yuan Shao during the Three Kingdoms era and faces the Battle of Guandu from the start. Without Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yuan Shao still wins the battle through his cleverness, repeatedly crushing his formidable enemy Cao Cao. From then on, nothing can stop him. He takes the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords, defeats the many warlords, and unifies the realm. Cao Cao: Yuan Shao nearly angered me to death. Xun Yu: Yuan Shao left me completely stunned. Tian Feng: 291Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Three Kingdoms: From the Start, Dong Zhuo Wants to Depose the Emperor, and I'm Liu Bian 三国：开局董卓要废帝，我是刘辩 Based on official history, no System, political intrigue Not Romance of the Three Kingdoms! After taking a fall, he discovers he has somehow become Liu Bian! Dong Zhuo is about to arrive... Is he going to be deposed next, then poisoned to death? Will he become another tragic figure in history who barely matters? No! He will not sit idly by and await his fate! They say governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, but with blades already at his throat, how can he save himself? Intrig 3.6kReads8.3Score27414d adds
- 5 Three Kingdoms: You Told Me to Make Wu Surrender, So I Kidnapped Sun Quan 三国：让你降吴，你绑架孙权 (No System + one heroine + military conquest + intelligence bordering on the supernatural) Transmigrated into the Three Kingdoms era as Mi Long, son of Mi Fang, the Shu-Han governor of Nan Commandery. He thought he could simply live the easy life of a spoiled young master. But it was the winter of Jian'an 24: Mi Fang had surrendered the city to Wu, and Guan Yu had been defeated and captured. It seemed Mi Long had only one path left: follow his father to Eastern Wu and die of despair. Unwilling t 1.9kReads8.9Score11314d adds
- 6 The Prince Consort in Black Rests Beneath the Mountains and Rivers 乌衣驸马枕山河 The world is ever-changing, but who laments the fall of the nation? Life is all about putting on a good show. In the sixth year of the Xianhe era, nearly twenty years have passed since the Central Plains fell to foreign rule. On the northern battlefield, the bloodiest war in ancient history is raging, while the southern dynasty’s noble young men remain lost in wine and dreams. The elegance of the Wei and Jin eras has ultimately become a pile of cold leftovers. Huan Ziyuan, a history student, arr 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Han Dynasty Kinsman in the Three Kingdoms 三国之汉室宗亲 No System, transmigration, passion, political intrigue... The protagonist transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes a member of the imperial Liu clan. He arrives in a time of chaos, when the Han dynasty's authority flickers like a candle in the wind, on the verge of going out. Just then, the Han dynasty's Qilin emerges, restoring the court, steadying the people's hearts, driving back the barbarians, bringing peace to a chaotic age, and restoring the Han dynasty to glory. T 15.2kReads8.0Score91014d adds
- 8 The Eldest Son of the Yuan Clan in the Three Kingdoms 三国之袁家长子 Establishing the Han (Han as in the Han people, not the Son of Heaven), also known as The Eldest Son of the Yuan Family in the Three Kingdoms. Yuan Tan, who had read Romance of the Three Kingdoms cover to cover, transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty and becomes Yuan Tan. (Based on historical events, with some comic relief from Romance of the Three Kingdoms early on. No System. Not a wish-fulfillment story for beginners, so proceed with caution.) The protagonist is cunning, not a saint. (Cu 5.2kReads8.6Score60414d adds
- 9 Three Kingdoms: Reclaiming the Throne with a Summoning System 三国：带着召唤系统夺回皇位 What? You’re telling me I’ve been reborn as Liu Bian, the Han emperor who was poisoned to death in history? And I’ve awakened a Summoning System that can summon every capable official and fierce general from later generations? I will change history and reclaim everything I’ve lost. When I reclaim the throne, I’ll take the empress, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang, Zhen Mi, and Hua Tuo with me to live in seclusion in Xiaopei. Guan Yu dueling Qin Qiong, Liu Bowen and Zhuge Liang outwi 701Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Eastern Han Dynasty, Not the Three Kingdoms 东汉不三国 At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, would the realm really split into three kingdoms? No. The moment Ma Chao is reborn, everything starts over. Let posterity judge right and wrong, merits and faults. A traitor to the realm? A great general who revives the Han? Can only someone surnamed Liu be made a king? Watch Ma Mengqi of Liangzhou stand head and shoulders above all, laughing as he dominates the late Han! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 In This World, I Am Wang Lang 天壤之中，我就是王郎 After transmigrating to the Eastern Jin dynasty, he becomes Wang Ningzhi, a man later generations will laugh at. He has little talent, yet marries Xie Daoyun, famed for her poetic gift and graceful bearing. This world is absurd, too. Huan Wen is copying Zhuge Liang's homework, Xie An is repeating Yin Hao's script, and everyone has their own schemes. Nobody takes the Sima clan on the throne seriously. Starting out as a renowned gentleman, he enters the treacherous court, becomes a strategist, ris 5.9kReads8.7Score48414d adds
- 12 Late Han: Yuan Shao Rebuilds His Hegemony 汉末：袁本初重铸霸业 [Three Kingdoms + No System + No Gunpowder + Grand-Scale Battles] This book combines historical speculation with political intrigue and contests of wit, recasting Yuan Benchu as a decisive ruler well versed in the art of kingship, and telling an epic tale of his rise to power in Hebei, unlike the story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 32Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 13 Three Kingdoms: The Son of Heaven? The Strongest Army Wins! 三国：天子？兵强马壮者为之！ [Martial warrior] [Feel-good read] [No System] [Commoner origins] [Warlord] [Overbearing] [General Who Shakes the Heavens] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, eunuchs and imperial in-laws fought endlessly, and powerful local clans and wealthy families seized land. The rich owned fields stretching to the horizon, while the poor had nowhere to plant a foot. Commoners had no way to serve their country. Starving and desperate, they had only one choice: take up a bl 29.1kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
- 14 Late Eastern Han: One Sword Strike, and I Unleash the Three Kingdoms' Age of Chaos 东汉末年，我一剑斩出乱世三国 My name is Dou Yu. My grandfather was a great general second only to The Outcast, and my father was the greatest swordsman under Heaven, yet I became an orphan. In the year of Jiazi, I unexpectedly inherited Zhang Jue's legacy. From then on, I entered Luoyang, enrolled in the Imperial Academy, and severed my ties to the mortal world. This is a different kind of late Han chaos. Everyone upholds Confucianism as orthodox, while the Hundred Schools and Nine Schools are relegated to the demonic and h —Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Iron Cavalry in a Chaotic World 乱世铁骑 A nation's decline is never caused by foreign peoples; chaos in the court is the true root of a country's troubles. A top special forces soldier from Huaxia dies in a foreign land, only to transmigrate to another world and become the sixth prince of the Great Wu Empire. Yet this illustrious identity makes him the laughingstock of the entire Great Wu dynasty, mocked and ridiculed by all. 10.3kReads8.6Score96214d adds
- 16 Sima the Old Rogue 司马老贼 He is the gravedigger of Cao Wei and the founder of Western Jin. He is the “old rogue Sima,” and the last winner of the Three Kingdoms. Centered on Sima Yi, this novel unfolds a sweeping panorama of the late Han and Three Kingdoms era. Witness how he treads carefully under the suspicion of three generations of powerful rulers: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui; how he and Zhuge Liang wage an ultimate contest of will and national strength at Mount Qi and the Wei River; and how, in his twilight years, 496Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Zhuge Village Fool, You're Scheming Against Me Again 诸葛村夫，你又算计我 [No System + Not Invincible + Aiding Liu Bei + Neither Glorifying nor Denigrating + Early-Round Conquest + Mid-Round Farming + Late-Round Sainthood] The first three chapters show the protagonist testing Liu Bei with his words. Pay attention to the title: his advice is supposedly offered, but it’s all fake. Fake advice. Volume One: Head north to save Xu Shu’s mother... Volume Two: Infiltrate Xiangyang to recruit talent for Liu Bei... Volume Three: Make early plans for Yi Province... Volume F 19.7kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 18 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Overheard My Inner Thoughts, Though I Was Just Trying to Keep My Head Down 三国：苟神的我被曹操偷听了心声 [System] + [cautious survival] + [laid-back] + [farming] + [dual protagonists] + [comedy] My name is Xiahou Zhe, Xiahou Dun’s younger brother. From the start, I became a low-ranking civil official in Cao Cao’s camp and awakened the power of Xiang Yu. But fighting battles is a high-risk job. What’s the difference between having only a 98 percent chance of winning and throwing your life away? My goal in life is to keep my head down, stay safe, and be a lazy fish by Cao Cao’s side, enjoying a quiet 15.4kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 19 I Transmigrated and Saw the Han Dynasty Fighting the Tang Dynasty 我一穿越就看见汉朝在打唐朝 “A great general is born bold and brave, an autumn-water saber at his waist. I was a famous general of the Tang dynasty, so why am I fighting for the Han?” When Zhang Chuanyue first transmigrated, he thought he had arrived at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. But the more he saw, the more he realized something was wrong. Why were there so many people from the Tang dynasty here too? Before long, he was watching Guan Yu fight Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng duel Zhao Yun, Lu Bu battle Li Yuanba, and Zhuge 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Scheming in the Three Kingdoms 谋算三国 [Political Intrigue] + [Passionate Action] + [No System] In a chaotic age, the world is a game of chess, and every move hides a blade! The battlefield runs red with blood while schemes churn behind the scenes. From within the command tent, strategies unfold, and with a laugh, enemy ships are reduced to ashes. The highest form of warfare is to defeat an enemy through strategy, without spilling blood. But if anyone dares defy me, I’ll leave them strewn across the land, with rivers of blood flowing 998Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 21 Three Kingdoms: My Laid-Back Strategist 三国：我的咸鱼军师 [Three Kingdoms] + [Farming] + [No Harem] Li You, a history student, transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with Guo Jia. Serving Liu Bei and waging war across the land, watch how this cunning student creates a legend unlike any other in the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang: “Li Bochuan is a heaven-gifted genius. I am no match for him.” Cao Cao: “If only I had known Bochuan's talent sooner. Things would never have come to this.” Guo Jia: “All that talk about Li B 30.5kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 22 No Three Kingdoms After the Han 汉后无三国 Liu Xia transmigrates to the end of the Han dynasty, but refuses to become emperor or king. With fifty cavalrymen, he slaughters five thousand Xiongnu. Beneath Xiapi, one strike of his halberd leaves Lu Bu crippled. He casually tosses aside the Imperial Jade Seal: "Just a broken stone. Can it put food on the people's tables?" His motto is: "Whoever dares threaten our mighty Han, no matter how far away, must be destroyed!" "The people are the true masters of the Han. The Son of Heaven is just the 10.6kReads9.4Score86514d adds
- 23 Three Kingdoms: I Am the True Imperial Uncle, Reviving the Han Dynasty for Three Generations 三国：我，真皇叔，三兴大汉 [Three Kingdoms] [Invincible] [Warring for supremacy] [The real imperial uncle] [System] Do all dynasties perish because they grow weak, while the Han alone falls because it is strong? After four hundred years, beacons of war burn across the land. Everything lies in ruin, and the people wail in misery. Thirteen provinces are strewn with bones, so numerous that even the fertile fields beside the roads cannot contain them. Some maneuver through the world of politics, while others roam as heroes wi 42.1kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
- 24 My Three Kingdoms Is a Little Wild 我的三国有点猛 Liu Kun, a burned-out office drone working 996, transmigrates into the late Han dynasty. With no System or golden finger, he relies solely on his understanding of people and his strategic skill, from sparking a civil war among the Southern Xiongnu to establishing himself in the Hetao region and rising to power. He forces Dong Zhuo to his death in Chang’an and rebuilds the Han court. Just as he leads his elite troops in sweeping aside the warlords with the speed of a thunderbolt, he discovers tha 2.4kReads7.6Score12314d adds
- 25 Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Faster, and Diao Chan Says I’m Too Fast 三国：十倍速度，貂蝉说我太快了 After transmigrating to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Duan Yu opens his eyes to find that he has been taken in by Diao Chan, the most beautiful woman of the Three Kingdoms. Looking at the humble home and the beautiful woman, Duan Yu awakens the [Tenfold Speed] trait and decides to repay her with everything he has. [Ding! System notification: You have awakened the [Tenfold Speed] trait. Everything you do is now ten times faster!] [Ding! After diligently farming ten times, you have obtained 53.8kReads9.0Score6.9k14d adds
- 26 Three Kingdoms: Liu Feng's Comeback from Cannon Fodder 三国：炮灰刘封逆袭之路 [This book is being published. Stay tuned.] (Conquest, strategy, iron-blooded heroics, beauties, System) After transmigrating as Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, he knew the fate that awaited him: losing favor, being marginalized, becoming a pawn to be discarded, and ultimately falling into a deadly trap. In this life, he chose to endure and bide his time, then turn the tables when all seemed lost! From the start, he risked his life to save Liu Shan at Changban Slope, earning a reputation across 73.1kReads9.6Score7.3k14d adds
