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- 1 Great Ming: I'm a Bandit Chief, and I Kidnap Zhu Shuang from the Start 大明：我山贼头，开局绑架朱爽 The twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. Zhu Yuanzhang was in the imperial palace when he suddenly received a memorial. It reported that his second son, Zhu Shuang, had been kidnapped. Furious, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to wipe out the bandits, only to discover that the people actually supported them. The crown prince, Zhu Biao, went to Shaanxi to demand an explanation from the bandit chief. There, he saw a small county town next to the bandits' camp, thriving beyond belief. But Zhu Biao had no idea that 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Sailing West: My Father Is Zheng He, and I Have an Immortal Body 下西洋：我爹郑和，我不死金身 Zheng Yi is here, armed with a System buff that lets him get away with anything. So he built a golden age for the Ming Dynasty, became ruler of the world, and founded the nation of Donghua. 241Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 3 I, Zhu Shuang, the Carefree Prince of the Great Ming Seas 我，朱樉，大明航海逍遥王 What? I transmigrated, and ended up in the body of Zhu Shuang, the dim-witted second prince? With memories of his previous life, Zhu Shuang knows he won’t outlive his cheap old man, Zhu Yuanzhang. So in this life, he has to keep his head down and avoid getting cocky. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Japan is nothing but a tiny island, not worth worrying about.” Zhu Shuang: “You old geezer, Japan’s gold and silver mines are rich enough to keep the Great Ming mining for generations. You’re blind!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “ 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Great Ming: Starting by Saving Chang Yuchun 大明：从救常遇春开始 [No System + farming + political intrigue + lighthearted] Lin Yi transmigrates to the second year of the Hongwu era and accidentally saves Chang Yuchun, who is critically ill. Armed with a script of history, all he wants is to live quietly as a wealthy landowner. He drops hints to Chang Yuchun like crazy: don't get mixed up with the Huai-Xi faction, don't challenge the emperor, and keep your head down if you want to win! As for himself? The emperor wants to see me? Not happening! I'm busy. I'm g 60.9kReads8.3Score6.3k14d adds
- 5 Great Ming: I Stop Crown Prince Zhu Biao from Getting Himself Killed from the Start! 大明：开局阻止太子朱标作死！ The Ming dynasty! From the start, doing everything possible to stop Crown Prince Zhu Biao from getting himself killed! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Strongest Imperial Grandson of the Ming Dynasty 大明之最强皇孙 After transmigrating as Zhu Biao’s third son, Wang Xi had hoped to become a carefree prince. But his eldest brother, Zhu Yunwen, was weak and treacherous, while his fourth uncle, Zhu Di, was ambitious. With wolves on both sides, he had no choice but to reveal his true abilities! He protected Lan Yu, forged alliances with Xu Da and Tang He, and came up with brilliant stratagems, bringing the monk-turned-chancellor Yao Guangxiao into his service early. Then he headed south to bring Southeast Asia 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Made a Marquis from the Start: Saving Crown Prince Zhu Biao 开局封侯：拯救太子朱标 Physical transmigration, no System, no golden fingers, no harem: just an ordinary person's journey to another time. Lan Bin, son of Lan Yu, travels alone in the flesh six hundred years into the past. With the one remaining cefixime capsule he brought along, he saves the ailing Ming Crown Prince Zhu Biao! If Zhu Biao survives, will Lan Yu still die? If Zhu Biao survives, will Zhu Di still rebel? If Zhu Biao survives, will the Tumu Crisis still happen? As the wheel of history rolls onward, how can 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Zhu Biao Reborn 大明朱标重生 Zhu Biao, eldest son of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, should have been the brightest jewel of the Ming dynasty, but he died young of illness. Then the wheel of fate quietly turns, and modern history enthusiast Li Ming, following an accident, transmigrates into Zhu Biao’s body. When Li Ming opens his eyes, he finds himself in the imperial palace of the Ming dynasty, now Zhu Biao. He knows the weight of the responsibility on his shoulders. With modern knowledge and a modern way of thinking, h 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Great Ming: Saving Zhu Biao from the Start 大明：开局救活朱标 (This isn’t orthodox history, and it deviates from the historical record. It’s a lightly fictionalized setting, so please don’t read if that’s not your thing!!!) He transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, only to be kidnapped right away. Little does he know his identity is tied to the fate of the Great Ming! It takes ten years before he finally gets a System that’s more trouble than it’s worth! If he doesn’t save Zhu Biao, he dies? What a mess! And just when his identity is exposed, he gets caught —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Great Ming: I Bear My Coffin in Protest and Become a Chancellor for the Ages? 大明：我抬棺死谏，成千古名相？ Su Bai transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty. Hoping to be executed by Old Zhu and sent back to the modern world, he goes so far as to carry a coffin to court and plead for Hu Weiyong’s case to be overturned! What Su Bai doesn’t know is that Zhu Yuanzhang has already joined the Ming Dynasty Emperor chat group and learned about the flaws in the Hu faction case. Still refusing to give up, Su Bai keeps doing everything he can to get himself killed at court. But Old Zhu, who has always been a merciless —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Am Zhu Zhanji in Great Ming 人在大明，我是朱瞻基 As men, why not take up arms, ride across the battlefield, protect the people, and defend our homes and country? If Heaven grants me ten years to rule, I will make the people's hopes my own and their concerns my concerns. I will unite the Four Seas, joining them together as one. All beneath the Four Seas are brothers; all beneath the Four Seas hold the Ming Dynasty in their hearts. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Great Ming: Livestreaming the Fight for the Throne 大明：直播夺嫡 Who hasn't dreamed of becoming emperor? I woke up to find myself in the iron-willed Ming dynasty! My soul had transmigrated into Zhu Yuntong, the third generation of the Ming imperial family. And the strongest crown prince in history was gravely ill in bed. “Ding! Livestream System activated!” A mechanical voice rang out. At last, my golden finger had arrived. Save Zhu Biao and begin the real Ming life! “See? That's what the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty really looked like. Stop making thin 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 13 Great Ming: Forced into Marriage from the Start, I Get Stronger by Fishing 大明：开局被逼婚，我垂钓就变强 [Political intrigue + wars against foreign tribes + the Zhu family’s family drama] After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, he became Zhu Dong, the ninth son of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang! He never expected his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, to force him into marriage and thrust him into the eye of the storm! Fortunately, Zhu Dong obtained the [Fishing System]! [Ding-dong! Host fished up a bronze treasure chest. Opening it grants an Ability Card: Overlord’s Might!] [Ding-dong! Host fished up a s 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 14 Great Ming: Starting by Changing the Tumu Crisis 大明：从改变土木堡事变开始 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he barely had time to enjoy his good fortune before facing the Tumu Crisis, a calamity that would determine the dynasty’s fate. At this critical moment, one careless step could see the Ming court wiped out, leaving the dynasty to decline from strength to weakness! Now, watch as Zhu Ji charges into the fray and carves out a path to turn the tide, leading the Ming Dynasty down a road unlike the one it followed in his previous life. Expand overseas, open up 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Great Ming: Your Majesty, Please Keep Your Old Zhu in Check 大明：娘娘管管你家老朱 When he wakes up, office worker Li Hao finds himself a naked little rascal hanging from a tree branch in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty! He is about to be eaten by wild dogs when Xu Da, Duke of Wei, rescues him on his way back from a northern campaign. Thus begins his unconventional path to redemption in the Ming dynasty, one full of chaos and mischief. He is born with immense strength. He is brilliant. He is audacious beyond belief! Crown Prince Zhu Biao is his best buddy. The Prince of Qin 396Reads6.5Score11714d adds
- 16 Great Ming: The Old Zhu Wants Me Dead from the Start 大明：开局老朱要杀我 Zhu Ba, a sales department manager at a publicly listed company, gets promoted. His subordinates treat him to a celebratory dinner, but when he wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated and become Zhu Yuanzhang's twelfth son. Zhu Yuanzhang is furious and threatening to kill him, while Zhu Biao, Zhu Shuang, and the other sons are desperately holding the old man back. Zhu Ba is terrified... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Great Ming: My Student Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：我的学生是朱元璋 While traveling, Ren Yixu accidentally fell off a cliff and went blind. Unbeknownst to him, he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty. After being rescued, Ren Yixu had nothing to do, so he started tutoring the villagers! At the same time, he activated the Daily Sign-In System. What Ren Yixu didn't know was that his students were no ordinary children from a mountain village. They were the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Shuang, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di, and the ot 229Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Great Ming: Zhu Yunwen Is Stripping the Princes of Their Fiefs, and Still Expects Me to Save Him? 大明：朱允炆削藩，还想我救你？ In the final years of the Hongwu era, Zhu Quan transmigrates and becomes one of Zhu Yuanzhang’s sons. Zhu Quan is then made Prince of Ning and sent far away to his fief. At first, Zhu Quan plans to quietly develop his fief and be an idle prince. But he never expects that after Zhu Yunwen takes the throne, he’ll launch a major campaign to strip the princes of their power, intent on driving his uncles to their deaths. Not long afterward, Zhu Di raises an army in rebellion and marches all the way t 25Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Great Ming: My Father Is the Yongle Emperor, and My Teammate Is Yan Lingji 大明：家父永乐，队友是焰灵姬 One day, he transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes Zhu Gaohuang, the fourth son of the Yongle Emperor. He also awakens a Sign-In System! Sign in to summon Yan Lingji, a peerless beauty who falls into his arms! Sign in to recruit the Great Tang's Bad Marshal, who lays plans for the Ming and changes its fate! Sign in to summon the Empress of Huanyinfang, who commands all the intelligence in the land and wields astonishing power, shaking the Ming to its core! One day, his father, the Yongle 175Reads—Score10214d adds
- 20 Great Ming: Forced to Ascend the Throne 大明：被迫登基 I transmigrated through time and space into the Ming Dynasty and became the second son of Zhu Gaochi, named Zhu Zhanyong. Though I bore the noble title of prince, I seemed to have been born with a knack for courting death, charging headlong down a road of no return. The old man, Zhu Di, called me in for a talk. With a stern expression, he asked, “Boy, have you never thought about sitting on the throne?” I didn’t even raise my eyelids. “Not interested. My biggest dream in life is to wake up natur 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Great Ming: You Were Told to Seek Death, but You Became the Great Ming's State Preceptor 大明：让你求死，你成了大明国师 [Easygoing comedy + scheming protagonist + Great Ming + begging to have his entire clan executed + outrageously ruthless + transmigration + court politics + shameless antics] After waking up, Fang Ning finds himself transmigrated to the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The Fang family he belongs to is guilty of every evil under the sun: forcing good women into prostitution and seizing farmland. Even the estate left by his own parents is about to be taken by his tyrannical uncle. Cornered, Fang Ning 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Great Ming: From the Start, I Urge Zhu Di to Rebel 大明：开局劝朱棣造反 Cheng Wen transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and is forcibly bound to the Strongest Choice System. He only wants to run a small business and live comfortably as a shopkeeper. But the System makes him choose. "Choice One: Declare yourself king and claim the world for yourself. Quest reward: the title of Ultimate Idiot!" "Choice Two: Join Zhu Yunwen and help the Jianwen Emperor secure his reign. Quest reward: the legacy of the treacherous minister Qin Hui." "Choice Three: Become a strategist and he 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Great Ming: My Dad Is the Governor of Asia 大明：亚洲洲长是我爹 Refuse to submit, refuse political marriages, refuse tribute. The emperor guards the borders, and the ruler dies for his realm. This is the finest praise of the 276-year Great Ming dynasty. Could one reckless leap by a young man who “believes in fate” give rise to an empire where the sun never sets, dazzling across the long river of history? Is this merely the fading dream of a down-and-out youth, or the thousand-year legacy of mighty Great Ming? Zhu Gaoxi: “Eldest nephew, you can be emperor an 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Great Ming: My Little Brother Turns Out to Be Zhu Zhanji 大明：我的小弟竟然是朱瞻基 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes a brocade-clad guard and unexpectedly takes the imperial grandson, Zhu Zhanji, under his wing. “Big Brother! How do we wipe out the steppe tribes?” “Big Brother! How can we make the emperor die for the realm and the ruler defend the nation's gates?” “Big Brother! What should I do about my two uncles?” “Easy. Just listen to me!” And so, the Ming Dynasty gets Chen Yuan, a brocade-clad guard who leads the imperial grandson in all manner of mi 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Ming Dynasty: Emperor Shizong 大明明世宗 [From the start + Ming Dynasty + historical fanfiction + wild imagination + no transmigration] What were the regrets of the Ming Dynasty, which lasted 276 years? Was it the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, who lost his father and mother in his youth, his wife and grandson in middle age, and his son in his later years? Was it the death of Zhu Biao, history’s widely acclaimed strongest crown prince? Or the early death of Zhu Xiongying, the emperor’s eldest legitimate grandson? What if Zhu Xiongying 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Starting Out as a Company Commander in the Ming Dynasty 大明从总旗开始 In the winter of 1393, the Four Great Cases are finally settled, but they have also crippled half of the Ming dynasty's military leadership. At this time, a humble militia commander in Beiping Prefecture gradually begins to show his mettle. The aging Hongwu Emperor can only hope that Zhu Yunwen will be as decisive in battle and wise in retreat as he was in his youth. Little does he know that behind the Crown Prince's gentle nature lie a thirst for centralized power and a deep favor for civil off 2Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Iron-Blooded Ming: The Exceptional Emperor Zhu Houzhao 铁血大明：极品皇帝朱厚照 [No System]+ [Court Politics]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [War]… Minister: “What? The emperor has gone on campaign in person again?” Mongol leader Dayan Khan: “Why was Zhu Houzhao born in the same age as me?” He was the last great ruler of the Ming dynasty, and its last emperor to lead troops on horseback. He had the political skill of the Ming dynasty’s founder, Taizu, and the decisiveness of Chengzu when it came to killing. The emperor most divisively judged in the history books: some c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Imperial Grandson 大明：我，朱元璋的皇长孙 Zhu Yonggang opened his eyes and discovered that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty. A wastrel with a fortune at his disposal, and a grandfather who spoiled him rotten. “Grandson, let me tell you, even the great general Lan Yu is a relative of ours!” his grandfather said. “Old man, listen to me: we need to get out of here, fast. Lan Yu is about to be beheaded!” The Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, was gravely ill, and Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wipe out Lan Yu and the other Huai-X 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Great Ming: I, Zhu Zhanqi, Am the True Worthy Grandson of the Emperor! 大明：我朱瞻圻才是好圣孙！ Reborn in the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Zhanqi, the second son of the Prince of Han. He gains the [Dreamweaver] skill. And launches a plan to save the barbecue-loving prince. He can freely manipulate anyone’s dreams and defy fate! He gives Zhu Di a dream: “The son of your beloved grandson actually became a student in Wala?” He gives Zhu Gaochi a dream: “I was emperor for ten months, then the Crown Prince had me killed?” Zhu Zhanji: “Grandfather, Father, I’m innocent!” He gives Zheng He a dream: “So th 33Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 30 I, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Have the Ultimate Artifact Spirit 我，锦衣卫，器灵进化天花板 Urban Super Martial Arts + Ming Dynasty + Fantasy + Interstellar + Historical What-If + Awakened Artifact Spirits + Crown Prince Factional Struggles + Political Schemes + Industrial Revolution + Age of Exploration Did I hear rap in the heavenly prison because I got up too fast? 🤓 OMG, why did the phoenix crown we buried in the ground yesterday come to life! What do you mean the Western Ocean Starfield is also the Western Ocean? (°▽°)👉!!?! In the sixth year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty ushered in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Great Ming: Taking Liu Bowen as My Master from the Start 大明：开局拜师刘伯温 [Great Ming + Zhu Yuanzhang + prince + no System] The fifteenth year of Zhizheng. It was an ordinary year, and yet an extraordinary one. That year, Zhu Yuanzhang, the future emperor of the Great Ming, was still only a deputy commander under Guo Zixing. But that year, Zhu Yuanzhang welcomed a child who had never existed in history. And that year, the Great Ming saw the birth of a Prince of Qin. (This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the novel itself.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Sun and Moon of Great Ming: Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Am Heaven's Will 大明日月：重生朱雄英，我即天命 Lin Mo, a 30-year-old historian and sanda champion, is reborn as Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson, who died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. He has a complete modern body of knowledge, foresight into the course of history, and an enhanced physique, while retaining his sanda skills. He transmigrates on the night before Zhu Xiongying's supposed death from illness, in the fifth lunar month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. A faked death marks the beginning o 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Great Ming: Cultivating Through Sign-In, Bullying Old Zhu from the Start 大明：签到修仙，开局欺负老朱 Bad news: I transmigrate into Zhu Yuntong, only to have Consort Lu pour cold water on me right from the start. Good news: I bind to the Myriad Heavens Sign-In Cultivation System. Wait, the System gave me three Resurrection Pills? Then my father, Zhu Biao: revived! My grandmother, Empress Ma: summoned! My big brother, Zhu Xiongying: brought back! My birth mother, Consort Chang: all of them, come back to me! And so, the entire atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty changes overnight. Consort Lu wants to f 10.6kReads—Score57914d adds
- 34 Great Ming: Rising to Power by Chewing Out Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：从怒怼朱元璋开始崛起 21Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 35 The Great Ming's Number One Scholar 大明第一状元郎 Zhu Yuanzhang: “Grandson, Tang Qiang can read people's minds and is exceptionally clever. You must use him with care. If he can be put to use, use him; if not, kill him.” The Jianwen Emperor: “Master Fang, what do you think of Tang Qiang?” Fang Xiaoru: “He knows nothing of Confucius and Mencius, nor does he care about the rites and duties of state. He's just a child.” Zhu Di laughed loudly. “If none of you will use him, I will.” Tang Qiang: “...I came to the Ming Dynasty just to coast through li 18Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Evolution: I Get the Cheeky Snake's Fangs from the Start 进化:开局获得赖皮蛇毒牙 Lin Yang is reborn as a cauliflower snake, about to be served for dinner. Luckily, he activates a System and gets a Cheeky Snake's venomous fangs from the start. Thus begins his path of evolution... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Di 大明：我父王是朱棣 [Ming Dynasty Succession Struggles and the Jingnan Campaign] + [Farming, Business, and Development] + [Political Scheming, Military Affairs, and the Struggle for Hegemony] + [Court, Jianghu, and Common Life] [Humorous Writing] + [Vivid Characters] + [Foreshadowing That Pays Off Much Later] + [A Tightly Interwoven Plot] Zhu Gaosui, a hapless man from the twenty-first century, has a powerful trait: Not only is he unlucky himself, he also brings bad luck to everyone around him. Wouldn’t you know it —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Ming Emperor's Brother-in-Law: From Martial Champion to Guardian Martial Duke 大明国舅：从武状元到镇国武穆 He opens his eyes to find himself a young relative of the imperial family in the Jiajing era, born into wealth and blessed with a towering, powerfully built frame that could rival Xu Chu's. A life of luxury has not made him soft. He clenches his fists and vows that his martial arts will serve not to win favor, but to protect his family and his country. At court, officials refine elixirs in Taoist robes. At the border, the Tatars threaten the passes. The court is full of men who do nothing but b 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 From the Start, Zhu Gaoxu Has the City Surrounded, So I Talk Him Into Becoming Emperor 开局朱高煦围城，忽悠他当皇帝 “Imperial brother, I know I was wrong. I don’t want to sit on the throne anymore.” “I only want to stay alive and live comfortably as a wealthy man.” “But I know that if I rashly abdicate in favor of your father, I’ll probably end up like those puppet emperors in the history books.” “I could drop dead in bed any day.” “So I hope we can join forces. Keep me alive and on the throne, and after your father passes away, I’ll abdicate directly in your favor.” “What do you think?” The sixth month of th 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Great Ming: The Zhu Family's Executive Vice Emperor 大明：老朱家的常务副皇帝 Better for one person to weep than for ten thousand to weep. Better for one family to weep than for ten thousand families to suffer. Better for officials to suffer than for the common people to suffer!!!! After dying unexpectedly, the soul of modern young man Zhu Biao is brought by the System to a parallel Ming Dynasty, where he becomes the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao!!!! But the useless System falls into a deep slumber. Relying on his own abilities, Zhu Biao transforms and builds the Ming Dynasty, l 3.1kReads6.9Score11214d adds
- 41 Great Ming: The Extraordinary Life of Duke Cao Li Jinglong 大明：曹国公李景隆的妖孽人生 [Ming Dynasty] [One Female Lead] [Li Jinglong] [Not a Brainless Story] A modern special forces soldier was reborn as Li Jinglong, the Ming Dynasty’s great general! What? I’ve been reborn in the third month of the seventeenth year of Hongwu. Doesn’t that mean my father, Li Wenzhong, is about to die? When I helped the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, amass wealth with soap and sugar, Zhu Yuanzhang thought I was a loyal and worthy minister of the Ming. When I blasted open the Japanese pirates’ gates with ca 2.9kReads6.0Score12714d adds
- 42 Great Ming: The Unconventional Life of Imperial Consort Mei Yin 大明：驸马梅殷的别样人生 Mei Renyao wakes up in the bed of Princess Ningguo of the Ming Dynasty, having become her consort, Mei Yin. Knowing how history ends, he refuses to meet his final fate by drowning like a coward. Now that he’s in the Ming Dynasty, he’s going to change everything. Zhu Yuanzhang: “The Ming Dynasty is broke!” Mei Yin: “There’s a silver mine in Iwami, Japan!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “The Hongwu muskets are powerful!” Mei Yin: “What is this old blunderbuss? Improve it at once!” Zhu Biao: “The gentry clans are 258Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 43 Back in the Ming Dynasty as a Teacher 回到大明当老师 What happens if you transmigrate to the start of the Jianwen reign and marry Fang Xiaoru's daughter? You get skinned alive, that's what. No way. I need to head north and find a powerful patron, then get close to Zhu Di. I used all the tricks I knew to cheat and con my way into his trust. I handed that little demon of a daughter over to Guo Yu to look after, then took her out and made her mine. Once you've made a mistake, that's the best protection for your life. Zhu Zhanji was handed over to me 45Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 44 Great Ming: Son of the Taizu, I Become the Strongest by Slaying Enemies 大明：太祖之子，杀敌成最强 Reborn at the end of the Yuan dynasty, when the land was in chaos and warlords were rising everywhere, Zhu Ke enlisted in the army to revive China and fulfill the ambitions of the Han people. As luck would have it, he awakened the Ultimate Enemy-Slaying System. All he had to do was keep killing enemies to earn rewards. By slaying his foes, Zhu Ke rose step by step to become the army’s supreme commander. When he finally met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was stunned. Why did this man look so much like him? La 96Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Great Ming: A Brocade Guard from the Start, and I’m the Only One Who Knows Martial Arts 大明：开局锦衣卫，只有我会武功 Zhu Han transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes an orphan. He thought it was a disastrous start, but a Hundred-Household Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard adopts him, and he activates the Great Martial Arts System. As long as he fights injustice and protects the innocent, he can earn chivalry points and draw more rewards. From the start, he gains the Dugu Sword Art, ten years of internal energy, and the Chixiao Sword. When he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the entire Norther 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in Great Ming: This Throne Is Mine by Right! 重生大明：这位子就该我来坐！ [Historical fiction + no saintly protagonist + reborn + farming + Age of Sail + Industrial Revolution.] Reborn as Zhu Biao, the Ming Dynasty’s crown prince, he wanted to open up maritime trade, but was denied! He wanted to fight the Japanese pirates, but was denied! He wanted to promote new learning, but was denied! He wanted to conquer the Western Regions, but was denied! Furious, Zhu Biao slammed his hand on the table and rose to his feet. “All matters under heaven are within my control. If I 86Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 47 Great Ming: The Rebellious Prince Who Drove Old Zhu Mad 大明：叛逆皇子，老朱被我气疯了 One day, he transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s sixth son, Zhu Zhen. Unexpectedly, he activates a System that collects the wrath of emperors. To live out his days in peace, Zhu Zhen starts having fun by getting his father into trouble every day. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on creating an aphrodisiac incense and driving Zhu Yuanzhang mad with rage! Reward: 300 kilograms of potatoes!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on helping Zhu Di escape his wedding and making Zhu Yuan 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Great Ming: From the Start, I Sold Sesame Cakes, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begged Me to Become Emperor 大明：开局卖烧饼，朱元璋求我当皇帝 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I arrived in the Great Ming, a bold and martial age. Then I followed my adoptive father and sold flatbreads! And then my adoptive father starved to death in a famine! In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, shaking the court and the country. With the help of Old Huang, I opened a little tavern. “Old sir, I’ll take care of you in your old age and see you off when your time comes.” “I can brew Great Ming Yanghe strong-aroma liquor, make comp 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 49 Great Ming: I, Zhu Zi, Am Forced by Old Zhu to Become a Frontier Prince 大明：我，朱梓，老朱逼我当塞王 He arrived in the Great Ming during the Hongwu era and became Zhu Yuanzhang’s eighth son, Zhu Zi, Prince of Tan. All he wanted was to live a laid-back life, and then he got saddled with a slacker System. A perfect match. The Old Zhu only cares about his eldest son, Zhu Biao? That’s great. I only want to slack off anyway. Zhu Biao is going to die in a few years? What’s that got to do with me? I’ll just keep coasting. Zhu Yunwen takes the throne, Zhu Di rebels? Oh, I’ll just do nothing. Let the re 557Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 50 Great Ming: Hang in There, Fourth Brother! I Stole Miaoyun from You 大明：四哥挺住！妙云被我截胡了 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
