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- 151 The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Warrior 大明第一武夫 Zhu Yunfei, once the greatest mercenary of his generation, is unexpectedly reborn in the late Ming Dynasty. He becomes a soldier on the Liaodong front, fighting at the Battle of Songjin. Watch as he turns the tide, sweeps away the Jurchen invaders, crushes the rebel bands, and claims an empire and its beauties. 2.8kReads8.5Score23814d adds
- 152 The Warlord of Late Ming: Starting as a Tenant Farmer 明末枭雄：从佃农开始 Since Heaven has given me this chance, I will lead my army to conquer a vast territory. 400Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 153 Revive the Ming Dynasty, Rebuild China 中兴大明，再造华夏 After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yihuang becomes the heir to the Prince of Taixing. The Great Ming is like an elephant, being torn apart by the Mongols, Burma, the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the Western barbarians in turn. To survive, Zhu Yihuang has Qi Jin train his troops, fighting fire with fire. He defeats Lin Danhan of the Jianzhou Jurchens, appoints the Fengguo Commandants as new leaders, and raids Japan for money and provisions. He seizes money, supplies, and land in t 171Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 154 My Father Is the Yongle Emperor 我爹是永乐大帝 Shameless scholars say Zhu Di succeeded through luck, thanks to a freak gust of wind on the battlefield. They say Jianwen ordered, “Do not let me incur the crime of killing my uncle.” They say Li Jinglong was the first great war god of the Da Ming. They say that if Lan Yu had not died, Zhu Di would never have dared to rebel. They say Tie Xuan beat Zhu Di badly, they say Ping An beat Zhu Di badly, and they say Zhu Di only made it into Nanjing because he kept losing but was lucky... They say Zhu D 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Great Ming: Transmigrating as the God of War Zhu Qizhen 大明：穿成战神朱祁镇 Chen Yang wakes up to find himself sitting on the dragon throne. The good news: he’s emperor. The bad news: he’s Zhu Qizhen, the “God of War” who lost the Ming Dynasty almost everything at the Tumu Crisis. The Oirat army is at the gates, the officials all have their own agendas, and before he can even secure his throne, he’s already facing a mountain of problems. Some at court hope he’ll return, while others hope he never comes back. Fortunately, Chen Yang was a programmer in his previous lif 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Zhu Yingying: Immortal for Ten Thousand Years, the Ming Banner Flies Across the Stars 朱雄英：永生万载，明旗插遍星河 [Great Ming] [Immortality] [Political Intrigue] [Eldest Legitimate Grandson] [Hongwu] [Transmigration] [Conquest] [Farming and Infrastructure] [Technology-Fueled Military Expansion] [Fleet] [Han-Chinese Nationalism] [Global Conquest] [Industrial Revolution] [Interstellar Civilization] [Chinese Conquest] In the tenth year of Hongwu, a modern soul transmigrates into the newborn Zhu Xiongying. He saves his mother, Chang Shi, secures his position as the eldest legitimate grandson, and, under Zhu Y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Reviving Great Ming, Starting from Childhood 中兴大明，从娃娃开始 [Ming dynasty + no System + reform + political scheming + struggle for supremacy] Zhu Yijun, a descendant of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang and a teacher sent to the borderlands, transmigrates back to the Longqing era after an accident and takes over the body of the future Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Though his body is only nine years old, it houses the soul of an adult. And he arrives on the eve of Zhang Juzheng's sweeping reforms. See how Zhu Yijun takes on powerful ministers, purges corrupt eunuchs 1.3kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 158 The Ming Chronicles: Emperor Hongzhi 大明录之弘治大帝 [Transmigration] [Decisive and ruthless] [Expanding the realm] [Wuxia] [Uncovering historical secrets] Protagonist: Zhu Youji He transmigrates into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's God of War. The Crown Prince of the Chenghua era is the eldest son of the Chenghua Emperor and the son of Consort Wan. This story sets history's regrets right, features brain-teasing political intrigue, and is a contest for supremacy. If you can figure out who the final villain is, the author concedes defeat. The Gr 138Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 159 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 966Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 160 The Crown Prince Awakens 天子启明 Struck by lightning while camping, he transmigrates into the body of the Carpenter Emperor! He thought he’d be waking up with beauties in his arms and ruling the realm by day, but he’s exposed from the start! A tiny twist sets off a butterfly effect. What should Zhu Ziming do now? Should he sweep across the land and unite the realm, or do some woodworking and die by drowning? Life is hard, and being a transmigrator is even harder! 290Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 161 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Use Modern Technology to Rule the World 穿越到明朝利用现代科技制霸全球 The capital falls, and Emperor Chongzhen hangs himself on Coal Hill, only to transmigrate to the modern era. He meets the lifelong friend bound to him by fate, then unexpectedly transmigrates back to the eve of the Ming dynasty’s fall along with friends from modern society. Using his knowledge of modern science, he builds a modern chemical industry from scratch, drives the Industrial Revolution forward, establishes a powerful modern army, and conquers the lands and seas. He forges a mighty empir 3.5kReads8.9Score27714d adds
- 162 Reborn as Zhu Youxiao of the Great Ming! Who Says the Ming Dynasty Is Doomed? 重生为大明朱由校！谁说大明要亡国了？ Everyone dreams of becoming emperor, but who can truly guard the nation’s borders and die for the realm? Only the Great Ming! When Zhu Youxiao awoke from a great dream, he found himself in the darkness before dawn. Faced with an undercurrent of turmoil at court and dangers lurking in the inner palace, the Red Pill Case was already unfolding and the Palace Transfer Case was about to begin. As imperial and ministerial power clashed, Zhu Youxiao was left bewildered. What was he to do? The Great Min 3.9kReads8.4Score20114d adds
- 163 EN Reborn as Zhu Yunwen: Forging a Mighty Ming 大明：我重生成了朱允炆 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang passed away. Zhu Yunwen, the imperial grandson with a soul from a later age, ascended the throne! “Since I've become the Son of Heaven of the Great Ming, then... sorry, Zhu Di, you'll just have to be a capable minister who brings peace to the realm!” “Let's set up a cabinet, build a military academy, open a state-owned bank, develop the commercial tax system, and make nine years of compulsory education universal...” “Send Zheng He to S 42Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 164 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末逐鹿 Reborn in the final years of the Ming dynasty, he takes the imperial exams, enters government service, quells the Prince of Yan’s rebellion, wipes out the Jurchens, and rises step by step to contend for the realm. 1.4kReads8.5Score11214d adds
- 165 My Younger Brother Shall Be a Yao or Shun 吾弟当为尧舜 Late at night, Emperor Tianqi lay gravely ill in bed, holding the hand of his younger brother, Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian. In a weak voice, he said, “My brother shall be a Yao or a Shun.” Zhu Youjian was entrusted with the throne at a time of crisis and ascended to the highest seat, becoming the Chongzhen Emperor. He gazed out over this magnificent realm. How could anyone not be reluctant to part with such a land? I have arrived, and this realm has even more reason to be cherished. 3.8kReads7.7Score24914d adds
- 166 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang Wants Me to Be His Chancellor 大明：朱元璋让我当宰相 Year 1369 One year ago, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne at the southern outskirts of Yingtian, naming his empire Great Ming and the era Hongwu. That year, Xu Da returned victorious from his northern campaign against the Northern Yuan, bringing the Central Plains once more under Chinese rule. That year, modern-day traveler Zhang Feng accidentally transmigrated to the Great Ming dynasty and met Xu Da on his triumphant return. That year, Zhu Biao's death was still twenty-three years away. That ye 143Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 167 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Biao Was Possessed by Li Chengqian 大明：开局朱标被李承乾魂穿了 [Transmigration + Ming dynasty + from the start + wild imagination + System + Conquering Wolf Mountain + Xuanwu Gate Incident] I woke up as Zhu Biao? And from the start, I’m at the critical moment when Sister Chang is about to die in the Eastern Palace? Li Chengqian inherited all of Zhu Biao’s memories. As a crown prince himself, he knew that being a crown prince was harder than being an emperor. Although the meritorious officials behind Sister Chang were a source of suspicion, he believed that 470Reads6.0Score11014d adds
- 168 I Build Military Industry in the Southern Song 我在南宋玩军工 Zhao Gou, a PhD from the National University of Defense Technology, is accidentally killed in an explosion during an experiment. When he wakes, he has unexpectedly been reborn as the first emperor of the Southern Song. Drawing on the scientific knowledge he accumulated in his previous life, he builds AK-47s, sniper rifles, tanks, and planes in this apocalyptic age, beating the Jin and other foreign forces into a panicked retreat so they never dare set foot on Chinese soil again. [Transmigration 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Li Wenzhong, Prince of Qiyang 岐阳王李文忠 He was the founding emperor’s greatest general, a god of war who had never lost a battle. At twelve, he slew Yuan soldiers with his own hands. At sixteen, he led an army to capture a city. His uncle, Zhu Yuanzhang, praised him: “You’re as brave as I am!” At the Battle of Lake Poyang, he charged alone through the enemy lines to save his lord. On the northern campaigns against the Mongols, he led a thousand-mile raid straight to the khan’s court, captured the Northern Yuan imperial family, and sei 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Everlasting Harvest 永丰年 "Manjianghong: A World-Shaking Game of Go" In the Yongfeng era, fifty soldiers swept away the Japanese pirates. They burned the enemy's supplies, and their fame spread. A northern journey opened a new path through an alliance. A hundred cavalrymen broke through the rebel lines in a night raid, and three hundred cavalrymen blasted their way out of an encirclement. Their deeds were done, but their success came at a cost. We opened sea routes, sending our sails far away. We wove a hidden network 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 41Reads—Score214d adds
- 172 Transmigrated to the Ming-Qing Transition, I Crowned Myself Pope of the Eternal Night 明末清初穿越，自封永夜教皇冕下 [Great Ming]+ [Late Ming]+ [Dark Theocracy]+ [Southern Ming]+ [Undead Legion]+ [Early Qing]+ [Qing Dynasty] Lin Fei died drunk, only to open his eyes in the Late Ming, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The world had become hell. Under the iron hooves of the Manchu Eight Banners and their Han Chinese traitors, the Chinese people faced extinction, and Chinese civilization was on the verge of disappearing. Fortunately, he had brought another hell with him when he transmigrated 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I Transmigrated to the Late Ming Dynasty, With One Month Left Before Its Fall 穿越明末，离亡国还有一个月 A tyrant? I’ll own it! A foolish ruler? I’ll be one! The estates I confiscate will yield enough silver to build a mountain and crush Desheng Gate! The people I execute will stain the execution grounds red for three years, so not a blade of grass can grow! The soldiers I train will bite chunks out of the Jianzhou Jurchens and use their flesh for rations! Zhu Youjian slammed the table and roared: “Who says Chongzhen has to hang himself? I’ll trample a million corpses, ” “And nail the Ming to the s 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Great Ming: Five Dragons at Court 大明：五龙同朝 A harrowing transmigration, a desperate fight to survive! [Early Ming Dynasty] + [Five Dragons Reign at Once] Tang Yun, an ICU programmer, dies suddenly after working through the night. When he opens his eyes, he's lying in a thatched hut even shabbier than an ICU. His home is bare, he's starving and freezing, and all he has is a packet of mysterious tobacco seeds. Hell mode from the start? He turns his fate around with a water purifier and mugwort soup. Then he rescues an amnesiac wife who turn 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I Am the Great Ming’s Sagely Founder! 崇祯十七年：朕乃皇明圣祖！ He transmigrates back to New Year’s Eve in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. The Ming dynasty is on the verge of collapse, officials are corrupt, rebel armies press on, and the Manchus watch like tigers poised to pounce. In his previous life, he governed diligently for seventeen years, only to become the ruler who lost his country. In this life, Zhu Youjian will endure no more! Confiscate corrupt officials’ fortunes to raise a million soldiers’ pay; Take in the refugees outside the city and put —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 1950: Trading Firepower with the Moldy Ones 1950：我和霉菌互换火力 Massive battles + modern warfare + naval warfare + a rough start In the early chapters, the protagonist and the Ming dynasty fight alien bugs in the main world. From Chapter 64, the protagonist transmigrates to 1900 and crushes the great powers' fleets. From Chapter 121, he transmigrates to 1950 to whip the American imperialists into shape. In Chapter 173, he returns to the main world. The Great Ming Empire: I was founded in 1368 and rose to prominence in 1644. I have stood for six hundred yea 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Back in the Late Ming Dynasty as a Warlord 回到明末当霸王 A nobody from the peaceful modern era: what would you do if you could travel back and forth between the end of the Ming Dynasty and the present day? Win beautiful women across the land... amass untold riches... or perhaps recreate Emperor Wu of Han’s glory, destroy the Manchu queue, and wage war in the South Seas? Write a Chinese dream of the ocean across the Seven Seas! 904Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 178 The Mighty Imperial Ming 巍巍皇明 The fires of youth are slowly dying down, and danger is quietly drawing near. Zhang Ziming’s soul transmigrates to the storm-tossed final years of the Ming dynasty, where he becomes Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian. To save the Han realm and keep the bleak days of later generations from coming to pass, he resolutely raises the butcher’s knife. Corrupt officials? Kill them! Smuggling and selling out the country? Kill them! Refusing to pay taxes? Kill them! Preying on the common people? Kill them! I 242Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 179 Chongzhen: The Ming Dynasty Will Set the World Order 崇祯：世界秩序大明来定 [No System, no harem, meticulous historical research, hard-core technical details, solo transmigration to the late Ming dynasty.] After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, the fate awaiting him is no longer death on Coal Hill. Instead, he will forge a new realm from steel and smokeless gunpowder. The Westerners’ mighty ships and cannons? Against breech-loading guns with a range of ten li, capable of piercing armor and shattering ships, they are nothing but rotten wood waiting 3.8kReads7.9Score26414d adds
- 180 The Heroes of Bright Sword Transmigrate to the Early Qing 亮剑群英穿清初 When Li Yunlong transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing. When the heroes of Drawing Sword transmigrate to the early years of the Kangxi reign. In an era when the realm has fallen into ruin and nearly all resistance to the Qing has been wiped out, how will the heroes of Drawing Sword embark on a new journey? 231Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 181 Transmigrated as Chongzhen, and I’ve Set My Sights on Your Daughter 穿越崇祯，朕看上你女儿了 Ming Mo, a high school sophomore who’s hopeless at school, wakes up transmigrated as Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. While others transmigrate to develop technology, strengthen the army, and conquer the realm, all he wants is to slack off, sleep, and get a wife. In his previous life, he was average-looking and ignored by every girl in his class. In this life, he looks in the mirror and sees a heartthrob. He can take his pick from the imperial garden. “Whoever insults me, I’ll m 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Hegemonic Ming: My Industrial Age 霸明：我的工业时代 I am Zhao Zhiwei, the godfather of the Ming Dynasty. In this troubled era, I set off an industrial revolution and changed the fate of the dynasty. I am both mentor and friend to the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao. I call the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian my brother, though we are constantly at odds as well. Of course, the Ming Dynasty has plenty of enemies: the Jurchens, who covet the throne; the Donglin faction, whose empty talk harms the nation; corrupt nobles and gentry who infest the land; a 2.5kReads8.4Score17114d adds
- 183 Jingtai of Great Ming: I Am the Tyrant 大明景泰：朕就是暴君 On the night of the Coup at the Gate, Emperor Jingtai held an AK-47 in both hands. “Zhu Qimen, get out here and eat a whole magazine!” A hot-tempered young man from the twentieth century transmigrates into Emperor Jingtai on the eve of the Coup at the Gate. Watch as he punches the Oirat exchange student Zhu Qimen, kicks the various Oirat tribes into submission, and turns the Japanese pirates into fish food! 122Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 184 A Ming Dynasty Scholar? How Could I Defy Confucianism? 大明读书人，怎么会逆儒？ [Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, Yongle + scholarship, commerce, power struggles, and colonization] Only after growing up did Wang Shoujing realize that a child from a poor family, even one raised well, had no future. He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and decides to forge a path of his own. The court favors agriculture and suppresses commerce? Wang Shoujing amasses mountains of gold and silver, helping Emperor Yongle take the throne. The court bans maritime trade, forbidding even a single plank from go 116Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 185 The New Great Ming in North America 北美新大明 In 1622, the Ming suffered defeat at Guangning, Zhu Youjian was invested as Prince of Xin, and the Ming Dynasty’s days were already numbered. On the other side of the world, countries like the Netherlands and Spain rose to prominence, ushering in the age of global colonization. Then an airplane from the 21st century unexpectedly entered this world… [A group-transmigration story, with a nation as the protagonist] 867Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 186 Taking Old Zhu and Zhu Biao to Join the Yongle Emperor 带老朱朱标投靠永乐大帝 With bricks in hand, the world is mine. I, Zhu Changying, leader of the God of War Gang, shall rule for a thousand generations, win hearts through virtue, and unite the realm. If the world had never known me, the Great Hongwu Emperor Hu, Zhu Yuanzhang, I could wield a forty-meter blade that would extend without limit! The steadiest crown prince in history, holding the Hongwu Emperor in my left hand and Lan Yu in my right. Who in this world would dare defy me? The Crown Prince is perfectly health 317Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 187 The Iron Cavalry of the Dying Ming: The Bloody Battle at Tongguan 残明铁骑：从潼关血战开始 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, Shaanxi suffered a severe drought, and rebel forces ran rampant. Lu Zhao, a low-ranking company commander under Sun Chuanting, was defeated after the bloody battle at Tong Pass and fled to Shanxi with the remnants of his troops. In an era of a corrupt court and refugees everywhere, he gathers the scattered soldiers, suppresses bandits, and brings peace to the people, gradually building his strength. All he wants is to carve out a way to survive in this 902Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 188 The Ming Emperor 大明帝君 Zhu Zheng, a top history student, transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes the famously useless Prince. When the emperor is captured during a personal military campaign, Zhu is forced to take the throne as regent. Everyone sees him as a pawn, unaware that he has already seen through everything... He builds guns and cannons, battles powerful ministers, executes corrupt officials, and protects production. He trains a million soldiers of the Han people: anyone who dares threaten the Ming, no m 598Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 189 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Grassroots King of the Late Ming 明末草头王 The late Ming was a time of chaos, with endless natural disasters and man-made calamities. Rebels ran rampant at home, while the Jianzhou Jurchens threatened from beyond the borders. All under heaven suffered, and the lives of commoners were cheap as grass! In an age when a man with a gun could become king, Liu Yi, who had transmigrated into this world, declared: If I'm going to do it, I'll become the biggest warlord under heaven! The Ming has lost its throne, and all the world is scrambling to 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 191 I Vie with Jiajing for the Throne 我与嘉靖争皇位 He gets into a car accident on his way to the graduate school entrance exam interview and transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a seven-year-old cowherd from a remote village, the son of a landlord. He's all alone, with no one to rely on. He thinks this is how his life will be, until he discovers that his previous self was the illegitimate son of the Zhengde Emperor! After Zhengde dies, Zhang Yong, one of the “Eight Tigers,” comes to take him back to inherit 2.9kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 192 A Grand History of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大历史 This book is the culmination of Mr. Meng Sen's research on Qing history. It is also a representative and foundational work on the subject. Drawing on the Veritable Records of the Qing, the Draft History of the Qing, archival records of the Qing court, and rarely used sources such as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, Meng Sen reveals and analyzes many of the central issues in Qing history. He offers a comprehensive account and assessment of more than two hundred years of Qing politics, 8Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 193 If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩 [Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn 2.3kReads8.9Score15614d adds
- 194 Chongzhen, Is My Dragon Throne Comfortable? 崇祯，朕的龙椅坐着舒服吗？ (No cheap melodrama, no brainless characters, no System, no invincible protagonist, and not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. Qing loyalists and those who may be offended, proceed with caution.) On the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi, Chongzhen sat high upon the dragon throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, receiving the court officials’ homage as he prepared to ascend the throne. A thunderclap jolted the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao awake in his coffin. Look 8Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 195 Great Ming: I Help Brother Zhu Zhanji Ascend from the Start 大明：开局送瞻基皇兄升天 I am Zhu Zhanshan, the greatest royal uncle in the Ming dynasty. I lived through seven reigns, served as regent twice, missed out on the throne three times, and am the younger brother of that pathetic emperor, Zhu Zhanji. Did China’s decline begin with Zhu Zhanji, a supposedly great Ming emperor? Then I’ll start by taking his throne. Isolation from the world, falling behind the rest of the globe? Then I’ll send fleets west again and colonize the world. Japanese pirates harassing us for three hun 899Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 196 1772: My Father Is the Grand Commander of Lanfang 1772：我爹是兰芳大统领 Luo Zhenjun had just returned home after leaving the army when he transmigrated to Borneo in 1772, during the reign of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. He didn’t return to his homeland, though. Instead, he traveled there with his people. What? My dad is the future president of the Lanfang Republic? Damn it! In that case, I’ll have to take down Qianlong! [Anti-Qing, Not Pro-Ming] [Power Fantasy] [Farming] [Slow Burn] [No System, Slow-Burn Story] 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 197 God-Level System: The Ruler of a Fallen Nation 神级系统：亡国之君 [Political Intrigue] [War] [Famous Generals] [Ruthless] [System] [Countless Beauties] Returning to the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, he summons the heroes of China to grant the Ming dynasty another five hundred years. No generals? Summon some! No civil officials? Summon some! He reforms the warlords of the late Ming, punishes corrupt officials and treacherous ministers, and brings peace and justice back to the empire. Guan Yu versus Qin Qiong? Bai Qi, the Butcher, against Han Xin, the G 1.3kReads7.5Score10814d adds
- 198 Transmigrate to the Late Ming: From the Regret of Coal Hill to Unifying the World 穿越明末：从煤山遗恨到寰宇一统 When modern young man Li Hao woke up, he found himself outside Beijing in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. Before him lay an apocalyptic scene of smoke-filled battlefields and a shattered land. The Ming emperor had hanged himself on Coal Hill, while Li Zicheng's cavalry and the Qing forces waiting beyond the passes were about to decide the fate of the land. At a loss, Li Hao found his only hope in a System called the Universal Emporium. Using the supplies and knowledge he could excha 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 History's Toughest Nepo Baby: My Sister-in-Law Is Empress Ma 史上最硬二代：我嫂子是马皇后 I transmigrate to the early Ming Dynasty. While others rely on their family backgrounds and political scheming, I defy fate with nothing but my modern knowledge. From an unknown nobody, I fight my way up to become the Ming Dynasty's Prince of Zhenbei, wielding power across the realm and striking fear into all directions. I build a mighty army, crush my enemies, enrich the nation, and sweep aside all who dare defy me. I claim vast lands and win the heart of a peerless beauty. I will reshape the M 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Great Ming: I Rescued Empress Ma from the Start 大明：开局救活马皇后 Medical doctor Ling Yun dies suddenly at the operating table, only to wake up as a lowly registered physician during the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. Empress Ma is gravely ill, the Imperial Medical Academy is helpless, and Zhu Yuanzhang is about to take up his executioner's blade... Ling Yun knows his chance has come, and it’s his only way to survive. No antibiotics? I’ll refine some! No surgical instruments? I’ll make them! No sterile operating room? I’ll build one! One dose of medicine save 146Reads—Score—14d adds
