Novels like The Bastard Son's Crusade
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Bastard Son's Crusade, best match first.
- 1 Master of All Under Heaven 天下共主 Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations? The Human Emperor falls, shaking heaven and earth. Lords from every quarter vie for supremacy in the Central Plains. See how a humble hunter takes the Central Plains by storm and ultimately becomes sovereign of all under heaven! 832Reads—Score105Shelves
- 2 On Our Wedding Night: Darling, Have Some Instant Noodles to Tide You Over 新婚夜：娘子，吃碗泡面充充饥吧 (Alternate history + transmigration + mindless wish fulfillment + farming) Zhang Hao, a loser, dreams of meeting the goddess he's secretly in love with. He gives a little twitch, only to transmigrate to ancient times in the body of someone who starved to death, with his phone in tow. His phone is stocked with all kinds of cheap goods from Pinduoduo. No money in Alipay? Just take out a Huabei loan. No copper coins? A 9.9-yuan item with free shipping is a luxury here! ... Watch silly Zhang Hao use 3.6kReads8.4Score237Shelves
- 3 General, the Emperor Has Ordered You to Withdraw Again 将军，官家又命你撤兵了 [No System + political intrigue + ensemble cast + conquest] He Buyi, a game concept artist who’d been pulling an all-nighter, wakes up to find he has transmigrated into an Eastern Xia general who has just passed the seventh day after his death! His coffin lid hasn’t even warmed when he hears an enemy general outside the city insulting his fallen father. Dream or not, a general has to fight with all he’s got! He grabs the silver spear buried with him, charges out of the city, and knocks the great —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Hello, Great Yu 你好，大虞 [No System] + [Political intrigue] + [No harem] + [Building a livelihood] + [Sweet everyday romance] Xiao Yi'an, a company employee from the 21st century, unexpectedly found himself in a strange world, where he became the son of Xiao Xiuwen, a senior official at the Imperial College of the Great Yu Kingdom. With nothing to his name amid the undercurrents of the imperial court, and modern knowledge meeting an unfamiliar world, he was forced to start from scratch. Drawing on his learning, he crea 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Emperors of the Ten Kingdoms 十国帝王 After the Huang Chao Rebellion, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty. Over the next fifty-odd years, the Central Plains saw five ruling houses and thirteen emperors. After arriving, he spent ten years lying low, reading three thousand volumes and honing a sword for the battlefield. He spent ten years at war, spilling blood across three thousand miles of north and south, defeating powerful foes on iron horses with blade in hand. Then he spent ten years governing, devising three thousand policies a da 38Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 6 The Emperor Has Just Stripped the Princes of Their Fiefs, and I’ve Raised an Army in Rebellion! 皇帝刚削藩，我就起兵造反！ An alternate history with no System or cheat powers, focused on strategy and warfare. A ruler vies for the realm, the nobles for territory, the scholar-officials for power, the people of the world for status, and the common folk for food and clothing. If you are not in their position, you cannot understand what they are fighting for. Become a feudal lord, and think you can live the carefree life of a prince? That is merely what you imagine you would do as a lord, because you are not in that posi 710Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 7 A Hundred Battles 百战 On a battlefield thick with smoke, a group of brothers who grew up together forge an immortal legend with wills of steel. Their bond endures life and death, their loyalty never wavers. They charge into battle with blades drawn, fighting through bloodshed. Wherever their iron hooves tread becomes a glorious road to victory. Dust rises beneath iron hooves; determination is tempered amid clashing blades. This is the stage where heroes shine, and the rousing battle song of real men. 4.4kReads8.7Score443Shelves
- 8 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
- 9 The Great Zhao Dynasty’s Number One Traitor 大昭第一逆臣 A low-level employee at a modern company transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar from a remote frontier town. He had planned to scrape by on the imperial examinations and land a secure government post, but discovers that the dynasty is rotten to the core: factional infighting at court, unpaid frontier troops, powerful warlords, malicious rumors that mislead the people, and great clans that prey on the weak. So he starts with an essay on statecraft, then enters government, amasses wealth, t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 A Superpower at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末超级强国 I came, I saw, I conquered. What would a new-generation soldier do if he went back to the late Ming? “Still using matchlocks? Flintlocks? Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you kidding me? Bronze cannons? Muzzle-loaders? Are you kidding me? I’m a modern internet guy. Are you telling me I can’t even build a mortar? Who says we can’t make bullets? Who says we can’t cut rifling? Do me a favor and take a good look around a machine shop.” Li Yi stood in his vast arsenal. Li Yi fought his way out of the B 3.8kReads8.5Score272Shelves
- 13 Conquer the World 争霸天下 There are only two reliable ways to solve a problem: money and a blade. There are no shortcuts to climbing your way up, and if there are, they’re only for those who are better prepared. In times of peace, Fang Jie wanted to live as a wealthy landowner, but failed. In times of chaos, Fang Jie wanted to live in peace, but failed again. So he fought to rule the realm. 87Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 14 Reborn as King You of Zhou: From the Start, I Killed Bao Si to Consecrate My Banner 重生周幽王，开局杀褒姒祭旗 [A slow-burn tale of farming and development + court intrigue + warlord rivalries + no System + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy] Zhou Chen transmigrates to the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty and becomes the infamous King You of Zhou, Ji Gongsui. He has already been on the throne for six years. The Zhou royal house is in decline, its royal armies have been wiped out, the people are furious, and the feudal lords are ready to make their move. Only five years remain before the Quanrong capture 929Reads8.4Score102Shelves
- 15 Cao Song: Cao Cao Arrives in the Great Song and Talks Fall Apart with the Jin Dynasty! 曹宋：曹操穿大宋，和金朝谈崩了！ In the first year of the Jingkang era, Cao Cao transmigrates into the body of Zhao Huan, Emperor Huizong of Song, the last doomed ruler of the Northern Song? The Jin envoys demand that Cao Cao submit a surrender document, call them father, and sue for peace. Court officials collude with the Jin to kill him. He has not a single capable minister at his side, and his younger brother Zhao Gou is preparing to seize power and rebel? With a catastrophic start, how will Cao Cao launch a new Wei dynasty? 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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 97Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 17 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 8.6kReads8.5Score826Shelves
- 18 The Foolish Prince Consort Buried as a Sacrifice Is Actually an Unrivaled God of War 陪葬傻驸马，竟是绝代军神 After transmigrating, he was born with divine strength, but a brain ailment led his own father to send him off as a buried-alive consort for a princess. Known as the foolish eldest son of the Xiao family, he was born to live wild and free. His marquis father disdains him, and his imperial father-in-law regrets the marriage? Xiao Yao wants to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him. Foolish and brain-damaged? He uses his inner energy to save the princess and composes a hundred poems o 4.2kReads8.9Score448Shelves
- 19 Conquering the World 征伐天下 They say Jiangnan is blessed with beautiful scenery. What I see is a gentle Jiangnan breeze bending the Han realm’s back. They say the lands beyond the frontier are blanketed in yellow sand. What I see is the soaring valor of border warriors, their robes stained with blood. I came to this world for no reason at all. I thought I could just lie there and starve to death. But you shared with me half of the only food you had. You told me that as long as I kept living, there would be hope. I thought, 13kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 20 Grandmother Told Daiyu No One Dares Make Her Unhappy 祖母告诉黛玉，没人敢惹她不顺心 The old matriarch of the Lin family died in the most prosperous year of the Lin residence in Gusu, when the family had been marquises for four generations and its members came from generations of distinguished officials. Before she died, she saw her son, Lin Ruhai, place third in the imperial examinations, take office at the Censorate, and become the Imperial Commissioner of Salt Transport. At last, she could close her eyes in peace and go to join the Lin family’s ancestors. But buried in the Li 1.7kReads7.0Score138Shelves
- 21 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 649Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 22 The Realm Under the Regional Commanders 天下节度 In the eighth year of Tianfu under the Great Zhou dynasty. That year, Su Yu transmigrates to an unfamiliar era where feudal lords carve up the land, military governors rule their own domains, the common people live in misery, and uprisings erupt across the realm. To survive these chaotic times, he takes on the great clans, defeats local tyrants, builds a new army, establishes new laws, and introduces new institutions. Step by step, he rises to the top and founds a brand-new dynasty. Note: No Sys 1.3kReads7.2Score100Shelves
- 23 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 215Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 24 An Lushan, Rebel Minister of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝叛臣安禄山 He was an obscure Hu tribesman from Yingzhou, born into lowly circumstances and tossed about by the chaos of the age from childhood. With patience, ruthless resolve, and fluency in six languages, he clawed his way up from the bottom, surviving as a trader at the frontier markets. Amid the blood and steel of the northern borderlands, he fought his way onto the road to power. People saw only his belly hanging down past his knees and his affable, foolish air, how he fawned over everyone he met and 1.7kReads8.8Score101Shelves
- 25 The Rise and Fall of the World Are Mine to Rule 天下兴亡我为王 “Chief, you're awake?”… What do you mean, transmigrating here didn't come with a golden finger? What do you mean the government troops are coming to wipe out our stronghold? What do you mean an age of chaos is about to begin? Then there's only one thing to do: step forward, throw myself into the fray, and fight my way through this chaotic age… 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Literary Champion of Great Song 大宋文魁 Zhang Tangqing, the young owner of a shop in the ancient city of Qingzhou, transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, an era bright with stars. Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Di Qing, and a host of other great figures all make their entrances. See how Zhang Tangqing makes his mark in the Great Song, becomes its most dazzling literary talent, and leads the dynasty down the path to wealth and strength. 2.7kReads8.9Score282Shelves
- 27 Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei's Flirtatious Strategist 三国：刘备的桃花军师 [Transmigration + No System + Political Intrigue + Real History + Humor] With a hellish start, Liu Bei is trapped in Haixi County with only three thousand battered troops. Zhao Chen, a transmigrator, can only laugh in disbelief: Is that it? Don’t worry, I have three plans to solve your problem. Guo Jia: This man’s schemes are beyond measure. Zhuge Liang: Zhao Chen is a genius blessed by heaven. Xiao Qiao: Sister, would you let me have him? Zhao Chen: What’s going on? The realm isn’t even unified 1.4kReads6.8Score118Shelves
- 28 Riding Across the World 策骑天下 He is tender and gentle with the women he loves, but ruthless and decisive toward his enemies. As the Xi Yan Dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse, he saves the people from a living hell. When petty factions covet the Central Plains, he leads hot-blooded warriors to defend their homeland. He blazes a new trail, drawing merchants from every corner of the world to the Chinese heartland in a race to do business. The finest minds of every people gather in Zhongdu, truly making it the center of th 502Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 29 EN Transmigrating to the Tribal Age Ten Thousand Years Ago 穿越到一万年前的部落时代 Wang Yan accidentally transmigrates to a small tribe from around ten thousand years ago, in a fictional otherworldly continent. The moment he wakes up, hunger is already tormenting him. Follow along as he tackles food shortages and a host of other problems, adapts to his new life, and leads the tribe step by step toward strength and prosperity. (No magic, no immortal cultivation, no System, no golden finger. There is war, strategy, and invention.) 14.3kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
- 30 I Am Lü Bu, Serving My Country and Its People 我是吕布，为国为民 In a Three Kingdoms era of extraordinary myths, Lu Bu is the greatest warrior under heaven. After transmigrating, Lu Bu only wants to do something for his country and its people. Those who serve their country and people are true heroes. Lu Bu says, “Lords from every corner, we're all good brothers. There's no point in brothers fighting each other. Why not join forces and fight our way outward? The world is so vast. Don't you want to go out and see it?” 281Reads7.0Score113Shelves
- 31 The Flames of War in the Wanli Era 万历烽火 A detailed portrayal of the imperial examinations; the brutal Battle of Sarhu! A grand war brought vividly to life; thunderous horns and drums, whistling arrows and keen points; stinging sand in every face, skin torn and bones broken; corpses strewn along the banks of Jugang, blood filling the passes in the Great Wall! A tender, heartrending love, like a song that lingers through the years! Emotions as poetic as a lover’s warm hand, gently stroking eyes clouded by rain; a quiet parting, soft as 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 After My Identity Was Exposed, the Emperor Swore Brotherhood with Me 身份曝光后，皇帝拉我拜把子 Also known as A Young Man in Blue Jiang Feng transmigrated into a wealthy family, only to find that the Turks were invading from the north as soon as he arrived! He fought the enemy for three hundred miles, then returned victorious in secret, living under an assumed name as a rich young master. What?! His fiancée wants to break off their engagement? Never look down on a poor young man! Jiang Feng said, “Forget it. I lost one flower, but gained a whole garden. Lovely.” Jiang Feng only wanted to b 1.2kReads7.7Score141Shelves
- 33 Transmigrating to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I Join Li Shimin with the Wagang Army 穿越隋唐，带着瓦岗军投靠李世民 A university professor known as a walking encyclopedia unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic final years of the Sui Dynasty, becoming thirteen-year-old Qin Shi. He was the son of Qin Qiong's cousin. His father had died taking an arrow meant for Qin Qiong, and entrusted Qin Shi to him with his dying breath. Qin Qiong sent people back to his hometown to bring Qin Shi over. It was early 618 CE, the fourteenth year of Sui Emperor Yang's Daye reign and the first year of the Tang Wude reign. Tha 2.5kReads6.9Score154Shelves
- 34 My Dad Is the Poet Immortal? I'll Take His Place in the Hanlin Academy 我爹是诗仙？我替我爹入翰林 I transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, and my father is Li Bai. Unfortunately, from the start, he was out of his mind. The next day was the peony-viewing at the Agarwood Pavilion, where Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, would admire the flowers with Yang Guifei. Li Boqin reluctantly took his father's place at the Hanlin Academy, only to discover that in this world, poetry could command the divine! Reciting poetry could actually gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and turn it into 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Tyrant of Great Song 豪横大宋 “Dalang, it's time to take your medicine.” Wu Zhi wakes up and suddenly finds a bewitching beauty standing before him, holding out a bowl of medicine! Should he drink it...? 691Reads8.5Score124Shelves
- 36 The Winds of Zhenguan 贞观风云 The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was a man whose status seemed peerless in the eyes of others. Naturally, his father thought so too. But no one ever considered what the Crown Prince wanted. 1.1kReads8.2Score107Shelves
- 37 Reborn as a Villain 重生之恶徒 Great heroes emerge in turbulent times. In the 1990s, the Caucasus descended into chaos. The outbreak of the Chechen War further shattered Moscow's authority. Amid the turmoil, a soul from another time and place found itself inhabiting the body of a Russian soldier. And so the story begins. 2.1kReads9.2Score164Shelves
- 38 Great Tang: Two Li Chengqians After a Soul Swap 大唐：灵魂互换，两个李承乾 Transmigration + ancient and modern souls switch bodies + two Li Chengqians exist in the Tang Dynasty By a twist of fate, the soul of Li Chengqian, crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, switches places with that of a modern-day Li Chengqian. The modern Li Chengqian gets a golden finger: when he closes his eyes, there’s a phone in his mind that can connect to the internet and be controlled by thought, along with a phone assistant named Xiao Ai whose voice only he can hear. The two share a portable sp 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Reborn, I Decide to Become a Monk from the Start 重生归来，开局我要出家 73Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Song Shinian 宋拾年 At the end of a dynasty, the surface gleams with prosperity, but rot has long spread through it from top to bottom! The royal family is spineless, the court is full of officials who draw salaries without doing their jobs, corruption runs rampant, and bandits rule the mountains and waterways. The world is plunged into darkness, while foreign tribes circle like hungry tigers, plotting to destroy the nation and exterminate its people! Together with the woman he loves, he will turn the tide, restore 217Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 41 The Tang Crown Prince 大唐皇太子 One day a crown prince, the next a commoner. Li Chengqian ultimately brought about his own downfall. Then one day, I suddenly became him. In this unfamiliar era, I had planned to settle down and live quietly. But someone wanted to wipe out every last trace of me. If that's how it is, then I'll have no choice but to risk everything. I'll stake my life to reclaim all that I've lost. 2.9kReads8.3Score185Shelves
- 42 The Greatest Warlord of the Late Tang 晚唐第一大军阀 If a person cannot leave their name behind in the vast river of history, it is as if they had never come into this world. After transmigrating to the late Tang, an age of upheaval, Qi Shen felt incredibly fortunate. Here, he could behead Huang Chao, wipe out bandits, reclaim Chang'an, and hold the emperor hostage to his heart's content. Here, he could defeat Qin Zongquan, pacify Yang Xingmi, punch Li Keyong and kick Zhu Quanzhong, calmly bringing the warlords to heel. Here, he could repel the Kh 1.9kReads7.7Score104Shelves
- 43 Sima Yi Transmigrates into Qin Hui 司马懿穿越秦桧 One day in the sixth month of the third year of the Jiaping reign, Sima Yi, who had feigned illness his entire life, finally fell truly ill. He had endured for a lifetime, and decades of living on tenterhooks had left him utterly exhausted. Fortunately, he had everything in place before his death. All he had to do was wait peacefully for it to come. What Sima Yi never expected, however, was that his long-awaited path to unleashing his pent-up ambition was far from over... 1.9kReads9.1Score193Shelves
- 44 Iron-Blooded Resolve: Twin Dragons Shine Across the Land 铁血文心：双龙耀山河 As the realm crumbles, two outstanding men rise from the Lu clan. The elder brother is a poet renowned throughout the land. After a difficult journey through the imperial exams and a turbulent career in office, he rises from humble scholar to founding emperor, using the heart of a writer to bring peace to the realm. The younger brother is a martial prodigy. Setting out from Siming Mountain, he gathers heroes of the northern jianghu, makes his name on the battlefields of the Western Xia, assassin 34Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 45 Smoke and Fire in the Great Ming 大明烟火 Zhu Yuanzhang: “A bunch of corrupt lawbreakers! I’m going to kill them all.” Han Du: “Your Majesty, please calm down. Rather than killing them, why not put them to use and squeeze every last bit of value out of them?” Zhu Yuanzhang: ... 186Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 46 Thieves and Seduction in the Realm 江山贼色 The late Tang is in chaos, with warlords running rampant. Never underestimate a young man. Give me three thousand troops at my side, and I dare seize any of the empire's four hundred prefectures. Though the city may be filled with the bones of nobles, I can bring prosperity to every corner of the realm. The land is a painting, and armies thunder across it. Armored cavalry rides forth, while lovely women lend their charm. 302Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 47 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 2.2kReads8.2Score145Shelves
- 48 Back to Ancient Times as a Prince 回到古代当皇子 The greatest weapons expert in the special forces accidentally transmigrates into the body of the Great Han Empire’s ninth prince. Thus begins a legendary rise to power: strong liquor and a spirited steed on the battlefield, while he claims the world’s power, beauty, and pleasures for himself. 102Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 49 Saving the Ming: The Great Ancestor of the Ming 挽明：明圣祖 Li Min, a history enthusiast, unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as Zhu Youxiao, the carpenter emperor. He panicked. Even a history ignoramus knew that the Ming dynasty had only a little over twenty years left. Worse still, he would rule for only seven years, then die under mysterious circumstances. What was he supposed to do? Would he accept fate, or fight back? See how he struggles to survive in the waning years of the Ming dynasty. 45Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 50 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.6kReads8.1Score100Shelves
