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- 51 After Ten Years of Service, the Stunning Empress Accuses Me of Treason 辅佐十年，绝美女帝说我叛国 For ten years, Xiao Changfeng served Xue Jinyue with all his heart, giving everything he had until he finally helped her ascend the throne and become an empress whose glory shone like the sun and moon! She once said that after her coronation, she would announce to all under heaven that Xiao Changfeng would be her “Empress.” But in the end, she claimed his achievements overshadowed her and made her feel unsafe. With a toast, she stripped him of his military command and took away all his power! Wo 324Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 52 Ancestor Simulator: Choose the Conqueror from the Start? 老祖宗模拟器：开局选霸王？ [The rating just came out and will keep rising!!!] [Millennium-Old Clan + Mastermind + Historical Simulator + Political Intrigue] [Please give us a motion comic] 202 BC, Gaixia. As I watched my ancestor surrounded on all sides, two choices appeared before my eyes: [Option One: Fight to the death for Xiang Yu, remain utterly loyal, and have the entire clan buried with him!] [Option Two: Sell out the Conqueror, lead three thousand sons of Jiangdong to join Liu Bang, and secure a new beginning for 149Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 53 After My Ascension Failed, I Became the Strongest Guard of the Female Emperor 飞升失败后，我成女帝最强侍卫 [A powerful figure reborn + invincible + flaunting his power + an aloof yet tender empress] What is it like to wield magic in the mortal world? Qi Zhen transmigrated to a cultivation world and, after centuries of arduous cultivation, finally began his tribulation. But he was struck by lightning, and his body was blasted to pieces. A wisp of his soul arrived in the Great Yan Kingdom and became the second young master of the Jiyuan Marquis household. Spiritual energy in this world was scarce, and 3.4kReads8.3Score29314d adds
- 54 Great Ming: The Hundred-Year-Old Mad Grand Secretary Arrives at Court with His Coffin! 大明：百岁疯批首辅，带棺上朝！ [Historical livestream + immortal, unhinged elder + coffin-bearing remonstrance unto death + childhood friendship + everyone pays the price] In the fourteenth year of Zhengtong, the Ming's God of War, Zhu Qizhen, insists on personally leading an expedition. The officials of the entire court weep and plead in vain, and the fate of the Ming dynasty hangs by a thread. Suddenly, outside Wumen Gate, the blare of suona horns shakes the heavens! Gu Canghai, a hundred-year-old grand secretary, childhood 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Govern at the Cost of My Life, and Old Zhu Begs Me Not to Die 拿命治国，老朱哭求我别死 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty and becoming one of Zhu Yuanzhang’s trusted men, he discovers he has only three days left to live. [The Host has only 3 days left to live.] [You can gain more lifespan by taking part in governing the country, helping govern it, and earning achievements in statecraft.] [Newbie rewards: The Barefoot Doctor’s Handbook, The Military-Civilian Skills Handbook, The Militia Training Manual, The Small Hardware Projects Handbook...] Fortunately, his System awakens. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Play the Great Villain, Yet They Say They Love It! 我当大奸臣，她们竟说好喜欢！ He is the son of a corrupt official. Just after he transmigrates, his father, a notorious traitor, drops dead. The ministers celebrate, convinced that with the old scoundrel gone, Great Wei will finally see better days. Little do they know that the son is even more hateful than his father: he exploits aristocratic clans and ministers left and right, and even dares to bully the Empress Dowager! “Empress Dowager, please take off your clothes. I am the late emperor!” “Your Majesty is still young. T 865Reads7.2Score12614d adds
- 57 The Foolish Emperor Takes Advice, and His Officials Are in Trouble 昏君听劝后，百官都麻了 [Take advice + foolish emperor + ruthless and decisive + beauties] Ye Wulong is reborn in another world as the emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty. From the start, his System upgrades and lets him heed advice! The officials bow down: “Your Majesty, abolish the Western Depot, the Eastern Depot, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard!” “If you don’t like them, then I’ll abolish them all!” Ye Wulong agrees, seeming harmless, then turns around and establishes the Bad People, the Nets, and the Blood-Dropper S 2.6kReads7.8Score15314d adds
- 58 From the Start, I Begged for Death and Cursed the Entire Court 开局求死，我大骂文武百官 Lin Ning transmigrates to the Great Zhou and unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he dies! Lin Ning thinks, “This is easy! In these dark times, staying alive is hard, but getting yourself killed is simple!” From the start, he faces officials besieging the palace. Lin Ning stands boldly and furiously berates the civil and military officials. “Come on, kill me! Hurry up and kill me!” he thinks to himself. Who would have thought things wouldn’t go his way? The female emp 158Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 59 I'm a Corrupt Official! Yet the Empress Calls Me a Loyal Minister 我是大贪官！女帝却说我是忠臣 Liu Mubai transmigrates into a dangerous fantasy world. After ten years of diligent study, he places first in the imperial examinations in the first year of the empress's reign and activates the God-Tier Corrupt Official System, which binds itself to him. The more he embezzles, the more rewards the System gives him, making him stronger. To grow stronger, Liu Mubai becomes the Great Zhou dynasty's most corrupt official. On one hand, he forms cliques with court officials, takes bribes, breaks the 3Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 60 Great Ming: A Coffin-Bearing Protest, You Wouldn't Dare Kill Me, Would You? 大明：抬棺死谏，咱杀不得？ Zhu Chu transmigrated to the Ming dynasty and became a seventh-rank Censor. His System told him that if he submitted memorials impeaching officials and was personally sentenced to death by Zhu Yuanzhang, he could return to the modern world, own billions, marry a beautiful heiress, and reach the pinnacle of life. Zhu Chu decided to go all out from the start and impeach Zhu Yuanzhang! What he didn’t know was that Zhu Yuanzhang had just awakened a national destiny System that could divine the futur 86Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 61 I Am the Emperor's Fated Treacherous Minister, and He Hasn't Let Me Down 我，天命奸臣，皇帝没有让我失望 When treacherous ministers rule, only someone even more treacherous can survive at court, seize control of the government, call a deer a horse, and turn the world upside down! He transmigrates as the treacherous minister Li Linfu in a world where famous figures from different dynasties have converged, and embraces the path of a powerful minister. He battles the upright officials, manipulates the nobles, subdues the three Western Barbarians kingdoms, and rules the world under the name of a treach 23Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 62 Eight Years Guarding the Frontier, I Taught the Empress to Be a Corrupt Official 戍边八年，我教女帝做贪官 Bai Yu transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty. The son of the General Who Guards the North, he thinks he can live a carefree, happy life, only for his father to suddenly die in battle... At just thirteen, Bai Yu becomes the most coveted figure at court. Everyone wants to pull him into their schemes and seize military power. Sensing danger, Bai Yu turns around and flees to the desolate Northern Frontier, determined to turn it into a paradise on earth. By chance, the empress makes a tour of the No 214Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 63 I Am the Divine Lord, and You Are the Imperial Consort 吾为神主，尔为帝妃 Su Zhe is a forgotten “conceptual god,” whose divine office is [Useless Things]: broken swords, lingering regrets, forgotten vows, discarded laws... He is the gravekeeper of civilization's graveyard, a speck of dust at the very bottom of the divine realm. To break through to the highest realm, the current Yaoguang Empress plans to “sever her emotions to prove the Dao,” a method that requires her to personally bury the “love” she treasures most. She chooses to sever her attachment to “old things, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Gamble My Life to Become a Powerful Minister, and the Whole Nation Begs Me Not to Die 拿命当权臣，全民哭求我别死 Xu Fengming transmigrated into the body of a powerful minister, only to find himself gravely ill with just two days left to live. The puppet emperor cheered with delight, secretly summoning the Empress Dowager’s brother and his troops to the capital, ready to wipe out Xu Fengming’s faction. At that moment, Xu Fengming was utterly disheartened and wanted nothing more than to die in peace. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You are now bound to the [Great Minister] System. You can extend your life by a 8Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 65 Captured but Unbroken: The Former Empress Personally Uses Her Beauty as a Weapon 被俘不屈，前朝女帝亲自上美人计 [Support-and-Summon Strategy + Struggle for Supremacy + Absolute Court Power + Multiple Heroines + Red Empire + Generals Leading Armies into Battle + No Random Interference or Ridiculous Power Levels...] Yun Yi transmigrates to a fictional historical continent. While putting down bandits, he is ambushed and captured. The bandits torture him, demanding that he surrender and join them. Surrender? “I’ll sing a song of courage in the city of Yan, and calmly face my fate as a prisoner of Chu. I’ll ba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 I Thought I Was Being Exiled, but After Three Years in a Poverty-Stricken Land, He Spoke Up for the People 本以为是放逐，三年贫困地，他为民请命 To hold the power of the world while awake is to tread on thin ice; to lie in a beauty’s embrace while drunk is to stand at the edge of an abyss. After Qin Dongliang is framed, he deftly turns the tables and earns the support of a powerful patron. Starting in a small town, he takes one steady step at a time, never forgetting his original purpose or his mission, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of political life. 16Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 67 A Touch of Red Lips, Savoring Them a Thousand Times 一点朱唇万客尝 A chaotic-era novel set during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period…?… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Empress's Eunuch Bodyguard 女帝的近身假太监 Who improved papermaking and helped preserve human civilization? Answer: Cai Lun, a eunuch! One of the eunuch faction! Who expanded the borders in the northwest and governed Youzhou and Yan? Answer: Tong Guan, a eunuch, one of the eunuch faction! Who sailed across the seas and spread the nation's prestige thousands of miles away? Answer: Zheng He, a eunuch! One of the eunuch faction! Who supported the empress and saved the empire from collapse? Answer: Xia Zhixin, a eunuch, one of the eunuch fac 1.1kReads7.1Score10114d adds
- 69 Is It Really That Hard to Be a Tyrant? 当昏君真就那么难吗？ Zhao Yongning transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty and becomes an emperor stripped of his power. He obtains the One Emperor for the Ages System and triggers a guaranteed reward: as long as he gets himself killed or the dynasty is destroyed, he will become invincible. So he begins recklessly trying to get himself killed. He had figured that being a wise ruler would be hard, but surely being a foolish one couldn't be that difficult. But this world seems to have gone completely mad. From the sta 109Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 70 The Northern Song's Greatest Treacherous Minister 北宋第一奸臣 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 710Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 71 I, a Treacherous Minister, Rebelled. How Did the Empress Turn the Tables? 我奸臣造反，被女帝这样翻盘？ [Villain + treacherous minister + rebellion + happy ending] [The protagonist is a treacherous minister, but gives up his rebellion in the end because he falls for the empress. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.] My name is Chu Yi. I am the Minister of Personnel of the An Kingdom, yet all I want is to rebel and seize the Great An Empire. To make sure my coup succeeds, I build factions and purge my enemies. I strictly observe the virtues expected of a man, and have never married, despite b 509Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 72 My Treacherous Official Husband Fell for Someone Else. What Does That Have to Do with You, Empress? 我奸臣移情别恋，关你女帝屁事 [Alternate history] [Political intrigue] [Villain] [Empress in black stockings] Also known as: The Sickly-Sweet Empress Is Threatened by the Man She Hates Most Every Night. The moment Lin Ming transmigrates, he inherits his treacherous father's power and becomes so influential that he can rule the court with an iron fist. But knowing how dangerous the imperial court is, with open attacks easy to dodge and hidden blows hard to guard against, he plans to run away and settle down as an idle playboy 1.1kReads8.1Score12414d adds
- 73 Great Ming: I’m the Poorest County Magistrate, and Old Zhu Teaches Me to Embezzle 大明：我！最穷县令，老朱教我贪污 As someone from the modern world who has transmigrated here, how could Zhang Cheng settle for being a lowly county magistrate? He decides to accomplish something great, starting by transforming Fengyang County... Who knew that cracking down on corruption and financial misconduct would get him impeached by Hu Weiyong? And now Old Zhu is making a secret inspection? So Zhang Cheng pretends not to recognize Old Zhu and puts on a show. “Making money is easy! If you have connections, just get the loca 84Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 74 The Empress's Favorite Minister? No, I'm a Pillar of the Nation 女帝宠臣？不，我乃国家柱石 [Wish Fulfillment + Comedy + Political Intrigue + Wild Misinterpretations + System] Pei Qiye wakes up one morning to find himself transmigrated to an ancient alternate world. The good news: Pei Qiye is the Empress's favorite minister, a high-ranking official in the secret service agency, the Xuanjing Bureau. The bad news: Because of his transmigration, he has only three days left to live. The good news: His System has awakened. As long as he punishes evil and promotes good, he can extend his lif 4.5kReads8.3Score38414d adds
- 75 For the Sake of All Under Heaven, I Was Forced to Wield Absolute Power 为了天下苍生，我被迫权倾天下 [No female lead] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Cold and merciless] Xu Tianhua, the powerful minister of Great Ning, is “loyal to the emperor and devoted to the state.” To bring peace and prosperity to the realm, he clears every obstacle in his path, one by one, and ultimately becomes the foremost powerful minister in the land, bringing blessings to all! At one point, he even gives up his climb to the throne in pursuit of immortality. In the end, he realizes his true nature and abandons the System 147Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 76 I Cursed the Empress from the Start, but She Wants to Marry Me 开局痛骂女帝，她却想嫁我 Xu Qingfeng transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty and binds himself to the Great Loyal Minister System. For twenty years, he struggles his way through Great Jing, working diligently and vowing to become the dynasty’s most loyal minister, serving the country and its people with all his heart. But the empress is obsessed with cultivating the Dao, neglects the government, and grows more and more feeble-minded by the day? This is intolerable! He openly berates the empress in court! Whoever wants t 77Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 77 A Laborer’s Passionate Life 民工的热血生涯 I came from the countryside to the city with a heart full of ambition, never imagining that I'd be met with nothing but strange looks! It took me a while to understand: respect is won with your fists, and face is bought with money! I didn't want to go down that road, but once I do, you'll learn how hard my fists hit and how deep my pockets are! Through the fiery life of a migrant worker, I'll show you that migrant workers aren't to be messed with! 84Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 78 I Command 800,000 Troops, Yet the Emperor Wants Me to Surrender Them 拥兵八十万，皇帝要我交出兵权 What should you do when the emperor demands your military authority? With eight hundred troops: “A loyal subject must harbor no disloyal thoughts! Your Majesty, I am willing to surrender every soldier under my command.” With an army of eight hundred thousand: “The late emperor bestowed upon me the Imperial Sword, authorizing me to execute corrupt rulers above and traitors below. He granted me the hereditary title of Prince of Yan so my family could defend the north against the Xiongnu barbarians 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Emperor Wants to Rebel? Quick, Summon the Imperial Preceptor! 陛下要造反？快去请国师大人！ [System + Empress + Multiple Female Leads + Build and Govern an Immortal Empire + Conquer the Empress] When Xu Bing woke up, he discovered that he had not only become the teacher of a nation, but had also tied up his immediate superior, the Great Xi Empress! At the same time, he awakened the [Supreme Immortal Empire System], which tasked him with turning Great Xi into a supreme immortal empire! Unlimited lifespans throughout the realm! Reward: the invincible foundational cultivation art, the Imp 73Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 80 A Minister for the Ages? He's Clearly the Great Ming's Number One Heckler! 千古名臣？分明是大明第一喷子！ He fiercely denounces Hu Weiyong in court: “Forming cliques for personal gain, framing loyal officials, acting with unchecked authority, and harboring treasonous ambitions!” With a sharp tongue, he dares to confront Zhu Yuanzhang: “You let Hu's faction run rampant, leaving endless trouble for the future of the Great Ming!!” Zhu Yuanzhang's face turns livid! He is about to order the man's execution! Zhu Biao: “Father, spare him!” 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Don't Come Any Closer! I Really Don't Want to Be Emperor 你们别过来啊，我真不想当皇帝 Tang Chen transmigrates and becomes the second prince of the Great Ning dynasty. Cherished by the emperor, empress, and crown prince, he spends his days listening to music at the pleasure quarters and living a carefree life. Then a palace coup strikes, and the three people who treasured him most all die on the same day! At this critical moment, Tang Chen is entrusted with the throne. To secure the Great Ning realm, good governance alone won't be enough. He'll also need an iron fist and the r 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A High Official in Ancient Times: The System Wants Me to Be Reviled for Eternity 在古代当大官，系统让我遗臭万年 After accidentally transmigrating to a high-martial ancient world, he had hoped to make his mark at court. Instead, he binds himself to the Infamy-for-All-Ages System, which only rewards him when the common people curse and despise him. He can't be a loyal minister, but being a corrupt official would weigh too heavily on his conscience. Left with no choice, Li Chengfeng becomes a corrupt official who specializes in fleecing other corrupt officials. 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Your Majesty, I Take My Leave 女帝，臣退了 The Empress as a child: Brother, where are you taking me to play today? The grown-up Empress: Regent, it’s time for you to step down! I’m taking the throne myself! “Your Majesty, I’m stepping down!” “With this step, I step down for the rest of my life.” “Get out!” “Right away!” The Regent looked up, then turned and left. “Ding-dong!” At the sound, his comeback began! Years later, the Empress, heavily pregnant, grabbed the Regent by the ear. “And this is the compensation you promised me?!” 383Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 84 The Seven Faces of the Ming Dynasty 大明王朝的七张面孔 This book focuses on seven figures whose lives reveal the workings of the Ming dynasty: An emperor: Zhu Yuanzhang; a usurper: Zhu Di; an upright official: Hai Rui; a eunuch: Wei Zhongxian; a rebel: Zhang Xianzhong; a traitor: Wu Sangui; and a loyal minister: Zheng Chenggong. Through literary portrayals of these seven figures in their historical and cultural settings, it examines the little-known hardships, anxieties, and difficult choices behind their lives, presenting the Ming dynasty in all it 417Reads9.2Score12714d adds
- 85 The Greatest Traitorous Chancellor 第一奸相 [Empress + History + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Read] Xu Shuo transmigrated and found himself with a powerful general for a father, a man whose achievements threatened to overshadow the throne. From then on, he lived as a carefree wastrel, wanting nothing more than to coast on his family’s success. But while his father was away fighting for the country, the empress suddenly summoned him to the palace... Xu Shuo panicked. Your Majesty, what are you doing? Hurry up and put your clothes on! But 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 With a Court Full of Famous Ministers, You Want Me to Rebel? 满朝名臣，你让本王造反？ [Alternate History + Historical What-If + Wish Fulfillment + Political Intrigue + System + Rebirth] Reborn in another world in an ancient era, Xie Yun wakes up to find himself the regent of Great Qian. He thinks his happy days have finally arrived, only to learn that as regent, he’s supposed to launch a rebellion! But when he looks at the court packed with legendary ministers, Zhang Liang as Left Chancellor, Zhuge Liang as Right Chancellor, Fang Xuanling as Grand Tutor, Cao Cao as Grand Commanda 103Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 87 I'm Ten, Yet They Made Me Regent and Entrusted Me with the Orphaned Empress? 十岁让我当摄政王，还托孤女帝？ Bai Fengming transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the younger brother of the reigning emperor, Bai Longming. The brothers are on good terms, and Bai Fengming is made Prince of Qin. He'd planned to lie flat and live as a carefree prince for the rest of his life. But fate has other plans. Bai Longming dies in his prime, leaving behind a seven-year-old crown prince. The ministers assume Bai Longming will entrust the empire to the empress or the grand general. To their surprise, he tur 6.2kReads7.4Score9.9k14d adds
- 88 Surrounded by Treacherous Ministers, I Became an Emperor for the Ages by Playing the Fool 满朝奸臣，做昏君却成千古一帝 [Transmigration + System + Historical What-If + Alternate History + Emperor + Multiple Heroines] Liu He transmigrates into an alternate historical dynasty with a Foolish Emperor System. As long as he acts like a foolish ruler, he receives rewards. “Have Empress Dowager Lü Zhi rule from behind the curtain!” “Have Empress Wu Zetian review the memorials!” “Have my father-in-law Huo Guang take control of the court!” “Put Sima Yi, Dong Zhuo, and Wang Mang in charge of the armies!” He assumes that all 3.1kReads7.9Score38814d adds
- 89 My Father Is Zhao Gou? I Kill Qin Hui in Rage, Ascend the Throne, and March North 家父赵构？我怒杀秦桧登基北伐 [No System]+ [Passionate]+ [Righting Historical Wrongs] (The rating just came out, so it isn't representative. Please read the story itself; I guarantee you'll enjoy it.) In the eighth year of the Shaoxing reign, Zhao Yuan, who had transmigrated, opened his eyes and found himself the crown prince of the Southern Song. In the history books, the Jian Guo Duke was only eleven years old at this point. But in this parallel world, he was a seventeen-year-old crown prince! At that moment, Jin envoy Z 1.3kReads8.8Score10214d adds
- 90 Starting by Seizing Xiang Yu’s Corpse, I Build a Thousand-Year Clan 从抢项王尸体开始，建立千年世家 (The rating has only just appeared, so it’ll be low at first. It’ll gradually rise.) An obscure family genealogy, written generation after generation, beginning with you. From that point on, a millennium-old clan, tracing its lineage back to the start of the Western Han dynasty, rises steadily through the currents of history. Within this ancient clan, some devise strategies within their tents and win battles thousands of miles away. Some protect the nation and care for its people, providing pay 121Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 91 Reborn After Three Thousand Years, I Adopt the Future Empress 重生三千年，我收养了未来女帝 [Traditional fantasy + raising a female emperor + brisk pacing + invincible swordsmanship] Reborn three thousand years in the past, Ye Chen is shocked to discover that the most powerful female emperor of his previous life, who once ruled the ages, is still a pitiful girl who hasn’t even awakened her martial meridians... “What human or heavenly Dao? My brother’s Dao is the greatest of all!” “You can mess with me if you want, but if you mess with my brother, I’ll scatter your ashes!” Years later, 833Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 92 A Beggar from the Start, I Ended Up with a Chancellor as My Adoptive Father! 开局乞丐，却拜了个宰相做义父！ Transmigration: [No System] + [multiple heroines] + [a little political scheming] He starts out as a beggar and casually takes someone on as his adoptive father. He never expected his adoptive father to have a sister as beautiful as a fairy. Even more surprisingly, his adoptive father makes good and rises to become prime minister. With Ye Chen holding his aunt in his arms: “I call you my adoptive father, and you call me your brother-in-law. We can each have it our own way!” 188Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 93 An Imperial Hound, with the Sunflower Manual at Max Level from the Start! 朝廷鹰犬，开局满级葵花宝典！ Li Yuchen transmigrates to a high-martial world and becomes a ruthless enforcer for the imperial court! Fortunately, he awakens the Only I Reign Supreme System and obtains a max-level Sunflower Manual from the start. With the three-foot sword in hand, Li Yuchen climbs step by step to the peak, reigning supreme above all! There's nothing in this world that I, Li Yuchen, can't do! 41Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 94 This County Magistrate Has a Conscience, Though Not Much of One! 这个县令有点良心，但不多！ Lu Boxuan transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty and becomes the county magistrate of Yuyang. He leads the people of Yuyang in building a prosperous utopia. At last, he gets the peaceful, carefree life he always wanted. But that quiet life is shattered in the seventh year of Hongguan, when a group of merchants claiming to have come from the capital arrives in Yuyang. Everything about the county fascinates them. “Why are there five stars painted on the inn's sign?” “Why build the latrine inside 12Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 95 I'm the Regent. Isn't It Normal to Visit the Empress's Harem? 我摄政王，闯皇后后宫正常吧 “To bring down a country, all you have to do is break the men’s spirits and strip them of their courage.” “Remember this, you bastards: Great Wei will not marry off its princesses for peace, pay reparations, surrender territory, or offer tribute. The emperor guards the nation’s borders, and the ruler dies with his state!” “Anyone who clings to life out of cowardice, sells out the country for personal gain, or uses women to preserve a false peace will be driven out, crushed, and killed without ex 652Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 96 A Treacherous Minister at Court: From the Start, I Pointed at a Deer and Called It a Horse, Making the Empress Cry 朝堂奸臣，开局指鹿为马气哭女帝 (Wildly satisfying + empress + sweet romance + System + alternate history) Xu Feng transmigrates to an ancient dynasty and becomes a loyal minister, following the late emperor through countless campaigns. Before dying, the late emperor appoints Xu Feng as a regent. Xu Feng plans to step behind the scenes, help the emperor govern, and enjoy a household full of wives and concubines. But who could have guessed that a System would appear, requiring him to serve as a treacherous minister for three ye 4.4kReads8.2Score49314d adds
- 97 I Became a Chancellor at Eighteen 我从十八当相爷 No System + No Power Fantasy + Historical Farming + Governing an Ancient State Gunpowder, the compass, and printing: the three great inventions that heralded the arrival of capitalist society. Gunpowder blew the knightly class to pieces, the compass opened up world markets and established colonies, while printing became a tool of Protestantism. Overall, these inventions became a means of scientific revival and the most powerful lever for creating the necessary conditions for intellectual develop 108Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 98 Great Ming: The Immortal Chief Minister Is Exposed, and Old Zhu Is Furious! 大明：曝光长生首辅，老朱麻了！ Also known as: "Ming Dynasty: I Have Lived for Two Thousand Years, and I’m Teaching Zhu Di to Be an Emperor"; "I Just Talked Zhu Di Into a Frenzy, and Now the Sky Screen Is Broadcasting Me Live as Old Zhu Puts a Bounty on My Head" The good news: My name is Su Chen, and I’m an immortal who has lived from the Qin Dynasty to the present day. After witnessing two thousand years of change, I’ve finally become the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty. The bad news: My current student, Zhu Di, is a warm 3.2kReads6.8Score22214d adds
- 99 The Empress Took Advantage of My Innocence and Tricked Me into Becoming Her Husband 女帝趁我懵懂，忽悠我做她夫君 The Frostglory Empress, Bing Qingxue, is reborn ten thousand years in the past. At her own marriage-selection ceremony, she meets the white-robed sword immortal Ling Mo once again. Who could have guessed that the white-robed sword immortal who, a thousand years later, would suppress all generations, strike fear into countless forbidden immortal domains, and spend tens of thousands of years holed up in his lair, would have been nothing more than an utterly ordinary mortal apothecary ten thousand 137Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 100 Retracing the Heavenly Kingdom 回溯天国 An explosion hurled him from the elite ranks of the Nation’s Blade into the abyss of national fate. In 1842, the ink on the Treaty of Nanjing had barely dried. China’s darkest hour was only just beginning. Li Yunfeng, a special forces commander codenamed “Dragon Fang,” was accidentally sent through time during a mission. When he woke... —Reads—Score—14d adds
