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- 51 I Just Want to Slack Off, but a Gacha Machine Spun Up an Industrial Revolution 只想摸鱼，扭蛋扭出个工业革命 The Great Huang Dynasty is teetering on the brink of collapse, with powerful clans rising within and cavalry from the grasslands threatening from without. Ji Jingyang looks at the anime figurine and futuristic technology he just pulled from a capsule toy machine, lost in thought. Since I can’t go back, I might as well reshape Great Huang into a place I like! Infrastructure development begins: [Telescope] + [Hot-air balloon] → Build an ancient-world air force and gain a 100% bird’s-eye view of th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 From the Start: My Fiancée Shows Up to Break Off Our Engagement 开局：败家子遭未婚妻上门退婚 [No System + no golden finger + an ordinary person transmigrates + not invincible + suitable for readers of all ages + lighthearted entertainment] [My new book, I'm a Feng Shui Master, and Charging for Readings Based on Character Is Perfectly Reasonable, is now out. If you enjoy feng shui stories, come check it out!] Li Xuan transmigrates from the modern era to ancient times and becomes a down-and-out scholar. The original owner gambled the family into ruin, and his father's fate is unknown. Li 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Failed to Transmigrate, Yet Became the Peerless Heir 穿越失败，造就无双世子 [Political Intrigue] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Ruthless] + [Court and Martial World] Yi Xingzhou, the eldest legitimate son of the Prince of Yun's household, has been frail since childhood due to a strange illness and has endured nothing but scorn. A kidnapping awakens memories from the modern world within him. He had planned to use those memories to enjoy a comfortable life, but unexpectedly, his strange illness leaves him on the verge of death. Meanwhile, enemies in the capital continue closing in 18Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 54 Zhao Kuangyin Transmigrates into Song Jiang: Starting with Yan Poxi's Murder 赵匡胤穿越宋江：从怒杀阎婆惜开 [Imperial power struggles] [Water Margin-style thrills] [Reborn to vie for supremacy] [The heroes of Liangshan] Others transmigrate to become emperors, but Zhao Kuangyin transmigrates into the most downtrodden clerk, Song Jiang. He gets cuckolded, sabotaged by petty villains, and surrounded by corrupt officials, while the Great Song teeters on the brink of collapse! The moment the founding emperor's soul awakens, the shape of the world changes! He executes the adulterous couple, tears through th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Three Kingdoms: Under Liu Bei, Nine to Five 三国：刘备帐下，朝九晚五 Jokes and fun aside, once we’re back in the late Han and Three Kingdoms era, I’m still sticking with my Uncle Liu! Back in the day, Qin Yao was a nobody. Since transmigrating to the late Han, he had no special talents and nowhere to call home. He spent ten anxious years drifting through life, survived the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and ended up as an unknown soldier under Liu Bei. On the eve of a great battle, his superior, Zhang Fei, gets drunk and nearly kills Qin Yao. Enraged, Qin Yao shouts, 114Reads6.8Score118Shelves
- 56 The King's Journey Begins as a Slave 从奴隶开始的国王之路 [Fantasy] [Urban] [Conquest] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Ensemble Cast Focus] [Beast Taming] After spending several months as a slave, Gao Yun looked at the generations of slaves in the Sky Nation and, once he got out, decided to do something for its people. What he never expected was that the Urban nation of Giant Rock, at the forefront of reform, would be ruled by gangs and capitalists. Knowing he could not change things yet, Gao Yun began to build his power, starting in Jianggang City. “By day, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 After Reincarnating as a Spoiled Heir, I Summon Heroes from Across the Ages 穿成纨绔后，我召来了千古群英 “A wild spirit for a backbone, heroes for blades. A wastrel who insists on conquering an entire age with culture.” “Upon reaching Mount Ling, I’ll bow to no one. I’d rather call the Buddha my brother.” “Are kings and nobles born to rule? Even a commoner can look down on an emperor.” “Don’t mock a scholar for having no weapons. With these hands alone, I can set the course of history.” After transmigrating into Zhen Ye, the wastrel everyone in the capital laughed at, he relied neither on soldier 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Sign-In for an Army of 100,000 Ghostly Shadows in the Three Kingdoms 三国签到十万鬼影兵团 Zhou Ming is unexpectedly reborn as an obscure warlord in Xiliang. After eighteen years of sign-ins, he obtains the Ghost Shadow Legion and begins his campaign for supremacy. Leading a hundred thousand shadow soldiers, he subdues the Southern Xiongnu, the Hu, the Wuhuan, and other foreign threats. He takes control of Xiliang and recruits famous generals such as Ma Teng, Lü Bu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao, carving out his own domain and founding a kingdom. He campaigns against Dong Zhuo, becomes the 425Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 59 Dingnan Guard: The Prince of Chu's Residence 定南卫：楚王府 [No System] [No transmigration] [No golden finger] In the fifth year of the Yongwen era of the Great Ning, the seventh prince, Yang Chen, has never been favored in the imperial palace. After unrest breaks out in the southern frontier, he is made Prince of Chu and ordered to leave the capital by a set date. The young prince does not know whether to be glad or worried that this title, once stripped from its previous holder for treason, has now fallen to him. All he can do is ride out of Chang’an t 854Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 60 The Prince of Zhenbei: A Warlord Who Rose from a Pile of Corpses 镇北王之死人堆爬出来的乱世枭雄 Transmigration + no System + dynastic struggles for supremacy + Prince of the North I command a vast army, with well over a million men under my banner. At my word, tens of thousands of heads will fall. My word is proof enough: he colluded with the Northern Xiongnu, betrayed his country, and deserves death. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Transmigrating as Liu Bei: A Storm Rises in Hexi 穿越刘备，风起河西 I transmigrated into Liu Bei. I once thought I could only drift along in Liu Bei’s footsteps, until I discovered that I carried a weather System with me. Everyone said Liangzhou was a dead end, but there I built Liu Hong an economic artery that could support the empire. Together with the Qiang and Xianbei peoples, I built a desert defense line at the northern foot of the Yin Mountains, transforming the Hexi Corridor into a trade route connecting east and west. I brought moisture from the Seven R 10Reads—Score143Shelves
- 62 I Messaged Qin Shi Huang, and Somehow Became His Strategist V秦始皇50米我真成了狗头军师 A history comedy with a twist on the usual System tropes~(¯▽¯~)~ "I'm Qin Shi Huang. Send me 50 meters' worth of money to help me return to the Qin Dynasty, and I'll make you prime minister!" I sent it. Holy crap! He was the real deal! "My strategist, you're here! Hurry into my arms!" "Don't come any closer!" "I've seen this episode before!" "I want to go home! I want my mom!" System-style synopsis System: Main quest: Help Ying Zheng become Qin Shi Huang and unify the six states. Reward: Become —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Ink Relics of the Long River: Qin Fires in the Night 长河遗墨：秦火照夜 In 2160, the Burning of the Classics War, which had raged for fifty-four years, finally came to an end. Later generations would call it the War of the Burning Classics. Humanity had won the right to survive, but had nearly lost its own history. The war destroyed archives and physical relics, while an information disaster known as White Corrosion infiltrated the last remaining databases. It did more than delete records: it altered names, dates, places, and cause and effect, giving a fabricated pa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Three Kingdoms: Fine, I Admit It, I'm the Strongest Heir! 三国：不装了，我才是最强世子！ After transmigrating to the end of the Han dynasty, Cao Xi accidentally became Cao Cao's least-favored son. While Cao Cao's other children trembled before him, everything changed when it came to Cao Xi! Cao Cao: “You unfilial brat! You actually sold my residence?!” Everyone: “My lord, Young Master traded your residence for ten cities!” Cao Cao: “...Oh, what a fine son I've got!” Cao Xi smiled faintly. “Just business as usual! What are ten cities? The cannons are yours, the talent is yours, and o 531Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 65 In Northern Qi, My Pets Became the Emperor and Empress 穿越北齐，宠物成了皇帝和皇后 [History + struggle for supremacy + war + multiple heroines + lighthearted comedy + decisive violence + hard-edged political schemes] I transmigrate to Northern Qi and become Gao Changgong, suffering the suspicions and machinations of Emperor Gao Wei. But my beloved dog, Dahuang, and my beloved cat, Xiaobai, transmigrate along with me! Dahuang becomes Emperor Gao Wei, and Xiaobai becomes the empress. Minister: Your Majesty, I believe Prince of Lanling is plotting a rebellion! Gao Wei: Oh? Then c 449Reads—Score214Shelves
- 66 Longxu 珑墟 Though she is already twelve, Long'er is still only as tall as a seven-year-old child. Once the most inconspicuous little girl in the Li family, she becomes the chosen master of the Landscape and Society Diagram in a single day. Lu Zu manifests, and a true dragon enters her body. Her figure grows in a short time, and from then on she leaves the forgotten corner where she once languished and embarks on a journey to seek ancient fish recipes and unravel a thousand-year-old mystery. 6Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 67 From the Start, I Set Up a Stall Selling Bento, and Liu Bei Begged Me to Be His Strategist 开局摆摊卖盒饭，刘备求我当军师 [Food + Three Kingdoms + Water Margin + wuxia + film and television] Li Huan transmigrates through the Myriad Worlds, setting up a stall to sell boxed meals. Cao Cao: Spicy crayfish are my favorite! Sun Shangxiang: In this life and the next, I'll marry no one but Li Huan! Pan Jinlian: Dalang, it's time to eat your boxed meal. Huang Yaoshi: Stay on Peach Blossom Island, and I'll betroth Rong'er to you. Kang Min: Are my sweet mooncakes not as good as your boxed meals? Yue Buqun: I'll trade my Evil 79Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 68 Warring States: From the Start, I Own Ninety Quadrillion Tons of Canned Food 战国：开局坐拥九千万亿吨罐头 Thanks for asking. I’m in the Warring States period, and I’ve become Ji Yan, the last Son of Heaven of the Zhou dynasty. I’d only been on the throne for eight years when the System gave me nine hundred trillion tons of canned food and then ran off. Now I’m panicking. The System is gone, with mighty Qin at the gates and powerful Chu at my back. What should I do? Answers wanted ASAP! [Farming + strategy + conquest] 1.6kReads7.3Score154Shelves
- 69 This Eldest Prince of Great Qin Is Even More Brutal Than the First Emperor 这大秦长公子比始皇还暴戾 [Great Qin + System + Reborn in the Womb + Imperial Dynasty + High Martial Arts + Decisive and Ruthless] Reborn in Great Qin as Fusu, the eldest son, just moments after his birth! The Human Destiny System binds to him from the start, drawing purple clouds of fortune across thirty thousand miles and astonishing the First Emperor, Ying Zheng: “This child is destined to rule Great Qin as its second sovereign!” He opens his meridians at three, governs the state at five, and conquers the martial worl 15.4kReads6.0Score2.1kShelves
- 70 Sentenced to Military Exile, I Use My Wits to Forge a Peaceful Age 充军死囚，靠脑子杀出个太平盛世 [A Scheming Tale with a System] After transmigrating into the eldest legitimate son of a disgraced crown prince, Cheng Zhao sees a female emperor usurp the throne and his father deposed. He is sentenced to death, exiled three thousand li, and sent to a death-row camp on the northern frontier to die. With his life hanging in the balance, the System activates. Dynamic visual tracking and ballistic weak-point targeting mean even a pebble can pierce a skull from a hundred paces. But as chaos descend 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 I Got It Through My Own Ability. How Can You Call It Stealing? 我凭自己本事拿的，怎么能叫偷？ [Lighthearted and Hilarious + Class Advancement for Everyone + One Female Lead + Invincible + Superpowers] In a world where anyone can change classes, Lin Yi awakens as a thief and activates the Pay-to-Win System. This supposedly useless class, with no attack power at all, undergoes a tiny little change from then on. Equipment, items, attributes, skills… Anything and everything can be stolen. One day, a divine-class professional boasts, “This sword of mine is a demigod artifact, with incredible 188Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 72 Ode to Great Yan 大燕赋 (Alternate history + ensemble cast + love of country and family + three generations of a family + court intrigue + bloody battlefields) At the end of the Wei dynasty, warlords carved up the realm and foreign tribes ravaged the land. Amid the chaos, the Yan kingdom rose to power. Gao Ce, eldest legitimate grandson of Gao Yi, founding emperor of Great Yan, was born with double pupils and destined for greatness. Raised in the imperial family, he was lazy by nature and spent his days indulging in hu 2.7kReads7.3Score161Shelves
- 73 The Pool in the Mirror 一镜之潭 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! To save his father’s life, Shen Mo is “guided by someone” to open his grandfather’s grave. He accidentally activates a time camera and is transported to a deadly plot in the year 752. Though Shen Mo has disrupted the scheme, he feels guilty toward Su Xingmian, who had intended to avenge her family’s massacre. He also mourns the decline of the glorious Tang dynasty, so he decides to stay for a while —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 A Beggar in Troubled Times, Painting the World into Order 乱世乞丐，画定天下 Young artist Shen Yan dies suddenly after staying up all night painting, and his soul merges with that of a sixteen-year-old beggar from the Great Xuan Dynasty. He discovers that his magical paintbrush can bring whatever he paints into reality. But he is nearly starving to death, and the brush can only be used on the night of a full moon. With rebels rising everywhere and foreign tribes invading, he decides to use the brush to rewrite the fate of the realm and paint a peaceful, prosperous age. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Ancient Calamity: A Warlord Starts by Making Money to Support His Wife 古代寒灾：枭雄从赚钱养妻开始 Zhou Ning is a PhD in both mechanical engineering and chemistry. After an accident transmigrates him to ancient times, he discovers that this place doesn’t resemble any dynasty he knows, though it clearly bears the signs of a dynasty in decline. The Little Ice Age has left the people in dire straits. To keep his beautiful wife from freezing to death, he organizes refugees to mine coal and make coal briquettes. To keep his family from going hungry, Zhou Ning organizes workshops to produce all kin 675Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 76 The Marquis Who Guards Great Xia 大夏镇国侯 In the 990th year of the Great Xia calendar, 990 years had passed since Xia Zhengrong, the founding emperor of Great Xia, swept across the land and established the dynasty. As the saying goes, no dynasty lasts forever. The rise and fall of dynasties is the tide of history. The Great Xia Dynasty was no different. It faced one crisis after another, both within and without. Princes and feudal lords kept their own armies, ministers formed factions and attacked their rivals, and the martial world’s s 236Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 77 Black Quantum: Weapon of Nonaggression Side Story: Young Master Gao 黑量子之械非攻番外：公子高 Black Quantum: Non-Aggression, Extra Story: Young Master Gao —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The Great Chu's Number One Live-In Son-in-Law 大楚第一赘婿 The God of War Xiao Tianluo transmigrates into another world, only to be drugged and forcefully claimed by the eldest daughter of the Xuanwu Marquis’s household, becoming a live-in son-in-law against his will! The family is in decline? He uses modern knowledge to ensure the household never again suffers from a shortage of heirs. No one to carry on the family line? He helps the eldest daughter give birth to triplets, a perfect mix of sons and daughters. A prince has been left to wander? He takes 11.6kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
- 79 Iron Horses and Icy Rivers Haunt My Dreams 铁马冰河潜入梦 #Alternate history, passion, warfare, political intrigue, romance, defending home and country# Watch a passionate young man grow step by step on the battlefield. Watch him ride across the land, settling scores and savoring every victory. Passion, comrades-in-arms, warfare, political intrigue, revenge, and romance: watch how he uses hard work, resilience, intelligence, and courage to protect the Great Chu Dynasty. 1.1kReads8.4Score104Shelves
- 80 I Was a Salt Merchant in Ancient Times 古代我是一个盐贩子 [Transmigration + Cunning + Meticulous + Lighthearted + Farming + Conquest] Wu An is reborn into a chaotic era. An empire beset by internal and external crises is already nearing its end. Natural disasters and human calamities drive the people to rise up. What will he do now...? Amid clashing swords and tender beauty, he gradually loses himself in this era... 749Reads8.3Score102Shelves
- 81 Great Tang: I Really Didn't Mean to Date the Princess 大唐：我真没想和公主谈恋爱 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Sun Ming becomes a physician at the princess's residence. To complete a System task, he writes a love letter confessing his feelings to a maid named A Xiang. By a twist of fate, however, the letter ends up in the hands of Princess Li Lizhi of Changle. And she is Li Er's cherished daughter! Just as Sun Ming is preparing to make a run for it... Li Lizhi: “Husband, where do you think you're going?” 1.7kReads8.3Score122Shelves
- 82 Li Er Insists on Marrying His Princess to Me in the Great Tang 大唐之李二非要把公主嫁给我 "What, the Turks have invaded?" "What, you can cure the empress's lung disease?" "What, an auspicious crop yielding fifty dan per mu?" "Son, please, please marry Changle!" With Lin Yu around, the Tang dynasty would never be the same again! (This is an alternate-history novel with a lot of creative liberties. Some characters' backgrounds, dates, and other details don't match actual history. Just enjoy the story!) 1.4kReads8.9Score100Shelves
- 83 My Attempt to Die Failed, and Now the Crown Prince Is Invincible 作死失败，本太子竟然无敌了 The useless crown prince: thirty years without accomplishing a thing. His brothers fight over the throne, his father suspects him, and the court officials look down on him. All sorts of miserable memories flashed before Chu Ye's eyes. Then a flash of white light appeared. The System had arrived. [The Die and Become an Immortal System! Bind now?] As soon as the Host dies, he will immediately become the Immortal Emperor of the Nine Realms, imperishable for all eternity and free to roam the heavens 2.4kReads7.4Score261Shelves
- 84 Transmigrating to the Great Tang: Starting by Marrying Princess Changle 穿越大唐从娶长乐公主开始 [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Multiple Dynasties] [More Laid-Back in the Mid-to-Late Story] [Immortality] [Fast-Paced] Chen Yu, a modern man, gains a System through a twist of fate and begins an extraordinary life, marrying Princess Changle, Wu Zhao, Ying Yinman, and others. Then, little by little, he leaves his mark on every dynasty, taking his family to see the sights of each era. 1.6kReads7.2Score102Shelves
- 85 Han Strategy 汉谋 Liu Zhan, a graduate student in archaeology at Qingbei, transmigrates by accident to the Three Kingdoms era and discovers he is a member of the Han imperial clan. Thanks to his intelligence and talent, he becomes a disciple of Master Shui Jing, earns the title of the “Ninth Wonder,” and inherits the legacy of Guiguzi. It is said that whoever wins him will win the realm. He forms a bond with the assassin Yun Shu, an alias used by Zhao Yun, and becomes both rival and friend to Sima Yi. At this tim 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 While Everyone Else Is Still Wielding Blades, You’ve Got a Machine Gun 别人还在耍刀，你机关枪都上手了 Wu Fan was a doctor in his previous life. He worked himself to death at the operating table, then, perhaps because the heavens were moved by his sacrifice, he was reborn in the Great Xia Dynasty and obtained a firearms System. With a single Gatling gun, he was even named the God of War of Xia! Someone pulls out a Flying Dagger at a martial arts tournament to choose a husband? I whip out a pair of Colt pistols. The martial arts world holds a tournament to choose its leader? My AK-47 Fire Qilin 50Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 87 The Northern Wastelands in a Chaotic Age 乱世北荒 An alternate-history power fantasy with a slow build, this novel focuses on romance, beauty, warfare, and bloodshed... One nation falls, and ten thousand nations rise. After the ancient empire that unified the Northern Wasteland continent collapsed a thousand years ago, a thousand years of chaos began, as princes, nobles, heroes, warlords, and feudal lords all vied for supremacy. War and slaughter became the continent's eternal refrain, leaving the land devastated and its people in misery. Yet e 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 I Win by Doing Nothing Every Day 朕每天都在躺赢 “Work harder? No way! After working 996 hours a week and dropping dead, I transmigrated into a crown prince. All I want is to be a useless layabout and eat until I die!” “But who could have guessed? I doze off during morning court and somehow realize a peerless martial art. I go fishing in the back garden and pull up the Imperial Jade Seal!” “The officials call me a useless, incompetent fool, and enemy barbarians laugh that I just sit around waiting to die. But they don’t know that the more peop 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Ultimate Young Lord 极品世子爷 [Alternate history + scheming protagonist + feel-good read + political intrigue + no System + making money. Your humble author never lies: the further you read, the more satisfying it gets!] Li Ci unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the heir to the Chu throne, only to find himself in a dilapidated manor. His father is an idiot, he himself is mad, and even his mother, the princess consort, is being persecuted by her own family. Powerful enemies surround them from without, while treacherou 30Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 90 Jiang Yue, Song and Ming 江月宋明 The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. When Zhao Chen awoke, half the Song realm had already fallen. In his desperate bid to survive, he had no choice but to assume the name of the Crown Prince. He was trapped in a lone city, with the Jin cavalry pressing from the front and Prince Kang watching hungrily from behind. But he knew in his heart: though his title was false, the duty it demanded was real. Hold the land, comfort the people, restore the court, and reclaim the Central Plains. As 46.8kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
- 91 All the World's Heroes Fall into My Trap 天下英雄尽入吾彀中 (A beginner-friendly story, no System, no cheats, a steady rise through the ranks, and the most realistic transmigration experience. How does one take it one step at a time and subdue all the heroes in the greatest age of chaos?) He transmigrates into an alternate world where historical figures gather. Xiang Yu is his sworn enemy, who wiped out his family. He takes Han Xin as a retainer. Alone and unarmed, he is captured by Liu Yao, the Xiongnu emperor. How can he escape this predicament? How do 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 92 Starting Out as a Slacker in the Great Tang 大唐之从当咸鱼开始 Wang Yin: “System, what did we come to the Tang dynasty for again?” System: “To help the Tang dynasty grow stronger and vie for world domination.” Wang Yin: “Seriously? Isn’t that going to be exhausting? Why don’t we just quit? Being a lazy loafer sounds pretty great.” System: “The Host’s decision is the top execution priority. Approved.” Wang Yin: Seriously? That actually works? As he lounged around, the Tang dynasty somehow grew stronger and stronger under Wang Yin’s guidance... 51Reads7.9Score102Shelves
- 93 Three Years Guarding the Frontier, the First Emperor Abdicates in Favor of a Worthier Man 驻守边关三年，始皇帝退位让贤 He transmigrates to a parallel Qin Dynasty and becomes Prince Xuan, the obscure twelfth son of the First Emperor. Armed with a Conquest System, he is stationed at the frontier just as Qin unifies the Central Plains. With the Xiongnu threatening the northern frontier and the Baiyue lands eyeing the south, he sets out to transform the Qin Dynasty. Later, the First Emperor travels far and wide for years in search of immortality. Eight years later, the First Emperor returns from his quest for immort 8Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 94 Smoke of War Across a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 江山万里狼烟 The Blood-Drinker Blade leaves its sheath, and flames of war engulf the land! At the end of the prosperous Tang dynasty, regional warlords carved up the realm, and the Central Plains were locked in a fierce struggle for supremacy. Watch me enlist in the army and rise from an unknown foot soldier to commander of Later Tang, armed with a spear in hand and a blade at my waist. From the surprise attack at Yindi Pass to the ambush at Yangchang Slope and the blood-soaked walls of Zezhou, I used the st 2.8kReads8.5Score270Shelves
- 95 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I’m Back, and This Is No Joke! 崇祯十七年：朕回来不是搞笑的！ After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, he finds bandits rising on all sides, the Tartars eyeing the border passes, corrupt officials running rampant at court, and the Ming dynasty teetering in the storm. He wakes to find that Zhu Youjian has turned the tide of despair. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly as a diligent ruler, only to see his country fall and himself die. This time, he has finally let go of that burden and refuses to repeat the same tragic path! 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Reborn: General Tantai Has Rebelled 重生：澹台小将军他反了 In her previous life, the Tantai army was framed as a rebel force after treacherous officials set them up and the emperor grew wary of them. The Tantai general’s manor was destroyed, and its people were killed. Reborn, the eldest legitimate son of the Tantai family, whose legs were crippled after he fell off a cliff during a fierce battle, resolves to stand again and protect his family… The court is rife with power struggles, treacherous officials harbor sinister ambitions, the emperor is incomp 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Great Tang: Transmigrating as Li Ke, How Is a Supporting Character Supposed to Become Emperor? 大唐：穿越李恪，配角怎么当皇帝 [Transmigration + no System + political intrigue from behind the scenes + conquest + struggle for the throne] Li Ke was just an ordinary office worker, worn down by the workplace. By chance, he entered the early Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty and found himself in the body of Li Ke, the eldest son born to a concubine of Li Shimin. He inherited the bloodlines of three great houses: the Sui dynasty's Yang clan, the Tang dynasty's Li clan, and the Dugu clan. He was also the bearer of an imperial l 1.4kReads7.3Score103Shelves
- 98 I Opened a Restaurant Selling Prepared Meals in Ancient Times 我在古代开餐馆卖预制菜 When the kitchen’s back door becomes a portal through time and space, Li Ming’s ready-made meals become a hit as “Immortal Banquet” Li Ming runs a restaurant in the modern world, selling ready-made meals, but business is terrible and his debts are piling up. Then one day, he discovers that his kitchen leads to an alternate ancient world. So Li Ming starts trading delicious food between the two eras. Modern, precision food-processing technology gives his “cooking” an overwhelming edge in the anci 1.3kReads6.4Score108Shelves
- 99 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
- 100 The Splendor of the Great Sui 大隋风流 [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Ticket Contest] Zhang Lang transmigrates to the end of the Sui dynasty and uses his knowledge from the future to build an elite, iron-blooded army far ahead of its time. It sweeps across the battlefields, brutally changing the course of history. Iron hooves trample the land, and seas of blood engulf the world. When the dust finally settles, a completely different empire rises in the east! 3.7kReads8.5Score241Shelves
