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- 1 When Will the Fires of War End? 千年烽火何日休 In the final years of the Northern Song, the Song and Jin secretly sealed the Alliance Conducted at Sea. The former Yan-Yun territories were reclaimed in a farcical and deeply ironic campaign, yet no one expected it to herald the fall of the Northern Song. A warehouse manager in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army undergoes a strange transformation and is buried underground. After enduring countless hardships, he finally sees the light of day, only to discover that he has arrived in this era. H 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Chronicles of Great Ming 大明忆闻录 An engineer in the modern army transmigrated back to the chaotic end of the Yuan dynasty. In the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, I arrived in Haozhou and became sworn brothers with Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, and Tang He. Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Lan Yu, Hua Yun, Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, and Deng Yu all became generals under my command. Together, we fought Chen Youliang, defeated Zhang Shicheng, and unified Jiangnan. Then came the northern campaign, the northern campaign! We reclaimed the Central Plains, dro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Ming Dynasty Civil Servant 大明公务员 In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the land had been pacified and the nation was thriving. The Ming dynasty had just abolished the chancellor system, which had been in place for a thousand years. The Ming’s most reliable crown prince, Zhu Biao, was in his prime. Generals such as Xu Da and Lan Yu were still alive and in service. Zhu Di, the future Prince of Yan, had only just left the capital to take up his fiefdom. As for Zhu Yunwen, he was still a four-year-old child! And it was then that He Xi 17Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 4 The Forty-Eighth Year of Wanli 万历四十八年 In the forty-eighth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, Chen Cao unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming dynasty and embarked on a journey to build a great empire. 10Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 5 Bone of Light 明骨 I have a name worthy of my station: Ma Zheng, Prince of Mongolia. The Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, is my brother-in-law, and Empress Ma is my own sister. I am the uncle of Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince of the Great Ming. I am the most powerful and influential man in the empire. I will destroy the Northern Yuan, ride to Wolf's Mountain, bring the four seas under my rule, and welcome envoys from every nation. I will forge a different Great Ming, peerless in its glory, with the sun and moon shining 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Saving the Ming Dynasty 拯救大明王朝 In 1644, the Manchus breached the passes and the land was shattered. A soul from a later age arrived in the body of Zhu Cilang, Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. He wins over the Four Armies of Jiangbei, keeps Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong in check, drives out the Manchus, kicks Dorgon to the curb, crushes the bandit rebels, and restores the realm... “With the heavens about to fall, I shall hold them up!” “The problems of this realm can only be solved with iron and blood!” (Sweeping battle 366Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 7 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Yunwen 穿越大明之我是朱允文 My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang. I am the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty! My father is Zhu Biao, the strongest crown prince in history, and my grandfather personally chose me as his successor. Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I had barely transmigrated when my fourth uncle, Zhu Di, launched a rebellion to put down the Jingnan Campaign. Let’s see how I resolve this crisis and lead the Ming Dynasty to prosperity. I’m not good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Yuanzhang, Season One 大明：我哥是朱元璋・第一季 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Yuanzhang, Season One 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Uncle 大明国舅爷 Wang Bing, a young man from modern times, transmigrates back to the Ming dynasty and somehow lands himself in the role of Wanli's brother-in-law! But even an imperial in-law can command the Imperial Guards, govern troops, and rule over the people! Pacify Ningxia in the west and reclaim the Hetao region in the north; drive out the Japanese pirates in the east and subdue the native chieftains in the south... Under the campaigns of Wang Bing, the Ming dynasty's Champion Marquis, the glory of the Ha 1Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 10 My Fourth Uncle Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我四叔是朱元璋 My name is Zhu Wenzheng! Zhu Yuanzhang is my fourth uncle, And Ma Xiuying is my fourth aunt. I'm their nephew, whom they love as their own. The Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, is my cousin, And the Prince of Qiyang, Li Wenzhong, is my maternal cousin. I'm the Ming Dynasty's foremost regional prince. I could easily coast on my connections and want for nothing, But I insist on making my way in the world through my own strength. The Battle of Hongdu will make me a legend! 1.3kReads6.7Score101Shelves
- 11 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Rebels, and the Old Zhu Hands Him a Knife 大明：朱标造反，老朱递刀 [The short drama "Red Fruit" is now online. Title: (The Memorials Are Full of Requests for Food). Honestly, aside from the title, the quality is extremely high. Excellent quality. Hope everyone will support it.] Walking towards you is: Zhu Yuanzhang's "The Mandate of Heaven for Imperial Power" Empress Ma's "A Caring Mother + A Top-Notch Protector" The Zhu family's "The Eldest Son of the Main Branch + A Child Blessed by Heaven" The Ultimate Backer + Strict Senior Brother of the Princes' Younger 90.2kReads8.5Score10kShelves
- 12 Starting Out as Li Zicheng's Adopted Son 从李自成义子开始 In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen era, the rebel king Li Zicheng was defeated at Nanyuan, and eighteen horsemen fled into the Shangluo Mountains. Li Sheng's soul transmigrated into the body of Li Zicheng's adopted son. He joined the rebel army, fought the Ming, battled the Later Jin, and brought the gentry to heel! I am that tiny spark. In the end, I will set the whole world ablaze and decide the fate of the realm! 401Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 13 I Save the Great Ming Through Fortune-Telling 我靠算命救大明 Yu Ling, a Wudang disciple, received Zhang Sanfeng's lifetime of martial arts training when he was eight. By eighteen, he was invincible under heaven, so his sect leader kicked him down the mountain to gain experience. Fortune-telling, face-slapping, exposing frauds, punishing bullies: he takes charge wherever he goes, and along the way picks up a band of capable brothers: Shen Qingya, whose intelligence network reaches everywhere; Bai Zhi, a master of both medicine and poison; Zhao Xiaolou, sk 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Holy Ancestor in the Great Ming 圣祖在大明 I am the founding sage of the Ming dynasty. All under Heaven belongs to the emperor, and all within its borders are his subjects. I came, I saw, I conquered. I am Zhu Youxiao. This is my Ming, my empire. “I will become the greatest emperor in history, bar none!” Looking down at the ranks of muskets and spears arrayed like mountains, and cavalry stretching like clouds, Zhu Youxiao wore a solemn, almost holy expression. 427Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 15 Southern Ming: I Am the Hongguang Emperor 南明之我是弘光帝 As the realm fell apart, old grudges led the Donglin faction and the so-called upright officials to refuse to recommend him as emperor. To dress up their own regime as legitimate, the new dynasty attacked him as incompetent and lecherous, accusing him of employing treacherous ministers. But was the truth really as the history books recorded it? If one day a transmigrator were to replace this unfortunate man's soul, would history unfold differently from then on? 478Reads7.2Score102Shelves
- 16 Great Ming 大明 Centuries have passed since Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty. By the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor, the empire is already teetering amid turmoil. This book tells of the Ming Dynasty's struggle for survival under Chongzhen and the peasant uprising led by the generals of Shaanxi, while also satirizing the treacherous deeds of the corrupt official Wei Zhongxian. (A little tip from the author: If you like the book, you can start reading from Chapter 37.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Reforming the Great Ming 调教大明 Throughout the Ming dynasty, the empire never sent princesses to marry foreign rulers, paid no indemnities, ceded no land, and paid no tribute. The emperor guarded the gates of the realm, and the monarch died for the state. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Lan Bin transmigrates into the son of Lan Yu, the most notorious man in history for having people skinned and stuffed. Ten years later, his family will be confiscated and exterminated, and he will lose his head. Desperate to stay alive 164Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 18 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 In the Ming Dynasty, I Handed Over the Imperial Jade Seal from the Start 人在大明，开局上交传国玉玺 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty + System + Power fantasy + Contest for the Ming Dynasty + Technological superiority] Song Bai transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking clerk in Yingtian Prefecture during the tenth year of the Hongwu era. From the start, a corrupt official accused him of being a Northern Yuan spy, then drew his blade in broad daylight and tried to kill him! No need to panic. The System he bound himself to has arrived! By raising the nation's strength, he can earn national fortune poi 591Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 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 124Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 22 Emperor Tianqi and the Eighteen Beauties of Yanyun 天启大帝之燕云十八姬 In the Tianqi era, he seldom stops to admire the flowers, seizing both the realm and its beauties in his hands. The warm waters of Nanyang nurture dragons and serpents; the lush grasslands of Mobei let cattle and horses roam. The western mountains teem with cinnabar mines; the eastern fields are planted far and wide with cotton and hemp. Who says borders divide the civilized from the barbarian? The peoples of every nation come dressed in their finest to honor Zhonghua. The story begins when Tian 47Reads—Score102Shelves
- 23 Raising the Han Banner 扬锋汉起 As the Five Barbarians ravage China and flames of war spread in every direction, the court of the Eastern Jin drinks and dreams its life away amid poetry and wine. Yang Anxuan transmigrates into this age of chaos as a descendant of the Yang family. With his family in decline, powerful enemies all around, and a road full of thorns, he struggles onward through bloodshed and turmoil, riding north amid clashing blades and warhorses to restore his family's name. Commanding a mighty army, he faces nor 8Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 24 My Medical Journey in Great Ming: I Cured Empress Ma From the Start 大明医途开局我治好了马皇后 Shen Ran, a top student with dual degrees in history and clinical medicine, opened his eyes to the smell of disinfectant in an autopsy room, only to find himself in a ruined temple in the fifteenth year of Hongwu. Covered in cobwebs and starving, he had become a poor scholar from a fallen family, dragged into this iron-fisted dynasty with its rigid household registers and rampant secret police, his body on the verge of death. The Hu Weiyong case had yet to fade, and the shadow of the Empty Seal 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 With the God of Wealth System in Hand, Zhu Yuanzhang, Stop Coveting My Money 财神系统在手，老朱别惦记我钱 [The rating just came out, but it'll rise later. After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Su becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's fifth son. Fortunately, he has the God of Wealth System to back him up. In this life, Zhu Su has no great ambitions. He doesn't want to fight for the throne or get involved in court affairs. He just wants to do some business, earn some silver, acquire a few properties, and hire some capable people, so he can spend the rest of his days 84.1kReads6.4Score8.2kShelves
- 26 The Most Authentic Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams 明朝最真实科举 A novel with one female lead, no System, no storage space, and no special powers. A grounded story with consistent logic and intelligent characters, set in the Ming dynasty and following a path from the imperial exams to officialdom. Discover a different Great Ming! A blue steed prances up the palace steps, beneath the imperial standards and the raised cup of a long life. Sun and moon shine upon the jade trees, while clouds and rosy hues reflect in the Jasper Pool. Double pennants descend early 59Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 27 The Fatuous Ming Emperor: From the Start, I Stage a Coup and Kill Zhu Yunwen 大明昏君：开局政变干掉朱允炆 As a wage slave working 996 every day, his biggest dream is to be his own boss, spending his days fishing, drinking, and chasing women... After being reborn in the Ming Dynasty, he discovers that he's a prince. Life can be even sweeter than being a boss, and it's pretty relaxing! But then he learns that because of his identity, he'll eventually be sent away to guard the imperial tombs, and later be sentenced to death. Just thinking about it is bleak... So he starts looking for a way out and soon 981Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 28 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! 295Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 29 The Great Ming Empire: A Flourishing Realm 大明帝国之盛世江山 This book recounts the glory of the Ming dynasty, from Zheng He’s seven voyages to the Western Seas during the Yongle era and the Ren and Xuan reigns to the upheavals of the Zhengtong and Jingtai years. It follows the fortunes of five emperors, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qiyu, and depicts the thrilling history of the voyages to the Western Seas. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Great Ming: I Revealed I’m a Transmigrator, and Old Zhu Was Stunned 大明：自曝穿越者，老朱懵了 Qin Yu wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign, and that he is lying in Princess Ningguo Zhu Yingning's bed! Qin Yu panics. Princess Ningguo is the eldest legitimate daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, and the eldest princess of the Ming dynasty! Faced with the furious Zhu Yingning and the enraged Zhu Yuanzhang, Qin Yu can only reveal that he is a transmigrator to save himself! Old Zhu puts his butcher's blade on hold and decides to ask Qin Y 210Reads7.4Score186Shelves
- 31 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 3.8kReads7.9Score264Shelves
- 32 Great Ming: This General Store Is Not Quite Right 大明：【这间杂货铺，不对劲】 Lin Bei transmigrated to the Hongwu era and opened a general store on Sanshan Street in Yingtian. The people here were nothing like the historical figures Lin Bei remembered. The stock characters enshrined in history had all been turned on their heads. The people of the Hongwu era were far more vivid and outrageous than the unofficial histories suggested. Everyone knew about the Jinyiwei's Southern and Northern Commands, but who had ever heard of the Bureau of Passage? The man in charge of the B 61Reads—Score110Shelves
- 33 The Ming Dynasty’s Literary Champion 大明文魁 In the third year of the Xuande reign, Lin Wenyuan, a top history student, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in Kunshan County, South Zhili, Ming China. When he woke, he found himself in a home stripped bare, with a frail body left behind by the original owner's high fever after being caught in the rain. In an era when the imperial examinations were the only path to success, he had neither an illustrious family nor exceptional talent. All he could rely on was knowledge f 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Hongwu Emperor's Legitimate Grandson: My Father Zhu Biao Guards the Realm Forever 洪武嫡皇孙：家父朱标永镇山河 The story of three generations of the Hongwu Emperor’s family: the most rightful founding of a dynasty, and the most regrets. Zhu Yunthong, the second legitimate son of Zhu Biao, transmigrates and changes Zhu Biao’s fate of dying young. Zhu Yuanzhang becomes the retired emperor, Zhu Biao ascends the throne early, and Zhu Yunthong assists with governance. Excerpt: Zhu Yuanzhang laughed in anger and tugged at his ear. “Nonsense! Your father isn’t made of paper! What’s wrong with a trip to Guanzho 23.7kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
- 35 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? 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Humanity Worships No Gods 人间不奉神 The universe has two layers: reality is a void where life is harvested, and black holes are abysses of power. The old Heavenly Dao cultivates souls through immortal cultivation and offers them up as sacrifices when they ascend. Countless living beings are nothing more than food for evil gods. Ten thousand years ago, humanity’s ancient sages sacrificed their souls to forge Ye Fan, the soul of civilization. Ten thousand years later, a modern military engineer transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty. Wit 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Reborn in the Great Ming, with My Eldest Brother Dead from the Start 魂穿大明，开局大哥陨落 An accident sends his soul back a hundred years. After another mishap, he becomes Mu Sheng, the son of Mu Ying. To everyone else, Zhu Yuanzhang is a ruthless, cold-blooded emperor. But in Mu Sheng's eyes, this supreme ruler has a tenderness and vulnerability that history never recorded. He saves the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, protects Empress Ma, and turns the tide as a young man, earning a title of nobility in a single battle! From then on, the course of Ming history is utterly 712Reads—Score104Shelves
- 38 Late Ming: After I Expose Myself as a Transmigrator, Wei Zhongxian Breaks Down! 明末：自曝穿越后，魏忠贤哭了！ After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Liu Yu becomes a seventh-rank censor. Looking at the Great Ming ship on the verge of sinking before him, he drops all pretenses! Liu Yu: “Zhu Youjian, do you believe me now when I say I’m a transmigrator?” Zhu Youjian: “I suppose I do... What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?” Liu Yu: “Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal subject in all of the Great Ming. You must not kill him, Your Majesty!” Wei Zhongxian: “If you don’t reject me, my lord, I’d be hon 40.3kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
- 39 Great Ming: From the Start, I Extend Zhu Biao's Life 大明：开局给朱标续命 One day, he transmigrated to the Hongwu era and became Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou of the Ming Dynasty. To avoid being killed later by his adopted nephew, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Su decided to prolong the life of his elder brother, Zhu Biao... And so Zhu Su became the Ming Dynasty's Sage of Medicine! He could restore life to the dying and cure all manner of difficult ailments. He could also stabilize the realm and govern a region. Even his elder brother Zhu Biao became Zhu Su's number-one fan. “Fifth Brother 148Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 40 Rebelling Alongside Zhu Yuanzhang, We’ll Share the Dragon Throne 和朱元璋造反，我与他同坐龙椅 [A turbulent age, a charming troublemaker, no System, the apple of Old Zhu's eye, a regent of the Hongwu era] After transmigrating to the end of the Yuan dynasty, he became Zhu Yuanzhang's younger brother and buried their parents from the start. “Little brother, you go beg for food. I'll become a monk. If we don't have enough to eat, I'll save my share for you!” Just as the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Chongba, was about to hand him a broken bowl, Zhu Yuan smashed it and decided that this time he would l 1.9kReads8.8Score115Shelves
- 41 Overthrow the Qing, Not Restore the Ming: The Gods Descend in a Golden Age of Abundance 反清不复明：神降糠稀盛世 Kill! Kill! Kill! Li Wei never expected that this time gate, truly his own, would lead straight to the sixteenth year of the Kangxi era. He had brought his brothers here to make a fortune, and the backer funding them was eager to see huge profits. But the sight of starving people strewn across the land filled him with uncontrollable fury. Upright official or corrupt official, if they served the Qing, they were all to be killed. Forced to take to the mountains and become bandits? If they caused t 188Reads—Score124Shelves
- 42 1582: The Ten Missing Days in the Ming Dynasty 1582：走进大明消失的十天 Open the calendar on your phone right now and scroll to the date after October 4, 1582. You’ll see that the calendar jumps straight to October 15. Ten whole days vanished from human history. The history books offer only a cold explanation: a calendar reform. But no one can explain what happened during those ten days. While researching archives, modern historian Lin Xuan stumbles upon a record that has been repeatedly crossed out and rewritten: “The ten days happened.” When he tries to uncover th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 From the Start with Just a Bowl, Old Zhu Forces Me to Join the Embroidered Guard 开局一个碗，老朱逼我当锦衣卫 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty × transmigration × nonstop comedy × golden finger broken from the start] Autumn of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, outside Chaoyang Gate in Yingtian Prefecture. A beggar with no household registration, no travel permit, and no record in the census kneels in front of the crown prince's carriage, holding a chipped, broken bowl above his head with both hands. "Your Majesty, I can save the Crown Prince's grandson!" Swords flash from their sheaths, and blades press against his 69.1kReads8.0Score7.2kShelves
- 44 Great Ming: Giving the Useless Imperial Grandson a White Hat 大明：送废物皇孙一顶白帽子 Father and son transmigrate together + System + Riding roughshod over the emperor + Invincible + Unifying the world + Protagonist challenges Heaven, Earth, and the emperor + A few martial arts elements An unexplained explosion sends Dan Su transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, where from the start he finds himself locked inside an unmarked coffin for over a year! After finally seeing daylight again, he nearly gets killed by a useless System and ends up dumped on the streets of the capital to live 61Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 45 Great Ming: Heaven Bless the Great Ming, the Zhu Family's Son Comes of Age 大明：天佑大明，朱家有子初长成 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di’s second son. He had planned to quietly wait for the Jingnan Campaign and live the easy life of a carefree prince. But an unreliable lottery System changes his plan to lie flat. As long as he absorbs negative emotions, he gets a chance to draw. [Reward: Peak first-rate expert.] [Better luck next time!] [Reward: Firearm forging blueprints] [Reward: Two thousand elite soldiers] [Charm +10] When the gates of 4.2kReads7.1Score305Shelves
- 46 Great Ming: Duke of Liang from the Start, Skinned Alive in Thirty Days 大明开局凉国公，三十天后被剥皮 [No System] [Thirty days to live from the start] [Absurd comedy] [Feigning madness and playing dumb] [The more he courts death, the more he's relied upon] [Rebellious to the core, but unfortunately afraid to die] [Ensemble court drama] [An unofficial history that veers off script] Lan Yu, a failed Ming history writer, had spent seven years writing novels about the Ming dynasty, and every one of them had flopped. The night he died suddenly, he was writing the chapter about Lan Yu being skinned an 846Reads—Score105Shelves
- 47 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 1.4kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 48 Great Ming: I Can Browse the Huaxia Library 大明：我能翻阅华夏图书馆 After transmigrating into Chongzhen's body, he discovers that he has a Chinese library with him. He reforms the bureaucracy, trains a new army, and stabilizes the country at home and abroad. The first step toward making the nation strong through technology is to keep Wei Zhongxian around. The Donglin faction wants to fill the court with virtuous officials? Have they checked whether the Embroidered Uniform Guard's blades are still sharp? The Tartars in Liaodong want to ravage the Central Plains? 861Reads8.5Score104Shelves
- 49 The True Tale of the Water Margin 水浒真说 Lu Yang, an old-school gamer, accidentally opened a junk text message and was unexpectedly sent back to the late Northern Song dynasty. Join the Liangshan rebels? Sure. Become king? Why not. Lu Yang patted his head. Since he had landed in the world of Water Margin, he was going to make something of himself. He made friends far and wide and rallied the outlaws of Liangshan. When the Jurchen marched south, he saved the Han people's endangered homeland. From the shores of Liangshan Marsh, he and hi 1.5kReads8.6Score110Shelves
- 50 All Men Under Heaven Are Brothers: The Great Ming Empire 四海之内皆兄弟之大明帝国 (Entirely handwritten, with no AI. I aim to portray the realities of society in the late Ming. This is my first novel, and its rating only appeared after I finished it, so my score is just the baseline.) A reincarnation mishap on the Silver Bridge sends me to the late Ming, where I become the eldest legitimate son of the Tianqi Emperor. In the late Ming, the peasant rebels, the Ming army, and the Jianzhou Jurchens are three paupers robbing one another. So the disasters and chaos of the late Ming 2.1kReads8.0Score130Shelves
