Novels like My Grandfather, the Hongwu Emperor
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- 1 In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang Begs Me to Rebel 人在大明，朱元璋求我造反 Zhu Xiongying was chosen as a player for a live broadcast spanning the universe and countless worlds. To get his life back on track, he had to stay alive. If he died during the broadcast, he would die on the spot in the real world too... Dropped into the Ming Dynasty, where people would cut off your head at the slightest provocation, Zhu Xiongying wanted to keep his head down and stay alive. To survive, Zhu Xiongying threw away every last shred of dignity... The viewers watching the broadcast: T 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Great Ming: I, Zhu Xiongying, Return to Claim the Throne 大明：我，朱雄英，归来上位 I actually transmigrated into Zhu Yingying. What does this mean? What am I supposed to do? Still, it’s not so bad becoming the eldest grandson of the Ming dynasty and eventually an emperor. I’ll be the one to change history. My younger brother, Zhu Yuntong, I’ll rewrite your tragic fate. And you Huai-Xi nobles, heh heh. As for my father, that depends on my mood. It’s his own fault for ignoring my younger brother Zhu Yuntong. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Great Ming: Grandfather Forces Me to Rebel 大明：皇爷爷逼我造反 He transmigrated as the Ming dynasty's eldest imperial grandson, Zhu Yunhuang. But a conspiracy left him among commoners for eighteen years. He has the courage to fight for survival and compassion for the people. With the wisdom of his past life, he faces the bloody conflicts of the present. He gives Zhu Yuanzhang advice! He tramples Zhu Yunwen underfoot! He laughs as he crushes Zhu Di! The Yuan dynasty begs, “Please, stop hitting us! Your Highness, take our princess!” The Qing dynasty weeps, “L 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Great Ming: I, Zhu Yuntong, Save My Brother from the Start 大明：我，朱允熥，开局救活大哥 In the fourth month of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, a soul from the future unexpectedly took over Zhu Yuntong's body. Though he knew all too well what fate had in store for Zhu Yuntong in history, in his previous life he had suffered the pain of losing both his parents and his elder brother. That made him resolve never again to submit to the whims of fate. He would defy destiny and shape an entirely new future of his own. To make that happen, he first had to keep Zhu Xiongying safe and stay clo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson 大明第一皇太孙 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xuan becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson, who had been lost outside the palace, and runs a small tavern. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang, feeling low, happens to visit the tavern and discovers that its owner is the late Crown Prince's son! “Biao'er?” Zhu Xuan is startled. “Second Cousin? Old man, you've got the wrong person!” “You look so much like him, exactly like him! You're the eldest grandson of our Zhu family, lost for all these years!” O 6Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 6 Great Ming: Zhu Xiongying Fights for His Life to Live Longer 大明：为了长命，朱雄英拼了 After transmigrating into the body of Zhu Yingying, the eldest legitimate grandson of the Ming emperor, he is so frail he cannot even get out of bed. He hopes to change his short-lived fate, but there is nothing he can do. If he cannot change things, he might as well give up and enjoy every day he has. Then a System appears. He thinks he can finally live carefree, but every morning the first thing he hears is the System counting down the time he has left to live. Fed up with the System’s irritat 572Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Great Ming: No More Pretending, I’m Your Grandpa Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：不装了，我是你爷爷朱元璋 [Coming Clean + Revealing the Truth + Farming + Advancing Technology + Invincible] After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu era, he crawled out of a coffin from the start. Luckily, he had a portable shop that could provide any modern item once unlocked! How about some hot pot? Let's make chicken gongbao stew and make the merchants and nobles drool! A copy of The Ming and Qing Dynasty Top Scholars Collection. Top scholars, get over here! Then he met an old man. “Grandson, whoeve 240Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 8 I, Zhu Xiongying, the Strongest Imperial Grandson in History 我，朱雄英，史上最强皇太孙 The family reunion happens very quickly. I promise not to drag it out. If I do, come yell at me! [Great Ming] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [Transmigration] + [Inventions] + [Wish fulfillment] I transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Great Ming and somehow became a county magistrate? I have no parents? Then one day, an old man suddenly claimed he was my grandfather? And he’d been peeking at me while I bathed! How else would he know I have a mole on my butt? Then I saw him standing right in front of 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Am I Really the Ming Emperor's Eldest Grandson? 我真是大明皇长孙？ My name is Zhu Ying, and I transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, just after Crown Prince Zhu Biao had died. Recently, I met an old man with considerable influence at court who insists on claiming me as his grandson… Several years later… Zhu Yuanzhang: “Dear grandson, why aren’t you coming up to take the throne?” Zhu Ying was dumbfounded. “I’m really the eldest imperial grandson?” Zhu Yuanzhang laughed. “That’s right. You’re my dear grandson, Zhu Xiongying! On that rai 5Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 10 After Becoming Grand Secretary, I Revealed That I Am Zhu Xiongying 当上首辅后，摊牌了我是朱雄英 I am Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest grandson and the most qualified heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty. Eight years ago, I survived when I was supposed to die. The price was that I had to become the most powerful minister in the Ming court to earn a hundred years of life in the future. So... I sat the imperial exams and passed as the top candidate, then served as an official in constant fear under Zhu Yuanzhang’s watchful eye. I will expand the Ming Empire’s borders, restore the natio 118Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 11 The Ming Crown Prince! 大明皇太孙！ After transmigrating into the Ming Dynasty, he became Zhu Yuntong, a timid imperial grandson. His mother had died young, his stepmother was heartless, and his father, Zhu Biao, had just passed away. Seeing no way out, Zhu Yuntong gritted his teeth. If he was doomed to die anyway, he might as well go out in a blaze of glory instead of dying like a coward! At court, the officials asked to make Zhu Yunwen the Imperial Grandson. Newly transmigrated Zhu Yuntong had had enough! The officials cried, “Y 12Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 12 A New Life in the Ming Dynasty: I, Zhu Xiongying, Refuse to Become Emperor 大明新生：我朱雄英才不当皇帝呢 A new story is here. When a burned-out office worker transmigrates into Zhu Xiongying, sparks fly as his modern ideas clash with ancient wisdom. What path will the Great Ming take? As the heavy burden of responsibility falls on his shoulders, Zhu Xiongying gradually comes to understand why he has come to the Great Ming: to share the realm with the people! To free them from the oppression of the aristocracy, from hunger and cold, from natural disasters, and from foreign invaders! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Great Ming: The Truth Is, Your Grandpa Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：摊牌了，你爷爷我是朱元璋 After transmigrating to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying spent over ten years being forced by his grandfather to study classical Chinese, enduring one lesson after another. There’s no way I’m studying anymore! As for becoming heir to the throne... I suppose I could consider it, if I really have to! “Without studying, how can you amount to anything?” “What? You’re saying you understand all the principles in those books?” “Then let’s test you. What do you think of the current emperor?” 315Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 14 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang, So What's Wrong with Being a Young Master? 爷爷朱元璋，当个纨绔怎么了 Early in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying dies, Ma Xiuying dies, Zhu Biao dies, Zhu Yunwen takes the throne, and Zhu Di rebels. What a shame. If those regrets could be made right, what would the Ming Dynasty become? In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, in the fifth month, Zhu Xiongying dies. He lives another eighteen years in his next life, is struck by lightning, and returns to the Ming Dynasty, back from the dead!! A loving father and filial son + wiping out the enemy's strongholds + improving liv 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Great Ming: My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：我爷爷是朱元璋 Back in the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying becomes the eldest legitimate grandson of the Hongwu Emperor and the eldest legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, as well as the Ming Empire's heir apparent. Born to a position of great prominence, Zhu Xiongying witnesses the empire's struggles in its early years, its turbulent rise, countless heroes from history, and the great ship of the Ming Empire sailing toward the distant horizon! 1.2kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 16 Great Ming: When It Comes to Being a Sneaky Trickster, No One Beats You, Grandpa! 大明：论老六，还得是爷爷您呐！ After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Shou gets a sign-in System and spends five years accumulating countless resources. He only wanted to live quietly as a wealthy landowner. Who could have guessed that one day his adoptive grandfather and adoptive father would suddenly show up? When he learns that his adoptive grandfather does business with Lan Yu and the others, Zhu Shou is scared out of his wits! “Grandpa, Zhu Biao is about to die, Zhu Yuanzhang is about to launch a bloody purge, and 6Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Great Ming: Reborn as the Imperial Grandson, with Zhu Yuanzhang as My Grandfather 大明：重生皇太孙，祖父朱元璋 [Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty + Ancient Farming + Princes + Historical Hegemony] It begins with a bowl and ends with a rope! In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign, the eldest imperial grandson Zhu Xiongying dies and is buried on Mount Zhong. He is posthumously named Prince of Yu. Zhu Yuanzhang then passes the throne to Zhu Yunwen, and the Ming Dynasty lasts 276 years! But a modern man transmigrates into the body of the recently deceased Zhu Xiongying. Zhu Yunwen: “Mother, Big Brother hi 1.7kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 18 Reborn in Zhu Xiongying's Body, I Build a Peak Ming Dynasty 魂穿朱雄英，打造巅峰大明 Zhu Ying, a scholar of Ming history, never imagined that one day he would become Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson. By taxing land according to its owners rather than its acreage and lifting the maritime trade ban, he would multiply the power of the Ming dynasty several times over. “My eldest grandson, Grandpa has already prepared the throne for you. It's time to ascend.” 210Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Great Ming: An Abandoned Baby? That's a Zhu Family Imperial Grandson! 大明：什么弃婴？那是老朱家皇孙！ In the tenth month of winter, during the seventh year of Hongwu, on the day of Jimao, Zhu Xiongying, the Great Ming emperor’s eldest legitimate grandson, mysteriously vanished. The Taizu flew into a rage. Countless eunuchs, imperial guards, and Embroidered Uniform Guards were beheaded, and he issued an edict ordering the entire empire to search with all its might for the Crown Prince’s whereabouts! Half a year later, while the Taizu was on an inspection tour with Duke of Wei Xu Da, a baby ca 254Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 20 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Great Ming: From the Start, I Sold Sesame Cakes, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begged Me to Become Emperor 大明：开局卖烧饼，朱元璋求我当皇帝 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I arrived in the Great Ming, a bold and martial age. Then I followed my adoptive father and sold flatbreads! And then my adoptive father starved to death in a famine! In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, shaking the court and the country. With the help of Old Huang, I opened a little tavern. “Old sir, I’ll take care of you in your old age and see you off when your time comes.” “I can brew Great Ming Yanghe strong-aroma liquor, make comp 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Great Ming: Grandpa, I Don't Want to Be Emperor 大明：爷爷，我不想当皇上啊 “Jiang Huan, what do you think of our eldest grandson?” Zhu Yuanzhang asked. “Your Majesty, the prince bears a striking resemblance to the late Crown Prince!” Jiang Huan replied. “Wrong! I say our grandson surpasses the Crown Prince in every way. Even the Crown Prince couldn’t see through many things as clearly as he can. More remarkable still, every word he says strikes right at my heart, and he can judge current affairs with the mind of an emperor.” “Our eldest grandson has seen right through 1.3kReads7.4Score13414d adds
- 23 The Great Ming Crown Prince’s Eldest Grandson: The Zhu Family’s Favorite 大明嫡长孙：老朱家的团宠 He had the most revered name of all: Zhu Xiongying. He was the eldest legitimate grandson of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His grandmother was Empress Ma, his father was Crown Prince Zhu Biao, his mother was the daughter of Chang Yuchun, his great-uncle was Lan Yu, and his uncles were the three brothers of the Chang family. Who could have stronger backing than him? But he was buried alive! Returning from the grave, he would forge a Ming Dynasty that would endure for all ages. The sun a 21Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn as the Super Dad of the Ming Dynasty 重生大明超级奶爸 A farming novel. The protagonist transmigrates to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, growing from an innocent boy into a powerful figure, step by step. As he rises, he also meets a number of confidantes. Hoping to end the wars as soon as possible, Zhu Biao volunteers to persuade Chen Youliang's general Hu Tingrui to surrender. He also accidentally steals Hu Shunfei away from Old Zhu. Zhu Yuanzhang: Son, you're impressive. You actually managed to persuade Hu Tingrui. Zhu 2Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 25 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang's Invincible Sacred Grandson 大明：朱元璋的无敌圣孙 (The Ten Great Evils’ Zhu Xiongying leaves the Valley of Evil! Third place on Tomato’s Ancient History rankings, an invincible power fantasy!) Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest legitimate grandson, was poisoned at the age of eight and accidentally ended up in the Valley of Evil, where he lived alongside the Ten Great Evils. Among them were the Old Poison, a master of poisons; Divine Physician Hua, a brilliant doctor; Old Shen, richer than a kingdom; Feng Erniang, a master of disguise; a long 499Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 26 I Married Zhu Yuanzhang's Daughter and Became Zhu Yingying's Uncle by Marriage 娶了朱元璋女儿，做朱雄英的姑父 The entire Zhu family is here, safe and sound, so there’ll be no brothers fighting each other! Feel free to read if you like that! The whole story is meant to be lighthearted and slice-of-life, a way to pass the time when life feels dull and oppressive. By chance, Lin Fan saved Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor, but Lin Fan had no idea who he was. By another stroke of luck, he became sworn brothers with Zhu Biao, the Ming crown prince, and the two started a business together 4kReads6.6Score14414d adds
- 27 Great Ming: Old Zhu Raises the Butcher's Knife from the Start, So I'll Build Up Merit 大明：开局老朱举屠刀，咱建功德 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao suddenly dies of illness! Zhu Yuanzhang appoints Zhu Yunwen as crown prince. To secure Zhu Yunwen’s position, Zhu Yuanzhang decides to launch a bloody purge, and the Ming court is about to be swept up in a storm of bloodshed! The protagonist transmigrates into Zhu Yunxi, the fourteen-year-old fifth son of Zhu Biao, and gains a divine Merit System! As long as he does good deeds and earns merit, he can increase his merit points and receive 115Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 28 Great Ming: Zhu Xiongying, Grandpa Emperor, Don't Steal My Heroic Spirit! 大明朱雄英皇爷爷不要抢我英灵啊 In the tenth year of Hongwu, three-year-old Zhu Yingying, the emperor’s eldest grandson, falls from a horse and lies on the brink of death. When he opens his eyes again, golden pupils blaze with the power of the Heavenly Dao. The will of Huaxia has descended, and the fierce young grandson has awakened! In this life, he will defy fate, protect his loved ones, and cut down his enemies, so the sun and moon of the Ming dynasty shine forever! A devious plot? He summons Jia Xu, the poison strategist 331Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Great Ming: The Zhu Family’s Image Crumbled After They Heard My Thoughts 大明：读我心后，老朱家人设崩了 Zhu Xiongying transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became Zhu Biao's newborn son. Chang noticed she could hear her precious son's thoughts. Was Lü up to something? Would her son still die young? Chang couldn't take it anymore. Zhu Biao discovered that he could hear his son's thoughts too. Fourth Brother would rebel in the future? Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di, who had just turned ten. Zhu Di trembled with fear. After Zhu Biao figured out what was going on, he had the imperial physician check his pu 35Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yingying 大明：我是朱雄英 Lighthearted, funny, with one heroine (who gets very little screen time). The whole family sticks together, with little infighting, and they stand united against outsiders. If Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty gets beaten up, who besides Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma would dare lay a hand on him??? As it turns out, someone really would! Chang, the mother of Zhu Xiongying, was none other than Zhu Biao's wife and Crown Princess. She could leave Zhu Biao battered and bruised! And Zhu Xiongyi 2.2kReads8.4Score12014d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 Transmigrate as Zhu Di and Make My Eldest Brother Zhu Biao Emperor 穿越朱棣，让大哥朱标当皇帝 [The Zhu Family’s Big Happy Family]+ [Comedy]+ [Reforming the Great Ming]+ [No Regrets]+ [Lie Flat]+ [Expanding the Borders]+ [Golden Finger] He transmigrates to the transition from the Yuan to the Ming dynasty and obtains a “Merit System.” What?! He’s actually Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor! The fourth legitimate son of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang! The younger brother of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and the uncle of imperial grandsons Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuntong, and Zhu Yunwen! In history, Zhu Di won th 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Tumu, and I Seize the Gate from the Start! 大明：家父朱土木，开局夺门之变！ The eighth year of the Jingtai era. The spirited Emperor Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu, is gravely ill and has little time left. The increasingly unhinged former emperor Zhu Qizhen is trapped in the Southern Palace, waiting desperately for his chance. The once-radiant Empress Qian is old, crippled, and impoverished, forced to weave cloth to support the former emperor. Wan Zhen'er, favored above all the women in the palace, still waits alone for her Prince of Yi, uncertain of what lies ahead. That year, Yu Q 25Reads8.5Score11514d adds
- 34 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 3.7kReads7.1Score28014d adds
- 35 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Di. I Beg Him to Chop Me to Death 大明：我爹是朱棣，求他砍死我 After transmigrating as the Yongle Emperor’s youngest son, I bind to a System and recklessly court death, but my family thinks I’ve gone crazy and is unbelievably tolerant of me. Half a month ago, a Confucian scholar from Shandong quoted Confucius: “If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!” Zhu Gaoxi said, “Tell me where your house is in the morning, and you’ll be dead by nightfall.” Dad, I made the Confucian scholar from Shandong faint. Hurry up and punish me! Zhu Di: 427Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 36 Back in the Ming Dynasty as the Crown Prince's Grandson 回到大明当太孙 After transmigrating to the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying becomes the legitimate eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, and gains the Fate Deduction System, which lets him divine the fate of all things in the world. [Subject of deduction: Zhu Xiongying] [Fate talents: Hidden ailment (Gray), Average aptitude (White)] [May 1382: Transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty. His hidden ailment leaves him gravely ill and bedridden.] [June 1382: Falls into a trap set by Lady Lü and dies 751Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 37 I, Zhu Xiongying, Am Honored as the Sacred Ancestor 我朱雄英，庙号圣祖 (The golden finger is weak and doesn't make much of a difference early on. It only helps the protagonist stay fit and protects him from being attacked when things get dangerous in the palace.) Zhu Yuanzhang: “Grandson, why are you always thinking about Japan? We declared it a country we wouldn't conquer.” Zhu Xiongying: “Grandpa, there's a mountain of silver on that island in Japan!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “The wokou pirates have been causing trouble lately. I'll have Tang He take the navy to Japan and 6.3kReads8.3Score35014d adds
- 38 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Biao, So Make Me Emperor! 大明，家父朱标，求我当皇帝！ In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Ma, the love of Zhu Yuanzhang's life, suddenly passed away! Zhu Yuntong, the second legitimate son of Zhu Biao, had been raised by Empress Ma herself. Now he had lost the last person protecting him in the palace... Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang would soon unleash years of bloodshed across the Ming Dynasty without Empress Ma to restrain him, Zhu Yuntong cried out the first words he had spoken since arriving in the Ming: "Grandpa Emperor!" From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang 302Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 39 I Am the Way of Heaven: The Great Ming Sun-and-Moon Banner Shall Fly Across the World 朕即天道：大明日月旗，插遍寰宇 The blood-red setting sun shines over the land, and three centuries of humiliation are carved into our bones! Unwilling to let China sink into ruin, the will of Heaven tears through time at the empire’s final hour, possessing the drowning, dying Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao! Inside the court, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian holds sway. Outside, the Later Jin cavalry watches like a tiger waiting to pounce! Factional strife among the Donglin scholars drains the empire’s strength, while corrupt Sh 407Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Great Ming Hongwu: The Imperial Clan's Inventor 大明洪武：皇族发明家 Transmigrating as an unborn baby? Of course, the first thing to do is save your own mother. What? The System is an inventor system? Why not quietly be a prince and inventor? Sounds great to me. The emperor? Only a fool would take that job. 3.8kReads7.4Score15114d adds
- 41 Great Ming: From the Start, I Reclaim My Position as Crown Prince’s Heir! 大明：开局重登太孙之位！ After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, who was believed to have died long ago. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Come on, come back with me! You'll inherit the throne!” Zhu Xiongying: “Just like that? Don't we need to prepare and make plans?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “With me here, who dares lay a finger on my eldest grandson? I'll wipe out their entire clan!” Lan Yu: “Your Highness, your maternal grandnephew Lan Yu will be the sharpest blade in your hand from n 3.1kReads8.3Score15914d adds
- 42 I Host Emperors from Every Dynasty at the Zoo 我在动物园招待历代帝王 [The Myriad Worlds + Two-Way Portal + System + Zoo + Historical What-Ifs + Urban Fantasy] A world where animals have gone extinct. Qi Xia discovers that his bankrupt zoo has somehow opened a two-way portal and acquired a universal System. From then on, his home becomes a hub for exchanges between worlds. He saves Zhu Ying, and receives a tiger, a golden snub-nosed monkey, a Chinese domestic cat... He saves Empress Ma, and receives a peacock, a zebra, a Galapagos tortoise... Qin Shi Huang loses h 1.2kReads7.8Score13214d adds
- 43 Great Ming: Yongle Begs Me to Become Emperor 大明：永乐求我称帝 [Satisfying revenge] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Family bonds] After transmigrating, he becomes Zhu Zhanji, the Ming Dynasty's Crown Prince's eldest grandson. He reforms state policy, annexes Mongolia, turns vassal states into Ming horse ranches, and sails the seas to rake in silver. The nations all suffer under Zhu Zhanji, while the Ming grows ever stronger! Then, one year, Zhu Zhanji takes five thousand soldiers out to sea. In just one month, he conquers nine nations. The territory of the Min 312Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 44 Great Ming: Grandpa, You're Zhu Yuanzhang, and You're Taking Me Begging? 大明：爷爷你朱元璋，带我要饭？ [Transmigration, no System, comedic and scheming Truman Show life early on, reforming the Great Ming in the middle, and raising the Sun-and-Moon Dragon Banner across the world in the end] Good news: I’m alive! I’ve become a child, and nothing on my tricycle has gone missing. Bad news: I’ve transmigrated! I have no memories and no System. An old beggar wants to take me along to beg, and start a rebellion? In the fifth month of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, dressed as a begga 1.5kReads8.4Score10114d adds
- 45 Zhu Yuntong of Great Ming: I Brought Eight-Year-Old Zhu Xiongying Back to Life 大明朱允熥，把八岁朱雄英复活啦 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dies, leaving behind a Ming dynasty suddenly spiraling out of control. At this time, Zhu Yuntong is being oppressed by Lady Lü to the point where he can barely survive. Then an immortal appears in his dream, and Zhu Yuntong learns of his tragic fate: first confined under Jianwen, then again under Yongle, before finally dying a violent death. He refuses to accept it. He wants to live, so he begins cultivating immortal arts... By chance, he 524Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 46 Great Ming: Zhu Xiongying Has Arrived 大明：我朱雄英来了 Save Mom first, then Dad; after Grandma, save Grandpa! I was a researcher at a university institute in my previous life, and now I’m reborn as a holy grandson. Hongwu loves me like a treasure, and my family relies on me to change their fate. I love inventing and creating, and Grandpa lets me do whatever I want! We establish all kinds of research institutes, covering every field of science and medicine. Alcohol, glass, antibiotics: medical care takes a giant leap forward. Sweet potatoes and corn 13.2kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 47 Great Ming: Hailed as a Deity from Birth 大明：一出生就被当成了神仙 Modern young man Zhu Xiongying unexpectedly transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest grandson, Zhu Ying. Bound to a Chinese Zodiac System, Zhu Ying takes on fierce tigers and enemy invaders in the Ming Dynasty, saves Zhu Biao and Empress Ma, and builds a Ming Dynasty unlike any other. 7.3kReads6.4Score32714d adds
- 48 Great Ming: Grandson Ying, Ask Imperial Grandma to Ascend the Throne 大明：孙儿雄英请皇奶奶登基 [From the start + System + transmigration + history + wild imagination + scheming protagonist + original story + fanfiction] I have a distinguished name: Zhu Xiongying. I was raised in Kunning Palace from childhood. Even my father, Zhu Biao, couldn’t contest custody of me. I’m the Ming dynasty’s rightful third-generation heir and the apple of the Huai-Xi faction’s eye. But my mother died in the eleventh year of Hongwu. I died in the fifteenth year, and my imperial grandmother died that same year 853Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 49 Crown Prince Liu Ju of the Ming: My Father Is Zhu Yuanzhang 明太子刘据：我的老爹朱元璋 Part of the Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming series: The Crown Prince of Han, Liu Ju, Reincarnated in Zhu Biao He is Liu Ju, a lonely soul who has lingered for a thousand years. All his life, he wanted nothing more than to hear, “A father understands his son, and a son understands his father.” He is Zhu Yuanzhang, an iron-willed emperor who, in his later years, bears the pain of losing his son. When the soul of a crown prince from the Han dynas 2kReads8.6Score14114d adds
- 50 The Marxist Emperor of the Great Ming: Chongzhen’s Answer 大明马哲主义皇帝：崇祯的答卷 [Transmigrate + political intrigue + alternate history + struggle for supremacy] Watch as a modern Marxist, well-versed in the art of overthrowing dragons, prescribes the first powerful remedy for a Ming dynasty rotten to the core! He has an answer to deliver! I was a Marxism student in graduate school. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had become Chongzhen, the emperor who would hang himself on Coal Hill! With the treasury empty, political factions at each other's throats, and rebels ris 42Reads7.1Score—14d adds
