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- 51 A County Magistrate Fell from the Sky 天上掉县令 “Your Majesty! The last six magistrates appointed to Nantang County have all been murdered. Now no one dares accept the post. Please decide what to do!” “How were they killed?” “It's said to be connected to a poisoning case at a tavern.” “Who owns the tavern?” “A young scholar.” “If no one else will take the post, then make the scholar the magistrate!” “But...” And so the young man, a doctoral student from Huaxia who had transmigrated here, found himself a county magistrate... A year later, Nant 64.2kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
- 52 The Tang Autonomous Region 大唐自治区 Yang Xu, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty after an accident, bringing a System with him. Watch as he uses the System to build a modern city in the Tang dynasty and, with his help, leads it step by step to become the true center of the world. 6.4kReads8.5Score368Shelves
- 53 Three Kingdoms: A Million Troops, and You Call This an Ordinary County Magistrate? 三国：屯兵百万，你管这叫普通县令？ Lu Chuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era. With the help of a System, he turns a small village into a massive county town. He only wants to keep farming and develop agriculture, the economy, culture, and the military, but the warlords keep coming to find him. Cao Cao: If I can persuade Lu Chuan to enter public life, who in all the land could stop me? Yuan Shao: Get the gifts ready at once. I’m going to visit Mr. Lu Chuan in person. One cart of gifts isn’t enough? Make it ten! Liu Bei: Sec 5.3kReads7.5Score437Shelves
- 54 A Million Soldiers at My Command, and the Empress Comes Knocking with Her Child 屯兵百万，女帝带娃找上门 Lu Yuan transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty as a minor county magistrate. After five years of work, he turned a remote backwater into a modern city. He had planned to live like an independent, carefree little emperor. Then the empress showed up at his door with an adorable child, looking for a relative. Empress: “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your daughter?” “Wipe them out!” The empress asked again, “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your wife?” “Kill their en 634Reads7.7Score185Shelves
- 55 Your Majesty, the County Magistrate Is a Fake, and So Is the County Town 女帝，县令是假的，县城也是假的 [For readers of all ages] + [Humorous and fun] + [Cunning and unscrupulous] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Absolutely no melodrama] Empress Xiao Lingshuang unexpectedly arrives in an incredibly prosperous county town, where she stumbles upon a shocking secret. Not only is the magistrate a fake, but the entire county town is fake too. Gu Fei: “Fake or not, our goods are the real deal!” The people: “There’s one festival after another: Women’s Day, Goddess Day, Men’s Day... And there are holiday gift 29.6kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
- 56 Three Kingdoms: From County Magistrate of Xuzhou to Conquering the Realm 三国：从徐州县令开始争霸天下 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, he becomes a low-ranking county magistrate in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, but gains the Ultimate Promotion and Domination System! Starting as a county magistrate, he will conquer the world step by step! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a beginner's gift pack.] [Congratulations, Host, you have received the peerless God of War Li Jing, the renowned statesman Liu Bowen, and the supreme empress Wu Meier!] [Congratulations, Host, you have recei 1.7kReads8.5Score103Shelves
- 57 Great Ming: After Revealing I'm a Transmigrator, Old Zhu Falls Apart 大明：自曝穿越后，老朱心态崩了 After transmigrating to the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yuan had no choice but to reveal that he was a transmigrator. Old Zhu: “Since you say you're a transmigrator, then when will I die?” Lu Yuan: “Your Majesty, you'll die in the thirty-first year of Hongwu. You only have thirteen years left.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Oh, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will die before you. Your good grandson Zhu Yunwen will take the throne.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Zhu Yunwen wil 231Reads8.0Score104Shelves
- 58 Great Qin: On the Ancestral Dragon's Birthday, I Present Six-Flavored Emperor Pills 大秦：祖龙诞辰，我献六味帝皇丸 [Political intrigue] + [passionate] + [struggle for supremacy] + [ruthless] + [no System] Ying Zifeng, a graduate student in medicine, transmigrated to the Qin Empire and became the First Emperor’s fifteenth son. To avoid dying when the Qin Empire fell, Ying Zifeng decided to cling to the First Emperor’s coattails. On the First Emperor’s birthday, Ying Zifeng presented him with Six-Flavor Emperor Pills. Ying Zifeng: “This immortal elixir is called the Six-Flavor Emperor Pills. The six flavors re 10.4kReads8.6Score1kShelves
- 59 Great Tang: I Invited Li Er to Join Me in Rebellion from the Start 大唐：开局邀请李二一起造反 By a twist of fate, he transmigrated to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. With the advantages of a transmigrator, he should have easily married Li Lizhi, the eldest princess, risen to the highest ranks of government, and become a model transmigrator. Instead, reality slapped Ling Tian hard in the face: the powerful clans seized his business, and someone else took his place in the imperial exams. Just as Ling Tian was wondering whether to take a page from Huang Chao's book, his golden finge 25.4kReads7.7Score1.8kShelves
- 60 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Became a Poor Scholar 穿越到古代，我成了穷酸秀才 In his previous life, he earned doctorates in mechanical engineering and materials science. After transmigrating to ancient times, he became a penniless scholar despised by everyone. His family was at the end of its rope. Their land and house were mortgaged, the pantry was empty, and they were about to be left homeless. Fortunately, he had a market-trading System. Starting with just two coins, he began by making pickles and earning money to support his family. From there, he never looked back. D 6kReads8.6Score541Shelves
- 61 I Run a Planar Supermarket Along the Long March 我在长征路上开位面超市 [Patriotic story] [Easygoing everyday pace] Gao Miaomiao comes from a revolutionary family. During an undercover trip abroad to Myanmar, where she was injured by organ traffickers, she unexpectedly awakens a System. It lets her exchange items imbued with each customer's heartfelt wishes in random planes, then put them up for auction at the Myriad Worlds Auction House to upgrade the System. When she learns that the next plane is bound to the Long March route, Gao Miaomiao doesn't hesitate to hand 773Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 62 The Invincible Prince of Qin 无敌六王爷 [Farming + Lighthearted Comedy + Political Intrigue] Qin Feng transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty and became a prince ruling the frontier lands of Liao. After spending six years building his own ideal city, he planned to live the carefree life of a leisurely prince. But then his father, whom he had never even met, impersonated an imperial envoy and secretly slipped into Qin Feng’s fief. Coal, paved roads, apartment blocks, communal kitchens, and an ironworks! Confronted with this strange nor 15.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
- 63 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 18.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 64 The Great Tang Prince: Sent to His Fiefdom from the Start by Li Shimin 大唐皇子：开局被李世民赶去封地 After transmigrating to the Tang dynasty, Li You became Li Shimin's fifth son. Since Li You was always talking back to Li Shimin, the emperor sent him to Qi Zhou as its governor. Li You was overjoyed. Not only had he transmigrated into the body of a prince of noble birth, but he had also been sent to his fief from the start. Now no one would be there to keep an eye on him! This was an absolutely perfect opening! As for Li Shimin not giving him any money, was that really a problem? How could he f 12.3kReads8.6Score796Shelves
- 65 I Really Don't Want to Be the City Lord 我真不想当城主啊 Shen Mu accidentally transmigrates to a world where thousands of cities vie for supremacy and hundreds of races coexist. Forced by the System to become the unwilling lord of a declining city, he’s given an impossible mission! But then he discovers... The rarest of attribute masters can be produced in bulk in Tianxin City? One-of-a-kind legacies are given to everyone in Tianxin City? Even invincible powerhouses capable of destroying heaven and earth are rushing to Tianxin City to work as servants 3.5kReads8.7Score249Shelves
- 66 I Guarded the Frontier for Eight Years, and Now the Emperor Begs Me to Take the Throne 戍边八年，皇帝求我登基 Zhao Ding transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty and becomes Prince Yan, charged with guarding its borders. He has no grand ambitions. He doesn’t want to conquer the world or become emperor, afraid he’d die too soon. All he wants is to live freely on his fief as its little king. He walks his dogs, tends his flowers, flirts with his maids, and puts together some repeating crossbows and cannons to protect himself. He sends letters to the court complaining about how poor he is while developing h 1kReads8.2Score230Shelves
- 67 From the Start, I Stood in for the Emperor at His Wedding, Then Made the Act Real 开局替皇帝大婚，我假戏真做 [Beautiful heroine + decisive killer + playing dumb to fool the enemy + cunning] I had barely transmigrated when I was dragged into the imperial palace. It turned out that the emperor, who had indulged in music and pleasure since he was young, had suddenly become impotent! The emperor had no heirs, so on his wedding night, he actually made an unknown nobody like me stand in as his substitute? Whether I stick my head out or keep it tucked in, I’m getting chopped either way! After transmigrating a 3.2kReads8.9Score325Shelves
- 68 I Sing the Song of Mortals for You 吾为君吟凡人歌 [Male-Oriented, Transmigration, Fictional Setting, Farming, Everyday Life, Imperial Examinations, No System, No Golden Finger, Rural Life, Rustic Setting, One Heroine, Not a Power Fantasy] Lin Zezu, an ordinary nobody from Blue Star, transmigrates to the fictional Wu Kingdom. He arrives just as the original body's father, a scholar, dies of illness. Since the original body's birth mother was a brothel girl, his stepmother and eldest half-brother in the Lin family never treated him well. After Ma 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 69 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 35.4kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
- 70 After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后，我带边疆脱贫致富 Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain' 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 My Lord, It's Cold. Put on a Yellow Robe! 大人，天冷了加件黄袍吧！ Zhou Yi transmigrated to an ancient dynasty. As a transmigrator, he didn’t do anything particularly momentous. He simply made sure the laborers conscripted to repair the city walls got steaming bowls of rice porridge with pickled mustard greens every day, and that the border troops could enjoy braised beef noodles and pickled cabbage noodles. He also expanded the territory by a thousand li and captured the invading Xiongnu Chanyu along the way. Zhou Yi never imagined that his subordinates would 34.8kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
- 72 Great Tang: From the Start, I Inherited a Hundred Thousand Mu of Land 大唐：开局继承十万亩田 He transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era and inherits a hundred thousand mu of fertile land right from the start, along with two breathtaking child brides and a fortune in wealth. What’s more, he awakens the Great Figures System, which lets him gain the abilities of every great figure throughout history and even summon them to serve him? Just as Liu Bai is wondering how to enjoy his new life, Li Er arrives at his door with all his officials. What? His late father saved Li Er’ 12.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 73 Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣 [Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds 6kReads9.2Score614Shelves
- 74 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.3kReads9.1Score575Shelves
- 75 I Live Freely in My Fief, Yet They Call Me a Worthy Prince 我在封地逍遥，却被称贤王 [Alternate history + laid-back comedy + a real rascal!] As a prince, it's not unreasonable for me to have a fief of my own, is it? It's my fief, so I make the rules. That means I can do whatever I want, right? On my first day in the fief, I visited a brothel. On the second day, I went to a gambling den. Lost money at the casino? Absolutely impossible. Isn't it all my money anyway? Extorting wealthy merchants for protection money was just business as usual. Beggars lining the streets asking for a 31.8kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
- 76 The Emperor: A Young Man's Journey Through the Land 帝：山河少年行 By a twist of fate, Qin Ziyu obtained the Mo Bing Token and forged a bond with the Ancestral Dragon. Every step forward brought him into contact with secrets of an even higher order. Trapped in layer upon layer of intricate schemes, he presses on through an endless climb and game of wits, driving himself ever forward. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 78 Great Qin: What a Nasty Trick, the Ancestral Dragon Can Hear My Thoughts! 大秦：夺笋呐，祖龙偷听我心声！ [Hilarious + Wits and Wit] This book is mainly a comedy, with history playing a supporting role. It’s not a dry history textbook. Qin Shi Huang eavesdrops, then gets into a daily battle of wits and insults with the protagonist. If I don’t scam you, I’m letting you down. If I do scam you, I’ll profit at your expense. This book has only one purpose: to make readers laugh and starve the pandas. If it fails, then I guess I’m not good enough! 5.2kReads9.0Score496Shelves
- 79 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 55kReads8.8Score4kShelves
- 80 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 11kReads9.1Score777Shelves
- 81 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 6.2kReads8.8Score428Shelves
- 82 Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明，我给老朱当喷子的那些年 If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha 50.4kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
- 83 Run! Wei Zheng Is Bringing His Son to Court! 快跑，魏征扛着他儿子上朝了！ Year Seven of the Zhenguan era. A thunderous boom sounded in the sky, and I transmigrated into Wei Shuyu. As Wei Zheng's beloved son, shouldn't I help my father with his troubles? Li Shimin secretly hiding spending money? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to take a concubine? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to lead a personal campaign? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out... In short, whatever Li Shimin does, we oppose it. That's how you earn a reput 22.9kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
- 84 Great Qin: The Ruthless Chancellor, Whom the First Emperor Begs Not to Kill 大秦：最狠丞相，始皇求我别杀了 [Decisive and Ruthless + The Protagonist Is a Master Schemer + No Romance + Career-Focused Protagonist] After transmigrating into the Great Qin dynasty, Liu Bai rose straight to the position of Great Qin's Left Chancellor. From the start, he had seven thousand surrendered rebels buried alive. When he returned to Xianyang, everyone was sharpening their knives, ready to impeach the chancellor. Only then did they realize it was all just the beginning. “Your Majesty, Left Chancellor Liu Bai beat Zha 32kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
- 85 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves
- 86 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 228.3kReads9.5Score28.1kShelves
- 87 The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥 Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 156.4kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves
- 89 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 856Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 90 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score103Shelves
