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- 101 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
- 102 Ming Secrets: The Worthless Rule the Land 大明秘闻，刍狗当道 [Schemes and Intrigue] [Dark Power Struggles] [Imperial Palace Secrets] [The Shifting Nature of Humanity] [No System, Not Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Idiots, No Dumbing Down] The Zhu Ming Dynasty was once the world's wealthiest, strongest, and most populous feudal dynasty, ruled by absolute imperial authority with power balanced to perfection. But the Zhu Ming Dynasty also bore every sign of an impending dynastic collapse: land seized into the hands of a few, the treasury in ruins, border threats 2.1kReads8.8Score17414d adds
- 103 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明：家兄朱厚照 The Hongzhi Restoration is underway, and Zhu Houzhao is coming of age. Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu are sharpening their blades, preparing for the imperial examinations. A Little Ice Age is just around the corner, and a long, bitter cold is about to ravage the land. Li Mu has spent years building his own earthly paradise. He'd originally planned to live out his days there as a carefree little emperor, but then Zhu Houzhao, the landlord's silly son, showed up... 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 104 Great Ming: I'm in the Hongwu Era, and I'm Wild as Hell 大明：身在洪武，我狂的一批 The man standing before you is Empress Ma's godson, Zhu Biao's good friend, the beloved son-in-law of Lan Yu and others, Zhu Xiongying's mentor, and Old Zhu's lifelong nemesis. The twelfth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the air was still sweet. Fang Jingzhi came staggering from the Qinhuai River, leaning against the wall, intent on hearing all the juicy gossip about Lan Yu and Old Zhu. But he never imagined that the Old Zhu f 1.3kReads8.4Score—14d adds
- 105 Transmigrating to the Great Ming to Become an Emperor Who Runs a Business 穿越大明当个老板皇帝 In the ninth month of the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty welcomed an emperor who ran the country like a business: Zhu Youxiao. (This book has no internet conspiracy theories.) But this boss had a bit of a temper. As soon as he transmigrated, Li Xuanshi tried to stop him from meeting his ministers? He personally smashed a eunuch to death, walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and put an end to the Palace Transfer Case. He didn’t know how to be an emperor on his first day on the throne? 20.9kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
- 106 My Great Ming, Ruling Three Thousand Miles! 我的大明，纵横三万里！ (The rating just came out! It’ll go up!) With a computer in tow, he transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and starts out as Zhu Xiongying, eldest son of Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince acting as regent. Knowing how history unfolds, he understands that both he and the empire are already surrounded by crises. The vassal princes are everywhere. How can he turn the tide? Corrupt Confucian scholars are ruining the country. How can he root them out? Zhu Xiongying’s answer is just one word: fight! Build fac 5.8kReads7.5Score49514d adds
- 107 Growing Powerful from the Rank of a Battalion Commander in the Late Ming 明末从千户开始做大做强 Han Xi transmigrated to the end of the Ming dynasty. Thanks to his father's efforts, he managed to become a battalion commander in the garrison. But the garrison was only a few dozen miles from where Huang Taiji would first enter the Pass, making the area extremely dangerous. Fortunately, Han Xi had the [Salary System], and the timeline was still early. The Wanli Emperor had only recently died. Han Xi still had plenty of time to quietly build up his strength. 9.3kReads7.8Score55814d adds
- 108 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
- 109 The Iron Cavalry of Liaodong 辽东铁骑 In the winter of 1580, when Nurhaci scattered his grandfather’s ashes into the Hun River with his own hands, Li Chengliang was at a training ground a hundred miles away, shooting a rebel general through the throat with a single arrow. The frigid land of Liaodong had always believed in one law: the strong prey on the weak. Li Chengliang, a descendant of a military family who had yet to make his mark even as he approached forty, finally saw his fortunes turn while his wife and children went hungry 392Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 110 Fighting for the Realm in the Late Ming Dynasty 我在明末争天下 The Great Ming Dynasty is engulfed in flames of war, its lands falling into enemy hands. Prince Ying, Zhu Youju, rises from Jiangnan to turn the tide, build an elite army, vie for supremacy over the Central Plains, reclaim the realm, and usher in a new golden age for the Ming! 3.9kReads8.4Score20614d adds
- 111 Ming Dynasty Overseas Soldier: Slapping Chongzhen from the Start 大明海外悍卒：开局掌掴崇祯 [Alternate History] + [Parallel World] + [Great Ming] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines] On the nineteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a white silk noose atop Coal Hill was about to bring an era to an end. Just as Chongzhen kicked away the stone he was standing on, a lowly soldier from a Great Ming overseas garrison teleported back and slapped him across the face! “Die? Who gave you permission to die?!” “Dying is easy. The hard part is living to fight the Q 3Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 112 Hegemonic Ming: My Industrial Age 霸明：我的工业时代 I am Zhao Zhiwei, the godfather of the Ming Dynasty. In this troubled era, I set off an industrial revolution and changed the fate of the dynasty. I am both mentor and friend to the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao. I call the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian my brother, though we are constantly at odds as well. Of course, the Ming Dynasty has plenty of enemies: the Jurchens, who covet the throne; the Donglin faction, whose empty talk harms the nation; corrupt nobles and gentry who infest the land; a 2.5kReads8.4Score17314d adds
- 113 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Reborn as the Yongli Emperor at the End of the Ming, I'm Back Again 重生明末永历帝，朕又回来了 Only after dying once do you learn who would die for you, and who wants you dead. Only after being reborn do you understand that being emperor isn't about sitting on the dragon throne. It's about bearing the weight of an empire. On the first day of my reign, I issued these orders: Open the maritime trade ban and exchange with the red-haired barbarians for firearms. Put an end to empty talk. Add practical firearms examinations to the imperial civil service exams. Secretly order Li Dingguo to head 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Great Ming Imperial Grandson: Old Zhu Overhears My Thoughts and Breaks Down in Tears 大明皇孙：老朱偷听我心声哭懵了 [Early Hongwu Era + Hearing Inner Thoughts + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Not Historically Rigorous + No System + Not a Tyrant] A modern orphan from the Zhu family is reborn in the womb as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying. He is about to face a father who dies young, a mother who dies young, a grandmother who dies young. Will I die young too? Baby Zhu Xiongying has no cheat abilities, so all he can do is quietly draw up a list in his mind: five years of self-rescue, three years of pr 4.9kReads7.9Score45014d adds
- 116 The Qin Prince of Great Ming: Starting by Stealing Xu Miaoyun 大明秦王，从截胡徐妙云开始 The man standing before you possesses the bearing of a dragon and phoenix, the majesty of the sun and sky, a magnificent countenance, and an extraordinary bone structure. He is Grand Commander of the Ming Five Armies Command, Commander of the Imperial Guards, General of the Southern Campaign, Grand General of the Northern Campaign, Governor of the three southwestern provinces, and Viceroy of the six southeastern provinces. He is also a Grand Secretary of the Wen Yuan Pavilion and concurrently Mi 25.8kReads7.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 117 The Young Overlord of the Late Ming 明末小霸王 All proceeds from this book will go to charity. I transmigrated to the Ming dynasty? Where’s my golden finger? Where’s my System? At the very least, couldn’t I have transmigrated as the Chongzhen Emperor? But no, you send me to some remote backwater. Let’s see how Wang Jingyue rises to power amid the chaos of the late Ming dynasty! Genghis Khan: Where have all my warriors of the steppe gone? Li Zicheng: Where has my rebel army gone? Hong Taiji: Bandits, thieves, they even snatched women! My belo 12Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 118 Great Ming: From Humble Beginnings to Duke of the Highest Rank 大明：从寒门到超品公爵 Lin Wenyuan, a modern scholar of Ming history, died suddenly and awoke in Suzhou in the fifth year of Hongzhi, inhabiting Shen Yan, a penniless orphan whose parents were dead and who was near death with a raging fever. From the start, he was caught in the great Su-Song flood recorded in the history books. He used a dream from his “father” to report the disaster, traded his mother’s keepsakes for food, and plugged the walls with plant ash. Even in desperate straits, his talent began to shine. At 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Zhu Cilang: I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince of a Fallen Dynasty! 朱慈烺：我不做亡国太子！ Lighthearted + political intrigue + war + passionate action + no System + no brainless decisions! See how he manipulates the levers of power and wins people’s hearts, outwits civil officials and military officers, and crushes every rival faction! See how he develops the economy and technology, trains his troops into a powerful army, conquers the world, and builds a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets! If they go to war, then their nations will be destroyed and their people wiped out! 4.8kReads8.7Score37114d adds
- 120 Wu Zetian Comes to the Great Ming: I Shall Uphold Its Three-Century Legacy 武后临明：朕扶大明三百年 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil, its collapse seemingly just around the corner. The legendary female emperor Wu Zetian transmigrated into the body of Empress Zhou. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beset by troubles at home and abroad, surrounded by enemies on all sides. She did not rule from behind the curtain or meddle in state affairs. As empress, she advanced one careful step at a time: She built armies of warrior monks and established 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Great Ming: I Became Zhu Yuanzhang's Beloved Son 大明：我成了朱元璋好大儿 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Tao just wants to live quietly as a wealthy gentleman. Unexpectedly, he mistakes Zhu Yuanzhang for his real father, while Zhu Biao becomes his distant cousin. “Dad, something big is going to happen at court soon. Hu Weiyong will probably be eliminated by the emperor, so be careful.” “Cousin, you look frail and weak. I'm afraid you won't live much longer.” “What? You want me to hand over the potatoes I planted? No rush. Let's wait until Zhu Di rebels 5.9kReads8.6Score32414d adds
- 122 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 1.3kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 123 Great Ming: I Am a Founding Prince, and I Oppose the Enfeoffment System 大明：我，开国王爷，带头反对分封制 Transmigrated into the founding Prince of Roasted Chicken of the Great Ming, Zhu Bai had just one goal at first: to keep his head down and lie low in an era full of extraordinary people. Then, by accident, he became the regent at Old Zhu’s side. By accident, he beat a treacherous chief minister to death. By accident, he became the richest man in the Great Ming. Hold on, he really just wanted to coast through life! What does Old Zhu mean by saying he’s better suited to be emperor than Zhu Biao?! 610Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 124 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yuntong, and This Is the Xuanwu Gate Incident 大明：我朱允熥，玄武门之变 [Ming Dynasty] [Conquer the World] [No System] Modern-day Zhu Yuntong obtains a mysterious dragon-shaped jade pendant and transmigrates into the body of Zhu Yuntong during the Hongwu era. “Since I’ve transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Yuntong, I must change history, seize the supreme throne, and usher in an era of my own.” “It is now the eighth month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. Less than a month remains before that good-for-nothing Zhu Yunwen is named Crown Prince. There’s no tim 2.8kReads8.5Score14314d adds
- 125 EN Reborn as Zhu Yunwen: Forging a Mighty Ming 大明：我重生成了朱允炆 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang passed away. Zhu Yunwen, the imperial grandson with a soul from a later age, ascended the throne! “Since I've become the Son of Heaven of the Great Ming, then... sorry, Zhu Di, you'll just have to be a capable minister who brings peace to the realm!” “Let's set up a cabinet, build a military academy, open a state-owned bank, develop the commercial tax system, and make nine years of compulsory education universal...” “Send Zheng He to S 42Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 126 A Hero of the Seas at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末之海上雄师 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Tartars repeatedly raided the borders. The Central Plains were engulfed in war, and the Ming court had lost control of the southeastern coast and its maritime power. The empire was on the brink of collapse. Tang Xuezhi, a marine of the Huaxia Empire, transmigrated by accident to the chaotic end of the Ming Dynasty, where he became the son of the great pirate Yan Siqi. Hunted for no reason, he went on to pacify the coastal frontier, fight the 5.7kReads8.2Score58514d adds
- 127 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.6kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 128 Don't Panic, Great Ming, I'm Here to Save You! 大明别慌，我来救你！ This is a race against the inertia of history. With plans far ahead of his time, a modern soul changes the course of an empire's collapse. Watch as he transmigrates into the Chongzhen era, revives Huaxia, and ensures the lands of the Great Ming endure forever! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Zhu Youjian: Taking Taizu to Crush the Jingnan Rebellion, No Big Deal, Right? 朱由检：带太祖去靖难，没逝吧？ [Sixteen Eras of the Great Ming]+ [A Loving Father and Filial Son]+ [The Great Ming at Its Peak]+ [Dynasties Across the Heavens]+ [The protagonist faces no hardships, only smooth sailing] After transmigrating into the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian gains the ability to travel through sixteen eras of the Great Ming. With the rebel forces already entering the capital, things are disastrous from the start. Zhu Youjian steels himself and heads to the “Hongwu Era” to persuade his ancestor, Zhu Yuanzh 696Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 130 The Splendor of the Great Ming 大明风流 In the final years of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty, land annexation is rampant and tensions across the empire are building. Internal power struggles are raging, while enemy forces are invading and war flares along the borders. The empire is on the brink of a crisis from both within and without. A modern man transmigrates as one of the Ming dynasty's most powerful imperial relatives. He expects to enjoy a life of comfort and luxury, but instead fate has him executed at the Western Market 568Reads8.7Score10914d adds
- 131 Modern Cadre: I Play Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty 现代干部：朕在明朝玩权斗 The Hongzhi Restoration left problems piling up. The treasury was in the red, with deficits year after year! Land was swallowed up by the powerful, and displaced people rose in rebellion! The military was weak, and the Tartars threatened the border! Civil officials grew too powerful and challenged imperial authority. With troubles at home and abroad and the dynasty on the brink of collapse, Zhu Shou became the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao. To struggle against Heaven is a joy without end. To strugg 5.5kReads7.4Score38414d adds
- 132 Late Ming: My Escape Begins with the Songjin Campaign 明末：从松锦大战首逃开始 [No System] + [Passionate] + [Conquest] + [Late Ming] In 1641, the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Battle of Songjin, the Ming dynasty's final struggle for the fate of the nation, ended in a crushing defeat. Wang Chen, son of the first general to flee, refused to be made the scapegoat. Leading the remaining troops, he set out to change history and defy fate. Watch as he turns the tide, saves a collapsing empire from ruin, rescues the realm from disaster, repels the rebels within, and 10.8kReads8.5Score97414d adds
- 133 Late Ming: Becoming Emperor Was Never My Wish 明末：称帝非我愿 [No System + No Cheat Abilities + Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wang San, worn down by society and working grueling 24/7 shifts, becomes another Wang San, a villager in Baishui County, Shaanxi, near the end of the Ming dynasty. A terrible famine strikes, and people resort to eating one another. Wang San is frail and sickly, on the verge of becoming someone else’s meal, when his brother Wang Er comes charging back and saves him. As Wang San leaves with Wang Er, he discovers that his brother is well-c 5.7kReads8.7Score33014d adds
- 134 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
- 135 The Most Dangerous Job: Transmigrate to the Late Ming as Chancellor 最危险的工作：穿越到明末当宰相 #Historically Researched #No System, Just a Comeback #Industry Saves the Nation Help! A cultural relic restorer has barely transmigrated when the Chongzhen Emperor hands him a delicate young princess: “Li Zicheng will be at the city gates in three days. Hurry and get her out of here!” Me: ??? I restore artifacts. I can't restore a script about a fallen dynasty! Luckily, while restoring artifacts, I saw the secret behind the Tianqi explosion, which led me to a formula for silver gunpowder! I 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I Am the Great Ming’s Sagely Founder! 崇祯十七年：朕乃皇明圣祖！ He transmigrates back to New Year’s Eve in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. The Ming dynasty is on the verge of collapse, officials are corrupt, rebel armies press on, and the Manchus watch like tigers poised to pounce. In his previous life, he governed diligently for seventeen years, only to become the ruler who lost his country. In this life, Zhu Youjian will endure no more! Confiscate corrupt officials’ fortunes to raise a million soldiers’ pay; Take in the refugees outside the city and put —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Last Loyal Minister of Chongzhen's Ming Dynasty 大明崇祯最后的忠臣 [Late Ming Dynasty + transmigrate + no System + passionate + lighthearted comedy] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the empire is on the brink of collapse. Though I, Li Shi, hold a lowly position, that does nothing to diminish my wholehearted devotion to my country. I still love Emperor Chongzhen, even though many people say he is arrogant and self-willed, suspicious and distrustful, hot-tempered, and cold-hearted... But this very “foolish ruler” you all talk about made me, Li Shi, G 5.9kReads8.9Score30414d adds
- 138 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
- 139 While Chongzhen Hangs from a Tree, I Head South and Restore the Ming with My Roommates 崇祯挂树我南渡，带室友重振大明 [No System + multiple transmigrations + slow burn + drive out the northern barbarians + colonize the world] (This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel or pseudo-history. If you want wish fulfillment, look elsewhere. And to those who push pseudo-history, please use your brains and stop believing marketing accounts.) The sun and moon never lose their proper course, so though they may be obscured, they shine again! In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emper 129Reads—Score10414d adds
- 140 Jiajing's Second-Generation Emperor: My Great Ming Rules the World! 嘉靖的帝二代：我大明天下无敌啊 He transmigrates and becomes Zhu Zai Zhen, the Jiajing Emperor’s fourth son, Prince Jing. Jiajing: What? I told you to fight the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and you conquered Japan? Jiajing: What? I told you to provide disaster relief, and the more you give, the more money the treasury has? Jiajing: No more fighting! Everywhere I look, it’s all Ming territory! 4kReads8.8Score27614d adds
- 141 Adou: I Am the Jianwen Emperor 阿斗：我为建文大帝 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, A Dou slowly came to. “I'm emperor again? Great, now I can play cricket again.” “Abolish the vassal states? Those are my own uncles. Would they really hurt me?” “Waaah, I miss my Chancellor so much. Life without him is unbearable.” 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Late Ming: Returning to the Ming Dynasty as Crown Prince! 明末：回到大明当太子！ [Reborn in the womb as the last crown prince of the late Ming + no System + scheming + seizing power + thrilling military action + harem + firearms technology + expanding the realm + ruling the world] [A slow-burn story with no System. Nothing happens overnight. Childhood moves along quickly, with only major historical milestones covered.] [This is not a System story or quick transmigration. He won't instantly become invincible and rule the world without a thought. Read with care. The characters 239Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 143 Great Ming's First Female Marshal 大明第一女军侯 She was the peerless woman warrior of the Great Ming, riding a thousand miles along the road of loyal souls. Standing six feet one inch tall, she defeated the Qing armies and crushed the bandit rebels, earning great renown for her loyalty and courage to the Wei family and the state. She was the only woman in history to be honored with a separate biography as a celebrated general of a dynasty in the official histories. She humbled Dorgon and fought bloody battles against Hong Taiji. Her beauty wa 332Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Great Ming: Quick! Tie Me Up and Deliver Me to the Imperial Grandson 大明：快！把朕绑了给皇太孙送去 A corporate drone from the twenty-first century transmigrated to the Ming dynasty, into the body of Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Biao's legitimate son. In his previous life, he was squeezed dry by his boss, stuck working either 996 or 007, and exhausted every day like a dog. This time, he decided to lie flat and enjoy life! But his identity made it impossible to lie flat. “Your Majesty, this is terrible! The Crown Prince's eldest son has rebelled!” “What?” “Quick...” “Your Majesty, don't worry. The Imperi 8.6kReads8.2Score61914d adds
- 145 The Rise of the Clans 阀明 During the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire teetered on the brink of collapse. In the heartland, rebels crossed south from Mianchi, sweeping across the land like a flood bursting through a dam, with starving people caught in the torrent. In Liaodong to the north, the Later Jin repeatedly broke through the frontier, crossing the Great Wall to plunder at will. Mighty China could not muster a single general able to stand against them. The vast realm was on the verge of ruin, and the he 15.4kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 146 Justice in Jinling 金陵昭雪 [No Golden Finger] [Historical Mystery] [Political Intrigue] [War] In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the eve of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Crown Prince's eldest son, Zhu Yunwen (Wang Wen), opens his eyes to find a stranger's gaze staring back from inside the Hall of Martial Valor. The deadly Jingnan Campaign is drawing near. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's cold body, he vows to defy the so-called “inevitable mandate of Heaven”: Crush the Jingnan Campaign and challenge fate! Through one setback an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Ming Prince: I’ll Found a Nation Overseas 大明藩王：我要海外建国 He transmigrates into Zhu Yiliu, Prince Lu during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Dowager Li has just rebuked the Wanli Emperor and demanded that Prince Lu be made the new ruler. Zhu Yiliu falls from his horse and lapses into a coma. After waking, he can't shake the feeling that the Wanli Emperor wants him dead, so he plans to build a ship and take a group of people to hide in the Nanyang, putting some distance between himself and the Manchu barbarians, who will arrive before long. Bu 1.4kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 148 Great Ming: To Save My Own Skin, I'll Build an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 大明：为保命我要打造日不落王朝 [Ming Dynasty + Reborn + National Destiny + Historically Grounded + Power Fantasy + Power Struggles + Big Ideas] Reborn Xie Haoyu becomes the disciple of a disheveled Daoist. He studies Daoist arts, martial arts, and medicine. At the foot of Mount Wudang, Xie Haoyu sets up a fortune-telling stall: [I can see the past and know all that has happened, and calculate the future six hundred years ahead.] By chance, he tells Zhu Yuanzhang’s fortune. Thanks to his keen insight into economics and currenc 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Great Ming's Lord of the Seas 大明镇海王 [Ming dynasty, soul transmigration, saving the Crown Princess, saving Zhu Ying, saving Zhu Biao, saving Empress Ma, saving Xu Da, saving Lan Yu] Zhang Wuxian transmigrates to the eleventh year of Hongwu. He plans to lie flat and do nothing, but his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder won’t let him tolerate anything “illogical,” so he has to fix it all. Even more absurdly, he has a System in his head that automatically provides solutions and supplies every time his compulsions flare up, and it d 2.4kReads—Score19314d adds
- 150 I Refuse to Be an Emperor Who Dies Within a Month 老子不当一月就死的天子 Zhu Changluo, the timid and overlooked eldest prince of the Ming Dynasty, sees on a wall in a secluded side hall of Jingyang Palace the fate awaiting him: he will ascend the throne and die a month later, along with visions of the Ming Dynasty's collapse… 55Reads—Score—14d adds
