Novels like Ming Dynasty, 1521
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- 1 I Am Emperor Zhengde, Zhu Houzhao 朕就是正德大帝朱厚照 I am Zhu Houzhao, the tenth emperor of the Great Ming. I will change the fate of the Great Ming and usher in an era unlike any the world has ever known. This vast and prosperous China, the Celestial Empire, commanding respect across the seas, with a wealthy nation and a strong people: that is what I will achieve. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Great Ming: I Got into the Wrong Sedan Chair, and the Zhengde Emperor Became My Brother-in-Law 大明：上错花轿，正德成了我舅哥 [No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Comedy + Transmigration] Chen Ziyu transmigrates to the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes the only son of the Earl of Pingjiang! He's a spoiled wastrel who's an expert at eating, drinking, womanizing, and gambling! The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself bound hand and foot. Under his father's iron fist, servants are dragging him off to get married! As luck would have it, he's caught up in the wedding of Princess Taikang, the Hongzhi Empero 14Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 3 Great Ming: I, Zhu Houzhao, Won't Be Emperor or Marry a Widow 大明：我朱厚照，不当皇帝，不娶寡妇 By accident, I transmigrated into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao. But I really don't want to be crown prince or emperor, cooped up like a pig in the prison that is the imperial palace. For freedom, for the goddess of my dreams, I refuse to become emperor. I won't become the Zhengde Emperor. I've decided to reform my dad and help him live to a hundred, ruling as emperor for ten thousand years. I'll make sure he has a house full of children, all fighting over the throne. Then I can take adva 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 All Under Heaven: Jiajing 1562 天下苍生：嘉靖1562 During the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, Gao Gong is promoted to Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate and sets out to bring down Yan Song, launching a vigorous campaign against corruption. To conceal his own corrupt dealings, Yan Song plays along with the court, hoping to put on a show for the Jiajing Emperor. He therefore sends Yan Maoqing, a deputy censor of the Censorate, to Zhejiang to fight corruption while keeping the situation under control, lest it spiral out of hand. In Chun’an, Zhe 85Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 5 The Enlightened Emperor 天启明君 A plane returning from North Africa crashes midway, and a stranger’s soul finds itself back three hundred years in the past! In the first year of the Tianqi era, Liaodong has fallen, the Donglin faction holds power, and the eunuch faction is ascendant. Decades of accumulated ills in the Great Ming have nearly all become terminal diseases. That same year, a soul that knows the pleasures of political power struggles takes the place of the young emperor Zhu Youxiao. From that moment on, the carriag 280Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 6 Zhu Cilang: Restoring Great Ming to Its Former Glory 朱慈烺：再造大明巅峰 A modern young man finds himself transported into the body of Zhu Cilang, the Ming dynasty crown prince, in the late Ming. When Beijing falls to Li Zicheng, Zhu Cilang and a eunuch disguise themselves as beggars and escape the city, changing the course of history. In Linqing, Zhu Cilang catches Liu Zeqing off guard, kills him, and seizes command of his troops. He rallies the army, marches south, and ascends the throne, giving the Southern Ming court a legitimate claim to power. Using his knowled 12Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 7 Great Ming: I Am the True Ruler of the Empire 大明：朕才是帝国之主 [Transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty]+ [Cautious in the Early Stages]+ [Ruthless in the Later Stages]+ [Leading a Rebellion Against Himself]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [No System]+ [No Cheats]+ [Read at Your Own Risk]+ [Antagonists Aren't Idiots]+ [Court Intrigue]+ [Nemesis of Corrupt Officials]+ [Expert at Confiscating Property]+ [Sweeping the Barbarians]+ [Discovering New Continents]+ [Ruling the World] In a dynasty where being emperor is a dangerous occupation, you transmigrate into the body of Zh 56Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 8 Great Ming: Starting in 1566 大明：从1566开始 In the final years of the Jiajing reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by internal troubles and external threats, sinking into a mire. Whether upright officials or corrupt ones, none could stop the empire’s foundations from crumbling. Beneath the dark clouds, a low-ranking Hanlin Academy clerk arrives in the turbulent year of 1566 with a brilliant ceremonial poem! 603Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 9 The Ming Dynasty's Ideal Son-in-Law 明朝好女婿 The setting is the final years of the Hongzhi era of the Great Ming. There is the kindhearted Hongzhi Emperor, the spirited and unconventional Zhengde, and a colorful parade of officials. Watch an ordinary modern man work his way through the worlds of romance and officialdom. 53Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 10 Zhengde's Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 正德日不落 Some say that Emperor Zhengde was fascinated by ingenious silverwork and eccentric gadgets, dabbled in unorthodox pursuits, and showed no respect for Confucius and Mencius. But they fail to see how the steam engine propelled the Ming forward, setting it on the path to capitalism and industrialization. Some say that Emperor Zhengde relied on corrupt officials, established tax offices, and used force to collect taxes, while the people suffered under a crushing burden of levies. But they fail to se 218Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 11 The Peaceful Liberation of the Great Ming 和平解放大明 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming, a band of defeated deserters fled Liaodong and made their way inside the Great Wall, heading west... Liu Song, who had transmigrated into this world, became a deserter with an uncertain future. Before long, he defeated a rival and became the leader of a battalion. He trained new recruits, became a bandit king, set up checkpoints, and plundered the gentry... Before he knew it, he had the means to contend for the realm and had become the 168Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Ming 1521: Dragon Abyss 大明1521：龙渊 Longyuan has three layers, and each one is an abyss. In the first month of the fourteenth year of Zhengde, Wu Jie, a physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, rested his fingers on the pulse of the Grand General and said two words: three years. The first layer cracked open, stretching outward from Xuanfu. The capital, Nanchang, and Anlu, the fissure ran beneath everyone’s feet. By lamplight, Yang Tinghe opened the imperial clan register, his brush pausing over the name of a thirteen-year-old bo 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Tutor 大明帝师 The unexpected transmigration of the Qianmen Sect's leader leaves him a servant at a brothel. He meets Zhengde, and the two become sworn brothers. He enters government service to help restore the nation. Entrusted by the emperor on his deathbed to care for his son, he vows to ensure that his sworn brother's child ascends the throne safely and peacefully. This is a lighthearted story, a tale of brotherhood, and a book full of political intrigue and schemes at court. My new novel, The Perfect Body 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Unorthodox Son of Heaven: Zhu Houzhao 大明天子离经叛道朱厚照 Not a wish-fulfillment novel! Not a wish-fulfillment novel! Root out corruption, execute corrupt officials, survey the land, ease the corvee burden, reform the army, crush the grasslands, and expand overseas. The life of Emperor Wuzong of Ming, Zhu Houzhao, must be rewritten. After unexpectedly transmigrating into the body of Emperor Zhu Houzhao, he still just wants to lie flat and spend his days eating, drinking, and having fun. Unfortunately... There are always troublemakers trying to harm You 228Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 15 The Flourishing Ming Dynasty 盛世大明 [Historical fiction contest] In the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Hou, whose soul had transmigrated into the Jiajing Emperor, sat regally on the Dragon Throne in his imperial robes, smashing walnuts with the imperial seal. Huang Jin put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Majesty, Chief Grand Secretary Yang is here!" "You idiot! Why didn't you say so earlier?" "..." On the northern frontier of the Great Ming, Anda Khan's forces had grown dramatically in power. As he attacked Xua 481Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 16 Great Ming: I Am Wanli's Father 大明：我是万历他爹 (No System + transmigration + history + reform and struggle + conquest) My father is the Jiajing Emperor. My son is the Wanli Emperor. My teachers are Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Xu Jie. My ministers are Hai Rui and Qi Jiguang. My name is Zhu Zaihou. I am the eleventh emperor of the Great Ming, the Longqing Emperor. I will change history. This time, no one will ever trample Huaxia underfoot again. We will never fall behind again. We will never miss out on the Age of Exploration again. Heaven bl 562Reads7.3Score105Shelves
- 17 Reborn: I Become a Prince in Great Ming 重生：我在大明当皇子 Zhu Ning accidentally transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes the “illegitimate son” his father has been keeping on the side! And his father turns out to be Emperor Hongzhi? Then the guy who calls himself his brother is... Zhu Houzhao? “I was going to get along with you as an ordinary person, but I’m done pretending. I’m a spoiled young master, and I’m coming clean!” (The original spoiled young master of the Ming dynasty) 471Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 18 The Ming Bandit 明贼 In the fourth month of the first year of the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty, a new recruit joins Marshal Mao's surprise attack on Zhenjiang. He has fought three thousand miles in a single campaign, and one sword can stand against a million soldiers. Steal a hook and you are executed; steal a kingdom and you become a marquis. A butterfly quietly flaps its wings, and the Dongjiang Army, the most formidable military force in the Ming Empire, quietly veers from its original course... 38Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor Taizong Wen 穿越大明之大明太宗文皇帝 In the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu era, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died in Yingtian. The succession was left unsettled, shaking the court and the country. Reborn as Zhu Yunton, the legitimate second son of Zhu Biao of the Ming dynasty, he has no System, no golden finger, and no tiresome romantic entanglements. He has no interest in romance. He’s fighting for the slimmest chance of survival. He promotes farming and builds up grain reserves in the fields, easing the people’s hardships and securing 2.1kReads8.8Score111Shelves
- 20 Ming Dynasty 1617 大明1617 What can a modern businessman do after transmigrating to Shanxi at the end of the Ming Dynasty? Will he become the leader of the Shanxi merchants? Will he grow richer than the state itself? Will he win over people, establish a council, and ultimately turn the Ming Dynasty into a vast joint-stock corporation? Will he form a merchant army, using profit to spur soldiers on and eventually gaining supreme power? It all unfolds in Ming Dynasty 1617, a story that approaches the Ming Dynasty from a merc 27Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 21 Great Ming: Jiajing Is My Brother 大明：嘉靖是我哥 To my elder brother, A letter from your younger brother, Lu Bin. The situation in Jiangnan has become as bad as it can possibly get. I feel as if I'm trapped in a mire, struggling to find a way out. First, the most obvious problem is the Japanese pirates. They come from the sea, made up of desperate men who call themselves ronin. They are poor and have no fear of death, so smuggling merchants hire them and bring them inland. The Jiangnan army is no longer fit for purpose. Its equipment has falle 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Use Modern Technology to Rule the World 穿越到明朝利用现代科技制霸全球 The capital falls, and Emperor Chongzhen hangs himself on Coal Hill, only to transmigrate to the modern era. He meets the lifelong friend bound to him by fate, then unexpectedly transmigrates back to the eve of the Ming dynasty’s fall along with friends from modern society. Using his knowledge of modern science, he builds a modern chemical industry from scratch, drives the Industrial Revolution forward, establishes a powerful modern army, and conquers the lands and seas. He forges a mighty empir 3.5kReads8.9Score264Shelves
- 24 Great Ming: From the Start, I Raid the Entire Court 大明之开局抄了满朝文武 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil. Within its borders, the rebel king was capturing city after city; beyond them, the Manchu barbarians watched like hungry wolves. The court was riddled with treacherous officials, while powerful clans ran rampant among the people... As civilization once again stood on the brink of being conquered by barbarism, Zhu Youjian, who had transmigrated from the future, held the crumbling empire together. With sheer for 603Reads6.7Score105Shelves
- 25 If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩 [Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn 2.2kReads8.9Score148Shelves
- 26 The Ming Chronicles: Emperor Hongzhi 大明录之弘治大帝 [Transmigration] [Decisive and ruthless] [Expanding the realm] [Wuxia] [Uncovering historical secrets] Protagonist: Zhu Youji He transmigrates into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's God of War. The Crown Prince of the Chenghua era is the eldest son of the Chenghua Emperor and the son of Consort Wan. This story sets history's regrets right, features brain-teasing political intrigue, and is a contest for supremacy. If you can figure out who the final villain is, the author concedes defeat. The Gr 140Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 27 A Farming Diary from the Late Ming Dynasty 明末种田日记 At Greenwater Academy, Li Qi only wants to clear land and farm, making sure his people have enough to eat. But the dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and a chaotic age is coming. To keep civilization from being buried, he has no choice but to fight back. Li Qi clears land, farms, builds ships and factories, digs canals, and raises an army, all for the sake of protecting himself. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Apocalypse Hunts the Bright 天启狩明 Ming history + no brainless plotting + no System + political scheming After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, he faces fierce enemies ravaging the borders and endless factional strife among the civil officials at home. With his father dead early and himself still a child, how will the fifteen-year-old emperor untangle the threads of a treacherous court and finally break through the deadlock...? 741Reads6.9Score107Shelves
- 29 Restoring the Ming Dynasty from Burma in Its Final Years 明末从缅甸开始复国 In 1659, the Great Ming dynasty was on the brink of collapse. The Qing army was bearing down on Yunnan, and the court was beset by troubles at home and abroad. But at that very moment, fate took a turn: the modern-day Zhu Youlang unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of the Ming dynasty’s Yongli Emperor, Zhu Youlang. With the powerful support of a tool called the Strongest Restoration System, he set about restoring the glory of the Great Ming. Zhu Youlang must not only face the Qing forces pu 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Chongzhen Must Not Die: I Lead the Great Ming to Global Dominance 崇祯不亡：朕带大明称霸全球 A university history student falls off a cliff and opens his eyes to find himself Emperor Chongzhen! By now, Li Zicheng's forces have surrounded Beijing, and the crooked tree on Coal Hill stands right before him. I refuse to hang myself! Abandon the capital and head south, establish my rule over Jiangnan, train a modern army, develop seafaring, crush Japan, and launch a northern campaign to reclaim our lands. Watch me save the dynasty from collapse and reshape the Ming, until all nations come to 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I, the Ming Emperor, Need Money! 我，大明天子，打钱！ [Wuxia Crossover] [Struggle for supremacy] [Dual storylines] [The martial world] [The imperial court] Zhu Sheng transmigrated. He became the emperor everyone envied. But this emperor was Jiajing. And this world wasn't right. This world had... Numerous dynasties, including Qin, Tang, and Ming. Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism... a hundred schools of thought contending. The Beggars' Sect, the Tang Clan, the Ming Cult... countless martial arts sects. Fortunately, after inheriting all of Jiajing's mem 18.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
- 32 I Vie with Jiajing for the Throne 我与嘉靖争皇位 He gets into a car accident on his way to the graduate school entrance exam interview and transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a seven-year-old cowherd from a remote village, the son of a landlord. He's all alone, with no one to rely on. He thinks this is how his life will be, until he discovers that his previous self was the illegitimate son of the Zhengde Emperor! After Zhengde dies, Zhang Yong, one of the “Eight Tigers,” comes to take him back to inherit 3.2kReads8.4Score180Shelves
- 33 The Great Ming’s Restorer, Emperor Tianshun 大明朝中兴之主，天顺帝 Zhu Qiyong, a loser from the 21st century, drowned his sorrows after a breakup. But in the middle of the night, he woke up needing to pee. He got up to relieve himself, slipped, and drowned in his own urine. He transmigrated as the son of Hu Shanxiang in the TV drama The Story of Minglan, and the elder brother of Zhu Qizhen, the Ming dynasty's famed God of War and a hostage in Wala. And so began a very different story of Minglan... 460Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Rewriting My Life 逆写人生 Lin Xiaobei, the female lead, is thrown out of her home by the scheming second female lead, Lin Xiyao. Then her boyfriend of ten years pushes her off a cliff. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates to the day before Lin Xiaobei returns to the Lin family. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.8kReads8.6Score139Shelves
- 36 The Ming Dynasty Can Still Be Saved 这个大明还能拯救 (Ming Dynasty + Ensemble Cast + Iron and Blood + No System + Emperor + Struggle for Supremacy + National Strength) A modern engineer transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yiyi, the eldest legitimate son of the Longqing Emperor, who died young. Faced with the impoverished Ming treasury, Zhu Yiyi has no choice but to propose reforms, mint silver coins, overhaul commercial taxes, and build a new army. He builds up his strength step by step, fights Altan Khan, opens maritime trade, conqu 8.5kReads8.5Score453Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 The Heavenly Khan, Beginning with Study Abroad in Oirat 天可汗，从留学瓦剌开始 Political intrigue + colonization + pioneering + expansion + war + the struggle for supremacy! No System! No dumbed-down characters! Decisive and ruthless! The Tumu Crisis: an axe is at his throat! Zhu Qizhen opens his eyes to find himself a prisoner of the Oirats, with the throne about to pass into someone else's hands. With no golden finger to bail him out, he can only rely on his learning to “study abroad” on the steppe... Tame the unruly tribes and become lord of the steppe; lead an elite ca 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 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? 21.3kReads8.4Score2kShelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 The Great Ming Sage Emperor 大明圣皇 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he lies low for two years, then launches his late-Ming career with a major case. On land, he is invincible. He builds a Ming navy and drives off armed merchant ships, becoming unstoppable at sea. This is my Ming Dynasty, and I am its Holy Emperor. 168Reads8.1Score139Shelves
- 42 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! 3.9kReads8.8Score272Shelves
- 43 Late Ming Chongzhen: I Deserve the Temple Name Shengzu 明末崇祯，朕当得起圣祖庙号 Zhu Bao'an is reborn. He never expected to become the Chongzhen Emperor. He's doomed now. Fortunately, it's the first year of the Chongzhen reign, so there's still hope. Watch him rebuild the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Eastern Depot, killing not a single loyal minister and sparing not one treacherous official. He takes charge of the economy, politics, and military, and makes sure all three are strong. Hong Taiji: "That brat Zhu Youjian fights dirty, always going for my kidneys. And now he has 972Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 44 Returning to the Ming Dynasty to Rule as Regent 回大明摄政 A paragon of brotherly love in the imperial family, the wise counselor of Emperor Mingwu, the new ruler of the Golden State, Wang Yangming's guide, the architect of the westward expansion, the man who controlled the court for decades, the most powerful man beneath the throne, a towering genius of invention, the helmsman of new sea routes, and the Great Ming's emperor in all but name. 8.3kReads8.8Score656Shelves
- 45 Great Ming: I'm the Richest Man in the World 大明：全球我最富 Zhu Yijun: “What? You think you can bully me because I’m young? Qi Jiguang, chop that dog of an official down. Hai Rui, give his family fortune a thorough investigation...” Zhu Lei, an astronaut who somehow ended up in the Ming dynasty, can barely contain his delight at finding himself surrounded by a host of capable ministers: Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhang Siwei, Wang Xijue, Wang Jiaping, Shen Shixing, and Gao Yi. And among the generals: Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Li Chengliang, Liu Xian, 3.6kReads8.5Score200Shelves
- 46 The Sun and Moon Shine Anew: Restoring the Great Ming's Realm 日月重光：重整大明河山 (No melodrama, no brainless characters, no power fantasy, no System, and no invincible protagonist. Readers who only want clean, wholesome content or are bothered by it should proceed with caution.) His soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, the Ming dynasty’s imperial grandson, at the end of the Ming. He faces the consecutive deaths of the Wanli and Taichang emperors, the Red Pill Case, the Palace Transfer Case, the Donglin faction, and the Little Ice Age, while the catastrophic defeat at Sarhu, 5.3kReads8.3Score236Shelves
- 47 Emperor Zhengde 正德大帝 In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, the Ming dragon flag was still hemmed in by the Great Wall and the coastline. But Zhu Houzhao, returned from the dead after falling into the water, is going to plant that dragon flag across the globe! In the north, Mongol cavalry raid the passes year after year? I’ll train a modern army and sweep the steppes with firearms and artillery, turning the Mongol grasslands into Ming grazing grounds! In the southeast, Japanese pirates and sea raiders harass the coast? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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 5.8kReads8.7Score329Shelves
- 49 Iron-Blooded Ming: One Man's Fury Stains the Land with Blood 铁血大明丶匹夫一怒血溅山河 Dear readers: Are you tired of late-Ming power fantasies where the protagonist's domineering aura sweeps over everyone from the start, recruiting famous ministers and fierce generals without a thought, then settling down to farm safely in a garrison? Great! This time, let's take the hard road instead, and write a tale of blood and battle for men of grit! The third year of Chongzhen, fifth month. The year 1630. A severe drought grips northern Shaanxi. A thousand miles of scorched earth, bones exp 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Flames of War in the Wanli Era 万历烽火 A detailed portrayal of the imperial examinations; the brutal Battle of Sarhu! A grand war brought vividly to life; thunderous horns and drums, whistling arrows and keen points; stinging sand in every face, skin torn and bones broken; corpses strewn along the banks of Jugang, blood filling the passes in the Great Wall! A tender, heartrending love, like a song that lingers through the years! Emotions as poetic as a lover’s warm hand, gently stroking eyes clouded by rain; a quiet parting, soft as 103Reads—Score—Shelves
