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- 51 Your Majesty! That's Not How You Use the System 皇上！系统不是这样用的 [The rating just came in. Who knows if it'll go up later?] Zhou Dian accidentally castrates himself and dies! The next moment, he transmigrates and becomes the Chongzhen Emperor! From the start, he's supposed to perform a high-wire act from the crooked tree on Coal Hill. His loyal eunuch Wang Cheng'en clings tightly to his leg, weeping and shouting, “Your Majesty, don't be afraid! This servant will give you a hand!” Zhou Dian: “...” Luckily, the [Life Restart] System comes online! Other people s 1.6kReads8.1Score16514d adds
- 52 A Life Adrift, Yet Ever Faithful to You 浮生不负卿 A Floating Life, True to You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Return of the Apocalypse: The Iron-Blooded Great Ming 天启回归之铁血大明 The Tianqi Emperor of the Ming, Zhu Youxiao, died after seven years on the throne, his whole body swollen, leaving posterity with an unsolved mystery. Yet after experiencing four lifetimes and three lives in death, Zhu Youxiao was miraculously reborn in the days before his accession. He was no longer the clever, timid, and, above all, absurd Zhu Youxiao he once was. He had become decisive, unyielding, and iron-willed. He raised the steel blade in his hand, ready to fight Heaven and plague, to sl 1.4kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 54 The Secret Song 秘宋 Serious synopsis: The protagonist transmigrates back to the Song Dynasty. He can't smelt steel or make glass, and this poor liberal arts graduate struggles to get by in the Northern Song era. But his heart burns with unflagging passion. Drawing on what he knows about espionage from the age of information overload, he insists on reforging China's blade for all the people of the realm! 1.5kReads8.5Score14914d adds
- 55 Back in the Ming Dynasty as a Teacher 回到大明当老师 What happens if you transmigrate to the start of the Jianwen reign and marry Fang Xiaoru's daughter? You get skinned alive, that's what. No way. I need to head north and find a powerful patron, then get close to Zhu Di. I used all the tricks I knew to cheat and con my way into his trust. I handed that little demon of a daughter over to Guo Yu to look after, then took her out and made her mine. Once you've made a mistake, that's the best protection for your life. Zhu Zhanji was handed over to me 40Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 56 Great Sui: Li Shimin and I Fight for the World 大隋，我和李世民争天下 [Conquest of the Central Plains] [The Sage of War] [Rising to Power by Fighting the Turks] [A Career-Focused Story] [Conquest at the End of the Sui Dynasty] Li Ce, a modern military strategist, finds his soul transported into the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty. Armed with the ultimate wisdom of The Art of War and On Protracted War, he raises the banner of "win before fighting" and practices the art of "subduing others through diplomacy and strategy." Rising from humble beginnings, he rec 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Transmigrating as Zhu Cilang, I Borrow Ten Thousand Soldiers from the First Emperor from the Start 穿越朱慈烺，开局向太祖借十万兵 Meng Yun unexpectedly transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as its last crown prince, Zhu Cilang. It is 1644, and Li Zicheng’s army will soon arrive at the capital. Just as Zhu Cilang has no idea what to do, he suddenly obtains the strongest Dynasty-Lending System, and instantly finds his feet. From then on, Zhu Cilang borrows five thousand years from the past and five thousand years from the future. Whether it’s technology, military equipment, soldiers, talent, or people’s livelihoods, he can tra 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 My Father Is the Yongle Emperor 我爹是永乐大帝 Shameless scholars say Zhu Di succeeded through luck, thanks to a freak gust of wind on the battlefield. They say Jianwen ordered, “Do not let me incur the crime of killing my uncle.” They say Li Jinglong was the first great war god of the Da Ming. They say that if Lan Yu had not died, Zhu Di would never have dared to rebel. They say Tie Xuan beat Zhu Di badly, they say Ping An beat Zhu Di badly, and they say Zhu Di only made it into Nanjing because he kept losing but was lucky... They say Zhu D 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Late Ming: My Dad Won't Listen, So My Ancestors Will Step In! 明末：我爹不听话，祖宗会出手！ The Sixteen Ming Emperors, Nuclear-Harmonious Family, Old Zhu and His 1,382-Year-Old Rattan Cane, The Ming-Qing Showdown, Zhu Qizhen: Stay Away from Me!, and The Eternal Ming. Zhu Yong transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the last Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and gains the ability to travel between the sixteen Ming eras. At this point, the rebel bandit is closing in on the capital, with rebels inside the country, Jurchen invaders outside, and an unruly father at home. So he makes a decision that 373Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 60 The Diary of Prince Su Zhu Yang 肃王朱楧日记 Also known as The Prince of Su Builds Up and Grows Strong in the Early Ming Dynasty! and How Su Lian Was Built In an alternate timeline, it is 1393, the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu era under the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yang, newly appointed Prince of Su and assigned to take up his post in Ganzhou, first settles in Pingliang Prefecture because his princely residence in Ganzhou is unfinished and not all three of his personal guard units have arrived. Just then, the fabric of time and space is thrown 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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 958Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 62 This Is Our Great Ming's God of War? That's Ridiculous! 这就是咱大明的战神？太离谱了！ [Transmigration] [Great Ming] [Zhu Yuanzhang] [Imperial tutor] [Feel-good power fantasy] Lu Ning unexpectedly obtains a Transmigration Ring. He travels back to the early years of the Great Ming and becomes close friends with Zhu Yuanzhang. What Zhu Yuanzhang worries about most is that his descendants will live miserable lives and the Great Ming won't endure. “You spent so much money on your descendants, and the Great Ming lasted for so many years. If you really want to know what happened, I can 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 63 The Crown Prince Awakens 天子启明 Struck by lightning while camping, he transmigrates into the body of the Carpenter Emperor! He thought he’d be waking up with beauties in his arms and ruling the realm by day, but he’s exposed from the start! A tiny twist sets off a butterfly effect. What should Zhu Ziming do now? Should he sweep across the land and unite the realm, or do some woodworking and die by drowning? Life is hard, and being a transmigrator is even harder! 292Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 64 The Most Authentic Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams 明朝最真实科举 A novel with one female lead, no System, no storage space, and no special powers. A grounded story with consistent logic and intelligent characters, set in the Ming dynasty and following a path from the imperial exams to officialdom. Discover a different Great Ming! A blue steed prances up the palace steps, beneath the imperial standards and the raised cup of a long life. Sun and moon shine upon the jade trees, while clouds and rosy hues reflect in the Jasper Pool. Double pennants descend early 56Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 65 Great Ming: I, Zhu Youxiao, Survived Drowning! 大明：我，朱由校，溺水未死！ [Great Ming] + [Late Ming] + [Power Fantasy] + [No Saintly Hero] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Unstoppable Plot] Ding! Tyrant System activated! I, Zhu Youxiao, am not dead! Then from this moment on, I’ll turn to the dark side! I will bear the future of Great Ming! I will preserve the realm and its people! 421Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 66 Transmigrating to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Vie with Chongba for the Realm 穿越元末，我与重八争天下 I transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty, when war blazed across the land! My father is Guo Zixing, known to later generations as one of the founders of the Ming dynasty. My sworn younger brother is Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty! To protect myself, Zhu Chongba and I go from working together to competing against each other, and in the end I seize the Ming realm for myself! The Ming dynasty I establish is far greater than Zhu Chongba’s. Zhu Chongba, if I don’t die, yo 8.6kReads8.0Score66614d adds
- 67 Mastering the Ming 控明 In the turbulent final years of the Ming, there are always heroes who turn the tide and tales that stir the soul. In this age of blood and fire, an ordinary man takes the stage, and an epic drama of empire and beauty begins… 514Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 68 Great Ming: You Call This Prison? Even Old Zhu Is Envious 大明：你这也叫坐牢？老朱羡慕了 [History]+ [Finance and Nation-Building]+ [Cutthroat Political Schemes]+ [The Shawshank Redemption] Chen Yong, a modern bank president, transmigrates to the early Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a prisoner in jail. First, he has no idea why he was thrown into prison! Second, he may already have been killed once! What a disastrous start! No matter. Only the weak complain about their circumstances. The strong take control of them. And so: Three days later, he eliminates his opponents. F 263Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 69 Great Ming: The Crown Prince Goes on a Rampage 大明：暴走皇太子 After transmigrating into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he has only seven years left before he kicks the bucket. What’s he supposed to do? Asking online, and it’s pretty urgent. How urgent? People’s lives are at stake! What else can he do? He can only go on a rampage!! 250Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 70 The Iron-Blooded Great Ming Empire 铁血大明帝国 Wang Yan, a transmigrator, was reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, with the System to Protect the Nation. Tragically, he transmigrated to the eighteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen era in the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng would breach the city of Beijing the very next day… 410Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 71 My Days as Chongzhen 我是崇桢的那些事儿 No System, no romance, but plenty of palace intrigue, factional strife, schemes, politics, and military affairs. The protagonist knows nothing about history, yet transmigrates into a chaotic era and faces deadly dangers at every turn... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Sun and Moon Shine Together: The Wanli Restoration 日月共明：万历中兴 [No System]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Court Politics]+ [War]+ [Farming]+ [Conquest]… History blogger Zhu Jun accidentally transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty and takes over the body of the young Wanli Emperor. The bad news: the old emperor has just died, leaving behind a huge mess. (This baby is suffering, but this baby won't say a word.) They say the Ming Dynasty truly fell under Wanli. In this life, I will turn the tide and restore the Ming to greatness! Sleeping with beauties in my a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 If Zhu Xiongying Had Not Been Born, the World Would Have Been Lost in Eternal Night 天不生我朱雄英，世间万古如长夜 Immortality + transmigration + history. This is not merely a story about Zhu Xiongying, a man who “knows history,” trying to change it. It is also the story of a man who “knows the ending” and must make one difficult choice after another, facing the vast river of time, the warmth and coldness of human relationships, and the rise and fall of civilizations, while bearing the eternal consequences of his decisions. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 I Decide My Own Fate: The Legend of Ge Hong 我命由我不由天，葛洪传奇 “My fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s!” Inside a movie theater, light and shadow flicker across the enormous screen as Ne Zha 2 reaches its gripping climax. The protagonist, Ne Zha, wears a flaming lotus battle suit, and the Qiankun Ring on his forehead glows with a mysterious light. His once-clear eyes are now filled with burning battle spirit and an unyielding flame. He clenches his teeth, his cheeks tensing with the effort, his bronze face resolute and determined. His tousled hair whips w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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 2.3kReads8.9Score15514d adds
- 76 Iron-Blooded Great Ming: 1625 铁血大明1625 A special forces king from several centuries in the future transmigrates into the body of the late Ming emperor Tianqi, whose name sounds just like his own. The Carpenter Emperor? No, the Engineer Emperor! The industrial power of a great nation begins with the Ming! A mighty and iron-willed Ming will sweep across the world! 338Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 77 The Great Ming Administrator 大明执政官 In the Great Ming, who wants the posthumous title “Ming Wuzong”? Whoever wants it can take it! I absolutely refuse to have it. No one can talk me into it! If those scholar-officials want to smear me, I'll start a capital gazette! If those Qing apologists want to smear me, I'll follow in the footsteps of my grandpa, Emperor Xianzong, and wipe them out, ending the Qing! All I want is a posthumous title that sounds good! Of course, I'll have to wait until I die and the true dragon ascends to heaven 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Ming Dynasty: The Tianqi Empire 大明之天启帝国 Glorious Ming, ruler of all nations; may our mountains and rivers stand forever, guarding our borders. Lofty China, its light reaching the four corners; may sun and moon shine forever, blessing our emperor. By a twist of fate, the protagonist transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and becomes the Tianqi Emperor. The Ming has just won a great victory at Ningyuan, but the Later Jin have already grown into a tiger poised to devour the realm. Meanwhile, a Shaanxi uprising that will sweep across the 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 79 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末逐鹿 Reborn in the final years of the Ming dynasty, he takes the imperial exams, enters government service, quells the Prince of Yan’s rebellion, wipes out the Jurchens, and rises step by step to contend for the realm. 1.4kReads8.5Score11214d adds
- 80 My Younger Brother Shall Be a Yao or Shun 吾弟当为尧舜 Late at night, Emperor Tianqi lay gravely ill in bed, holding the hand of his younger brother, Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian. In a weak voice, he said, “My brother shall be a Yao or a Shun.” Zhu Youjian was entrusted with the throne at a time of crisis and ascended to the highest seat, becoming the Chongzhen Emperor. He gazed out over this magnificent realm. How could anyone not be reluctant to part with such a land? I have arrived, and this realm has even more reason to be cherished. 3.6kReads7.7Score24514d adds
- 81 Great Ming: The Bow Is Cast Aside Once the Birds Are Gone? Why Panic Over Zhu Di's Jingnan Campaign? 大明：鸟尽弓藏？朱棣靖难你慌啥 Chen Feng transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, earning immense merit in building a prosperous empire. On the battlefield, he defeats Chen Youliang, destroys Zhang Shicheng, and drives the Mongols north, winning glory at Mount Langju Xu! At court, he opens maritime trade, distributes land, and gives the people time to recover, helping the Ming grow ever more prosperous. He is ennobled as Duke Dingguo. Before Zhu Yuanzhang dies, he entrusts Chen Feng to Zhu Yu 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Great Ming: Chongzhen, Don't Be Afraid, Your Ancestors Are Here to Save You! 大明：崇祯别怕，祖宗来救你了！ After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao, he activates the [Ten Thousand Nations Instance] System. System: First random mission: Save the late Ming Dynasty. Reward: extend Zhu Biao’s lifespan! Zhu Biao: “??!!!” Right, Zhu Biao died in his thirties. If there’s a reward up for grabs, why not take it? Father, come on, let’s head to the late Ming and expand the empire! Zhu Yuanzhang’s only heir was struck dead by lightning. He was in the middle of mourning when Zhu Biao suddenly sat 93Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 83 The Mountain Combined Arms Battalion: Great Ming Reborn 山地合成营之大明重生 A mountain combat battalion is transported back to the Ming dynasty for a second time. They capture Zuo Liangyu, take Zhang Xianzhong alive, save the Chongzhen Emperor, capture the Prince of Chuang, execute traitors, and capture Dorgon. They pacify the Northeast, take the peninsula and the North, promote industry and commerce on a grand scale, and bring order to the Central Plains. They provide relief through labor, build waterways and roads, carry out land reform in Jiangnan, drive Li’s forces 68Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 84 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Imperial Grandson 大明：我，朱元璋的皇长孙 Zhu Yonggang opened his eyes and discovered that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty. A wastrel with a fortune at his disposal, and a grandfather who spoiled him rotten. “Grandson, let me tell you, even the great general Lan Yu is a relative of ours!” his grandfather said. “Old man, listen to me: we need to get out of here, fast. Lan Yu is about to be beheaded!” The Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, was gravely ill, and Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wipe out Lan Yu and the other Huai-X 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Great Ming: I'm the Carpenter Emperor, and I'll Become an Emperor for the Ages 大明：我木匠皇帝，要做千古一帝 Zhu Youxiao was sent out of the palace five years early and became the Crown Prince's heir! Sun Chengzong became Zhu Youxiao's tutor five years early! Xu Guangqi became a Grand Secretary five years early! When Nurhaci confidently attacked Liaoyang and Shenyang, he discovered that Sun Chengzong was defending the cities! Ming soldiers held flintlock rifles, taking down one Baturu with every shot. This... Director, this isn't how the script is supposed to go... Zhu Youxiao: "Of course it isn't. I'v 732Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 86 The Late Ming Is Rife with Infighting, and I, the Young Marquis, Keep Making a Run for It 残明总内讧，小侯爷我总跑路 Reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty, the protagonist lives through the rebel army's capture of the capital and the extortion of officials, then joins the rebels in the Battle of Shanhai Pass. After their defeat, he flees with them, but following the Battle of Qingdu Mountain, he leaves the Great Shun and escapes all the way to Jiangnan. He takes part in the Sui Prefecture upheaval, the defense of Yangzhou, the training of troops in Jiading, the battle to relieve Jiangyin, the recapture of Taiw 172Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 87 Great Ming's Prince of Another Surname: Hu Weiyong's Rebellion from the Start 大明异姓王：开局胡惟庸造反 [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [No Rebellion] + [Ming Dynasty Infrastructure] + [Everyone Is Clever] After transmigrating to the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Lin Feng becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. He grows up alongside Zhu Biao and becomes the Ming Dynasty's only prince with a different surname. At first, all he wants is to lie flat as an idle prince, listening to music at the pleasure quarters and enjoying a life of luxury. But seeing the corruption in the bureaucracy and 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Great Ming: The Late Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang Conquers the World 大明：明末太子，朱慈烺杀穿全球 [Great Ming] + [Struggle for Supremacy] + [Passionate] + [No System] “When the nation is in peril, anyone unwilling to give money or lend a hand will be killed!” “Anyone secretly colluding with the Jian Nu and betraying the Great Ming will have their entire clan executed!” No System, no immortal arts, just a seven-year-old prodigy with the soul of an adult and an iron fist! In the body of a child, he takes command of the Embroidered Guard, confiscates the estates of the Eight Great Shanxi Merch 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Late Ming: Five Potatoes from the Start, and the Crown Prince Wants to Flee 明末：开局五土豆，太子要跑路 Overworked office drone Zhu Ming transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the Ming Dynasty crown prince. The good news: He’s the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a lofty status. The bad news: His father is the Chongzhen Emperor, and the capital will fall in just ten days. Other transmigrators: fighter jets, artillery, and mechanized infantry. Crown Prince Zhu: five potatoes. Fine, better make a run for it first. From Beijing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, from five potatoes to a yield of three thous 2.3kReads—Score21014d adds
- 90 Late Ming: The Battle of Hun River 明末：从浑河血战开始 Yan Yifei, a career soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty and becomes the last soldier of the Qi Family Army. Having escaped the bloody battle at Hun River, he cannot bear to watch his fellow countrymen suffer merciless abuse and slaughter. So he joins Mao Wenlong in leading troops across the Sancha River and establishing the Dongjiang garrison. Starting from an island, he gradually builds prosperity and military strength, earning extraordinary distinction time and a 8Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 91 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...? 698Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 92 A Man's Journey 男儿行 “We may die, but before we do, we must live like human beings!” Set against the peasant uprisings at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this novel tells the story of a group of ordinary, unremarkable men who rise up in rebellion and rebuild the Chinese nation from the ruins. The protagonist is an ordinary man. Though he transmigrates, like countless others of Chinese descent in that era, he fights with his blood and all his might for the right to “live like a human being”! This story is not about revi 521Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 93 Back in the Late Ming Dynasty as a Warlord 回到明末当霸王 A nobody from the peaceful modern era: what would you do if you could travel back and forth between the end of the Ming Dynasty and the present day? Win beautiful women across the land... amass untold riches... or perhaps recreate Emperor Wu of Han’s glory, destroy the Manchu queue, and wage war in the South Seas? Write a Chinese dream of the ocean across the Seven Seas! 897Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 94 I Am the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty 大明之我是崇祯 When I awoke from my dream, I looked around in alarm. All those around me were greedy, grasping people, scrambling for power and profit. My realm had long been engulfed in flames of war, with disasters and upheavals following one after another. My armies were feeble and exhausted, suffering defeat after defeat... Reborn once more, I bear the fate of my ancestors' realm upon my shoulders, with my life hanging by a thread! I have inherited a crumbling dynasty burdened by deep-rooted troubles that 645Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 95 Late Ming: Flames Across the City 明末之烽火连城 The rebel army rises against the Ming! Kill the gentry and seize their silver! Kill the Manchus! Wipe out the Mongols! Only in his old age does Zhao Chengwu realize that his enemies' bones have already piled up like mountains! [This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.] [Upright moralists, move along.] 218Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 96 Great Ming: From the Start, I Extend Zhu Biao's Life 大明：开局给朱标续命 One day, he transmigrated to the Hongwu era and became Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou of the Ming Dynasty. To avoid being killed later by his adopted nephew, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Su decided to prolong the life of his elder brother, Zhu Biao... And so Zhu Su became the Ming Dynasty's Sage of Medicine! He could restore life to the dying and cure all manner of difficult ailments. He could also stabilize the realm and govern a region. Even his elder brother Zhu Biao became Zhu Su's number-one fan. “Fifth Brother 150Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 97 Great Ming: Fourth Brother, You Transmigrated Too? 大明：老四你怎么也穿越了 At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of his descendant, Chongzhen. By now, rebel forces have already broken into the capital. Looking at the rotten Ming Dynasty on the brink of collapse, furious Old Zhu declares, “I’m joining the rebels!” Overthrow the old Ming and build a new one! While Old Zhu works to establish his power in the north, far to the south, a prince opens his eyes: Emperor Yongle 162Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 98 Late Ming: Laying Low in the Mountains as a Rebel King 明末：苟在山里当反王 “Jiexi Province, Baliu Prefecture, Xuelin District, Chiban County: in Shangbao stands a Golden Throne Hall...” This folk song has been passed down for more than four hundred years in the remote mountains of Suining, Hunan, and the ruins of the ancient Shangbao Kingdom are still there today. This story grew out of that real folk song. A fake jade pendant bought for ten yuan, a faulty outlet, and when Wang Dabao opens his eyes again, 108 gaunt refugees have pinned him to a heated earthen bed and a 16Reads—Score12514d adds
- 99 Zhu Cilang: My Southern Ming Will Not Retreat into a Corner 朱慈烺，朕的南明不偏安 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow burn, proceed with caution!] + [Purely intellectual] + [Political scheming] + [A contest for supremacy] + [Highly intelligent antagonists] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the calamity of 1644 struck. The capital fell, and the emperor died on Coal Hill. Zhu Cilang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation: his country has fallen and his family is dead. The pal 2kReads—Score17214d adds
- 100 The Biography of Wang Rende 王仁德传记 This is the story of a great minister’s rise, from a low-ranking officer to a renowned statesman. It is also the story of a passionate young man who devotes himself to serving the court and struggles to turn the tide, yet ultimately cannot save the day. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
