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- 1 Live-Streaming the Imperial Court: Dad, Get It Together! Our Whole Family Nearly Bought It! 直播上朝：爹你可争点气吧，咱家差点噶了！ In the first year of the Tianxi reign, Grand Chancellor Wang Dan lay gravely ill. Zhao Zhen begged him to write a memorial to Zhao Heng, urging him to purge the court of corrupt officials and keep petty men at a distance. The memorial declared that Crown Prince Zhao Zhen was favored by Heaven and destined for greatness, and that entrusting the Great Song to him would bring about its revival. Refusing to believe it, Zhao Heng caught his son livestreaming a PK battle. Strange omens kept appearing, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Mad King of Great Song: I Just Want to Be an Idle Prince 大宋疯王：我只想当个闲散王爷 [Alternate history + fictional characters + one heroine + food + wars between nations + grand necromancy + possession + masterful acting + ventriloquism] Zhao Xin, a minor extra in Hengdian who scraped by after graduating with a history degree, dies of overwork and transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, on the jihai day of the second month of the second year of the Kangding era. He becomes Zhao Xin, the second son of Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen, and is given the name Zui Xinglai. Hav 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Great Song Is a Little Soft 大宋有点软 Of all the dynasties, none was more full of contradictions than the Song. Zhao Kuangyin founded the dynasty after being draped in the imperial yellow robe, establishing a policy that favored scholars and looked down on military strength. Scholars prospered, while generals were kept in check. The Song suffered defeat after defeat in its wars abroad, paying for peace. The Northern Song fell during the Jingkang Incident, while the Southern Song was forced to cling to its corner of the south. And ye 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Little Tyrant of the Song Dynasty 宋朝小霸王 In 1127, Lu Dongliang was fifteen. The Northern Song Dynasty had fallen, and Shandong was on the verge of being overrun. Lu Wulang, Lu Dongliang, got a head start in Laiwu, Shandong, recruiting refugees and raising orphaned boys. Taking advantage of Xueye's unique natural terrain, he restored the horse ranch, built up the steel industry, developed manufacturing, rescued Guan Sheng's subordinates, and formed a local militia. In no time, he went from a small landowner to a minor warlord. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Smoke Rises in the Qingli Era, and a Commoner Secures the Realm 庆历风烟起，寒门定山河 He transmigrates as the son of a disgraced official, sentenced to execution in three days. With his knowledge of Song history, Su Mo exposes the first cracks in a wrongful conviction at the execution ground. The man who saves him is Du Yan, a key figure in the New Policies and an incorruptible censor. From then on, he is swept into the turbulent waves of the Qingli Reforms. At court, Xia Song watches like a tiger waiting to pounce. At the border, members of the old faction secretly collude with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Guardian of the Great Song 大宋护国者 [No Transmigration, No Harem] Whether you follow the Dao, Buddhism, or Confucianism, whether you are an immortal, human, or demon, the rise and fall of the realm is everyone's responsibility... At the end of the Song dynasty, the times are turbulent and war rages across the land. The descendants of Xuanyuan have lived in seclusion for generations in Taohuayuan Village, making a peaceful living and cultivating the Dao in search of immortality. Then Taoyu, a member of the clan, ventures out to gai —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Le'an Inn in Donghai County, Haizhou, Great Song 大宋海州之东海县乐安客栈 During the Xuanhe era of the Song dynasty, at the entrance to Shiliu Street in Donghai County, Haizhou, five people each find themselves in a difficult situation. Escort guard Wang Boqing is being pushed out by his escort agency, while the businesses of Zhang Tu's rice shop, Li Pi's carpentry workshop, and Wang Li's bookshop are all on the verge of closing. Even Wang Zhongde, the dissolute son of the Wang family, has no respectable work. As the town lies on a major trade route between north and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Became Zhao Gou: From the Start, I Take on the Imperial Guards 朕成了赵构：开局先拿禁军开刀 Zhu Di opened his eyes and found himself in the body of Zhao Gou of the Southern Song. The court was pushing for peace, the Imperial Guard was rotten to the core, someone in the inner palace was leaking information, someone in the provinces was making off with the national treasury, and rebels were waiting to force him to flee south. But the man they were waiting for was not the Emperor Zhao, who knew only how to retreat and give in. It was Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of the Great Ming. Investiga —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Miss Lin Returns to the Song Dynasty to Farm 林姑娘回宋代种田啦 She entered the Song dynasty during a company test of a holographic game, becoming a ten-year-old village girl. Little by little, she gathered seafood, made snacks, raised shrimp and oysters, built an ecological farm, and raised pigs and chickens while farming. She also made paper, seedling trays, glass, and matches. Together with her family, she made a fortune through farming, business, and seafaring! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Great Song's Legitimate Heir 大宋嫡子 Old Zhao, a taxi driver, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become Zhao Dezhao, the eldest legitimate son of the Song emperor. As the eldest legitimate son of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, he has to make a comeback to avoid being sent to his death by his uncle, Zhao Guangyi, the future Emperor Taizong of Song. In this life, I'm going to crush Zhao Guangyi and lead the Song Dynasty to truly dominate the world! 137Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 11 Late Ming Border Troops Have a Pocket Dimension, and from the Start It Leads Straight to Hengdian 明末边军有空间，开局直通横店 [Portable space + travel between two worlds + buying supplies + building military strength + buying weapons + overthrowing the Qing + government involvement + lighthearted humor] (If your sworn brother is a border soldier in Liaodong at the end of the Ming dynasty, and you can both travel between worlds, what would you do?) In the seventh year of the Chongzhen reign (1634), Su Huan, a hereditary military household officer in Liaodong, accidentally transmigrates to a modern film set in Hen 26.2kReads8.2Score3.6kShelves
- 12 The Song Dynasty's Military Governor 大宋节度使 In a spring rain in Bianliang, the top-tier homebody Song Wen wakes up in the stables of the Zixuan Brothel, a pleasure house… Li Shishi is still learning her art, and Song Huizong has yet to become an artist. Song Jiang and Li Kui are still learning how to loaf around… Song Wen is a low-ranking servant with no status and no martial skills. He can barely remember a few poems from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has no idea how to build steam engines or cannons. With nowhere to turn and nowhere 203Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 13 Transmigrating to the Northern Song: I Am Emperor Huizong 穿越北宋之我是宋徽宗 Amid the tense atmosphere before the high school entrance exams, middle school student Jin Ping falls into a deep sleep under the weight of stress. He unexpectedly transmigrates through time to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes the historically famous Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji. This transformation turns his life upside down. As Jin Ping adjusts to his new identity, he gradually discovers that although he has become emperor, the position comes with countless challenges and difficulties 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Song Cavalry 宋骑 The renowned statesman Wang Anshi introduced reforms, and the great official Wang Shao recovered the Hehuang region. The histories say the Song almost rose to greatness! Almost? That was never going to happen! Because the Great Song welcomed Wang Zi! 314Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Commoner Emperor of the Great Song 大宋布衣帝王 How can an ordinary man rise to sit upon the throne in the Great Song dynasty? Starting with a humble boat, he makes a name for himself at the docks, wins hearts as a physician, seizes power and becomes emperor, governs through culture and military might, and brings all nations to pay tribute. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Curtain-Raiser 卷帘人 Shen Qingci, a doctor of Song history, opens her eyes to find herself in the Northern Song dynasty, inhabiting the body of a fifteen-year-old legitimate daughter who shares her name. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, her stepmother arranges for her to “accidentally” fall into the water. After waking, she uses her scholar’s mind to quickly see through the ruse: it was no accident, but murder. Starting with the moss beneath her fingernails, she secretly gathers evidence and joins forces wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Great Song Dynasty Shouldn't Be Like This 大宋不该如此 As a modern man transmigrated into the body of a spoiled young aristocrat in the Song Dynasty, Zhu Ning is utterly thrown when he learns that someone who looks exactly like his father in his previous life is leading a rebellion in the south! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 I Transmigrated to the Northern Song and Shocked Bao Zheng to Stay Alive 穿越北宋靠震惊包拯活命 Zhao Molei, a modern man, was flying a drone in a thunderstorm when a lightning strike sent him transmigrating to the Song dynasty. Without the original owner's complete memories, he was sentenced to death by Bao Zheng from the start. In the face of danger, he had no choice but to keep astonishing Lord Bao and rely on his protection to survive. Unexpectedly, the original owner's identity was far from ordinary: he was the eldest son of Emperor Renzong of Song, who had supposedly died in infancy. 151Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 After I Transmigrate to the Northern Song Dynasty in 1111 穿越北宋1111后 The moon we see today is the same moon that shone on people long ago. Meng Renfeng transmigrated bodily to the Northern Song dynasty, returning to the appearance of a young man. He had hoped to live a carefree life, spending his days as a shepherd amid the boundless scenery of the towering Qilian Mountains and the surging Yellow River. But the world was caught in a time of upheaval. The Jingkang Incident came, and the two emperors were taken north. The Son of Heaven retreated to a corner, and ha —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Legends of the Two Song Dynasties 两宋传奇 In the final years of the Northern Song, Zhang Mingyuan and Fei Wuji grew up together on Mount Zhongnan and later became friends with Emperor Huizong of Song. To recover the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun, Song and Jin formed the Alliance on the Sea, agreeing to attack the Liao together. The two men took their disciples, Ziwu, Pu'an, Yuxia, and Wulian, to Youzhou to face the enemy. Then came the Jingkang Humiliation, and the Song fought against Jin. The six masters and disciples worried for 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I Bring the World Under Control in the Great Song 我在大宋定天下 After an unexpected upheaval, God chooses Chen Junking to complete his test and sends him to the Song dynasty. But another mishap sends him, by a twist of fate, to the first year of the Jingkang era. Facing the Great Song dynasty on the brink of collapse, Chen Junking relies on his own ingenuity and determination to turn the tide. Not only does he complete his assigned test, he also finds perfect love. But then he becomes embroiled in an even greater conspiracy, and boldly drags God down from hi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Great Song Gentleman 北宋大官人 After transmigrating to the Song Dynasty, I somehow became Ximen Qing. I can take Jinlian as my wife, but I absolutely must not get killed by Wu Song! 229Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty: From the Start, I Backed Li Gang as Emperor 穿宋：开局朕扶持李纲 On February 1 of the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Bai, a history graduate student, transmigrates into the body of Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong, the last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. The dynasty is only a year away from ruin! Yao Pingzhong’s night raid failed, and he fled. Chancellor Li Bangyan submitted a memorial: “Your Majesty, someone must take responsibility for the failed raid. I request that Li Gang be dismissed!” Who was Li Gang? A famous lone loyalist in the final years of the Son 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Disastrous Start: I’d Better Win Over the Stunning Princess to Save My Skin! 开局天崩：冲绝色公主保个底吧！ [Imperial Dynasty] + [Princess] + [Empress] + [Invincible] The Northern Liang army grows too powerful, arousing suspicion at court. And with Gu Qianqiu, King of Northern Liang, missing, the territory is in grave danger! Gu Chen'an transmigrates into the role of the heir to Northern Liang. Poisoned by his princess fiancée, he wastes no time getting revenge... The imperial court sends 300,000 troops to conquer Northern Liang, only for Gu Chen'an to crush them with 100,000 household soldiers. He 55Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 25 Mount Yashan at the End of the Song Dynasty: I Have Cannons, and You’re Still Fighting on Horseback? 宋末崖山：朕用大炮你还玩骑射？ No System, no female lead, objective and fair, not a brainless power fantasy. This novel is also known as: “Yashan at the End of the Song: I’ve Got Cannons, and You’re Still Using Bows and Arrows?” “Transmigrating to Yashan: I, Zhao Bing, Will Never Jump into the Sea” Zhao Xiaorui wakes up one morning transmigrated as Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, on the eve of the naval battle at Yashan. Run away? Where to? The Song Dynasty was an extraordinarily prosperous empire, the pinnac 288Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 26 Iron-Blooded Jingkang: The Zhe Family Army Turns the Tide of China's Fate 铁血靖康：折家军逆转华夏气运 In the first year of the Jingkang era, the Zhe family army suffers an unprecedented defeat, and the fate of China hangs by a thread. A modern special forces soldier transmigrates into the body of the young heir, Zhe Yanwen, awakening amid a mountain of corpses. With powerful enemies on his heels and snow-covered mountains blocking the way, he must lead this band of battered survivors across a land of death in seven days and nights. This is more than a fight for survival; it's a desperate gamble 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, 1853 太平天国1853 Whenever I watched movies, I would imagine going back to ancient times and wonder if I could make a name for myself through my own efforts. When it actually happened to me, I learned that ancient society was a place that devoured people, and every step felt like walking on thin ice... Returning readers can start from Chapter 143. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Reborn as Yang Liulang: I Save My Father and Brothers with the Defiance System 重生杨六郎，我靠抗命系统救父兄 (If you like The Generals of the Yang Family, give this a look!) Yang Zhao, a modern college student, has always regretted the fate of the Yang family in The Generals of the Yang Family. He transmigrates back to the Song dynasty, before the Battle of Jinsha Beach, and uses a defiance System to save the Yang family. Watch the protagonist outwit Pan Renmei and crush the Liao army! 2.8kReads8.7Score273Shelves
- 29 A Thousand-Year Turning: A Portrait of the Song Dynasty 千年转身宋世绘 [Historical Observation + No Romance + Witnessing Dynasties + A Game of Fate + Reflections on Civilization] Zhou Fusu transmigrates with the essential historical knowledge of the 24th century, becoming an “insider” in the world of the Song Dynasty. With astonishing brilliance, he witnesses eighteen emperors rise and fall. He once hoped to use his “foresight” to avert the Jingkang Humiliation and offered strategies to enrich the nation and strengthen its military. But amid the controversy over th 12Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 30 The Empire and the Beauty? I Want Both 江山美人？我都要 Zhu Su, up late organizing files, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty. With solid historical knowledge, a photographic memory, and extraordinary insight, he becomes the top scholar and marries a princess dowager... only to discover that this world has not only a treacherous imperial court, but also the fierce martial world of Tianlong. With his talents in both civil and military affairs, Zhu Su becomes peerless across the land, averts the Jingkang Disaster, and wins the heart 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Rebuilding the Great Song: Beginning with Awakening the Bloodline of the God of Slaughter 重塑大宋，从觉醒杀神血脉开始 In the second year of Xuanhe, a modern man unexpectedly transmigrates, inhabiting the body of Zhe Keqiu, second son of the military Zhe family of Fuzhou, and awakens the [White Tiger God of Slaughter Bloodline]. The White Tiger rules over killing. If he doesn't kill and devour baleful energy, he'll be consumed by the White Tiger and die! Others transmigrate and get an imperial throne. He gets a System that forces him to slaughter. The good news: he has a System. The bad news: if he doesn't kill, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Your Majesty, Something’s Wrong! Su Zhe Is Rebelling to Save His Brother 官家不好了，苏辙救兄心切造反了 The Nine Tripods appear, and the True Emperor rises. The Jiuli submit, and the people are brought to heel! Han Qi: The realm cannot go a single day without a ruler. Your Majesty should make plans now and adopt a son from the imperial clan to reassure the people! Zhao Zhen: My son is dead! Wen Yanbo: The thirteenth son of the Prince of Runan is a worthy candidate. He is unquestionably the best choice to become the future Crown Prince of Great Song! Zhao Zhen: Will anyone spare a thought for me? M 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Crossing the Song Dynasty 度宋 [Transmigration, the Great Song, the Southern Song, no System, not a mindless power fantasy] (A faithful, grounded portrayal of history, even a “revelation” of it. The pacing is a little slow, and there’s no wanton slaughter. It may not be to everyone’s taste, and some readers have said it’s a bit hard to follow. Gentlemen, why not come in, take a look, and offer your judgment?) From a foolish young prince of Prince Rong’s residence to a prince and then crown prince, Zhao Qi is the fifteenth em 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms: Dian Wei and Xu Chu Call Me Big Brother 穿越三国：典韦许褚管我叫大哥 Modern-day Chen Yu, a martial arts expert, and Xia Ya, a brilliant surgeon, transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms era in 189 after the Nine Stars Align. Amid the chaos of war, they win people over and assemble a core team: strategists such as Xu Shu and Guo Jia, and fierce generals such as Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Yun. They also establish specialized forces like the Trapped Camp and Tiger Guard Camp, while Xia Ya drives medical advances. Using Chenliu as their base, they expand through Xuzhou an 855Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Jin Destroy the Northern Song: I Take the Empresses for a Donkey-Cart Joyride 金灭北宋：我带娘娘驴车漂移 A eunuch in 1127: the story of Wei Baqian, a master of the Way of Playing It Safe The protagonist is incredibly cautious, so cautious that readers are left stunned by the end. This is my first time writing on Xihongshi, and I stepped right on a landmine by laying too much groundwork. Wei Baqian: “I don’t want to see another day when people eat one another on Song territory. I don’t want to see another day of aristocratic clans, gentry lords, traitors, powerful landlords, corrupt officials, and a 413Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 36 Northern Song: My Wife Makes Cannons, I Sell Newspapers 北宋：老婆造炮我卖报 [A man and a woman transmigrate together. Not a power fantasy.] Chinese civilization reached its peak under the Song! If only the Jurchen barbarians had not invaded south that year... If only the Song court had not been so incompetent... If only the nation’s fortunes had not been so poor... Chinese civilization would have led the world by a thousand years! Since I’ve transmigrated, I, Gao Jingze, will bring my wife with me. In the second year of Jingkang, we’ll fire a cannon from the city walls 161Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 37 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Peerless Martial Emperor 天龙：绝世武帝 [No System + Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils + Multiple Heroines + Set in the World of Water Margin Heroes (Immortals and Gods)] Zhao Xin, Crown Prince of the Great Song, gazed at an empire beset by troubles at home and abroad and could not help letting out a sigh. “Since good governance cannot save this country, I will use martial arts to temper the Great Song in iron and blood, forging it into the empire I envision... Wherever the sun and moon shine shall be Song territory!” From then on, the martia 4Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 38 I Teach Wang Anshi Reform in the Song Dynasty, but My Ideas Are Too Advanced 我在宋朝教王安石变法太超前 The good-for-nothing Yang Shipeng is reborn into the Yang family of generals. Yang Shipeng: “Su Xiaomei, what do I have to do to marry both you and Wang Anshi's daughter?” Su Xiaomei: “What?” Yang Shipeng: “I want Wang Anshi as my father-in-law too, so I can teach him how to carry out reforms, step by step.” Su Xiaomei: “Then surpass my older brother Su Shi in talent and official rank first.” Yang Shipeng: “Okay.” 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Iron-Blooded Yang Generals 铁血杨家将 During the Northern Song, the Yang family was renowned for its loyalty, but was framed by the treacherous official Pan Renmei. While defending the Song against the Liao, they were ambushed and suffered the tragic fate known as “Seven went forth, six returned.” The second emperor was incompetent and, after taking the throne, listened to treacherous officials. The Northern Song was on the brink of collapse, and the Yang family was in mortal danger... Qiangzi, a retired special forces soldier, died 91Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 40 Who Tops the Imperial Exam? Your Daddy's Here to Save the Song Dynasty 状元榜上何人？洒家来拯救大怂 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Painter's Journal: Smoke and Dust over Bianliang 画匠记：汴梁烟尘 Immerse yourself in the bustling everyday life of the Great Song, a gallery of lives across the ages, transmigration, poverty and prosperity. A rewarding read, with a slow-burn rise from humble beginnings, lighthearted moments, and meticulous attention to social detail. A modern cover designer and painter who worked with dry-cell batteries, he couldn't escape being laid off. He transmigrated into the body of Lin Yuan, a poor child in Hedong Circuit in the Northern Song who survived by chewing on 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Siege of Bianjing: Diplomacy, War, and People at the End of the Northern Song 汴京之围：北宋末年的外交、战争和人 This book traces the full historical details of the Jingkang Disaster at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. It recounts the shifting peace and conflict among the Song, Liao, and Jin, focusing on pivotal moments in the Northern Song's great upheaval and the causes and consequences of the empire's crisis, which erupted across the realm from within and without. During the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song, the empire appeared prosperous from top to bottom, yet dangers beneath the golden age were a 678Reads9.4Score219Shelves
- 43 Zhu Di Reborn: The Night of the Candlelight Shadow and Axe! 朱棣重生，开局烛影斧声夜！ A Night of Candle Shadows and Axe Sounds! (The rating has just come out, so don't let it affect you) The founding emperor has died. Whoever enters the palace first will have the advantage! No one understands how to seize an opportunity better than Zhu Di, and no one understands how to handle relations between uncles and nephews better than he does! In this life, there will be no defeat at Gaoliang River, only the invincible Three Great Battalions! Northern Han, Western Xia, and Great Liao: not o 1.1kReads6.4Score123Shelves
- 44 Lu Zhishen Triggers the Great Song Singularity 鲁智深按下大宋奇点 Synopsis of The Monk Presses the Great Song’s Singularity (360 characters) A modern soul transmigrates by chance into Lu Zhishen, the tattooed monk of Liangshan. Once he awakens, his heaven-defying comprehension of martial arts skyrockets, and his tough, battle-hardened physique reaches its peak. From then on, he dominates the martial world and sets his sights on becoming the greatest under heaven. No longer confined by the narrow confines of monastic life, he ventures across the Great Song with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Water Margin: I Kill Gao Qiu in a Rage from the Start 水浒：开局怒杀高俅 [No System, Not Brain-Dead, No Harem] [Ensemble Cast of Water Margin Heroes, Historical Figures] Transmigrate into Water Margin and kill Gao Qiu first. What a satisfying start! Then head for Liangshan and refuse amnesty, earning the people’s loyalty! Defeat Tong Guan and conquer the four seas. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, it shall all belong to Liangshan! Wanyan Aguda: “Stop hitting me! Stop! I admit it, I’m Wanyan Aguduo. I won’t open it anymore, okay?” 319Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Magnificent Official of Liangshan 霸宋大官人 Homebody Jiang Weiming returns to the late Northern Song Dynasty and becomes the notorious local tyrant Ximen Qing of Yanggu County. He colludes with powerful, corrupt officials and takes over Yanggu County. He joins forces with Liangshan and seizes Zhu Family Manor. He abuses his power and claims Hu Sanniang for himself... But this is only the beginning. His ultimate goal is to take over the entire Song Dynasty, and then the whole world! 322Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 47 Water Margin: Gao Qiu, Pillar of the Great Song 水浒：大宋脊梁高太尉 Are the good people in classic novels always good? Are the villains in classic novels always bad? Gao Qiu: I can’t speak for everyone else, but I, Gao Qiu, am definitely a good person, the kind who can face himself with a clear conscience! Historian: No, you’re a corrupt official who abuses the law and forcibly takes beautiful women! Gao Qiu: I wiped out the Liao and the Jin, and saved the Great Song from disaster. So what if I took just a little silver and just a few beautiful women? 776Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 48 The Jin Invade the South, and Li Shimin Is Reborn to Save the Song Dynasty 金兵南下，李世民重生救大宋 After his death, the soul of Li Shimin, a mighty ruler of his age, possesses Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of Song. The Northern Song is in its final years, battered by storms, with the Jin army looming outside and treacherous ministers abusing their power within. Li Shimin awakens in Zhao Huan's body. Faced 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Song Dynasty's Twenty-Third Prince 宋之二十三皇子 A young blacksmith in a smithy, on the Vermilion Bird Avenue in Lin'an in the thirteenth year of the Shaoxing era. Snow still clung to the fur coats of the Jin envoys, while the Jurchens' arrogance and the Song people's cowardice set off a strange tale of hidden origins. After learning the truth about his past, the young blacksmith stormed the Court of Judicial Review alone, driven by the injustice he felt over Marshal Yue Yun. What path will Marshal Yue Yun lead him down? With his burning passi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Defying Fate as Song Jiang: Rewriting Water Margin in the Northern Song 逆命宋公明：我在北宋改写水浒 In the first year of the Xuanhe era, at the execution grounds in Jiangzhou, I, Lin Yu, transmigrate into the body of Song Jiang, who is awaiting execution. The original story's poisoned-wine ending? The farce of accepting amnesty? Not a chance! I tear up the draft of the rebellious poem at Xunyang Tower and clear my name in a battle of wits with Huang Wenbing. At Shijiu Ferry, I set an ice-trap formation and defeat Huyan Zhuo's linked cavalry. Liangshan is no longer a den of bandits, but a fortr 10Reads—Score—Shelves
