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- 51 I Just Became a Martial Artist, and a System for Rising to Sainthood Arrived 刚成武夫，逆袭成圣系统来了 [A new novel from the author of I Became a Sage Through Reading, with 700,000 readers. Just received its rating] [Xuanhuan + Confucian cultivation + Absurd humor + Comedy + Subverting expectations + Visiting brothels to listen to music + Must-read] Ning Hao transmigrates to a world ruled by Confucian teachings, where a mysterious beggar declares him a once-in-a-thousand-years martial arts prodigy. But just as he becomes a martial artist, the Counterattack and Become a Sage System arrives thirty 7.8kReads8.6Score521Shelves
- 52 A Servant at the Academy, Proving the Dao from Humble Beginnings 书院杂役，寒门证道 [No System + Ordinary-Person Cultivation + No Saintly Protagonist + No Harem + Every Grudge Repaid + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead] Heaven and earth have an end. What becomes of all living beings? Jiang Xia transmigrates into a world governed by the so-called “Literary Dao,” only to discover that everything is part of a scheme laid over ten thousand years. The Literary Dao’s “Heavenly Rankings” bear the cultivation of hundreds of millions of humans. They slaughter the myriad races and 1.5kReads8.1Score100Shelves
- 53 Great Qian’s Top-Tier Star: The Fugitive Son-in-Law Who Ran from His Wedding 大乾顶流：逃婚驸马爷 [Transmigration + alternate history + no System + showing off and face-slapping] My name is Su Yan, and I transmigrated into the body of the spoiled son of a Duke of the Great Qian Kingdom. At first, I wanted to start a small business and coast on my father's glory, living the carefree life of a god: fighting crickets, walking dogs, taking a whole harem of wives and concubines, and listening to music at the pleasure quarters whenever I had nothing else to do. Then my father told me I was betroth 208.8kReads8.6Score14.8kShelves
- 54 The Confucian Dao Son-in-Law: I Become a Sage by Wielding the Analects 儒道赘婿：我靠抡语成圣 [Confucian cultivation + hilarious power fantasy + subverting expectations] Modern-day underachiever Kong Lang is a top-tier jokester who’s a master of Fist-Analects memes. He lives by the creed, “If I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me.” Then he opens his eyes in a Confucian cultivation world, reincarnated as a good-for-nothing. Thanks to his looks, he marries into the Princess’s household, where the scholars of the capital sneer at him as a useless freeloader. Who could have guessed he’ 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Swordbearer of Great Yu: I Become a Sage Through My Phone 大虞执剑人我靠手机成圣人 [Confucian Dao] [Literary Dao] [Martial Dao] [Immortal Dao] [Poetry] [Douyin Mall] In the Great Yu Realm, the Literary Dao reigns supreme. Scholars cultivate literary energy, grow literary roots, build literary palaces, forge literary courage, open the path of literature, attain literary hearts, and carve out literary realms... A young man transmigrates into the Great Yu Realm, rising from obscurity and being reborn through adversity. His poetry stuns the world, his strategy is unparalleled, and 2.8kReads8.4Score239Shelves
- 56 I Was Supposed to Be a Laid-Back Prince Consort, but You Became a Land Immortal 说好当闲散驸马你竟成了陆地神仙 Li Guanqi, a top big shot of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to ancient times after an accident and becomes the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, a family with immense power at court. He is known as the greatest wastrel under heaven. Everyone mocks him as useless and uneducated, never realizing that he possesses an incredible golden finger. He originally planned to lie flat, spend his days cockfighting and walking dogs, and enjoy music and theater, living the good life he never had in his pre 117.7kReads7.6Score5.5kShelves
- 57 One Poem from the Start, and the Entire Court Was Shocked! 开局一首诗，震惊满朝文武！ The most capable weapons expert in the nation's special forces transmigrates into the body of the Han Dynasty's Ninth Prince, embarking on a legendary path to power. With strong liquor and a swift steed, he charges onto the battlefield, claiming all the world's power, beauty, and fragrance for himself. 180Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 58 The Whole City Mocked Me as a Book Copyist, Yet I Became a Poet of the Poor 全城笑我抄书郎，我却成寒门诗仙 After transmigrating to another world, I find that its literary heritage has been severed. The powerful aristocratic clans sneer at me for copying books as a poor scholar. Never look down on the humble scholar's pen; my heart holds the stars of ages past. At Slender West Lake, I write “Ten Years to Hone a Sword,” and sword energy soars into the heavens; At a roadside pavilion, I compose “The Great Roc,” and a golden roc's phantom streaks across the sky; At Qinhuai, I meet my soulmate, and entrus —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 After He Cut Ties with Me, He Went Mad and Chased the Poisonous Woman Who Eloped 被一刀两断后，他疯追毒女私奔 A proud, devoted prince VS the cool-headed young leader of a poison sect [Traditional historical romance + two strong leads + four fictional kingdoms + revenge and a touch of court intrigue + emotional push and pull + devoted to each other, HE] * He went from a frail hostage prince to a ruthless god of death. After lying low for five years, he finally closed the net, only to uncover a counterfeit pawn. When they first met, she was a prisoner of war and he was the commander. She claimed she only 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Seeking a Way Home Through the Rise and Fall of the Hua Dynasty 浮沉华朝觅归途 After a long dream, Linghu Jingheng finds himself in this fictional dynasty, a realm flourishing with ritual and music. As a visitor from another world, he begins full of confidence, believing that his knowledge of the future will let him resolve the conflicts of the world with ease. But once he gets involved, he sees the cruel truth: the court and provincial governments are full of profound, capable people worthy of being remembered in the historical records. His knowledge from another world re 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师 Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and 2.3kReads7.8Score188Shelves
- 62 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.4kReads8.4Score377Shelves
- 63 The New Poet Immortal 新诗仙 An improved version of this book can be found in the author's other work, Dating Shows in the Entertainment Industry. This book only lays out the basic framework. I hope to see you in the other book, and Feixian thanks you for stopping by. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Transmigrated as a Brothel Keeper, I Rise from Being a Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成龟公，从赘婿开始进步 [Soul Transmigration + Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Poetry + Comedy + Live-in Son-in-Law + Imperial Examinations] This book draws on parts of Tang dynasty history. Song Bo, a forensic medicine PhD from the 21st century, transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty! No System, no old man in a ring, not even the original owner’s memories! Song Bo slowly opens his eyes, only to find his head resting on the lap of a breathtaking beauty! Ha ha! What a lucky start. I really am the chosen one! 123Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 65 I Wanted to Break Off the Engagement, but Ended Up with a Harem 我欲退婚，结果妻妾成群 Shen Yi's soul transmigrates into the Great Jin dynasty, where he becomes the adopted son of a eunuch. Drawing on the knowledge from his previous life, he sets out to build a business empire amid the chaos of the age. But penniless, he needs startup capital. His plan is to get his engagement called off so he can claim the betrothal gifts. 282Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 66 I Only Wanted a Comfortable Life, but Ended Up Ruling the World 本想小富即安，结果权倾天下 [Alternate History] [Poetry and Prose] [Business and Farming] [Court Intrigue] [Multiple Heroines] An Ran transmigrates into the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Fuyang’s household in the Great Jin dynasty. Bullied by his stepmother and abused by his legitimate elder brother, he plans to start a small business, leave the marquis’s household, and live a carefree life. But after accidentally saving the Sixth Prince at a royal banquet, he is drawn into the struggle at court and gradually rises to 346Reads—Score121Shelves
- 67 Old Poems of Mountains and Rivers 山河诗旧 [No Female Lead] [College Entrance Exam] [Travel and Sightseeing] [Poetry and Literature] [Writing Books and Establishing Ideas] [The four-volume outline is complete. Pure wish fulfillment, no angst ✊] On the eve of the college entrance exam, the gears of fate suddenly shifted, and Chen Jue transmigrated to a parallel world firmly controlled by powerful clans. Here, students from humble families seemed to be kept behind an invisible wall, with little chance to rise above their station. Chen Jue, 1.4kReads6.2Score100Shelves
- 68 Confucian Dao: I Write to Suppress Ghosts and Gods 儒道：我提笔镇鬼神 Chu He, an avid reader for eight years, unexpectedly transmigrated into a world where Confucianism and the Dao reigned supreme. "My father was framed for cheating as an exam proctor, and I'm forbidden from publishing poetry or entering the literary world?" "I've only just transmigrated, and already a bewitching ghost woman and a seductive fox demon have set their sights on me?" "No problem! I can enter the Dao through miscellaneous books. I can manifest accumulated literary energy, cultivation t 4kReads7.3Score365Shelves
- 69 Wait, I Won the Poetry Contest, and You Want Me to Marry Into Your Family? 啥，诗会中魁首，你让我入赘？ Jiang Han transmigrated, and originally only wanted to fill his stomach. By a twist of fate, he won a poetry competition to choose a husband and became the son-in-law of the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. Rumor had it that the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion was eight feet tall, with an eight-foot waist, and was a genuine she-devil. Jiang Han only wanted to call off the engagement and run away! But he never expected that his wife would be no ordinary woman! When Qin Muqing split 4.9kReads8.5Score289Shelves
- 70 Zhang Juzheng's Unusual Life 张居正的别样人生 Imperial examinations, a soul transmigration, and saving the Ming from collapse. Zhang Juzheng, the six-time examination laureate, will no longer keep his head down in this life. I’ll beat Yan Shifan to a pulp. I’ll raise Longqing well, so the Jiajing Emperor can devote himself to cultivating in peace. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Young Master’s Guide to World Domination 小富即安？不，本公子意在天下 [Slow burn + farming + poetry plagiarism + political intrigue + the martial world and the imperial court + beauties] Chen Xiaofu transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty as an illiterate illegitimate son of the Divine General of Kaiyang's household. He owns the Huaxi estate and a thousand acres of fertile land. More importantly, he has a fiancée who is breathtakingly beautiful and considerate. There is no melodramatic broken engagement, and Chen Xiaofu is perfectly happy with his life. He plans 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
- 72 I Wrote History as a Novel Just to Copy Ancient Poems 为了抄古诗词，我把历史写成小说 This is a world with very few historical records. Its history is almost identical to Earth's: the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. But the historical figures are completely different, and the records are brief, with much of them lost. Even the poems of its writers and poets have rarely survived. The lack of historical heritage has made both the nation and its people even more deeply and fervently devoted to history an 9.8kReads6.9Score525Shelves
- 73 The Carefree Little Confucian Immortal 逍遥小儒仙 In this world, the literary path reigns supreme. Scholars command literary seals, cultivate literary energy, and open literary palaces. A Ninth-Rank Aperture-Opening Literary Seal lets you read ten lines at a glance and gives you a light, healthy body. An Eighth-Rank Body-Cultivating Literary Seal lets words cloak your body, as if aided by the divine. A Seventh-Rank Benevolent Scholar Literary Seal… “You know poetry, lyrics, songs, essays, calligraphy, painting, chess, and popular fiction?” “I k 309Reads8.6Score109Shelves
- 74 Chronicles of Burning Embers, Part One: Tang Embers: Smoke over Haidong 烬燃录第一部：唐烬：海东烟 During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, Deng Zifeng, a transmigrator who knows how history will unfold, tries to prevent the golden age from collapsing, but becomes trapped in a perilous situation. He meets Kibi Sakurako, the daughter of a Japanese noble family torn by inner conflict, and the two become bound together by fate. They witness Japanese forces resorting to any means necessary to steal the Tang dynasty's “strength.” Hunted relentlessly by a mastermind working behind the scenes, th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Valuing Scholarship over Arms: Have You Heard of Tang Poetry and Song Lyrics? 重文轻武：你们可知唐诗宋词 Ye Tian transmigrates to the Great Xia and becomes a poor scholar. He has no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. Fortunately, in this world, all other pursuits are inferior to scholarship. One Tang poem shakes the literary world of Great Xia! One Song lyric paints the splendor of Great Xia! “Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the people, the lost teachings of the sages, and peace for all generations.” At the Imperial Academy, Ye Tian recites Z 7.4kReads8.5Score496Shelves
- 76 From the Start, the Favoring Decree Made Me an Enemy of the Entire Dynasty 开局推恩令我得罪了整个王朝 "Confucian and Daoist cultivation + fantasy + xianxia + no System + no female lead + literary feuds + conspiracy theories" This book has few typos and works well as an audiobook. Library security guard Su Mu unexpectedly transmigrates, taking the place of a poor scholar who died in the imperial examination hall. To lay the original owner's lingering obsession to rest, Su Mu writes a policy essay on governing the country that moves the heavens and earns the favor of the nation's fortune, purify 227Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 77 Transmigrate to Another World: This Great Dao Wants to Eat Me 穿越异世：这个大道要吃我 “I spent my whole life following the rules, but the rules killed me!” [Poetry-led storytelling + clever power fantasy + subtle foreshadowing + Lovecraftian horrors + political intrigue and conquest + mystery and investigation] The Great Dao has no form, and fate is a hunting ground. Mortals are ants, cultivators are livestock. After death, every soul is devoured by the Dao. His name is Yun Ping'an, also known as Yun Qingshan. In the dead of night, he is the “Ghost of Yun,” the man who lays other 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Executed from the Start? One Poem Made Me a God! Defying Heaven to Change My Fate! 斩首开局？一诗封神！逆天改命！ In the Great Qian Dynasty, the literary path reigns supreme, and poetry can manifest the divine! From condemned prisoner to supreme Literary Sage, Lin Fan uses modern knowledge to reshape the literary path! “Let the literary path serve the people, and let all under heaven live as one! I will change this world with my poetry!” 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
- 79 I Transmigrated and the Government Gave Me a Wife. Refusing Is Illegal! 穿越遇官府发老婆，不领违法！ Just after the down-and-out corporate drone Tang Tian'ao transmigrates to the Great Xia Empire, he finds the authorities handing out wives. Anyone who dares to go home without one will be dealt with according to the law! In this impoverished country, where women outnumber men by dozens to one, Tang Tian'ao uses his twenty-first-century savvy to make a spectacular success of himself in the Great Xia Empire... 95Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 80 The Lazy Scholar and the Fierce Escort Girl 懒懒书生，彪镖女 In the twelfth year of Yongjia, a great flood struck Suzhou Prefecture. Countless houses collapsed, and immeasurable acres of farmland were submerged. Tens of thousands of people were left without food or clothing and became refugees. When Li Xiang transmigrated here, he became a proud member of the Beggars’ Sect. Just as he was lamenting how unfair fate, or the System, had been to him, a burst of commotion jolted him awake. Several burly men suddenly barged in. Leading them was a sturdy, broad- 4.3kReads8.3Score310Shelves
- 81 Entering Sainthood Through the Confucian Way, Who Says I'm a Spoiled Young Master? 儒道入圣，谁说我是纨绔世子？ [Confucian cultivation➕No System➕No harem➕Becomes a Sage later➕Poetry and the arts] In a world where countless paths of cultivation coexist, there are martial artists, Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, sorcerers, shamans, poison masters, demons, gods and devils... Shen Chen'an's soul transmigrates into the body of a wastrel, and he vows to have nothing to do with gambling, drugs, or women. He thought he would be able to live a carefree, debauched life. But the world is like a game of chess, and he 7.1kReads8.3Score466Shelves
- 82 The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-Law: Starting by Saving Princess Changle 大唐驸马，从拯救长乐公主开始 Xiao Rui, heir to a mysterious ancient martial arts family, accidentally arrives in the early Tang dynasty because of a storage spirit ring. He becomes Xiao Rui, eldest son of Xiao Yu, Duke of Song. He has no desire to inherit the family business or become an official. He just wants to start businesses and invent things, using all kinds of technology and clever tricks to conquer the Tang dynasty and become the richest man in the world. But the emperor discovers him and arranges for him to marry 6.5kReads8.0Score506Shelves
- 83 Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录 Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 84 The Tang Empire's First Duke 大唐第一公 I actually transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty with a System. Li Shimin: “Ye Xing, the frontier is under attack. The Turks have invaded Tang territory. What do you think?” Changsun Wuji: “Ye Xing, why don’t you marry my younger daughter?” Cheng Yaojin: “Ye Xing, you rascal, come have a couple of drinks with me.” Li Jing: “Ye Xing, teach me the art of war.” 6.9kReads8.8Score443Shelves
- 85 I Enlisted in My Brother’s Place, but After My Triumph, They Called Me Illegitimate? 替弟从军，功成归来说我是庶出？ (Historical power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + transmigration to ancient times + modern technology) Su Qin transmigrates to an ancient world and becomes the eldest son born to a concubine in the Marquis of Yan's household in the State of Ning. Because his mother was born a slave, he has endured nothing but hardship. Just as Ning is at war, the marquis orders him to enlist in place of his younger brother. Su Qin expects to die on the battlefield, but instead he uses modern knowledge to defea 317Reads7.6Score106Shelves
- 86 Peering into Immortality Through Confucianism 儒中窥仙 [Confucian Cultivation + Protagonist Cultivates Confucianism Through Painting + Nearly Invincible + Two Male Leads] “In the 1325th year of the Great Zhou dynasty, a new king throws the realm into chaos. Immortals remain hidden from the world, while demons and monsters roam everywhere.” Looking at this war-torn world, He Xiuyun can't help thinking of the bold ambitions he had when he first began cultivating. But now, after fifty anxious years, he has accomplished nothing. “If no one is going to t 1.6kReads8.6Score133Shelves
- 87 I Became a Sage of Confucianism and the Dao by Copying Poetry 我靠抄诗成儒道圣人 In the Haoran Realm, scholars’ words become law, and they wield the power of heaven and earth. Those who temper their bodies with righteous energy slay enemies with poetry, destroy kingdoms with verse, and use their writings to command the world’s respect. Ding Erdou transmigrates here carrying five thousand years of Chinese poetry and prose. He will write his way to sainthood, protect humanity, drive out demons, and set a chaotic world right. 2.8kReads8.1Score188Shelves
- 88 This Poetry Immortal Wants to Break Off the Engagement 这位诗仙要退婚 After transmigrating as the son of a disgraced official, he is barred from taking the civil service exams. His military career hits a wall, his business ventures leave him completely broke, and his betrothed, chosen for him in infancy, calls off the engagement. “I, Liang Xiao, have one flaw: I never bow to reality!” After the broken engagement, Great Zhou gains a poet immortal, and a young man takes power. Wherever his army marches becomes his country's territory. He gives up not an inch! Th 7.1kReads8.5Score574Shelves
- 89 The Hidden Actor of Lin'an 临安戏隐 [Me, a spoiled good-for-nothing: it’s all an act] After being reborn as the son of a Southern Song military officer, Zhang Ziyan decides to lie flat and make trouble for his father as a career. He raises fighting cocks, walks his dogs, and spends money like water. Lin’an City knows him as a complete waste of space. Everyone laughs at him: “Other than having a good father, what can you even do?” But they don’t know that... The imperial wine Jade Pot Spring is his creation, and its sky-high profit 173Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 90 The First Marquis of Great Chen 大辰第一侯 Xu Xiaoxian, a poverty alleviation officer, transmigrates to the storm-tossed Great Chen Dynasty. With a few potatoes and a handful of corn, he transforms Great Chen’s agricultural structure. Using the knowledge he brought from his previous life, he turns impoverished Liangyi County into a place that draws the attention of nations around the world. There are distilleries, paper mills, dye works, and all kinds of military workshops here, as well as an invincible army without equal anywhere in the 8.8kReads8.8Score824Shelves
- 91 The Quote-Making Machine: I Built the Strongest Radio Station from the Ground Up 金句制造机，我一手打造最强电台 1. “If life deceives you, do not be sad…” “Streamer, streamer, who wrote that line up there?” “Pushkin, a Russian poet.” “Never heard of him. There’s no trace of him online. Are you sure you’re not making him up?” “…” 2. “Every day we don’t dance is a day wasted.” “Who said that?” “Nietzsche.” “Heh, okay. Got it, Streamer Nietzsche.” “I’m not Nietzsche. It really was written by a philosopher called Nietzsche.” “Sure, sure.” “…” 3. “When life gets you down, try reading The Life of Su Dongpo. ‘T 3.8kReads8.6Score323Shelves
- 92 King of the Northern Frontier: Starting with Faking My Death 北境之王：从假死开始 Shen Yan, a top modern strategic analyst, awakens after an explosion to find himself in the body of Xiao Jingming, the poisoned, good-for-nothing fourth prince of the Great Yong dynasty. Facing certain death, he calculates every move with precision, feigns death with a silver needle, and sets an astonishing deception in motion. A “tragic accident” sets a fire. A charred corpse lets him slip away unnoticed. The emperor posthumously ennobles him, and his ceremonial tomb is sent to the northern fro 3.5kReads7.9Score371Shelves
- 93 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 224Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 94 Three Hundred Famous Poems Shake the Nations, but I Just Want to Get Rich! 名诗三百震诸国，我只想当富商！ After transmigrating, Jiang Han finds himself in Great Yu. He is completely bewildered, but the original owner’s life story leaves him even more so: First he studied literature, but failed the exams for three years. Then he took up martial arts, shot an arrow at the training ground, hit the drum attendant, and was thrown out. So he studied medicine and eventually mastered it. He wrote a good prescription, took it, and died. Being transmigrated into the body of a hapless fellow would be bad eno 18.4kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
- 95 A Poor Scholar's Son-in-Law 寒门养婿 (Everyday life in an alternate ancient setting, no System, historical farming story, live-in son-in-law.) The setting is similar to the Song dynasty: civil officials are favored over military ones, ritual and law govern in tandem, the state is financially strained, and foreign enemies surround it. According to the Great Wei code of rites, officials who violate ritual regulations are to be stripped of their posts and titles; members of the imperial clan who do so are to be imprisoned for life. Li 39.7kReads8.4Score4.9kShelves
- 96 Transmigrating as Chao Gai: I'm Going to Set Up a Three-Way Rivalry 穿越成了晁盖，哥要三国鼎立 Gao Qiqiang, a modern underworld kingpin, is sentenced to death. Just before his execution, he transmigrates to the Northern Song and becomes Chao Gai, leader of Liangshan Marsh. Using his modern knowledge of power politics, he swiftly unites the forces of Liangshan, wins over talents such as Wu Yong and Lin Chong, reforms the stronghold, and develops its economy and military. When the Jin invade the Song from the north, Gao Qiqiang seizes the opportunity to take Shandong, Hebei, and other lands 168Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 97 The Imperial Exams: They All Say I'm the Star of Literature Reborn 科举，他们都说我是文曲星下凡 (This book blends elements of the imperial examinations, romance, court politics, bureaucratic intrigue, warfare, and more.) Zhao Lin was the youngest professor of classical Chinese literature in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he becomes a young scholar in the Great Zhou, celebrated as a “star of literary talent” and a “child prodigy.” But the Grand Examiner declares him “frivolous by nature, destined to achieve nothing.” With his reputation on the verge of collapse, he draws on the extraordinary 1.5kReads8.7Score161Shelves
- 98 A Literary Giant's Journey Begins with the College Entrance Exam 文坛大佬从高考开始 [No female lead] + [No romance or ambiguity] + [Classical poetry and literary masterpieces] + [Traditional culture] + [Literary world] Transmigrated during the college entrance exam? Who cares whether I transmigrated or not? I’m doing the test first. Nothing can get in the way of my exam! The immortal poet and poet-sage have been replaced? Help, the college entrance exam tests poetry composition too? In a daze, Jiang Yun, frail and ill, gazes at this world with curiosity... At the Shangsi Festiv 3.2kReads8.7Score212Shelves
- 99 Song of Hua Xu: Moon Over Jiangnan 华胥引：江南月 Huaxu is a dream. The world is full of beauty, love and hate entwined, and the lovesick and lovelorn are admired by all. Yet none can withstand the passing years, and flowers bloom only briefly. I often revisit the dream of the Red Chamber, admiring Cao Xueqin’s brilliance and regretting that he could not finish his work. Now I wish to imitate his approach and write a book as a warning to those who come after, hence this introduction. As for the words “Jiangnan,” I chose them because it is the h 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: This Useless Prince Holds the Realm Steady 九子夺嫡：我废物皇子鼎镇山河 After transmigrating into the body of a useless prince, Li Zhun can usher in a golden age of poetry with just a few words, create timeless masterpieces with a wave of his hand, and turn the world upside down with a glance! Historian: Even if you combined the literary talent of every scholar in the land, it wouldn't equal half of his! Emperor: He is the future of our dynasty! General: If he would lead an army, the whole realm would belong to our dynasty! Merchant: Whatever the industry, he'd be t 2.1kReads8.7Score251Shelves
