Novels like A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers
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- 1 Reborn as the Yongli Emperor at the End of the Ming, I'm Back Again 重生明末永历帝，朕又回来了 Only after dying once do you learn who would die for you, and who wants you dead. Only after being reborn do you understand that being emperor isn't about sitting on the dragon throne. It's about bearing the weight of an empire. On the first day of my reign, I issued these orders: Open the maritime trade ban and exchange with the red-haired barbarians for firearms. Put an end to empty talk. Add practical firearms examinations to the imperial civil service exams. Secretly order Li Dingguo to head 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Soul of Lyrics, the Spirit of Poetry 词之魂诗之灵 This is a song of the soul, written for myself. If you like it, feel free to listen too. I posted it here first as a keepsake, and second so I can listen to it every day, as often as I like. It rolls off the tongue when read and sounds very pleasant when heard. Of course, it sounds even better when sung. I am grateful to the Tomato platform for giving me this corner of the soul. 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 Our Jianghu 我辈江湖 (A world of martial honor, court intrigue, an ensemble cast, swordsmanship, one female lead, no System) The world’s great heroes rise in our time, yet the moment we enter the jianghu, the years rush by. Three thousand sword auras soar to the heavens; a hundred thousand pagodas crumble at a touch. Turning clouds and rain is but a casual act; in court, we make our moves with a laugh and a toast. A thousand autumns of imperial ambition vanish in an instant; all that remains is a lifetime's drunken 278Reads6.3Score10614d adds
- 4 Those Years in the Great Ming 在大明的那些年 An ordinary person unexpectedly arrives in the Ming dynasty... The synopsis is a bit lacking, so please read the story... ...The early chapters focus on building the characters, and their backgrounds may diverge from history. Later on, I'll try to stick as closely to the historical record as possible…♡ 269Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 5 Ming Prince: I’ll Found a Nation Overseas 大明藩王：我要海外建国 He transmigrates into Zhu Yiliu, Prince Lu during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Dowager Li has just rebuked the Wanli Emperor and demanded that Prince Lu be made the new ruler. Zhu Yiliu falls from his horse and lapses into a coma. After waking, he can't shake the feeling that the Wanli Emperor wants him dead, so he plans to build a ship and take a group of people to hide in the Nanyang, putting some distance between himself and the Manchu barbarians, who will arrive before long. Bu 1.4kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 6 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Suiyang 绥阳 [Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + Multiple Viewpoints + Long-form] An alternate-history ensemble inspired by the histories of the Tang and Song dynasties. The title means “to pacify and settle” and “vitality and prosperity.” Twelve years ago, Wang Zhizhou, the Grand Pillar State, died in Chang'an. The Fourth Prince was crippled overnight and sent to the frontier. This sudden turn of events shocked the court and triggered a series of earth-shattering upheavals that left officials throughout t 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Prism Space 棱镜空间 Life is like a prism, and so is human nature. If you could start over, what would you choose? Would you bring your loved ones back to life? Have a loving mother and devoted children? Or return as a top student? Achieve financial freedom and thrive in your career? Everyone thinks differently at every moment... So let's begin from the start, as a way to look back on the past and perhaps inspire others... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Great Ming: I Reform the Law with the Clan Genealogy 大明，我以族谱变法 During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Shi transmigrates into the body of a scholar. He would never have believed that one day he would be bundled off to the Imperial Prison along with chickens and dogs. P.S. One female lead [a plot device, no romance]. No dumbing down, no System. 505Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 10 Great Ming: I, Chongzhen, Will Never Hang Myself! 大明：朕，崇祯，绝不上吊！ [Reborn + hard-edged history + decisive and ruthless + naval hegemon + no System, but with memories of a past life] On Coal Hill, a strip of white silk brought an end to the Ming Dynasty's last shred of dignity. When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes again, he had returned to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. That year, he was still only the sixteen-year-old Prince of Xin. His imperial brother was gravely ill. Wei Zhongxian wielded power across the court, the eunuch faction controlled the government 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 An Lushan, Rebel Minister of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝叛臣安禄山 He was an obscure Hu tribesman from Yingzhou, born into lowly circumstances and tossed about by the chaos of the age from childhood. With patience, ruthless resolve, and fluency in six languages, he clawed his way up from the bottom, surviving as a trader at the frontier markets. Amid the blood and steel of the northern borderlands, he fought his way onto the road to power. People saw only his belly hanging down past his knees and his affable, foolish air, how he fawned over everyone he met and 1.7kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 12 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: I Serve the Sixteen Ming Emperors 穿越明朝，辅佐大明十六帝 Gao Zhiyun transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, where he herds cattle and becomes a monk alongside Zhu Yuanzhang, borrows the east wind at Lake Poyang to burn the enemy fleet, and wins every battle. After the dynasty is founded, he is made Duke of Yun of the Great Ming. He marries Zhao Min, opens a restaurant, executes corrupt officials, teaches the princes to read, and can do just about anything... only to discover that his body remains perpetually thirty-two years old. The court is rife with und 31Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 13 My Soul Transmigrated into Guo Jing: Making the Great Zhou Great Again 魂穿郭靖：让大周再次伟大 The history of the Mongols, Yuan, Song, and Jin is little discussed online. Yet some people from the East have ulterior motives, spreading rumors to muddy the origins of Chinese civilization. Their intentions deserve condemnation! The author uses Guo Jing as a starting point to revisit the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, set the record straight, and refute the fallacy that China ceased to exist after the Battle of Yashan. A man’s heart stays hard as iron until death. Watch him try his 161Reads—Score1514d adds
- 14 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, 5.2kReads8.3Score22614d adds
- 15 The Martial Emperor of Ming: Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Legitimate Son! 大明武帝，朱元璋嫡长子朱标！ Historical fiction + no System + Age of Exploration + Industrial Revolution + global expansion In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, May 1392, Zhu Biao, Crown Prince Yiwen and the empire's undisputed heir, dies, leaving posterity with an imagined perfect Ming Dynasty. In this new timeline, when Emperor Wu ascends the throne, he makes a vow: Give me seventy years, and Europe will be the Ming's pasture! North America will be the Ming's granary! Fusang will produce silver for me, and Westland will be 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 So What If I’m the Deposed Crown Prince? I, Yinreng, Will Ascend the Throne! 废太子又怎样？我胤礽要登基！ A struggling Hengdian movie extra had an accident while on a wire rig. When he opened his eyes, his soul had transmigrated into the body of Yinreng, Crown Prince of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. He had only just woken up, with Zheng Chunhua lying beside him, when Kangxi stormed through the palace gates in a fury. The fate of the deposed crown prince seemed about to repeat itself. Fortunately, he awakened a strange power! Kangxi wants to depose me? The First Prince wants to use witchcraft against m 1.6kReads—Score10214d adds
- 17 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 33.9kReads9.6Score58814d adds
- 18 The Complete Story of Tang 说唐全传 Centered on the gathering of heroes at Wagang Stronghold, the story spans the period from Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou’s conquest of Northern Qi and Emperor Wen of Sui’s pacification of Southern Chen, to Li Yuan of Tang’s defeat of the rival warlords and Li Shimin’s ascension to the throne. It mainly recounts how the heroes of Wagang joined forces to rebel against the Sui and help establish the Tang dynasty, recreating the turbulent age of the eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four bands of rebels. 17Reads9.4Score714d adds
- 19 The Son of Heaven 明天子 Reborn in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he finds himself inhabiting the body of an eight-year-old child. But that’s not important. What matters is that he is the crown prince, the heir to the throne! In simple terms, this is the story of an eight-year-old emperor’s rise: seizing the palace, governing the court, bringing peace to the people, quelling internal unrest, recruiting talent, improving agriculture, and developing commerce... Through civil and military accomplishments, he will restore 150Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 20 The History of the Song Dynasty’s Imperial Court 宋代宫闱史 Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk legends, this work offers a profound portrayal of the emperor's emotional world alongside a detailed depiction of life in the palace. It vividly recreates the lives of emperors and empresses in the secluded inner palace, while also offering readers interested in history clues to follow. 1.8kReads9.4Score3114d adds
- 21 Yuan Tiangang, the Last Keeper of Secrets in the World 袁天罡，世间最后一个守秘人 At Mount Lingtai Fangcun, clouds and mist shroud the peaks. More than a hundred days have passed since the chaos was extinguished. The Three Realms are at peace, and the mortal world is calm. Though Yuan Tiangang has bowed to his master's wishes and promised never to investigate the true form of that Buddha, the doubts in his heart grow heavier with each passing day. Was the chaos that nearly destroyed the world truly just a single thought from a Buddha, cast off as an avatar? Among the countles 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Two Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华二千年史 A History of China Through Two Thousand Years was first published in 1934 as one of the University Series, then republished by Zhonghua Book Company in 1956. Written by Deng Zhicheng, it primarily recounts Chinese history from the Qin and Han periods through the Ming and Qing dynasties, while also presenting the author’s historical thought and commentary. 101Reads8.8Score2114d adds
- 23 Red Leaves in the Wind 枫叶飘红 Without reading, you cannot understand reason; without studying history, you cannot clarify your aspirations. Looking back, the past stretches as far as the eye can see, like maple leaves drifting slowly down from the branches, farther and farther away, redder and redder. Take history as a mirror, and savor life... 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 From the Start, I Live-Stream the Great Ming, and Huaxia Civilization Leads by Ages 开局直播大明，华夏文明断层领先 (This book is not intended to disparage the present or glorify the past. The world I've created is fictional, so please don't conflate it with reality. My goal is to work toward China's rise! Nothing else is intended!) My name is Han Bixing, and I transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty as a fool. Everyone calls me crazy and pelts me with stones because I hold up a battered bronze mirror and talk to the air. They don't know that the other side of the mirror is connected to more than six hundred year 6.7kReads9.3Score61914d adds
- 25 The Great Ming's Lord of the Seas 大明镇海王 [Ming dynasty, soul transmigration, saving the Crown Princess, saving Zhu Ying, saving Zhu Biao, saving Empress Ma, saving Xu Da, saving Lan Yu] Zhang Wuxian transmigrates to the eleventh year of Hongwu. He plans to lie flat and do nothing, but his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder won’t let him tolerate anything “illogical,” so he has to fix it all. Even more absurdly, he has a System in his head that automatically provides solutions and supplies every time his compulsions flare up, and it d 2.4kReads—Score19314d adds
- 26 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.6kReads8.1Score9114d adds
- 27 A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋 The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”! 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Female CEO Paid a Million to Marry a Husband 女总裁十万娶了个老公 The whole family blows up when the CEO quits to grow vegetables! Wu Xinfaz, CEO of the Zhou Group, has a nightmare: his family holds board meetings, his children have KPIs, and even bedtime with his wife requires approval of a “sleep application.” When he wakes, he stares at the ceiling and announces, “I’m quitting to go back to the countryside and grow vegetables.” The wealthy family is thrown into turmoil. His wife, Lu Shiyun, a chairwoman of the Yang Group, remembers their arranged marriage a 24Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 29 Chronicles of the Wilds 莽丛记 [Wuxia chivalry + the nation in peril + torn between loyalty and righteousness + a tragic song of a turbulent age] The first volume of The Record of the Wilds, winner of the Best Long-Form Book Award at Legends Ancient and Modern, is set amid the Song-Jin wars and paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people caught up in the tides of history. It captures the essence of classical storytelling without sacrificing dramatic force: the wandering swordsman Yan Sheng rescues a secret envoy and obtains a 449Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 30 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Strategist: Liu Bowen Reborn and Transmigrated to Set the World Right 大明首谋：刘伯温重生穿越定乾坤 [Reborn Power Fantasy] + [High-Martial Great Ming] + [Liu Bowen] + [System Comeback] + [Ender of Regrets] + [Tormented Romance and Political Intrigue] + [A Long Road to Winning Her Back] Zhu Biao dies in the Eastern Palace, Empress Ma passes away in her prime, and Liu Bowen drinks poison in bitter despair. Open the history books of the Ming, and every page is filled with regrets. What if he could live again? In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Bowen, poison coursing through his body, is reb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Tales from the End of the Ming 明末那些事 History is too ugly to examine closely. Look at it under a magnifying glass, like a beautiful woman, and everywhere your gaze falls, you’ll find ugliness and schemes… Did the Tianqi Emperor really drown? Was his name Hong Taiji or Huang Taiji? No, you’re all wrong. His name was Heihai… Was Cao Huachun loyal or treacherous? Is Xu Guangqi the man you think he is? … The Little Ice Age. The Great Ming stands at the end of its days, battered by wind and rain. Crises erupt, one after another, while ot 1.1kReads7.4Score—14d adds
- 32 The Twin-Pupil Covenant: Throne of Thorns 双瞳盟约之荆棘王座 The Covenant of Twin Pupils: The Thorn Throne —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The End of Dayan: Winds Rise in Hanzhou 大衍末路：邯州风起 [Transmigrate to the Late Ming] [Imperial Son-in-Law] [Not Mindless] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No System] [New Book] In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming dynasty, there are no golden fingers, no System, and the story unfolds at a measured pace. Zhao Yanzhi, a modern office worker, transmigrates by accident and becomes the illegitimate son of a landowning family in Handan during the early years of the Chongzhen reign. The realm is on the verge of chaos, bandits roam every 1.3kReads—Score12714d adds
- 34 Lone Loyalty in the Vast Sea 沧海孤忠 The Solitary Loyalist of the Vast Sea: The Complete Biography of Zheng Chenggong is a heroic elegy that delves deep into the heart and probes the soul. This book seeks to go beyond a simple tale of monument-building and portray a real man struggling amid the upheavals of his age. He was the son of a pirate, of mixed Chinese and Japanese heritage, and a Confucian scholar with the world in his heart. He was the "Lord of the Imperial Surname," personally named by the Longwu Emperor, and a lone mini 83Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 35 The Invincible Ninth Prince from a Humble Family 寒门无敌九皇子 Special Forces soldier inhabits another body + alternate history + political intrigue + iron-fisted suppression With his pen, he can bring peace to the realm; on horseback, he can secure the land and command the world! He is the last pillar of Southern Chu, a god of war in the eyes of generals and a paragon to scholar 191Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 36 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 失忆剑仙 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Zhu Youjian: Taking Taizu to Crush the Jingnan Rebellion, No Big Deal, Right? 朱由检：带太祖去靖难，没逝吧？ [Sixteen Eras of the Great Ming]+ [A Loving Father and Filial Son]+ [The Great Ming at Its Peak]+ [Dynasties Across the Heavens]+ [The protagonist faces no hardships, only smooth sailing] After transmigrating into the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian gains the ability to travel through sixteen eras of the Great Ming. With the rebel forces already entering the capital, things are disastrous from the start. Zhu Youjian steels himself and heads to the “Hongwu Era” to persuade his ancestor, Zhu Yuanzh 696Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 38 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 514Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 39 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: The Empire's Collapse 崇祯十七年：帝国的崩塌 The Great Ming was at the height of its power and prosperity, yet collapsed overnight. What happened? This book is not a simple account of a dynasty's decline. It is a panoramic dissection of how a complex civilizational system crashed completely. Through the interwoven fates of more than twenty central figures, including the Chongzhen Emperor, Li Zicheng, Yuan Chonghuan, Wu Sangui, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell, we are drawn into the scene of an irreversible collapse. You will witness with yo 7.7kReads8.8Score56314d adds
- 40 Cangyuan Demon Emperor: Reborn to Avenge Every Blood Debt! 苍渊魔帝：重生归来，血债血偿！ Revenge + Strategy + Invincibility + Myriad Worlds + Ensemble Cast The invincible Demon Emperor Cangyuan ruled the Myriad Worlds, yet he was betrayed by his beloved and his sect, nearly suffering the annihilation of his soul and eternal ruin. With only a remnant of his soul, he was reborn in the lower realm, in Xuanxin Heaven, on the Xuanxin Continent, in the Great Qian Dynasty, in Thundercliff City. Reborn and revived, he returns in a trail of blood! He swears to ascend to the upper realm and m 915Reads—Score10114d adds
- 41 Forging the Golden Realm 筑金瓯 [War, lighthearted, meticulously researched, history, no System] This is the Tang dynasty, a dynasty forged on the edge of a blade. The Tang emperor Xuanzong's dream ends in the Tianbao era, and the banner of the great Tang falls. There can be an Earlier Han and a Later Han. There can also be an Earlier Tang and a Later Tang. If the great Tang is gone, then we will build another great Tang. If the golden age is gone, then we will create another one. Let every child have a home, every elder have 3.3kReads8.2Score27214d adds
- 42 No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋 Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh 769Reads—Score10114d adds
- 43 Lord Lin Chong 林冲君 There have been heroes who were not sages, but never sages who were not heroes! One who can rouse himself may be called a hero. To rouse oneself is for one’s nature to arise from one’s vital energy. Dragging one’s feet and simply going along with the world, accepting what is and rejecting what is not, working all day yet never rising above a life of rank, land, house, and family, counting every grain of rice and every bundle of firewood until one’s spirit is worn down day by day, looking up at t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Dawn Over Guigu 鬼谷破晓传 [Traditional wuxia fantasy, no System, no transmigration, no fanfiction, no wild flights of fancy, rich historical knowledge, tightly plotted story, a tribute to traditional martial arts, a work of conscience] One thought separates ascension from demonic corruption. Defy the heavens, and live forever, undying. If you ask where the path to immortality lies, look to the ninefold Kunlun, ninefold abyss. A young swordsman bearing the weight of his family's vengeance ventures through the martial worl 3.1kReads8.7Score36314d adds
- 45 Late Ming: Dawn Drives Out the Night 明末，天明驱夜 [Traditional historical fiction] [No System] [Not pure wish fulfillment] [The unique power struggles of the Ming Dynasty] [Unraveling how power shifts and collapses] At the end of the Ming Dynasty, demons and monsters run rampant. Civil officials cling like parasites and drain the country dry; military nobles scheme over national policy; the emperor is consumed by lust for power; border garrisons are little better than bandits; the central court is riven by intrigue; local officials take their 2.5kReads8.7Score24114d adds
- 46 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 780Reads6.7Score11114d adds
- 47 Everyday Life in Beiping During the War of Resistance 抗战时期的北平民间 A friend said that the area east of Beiping served as a buffer zone, and Tanggu was covered by a treaty, so Japan wouldn't make another move for the time being. I'm afraid this matter... If we fight the war to the bitter end, our allies will naturally help us. After all, if we really lose, they won't be able to bear it either, so we know they'll help. 39Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 48 From the Start on a Late Ming Battlefield: Three Kills in My Debut 开局明末战场，首秀三连杀 [Late Ming + war + a soldier's perspective + not a power fantasy + an ordinary man's resolve to defend his home and country] The whole court curses and vows to destroy the barbarians; a mighty army marches forth from the borderlands! What is the use of grand ambitions? At Sarhu, a lake of blood was left behind. I am Wang Jiu, one of the most ordinary people in the great tide of transmigrators, and an utterly inconspicuous foot soldier on the battlefields of the late Ming. In historians' account 2.6kReads9.0Score18414d adds
- 49 Starting Out in a Ming Dynasty Garrison 明末从卫所开始 Was the late Ming truly beyond saving? Was the Ming Dynasty really worthless? Was the Great Ming truly so easy to defeat? Join me as we explore this era. The seventh year of the Chongzhen reign, late spring. Farther north than northern Shaanxi, beyond the frontier, watch as a hereditary soldier from a military garrison rises step by step and changes everything along the way. This book has no golden finger, only one heroine, no runaway tech tree, and no high-yielding corn or sweet potatoes. A new 3.4kReads7.4Score25514d adds
- 50 History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪 He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o 147Reads8.4Score—14d adds
