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- 101 Zhu Yuntong of Great Ming: I Brought Eight-Year-Old Zhu Xiongying Back to Life 大明朱允熥，把八岁朱雄英复活啦 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dies, leaving behind a Ming dynasty suddenly spiraling out of control. At this time, Zhu Yuntong is being oppressed by Lady Lü to the point where he can barely survive. Then an immortal appears in his dream, and Zhu Yuntong learns of his tragic fate: first confined under Jianwen, then again under Yongle, before finally dying a violent death. He refuses to accept it. He wants to live, so he begins cultivating immortal arts... By chance, he 524Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 102 Zhu Di: Our Fourth Son Is Rebelling to Put Down the Jingnan Rebellion? 朱棣：咱家老四，造反靖难了？ [Ming Dynasty + Sky Screen + Lighthearted + Alternate History + Wish Fulfillment] Zhu Gaocan transmigrates to the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Di's fourth son. He plans to lie low and grow stronger, but a strange vision appears in the sky, and the sky screen reveals Zhu Gaocan to the world. [The man walking toward us is Earth's leader, the strongest carbon-based life-form in human history, hailed as the eternal emperor, Emperor Shenhui of the Ming Dynasty!] [Zhu Gaocan's camp 19.1kReads6.8Score99814d adds
- 103 Great Ming: Grandpa, Don't Cry. Your Eldest Grandson Is Back! 大明：爷爷别哭，你大孙回来了！ [Ming Dynasty + No System + Transmigration + Reborn + History + Development] In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying, the Ming dynasty's eldest imperial grandson, climbs out of his coffin and claims he has returned from the Immortal Realm. Zhu Xiongying: Grandpa, look! This thing is called a bicycle. It can travel six hundred li in a day and doesn't even need to eat grass! Immortals love riding these! Zhu Yuanzhang: Good, good, good! That's my grandson for you! What a capable lad! Bett 2.5kReads7.6Score22114d adds
- 104 Ming Dynasty: The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 大明，日不落帝国 [Ming dynasty + System + Transmigration + From the start + Decisive and ruthless] In the 26th year of the Hongwu era, Zhu Yunwen has just become the eldest imperial grandson, and the Blue Jade Case is about to unfold. The Prince of Yan's heir, Zhu Gaochi, leads a force of one hundred thousand special troops in a show of force at the palace, demanding an audience with the emperor. Zhu Gaochi: “I ask that you, Imperial Grandfather, abdicate and become the Retired Emperor. Pass the throne to Zhu Di 519Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 105 Great Ming: The Founding Supreme King of the Zhu Yuanzhang Clan 大明：朱元璋家的开国太上王 Zhu Yi transmigrates into the body of Zhu Chongba’s uncle, becoming the highest-ranking elder still alive in the Zhu family. That year, as Zhu Chongba carries him to a temple to become a monk, he whispers in his eldest nephew’s ear: “Drive out the barbarians and restore China! Zhu Chongba of the Zhu family is destined to be emperor. Why become a bald monk? You were born to rebel. That’s the career with a future!” When the Ming dynasty is founded, he surpasses Xu Da and Li Shanchang to become t 6.3kReads8.6Score30014d adds
- 106 Li Er Insists on Marrying His Princess to Me in the Great Tang 大唐之李二非要把公主嫁给我 "What, the Turks have invaded?" "What, you can cure the empress's lung disease?" "What, an auspicious crop yielding fifty dan per mu?" "Son, please, please marry Changle!" With Lin Yu around, the Tang dynasty would never be the same again! (This is an alternate-history novel with a lot of creative liberties. Some characters' backgrounds, dates, and other details don't match actual history. Just enjoy the story!) 1.4kReads8.9Score10014d adds
- 107 Great Ming: From the Start, I Am Made a Prince and Summon Players to Run Amok 大明：开局封王，召唤玩家杀疯了 [The rating just came out and will rise later, so don't let it fool you. Come in and see for yourself before you decide~] [The Fourth Calamity] [Historical What-If] [Power Fantasy] [Conquest] [Nation-Building] [Great Ming] After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Qin Chu lay low for a year. Now Chongzhen was about to hang himself, and the empire was on the brink of collapse! In the Golden Throne Hall, the spineless court officials knelt and begged to surrender. He couldn't take it an 12.1kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 108 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and Four Dragons Rule Together 大明：家父永乐，四龙同朝 [Historical Farming + Inventions and Creations + Ancient Court Intrigue + Invincible] Zhu Ye took a tumble and landed in the Great Ming, where he became Zhu Gaoye, Prince Liang, the beloved son of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di. Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi is his eldest brother, Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu his second brother, and Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui his third. The future Xuande Emperor, Zhu Zhanji, is his good nephew... Since they are all beloved sons of the Yongle Emperor, there may be a real chan 965Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 109 System: I Reincarnate as Empress Ma of the Great Ming 系统：穿成大明马皇后 [Complete] [System, born into the past, 1v1] [The System plays a minor role] [Although Lady Lü is the crown princess, she dies in the end] For reasons unknown, Lihua was born into the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. She became Ma Shi, the historically renowned and highly praised role model for women, later honored as Empress Xiaoci, wife of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although her fate was already written in the history books, Lihua had no intention of merely witnessing histo 234Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 110 Great Ming: The Prince of Yan's Eldest Grandson Teaches Zhu Di to Rebel from the Start 大明：燕王长孙，开局教朱棣起兵 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne and launches a sweeping campaign to strip the princes of their power. Zhu Zhanhe transmigrates to the Prince of Yan's residence, becoming Zhu Di's eight-year-old eldest grandson. His father, Zhu Gaoxu, and his two brothers are under house arrest in the capital. His grandfather, Zhu Di, pretends to be insane to keep himself alive, while the beloved grandson Zhu Zhanji is about to be born. At this very moment, Zhu Zhanhe decides to 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 111 Great Ming: Why Are You Always Picking on Me, Uncle Zhu? My Aunt Is Empress Ma! 大明：干嘛老朱？我大姨马皇后！ A new author and a new book. The beginning may be a little hard to stomach, so proceed with caution!!! In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I followed my mother’s last wish and went looking for my eldest aunt, whom I had never met. I did it for my mother’s final wish, and even more to change the regrets of the Great Ming. After enduring countless hardships, I finally reached the capital, only to discover that my eldest aunt was none other than Empress Ma: “Conquer the northern deserts, crush the for 2.4kReads6.4Score10414d adds
- 112 A Ming Dynasty Troll: Making the Court Officials Furious 人在大明当喷子，气坏朝臣 As the product of Old Zhu's youthful indiscretion, Zhu Qing has the most exalted identity of all: the Ming Empire's eldest prince. But to secure Crown Prince Zhu Biao's position, Old Zhu can only send him secretly into the imperial court, ensuring him a life of wealth and privilege. What no one expected was that Zhu Qing, whose soul had transmigrated into this world, would acquire the Rage System. With a single fit of anger, he could bring the whole world under his control! He earns points by 2.1kReads8.6Score12014d adds
- 113 Reborn as a Ming Dynasty God of War 重生之大明战神 Command all under heaven while awake, recline among beauties when drunk. Five thousand years of splendor and turmoil, right and wrong, victory and defeat, all vanish in the end! Ling Yun, the youngest historian of the 21st century, was unexpectedly reborn as Zhu Qizhen, the eldest son of Ming Emperor Xuanzong and the legendary Ming Dynasty warrior. He would clear the warrior’s name and build an impregnable Ming Dynasty!!! 452Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 114 Great Ming: I Asked You to Relieve the Disaster, Not Mix Sand into the Pot! 大明：让你赈灾，你往锅里掺沙子？ In the fourth year of Hongwu, the realm was in ruins. Yangzhou was especially devastated, with starvation everywhere and people even resorting to exchanging children to eat. To learn about the people's hardships, Zhu Yuanzhang traveled incognito to Shanghu County. There, he seemed to have stumbled into a paradise beyond the mortal world, complete with highways, skyscrapers, and every worldly pleasure imaginable! The elderly were cared for, children received an education, and especially when he s 343Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 115 The Great Ming's God of War Conquers Six Kingdoms on Horseback, Shocking Zhu Yuanzhang! 大明战神马踏六国，震惊朱元璋！ Zhu Feng transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became the disciple of a hidden master. [Congratulations, Host! You have officially completed your training under the hidden master and earned his recognition!] [Template System successfully activated!] [You have inherited the template of the famed general Yuwen Chengdu!] [Skill acquired: Heavenly Yang Righteous Qi Art!] Zhu Feng, a match for ten thousand men! He wields a 400-jin phoenix-wing gilded halberd, wears golden scale armor of eight trigra 29Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 116 Great Ming: Quick! Tie Me Up and Deliver Me to the Imperial Grandson 大明：快！把朕绑了给皇太孙送去 A corporate drone from the twenty-first century transmigrated to the Ming dynasty, into the body of Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Biao's legitimate son. In his previous life, he was squeezed dry by his boss, stuck working either 996 or 007, and exhausted every day like a dog. This time, he decided to lie flat and enjoy life! But his identity made it impossible to lie flat. “Your Majesty, this is terrible! The Crown Prince's eldest son has rebelled!” “What?” “Quick...” “Your Majesty, don't worry. The Imperi 8.6kReads8.2Score61914d adds
- 117 Zhaowu Restoration: Prince Gui Saves the Ming 昭武中兴：桂王挽明 An epic of the late Ming, not a transmigration tale, and a stirring lament for the Southern Ming. This is not the story of a transmigrator. There is no System and no golden finger. There is only Zhu Youheng, the son of a prince, born in the last days of an empire and raised deep within the palace. He bore the destiny bound up in the name “Youheng,” bestowed upon him by his grandfather, the Wanli Emperor. When the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself at Coal Hill, the empire’s skies collapsed. Power, 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A Farming Diary from the Late Ming Dynasty 明末种田日记 At Greenwater Academy, Li Qi only wants to clear land and farm, making sure his people have enough to eat. But the dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and a chaotic age is coming. To keep civilization from being buried, he has no choice but to fight back. Li Qi clears land, farms, builds ships and factories, digs canals, and raises an army, all for the sake of protecting himself. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Great Ming Sage Emperor 大明圣皇 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he lies low for two years, then launches his late-Ming career with a major case. On land, he is invincible. He builds a Ming navy and drives off armed merchant ships, becoming unstoppable at sea. This is my Ming Dynasty, and I am its Holy Emperor. 163Reads8.1Score4014d adds
- 120 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yingying 大明：我是朱雄英 Lighthearted, funny, with one heroine (who gets very little screen time). The whole family sticks together, with little infighting, and they stand united against outsiders. If Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty gets beaten up, who besides Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma would dare lay a hand on him??? As it turns out, someone really would! Chang, the mother of Zhu Xiongying, was none other than Zhu Biao's wife and Crown Princess. She could leave Zhu Biao battered and bruised! And Zhu Xiongyi 2.2kReads8.4Score12014d adds
- 121 Transmigrating to the Great Ming Empire 穿越之大明帝国 In the late Ming dynasty, Chongzhen ascends the throne amid crises at home and abroad. The eunuch faction and the Donglin faction clash, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. But what if the Ming dynasty could reform and recover, expand its manufacturing, and pacify the four corners of the realm? Follow the protagonist, Lin Hao, as he writes a different possible future. 1.9kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 122 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...? 721Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 123 Traveling Between Two Ming Dynasties, My Whole Family Lives in Luxury 双穿大明，全家跟着我吃香喝辣 [Studying for the exams + farming + slow-paced + travel between two worlds + Ming Dynasty + officialdom + powerful ministers] During the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, an ordinary young man named Chen Jie unexpectedly gains access to a portal between two worlds. With a single thought, he arrives in the home of Zhuge Jiaojiao in the year 2024. In just an instant, his clothes turn into a ragged beggar’s outfit. It turns out that each time he transmigrates, a mysterious force transforms whatever 232Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 124 The Ming Dynasty Can Still Be Saved 这个大明还能拯救 (Ming Dynasty + Ensemble Cast + Iron and Blood + No System + Emperor + Struggle for Supremacy + National Strength) A modern engineer transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yiyi, the eldest legitimate son of the Longqing Emperor, who died young. Faced with the impoverished Ming treasury, Zhu Yiyi has no choice but to propose reforms, mint silver coins, overhaul commercial taxes, and build a new army. He builds up his strength step by step, fights Altan Khan, opens maritime trade, conqu 8.3kReads8.5Score44014d adds
- 125 Great Ming: I'm a Fool, but I Won't Drag My Father Down! 大明：我憨！但是我不坑爹啊！ A burned-out 996 office worker accidentally transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. On his very first day after waking up, he ends up in court against his own father. “Your Majesty, I wish to accuse Li Shanchang, Duke of Korea and one of the founding heroes of the Ming dynasty, of consorting with prostitutes!” Li Yuyi declares righteously. “Impudent, Li Yu! You’ve got everything backward. How dare you accuse your own father?” Zhu Yuanzhang slams the table and roars. “Your Majesty, d 1.8kReads8.4Score11014d adds
- 126 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Biao, So Make Me Emperor! 大明，家父朱标，求我当皇帝！ In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Ma, the love of Zhu Yuanzhang's life, suddenly passed away! Zhu Yuntong, the second legitimate son of Zhu Biao, had been raised by Empress Ma herself. Now he had lost the last person protecting him in the palace... Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang would soon unleash years of bloodshed across the Ming Dynasty without Empress Ma to restrain him, Zhu Yuntong cried out the first words he had spoken since arriving in the Ming: "Grandpa Emperor!" From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang 302Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 127 After Pacifying the Jingnan Rebellion, I Opened a Tavern in the Ming Dynasty 奉天靖难后，我在大明开酒馆 In the fourth year of the Jianwen reign, Chen Yu transmigrated into the past and inherited a neglected tavern from his family. The tavern had only one regular customer, a man called Lao Zhu. He came by often, and every time he did, he asked Chen Yu questions about governing the country, such as matters of people’s livelihoods, or else he would suddenly ask: “What kind of person do you think the current emperor is?” “Do you think Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Ocean can make the Ming dynasty p 12.5kReads8.2Score70714d adds
- 128 Great Ming: I'm the Emperor, So Why Are You Hailing the Crown Prince? 大明：咱是皇帝，你喊太子万岁？ [Not mindless! Fast-paced plot! A Hongwu-era take on Home with Kids!] After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Biao, he awakens the Long Live System. Every time he oversteps his bounds and acts like the emperor, he gains more years of life! And so Zhu Biao begins his journey as a rebellious son! Zhu Biao: Stripping the vassal princes of their military power isn’t enough. We should cut their stipends, too! Old Zhu: You’re not leaving your brothers any way to survive! Zhu Biao: Having only two consor 7.9kReads7.0Score50114d adds
- 129 When Autumn Comes on the Eighth Day of the Ninth Month, I’ll Ride Through Tokyo to Admire the Cherry Blossoms 待到秋来九月八，马踏东京赏樱花 I command eight thousand Wei Wu troops, and Zhu Yuanzhang demands I give up my military authority. “Father, I am willing to defend a part of the Ming Dynasty!” · I command a hundred thousand Iron Pagoda troops, and Zhu Yuanzhang tells me to take off my armor and retire to the countryside. “Father, a true man is born between heaven and earth. How can he accept a life of subservience?” · I command a million Guan Ning cavalrymen, and Zhu Yuanzhang insists I stay in the imperial city and enjoy my re 2.7kReads7.2Score18314d adds
- 130 Great Ming: Grandson Ying, Ask Imperial Grandma to Ascend the Throne 大明：孙儿雄英请皇奶奶登基 [From the start + System + transmigration + history + wild imagination + scheming protagonist + original story + fanfiction] I have a distinguished name: Zhu Xiongying. I was raised in Kunning Palace from childhood. Even my father, Zhu Biao, couldn’t contest custody of me. I’m the Ming dynasty’s rightful third-generation heir and the apple of the Huai-Xi faction’s eye. But my mother died in the eleventh year of Hongwu. I died in the fifteenth year, and my imperial grandmother died that same year 853Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 131 Great Ming: My Brother-in-Law Is the Crown Prince, and He Begs Me to Stop Courting Death 大明：姐夫是太子，求我别作死 [Great Ming]+ [Invincible]+ [Power fantasy]+ [Devoted fan of the Imperial Entertainment Bureau] Chang Sen, the third son of Chang Yuchun and the Great Ming’s number-one warrior, is reborn with superhuman strength and courage. But at the age of six, Zhang Lata took a liking to him and dragged him off to cultivate for ten years. Ten years later, Chang Sen returns to Jinling. He joins Crown Prince Zhu Biao’s cause, treating Zhu Biao, destroying the false Yuan, and saving Lan Yu, changing the fates 6.5kReads7.1Score21414d adds
- 132 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang's Invincible Sacred Grandson 大明：朱元璋的无敌圣孙 (The Ten Great Evils’ Zhu Xiongying leaves the Valley of Evil! Third place on Tomato’s Ancient History rankings, an invincible power fantasy!) Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eldest legitimate grandson, was poisoned at the age of eight and accidentally ended up in the Valley of Evil, where he lived alongside the Ten Great Evils. Among them were the Old Poison, a master of poisons; Divine Physician Hua, a brilliant doctor; Old Shen, richer than a kingdom; Feng Erniang, a master of disguise; a long 486Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 133 The Time-Space Courtyard: Even the Emperor Comes to Party 超时空小院：皇上都来轰趴 [System + Dual Transmigration + Multiple Dynasties + Alternate History] Alternate history! Unrelated to actual history! He became an orphan and inherited an estate. He returned to his hometown to live a quiet country life in a small courtyard. Wait, who are you? There isn't a soul for miles around. Where did this child come from? Zhu Yingying? Your grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang? Li Lizhi? Your father is Li Shimin? Ying Yinman? Your father is Qin Shi Huang?! Uh... Ancestors, why do you come here e 3kReads7.4Score26614d adds
- 134 The Great Chieftain of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大土司 A modern university student unexpectedly finds himself in the body of a southern scholar traveling to sit the imperial examinations in the early Ming dynasty. Then, by another twist of fate, he enters officialdom amid factional struggles. In an age when being an official is at its most perilous, he begins by protecting himself, keeping on good terms with everyone and navigating the official world. He traverses a turbulent era, rising in rank and making a fortune, with only his wife’s death left 566Reads7.6Score10614d adds
- 135 The Most Dangerous Job: Transmigrate to the Late Ming as Chancellor 最危险的工作：穿越到明末当宰相 #Historically Researched #No System, Just a Comeback #Industry Saves the Nation Help! A cultural relic restorer has barely transmigrated when the Chongzhen Emperor hands him a delicate young princess: “Li Zicheng will be at the city gates in three days. Hurry and get her out of here!” Me: ??? I restore artifacts. I can't restore a script about a fallen dynasty! Luckily, while restoring artifacts, I saw the secret behind the Tianqi explosion, which led me to a formula for silver gunpowder! I 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Great Ming: To Save My Own Skin, I'll Build an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 大明：为保命我要打造日不落王朝 [Ming Dynasty + Reborn + National Destiny + Historically Grounded + Power Fantasy + Power Struggles + Big Ideas] Reborn Xie Haoyu becomes the disciple of a disheveled Daoist. He studies Daoist arts, martial arts, and medicine. At the foot of Mount Wudang, Xie Haoyu sets up a fortune-telling stall: [I can see the past and know all that has happened, and calculate the future six hundred years ahead.] By chance, he tells Zhu Yuanzhang’s fortune. Thanks to his keen insight into economics and currenc 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Lie-Flat Heir: But I’m Pulled Into the Game 躺平世子：奈何入局 [Single female lead + court and martial world + decisive and ruthless] [The System appears only rarely. This isn’t a mindless power fantasy or love at first sight, so read with caution.] Lu Shaoze transmigrates as the eldest legitimate son of a first-rank duke’s household. His brothers are close to him, and his parents dote on him. He’d planned to spend his life carefree as a privileged second-generation heir, enjoying the world as he pleased. But then, one day, fate had other plans! It all begi 5kReads7.6Score28714d adds
- 138 Transmigrate as Zhu Di and Make My Eldest Brother Zhu Biao Emperor 穿越朱棣，让大哥朱标当皇帝 [The Zhu Family’s Big Happy Family]+ [Comedy]+ [Reforming the Great Ming]+ [No Regrets]+ [Lie Flat]+ [Expanding the Borders]+ [Golden Finger] He transmigrates to the transition from the Yuan to the Ming dynasty and obtains a “Merit System.” What?! He’s actually Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor! The fourth legitimate son of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang! The younger brother of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and the uncle of imperial grandsons Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuntong, and Zhu Yunwen! In history, Zhu Di won th 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Great Ming: Transmigrating with Old Zhu 大明：带着老朱去穿越 Over thousands of years of history, countless unforgettable events have taken place on this land. Some rose to prominence, some turned the tide against overwhelming odds, some spent their entire lives unfulfilled, and some could only weep, unable to serve their country. If you had the chance to return to the past and change history, would you choose to undo those regrets? I think I would! 10.1kReads8.8Score49214d adds
- 140 Ming Secrets: The Worthless Rule the Land 大明秘闻，刍狗当道 [Schemes and Intrigue] [Dark Power Struggles] [Imperial Palace Secrets] [The Shifting Nature of Humanity] [No System, Not Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Idiots, No Dumbing Down] The Zhu Ming Dynasty was once the world's wealthiest, strongest, and most populous feudal dynasty, ruled by absolute imperial authority with power balanced to perfection. But the Zhu Ming Dynasty also bore every sign of an impending dynastic collapse: land seized into the hands of a few, the treasury in ruins, border threats 2.1kReads8.8Score17414d adds
- 141 A Rake in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末混球 With transmigration to the late Ming Dynasty becoming all the rage, Yang Menglong, a fine young man from the twenty-first century, the school's king of brawling and a menace in the eyes of street punks, also somehow transmigrated back to that era. And yet... Waving his dog-leg knife, Yang Menglong roared hoarsely, “Which bastard said the late Ming was easy to get by in? Come out here! I promise I won't chop you to death!” 273Reads8.7Score20114d adds
- 142 The Legend of Qin: I Am the Ultimate Scoundrel 秦时：我，绝世老六 Ying Xu transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty of the Warring States era and becomes the First Emperor's sixth son. He'd planned to coast through life until the First Emperor's fifth eastern tour, then fake his death and escape. But on his very first day attending court as an observer, he hears the terrible news that three hundred Qin elite soldiers were “ganging up on” Gai Nie, only to be wiped out. Just as the First Emperor flies into a rage, Ying Xu gets so excited by the announcement that his Syst 1kReads7.7Score—14d adds
- 143 I'm the Jiajing Emperor, and It's Only Reasonable That I Successfully Cultivate Immortality 我嘉靖皇帝，成功修仙很合理吧 Reborn in the womb as Zhu Houcong, the Taoist emperor of the Ming dynasty, he successfully cultivates immortality, overcoming all techniques with sheer force. He reforms the army and bureaucracy, leads the Ming dynasty into the Age of Discovery, and unifies the world. Then a System descends from the heavens, opening an emperors' chat group across the heavens. The more fortune the dynasties under his rule accumulate, the faster his cultivation advances, until he becomes an ancestral immortal. If 2kReads7.2Score11514d adds
- 144 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明：家兄朱厚照 The Hongzhi Restoration is underway, and Zhu Houzhao is coming of age. Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu are sharpening their blades, preparing for the imperial examinations. A Little Ice Age is just around the corner, and a long, bitter cold is about to ravage the land. Li Mu has spent years building his own earthly paradise. He'd originally planned to live out his days there as a carefree little emperor, but then Zhu Houzhao, the landlord's silly son, showed up... 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 145 Chronicle of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou 张献忠陷庐州纪 A Record of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou is an important unofficial historical source written by Yu Ruizi, a firsthand witness from the late Ming dynasty. It recounts how Zhang Xianzhong, leader of a peasant rebel army, captured Luzhou, in the area of present-day Hefei, Anhui, in 1642, and the upheaval that followed. Yu Ruizi was a scholar trapped inside the city who witnessed the violence firsthand. He saw Luzhou fall, witnessed the suffering of its people amid the fighting, and observed 17Reads8.1Score514d adds
- 146 History of the Southern Ming: 1644–1662 南明史：1644-1662 Within the court, civil officials were divided by factional strife. Beyond it, no military hero emerged. As warfare plunged the people into chaos, the political system turned inward and consumed itself, while the forces that might have helped from outside could not be brought to bear. The roots of the Southern Ming’s collapse can be traced to this predicament. The purpose of Southern Ming History: 1644–1662 is to answer the question, “Why did the Ming dynasty fall?” With this in mind, author Ly 100Reads8.6Score2614d adds
- 147 Jiajing's Second-Generation Emperor: My Great Ming Rules the World! 嘉靖的帝二代：我大明天下无敌啊 He transmigrates and becomes Zhu Zai Zhen, the Jiajing Emperor’s fourth son, Prince Jing. Jiajing: What? I told you to fight the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and you conquered Japan? Jiajing: What? I told you to provide disaster relief, and the more you give, the more money the treasury has? Jiajing: No more fighting! Everywhere I look, it’s all Ming territory! 4kReads8.8Score27614d adds
- 148 Great Ming: Just Mention Going to Court, and Old Zhu Goes Wild with Joy 大明：提到上殿，老朱乐疯了 He transmigrated to the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty and became Zhu Yuntong, a timid and cowardly eldest legitimate grandson destined for a tragic end in history. Before Zhu Yuntong could even curse, another piece of bad news came along. At that very moment, in the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was sharpening his knives, ready to appoint Zhu Yunwen as Crown Prince's heir. He thought he was in a hopeless situation from the start, but then his System activated. [God-Tie 2.3kReads8.0Score18214d adds
- 149 Great Ming: I, Zhu Yuanzhang's Master Strategist! 大明：我，朱元璋的狗头军师！ After transmigrating to the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, just as Zhu Yuanzhang has joined the Red Turban Army, Li Chunfeng is Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood friend, as well as the younger brother of Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law. “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang seize command!” “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang defeat Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng!” “Watch me help Zhu Yuanzhang overthrow the Yuan dynasty!” “Look! My brother-in-law, Brother Zhang, has founded th 2Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 150 Blood Runs Red: Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Army 血流红：张献忠与大西军 In June 1645, Zhang Xianzhong captured Chongqing. Sweeping westward with unstoppable momentum, his army left blazing fires and blood-soaked roads in its wake. On August 9, after taking Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong wasted no time in holding a founding ceremony and ascending the throne as emperor of the Great Western Kingdom. From the very first day Zhang Xianzhong took up residence in the Shu Prince's Palace in Chengdu, the country knew no peace. His forces were locked in repeated battles with Li Zic 179Reads9.4Score11414d adds
