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- 1 Emperor Yongle 永乐大帝 If you could transmigrate to the Ming dynasty and change history, when would be the best time? People would offer all kinds of answers, but the further you get into the dynasty, the harder it becomes. The Donglin faction has spread throughout the court, and even Wei Zhongxian’s bloody purges failed to wipe them out. What makes you think you could succeed? The later period is like a gauntlet of bosses. Before you even finish fighting your way through, you’ll be completely spent. So the best time 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Great Ming: I Am the Prince of Han's Heir 大明：我是汉王世子 [Alternate History + Ming Dynasty + Transmigration + Political Intrigue + One Heroine] In the eighth year of the Yongle reign, I transmigrated into this world, where my name was Zhu Zhanhe. I was the grandson of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and the heir of the Prince of Han, Zhu Gaoxu. I had planned to live quietly, but little by little, I came to understand what the blood running through my veins meant. I am a son of the Zhu family of the Great Ming, and behind me stand the people of the Great M —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Great Ming: From the Start, I Urge Zhu Di to Rebel 大明：开局劝朱棣造反 Cheng Wen transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and is forcibly bound to the Strongest Choice System. He only wants to run a small business and live comfortably as a shopkeeper. But the System makes him choose. "Choice One: Declare yourself king and claim the world for yourself. Quest reward: the title of Ultimate Idiot!" "Choice Two: Join Zhu Yunwen and help the Jianwen Emperor secure his reign. Quest reward: the legacy of the treacherous minister Qin Hui." "Choice Three: Become a strategist and he 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Iron-Blooded Ming: The Exceptional Emperor Zhu Houzhao 铁血大明：极品皇帝朱厚照 [No System]+ [Court Politics]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [War]… Minister: “What? The emperor has gone on campaign in person again?” Mongol leader Dayan Khan: “Why was Zhu Houzhao born in the same age as me?” He was the last great ruler of the Ming dynasty, and its last emperor to lead troops on horseback. He had the political skill of the Ming dynasty’s founder, Taizu, and the decisiveness of Chengzu when it came to killing. The emperor most divisively judged in the history books: some c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Great Ming: I Am Zhu Yuanzhang’s Eldest Imperial Grandson 大明：我，朱元璋的皇长孙 Zhu Yonggang opened his eyes and discovered that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty. A wastrel with a fortune at his disposal, and a grandfather who spoiled him rotten. “Grandson, let me tell you, even the great general Lan Yu is a relative of ours!” his grandfather said. “Old man, listen to me: we need to get out of here, fast. Lan Yu is about to be beheaded!” The Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, was gravely ill, and Zhu Yuanzhang was about to wipe out Lan Yu and the other Huai-X 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Great Ming: I, Zhu Zhanqi, Am the True Worthy Grandson of the Emperor! 大明：我朱瞻圻才是好圣孙！ Reborn in the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Zhanqi, the second son of the Prince of Han. He gains the [Dreamweaver] skill. And launches a plan to save the barbecue-loving prince. He can freely manipulate anyone’s dreams and defy fate! He gives Zhu Di a dream: “The son of your beloved grandson actually became a student in Wala?” He gives Zhu Gaochi a dream: “I was emperor for ten months, then the Crown Prince had me killed?” Zhu Zhanji: “Grandfather, Father, I’m innocent!” He gives Zheng He a dream: “So th 33Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 7 The Ming Dynasty's Tusi King 大明土司王 [Native Chieftains] + [No System] + [Native and Appointed Officials] [Solving Cases] + [Farming] In the fifth year of Zhengtong, Qin Zhongkai received his appointment from Heaven and took office as a judicial commissioner, adjudicating cases and upholding the law. In Yunnan Provincial Administration Commission, the native chieftains ruled like local emperors. As an appointed official, Qin Zhongkai had neither power nor influence and was constantly bullied by the powerful local officials. His fat 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Great Upheaval in the Ming Dynasty 明朝大换血 With a sword in hand, he can cover the world with clouds and turn the tides with a wave of his hand. The protagonist conquers the Tsar in the north, defeats Fusang in the east, takes the lands of the barbarians in the west, and sweeps through the islands in the south. Then he ventures into space and defeats the aliens, before pursuing the Heavenly Way and accomplishing an unprecedented feat. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Chongzhen: From the Start, Armed with Just a Rope 崇祯开局一根绳 [Fighting the Qing at the end of the Ming, no System, no overpowered golden finger, rising step by step, Chongzhen's comeback] I transmigrate into Chongzhen as he hangs himself on Coal Hill. Watch how I return as a king from the depths of despair! I'll kick the Shun rebels into submission, tear the Qing apart, and while I'm at it, deal with those useless cowards of the Southern Ming. 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 10 Emperor Zhu Shou 朱寿大帝 A battery factory explodes, and he transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming Zhu Houzhao, the short-lived, reckless young emperor. He refuses to accept his fate, so he reforms the court, overhauls the tax system, opens the seas, and expands trade. Just as the empire begins to prosper, he discovers that he is drawing ever closer to the death date recorded in the history books. Some people are helping him, while others want him dead. Which side will history take? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Prince Su of the Great Ming 大明肃王爷 The first 100 chapters mainly introduce the historical background, customs, and the protagonist's circumstances. If you're looking for a power fantasy, skip ahead to Chapter 103, "Moving the Fief to Ganzhou." Zhu Yang, a modern doctoral student with degrees in both physics and chemistry, accidentally transmigrates more than 600 years into the past when his soul replaces Zhu Yuanzhang's fourteenth son, Zhu Yang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Having once casually come across informat 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Great Ming: I Was About to Be Executed, but the People Sent a Petition to Save Me from Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：刚要处斩，万民血书告老朱 Di Yun transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a county magistrate in a border town. If Zhu Yuanzhang names him for execution, he can return to the modern world and reach the pinnacle of success! Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally has him thrown into death row. He is just about to go home when a commoner comes forward to lodge a complaint: “This humble citizen brings a blood petition signed by ten thousand people, accusing His Majesty of condemning an upright offici 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 13 Rebuilding the Great Ming: From Rebellion to Ruling the World! 重铸大明：从造反开始君临天下！ [Late Ming] + [Zhu Cilang] + [System] + [Rebellion] + [Multiple Storylines] Zhu Cilang transmigrates and becomes the Crown Prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with only a year left before the dynasty falls. The first mission from the System: seize the throne or the power to act as regent. After thinking it over, he decides to bring troops and have a serious talk with his father on New Year's Eve. Zhu Cilang: "Father, after making such a mess of the Great Ming, don't you think it's time to abd 11.9kReads—Score1.3k14d adds
- 14 Sun and Moon Shine Together: The Wanli Restoration 日月共明：万历中兴 [No System]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Court Politics]+ [War]+ [Farming]+ [Conquest]… History blogger Zhu Jun accidentally transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty and takes over the body of the young Wanli Emperor. The bad news: the old emperor has just died, leaving behind a huge mess. (This baby is suffering, but this baby won't say a word.) They say the Ming Dynasty truly fell under Wanli. In this life, I will turn the tide and restore the Ming to greatness! Sleeping with beauties in my a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn as Zhu Qizhen, Ushering in a Golden Age for the Great Ming 重生朱祁镇，开启盛世大明 In the fourteenth year of Zhengtong, the Ming dynasty is at the height of its power. That same year, Emperor Zhu Qizhen, later known as the emperor who knocked on the enemy's gates, suffers a crushing defeat at Tumu Fortress. In just two short months, the defeat breaks the Ming dynasty's rising fortunes, and the empire begins its decline. Zhu Qizhen, who has transmigrated into this era, discovers that he is about to set out on campaign. He swears he will never become the emperor who knocks on th 68Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 16 Ming Dynasty, 1521 大明1521 A partner at a consulting firm transmigrates into the body of the Jiajing Emperor. A certified public accountant with only a passing knowledge of history sets out on a different path to revival in an empire where capitalism is just beginning to take root. He is the power behind the world's richest men: Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, and others. He is the true controller of the Ming fleet. He is the founder of the Ming Industrial Revolution and Renaissance. He is also Oda's adoptive fa 36Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 17 Zhu Cilang: Restoring Great Ming to Its Former Glory 朱慈烺：再造大明巅峰 A modern young man finds himself transported into the body of Zhu Cilang, the Ming dynasty crown prince, in the late Ming. When Beijing falls to Li Zicheng, Zhu Cilang and a eunuch disguise themselves as beggars and escape the city, changing the course of history. In Linqing, Zhu Cilang catches Liu Zeqing off guard, kills him, and seizes command of his troops. He rallies the army, marches south, and ascends the throne, giving the Southern Ming court a legitimate claim to power. Using his knowled 10Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 18 Return to the Ming 回明 [No System] + [Transmigration] + [Late Ming] + [Founding a Nation Overseas] In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the situation at Songshan grows increasingly dire, and Hong Chengchou is ready to surrender. Suddenly, a modern special forces unit appears in the heart of Liaodong. When modern weapons appear on a battlefield of cold weapons, surrounded by countless armored soldiers, do you fight or surrender? Return to the Ming, build from nothing, become stranded in a foreign land, and cr 195Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Great Ming: Taking Liu Bowen as My Master from the Start 大明：开局拜师刘伯温 [Great Ming + Zhu Yuanzhang + prince + no System] The fifteenth year of Zhizheng. It was an ordinary year, and yet an extraordinary one. That year, Zhu Yuanzhang, the future emperor of the Great Ming, was still only a deputy commander under Guo Zixing. But that year, Zhu Yuanzhang welcomed a child who had never existed in history. And that year, the Great Ming saw the birth of a Prince of Qin. (This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the novel itself.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Great Ming: I Got into the Wrong Sedan Chair, and the Zhengde Emperor Became My Brother-in-Law 大明：上错花轿，正德成了我舅哥 [No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Comedy + Transmigration] Chen Ziyu transmigrates to the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes the only son of the Earl of Pingjiang! He's a spoiled wastrel who's an expert at eating, drinking, womanizing, and gambling! The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself bound hand and foot. Under his father's iron fist, servants are dragging him off to get married! As luck would have it, he's caught up in the wedding of Princess Taikang, the Hongzhi Empero 14Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 21 Great Ming: I, Zhu Yuntong, Discuss the Poll Tax with Zhu Yuanzhang from the Start 大明：开局我跟朱元璋谈人丁税 He transmigrates into the body of Xu Da’s youngest son. While helping disaster victims, he runs into Zhu Yuanzhang and asks a question that leaves the emperor speechless: “Why must people without land pay taxes?” In the Ming dynasty, my fate is not my own. Sooner or later, I, Xu Ping’an, will cut off the emperor’s controlling hand, the one that dictates everyone’s fate. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明之我哥是朱厚照 If Zhu Houwei, the second son of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, had not died, would Emperor Xiaozong still have favored Zhu Youjiao above all others when choosing an heir? For the sake of the Ming dynasty’s eternal prosperity, Zhu Houwei decides to take the throne himself and become the Zhengde Emperor. Because of Zhu Houwei, Ming history takes a completely different path. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Great Ming: I, Zhu Changhuan, Rebel in the Founder’s Footsteps! 大明：我朱常换，仿祖造反！ No System, no golden finger. Zhu Changhuan has an impressive lineage: his ancestor is Zhu Yuanzhang, and he comes from the branch descended from Zhu Gaosui, Prince of Zhao, the third son of Zhu Di. Since his is a distant offshoot of a collateral branch, by the time of his father, the family had long since lost all its fiefs and stipends. They had only a few acres of poor farmland, and now, with disaster caused by other people, they can barely survive. Thinking of his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang's upr 306Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Great Ming: I Just Reincarnated, and You’ve Already Transmigrated? 大明：咱刚重生，你就穿越了？ In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness in the Fengtian Hall. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn! Given a second life, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to make up for his regrets. But then he realized there was something off about his sixth son. Developing vaccines, defeating smallpox, cutting down Hu Weiyong with a sword, and kicking Li Shanchang aside. Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his head and leaned closer. “Lao Liu, come on, tell me. Were you reborn too?” Zhu Zhen 12Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 25 I, Zhu Youxiao, Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become Emperor 我朱由校，穿越明末做皇帝 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Zhu Youxiao, who is on the verge of death. Like hell he’s going to die a pathetic death. Armed with memories of a future life, Zhu Youxiao begins defying fate and rewriting history. End the factional strife. Anyone who won’t shut up gets executed. Purge the corrupt officials. Anyone who wants money more than life gets executed. Reform the land, build guns and cannons. Anyone who stands in my way gets executed. Build an army of a million, crush the S 1.5kReads7.3Score10414d adds
- 26 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Grandson 大明皇太孙 After transmigrating, I become an imperial grandson. So what if my father doesn’t care for me and my mother doesn’t love me? Grandpa Wanli treats me like a treasure. At home, factional strife never ends. Abroad, the Jianzhou Jurchens lurk. Zhu Youjian takes command of the realm. Leading the armies of the Ming in the seventeenth century, he will fulfill the unfinished mission of the Han Chinese dynasty. 102Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 27 The Great Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 [Late Ming] [Chongzhen] [Sun Chengzong] [Wei Zhongxian] [court intrigue] [alternate history] I, Chongzhen, am the Ming dynasty’s weightlifting champion. The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming are all resting on my shoulders. Eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi. The candlelight in the Qianqing Palace had just gone out when the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao, breathed his last. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who had just been escorted into the Forbidden City, clutched the dry rations 348Reads6.1Score31014d adds
- 28 The Mountain Bandits Who Ruled the World at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末之山匪霸天下 An ordinary college student transmigrates back to the late Ming Dynasty and inherits his father’s position as the master of a remote mountain stronghold. From then on, his “happy” life begins! Feasting on meat and drinking bowl after bowl of wine? Dream on! He nearly starves to death and almost has to transmigrate again! Fine. To avoid going hungry and freezing, and, more importantly, to keep his head on his shoulders... Get to work, young man! The mountains are vast, and the opportunities a 10Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 29 Great Ming: The Ultimate Nepotist Rises from Nothing 大明：最强关系户从微末崛起 With the Ming Dynasty on the verge of being founded, Zhu Han and his family, hiding in Qingxi Village, had planned to muddle through the rest of their second lives. On Zhu Han’s birthday, bandits raided the village, and his family was soon facing a food shortage. He obtained the Carpenter profession through a System, but after carving a statue of a god, he caught the eye of local thugs in the county town. With no other choice, Zhu Han was forced to leave the small mountain village and flee to Yi 688Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 30 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Preceptor Is a Lustful Monk 大明国师是个花和尚 A sales director from his previous life transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes a monk. See how he makes the Zhu dynasty his playground. Liu Zongmi, an internet sales whiz, worked hard for eight years to become a sales director. One evening, after drinking alone to celebrate, he woke up to find that he had become a sixteen-year-old monk at the Heavenly Realm Temple in the Ming Dynasty. The monastic rules and restrictions made Zongmi miserable, so he left the temple under the pretext of und 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Scheming for the Ming 谋明 Transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he farms diligently, follows the righteous path, trains a powerful army, and saves the collapsing empire. 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 I’m a Scholar in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当院士 Lin Wanrong, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, transmigrates into the Tianqi era and becomes a condemned prisoner. His crime? Offending Wei Zhongxian's nephew. His execution is in three days. Anyone else would lie flat and await death, but Lin Wanrong says: I won't die. He makes poison gas from vinegar and saltpeter and escapes prison. He extracts penicillin from moldy oranges and saves his friend's younger sister. He uses statistics to expose the Donglin f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Harmony at Home, Prosperity in the Great Ming 大明家和万事兴 The story follows a modern programmer who transmigrates into Zhu Wenzheng, a tragic member of the imperial clan in the early Ming dynasty. To change his fate of being whipped to death by Zhu Yuanzhang, he chooses to keep his head down and stay alive. But under the influence of family affection and a sense of responsibility, he gradually moves from fear and evasion to shouldering his duty, ultimately becoming the pillar that holds up the Great Ming. No golden finger. No golden finger. No golden f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Great Ming: I Actually Became Zhu Silang 大明：我竟成了朱四郎 [Alternate History]+ [Great Ming]+ [No System] May the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon endure, and the Great Ming empire stand forever. My name is Zhu Di, and I have another identity: I am Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, also known as Fourth Brother Zhu. Why is that? That's right, I transmigrated. Lying on the bed, Zhu Di silently accepts his new identity, a flame burning fiercely in his heart. Since Heaven has brought him to this magnificent Great Ming, he must make the 105Reads6.4Score10214d adds
- 35 The Veritable Records of Emperor Jingtai, Civilly Accomplished and Martial Virtuous 文成武德景泰皇帝实录 The Tumu Crisis of the Ming dynasty marked the turning point when the empire began to decline. Five hundred thousand elite soldiers and able-bodied men, along with dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles, were lost, and the young Emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured by Esen, the mighty ruler of the Oirat. The Ming dynasty was plunged into despair, with dark clouds gathering over the entire court. Yu Qian, remembered by history as the “savior minister,” emerged to rescue the empire from peril. But 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Great Ming: My Grandfather Is the Yongle Emperor 大明，我祖父是永乐大帝 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Zhanqi discovers that his grandfather is Zhu Di and his own father is planning a rebellion! How can that be? Dad, let's not rebel. I'll help you develop Ming technology instead! Before he knows it, Zhu Zhanqi looks back and discovers that the whole world is already at his feet. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Return of the Apocalypse: The Iron-Blooded Great Ming 天启回归之铁血大明 The Tianqi Emperor of the Ming, Zhu Youxiao, died after seven years on the throne, his whole body swollen, leaving posterity with an unsolved mystery. Yet after experiencing four lifetimes and three lives in death, Zhu Youxiao was miraculously reborn in the days before his accession. He was no longer the clever, timid, and, above all, absurd Zhu Youxiao he once was. He had become decisive, unyielding, and iron-willed. He raised the steel blade in his hand, ready to fight Heaven and plague, to sl 1.5kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 38 Great Ming: Reviving Humanity, I Am the Human Emperor 大明：人族复兴，我为人皇 He woke up to find he had transmigrated to the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty and become the Ming prince known as the Golden Bean, Zhu Gaoxu. To escape the fate of being turned into a clay-roasted chicken by his own nephew, Zhu Gaoxu resolutely chose to sail overseas. “Dear nephew, I told you I built a Han Empire overseas that’s even bigger than the Ming Dynasty. Why are you crying?” “Father, I know the Ming Dynasty is short on money, but you can’t ask me to rebel and have me clean up your mess! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Mighty Great Ming 巍巍大明 The sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure. Farewell, everyone... I am the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all is Han land... At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the political situation is unstable and refugees are everywhere. The glorious Ming faces peasant uprisings within and the Manchu invaders at its borders. The court is filled with officials who do nothing to earn their positions, and the great edifice is on the verge of collapse. The dark three centuries 131Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 40 From the Start, Zhu Gaoxu Has the City Surrounded, So I Talk Him Into Becoming Emperor 开局朱高煦围城，忽悠他当皇帝 “Imperial brother, I know I was wrong. I don’t want to sit on the throne anymore.” “I only want to stay alive and live comfortably as a wealthy man.” “But I know that if I rashly abdicate in favor of your father, I’ll probably end up like those puppet emperors in the history books.” “I could drop dead in bed any day.” “So I hope we can join forces. Keep me alive and on the throne, and after your father passes away, I’ll abdicate directly in your favor.” “What do you think?” The sixth month of th 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Great Ming: Burying Zhu Yuanzhang Alive for Fourteen Years from the Start 大明：开局活埋朱元璋十四年 Lately, I’ve seen a lot of bizarre comments. I got the idea for this book from the TV drama Black Storm, where Sun Xing is utterly lawless and a lot like several of Zhu Yuanzhang’s sons. Sun Xing has an adoptive father, Gao Mingyuan, who shields him and acts as his accomplice. That’s a lot like the so-called good father Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao... so I made the stories intersect. There’s a character named Mai Zili in the show who is targeted for opposing the criminal forces... so I also made Z 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Great Ming: Zhu Xiong’s Rise and Journey 大明：朱雄的崛起与征途 When Zhu Xiong, a modern soul, unexpectedly transmigrates through time and is reborn in a remote town on the northern border of Beiping in the early Ming Dynasty, an epic historical tale slowly unfolds. That year, the founding emperor of the Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, was full of ambition. With his eldest legitimate son, Zhu Biao, at his side, he set about reforming the government and securing the empire's borders. That year, Zhu Xiong and Xu Jin'er, the woman he had rescued, had already spent two pea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Red Alert at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末红警 Zhao Song transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty with a bulldozer. The bulldozer can build military camps from the 1960s and summon that era's troops and technology. As the areas he has subjected to land reform grow to a certain size, the military camps advance to later eras, eventually allowing him to summon cutting-edge weapons such as the Type 99A tank, J-20 fighter, Type 055 destroyer, Fujian aircraft carrier, DF-41 missile, drone swarms, and laser weapons. Just as he is brimming with —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Dream Crossing into the Ming Dynasty 梦渡大明 [Pure soul transmigration, Hongwu era, farming story, no System, not an effortless power fantasy] After dying, a modern young man named Lin Yeyu became a wandering spirit and discovered that he could enter other people's dreams. Before Zhu Biao died, he asked Lin Yeyu to help the people of the Ming Dynasty live better lives. So Lin entered Zhu Yuanzhang's dream and gave him an advance glimpse of the Ming Dynasty's future. The two joined forces to enact reforms, from the cabinet and feudal prince 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Great Ming: I, Zhu Houzhao, Won't Be Emperor or Marry a Widow 大明：我朱厚照，不当皇帝，不娶寡妇 By accident, I transmigrated into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao. But I really don't want to be crown prince or emperor, cooped up like a pig in the prison that is the imperial palace. For freedom, for the goddess of my dreams, I refuse to become emperor. I won't become the Zhengde Emperor. I've decided to reform my dad and help him live to a hundred, ruling as emperor for ten thousand years. I'll make sure he has a house full of children, all fighting over the throne. Then I can take adva 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 41Reads—Score214d adds
- 47 The Ming Dynasty, 1638 大明王朝1638 (The rating just came out, but it's bound to rise.) [Political intrigue + passion + conquest + no System + destroy the Qing + restore the Ming] [The early part is a slow burn, because it's packed with hidden details.] Year eleven of the Chongzhen reign, a human market in Shaanxi. Chen Wang is tied to a wooden post, waiting for someone to pick him out like livestock. The child beside him starved to death last night. Rats are gnawing at his eyes. The sun is about to set. Anyone who hasn't been sol 7.4kReads7.2Score66514d adds
- 48 Great Ming: From the Start, I Beat Up Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao 大明：开局怒揍太子朱厚照 Early September, in the sixteenth year of the Hongzhi reign. The Crown Prince, Zhu Houzhao, and his playmate Liu Jin sneak into the fields to steal chili peppers, only to be caught red-handed by Fang Yu, who has transmigrated here. In a fit of anger, Fang Yu beats up the Crown Prince, Zhu Houzhao. “Stop that!” “Stop it! Do you know who my young master is?” “Do you know who my lord is?” Liu Jin shouts. Fang Yu thinks the words sound a little like a joke that was all the rage in his previous life: 196Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Return to the Great Ming and Unite the Realm 回到大明朝一统天下 A mirage is a time tunnel forged by the power of the universe, connecting two different dimensions of space and time. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Ma Xiaotian, a top military academy student, and Zhu Yuyan, the heiress of a wealthy family, transmigrated together to the Ming Empire. One believed in building a strong nation through military power, while the other believed commerce could make the country prosper. They loved and battled each other, all for the sake of a wealthy people 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Transmigrate as Chongzhen and Rebuild the Great Ming 穿越崇祯再造大明 At 80 years old, Zhu Qiming transmigrates into Zhu Youjian. Armed with modern knowledge and well-versed in Chinese classics, he fights magic with magic. The ministers fear nothing more than debating the classics with the emperor. When the emperor issues an edict blaming himself, the ministers are all terrified! A Ming Dynasty Renaissance, with steam engines born from bellows? A heart of compassion, with the methods of a devil? This is an age of saving the Ming Dynasty through intellect, military 643Reads—Score—14d adds
