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- 51 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
- 52 The Golden Badge Magistrate 金牌县令 By a stroke of bad luck, I transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking, ninth-grade official. Watch me use the System to stand up for the people, wield absolute power, leave my name in the history books, and hold the world in the palm of my hand! 3.2kReads8.3Score25714d adds
- 53 The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏芳华 In the late Three Kingdoms period, shadows lurk beneath the dawn of unification. Cao Wei’s authority is steadily being hollowed out. Everyone can guess what the Sima clan is plotting, but who can predict the course of the realm? 125Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 54 A Million Soldiers at My Command, and the Empress Comes Knocking with Her Child 屯兵百万，女帝带娃找上门 Lu Yuan transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty as a minor county magistrate. After five years of work, he turned a remote backwater into a modern city. He had planned to live like an independent, carefree little emperor. Then the empress showed up at his door with an adorable child, looking for a relative. Empress: “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your daughter?” “Wipe them out!” The empress asked again, “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your wife?” “Kill their en 634Reads7.7Score19914d adds
- 55 The Rogue County Magistrate 流氓县令 With a crash from the heavens, a humble county magistrate makes his dazzling entrance. Zhang Yuan had planned to keep a low profile and build up his strength, refusing to go out and cause trouble until he had mastered an unrivaled martial art. But, alas... He set about improving infrastructure, relieving disaster victims, and putting down rebellions, among other things. Before he knew it, he had reached the pinnacle of power. His salary went up, and his power grew. But that peerless martial art 7.2kReads8.5Score49314d adds
- 56 Your Majesty, the County Magistrate Is a Fake, and So Is the County Town 女帝，县令是假的，县城也是假的 [For readers of all ages] + [Humorous and fun] + [Cunning and unscrupulous] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Absolutely no melodrama] Empress Xiao Lingshuang unexpectedly arrives in an incredibly prosperous county town, where she stumbles upon a shocking secret. Not only is the magistrate a fake, but the entire county town is fake too. Gu Fei: “Fake or not, our goods are the real deal!” The people: “There’s one festival after another: Women’s Day, Goddess Day, Men’s Day... And there are holiday gift 29.6kReads8.6Score3.5k14d adds
- 57 My Elder Brother Is Zhu Chongba 家兄朱重八 At the end of the Yuan dynasty, in Huaiyuan, Zhu Yuanzhang and a young man become sworn brothers. From then on, the Hongwu Emperor has a powerful ally at his side. He establishes a stronghold, kills Yuan forces, crosses the Yangtze, and takes Yingtian. Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and the rest are wiped out with a few words and a laugh. He founds the Great Ming and builds a great legacy. Now, a few words from His Majesty's sworn younger brother, Tang Wei: Recently, I used public resources to d 395Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 58 County Magistrate from the Start: Sign In for the Northern Darkness Divine Skill 开局县令，签到北冥神功 Su Ying transmigrates and becomes a low-ranking county magistrate who has only just passed the imperial examination. He plans to be an upright official who cares for his people like a loving father. But demons wreak havoc beyond his domain, while heretical cults stir up trouble within it. Fortunately, Su Ying has a System to rely on. Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign in on the first day of the lunar month to receive the Northern Darkness Divine Art! Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign in on the fi 114Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 59 With Our Ancestors' Blessing, the Great Ming Rises 祖宗保佑之风起大明 [No System + Massive Infrastructure Projects + Advanced Technology + Ming Empire] In the final years of the Ming dynasty, society is in turmoil, with natural disasters and human calamities leaving nine out of ten households empty. After Xu Da forcefully drags Xu Xian along, he arrives in the Ming dynasty. With his own strength alone, he will save Chongzhen, restore the people's livelihoods, reclaim Taiwan, and conquer North America. With the help of a host of ancient Chinese scientists, he will 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Dreams Entrusted to the Realm: From Foot Soldier to Pillar of Peace 山河寄梦：从义军小兵到太平基石 After accidentally transmigrating to Shandong, under Jin rule during the Southern Song, programmer Shen Zhi seems to have neither a golden finger nor a System. But what he does have is a sincere heart and the resolve to protect others. He joins the rebel army, fights the Jin, swears brotherhood with Xin Qiji, and travels far across the grasslands, watching Temujin grow up. Returning to the Central Plains, he enters the imperial court and navigates the treacherous divide between power struggles a 442Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 61 A County Magistrate Fell from the Sky 天上掉县令 “Your Majesty! The last six magistrates appointed to Nantang County have all been murdered. Now no one dares accept the post. Please decide what to do!” “How were they killed?” “It's said to be connected to a poisoning case at a tavern.” “Who owns the tavern?” “A young scholar.” “If no one else will take the post, then make the scholar the magistrate!” “But...” And so the young man, a doctoral student from Huaxia who had transmigrated here, found himself a county magistrate... A year later, Nant 66.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 62 Three Kingdoms: A Million Troops, and You Call This an Ordinary County Magistrate? 三国：屯兵百万，你管这叫普通县令？ Lu Chuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era. With the help of a System, he turns a small village into a massive county town. He only wants to keep farming and develop agriculture, the economy, culture, and the military, but the warlords keep coming to find him. Cao Cao: If I can persuade Lu Chuan to enter public life, who in all the land could stop me? Yuan Shao: Get the gifts ready at once. I’m going to visit Mr. Lu Chuan in person. One cart of gifts isn’t enough? Make it ten! Liu Bei: Sec 5.3kReads7.5Score43814d adds
- 63 Three Kingdoms: From County Magistrate of Xuzhou to Conquering the Realm 三国：从徐州县令开始争霸天下 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, he becomes a low-ranking county magistrate in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, but gains the Ultimate Promotion and Domination System! Starting as a county magistrate, he will conquer the world step by step! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a beginner's gift pack.] [Congratulations, Host, you have received the peerless God of War Li Jing, the renowned statesman Liu Bowen, and the supreme empress Wu Meier!] [Congratulations, Host, you have recei 1.7kReads8.5Score10314d adds
- 64 Great Ming: After Revealing I'm a Transmigrator, Old Zhu Falls Apart 大明：自曝穿越后，老朱心态崩了 After transmigrating to the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yuan had no choice but to reveal that he was a transmigrator. Old Zhu: “Since you say you're a transmigrator, then when will I die?” Lu Yuan: “Your Majesty, you'll die in the thirty-first year of Hongwu. You only have thirteen years left.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Oh, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will die before you. Your good grandson Zhu Yunwen will take the throne.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Zhu Yunwen wil 231Reads8.0Score10414d adds
- 65 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.6kReads—Score12414d adds
- 66 The County Magistrate Who Taught the Emperor 帝师县令 In a world torn apart by war, Zhao Kang transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate in the Qian Kingdom. With no grand ambitions, he has no desire to vie for supremacy. He just wants to live off the land, do as he pleases, and rule his patch as a local tyrant. 477Reads9.1Score18414d adds
- 67 The Tang Autonomous Region 大唐自治区 Yang Xu, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty after an accident, bringing a System with him. Watch as he uses the System to build a modern city in the Tang dynasty and, with his help, leads it step by step to become the true center of the world. 6.2kReads8.5Score37014d adds
- 68 I'm a Fake Official, Yet I've Won the Crown Prince's Heart 本官是假货，却哄得太子倾心了 [Transmigration and nation-building | Woman disguised as a man | Court intrigue | Farming and famine relief | Feel-good rise to power] Li Yanhe takes over another person's identity and becomes magistrate of Pingwu County. Disaster is everywhere, refugees are on the move, and the treasury is empty... At the grand court assembly, officials from every prefecture report disasters, leaving the entire court at its wit's end. One report from the Commissioner of Administration sends shock waves through 5.4kReads6.5Score56014d adds
- 69 The Time Management Bureau Bans Employees from Wearing JK Uniforms 时间管理局禁止员工穿JK制服 The Time Bureau Forbids Its Employees from Wearing JK Uniforms 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Invincible Prince of Qin 无敌六王爷 [Farming + Lighthearted Comedy + Political Intrigue] Qin Feng transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty and became a prince ruling the frontier lands of Liao. After spending six years building his own ideal city, he planned to live the carefree life of a leisurely prince. But then his father, whom he had never even met, impersonated an imperial envoy and secretly slipped into Qin Feng’s fief. Coal, paved roads, apartment blocks, communal kitchens, and an ironworks! Confronted with this strange nor 16.2kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 71 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 18.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 72 I Transmigrated, and They Made Me Emperor! 一朝穿越，我被黄袍加身了！ Also known as The Finest Young Master from a Humble Family One month after transmigrating, a woman I've never even met wants to be my wife? And she wants to have my babies! What does it matter if the dynasty is in chaos and the times are turbulent, even if I'm out in the countryside, far from the centers of power? Foreign enemies are invading and want to take my money? Dream on! 830Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 73 Please, I Really Didn't Mean to Get the Empress Pregnant 拜托，我真没想让女帝陛下怀孕啊 [Female Emperor] [Invincible from the start] [One heroine, all sweetness] [The truth comes out] This book is also known as My Lady, Put on Your Dragon Robe. I Need to Study and I Hid Away Until I Became the Heavenly Emperor, Only to Be Exposed by My Empress Wife. Gu Lan transmigrates into a xianxia novel as a supporting-character scholar. He also gains a beautiful young wife. He plans to keep a low profile, watch events unfold from the sidelines, use his perfect knowledge of the original story t 3.1kReads8.6Score30714d adds
- 74 The Ming Dynasty's Princess Who Guarded the Nation 大明镇国公主 [No Word Changes + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Burn + Aiming to Stay Close to History + Empress + Single Female Lead] [The above is a warning. As of October 30, 2026, the author earns 25 yuan per thousand characters from this book and has barely made any money. There is no reason to put up with unsolicited nitpicking from people who haven't paid for it. The author isn't your mother, after all.] [The person on the cover is Huanhuan, from artwork generously commissioned by a reader. Artist ID: Xi S 10.8kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 75 My Wife Is Already the Richest, So Why Take the Top Scholar Exam? 娘子都首富了，还要考状元？ [Whose husband is this? Whoever grabs him gets to keep him!] Xu Ye accidentally transmigrates while rescuing someone from drowning. When he reaches shore, he realizes he's holding the daughter of the richest man in the realm. He thinks he's landed himself a wealthy wife and can lie flat, living off her money, but then he sees his fiancée being schemed against... “Copy books to pay off your debts? Why not copy Battle Through the Heavens!” “The teahouse is empty? Let's get on the BBS!” The imp 64.1kReads8.2Score6.9k14d adds
- 76 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 35.7kReads9.0Score3.5k14d adds
- 77 My Lord, It's Cold. Put on a Yellow Robe! 大人，天冷了加件黄袍吧！ Zhou Yi transmigrated to an ancient dynasty. As a transmigrator, he didn’t do anything particularly momentous. He simply made sure the laborers conscripted to repair the city walls got steaming bowls of rice porridge with pickled mustard greens every day, and that the border troops could enjoy braised beef noodles and pickled cabbage noodles. He also expanded the territory by a thousand li and captured the invading Xiongnu Chanyu along the way. Zhou Yi never imagined that his subordinates would 34.8kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds
- 78 Great Tang: From the Start, I Inherited a Hundred Thousand Mu of Land 大唐：开局继承十万亩田 He transmigrates to the Tang dynasty during the Zhenguan era and inherits a hundred thousand mu of fertile land right from the start, along with two breathtaking child brides and a fortune in wealth. What’s more, he awakens the Great Figures System, which lets him gain the abilities of every great figure throughout history and even summon them to serve him? Just as Liu Bai is wondering how to enjoy his new life, Li Er arrives at his door with all his officials. What? His late father saved Li Er’ 12.3kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 79 Great Qin: The Greediest Official of All Time, Praised as a Loyal Minister by the First Emperor 大秦：千古贪官，祖龙夸我是忠臣 [Political intrigue] + [fiery passion] + [rivalry for supremacy] + [ruthless action] + [no System] In the twenty-eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, after performing the Fengshan sacrifice at Mount Tai, Qin Shi Huang disguises himself as a wealthy merchant to tour the land incognito. To his surprise, he discovers that the local township head, Heifu, is openly accepting bribes, colluding with merchants! He is only a township head, yet his residence is extravagantly luxurious, with hundreds 6kReads9.2Score60114d adds
- 80 Striving in the First Year of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武元年 The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I transmigrated to the first year of Hongwu. Who else can relate? I, Young Master Yang, got press-ganged right from the start and became one of Emperor Zhu Chongba's proud wage slaves. 13.5kReads8.9Score84814d adds
- 81 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.4kReads9.1Score57114d adds
- 82 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 After transmigrating into the family of a common farmer, Ye Xuanmo arrives just as his paternal cousin passes the imperial examination. To revitalize the clan, his cousin invites a teacher to the family to educate the children. In an age when “all trades are base, and only studying is noble,” Ye Xuanmo wants nothing more than to pass the exams and change his family’s circumstances… 3.4kReads8.9Score31414d adds
- 83 A Splendid Phoenix's Rise: The Good-for-Nothing Strikes Back 锦绣凰途：废柴逆袭 Splendid Phoenix Path: The Good-for-Nothing's Reversal 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What Do I Do After Being Beheaded from the Start? 大唐小神探：开局被斩首怎么办？ 6.6kReads9.2Score80214d adds
- 85 The Chosen Eradicator 被选中的清除者 The Chosen Eraser 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Reborn: I Dug Open the Lin Family Tomb with My Own Hands 重生：林家坟墓，我亲手挖开 Reborn: I Dug Up the Lin Family Grave with My Own Hands 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang Borrows Arrows with Straw Boats, So I Send Him a Hundred Thousand Rockets 三国：诸葛亮草船借箭，我送他十万火箭 In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Guo Jia fell gravely ill, his life nearing its end. Before he died, Guo Jia took Cao Cao's hand and revealed a secret: "My younger brother, Guo Tai, is ten times more capable than I am. He can help my lord achieve great things!" Grieving, Cao Cao visited three times to persuade Guo Tai to enter his service. From the start, it was on the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs. When Zhuge Liang used straw boats to borrow arrows, Guo Tai simply sent him a hundred thousand f 2.5kReads7.7Score28114d adds
- 88 What Should I Do? My Ex-Husband Begs Me to Remarry Every Day 前夫每天都在求我复婚怎么办？ My Ex-Husband Begs Me to Remarry Him Every Day. What Should I Do? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Substitute Empress: I'll Repay Three Hundred Years of Blood Debt! 替身女帝：三百年血债我来偿！ The Substitute Empress: I’ll Repay Three Hundred Years of Blood Debt! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 A Beauty's Schemes in Shengjing 盛京美人谋 A Beauty's Schemes in Shengjing 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Phoenix Cries Across the Heavens: A Reborn Daughter's Revenge 凤唳九天：嫡女重生复仇记 The Phoenix Cries Across the Nine Heavens: The Reborn Legitimate Daughter's Revenge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Reborn to Rewrite the Script: A Deadly Revenge 重生改剧本：致命复仇 Reborn and Rewriting the Script: A Deadly Revenge 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Revenge on a Variety Show: Ex-Wife, the Game Has Only Just Begun 综艺复仇：前妻，游戏才刚刚开始 Revenge on a Variety Show: Ex-Wife, the Game Has Only Just Begun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Bloodied Qingyue: Reborn from the Ashes 浴血清月：涅槃归来 Bloodied Qingyue: Reborn from the Ashes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Abandoned Daughter Returns: Her Child's Father Is a True Dragon! 弃女归来：崽崽他爹是真龙！ The Discarded Daughter Returns: Her Child's Father Is a True Dragon! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Grand Wedding, A Shocking Plot 盛嫁惊谋 A Grand Wedding Plot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Palace Maid's Rise: Every Step a Trap, Every Step a Plan! 宫女上位记：步步惊心步步为营！ The Palace Maid's Rise: Every Step a Shock, Every Step a Carefully Laid Plan! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Rebuild the Ming Dynasty 大明：让你上吊，没让你重建大明 He opens his eyes on the eve of the Jiashen upheaval. Li Zicheng has already breached Beijing, the Manchus beyond the passes are eyeing the capital, and court officials are closing in to force the issue. Faced with a nightmare from the start, what should the Chongzhen Emperor do… This work’s style: history as its bones, art as its wings. It respects real history and does not rewrite established events, using artistic storytelling to fill the regrets history left behind. A note for readers: This 5.7kReads8.9Score47614d adds
- 99 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.4kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 100 The 108th Viewer in the Haunted House Livestream 凶宅直播间的第108位观众 The 108th Viewer in the Haunted House Livestream 1Reads—Score—14d adds
