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- 1 Transmigrating to Wu's Spring and Autumn 穿越之吴破春秋 With a clap of thunder, I transmigrated to a Spring and Autumn era barely more advanced than primitive society. Before I could explore the map, build castles, and slowly level up, I realized I had arrived at the crucial turning point in the famous century-long struggle between Wu and Yue, in the late Spring and Autumn period. King Goujian of Yue, who had endured humiliation and steeled himself for revenge, had already completed ten years of recovery and ten years of preparation. Now he watched h 296Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 2 Great Tang: The Battle for the Western Regions 大唐之西域争霸 The Anxi Protectorate of the Tang dynasty was established in 640 and came to an end in 808, standing in the Western Regions for 170 years. Nearly two centuries of toil, passed down through more than ten generations! With generations born, intermarrying, and carrying on the legacy, their numbers must have reached well over a million! Yet the history books contain no trace of them! The winds of time have blown by; perhaps there were heroes among them, too. He joins forces with Tang descendants and 1kReads6.5Score10414d adds
- 3 Great Han: I Follow Bangzi and Earn Myself a Marquisate 大汉：我跟着邦子混个封侯 When Xiao Xi woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to the Qin dynasty and become a low-ranking clerk in the Pei County government office. He had failed to pass the civil service exam in his previous life, so he never expected to make it this time. Wait, his uncle was Xiao He? And his former self used to run around with a notorious rogue named Liu Ji? Well, Xiao Xi would just have to live well. Once the Han dynasty was founded, surely he could at least earn himself a noble title, right 907Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 4 The Liu Song Dynasty in Turmoil 刘宋风云 After graduating at the top of his history class, he takes a job at an archaeological research institute. While cataloguing artifacts, he comes into contact with a silver ring and unexpectedly transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He discovers that he is Liu Yu’s third son, the founding emperor of the Southern Song, and the third emperor of the Liu Song dynasty. In this age of chaos between north and south, when heroes abound, knowing how history unfolds means seizing the initiati 3.1kReads6.8Score24714d adds
- 5 Great Tang: I Vie for the Empire, Starting with the An Lushan Rebellion 大唐：从安史之乱开始逐鹿天下 (Power Struggle) (Overpowered Protagonist) (Rebellion) The monsters of Qinghe Commandery have crossed the Yellow River by force. The murderous king is rapidly advancing toward Fengyi Commandery. The shameless false emperor has seized Huayin Commandery. Emperor Yin Wuji of Great Xia has stationed his troops at Bashang. His Majesty has officially arrived in his faithful city of Chang’an. 717Reads6.4Score10414d adds
- 6 The Greatest Chancellor of All Time: Resisting Qin, Starting with Barbecue in Zibo 千古一相：抗秦，从进淄赶烤开始 [No System + No Female Lead + Historical Strategy + Chu-Han vs. Great Qin] All he did was take a trip to Zibo for barbecue, and now he's transmigrated into the Qi chancellor at the end of the Warring States period? Qin has the legacy of six generations of rulers, and Chu has the heroic spirits of its three clans. What do the states of Shandong have? Can we really take down the First Emperor while eating Linzi barbecue and singing "Song of the Great Wind"? Ying Zheng: This guy fights dirty. He s 173Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Great Tang: My Mother Is Wu Zetian. Is It Too Late to Be Reborn? 大唐：家母武则天，我重新投胎来得及吗？ Li Dan wakes up after drinking and transmigrates to the first year of the Sisheng era in the Tang dynasty, becoming a prince in the prosperous Tang. What a dream come true! Wait… who is his mother? Wu Zetian! OMG! Is there still time to reincarnate somewhere else? When dealing with a formidable mother, keep your head down whenever you can! Mother wants to rule from behind the curtain? I agree! Mother wants to build the Mingtang? I agree! Mother wants to find male favorites? Uh… I support her. Li 1.1kReads7.8Score10014d adds
- 8 The Turbulent Tang 乱唐 In the fourteenth year of the Tianbao era, An Lushan raised an army in rebellion, and the prosperous Tang Empire suddenly teetered on the brink of collapse. The imperial capital was trampled again and again beneath the hooves of foreign forces, and the once-revered Son of Heaven fell from his pedestal. This age, so captivating to later generations, came to an end. Yet in this perilous, chaotic world, a young man suddenly appeared. Could he defy fate and change history through his own efforts? Wo 2kReads7.7Score20714d adds
- 9 Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: This An Lushan Rebellion Isn’t Quite So Chaotic 穿越大唐：这个安史不太乱 [Transmigrate + survival + painstaking development + no System + no golden finger] Luo Yi unexpectedly transmigrates to Yingzhou, a key northeastern garrison town in the Tang Dynasty during the Tianbao era. All he wants is to live a quiet, peaceful life, but a series of chance mishaps turn him into a border soldier of the Tang Empire. To avoid being swept up in the An Lushan Rebellion, he has no choice but to embark on a struggle to survive and save the Tang Dynasty. He will ensure the Tang Dyna 2.3kReads7.4Score14014d adds
- 10 Great Tang, I Really Don't Want to Be a Butcher 大唐，我真不想当屠夫 Kill one person and you're a criminal. Kill ten thousand and you're a hero. Kill a million and you're the greatest hero of all! After transmigrating to the years before the An Lushan Rebellion, Li Xiong discovered that the more people he killed, the better the rewards the System gave him. And so the Tang dynasty gained a god of death. Anyone who threatened the Tang dynasty's might was killed. Anyone who tried to split the dynasty was killed. Anyone among the seventy-two kingdoms of the Western R 627Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 11 Fragrant Meal, No Promise 香积无诺 He was a prince, yet he built an invisible prison around her with his coldness. He was a guard, and all he could do was carve a path to safety for her on the battlefield with his Mo Dao. In 757 AD, at Xiangji Temple, a hundred thousand soldiers lay dead in heaps. The person she waited for never came back. Wang Ping, a member of a collateral branch of the Wang clan of Taiyuan, was neither lowborn nor noble. He and Shen Xiangjun had grown up together and loved each other, but fate kept them apart. —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 12 Clouds of Smoke over the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐烟云 Wang Xun was a Chang’an playboy with no great ambitions, spending every day eating, drinking, and waiting to die. Then one wrong step turned him into a legendary figure for the ages. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, he joined Guo Ziyi’s eastern campaign to pacify the realm. He would witness the mighty Tang dynasty plunge from its peak into a rapid decline, its brilliant lights dimming in an instant. As the golden age of the Tang rose and fell, with countless difficult choices before him, 303Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 13 The Yongzheng Dynasty, Volumes One and Two 雍正王朝（上下册） For more than two thousand years, a vast, irreconcilable conflict has existed between the highly centralized system of commanderies and counties and the system of independent farmers. Faced with this contradiction, reform was inevitable. Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng both attempted it throughout history, but only the Yongzheng Emperor succeeded. His forceful reforms, pursued for thirteen years, resolved this conflict. Yet Qianlong, the heir he personally chose, gradually dismantled his new polici 1kReads9.5Score20214d adds
- 14 The Late Tang Emperor Defies Fate 唐末皇帝逆天改命 In 893 AD, just ten years after the Tang Dynasty put down the great Huang Chao Rebellion, Li Keyong held sway over Hedong while Zhu Wen coveted the Central Plains. Warlords carved up the realm and stood against one another, and the chaotic prelude to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era had already begun. His commands reached no farther than the capital region, and he had been reduced to a puppet controlled by powerful warlords and eunuchs. The tragic final Tang emperor, Li Ye, let out a soul 536Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 15 A Close Reading of Three Hundred Years of the Two Song Dynasties 细读两宋三百年 Many people think of the Song dynasty as poor and weak. Yet it was an age of extraordinary prosperity in commerce, education, culture, and scientific innovation, and the wealth of its people and the strength of its economy far surpassed those of the flourishing Tang dynasty. Beginning with Zhao Kuangyin's founding of the Song and ending with the Yuan conquest of Lin'an in 1276 and the fall of the Southern Song after the naval Battle of Yashan, this book examines Song politics, military affairs, 788Reads9.5Score18914d adds
- 16 Return to the Tang Dynasty 归唐 He returns to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, before the An Lushan Rebellion. But beneath its dazzling surface, the court officials harbor ulterior motives and pay lip service. The fubing military system has completely collapsed, and displaced people fill the countryside. Border fires blaze one after another, while darkness steadily festers in places no one can see! The likes of An Lushan and Shi Siming are about to rise. Beyond the borders, Tibet, the Arabs, the Uyghurs, Nanzhao, the Shiwei, and c 513Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 17 The Empire's Ambitions in the Warring States 战国帝业 A soul from the 21st century transmigrates to the mid-Warring States period and inhabits the body of a noble’s son. The Battle of Changping has already begun. Tian Xiu, in Handan, is at a loss: what should he do next? 746Reads7.1Score10614d adds
- 18 An Emperor's Tutor from a Poor Family: The Man Behind the Empress 寒门帝师：女帝背后的男人 [Empress + Court Intrigue + Alternate History + play the pig to eat the tiger] After transmigrating, He Shen finds himself branded a disgraced imperial exam cheater, despised by everyone. With no other choice, he goes home to start a business and revamp his family's tavern. To his surprise, he becomes famous throughout the Great Qian Dynasty. Even the poems he casually writes are celebrated by the Hanlin scholars. The peerless empress visits him three times, begging him to enter her service! “Si 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Great Ming: I Help Brother Zhu Zhanji Ascend from the Start 大明：开局送瞻基皇兄升天 I am Zhu Zhanshan, the greatest royal uncle in the Ming dynasty. I lived through seven reigns, served as regent twice, missed out on the throne three times, and am the younger brother of that pathetic emperor, Zhu Zhanji. Did China’s decline begin with Zhu Zhanji, a supposedly great Ming emperor? Then I’ll start by taking his throne. Isolation from the world, falling behind the rest of the globe? Then I’ll send fleets west again and colonize the world. Japanese pirates harassing us for three hun 899Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 20 You Set the Trap, I'll Break It 你布的局，我来破 There’s a saying in the business world: In China, deals are the skin, but relationships are the bones! Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaolu, the business tycoon who now spends his nights partying and throws money around like water, was once so poor he was twenty thousand yuan short of the bride price and couldn’t even marry the woman he loved? From the mire to the clouds, from an ant to a shark, how many hidden traps did he step into, how many rivals did he fight, and how many murky waters d 949Reads8.7Score11614d adds
- 21 Zhang Jiuling, Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty 大唐宰相张九龄 I was born in Lingnan. My mother said that on the night I was born, the moon rolled right into her belly. As a boy, I stole lychees and disturbed hornets' nests with my two childhood friends. We fought for our friends, and by the Qujiang River I met a girl gathering herbs, whose eyes shone brighter than the moon. Later, I traveled north to Chang’an. From being a “southern barbarian” at the Imperial Academy, I rose to become a chancellor at the height of the Kaiyuan era. I saw the dagger hidden i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Sweeping the World as Its Richest Man 大唐亲王：从首富开始横扫天下 Did the Tang dynasty begin to fall during the An Lushan Rebellion? Wrong! It fell because it lacked mines. He grows rich through business and rises to become the richest man in the Tang dynasty. He establishes bases across the islands of the South Seas. After unexpectedly obtaining an alien mainframe, he uncovers the essence of cultivation, forges an army of immortal martial warriors, and takes sole control of the source of all things. He sweeps across the eight directions and ascends to godhood 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Late Ming Chongzhen: I Deserve the Temple Name Shengzu 明末崇祯，朕当得起圣祖庙号 Zhu Bao'an is reborn. He never expected to become the Chongzhen Emperor. He's doomed now. Fortunately, it's the first year of the Chongzhen reign, so there's still hope. Watch him rebuild the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Eastern Depot, killing not a single loyal minister and sparing not one treacherous official. He takes charge of the economy, politics, and military, and makes sure all three are strong. Hong Taiji: "That brat Zhu Youjian fights dirty, always going for my kidneys. And now he has 966Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 24 Li Chang, Prince of Shou: Li Longji, It's Time for You to Die 寿王李琩：请李隆基归天 In the twenty-third year of the Kaiyuan era, Li Longji believes that no one can surpass his achievements in civil governance or military prowess. His glorious accomplishments are unmatched, and he begins to indulge in extravagant pleasures. Just then, Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, and other demons run rampant. Prince Shou, Li Mao, rises against the odds. He swears to preserve this magnificent Tang dynasty. And to keep his wife, Yang Yuhuan, by his side. To do so, he is willing to send Li L 2.7kReads8.5Score14714d adds
- 25 Reborn as King You of Zhou: From the Start, I Killed Bao Si to Consecrate My Banner 重生周幽王，开局杀褒姒祭旗 [A slow-burn tale of farming and development + court intrigue + warlord rivalries + no System + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy] Zhou Chen transmigrates to the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty and becomes the infamous King You of Zhou, Ji Gongsui. He has already been on the throne for six years. The Zhou royal house is in decline, its royal armies have been wiped out, the people are furious, and the feudal lords are ready to make their move. Only five years remain before the Quanrong capture 929Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 26 From the Start, I Lifted Guanyinbi's Veil on Li Er's Wedding Night 开局李二大婚，我揭了观音婢头盖 History / transmigration / no golden finger / comedy / farming / political intrigue I transmigrated into Li Yuan's third son, Li Xuanba. With no golden finger, all I want is to stay alive. I grow grain, speculate in land, and muddle through life, determined to be a lucky mascot in the background of my second brother, Li Shimin until, on my wedding night, I foolishly lifted my second sister-in-law Guanyin Bi's veil. After my father gave me a thorough dressing-down, Li Xuanba finally understood T 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Dreaming Back to the Great Tang, Hand in Hand with the Regent 回梦大唐，执手摄政王 This is not a feel-good novel. It is aimed at male readers. Also known as: A Common Doctor in the Tang Dynasty! The way of the physician lies in saving people, treating illnesses, and helping them survive! A minor physician treats individuals; a great physician can heal the world! Yet Shen Yun, a Chinese medicine student who transmigrates to the Zhenguan era, wants nothing but an easy life. He only hopes to become a wandering physician and travel the world. But life is full of twists and tur 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Great Tang: Starting Out with the Guiyi Army 大唐：从归义军开始 The Guiyi Army! The last fierce army of the late Tang, known to very few, isolated in the northwest yet still devoted to Great Tang! The Guiyi Army! It lit up the late Tang's final moment of glory! But for one reason or another, the Guiyi Army failed to restore Great Tang to its former glory, and gradually faded from history as the Tang Dynasty fell. By chance, modern man Zhang Yansi transmigrated to the late Tang, an era that countless generations had lamented. Zhang Yansi chose to swim against 1.3kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 29 The Rise of Northern Zhou: Yang Jian, Don't Even Think About Usurping My Throne 北周崛起：杨坚你休想篡朕的皇位 [No System] [Transmigration to the Past] [Farming] [Diligent Governance] [Expansion] The final years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Northern Zhou conquered the Northern Qi, unifying the northern regimes once more! Emperor Wu of Zhou, Yuwen Yong, was a brilliant and ambitious ruler, full of vigor. His soldiers were fired up, and their banners snapped in the wind! The Northern Dynasties could march south at any moment to destroy the Southern Chen and recreate the unifying achievements 7kReads8.0Score38614d adds
- 30 At Xuanwu Gate from the Start, I Mistook Myself for Li Er 开局玄武门，错把自己当李二 Li Erfeng transmigrated. He was on horseback, with Xuanwu Gate right in front of him and eighty cavalrymen behind. The most conspicuous among them were a dark-faced man, a yellow-faced man, and a bearded man carrying an axe. “Am I Li Er?” Li Erfeng was delighted. He immediately launched a coup and fought his way into the imperial palace. First he “offed” his grandfather, then his father, and used force to demand the title of Prince of Qin and command of the Sixteen Guards. A few months later. “Y 3.8kReads8.7Score23614d adds
- 31 Reborn as a Frontier Garrison Soldier, Yet Ordered to Become a Military Governor 重生藩镇小兵，却要我当节度使 On the first day of the month, he kills the regional governor. On the fifteenth, he kills the military commissioner. By month's end, he hangs the imperial inspector! Zhao Yan is reborn in an age of warlord conflict among military governors, in a realm called the Great Zhou Dynasty. He transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier in one of the domains. The moment he arrives, the military commissioner is killed by his own generals and troops. To his surprise, no one wants to take on the th 61Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 The Ashes of Qinglian: A Bodhi Outpost Amid Beacon Fires 青莲烬，烽燧菩提戍 The poet immortal's young attendant is sent to guard the frontier, where the heart of Buddha lights a lamp in a lonely city. He is Li Bai's most beloved attendant, both son and pupil. Framed for his loyal protection of the “poet immortal,” he is exiled to the remote Yang Pass, where spring breezes never reach. His heart is planted firmly on the frontier, waiting quietly for spring to cross the pass. Witness how a humble man, with a heart of Buddha and the soul of a poet, writes a stirring epic o 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Overturning the Warring States: The State of Wei 颠覆战国之魏国 Shen Wei, a lifelong city-dwelling homebody, wakes up to discover that he has become Prince Shen, the crown prince of Wei during the Warring States period. He's already on his way to the Battle of Maling, and his first priority is figuring out how to stay alive. Before long, he finds himself facing a succession of ambitious and talented rulers, including Duke Xiao of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, King Wei of Chu, and King Wei of Qi, not to mention the top talents serving under them. With his limited 2.2kReads8.6Score15814d adds
- 34 Great Tang: My Merits Changed My Fate, but First I Spent Four Years in Prison 大唐：战功改命先蹲四年大牢 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, he was imprisoned for four years despite his many military accomplishments. With no connections, he was constantly suppressed and bullied at every turn. Through his formidable fighting skills and refusal to give up, Qin the Fool gradually defied fate and changed his lot in life. No one could have a more exalted status than him. He was not the only transmigrator. This world was a place where every kind of talent could flourish. He would lead the Tang Dyna 1.4kReads8.5Score10814d adds
- 35 Jialan in the Misty Rain: The Twilight of Northern Wei 伽蓝烟雨，北魏的黄昏 Why Does Listening to “Song of Chile” Bring Me to Tears? Watch Gao Wang rise from an impoverished family that couldn’t afford even a horse to become a powerful minister of Northern Wei, only to fail to keep Northern Wei’s last emperor, Yuan Xiu, from leaving. Northern Wei splits into Eastern Wei and Western Wei. He tries to destroy Yuwen Tai of Western Wei, and the two clash five times with victories on both sides, until Gao Wang is finally defeated beneath the walls of Yubi City. His life was f 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Ming Dynasty, 1641 大明1641 In 1641, the Battle of Songjin rages, and the Great Ming stands on the edge of ruin. After a crushing defeat at Songjin, the Ming armies retreat across the front, and the dynasty's fall seems inevitable. A soul from a later age transmigrates into Cao Bianjiao's body. Trapped in a desperate situation, he refuses to sit back and watch the realm collapse. He infiltrates Huang Taiji's camp at night and kills three princes and a duke in battle. Leading a lone army on a thousand-mile raid deep into L 95Reads—Score19414d adds
- 37 The Hunter of the Dying Tang 残唐狩猎人 [Transmigration + Court Intrigue + Decisive and Ruthless + Passionate Campaigns] After the An Lushan Rebellion, eunuchs seized power, regional military governors carved up the realm, and the dynasty’s fortunes began to wane. Li Kan, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the body of an easygoing prince in the late Tang Dynasty. In a chaotic age of rival warlords and endless schemes, can he turn the tide against historical powerhouses like Huang Chao, Li Keyong, and Zhu Wen? 4.1kReads7.5Score28414d adds
- 38 The Civil and Martial Arts of Song 文宋武略 A 996 overworked employee at an electronics company transmigrates to the Northern Song. He uses modern knowledge to develop the salt industry, then draws on his knowledge of later history to anticipate Wang Jun’s rebellion and prepare for it in advance, intervening in the course of history. He also puts his knowledge of the later imperial examinations to use, entering officialdom through the child prodigy exam. He develops the economy, creates military equipment, and reorganizes the army, leadin 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Greatest Warlord of the Late Tang 晚唐第一大军阀 If a person cannot leave their name behind in the vast river of history, it is as if they had never come into this world. After transmigrating to the late Tang, an age of upheaval, Qi Shen felt incredibly fortunate. Here, he could behead Huang Chao, wipe out bandits, reclaim Chang'an, and hold the emperor hostage to his heart's content. Here, he could defeat Qin Zongquan, pacify Yang Xingmi, punch Li Keyong and kick Zhu Quanzhong, calmly bringing the warlords to heel. Here, he could repel the Kh 1.9kReads7.7Score10414d adds
- 40 Five Dynasties: Iron Cavalry Unstoppable 五代：铁骑纵横 Wang Yanting, an ordinary man, transmigrated to the chaotic late Tang dynasty. He had no golden finger and no powerful patron to rely on. He could only survive through his own efforts. In this age, rites and music had crumbled, and moral principles had been cast aside. Whoever had soldiers could do as they pleased. But in this same age, the soldiers under your command could turn their weapons on you at any moment. Li Keju, military governor of Lulong, had a subordinate general, Li Quanzhong, who 1.6kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 41 I Drive Li Er Crazy, and the Tang Dynasty Goes Mad for Me 我让李二抓狂，大唐为我疯狂 Li Chengqian has returned, reborn. Since he can’t beat his father, hailed as the strongest carbon-based life-form of the seventh century, he’ll just drive him crazy. “The Crown Prince is often ill. You should do your best.” What did Mother mean by that? The young Li Chengqian’s words left Empress Zhangsun Wugou stunned. When Li Chengqian brought Zhangsun Wugou 46.7kReads7.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 42 My Aunt Is Yang Guifei 我小姨是杨贵妃 [No System + Fast-Paced Plot + Ruthless] After transmigrating as Yang Guifei's nephew, Pei Hui could have spent his life in luxury, drinking and composing poetry with Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, and the rest, and playing mahjong with his aunt, Yang Guifei. But instead, he has to face the An Lushan Rebellion. He thinks he can make the emperor see An Lushan's true colors and eliminate him before the rebellion begins. But by then, the Tang emperor is already inept and corrupt, and the ent 6kReads8.1Score49114d adds
- 43 Great Tang: I Can Make Money, So Marrying More Princesses Makes Sense 大唐：我能搞钱，多娶公主合理吧 [History]+ [Transmigration]+ [Great Tang]+ [Tang Dynasty]+ [Alternate History]+ [Ideal Son-in-Law]+ [Live-in Son-in-Law]+ [No System]+ [Marrying a Princess]+ [Building the Great Tang] 24.1kReads8.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 44 Bandits in the Late Tang 唐末流寇 In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, political corruption ran rampant and the people lived in misery. Liu Ke unexpectedly arrives in the late Tang era and becomes a low-ranking officer in Huang Chao's army. Without a System or a golden finger, he relies on his own hard work to rise step by step. Liu Ke first secures Hunan and Jiangxi as his base. He then reclaims wasteland and stockpiles provisions. As the realm falls into turmoil, he marches out of Hunan and Jiangxi to contend for dominion o 1.7kReads—Score10614d adds
- 45 The Rise of the Great Tang’s God of War 大唐战神崛起之路 During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, in Liangzhou. Zhao Chenglong, Left Deputy Commandant of the Zhechong Prefecture, died an unjust death. His wife, Song Wen, was devastated. Overcome with grief, she hanged herself, leaving behind their orphaned son, Zhao Qingyun. Fearing retribution from Yang Guozhong, Tian Feng, and the others, his great-uncle Song Wu took Zhao Qingyun north. They eventually ended up in Xifeng Town, Liucheng County, Yingzhou. A few years later, the An Lushan Rebellion 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Three Kingdoms: I Was a Loyal Subject, Yet Chose Rebellion 三国，我本忠良，却选择了造反 [A New Three Kingdoms] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] [A Commoner’s Rise to Power] [An Emperor’s Daily Life] After transmigrating to the late Eastern Han dynasty, he finds himself in the body of seventeen-year-old Zhao Yun! The Yellow Turban Rebellion was crushed three years ago, and Dong Zhuo will plunge Luoyang into chaos in a year. He knows how history is supposed to unfold, but cannot calmly make his plans. Zhao Yun has just been set up by villains and is in grave danger. Given Zhao Yun’s c 1.4kReads8.8Score12814d adds
- 48 The Emperors of the Ten Kingdoms 十国帝王 After the Huang Chao Rebellion, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty. Over the next fifty-odd years, the Central Plains saw five ruling houses and thirteen emperors. After arriving, he spent ten years lying low, reading three thousand volumes and honing a sword for the battlefield. He spent ten years at war, spilling blood across three thousand miles of north and south, defeating powerful foes on iron horses with blade in hand. Then he spent ten years governing, devising three thousand policies a da 38Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 49 The Twenty-Four Histories Are More Interesting Than You Think 二十四史原来这么有趣 The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waves washing away heroes. The glazed tiles of the imperial palace reflect a thousand years of sunlight. These were the hands that once shook heaven and earth: Ying Zheng swung his sword to sever the chains of feudal rule; Li Shimin trampled the blood and bones of his brothers before the Xuanwu Gate; Zhao Kuangyin’s fingertips were warm as he used a cup of wine to strip his generals of their military power; Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were cold as frost when he had pe 2.3kReads8.8Score10214d adds
- 50 The Splendor of the Great Ming 大明风流 In the final years of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty, land annexation is rampant and tensions across the empire are building. Internal power struggles are raging, while enemy forces are invading and war flares along the borders. The empire is on the brink of a crisis from both within and without. A modern man transmigrates as one of the Ming dynasty's most powerful imperial relatives. He expects to enjoy a life of comfort and luxury, but instead fate has him executed at the Western Market 568Reads8.7Score10914d adds
