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- 101 Splendid Tang Dynasty 锦绣圣唐 In the dream, all was confusion... As the sole heir to the throne, I stubbornly went my own way. I disappointed my stern father and harmed my brothers. I trusted treacherous officials and even plotted to kill my own kin. My wickedness was exposed, and everyone turned against me. My imperial father bowed his head and wept as he pleaded with the ministers; my own brother wept blood, his bones broken and sinews torn! When I awoke from the dream... I resolved to strive for strength, hold myself to s 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Invincible Imperial Grandson of Great Ming 大明无敌皇孙 I transmigrated as Zhu Yuntong, the biological grandson of Emperor Taizu of the Great Ming. At first, I escaped the palace just to become a carefree merchant. But my useless System led me step by step to the highest position of all. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, after the eight-year-old Crown Prince’s eldest son, Zhu Xiongying, died, Emperor Taizu took an unexpected interest in me and decided to groom me as his next heir. Inside the imperial palace that same year: “You useless lot! You can’t 1.3kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 103 Great Ming: From the Start, I Swear Brotherhood with Zhu Chongba 大明：开局拜朱重八为义父 [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Transmigration] + [Great Ming] + [Changing History] + [Great Ming for Ten Thousand Years] + [Dominating the Ancient World] While reading in a library, Zhu Lin was caught in an earthquake and transmigrated to the end of the Yuan and beginning of the Ming. He became an orphan from Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and Zhu Yuanzhang took him in as an adopted son, taking pity on his loneliness and helplessness. Since he was here, he might as well settle in: attach himself to Zhu B 604Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 104 Transmigrating as Zhu Cilang, I Borrow Ten Thousand Soldiers from the First Emperor from the Start 穿越朱慈烺，开局向太祖借十万兵 Meng Yun unexpectedly transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as its last crown prince, Zhu Cilang. It is 1644, and Li Zicheng’s army will soon arrive at the capital. Just as Zhu Cilang has no idea what to do, he suddenly obtains the strongest Dynasty-Lending System, and instantly finds his feet. From then on, Zhu Cilang borrows five thousand years from the past and five thousand years from the future. Whether it’s technology, military equipment, soldiers, talent, or people’s livelihoods, he can tra 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Tumu, and I Seize the Gate from the Start! 大明：家父朱土木，开局夺门之变！ The eighth year of the Jingtai era. The spirited Emperor Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu, is gravely ill and has little time left. The increasingly unhinged former emperor Zhu Qizhen is trapped in the Southern Palace, waiting desperately for his chance. The once-radiant Empress Qian is old, crippled, and impoverished, forced to weave cloth to support the former emperor. Wan Zhen'er, favored above all the women in the palace, still waits alone for her Prince of Yi, uncertain of what lies ahead. That year, Yu Q 24Reads8.5Score1114d adds
- 106 I Married Zhu Yuanzhang's Daughter and Became Zhu Yingying's Uncle by Marriage 娶了朱元璋女儿，做朱雄英的姑父 The entire Zhu family is here, safe and sound, so there’ll be no brothers fighting each other! Feel free to read if you like that! The whole story is meant to be lighthearted and slice-of-life, a way to pass the time when life feels dull and oppressive. By chance, Lin Fan saved Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor, but Lin Fan had no idea who he was. By another stroke of luck, he became sworn brothers with Zhu Biao, the Ming crown prince, and the two started a business together 4kReads6.6Score14414d adds
- 107 Late Ming: I Rebel and Crown Myself Prince of the North 明末：造反自封镇北王 You're lucky. When you transmigrate, you become an emperor or a crown prince. I transmigrated as the son of a notorious traitor. I had no choice! Fine, then I'll start a rebellion... History trembles beneath my feet... 1.5kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 108 Great Ming: I, Zhu Biao, Present a Map of the World from the Start 大明：我朱标，开局献上世界地图 [A different Ming dynasty, and a very different Zhu Biao.] [Transmigration + history + wish fulfillment + System + national strength + Ming dynasty + invincible protagonist] After transmigrating as the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Biao, he faces hellish difficulty from the start: his Crown Princess is near death after childbirth, Empress Ma is gravely ill with a carbuncle on her back, history tells him that he too will die young, and his fourth brother Zhu Di will eventually rebel in the Jingnan Campai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Great Ming: I, Zhu Youxiao, Survived Drowning! 大明：我，朱由校，溺水未死！ [Great Ming] + [Late Ming] + [Power Fantasy] + [No Saintly Hero] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Unstoppable Plot] Ding! Tyrant System activated! I, Zhu Youxiao, am not dead! Then from this moment on, I’ll turn to the dark side! I will bear the future of Great Ming! I will preserve the realm and its people! 421Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 110 Forced to Reveal I Transmigrated, I Broke Zhu Yuanzhang 被迫自爆穿越后，朱元璋破防了 Yang Qu transmigrates to the Ming dynasty, only to find himself about to be taken away for execution. In desperation, he has no choice but to reveal his transmigrator identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: “You’re really a transmigrator? How can you prove it?” Yang Qu: “Your wife will die this year!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your son will die of illness ten years from now, before he can ascend the throne!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your grandson will inherit the throne and launch a 159Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 Fifty Thousand Years of the Ming Dynasty 大明五万载 (A thrilling Ming Dynasty novel you can finish in one night.) [Lone Minister, Killer God, Power Struggles, Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating to the Ming battlefield, Ling Che racks up remarkable military achievements, then returns to court and becomes the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It's hell from the start: the Huai-Xi faction hates him, the civil officials despise him, and the entire court is against him! Afraid? Ling Che sneers. “Perfect! I'll carve through the flesh of this 1kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 113 Great Ming: You Call This Prison? Even Old Zhu Is Envious 大明：你这也叫坐牢？老朱羡慕了 [History]+ [Finance and Nation-Building]+ [Cutthroat Political Schemes]+ [The Shawshank Redemption] Chen Yong, a modern bank president, transmigrates to the early Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a prisoner in jail. First, he has no idea why he was thrown into prison! Second, he may already have been killed once! What a disastrous start! No matter. Only the weak complain about their circumstances. The strong take control of them. And so: Three days later, he eliminates his opponents. F 301Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 114 The Iron-Blooded Great Ming Empire 铁血大明帝国 Wang Yan, a transmigrator, was reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, with the System to Protect the Nation. Tragically, he transmigrated to the eighteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen era in the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng would breach the city of Beijing the very next day… 432Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 115 Late Ming: A Catastrophic Start, and Chongzhen Begs Me to Save His Life! 明末：天崩开局，崇祯求我救命！ In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, border dust billowed, the garrisons had fallen into disrepair, and the Ming dynasty's crisis was beginning to emerge. Jiang Xiang transmigrates into the body of a border garrison commander. He inherits a force of barely a hundred old and wounded soldiers, military farmland being devoured by local magnates, and a desperate situation beset by trouble from within and without. To the north, the Tatars batter at the passes. To the south, refugees rise up everyw 856Reads7.3Score15014d adds
- 116 The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty: A Growth Diary 大明太子养成日志 (Not historically rigorous + lighthearted + no romance + correcting historical regrets + Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne) Li Sheng transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in his mother's womb in this life. He ended up with a twin brother who looked kind but was ruthless at heart, a father who was scatterbrained but dependable, and a thoroughly reliable mother. His body was frail, but Li Sheng was far happier than he had been in his previous life. As for the state of the wo 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Old Zhu's 500,000 Steamed Buns: Raising an Army to Destroy the Ming 老朱的馒头五十万，起兵灭大明 “Do you know how badly prices have soared because Zhu Chongba keeps printing Great Ming paper money? Do you know how much a single steamed bun costs now?” “Five hundred thousand! You couldn't fit all that money in a single cart! I don't care if you're the Hongwu Emperor! I don't care about your so-called Hongwu Prosperity. All I know is that one steamed bun costs five hundred thousand! I'm going to overthrow the monarchy. The people don't need an emperor lording it over them! Long live the No-Sh 85Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 118 A New Life in the Ming Dynasty: I, Zhu Xiongying, Refuse to Become Emperor 大明新生：我朱雄英才不当皇帝呢 A new story is here. When a burned-out office worker transmigrates into Zhu Xiongying, sparks fly as his modern ideas clash with ancient wisdom. What path will the Great Ming take? As the heavy burden of responsibility falls on his shoulders, Zhu Xiongying gradually comes to understand why he has come to the Great Ming: to share the realm with the people! To free them from the oppression of the aristocracy, from hunger and cold, from natural disasters, and from foreign invaders! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 My Days as Chongzhen 我是崇桢的那些事儿 No System, no romance, but plenty of palace intrigue, factional strife, schemes, politics, and military affairs. The protagonist knows nothing about history, yet transmigrates into a chaotic era and faces deadly dangers at every turn... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Dreaming of the Long Road at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末千里行梦 A fan work based on The Hungry Lamb: Traveling a Thousand Miles in Late Ming. When the day of reunion arrives, what will the rest of life bring? Perhaps life is a dream, or perhaps a blissful dream one never wishes to leave. Dreams are my only ticket to seeing you again. 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 121 Great Ming: His Majesty Prince Tan Has Taken Yet Another Concubine 大明：陛下谭王他又叕纳妾了 Synopsis: Zhu Zi transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's eighth son. Now that he's fallen into Old Zhu's hands, does he have to behave himself? [Ding! The Divine Family System has activated.] The larger his family grows, the richer the rewards he receives. Zhu Zi blinks. With a System, what is there to fear? Brothers, let's get this party started! Get married and have kids! [Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your charm, constitution, and looks have improved...] [Ding! Congratula 5Reads8.3Score1214d adds
- 122 Great Ming: You Put Me Under House Arrest, Yet Still Want Me to Come Out of Retirement? 大明，软禁我，还想让我出山？ Zhu Shiyi transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty. In the twelfth year of the Zhizheng era, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang and is made Left Chancellor of the Ming for his achievements. He formulates national policies and uses his modern knowledge to transform the empire. During his eleven years as chancellor, the Ming government is upright and the people enjoy peace and prosperity. But in the eleventh year of the Hongwu era, Zhu Yuanzhang dismisses him and places him under house arrest. The old Zhu 35Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 123 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Biao Was Possessed by Li Chengqian 大明：开局朱标被李承乾魂穿了 [Transmigration + Ming dynasty + from the start + wild imagination + System + Conquering Wolf Mountain + Xuanwu Gate Incident] I woke up as Zhu Biao? And from the start, I’m at the critical moment when Sister Chang is about to die in the Eastern Palace? Li Chengqian inherited all of Zhu Biao’s memories. As a crown prince himself, he knew that being a crown prince was harder than being an emperor. Although the meritorious officials behind Sister Chang were a source of suspicion, he believed that 470Reads6.0Score11014d adds
- 124 Great Ming: Five Dragons at Court 大明：五龙同朝 A harrowing transmigration, a desperate fight to survive! [Early Ming Dynasty] + [Five Dragons Reign at Once] Tang Yun, an ICU programmer, dies suddenly after working through the night. When he opens his eyes, he's lying in a thatched hut even shabbier than an ICU. His home is bare, he's starving and freezing, and all he has is a packet of mysterious tobacco seeds. Hell mode from the start? He turns his fate around with a water purifier and mugwort soup. Then he rescues an amnesiac wife who turn 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Reforming the Great Ming 调教大明 Throughout the Ming dynasty, the empire never sent princesses to marry foreign rulers, paid no indemnities, ceded no land, and paid no tribute. The emperor guarded the gates of the realm, and the monarch died for the state. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Lan Bin transmigrates into the son of Lan Yu, the most notorious man in history for having people skinned and stuffed. Ten years later, his family will be confiscated and exterminated, and he will lose his head. Desperate to stay alive 168Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 126 Water Margin: It All Begins on My Wedding Night 水浒：从入洞房开始 This is the late Northern Song dynasty. The court is weak and cowardly, foreign tribes lurk beyond the borders, and bandits fester within like a thorn in the side! This is the world of Water Margin, where peerless martial arts and deeply moving bonds await... Watch as the heroes rise once more, reshape the spirit of true men, and fight for themselves, their families, and their country, forging a different ending... 76Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 127 The Ming Dynasty's Fortress Ancestor Livestreams, Trading Insults Across Time 大明堡宗直播古今互喷 [Mongol-Song Era + Han Chinese Nationalism + Roster of Emperors + Everyone Discusses History + Short-Video Brainstorming] The wheat has ripened five thousand times, and our people are called "Han": the Imperial Han! Whether Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Quan, all had to submit to a single Han. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Peerless Beauty of the Great Ming: This Dashing Young Master Is Way Too Arrogant 绝色大明：风流公子哥，也太狂了 He transmigrated to the Ming dynasty and became Lan Yu's legitimate eldest son. With only four years left before Zhu Laoba would gift his entire clan a special execution package, Lan Zhao knew he had no power to fight back, so he chose to lie flat and give up. If he was going to die anyway, why work hard as hell? He might as well enjoy everything he hadn't gotten to experience in his previous life. And so he went full throttle down the road to an early grave. One moment he was cuddled up in a ma 34Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 129 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Rebels, and the Old Zhu Hands Him a Knife 大明：朱标造反，老朱递刀 [The short drama "Red Fruit" is now online. Title: (The Memorials Are Full of Requests for Food). Honestly, aside from the title, the quality is extremely high. Excellent quality. Hope everyone will support it.] Walking towards you is: Zhu Yuanzhang's "The Mandate of Heaven for Imperial Power" Empress Ma's "A Caring Mother + A Top-Notch Protector" The Zhu family's "The Eldest Son of the Main Branch + A Child Blessed by Heaven" The Ultimate Backer + Strict Senior Brother of the Princes' Younger 92.7kReads8.5Score10.4k14d adds
- 130 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 304Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 131 Transmigrating to Ancient Times Isn't So Bad 穿越古代也挺好 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 511Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 132 Blood and Ink Stain the Rivers and Mountains 乌纱劫血墨山河 I will unfold a dark chronicle of officialdom, woven with political intrigue and blood and tears. From petty clerks to emperors and ministers, it brings together the many faces of humanity. Through historical snapshots of land redistribution, illicit salt and corruption in grain transport, clerks extorting the people, officials colluding with gentry, human sacrifice, forged documents, arms smuggling, craftsmen exploited, lives treated as worthless, treason and selling out the country, imperial e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Qing Dynasty Ends, the Ming Rises 终清覆明 [No System + Group Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Hard-Core Technical Focus + Decisive and Ruthless] Good news: The four-person team of Wang Xiang, Lin Mo, Qian Fei, and Wang Na has transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty with modern knowledge. Bad news: It's the first year of the Tianqi reign. They're deep in the mountains of Guizhou, the Ming Dynasty will fall in seventeen years, and the bandits right in front of them could kill them at any moment. They have no identities, no resources, and o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Na Ying Transmigrates to the Late Ming: I Save the Dynasty with Blunt Truths 那英穿明末：我靠直言救大明 [No Romance | Strong Female Lead | Pure, No-Brainer Fun] Na Ying transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and becomes the legitimate daughter of a military family, driven to her death. She awakens a truth-telling System that can save the world: [Win by dropping the act. Save the Ming with the truth.] A concubine mother trying to seize the family fortune? Putting on airs? Civil officials bickering, shifting blame, and slacking off? Traitors selling out the country? The Jurchen invasion? With the Sy 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Liang and Sui: The Moon Shines on Those of Old 良穗：今月照古人 A fan work based on "The Hungry Lamb: Traveling a Thousand Miles in the Late Ming" (A story about Liang and Man Sui transmigrating to the modern era after the mutual-death ending) Tragedies may be beautiful, but people always hope for a happy ending because we long for good things. With that in mind, I couldn't help imagining what Liang and Man Sui might do if they came to the modern world and encountered all its novelties. For us, having enough to eat and warm clothes to wear seems like the s 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I Save the Great Ming Through Fortune-Telling 我靠算命救大明 Yu Ling, a Wudang disciple, received Zhang Sanfeng's lifetime of martial arts training when he was eight. By eighteen, he was invincible under heaven, so his sect leader kicked him down the mountain to gain experience. Fortune-telling, face-slapping, exposing frauds, punishing bullies: he takes charge wherever he goes, and along the way picks up a band of capable brothers: Shen Qingya, whose intelligence network reaches everywhere; Bai Zhi, a master of both medicine and poison; Zhao Xiaolou, sk 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The God of War of Southern Ming 南明战神 Reborn in the late Ming dynasty, Qin Yi finds the land shattered and foreign cavalry sweeping across thousands of miles of Chinese territory. The Han people are plunged into misery, and he lets out a furious, defiant roar: “The Han people will never be slaves!” 394Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 138 I Gained Skills After Being Bullied at School 被校园霸凌后我获得技能 After Being Bullied at School, I Gained a Skill —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 Great Ming Hongwu: The Imperial Clan's Inventor 大明洪武：皇族发明家 Transmigrating as an unborn baby? Of course, the first thing to do is save your own mother. What? The System is an inventor system? Why not quietly be a prince and inventor? Sounds great to me. The emperor? Only a fool would take that job. 3.8kReads7.4Score15114d adds
- 141 Great Ming: I Am Wanli's Father 大明：我是万历他爹 (No System + transmigration + history + reform and struggle + conquest) My father is the Jiajing Emperor. My son is the Wanli Emperor. My teachers are Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Xu Jie. My ministers are Hai Rui and Qi Jiguang. My name is Zhu Zaihou. I am the eleventh emperor of the Great Ming, the Longqing Emperor. I will change history. This time, no one will ever trample Huaxia underfoot again. We will never fall behind again. We will never miss out on the Age of Exploration again. Heaven bl 557Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 142 Reborn as the Jianwen Emperor, I Become a Master Craftsman on the Construction Site 穿成建文，我在工地苟成国匠 When the Jingnan Palace went up in flames, the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, escaped with his life. Zhu Di laid a vast net and hunted for him everywhere, so Zhu Yunwen simply assumed the name Chen Buqi and hid out doing construction work to make ends meet. He repaired dams, built grain bridges, dredged canals, and helped construct the imperial capital. His footsteps carried him across the length and breadth of the Great Ming. Everyone at court and across the land was convinced that the fugitive J —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 How Do the Mountains and Rivers Compare to the Past? 山川何如昔 This book uses a POV writing style, telling the story through the viewpoints of different characters, much like celebrated works such as A Song of Ice and Fire and The Return of the Condor Heroes. It features a large cast, sweeping scenes, and multiple storylines unfolding at once, intertwining and affecting one another. Rather than following a handful of protagonists whose experiences drive the plot, it centers on events, using them to link the protagonists' fates. In troubled times, drastic r 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Great Ming: My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：我爷爷是朱元璋 Back in the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying becomes the eldest legitimate grandson of the Hongwu Emperor and the eldest legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, as well as the Ming Empire's heir apparent. Born to a position of great prominence, Zhu Xiongying witnesses the empire's struggles in its early years, its turbulent rise, countless heroes from history, and the great ship of the Ming Empire sailing toward the distant horizon! 1.2kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 145 Great Ming: From the Start, I Sold Sesame Cakes, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begged Me to Become Emperor 大明：开局卖烧饼，朱元璋求我当皇帝 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I arrived in the Great Ming, a bold and martial age. Then I followed my adoptive father and sold flatbreads! And then my adoptive father starved to death in a famine! In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, shaking the court and the country. With the help of Old Huang, I opened a little tavern. “Old sir, I’ll take care of you in your old age and see you off when your time comes.” “I can brew Great Ming Yanghe strong-aroma liquor, make comp 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 146 Alternate History: Conquering the World Through Card Draws 架空：从抽卡开始争霸天下 Cao An transmigrates to Great Wei and becomes the powerless, influence-less Fourth Prince. Fortunately, a System has come with him to this world. But after he finally buys a small building and activates the System, he discovers that the building he bought is actually a brothel. “The Qiao sisters of Jiangdong, and the lovely Zhen Mi of Hebei!” Da Qiao excels at music, and Xiao Qiao at dance. Your Highness, why not sit down and enjoy the show? I am Zhen Mi. I pay my respects to Your Highness! I wo 113Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 147 Zhengde's Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 正德日不落 Some say that Emperor Zhengde was fascinated by ingenious silverwork and eccentric gadgets, dabbled in unorthodox pursuits, and showed no respect for Confucius and Mencius. But they fail to see how the steam engine propelled the Ming forward, setting it on the path to capitalism and industrialization. Some say that Emperor Zhengde relied on corrupt officials, established tax offices, and used force to collect taxes, while the people suffered under a crushing burden of levies. But they fail to se 214Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 148 The Martial Emperor of Great Ming: Conquering Langjuxu Mountain 大明武帝：封狼居胥 After drowning, Zhu Houzhao is reborn in the days when he was still crown prince. This time, he is determined not to be a mere figurehead at court. He plans to reclaim his power step by step and breathe new life into the Ming Dynasty, which has gradually grown corrupt. 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Starved: A Second Chance at Fate 饿殍：重缘 The Starving: A Journey of a Thousand Miles in the Late Ming fan fiction + both leads are reborn (happy ending guaranteed) After the ending of the two living-together route, Liang and Sui settled down in Yangzhou. Not long afterward, the Qing army breached the city, and they died together for love. They were reborn on the day they first met and set out on another journey of a thousand miles. Reborn, Liang knows the Qing army’s entry into China is inevitable in the future. He calls on all those f 84Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 150 Reborn in Great An: The Emperor Begs Me to Rule as Regent 重生大安：皇帝求我来摄政 [Alternate history + political intrigue + lighthearted comedy + no System] Lin Xiao is reborn in the body of an abandoned child who starved to death in the household of a Vice Minister of Revenue in Great An. He originally planned to use modern knowledge to become a wealthy landlord and live a life of luxury, hunting with hawks and hounds and surrounded by wives and concubines. But to survive, he puts down rebellious vassal kings, exterminates the barbarians, kills treacherous ministers, unifies —Reads—Score—14d adds
