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- 1 Return to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor 回到大明当皇帝 [Feel-Good Story] [System] [Overwhelming Dominance] Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, he leads civil officials and military commanders like Qin Liangyu, Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo, Yan Yingyuan, Xia Wanchun, and Song Yingxing to build warships and great cannons, and train elite troops and a powerful navy. They sweep all before them. Qin Liangyu: Her White-Pole Soldiers are invincible beneath heaven. Li Dingguo: His iron cavalry strikes and vanishes like the wind. Xia Wanchun: The Ming navy ru 119Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 2 My Attempt to Surrender to the Qing Failed, So I Turned to Industrialization 投诚大清失败，转身工业化 The Ming dynasty has rotted to its core, and the emperor is so broke his pockets are empty. Zhou Shixian has spent ten years lying low and building up his strength in Li Zicheng's hometown, waiting for the Qing army to enter the passes so he can surrender to the young emperor, Aisin Gioro Fulin. He never expected trouble to find him at home. An imperial edict suddenly declares him the son-in-law of a doomed dynasty. Only then does he remember that, as the Ming dynasty teeters on the brink of col 653Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 3 The Imperial Tutor's Prisoner 帝师囚 Shen Yan, tutor to the deposed crown prince, has spent three years in exile at the frontier. Shackled and waiting to die. On the night rebel forces breach the city, General Huo Changfeng holds a knife to his throat, intending to kill him as a sacrifice to rally the troops. Shen Yan looks up. “General, you misquoted ‘When Qin lost the deer’ in your proclamation. You've been in rebellion for three months and still haven't even spotted the deer.” Huo Changfeng lowers his blade. “You taught the cr 6Reads—Score14314d adds
- 4 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
- 5 Great Ming Ascendant: The Ming Army Is Mighty, Uniting All Nations 霸道大明：明军威武，一统万国 From the start, I transmigrate as Chongzhen and even get a powerful System? With the System at his side, a spark of light returns to Zhu Youjian's eyes... For those “loyal and patriotic” Donglin worthies and “generous” wealthy merchants, he will give them the highest “honors”: a thorough physical extermination! Surely I can do this at least as well as Huang Chao, right? With the mightiest Ming army in hand, who can stand against me! What? The Eight Banners of the Jurchens are invincible warriors 472Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 6 The Entire Court Says I've Gone Mad 满朝文武都说朕疯了 On the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month in the seventh year of the Tianqi era, Chongzhen's enthronement ceremony took place. The young emperor on the dragon throne looked at the assembled court officials, with only one thought in his mind: I don't have much time left. Ma Lixiang, a highly educated modern man, transmigrated into Chongzhen. The day he ascended the throne was the start of the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming. The entire court said the new emperor had gone mad: instead o 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Soul of Xuanyuan 轩辕魂 Across the four oceans and seven continents stand hundreds of countries, with thousands upon thousands of ethnic groups, languages, and written scripts. Who will rise and who will fall? Standing, lying down. Cry, laugh. One, two, three, or yi, er, san, or... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Late Ming Dynasty: Your Majesty, Why the Rebellion? 明末，皇爷何故谋反 Dawn, March 19, 1644. Zhu Wang, an amateur history buff with a doctorate in engineering, transmigrated into the body of an emperor at the end of his reign. The moment he opened his eyes, he faced an unwinnable situation: Li Zicheng had breached the capital, and the Manchus were at the passes. Two abdication edicts sent Li Zicheng into a frenzy while laying a trap for Dorgon. He launched a surprise attack deep into Manchu territory and turned the strategic tables. He won Wu Sangui over, destroyed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Li Zicheng: My Son Has the Potential to Become a Great Emperor 李自成：我儿有大帝之资 [Struggle for supremacy] + [No System] + [Political intrigue] + [Rousing action] In 1644, Beijing, the Ming capital, fell. The transmigrator Li Tong unexpectedly encountered his long-lost biological father, whom he had never known. To Li Tong's utter shock, his dear old dad turned out to be Li Zicheng, the Dashing King. Since Heaven had given him this identity, he couldn't stand by and watch the fledgling Great Shun regime collapse! He would build an entirely new Great Shun dynasty! 100Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: Gathering Refugees and Becoming Emperor 穿越明末：收拢流民，登基称帝 [Transmigration] + [Late Ming] + [System] + [Conquest] + [Rising from the Steppe] Wu Jie transmigrated to the second year of the Shunzhi reign, only to discover that he was bound to the "Perfect Popular Idol System." But what happened in the second year of Shunzhi? The Ten Days of Yangzhou. The Three Massacres of Jiading. Eight short characters, every one of them steeped in the mountains of bones left by the Han people. The Central Plains was about to fall! For centuries to come, the stench of t 114Reads—Score10214d adds
- 11 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
- 12 The Ming Dynasty's Destiny: Hongwu's Legacy 大明国运之洪武遗策 As a descendant of Zhu Sheng, I transmigrated into the first year of the Chongzhen era. Before me lay famine-stricken northern Shaanxi. Behind me stood an empire on the verge of collapse. Zhu Qiming had bound the Kindling System and gained access to a technological tree far ahead of its time. But the System gave a chilling warning: every exchange would bring a backlash. I rescued Lu Xiangsheng, and a plague of rats broke out in Xuanfu. I built a steam engine, and the craftsmen were blown to piec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Heaven's Mandate Is Mine, Long Live the Ming! 天命在朕，唯日与明！ Zhu Jiansui transmigrated to Jiangning Prefecture in 1777, and decided to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming. Can he win? He will! Because Pinduoduo is here! This book is also known as: Qianlong, take a good look! I've already taken the Pass! The Qing are way too good at ceding territory and paying reparations! The Japanese are being massacred. What does that have to do with our Ming? Go ask the Qing~ What? The Ming's Supreme Lord Lao's Whip is the Qing's branch whip? Oh no! The Rising 2Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 14 The Long Song of the Ashes 烬余长歌 In the final years of the Southern Song, blacksmith’s son Chen Ke is thrown into the hell of war amid the blood and flames of Xiangyang’s fall. After saving his beloved’s dying father, he gains no peace. Instead, he receives a bloodstained copy of the family’s inherited military treatise, The Essentials of the Military Classics, and a dying plea: “Hold the Yangtze.” From a corrupt army camp to the bloody battle at Ezhou, from the deaths of brothers-in-arms to being forced to execute his closest —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Diary of Prince Su Zhu Yang 肃王朱楧日记 Also known as The Prince of Su Builds Up and Grows Strong in the Early Ming Dynasty! and How Su Lian Was Built In an alternate timeline, it is 1393, the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu era under the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yang, newly appointed Prince of Su and assigned to take up his post in Ganzhou, first settles in Pingliang Prefecture because his princely residence in Ganzhou is unfinished and not all three of his personal guard units have arrived. Just then, the fabric of time and space is thrown 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Damn, I'm Surrounded by Tartars! 完蛋，我被鞑子包围了 Elite special forces operative Zhu Pixie transmigrates by chance to the battlefield at Songshan while on a mission. Surrounded by the Manchu army, he narrowly escapes with the Ming troops. Amid the blood and carnage of Songshan, he seizes his moment to display his might. The winds of change howl, and tigers roar as dragons cry. Zhu Pixie trains elite troops, executes traitors, brings peace to the realm, and repels foreign invaders. With his own strength, he writes a stirring legend of heroism ac 2.7kReads8.6Score24214d adds
- 17 Wei Qing, the Flying General of Dragon City 龙城飞将卫青 From an illegitimate stable boy to Grand Marshal of Weiyang Palace! From a lowly horse groom in the Marquis of Pingyang’s household to the Han dynasty’s great warrior who swept the Xiongnu from the field, Wei Qing’s life is an iron-blooded legend of a man rising from humble beginnings. He launched a surprise attack on Longcheng, ending a century of setbacks for Han forces against the Xiongnu; reclaimed the Hetao region, extending the frontier by a thousand li and securing the Han dynasty’s north 3.6kReads6.9Score15314d adds
- 18 Iron Cavalry Tramples the Ming into Chaos 铁骑踏乱明 Shen Mo, a special forces sniper, sacrificed himself to protect his teammates during a mission, only to transmigrate into the body of a low-ranking border officer in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had just suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Sarhu. Corrupt eunuchs and treacherous ministers held sway, the emperor was incompetent, Later Jin was rising in strength, and rebellions and military mutinies erupted everywhere. The people were living in dire straits. See how Shen Mo makes his —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Late Ming: I Asked You to Govern the Country, So Why Did You Take the Throne? 明末：让你监国，你怎么登基了 [Historical + Wish-Fulfillment + No System + Late Ming] Two years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen suffers a stroke and becomes paralyzed. Zhu Cilang, the crown prince and a transmigrator, is hastily pushed into the spotlight. A few months later, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realizes that his empire has become unrecognizable. “Why is the treasury so full? Why are all the ministers behaving themselves?” “Where have all the rebels gone?” “Why are you, my loyal ministers, demanding that 435Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Three Thousand Heavy Infantry from the Start: How Could Great Ming Lose? 开局三千重甲步兵，我大明怎么输 At the third quarter of the hour of the Rat. Six thousand black-armored troops stormed the Forbidden City. I, Zhu Cilang, was the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, in its final days. On the first day after I transmigrated, I bound myself to the God-Tier Trait System. [Silver Rain Trait]: Automatically deposits one tael of silver every second, eighty-six thousand taels a day, and thirty-one million a year. [Heavy Infantry Summoning Trait]: Three thousand battle-hardened, heavy-armored i 19.8kReads7.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 21 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
- 22 The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Warrior 大明第一武夫 Zhu Yunfei, once the greatest mercenary of his generation, is unexpectedly reborn in the late Ming Dynasty. He becomes a soldier on the Liaodong front, fighting at the Battle of Songjin. Watch as he turns the tide, sweeps away the Jurchen invaders, crushes the rebel bands, and claims an empire and its beauties. 2.8kReads8.5Score23814d adds
- 23 The Ming Dynasty's Tyrant: From Exiled Emperor to Conquering the World 明末暴君：从流亡皇帝到碾碎天下 [Political Intrigue] [Emperor Yongli] [No System] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [War] [Farming and Development] In his previous life, Zhu Mingyuan was a martial arts instructor who loved Ming dynasty history. In this life, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Youlang, the Yongli Emperor, a puppet ruler of the Southern Ming dynasty on the run. From the start, eunuchs keep him under house arrest, and he lives like a human imperial seal. The officials at court all think the empe 4kReads8.2Score32314d adds
- 24 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
- 25 Ink on the Pass Beneath the Moon 墨染关山月 People know the Song dynasty produced poets, but who knows that its poets could fight, too? The Southern Song literary giants Lu You and Xin Qiji were both iron-willed heroes who could write with the pen to bring peace to the realm and wield a spear to secure it. Lu You wrote poetry throughout his life, composing nearly ten thousand poems, more than any other poet from ancient times. He was also a legendary warrior hailed as the “Song Dynasty’s Wu Song.” The turmoil of the Jingkang Crisis forged 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 One Tael of Silver a Day for Everyone: Restoring the Ming in Yangzhou 每人每天一两银，我在扬州复大明 Territory and Population System + military affairs + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + decisive action + fast pace The sun and moon never lose their nature, so though obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers never lose their source, so though blocked, they flow once more. The people of Xia never lose their spirit, so though fallen, they rise again. In 1645, 100,000 Qing troops surround Yangzhou. Shi Kefa has burned five letters of surrender, and the people of the city are pre 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Peaceful Liberation of the Great Ming 和平解放大明 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming, a band of defeated deserters fled Liaodong and made their way inside the Great Wall, heading west... Liu Song, who had transmigrated into this world, became a deserter with an uncertain future. Before long, he defeated a rival and became the leader of a battalion. He trained new recruits, became a bandit king, set up checkpoints, and plundered the gentry... Before he knew it, he had the means to contend for the realm and had become the 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Wu Qi, God of War 兵戈之神吴起 He was once the son of a wealthy merchant in the State of Wei, but he gave away his entire fortune, endured ridicule from his neighbors, and ultimately killed a man in a bloody confrontation, biting his arm as he swore: “If I do not become a high minister, I will never return home!” To pursue an official career, he stayed away even when his mother died, prompting a Confucian master to denounce him as “worse than an animal.” To gain military power, he killed his wife to prove his resolve, earning 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Surviving in Ming China: Building an Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 大明求生：打造日不落帝国 [Survive in the Ming dynasty + No System + Political intrigue + Reform + Artillery warfare + World empire] A honey trap sends the laid-back Zhu Yaofei's soul into the body of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. When he awakens in the imperial palace, the skies over the Ming Empire have yet to collapse. He still has fourteen years to rewrite this historical tragedy! Imprison Yuan Chonghuan, destroy the Shanxi merchants, rein in the nobility, tame the Donglin faction, build military a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 The True Record of the Late Ming 明末实录 I woke up to find that I had become the chairman of the Ming dynasty: the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian. From the start, it was hell mode: the treasury was seven million taels in debt, the employees (civil and military officials) slacked off as a matter of course, the shareholders (the imperial clansmen and vassal princes) were preparing to seize power, and a rival (Huang Taiji) was about to launch a hostile takeover! As a modern office drone who’d just been laid off, I say: Don’t panic. The pr 48Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 The Empress Begs: The Poor Scholar Builds a Thunder Cannon 女帝跪请：寒门首辅造雷神炮 "Technology Saves the Nation" "The Mad Empress" "Dark Lolita" "The Humble Scholar Who Became Prime Minister" As her mother clutched the military token of Suolong Pass and breathed her last, Shen Mo burned the Four Books and Five Classics to ash. The so-called upright scholars accuse him of throwing in his lot with Western sorcery? Then let microscopes expose the plague, and granular gunpowder blast the officials' hats right off! Until, on a stormy night... The armored empress dropped to one —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Chongzhen: The Ming Dynasty Will Set the World Order 崇祯：世界秩序大明来定 [No System, no harem, meticulous historical research, hard-core technical details, solo transmigration to the late Ming dynasty.] After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, the fate awaiting him is no longer death on Coal Hill. Instead, he will forge a new realm from steel and smokeless gunpowder. The Westerners’ mighty ships and cannons? Against breech-loading guns with a range of ten li, capable of piercing armor and shattering ships, they are nothing but rotten wood waiting 3.8kReads7.9Score26414d adds
- 34 I Guard the Northern Frontier for the Ming Dynasty 我替大明镇守北疆 In the early years of the Chongzhen era, after Wei Zhongxian falls, large numbers of officials are purged, and peasant uprisings begin to erupt. The Jisi Incident of the tenth month in the second year of Chongzhen accelerates the spread of the uprisings, ushering in twenty years of peasant warfare at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Can Lu Zheng use his advantages to change the Ming Dynasty's fate, or will he replace it himself? 1.9kReads8.1Score10814d adds
- 35 Shining Across the Globe: The Imperial Legend of Zhu Youxiao 明耀全球：朱由校的帝国传奇 “I am the Son of Heaven. It is only right that I lay the unshakable foundations of the Ming for all eternity!” Zhu Youxiao stood in the great hall of the Forbidden City, his gaze steadfast and profound. The Ming dynasty, an empire on which the sun would never set, was rising. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrating to 1644 穿越1644 It is 1644, the year Li Zicheng storms Beijing at the end of the Ming dynasty. But history changes because of those who transmigrate. Zhao Chen had planned to keep to a quiet corner of the world, but he discovers by chance that there are others who have transmigrated into this era. As crises pile up, what will he choose? Those who transmigrate change the world, yet in ways beyond their understanding, the world changes them, too. As time passes, the transmigrators cross paths. Who can stay hidden 406Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Chongzhen: Reconquering the Realm 崇祯：重征天下 An ordinary university student transmigrated into the body of the not-yet-enthroned Chongzhen Emperor. He has no extraordinary martial skills, nor any world-defying technology. In this chaotic age, filled with heroes and beauties and plagued by wolves coveting the Central Plains, watch as he challenges fate, saves the people from suffering, reconquers the realm, and restores China’s glory! 394Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 38 An Unconventional Scholar at the End of the Ming 明末另类书生 [No System] [Inventions and improvements inspired by the technology of the era] “Gibberish! What country’s language is that? I can’t understand you. Next.” “Oh, you want to trade with the Ming? No problem. You’ll need to improve your Chinese, or you won’t pass inspection.” That’s what it’s like at the overseas tributary affairs office. Lu Yu, a modern man, transmigrates to the late Wanli era of the Ming. He makes money, takes the imperial examinations, invents and improves things, and starts fro 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Ghost Zhao Gao Overthrows the Qin Empire 幽灵赵高颠覆秦帝国 Zhao Gao, the son of a convict, was born in a hidden palace of the Qin dynasty. His mother was a relative of a convicted criminal from Zhao. From childhood, he endured the cruelty of Qin law and the pain of his homeland’s defeat. From the moment he was born, hatred of Qin and a desire to restore Zhao took root in his heart... He entered Xianyang alone and lay low... Convicted for his private dealings with the remnants of the Six States, he was sentenced to death by Meng Yi. Qin Shi Huang valued 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Yang Lin, the Prince Who Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with the Emperor 一字并肩王杨林 Yang Lin, Prince Kaoshan, courtesy name Huchen, was the youngest son of Emperor Wu of Sui, Yang Zhong, and the younger half-brother of Yang Jian, founding emperor of the Sui dynasty. When Yang Lin was six, his parents died, and his elder brother and sister-in-law raised him. He especially regarded Empress Dugu as a mother, believing that “a sister-in-law is like a mother.” Yet, before he could repay them for raising him, Prince Kaoshan spent his whole life on the battlefield. His iron hooves tra 2.7kReads8.9Score18714d adds
- 41 Ashes of Bone on Green Hills, Blood Tempered at the Vermilion Gates 青山骨烬，朱门血淬 After dying in battle as a shepherd boy against a wolf king, he awakens in the chaotic final years of the Jin dynasty, reborn as the dim-witted third son of the Liu family. The Eight Princes wage war among themselves, northern horsemen invade the south, the mansions reek of wine and meat while the frozen dead line the roads. Everyone scrambles to serve the princes, gambling on the rewards of backing the eventual victor. But he wipes the blood from his blade and looks out at the land filled with 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Great Ming: Are You Crazy? The Old Zhu Is Talking Me Into Rebellion 大明：疯了吧！老朱忽悠我造反 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, I spent ten years biding my time, waiting for the day I could restore the empire. But I failed to save Zhu Biao from the start, and Zhu Yunwen was about to take the throne. Zhu Ying was at his wits' end. He just wanted to take his benefactor, Old Huang, and leave the capital, then figure out what to do next. “Old Huang, if we don't leave now, it'll be too late once the Jingnan Campaign begins!” “I crawled out of a tomb in Zijin Mountain. If Zhu Di shows 66Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 43 A Great Warlord Builds a Mighty China, Starting as a Hundred-Household Officer at the End of the Ming Dynasty 大割据者从明末百户建设巍巍中华 Farming | Historical Accuracy | Solid Logic | Light System Elements | Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment | Overseas Expansion | Hegemony In the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign, the realm is in turmoil. Liaodong lies in ruins, bandit armies are everywhere, and the Great Ming dynasty faces its darkest hour. Three modern men, all alone in the world, transmigrate after an accident and become obscure company commanders in Aoshan Guard, Shandong. At the brink of life and death, the Great Warlord System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Great Qin: From Lowly Foot Soldier to Battlefield Powerhouse 大秦，从微末小兵，杀敌就能变强 [Warring States] [Bloodshed] [Rise to power] [No harem] He transmigrated to the late Warring States period, when Ying Zheng was sweeping across the six kingdoms and unifying the land. A mysterious pearl brought Li Qing to the battlefield, making him the only cultivator in this era and this world. See how the cultivator Li Qing stirs up the times, manipulates the Warring States period at will, and becomes a witness, participant, and changer of history! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Story of America (Seven Volumes) 美国的故事（七册） Teacher Bi Lan spent more than twenty years in the United States, going from seeing America to seeing through it. With her thoughtful, sincere, and witty writing, she began writing about America on her blog in 2010, starting with the Mayflower, and she is still updating it today. Readers have praised her history of America as “concise but not simplistic, rigorous but not humorless.” If you want to understand what America is really all about, why not let Teacher Bi Lan tell you its story… 663Reads9.5Score15714d adds
- 46 Late Ming: This Crown Prince Plays by His Own Rules 明末：这个太子路子野 Modern-day street thug Zhu Liang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Zhu Cilang, the crown prince at the end of the Ming dynasty, just as Li Zicheng breaks through the capital and the Chongzhen Emperor hangs himself. Relying on his street smarts, he escapes the capital with the old eunuch Wang Cheng'en and navigates between warlords and powerful nobles. He cheats, bluffs, and schemes, yet never forgets his country and its people. He persuades the bandit Li Dingguo to join his cause, puts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Age of Heavenly Craft: Rising Amidst Chaos 天工纪元：乱世崛起 **He is the “Idle Prince,” a good-for-nothing in the eyes of the world.** Dressed in a plain robe and tapping a folding fan, he constantly declares, “All I want is to lie flat.” Zhu Mingyuan, a transmigrant bearing the name of the last scion of the Ming imperial house, seems to pass his days in lazy idleness, yet hides tiny gears and compasses capable of turning the world in his sleeve. The restraint he learned as an overworked office drone in his previous life, combined with the “Industrial Rev —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Lords of the Great Song 大宋王侯 A strange jade pendant lets me dream of the early Northern Song. Blood stains the borderlands, slaughter sweeps from north to south, the land of Huaxia lies divided, and foreign hooves occupy half the realm. How can such a hatred be avenged? How can such a regret be put to rest? My story is filled with the blazing passion of armies on the march, the thrilling clashes of the martial world, the nail-biting struggles of the officialdom, and the heart-rending entanglements of love. 10Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 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
