Novels like The Life of Zhao Cong
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- 151 In Northern Qi, My Pets Became the Emperor and Empress 穿越北齐，宠物成了皇帝和皇后 [History + struggle for supremacy + war + multiple heroines + lighthearted comedy + decisive violence + hard-edged political schemes] I transmigrate to Northern Qi and become Gao Changgong, suffering the suspicions and machinations of Emperor Gao Wei. But my beloved dog, Dahuang, and my beloved cat, Xiaobai, transmigrate along with me! Dahuang becomes Emperor Gao Wei, and Xiaobai becomes the empress. Minister: Your Majesty, I believe Prince of Lanling is plotting a rebellion! Gao Wei: Oh? Then c 433Reads—Score18014d adds
- 152 When the Wind Rises, the Song Never Ends 风起尽长歌 An alternate history setting. No transmigration, no System, no golden finger, no one-man army. Military affairs take center stage as heroes vie for supremacy. This is a cruel age. From the windblown deserts beyond the frontier to the picturesque, rain-soaked lands south of the Yangtze, people praise the splendor of this great land. Yet it lies barren for thousands of miles, and its people struggle to survive. Everyone is swept up in the tide, rolling inexorably forward. Young men should ride swi 201Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 153 A History of Negentropy 逆熵史 Is transmigrating to ancient times really so great? You can't speak the language. The pronunciation of Middle Chinese is vastly different from what we speak today. How much modern knowledge can you remember? How much can you actually use? Poetry, literature, math, physics, and chemistry: how much can you recall? Memorize a poem and get a city? Oh no, no, no, no~ Household registers from Dunhuang in the Tang dynasty show that ordinary farmers worked an average of 14 hours a day. Before the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Fake County Magistrate on the Late Ming Frontier 明末边关假县令 Han An, a history PhD student, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and impersonates a county magistrate in a border region to stay alive. In the second year of the Chongzhen era, the people teeter on the brink of death, traitors and bandits run rampant, the corrupt court is powerless, and the Manchus in Liaodong watch like hungry tigers. Hong Chengchou, Huang Taiji, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and other figures are about to take the historical stage. If history is allowed to race along its o 1.6kReads8.3Score14014d adds
- 155 My Crazy Girlfriend 我的神经病女友 [Super Sweet Romance] + [Novelist] + [Psycho] + [Multiple Heroines] (Early Story) [Pervert] + [Hunting Criminals and Solving Cases] (Later Story) The story of a down-and-out novelist and a mentally ill woman: a daughter's tears are worth 8,000 yuan, while a son's tears aren't worth a cent. I just picked up your phone to check your name, and you called it an invasion of your privacy and demanded 8,000 yuan in compensation. Talk about the farmer and the snake! I should've crushed you back then! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Your Highness, I’m a Gentleman 世子我可是正人君子 A transmigration story that turns tradition on its head, with no plagiarism (except in the case of one particular pair). Whether in the imperial court or the martial world, there are stories and wine, reunions and partings, intrigue and betrayal, love and hate... 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 157 Surviving the Apocalypse: The Rules for Staying Alive 末世求生：活下去的法则 [Apocalypse + No Cheap Thrills + No Superpowers + First Person + Stockpiling Supplies + Hyperrealistic] A worldview that Chinese readers can relate to. Told in first person. An ordinary person's journey through the apocalypse. The protagonist isn't an expert on apocalypse survival theories from the start. He has weaknesses and flaws, and sometimes makes the wrong call. If he has any advantage, it's that he's just a little handsome (chuckles). He's just like you, me, and the people around us, wit 61Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 158 The Lost Writings of Confucius’s School 孔门遗笔 #HistoricalTransmigration #SystemPowerFantasy #RiseFromPoverty #DualSystemEvolution Modern history graduate student Kong Zhao transmigrates into the Southern Qi dynasty and activates two Systems: the “Fragments of Que Village Manuscripts” and the “Wen” Brush. Thus begins the thousand-year legacy of six generations of the Kong clan. From safeguarding the embers amid the chaos of the Northern and Southern dynasties, to establishing the imperial examination system in the flourishing Sui and Tang dy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Another World: From the Start, I Was Just a Grunt 异世：开局只是个牛马 Let’s set the flag right up front: this book will have zero typos. Just wait for me to eat my words. [Willful] + [Trickster] + [Playing it safe] + [Water Margin] Ren Yi transmigrates into the body of a poor, wretched boy named Ren Yi in a different world. It seems to be a jumbled setting mixing Water Margin with the late Northern Song dynasty. Ren Yi unexpectedly awakens a System and sets himself a modest goal: Kill Zhao Gou, the traitor who had Yue Fei unjustly executed, and give the people of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Shen Clan 沈阀 Shen Yan awakens in the body of a young man, facing a disastrous start: no System, no mindless power fantasy, and no invincibility. There are political schemes to navigate. In the early stages, he uses modern knowledge, arranges a marriage alliance, and avenges his mother. In the middle stages, he enters the imperial court, builds up his power, and advances technology. Later, he unlocks the sulfur-based gunpowder technology tree and fights for dominion over the seas. His mighty ships and cannons 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Under Currents in Great Sheng 大晟暗涌 An epic tale of political intrigue set in an imaginary ancient dynasty. Spanning seven volumes and a million words, with five POV storylines, it depicts princes vying for the throne, secret wars among powerful clans, and the games of the heart amid flames of war on the frontier. 49Reads—Score10114d adds
- 162 A Hidden Edge in a Bloodied Blade 血刃藏锋 [Dual Male Leads] [Both Reborn] [Playing the Fool to Fool the Wise] [Love and Hate Each Other] The disgraced crown prince is reborn and determined to coast through life, but the regent who poisoned him in his previous life pins him against the wall of the Cold Palace. “Your Highness, you’re acting so obedient… Are you trying to trick us all into the grave?” 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 With Eight Hundred Iron Cavalry at My Command, Victory Is Mine 手握八百铁骑，优势在我 The sixteen-year-old Eighth Prince was dismissed as a good-for-nothing. Then, one day, sealed memories awakened within him. Faced with the turbulent currents swirling beneath the surface of the capital, he chose to leave and take up his post in his fief. With royal infighting, powerful clans pulling the strings, and the people living in misery... see how he carves out new territory in a world where dynastic rule and martial arts coexist. 4.1kReads7.2Score28114d adds
- 164 Martial Radiance Across the World 武曜天下 [Alternate history / emperor / smart protagonist / territorial expansion / empire-building] He transmigrates into the body of a puppet emperor, stripped of real power. Reborn as an emperor, how could he accept being anyone's subordinate? With beauties in his arms, why envy the immortals? He'll survey a vast empire stretching ten thousand miles! Crush the petty schemers and usher in a golden age! Build a great empire and unite all under heaven! A true man should forge achievements that endure for 359Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 165 Falsely Accused from the Start, I Turned a Young Wife into a Widow 开局被讹，我直接让少妇变寡妇 [Urban + invincible + wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + fast-paced] No beating around the bush! No nonsense! No pretending to be weak! I go straight for the jugular! From this moment on, I will once again stand proud in this world, invincible! In this life, I will settle every humiliation and hardship I have suffered! In this life, everyone who has bullied me will pay dearly for what they’ve done! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Martial God Slays Immortals 武神伐仙 In the third year of Guanghan, unrest erupted across the northern frontier and the realm fell into turmoil. A fallen heir took up a three-foot saber, marched beyond the nine frontier passes, slew enemy chiefs, pacified the realm, brought peace to the people, and crushed threats within and without. 2.1kReads8.6Score16814d adds
- 167 My Exam Life 1: Wingless Rainbow Crow 我的考试人生1无翼彩鸦 There are no supernatural happenings here, no strange tales. Only dangerous and eerie chief examiners, sinister and scheming proctors, question setters beyond all comprehension, and candidates waiting like lambs to the slaughter. My name is Lin Ji. I am currently in the examination hall for the second mock exam of the Global Joint Entrance Examination, using a certain method to send a message to the unknown. Remember these words: “If you are a student, pay attention to whether strange incidents 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Woman, and I Have Two Huge Pecs 穿越古代做女子，我有两块大胸肌 After transmigrating, Gu Tong felt like something about his body was a little different... “Tong Xuan, stop slapping him... Keep it up and he’ll die!” “Say one more word, and I’ll slap you too!” -.- The author is hiding here! 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Me! Part-Time God 我！兼职神明 [Wild imagination + deities + clear plotting + slow pace + transmigrate into a book + one heroine + a touch of angst In a corner of a silent library, Zhang Ye happens upon a mysterious notebook. The moment he opens it, an unseen force drags him into the fantastical world of the “Forest of Delicacies”! In the blink of an eye, he becomes a “part-time deity” bearing a special mission. As he explores this bizarre, dazzling otherworld step by step, secrets hidden behind the mist emerge one after ano —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 78Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 171 After the Snowy Night Coup, I Became the Leader of Humanity 雪夜逼宫后，我成了人族共主 The loyal die first, the brave follow, and the wise and sincere all become bones in an age of chaos. Once every idealist has fallen, all that remains is the ultimate contest between hypocrites and true villains. In the fourteenth year of Yonglu, in Longyou of the Great Jing. A clear-eyed soul from the modern era awakens in the body of a dying youth as a bowl of blood sacrifice is raised to his lips. He finds himself in a world of despair: the loyal die betrayed, the idealists sink beneath the ri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Power Minister 权臣 He made one family’s surname the banner of an empire! Desert Classic 46Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 173 The Bronze Box That Subdues the World 镇世铜盒 A low-level office drone buried in debt unexpectedly awakens a family heirloom with the power to appraise treasures. Starting out by finding overlooked bargains at flea markets, he sweeps through the antique black market, jade gambling exchanges, and the real estate business. As he uncovers the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he reunites with old friends and foils the schemes of the underground cultural relics conglomerate, the Fengling Bureau. He retrieves the national treasures scatte 3Reads—Score16114d adds
- 174 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
- 175 The Splendor of Sun and Moon 日月风华 To wear the crown, you must bear its weight. If you cannot bear its weight, then take the crown. The day the borderland boy raised his head, he saw crowns askew on the heads of emperors and nobles everywhere. So he raised his blade and began his hunt for crowns. This is a story about hunting kings! 128Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 176 The Unrecorded 不足录者 This novel is also titled The Pamir Crime Boss: I Worked as a Tour Guide in the Late Qing. I am Wa Han, known as Pei Zu Lu, “Eagle,” and once the head of the Eighth Mountain Lodge of the Gelaohui. To find the hidden Shangri-La, a secret realm that could turn this chaotic age around, I agreed to guide the British scholar Yintan Si and his archaeological team, doing what people today would call working as a tour guide. My sworn brother Tu Fu grabbed me and warned, “After all these years, you sti 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Tales of New Korlan 新科兰记事 Before the 2008 Olympics, several employees of a small computer company travel to Hainan for their annual meeting. While riding a speedboat, they discover an uninhabited island and end up transmigrating to a world much like ancient Huaxia. There, they build factories, conduct research, raise an army, and fight foreign tribes. After keeping a low profile and steadily growing their strength, they finally succeed. Four people transmigrate together. There are no overpowered golden fingers, and the 41Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 178 I Was a Salt Merchant in Ancient Times 古代我是一个盐贩子 [Transmigration + Cunning + Meticulous + Lighthearted + Farming + Conquest] Wu An is reborn into a chaotic era. An empire beset by internal and external crises is already nearing its end. Natural disasters and human calamities drive the people to rise up. What will he do now...? Amid clashing swords and tender beauty, he gradually loses himself in this era... 691Reads8.3Score10214d adds
- 179 I Can See Through Everything, So Why Should I Still Work? 老子透视了，还上什么班 [Urban fantasy + clairvoyance + supernatural powers + wish fulfillment] With its wildly imaginative style, rich flights of fancy, and exaggerated plot, this novel portrays an urban world full of magic and wonder. At the same time, it focuses on emotional storytelling and character development, allowing readers to share in the protagonist's joys and sorrows as he grows. 153Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 180 The Deadly Cucumber 夺命的黄瓜 Deadly Cucumber —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Perfect Imperial Son-in-Law 极品驸马 Fate has me surrounded by romance; one smile as I pluck a flower, and the world is full of beauty! Murderous intent fills my heart; one furious stamp of my halberd, and a million corpses will fall! I am Xue Shao, the Tang princess’s consort. In the age that belongs to Wu Zetian, I will carve out a vast empire of my own! 59Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 182 I Shoot Down the Sun in the Great Wilderness 我在大荒射日 A Yi fanfic!! [Transmigration + Classic of Mountains and Seas mythology + alien civilization invasion] He met the Queen Mother of the West, who said she had no elixir of immortality! He met the Celestial Emperor, who said he had no daughter named Chang'e! He became sworn brothers with Houtu and sworn brothers with Emperor Yao! Who told you those nine suns in the sky were Golden Crows? Aren't they obviously UFOs? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Great Qi Empire 大齐帝国 The Qin will fall to Qi! The young King Min of Qi, Tian Di, transmigrated back from an unknown future, bringing with him the regrets and knowledge of that future. He was supposed to become the most tragically doomed ruler in all of Chinese history. Now, however, he is a mature strategist in a youthful body. The Hundred Schools of Thought and the strategists of the Guigu School: all are mine. Bai Qi and Lian Po, Zhang Yi and Su Qin: who can stand against me? With ideas from the future, he will fo 378Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 184 Great Ming: Sentenced to Death After the Autumn Harvest, with the Crown Prince as My Cellmate 大明：秋后问斩，太子是狱友 After transmigrating to the early Ming dynasty, the Yongle golden age has just come to an end. Hongxi takes the throne, and the Ming dynasty begins a full-scale strategic retreat. But none of this has much to do with Lin Yu, who is about to be executed after the autumn assizes. The System tells him that if he dies, he can return to the modern era and even receive a reward. So Lin Yu lies flat every day, waiting to die, and gives lessons to his two “strange” cellmates on the side. It passes the t 648Reads7.7Score11114d adds
- 185 The Kangxi Dynasty: The Iron-Blooded Emperor’s Legendary Reign 康熙王朝：铁血帝王的治国传奇 This book follows the life of Emperor Kangxi, Xuanye, from his ascension to the throne as a boy to his death in old age, offering a sweeping portrait of his sixty-one-year reign. It recounts the young Xuanye’s bold capture of Aobai and his seizure of power, as well as his celebrated military victories: putting down the Three Feudatories, reclaiming Taiwan, driving out the Russian forces, and campaigning against Galdan. It also presents his achievements in civil governance, from compiling canonic 5.5kReads7.4Score10114d adds
- 186 The Crown Prince Awakens 天子启明 Struck by lightning while camping, he transmigrates into the body of the Carpenter Emperor! He thought he’d be waking up with beauties in his arms and ruling the realm by day, but he’s exposed from the start! A tiny twist sets off a butterfly effect. What should Zhu Ziming do now? Should he sweep across the land and unite the realm, or do some woodworking and die by drowning? Life is hard, and being a transmigrator is even harder! 290Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 187 The Rise and Fall of the World Are Mine to Rule 天下兴亡我为王 “Chief, you're awake?”… What do you mean, transmigrating here didn't come with a golden finger? What do you mean the government troops are coming to wipe out our stronghold? What do you mean an age of chaos is about to begin? Then there's only one thing to do: step forward, throw myself into the fray, and fight my way through this chaotic age… 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Transmigrated as a Brothel Keeper, I Rise from Being a Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成龟公，从赘婿开始进步 [Soul Transmigration + Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Poetry + Comedy + Live-in Son-in-Law + Imperial Examinations] This book draws on parts of Tang dynasty history. Song Bo, a forensic medicine PhD from the 21st century, transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty! No System, no old man in a ring, not even the original owner’s memories! Song Bo slowly opens his eyes, only to find his head resting on the lap of a breathtaking beauty! Ha ha! What a lucky start. I really am the chosen one! 109Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 189 The Poor Scholar's Imperial Exams: Six Top Scores in a Row 寒门科举，连中六元 [Imperial exams + transmigration + System + not a power fantasy + everyday life] One moment, Wang Yuanqing transmigrates, and the next he's the only son in a farming family in Wangjia Village, Great Yuan, with seven beautiful older sisters. His family has next to nothing, and in an era when everything else is considered inferior to scholarship, Wang Yuanqing must climb the ranks step by step to protect his family. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 My Mama's Boy Husband, It's Time to Wean You! 我的“妈宝”老公请断奶！ My “mama’s boy” husband, it’s time to wean you! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Forging My Path to Immortality 锤定仙途 Gu Yang, a boy from a small town, witnesses the aftermath of a fierce battle between immortals destroy his home, and resolves to seek immortality. His father has him spend three years at the forge to hone his skills, secretly teaching him the Thousand-Layer Hammer technique and the foundations of body refinement. At twelve, he sets out on the path to find immortals, carrying an iron hammer and the jade pendant his mother gave him. From the free cultivators' market in the Cangwu Mountains to the 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 One Glance at the Past, One at the Future 一眼过去一眼未来 I traded my next life for a pair of eyes: my left eye sees the past, and my right eye sees the future! I meet a policewoman, rescue a CEO, and live life with carefree flair! A deranged butcher, a terrifying doctor, a demon on a rainy night, murders livestreamed online... See how Chu Tian turns the tide, punishes evil, and upholds justice! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Government Hands Out Wives, Four at a Time 官府发老婆，一发发四个 He suddenly transmigrates to ancient times. What? It’s a matriarchal country, and he’s being sent off to become someone else’s husband. Isn’t that basically getting a wife handed to him? Four wives, no less, each one as beautiful as a flower. And he has to hurry up and have children, too? What? The foreign tribes are invading again... No problem. With everything he learned in his previous life, he can go anywhere without fear. The steppe cavalry and their uncanny strategies are unstoppable? The 1kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 194 The Ultimate Young Lord 极品世子爷 [Alternate history + scheming protagonist + feel-good read + political intrigue + no System + making money. Your humble author never lies: the further you read, the more satisfying it gets!] Li Ci unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the heir to the Chu throne, only to find himself in a dilapidated manor. His father is an idiot, he himself is mad, and even his mother, the princess consort, is being persecuted by her own family. Powerful enemies surround them from without, while treacherou 32Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 195 The Emperor Has Just Stripped the Princes of Their Fiefs, and I’ve Raised an Army in Rebellion! 皇帝刚削藩，我就起兵造反！ An alternate history with no System or cheat powers, focused on strategy and warfare. A ruler vies for the realm, the nobles for territory, the scholar-officials for power, the people of the world for status, and the common folk for food and clothing. If you are not in their position, you cannot understand what they are fighting for. Become a feudal lord, and think you can live the carefree life of a prince? That is merely what you imagine you would do as a lord, because you are not in that posi 710Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 196 King Ming, Warden of Hell: All My Underlings Are Rebels 镇狱明王之我的手下都是反贼 What would happen if all the great civil officials and military commanders from history gathered in one place? The protagonist transmigrates to a brand-new world, where his opponents include the Hegemon King of Chu, Li Shimin, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and other warlords and rulers. He is the young prince of the Eastern Pacification Prince’s Manor in the Great Xia Kingdom. His stable hand is Sima Yi, his page is Guo Jia, and his attendants include Liu Jinu and Wang Baobao. The Eastern Pacification P 255Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Mute Wife Is Hard to Win Back, Mr. Qi Is Beside Himself with Regret 哑妻难追，祁总悔疯了 [Mute Heroine + Obsessive Male Lead + Love After Marriage + Agreement to Give Up the Child and Separate + The Ex-Wife Comes Back to Haunt Him + Fictional Wealthy Family] Born unable to speak, Shi Ran has endured cold treatment from the Shi family. Her elder brother, Shi Fengyan, is her only source of support. After an unexpected incident at a bar, she becomes entangled with Qi Shen, the proud and obsessive young master of the Qi family. A pregnancy test forces them to marry in haste under press 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 My Younger Sister Fakes a 'Free Spirit' Persona and Ruins Herself. I Watch It All 亲妹卖“自由”人设作死，我全程围观 My little sister sells a “living life on her own terms” persona and digs her own grave. I watch the whole thing unfold. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Young Master's Plan to Destroy the Empire 少爷的江山毁灭计划 [Alternate History! Eastern Fantasy! Ancient Spycraft! Mind-Bending Mystery! No System! No Goody-Two-Shoes! Not a Power Fantasy! Ensemble Cast! Slow Burn!] Ye Xiaolou transmigrates into the body of the tenth prince of Beiyun, only to witness his kingdom fall on the very day he arrives. Ten years later, he commands the Heavenly Web and stirs up a storm of bloodshed. A mere scholar pays a visit, and a half-step immortal gives way. From the Heavenly Secrets Hall, he holds the world in his grasp and 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 From the Start: Crown Prince of Sui, Destined to Be the Heavenly Khan 开局隋太子，目标天可汗 A 21st-century man of science and engineering finds his soul in Yang Zhao, Crown Prince of Emperor Yang of Sui's dynasty. As it happens, Yang Guang has gone to Jiangdu on an imperial tour, leaving the crown prince to govern the empire. Yang Zhao launches a fierce campaign against the aristocratic clans, manufactures firearms, and pacifies the realm. Then he ushers in the Age of Exploration ahead of schedule, and the Great Sui goes on to dominate the global village! 1.1kReads—Score14014d adds
