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- 1 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
- 2 Blood and Loyalty in the Waning Ming 碧血明末 A hard-core transmigration tale set in the late Ming, steeped in the history of the Southern Ming. I transmigrated to the end of the Ming dynasty, ready to make my mark, but the dynasty collapsed before I could even begin. You want to build guns and wipe out the Jurchen invaders and bandits? Fine, but do you even know how a gun works? Do you know how to cut rifling? I want to make glass and cement. Sure, do you know the ingredients and proportions? I know there are seven continents and four ocea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Ming Dynasty's Tusi King 大明土司王 [Native Chieftains] + [No System] + [Native and Appointed Officials] [Solving Cases] + [Farming] In the fifth year of Zhengtong, Qin Zhongkai received his appointment from Heaven and took office as a judicial commissioner, adjudicating cases and upholding the law. In Yunnan Provincial Administration Commission, the native chieftains ruled like local emperors. As an appointed official, Qin Zhongkai had neither power nor influence and was constantly bullied by the powerful local officials. His fat 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Great Ming: The Extraordinary Life of Duke Cao Li Jinglong 大明：曹国公李景隆的妖孽人生 [Ming Dynasty] [One Female Lead] [Li Jinglong] [Not a Brainless Story] A modern special forces soldier was reborn as Li Jinglong, the Ming Dynasty’s great general! What? I’ve been reborn in the third month of the seventeenth year of Hongwu. Doesn’t that mean my father, Li Wenzhong, is about to die? When I helped the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, amass wealth with soap and sugar, Zhu Yuanzhang thought I was a loyal and worthy minister of the Ming. When I blasted open the Japanese pirates’ gates with ca 2.9kReads6.0Score12714d adds
- 5 A Great Upheaval in the Ming Dynasty 明朝大换血 With a sword in hand, he can cover the world with clouds and turn the tides with a wave of his hand. The protagonist conquers the Tsar in the north, defeats Fusang in the east, takes the lands of the barbarians in the west, and sweeps through the islands in the south. Then he ventures into space and defeats the aliens, before pursuing the Heavenly Way and accomplishing an unprecedented feat. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 Expanding the Tang Dynasty 唐拓 [Overseas Colonization]+ [Age of Discovery]+ [Founding a Nation Overseas]+ [Farming] A rebellion by the barbarian tribes left the city in ruins and its people dead. He fled with ninety-seven defeated soldiers, merchants, and craftsmen, stealing his uncle's cargo ship. Lost in a storm, they eventually drifted ashore on a deserted island. Their food was running out, their fresh water was gone, and all ninety-seven of them were men. Without women, there could be no next generation. Without a next 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Something’s Definitely Wrong With This Star 这个明星指定有点毛病 Whether you're a guy or a girl, you've probably played video games. Have you ever known a guy who played as a girl? That's exactly what our protagonist does. One ordinary day, a game called I'm a Superstar suddenly appears on Liu Fei's computer, so he decides to give it a try. While playing, he creates a female character, customizing her face and background. Liu Fei is a guy, but he makes a female character with the proportions of a female celebrity. Who could have guessed that this would crash —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Great Ming: Training the Crown Prince, I'm the Dragon-Taming Master! 大明：调教太子，我是驯龙大师！ Shen Zhuang transmigrates to the Hongzhi era and becomes... a carpenter. In the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, he meets Zhu Houzhao, then the crown prince, at a coffin shop. He teaches about the Little Ice Age and proposes wiping out the Tatars and Jurchens to eliminate the threat of foreign peoples for centuries to come. He reforms taxation, using the Single Whip Law to nurture the people's livelihood. He gives Wang Yangming some guidance, leading the sage of the School of the Mind astray into the 5.7kReads7.5Score47414d adds
- 11 Red Alert at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末红警 Zhao Song transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty with a bulldozer. The bulldozer can build military camps from the 1960s and summon that era's troops and technology. As the areas he has subjected to land reform grow to a certain size, the military camps advance to later eras, eventually allowing him to summon cutting-edge weapons such as the Type 99A tank, J-20 fighter, Type 055 destroyer, Fujian aircraft carrier, DF-41 missile, drone swarms, and laser weapons. Just as he is brimming with —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Hongwu Case 洪武要案 [Hongwu] [Ming Dynasty] [Anti-Corruption] [Little People] [Zhu Yuanzhang] In the first year of Hongwu, the Great Ming Dynasty had just been founded, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt. An inconspicuous bribery case stirred the entire Ming bureaucracy like a butterfly flapping its wings! A commoner is swept into a deadly whirlpool by accident, all because he wants his wife to have a proper status. One case after another exposes layers of power struggles, while the era rewrites the fates of 283Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Transmigrate as Li Zicheng: I Personally Bring Down the Ming and Qing Dynasties 穿越李自成，亲手终结大明和大清 [The best Li Zicheng web novel online! Don't miss it!] Good news: Li Xiaoyang transmigrated and became an emperor. Bad news: He's Li Zicheng, emperor of the Great Shun, and today is the very day Li Zicheng is supposed to die at Jiugong Mountain. The Great Shun army is being chased all over the map by the Manchu barbarians, indirectly leading to Li Zicheng's death. After Li Xiaoyang transmigrates as Li Zicheng, the tide of victory begins to turn. What Manchu barbarians? Back to Liaodong to herd s 112Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 The Ming Dynasty's Beloved Grandson: No Need for the Jingnan Campaign 大明好圣孙，不用靖难了 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No System + Heartwarming + Comedy] From the start, he transmigrates as Zhu Gaochi, heir to the Prince of Yan. He's only eight years old. He'd planned to lie flat and become emperor, but who could have guessed that his heaven-defying luck would turn him into the Ming Dynasty's lucky charm! While accompanying the Prince of Yan on the northern campaign, the army runs short of water. He stamps his foot, and a water source appears. The Prince of Yan is fretting over a lack 533Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Reborn in 1992: Founding a Country Overseas 重生92年我在海外立国 A reborn-era novel Business tycoon Xiao Xiangdong got drunk at the celebration banquet for his company’s stock market listing. When he woke up, he found himself back in 1992, just after being fired from the factory. See how Xiao Xiangdong makes his fortune in business, starting with recycling used appliances and trading in stock subscription warrants, in an era full of opportunities. This is a wholly original novel and does not borrow any tropes or techniques from other books of the same genre. 337Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Scheming for the Ming 谋明 Transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he farms diligently, follows the righteous path, trains a powerful army, and saves the collapsing empire. 6Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 20 The End of the Ming Dynasty: I Am Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian 大明末年：朕崇祯皇帝朱由检 O vast heavens, why are you so cruel to the Ming? How could a thousand years of Chinese civilization ever become enslaved? In this life, I will first eliminate corrupt merchants, then treacherous officials. I will trust loyal ministers, sweep away the barbarian court, and restore the dignity of Chinese dress. In this life, I will plant new crops, establish new schools, research firearms, open the seas and levy taxes, train journalists, form political parties, and reform outdated policies. As it —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I’m a Scholar in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当院士 Lin Wanrong, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, transmigrates into the Tianqi era and becomes a condemned prisoner. His crime? Offending Wei Zhongxian's nephew. His execution is in three days. Anyone else would lie flat and await death, but Lin Wanrong says: I won't die. He makes poison gas from vinegar and saltpeter and escapes prison. He extracts penicillin from moldy oranges and saves his friend's younger sister. He uses statistics to expose the Donglin f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Light of Shenwu 神武之明 In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the Great Ming dynasty, after 260 years, is beset by crises on every side. With great upheaval on the horizon, Guo Keyang, an artillery company commander in a field army, is caught in a training accident and transmigrates into the body of Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian. Watch him find a way through the crisis and rewrite a history that left countless people aching with regret. No System, no wish-fulfillment. Political intrigue, training troops, migration, war, his 33Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 The Asura King of the Ming Dynasty 大明修罗王 In the late Ming, the land of China is strewn with corpses and rivers run red with blood. The once-mighty Ming Empire is on the brink of collapse. An ancient people is about to shed its splendid robes beneath the blades of foreign horsemen, its hair unbound from its high topknots... At this moment of life and death, Yan Zhen, a reconnaissance soldier from a later age, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a descendant of a Ming military household. From then on, he secures the northern fron —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Veritable Records of the Ming Dynasty 明实录 Want to explore the tumultuous history of the Ming Dynasty? Open the Veritable Records of the Ming, a vast annalistic work that stands as an encyclopedia of Ming history. It systematically records more than 290 years of the dynasty, covering every aspect of politics, economics, military affairs, culture, and foreign relations. From fierce power struggles at court and sweeping changes in imperial policy to subtle shifts in folk customs and vivid accounts of strange tales, it preserves the truth a 474Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 From Laborer to the Chongzhen Emperor: Beauties in One Hand, the World in the Other 从打工仔到崇祯，左手美人右天下 An office worker transmigrates as Chongzhen. He has none of Chongzhen’s memories and no golden finger, so he can only carve out a path through the bloodshed using the little he knows from his past life. In the end, he still manages to thrive. The beginning may be hard, but people make their own way forward. I’ll hold a beauty in one hand and build an empire with the other, leading the Ming dynasty to the pinnacle of the world. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A New Era of Splendor 再启风华 Zhu Youjun was a history buff, and an unshakable Ming loyalist to boot. Time and again, he tried to tell the Ming’s detractors online about the dynasty he saw in his heart. Unfortunately, he wasn’t the sort to trade insults, so to some people, all his efforts were nothing but a joke. Then, after one particularly heated and decidedly unfriendly online debate, he reached out with a sweat-soaked hand to switch off his computer, and something unexpected happened... When he opened his eyes again, eve 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Great Ming: The Late Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang Conquers the World 大明：明末太子，朱慈烺杀穿全球 [Great Ming] + [Struggle for Supremacy] + [Passionate] + [No System] “When the nation is in peril, anyone unwilling to give money or lend a hand will be killed!” “Anyone secretly colluding with the Jian Nu and betraying the Great Ming will have their entire clan executed!” No System, no immortal arts, just a seven-year-old prodigy with the soul of an adult and an iron fist! In the body of a child, he takes command of the Embroidered Guard, confiscates the estates of the Eight Great Shanxi Merch 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 41Reads—Score214d adds
- 33 Transmigrating to 1943: Founding a Nation in Nanyang 穿越1943：南洋开国 This novel emphasizes logical deduction and worldbuilding. Characters act primarily according to their motivations and circumstances, rather than being driven by emotion. The reading experience is closer to "understanding" than "identifying with the characters." If you prefer fast-paced power fantasies that spoon-feed the reader, this book is probably not for you. In 1943, as World War II rages through the jungles of Burma, a modern soul transmigrates into the body of a young officer in the Chi 5.6kReads5.5Score32114d adds
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 Transmigrating as the Two Crown Princes of the Late Ming 穿越明末两太子 The late Ming has been transmigrated into more times than anyone can count. Countless transmigrators acted out one stirring drama after another in that era. They changed the fate of the Chinese people across different timelines. In the time tunnel back to the late Ming, two butterflies danced through the air. Of course, they hadn’t chosen to do this. Some mysterious force was behind it. Two butterflies? Where would they lead Chinese civilization in this timeline? The base’s senior officers dropp 7Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 37 A New Huaxia in Latin America 拉美新华夏 In 1836, four years before the Opium War. As the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, Britain was about to enter the most glorious era of the Victorian age. Meanwhile, the United States was eyeing the lands of the West with greed. At this crossroads in humanity’s fate, would the old empire cast its last rays of sunset, or be blasted to pieces by ironclad warships? An aircraft from the twenty-first century accidentally strays into this world... [A group-transmigration story, with a nation as the 6Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 38 Transmigrated to the Great Ming: This Is the Real Zhu Family 穿越大明，这才是最真实的老朱家 [Ming Dynasty + Political Intrigue + War] You’re a beast, you’re shameless! You just want her body… After transmigrating into the chaos of the late Yuan dynasty, I end up as a spoiled rich kid who makes advances on Empress Ma! A fresh and unconventional perspective takes you through the tangled love and hate between a transmigrator and the Zhu family. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Apocalypse Hunts the Bright 天启狩明 Ming history + no brainless plotting + no System + political scheming After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, he faces fierce enemies ravaging the borders and endless factional strife among the civil officials at home. With his father dead early and himself still a child, how will the fifteen-year-old emperor untangle the threads of a treacherous court and finally break through the deadlock...? 741Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 Great Ming: I Became Heaven's Chosen Son from the Start! 大明：开局就成了天赐之子！ In the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Zhanli was born, hailed as a child sent by Heaven! Watch how he uses ideas centuries ahead of his time to blaze a completely new trail in the Ming dynasty… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Transmigrate to Become Emperor, Save Great Ming and Lead It to the Peak 穿越做皇帝，救大明走向巅峰 A university student transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where Zhu Qiyu lifts the ban on maritime trade. They drive the Japanese pirates east, campaign against the Oirat Mongols in the north, reach Europe in the west, and establish a modern Silk Road. They restore maritime trade supremacy and reestablish the financial dominance of Ming paper currency. Pure wish fulfillment. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Chongzhen: I Am Heaven’s Mandate, and the Ming Dynasty Will Never Set 崇祯：朕即天命，大明日不落 A modern martial arts champion transmigrates into the body of Chongzhen on the eve of the apocalypse. On the very day he ascends the throne, he faces a hopeless situation: the Tianqi Emperor has just died, the Donglin faction is forcing its way into the palace, the treasury is empty, and the Later Jin army is at the gates. There is no meek endurance or nerve-racking struggle at every turn. This formidable emperor immediately shows off his overwhelming strength: he silences a weeping scholar-offi 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Great Ming: From the Start with a Rope, Ending with a Bowl 大明：开局一根绳，结束一个碗 [Late Ming + War + Political intrigue + Chongzhen] Zhu Hengyuan accidentally transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, on the eighth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. The Ming dynasty was less than eleven days from its fall, already gravely ill and close to death. The Jurchens threatened from outside, rebels ravaged the interior, and natural disasters and human calamities came one after another. Fortunately, he discovered he had two g 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Rising from Wuchang at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末从武昌开始崛起 Being thrown into a time of chaos wasn’t my fault. Why does everyone misunderstand me like this? Wang Guozhi looks curiously at his trembling opponents. Zhang Xianzhong: You occupied Wuchang and refused to leave, then attacked while I was halfway across the river. I, the Great Eight Kings, nearly became the Great Eight Turtles. Damn you, you villain! Zuo Liangyu: You blocked the road and stopped me from heading north, costing me four of my Five Outer Camps. Damn you, you scoundrel! Chongzhen: Yo 135Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 47 The Late Ming Is Rife with Infighting, and I, the Young Marquis, Keep Making a Run for It 残明总内讧，小侯爷我总跑路 Reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty, the protagonist lives through the rebel army's capture of the capital and the extortion of officials, then joins the rebels in the Battle of Shanhai Pass. After their defeat, he flees with them, but following the Battle of Qingdu Mountain, he leaves the Great Shun and escapes all the way to Jiangnan. He takes part in the Sui Prefecture upheaval, the defense of Yangzhou, the training of troops in Jiading, the battle to relieve Jiangyin, the recapture of Taiw 177Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 48 Great Ming's Prince of Another Surname: Hu Weiyong's Rebellion from the Start 大明异姓王：开局胡惟庸造反 [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [No Rebellion] + [Ming Dynasty Infrastructure] + [Everyone Is Clever] After transmigrating to the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Lin Feng becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. He grows up alongside Zhu Biao and becomes the Ming Dynasty's only prince with a different surname. At first, all he wants is to lie flat as an idle prince, listening to music at the pleasure quarters and enjoying a life of luxury. But seeing the corruption in the bureaucracy and 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Embroidered Guards Protect the Realm: Smoke Rises Along the Nine Frontiers 锦衣护山河之九边狼烟靖 When Longqing ascended the throne, maritime trade opened in the southeast and the Japanese pirate threat gradually eased. But the northern frontier's nine garrisons remained engulfed in smoke and fire, with battles raging without end. Establishing tributary trade to bring an end to hostilities was an urgent necessity. Yet in Tumet, Zhao Quan and others from the White Lotus Society had established fortified settlements, and repeatedly sent spies into the Central Plains to sow chaos. The Ming cour 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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
