Novels like The Great Qing, 296
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- 1 The Qin Army Swallows the Six Kingdoms: The Fall of Qi, the Final Battle for Unification 大秦兵吞六国之灭齐（一统天下最后一战） The Qin Army’s Conquest of the Six Kingdoms: The Fall of Qi, the Final Battle to Unify All Under Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ming Dynasty: Part Two (2021 Revised Edition) 明朝那些事儿·第贰部（2021年 增补版） The second volume of Those Things in the Ming Dynasty mainly recounts the 26 years of history from the Jianwen Emperor's reign through the Yongle era. Before Zhu Yuanzhang died, he peacefully passed the throne to his grandson, Zhu Yunwen. But beneath the seemingly orderly succession, subtle forces of instability were gathering in the Ming empire. Nine frontier princes commanded powerful armies, and the young, frail Zhu Yunwen felt constantly threatened. He began to strip the princes of their pow 4.5kReads9.5Score65714d adds
- 3 The Qin Army Swallows the Six Kingdoms: The Fall of Chu, Li Xin's Army Suffers Its First Defeat 大秦兵吞六国之灭楚（秦军初挫李信军败） The Qin Army’s Conquest of the Six Kingdoms: The Fall of Chu, Qin’s First Setback and Li Xin’s Defeat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Commoner's Rise: I'll Cleave This Chaotic World in Two 布衣崛起：我要一刀劈开这乱世 Alternate history | Strife for supremacy | Factional rivalries | Power struggles | Intelligent characters | Decisive and ruthless | No System Shen Yan crawled out of a pile of corpses and stepped into this filthy age of chaos, where human lives were worth less than grass. Family and friendship? Trust or betrayal? Countless fates became intertwined beneath the dark refrain of this age, painting the world in shades of gloom. And so “If this world is dark and lawless, then I’ll cleave the night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Quick Transmigration: Beating Up Old Zhu from the Start and Reviving Empress Ma 快穿：开局暴揍老朱，复活马皇后 [Quick Transmigration + Making Up for Historical Regrets + Not a Babysitter + Rebellious Protagonist + No Female Lead] Qin Shi, a history graduate struggling to find a job, got bound to a System because of a resume and embarked on a journey through history via quick transmigration. Other people work for money, but Qin Shi receives all kinds of bizarre rewards for his work. The Ming Dynasty He is the retired emperor who rewrites Zhu Yuanzhang’s fate as a tyrant. He is also the mischief-maker who 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I'm the Only Normal Person in the Whole Nation, and I've Gone on a Killing Spree! 举国只有朕是正常人，朕杀疯了！ [The rating will rise once it comes out + outrageously satisfying + all kinds of crushing the female-oriented genre + decisive and ruthless] Qin Xiao transmigrated to the Great Qin dynasty. He was peerless in both civil and military affairs, and commanded an army of a million! Yet the emperor wanted to depose him for the sake of a fake prince? Wait, bro, did you drag me into a female-oriented novel? How could he put up with that? With a wave of his hand, he unleashed the Nine Clans Severance Tec 711Reads5.5Score10814d adds
- 7 Chronicles of the Tang Dynasty 大唐山河志 The story is vivid, but never frivolous; The narration is lively, but never flippant. Based on official histories such as the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and the Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government, this book also draws on more than ten other sources, including the Complete Tang Prose and the Institutional History of the Tang. Every plot detail is grounded in historical records. If you enjoy the breezy style of Those Things in the Ming Dynasty and are tired of stiff, solemn his 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Useless Emperor? I Became a Tyrant, and the Empress Wept 废物皇帝？我成暴君，女帝哭麻了 244Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 9 Snatching the Three Kingdoms: Guo Jia's Extraordinary Life 截胡三国，郭嘉的别样人生 Plan for the nine provinces, set your sights on the world. See how Guo Fengxiao wins China an empire where the sun never sets! Pacify the realm within and unite the land. Sweep away the barbarians beyond the borders and secure every direction. Sail across the stars and colonize new worlds. Enfeoff the princes to guard the realm forever. Thus, the sun never sets on the empire. From Guo Fengxiao to Emperor Taizu of Xia, from strategist to ruler of the world. This is not one man’s rise to power, bu 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Great Emperor Reborn: Two Thousand Years Across China 大帝重生，历经华夏两千年 The Emperor’s Soul Returns to China After Two Thousand Years (Protagonist’s new name: Situ Qingwan) A thousand years of immortal cultivation proved her path to becoming an emperor; in a single day, her soul returned in a woman’s body. Old dreams of Blue Star condensed into true energy; across China’s long journey, she witnessed the dust of the mortal world. Her life would not end with the passing of time; her profound achievements secretly aligned with the source of the Dao. After two cycles of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Back to the Southern Song to Establish a Republic 回到南宋建立民国 The Way of Heaven leaves one of every fifty paths open, allowing people to escape their fate. Abnormalities always emerge in the long river of history. Will they bring the first light of dawn, or the fading glow of dusk? When an ordinary person from the modern era unexpectedly transmigrates through the river of history and returns to the past, what might he bring with him? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Burning the Palace 焚阙 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + Live-in son-in-law + Revenge + Court Politics + Martial World + No System + Rise to Power + Multiple Heroines] [No formulaic plot. A frustrating start, subtle writing, and an extremely slow pace. If this isn’t for you, please move along. Give me a break!] A sordid political marriage that uses matrimony as cover for adultery drags Gu Yanqing, a modern young man, into the Great Liang dynasty, where he becomes the Zhang family’s lowly live-in son-in-law, treated like 1.6kReads8.2Score10414d adds
- 13 Transmigrating to the Northern and Southern Dynasties: My Biological Father Is Chen Houzhu 穿越南北朝：我的亲爹陈后主 Sometimes the history in official records really does read like unofficial history: an absolute mess. One day that made it into the official records nearly saw two emperors die. With no golden finger, a journey from the present to the past, the chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Jian as his rival, the Imperial Seal of Succession in his hands, and the fate of a ruler whose dynasty has fallen, the protagonist Chen Yin relies on knowledge from his past life to face an even tougher c 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn at the End of Qin, I Lay the Foundations of Han 我在秦末重生定汉基 On a snowy day, Xin Yu was delivering takeout when a car hit him and killed him. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow returned to the twenty-ninth year of Qin Shi Huang’s reign, reborn as an old beggar beside the reeds of Bolangsha. No System. No golden finger. Before he could even get his bearings, they were dragging him off to be beheaded. At the last moment, he drew on what little history he remembered and advised the First Emperor to bring several spare carriages. Sure enough, the i —Reads—Score114d adds
- 15 The Ming Dynasty’s Firstborn Heir: Why Are You Panicking, Emperor Yingzong? 大明第一嫡长：堡宗你慌什么 [Zhu Di + Zhu Gaochi + Zhu Zhanji + Zhu Qizhen + The Emperor of Tumu Fortress + The Emperor Who Knocked on the Gates + Tumu Fortress + No System] During the Yongle era, the cavalry sweeps across the northern steppes, and the northern raiders flee at the first sight of them. Envoys from every nation gather in the capital, while great ships set sail across the oceans. The Ming's prestige resounds throughout the world. But this prosperity lasts only a few decades. In the Zhengtong era, war erupts a 1.6kReads—Score10114d adds
- 16 Zhu Cilang: My Southern Ming Will Not Retreat into a Corner 朱慈烺，朕的南明不偏安 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow burn, proceed with caution!] + [Purely intellectual] + [Political scheming] + [A contest for supremacy] + [Highly intelligent antagonists] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the calamity of 1644 struck. The capital fell, and the emperor died on Coal Hill. Zhu Cilang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation: his country has fallen and his family is dead. The pal 2.2kReads—Score19914d adds
- 17 Saving the Song: A Male Favorite's Rise Stirs the World 挽宋：面首逆袭搅动天下 Yang Xiao had barely transmigrated to the late Southern Song when he was sold to a female casino owner as her male companion. Starting at the very bottom, he rose from a casino errand boy to a great hero's disciple, then step by step became a hero capable of changing the world. Master math, science, and chemistry, and you can travel through any ancient era without fear; Master history, geography, and politics, and you can bluff your way through court and countryside without breaking a sweat. As —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Consort Mother, He’s My Imperial Father! You’ll Have to Pay Extra! 母妃，他可是我父皇啊，得加钱！ [The System dies from the start] “From now on, your name will be Wu Zhao!” “Yes.” Jiang Li transmigrated to ancient times, where he gained a maid who admired him… Years later, his maid ascended the throne as empress, earning the unquestioning faith of all under heaven. Jiang Li, the man behind the empress, refused any official post or noble title. “There was one less maid by his side then, but the world gained an unparalleled empress!” A year after the empress took the throne, Jiang Li, powerle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Emperor Daoguang: The Night Watchman of a Falling Empire 道光皇帝：帝国沉沦的守夜人 In the nearly three-hundred-year history of Qing rule, Aisin Gioro Minning, the Daoguang Emperor, was a singular ruler. He was the “watershed” between the dynasty's rise and decline, a “witness” to the humiliations of modern Chinese history, and an emperor caught struggling between “preserving the status quo” and “reform.” Across 160 chapters, this book presents a panoramic account of the Daoguang Emperor's 69 years, from his days as a prince to his death, revealing the image of a frugal emperor 1.2kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 20 The Han-Wu Era: Marquis Longlü 汉武风云之隆虑侯 In the final years of Emperor Jing of Han, Empress Wang Zhi wanted her son Liu Che to succeed smoothly to the throne. She chose to form marriage ties with the family of Grand Princess Liu Piao of Guantao: Liu Che would marry Liu Piao's daughter, Chen A'jiao, while Princess Longlü would marry Liu Piao's youngest son, Chen Jiao... 441Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 21 Emperor Guangxu 光绪皇帝 This historical novel focuses on Guangxu, the tragic emperor of the late Qing Dynasty. With a delicate touch, it traces the extraordinary life of Aisin Gioro Zaitian, from a bewildered child brought into the palace, to a ruler striving for reform, to a prisoner confined on Yingtai, and finally to his death with his ambitions unrealized. In the final years of the Qing Dynasty, the realm was broken and buffeted by storms. Guangxu ascended the throne at the age of six and fell under Cixi’s control 315Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 22 The Delivery Sword Immortal 外卖剑仙 The Delivery Sword Immortal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Zhang Yanghao in Guanzhong 张养浩在关中 Zhang Yanghao in Guanzhong 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Winning the World Again 重赢天下 As the last ruler of the Li Dynasty faces the fall of his country, Qin Jianzhi transmigrates to the dynasty’s founding era. The founding emperor, Qin Youde, is still just a local warlord. Qin Jianzhi discovers that his great-grandfather, praised by the history books as a brilliant and mighty ruler, loves drinking and bragging and has no grand ambitions. His great-grandmother, Min Jiyue, is a fiery, stingy rich girl, while the legendary war god Chunyu Guxing is actually a delicate young woman. Ev 30Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 25 A Thousand Years of Immortality, Forging Great Qin for All Ages 长生千年，缔造万世大秦 [Longevity] + [Great Qin] + [No System] + [Feel-Good Story] + [Political Intrigue] Zhao Zheng is abducted up a mountain by a deranged, disheveled old man. After ten grueling years, all he learns is the tiniest bit of the “art of vertical and horizontal alliances.” From then on, the Warring States gains its greatest wildcard. He debates the law with Shang Yang, who is astonished: “Is this a technique from the mortal realm?” He matches wits with Bai Qi, and even the God of Slaughter takes notice. 69Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 26 The Glory of Great Tang: Reborn as Li Yu to Build an Empire 大唐荣光之重生李煜铸霸业 Reborn a thousand years later, I return to Southern Tang. Surely the carved balustrades and jade steps are still there! Conquer Wuyue and Jingnan, take Ma Chu, and march along the Shu Road to seize Meng Shu! Water the horses in the Huai River, destroy the Zhao Song, pacify Liu Han, and crush the Khitan! Deter Tubo, restore the Western Regions, and let the white-maned general ride into Annam! East, west, south, and north, throughout the four seas, wherever the sun and moon shine, all shall belong 374Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Chronicles of the Zhongwu Army: Rivalry Among Eight Clans 忠武军镇录：八族纷争 [Late Tang/Five Dynasties] [Meticulously researched historical novel] [Military strategy and political intrigue] [No System] [No transmigration] In the fifth year of Qianfu under Emperor Xizong of Tang (878), flames of war erupted between the Yellow and Huai Rivers. Huang Chao and Shang Rang once again joined forces, sweeping across the Central Plains, and the age of chaos, with regional military governors carving up the lands east of the Pass, began with a thunderous roar. Under the Zhongwu Arm 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Emperor Xianfeng 咸丰皇帝 In the Forbidden City during the Daoguang era, a “family business succession contest” quietly came to an end. Yizhu, plagued by a leg ailment and only moderately gifted, used his image as a “benevolent and filial” son to overtake his brilliant younger brother Yixin and claim the throne of the Qing Empire, taking the reign title Xianfeng. He had hoped to be a wise ruler who could preserve what he inherited, but instead he found himself facing one of the most absurd uphill battles in Chinese histo 75Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 29 Sword Shadows Seal the Demons: Battle at Wuliang Palace 剑影封魔：无量宫之战 Sword Shadows Seal the Demons: The Battle of Wuliang Palace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 If You Lived in Ancient Times: Experience Life in Every Role 假如你生活在古代：体验各种身份 Open this book, and you will no longer be a mere spectator to history. You will take part in it. When what is forged on the anvil is no longer farm tools, but armor capable of shaking a dynasty; when what flows through the granaries is no longer the means to make a living, but popular resentment that can devour gratitude; when supreme power makes human lives seem like dust, or when a eunuch’s twisted lust flares up in the depths of the palace... You will see that history is never simply black an 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Two-Faced Playboy of Great Xu 大顼双面纨绔 [Historical] + [Alternate Universe] + [No System] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Business Rivalry] + [Political Intrigue] + [Human and Demon Realms] + [Vivid Characters] The people of the capital denounced Heng Jin as its most notorious wastrel, the spoiled heir of a prominent family. Corrupt officials used taxes to squeeze merchant houses, while demons plotted in the shadows. He spent lavishly selling shops and throwing gold into canals, using his outrageous behavior to deceive everyone. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Imperial Staff Crushes the Crumbling Tang 节钺压残唐 Emperor Xizong died, Zhaozong took the throne, and the Central Plains lay in ruins. Lin Xiao opened his eyes to find himself a dying deputy general in the Heyang military province. To the north lay the curved blades of Li Keyong’s Crow Army; to the south, Zhu Wen’s heavily armored Hall Guards. Arrogant troops and fierce generals lurked to the east, while to the west, Chang’an’s last light was as faint as a bean-sized flame. Heyang was a tiny patch of land, surrounded on all sides by enemies. He 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Logging Into the Three-Body World Early 提前登陆三体世界 In this turbulent parallel world, the protagonist drowns and transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty, becoming a major slave owner during the transition from slavery to feudal society. After witnessing the cruelty of slavery, he resolves to change the world, but Heaven cannot bear to treat all living things as mere straw dogs. With the help of a System, the protagonist takes part in the Qin conquest of the six states, the Chu-Han Contention, Wang Mang’s reforms, the founding of the Eastern Han, the Thr 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Martial God Awakening: An Urban Tale of Revenge 武神觉醒：都市复仇传 Awakening of the Martial God: An Urban Tale of Revenge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 Transmigrated to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Forge an Imperial Edict to Pacify Henan 穿越元末，我矫诏镇河南 Transmigrated into the fifth year of the Zhiyuan era under the Yuan dynasty, Fan Mengduan is a low-ranking clerk in Bianliang. Above him, Mongol officials bully and exploit the people. Below him, the common folk are crushed by harsh taxes. They can endure no more, and neither can he. Though only a humble functionary, he forges a secret edict sealed in a wax pill, impersonates an imperial envoy, and wipes out the top power brokers of Henan Province in a single night. He seals off the Yellow River 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Embroidered Guards’ Prison of Martial Affairs 锦衣镇武狱 The Ming Dynasty establishes the Bureau of Martial Registers: any martial artist who does not enter government service is branded a rebel. After the Shen family is wronged, young Shen Yan joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard and cultivates the Blood and Qi Art of Suppressing Prisons, tempering his inner strength through killing. With a discerning eye that sees guilt, he exposes every demon lurking in court and country; with a short embroidered spring saber, he subdues wicked martial artists acros 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Make Money for My Whole Family in Great Zhou 我在大周赚钱全家 In the fifth year of Chongde under the Great Zhou, a severe drought struck Shanxi and bandits were everywhere, while the Donghu people watched from the grasslands, ready to pounce. In a small village in Pingyang Prefecture, Liu Ping'an looked at his family of more than a dozen, none of whom could even get a proper meal. Heavy-hearted, he resolved to earn money and support them. 5.5kReads8.3Score34014d adds
- 39 Smoke of War Across a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 江山万里狼烟 The Blood-Drinker Blade leaves its sheath, and flames of war engulf the land! At the end of the prosperous Tang dynasty, regional warlords carved up the realm, and the Central Plains were locked in a fierce struggle for supremacy. Watch me enlist in the army and rise from an unknown foot soldier to commander of Later Tang, armed with a spear in hand and a blade at my waist. From the surprise attack at Yindi Pass to the ambush at Yangchang Slope and the blood-soaked walls of Zezhou, I used the st 2.7kReads8.5Score27114d adds
- 40 Desperate Changping: Defying Fate with 400,000 Zhao Soldiers 绝境长平：带四十万赵军逆天改命 When Zhao Xun opened his eyes, he found himself transformed into Zhao Kuo, the laughingstock of the ages. Changping had been surrounded for forty-one days. Food and water were gone, and people were eating one another. Facing him was the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi. In five days, four hundred thousand comrades would be buried alive in a catastrophe with no escape! With nowhere left to retreat, he would stand his ground! With no food, he would boil horse bones for soup! With no way through, he would 1.8kReads7.6Score10114d adds
- 41 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 3.5kReads6.9Score15214d adds
- 42 I, Yan Shifan, Just Want to Slack Off, Not Die 我，严世蕃，只想摆烂不想死 A modern-day office worker and history blogger who loves ranting about history stays up late watching The Ming Dynasty in 1566 and cursing Yan Shifan, then transmigrates straight into the body of the newly adult young cabinet minister, before he has started getting himself killed. He comes with a built-in historical death-warning System: whenever he does something suicidal, he gets electrocuted and a pop-up appears: [Days until you get beheaded]. His only goal: slack off, stay alive, and keep hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Cinderella Meets the Prince 灰姑娘与王子的相遇 The Meeting of Cinderella and the Prince —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Harem-Battling Consort Is a Sword Immortal: The Southern Dynasty’s Strange Case 宫斗娘娘是剑仙之南朝诡事 One moment, they’re pulling hair in a palace power struggle. The next, they’re dueling with swords in a parallel world! In the middle of the palace intrigue, everyone turns into sword immortals! In Southern Chen, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, power struggles rage inside and outside the palace. The court and the imperial harem are both shrouded in intrigue. Forty-two boys and twenty-four girls. Emperor Chen Xu of Southern Chen, reputedly the most prolific emperor in history, sits in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Transmigrating to Great Tang: The Wealthy Manor 穿越大唐：富贵山庄 Transmigration + Great Tang + no System + no golden finger + no harem + no wild imagination Li Fugui transmigrates to the early years of the Great Tang Dynasty. From the start, he breaks a leg, then gets rescued by a mysterious young man. The young man's name is Ping'an, and he has a pet giant panda. See how a small-time shopkeeper who makes a living collecting scrap... sets out, in the Tang Empire, to build his own prosperous manor, one step at a time. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Heaven's Longing and the Mortal World's Helplessness 天庭的眷恋与凡间的无奈 Heaven's Favor and the Helplessness of Mortal Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Turbulent Times in the Great Tang: Guo Ziyi 大唐风云之郭子仪 Guo Ziyi’s Four-Dynasty Survival Guide In a command tent on a snowy night, 58-year-old Guo Ziyi takes on An Lushan’s 150,000 rebels with just 30,000 battered troops. He single-handedly props up the tottering Tang Dynasty, yet survives power struggles across four reigns to become a legend: a man whose achievements could overshadow his sovereign, yet never arouse his sovereign’s suspicion! Born into the Guo clan of Taiyuan and a top graduate of the military examinations, Guo Ziyi spends more than 891Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 48 A Man's Journey 男儿行 “We may die, but before we do, we must live like human beings!” Set against the peasant uprisings at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this novel tells the story of a group of ordinary, unremarkable men who rise up in rebellion and rebuild the Chinese nation from the ruins. The protagonist is an ordinary man. Though he transmigrates, like countless others of Chinese descent in that era, he fights with his blood and all his might for the right to “live like a human being”! This story is not about revi 527Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 49 The Fallen Song 阙宋 Zhao Yi, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to the Northern Song in the third year of Yuanfu and is reborn as Emperor Qinzong, Zhao Huan. At the time, Cai Jing and Tong Guan are on the verge of seizing power at court, the Flower and Rock Tribute is wreaking havoc across Jiangnan, the court is mired in corruption, and the people are seething with resentment. Zhao Yi opens his eyes in his swaddling clothes and begins laying his plans. Drawing on the knowledge and wisdom of his previous 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 1620 America: The Whole Town Arrives in the New World 1620美洲：全镇降临新大陆 A county town is unexpectedly plunged into a strange new continent. Starting with farming, its people embark on a vast new frontier, preserving the roots of farming and learning while keeping the flame of Chinese civilization alive, until its spark spreads across this unfamiliar land like a prairie fire. 52Reads—Score714d adds
