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- 101 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
- 102 If You Want Me to Hang Myself Like the Chongzhen Emperor, Then I'll Keep You Hanging 要我当崇祯上吊，那就吊着你们玩 [Political intrigue] + [Conquest] + [No System] + [High-Stakes Action] + [Ruthless Combat] I’ll use extreme micro-management to win a high-level game! On my second day after transmigrating, they’re already forcing me to hang myself? Bandit rebels besiege the city, the Jurchen are at the gates, and the generals in command refuse to come to the emperor’s aid! Lin Gufan, now Zhu Youjian, issues ten commands in a row! Can Chongzhen escape the capital alive with his entire family in tow? The Ming Dyn 2.3kReads8.9Score15614d adds
- 103 You Want Me to Take the Fall? Fine, I’ll Show You How It’s Done 让我当替罪羊，好我当给你们看 The realm is in chaos, and the late emperor left an edict naming Chen Kang crown prince. In truth, he is a powerless figurehead, meant only to quell the people's anger. Who could have guessed that this crown prince would be a master at winning people over? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Return in a Chaotic Age 乱世归 You fear your achievements will alarm the sovereign, so you conceal your schemes behind a faint smile. The people fear the living will suffer, so they make their loyalty clear in word and deed. But the emperor rules without virtue, fostering evil in secret and chilling the hearts of his loyal subjects. They retreat to a corner of the realm, watching the dragon across the river as they await the chance to slay it. Sixteen years pass. To set right and wrong and restore justice, a young man heads n 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Ming Dynasty's Junior Banner Officer 大明小旗官 The first day of the seventh month, in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign. Xuanfu Garrison. A battlefield surgeon transmigrates into the lowest-ranking Ming Dynasty officer, a squad leader with ten soldiers under him, a monthly salary of two and a half qian, and a life hanging by a thread. He knows all too well that in forty-five days, at Tumu Fortress, half a million Ming troops will be wiped out in a single night. He also knows that in one hundred and ninety-five years, the Ming Dynast 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 From the Start, I'm in a Wheelchair! In the End, I Become Emperor 开局坐轮椅！最后当皇上 "No System"➕ "No saintly protagonist"➕ "No harem"➕ "Decisive and ruthless" “Don’t, Imperial Brother, I was wrong!” “Waaah, don’t break my legs!” His legs are broken from the start, leaving him with no choice but to use a wheelchair. A hidden dragon lies in the depths, biding its time for eight years. Eighteen iron cavalrymen, appearing without a trace and vanishing without a sound. Eighteen steeds of blood and sweat, clad in black armor and carrying bows. Eighteen curved blades, iron masks, and 665Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 107 Heavenly Worlds' Great Villain: From the Start, a Beggar Kills a Prince! 诸天大反派：开局乞丐杀皇子！ [Villains Across the Heavens + Plot-Driven + Ruthless + Cunning + Sound Logic + No Goody-Goods] Zhao Fan is unexpectedly drawn into another world, the Great Song, to seize its world fortune, suppress its chosen protagonist, and rule over all realms! From the start, a beggar kills a prince and takes his place! He forms the Wind and Rain Tower assassination organization and slaughters the martial world! He sends beauties to marry powerful clans and brings the nobles under his control! He dominates 647Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 108 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
- 109 Jiang Yue, Song and Ming 江月宋明 The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. When Zhao Chen awoke, half the Song realm had already fallen. In his desperate bid to survive, he had no choice but to assume the name of the Crown Prince. He was trapped in a lone city, with the Jin cavalry pressing from the front and Prince Kang watching hungrily from behind. But he knew in his heart: though his title was false, the duty it demanded was real. Hold the land, comfort the people, restore the court, and reclaim the Central Plains. As 47.2kReads8.8Score4.3k14d adds
- 110 Drifting with the Tide 随波逐游 From Cowherd to Martial Sage: The Astonishing Rise of Niu Er, a Transmigrator, Packed with Schemes, Romance, and Brotherhood! [Explosive revelations] Niu Er’s double life: After transmigrating, how does he go from a clueless exam candidate to a martial sage and shake up the Three Kingdoms? [The pinnacle of political intrigue] Caught in a web of schemes: As the kingdoms of Daqian, Xiyang, and Jingtai clash, how does Niu Er plan every move and build his empire? [An epic romance] Niu Er’s confid 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Traitor’s Descendant: What Do I Do When the Crown Princess Offers a Fortune for a Son? 奸臣之后：被太子妃重金求子咋办 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 112 One Brain to Scheme for the World from the Start 开局一个脑子谋划天下 [I’m terrible at coming up with titles (இдஇ; )] [Studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems as I write] [Schemes] Wang was sentenced to five years in prison for phone scams. He was caught after escaping prison and committing murder and robbery. But after being executed, he transmigrated. Even during his transmigration, he was struck by five bolts of thunder. After transmigrating, the protagonist reflects on his mistakes, repents, and vows to become a good person. As he stabs the person beside him, he sa 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Tale of Prince Liang 凉王传 In the seventh year of Yuangeng, Zhao Beihuan, ruler of the Beichen dynasty that had unified the Central Plains, died of illness. The new emperor was young and had no firm foundation. He was surrounded by treacherous officials, while Prince Wuling, Li Lan, held the court in his grip. The officials lined their pockets, indifferent to whether the common people lived or died. Resentment spread through the land, and life was unbearably hard. The former forces of the Ten States of Qingxiang rose up i 8.6kReads8.5Score82614d adds
- 114 Great Qin: I Teach Fusu to Become a Tyrant 大秦：我教扶苏当暴君 I had just transmigrated into becoming Fusu's teacher when I discovered that the boy had actually read himself stupid! And now he wants to govern the country according to Confucian principles? The Great Qin dynasty is doomed at this rate! For the sake of Great Qin's future, I decided to give Fusu a shocking lesson in “Confucianism”! “A gentleman who is not serious will not inspire awe? That means you have to hit hard!” “If you don't learn etiquette, you won't know how to stand? That means if you 1kReads7.2Score10814d adds
- 115 Cao Cao, Emperor Taizu of Wei: A Transmigration Handbook 曹操，魏太祖穿越手册 #Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms #A Liberal Arts Graduate’s Rise #No System I’m a PhD in history, and I’ve been reborn as Cao Cao. Click to read how a modern office worker reshapes the Han Empire. 258Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Twenty Years of Secret Cultivation in the Imperial Family, Now I’m Invincible 皇室潜修二十年，我天下无敌 That great war eighteen hundred years ago sealed off the heavens and cut off the earth, driving gods and demons into hiding. Now the sky has fallen over the continent, and traces of demons have appeared once more! Barbarians harass the borderlands, fiendish beasts run rampant among humanity, and the world has fallen into chaos, leaving the people destitute. With the Great Qian dynasty teetering on the brink, Zhao Ying, the Ninth Prince of Zhao, emerges from obscurity. He has spent twenty years c 190Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 My Father Is a Wu Spy, and I’m a Chancellor of Qian 我爹是吴国卧底，我乾国宰相 [Alternate history, no System, espionage, ensemble cast, court politics, schemes and power struggles, war, unifying the realm] The court of the Qian Kingdom is a treacherous place, and the newly crowned top scholar Chen Feiyang faces danger at every turn. He carries the bloodline and mission of a Wu Kingdom spy, yet is forced to seek fame and office in Qian. The emperor of Qian closes in from the front, while his handler, Zhang Li, shadows him from behind. From a suspicious case at an inn to sp 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 118 The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏风华 A little maid picked up by the roadside, and a marriage contract taken from a corpse. That was all Gu Huai had after transmigrating to Great Wei. With nowhere else to turn, Gu Huai came up with a bold idea. “How about marrying into a family?” And so, in a little house amid Jiangnan’s misty rain, Gu Huai, who only wanted to coast through life and wait for death, barged into the life of a beautiful, aloof woman. And so the story begins... 1.3kReads8.1Score17114d adds
- 119 Twenty Years of Seclusion: Above the Land Immortal Realm from the Start 潜修二十年，开局陆地神仙之上 [Invincible power fantasy] [Absolutely invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No saintly heroics] [Merciless and ruthless] [Not for readers with even a little saintly compassion] Su Mo transmigrated into the sixth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, blessed with a terrifying cultivation talent. The Heavenly Realm, which others spend their whole lives pursuing in vain, was a threshold he had already crossed, placing him at the pinnacle of the world. An imperial edict arrived: the emperor was gravely i 985Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 120 The Exiled Prince Builds a Modern Technological Empire 流放皇子，打造现代科技帝国 Synopsis [Alternate history, transmigration, no System, farming, slow burn.] Nothing is more ruthless than the imperial family! In the struggle for the throne, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters turning on each other is commonplace! He is a loser: his father has abandoned him, and his older brother wants him dead! His fief is a living hell, where he must outwit corrupt officials! When you lack power, you can endure humiliation. Once you grow strong, strike decisively! As the saying goes, “A 3.1kReads8.6Score21814d adds
- 121 The Unrivaled Great Xia: Son, Your Imperial Father Begs You to Take the Throne 无双大夏：儿啊，父皇求你继位吧 Zhou Yan transmigrates and, from the start, is drugged and framed into defiling a general's daughter. Fortunately, he binds to the Ultimate Lottery System, which can draw all kinds of historical figures and items. His first draw gets him the supreme general Lu Bu! The Xia Emperor later appoints him Prince of Xiliang and arranges a marriage for him. With the System, he heads to his fief in Xiliang and begins building his power. A draw gets him Dian Wei, the “Ancient Evil”! Lu Bu on horseback, Dia 7.9kReads8.6Score81314d adds
- 122 Reborn in the Crown Prince's Body: From the Start, I Marry Seven Concubines in His Place 魂穿太子，开局代娶七房妻妾 Crown Prince Gu Xiao has been showered with affection since childhood. He is lazy, useless, and irreverent. The emperor and empress are deeply troubled by him, but figure he will settle down once he marries and takes on adult responsibilities. So, when Gu Xiao comes of age, they promptly arrange seven wives and concubines for him. On his wedding day, as he gazes at the seven stunning women, Gu Xiao falls into deep thought... 2.9kReads8.2Score24014d adds
- 123 I, the King of Beiliang, Unite the Nine Provinces 我，北凉王一统九州 Invincible hero + System + Sign-in cultivation + Multiple heroines Qin Wushuang, a young man on Earth with nothing to his name, transmigrates into the Great World of Jiuzhou. He awakens a sign-in System, is banished to the Cold Palace for ten years, then becomes king of Beiliang. He unifies Jiuzhou and returns to his ancestral homeworld. Then he leads his homeworld back onto the grand stage of the universe. 548Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 124 Furious Chongzhen: Who Needs Scheming? Just Get It Done 暴躁崇祯：要什么权谋？干就完了 [I’ve already slaughtered every island in Japan, but Chongzhen still isn’t satisfied. He insists on digging up all the magma, too.] Just how thrilling can a hotheaded Chongzhen story be if it skips political maneuvering and internal affairs and focuses only on fighting? Civil officials, gentry, wealthy merchants, the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Tungusic peoples, generations of officials who submitted to foreign powers, Japanese pirates, white-skinned foreigners... If they’re people whose deaths leave 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 125 The Complete Collection of History's Hardest Truths to Stomach 历史不忍细看大全集 Step into a forbidden place sealed off by history for a thousand years, and uncover strange tales and secrets no one has ever told you! Did you know that Kangxi owed his accession to the throne in part to a German? Do you know how hard the princes' daily lives were? Do you know who delivered the most famous flattery in Chinese history? Do you know how many rules governed an emperor's meals? Do you know what the true relationship was between Qin Hui and Yue Fei? Xing Qunlin and Nie Xiaoqing answe 354Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 126 The Imperial Exams: A Poor Scholar's Journey 科举，寒门读书郎 [Imperial examinations + lighthearted + everyday life + one heroine] Li Chengping transmigrated to Daqian, a strange dynasty. He had planned to live off his family in a scenic spot by the mountains and water, but the backbreaking labor service of ancient times terrified him. If he didn't want to work, he'd have to find another way to live. This is the story of a farmer's son who studies for the imperial examinations. Zhang Erniang: “If you could put in the effort to memorize your books while eat 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 127 Qi Ink 齐墨 [Famous generals] + [Strategists] + [Battlefields] + [Struggle for supremacy] In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras, rites and order collapsed, the realm descended into chaos, and war spread everywhere. The feudal lords fought for supremacy, strategists schemed, and wandering knights roamed the world with swords at their sides. Plots to steal the heavens and change the sun, schemes that could turn the clouds and rain. Planning within the command tent, victory secured a thousand miles 1.5kReads8.5Score10814d adds
- 128 The Iron-Blooded Great Tang 铁血大唐 [No System, no golden finger] [An ordinary protagonist, without so many lucky encounters and opportunities] Li Weiyang returns to a thousand years in the past as the eldest legitimate son of the princess royal. He thinks he can live a life where clothes and meals are brought to him, neglect his studies, and become the ne'er-do-well he's always dreamed of being. But he doesn't know that everything comes at a price. And so the story begins when he returns to Chang'an once more... What choices will 239Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 129 The Foolish Emperor Gets Even Crazier 白痴皇帝更疯狂 [Also known as The Idiot Emperor Gets Even Crazier] [No System] Zhao Guanjia looked helplessly at his own body and shook his head. The previous owner had already run it into the ground! "I have to abstain for three months!!!" Zhao Guanjia resolved to change his fate and set the broken realm of the late Southern Song in order. But at this very moment, Kublai Khan is advancing south with his forces divided into three routes, intent on destroying the Southern Song! 298Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 130 Ming Secrets: The Worthless Rule the Land 大明秘闻，刍狗当道 [Schemes and Intrigue] [Dark Power Struggles] [Imperial Palace Secrets] [The Shifting Nature of Humanity] [No System, Not Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Idiots, No Dumbing Down] The Zhu Ming Dynasty was once the world's wealthiest, strongest, and most populous feudal dynasty, ruled by absolute imperial authority with power balanced to perfection. But the Zhu Ming Dynasty also bore every sign of an impending dynastic collapse: land seized into the hands of a few, the treasury in ruins, border threats 2.1kReads8.8Score17414d adds
- 131 The Founding Hero 开国功贼 “The dark night gave me black eyes, but I used them to seek the light.”, Gu Cheng A dockworker who carried sacks for a living only wanted enough to eat and a wife to care for his mother. Yet fate kept hurling him into the air, then smashing him back down, leaving him battered and bruised. Though he endured hardship after hardship, his dreams still burned within him. He was a low-ranking officer under the great bandit Zhang Jinchen. He was Dou Jiande’s capable minister who brought order to chaos. 788Reads—Score11514d adds
- 132 Emperor Wu of Han: A Game of Power 汉武帝：权力的棋局 Some call him a tyrant; others say he was a great ruler. He doesn't care. He knows only one thing: the blade in his hand must be fast and ruthless enough to drag the Han dynasty out of the mire. He ascended the throne at sixteen with a terrible hand dealt to him. Over fifty-four years, he drove the Xiongnu so far back they dared not look south, dismantled the feudal lords until nothing remained but ashes, and reforged the very backbone of his people. He honed himself into that blade as well. In 7.3kReads7.6Score37714d adds
- 133 I Stop Li Yuan from Becoming Emperor and Snatch the Tang Dynasty for Myself 不让李渊称帝，我截胡李唐江山 [Special Forces King Transmigrates + Power Struggles at the End of the Sui Dynasty + Steals the Tang Dynasty from Li Yuan + Rewrites History + Political Scheming and Hegemonic Ambitions + Warlord Rule in a Chaotic Age + Strategy and Tactics + Unifies the Nine Provinces + Crushes All Rivals + No System + Full of Passion] A special forces king transmigrates into the end of the Sui dynasty: Han Zheng arrives in the midst of chaos! The Sui dynasty's fate is sealed. Its lands are shattered, and warlo 7.8kReads6.8Score75714d adds
- 134 The Splendor of Great Wei 大魏芳华 In the late Three Kingdoms period, shadows lurk beneath the dawn of unification. Cao Wei’s authority is steadily being hollowed out. Everyone can guess what the Sima clan is plotting, but who can predict the course of the realm? 125Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 135 The Yinglong Dragon Reborn 应龙再世 The Warring States era was the best of times and the worst of times. It was an age of light and an age of darkness! War, love, family, and friendship intertwine to compose a stirring song of the Warring States era! Horns blare and war drums thunder. Blood and brains fly as flashes of blades mingle with gleaming swords. Grand, spectacular battle scenes unfold alongside vivid and fascinating historical figures. The foremost young noble of the Warring States, Wei Wuji; the handsome Longyang Jun; an 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Road to the Top: A Restaurant from the Start 巅峰之路：开局一间食肆 A seasoned Beijinger wakes up one day to find himself the son of a low-ranking official in Wenshui County. His father is incorruptible, the family is struggling financially, his younger sister is malnourished, and he has two younger brothers: one whose schooling costs money and another who is only six months old. Ye Fan looks up at the sky and sighs. He never expected that what could help him most right now would be neither his education nor his work experience, but the cooking skills he was for 630Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 137 Grandmother Told Daiyu No One Dares Make Her Unhappy 祖母告诉黛玉，没人敢惹她不顺心 The old matriarch of the Lin family died in the most prosperous year of the Lin residence in Gusu, when the family had been marquises for four generations and its members came from generations of distinguished officials. Before she died, she saw her son, Lin Ruhai, place third in the imperial examinations, take office at the Censorate, and become the Imperial Commissioner of Salt Transport. At last, she could close her eyes in peace and go to join the Lin family’s ancestors. But buried in the Li 1.7kReads7.0Score13814d adds
- 138 The Red-Gate Play 朱门戏 Transmigrating into the eldest legitimate son of a top aristocratic clan? I know this plot! Xie Daolin, a burned-out screenwriter, unexpectedly transmigrates into the eldest legitimate son of the powerful Xie clan In his previous life, he worked from nine to nine, six days a week, just to pay his mortgage. Now he lives behind grand vermilion gates, in silks and luxury, with twin maidservants at his side and even tribute tea to rinse his mouth. This decadent life... is amazing! Now that he has 1.6kReads7.8Score12614d adds
- 139 The Sword Immortal Is Powerful, and the World Is Vast 剑仙很强，天下也很大 [Swordsmanship + Plot-Driven + Court and Martial World + Multiple Storylines + Top-Tier Dungeon from the Start + Not an Invincible Powerhouse Who Steamrolls Everyone] In this world, people are not necessarily inferior to immortals, and immortals are not necessarily stronger than people. Sword immortals are powerful, but the world is vast. Ye Suifeng opened the Heavenly Gate with a single sword strike over the Eastern Sea, only to suddenly learn that he still had a broken family waiting for h 334Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 140 The Warlord at the End of the Sui Dynasty 隋末枭雄 [Warfare and conquest] + [Court intrigue] + [No System] + [No harem] + [Transmigration] The Sui has lost its prize, and the heroes of the land are vying for it. In the ninth year of Daye under the Sui, Yang Xuangan’s rebellion at Liyang is defeated, and he dies. His friend Li Mi flees alone, a fugitive with nowhere to turn. Shen Yan, a modern archaeology student, unexpectedly transmigrates his soul into the body of Li Mi, fleeing through the final years of the Sui Dynasty, fourteen hundred years 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Music of the Broken Formation: The Empress Who Lost an Arm 破阵乐：断腕女帝 Female emperor, strong heroine, no romance, political intrigue, war, ruthless decisiveness, conquest of the realm. A hard-edged career woman in a historically grounded setting. No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Fake political intrigue: planning every step and plotting everything out. Real political intrigue: invite people over, hold a meeting, flip the table. Iconic scenes: “Your Majesty, why are you rebelling?” “Eight hundred men means eight hundred men.” “I came here for a meeting. Wha —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 142 The Commoner Emperor's Mentor 布衣帝师 Brother Mu, want a wife? Just say the word, and a wife will be delivered right to your door! Transmigrate to a poor village in the Great Xia Dynasty, where the government comes to your door with a beautiful wife? Too poor to survive? What can you do when I have ancient sugar-making methods, red bricks, and fragrant soap? Barbarian invaders? Zhuge repeating crossbows, grenades, and cannons will blast the northern barbarians into a panic! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Abandoned Son Becomes Emperor 弃子成皇 [Transmigration + political intrigue + feel-good story + farming + no System] He wakes up to find he has transmigrated to ancient times and become a royal outcast banished to the Cold Palace. Arrogant, overbearing servants, scheming and vicious consorts, an indifferent, heartless emperor... Chu Ying takes an unconventional path. Just as he finally escapes the shackles of the Cold Palace, he's dispatched to a bitterly cold frontier. What? His fief is so poor it's on the verge of collapse? What? T 195Reads8.0Score7314d adds
- 144 The Border City Crossbowman 边城游弩手 (Note: A traditional alternate-history novel, with no System and no wish-fulfillment.) A war to conquer a nation, fought by nobodies rising to prominence. A struggle for power full of ingenious schemes. The empire falls apart, and the chaos of war rises once more. A corrupt and twisted Confucian regime, powerful clans seizing land, warlords entrenched in their own territories, and barbarians watching hungrily from the sidelines. Clashing ideologies, rigid class divisions, a turbulent political l 649Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 145 Chaos at Green Mountain 青山乱 [Historical transmigration + high-martial-arts world + power struggles and passion + war-era romance + mature, trope-defying + high quality, no fixed heroine] Original title: Green Mountains in Turmoil 1: From Death to Life (The turbulent life of the heaven-chosen one. A slow-burn, growth-oriented male lead. Deliberately paced, not a power fantasy. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.) My wish came true!!! A retired assassin dies, his soul vanishing, then transmigrates to another world. His gre 41Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 146 A Puppet Emperor from the Start: I Summon China's Legendary Heroes 开局傀儡皇帝，我召唤华夏英灵 The ratings have just come in, and they're climbing! A slow-burn tale of court intrigue and governing the realm! On the first day after Xiao Cheng transmigrated, the entire court was laughing. They laughed at him for being the most spineless puppet emperor, and said he wouldn't live to see the end of the year. Xiao Cheng didn't talk back. He was counting, counting how many of those smiling faces in the hall would still be there by year's end. On the third day, Gao Lishi cleared out the harem 4.9kReads7.7Score33814d adds
- 147 A Grand History of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大历史 This book is the culmination of Mr. Meng Sen's research on Qing history. It is also a representative and foundational work on the subject. Drawing on the Veritable Records of the Qing, the Draft History of the Qing, archival records of the Qing court, and rarely used sources such as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, Meng Sen reveals and analyzes many of the central issues in Qing history. He offers a comprehensive account and assessment of more than two hundred years of Qing politics, 8Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 148 The Entire Army, Form Up! 全军列阵 Dragons really do exist in this world. They're also called emperors, wielding power over all under heaven, and every dragon has a scale it can't bear to have touched... Hey! I plucked them all myself. 109Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Become the Emperor Everyone Calls a Tyrant! 魂穿大明，天下成我为昏君！ (The Spirit of the Ming Dynasty) No System, no golden finger. Everyone says I am a foolish, reckless emperor who indulges in pleasure. But who knows that beneath this body's surface lies a soul from the modern world? I feign madness to fool the court, while secretly making plans, reforming the government, opening up the seas, and expanding the realm. When the day comes for sails to stretch across thousands of miles, the whole world will kneel at the feet of the Ming Dynasty! 1.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 150 I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿，没让你一统天下 [No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu 20Reads—Score—14d adds
