Novels like He Fengzi
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- 51 Chronicle of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou 张献忠陷庐州纪 A Record of Zhang Xianzhong’s Capture of Luzhou is an important unofficial historical source written by Yu Ruizi, a firsthand witness from the late Ming dynasty. It recounts how Zhang Xianzhong, leader of a peasant rebel army, captured Luzhou, in the area of present-day Hefei, Anhui, in 1642, and the upheaval that followed. Yu Ruizi was a scholar trapped inside the city who witnessed the violence firsthand. He saw Luzhou fall, witnessed the suffering of its people amid the fighting, and observed 17Reads8.1Score514d adds
- 52 History of the Southern Ming: 1644–1662 南明史：1644-1662 Within the court, civil officials were divided by factional strife. Beyond it, no military hero emerged. As warfare plunged the people into chaos, the political system turned inward and consumed itself, while the forces that might have helped from outside could not be brought to bear. The roots of the Southern Ming’s collapse can be traced to this predicament. The purpose of Southern Ming History: 1644–1662 is to answer the question, “Why did the Ming dynasty fall?” With this in mind, author Ly 100Reads8.6Score2614d adds
- 53 Reforming the Ming Dynasty 调教大明 He is Zhang Juzheng’s favored pupil! He studies the art of war under Qi Jiguang... and swordsmanship under Yu Dayou, becoming the best in the world! Under his leadership, the Four Great Campaigns of the Wanli era achieve even greater glory! Starting from nothing, he takes control of the realm and builds an unrivaled enterprise through wit and conversation! 1.7kReads8.1Score15114d adds
- 54 Old Zhu, Stop Fooling Around! I, Lan Yu, Will Be Loyal to the Crown Prince in This Life 老朱别闹我蓝玉这辈子只忠于太子 “Why do I have to be a Blue Knight after I transmigrate here?” “Why does my skin feel a little dry when I see Zhu Yuanzhang?” “If the Crown Prince lives, I live.” “I am a staunch Crown Prince loyalist!” “Your Highness! That old bastard is way out of line! Let's fight him!” “Your Highness! Don't work yourself so hard. You can leave this to someone else! What? You mean me? Of course, no problem!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Tyrant Chongzhen: Extending the Ming Dynasty's Fate by 300 Years 暴君崇祯，续运大明三百年 He opens his eyes to the sixteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign! Three days until Li Zicheng breaches the city, and seventy-two hours until Chongzhen hangs himself on Coal Hill! A modern man transmigrates into Zhu Youjian. Looking at the officials throughout the court, all ready to surrender, he draws the Son of Heaven's sword: "Want to surrender? First ask whether my blade agrees!" Day One: Bloodily purge Qianqing Palace, hang the chief minister, execu 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Peasant Wars of the Late Ming Dynasty (Revised Edition) 明末农民战争（修订版） The late Ming peasant wars of the 1630s through the 1670s were the longest-running and largest-scale peasant wars in ancient Chinese history. Drawing extensively on official and private writings as well as archival records, the author gives a meticulous account of their development and impact. Carefully reviewed and expanded by the author, this revised edition presents readers with a sweeping historical panorama. 32Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 57 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 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 59 Battling for Supremacy at the End of the Ming: From the Start, I Have an Armored Tank 明末争霸，开局一辆装甲战车 [Rousing + Decisive and Ruthless + Historically Grounded + No Mindless Stupidity] On the night of the eighteenth day of the third month in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, modern mercenary Xu Chen is driving his armored vehicle when he unexpectedly transmigrates to the Ming capital. Watch how he uses one armored vehicle, a lifetime of brotherhood, and his courage to break through the encirclement in the turbulent final years of the Ming dynasty, and begins his own rousing legend! 2.1kReads8.6Score21714d adds
- 60 The Mountain Combined Arms Battalion: Great Ming Reborn 山地合成营之大明重生 A mountain combat battalion is transported back to the Ming dynasty for a second time. They capture Zuo Liangyu, take Zhang Xianzhong alive, save the Chongzhen Emperor, capture the Prince of Chuang, execute traitors, and capture Dorgon. They pacify the Northeast, take the peninsula and the North, promote industry and commerce on a grand scale, and bring order to the Central Plains. They provide relief through labor, build waterways and roads, carry out land reform in Jiangnan, drive Li’s forces 68Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 61 Late Ming Chongzhen: I Rule the World with a Panda! 明末崇祯：朕与熊猫共天下！ Ye Chen transmigrates to the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign at the end of the Ming Dynasty. When he wakes up, he’s a three-month-old panda cub, being cuddled like a pet by Princess Zhaoren! A desperate situation from the start: Li Zicheng’s forces are at the gates, and Chongzhen is slaughtering his way through the imperial harem with a sword. At this life-or-death moment, the Chaos Beast Evolution System activates! The beginner’s pack is maxed out, awakening the bloodline of the Chaos 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 I Transmigrate into Chongzhen, Beginning with the Ji-Si Crisis 穿越崇祯，从己巳之变开始 Ming history + no mindless heroics In 1629, the year of the Jisi cycle, the eunuch faction was finally purged. That was also the year Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong and the Qing army crossed the Ningjin Defense Line and attacked the capital. Transmigrated into the body of Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he faced an increasingly chaotic court and a scholar-official faction already prepared to change masters. Reborn as Zhu Youjian, he was in for a hard time! “I will resist th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 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 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Blood Runs Red: Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Army 血流红：张献忠与大西军 In June 1645, Zhang Xianzhong captured Chongqing. Sweeping westward with unstoppable momentum, his army left blazing fires and blood-soaked roads in its wake. On August 9, after taking Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong wasted no time in holding a founding ceremony and ascending the throne as emperor of the Great Western Kingdom. From the very first day Zhang Xianzhong took up residence in the Shu Prince's Palace in Chengdu, the country knew no peace. His forces were locked in repeated battles with Li Zic 179Reads9.4Score11414d adds
- 66 Great Ming: From the Start, I Snatched Da Yuer 大明：开局截胡大玉儿 In the first year of the Chongzhen era, Pi Island runs out of food, and 20,000 soldiers and civilians are on the brink of death. With worry turning his temples white, Mao Wenlong watches as his son Mao Chengzong awakens after a single dynasty. The fool who had played dumb for twelve years now possesses Li Cunxiao's peerless strength: he lifts a thousand-catty stone lock with one hand and sweeps the island's military bullies aside. The Later Jin ruler Hong Taiji sees Pi Island as a thorn in his s 5kReads6.8Score45414d adds
- 67 Two Deserters and a Widow 两个逃兵和寡妇 [Meticulously researched historical fiction] [Smuggling] [Two male leads] [No System] Don’t let the title fool you. There’s no romance, just the passage of time! Set six hundred years ago, during the Jingtai era, after the Tumu Crisis. A group of ordinary people, forgotten by the history books, struggle to survive in a turbulent age, quietly carrying on the legacy of Chinese civilization. 152Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 68 The Iron-Blooded Bandit King 铁血闯王 He was once the most ordinary stable hand at Yinchuan Post Station, spending every day among relay horses and official documents. Then, in the first year of the Chongzhen reign, the order to abolish the post stations took away his last means of putting food on the table. He remembered the torn straw mat beneath his mother when she starved to death. He remembered the landlord's cruel face as he demanded payment. He remembered the numbing shock in his palm when he raised his hoe and smashed it aga 683Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Reborn as Zhu Biao: Building the Greatest Ming Dynasty 重生朱标，打造巅峰大明 Lin Yu, a modern scholar of Ming history, is devoted to studying Zhu Biao and has achieved remarkable results. An unexpected encounter on a rainy night sends his soul into the recently deceased Zhu Biao. Facing the grief-stricken Zhu Yuanzhang, Lin Yu is reborn as Zhu Biao. At court, powerful meritorious officials watch like tigers, while rival factions stir beneath the surface. Among the common people, a land ravaged by war is desperate for a chance to recover. Drawing on modern knowledge and h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Fierce Zhao: From Breaking Out of Changping to Unifying China 悍赵：从长平突围到一统华夏 The ratings have just come in, and things are looking promising… Reborn in the Warring States era + war + power plays and diplomacy + court intrigue + defending the nation's borders + a Red Tide + love and hatred amid the flames of war History is just a backdrop. This is a different kind of story. The mighty Zhao has always been home to men of passion and song, who prize loyalty and righteousness above life itself. At the Battle of Changping, not one man retreated or surrendered. Not one soug 80Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 71 A Nameless Death in the Ming Dynasty 明卒无名 In the third year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shaanxi, and not a single grain was harvested. The government hounded the people for taxes like a tiger, while refugees were driven away like livestock. When Shen woke up, a knife was already at his throat. He was a transmigrator, and one of thirty-seven people waiting to die. With a single sentence, he escaped the blade and led the others into an abandoned village. No food? They would grow their own. No iron? They would smelt it themselves 59Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 72 The Most Authentic Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams 明朝最真实科举 A novel with one female lead, no System, no storage space, and no special powers. A grounded story with consistent logic and intelligent characters, set in the Ming dynasty and following a path from the imperial exams to officialdom. Discover a different Great Ming! A blue steed prances up the palace steps, beneath the imperial standards and the raised cup of a long life. Sun and moon shine upon the jade trees, while clouds and rosy hues reflect in the Jasper Pool. Double pennants descend early 56Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 73 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 172Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 74 Emperor Tianqi: Make the Whole World Farm for Me! 天启大帝：让全世界给我种地！ [Reforms that leap ahead of their time in the early chapters] Packed with satisfying moments + endless beatdowns for the Qing + global conquest (the later chapters are all about tugging at your heartstrings!) A modern office worker transmigrates into the miserable Tianqi Emperor and opens his eyes to a nightmare: Later Jin at the borders, eunuchs running wild, and the people living in misery! No System, no golden finger. He has only his wits and modern knowledge to fight back! From the start, he 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 A Great Warlord Builds a Mighty China, Starting as a Hundred-Household Officer at the End of the Ming Dynasty 大割据者从明末百户建设巍巍中华 Farming | Historical Accuracy | Solid Logic | Light System Elements | Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment | Overseas Expansion | Hegemony In the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign, the realm is in turmoil. Liaodong lies in ruins, bandit armies are everywhere, and the Great Ming dynasty faces its darkest hour. Three modern men, all alone in the world, transmigrate after an accident and become obscure company commanders in Aoshan Guard, Shandong. At the brink of life and death, the Great Warlord System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A New Season Every Year 年年物侯新 [Apocalypse, Fantasy, Wuxia, Romance, History] Volume One: Apocalypse, The First Rule Volume Two: Fantasy, Green Hill Volume Three: Wuxia, The Swordsman Volume Four: Romance, Memoirs of My Late Wife Volume Five: History, The Nine-Zhang-High Front Gate Tower —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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… 410Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 78 The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯实录 The Veritable Records of the Chongzhen Reign 89Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边 [Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur 35.5kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 81 Great Ming: This General Store Is Not Quite Right 大明：【这间杂货铺，不对劲】 Lin Bei transmigrated to the Hongwu era and opened a general store on Sanshan Street in Yingtian. The people here were nothing like the historical figures Lin Bei remembered. The stock characters enshrined in history had all been turned on their heads. The people of the Hongwu era were far more vivid and outrageous than the unofficial histories suggested. Everyone knew about the Jinyiwei's Southern and Northern Commands, but who had ever heard of the Bureau of Passage? The man in charge of the B 62Reads—Score11014d adds
- 82 My Chief Councilor Father Is on His Last Legs, and the Whole Court Says I Bought the Top Scholar Title 首辅爹快挂了，满朝都说我买状元 Zhang Maoxiu woke up to find himself seated at a Qionglin Banquet in the imperial palace of the Great Ming, a large red flower pinned to his chest. He had become the top scorer in the imperial examinations. Before he could even celebrate, the second- and third-place graduates led the jeering. Officials of the upright faction pointed at him and called him an incompetent fool who had bought his title through shady dealings by his father, the Grand Secretary. Zhang Maoxiu was speechless. He and his 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 83 Restoring the Ming Dynasty from Burma in Its Final Years 明末从缅甸开始复国 In 1659, the Great Ming dynasty was on the brink of collapse. The Qing army was bearing down on Yunnan, and the court was beset by troubles at home and abroad. But at that very moment, fate took a turn: the modern-day Zhu Youlang unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of the Ming dynasty’s Yongli Emperor, Zhu Youlang. With the powerful support of a tool called the Strongest Restoration System, he set about restoring the glory of the Great Ming. Zhu Youlang must not only face the Qing forces pu 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Don't Panic, Great Ming, I'm Here to Save You! 大明别慌，我来救你！ This is a race against the inertia of history. With plans far ahead of his time, a modern soul changes the course of an empire's collapse. Watch as he transmigrates into the Chongzhen era, revives Huaxia, and ensures the lands of the Great Ming endure forever! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Transmigrate to the Late Ming: From the Regret of Coal Hill to Unifying the World 穿越明末：从煤山遗恨到寰宇一统 When modern young man Li Hao woke up, he found himself outside Beijing in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. Before him lay an apocalyptic scene of smoke-filled battlefields and a shattered land. The Ming emperor had hanged himself on Coal Hill, while Li Zicheng's cavalry and the Qing forces waiting beyond the passes were about to decide the fate of the land. At a loss, Li Hao found his only hope in a System called the Universal Emporium. Using the supplies and knowledge he could excha 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Late Ming: Seventeen Years in Liaodong 明未：辽东十七年 [History + War + Political Intrigue + Tragedy] In the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, Qinghe City fell. Seventeen-year-old Lin Yuanzhi’s father shoved him into a cellar. Through a crack in the floorboards, he watched his entire family die. A Han bannerman looting the bodies found him. Their eyes met, but the man set down the straw mat and silently walked away. That fleeting compassion was the last spark of humanity left unextinguished in Liaodong. After the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the M 86Reads—Score10414d adds
- 87 From the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the Pacific Empire 从太平天国到太平洋帝国 While verifying a theory of space-time, a modern graduate student in physics transmigrates into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Jintian Uprising. Using modern knowledge, he changes the course of history and establishes an empire spanning the Pacific. Though the novel is fictional, every argument is grounded in a sincere effort at realism. It depicts life in the late Qing from every angle, including government, economics, politics, military technology, and diplomacy. Alongside military battles, th 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Great Ming: The Divine Rankings Begin, and the Nation’s Fate Faces Two Choices 大明：神榜开局，国运二选一 (This is not a strictly faithful account of official history. Some events have been dramatized for the sake of an exciting story. I only hope you enjoy the read.) In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dies. The Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, is overcome with grief, but overrules everyone’s objections and names Crown Prince’s eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen as his heir. But just then, a divine list descends from the heavens, revealing the two possible paths for the future of the Mi 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Fallen Falcon: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 猎鹰坠落之营救F15E飞行员·真实改编 Falcon Down: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 The Entire Court Is Reborn, and Chongzhen Is Stunned! 满朝文武皆重生，崇祯懵了！ [No System, no transmigration. Read with confidence.] The Ming dynasty began with a bowl and ended with a rope. Emperor Hongwu rose from humble origins, ushered in the Hongwu era of prosperity, and laid the foundations for nearly three centuries of Ming rule. He was Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming! He attended to every matter personally and yearned to restore the Ming to greatness. Yet in the end, he hanged himself from a crooked tree on Coal Hill with a strip of yellow silk, upholding —Reads—Score114d adds
- 92 Back to the End of the Ming Dynasty as a World Leader 回到明末当球长 Question: If you had a chance to go back to the Ming Dynasty, would you go? Answer: No. Question: Why not? Answer: I wouldn’t be able to use my phone or play games. No running water, no electricity, no internet. It’d be like going back to the dark ages. Only an idiot would go! Question: What if you got a System, too? Answer: What kind of System? Question: A trading System. You could use it to do business with people in the modern world, so you’d have everything you need. How about it? Answer: St 196Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Father, Ming's Waters Are Too Deep for You to Navigate 父皇，大明的水太深，你把握不住 [Invincible]+ [System power fantasy]+ [Wild alternate history]+ [Machiavellian power grab]+ [Secret police rule]+ [Mighty steel legions] In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Luoyang fell, and the Prince of Fu was cooked together with venison. Zhu Cilang transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. At the brink of despair, Zhu Cilang awakens the “Ultimate Assistant System”! The greatest figures in Chinese history, heed my command! You preach benevolence and morality, whil 407Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 A Minor Tax Clerk in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末小税吏 Zhong Qiren, a “professional” from the tax bureau, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty, where his approach to work is a little different from everyone else's. Has anyone ever seen an industrial park? No? Well, then, let's build one. Attracting investment is a must. There'll be no exorbitant taxes and levies in our “high-tech industrial park.” In fact, I'll even offer tax rebates. The court asks me how we can increase state revenue. There's no need for military levies to suppress bandits, trai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 I Transmigrated to the Five Dynasties as Chai Rong 穿越五代成柴荣 A modern doctor transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes Chai Rong. He wins the Battle of Gaoping, brings Zhao Kuangyin under his command, campaigns north and south, and ends an era of chaos where people resort to cannibalism. He unifies China and destroys Fusang. 343Reads—Score2714d adds
- 96 The Great Ming Without Colonies 大明不殖民 The Uncolonized Ming is an alternate-history novel that begins in the thirteenth year of the Yongle reign. Zheng He returns from his fourth voyage to the Western Ocean with the Map of the Myriad Countries. Military officials at court champion expansion by force, while Xu Hongyuan, a scholar at the Directorate of Astronomy, establishes the Four Seas Commercial Accounting Office with the Crown Prince’s support, hoping to replace traditional conquest with a new system. Xu Hongyuan pushes for the So 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Wu Zetian Comes to the Great Ming: I Shall Uphold Its Three-Century Legacy 武后临明：朕扶大明三百年 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil, its collapse seemingly just around the corner. The legendary female emperor Wu Zetian transmigrated into the body of Empress Zhou. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beset by troubles at home and abroad, surrounded by enemies on all sides. She did not rule from behind the curtain or meddle in state affairs. As empress, she advanced one careful step at a time: She built armies of warrior monks and established 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Reborn as Prince Longwu, I’ll Save the Ming Dynasty from Ruin 重生隆武皇子，挽天再造大明 The Ming dynasty: the last realm under heaven ruled by the Han Chinese. For all its countless failings, it was still far better than letting barbarian invaders rule the Central Plains! Reborn, Ling Yun transmigrates as Zhu Linze, the illegitimate son of the Longwu Emperor. The Xianxia Pass has fallen open, Zheng Zhilong is secretly conspiring with the Qing court, and the Longwu dynasty is on the brink of collapse. He lies low in southern Fujian, meets Zheng Chenggong and becomes his sworn broth 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Zhu Yuanzhang: Sun and Moon Shine Over the Land 朱元璋：日月照山河 The sun and moon retain their nature, so though they are obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers retain their source, so though they run dry, they flow again. The Sun and Moon Shine on the Rivers and Mountains: an epic that captures Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming dynasty In Chinese history, only one person ever unified the realm from south to north: Zhu Yuanzhang. No one had done it before him. Under the banner of “Drive out the barbarians and restore China,” he drove the Mongols back 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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 136Reads8.3Score—14d adds
