Novels like Blood and Tears Across the Land
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- 151 The Spoiled Son of the Song Dynasty 宋朝败家子 Reborn into the body of a notorious wastrel who had done every manner of evil in the Song Dynasty, should he turn over a new leaf, or go all in and keep being a villain? Asking urgently, online... Song Dynasty Wastrel, a lighthearted power fantasy! 8.2kReads8.4Score72914d adds
- 152 Chronicles of the Xuanhe Era 宣和风云录 Turmoil in the imperial palace, factional struggles among the officials. The Tanguts are divided, while the Jurchens watch like prowling tigers. A true man’s heart remains steel to the very end. Let me test my hand and mend the rift in the heavens. I’ll summon the Milky Way’s celestial waves and scour the northwest clean of the barbarians’ sands! The storm is raging. 51Reads—Score10714d adds
- 153 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中，我给王朝续命三百年 [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 154 Water Margin: From the Start, Hu Sanniang Forces Me to Marry Her 水浒：开局被扈三娘逼婚 Lin Feng, a budget travel blogger, accidentally fell off Mount Tai and transmigrated to the world of Water Margin in the late Northern Song dynasty. From the start, he was forced to cuckold Zhu Biao, completely making an enemy of the Zhu family manor. Faced with the Zhu family’s well-trained, well-equipped forces, how can Lin Feng get out of this predicament? With Liangshan about to rise, how can Lin Feng prepare for what’s coming? And with the Jingkang Incident looming just over a decade away, 2.8kReads8.2Score23814d adds
- 155 Iron Horses and Icy Rivers Haunt My Dreams 铁马冰河潜入梦 #Alternate history, passion, warfare, political intrigue, romance, defending home and country# Watch a passionate young man grow step by step on the battlefield. Watch him ride across the land, settling scores and savoring every victory. Passion, comrades-in-arms, warfare, political intrigue, revenge, and romance: watch how he uses hard work, resilience, intelligence, and courage to protect the Great Chu Dynasty. 1.1kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 156 The Chaotic Jin Dynasty: I'm Just a Spoiled Brat, So Why Do You Think I Can Become Emperor? 乱晋：我只是纨绔，你说我能称帝 The Eight Princes plunged the Jin dynasty into chaos. Barbarian armies filled the land, and the catastrophe of the Five Barbarians ravaged the Central Plains. The great clans sang and feasted night after night, while commoners were reduced to eating their own children. The Great Jin dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse. Most scions of noble families were idle, pampered wastrels, destined to perish alongside their dynasty. But when a modern soul transmigrates into the body of an aristocrat, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Late Tang: Heroes of the Realm 唐末：天下枭雄 If you are used to reading about the northern warlords at the end of the Tang dynasty, why not try this story that begins in the south? Zhao Song, a remnant of a bandit army, was a young man of humble origins. One dream changed the course of his life, and the course of history with it. From Huainan, he rose to rule the land. The emperors of the Ten Kingdoms are hard to bring back to life. Only this much is certain: the Tang must fall, and the Song must rise! 1.1kReads—Score11714d adds
- 158 The Water Margin: Liangshan's Crown Prince 水浒之梁山太子 Special forces soldier Chao Yun transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, taking over the body of Chao Gai’s dim-witted son. The moment he comes to, he discovers that his father has already gone to die at Zengtou City. It’s a race against time! But his second uncle, Song Gongming, won’t listen to him. What should he do? Take him down! The Zhao Song court is bullying people. What should he do? Take them down! The Jingkang humiliation, the Jurchen invasion. What should he do? Two words: take t 767Reads8.6Score11214d adds
- 159 A Nobody in the Northern Song 北宋一匹夫 Transmigrated into the household of a great clan in the late Northern Song, with a thousand acres of fertile land, untold wealth, fine wine, beautiful women, and elegant scholars. All of it was wonderful, but Ning Ce simply didn't like it. A real man born into a troubled age should take up his three-foot sword and bring peace to the realm. If transmigration can't change anything, then there's no point in transmigrating at all! 1.2kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 160 Song Dynasty, Watch Me Enter the Sacred Realm Alone 大宋，看我孤身入圣境 With both parents dead, the young boy shoulders the burden of the Wen family alone. Gifted and precocious, with a strange portent surrounding him, he becomes entangled in the struggle between the old and new factions and the hidden currents within the imperial clan while still young. He stumbles into countless dangers without understanding them. Fortunately, the old Grand Preceptor ancestor made many preparations in advance, sheltering him from the storms at every turn and allowing him to grow u —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 After I Transmigrated to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, Yue Fei Cut Through the Barbarians 穿越五胡乱华后，岳飞杀穿了胡人 Killing the Jin people is killing, and killing the Hu people is killing too! In 1142, after Marshal Yue Fei was unjustly executed, he unexpectedly transmigrated to the era of the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians and became Chen Qingyuan, a young officer in the active northern Qihuo Army. From then on, the devastated northern lands gained a guardian deity. First, he killed Shi Hu, then beheaded Shi Le. In the end, he even adopted Ran Min, the Heavenly King of Martial Valor, as his sworn son, leadi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 A Little Lord Is Not to Be Trifled With! Push Him Too Far, and He'll Fight for the World 小小领主不好惹！惹急眼了争天下 [No System | Slow-burn political intrigue | Build up grain reserves before claiming the throne | Farming and infrastructure | A large cast of clever strategists | No invincible protagonist | Serious historical tone | Steady progress] A special warning: Don’t take what the characters say at face value! Unless it’s their inner thoughts! A little lord arrives in his territory. His people haven’t come to greet him, and bandits are already attacking. What should he do? Qin Hao’s answer: Beat them 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 163 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 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Border Fires of the Great Ming 大明边火 This is the turning point at which an empire began to decline, and the starting point of a warlord's rise. During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the seemingly powerful empire was already rotten to the core, plagued by factional strife and lax frontier defenses. Beyond the empire's gaze in Liaodong, among the Jurchen tribes, contemptuously called the “wild men of Jianzhou,” a man named Nurhaci raised an army with thirteen suits of ancestral armor, unified the Jurchen tribes, and founded the 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 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
- 166 Dad, Stop Acting! You're About to Make Yue Fei Cry 爹咱别演了岳飞都快被你感动哭了 Title Tags: Transmigration, System, Father-and-Son Traitor Duo, Hilarious, Southern Song, Yue Fei, Saving the Nation, Reverse Whitewashing I transmigrated as Qin Hui's son. Everyone else is trying to ride their father's coattails, but I have to bring mine down! Bound to a Loyalist Redemption System, I can only survive by toppling the treacherous chancellor and saving Yue Fei. In court, I openly undermine him; Behind every plot, I strike back. Qin Hui wants to harm Yue Fei, so I make sure to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Song Dynasty Civil Servant’s Guide to Slacking Off 北宋文官摸鱼手册 This is a laugh-out-loud history of the Song dynasty. It's hilarious, but meticulously researched, packed with solid material from official histories. And although it's rigorous, it's never dull: it brings the real Northern Song to life in the most humorous, funny, down-to-earth language. How could people from humble backgrounds turn their lives around? What wisdom can we draw from the turbulent careers of top-tier star scholar-officials? What was it really like to be a civil official in the Nor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Rise of the Great Tang’s God of War 大唐战神崛起之路 During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, in Liangzhou. Zhao Chenglong, Left Deputy Commandant of the Zhechong Prefecture, died an unjust death. His wife, Song Wen, was devastated. Overcome with grief, she hanged herself, leaving behind their orphaned son, Zhao Qingyun. Fearing retribution from Yang Guozhong, Tian Feng, and the others, his great-uncle Song Wu took Zhao Qingyun north. They eventually ended up in Xifeng Town, Liucheng County, Yingzhou. A few years later, the An Lushan Rebellion 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Shen Clan 沈阀 Shen Yan awakens in the body of a young man, facing a disastrous start: no System, no mindless power fantasy, and no invincibility. There are political schemes to navigate. In the early stages, he uses modern knowledge, arranges a marriage alliance, and avenges his mother. In the middle stages, he enters the imperial court, builds up his power, and advances technology. Later, he unlocks the sulfur-based gunpowder technology tree and fights for dominion over the seas. His mighty ships and cannons 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 When Lilacs Bloom: Adventures in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 丁香花开之五代十国历险记 On the day his dissertation defense failed, Hao Xinren, a history PhD student at Yanjiang University, was also dumped by his girlfriend. With a lilac flower in hand, he transmigrated to Later Liang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and stumbled right into Zhu Yougui murdering his father. When Zhu Yougui spotted him, Hao Xinren was thrown into the imperial prison to await execution. Fortunately, Guo Xiangyu helped him escape. Hao Xinren won Guo Xiangyu's heart and earned the favo 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Traveling Between Two Worlds: King of the Great Song, Scumbag in the City 两界穿梭：大宋当王：都市渣男 [Two worlds + transmigration + Song Dynasty + alternate history + history + ancient times + power fantasy + space + firearms + urban life + wild imagination] Unemployed, dumped, and kicked out, Chen Sen hits rock bottom and is on the verge of becoming homeless. Just when he has nowhere left to turn, a mysterious ring changes his fate! The ring gives him the ability to travel between two worlds, and he makes his way to the Song Dynasty. 318Reads7.1Score10814d adds
- 172 A Military Enthusiast Transmigrates into a Chaotic Age: I Am the God of War 军迷穿越乱世我是军神 Xu Changfeng, a military enthusiast, transmigrates to the Yuanling Continent, a chaotic world torn apart by war among a hundred nations. Armed with military knowledge far ahead of its time, he commands troops like a god and crushes his enemies with overwhelming force, leading a million-strong army as he races down the path to conquering the world! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams in a Farming Novel 穿越古代在种田文里考科举 [Rags-to-Riches Reversal + Political Intrigue + No System] He wakes up to find himself the son of a dirt-poor farming family. His parents are counting on him to change their fate through study, while the whole village waits to see him make a fool of himself! Wen You'an says, “What’s there to panic about? A top student is a top student anywhere! A scientific approach to exam prep? Coming right up! Targeted poverty alleviation to improve the family’s lot? Absolutely!” From the county exam to the p 414Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 174 Why Await Heaven's Will to Claim the Throne? I Shall Take It Myself 问鼎何需天意，寡人自取之 In the final years of the Great Jing Dynasty, a foolish emperor mistrusted loyal officials, while the treacherous Liu Fu held power. The people suffered terribly. Xiao Ce, the orphaned son of a military family, witnessed his parents die in battle and thirty thousand elite soldiers perish at Frostwolf Valley. From that day on, he took up the bloodstained tiger tally and rose from the desperate northern frontier. Over the following years, he led a hundred thousand soldiers through more than a hund —Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 175 Thieves and Seduction in the Realm 江山贼色 The late Tang is in chaos, with warlords running rampant. Never underestimate a young man. Give me three thousand troops at my side, and I dare seize any of the empire's four hundred prefectures. Though the city may be filled with the bones of nobles, I can bring prosperity to every corner of the realm. The land is a painting, and armies thunder across it. Armored cavalry rides forth, while lovely women lend their charm. 307Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 176 The Poor Scholar's Imperial Exams: Six Top Scores in a Row 寒门科举，连中六元 [Imperial exams + transmigration + System + not a power fantasy + everyday life] One moment, Wang Yuanqing transmigrates, and the next he's the only son in a farming family in Wangjia Village, Great Yuan, with seven beautiful older sisters. His family has next to nothing, and in an era when everything else is considered inferior to scholarship, Wang Yuanqing must climb the ranks step by step to protect his family. 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 A Worried Minister of the Great Song 大宋忧臣 [Political Intrigue + Palace Scheming + High Martial Arts + Wild Imagination + Historical Ensemble] The Great Song: it’s hard to say you love it. The Liao and Jin bully it, and it can’t even beat Western Xia. Yet there’s no reason to laugh at it, either. The land is prosperous, the treasury brings in more than three times the revenue of the Tang, movable type printing sparks a revolution in knowledge, paper money reshapes financial history, and the bustling Qingming Festival scene along the rive 37Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 178 The Northern Song Dynasty’s Greatest Treacherous Chancellor 北宋第一奸相 After transmigrating as Cai Jing, I'm going to carry out a once-in-a-millennium reform with Wang Anshi! A modern history student transmigrates as Cai Jing. By the age of seven, people are already calling him a prodigy. Looking at the corrupt court on the brink of collapse, he silently clenches his fists. In this life, he'll stir up the winds of change from the shadows. Secretly amass wealth, recruit talented people, gather leverage... Ten years of planning, all waiting for the right moment. When 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Reborn to Topple the Great Song 重生之颠覆大宋 I transmigrated and became the crown prince, but unfortunately, I was the crown prince of a fallen dynasty... When the Jingkang Incident arrived, the crown prince had no choice but to flee Kaifeng. The Jurchens pursued him, and Prince Kang, Zhao Gou, was after him too. Eventually, he had no choice but to escape to the northwest, only to find that the powerful minister Zhe Keqiu was there as well... After defeating Zhe Keqiu, he finally took control of the government. He built up the military a 7.8kReads8.4Score77714d adds
- 180 The Iron Cavalry of Liaodong 辽东铁骑 In the winter of 1580, when Nurhaci scattered his grandfather’s ashes into the Hun River with his own hands, Li Chengliang was at a training ground a hundred miles away, shooting a rebel general through the throat with a single arrow. The frigid land of Liaodong had always believed in one law: the strong prey on the weak. Li Chengliang, a descendant of a military family who had yet to make his mark even as he approached forty, finally saw his fortunes turn while his wife and children went hungry 392Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 181 The Sixteen Kingdoms in Turmoil: A Heavenly King’s Hegemony 笔下乱世十六国之天王霸业 A classical Chinese historical novel. They are lord and subject, yet also kindred spirits. Amid the chaos, they support each other and entrust their lives to one another. From ruling their own territory to taking control of Guanzhong, from carefree young noblemen to pillars of the court, they tread side by side through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, rising together to the summit of power. One becomes a wise ruler who brings peace to the land; the other, a worthy minister who serves th 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Transmigrating to Water Margin: The Hero Who Crushes the Bandits 穿越水浒之荡寇枭雄 A modern young man transmigrates to the Li family estate on Dulong Ridge in the world of Water Margin. By a stroke of fate, he saves Li Qingzhao, the greatest female poet in history. Later, he enters the imperial court through Li Qingzhao’s vast network of connections... He serves in the court, but his heart belongs to the outlaw world. At court, he is a brazen, domineering traitor who brings ruin to the country and misery to its people. In the martial world, he is a great hero who champions the 3.7kReads8.6Score21414d adds
- 183 How to Become a Chancellor for the Ages 如何成为千古名相 (Alternate history) (A great tale of political intrigue) The founding emperor of this dynasty rose from humble beginnings, ended three hundred years of chaos, established the Great Yong, and divided the realm into twenty-one circuits. The dynasty has ruled the Central Plains for more than seventy years. To the north lies Northern Liang, to the south Southern Qi, the eastern border meets the vast sea, and the west reaches the great desert. In the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjia, Fan Yunzhou trav 310Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 184 Late Jin: Sima Yi Is Reborn as a Jiehuo Army Soldier 晋末：司马懿重生为乞活军 A hundred and forty years after his time had passed! Sima Yi studied the young body he now inhabited. The Army of the Refugees was an armed force of displaced people at the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty, struggling to survive between the Hu and Han peoples. The original owner, Ran Cheng, was twenty-four. His father and brothers had all died in battle, and he commanded the three hundred survivors of the refugee army. Why do you fight to survive? To die like a dog by the roadside, or to reclaim t 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Reborn in the Southern Song: The Rogue Who Became Emperor 重生南宋，泼皮称帝传 [No System + Tech Tree + Building and Farming + Realism + Ideal for Middle-Aged and Older Readers] Hu Xiang, a modern-day wage slave, is reborn in 1220 AD, during the Southern Song dynasty. Fortunately, he’s the son of a small landowner. Unfortunately, the Mongol cavalry is at the height of its power, brandishing butcher’s knives as it conquers the world. Who dares defy them? Step forward! Hu Xiang steps forward! Do you know Sun Tzu’s Art of War, or the Thirty-Six Stratagems? Or do you have divi 389Reads6.0Score10614d adds
- 186 The Song Dynasty’s Powerful Magnates 大宋豪强 This is the story of a transmigrator! An ordinary middle-aged man transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty, marries his “first love,” and leads the young men of his clan in studying hard and training in martial arts. He arms himself with knowledge, convinced that science and technology are the foremost productive forces! He makes soap, manufactures paper, takes the military examinations, trains elite troops, saves the emperor, and becomes a powerful local lord... He befr 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A National Security Agent Transmigrates to the Northern Song and Plays at Life 国安特工穿越北宋戏人生 While tracking an international antiquities-smuggling ring, Ning Yuan, an agent with the State Security Bureau, discovers a mysterious bronze sword. During a fierce shootout with the gang’s leader, Chen Xiao, both sides accidentally trigger a mechanism on the sword, and Ning Yuan is engulfed in a flash of bright light. When he wakes, he finds himself outside Kaifeng in the sixth year of Yuanyou under the Northern Song, 1091. He is rescued by Su Song, a young official on his way to the capital to 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Dynasty Wars: I Killed My Brother-in-Law with My Own Hands from the Start 王朝争霸：开局我亲手斩了妹夫 No System, no heroine, no transmigration. Rivers of blood, bones paving the way. After fifteen years in a dream of yellow millet, Li Anzhi's temperament changed completely. He no longer wanted to follow the same path he had in the dream. The first thing he did upon waking was send his beastly brother-in-law, the emperor's son-in-law, and the son of the Minister of Justice to the executioner's block. Sometimes, solving a problem doesn't have to rely on brains alone. A knife works just as well. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Peerless Emperor: The Everlasting Emperor 极品皇爷：长青帝 Li Changqing, a wage worker with a two-year college degree, transmigrates into the body of the Great Qin Emperor. From then on, he wields power over all beneath Heaven by day and rests with beauties in his arms by night. But corrupt officials hold sway, graft runs rampant, and foreign tribes invade, among one crisis after another. Li Changqing has no choice but to take up the butcher's knife and become a tyrant for the ages! Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me will perish! As t 931Reads8.5Score10114d adds
- 190 Water Margin: One Strike Shatters the Amnesty, Another Brings Peace 水浒一锏碎招安，一锏开太平 He transmigrates into Water Margin and is rescued by Lin Chong from the start. Lin Chong is being framed? Then I’ve got to help him out. Li Kui of Liangshan Marsh is always causing trouble. Take a look, who’s that drawing water for the old lady? I’m changing more than just Liangshan. I’m changing the entire Great Song Empire. The Jingkang Humiliation? It won’t happen. 3.7kReads—Score24414d adds
- 191 Transmigrating as Chao Gai: I'm Going to Set Up a Three-Way Rivalry 穿越成了晁盖，哥要三国鼎立 Gao Qiqiang, a modern underworld kingpin, is sentenced to death. Just before his execution, he transmigrates to the Northern Song and becomes Chao Gai, leader of Liangshan Marsh. Using his modern knowledge of power politics, he swiftly unites the forces of Liangshan, wins over talents such as Wu Yong and Lin Chong, reforms the stronghold, and develops its economy and military. When the Jin invade the Song from the north, Gao Qiqiang seizes the opportunity to take Shandong, Hebei, and other lands 173Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 192 The Great Ming Emperor Yingzong, Zhu Qizhen 大明英宗朱祁镇 Some call him an incompetent ruler, while others regard him as a wise emperor of his age. Some say he surrounded himself with treacherous officials, while others say he had the mettle of a true emperor. He was also one of the few emperors in history to ascend the throne twice. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Northern Qi Dynasty of Beastly Emperors 一群禽兽皇帝的王朝北齐 1.1kReads6.3Score10114d adds
- 195 When Spring Comes to Jiangnan, the Flowers Bloom 春到江南花自开 The Song dynasty was the only dynasty in feudal China without a curfew, and a turning point in Chinese history. It left behind far too many regrets. This novel is set in the late Southern Song. The protagonist, Zhao Xuan, is a low-ranking soldier at Diaoyu Fortress. After being gravely wounded in the bombardment that killed Mongke Khan, he is sent back to Lin'an by Wang Jian for treatment, and the story begins. The first half of the novel follows the History of Song closely. Zhao Xuan rises and 177Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 196 Rebuilding the Han Dynasty, Starting from Liangshan 从梁山开始再造大汉 (The rating is low because the writing style leans heavily on classical Chinese, which many readers don’t like.) He arrives in the late Northern Song dynasty and is reborn as a descendant of the Han imperial Liu clan! What’s more, his ancestors include Liu Bei, and he is now a powerful local lord with a far-reaching reputation! After awakening the System, Liu Ze plans to live the life of a rich young master, until he rescues a down-and-out martial artist! Huh? My senior brothers are Lu Junyi 4.1kReads7.1Score28214d adds
- 197 Qin Li: Expanding the Realm Across Four Generations 秦立：四世开疆 Early Qin Epic: Part Two [Great Qin, Qin Zhong, Duke Zhuang of Qin, Duke Xiang of Qin, Duke Wen of Qin] In the late Western Zhou, the royal house was in decline and the Western Rong tribes ran rampant. On the war-torn frontier of Longxi, Feizi, a young man from the Ying clan, drew the attention of the Zhou court with his innate talent for taming horses. From breaking the wild horse Chasing Wind and using fire horses to smash through enemy lines and relieve the siege of Quanqiu, to presenting hor 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Glorious Great Tang: Granting Fiefs and Bestowing Lands 煌煌大唐：分茅胙土 [Alternate late Tang setting + warlords and kingdoms + geopolitical intrigue + martial world] The realm is in turmoil, and imperial authority is fading; The world is collapsing, and the people are suffering; Life is fickle, and good and evil are hard to tell apart. Prince of Jin Li Xuan, have you forgotten the great ambition of the Tang emperors and the sages of China’s generations past: to unite the realm? Unify the nine provinces, bring the four corners together, and restore the achievements o 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Qin Qi: Raising Horses and Founding a Nation 秦启：牧马立国 An Early Qin Epic: Book One [Great Qin + Qin Feizi + Founder of Qin + First Lord of Qin] During the turbulent final years of the Western Zhou, Qin Feizi, raised on the grasslands of Longxi, saves King Xiao of Zhou from danger with his extraordinary skill at horse training and is granted fifty li of land in Qin. From then on, the young herdsman embarks on a thorny path of founding a state. He builds cities and settlements, unites the Zhou and Rong peoples, and lays the foundations of a kingdom am 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 An Old Farmer's Son Fights His Way to the Top 一个农家子的逆袭之路 [No System + farming + imperial examinations + alternate history] Programmer Zhao Hongyi dies from overwork after yet another 996 shift and transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself the son of a farming family. In an age when “all pursuits are inferior to studying,” he has no choice but to embark on the path of the imperial examinations. He studies and makes money at the same time, determined to excel at both. Then he discovers that this world is not quite like the history he remem 39Reads6.5Score—14d adds
