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  1. 151 Tales of the Han Dynasty: From Liu Bang to Liu Shan 汉朝那些事:从刘邦到刘禅 Historical394k WordsOngoing When talking about the Han Dynasty, it's impossible not to mention what an interesting and fascinating era it was. We people of later generations call ourselves “Han people,” and our ethnic group is known as the “Han Chinese.” These names are inseparable from the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Han Dynasty not only established China's unified political order, but also shaped the cultural and ethnic identity of the Chinese people. This sense of identity took deep root in the hearts of the pe 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 152 Reborn as Lanling Wang, My Fortune Defies Heaven and Changes My Fate 重生兰陵王,我气运加身逆天改命 Historical1.9M WordsOngoing If you'd like to read a story about the Three Kingdoms of the later Northern and Southern Dynasties, featuring Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, and the Southern Dynasties, this book will not disappoint. It brings that complex, chaotic era to life in clear, accessible language. This story stays close to the historical record. The author consulted many documents from the period, though some of the vocabulary is modern and the story is told in straightforward language. Please forgive any lack of rigor i 23.3kReads8.4Score3.2k14d adds
  3. 153 Romance of the Three Jin States 三晋演义 Historical174k WordsOngoing Goujian endured hardship and humiliation until he could destroy Wu and establish his hegemony, bringing an end to the Jin state's century-long dominance and shocking the entire kingdom. As Duke Jizao and chief minister Zhiyao desperately sought a way to restore Jin, Zhao Wuxu proposed reclaiming the lands of the Fan and Zhonghang clans to strengthen the ducal house. This triggered a fierce struggle over land among the four families of Zhi, Zhao, Wei, and Han, plunging the Jin dukes into decline 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 154 I Went on a Rampage in the Late Tang Dynasty 我在晚唐杀疯了 Historical245k WordsOngoing Li Tao, a modern-day wage slave, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Li Ye, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang. Using every means at his disposal, he purges powerful eunuchs from the court and establishes a new army. Then he crushes Wang Jian, outmaneuvers Li Maozhen, intimidates Han Jian, corners Zhu Wen, and tramples Li Keyong. Amid the chaos, he restores order and brings the Tang dynasty back to greatness! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 155 Guanlan: Beyond Time 观澜:时间之外 Historical81k WordsOngoing Why does the universe always move from order toward dissipation? Heat flows from hot to cold, and order gradually breaks down. The entropy of an isolated system cannot decrease on its own. This is entropy increase. But what if we applied this law to history? An empire goes from orderly rule to bloated institutions and distorted information, then collapses in an instant because of a famine, a rebellion, or a single mistaken military order. Are the rise and fall of dynasties really just a matter o —Reads—Score21214d adds
  6. 156 Water Margin: Starting a Bid for Supremacy with More Children, More Blessings 水浒从多子多福开始争霸 Historical369k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines, no System, leading troops to resist the Jin, and keeping things grounded Zhang Zhenniang: Meeting you is a gift from Heaven! Zhao Fujin: I am a princess of the Great Song! Pan Jinlian: My lord, I could ask for nothing more in this life! Lin Chong: My lord, I am willing to join the army and wipe out those bandits! Emperor Huizong of Song: I can't beat him, and I'm not allowed to reward him. He's my son-in-law! Golden Crow Pig: This guy never plays by the rules! Zonghan: Wait, 1kReads8.1Score11314d adds
  7. 157 The Sixtieth Year of Kangxi 康熙六十年 Historical4.2M WordsOngoing The Kangxi Emperor, Qing Shengzu, was one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. He ascended the throne at the age of eight, eliminated Oboi, put down the Three Feudatories, recovered Taiwan, signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, and personally led campaigns against Galdan. His civil and military achievements made him a ruler for the ages. This story follows the Emperor Kangxi through his 61-year reign, from his accession to his death, exploring the many tensions between the Manchus and Han Chin 26.8kReads9.1Score63714d adds
  8. 158 The Rise of Tibet 吐蕃崛起 Historical965k WordsOngoing What if Tubo had attacked Tianzhu first? What if Tubo had become a feudal state? What if Tubo had held off attacks from the Arabs, the Tang, and the Uyghurs on three fronts? Duojie, a modern man, falls from his horse while riding. When he comes to, he discovers he has transmigrated into the body of Chide Zuzan, the Tubo king. As a man from the modern age, how will he lead the Snowy Plateau into the future? 960Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  9. 159 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: I Unify the Land 五代十国,我一统天下 Historical711k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the seventh year of Tianfu in the Later Jin, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (942), he becomes the seventh son of Li Congyan, the Han Chinese Prince of Qin and Military Governor of Fengxiang. At first, I really was a bad guy who stopped at nothing, because that was how I survived. Later, I really did become a good person, because I still had a conscience, though not much of one. 12.7kReads8.3Score80714d adds
  10. 160 Landing in the Early Qing Dynasty 降落在清初 Historical795k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 594Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  11. 161 The Iron-Blooded Bandit King 铁血闯王 Historical197k WordsCompleted 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
  12. 162 The Old Memories of the Kingdom of Dai Qi 代齐之江山故怀 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted He is a child prodigy, famous from a young age. Born into a branch of a powerful family, he could have lived a carefree life. But for the sake of all the people of the realm, he is destined to wade into these troubled waters. He was born amid the final flourishing years of Liu Song’s Great Ming era, grew up in the age of the Pig King, and made his name in the era of Xiao Qi. Through generations of slaughter and betrayal, he swears to preserve the Han people’s traditions and restore China’s right 1.8kReads7.4Score10514d adds
  13. 163 History Was Supposed to Be Like This 历史本应该是这样的 Historical220k WordsOngoing Gu Zhan, a billionaire CEO, is bound to a Historical Correction System that lets him descend into the bodies of key figures across the dynasties. Beginning with the Change at Shaqiu, he repeatedly corrects disastrous decisions and turns the nation's fortunes around. He seeks no fame in the history books. He only wants to spare the people from war and keep China from taking the wrong path. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 164 I Only Want to Be a Prince 朕只想做皇子 Historical203k WordsCompleted A liberal arts graduate who spent three years failing to find a job wakes up as a prince of the reigning dynasty. Others transmigrate and think: I'll become emperor! I'll conquer the world! Zhou Yuanhao transmigrates and thinks: Where's my fief? I'll leave tomorrow. He has it all figured out: make no bids for power, pick no sides, join no factions, and quietly hold out until he gets his own fief. Then he'll be far from the emperor, free to lie flat until retirement. Everyone in the court thinks 30Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 165 From the Start, I Recruit Xin Qiji to Join the Outlaws and Rebuild China 开局拉辛弃疾落草,再造华夏 Historical446k WordsCompleted [Hardcore Farming + Southern Song History + Institutional Reform + Rebuilding China] I’m Chen Ning, reborn as the chief of a mountain stronghold, and I specialize in “poaching” famous generals. Xin Qiji was ordered to suppress bandits. I turned around and invited him to join us: “Sir, I’ve got farm tools that can double crop yields and powerful crossbows with a range of five hundred paces. All I’m missing is a leader!” He cursed me for treasonous audacity, until I took him to see the stronghold’ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 166 How Do the Mountains and Rivers Compare to the Past? 山川何如昔 Historical256k WordsCompleted This book uses a POV writing style, telling the story through the viewpoints of different characters, much like celebrated works such as A Song of Ice and Fire and The Return of the Condor Heroes. It features a large cast, sweeping scenes, and multiple storylines unfolding at once, intertwining and affecting one another. Rather than following a handful of protagonists whose experiences drive the plot, it centers on events, using them to link the protagonists' fates. In troubled times, drastic r 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 167 The Iron-Blooded Emperor: The Legend of Liu Yu 铁血帝皇:刘裕传奇 Historical320k WordsCompleted Liu Yu, a fearsome man who personally killed six emperors in his lifetime and was hailed as the “Emperor-Slayer of Six,” was once the weak and ineffectual Liu Shan. It is hard to believe that the once-hopeless Adou was reborn as Liu Yu in this life. From a frail body despised by all, he made a glorious transformation into a bold and vigorous warrior, revered by the world, whose iron cavalry swept across the land like a tiger devouring a thousand miles. Reborn with a fury that could reach the hea 45Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  18. 168 The Code of Power: When History Meets Economics 权力密码:当历史遇见经济学 Historical113k WordsCompleted A brand-new work from Wang Wei, bestselling author of the Understanding the Global Landscape series! Guided by the principles of understanding the reasons behind prosperity and decline, judging how power should be used, observing the art of managing people, and considering the path to success, this fresh take on history aims to uncover the rules and secrets behind how power works by examining historical events through the lens of economics. From Yu the Great controlling the floods to Liu Bang fo 1.2kReads9.5Score37214d adds
  19. 169 A Survival Guide to the Eastern Jin Dynasty 东晋求生记 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing After Liu Kun, who once drove back the enemy with a reed flute, was killed, and Zu Ti, who once swore to reclaim the north by striking the waves, died of illness, the lands of the north were utterly defiled by the stench of the Five Barbarians. Darkness blanketed the land. The fallen people were unwilling to give in, yet had no choice but to place their hopes in the Eastern Jin dynasty, which clung to a corner of the south. During the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, Prince Yan Sima Teng recruite 31.4kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds
  20. 170 Gao Huan, Powerbroker of Northern Wei 北魏权臣高欢 Historical304k WordsCompleted At the end of the Northern Wei dynasty, heroes rose up across the land. Gao Huan, Erzhu Rong, and Yuwen Tai vied for control of the realm. The Heba brothers, Heba Sheng and Heba Yue, made their names in that era, and men like Hou Jing and Sima Ziru were heroes in their own right. Yet their stories have rarely been told in novels. This book was written to chronicle the history of the late Northern Wei and fill in the early lives of these figures, which the history books have left obscure. The pro 957Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  21. 171 Ancients Come to the Island as Special Appointees, Rewriting China’s Unfinished Stories 古人来岛当特聘,改写华夏意难平 Historical311k WordsCompleted Focused on building a career, rewriting regrets, and an ensemble cast. Ning Ye is stranded on an island. After transmigrating and being reborn, he overcame seven terrifying brushes with death and finally activated a god-tier System. The good news: He became the island lord. The bad news: At the moment, he’s the island’s only resident. Just as Ning Ye is about to run away, the System tells him it can summon resources from across the heavens to help build a theme park spanning myriad worlds. To th 57Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 172 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Historical367k WordsCompleted Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 173 Guan Xiuying 管琇莹 Historical468k WordsCompleted Hello! This story is based on the Zuo Zhuan. It tells of how, during the Spring and Autumn period, Sheng Bo, a nobleman of the State of Lu, married off his younger sister to Shi Xiaoshu, then forced her to remarry Xi Chou, a nobleman of the State of Jin. Classical Chinese history books rarely record women's feelings in this way, so the story left a deep impression on me. I wanted to use a novel to imagine what things might have been like back then. In the Zuo Zhuan, Sheng Bo's maternal half-sist 23Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 174 Great Ming: My Father Is Emperor Wulie 大明家父武烈帝 Historical230k WordsOngoing In the thirty-eighth year of the Shikang era of Great Ming, Zhu Zhi was born as the youngest son of Emperor Wulie Zhu Wang and his wife after they were reborn when struck by lightning. He started drinking at seven, visiting brothels at eight, and demanding concubines at nine. By the time he was ten, he had become the biggest headache in the Zhu family. Zhu Xiongying’s son, Zhu Wengui, was utterly unfit for the task, and Zhu Xingxi, the son of Zhu Li, had dealt him a crushing blow. In the end, he 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
  25. 175 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 Historical113k WordsOngoing 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
  26. 176 The Chinese Labor Corps: A Coppersmith’s First World War 华工军团:一名铜匠的第一次世界大战 Historical527k WordsCompleted [Cross-border romance + an underdog's rise + a hero of World War I + rural life + bandits] From a wedding hall in Shandong to the trenches of Europe, an epic expedition by an ordinary man! On the day of his wedding, Shandong coppersmith Li Zhongfu discovers that soldiers and bandits have joined forces to massacre Wuji Town, where his fiancée Su Huizhen lives. At the brink of life and death, Li Zhongfu saves the townspeople, but Su Huizhen disappears. After accidentally uncovering the secret behi 481Reads9.5Score4114d adds
  27. 177 Chinese History You Won't Want to Put Down: Qin Unifies the Realm 舍不得看完的中国史:秦并天下 Historical166k WordsCompleted In our memories, everything we remember about history ultimately comes down to war. All the rises and falls, accidents, motives, strategies, economic forces, and natural disasters come together to set the stage for wars that change the course of history. Those wars, in turn, condense all our views, impressions, jokes, and imaginings about the past. Through these accounts, the author traces the course of ancient Chinese history. Too Good to Finish: Qin Unifies the Realm takes the rise and fall of 1.8kReads9.6Score54514d adds
  28. 178 The Complete Collection of History's Hardest Truths to Stomach 历史不忍细看大全集 Historical181k WordsCompleted 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
  29. 179 The Hunter of the Dying Tang 残唐狩猎人 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Court Intrigue + Decisive and Ruthless + Passionate Campaigns] After the An Lushan Rebellion, eunuchs seized power, regional military governors carved up the realm, and the dynasty’s fortunes began to wane. Li Kan, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the body of an easygoing prince in the late Tang Dynasty. In a chaotic age of rival warlords and endless schemes, can he turn the tide against historical powerhouses like Huang Chao, Li Keyong, and Zhu Wen? 4.1kReads7.5Score29914d adds
  30. 180 The Hidden Dragon on the Road 潜龙在途 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted A lowly prison escort, yet he carries royal blood. An obscure yamen runner, yet he becomes a spoiler in the dynasty's succession struggle. The undercurrents stirring beneath the rising storm are the most terrifying of all... 1.8kReads8.2Score20814d adds
  31. 181 The Redemption of Xiao Shenkè 肖神客的救赎 Eastern Fantasy263k WordsCompleted The ancient divine artifact Moon-Piercing Raft crashes down, striking the peak of Mount Buzhou. On the Wind Emperor's orders, Xiao Shenkè sets out to seize the Five-Colored Stone guarded by the Four Spirit Beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, as well as the Red Vulture. Wind Monkey sacrifices himself for justice, helping Nuwa successfully mend the sky. Later, the Yellow Emperor and the Red Vulture, reincarnated as Chiyou, wage the Battle of Zhuolu. Xiao Shenkè a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 182 The Prequel to the Chinese Empire: The Hegemony of the Spring and Autumn Period 中华帝国前传之春秋争霸 Historical215k WordsCompleted [History + Chinese orthodoxy + the transformation from Zhou to Qin + institutional reform] After two hundred years of rival powers rising, see how a hegemon rewrites history. Based on historical works such as the Zuo Zhuan, the Records of the Grand Historian, and the Discourses of the States, this book tells the stories and introduces the figures of more than two centuries of Spring and Autumn history in vivid detail. Centered on the struggle for supremacy, it weaves together the major events an 69Reads9.3Score—14d adds
  33. 183 Eastern Jin: Heir to the Gongsun Line, Seizing Murong’s Liaodong 东晋:公孙遗脉,截胡慕容辽东 Historical696k WordsOngoing In 370 AD, Wang Meng led the Great Qin iron cavalry to destroy Former Yan, leaving Liaodong ripe for the taking. After transmigrating as a descendant of Gongsun Du, he finds that his ancestors’ legacy has been occupied by the Sima and Murong clans for a century. Armed with knowledge from a later age, he secretly builds up his strength and seizes Wang Meng’s victory at the height of the Qin-Yan war! Murong Chui is left fuming, Wang Meng regrets his loss, and Liaodong, wrested away so long ago, re 2.5kReads—Score17214d adds
  34. 184 Living in Turbulent Times, I Pretend to Be a Top Clan from the Start 人在乱世,开局冒充顶级门阀 Historical181k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, warlords carved up the realm. Shen Yan, a PhD in history, transmigrates into the body of a condemned prisoner who deserted the army. He's sentenced to be executed from the start! No System? The knowledge in his head is the ultimate cheat! With nothing but a broken jade pendant, he passes himself off as the eldest legitimate grandson of the most powerful clan in the realm. A contest of knowledge? He can recite ancient codes and institutions backwards, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 185 Late Ming: Tear the Realm to Pieces, Then Rebuild the Great Ming 明末:山河全部打烂,再建大明 Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Historians of later generations divided the Ming dynasty into three periods: the Northern Ming, the Southern Ming, and the Later Ming. Zhu Changrun, founder of the Later Ming, has received mixed assessments from China and abroad. A cold-blooded ruler, a racist, an emperor who rode the wave of industrialization, an Eastern Caesar... Western scholars often call him cold-blooded because, as the Northern Ming neared its end, he stood by without lifting a finger while members of the Zhu clan in the n 40.3kReads8.2Score3.8k14d adds
  36. 186 The Five Barbarians Ravage China: Starting with a Surprise Attack on Shi Le 五胡乱华:从偷袭石勒开始 Historical872k WordsCompleted No System. [Survival + Comeback + Farming + Political Scheming + Conquest]. In the first year of Yongxing, the Western Jin dynasty collapses, the Five Barbarians ravage the land, and Bingzhou becomes a living hell. Li Yin, who transmigrates into this world, leads a dozen or so battered soldiers to fight for survival in dire straits. With no System and no golden finger, he relies solely on ruthless courage and exceptional cunning to launch surprise attacks on the Hu cavalry, defeating the strong 1.6kReads5.4Score10414d adds
  37. 187 I'm Liu Du, and I'm a Liu Too: I'll Restore the Han with Xing Daorong 我刘度也姓刘,带邢道荣光复汉室 Historical473k WordsOngoing In the fifth year of Jian'an, the Battle of Guandu was imminent. Jingzhou had just been pacified, and undercurrents were stirring throughout the land. After waking from a deep sleep, the protagonist found himself in the body of Liu Du, a minor warlord and governor of Lingling on the borderlands at the end of the Han dynasty. In the history books, he was an insignificant name in a corner of southern Jingzhou. In the Romance, he was a timid, nervous laughingstock who simply went with the flow. B 47Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 188 Yes, Pontiff 是,教宗 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted In 1443, Pope Eugene IV of the Catholic Church firmly believed rumors that the Ottomans were utterly weak. At the same time, Austria’s newly rich ruler died suddenly, leaving the throne to his young posthumous son. The Hundred Years’ War between England and France was nearing its end. New ideas were taking root in the commercial republics of northern Italy, while Portuguese and Spanish expedition fleets set sail. In faraway West Asia and the East, two vast but aging empires were already showing 2kReads8.8Score18514d adds
  39. 189 Under Currents in Great Sheng 大晟暗涌 Historical601k WordsOngoing An epic tale of political intrigue set in an imaginary ancient dynasty. Spanning seven volumes and a million words, with five POV storylines, it depicts princes vying for the throne, secret wars among powerful clans, and the games of the heart amid flames of war on the frontier. 47Reads—Score10114d adds
  40. 190 White Plus King: Has the Eighth Prince Become an Emperor for the Ages? 王上加白:八爷成千古一帝了? Historical481k WordsCompleted A dark story. After killing his father and usurping the throne, he murders his younger brother and wipes out the empress's entire clan. Politics is a filthy game, and I am a filthy player. What? Aren't you afraid the historians will record the truth? Once I take the throne, great scholars will be ready to argue my case. A Chinese student wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the Qing dynasty, becoming the eighth prince, Aisin Gioro Yinsi. How did I end up as him? Eighth Prince was defeated 287Reads5.8Score—14d adds
  41. 191 The Moon Is Full Over Chang'an 长安月正圆 Historical506k WordsCompleted Jade steps support the Big Dipper, golden halls lean against the Southern Mountain. Envoys from every kingdom bow in tribute, while a thousand officials’ swords and pendants ring. Clouds part above the Vermilion Phoenix Gate; cold dew gathers on the court at Zichen Hall. Who can I ask to steer the empire? The moon over Chang’an is full tonight. Yan Qingyun slowly passes through the corridor of Cave 220 at the Mogao Caves. Gazing at the magnificent mural of the Buddha of Blazing Light, he is over 19Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 192 The Great Song Bandit 大宋悍匪 Historical475k WordsOngoing The seventh year of the Xuanhe era, the thirteenth day of the seventh month. Less than four months remain before the Jurchens march south. The realm is on the brink of ruin, and the Nine Provinces are in turmoil. Liu Shuan, a low-ranking Imperial Guard officer in Daming Prefecture, has no desire to risk his life for the worthless emperor, much less flee south and live as someone’s underling. So he decisively heads for the mountains and becomes a proud bandit. Years later, before Chenqiao Station 112.9kReads8.5Score13.2k14d adds
  43. 193 Historical Truths 99% of People Don't Know 99%的人不知道的历史真相 Historical116k WordsCompleted The famous general Li Guang never received a marquisate in his lifetime. Was it because of his temperament, or did fate simply deal him a cruel hand? Why did the “Monk Emperor,” who devoted himself to Buddhism, meet the absurd end of starving to death? Was the celebrated Di Renjie a great chancellor or the Tang dynasty's very own Detective Conan? Did Tang Bohu really meet the lovely Qiuxiang? Was there truly a tearjerking, once-in-a-lifetime romance between a poet and a maid? Tang dynasty prince 617Reads9.3Score10214d adds
  44. 194 Wrath of Dawn 黎怒 Historical660k WordsCompleted Spring grass withers and blooms year after year. Common people live and die, generation after generation. How can the laws of the land be sacrificed because ordinary people suffer hunger and cold? Open the splendid annals of history, and all you find are the deeds of kings, lords, generals, and ministers. The names of commoners and ordinary folk are never recorded. Nobles hold the brush; the people are like grass. A “great victory” is declared, and before the ink is dry, countless bones have alr 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 195 The Complete Collection of Popular Historical Romances from Every Chinese Dynasty (144 Volumes) 中国历代通俗演义大全集(全一百四十四册) Historical6.2M WordsCompleted A classic collection for history lovers, written by Cai Dongfan. It brings together his historical romances, including The Former Han Romance, The Later Han Romance, The Jin Dynasties Romance, The Northern and Southern Dynasties Romance, The Tang Dynasty Romance, The Song Dynasty Romance, The Five Dynasties Romance, The Yuan Dynasty Romance, The Ming Dynasty Romance, The Qing Dynasty Romance, and The Republic of China Romance, among others, for a total of 144 volumes. Though called romances, the 1.2kReads9.5Score20614d adds
  46. 196 Zhao Kuangyin Transmigrates into Song Jiang: Starting with Yan Poxi's Murder 赵匡胤穿越宋江:从怒杀阎婆惜开 Historical307k WordsOngoing [Imperial power struggles] [Water Margin-style thrills] [Reborn to vie for supremacy] [The heroes of Liangshan] Others transmigrate to become emperors, but Zhao Kuangyin transmigrates into the most downtrodden clerk, Song Jiang. He gets cuckolded, sabotaged by petty villains, and surrounded by corrupt officials, while the Great Song teeters on the brink of collapse! The moment the founding emperor's soul awakens, the shape of the world changes! He executes the adulterous couple, tears through th —Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 197 The Secret History of Manchuria, Part Two 满洲秘史(中部) Historical224k WordsCompleted [Bandits + Northeast China + War + Japanese spies + Manchukuo + Republican era + Romance + Collaborators] A woman's turbulent journey through a chaotic age, a blood-soaked epic of Northeast China. From bandit chieftain's wife to a secret pawn of the Japanese, she witnesses every secret behind Manchuria's birth, caught between love and hate, home and country… Manchurian Secret History, Part Two continues the first volume. Set against the real historical background of Northeast China from late 193 3.1kReads9.5Score44914d adds
  48. 198 The Common People Beneath the Prosperous Tang 盛唐下的百姓 Historical117k WordsOngoing No transmigration, no System. See the High Tang from the perspective of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong was obsessed with grand achievements and indulgence. Warfare grew ever more frequent, greatly increasing the people’s corvée and military service, until the An Lushan Rebellion broke out. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 199 A Northern Song Dynasty Guide to Climbing the Official Ladder 北宋升官手册 Historical527k WordsOngoing The ratings just opened. They'll go up later. [Historical Transmigration] [Imperial Examinations] [Officialdom] [Political Intrigue] [Farming] [No System] What were the regrets of the Northern Song Dynasty? Was it that Liu Yong's lyrics were sung throughout the land, while he himself spent half his life in disappointment? Was it that Fan Zhongyan cared deeply for the realm, yet his Qingli Reforms were abandoned halfway through? Or was it the unfulfilled ambition to pacify the Rong, amid the nort 1.3kReads7.2Score10814d adds
  50. 200 Bloodbath at Jingkang 浴血靖康 Historical219k WordsCompleted In the Xuanhe era, the balance of power shifted. Song and Liao had drawn a border, put an end to hostilities, and maintained friendly relations for over a hundred years. In the lands of the White Mountains and Black Waters lived the Jurchen Wanyan clan, a people of hunters and fishers who had long suffered under the Liao and harbored deep resentment. Wanyan Aguda campaigned east and west, united the tribes, and rose swiftly to challenge the Liao. The balance of power was about to be turned upsid 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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