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- 151 Emperor Tianqi and the Eighteen Beauties of Yanyun 天启大帝之燕云十八姬 In the Tianqi era, he seldom stops to admire the flowers, seizing both the realm and its beauties in his hands. The warm waters of Nanyang nurture dragons and serpents; the lush grasslands of Mobei let cattle and horses roam. The western mountains teem with cinnabar mines; the eastern fields are planted far and wide with cotton and hemp. Who says borders divide the civilized from the barbarian? The peoples of every nation come dressed in their finest to honor Zhonghua. The story begins when Tian 51Reads—Score10214d adds
- 152 Transmigrating to the Late Ming as a Military Household: Survival as a Yingzhou Captain 穿越明末军户求生计颖州百户 The protagonist transmigrates through time to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty, becoming a military household. He struggles to survive amid the massive social upheaval of the late Ming, to endure an age when rites and music have fallen into ruin, and to find a way forward amid oppression and the whirlpool of competing powers. When simply going along with the course of history offers no chance of survival, he strives to rise up and fight for the people, for his family, his friends 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Iron Cavalry of the Dying Ming: The Bloody Battle at Tongguan 残明铁骑：从潼关血战开始 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, Shaanxi suffered a severe drought, and rebel forces ran rampant. Lu Zhao, a low-ranking company commander under Sun Chuanting, was defeated after the bloody battle at Tong Pass and fled to Shanxi with the remnants of his troops. In an era of a corrupt court and refugees everywhere, he gathers the scattered soldiers, suppresses bandits, and brings peace to the people, gradually building his strength. All he wants is to carve out a way to survive in this 869Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 154 Chronicles of War-Torn Times 乱世烽火录 In the final years of the Yue dynasty, the court that had ruled for over three hundred years could not escape its fate. Great Yue fell apart, and warlords who had built up their own forces across the land emerged onto the stage. Uprisings raged without end within the realm, while the subjugated tribes stirred restlessly. To the north, the Hu barbarians of the grasslands watched like tigers, poised to strike, and launched a massive invasion south! In a time of troubles within and threats without, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Vastness of the End Times 末明其渺 The late Ming era was rife with natural disasters, man-made calamities, schemes, and madness. To survive, you have to fully adapt to the times. The three-hundred-year-old Ming dynasty is teetering on the brink. See how Ye Ning stirs up the winds of change in this chaotic age. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I’m in the Great Ming, So Why Worry? My Senior Brother Is Zhu Yuanzhang 人在大明我不慌，我师兄叫朱元璋 [Lighthearted comedy + turning every danger into good fortune + invincible + winning the love of a beauty] Jiang Xiaoyu transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, opening his eyes beneath a gleaming executioner's blade. With his life hanging by a thread, he is rescued by his senior brother, Zhu Chongba. From then on, Jiang Xiaoyu clings tightly to Zhu Yuanzhang’s coattails. In an age of collapsing empires and rising rebel armies, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang in roaming 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 My Uncle Is Wei Zhongxian 我伯父是魏忠贤 In the second year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian’s nephew Wei Liangqing arrives in the capital and establishes himself in the Southern Pacification Office. At the time, the Ming army has just suffered a crushing defeat at Guangning, the She and An rebellions are raging, the Wenxiang Sect is stirring in the shadows, the Jurchens are raiding the border, and refugees are rising up everywhere. The empire is in danger from within and without. He refuses to join the eunuch faction or side with the Donglin 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 System Thinking Rebuilds the Ming Dynasty 系统思维重构大明 Lin Che, a modern-day PhD in philosophy, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty as a minor official in the Ministry of Rites. He has no gunpowder technology or imperial charisma, only a deadly arsenal of ideas: systems theory and data modeling. When Chongzhen is overwhelmed by the cost of supplying the Liaodong front, Lin Che presents him with a “Twelve-Step Flowchart of Military Pay Diversion.” When the officials bicker over the Shaanxi unrest, he produces a “Livelihood Pressure Risk Forecast 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 An Unconventional Scholar at the End of the Ming 明末另类书生 [No System] [Inventions and improvements inspired by the technology of the era] “Gibberish! What country’s language is that? I can’t understand you. Next.” “Oh, you want to trade with the Ming? No problem. You’ll need to improve your Chinese, or you won’t pass inspection.” That’s what it’s like at the overseas tributary affairs office. Lu Yu, a modern man, transmigrates to the late Wanli era of the Ming. He makes money, takes the imperial examinations, invents and improves things, and starts fro 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 213Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 161 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Great Song Bandit 大宋悍匪 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
- 163 The Northern Dipper Guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫之北斗卫 The Jinyiwei's Seven Stars Tianshu Guard Yao Wanxian: Gilt Command Token Tianxuan Guard Lu Changfeng: Jade-Inlaid Command Token Tianji Guard Xiao Zhuying: Silver-Patterned Command Token Tianquan Guard Su Yifei: Black-Iron Command Token Yuheng Guard Su Yanqiu: Bronze-Engraved Command Token Kaiyang Guard Ye Qingyao: Wood-Engraved Command Token Yaoguang Guard Shen Mohan: Ink-Dyed Command Token At the start of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Jinyiwei in the fifteenth year of the Hong 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Grand Protector of Anxi 安西大都护 In 2024, beside a collapsed ancient tomb on Mount Zhongnan, an archaeological team unearthed an iron certificate mottled with rust. They brushed away the dust, revealing several lines of fierce inscription that pierced through a thousand years: “Li Yan, loyal and valiant general of the Great Tang and Pillar of State, was originally a son of Huaxia. My soul crossed a hundred years, while my body guarded Anxi. The spirit of the Zhenguan era had not yet faded, and the beacon fires of Tianbao were a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 All Men Under Heaven Are Brothers: The Great Ming Empire 四海之内皆兄弟之大明帝国 (Entirely handwritten, with no AI. I aim to portray the realities of society in the late Ming. This is my first novel, and its rating only appeared after I finished it, so my score is just the baseline.) A reincarnation mishap on the Silver Bridge sends me to the late Ming, where I become the eldest legitimate son of the Tianqi Emperor. In the late Ming, the peasant rebels, the Ming army, and the Jianzhou Jurchens are three paupers robbing one another. So the disasters and chaos of the late Ming 1.9kReads8.0Score11314d adds
- 166 The Rise of the Clans 阀明 During the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire teetered on the brink of collapse. In the heartland, rebels crossed south from Mianchi, sweeping across the land like a flood bursting through a dam, with starving people caught in the torrent. In Liaodong to the north, the Later Jin repeatedly broke through the frontier, crossing the Great Wall to plunder at will. Mighty China could not muster a single general able to stand against them. The vast realm was on the verge of ruin, and the he 15kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
- 167 Riding Across the Great Ming 策马大明 The great river surges east, wave upon wave! For three hundred years, the blood of heroes has flowed without end! In early April of the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming, a new recruit arrived at the Eastern Camp of Qingzhou... He would give his life for his country and family, and never regret it, even if he had to die nine times over! 7.8kReads8.4Score45414d adds
- 168 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.8kReads8.6Score14714d adds
- 169 Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become a Bomb Maniac 穿越明末之炸弹狂人 A fugitive is cast into the hell of late Ming China. No golden finger, no System to guide him, transmigrating is the only advantage he has. When modern killing skills collide with a decaying age, he belongs to neither side, yet with the bombs in his hands, he will make the whole world remember who the true hunter is. 1kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 170 His Name Is Zhu Youtang 他叫朱佑樘 There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone writes about Hongwu, Yongle, Jiajing, and Chongzhen, but I insist on writing about Zhu Youcheng. A nearly perfect emperor, with one point deducted for dying young. Zhu Youcheng: Being crown prince is so hard. My mother died early, I didn't meet my father until I was six, and my position as heir is hanging by a thread. Noble Consort Wan: I am a good person. I've never hurt anyone. I'm not some wicked viper! Zhu Jianshen: I am a good emperor 122Reads—Score1014d adds
- 171 Reborn for a New Life, Tyrant Chongzhen Kills! Kills! Kills! 重活一世，暴君崇祯杀！杀！杀！ The seventh year of the Tianqi reign, eighth month. Zhu Youjian knelt before the imperial bed in the Qianqing Palace, his knees aching against the floor. He did the math in his head: seven years ago, on a late night working overtime, he had died suddenly at his computer. When he awoke, he had become Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xing. Seven years. For seven whole years, he had stayed in his manor, pretending to be ill, pretending to be a fool, pretending to be invisible. In secret, he had trained e 11kReads7.1Score1k14d adds
- 172 Year Eleven of Chongzhen: From the Start, I Save Lu Xiangsheng 崇祯十一年：开局先救卢象昇 Strong logic + rigorous historical research + partly feel-good + political scheming + war + late Ming + late Ming + saving the country + vying for supremacy + no transmigration No System and no transmigration. Relying solely on historical knowledge and an understanding of human nature, he will forge a different realm, one step at a time. When he awoke from a dream, Chongzhen discovered that he could see the historical verdict above every person's head. [Lu Xiangsheng] - Died fighting at Jiazhuan 153.9kReads8.6Score27.3k14d adds
- 173 Reforging the Realm: Diary of the Great Ming's Ying Emperor 重铸山河，大明瀛帝日记 The twenty-fifth year of the Wanli reign, the year of the Fire Rooster. That night, Consort Li Jing gave birth to the emperor’s seventh son. Ten days later, consumed by grief, she departed this world, her youth fading at the age of twenty-one. She was murdered, yet no one spoke up for her. On the night she died, someone cried out for her, but his voice was barely louder than a mosquito’s buzz. I am the newborn child whom Consort Li Jing never stopped thinking of as she lay dying, the one who cri 721Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 174 A Superpower at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末超级强国 I came, I saw, I conquered. What would a new-generation soldier do if he went back to the late Ming? “Still using matchlocks? Flintlocks? Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you kidding me? Bronze cannons? Muzzle-loaders? Are you kidding me? I’m a modern internet guy. Are you telling me I can’t even build a mortar? Who says we can’t make bullets? Who says we can’t cut rifling? Do me a favor and take a good look around a machine shop.” Li Yi stood in his vast arsenal. Li Yi fought his way out of the B 3.8kReads8.5Score26714d adds
- 175 Chronicles of the Yan Marches 大明燕行录 A modern soul accidentally falls into a parallel dynasty ruled by the Zhu family. He opens his eyes to find himself a helpless infant. Unable to bear the burden of vast amounts of knowledge, his memories fall dormant. Before he can figure out his situation, he and his maid are swept into a deadly chase and tumble into a freezing river! At death's door, they are rescued by a wealthy landowner in a remote county town. But when the maid wakes, she has lost her memory completely and believes he is h 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Fourth Uncle, Are You Going to Pacify the Rebellion in Feng Tian Too? 四叔，你也要奉天靖难？ In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the Eastern Palace falls into disarray, and the position of Crown Prince remains undecided. Zhu Yuntong, the legitimate grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, watches helplessly as his grandfather favors the refined and gentle Zhu Yunwen. He knows that, as a “hardheaded sort,” he has no chance of becoming heir. Rather than let himself be manipulated at court in Nanjing, he decides to request a fief in distant, remote Little Ryukyu. Claiming that he “wishes to d 144Reads—Score10414d adds
- 177 One Tael of Silver a Day for Everyone: Restoring the Ming in Yangzhou 每人每天一两银，我在扬州复大明 Territory and Population System + military affairs + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + decisive action + fast pace The sun and moon never lose their nature, so though obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers never lose their source, so though blocked, they flow once more. The people of Xia never lose their spirit, so though fallen, they rise again. In 1645, 100,000 Qing troops surround Yangzhou. Shi Kefa has burned five letters of surrender, and the people of the city are pre 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 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 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 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
- 180 Clouds of Smoke over the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐烟云 Wang Xun was a Chang’an playboy with no great ambitions, spending every day eating, drinking, and waiting to die. Then one wrong step turned him into a legendary figure for the ages. When the An Lushan Rebellion broke out, he joined Guo Ziyi’s eastern campaign to pacify the realm. He would witness the mighty Tang dynasty plunge from its peak into a rapid decline, its brilliant lights dimming in an instant. As the golden age of the Tang rose and fell, with countless difficult choices before him, 302Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 181 The Crown Prince Awakens 天子启明 Struck by lightning while camping, he transmigrates into the body of the Carpenter Emperor! He thought he’d be waking up with beauties in his arms and ruling the realm by day, but he’s exposed from the start! A tiny twist sets off a butterfly effect. What should Zhu Ziming do now? Should he sweep across the land and unite the realm, or do some woodworking and die by drowning? Life is hard, and being a transmigrator is even harder! 292Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 182 I, Wu Zetian, Was Reborn as Wei Zifu! 我武则天，竟然重生成了卫子夫 In the winter of the first year of the Shenlong era, eighty-two-year-old Wu Zetian died at Xianju Hall in Shangyang Palace, Luoyang. But when she opened her eyes, she had been reborn as Wei Zifu, Empress to Emperor Wu of the Western Han, and from the start found herself at the scene of Lady Gouyi giving birth. When the Emperor demanded that she look after Lady Gouyi, she shot back without hesitation: “Your Majesty, my phoenix seal governs rank and order, and the dignity of the imperial household 1.6kReads7.1Score10414d adds
- 183 My Medical Journey in Great Ming: I Cured Empress Ma From the Start 大明医途开局我治好了马皇后 Shen Ran, a top student with dual degrees in history and clinical medicine, opened his eyes to the smell of disinfectant in an autopsy room, only to find himself in a ruined temple in the fifteenth year of Hongwu. Covered in cobwebs and starving, he had become a poor scholar from a fallen family, dragged into this iron-fisted dynasty with its rigid household registers and rampant secret police, his body on the verge of death. The Hu Weiyong case had yet to fade, and the shadow of the Empty Seal 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 An Assassination in Xianyang 咸阳一刺 The tragedy of an individual's will standing against the tide of history; the heroism of doing what you know cannot be done; the Six Kingdoms fell because of their own failings, and because of the greater forces at play. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Late Ming: Lü Bu Battles Dorgon 明末：吕布大战多尔衮 In 1629, the Ming Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Famine stretches for miles across the lands within the passes, and bands of rebels rise everywhere. Beyond the passes, the Mongol tribes are in their twilight years. The Buryats, descended from the Jurchens who once relied on their ancestors, have turned traitor, repeatedly invading and slaughtering their way across the border. At this histor 174Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 186 Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原，谁的大明在燃烧 [Historical Setting] [No System] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Struggle for Supremacy] [A nation's fortunes at the bottleneck of civilization] [The budding of capitalism entangled with tradition] [Less court politics, more focus on ordinary people] History isn't about romance and beauty. It's where human nature collides. It's about surviving with no resignation, no surrender, and no regrets. In the Great Ming dynasty, wastrels, hypocrites, and selfish men held power. Nurgan, the Hetao r 14.7kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 187 Great Ming: I, Chongzhen, Will Never Hang Myself! 大明：朕，崇祯，绝不上吊！ [Reborn + hard-edged history + decisive and ruthless + naval hegemon + no System, but with memories of a past life] On Coal Hill, a strip of white silk brought an end to the Ming Dynasty's last shred of dignity. When Zhu Youjian opened his eyes again, he had returned to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. That year, he was still only the sixteen-year-old Prince of Xin. His imperial brother was gravely ill. Wei Zhongxian wielded power across the court, the eunuch faction controlled the government 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Saving Sun Chuanting: The Invincible War God 拯救孙传庭之无敌战神 After transmigrating to the late Ming dynasty, Wang Xiaowei, a Chinese special forces soldier, finds himself a starving foot soldier under Sun Chuanting's command, barely clinging to life. At this moment, a million of Li Zicheng's troops are massing beyond Tong Pass, while Emperor Chongzhen sends one order after another from the court, demanding that they fight. One year! There is only one year left until Sun Chuanting dies in battle and the Ming dynasty falls! [From the start, all I have is a s 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Great Ming: The First Emperor of Qin Lives in My Head! 大明：我的脑子里住了个秦始皇！ [Great Ming]+ [Princes]+ [Political Scheming]+ [Battle for Supremacy]+ [One Female Lead] Consort Yang gave birth to a son, the seventeenth prince. Born clutching a jade, he was greeted by purple light filling the city. Heavenly omens marked him as extraordinary from birth! The officials looked on in astonishment! The palace was in uproar! But... if the prince is extraordinary, where does that leave the Crown Prince? After all, Zhu Biao, history's greatest crown prince, is still alive! His virtue 337Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 190 Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor: I Won't Be the Ruler Who Loses His Empire 重生崇祯，不做亡国之君 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, with the noose hanging from a crooked tree, I have only six minutes left! I may not be an emperor who brought down his country, but my ministers are ministers who brought down theirs! May the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure, and may the Ming realm stand forever! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Ming Dynasty's General Manager 大明总经理 In my previous life, I was the CEO of a business empire. In this life, I’m at the helm of the Ming Group. The emperor is the chairman, and the realm is a corporation. You want to talk ancestral laws and regulations? I only care about performance and financial statements! You want to play court politics? I’m an expert in corporate warfare! This is a crushing, one-sided assault on a decaying dynasty using KPIs, audits, and mergers and acquisitions. Watch me rise from humble beginnings and become t 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Great Ming's First Female Marshal 大明第一女军侯 She was the peerless woman warrior of the Great Ming, riding a thousand miles along the road of loyal souls. Standing six feet one inch tall, she defeated the Qing armies and crushed the bandit rebels, earning great renown for her loyalty and courage to the Wei family and the state. She was the only woman in history to be honored with a separate biography as a celebrated general of a dynasty in the official histories. She humbled Dorgon and fought bloody battles against Hong Taiji. Her beauty wa 332Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Great Ming: Why Has the Crown Prince Rebelled! 大明：太子何故造反！ He transmigrates as Zhu Cilang, the last Crown Prince of the Great Ming. But he arrives in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. In March of that year, Li Zicheng will enter Beijing, the Chongzhen Emperor will hang himself, and Zhu Cilang, as Crown Prince, will be handed over to Li Zicheng by his own maternal grandfather before ultimately being executed. Unwilling to sit back and await his fate, Zhu Cilang turns to a scorched-earth approach and sets out to restore the Great Ming. He upend 2.9kReads8.5Score20214d adds
- 194 The Empress Begs: The Poor Scholar Builds a Thunder Cannon 女帝跪请：寒门首辅造雷神炮 "Technology Saves the Nation" "The Mad Empress" "Dark Lolita" "The Humble Scholar Who Became Prime Minister" As her mother clutched the military token of Suolong Pass and breathed her last, Shen Mo burned the Four Books and Five Classics to ash. The so-called upright scholars accuse him of throwing in his lot with Western sorcery? Then let microscopes expose the plague, and granular gunpowder blast the officials' hats right off! Until, on a stormy night... The armored empress dropped to one —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Reversal That Began at Prince Fu's Mansion in the Late Ming 明末从福王府开始的逆袭 After transmigrating to the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihua became the most unfortunate eldest grandson of the Prince of Fu in history. His grandfather was a notorious miser, his father did nothing but listen to music, and his two uncles were waiting eagerly for him to fall out of favor. Worse still, he remembered history: ten years later, Li Zicheng would capture Luoyang, and the whole family would become part of a “Fu-Lu Feast.” Rather than wait to die... So eleven-year-old Zhu Cihua start 958Reads6.0Score10014d adds
- 196 Reviving Great Ming, Starting from Childhood 中兴大明，从娃娃开始 [Ming dynasty + no System + reform + political scheming + struggle for supremacy] Zhu Yijun, a descendant of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang and a teacher sent to the borderlands, transmigrates back to the Longqing era after an accident and takes over the body of the future Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Though his body is only nine years old, it houses the soul of an adult. And he arrives on the eve of Zhang Juzheng's sweeping reforms. See how Zhu Yijun takes on powerful ministers, purges corrupt eunuchs 1.3kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 197 Ming Prince: I’ll Found a Nation Overseas 大明藩王：我要海外建国 He transmigrates into Zhu Yiliu, Prince Lu during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Dowager Li has just rebuked the Wanli Emperor and demanded that Prince Lu be made the new ruler. Zhu Yiliu falls from his horse and lapses into a coma. After waking, he can't shake the feeling that the Wanli Emperor wants him dead, so he plans to build a ship and take a group of people to hide in the Nanyang, putting some distance between himself and the Manchu barbarians, who will arrive before long. Bu 1.4kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 198 Hongwu Era: I Became the Ming Dynasty's Top Official Through Forensic Examinations 洪武年，我靠验尸成了大明第一官 [The rating is here!!] [Hardcore forensic medicine + Ming dynasty under the Hongwu Emperor + mystery and crime-solving + steady rise to power + a clash of eras] In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, the Guo Huan corruption case rocked the court, and countless heads rolled. Shen Yan, a top modern forensic examiner, opened his eyes to find himself a condemned petty official awaiting execution. He was about to be taken to the Meridian Gate to be skinned alive! Faced with certain death, Shen Yan wield 349Reads5.9Score10614d adds
- 199 The Great Ming's Illegitimate Son 大明私生子 “I had a very long dream. In it, I transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty.” “The Ming Dynasty? The Hongwu era? That sounds interesting. What did you do?” “I don't know. I remember doing a lot, but I can't recall any of it.” “Then aren't you just making things up? You can't remember a single thing?” “Not quite. I remember a few fragments, but they're scattered.” “Then did you rebel, or fight alongside Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the realm?” “Neither. But I met a lot of famous people fro 12.9kReads8.8Score68614d adds
- 200 Ming Dynasty: Kill the Enemy to Restore the Ming, Defending Jiangyin from the Start 大明，杀敌复明，开局死守江阴 [Late Ming] + [Slay the Enemy] + [Restore the Ming] In the summer of 1645, the Hongguang regime fell, and the Southern Ming teetered on the brink of collapse. Zhou Qian, a history student, transmigrated into the body of the fugitive prince Zhu Cixuan. The isolated city of Jiangyin was trapped in a desperate situation. An eighty-one-day battle to the death was about to begin. In this desperate hour, he awakened the [Ten Thousand Horses Trample the Barbarians] System. Slay enemies to obtain elite 5.7kReads7.3Score50414d adds
