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- 101 Great Ming: With Generals by the Thousands, How Dare the Qing Invade the South? 大明：猛将如云，清军竟敢南下？ He graduated from the fifth class of the Whampoa Military Academy and died in battle in Nanjing. His soul transmigrated into the legitimate son of the Chongzhen Emperor, Prince Ding, Zhu Cijiong. Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, Li Zicheng was defeated at Shanhai Pass, and the Manchus entered the Central Plains! The world was in turmoil, and the Ming dynasty stood on the brink of collapse. The common people suffered terribly, and the Han people were slaughtered. When a dynasty falls, it 1.5kReads7.5Score11614d adds
- 102 Late Ming: I Asked You to Govern the Country, So Why Did You Take the Throne? 明末：让你监国，你怎么登基了 [Historical + Wish-Fulfillment + No System + Late Ming] Two years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen suffers a stroke and becomes paralyzed. Zhu Cilang, the crown prince and a transmigrator, is hastily pushed into the spotlight. A few months later, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realizes that his empire has become unrecognizable. “Why is the treasury so full? Why are all the ministers behaving themselves?” “Where have all the rebels gone?” “Why are you, my loyal ministers, demanding that 433Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 103 Great Ming: Xuanzong Revived, Bloodbath at the Hall of Fengtian from the Start 大明：宣宗复活，开局血洗奉天殿 In the autumn of 1449, the Ming army suffered a crushing defeat at Tumu Fortress, and the emperor was captured. The news even reached the Ming emperors who had ascended to Heaven. Zhu Yuanzhang was so furious his eyes nearly split open. “Have Zhu Qizhen sliced to pieces! Slice him up!!!” Zhu Di said, “Bring Zhu Zhanji here! Let him see what his good-for-nothing son has done!!!” Just then, Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao came riding on clouds, saying they could send Zhu Zhanji down to the mortal real 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Hundred-Household Officer’s Quest for Imperial Power in the Late Ming 百户闯明末帝业征程 Lin Fanyu transmigrates and, good news, becomes a low-ranking officer in the Shandong Regional Military Commission of the Great Ming. The bad news is that he’s back in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign. He plans to simply survive, brew liquor, build waterworks, make soap... but soon discovers that events are slipping out of his control, step by step. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Great Ming: My Brother Entrusted Me with His Heir, and I Changed My Fate at the End of the Dynasty 大明朝：皇兄托孤，我在明末改命 [Explosive Transmigration! Inheriting a Ming Dynasty on the Brink of Collapse from the Start] When a modern soul transmigrates into the Chongzhen Emperor, he has barely accepted his elder brother's dying charge to "rule like Yao and Shun" when he faces a triple death trap: Wei Zhongxian colluding with the enemy and plotting regicide, Later Jin's cavalry at the gates, and starving peasants in northern Shaanxi rising in revolt! Watch me use imperial statecraft to balance the Donglin faction and th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Great Ming: I'm a Construction Worker, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Rule the World? 大明：老子农民工非逼老子掌天下 In the spring of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, I became the most miserable transmigrator in the Ming dynasty. I opened my eyes to find my wife conspiring with someone to set me on fire. As the flames rose, the Construction Worker System activated. Starting out as an ordinary laborer in Chencang City, I showed the Ming dynasty what the “art of infrastructure mania” could do. I built Little Red Tower in ten days. My seepage irrigation system saved countless lives and made the Little I 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 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
- 108 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
- 109 Great Ming: Five Dragons at Court 大明：五龙同朝 A harrowing transmigration, a desperate fight to survive! [Early Ming Dynasty] + [Five Dragons Reign at Once] Tang Yun, an ICU programmer, dies suddenly after working through the night. When he opens his eyes, he's lying in a thatched hut even shabbier than an ICU. His home is bare, he's starving and freezing, and all he has is a packet of mysterious tobacco seeds. Hell mode from the start? He turns his fate around with a water purifier and mugwort soup. Then he rescues an amnesiac wife who turn 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Chongzhen: The Ming Dynasty Will Set the World Order 崇祯：世界秩序大明来定 [No System, no harem, meticulous historical research, hard-core technical details, solo transmigration to the late Ming dynasty.] After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, the fate awaiting him is no longer death on Coal Hill. Instead, he will forge a new realm from steel and smokeless gunpowder. The Westerners’ mighty ships and cannons? Against breech-loading guns with a range of ten li, capable of piercing armor and shattering ships, they are nothing but rotten wood waiting 3.7kReads7.9Score26314d adds
- 111 Shining Across the Globe: The Imperial Legend of Zhu Youxiao 明耀全球：朱由校的帝国传奇 “I am the Son of Heaven. It is only right that I lay the unshakable foundations of the Ming for all eternity!” Zhu Youxiao stood in the great hall of the Forbidden City, his gaze steadfast and profound. The Ming dynasty, an empire on which the sun would never set, was rising. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Great Ming! The Imperial Clan's Grandson Battles for the Throne 大明！皇明嫡孙争霸天下 Transmigrating to the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I become the Ming dynasty’s most unfortunate legitimate grandson: Zhu Yuntong. My birth mother died young, my eldest brother was murdered, Lady Lu is watching me like a hawk, and the palace maids and eunuchs dare to poison me to my face. The original owner was weak and ready to die, but now I’m here! Armed with an Emperor’s Contest System, I overturn the plot to poison me in the Eastern Palace from the start! Others rely on patience to win the succ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Ancestral Dragon Comes to the Ming Dynasty 祖龙临明 The Core Personality of Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng: Grand ambition and absolute control: He was the ultimate practitioner of China's ideal of unification, with a vision that reached beyond his era. He could not tolerate division or weakness, seeking absolute order through “one written script and uniform axle widths.” Suspicious, harsh, and quick to kill: Having grown up amid court intrigue in the state of Zhao, he had an extreme lack of personal security. He had zero tolerance for betrayal and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Great Ming Crown Prince Reborn: A Battle for Power 大明太孙重生之权谋天下 Special forces soldier Lin Yi transmigrates into the body of Zhu Xiongying, the Ming dynasty’s eldest legitimate grandson. With the Dragon Soul Cauldron at his side, he can see into people’s hearts at a glance. He only wants to keep a low profile and stay alive, but his imperial grandfather is nearing the end of his life, and undercurrents are stirring in the court. Zhu Xiongying quietly pulls out penicillin, flintlock rifles, a world map… Zhu Yuanzhang slams the table on the spot. “Why wait to 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Chongzhen, Father, Call Me Your Majesty: An Emperor for the Ages 崇祯，父皇请叫我陛下：千古一帝 I'm the Fourth Prince, Zhu Cizhao? And it's still the fifteenth year of Chongzhen... “Li Zicheng, I don't care if you take the south, but if you cross Kaifeng, don't blame me for making sure your own family won't know where you are!” I'm out here fighting for my life, while you, Zhu Youjian, and your court officials keep wavering and scheming against one another. Then don't blame me for marching into the palace in armor and forcing your hand with tens of thousands of refugees outside the capital 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 From Knight to Great Ming 从骑士到大明 Liang Yewen transmigrates. Not to ancient China, but to sixteenth-century Spain. He saves a princess from her pursuers, helps her put down a rebellion, then sails across the ocean with her fleet and returns to the Ming. He thinks the story ends there. He’ll serve as a young prince’s tutor, teach him a few things, and live out his days in peace. Until one day, he realizes he was wrong. The nomads in the north have suddenly learned to fire volleys of muskets. The Japanese pirates in the east a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 Late Ming: Who Says Only the Eight Banners Can Enter the Pass? 明末：谁说入关的只能是八旗 “Great Commander, we can’t hesitate any longer! We can no longer suppress the rebel army inside the pass. We have to enter the pass now!” Li Chenghuan looked at the officers in the room, slowly rose to his feet, and nodded with satisfaction. “Those bandits inside the pass don’t fear the might of our heavenly troops. We must strike hard! Abatai, your forces will lead the charge. Rest assured, history will faithfully record our loyalty!” One day, the headline on the front page of a Liaoyang newspa 127Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 120 The Mighty Great Ming 巍巍大明 The sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure. Farewell, everyone... I am the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all is Han land... At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the political situation is unstable and refugees are everywhere. The glorious Ming faces peasant uprisings within and the Manchu invaders at its borders. The court is filled with officials who do nothing to earn their positions, and the great edifice is on the verge of collapse. The dark three centuries 123Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 121 Getting By in the Late Ming Dynasty 我在明末混日子 Ancient history + late Ming + real historical figures + an underdog's rise + a struggle for supremacy Who says history can't be changed? Then I'll just have to give it a try. Even if everything ends up completely different, I won't let the sorrow of future generations come to pass again. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Transmigrating to the End of the Ming Dynasty, I Help the Ancestor Conquer the World 穿越明末，带老祖称霸世界 [Transmigration + no harem + technology + expanding territory + ushering in the Ming Dynasty's Age of Exploration] What? That boy is my ancestor? Oh! So I arrived too early in the timeline! No matter. Let's see how I can use modern knowledge to reform the military, develop the economy, deal with natural disasters, and draw on my knowledge of future history to maneuver through diplomacy, helping my ancestor conquer the world and rewrite history. Time travel, alternate history, industrial developm 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Great Upheaval of the Late Ming 明末大洗牌 [Transmigration + merchant between worlds + multiple heroines + conquest + unification] Transmigrating without starting a rebellion means ending up with a short, plain, and chubby wife. Bury the heavens, bury the earth, bury all living beings. Break the rules and start everything over. Chongzhen: “This man is the undertaker of my Great Ming.” Dorgon: “The traitor Yang is invincible.” The people: “He is the savior of all the people.” 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 124 Transmigrated to the Late Ming to Destroy the Treacherous Qing 穿越明末灭苟清 [Transmigration + Late Ming Dynasty + Rise to Power + Strategy + Destroying the Qing + System] Transmigrating into the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty, history PhD Li Rui rises from a small frontier post to contend for the Central Plains, destroy the treacherous Qing, and rebuild China. 405Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 My Father Is Zheng He, and His Ming Fleet Crushes the World 家父郑和，率大明舰队碾压全球 During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty. A sudden misfortune befalls a young fisherman from a village, and he accidentally swallows a dragon pearl, gaining extraordinary powers. By a twist of fate, he becomes Zheng He’s disciple and adopted son, receiving the name Zheng Qian. On the emperor’s orders, Zheng He sets sail for the Western Ocean with the great treasure fleet of the Ming, seeking traces of Jianwen. The grand voyages to the Western Ocean officially begin. Wherever the Ming fleet sail —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn at the End of the Ming Dynasty: First, Save the Nine Thousand Years 重生明末，开局先救九千岁 After transmigrating as the Chongzhen Emperor, he saves the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old from the start. Seizing the wealth is better than seizing the family. The eunuch faction is the emperor's faction. Government orders don't reach beyond the imperial city? No problem, I'll replace the officials! The Ministry of Revenue can't raise money? No problem, I'll replace them! The Beijing garrison can't fight? No problem, I'll replace them! ...No problem, I'll replace them! Starting with the people in power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 I, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming: Both Debonair and Domineering 朕！大明暴君崇祯，既风流也霸道 Ming dynasty + political intrigue + passionate action + ruthless killing + struggle for supremacy + romance + no System. “Chongzhen, off you go. I'll take care of your wife, children, and sisters-in-law. I'll quell the internal rebellion and crush our foreign enemies. I will make the Ming dynasty stand tall atop the world...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 I Use HR to Save the Ming Dynasty in Its Final Years 我用HR在明末挽天倾 I transmigrated to the end of the Ming dynasty and became Chongzhen's HR mentor. Facing an emperor about to hang himself on Coal Hill, a kingdom ravaged by famine, and the rising Li Zicheng, my weapon isn't gunpowder or a System. It's a complete set of modern human resource management practices. From saving a man who has been beaten with the imperial staff through “matching people to positions,” to reshaping the Embroidered Uniform Guard with “performance reviews,” mapping out Liaodong with “str 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 A Dream Crossing into the Ming Dynasty 梦渡大明 [Pure soul transmigration, Hongwu era, farming story, no System, not an effortless power fantasy] After dying, a modern young man named Lin Yeyu became a wandering spirit and discovered that he could enter other people's dreams. Before Zhu Biao died, he asked Lin Yeyu to help the people of the Ming Dynasty live better lives. So Lin entered Zhu Yuanzhang's dream and gave him an advance glimpse of the Ming Dynasty's future. The two joined forces to enact reforms, from the cabinet and feudal prince 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Stealing the Light: My Life as a Live-In Son-in-Law 窃明：我的赘婿生涯 After transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Lin Mo became a lowly live-in son-in-law in the British Duke’s household. All he wanted was to survive the chaos. But when he witnessed firsthand [insert a specific scene, such as the streets of the capital strewn with starving corpses or rampant corruption among officials], he realized that this land didn’t need someone to patch things up. It needed a gravedigger! So he used the [Microscope] to unite the people, [Basic Steelmaking] to arm his army, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Transmigrating to the Late Ming as a Military Household Member, Starting by Raiding the Queue-Wearing Soldiers 穿越明末成军户，从抢辫子兵开始 [Late Ming Dynasty + No System + Farming + Hegemony + War] In the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, natural and man-made disasters beset the Great Ming Dynasty, a realm founded nearly three hundred years ago, now teetering on the brink of collapse. The man standing before you now: He rose from humble beginnings, bringing his whole family with him, and took on the Great Ming, crushed the Later Jin, and rode across the grasslands. He led the people of Liaodong in slaughtering the Eight Banners l 264Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 132 The Iron-Blooded Tianqi Emperor: The Ming Dynasty Will Never Fall 铁血天启帝：大明江山永不落 After transmigrating into Zhu Youxiao, the bloodshed at Sarhu had barely dried. The Donglin faction wagged their tongues, the Wanli Emperor was on his deathbed, and the Taichang Emperor was lost in sensual pleasures. The Great Ming stood on the brink of ruin. Execute corrupt officials, end factional strife, pacify the Jianzhou Jurchens, lift the maritime bans, and crush all opposition. He used Wei Zhongxian to confiscate eighteen million taels and put them toward military expenses. The eunuch fa 1.6kReads7.4Score10114d adds
- 133 Great Ming: Rising to Power by Shocking the Chongzhen Emperor 大明:从震惊崇祯开始崛起 The ancestors of the Han people prepared the conditions for their descendants to soar. The Ming Dynasty, also known as the Resolute Ming, should have led the Han people to shine on the world stage. But fate had other plans. Years of natural and man-made disasters, along with the watchful eyes of foreign enemies, caused this fierce dynasty to eventually vanish into history. The Manchus brazenly occupied the Han people’s homeland, but they had no desire to help it flourish. They wanted only slaves 1.2kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 134 Great Ming: Cultivating Through Sign-In, Bullying Old Zhu from the Start 大明：签到修仙，开局欺负老朱 Bad news: I transmigrate into Zhu Yuntong, only to have Consort Lu pour cold water on me right from the start. Good news: I bind to the Myriad Heavens Sign-In Cultivation System. Wait, the System gave me three Resurrection Pills? Then my father, Zhu Biao: revived! My grandmother, Empress Ma: summoned! My big brother, Zhu Xiongying: brought back! My birth mother, Consort Chang: all of them, come back to me! And so, the entire atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty changes overnight. Consort Lu wants to f 10.8kReads—Score59214d adds
- 135 From Banner Commander to Emperor 从总旗到帝王 No System! No golden finger! No outrageous technology! He relies entirely on his own abilities to ride the currents of history, surviving one crisis after another. In the late Ming, where people preyed on one another, he rises step by step from an orphan to a garrison captain, then a company commander, battalion commander, and military commander... Crush the peasant rebellions! Conquer the northwestern frontier! Destroy the Tartars! Recover the Western Regions! Unite the realm and establish a ne 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Great Ming 1644 大明1644 At the end of the Ming dynasty, natural disasters sweep the land and man-made calamities never cease. The Ming is beset by troubles at home and abroad, and the rebel king Li Zicheng cries out, “Alas, Ming dynasty, your fate has run its course!” Li Zicheng’s forces reach the city walls, with a vast army at the gates. Dorgon lays siege to Shanhai Pass, his forces bearing down with terrifying momentum. Will the Ming meet the same end as the history books say: the emperor hangs himself, and all the 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Sage Emperor Zhengde: My Great Ming National Fate System 正德圣主：我的大明国运系统 The embers of the Hongzhi Restoration have yet to die out, but the Ming dynasty is already beset by internal and external troubles: land concentration is undermining the foundations of the state, the military garrisons are in disrepair and border threats persist, civil officials are growing ever more arrogant as imperial authority slips away, and the century-old dynasty is on the verge of collapse. A modern scholar of Ming history transmigrates into the body of the young emperor Zhu Houzhao and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 I Build a Modern City in Great Qian! 我在大乾，建立一座现代城市！ After transmigrating to the Great Qian Dynasty, Zheng Guangzong is lucky enough to become a carefree young master! His family owns vast fields, he has endless silver and gold to spend, and maids are always on hand to look after him. But Zheng Guangzong has no intention of lying flat, so he sets out to do a few things. He never imagines that his deeds will shake the entire court. The leading scholar wants to become sworn brothers with him, the princess refuses to marry anyone but him, and the emp 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Back in Great Ming as a Prince 回到大明做皇子 My name is Zhu Ming. I’m a modern man. A history student in the Chinese Department at a top university. Also a member of Bilibili’s Transmigrator Alliance, with a passion for traditional manufacturing and research. But now everything is different. I’m in the Yongle era. And I’m the fourth son of the Yongle Emperor, the founding emperor Chengzu. I’m panicking. I might never get back. When I joined the Transmigrator Alliance, nobody said the perks would be like this! Well, I’m here now. I should a 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 In the Ming Dynasty, I Hide Mountains and Rivers in a Land of Decay 人在大明：我在秽土里藏山河 [Everyone mocks me for hoarding filth, never guessing I am hoarding the realm itself] Transmigrated into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's Grand Secretary, Zhang Yi happily becomes the greatest wastrel in the realm. He collects “obscene novelties and ingenious inventions,” hangs around pleasure houses, and spends fortunes on beautiful women, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. Only when factional strife tears the court apart, eunuchs bring the nation to ruin, and foreign cavalry 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Livestreaming Back to the End of the Ming, Starting by Saving Chongzhen 直播回到明末，从救下崇祯开始 The year is 1644. Li Zicheng has already captured Beijing. Despairing, Chongzhen makes his way to a crooked tree, intending to hang himself. Just then, Wang Kun transmigrates into the body of Zhu Yuanzhang, bringing along a livestream System, and takes Chongzhen to Yingtian. He massacres the Donglin faction and easily crushes both Li Zicheng and the Qing army. Wang Kun's livestream chat explodes. It turns out that turning the Ming dynasty around is this easy! Transmigration, livestreaming, and p —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Ming Restoration: I Am No Chongzhen, I Am the Regent 明祚：朕不是崇祯，朕是摄政王 Transmigrated into the late Ming dynasty as a brocade-clad guard, I find the Tianqi Emperor dead, the Chongzhen Emperor on the brink of death, and the eunuch Wei running rampant. I won't be a loyal subject or cannon fodder. I'll be the regent! Save the new emperor, take command of the brocade-clad guards, wipe out the eunuch faction, train a new army, build firearms, and save the empire from collapse! In this Ming dynasty, the emperor may not have the final say, but I do! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Great Ming: I Am the Prince of Han's Heir 大明：我是汉王世子 [Alternate History + Ming Dynasty + Transmigration + Political Intrigue + One Heroine] In the eighth year of the Yongle reign, I transmigrated into this world, where my name was Zhu Zhanhe. I was the grandson of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and the heir of the Prince of Han, Zhu Gaoxu. I had planned to live quietly, but little by little, I came to understand what the blood running through my veins meant. I am a son of the Zhu family of the Great Ming, and behind me stand the people of the Great M —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 From the Start, I Transmigrate into the Chongzhen Emperor and Save the Ming Dynasty 开局穿越成崇祯为大明续命 In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming Dynasty had fallen into dire straits. A severe drought in Shaanxi sparked peasant uprisings, with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong beginning to make their mark. In Liaodong, the Later Jin, now under the rule of Hong Taiji, watched like a predator and had repeatedly crossed the passes to raid the region. At court, the Donglin faction held sway, factional strife continued unabated, officials were corrupt, and administration was inefficient. The mili 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Ming Dynasty! I Carved Out a State for Myself from the Start! 大明！开局割据一个州！ The Great Ming! I am the Jiajing Emperor! Within, I will root out corruption, enrich the nation, and strengthen the army! Without, I will crush the northern raiders and southern pirates! I will reclaim the Western Regions and conquer the Southern Seas! I will conquer Europe and land in the Americas! All beneath heaven is the emperor's domain! All who dwell within its borders are the emperor's subjects! 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 146 Return to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor 回到大明当皇帝 [Feel-Good Story] [System] [Overwhelming Dominance] Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, he leads civil officials and military commanders like Qin Liangyu, Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo, Yan Yingyuan, Xia Wanchun, and Song Yingxing to build warships and great cannons, and train elite troops and a powerful navy. They sweep all before them. Qin Liangyu: Her White-Pole Soldiers are invincible beneath heaven. Li Dingguo: His iron cavalry strikes and vanishes like the wind. Xia Wanchun: The Ming navy ru 116Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 147 Building Guns and Cannons in Ming China 我在大明造枪炮 In the autumn of the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, the Battle of Sarhu was about to begin. At a garrison in Beizhili, craftsman Chen Daniu offended his superior and was ordered to repair a discarded Song dynasty triple-bow siege crossbow within a month. If he failed, his entire family would be exiled. No one thought he could do it. Then the giant crossbow thundered to life, shattering a target eight hundred paces away. A soul from more than four hundred years in the future, carrying a 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Chongzhen Emperor's Son-in-Law: I Bring the Industrial Revolution to Save the Ming 崇祯驸马：我带工业革命救大明 Shen Yanqiu, a 21st-century aircraft carrier engineer, transmigrates after an explosion caused by a core component failure during tests on a modern aircraft carrier, becoming Shen Yanqiu, the son-in-law of the Chongzhen Emperor in the Ming dynasty. The original owner opposed Yuan Chonghuan's policy of diverting Liaodong military funds to the Ningyuan-Jinzhou defensive line, so eunuch faction leader Cao Huachun framed him for “colluding with the enemy.” He was thrown into the imperial prison and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Ming Emperor's Brother-in-Law: From Martial Champion to Guardian Martial Duke 大明国舅：从武状元到镇国武穆 He opens his eyes to find himself a young relative of the imperial family in the Jiajing era, born into wealth and blessed with a towering, powerfully built frame that could rival Xu Chu's. A life of luxury has not made him soft. He clenches his fists and vows that his martial arts will serve not to win favor, but to protect his family and his country. At court, officials refine elixirs in Taoist robes. At the border, the Tatars threaten the passes. The court is full of men who do nothing but b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Zhu Xiongying of the Great Ming Joins Old Zhu to Slay Corrupt Officials Across the Dynasties 大明朱雄英带着老朱斩杀历朝贪官 Everyone, go read that book, [Great Ming: The Resurrection Game Where God Toys with the Mortal Realm]. Its protagonists are Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yuntong too. The Great Ming's ruthless Zhu Xiongying is reborn. He poisons Empress Lu with paraquat, saves Zhu Biao and Empress Ma, and beats Zhu Yunwen on a daily basis. He transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di to kill Empress Dowager Cixi and Heshen, then transmigrates to the Song dynasty to save Yue Fei, among other things. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
