Novels like King Ming, Warden of Hell: All My Underlings Are Rebels
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- 1 Plants of Fenyu and Yu: A Novella 枌榆草木长【中篇】 Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river. Even the most exceptional among them struggle to take a single step forward. The Six Kingdoms wage war and scheme against one another, yet in the end, ants cross the daylit sky without ever knowing the depths of the blue sea. [This is the middle volume of The Flourishing Fenyu Woods. The Flourishing Fenyu Woods has been signed for print publication and its animated comic of the same name is now available.] [Multiple protagonists + Multiple female 1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 2 Global Cataclysm: Only China's Heroic Spirits Can Hold Back the World 全球灾变：唯我华夏英灵镇世间 In 2035, spiritual qi revival begins and otherworldly beings invade. Western divine chosen rise to power, Japanese spirits awaken, while Chinese civilization remains dormant and becomes prey. In a blood-soaked school, history student Lu Chen awakens the Civilization Guardian System. A dark bamboo scroll unfurls, Huo Qubing’s cavalry tramples the shadow monsters, and volleys of arrows from Qin’s elite soldiers tear through the long night. He commands the river of civilization, teaches his compatr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty: From Special Forces Soldier to Minister of War 穿越大明，从特种兵到兵部尚书 A satisfying System-powered story, with a golden finger that never drags, supporting characters who aren't just props, and villains who can think. There's a couple, no angst, and no breaking them up. Some dialogue has a modern feel, so readers seeking “absolute historical authenticity” may wince. Special forces soldier Shen Xiaoliu transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty to investigate the murder of a censor, only to accidentally uncover a shocking plot against the emperor. Being a good guy leaves hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Han Dynasty's Greatest Strategist: My Lord Is Lu Bu 汉末第一谋主：我的主公是吕布 Lü Bu, courtesy name Fengxian, was from Wuyuan Commandery. His skill with bow and horse was unmatched, earning him the title “Flying General.” But his stubborn pride led to his execution at White Gate Tower, leaving behind a thousand years of regret. Rong Zhanglong, a modern-day diehard Lü Bu fan, opens his eyes to find that he has transmigrated to the third year of Jian'an, becoming a clerk in Lü Bu's army, trapped in Xiapi. Outside the city, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's encampments form an iron ring. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Great Historical Brawl 全史大乱斗 When history falls into chaos, a branch in the timeline appears in the early Eastern Zhou. How will a nobody of a student face the great rulers who once dominated history? Will he fight with all his might or amount to nothing? Watch Emperor Wen of Sui battle Qin Shi Huang, Li Shimin and Genghis Khan test their fists against each other, Zhu Yuanzhang take on Xiang Yu, and Nurhaci face Zhao Kuangyin in a showdown. 46Reads5.5Score714d adds
- 6 Transmigration: Helping a Herd Boy Become Emperor 穿越：辅佐放牛娃成帝 [Political intrigue + no harem + growing protagonist + no System + war] On the eve of the mid-second century, the Xia Zong Dynasty is about to enter a period of decline. The transmigrator Gongsun Che unexpectedly meets a young cowherd. Penniless, yet harboring great ambitions? What Gongsun Che never expected was that he wasn't acting in a play at all: he had truly transmigrated. Now that he's sworn brotherhood with the cowherd, he might as well make a name for himself! He'll build a whole new em —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Summoning in Another World: Unrivaled Conquest 异界召唤之无双争霸 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Conquer the Six Directions, Rule the Eight Wastes 破六合，统八荒 With the work of one lifetime, bring peace to all generations. For peace that would last ten thousand generations, what did it matter if I defied Heaven? Qi Ge stared at the battlefield, strewn with corpses. Amid the ruined walls and rubble, he tightened his grip on his bloodstained sword and silently swore to himself that he would bring this age of chaos to an end. Note: This is my first time writing. If you find any mistakes or anything inappropriate, please point them out, and bear with me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Terrors on Ghost Festival Night: A Ghost Child Seeks Justice and Unmasks the Mystery 中元夜惊魂之鬼童伸冤，揭开谜案 A chilling ghost story on the Ghost Festival night: a child spirit seeks justice, unmasking a mysterious case. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Territorial War 1: A Dynasty's Ambition 圈地战争1：王朝霸业 [History + China + summoning + conquest + rising power] Su Yu was an ordinary man, but he unexpectedly got caught up in a thrilling war. At the brink of life and death, he awakened the bloodline of a spirit summoner. Bai Qi of the Great Qin, Xu Da of the Great Ming, Wei Qing of the Western Han, Yue Fei of the Southern Song… Peerless generals from dynasties across the ages arrive across time and space at the summons of spirit masters. Powers from different dynasties clash fiercely in this chaotic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Three Kingdoms Summons: Uniting the Land of China 三国召唤之神州一统 Yun Feiyu, from the modern era, transmigrates by accident to the late Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, where he becomes the commandant of Yanmen Pass. He also obtains a summoning System. With the System’s arrival, heroes from every era of Chinese history are summoned to this land: Yang Zaixing, who fought to the death at Xiaoshang River; Gao Chong, who speared the chariot; Yue Fei, the loyal patriot; Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan; and Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song dyna 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law? The Empress Names Me the Nation's Greatest Scholar 废柴姑爷？女帝封我国士无双 (Multiple heroines + historical power struggles + conquest + farming + live-in son-in-law) My wife treated me with contempt on our very wedding day, and everyone mocked me as a useless, spineless live-in son-in-law! A champion archer transmigrates into this world and becomes the Chen family's live-in son-in-law overnight. His wife in name is Chen Ruoyao, a female war goddess whose name strikes fear into the Japanese pirates. On the very day he transmigrates, Japanese pirates massacre a village. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Eunuch Faction Holds Power. Kneel Before Me! 阉党当道，尔等跪下 Lin An was an ordinary man from a later age. He died of lung cancer at the age of thirty-two. After meeting the King of the Underworld, he said, “I wish to be an emperor and enjoy the company of three palaces and six courtyards.” The King of the Underworld laughed and granted his wish. When he awoke, he was lying in a cleansing chamber. His manhood was already gone. An old eunuch hurried over to inspect him and said, “You haven’t been properly cleaned. We’ll have to cut again.” Lin An cried ou 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms: Summoning Heroes and Sages 穿越三国之英贤召来 Liu Dai, a young man from the modern era, accidentally transmigrates to the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes the son of Liu Hui, governor of Dai Commandery in Youzhou. It is one year before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Faced with the chaos soon to come, he awakens the Across-the-Ages Heroes Summoning System, and from the start summons Liu Bowen, the founding strategist of the Ming dynasty, as his military adviser. Drawing on his knowledge of the Three Kingdoms and the System's 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Dynasty of Heavenly Mandate 天命王朝 After transmigrating to ancient times, you’re so poor you can hear the coins rattling in your empty pockets, and you have a fiancée to support. What do you do? Liang Cheng says, “Don’t worry. I’ll make soap, open a distillery, refine salt... First, let’s achieve the modest goal of becoming the richest man in the land!” The realm is in chaos, barbarians invade from every direction, pirates raid the coasts, and the six kingdoms and three dukes vie for supremacy? Liang Cheng says, “Don’t worry. I’l 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Glory of Great Zhao 大召荣耀 [Alternate History + No Transmigration + No System + Slow Burn + Power Struggles + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] The tides of history ebb and flow. After two years of drought, the land is littered with the starving dead. The orphaned boy Xiang Xiaoman and his mysterious master, Xiang Jin, wander through a world in chaos. They save people from bandits’ blades and dig graves for those who starve in the disaster, struggling to find their way between good and evil. A bowl of porridge and a debt of 956Reads6.9Score12614d adds
- 17 The Most Esteemed Man in the World 万人之尚 Summon ten thousand historical figures by surname! The greatest transmigration story ever! An epic transmigration novel blending historical documents, romance, wuxia, poetry and literature, science, philosophy, and mythology. A decade in the making by a top-scoring language arts author. A million years in the future, humanity is forced to alter the course of history to survive. Three promising candidates are selected in the 21st century, including the protagonist, Fan En, and granted unprecedent 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Wind Rises in Maple City 风起枫城 The storms of war, reborn in another world, mecha warriors, unrivaled across the land, military strategy, a foreign continent, imperial campaigns, bloody battlefields, and tangled feuds and passions all come together in a sweeping tale of emperors. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Summoning Heroes into the World During the Jingnan Rebellion of the Great Ming 大明靖难之召唤群雄降世 In the thirty-first year of the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang dies and Zhu Yunwen takes the throne. A year later, Zhu Yunwen begins stripping the vassal princes of their power. The Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, raises an army in Beiping and rebels. A young man from the year 2050 transmigrates into Zhu Bai, the twelfth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He fakes his death to fool Zhu Yunwen, then takes three thousand troops to Xiliang and begins his rebellion. With the System, he can summon heroes an 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Transmigrate, but I Refuse to Be a Puppet Emperor 穿越，我坚决不做儿皇帝 [If you’re looking for a golden finger, superpowers, and a power fantasy, this book isn’t for you. It’s just here to have fun with the history of Later Jin in the Five Dynasties, to make you laugh, and to indulge the author’s imagination.] Shi Que transmigrates into Later Jin of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms as the eldest grandson of Shi Jingtang, the infamous “Son Emperor.” Without any superpowers, he must not only stop Shi Jingtang from seeking aid from the Khitans, but also defeat Li Co 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Conquest: A Super Clan from the Start! 争霸：开局超级世家！ Rally in the north against the great khans and kings of the grasslands, defend against foreign kings in the south, strike at rulers of past dynasties in the east, and campaign against heroes from every corner in the west! After transmigrating to another world, he finds himself on a continent torn by conflict. Gongsun Gu becomes the head of a minor family in a remote corner of an empire. With the empire on the verge of collapse, Gongsun Gu awakens a System and begins his struggle to rule the 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Commoner's Rise: I'll Cleave This Chaotic World in Two 布衣崛起：我要一刀劈开这乱世 Alternate history | Strife for supremacy | Factional rivalries | Power struggles | Intelligent characters | Decisive and ruthless | No System Shen Yan crawled out of a pile of corpses and stepped into this filthy age of chaos, where human lives were worth less than grass. Family and friendship? Trust or betrayal? Countless fates became intertwined beneath the dark refrain of this age, painting the world in shades of gloom. And so “If this world is dark and lawless, then I’ll cleave the night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Summoning Mighty Generals in the Chaotic Three Kingdoms 乱世三国之召唤猛将 The protagonist, a modern person carrying a summoning System, is reborn in the late Eastern Han dynasty, where warlords rise on all sides and the struggle for supremacy rages on. Follow our protagonist as he ends this era of chaos, step by step. 1.7kReads—Score11914d adds
- 24 Three Kingdoms: Transmigrate as Li Jue’s Son and Summon Famous Generals from History 三国：穿越李傕之子召唤全史名将 [Three Kingdoms] [Li Shimin template] [struggle for supremacy] [no brainless power-ups for other factions] [summoning System] [ensemble cast with standout moments] [major characters appear quickly] I woke up to find that I was the only son of a Han general of chariots and cavalry. Heaven must favor me. Wait, no, you’re saying the general is called Li Jue? Thinking about how his father throws the court into chaos and makes one disastrous decision after another, and how in just a few years Emperor 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 A Wildcard in the Three Kingdoms: The Ultimate Summoning 乱入三国之巅峰召唤 In the first year of Zhongping, the Han Dynasty is in decline. Liu Xiao arrives with memories of his past life and awakens the Chinese Apex Summoning System. He can summon Yuwen Chengdu, the second mightiest hero of the Sui and Tang dynasties, before Hulao Pass, and claim the Imperial Seal before anyone else amid the ruins of Luoyang. Zhao Yun, Yue Fei, Qin Qiong, Jia Xu, Liu Bowen... All the finest civil officials and military generals are within his grasp. Diao Chan, Cai Yan, Mu Guiying... The 767Reads6.2Score2614d adds
- 26 The Southern Song Rises: Transmigrating to Become a Warlord 南宋崛起，穿越当枭雄 Eight hundred years ago, at Yashan, people leapt into the sea, yet their iron resolve never wavered! Eight hundred years later, a son of the Lu clan returns to the Southern Song. How could he not stir up a storm! Volume One: They abducted me to work as a slave. I’ll turn the whole place upside down, or I’m no man! Volume Two: You want to raid the south? Let’s see how many Jin raiders I can kill! Volume Three: Better to divert the disaster eastward and let our nation grow stronger! A man of i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Transmigrating to the Southern Ming, I Aid the Yongli Emperor in Commanding the Lords 穿越南明，辅永历帝以令诸侯 [No System? No, I come with an entire online knowledge base + power plays + ensemble cast + ruthless action + warfare + last-minute comebacks] The good news: After traveling back in time, he becomes a Manchu Plain Blue Banner jiala commander, with two thousand cavalry at his command and a position of strategic importance. The bad news: The Yongli Emperor is trapped in a desperate situation, and the Great Ming has only one hour left before its fall! The Eight Banners cavalry surrounds them, trait 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Three Kingdoms: Cao Wei's Rebellious Son Battles the Heroes 三国：曹魏逆子乱斗群雄 [Political intrigue + mind games + struggle for the throne + strategy + no System + Three Kingdoms + all of history + conquest] Upon arriving in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, Cao Pi can barely contain his excitement. His future life as an emperor, drinking and making merry, plays through his mind day after day. But what he doesn't know is... His arrival has thrown all of history into chaos. The world beyond the Three Kingdoms is undergoing upheaval, as famous historical figures arrive one aft 5Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 29 The Legend of Yulin’s Heroes 玉林英雄传 He served in the military for more than a decade before leaving the service. Afterward, he led the same dull civil-servant life at the tax bureau, year after year. He thought he would simply see the people who raised him off, raise the people who depended on him to adulthood, and then let his life come to an end. But an unexpected turn of events changed his fate. Time and space shifted, and he transmigrated. He became Zhou Li, eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo in the Great You Dynasty. This imme —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn in Southern Tang: Protecting Empress Zhou 重生南唐：保护小周后 Li Yu is reborn on the wedding night of the Younger Zhou Empress. The pain of losing his kingdom and the hatred he bears for his beloved wife's humiliation in his past life are etched into his heart. This time, he hides his literary talent and transforms from the Emperor of Poetry into an iron-fisted ruler. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Summoning Across Worlds: A Gathering of Heroes 异世召唤：群英荟萃 [Characters from anywhere, including anime, manga, and film] Li Hua, an overworked office worker, transmigrates to another world and becomes the only son of a hereditary prince. He originally plans to live the carefree life of a prince, but then he realizes something is off. There's a tribal chieftain named Temujin on the steppe, a sect called the Taiping Way in the south, and a great general named Xiang Yu in the enemy kingdom. Did he stumble into a summon-and-conquer story? 12.7kReads8.1Score86814d adds
- 32 Conquer All of History: My City Can Upgrade Without Limits 全历史争霸：我的城池能无限升级 “This city will devour the civilizations of the myriad heavens, ” “And you and I are both players in the great current of history.” Jiang Liu transmigrated to the Continent of Ten Thousand Worlds and unexpectedly awakened the Cosmic City-State System. Devour and evolve: After conquering other cities, you can absorb their civilizational traits (for example, annexing a Mongol tribe unlocks +30% cavalry mobility). Combine military technologies: Fuse technologies from different eras (Zhuge Liang’s r 18Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 33 Liu Bei Reborn: Summoning the Rise of Han 刘备重生召唤兴汉 Liu Bei wakes to discover that the Five Barbarians have ravaged China! Fortunately, he has a System by his side, one that can summon history's destined ministers and generals. The First Emperor of Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, and generation after generation of outstanding heroes all gather in one age! The God of War, divine commanders, the Sage of Strategy, and the Sage of Wisdom clash again and again... An unprecedentedly vast age of chaos is about to 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Starting with Emperor Yang of Sui, Rulers from Every Dynasty Have Arrived 从隋炀帝开始，历代君王都来了 [Wild Historical Fantasy, Comedy] Zheng Ge goes tomb-raiding from the start, Zhu Yuanzhang builds firearms live, Cao Cao blows himself up from the start, the Ming dynasty’s God of War gets 200,000 troops wiped out, Wang Mang encounters the Son of the Plane once more, the story of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang in a father-son showdown, Liu Che takes his grandfather and father to fight the Xiongnu, Genghis Khan leads a northern campaign across the desert, Yang the Second rails at Yan 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Transmigrating Into a Chaotic Era: My Recruitment System 穿越乱世：我有征兵系统 After transmigrating to another world, Chu Yang finds himself in the body of a Imperial Guard lieutenant with the exact same name. He thinks he can coast through life on the strength of his new identity. Wait, how did the country fall? And why did I escape with the beautiful empress, only to become a refugee? I thought that was bad enough, but now the refugees have been swept up into a rebellion. This is really the end for me! Just then, a chime rings: the System has arrived, and it can even spa 1.6kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Great Ming: A Commoner, Appointed Governor by the Chongzhen Emperor 大明：一介白身，崇祯封我做总督 [System]+ [Conquest]+ [Farming]+ [Ensemble Cast] In the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the realm is in chaos and rebel bands are everywhere. Wang Xiuyuan arrives in famine-stricken Luzhou with the [Imperial Assistant] System! As long as he gathers people and raises their loyalty, he can buy modern supplies from the System Shop! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Name Isn’t Xie Shitou 我不叫谢石头 Programmer Xie Shi accidentally transmigrates to the Wei-Jin era and runs into the “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove”?! With only a little knowledge of history, how will he manage to handle things? His absurd transmigration adventure begins! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Scion’s Road to the Throne 纨绔子弟的登基路 An alternate-history novel with no System, no transmigration, and no golden finger. He was born into a distinguished family, yet his misdeeds were notorious, and his ill fame spread across the entire Qin state. He started fighting at three, flirted with the maids at home at five, rode off on horseback at ten and stayed away for half a month, then arrived in the Qin capital at fifteen and became the most popular patron at its brothels and gambling dens within a month. And he was also the one who 67Reads—Score214d adds
- 39 My Family Fell on Hard Times, but My Grandfather Is Chancellor in Dafeng 家道中落，我爷爷在大丰当丞相 [No System + Political Intrigue + Alternate History + Battlefields] When the throne changes hands, the officials change with it! The Xie family, far from the center of power, is hemmed in at every turn and running itself ragged. Its former glory is gone! “Grandfather, our family holds the hereditary title of Marquis of Pingjiang, and you’re the Left Chancellor with the rank of Grand Commandant!” “Doesn’t help. Our fief borders the emperor’s hunting grounds, and he’s annexed it…” “Uncle, you’re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Imperial Tutor's Prisoner 帝师囚 Shen Yan, tutor to the deposed crown prince, has spent three years in exile at the frontier. Shackled and waiting to die. On the night rebel forces breach the city, General Huo Changfeng holds a knife to his throat, intending to kill him as a sacrifice to rally the troops. Shen Yan looks up. “General, you misquoted ‘When Qin lost the deer’ in your proclamation. You've been in rebellion for three months and still haven't even spotted the deer.” Huo Changfeng lowers his blade. “You taught the cr 6Reads—Score14314d adds
- 41 From Orphan of the Rebellion to Ruler of All Under Heaven 我从举义遗孤到禅位天下 [A wholly fictional historical tale of rebellion and political intrigue! No golden finger, no transmigration, no fantasy! Purely a plot-driven power struggle and wish-fulfillment story!] In the Daye era, Chancellor Liu Weishi held the court in his grip, and the government was cruel and unjust! When officials drive the people to revolt, the people have no choice but to rise up! From the start, if you're going to do it, go big! Take the chancellor's son down first! Kill the chancellor's precious e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Chaotic Age: Starting by Joining Ma Chao’s Father 乱世，从投奔马超他爹开始 This is a late Eastern Han clan novel with a dark tone. If things don't go your way, kill. The plot will be revised as it goes, so please bear with any inconsistencies in later chapters. I'm already revising it chapter by chapter. Please be understanding. Dear readers, please leave lots of comments on the first few chapters. Your support keeps me going. I'm an author who grows along with the story. Once again, thank you all for your support. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Transmigrating to Ancient Times Isn't So Bad 穿越古代也挺好 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 511Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 44 Blood and Ink Stain the Rivers and Mountains 乌纱劫血墨山河 I will unfold a dark chronicle of officialdom, woven with political intrigue and blood and tears. From petty clerks to emperors and ministers, it brings together the many faces of humanity. Through historical snapshots of land redistribution, illicit salt and corruption in grain transport, clerks extorting the people, officials colluding with gentry, human sacrifice, forged documents, arms smuggling, craftsmen exploited, lives treated as worthless, treason and selling out the country, imperial e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Summoning the Three Kingdoms: Restoring the Land 召唤三国之收拾山河 The moment I opened my eyes, I had become the only imperial prince at the end of the Han Dynasty. The Spear God Tong Yuan was my master, and Zhao Zilong of Changshan was my junior fellow disciple! I thought I had the perfect start, but the [Conquest System] I was bound to was full of traps at every turn! “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on recruiting Zhao Yun. You are rewarded with the peerless warrior [Li Yuanba, Prince of the Western Prefecture]!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on recruiting Dian 95Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 46 My Soul Transmigrated into Gao Yang of Northern Qi, and You Call Him a Madman? 魂穿北齐高洋，你管这叫疯子？ This story takes place in a parallel universe of the Northern Qi dynasty. In history, Gao Yang was wise and mighty in his early years, but became a drunken madman later in life. He was called a combination of a “heroic emperor” and a “beastly ruler.” He never managed to solve the problem of the Xianbei nobility's corruption. But what if his body were now inhabited by a cold-blooded politician with a modern soul and a thorough knowledge of how history would unfold? Madness? That's just my facade, 35Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Everyone Is an Emperor, and I Have an Emperor Simulator 全民皇帝，我有帝王模拟器 Everyone on Blue Star is blessed by a mysterious force. They are all transmigrated to the Boundless Continent and become emperors ruling their own kingdoms. Everyone thinks they’ll unite the land and rule over countless lives. But they soon discover that Prince Pan is causing trouble nearby, eunuchs are in control of the court, and the empress dowager rules from behind the curtain. Fortunately, Li Xunan transmigrates from Earth and gains the golden finger of an Emperor Simulator, allowing him to 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Burning the Palace 焚阙 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + Live-in son-in-law + Revenge + Court Politics + Martial World + No System + Rise to Power + Multiple Heroines] [No formulaic plot. A frustrating start, subtle writing, and an extremely slow pace. If this isn’t for you, please move along. Give me a break!] A sordid political marriage that uses matrimony as cover for adultery drags Gu Yanqing, a modern young man, into the Great Liang dynasty, where he becomes the Zhang family’s lowly live-in son-in-law, treated like 1.6kReads8.2Score10414d adds
- 49 The Northern Conquest 犁庭 Transmigration, farming, rebellion, conquest, romance, political intrigue, and war. A single plow can till the fields, or sweep through an enemy's stronghold. In the bitter cold of the northwest, starving corpses litter the land, and tax collectors' whips beat the last breath of life from the people. Li Zhao opens his eyes in the twenty-first century and becomes the most down-and-out scholar in the Great Yan Dynasty. His parents worked themselves to death, his land is gone, and his blue robe has 9Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn: I Refuse to Be a Prince Consort 重生：不做驸马 His name is Qi Heng, the illegitimate son of the Censor-in-Chief. As a boy, he was trampled underfoot by his legitimate older brother, until Princess Jiang Qianyu reached out to him. “From now on, I'll protect you.” He paid for those words with his entire life. He advised her, eliminated her political enemies, and took blades and arrows meant for her. She rose from an overlooked princess to a woman with power over the entire court, while he climbed from a despised illegitimate son to become her 357Reads5.9Score10214d adds
