Novels like Even Bandits Can Set the World Ablaze
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Even Bandits Can Set the World Ablaze, best match first.
- 1 Great Ming: A Scholar’s Rebellion Begins with Executing Corrupt Officials 大明：秀才造反，从诛杀恶吏开始 After accidentally transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Xiao Jingsheng sees an era where poverty, exploitation, hunger, war, disasters, epidemics, and fear all coexist. The powerful live in drunken luxury, officials and gentry are insatiably greedy, merchants run rampant, the Jianzhou Jurchens sharpen their blades, and darkness blankets the land... The throne changes hands from one year to the next. Next year, it will be my turn. If the world is unjust, then I’ll build a new, egalitarian wor 294Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 2 My Soul Transmigrated to the Late Ming: Yu Wen Rebuilds the Realm 魂穿明末：余文再造山河 Famine ravages the late Ming dynasty, and corpses litter the land. University student Yu Wen transmigrates as Zhao Ergou, a dirt-poor peasant with nothing but four bare walls, struggling to survive on the brink of death. Using modern knowledge, he saves withered potatoes with wood ash, rallies the starving, forges iron tools, and builds irrigation works, kindling a fire in a humble cave that will spread across the land! When the Tartars’ village massacres set the beacon fires ablaze, corrupt sch 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Splendor of Ming History 明史风华 Li Xiao, a seventh-grader, visits the Nanjing Museum to write an essay about exploring historical sites. As she looks at an old painting of Empress Ma, a strange phenomenon occurs. The figure in the painting lowers her eyes and slightly parts her lips. Empress Ma calls to her from within the painting, and suddenly time goes awry and space twists. Li Xiao's consciousness blurs, and she feels herself being pulled into the painting. When she comes to, she has transmigrated into a refugee column at 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Reborn in Yongli's Body: I Restore the Realm with a Modern Mind 魂穿永历，我靠现代思维重整河山 [No System]➕ [High-IQ protagonist]➕ [Passionate]➕ [Conquest] When I transmigrated into the body of the Yongli Emperor, the Great Ming held only half its territory, and Qing cavalry had already crossed the Li River. My personal eunuch wept as he cried, “Your Majesty, wake up! The Tartars have crossed the Li River!” As I gazed at the cold jade seal in my arms, modern memories surged through my mind, colliding violently with the art of imperial intrigue. Using modern tactics, I laid an ambush at Mo 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 From Laborer to the Chongzhen Emperor: Beauties in One Hand, the World in the Other 从打工仔到崇祯，左手美人右天下 An office worker transmigrates as Chongzhen. He has none of Chongzhen’s memories and no golden finger, so he can only carve out a path through the bloodshed using the little he knows from his past life. In the end, he still manages to thrive. The beginning may be hard, but people make their own way forward. I’ll hold a beauty in one hand and build an empire with the other, leading the Ming dynasty to the pinnacle of the world. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Emperor Yongle 永乐大帝 If you could transmigrate to the Ming dynasty and change history, when would be the best time? People would offer all kinds of answers, but the further you get into the dynasty, the harder it becomes. The Donglin faction has spread throughout the court, and even Wei Zhongxian’s bloody purges failed to wipe them out. What makes you think you could succeed? The later period is like a gauntlet of bosses. Before you even finish fighting your way through, you’ll be completely spent. So the best time 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Ming Dynasty's Tusi King 大明土司王 [Native Chieftains] + [No System] + [Native and Appointed Officials] [Solving Cases] + [Farming] In the fifth year of Zhengtong, Qin Zhongkai received his appointment from Heaven and took office as a judicial commissioner, adjudicating cases and upholding the law. In Yunnan Provincial Administration Commission, the native chieftains ruled like local emperors. As an appointed official, Qin Zhongkai had neither power nor influence and was constantly bullied by the powerful local officials. His fat 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Hongwu Case 洪武要案 [Hongwu] [Ming Dynasty] [Anti-Corruption] [Little People] [Zhu Yuanzhang] In the first year of Hongwu, the Great Ming Dynasty had just been founded, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt. An inconspicuous bribery case stirred the entire Ming bureaucracy like a butterfly flapping its wings! A commoner is swept into a deadly whirlpool by accident, all because he wants his wife to have a proper status. One case after another exposes layers of power struggles, while the era rewrites the fates of 283Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 The Rise and Fall of Great Ming: A Fight for Survival 大明风云之续命 Huang Keqiang, a graduate student in history, transmigrates to the Chongzhen era of the Ming dynasty and uses modern technology to help the dynasty survive. In a parallel world, he restores the Ming’s proud spirit and saves a people beset by calamities. He makes the might of China resound! 86Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 My Days as Chongzhen 我是崇桢的那些事儿 No System, no romance, but plenty of palace intrigue, factional strife, schemes, politics, and military affairs. The protagonist knows nothing about history, yet transmigrates into a chaotic era and faces deadly dangers at every turn... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Rise of a Foot Soldier at the End of the Ming 明末之小兵崛起 The Ming have lost their mandate, and all under Heaven scramble to claim it. In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, Li Shun transmigrated to Hancheng and became a lowly city guard. Just then, Wang Zuogui's troops surrounded Hancheng, and everything began. Chongzhen Emperor: Men! Quickly summon Li Shun to defend the capital. The eastern barbarians are here to loot us for free again! Huang Taiji: How are Li Shun's soldiers even fiercer than ours? Li Zicheng: Run! Li Shun is here again! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Chronicle of the Eastern Ocean's Pacification 东洋伏波记 Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu… Like fish swimming upstream, the Japanese daimyo of the Warring States period devoted their lives to scheming, only to leave a few tiny ripples in the river of history. Zhu Mingliang, a modern man who transmigrated to the past, unexpectedly finds his fate intertwined with theirs and, before he knows it, becomes the protector of the Ming dynasty's interests in Japan. Japan is in a state of chaos, but to the high officials at the Ming court, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Late Ming Dynasty: The Fourth Calamity Corrects History 大明末年，第四天灾修正史 [Late Ming history] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [ensemble cast] + [global power struggle] On the very brink of hanging himself, Chongzhen awakens the “Seeds of Civilization System.” “My Ming, I will save it!” But... the reinforcements he summons are a little unusual. “Your Majesty! The Manchus are at the pass, rebels are everywhere, and the rats are about to outrun the money in the treasury!” Chongzhen: “Don’t panic. I’ll call in some help.” The next moment, an army of a million players from the 193Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 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. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Transmigrating to 1644 穿越1644 It is 1644, the year Li Zicheng storms Beijing at the end of the Ming dynasty. But history changes because of those who transmigrate. Zhao Chen had planned to keep to a quiet corner of the world, but he discovers by chance that there are others who have transmigrated into this era. As crises pile up, what will he choose? Those who transmigrate change the world, yet in ways beyond their understanding, the world changes them, too. As time passes, the transmigrators cross paths. Who can stay hidden 406Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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—Shelves
- 19 The Dying Ming: A Desperate Poor Man Falls into Ruin, Then Defends China Again? 残明：坠入舍命穷人，再守华夏？ [Late Ming Dynasty + No System + War + Military Life + Not a Power Fantasy + An Ordinary Man Protects China] To drive out the invaders, he chooses to become a blade, soaring like a hawk through the skies. When he opens his eyes again, the smoke of war has yet to clear, and the land has already changed. There are no advanced weapons and no foreknowledge of history. He can fly a fighter jet through the skies, but he cannot stop the starving from eating one another. He is skilled at armed night swi 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Chronicle of the Ming Restoration 回明争霸录 In troubled times, the most meaningful way to survive is to fight for supremacy. With the sword in your hand and a fine steed beneath you, conquer as you please. Blood runs through your hair, and corpses lie beneath your horse's hooves. Raise your arms and cry, "This is my realm!" 227Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Long Song of the Ashes 烬余长歌 In the final years of the Southern Song, blacksmith’s son Chen Ke is thrown into the hell of war amid the blood and flames of Xiangyang’s fall. After saving his beloved’s dying father, he gains no peace. Instead, he receives a bloodstained copy of the family’s inherited military treatise, The Essentials of the Military Classics, and a dying plea: “Hold the Yangtze.” From a corrupt army camp to the bloody battle at Ezhou, from the deaths of brothers-in-arms to being forced to execute his closest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Iron-Blooded Bandit King 铁血闯王 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 691Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Transmigrate to Become Emperor, Save Great Ming and Lead It to the Peak 穿越做皇帝，救大明走向巅峰 A university student transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where Zhu Qiyu lifts the ban on maritime trade. They drive the Japanese pirates east, campaign against the Oirat Mongols in the north, reach Europe in the west, and establish a modern Silk Road. They restore maritime trade supremacy and reestablish the financial dominance of Ming paper currency. Pure wish fulfillment. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 If You Lived in Ancient Times: Experience Life in Every Role 假如你生活在古代：体验各种身份 Open this book, and you will no longer be a mere spectator to history. You will take part in it. When what is forged on the anvil is no longer farm tools, but armor capable of shaking a dynasty; when what flows through the granaries is no longer the means to make a living, but popular resentment that can devour gratitude; when supreme power makes human lives seem like dust, or when a eunuch’s twisted lust flares up in the depths of the palace... You will see that history is never simply black an 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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—Shelves
- 27 A Great Upheaval in the Ming Dynasty 明朝大换血 With a sword in hand, he can cover the world with clouds and turn the tides with a wave of his hand. The protagonist conquers the Tsar in the north, defeats Fusang in the east, takes the lands of the barbarians in the west, and sweeps through the islands in the south. Then he ventures into space and defeats the aliens, before pursuing the Heavenly Way and accomplishing an unprecedented feat. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明之我哥是朱厚照 If Zhu Houwei, the second son of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, had not died, would Emperor Xiaozong still have favored Zhu Youjiao above all others when choosing an heir? For the sake of the Ming dynasty’s eternal prosperity, Zhu Houwei decides to take the throne himself and become the Zhengde Emperor. Because of Zhu Houwei, Ming history takes a completely different path. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Late Ming: The Voice of the People 明末：人民之声 [A people-centered historical perspective + Farming + Rural life + Economics + Technology + Power struggles + Rebellion + Slow burn] Zhang Qimin used to run a rural resort. In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen reign, he transmigrates to a small mountain village in Dengfeng, Henan. There, in the late Ming dynasty, he begins building up the village step by step. Alongside a group of like-minded villagers, he fights rent and taxes, improves the village wells, forms a militia, and opens five small 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Most Dangerous Job: Transmigrate to the Late Ming as Chancellor 最危险的工作：穿越到明末当宰相 #Historically Researched #No System, Just a Comeback #Industry Saves the Nation Help! A cultural relic restorer has barely transmigrated when the Chongzhen Emperor hands him a delicate young princess: “Li Zicheng will be at the city gates in three days. Hurry and get her out of here!” Me: ??? I restore artifacts. I can't restore a script about a fallen dynasty! Luckily, while restoring artifacts, I saw the secret behind the Tianqi explosion, which led me to a formula for silver gunpowder! I 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Late Ming Is Rife with Infighting, and I, the Young Marquis, Keep Making a Run for It 残明总内讧，小侯爷我总跑路 Reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty, the protagonist lives through the rebel army's capture of the capital and the extortion of officials, then joins the rebels in the Battle of Shanhai Pass. After their defeat, he flees with them, but following the Battle of Qingdu Mountain, he leaves the Great Shun and escapes all the way to Jiangnan. He takes part in the Sui Prefecture upheaval, the defense of Yangzhou, the training of troops in Jiading, the battle to relieve Jiangyin, the recapture of Taiw 177Reads5.7Score100Shelves
- 32 Great Ming: The Late Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang Conquers the World 大明：明末太子，朱慈烺杀穿全球 [Great Ming] + [Struggle for Supremacy] + [Passionate] + [No System] “When the nation is in peril, anyone unwilling to give money or lend a hand will be killed!” “Anyone secretly colluding with the Jian Nu and betraying the Great Ming will have their entire clan executed!” No System, no immortal arts, just a seven-year-old prodigy with the soul of an adult and an iron fist! In the body of a child, he takes command of the Embroidered Guard, confiscates the estates of the Eight Great Shanxi Merch 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Late Ming: This Crown Prince Plays by His Own Rules 明末：这个太子路子野 Modern-day street thug Zhu Liang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Zhu Cilang, the crown prince at the end of the Ming dynasty, just as Li Zicheng breaks through the capital and the Chongzhen Emperor hangs himself. Relying on his street smarts, he escapes the capital with the old eunuch Wang Cheng'en and navigates between warlords and powerful nobles. He cheats, bluffs, and schemes, yet never forgets his country and its people. He persuades the bandit Li Dingguo to join his cause, puts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 The Ming Dynasty, 1638 大明王朝1638 (The rating just came out, but it's bound to rise.) [Political intrigue + passion + conquest + no System + destroy the Qing + restore the Ming] [The early part is a slow burn, because it's packed with hidden details.] Year eleven of the Chongzhen reign, a human market in Shaanxi. Chen Wang is tied to a wooden post, waiting for someone to pick him out like livestock. The child beside him starved to death last night. Rats are gnawing at his eyes. The sun is about to set. Anyone who hasn't been sol 7.4kReads7.2Score665Shelves
- 36 Late Ming: Reborn to Revolt Before Li Zicheng 明末：重生之我比李自成先造反 Liu Xun was an eighteen-year-old who was due to report to university the next day when he transmigrated to the late Ming dynasty and became a squad leader in a frontier army. It was the Little Ice Age. Shaanxi had suffered years of drought, and everywhere he looked was yellow sand. A single dou of rice cost a fortune. The emperor was stubborn and self-willed, ministers formed cliques for personal gain, and landlords and gentry lived in luxury and committed every evil imaginable. Liu Xun rose to 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Invincible Soldier King of the Late Ming Saves the Empire 明末无敌兵王挽天倾 A modern strategic forces veteran codenamed “Dragon King” transmigrates into the body of the most formidable commander in the Ming dynasty, Xiong Tingbi’s own son! It is the first year of the Tianqi reign. Liaodong is in ruins, the court is riven by infighting, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Other transmigrators get a hellish start, but I’m at my peak from the start! With command of Liaodong’s strongest army and military knowledge from centuries in the future, I’ll use flintloc 2Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 38 Late Ming: My KPIs Will Save the Great Ming 明末：我的KPI拯救大明 A top modern management consultant transmigrates to the turbulent final years of the Ming dynasty, becoming a disgraced county magistrate awaiting his death. He sees the crumbling Great Ming as a corporation on the brink of bankruptcy, and saving it as the ultimate KPI he must achieve. From then on, a barrage of modern management strategies, from audit crackdowns and KPI assessments to currency wars and state-owned enterprise reform, slams into the corrupt old world. He must not only keep the Gr 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Late Ming: From Rescuing Mao Wenlong to Driving Out the Tartars 明未：从救下毛文龙到驱逐鞑奴 [Ming dynasty + struggle for supremacy + no System + passionate] A young modern-day wage slave has his soul transported to the second year of the Chongzhen reign at the end of the Ming dynasty, where he becomes Mao Chengke, the eldest son of Mao Wenlong. The moment he opens his eyes, he learns that his father is about to be executed by Yuan Chonghuan on Shuangdao! With time running out, he falsifies military intelligence to get Mao Wenlong out of immediate danger. Then, after winning a great vic 871Reads7.6Score112Shelves
- 40 Forging an Imperial Legacy 铸帝业 (Alternate history + resistance against northern invaders and destruction of the Japanese + political intrigue and warfare + passionate struggle for supremacy + unification) Glorious China, its imperial ambitions confined to a corner! Barbarian invaders sweep south, and the heartland falls! At this moment, with the empire's very survival at stake, who can single-handedly hold up the heavens? A man of great ambition should feast on barbarian flesh and drink the blood of the Xiongnu with a laugh. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Great Ming: All the Land Beneath the Sun and Moon Belongs to the Han 大明：日月所照，皆为汉土 From the start, I strike back at my clan uncle in the mourning hall. My father was a student of Zhang Juzheng. I’ll wipe out the Jurchen before their time, conquer Japan, sweep across Europe, and make every land touched by the sun and every river that flows part of Han territory! No System, just overwhelming intelligence. The excitement starts from the very first chapter! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 Reborn in the Great Ming: Building a Prosperous Community of Chinese Civilization 重生大明：打造华夏文明共荣圈 The capital has fallen. The Manchus are invading south, and all of China is in turmoil. The Han Chinese face a brutal choice: keep your hair and lose your head, or keep your head and lose your hair. Real estate agent Zhu Youliang is reborn as Zhu Youlang, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. On his very first day after transmigrating, he is held hostage by treacherous ministers within and threatened by powerful enemies without. The fate of the dynasty hangs on a single decision. Watch as th 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Chongzhen: I Bloodbath the Donglin Party from the Start 崇祯：开局血洗东林党 A special forces soldier transmigrates into Chongzhen. He hasn’t even warmed the dragon throne before petitions demanding donations pile up like a mountain. The treasury is so empty even rats have run off, the soldiers guarding the nine frontiers are starved to skin and bone, and the whole Donglin faction knows only how to kowtow and plead poverty. Looking at these “loyal ministers,” all fat and soft, Lu Feng laughs. He draws the emperor’s sword. “Fine, if none of you have money, then I’ll start 16Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 46 A Transmigrator’s Struggle in Hami Guard at the End of the Ming Dynasty 穿越明末哈密卫奋斗史 In his previous life, he started from nothing and built a team of several hundred people, carving out a path to success in the business world. In this life, armed with knowledge and methods centuries ahead of his time, is he really going to die in misery in this godforsaken, ramshackle military fortress? “Let’s start with a modest goal…” “Take Hami City.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Iron Cavalry of Liaodong 辽东铁骑 In the winter of 1580, when Nurhaci scattered his grandfather’s ashes into the Hun River with his own hands, Li Chengliang was at a training ground a hundred miles away, shooting a rebel general through the throat with a single arrow. The frigid land of Liaodong had always believed in one law: the strong prey on the weak. Li Chengliang, a descendant of a military family who had yet to make his mark even as he approached forty, finally saw his fortunes turn while his wife and children went hungry 392Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 49 Chongzhen: I Am Heaven’s Mandate, and the Ming Dynasty Will Never Set 崇祯：朕即天命，大明日不落 A modern martial arts champion transmigrates into the body of Chongzhen on the eve of the apocalypse. On the very day he ascends the throne, he faces a hopeless situation: the Tianqi Emperor has just died, the Donglin faction is forcing its way into the palace, the treasury is empty, and the Later Jin army is at the gates. There is no meek endurance or nerve-racking struggle at every turn. This formidable emperor immediately shows off his overwhelming strength: he silences a weeping scholar-offi 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Coward's Guide to Surviving the Late Ming: Volume One 明末怂人求生录第一卷 Reborn in the late Ming, I became Liu Hongqi, a warlord during the catastrophe of 1644. After a string of spectacular blunders, I was successfully hanged from a flagpole by the Qing army and died in agony. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the ninth year of the Chongzhen reign. My family was on the brink of ruin, I was unarmed, and all I had left was a bone-deep fear of death. In this life, all I wanted was to make money, run away, and live out my days as a wealthy man overseas, u 80Reads—Score—Shelves
