Novels like The Red-Gate Play
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- 51 As an Envoy of Han, My Goal Is to Die in Every Way Imaginable 身为汉使，我的目标是花样作死 Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers and streams reach, all is Han territory. To seal the wolf's retreat at Mount Langjuxu and carve an inscription on Mount Yanran: those are the ultimate achievements and glory of a military general. To open the Silk Road and spread our influence to distant lands: that is the ultimate goal and romance of people like us. 995Reads—Score128Shelves
- 52 Chongzhen's Revolution 崇祯要革命 (The only book online that saves the Ming dynasty through revolutionary ideas.) I am Chongzhen: “Rather than have the peasants liberate themselves from the bottom up, I’d rather liberate them from the top down.” I won’t just take the lives of corrupt officials. I’ll take the lives of the scholar-officials, the imperial clan, and the unscrupulous merchants too... Whoever dares obstruct my new policies, I’ll take their life. I am benevolent. I only take the lives of the parasites of China. 42Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 53 Undercover in the Jin Court After My Kingdom Fell: Liu Shan's Master Plan 亡国后卧底晋廷：刘禅的幕后操盘 Introduction: [Late Three Kingdoms period, ensemble cast, political machinations, behind-the-scenes scheming, not a power fantasy, playing the fool to catch the tiger] After transmigrating into the doomed kingdom’s Adou, he knew the key to restoring his country was to make the Sima clan “destroy itself.” So on the surface, he got drunk and consorted with prostitutes every day, earning the scorn of Luoyang’s people as a “useless ruler who lost his kingdom.” In secret, he pretended to throw in his 17Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 54 Winning the World Again 重赢天下 As the last ruler of the Li Dynasty faces the fall of his country, Qin Jianzhi transmigrates to the dynasty’s founding era. The founding emperor, Qin Youde, is still just a local warlord. Qin Jianzhi discovers that his great-grandfather, praised by the history books as a brilliant and mighty ruler, loves drinking and bragging and has no grand ambitions. His great-grandmother, Min Jiyue, is a fiery, stingy rich girl, while the legendary war god Chunyu Guxing is actually a delicate young woman. Ev 47Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 55 Defying Fate: The Useless Prince Becomes an Eternal Emperor 逆天改命，废物皇子，成千古一帝 Liu Yi wakes up, having transmigrated with all of humanity's accumulated knowledge. He's a prince, but his fief is the worst of them all, and he could be killed at any moment by neighboring enemies. He's the fourth prince of Nanliang, born from the emperor's drunken night with a palace maid. He's suffered from a brain ailment since childhood and is nicknamed “Four-Fool.” No one cares about him… and no one knows his soul has been replaced. He will use his wisdom and courage to uncover the scheme 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Dream of the Red Chamber: Restoring the Realm 红楼之重整山河 [Alternate History + Dream of the Red Chamber + Imperial Exams + Conquest] From a low-ranking civil servant in a later age to a collateral descendant of the Jia family outside the Ningguo Mansion. When Jia Yu transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he plans to leave the Jia family, a sinking ship, and make his own way. But he discovers that the realm is in turmoil: two emperors vie for power at court, rival factions undermine one another, petty family members run amok, and pira 143Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 57 Mount Yashan at the End of the Song Dynasty: I Have Cannons, and You’re Still Fighting on Horseback? 宋末崖山：朕用大炮你还玩骑射？ No System, no female lead, objective and fair, not a brainless power fantasy. This novel is also known as: “Yashan at the End of the Song: I’ve Got Cannons, and You’re Still Using Bows and Arrows?” “Transmigrating to Yashan: I, Zhao Bing, Will Never Jump into the Sea” Zhao Xiaorui wakes up one morning transmigrated as Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, on the eve of the naval battle at Yashan. Run away? Where to? The Song Dynasty was an extraordinarily prosperous empire, the pinnac 288Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 58 With Me on the Throne, How Can You, Zhao, Claim the Throne? 有朕在，你赵大如何黄袍加身 Modern-day Guo Yi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old boy with the same name in ancient China. It’s the chaotic era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, in the third year of Qianyou under the Later Han. This Guo Yi is the eldest legitimate son of Chai Rong, Guo Wei’s adopted son, who is still known as Guo Rong at this point. The boy is called Guo Yige. As a history buff, Guo Yi knows what happens to the young Yige: he will be one of the members of the Guo family condem 8kReads7.7Score701Shelves
- 59 The Ruthless Hero of Northern Wei 北魏枭雄 The Jin dynasty’s fortunes crumbled, plunging the Central Plains into chaos. The Five Barbarians vied for control of the heartland, and turmoil engulfed the land. Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital and introduced reforms, blending the customs of the Hu and Han peoples in an effort to usher in lasting peace. Yet the reforms sowed trouble. The nobles grew alienated, undercurrents churned at court, and cracks began to form in the foundations of the state. Since ancient times, prosperity and decline 223.2kReads9.1Score25kShelves
- 60 A Grand Vision at the End of the Jin Dynasty 晋末雄图 In the final years of the Western Jin, the sound of the hujia and Qiang flutes never ceased, while wolf banners and horse hooves churned up clouds of dust. At such a time, a young man who had transmigrated here poured all his passion into blades of war, fighting through a hundred battles across the yellow sands to rebuild the realm! 3Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 61 The Minister of State 枭臣 The modern-day Tan Zong died an unjust death, but his spirit refused to fade. By chance, he returned to an unfamiliar historical era and became Lin Fu, a newly successful provincial graduate from a collateral branch of the Lin family in Dongyang Prefecture. Timid and looked down upon by others, Lin Fu refuses to live like a dog in peacetime, yet he is equally unwilling to become a man adrift in an age of chaos. See how this man, who has lived two lives, begins at the very bottom of the power pyr 178Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 62 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty: This Fool Wants to Be a Prince! 重生大明，这个傻子要封王！ Hello, my name is Zhu Chengze. The Zhu from Zhu Yuanzhang’s family! In my previous life, I was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and joined the army as a young man. During a battle, the enemy riddled me with bullets and sent me back several centuries to the Ming dynasty. I transmigrated into the body of an idiot... At first, I planned to accept my fate. Only later did I learn that the Hongwu Emperor was my great-uncle. And later still... by a stroke of luck, I cure 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 In Northern Qi, My Pets Became the Emperor and Empress 穿越北齐，宠物成了皇帝和皇后 [History + struggle for supremacy + war + multiple heroines + lighthearted comedy + decisive violence + hard-edged political schemes] I transmigrate to Northern Qi and become Gao Changgong, suffering the suspicions and machinations of Emperor Gao Wei. But my beloved dog, Dahuang, and my beloved cat, Xiaobai, transmigrate along with me! Dahuang becomes Emperor Gao Wei, and Xiaobai becomes the empress. Minister: Your Majesty, I believe Prince of Lanling is plotting a rebellion! Gao Wei: Oh? Then c 449Reads—Score214Shelves
- 64 Great Tang: Reborn as Li Chengqian, I'll See You at Xuanwu Gate, Father 大唐：重生李承乾，老爹玄武门见 New Book: I Drive Li Er Crazy, and the Tang Dynasty Goes Wild for Me Eight-year-old Li Chengqian, reborn, gives up the crown prince's position. Behind the scenes, eight-year-old Li Chengqian manipulates events, keeping the entire court in the palm of his hand. Eight-year-old Li Chengqian looks at Li Yuan, who has entered retirement, and says: “Who says the crown prince has to become emperor?” 21.5kReads7.2Score1.6kShelves
- 65 The Fallen Noble Scion 落魄贵子 Reborn in a duke's household on the verge of ruin, with everyone despising her and her stepmother suppressing her! She must first survive if she hopes to become the noble benefactor who rebuilds a great family from the ruins! 355Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 66 I Transmigrated into a Noble Family, and All I Want Is Power 穿越世家子弟，一心只为谋权夺位 In his previous life, he was an overworked office drone. After a car accident, he transmigrates to a parallel world and is born into a powerful family, becoming the legitimate grandson of the Xiao clan of Li'an. Heaven has given me the chance to be reborn. In this life, I will make it extraordinary, give everything I have, and keep striving toward the sacred ideal in my heart. In the eyes of the world, he is a treacherous minister who spends his life pursuing power over all beneath heaven by day 178Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 67 I Became a Chancellor at Eighteen 我从十八当相爷 No System + No Power Fantasy + Historical Farming + Governing an Ancient State Gunpowder, the compass, and printing: the three great inventions that heralded the arrival of capitalist society. Gunpowder blew the knightly class to pieces, the compass opened up world markets and established colonies, while printing became a tool of Protestantism. Overall, these inventions became a means of scientific revival and the most powerful lever for creating the necessary conditions for intellectual develop 114Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 68 The Northern Song's Greatest Treacherous Minister 北宋第一奸臣 My new work is out! You can 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! 710Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 69 Ming Dynasty, 1641 大明1641 In 1641, the Battle of Songjin rages, and the Great Ming stands on the edge of ruin. After a crushing defeat at Songjin, the Ming armies retreat across the front, and the dynasty's fall seems inevitable. A soul from a later age transmigrates into Cao Bianjiao's body. Trapped in a desperate situation, he refuses to sit back and watch the realm collapse. He infiltrates Huang Taiji's camp at night and kills three princes and a duke in battle. Leading a lone army on a thousand-mile raid deep into L 95Reads—Score194Shelves
- 70 My Days as a Bandit at the End of the Ming 我在明末当贼寇那些事儿 (Farming, contending for supremacy, slow burn, no System, not a single female lead.) Transmigrated into the body of an impoverished scholar in the seventh year of Chongzhen, Li Wendong faces a choice when bandits overrun his county: Die by the blade. Or join the bandits. In troubled times, it's better to be a bandit who holds territory than one who roams. Other rebel armies seize grain, money, and women, sweeping up starving peasants and using them to snowball their forces. Li Wendong does th 75.1kReads8.5Score9.4kShelves
- 71 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, 303Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 72 My Brother, Zhuge Kongming 家兄诸葛孔明 [Just received its rating, no System, no harem, strategist] Reborn as Zhuge Jun, Zhuge Liang's younger brother, I swore to change history. My elder brother would be a saint in the open, while I would be a demon in the shadows. His light would shine through the ages; my blood would stain the land. He would restore the Han dynasty; I would clear away every obstacle. In this life, I won't let you fall at Wuzhang Plains. I am the Black Zhuge, taking on every darkness for you. You are the White Zhuge 98Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 73 In the First Year of Jingkang, He Survived the Flames of War 靖康元年，他从战火中活了下来 After an accident, Wang Xun is thrown into the most brutal meat grinder of the Northern Song: the siege of Bianjing. Outside the gates, a hundred thousand foreign troops seethe with bloodlust. Inside, the absurd court tries to defend the city with "magic spells." He has no System or cheat, knows no peerless martial arts, and can barely make sense of the local dialect. His only bargaining chip is the vivid memory in his mind of the cataclysm about to unfold. The day the city falls, wails fill 1.2kReads—Score130Shelves
- 74 The Glory of Southern Tang: I, Li Yu, Am More Than Just a Poet Emperor 南唐荣光：我李煜不止是词帝 I ask the heavens: What is the Great Way? I ask the earth: What is profound virtue? I ask humanity: What is the highest form of holiness? I ask the ghosts: What is base and contemptible? In a daze, Li Yu seemed to hold a brush in his hand, a brush as sharp as a blade. As it swept through the thick fog, human nature, heavenly principles, selfish desires, and public conscience all came clearly into view. The God of History whispered in his ear, “Who are you? Where did you come from? Where are you 1.1kReads7.3Score102Shelves
- 75 Dreams Shattered in the Dying Tang Dynasty 梦碎残唐 Set against the turbulent reigns of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, this novel explores the tangled power struggles of the late Tang court: factional strife, rampant eunuch power, and the warlords’ campaigns to suppress rebellions. Through upheavals that shook the realm, including the Huang Chao Rebellion, chaos in Guanzhong, the siege of Fengxiang, and the warlords’ struggle for supremacy, it paints a portrait of a world in turmoil on the eve of the Tang dynasty’s final decline. Th 18Reads—Score115Shelves
- 76 The Rise of Tibet 吐蕃崛起 What if Tubo had attacked Tianzhu first? What if Tubo had become a feudal state? What if Tubo had held off attacks from the Arabs, the Tang, and the Uyghurs on three fronts? Duojie, a modern man, falls from his horse while riding. When he comes to, he discovers he has transmigrated into the body of Chide Zuzan, the Tubo king. As a man from the modern age, how will he lead the Snowy Plateau into the future? 960Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 77 Great Tang: My Mother Is Wu Zetian. Is It Too Late to Be Reborn? 大唐：家母武则天，我重新投胎来得及吗？ Li Dan wakes up after drinking and transmigrates to the first year of the Sisheng era in the Tang dynasty, becoming a prince in the prosperous Tang. What a dream come true! Wait… who is his mother? Wu Zetian! OMG! Is there still time to reincarnate somewhere else? When dealing with a formidable mother, keep your head down whenever you can! Mother wants to rule from behind the curtain? I agree! Mother wants to build the Mingtang? I agree! Mother wants to find male favorites? Uh… I support her. Li 1.1kReads7.8Score100Shelves
- 78 Three Kingdoms: My Father Is Yuan Shao, and I Open the Xuanwu Gate 三国：家父袁绍，我开玄武门 (The new book has just received its first rating, and the score is still rising.) Transmigrated as Yuan Shao’s eldest son, Yuan Tan, he arrives as the Battle of Jieqiao rages. Guandu is still far away, and his brothers are still young. Yet he can already see the ending: defeat at Guandu, brothers turning against one another, infighting in Hebei, and the collapse of the Yuan family’s four generations of power. In this life, why wait to inherit the title of eldest legitimate son? Guo Jia’s ingenio 2.1kReads6.7Score122Shelves
- 79 A Humble Scholar in Commoner's Clothes 布衣小书生 He went up the mountain to look for a sheep, accidentally fell off a cliff, and woke up to find himself reborn as a baby in an unknown dynasty. He looked around and discovered that his family was dirt poor: they had too little to eat, too little to wear, and lived in a mud house where rain poured outside and dripped inside. He had an older sister and a younger sister. He had thought that, with his modern soul, he could surely make a brilliant life for himself, but he never expected fate to deal 908Reads7.4Score114Shelves
- 80 Three Kingdoms: The Yuan Family's Rebellious Son, From the Start He Slays Chunyu Qiong in a Rage 三国：袁家逆子，开局怒斩淳于琼 He transmigrates to the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty and becomes Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao's second son. Yuan Shao is his father, Zhen Mi is his wife, and Youzhou is his territory. He's a bona fide second-generation official. As the Battle of Guandu approaches, Yuan Xi defies Yuan Shao's orders and makes his move to turn the tide, preserve his privileged life, and protect his beautiful wife. He slays the drunken Chunyu Qiong and deals Cao Cao a crushing defeat at Wuchao... With one stroke, he 3.7kReads8.2Score291Shelves
- 81 I, Chongzhen, Guard the Frontier as Emperor of the Great Song! 我，崇祯，在大宋天子守国门！ [Career-Focused Emperor] [Decisive and Ruthless] After Chongzhen hanged himself at Jingshan, he transmigrated into Emperor Qinzong of Song during the Jingkang Incident. With the Jin army besieging the capital and the court ministers cowering in complacency, he beheaded the faction that favored surrender and swept away the Jin cavalry. The ruler of a fallen dynasty became the God of War of the Great Song! His ranks are filled with fierce generals, and the people eagerly pledge their loyalty. From 4.2kReads7.2Score270Shelves
- 82 What Does My Living Off a Woman Have to Do with a Scholar's Integrity? 我吃软饭关文人风骨什么事？ [Imperial Exams + One Heroine + Living Off a Woman + Feel-Good Story + Officialdom + Plagiarism] My name is Luo An. My teeth aren’t up to the job, so I can only live off a woman and enjoy her soft, delicious cooking. To get my hands on that meal, I didn’t hesitate to frame my classmate by claiming he was from Chengdu. Once I’d kicked him out and taken his place, I finally got my hands on a piping-hot bowl of rice. What? You say this shows a lack of scholarly integrity? Let me tell you, I’d do an 1.5kReads6.8Score110Shelves
- 83 Play the Song of the King of Qin's Triumphant March Again and Usher in the Great Tang's Golden Age! 再奏秦王破阵乐，开大唐盛世！ [No System, passionate struggle for supremacy, rebuilding the Tang dynasty!] A soul from more than a thousand years in the future appears in the body of Emperor Xizong of Tang, Li Xuan, and sees a broken age and a Tang Empire on the verge of collapse. The late Tang warlords fighting among themselves? The chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms? The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, lost for four hundred years? “No, no!” “I will emulate Emperor Taizong and personally lead my army into battle. Like E 1.1kReads8.2Score—Shelves
- 84 The Red Flag 赤旗 After Wang Mang usurps the throne, the realm yearns for the Han. A young man from a later age rises from humble beginnings, raising the red flag to rally countless wretched commoners. Alongside Liu Xiu, the Son of the Plane, he vies to rule the realm. 133Reads7.3Score101Shelves
- 85 A Different Great Sui: Helping Yang Guang Establish a Legacy for the Ages 不一样的大隋，助杨广立万世基 In the ninth year of Kaihuang, the Sui army captured Jiankang in a single campaign. Late at night, Yang Guang gazed at the sky with a smug smile. Suddenly, a star glowing white and gold streaked across the distant heavens. Yang Guang's eyes widened in shock. “Th-this is an omen from heaven!” “The star fell just outside the city. Guards, bring me a horse at once!” At that moment, a brilliant light shone from a shabby, unremarkable earthen hut outside Jiankang. Inside, a plainly dressed woman clut 7.7kReads7.7Score536Shelves
- 86 Return to the Tang Dynasty 归唐 He returns to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, before the An Lushan Rebellion. But beneath its dazzling surface, the court officials harbor ulterior motives and pay lip service. The fubing military system has completely collapsed, and displaced people fill the countryside. Border fires blaze one after another, while darkness steadily festers in places no one can see! The likes of An Lushan and Shi Siming are about to rise. Beyond the borders, Tibet, the Arabs, the Uyghurs, Nanzhao, the Shiwei, and c 513Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 87 A Ming Dynasty Scholar? How Could I Defy Confucianism? 大明读书人，怎么会逆儒？ [Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, Yongle + scholarship, commerce, power struggles, and colonization] Only after growing up did Wang Shoujing realize that a child from a poor family, even one raised well, had no future. He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and decides to forge a path of his own. The court favors agriculture and suppresses commerce? Wang Shoujing amasses mountains of gold and silver, helping Emperor Yongle take the throne. The court bans maritime trade, forbidding even a single plank from go 124Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 88 Emperor Renzong's Last Will: I Actually Have Another Son! 仁宗遗嘱：其实朕还有个儿子！ In the seventh year of Jiayou under the Great Song, Duke Kou and Duke Wenzheng were dead, and the New Policies could no longer be revived. The vast Great Song had once again fallen into the malaise of the “Three Redundancies.” The New Faction and the Old Faction continued their decade-long struggle. Zhao Zhen fell gravely ill, and Empress Cao brought her adopted son Zhao Shu into the palace, preparing to appoint him Crown Prince. At this critical moment, Zhao Zhen issued an edict: “I have anothe 5.9kReads6.2Score276Shelves
- 89 Late Qing Dynasty: Marrying Thirteenth Aunt and Receiving Bizarre Offerings 清末：娶十三姨收离谱祭品 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.6kReads8.5Score331Shelves
- 90 Desperate Changping: Defying Fate with 400,000 Zhao Soldiers 绝境长平：带四十万赵军逆天改命 When Zhao Xun opened his eyes, he found himself transformed into Zhao Kuo, the laughingstock of the ages. Changping had been surrounded for forty-one days. Food and water were gone, and people were eating one another. Facing him was the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi. In five days, four hundred thousand comrades would be buried alive in a catastrophe with no escape! With nowhere left to retreat, he would stand his ground! With no food, he would boil horse bones for soup! With no way through, he would 1.8kReads7.6Score101Shelves
- 91 Late Ming: Tear the Realm to Pieces, Then Rebuild the Great Ming 明末：山河全部打烂，再建大明 Historians of later generations divided the Ming dynasty into three periods: the Northern Ming, the Southern Ming, and the Later Ming. Zhu Changrun, founder of the Later Ming, has received mixed assessments from China and abroad. A cold-blooded ruler, a racist, an emperor who rode the wave of industrialization, an Eastern Caesar... Western scholars often call him cold-blooded because, as the Northern Ming neared its end, he stood by without lifting a finger while members of the Zhu clan in the n 41.7kReads8.1Score4kShelves
- 92 Late Tang: Book of Turmoil 晚唐：乱世书 [Late Tang Dynasty] [Rebel Army] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Unify the Realm] The difficulty is hell from the start! For other people, joining the army means getting killed. For me, it's starting a business! From a low-ranking auxiliary soldier in Huang Chao's army, one who could die at any moment, to the founding dynasty's Grand General Who Guards the Nation. From the corpse-strewn lands of Lingnan to Chang'an, where rivers of blood flowed. From a regional warlord ruling the northern frontier to t 272Reads—Score100Shelves
- 93 Three Kingdoms: From the Start as a Yellow Turban, Zhang Jue Wants Me to Succeed Him! 三国：黄巾开局，张角求我继位！ (No System + Conquest + Decisive and Ruthless + Romance of the Three Kingdoms + Harem + Power Fantasy + No Stress!) I transmigrate to the end of the Han dynasty, and the imperial court is coming to suppress the rebels. That's great news! What? I'm the rebel! What do you mean I just transmigrated and already have to take part in the Battle of Julu? What? I'm fighting Guan Yu? No worries! I'll trick him! The Han dynasty is crumbling, the warlords are rising, the imperial court sees me as a traitor 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 At the End of the Jin Dynasty, I Raised an Army in Yanzhou 我在晋末，从兖州起兵 A coming-of-age story with a strong historical bent!!! Readers who can immerse themselves in history, especially those who love the history of the Wei, Jin, and Sixteen Kingdoms periods, are welcome! This book unfolds gradually, faithfully recreating historical figures and events. Through the eyes of an ordinary modern-day third-year university student who transmigrates to the mid-Eastern Jin dynasty, it follows his journey from initial wonder, confusion, and culture shock to taking over his fat 2.3kReads7.3Score151Shelves
- 95 Crown Prince Chat Group: From the Start, I Tricked Li Chengqian into Fighting Back 太子聊天群：开局忽悠李承乾硬刚 [The rating is a little low since it just launched, but check the reviews before judging. There are almost no negative reviews. A tale of political schemes and intrigue] They were the most tragic crown princes in history. Fusu was filial and benevolent, yet died by an imperial edict forged in his father's name. Liu Ju was gentle and kind, yet became embroiled in the witchcraft scandal. Li Chengqian was brilliant, yet lost his favor because of a leg disability. Yang Yong was straightforward, yet 504Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 96 1772: My Father Is the Grand Commander of Lanfang 1772：我爹是兰芳大统领 Luo Zhenjun had just returned home after leaving the army when he transmigrated to Borneo in 1772, during the reign of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. He didn’t return to his homeland, though. Instead, he traveled there with his people. What? My dad is the future president of the Lanfang Republic? Damn it! In that case, I’ll have to take down Qianlong! [Anti-Qing, Not Pro-Ming] [Power Fantasy] [Farming] [Slow Burn] [No System, Slow-Burn Story] 1Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 97 The Convict Official 罪吏 Lu Heng transmigrates. When he wakes up, he is merely an inconspicuous accounts clerk in the county office of Qingshan County, Great Qian. In seven days, the inspection team will arrive. He soon discovers that more than ten thousand shi of government grain are missing from the county's Ever-Normal Granary, and most of the fake account books used to cover up the loss were written by "him." The county magistrate wants him to confess, the deputy magistrate wants him to keep quiet, and everyone thin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Great Tang: Bound to the Seventy-Two Transformations, I Beat Li Tai to a Pulp 大唐：绑定七十二变，暴打李泰 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian becomes the lame Crown Prince. Just as he arrives, Li Shimin awards the Wude Hall to Li Tai. Worried about how to deal with Li Tai, he suddenly gets an Anger System. Collect anger to earn Anger Points, and the higher someone's rank, the more points they provide. Anger Points can be used to draw from the Seventy-Two Earthly Arts. From then on, Li Chengqian strays ever further down the path of beating Li Tai senseless, infuriating Li Shimin, a 669Reads6.8Score113Shelves
- 99 The Phoenix Rises over the Ming: A Reborn Empress Dowager’s Journal 凤临大明，太皇太后重生手札 [Heroine Zhang, Empress: reborn + honest + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger] [Hero Zhu Gaochi: scheming + clever] [Story: The tags are wrong and can’t be changed. This leans toward conspiracy theories. No palace intrigue, no household drama, no powerful heroine, and the heroine ends up making a fool of herself. No punishing villains. The main story follows the blunt Zhang Empress, the scheming Emperor Zhu the Chubby, and Zhu Di and Xu Shi through the everyday life of the Ming i 1.3kReads8.2Score110Shelves
- 100 I Pulled Chongzhen Down from the Noose Mid-Hanging 崇祯上吊到一半，被我薅下来了 [No System · Gritty late Ming setting · Redemption between ruler and subject · Not a power fantasy] On Coal Hill, Chongzhen has just put his neck in the noose. A pair of hands grabs him by the collar. “Come with me. No arguments.” A battered frontier soldier. A fallen emperor. As for saving the empire, wiping out the rebels, and repelling the Manchus, those are pretty words for the history books. I’m no hero. I’ve got nothing but this worthless life. In a world that turns people into beasts, som 33.9kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
