Novels like The Red-Gate Play
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Red-Gate Play, best match first.
- 151 Reborn as a Frontier Garrison Soldier, Yet Ordered to Become a Military Governor 重生藩镇小兵，却要我当节度使 On the first day of the month, he kills the regional governor. On the fifteenth, he kills the military commissioner. By month's end, he hangs the imperial inspector! Zhao Yan is reborn in an age of warlord conflict among military governors, in a realm called the Great Zhou Dynasty. He transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking soldier in one of the domains. The moment he arrives, the military commissioner is killed by his own generals and troops. To his surprise, no one wants to take on the th 61Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 152 The Ming Dynasty's Junior Banner Officer 大明小旗官 The first day of the seventh month, in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign. Xuanfu Garrison. A battlefield surgeon transmigrates into the lowest-ranking Ming Dynasty officer, a squad leader with ten soldiers under him, a monthly salary of two and a half qian, and a life hanging by a thread. He knows all too well that in forty-five days, at Tumu Fortress, half a million Ming troops will be wiped out in a single night. He also knows that in one hundred and ninety-five years, the Ming Dynast 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 His Name Is Zhu Youtang 他叫朱佑樘 There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone writes about Hongwu, Yongle, Jiajing, and Chongzhen, but I insist on writing about Zhu Youcheng. A nearly perfect emperor, with one point deducted for dying young. Zhu Youcheng: Being crown prince is so hard. My mother died early, I didn't meet my father until I was six, and my position as heir is hanging by a thread. Noble Consort Wan: I am a good person. I've never hurt anyone. I'm not some wicked viper! Zhu Jianshen: I am a good emperor 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 The Amazing Two-Legged Sheep 神奇两脚羊 “An epic transmigration” (no System + ordinary people + no golden finger + not even a miracle). Transmigrated to the darkest age in Chinese history, the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians... A down-on-his-luck real estate marketing director has to rely on his limited modern knowledge to survive, starting with the smallest things... He only wanted to live peacefully as a wealthy landowner. But caught in the whirlpool of his era, who can avoid being swept along by history? Such is life: somet 10.8kReads8.7Score915Shelves
- 155 The Rise of a Little Landlord 小地主崛起路 The story of a transmigrator who only wants a quiet life, but is forced to change the world by the brutal, dehumanizing nature of the feudal system, and to surpass himself. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.) 524Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Settling Down in the Tang Dynasty 定居唐朝 In 622 CE, the fifth year of the Wude era of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan sits on the throne. The future Tang Dynasty, which will awe the four corners of the realm, has only just been founded, and it faces storms on every side. Xue Lang, a modern young man who transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty of this era, faces the urgent problem of survival! From being all alone to building a stable, prosperous life, this is one man's inspiring story. 1.6kReads8.6Score105Shelves
- 157 Turbulent Times in the Great Tang: Guo Ziyi 大唐风云之郭子仪 Guo Ziyi’s Four-Dynasty Survival Guide In a command tent on a snowy night, 58-year-old Guo Ziyi takes on An Lushan’s 150,000 rebels with just 30,000 battered troops. He single-handedly props up the tottering Tang Dynasty, yet survives power struggles across four reigns to become a legend: a man whose achievements could overshadow his sovereign, yet never arouse his sovereign’s suspicion! Born into the Guo clan of Taiyuan and a top graduate of the military examinations, Guo Ziyi spends more than 891Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 158 Zhaowu Restoration: Prince Gui Saves the Ming 昭武中兴：桂王挽明 An epic of the late Ming, not a transmigration tale, and a stirring lament for the Southern Ming. This is not the story of a transmigrator. There is no System and no golden finger. There is only Zhu Youheng, the son of a prince, born in the last days of an empire and raised deep within the palace. He bore the destiny bound up in the name “Youheng,” bestowed upon him by his grandfather, the Wanli Emperor. When the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself at Coal Hill, the empire’s skies collapsed. Power, 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Jiang Yue, Song and Ming 江月宋明 The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged. When Zhao Chen awoke, half the Song realm had already fallen. In his desperate bid to survive, he had no choice but to assume the name of the Crown Prince. He was trapped in a lone city, with the Jin cavalry pressing from the front and Prince Kang watching hungrily from behind. But he knew in his heart: though his title was false, the duty it demanded was real. Hold the land, comfort the people, restore the court, and reclaim the Central Plains. As 47.2kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
- 160 You’re Digging Up Graves, Breaking into Coffins, and Looting Imperial Tombs! And You Call That Farming? 挖坟开棺掘皇陵！你这是在种地？ [Solving cases takes center stage early on, then the tomb-digging never ends. No female lead.] Chen Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a minor celebrity. At the same time, he takes part in a farming variety show competition. Completing System missions earns him god-tier arranging, songwriting, and singing skills. From then on, he dominates the entertainment industry and reaches the pinnacle of life. For the sake of his missions, Chen Chen decides to farm seriously and work hard t 1.9kReads7.7Score148Shelves
- 161 Back in the Late Ming Dynasty as a Warlord 回到明末当霸王 A nobody from the peaceful modern era: what would you do if you could travel back and forth between the end of the Ming Dynasty and the present day? Win beautiful women across the land... amass untold riches... or perhaps recreate Emperor Wu of Han’s glory, destroy the Manchu queue, and wage war in the South Seas? Write a Chinese dream of the ocean across the Seven Seas! 904Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 162 I Make Money for My Whole Family in Great Zhou 我在大周赚钱全家 In the fifth year of Chongde under the Great Zhou, a severe drought struck Shanxi and bandits were everywhere, while the Donghu people watched from the grasslands, ready to pounce. In a small village in Pingyang Prefecture, Liu Ping'an looked at his family of more than a dozen, none of whom could even get a proper meal. Heavy-hearted, he resolved to earn money and support them. 5.5kReads8.3Score340Shelves
- 163 Husband, Please Behave: The Princess Is at Our Door to Steal You Away 夫君请自重，公主上门抢亲了 Bai Shaoqiu transmigrated to the alternate-history kingdom of Xingguo and became the unprecedented, imperial-bestowed son-in-law of the Prince of Zhenxi's residence! The prince and princess consort disliked him, and he didn't even get to see his new bride on their wedding night! Bai Shaoqiu didn't care, but a couplet he casually wrote won the heart of a princess. Then, at a literary gathering, he stunned the world and earned the title of Poet Immortal! But that wasn't what he wanted. He only hop 895Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 164 Great Tang: A Duel at Xuanwu Gate, Whoever Wins Becomes Crown Prince 大唐：玄武门对掏，谁赢谁太子 "I'm asking you why you rebelled." "Why did I rebel? You really have to ask?" "You wanted to make the Prince of Wei crown prince in my place. You let him move into Wude Hall!" "You know what kind of place Wude Hall is." "You're the crown prince, aren't you? Why can't you ever live up to expectations?" "I can't live up to expectations?" "Oh! Now I'm inferior to the Prince of Wei in every way. I have no bearing of an emperor, and I'm lame." "I want to go take his head now." Standing before you 3.6kReads5.5Score102Shelves
- 165 Transmigrate to the Five Dynasties and Become Emperor 穿越五代做皇帝 Themes: romance, warfare, and alternate history, with romance at the heart of the story. A modern soldier transmigrates to the Later Tang period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, bringing all his gear with him. He earns the emperor's favor and performs one extraordinary feat after another. Then the emperor dies in a coup, and the protagonist carves out a territory of his own before founding a state and claiming the throne... 658Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 166 Smoke of War Across a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 江山万里狼烟 The Blood-Drinker Blade leaves its sheath, and flames of war engulf the land! At the end of the prosperous Tang dynasty, regional warlords carved up the realm, and the Central Plains were locked in a fierce struggle for supremacy. Watch me enlist in the army and rise from an unknown foot soldier to commander of Later Tang, armed with a spear in hand and a blade at my waist. From the surprise attack at Yindi Pass to the ambush at Yangchang Slope and the blood-soaked walls of Zezhou, I used the st 2.8kReads8.5Score270Shelves
- 167 Li Chang, Prince of Shou: Li Longji, It's Time for You to Die 寿王李琩：请李隆基归天 In the twenty-third year of the Kaiyuan era, Li Longji believes that no one can surpass his achievements in civil governance or military prowess. His glorious accomplishments are unmatched, and he begins to indulge in extravagant pleasures. Just then, Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, and other demons run rampant. Prince Shou, Li Mao, rises against the odds. He swears to preserve this magnificent Tang dynasty. And to keep his wife, Yang Yuhuan, by his side. To do so, he is willing to send Li L 2.7kReads8.5Score147Shelves
- 168 Reborn as King You of Zhou: From the Start, I Killed Bao Si to Consecrate My Banner 重生周幽王，开局杀褒姒祭旗 [A slow-burn tale of farming and development + court intrigue + warlord rivalries + no System + not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy] Zhou Chen transmigrates to the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty and becomes the infamous King You of Zhou, Ji Gongsui. He has already been on the throne for six years. The Zhou royal house is in decline, its royal armies have been wiped out, the people are furious, and the feudal lords are ready to make their move. Only five years remain before the Quanrong capture 929Reads8.4Score102Shelves
- 169 The Civil and Martial Arts of Song 文宋武略 A 996 overworked employee at an electronics company transmigrates to the Northern Song. He uses modern knowledge to develop the salt industry, then draws on his knowledge of later history to anticipate Wang Jun’s rebellion and prepare for it in advance, intervening in the course of history. He also puts his knowledge of the later imperial examinations to use, entering officialdom through the child prodigy exam. He develops the economy, creates military equipment, and reorganizes the army, leadin 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Ming Dynasty Border Troops 大明边军 Zhu Wei A transmigrator. A transmigrator with no particular talents. A pawn of the Wanli Emperor. The Tianqi Emperor's teacher. Huang Taiji's father's killer. The Liaodong Prince's lifelong nemesis. Wu Sangui's godfather. A good friend of Prince Gui, Zhu Changying. He had thought he could use his knowledge of the future to stir up the winds of change. But the chaos in the imperial court and the complexity of the situation left Zhu Wei in constant danger. The late Ming... was an era where people 4kReads8.5Score342Shelves
- 171 The Rise of Great Qin: Fusu Strikes Back with a Purge of the Court 风起大秦扶苏：我反手就是清君侧 What is regret? Liu Ju? Brave but without troops. Nothing to regret! Li Chengqian? Brave and with troops, but his father was too formidable. Nothing to regret! Zhu Biao? Brave and with troops, but he died young. Nothing to regret! But me, Fusu! I command three hundred thousand troops, and you tell me to kill myself? I’ll turn around and purge the emperor’s corrupt ministers!!! 203Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 172 Forging the Golden Realm 筑金瓯 [War, lighthearted, meticulously researched, history, no System] This is the Tang dynasty, a dynasty forged on the edge of a blade. The Tang emperor Xuanzong's dream ends in the Tianbao era, and the banner of the great Tang falls. There can be an Earlier Han and a Later Han. There can also be an Earlier Tang and a Later Tang. If the great Tang is gone, then we will build another great Tang. If the golden age is gone, then we will create another one. Let every child have a home, every elder have 3.4kReads8.2Score272Shelves
- 173 Liu Bang Kicked Me Out of the Car, So I Claimed the Throne as Compensation 刘邦踹我下车，我抢皇位当赔偿 My birth father was a fugitive, causing trouble somewhere out there. Luckily, my mother was capable, or we’d have been living on scraps. Fleeing from place to place, Liu Ying regretted countless times ever trusting his father’s ridiculous promise that they’d make something of themselves. What kind of life of luxury involved his mother getting arrested and the whole family being chased like dogs? What? His father was Liu Bang! Before Liu Ying could even break into a grin, he was greeted by a migh 3.9kReads8.7Score247Shelves
- 174 Yes, Pontiff 是，教宗 In 1443, Pope Eugene IV of the Catholic Church firmly believed rumors that the Ottomans were utterly weak. At the same time, Austria’s newly rich ruler died suddenly, leaving the throne to his young posthumous son. The Hundred Years’ War between England and France was nearing its end. New ideas were taking root in the commercial republics of northern Italy, while Portuguese and Spanish expedition fleets set sail. In faraway West Asia and the East, two vast but aging empires were already showing 2.2kReads8.8Score193Shelves
- 175 Three Layers of Shadows Beneath the Cardamom Blossoms 豆蔻花重三叠影 [Transmigration, household intrigue, historical romance, no alternate history, slice of life, respect for history, searching for true love] This is a story about growing up. A modern, independent soul transmigrates to ancient times, where she protects her mother, supports her brother, and outwits her scoundrel father… In this life, which of three men does she truly love? And will she ultimately find a way to change everyone’s fate? 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 I Am a Tyrant in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当暴君 Xu Ling transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period and becomes the ruler of a small state. While the other states are still using bronze, Xu Ling smelts iron. While scholars and officials still need five carts to carry their bamboo slips when they travel, Xu Ling develops the first sheet of paper of the Spring and Autumn era. While the Son of Heaven of Zhou eats ant paste every day, Xu Ling has already started eating spicy hot pot. And so, Xu Ling establishes a powerful Spr 819Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 177 China’s Civil and Military Greats Travel Through Time Together, and I Fight Our Ancestors for the Realm 华夏文武群穿，我和老祖宗争天下 I was reborn as the eldest legitimate son of a prominent Jiangnan family. My grandfather is the greatest bandit under heaven, revered by outlaws everywhere as the "Heaven-Defying Demon King." My mother is a princess from an enemy kingdom who wields absolute power over the Bronze Sparrow Tower. My second uncle is a treacherous court official who holds the emperor hostage to command those who refuse to submit. Jiang Lin is a little worried. Is our Jiang family born rebellious? You ask about my fat 236Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 178 White Plus King: Has the Eighth Prince Become an Emperor for the Ages? 王上加白：八爷成千古一帝了？ A dark story. After killing his father and usurping the throne, he murders his younger brother and wipes out the empress's entire clan. Politics is a filthy game, and I am a filthy player. What? Aren't you afraid the historians will record the truth? Once I take the throne, great scholars will be ready to argue my case. A Chinese student wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the Qing dynasty, becoming the eighth prince, Aisin Gioro Yinsi. How did I end up as him? Eighth Prince was defeated 311Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 179 Shaping the Times: Love, Betrayal, and Revenge in the Huichang Era of the Late Tang 搅动时局：晚唐会昌年间恩剑情仇 Explore: Why did Prince Qi Li Jun die young, and why did Imperial Uncle Li Chen ascend the throne? The fighting never lets up, with no wasted movements. A dying body calls down thunder to seize a soul; a golden wheel that burns the world cleaves through the chaos of the Tang dynasty. In the final years of the Huichang era, storms are gathering. Xiao Chen was made a marquis and general at twenty-five, and commanded the Zhenwu Army. He was widely recognized at court and among the people as the for 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Great Tang: My Clan Bullies Me? I'll Assassinate the Emperor in Retaliation 大唐：宗族欺我？反手刺杀皇帝 [Rebellion] [Conspiring Out Loud] [Immortal Exile] [Thinker] [Capitalist] “Brother Taibai, why are you trying to assassinate the emperor?” Li Chengqian asked curiously. “My clan has gone too far. They changed my household registration, stole my top spot in the imperial examination, and took away my source of income. I have to show them what ‘Wiping Out the Nine Clans: A Fun Game for the Whole Family’ means!” Liu Wenyue directed the master craftsmen of the Directorate of the Palace Treasury to ha 894Reads8.2Score110Shelves
- 181 The Late Tang Emperor Defies Fate 唐末皇帝逆天改命 In 893 AD, just ten years after the Tang Dynasty put down the great Huang Chao Rebellion, Li Keyong held sway over Hedong while Zhu Wen coveted the Central Plains. Warlords carved up the realm and stood against one another, and the chaotic prelude to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era had already begun. His commands reached no farther than the capital region, and he had been reduced to a puppet controlled by powerful warlords and eunuchs. The tragic final Tang emperor, Li Ye, let out a soul 536Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 182 Cao Cao, Emperor Taizu of Wei: A Transmigration Handbook 曹操，魏太祖穿越手册 #Transmigrate to the Three Kingdoms #A Liberal Arts Graduate’s Rise #No System I’m a PhD in history, and I’ve been reborn as Cao Cao. Click to read how a modern office worker reshapes the Han Empire. 255Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Ye Fashan: Defending the Tang Dynasty with Daoism and Crushing Western Heresies 叶法善：以道镇唐，力挫西域异教 [Transmigration + No System + Tang Dynasty + Immortal Cultivation + Ancient History + Fantasy + Xianxia + Xuanhuan] A modern history graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty. Carrying the memories of two lifetimes, he must inherit the talismanic arts and divine abilities of this legendary figure from Taoist history, while viewing an era of coexisting Buddhist and Taoist traditions and the undercurrents of foreign religions 8Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 184 Chronicles of the Late Jin Dynasty 晋末风云录 My new book is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. The story covers the period from the late Jin to the early Sui, beginning with Emperor Hui of Jin, nicknamed the “Meat Porridge Emperor,” and ending with the fall of Chen Shubao, the last emperor of the Southern Dynasties. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, unifies north and south, ending nearly 300 years of division and turmoil across China and restoring unity. This period is rarely mentioned in textbooks. Beyon 320Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 185 Oh No! His Majesty Is Leading the Peasant Army in Rebellion! 不好啦！陛下率领农民军造反啦！ At the end of the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign in the Great Ming, the capital fell. A million peasant soldiers stormed the imperial palace and stood at attention to salute Emperor Chongzhen as one. "Comrade Emperor! We have completed the mission of liberating the capital. Awaiting your orders!" Under the bewildered gaze of the entire court, Zhu Youjian smiled. "You've all worked hard, comrades!" Yes, even in this life, transmigrating into the role of emperor, Zhu Youjian still chose to stan 115.1kReads9.4Score14.1kShelves
- 186 The Winds of Change in Great Ming: This Guy Has Stopped Acting Human! 风起大明，这货不做人了！ [Steal Jade and Savor Fragrance] [Scheming Power Plays] [Bloody Wars] [Partly Feel-Good] The Four Great Beauties: Xi Li, Zhang Yan, Hailanzhu, and Chen Yuanyuan. Fierce! Fierce! Fierce! The intensity never lets up! The Stick-Striking Case, the Red Pills Case, the Palace Relocation Case, the Fall-Into-the-Water Case, the Battle of Guangning, the Battle of Liuhe, the Battle of Ningyuan, the Wang Gongchang Explosion, Wei Zhongxian's living shrine... One astonishing historical truth after another, e 1.2kReads7.0Score104Shelves
- 187 Live-in Son-in-Law: Winning the World Through Debate, Wielding Power Over All 赘婿：文斗乾坤，权倾天下 Qin Yuan, a restorer of ancient books at a modern library, transmigrated by chance and became a lame live-in son-in-law in the Great Hua Dynasty. By a stroke of luck, he discovered that his brain could search the knowledge base of the entire library. But his top priority was breaking free from the shackles of his identity. As he struggled to survive in the cracks, the hidden threads of fate quietly began to unfold. With fate destined to bring him one romantic entanglement after another, how coul 15.6kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 188 Your Majesty! The Crown Prince Stole Your Imperial Seal to Rebel 陛下！太子殿下偷您玉玺造反了 [The only perfect imperial system online + peerless schemes + invincible with no System] Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened. The Crown Prince stole your imperial jade seal and declared himself emperor in Lujiang! Your Majesty! The Crown Prince forged an imperial edict to abscond with your hundred-thousand-strong army, and even made off with a million dan of grain. Your Majesty! The Crown Prince confiscated the estates of every prominent family in Lujiang Commandery, including your own 176Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 189 The Jiangdu Coup: I Rescued Empress Xiao While Fleeing 江都兵变，逃亡的我捡走了萧后 (A transmigration story of court intrigue and conquest, with one leading lady and a harem) After transmigrating to the end of the Sui dynasty, I became a palace guard in Jiangdu. On the night of the mutiny, I stumbled upon Empress Xiao in a pool of blood... bathing in incense. With her alluring figure and astonishing curves, she beckoned me over. “Take me with you. My life is yours to use.” I believed her. And then She used thirty years’ worth of palace intrigue to help me rise from a bandit to 6.4kReads7.9Score622Shelves
- 190 Blazing Flames Over the Prosperous Tang 烽火盛唐 Shen Feng, a Chinese sergeant in the Foreign Legion, transmigrates by chance to the prosperous Tang dynasty, only to become a condemned prisoner. He kills a Turkic prince in battle, presents a brilliant plan to defend a city, and holds off fifty thousand Turkic troops with just a thousand soldiers. His outstanding service earns him a reprieve from death. He drinks and duels with Li Bai, travels the frontier with Cen Shen, helps Jianzhen sail east to Fusang, and fights alongside Guo Ziyi... Beaut 737Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 191 Reborn as a Treacherous Official in Great Ming 重生大明当奸臣 (Historical ancient setting + Ming Dynasty history + Political intrigue + No System + Officialdom + One heroine) I am no loyal minister, but a treacherous one. I only lay bricks for the Great Ming. A modern college student is unexpectedly reborn as Yan Shaoqing, grandson of Yan Song, Grand Secretary during the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming. From the undercurrents of political intrigue during the Jiajing reign, to tentative reforms under Longqing, and then the deepening reforms of the Wanli rei 4.4kReads8.5Score321Shelves
- 192 My Father Is Li Shimin. Your Majesty, Call Me Crown Prince! 家父李世民，请陛下称太子！ I, Li Chengqian, am the dignified Crown Prince. I like beautiful women. What’s wrong with marrying (or snatching) a couple more? Like father, like son. Go complain to Li Er! What about “establishing a guiding principle for the world, securing the people’s livelihood, preserving the lost teachings of the sages, and bringing peace to a prosperous age”? I was just saying that. You actually believed me? All I want is to gather the wealth of the world, hold beauties in my arms, seize power over all u 296Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 193 Yuan Shu's Retainer in the Three Kingdoms 三国之袁术家臣 He arrived by accident, hoping to change this terrible state of affairs. But can fate itself be defied? This is a story about a protagonist who has none of the usual advantages. He can change, too, for the sake of wealth and glory. 848Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 194 My Aunt Is Yang Guifei 我小姨是杨贵妃 [No System + Fast-Paced Plot + Ruthless] After transmigrating as Yang Guifei's nephew, Pei Hui could have spent his life in luxury, drinking and composing poetry with Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, and the rest, and playing mahjong with his aunt, Yang Guifei. But instead, he has to face the An Lushan Rebellion. He thinks he can make the emperor see An Lushan's true colors and eliminate him before the rebellion begins. But by then, the Tang emperor is already inept and corrupt, and the ent 6kReads8.1Score491Shelves
- 195 The Great Tang's First Tyrant 大唐第一暴君 A calculating civil servant transmigrates to the late Tang in 904 AD and becomes Li Zhu, the last emperor of the Tang dynasty, Emperor Ai. The Tang dynasty is only three years from its fall. His father, mother, brothers, and he himself are all destined to die at the hands of Zhu Wen. Will he resist, or beg for a chance to cling to life? Will he save the Great Tang, or let it fall? With nowhere left to turn, he ultimately embarks on a difficult path: borrowing another five hundred years of nation 919Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 196 Holding the Song Dynasty 执宋 [History + One Heroine + Imperial Examinations + Northern Song Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue] After transmigrating to the Northern Song dynasty in the fourth year of the Qingli era, Xu Xiu finds himself facing hellish difficulty from the start. Cast aside by his family and humiliated at school, he uses his wits to turn the tables. All he wanted was to live as a carefree man of means, but he is unexpectedly swept into the currents of history. At Huazhou Academy, he witnesses the creation of 7kReads8.9Score887Shelves
- 197 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Blazing Flames Sweep the Plains: Whose Ming Dynasty Is Burning? 烈焰燎原，谁的大明在燃烧 [Historical Setting] [No System] [Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Struggle for Supremacy] [A nation's fortunes at the bottleneck of civilization] [The budding of capitalism entangled with tradition] [Less court politics, more focus on ordinary people] History isn't about romance and beauty. It's where human nature collides. It's about surviving with no resignation, no surrender, and no regrets. In the Great Ming dynasty, wastrels, hypocrites, and selfish men held power. Nurgan, the Hetao r 15kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
- 199 Bandits in the Late Tang 唐末流寇 In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, political corruption ran rampant and the people lived in misery. Liu Ke unexpectedly arrives in the late Tang era and becomes a low-ranking officer in Huang Chao's army. Without a System or a golden finger, he relies on his own hard work to rise step by step. Liu Ke first secures Hunan and Jiangxi as his base. He then reclaims wasteland and stockpiles provisions. As the realm falls into turmoil, he marches out of Hunan and Jiangxi to contend for dominion o 1.7kReads—Score106Shelves
- 200 Furious Chongzhen: Who Needs Scheming? Just Get It Done 暴躁崇祯：要什么权谋？干就完了 [I’ve already slaughtered every island in Japan, but Chongzhen still isn’t satisfied. He insists on digging up all the magma, too.] Just how thrilling can a hotheaded Chongzhen story be if it skips political maneuvering and internal affairs and focuses only on fighting? Civil officials, gentry, wealthy merchants, the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Tungusic peoples, generations of officials who submitted to foreign powers, Japanese pirates, white-skinned foreigners... If they’re people whose deaths leave 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
