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- 101 Conquering Water Margin with Elite Three Kingdoms Cards 带着三国精英卡闯水浒 Zhu Gui, a special forces soldier and devoted Three Kingdoms fan, has read all kinds of books and played all kinds of games about the era. But fate has other plans for him, and he transmigrates to the world of Water Margin. He takes on the identity of Zhu Gui, the “Marshland Reptile,” one of the most low-key characters in Water Margin. When Lin Chong kills Wang Lun, he awakens a Three Kingdoms elite card... There's no point staying on this rotten Liangshan! Watch Zhu Gui use his elite cards to a 675Reads7.2Score10714d adds
- 102 Landing in the Early Qing Dynasty 降落在清初 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 594Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 103 Reshaping the Great Song: From Spoiled Young Scoundrel to Savior 重塑大宋：从纨绔恶少开始 He transmigrates into The Generals of the Yang Family as Pan Bao, the story’s biggest cannon fodder, and from the start he seems doomed to die. Facing the Pan family, a military clan despised by all, and the loyal Yang family, sworn to fight them to the death, Pan Bao grins. Frame loyal men? No. He’ll use technology and productivity to rebuild the backbone of the Song Empire! When heroes drink themselves into a stupor in Bianjing, when armbrusts pierce Khitan cavalry, and when steam engines r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Defying Fate as Song Jiang: Rewriting Water Margin in the Northern Song 逆命宋公明：我在北宋改写水浒 In the first year of the Xuanhe era, at the execution grounds in Jiangzhou, I, Lin Yu, transmigrate into the body of Song Jiang, who is awaiting execution. The original story's poisoned-wine ending? The farce of accepting amnesty? Not a chance! I tear up the draft of the rebellious poem at Xunyang Tower and clear my name in a battle of wits with Huang Wenbing. At Shijiu Ferry, I set an ice-trap formation and defeat Huyan Zhuo's linked cavalry. Liangshan is no longer a den of bandits, but a fortr 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Back to the Great Song 回到大宋 Also known as The Jingkang Era: Rebellion for the Throne [Ancient History, Transmigration, No System, Struggle for the Throne, Ancient Warfare] In the twenty-second century, medicine has advanced greatly. A mutant assassin whose body was altered by drugs transmigrates to the late Northern Song Dynasty. Long since sick of bloodshed and killing, all he wants is to farm the land and live out an ordinary life. But the Jurchen cavalry shatters the peace he had hoped for. So he grips the knife in his 13.2kReads8.7Score99514d adds
- 106 Li Yunlong's Soul Transmigrates into Lin Chong: Building the Strongest Independent Regiment 李云龙魂穿林冲：打造最强独立团 [Cathartic Revenge] [Gathering Heroes] [Power Struggles] [Crude Tongue, Righteous Heart] [Fierce and Fearless] "Damn it! I'm a full-fledged independent regiment commander. How did I end up as the biggest coward under heaven?!" Li Yunlong transmigrates into Lin Chong, right in the middle of Liangshan, at the wedding banquet of Wang Ying and Hu Sanniang! The hypocritical Song Jiang, the sinister Wu Yong, the sleazy Wang Ying, the hot-tempered Li Kui! They all dare to strut around in front of me?! 12.7kReads8.3Score95014d adds
- 107 The Bearded Hero: My Blade Is Made to Punish the Unjust 美髯公：我的刀法，专治不义之徒 The Martial Saint Guan Yu transmigrates into the world of Water Margin in the Northern Song Dynasty, becoming the Magnificent-Bearded Zhu Tong! He opens his eyes just as he's been ordered to arrest Chao Gai! With one decisive choice, he secretly lets Chao Gai escape, changing Water Margin's predetermined fate. He thought he was alone in this chaotic age, but unexpectedly, his old subordinates Zhou Cang and Ping'er have come to the Song Dynasty with him! The court is overrun by treacherous min 1.6kReads7.4Score16314d adds
- 108 Rebuilding the Han Dynasty, Starting from Liangshan 从梁山开始再造大汉 (The rating is low because the writing style leans heavily on classical Chinese, which many readers don’t like.) He arrives in the late Northern Song dynasty and is reborn as a descendant of the Han imperial Liu clan! What’s more, his ancestors include Liu Bei, and he is now a powerful local lord with a far-reaching reputation! After awakening the System, Liu Ze plans to live the life of a rich young master, until he rescues a down-and-out martial artist! Huh? My senior brothers are Lu Junyi 4.1kReads7.1Score28214d adds
- 109 Your Majesty, Something’s Wrong! Su Zhe Is Rebelling to Save His Brother 官家不好了，苏辙救兄心切造反了 The Nine Tripods appear, and the True Emperor rises. The Jiuli submit, and the people are brought to heel! Han Qi: The realm cannot go a single day without a ruler. Your Majesty should make plans now and adopt a son from the imperial clan to reassure the people! Zhao Zhen: My son is dead! Wen Yanbo: The thirteenth son of the Prince of Runan is a worthy candidate. He is unquestionably the best choice to become the future Crown Prince of Great Song! Zhao Zhen: Will anyone spare a thought for me? M 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Water Margin: Liangshan's Crown Prince 水浒之梁山太子 Special forces soldier Chao Yun transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, taking over the body of Chao Gai’s dim-witted son. The moment he comes to, he discovers that his father has already gone to die at Zengtou City. It’s a race against time! But his second uncle, Song Gongming, won’t listen to him. What should he do? Take him down! The Zhao Song court is bullying people. What should he do? Take them down! The Jingkang humiliation, the Jurchen invasion. What should he do? Two words: take t 767Reads8.6Score11214d adds
- 111 Transmigration: Dreaming Back to 1915 as a New Warlord 穿越：梦回1915新军阀 (Warlords, civil war, farming, entrepreneurship, alternate history, passion, guns and artillery, strategy, human nature) Fictional characters, story, and locations. Long Ze was a student who had just finished the college entrance exams. On his way back to his hometown, Mu Lian, a fellow passenger on the bus, was carrying a System mission. Who could have imagined that she, Long Ze, and the driver would all unexpectedly find themselves back in the era of warlord warfare in the Long Kingdom? Was it 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The White-Robed Scholar of Liangshan in Water Margin 水浒梁山之白衣王秀才 Through a twist of fate, modern man Wang Lun transmigrates into Liangshan in Water Margin, only to become the petty, jealous White-Robed Scholar Wang Lun. See how he changes his image, gathers the heroes persecuted by the imperial court, and gradually ascends to the throne. To get Qin Ming to join Liangshan, should he use a scheme to make him kill his whole family? Absolutely not! To get Zhu Tong to join Liangshan, should he simply kill the young master? Never! To get An Daoquan to join Liangsha 3.8kReads8.5Score26014d adds
- 113 The Great Ming of the Myriad Realms’ Myths 诸天神话大明 Good news: I've become the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Bad news: I've become Zhu Youjian, the emperor at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Wait, there's something wrong with this Ming Dynasty! This isn't the Ming Dynasty of two capitals and thirteen provinces. This is a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets. Just as I use my foresight to make the Ming great again, my golden finger arrives. "Ding!" The System is officially starting. It turns out this is only the beginning... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 1865: Heaven's Grand Design 1865年，天佑雄图 [No System + political intrigue + conquest + ruthless killing + war + power fantasy] Hong Tianyou, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to 1865 and is reborn as Hong Xiuquan’s fifth son, Hong Tianyou. With the Heavenly Kingdom and his family on the verge of collapse, he and his loyal guards break through the encirclement and flee across the sea to Australia. First, he sets a modest goal: dominate Oceania, then build a new British Empire on which the sun never sets. 207Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 115 Water Margin: One Strike Shatters the Amnesty, Another Brings Peace 水浒一锏碎招安，一锏开太平 He transmigrates into Water Margin and is rescued by Lin Chong from the start. Lin Chong is being framed? Then I’ve got to help him out. Li Kui of Liangshan Marsh is always causing trouble. Take a look, who’s that drawing water for the old lady? I’m changing more than just Liangshan. I’m changing the entire Great Song Empire. The Jingkang Humiliation? It won’t happen. 3.7kReads—Score24414d adds
- 116 Rebuilding the Song Dynasty in Australia 在澳洲重建宋朝 [No transmigrators] [Protagonists change as the times progress] [Multiple protagonists] [Ensemble cast] [Historical] “What did you say? The Song dynasty didn't fall?” Zhu Di asked in astonishment. “That's right. Not only did it survive, it thrived in the Southern Seas!” Zheng He replied. The Great Song: Heh, bet you didn't see that coming! I'm so good at surviving. The Great Ming, here I come! The Great Ming: No, no, don't come any closer! The Song-Ming rivalry is about to begin. 502Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 117 Great Song: I Transmigrate as Zhao Dezhao, and I’m the True Emperor Taizong 大宋：穿越赵德昭，我才是宋太宗 (No System + political intrigue + no heroine + not invincible + humor + lighthearted) By a stroke of luck, Zhao Dezhao, a second-year history student at a prestigious university, transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty in the ninth year of Kaibao. Zhao Guangyi: “Nephew, let your uncle take good care of you.” Zhao Dezhao: “No! I can’t let that happen. I’m going to become Emperor Taizong of Song!” Li Yu: “I would be honored to help Your Highness!” Meng Chang: “Plus one!” Madam Huarui, Empress Z 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Republican Era: Building a New World from 1900 民国：从1900打造新世界 Chen Wanchuan woke up to find himself in a parallel world in the year 1900. Looking at the hellscape of starving corpses and foreign powers running rampant, he laughed. The imperial court? The great powers? All worthless! This rotten dynasty must be overthrown! This chaotic, broken age must be smashed! He would shatter this old world that devoured its people and build a new one where everyone had food to eat, clothes to wear, and dignity. 28Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 119 The Empire's Last Days: I Lead the Beiyang Fleet in Rebellion 帝国终末：我率领北洋舰队造反 [History + War + System + Power Fantasy] The navy's youngest admiral, Qin Mu, accidentally transmigrates just moments before a naval battle and also obtains the “Strongest Empire System.” After a fierce battle, Qin Mu turns the tide and defeats the enemy fleet, but he still can't escape his fate. Qin Mu: “Brothers! The pressure from foreign enemies grows ever worse, and the situation on the peninsula is even more dire. We defeated the enemy at sea, yet now we're forced to cower in port and let t 33Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 120 Raising the Song Dynasty to Greatness 扶摇大宋 After a final farewell on a rainy night, Cai Tiao leaped from the twenty-seventh floor. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Cai Tiao, the fifth young master of the Cai family in Bianjing, during the third year of Yuanfu in the Great Song. A soul from the modern age, reborn by the will of Heaven. He began his studies at three under the eminent Daoist Xu Zhichang, outshone the literary world with his poetry and calligraphy at five, and was hailed by the entire Daoist community as the "hei 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Transmigrating to Water Margin: The Hero Who Crushes the Bandits 穿越水浒之荡寇枭雄 A modern young man transmigrates to the Li family estate on Dulong Ridge in the world of Water Margin. By a stroke of fate, he saves Li Qingzhao, the greatest female poet in history. Later, he enters the imperial court through Li Qingzhao’s vast network of connections... He serves in the court, but his heart belongs to the outlaw world. At court, he is a brazen, domineering traitor who brings ruin to the country and misery to its people. In the martial world, he is a great hero who champions the 3.7kReads8.6Score21414d adds
- 122 Transmigrating to the Northern Song Dynasty: The Jingkang Humiliation and the Fate of My Lord 穿越北宋靖康耻灭吾主沉浮 [No System] [Late Northern Song] [Rousing] [Ruthless] [Become Emperor and Expand the Realm] Zhao Yi transmigrates and becomes the son Emperor Huizong of Song secretly fathered while living among the common people, though Zhao Yi himself has no idea. By chance, he saves Zhou Tong and is taken in as his disciple, learning peerless martial arts. Unable to stand by as the Jurchens commit atrocities and the people suffer, he leads everyone in fighting back against them. Along the way, he meets Yue 43Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 123 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 6.4kReads7.9Score62214d adds
- 124 A National Security Agent Transmigrates to the Northern Song and Plays at Life 国安特工穿越北宋戏人生 While tracking an international antiquities-smuggling ring, Ning Yuan, an agent with the State Security Bureau, discovers a mysterious bronze sword. During a fierce shootout with the gang’s leader, Chen Xiao, both sides accidentally trigger a mechanism on the sword, and Ning Yuan is engulfed in a flash of bright light. When he wakes, he finds himself outside Kaifeng in the sixth year of Yuanyou under the Northern Song, 1091. He is rescued by Su Song, a young official on his way to the capital to 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Warlord: I Bring Weapons from World War II in Another World 军阀：我从异世二战搞装备 Lin Changxin, the legitimate eldest son of the ruler of three provinces, accidentally transmigrates to a new empire in another world and gains the “Arms Factory System.” The first thing he does after returning home is teach his three restless brothers a lesson. See how Lin Changxin rises amid the chaos, fights for supremacy, and builds a vast empire. 22Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 126 I Take the Civil Service Exam in Water Margin 我在水浒考状元 [Northern Song dynasty + Water Margin + imperial examinations] He transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes Wu Song of Qinghe County. His elder brother is Wu Dalang. He has two paths before him: 1. Go to Jingyang Ridge and kill a tiger, then become a bandit on Liangshan, follow Song Jiang around, and eventually become the one-armed Wu Song. 2. Study hard, take the imperial examinations, become the top scholar, and reach the pinnacle of life through the exams! The Northern Song dynas 1.8kReads8.1Score33514d adds
- 127 Rebelling Alongside Zhu Yuanzhang, We’ll Share the Dragon Throne 和朱元璋造反，我与他同坐龙椅 [A turbulent age, a charming troublemaker, no System, the apple of Old Zhu's eye, a regent of the Hongwu era] After transmigrating to the end of the Yuan dynasty, he became Zhu Yuanzhang's younger brother and buried their parents from the start. “Little brother, you go beg for food. I'll become a monk. If we don't have enough to eat, I'll save my share for you!” Just as the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Chongba, was about to hand him a broken bowl, Zhu Yuan smashed it and decided that this time he would l 1.8kReads8.8Score11114d adds
- 128 Let's Be Honest, Li Er: You Can't Be Emperor! 摊牌了李二，这皇帝你当不了！ [Red revolution, red literature, red ideology, liberation, reform, Sui and Tang dynasties] After his soul transmigrates into the end of the Sui dynasty, Jiang Chen faces a desperate situation from the start. Armed with ideas far ahead of his time, he sparks a flame among the common people and builds a Red Army that can stand toe-to-toe with Li Shimin. In an age brimming with heroes, he vows to establish a whole new Huaxia without an emperor! 1.2kReads5.4Score10414d adds
- 129 The Storms of Lanfang 兰芳风云 In another, similar world, it is once again the tenth year of the Guangxu era. Yang Yun transmigrates into the body of Luo Xiangyun, the thirteenth-ranked young master of the Luo family, during the final glorious days of the Lan Fang Republic in Southeast Asia. He rises through internal family struggles and political games against the court's scheming officials, then takes up the unyielding fight against colonial rule. He leads the Chinese people in rebuilding their power, restoring Lan Mang to 830Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 130 A Warlord in Troubled Times? No, I'm a Guardian of Civilization 乱世霸主？不，我是文明守护者 After transmigrating into the Jin dynasty during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, Lu Yun crawls out of a mound of corpses after the Battle of Dangyin. Before him lie the slaughtering blades of the Hu cavalry and the end of civilization. At this desperate moment, the Civilization’s Spark System awakens him. Should he look after himself and scrape by in this chaotic age, or shoulder the burden of the world and rekindle the flame of civilization? They call me a tyrant and denounce me as a traito 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Back to the Northern Song Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到北宋当暴君 It is the first year of the Jingkang era, with just three days left before the Jin army breaches Bianjing, captures the two emperors, Huizong and Qinzong of Song, and brings the Northern Song dynasty to its end. In the Eastern Palace, a young crown prince is reborn in flames. He executes treacherous ministers, slaughters enemy forces, takes control of the court, charms the ladies, and turns the tide at the last moment. He reshapes the world and begins a legendary journey to build a powerful army 89Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 132 Saving the Realm: The Great Song’s Prince Who Stood Shoulder to Shoulder with the Emperor 拯救山河之大宋并肩王 [Late Song transmigration | Rise from humble beginnings | Infrastructure and farming | Raising an army to contend for supremacy] A modern engineering prodigy transmigrates into the second year of Xuanhe and becomes He Ku, an orphan from Jiezhou. He begs for a living with his eight-year-old sister, He Qiong. Crushing taxes burden the people, officials run rampant, and commoners wander homeless and starve to death by the roadside. The Zhao court cares only for pleasure, letting the Liao and Jin st —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Transmigrating as Guo Jing: I Won't Defend Xiangyang, I'll Conquer the World! 穿越郭靖，不守襄阳，夺天下！ The rating is out, and it will gradually rise over time 😁 The real-life Guo Jing transmigrates into the world of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as Guo Jing. Having received a modern education, Guo Jing understands that a true hero should not serve as a watchdog for a corrupt regime like the Southern Song. A true hero should be a champion who saves Chinese civilization. Guo Jing is born on the grasslands and grows up amid war. He can be the Prince Consort with the Golden Saber, a master of 79Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn in the Northern Song: My Senior Brother Is Yue Fei 重生北宋之我师兄岳飞 [Slow-Burn Story + Long Halberd + No System + Romance of History + The Complete Tale of Yue Fei] “People today cannot see the moon of old, yet the moon today once shone on the ancients. The ancients and people today are like flowing water, all gazing upon the same bright moon.” An ordinary young man from the modern era is reborn in the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song, in a world drawn from historical romance. This world once had the “Twin Celestial Officials,” the Four Great Milita 121Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 135 Restoring the Realm, Starting with My Reincarnation as Emperor Qinzong of Song 重整山河，从穿成宋钦宗开始 He transmigrates to the late Northern Song dynasty as Emperor Qinzong of Song, Zhao Huan, at the very moment the Jin army is about to breach the capital. He turns the tide and saves the Song dynasty. He rules with an iron fist, looks down on all his rivals, and personally leads his troops into battle, striking straight at the Jin heartland. He takes his revenge with ruthless force, repaying every injury in kind. The humiliations the Jin inflicted on the Song during the Jingkang Incident? He will 4.2kReads7.8Score56614d adds
- 136 Plunderer at the End of the Ming 明末劫掠者 [No System + Special Forces + Invincible + play the pig to eat the tiger + Building a Faction + Rebellion + Conquering the World] The sky suddenly changes, and paratrooper Zhao Jinnan drops from above, only to find that time has reversed and he has returned to the waning years of the Ming dynasty. Once he accepts the truth, he cannot help recalling the saying: Better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in an age of chaos. Zhao Jinnan: The Emperor of Japan? The shogun? Take them away and castrat 962Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 137 The Song Dynasty's Top Minister 大宋一品权臣 Reborn in the final years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Qin Lie found himself in the best of times and the worst of times. This Song dynasty had the heroes of Liangshan, as well as Fang La's rebellion in Jiangnan. At court, the emperor indulged in extravagant pleasures, while his favored Six Bandits, including Cai Jing and Tong Guan, wreaked havoc across the realm. In the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun, the Khitans and Jurchens ran rampant; in the northwest, the Tanguts and Tibetans encroach 1kReads7.4Score10914d adds
- 138 We Only Found Out Someone Was After My Sister-in-Law When We Switched Bodies 互穿才知道有人图谋我武松的嫂嫂 Wu Song is seduced by his sister-in-law. Frustrated, he drinks himself into a stupor, only to wake up and find that he has become his sister-in-law, Pan Jinlian! Wang Po: “Rest assured, young master. My schemes are like Sun Wu’s way of catching female soldiers: ten tries, nine successes.” Ximen Qing: “Please, godmother, make it happen for me as soon as possible.” (The transmigration begins in Chapter 6. Readers who don’t want to read the buildup can start directly from Chapter 6.) 62Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 139 Water Margin: My Family Was Slaughtered? Then I'll Bathe Liangshan in Blood! 水浒：满门被屠？那就血洗梁山！ [No System]+ [Crush Liangshan]+ [Farming]+ [Officialdom]+ [Power Struggles] When Hu Cheng woke up, he smelled burning flesh and saw flames. His six-month-pregnant wife lay by the well, her belly split open and her blood already drained away. His father lay sprawled across the stone steps, head severed from his body. Of the more than three hundred members of the Hu family estate, only twenty-three had survived. The murderer was called Li Kui. The group was called Liangshan. Hu Cheng crawled out o 5.6kReads8.4Score22214d adds
- 140 The Beiyang Tycoon: Gambling and Drugs Are My Mortal Enemies 北洋神豪：我与赌毒不共戴天 Being made a marquis was never my aim; all I wish is for the seas to be calm. My name is Zhang Pinghai! Now that I’ve come to this world, I have only one thing to do: fight drugs, fight drugs, and fight the damn drugs!! I have no interest in money. Besides, none of them are richer than me! What, you say I should kill the Japanese too? If it can walk, that doesn’t make it a drug? That’s even more poisonous, okay! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ The author’s new book. Things move a little slowly at first, but it get 3kReads7.2Score14114d adds
- 141 The Twelve Emperors of the Great Qing: Restoring Heaven and Earth 大清十二帝之乾坤再造 Would you be willing to change history while watching yourself lose vitality and years of your life? Zheng Tianbei had no choice: he got caught up in it, and ended up living through twelve dynasties in one go. They say good deeds are rewarded, but he only gets older and older. History is cruel: he fixed every part of the dragon, but couldn’t fix himself! The Twelve Emperors of the Great Qing: Rebuilding the World lets you experience a different history, a different life, and a different you! 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Three Kingdoms: I Am the Son of Heaven of Great Han, Destined to Restore the Han Three Times 三国：朕乃大汉天子，当三造大汉 [Emperor + Feel-Good Story + Beauties + Rise to Power + Court Intrigue + Love for the People] The year was 192 AD, the third year of Chuping in the Eastern Han dynasty. That year, Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun. Li Jue and Guo Si stormed Chang'an, and the emperor changed hands several times. That year, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan clashed at Jie Bridge, and the White Horse General suffered defeat after defeat. That year, Cao Cao incorporated the Qingzhou Army and seized Yanzhou, gaining both terr 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Reborn in the Huizong Era: Building Military Schools, Developing Industry, and Starting a Revolution 重生徽宗年间办军校搞实业闹革命 Later generations all say the Song dynasty was a benevolent and prosperous age. But Zhang Ji discovered that the Zhao Song dynasty's benevolence extended only to bureaucrats and aristocratic families. Any society without advanced productive forces and relations of production might be wealthy, but that wealth would probably belong only to bureaucrats and landlords. For ordinary people, simply avoiding a time of turmoil was enough to make an age seem prosperous. Born into a prominent family, Zhang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Reborn as Chao Gaitian, I Make Hu Sanniang Lay Down Her Arms 魂穿晁天王，让扈三娘卸甲 My soul transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, where I become Chao Gai, the Heavenly King. Shi Xiu and Yang Xiong have just come to the mountain. I see through Song Jiang’s hypocrisy. Before I’m struck by a poisoned arrow, I must rebuild my Liangshan Marsh. How could a peerless heroine marry the Short Tiger? I’ll take that good fortune off your hands! I run into Zhao Fujin, Princess Maode, the most beautiful woman in the Great Song! Even this An can be negotiated into the harem. One hundr 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 145 Transmigrated into Water Margin as Fang La, I Sweep Across the World 穿越水浒之方腊横扫天下 (Water Margin + Fanfiction + History + Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + No Mythology) Transmigrating as Fang La, one of the four great bandit leaders in Water Margin, he establishes his rule over six prefectures in the southeast from the start and sweeps across Jiangnan. He fractures Liangshan Marsh, executes villains, and recruits true heroes and able generals. He wages war on the Song, allies with Wang Qing, and dominates the realm. After a series of bloody battles against the Jin, he dest 490Reads—Score11014d adds
- 146 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—Score13014d adds
- 147 Three Kingdoms Online: Reborn to Snatch the God-Tier Village-Building Decree 网游三国：重生截胡神级建村令 [Everyone Becomes a Lord + Fantasy Three Kingdoms + Decisive and Ruthless + Stealing Opportunities + Reborn for Revenge + Hilarious Power Fantasy] Games invade reality, forcing humanity across the globe to join in. When a player dies, reality is obliterated. There is absolutely no chance of revival! After being reborn, Lin Fan’s first move is to dump his gold-digging girlfriend, the scheming woman who betrayed him in his past life and ultimately left his corpse exposed in the wilderness. In th 3.8kReads7.0Score35614d adds
- 148 Restore the Ming, Expel the Qing: Starting in a Mountain Ravine 反清复明：从山沟开始 The world at the end of the Ming dynasty was hopeless! Foreign invaders, natural disasters, warfare, pirates, red-haired barbarians… Several months after the Chongzhen Emperor died for his country, a soul from a later age arrived in the desolate, vast Hexi Corridor. From a survivor hiding in a cave, to the King of Guanzhong, to the ruler of the south, he would eventually restore the Ming realm. He didn’t know how many people he killed along the way. All he knew was that he killed everyone who de 11.9kReads8.3Score65814d adds
- 149 A Laborer from the Start: Building a Nation in South Australia 开局劳工：我在南澳建国 [Alternate history set in 1880 · A hard-hitting tale of founding a nation overseas] Zhong Tu, a modern transmigrator, awakens in 1880 on the Australian continent in the body of a Chinese laborer. Using his modern perspective, he spends three years laying plans, gathering Chinese workers and taking control of mines and factories, quietly establishing a foothold. Under colonial oppression, he rallies the people, seizes cities, builds an army, and sweeps away the colonial forces. No futuristic tech 52.5kReads8.6Score4.7k14d adds
- 150 The Search for a Wife: From the Start, I Am Reborn as Wu Dalang 寻妻记开局重生武大郎 [Northern Song] [History] [Alternate Universe] [Novel-Like] [Ranked No. 1] I'm doomed! I've become Wu Dalang. Jinlian is so adorable... I absolutely can't let her get together with Ximen the Great Gentleman. What do I do? Strike first, of course: assassinate Ximen Qing! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
