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- 101 Chenghua Era of the Great Ming: From the Start, I Seize the Gate in a Coup 大明成化：开局夺门之变 That year, Zhu Jianshen stood atop a mechanical dog, a drone hovering over his head and a submachine gun in his hand. He looked down at the assembled civil and military officials and said: “Standing at your nephew’s door won’t leave you without an heir! I’ll let my imperial uncle sit on the throne for a few years. I’m heading out to seize some territory and grab a few women. Anyone have a problem with that?” The civil and military officials of the Great Ming stared at the white cloth covering th 1.3kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 102 The Ming Dynasty's Number One Madman, Zhu Yu Is at His Wits' End 大明第一癫公，老朱人麻了 Li Shen transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, inhabiting the body of a candidate sitting the imperial examination. Thinking of the events about to unfold over the next few years, including the Blue Jade case, Zhu Yunwen's accession to the throne, and Zhu Laosi's Jingnan campaign, Li Shen feels a chill run down his spine. Just then, he binds to the Death Remonstration System. As long as he keeps submitting remonstrances, he can earn all kinds of rewards. If Zhu Yuanzhang kills him, 234Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 103 The Fourth Prince of the Great Ming 大明四爷 Protagonist: Zhu Gaoxi [Ming Dynasty + The Magnificence of a Great Ming] After his nephew Zhu Yunwen's crackdown on the vassal princes drove his uncles to their deaths, Zhu Di answered Heaven's call to punish the traitors. Leading his sons and an army, he stormed the Forbidden City and claimed the throne he had long coveted. Transmigrating as Zhu Gaoxi, the fourth son of the Yongle Emperor, he is drawn into the struggle. 497Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 104 The Woodworker Emperor of the Late Ming Becomes Invincible After Tianqi Falls into the Water 明末木匠天启落水后无敌 The Carpenter Emperor + an alluring empress + the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai + scientific masters While on a mission, elite soldier Long Wu fell into a whirlpool in a river. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Youxiao, the Carpenter Emperor, who had just fallen into the water. His soul wasn't the only thing that had transmigrated. He also brought along a million-yuan tactical pack. A Desert Eagle... An assault rifle... A sniper rifle... A DJI drone... A Huawei tablet... An 8.9kReads8.6Score73814d adds
- 105 After Pacifying the Jingnan Rebellion, I Opened a Tavern in the Ming Dynasty 奉天靖难后，我在大明开酒馆 In the fourth year of the Jianwen reign, Chen Yu transmigrated into the past and inherited a neglected tavern from his family. The tavern had only one regular customer, a man called Lao Zhu. He came by often, and every time he did, he asked Chen Yu questions about governing the country, such as matters of people’s livelihoods, or else he would suddenly ask: “What kind of person do you think the current emperor is?” “Do you think Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Ocean can make the Ming dynasty p 12.5kReads8.2Score70714d adds
- 106 Great Ming: A Nine-to-Five Life in the Hongwu Era 大明：人在洪武，朝九晚五 After transmigrating to the Hongwu era, Yue Lin, the county magistrate of Fengyang, is impeached for corruption by the powerful minister Hu Weiyong! The emperor is furious and goes undercover to investigate. Naturally, Old Zhu, mistaken for a nouveau riche, receives a warm welcome from Yue Lin. “This is a breech-loading rifle. Buy one, and the Northern Yuan barbarians will be wiped out. Everyone will have to show you some respect!” “This is a craft workshop. Ten-year-old children can play marble 363Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 107 Great Ming Hongwu: The Imperial Clan's Inventor 大明洪武：皇族发明家 Transmigrating as an unborn baby? Of course, the first thing to do is save your own mother. What? The System is an inventor system? Why not quietly be a prince and inventor? Sounds great to me. The emperor? Only a fool would take that job. 3.8kReads7.4Score15114d adds
- 108 I Sent Aid to Northwestern Shanxi from the End of the Ming Dynasty 我从明末支援晋西北 (Late Ming dynasty) + (Bright Sword) + dual-world portal. A modern man transmigrates into Mao Wenlong, the man the Manchu invaders hate most, and gains a golden finger: a portal between two worlds. The other side of the portal leads to the world of Bright Sword. Mao Wenlong rushes off to find Li Yunlong and buy machine guns. He plans to take guns and cannons back to the late Ming dynasty, build up his forces, and restore their former glory… But Li Yunlong can’t bear to sell his machine guns, or 425Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 109 Great Ming: I Roast Zhu Yuanzhang to His Face, Dad, You're Ruining the Country! 大明，狂喷朱元璋，爹你祸国殃民 [Invincible Power Fantasy + Comedy + Industrial Revolution + Tricking Old Zhu] [Zhu Shuang transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty, hoping to coast through life, but then remembers that his eldest nephew will abolish the princely fiefs!] [Second Brother, why don't you become emperor someday? Brother Biao is tired. That awful job means getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog. Don't try to dump it on me!] [Forget it. I have to keep Brother Biao alive so I can carry on enjoy 1.2kReads7.3Score11314d adds
- 110 Great Ming: I Just Want to Be a Lowly County Magistrate 大明：我只想做一个小县令啊 The comic adaptation The Little County Magistrate of the Great Ming is now being updated. Come check it out! Two episodes of the animated comic with the same title are also available. Enjoy! [Historical wish-fulfillment fiction, focused on fun. If you're looking for historical research, this isn't for you. Don't take it too seriously! If anything's wrong, blame the dog of an author! Life is hard, so please leave a five-star rating.] "My lord! Under your governance, the people of Fengyang live in 23.1kReads7.6Score3.2k14d adds
- 111 Great Ming: I Am Xu Da's Fifteenth-Generation Descendant 大明：我是徐达的十五世孙 Xu Tianjue’s soul returns to the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the legitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household and the fifteenth-generation descendant of Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan. Faced with a dynasty beset by troubles at home and abroad, he wields the power accumulated by the Xu family over a century and vows to rewrite the fate of the Ming. At court, his family background lets him crush petty schemers; on the battlefield, he leads the Ming army to victory in every direction. This time, th 113Reads7.5Score12514d adds
- 112 Great Ming: I Help Brother Zhu Zhanji Ascend from the Start 大明：开局送瞻基皇兄升天 I am Zhu Zhanshan, the greatest royal uncle in the Ming dynasty. I lived through seven reigns, served as regent twice, missed out on the throne three times, and am the younger brother of that pathetic emperor, Zhu Zhanji. Did China’s decline begin with Zhu Zhanji, a supposedly great Ming emperor? Then I’ll start by taking his throne. Isolation from the world, falling behind the rest of the globe? Then I’ll send fleets west again and colonize the world. Japanese pirates harassing us for three hun 899Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 113 Reborn in the Great Ming to Study Engineering 重生大明学工科 An engineering student transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and arrives in Haozhou. Using coal briquettes and soap, he breaks through a desperate predicament, investigates corruption in grain transport, thwarts a prince’s rebellion, and uses the principles of science to protect the foundations of the Great Ming, stirring up turmoil at court. … I’ll read and consider your feedback, so please leave plenty of comments and go easy on the criticism@@ My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on To 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 My Great Ming, Ruling Three Thousand Miles! 我的大明，纵横三万里！ (The rating just came out! It’ll go up!) With a computer in tow, he transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and starts out as Zhu Xiongying, eldest son of Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince acting as regent. Knowing how history unfolds, he understands that both he and the empire are already surrounded by crises. The vassal princes are everywhere. How can he turn the tide? Corrupt Confucian scholars are ruining the country. How can he root them out? Zhu Xiongying’s answer is just one word: fight! Build fac 5.8kReads7.5Score49514d adds
- 115 The Great Ming Sage Emperor 大明圣皇 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he lies low for two years, then launches his late-Ming career with a major case. On land, he is invincible. He builds a Ming navy and drives off armed merchant ships, becoming unstoppable at sea. This is my Ming Dynasty, and I am its Holy Emperor. 163Reads8.1Score4014d adds
- 116 I'm the Jiajing Emperor, and It's Only Reasonable That I Successfully Cultivate Immortality 我嘉靖皇帝，成功修仙很合理吧 Reborn in the womb as Zhu Houcong, the Taoist emperor of the Ming dynasty, he successfully cultivates immortality, overcoming all techniques with sheer force. He reforms the army and bureaucracy, leads the Ming dynasty into the Age of Discovery, and unifies the world. Then a System descends from the heavens, opening an emperors' chat group across the heavens. The more fortune the dynasties under his rule accumulate, the faster his cultivation advances, until he becomes an ancestral immortal. If 2kReads7.2Score11514d adds
- 117 Back to the End of the Ming Dynasty to Crush the Qing 回到明末虐大清 A mischievous high schooler transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty with an AI. As the AI's power supply improves, Li Dingguo's technology advances, making this a thrilling tech-powered story about crushing the Qing. First, there's the thrill of overwhelming superiority: the weapons wielded by the various factions are generations apart. Readers can revel as the protagonist outguns the Qing, the Southern Ming, Japan's shogunate, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and other forces. Second, there's the thril —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Great Ming: I'm an Emperor Now, So Why Would I Still Be a Carpenter? 大明：都是皇帝了，谁还当木匠 [No System] + [Passionate] + [Political Intrigue] + [Decisive and Ruthless] With a gravely ill father and a mother who died young, Zhu Youxiao is at a loss in the forty-eighth year of the Wanli reign. Factional strife runs rampant, the court is rotten, the Jurchens are watching hungrily, and the Mongols refuse to submit. Amid internal turmoil and external threats, the tide of the times sweeps along the fates of countless millions. The once-mighty Ming Empire is already in its twilight years. Cal 482Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 119 Chongzhen Must Not Die: I Lead the Great Ming to Global Dominance 崇祯不亡：朕带大明称霸全球 A university history student falls off a cliff and opens his eyes to find himself Emperor Chongzhen! By now, Li Zicheng's forces have surrounded Beijing, and the crooked tree on Coal Hill stands right before him. I refuse to hang myself! Abandon the capital and head south, establish my rule over Jiangnan, train a modern army, develop seafaring, crush Japan, and launch a northern campaign to reclaim our lands. Watch me save the dynasty from collapse and reshape the Ming, until all nations come to 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Emperor Yongle Is My Brother-in-Law! Let’s Play It Safe! 永乐大帝我姐夫！苟苟苟出发咯！ Authors interested in adapting this novel can search for "My Brother-in-Law, Emperor Yongle" to apply. All authors are welcome to adapt it! By a stroke of luck, I transmigrated and became Xu Huizu, eldest son of Xu Da, Duke of Wei of the Ming dynasty. What? My brother-in-law is the future Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di? Then all I have to do is keep my head down, right? And so... During the Hongwu reign, I kept an extremely low profile! During the Yongle reign, my brother-in-law was Zhu Di! During the H 5.6kReads8.1Score33314d adds
- 121 Great Ming: I Backed Xu Miaoyun and Took Down Zhu Di 大明：力挺徐妙云，干翻朱棣 He transmigrated to the Ming dynasty and picked up a beautiful runaway bride. “What? My kid is already two years old, and now you're telling me my rival is Zhu Di? He just won the Northern Campaign and is coming back to settle the score with me?” “Zhu Si, is it? My father-in-law and brother-in-law aren't ordinary people. You dare lay a hand on me?” Zhu Di: “Your father-in-law is Xu Da? Your brother-in-law is Xu Huizu? I can beat you up, and they won't dare stop me!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “Who dares tou 1kReads7.5Score14614d adds
- 122 Bloody Great Ming 血色大明 One-line synopsis: Gao Qiqiang from The Knockout is reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty to fight zombies! Full synopsis: In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, 1641, the Mohist leader Chen Jiumu stood atop the walls of Luoyang, gazing at the tens of thousands of cursed corpses covering the mountains and plains. They blotted out the sky as they swarmed in from every direction, about to engulf Luoyang. He couldn't help recalling his first day in the Great Ming. That day, he was just a sc 2.4kReads9.0Score32914d adds
- 123 A Low-Ranking Official in a Late Ming County Town 明末县城小吏 [In the Seventh Year of Tianqi, I Rewrite My Fate by Becoming a Low-Ranking Clerk] In the seventh year of Tianqi, I transmigrated into the body of cannon fodder drafted in Liaodong. Refuse to go to Liaodong, and I die. Go to Liaodong, and death is almost certain. To stay alive, I took a desperate gamble and infiltrated the county yamen, starting out as the lowest-ranking clerk. No System, no golden finger, no memories from a past life to help me. I had only my own courage and an instinct for su 10.5kReads7.6Score88214d adds
- 124 Great Ming: I Take the Princes of Ming to Conquer the World 大明：我带着大明王爷打世界 Zhu Xian returns to the Ming dynasty during the Hongwu era. From the start, he tells Zhu Yuanzhang, “Your fourth son is going to rebel!” Zhu Di wants to steal my ancestor's throne? No way! Come on, I'll give you a map of the world. Get out there and conquer it! What? The other princes of the Ming want to go too? Then we'll send them all out! What? Zhu Yunwen, you still want to be a foolish emperor? No, that's impossible! What? Zhu Zhanji still wants to kill your second uncle? Sorry, your great-g 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Late Ming Chongzhen: I Deserve the Temple Name Shengzu 明末崇祯，朕当得起圣祖庙号 Zhu Bao'an is reborn. He never expected to become the Chongzhen Emperor. He's doomed now. Fortunately, it's the first year of the Chongzhen reign, so there's still hope. Watch him rebuild the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Eastern Depot, killing not a single loyal minister and sparing not one treacherous official. He takes charge of the economy, politics, and military, and makes sure all three are strong. Hong Taiji: "That brat Zhu Youjian fights dirty, always going for my kidneys. And now he has 966Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 126 Jingtai of Great Ming: Brother, I Studied in the Modern Era 大明景泰：皇兄，我在现代留过学 [Ming Dynasty + No System + Industrial Revolution + Commercial Empire + Modern Weapons + Business Empire Management] Standing before you is Zhu Qiyu: a bachelor's degree holder in both science and engineering, heir to a Fortune 500 conglomerate, a man who has driven tanks and fired cannons, and a PhD in archaeology... “Zhu Qizhen, didn't expect this, did you? I'm a student abroad just like you, except I came back from the modern age.” “Little Empress Dowager Sun, you dare stand in my way? Do you 1.6kReads7.9Score12514d adds
- 127 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—14d adds
- 128 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Become the Emperor Everyone Calls a Tyrant! 魂穿大明，天下成我为昏君！ (The Spirit of the Ming Dynasty) No System, no golden finger. Everyone says I am a foolish, reckless emperor who indulges in pleasure. But who knows that beneath this body's surface lies a soul from the modern world? I feign madness to fool the court, while secretly making plans, reforming the government, opening up the seas, and expanding the realm. When the day comes for sails to stretch across thousands of miles, the whole world will kneel at the feet of the Ming Dynasty! 1.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 129 I Am the Way of Heaven: The Great Ming Sun-and-Moon Banner Shall Fly Across the World 朕即天道：大明日月旗，插遍寰宇 The blood-red setting sun shines over the land, and three centuries of humiliation are carved into our bones! Unwilling to let China sink into ruin, the will of Heaven tears through time at the empire’s final hour, possessing the drowning, dying Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao! Inside the court, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian holds sway. Outside, the Later Jin cavalry watches like a tiger waiting to pounce! Factional strife among the Donglin scholars drains the empire’s strength, while corrupt Sh 407Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Flourishing Ming Dynasty 盛世大明 [Historical fiction contest] In the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Hou, whose soul had transmigrated into the Jiajing Emperor, sat regally on the Dragon Throne in his imperial robes, smashing walnuts with the imperial seal. Huang Jin put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Majesty, Chief Grand Secretary Yang is here!" "You idiot! Why didn't you say so earlier?" "..." On the northern frontier of the Great Ming, Anda Khan's forces had grown dramatically in power. As he attacked Xua 481Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Tumu, and I Seize the Gate from the Start! 大明：家父朱土木，开局夺门之变！ The eighth year of the Jingtai era. The spirited Emperor Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu, is gravely ill and has little time left. The increasingly unhinged former emperor Zhu Qizhen is trapped in the Southern Palace, waiting desperately for his chance. The once-radiant Empress Qian is old, crippled, and impoverished, forced to weave cloth to support the former emperor. Wan Zhen'er, favored above all the women in the palace, still waits alone for her Prince of Yi, uncertain of what lies ahead. That year, Yu Q 24Reads8.5Score1114d adds
- 132 Great Ming: Giving the Useless Imperial Grandson a White Hat 大明：送废物皇孙一顶白帽子 Father and son transmigrate together + System + Riding roughshod over the emperor + Invincible + Unifying the world + Protagonist challenges Heaven, Earth, and the emperor + A few martial arts elements An unexplained explosion sends Dan Su transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, where from the start he finds himself locked inside an unmarked coffin for over a year! After finally seeing daylight again, he nearly gets killed by a useless System and ends up dumped on the streets of the capital to live 58Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 133 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—14d adds
- 134 Reborn as Zhu Youxiao of the Great Ming! Who Says the Ming Dynasty Is Doomed? 重生为大明朱由校！谁说大明要亡国了？ Everyone dreams of becoming emperor, but who can truly guard the nation’s borders and die for the realm? Only the Great Ming! When Zhu Youxiao awoke from a great dream, he found himself in the darkness before dawn. Faced with an undercurrent of turmoil at court and dangers lurking in the inner palace, the Red Pill Case was already unfolding and the Palace Transfer Case was about to begin. As imperial and ministerial power clashed, Zhu Youxiao was left bewildered. What was he to do? The Great Min 3.9kReads8.4Score20114d adds
- 135 Great Ming: From the Start with a Rope, Ending with a Bowl 大明：开局一根绳，结束一个碗 [Late Ming + War + Political intrigue + Chongzhen] Zhu Hengyuan accidentally transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, on the eighth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. The Ming dynasty was less than eleven days from its fall, already gravely ill and close to death. The Jurchens threatened from outside, rebels ravaged the interior, and natural disasters and human calamities came one after another. Fortunately, he discovered he had two g 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Zhu Father and Son's Little Secretary 朱家父子的小秘书 I transmigrate into Lan Chun, the son of Lan Yu. To save my family's lives, I have no choice but to reveal my identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. From then on, the protagonist stays by the side of the Zhu family father and sons. Starting with saving Zhu Xiongying, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao, he ensures that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer a tyrant, with Empress Ma there to support him. Through the joint efforts of the protagonist and the Zhu family father and sons, the people's livelihood, economy, and military 9kReads9.0Score46914d adds
- 137 The Ming Dynasty's Ugly Wife Becomes a Princess, and Old Zhu Turns Out to Be My Father-in-Law 大明丑妻变公主，老朱竟是我岳父 [Classic plot-driven story] A month after getting married, I learned that my father-in-law was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang. After transmigrating without a System, Lu Zhibai thought he was doomed. Who knew he’d thrive instead? “Your Majesty, this is terrible! The Crown Prince’s eldest son has a dangerously high fever!” No need to panic. Lu Zhibai applied modern medical principles, combining disinfection, treatment, and nutrition to pull the young prince back from the brink. The lifeline of the 9.1kReads8.3Score65914d adds
- 138 Great Ming: My Wife Is a Princess Royal 大明：我家娘子长公主 [Farming] + [everyday life] + [lighthearted] + [eavesdropping] Su Yang unexpectedly arrived in Beiping Prefecture during the Ming dynasty. Jianwen had just ascended the throne and was aggressively stripping the fiefdoms from the princes, while the Prince of Yan bided his time and built up his strength. The Jingnan Campaign, which would engulf the whole empire, was about to begin. Caught in a time of chaos, Su Yang had no grand ambitions. He only wanted to stay in Beiping Prefecture, look after h 1.1kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 139 1950: Trading Firepower with the Moldy Ones 1950：我和霉菌互换火力 Massive battles + modern warfare + naval warfare + a rough start In the early chapters, the protagonist and the Ming dynasty fight alien bugs in the main world. From Chapter 64, the protagonist transmigrates to 1900 and crushes the great powers' fleets. From Chapter 121, he transmigrates to 1950 to whip the American imperialists into shape. In Chapter 173, he returns to the main world. The Great Ming Empire: I was founded in 1368 and rose to prominence in 1644. I have stood for six hundred yea 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Great Ming: Heaven Bless the Great Ming, the Zhu Family's Son Comes of Age 大明：天佑大明，朱家有子初长成 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di’s second son. He had planned to quietly wait for the Jingnan Campaign and live the easy life of a carefree prince. But an unreliable lottery System changes his plan to lie flat. As long as he absorbs negative emotions, he gets a chance to draw. [Reward: Peak first-rate expert.] [Better luck next time!] [Reward: Firearm forging blueprints] [Reward: Two thousand elite soldiers] [Charm +10] When the gates of 3.7kReads7.1Score28014d adds
- 141 Great Ming: Transmigrating to the End of the Ming Dynasty to Revive the Empire 大明，穿越明末，中兴大明 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Late Ming: Lü Bu Battles Dorgon 明末：吕布大战多尔衮 In 1629, the Ming Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Famine stretches for miles across the lands within the passes, and bands of rebels rise everywhere. Beyond the passes, the Mongol tribes are in their twilight years. The Buryats, descended from the Jurchens who once relied on their ancestors, have turned traitor, repeatedly invading and slaughtering their way across the border. At this histor 173Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 143 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, I Become a Wild Man in the Northeast 明末，我在东北当野人 In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign (1592), the skies over East Asia were thick with the clouds of war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a generation-defining warlord, mobilized all of Japan's forces to invade Korea by sea, yet his eyes remained fixed on the Ming Empire behind it. In Ningxia, Bo Bai and his superior, Dang Xin, were at each other's throats, until Bo Bai suddenly rebelled. Nurhaci had just unified the Jianzhou Jurchens, but had already set his sights on the four Haixi tribes, sharpening h 85Reads—Score10414d adds
- 144 Zhu Yuanzhang: Sun and Moon Shine Over the Land 朱元璋：日月照山河 The sun and moon retain their nature, so though they are obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers retain their source, so though they run dry, they flow again. The Sun and Moon Shine on the Rivers and Mountains: an epic that captures Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming dynasty In Chinese history, only one person ever unified the realm from south to north: Zhu Yuanzhang. No one had done it before him. Under the banner of “Drive out the barbarians and restore China,” he drove the Mongols back 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 I Never Wanted a Marquisate in the Late Ming, but Was Forced to Become a Warlord 明末封侯非我意被逼当军阀 [No System] [Realistic] [Maximum Immersion] [Hebei Warlord] [Takes Orders, Not Proclamations] [The Imperial Robe Is Thrust Upon Him] From the start, he cuts his way through the Qing army’s encirclement at Jia Village in Julu, rising through the ranks at a breakneck pace: garrison commander, field commander, deputy brigade commander, and regional commander. By the time he comes to his senses, he is already wearing the imperial robes. “General! It’s cold. Put on another layer!” “Hey, no, no... I a 125Reads—Score10914d adds
- 146 In the Great Ming, Starting with Tofu 人在大明，从做豆腐开始 Wu Zishan, a medical master's graduate, transmigrated to the early Ming dynasty. At first, he only wanted to earn a few taels of silver to improve his life and, while he was at it, marry a beautiful wife. But a beauty pursued him with tearful pleas, and through a twist of fate he entered government service. He was promoted every few days and somehow became a major figure who stirred up the political landscape and changed history... 1.6kReads7.9Score12314d adds
- 147 Great Ming: From Humble Beginnings to Duke of the Highest Rank 大明：从寒门到超品公爵 Lin Wenyuan, a modern scholar of Ming history, died suddenly and awoke in Suzhou in the fifth year of Hongzhi, inhabiting Shen Yan, a penniless orphan whose parents were dead and who was near death with a raging fever. From the start, he was caught in the great Su-Song flood recorded in the history books. He used a dream from his “father” to report the disaster, traded his mother’s keepsakes for food, and plugged the walls with plant ash. Even in desperate straits, his talent began to shine. At 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, I Rule the World With a Divine Selection System 穿越大明，靠神选系统雄霸天下 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Lan Wu, the eldest legitimate son of Lan Yu, and awakens a Divine Choice System. From the start, at the grand court assembly, he submits a memorial directly to the old Zhu, stopping him from choosing Zhu Yunwen as his heir. Back home, he tells Lan Yu to fake his death and hand over his duke's title. Zhu Yuanzhang: “Excellent. Lan Wu, you really have some nerve.” Lan Yu: “You're really going to make your old man die of filial piety.” The entire court 7.1kReads8.1Score53314d adds
- 149 Great Ming: The Empress Dowager Rules with an Iron Fist 大明：太后她铁腕治国 Zhang Qiang, a modern business tycoon, was in a car accident while on a disaster-relief mission. Her soul traveled into the Tianqi-era imperial harem, where she became a mother and took the place of Zhang Qiang, the starving Consort Yu. To stay alive, she fought to survive in the palace: protecting her young son, battling Ke Shi, and enduring until she became empress dowager. To preserve the Ming dynasty, she promoted medicine and education, expanded industry and commerce, opened the seas, and s 1.4kReads7.6Score10814d adds
- 150 Chronicles of the Nine Provinces 九洲风云录 A historical novel set in the late Ming, from the fifth year of the Tianqi reign to the end of the Chongzhen reign. First, this is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The book focuses on recreating the customs and everyday life of the era. Second, aside from the characters needed to move the protagonist’s story forward, most of the characters closely reflect historical fact. The customs, daily life, and even prices mentioned in the novel have all been researched. In the later stages, the protagonist w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
