Novels like Late Ming, 1638: Crush the Later Jin, Then Conquer the World
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- 151 Reborn in the Great Ming: Hongwu's First Uncle by Marriage 魂穿大明：洪武第一国舅爷 [Full of Gags] [Transmigration] [Farming] Ma Xiuying: Our Ma family has a long tradition of poetry and scholarship! Emperor Zhu: Ah! Exactly, exactly! Ma Xiuying: My younger brother is a once-in-a-generation genius! Emperor Zhu: Ah! Exactly, exactly! (Go on, keep bragging. He's a coward.) Ma Xiuying: Zhu Chongba, we've been married for over twenty years. You think I can't tell you don't believe me? Zhu Chongba: (っ °Д °;)っ My dear, I don't. Just hear me out. Ma Chaoqun, surrounded by women on bot 26.3kReads6.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 152 The Ming Dynasty's Beloved Grandson: No Need for the Jingnan Campaign 大明好圣孙，不用靖难了 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No System + Heartwarming + Comedy] From the start, he transmigrates as Zhu Gaochi, heir to the Prince of Yan. He's only eight years old. He'd planned to lie flat and become emperor, but who could have guessed that his heaven-defying luck would turn him into the Ming Dynasty's lucky charm! While accompanying the Prince of Yan on the northern campaign, the army runs short of water. He stamps his foot, and a water source appears. The Prince of Yan is fretting over a lack 506Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 153 Great Ming: The Unconventional Life of Imperial Consort Mei Yin 大明：驸马梅殷的别样人生 Mei Renyao wakes up in the bed of Princess Ningguo of the Ming Dynasty, having become her consort, Mei Yin. Knowing how history ends, he refuses to meet his final fate by drowning like a coward. Now that he’s in the Ming Dynasty, he’s going to change everything. Zhu Yuanzhang: “The Ming Dynasty is broke!” Mei Yin: “There’s a silver mine in Iwami, Japan!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “The Hongwu muskets are powerful!” Mei Yin: “What is this old blunderbuss? Improve it at once!” Zhu Biao: “The gentry clans are 242Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 154 Great Ming at Its Peak: Starting with the Rebirth of the God of War at Tumu Fortress 巅峰大明，从土木堡战神重生开始 [Ming dynasty + no System + reform + political intrigue + conquest] A high-IQ, hard-hitting historical political novel dressed up as a rebirth story. This isn't a beginner-friendly wish-fulfillment tale: the thrills feel startlingly real. The Ming dynasty's infamous "Fortress Sect Emperor," Zhu Qizhen, has been given a chance to be reborn. A towering palace rises from level ground, and one's fortunes are one's own to make. Armed with memories of his past life, Zhu Qizhen can deal with Luchuan, t 85Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 155 Great Ming: With Generals by the Thousands, How Dare the Qing Invade the South? 大明：猛将如云，清军竟敢南下？ He graduated from the fifth class of the Whampoa Military Academy and died in battle in Nanjing. His soul transmigrated into the legitimate son of the Chongzhen Emperor, Prince Ding, Zhu Cijiong. Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, Li Zicheng was defeated at Shanhai Pass, and the Manchus entered the Central Plains! The world was in turmoil, and the Ming dynasty stood on the brink of collapse. The common people suffered terribly, and the Han people were slaughtered. When a dynasty falls, it 1.5kReads7.5Score11414d adds
- 156 The Great Ming's First Companion Reader 大明第一伴读 I am Liu Hanwen, the third grandson of Liu Bowen, the Earl of Sincerity of the Ming dynasty. In my previous life, I was a university student who had only just graduated when I spent two and a half years struggling through illness in a hospital bed. I thought that, reborn, I could use my scattered memories from my past life to live out this one in carefree style. But in my first month of life, Emperor Taizu of the Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, appointed me as the future Crown Prince’s study companion. I f 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Late Ming: Infinite Troop Recruitment to Crush the Qing 明末：无限爆兵，横推大清 [System + troop upgrades + farming and infrastructure + late-Ming comeback + satisfying story with no angst] The late Ming was in chaos. Li Zicheng entered the capital, the Eight Banners breached the passes, the Southern Ming retreated to the south, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself on Coal Hill. No one could have guessed that Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of the Ming, whose start was a total disaster, would return in force with a fortune System! With the System's help, he turns his luck 2.5kReads5.9Score16014d adds
- 158 The Late Ming Dynasty: The Fourth Calamity Corrects History 大明末年，第四天灾修正史 [Late Ming history] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [ensemble cast] + [global power struggle] On the very brink of hanging himself, Chongzhen awakens the “Seeds of Civilization System.” “My Ming, I will save it!” But... the reinforcements he summons are a little unusual. “Your Majesty! The Manchus are at the pass, rebels are everywhere, and the rats are about to outrun the money in the treasury!” Chongzhen: “Don’t panic. I’ll call in some help.” The next moment, an army of a million players from the 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Great Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 [Late Ming] [Chongzhen] [Sun Chengzong] [Wei Zhongxian] [court intrigue] [alternate history] I, Chongzhen, am the Ming dynasty’s weightlifting champion. The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming are all resting on my shoulders. Eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi. The candlelight in the Qianqing Palace had just gone out when the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao, breathed his last. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who had just been escorted into the Forbidden City, clutched the dry rations 334Reads6.1Score2114d adds
- 160 Great Ming: Xuanzong Revived, Bloodbath at the Hall of Fengtian from the Start 大明：宣宗复活，开局血洗奉天殿 In the autumn of 1449, the Ming army suffered a crushing defeat at Tumu Fortress, and the emperor was captured. The news even reached the Ming emperors who had ascended to Heaven. Zhu Yuanzhang was so furious his eyes nearly split open. “Have Zhu Qizhen sliced to pieces! Slice him up!!!” Zhu Di said, “Bring Zhu Zhanji here! Let him see what his good-for-nothing son has done!!!” Just then, Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao came riding on clouds, saying they could send Zhu Zhanji down to the mortal real 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Great Ming Inspector 大明巡检 This is a slow-paced farming story. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip it. The protagonist, Li Zheng, farms, trains troops, and builds up his strength. The story spans from the Chongzhen era to the Southern Ming. He won’t fawn over Zhu or rebel. He’ll watch dynasties rise and fall, then ultimately claim the Central Plains. 102Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 162 Reborn in Great Ming: This Throne Is Mine by Right! 重生大明：这位子就该我来坐！ [Historical fiction + no saintly protagonist + reborn + farming + Age of Sail + Industrial Revolution.] Reborn as Zhu Biao, the Ming Dynasty’s crown prince, he wanted to open up maritime trade, but was denied! He wanted to fight the Japanese pirates, but was denied! He wanted to promote new learning, but was denied! He wanted to conquer the Western Regions, but was denied! Furious, Zhu Biao slammed his hand on the table and rose to his feet. “All matters under heaven are within my control. If I 86Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 163 Great Ming: The Industrial Revolution Begins from the Start, and Old Zhu Is Stunned 大明：开局工业革命，老朱人麻了 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gui obtains a System. From then on, he turns the history of China on its head, starting with the Ming Dynasty. The Industrial Revolution begins with the steam engine. Then come steam-powered spinning machines, high-speed railways, cannons, and a flood of steel... The history of Blue Star is rewritten from this moment on. Wherever the railway tracks reach, the land belongs to the Ming. Wherever its ships sail, the seas belong to the Ming! Anyone who r 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Great Ming: Ruling the Nation Through Reason 大明：以理治国 After fainting, Gao Yuliang of Handong opened his eyes to find himself the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, in the second year of Chongzhen, during the Jisi Incident! Huang Taiji was about to march on the capital. The Donglin Party controlled the court's channels of communication, crying poverty and playing the victim, while the Imperial Guard had been tricked into near-total dissolution, leaving the emperor blind and deaf. Watching the officials put on their act, Secretary Gao pushed up his glas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Great Ming: My Cheat Is a Sharp-Tongued History Professor 大明：朕的外挂是毒舌历史博导 [Ming dynasty + two male leads + funny and lighthearted + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + Great Ming + historical fiction] Su Chen was the youngest doctoral supervisor in Peking University's history department. After a truck physically sent him to the afterlife, he somehow became the “exclusive holographic projection cheat” of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty! Looking at the pitiful seventy thousand taels of silver in the Taicang treasury and the stubborn nineteen-year-old e 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Moonlight Over the Vermilion Tower 朱楼月明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, Li Zicheng advances on Beijing while the Qing armies beyond the frontier watch like hawks. The realm is shattered, rebellions rage, and the Ming dynasty stands on the brink of collapse. Faced with this crisis, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, finally decides to move the court south. A grand historical epic is about to unfold. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Day 83 of the Jiangyin Siege: Late Ming God of Slaughter System 江阴第83天，明末杀神系统 Killing Tartars makes you stronger. Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! Level One Enemies: Manchu Tartars Level Two Enemies: Mongol Vassals Level Three Enemies: Han Traitors and Lackeys Level Four Enemies: Rebel Bandits and Thieves Strike without hesitation. Take only their heads. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Chongzhen: I Burned the Dragon Throne and Took Great Ming Public 崇祯：烧了龙椅，我让大明上市 On the eve of his suicide at Coal Hill, Chongzhen uncovers the century-old secret of the golden nanmu throne! A golden light flares in his palm, activating the Hongwu Ancestral Edict and the share ledger! The total share capital is one thousand shares, divided into four types: land, grain, silver, and military merit. Whoever controls thirty percent of the decision-making power can abolish hereditary rule and establish shared governance through shares! Kill one rebel under Li Zicheng, earn half a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Reborn as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty 重生明朝当皇帝 I open my eyes and find myself in the Leopard House, with the eunuch Wei Zhongxian seated beside me. Fortunately, I can see the “inner-thought comments” floating over his head. Good grief, almost the whole screen is filled with murderous intent. I instantly turn into a master actor, pretending to be foolish while pulling out a few modern tricks. I make things appear out of nowhere and set paper money ablaze, leaving the eunuch faction staring in stunned disbelief. Since they've all decided the 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Great Ming: Forced into Marriage from the Start, I Get Stronger by Fishing 大明：开局被逼婚，我垂钓就变强 [Political intrigue + wars against foreign tribes + the Zhu family’s family drama] After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, he became Zhu Dong, the ninth son of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang! He never expected his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, to force him into marriage and thrust him into the eye of the storm! Fortunately, Zhu Dong obtained the [Fishing System]! [Ding-dong! Host fished up a bronze treasure chest. Opening it grants an Ability Card: Overlord’s Might!] [Ding-dong! Host fished up a s 3Reads6.9Score214d adds
- 171 Late Ming: From the Start, I Unlocked the Total War: Empire System 明末：开局解锁帝国全面战争系统 [Late Ming] [Age of Discovery] [Pike-and-shot warfare] [Conquest] [If you like mindless killing without regard for the consequences, don't come in] An ordinary young man from modern times is reborn as Zhu Cilang, eldest son of the Chongzhen Emperor. The Ming dynasty will never fall in my hands, and I will never let the Manchus enter the pass and bring disaster to China. How could the Ming miss the Age of Discovery? This is the best of times, the age when the entire planet can be united! Wouldn't 10Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 172 The End of the Ming Dynasty: I Am Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian 大明末年：朕崇祯皇帝朱由检 O vast heavens, why are you so cruel to the Ming? How could a thousand years of Chinese civilization ever become enslaved? In this life, I will first eliminate corrupt merchants, then treacherous officials. I will trust loyal ministers, sweep away the barbarian court, and restore the dignity of Chinese dress. In this life, I will plant new crops, establish new schools, research firearms, open the seas and levy taxes, train journalists, form political parties, and reform outdated policies. As it —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I’m Back, and This Is No Joke! 崇祯十七年：朕回来不是搞笑的！ After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, he finds bandits rising on all sides, the Tartars eyeing the border passes, corrupt officials running rampant at court, and the Ming dynasty teetering in the storm. He wakes to find that Zhu Youjian has turned the tide of despair. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly as a diligent ruler, only to see his country fall and himself die. This time, he has finally let go of that burden and refuses to repeat the same tragic path! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Transmigrated as Chongzhen, and I’ve Set My Sights on Your Daughter 穿越崇祯，朕看上你女儿了 Ming Mo, a high school sophomore who’s hopeless at school, wakes up transmigrated as Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. While others transmigrate to develop technology, strengthen the army, and conquer the realm, all he wants is to slack off, sleep, and get a wife. In his previous life, he was average-looking and ignored by every girl in his class. In this life, he looks in the mirror and sees a heartthrob. He can take his pick from the imperial garden. “Whoever insults me, I’ll m 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming: I Don't Want to Hang Myself 大明崇祯：朕不想上吊 Conquer the land of the Japanese pirates, push all the way to the Arctic Circle, seize Antarctica, and advance into the Atlantic. Wherever the sun and moon shine shall be Ming territory. The Chongzhen Emperor is a ruler who has no intention of hanging himself. With his iron-willed ministers, surrendered warlords, and brilliant practical scholars, he carves out the revival of an empire from the ruins. Zhu Youjian tosses his edict aside. “I received the Mandate of Heaven. How could I hang myself a 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 System Thinking Rebuilds the Ming Dynasty 系统思维重构大明 Lin Che, a modern-day PhD in philosophy, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty as a minor official in the Ministry of Rites. He has no gunpowder technology or imperial charisma, only a deadly arsenal of ideas: systems theory and data modeling. When Chongzhen is overwhelmed by the cost of supplying the Liaodong front, Lin Che presents him with a “Twelve-Step Flowchart of Military Pay Diversion.” When the officials bicker over the Shaanxi unrest, he produces a “Livelihood Pressure Risk Forecast 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 From Knight to Great Ming 从骑士到大明 Liang Yewen transmigrates. Not to ancient China, but to sixteenth-century Spain. He saves a princess from her pursuers, helps her put down a rebellion, then sails across the ocean with her fleet and returns to the Ming. He thinks the story ends there. He’ll serve as a young prince’s tutor, teach him a few things, and live out his days in peace. Until one day, he realizes he was wrong. The nomads in the north have suddenly learned to fire volleys of muskets. The Japanese pirates in the east a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Great Ming: My Choices Summon the Greatest Ministers in History 大明：朕的抉择召唤千古名臣 On a snowy night in the first year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian transmigrates and jolts awake before the empire falls. Beneath the Dragon Throne lies a land strewn with corpses, its people starving for miles. At court, the Donglin faction and the eunuchs endlessly brawl for power. Beyond the passes, the Jianzhou Jurchens sharpen their blades. At his waist hangs the white silk sash with which he will hang himself on Coal Hill seventeen years later. At this desperate moment, the Mandate of Heave 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Warrior 大明第一武夫 Zhu Yunfei, once the greatest mercenary of his generation, is unexpectedly reborn in the late Ming Dynasty. He becomes a soldier on the Liaodong front, fighting at the Battle of Songjin. Watch as he turns the tide, sweeps away the Jurchen invaders, crushes the rebel bands, and claims an empire and its beauties. 2.8kReads8.5Score23814d adds
- 180 I Transmigrated into Chongzhen, Who's About to Hang Himself Today 我穿越成今天就要上吊的崇祯 After transmigrating to the late Ming, Li Zicheng is attacking the capital. According to history, today I'm supposed to hang myself on Coal Hill... We have to move south. We must move south! In the Jinling court, Chongzhen curses out the assembled officials: “If the Ming falls, I'll certainly go down in history as the emperor who lost the country. But do you think you'll fare any better? Just wait until Li Zicheng does to you what he did to the officials and nobles in the capital: beating yo 895Reads7.6Score10914d adds
- 181 Transmigrating as Zhu Cilang, I Borrow Ten Thousand Soldiers from the First Emperor from the Start 穿越朱慈烺，开局向太祖借十万兵 Meng Yun unexpectedly transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as its last crown prince, Zhu Cilang. It is 1644, and Li Zicheng’s army will soon arrive at the capital. Just as Zhu Cilang has no idea what to do, he suddenly obtains the strongest Dynasty-Lending System, and instantly finds his feet. From then on, Zhu Cilang borrows five thousand years from the past and five thousand years from the future. Whether it’s technology, military equipment, soldiers, talent, or people’s livelihoods, he can tra 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Zhu Yingying: Immortal for Ten Thousand Years, the Ming Banner Flies Across the Stars 朱雄英：永生万载，明旗插遍星河 [Great Ming] [Immortality] [Political Intrigue] [Eldest Legitimate Grandson] [Hongwu] [Transmigration] [Conquest] [Farming and Infrastructure] [Technology-Fueled Military Expansion] [Fleet] [Han-Chinese Nationalism] [Global Conquest] [Industrial Revolution] [Interstellar Civilization] [Chinese Conquest] In the tenth year of Hongwu, a modern soul transmigrates into the newborn Zhu Xiongying. He saves his mother, Chang Shi, secures his position as the eldest legitimate grandson, and, under Zhu Y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 The Cunning Chongzhen: Extending the Ming Dynasty by Three Hundred Years 腹黑崇祯：再续大明三百年 Transmigrated into the ruler of a collapsing empire? No way am I hanging myself! I won't be a sage emperor. I'll become the sole major shareholder of the Ming dynasty's trade empire! The Donglin Party wants credit? I'll arrange a marriage to ruin your career, then use alliances between Shanxi merchants to sideline the Jiangnan gentry and turn your factions against each other! Bandits everywhere? I won't suppress them or appease them. I'll drive them beyond the passes to graze on the steppe. Li 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Great Ming: From the Start, I Snatched Da Yuer 大明：开局截胡大玉儿 In the first year of the Chongzhen era, Pi Island runs out of food, and 20,000 soldiers and civilians are on the brink of death. With worry turning his temples white, Mao Wenlong watches as his son Mao Chengzong awakens after a single dynasty. The fool who had played dumb for twelve years now possesses Li Cunxiao's peerless strength: he lifts a thousand-catty stone lock with one hand and sweeps the island's military bullies aside. The Later Jin ruler Hong Taiji sees Pi Island as a thorn in his s 4.9kReads6.8Score43114d adds
- 185 This Is Our Great Ming's God of War? That's Ridiculous! 这就是咱大明的战神？太离谱了！ [Transmigration] [Great Ming] [Zhu Yuanzhang] [Imperial tutor] [Feel-good power fantasy] Lu Ning unexpectedly obtains a Transmigration Ring. He travels back to the early years of the Great Ming and becomes close friends with Zhu Yuanzhang. What Zhu Yuanzhang worries about most is that his descendants will live miserable lives and the Great Ming won't endure. “You spent so much money on your descendants, and the Great Ming lasted for so many years. If you really want to know what happened, I can 86Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 186 Zhu Di Faked His Death? Then I Guess I'll Have to Conquer the World! 朱棣假死？那朕可就要征伐天下了! In the eighteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi, who transmigrated here long ago, discovers that Zhu Di has died unexpectedly ahead of schedule? Then I, Zhu Gaochi, can inherit the throne in the proper order. Anyone who dares cause trouble can have a taste of my new Three Great Battalions! What Zhu Gaochi doesn't know is that Zhu Di actually faked his death because his son never applied himself. Afraid the Jingnan Campaign would happen all over again, he wants to use this trick to see which of his 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Peerless Beauty of the Great Ming: This Dashing Young Master Is Way Too Arrogant 绝色大明：风流公子哥，也太狂了 He transmigrated to the Ming dynasty and became Lan Yu's legitimate eldest son. With only four years left before Zhu Laoba would gift his entire clan a special execution package, Lan Zhao knew he had no power to fight back, so he chose to lie flat and give up. If he was going to die anyway, why work hard as hell? He might as well enjoy everything he hadn't gotten to experience in his previous life. And so he went full throttle down the road to an early grave. One moment he was cuddled up in a ma 34Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 188 Great Ming: I, Zhu Yuntong, Discuss the Poll Tax with Zhu Yuanzhang from the Start 大明：开局我跟朱元璋谈人丁税 He transmigrates into the body of Xu Da’s youngest son. While helping disaster victims, he runs into Zhu Yuanzhang and asks a question that leaves the emperor speechless: “Why must people without land pay taxes?” In the Ming dynasty, my fate is not my own. Sooner or later, I, Xu Ping’an, will cut off the emperor’s controlling hand, the one that dictates everyone’s fate. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Sun and Moon Begin Anew: Chronicles of War Across the Nine Provinces 日月重开：九州烽烟录 An ordinary person like you or me transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. The Ming empire is already on its last legs. The Jianzhou Jurchens in the northeast are marching straight toward Beijing, peasant armies are sweeping through the Central Plains, and drought, locusts, and plague repeatedly ravage the people. The Qingliu faction, nobles, Donglin scholars, eunuchs, salt merchants, Shanxi merchants, rebels, Jianzhou forces, river pirates, salt merchants, Mongols, and all kinds of other powers 1.6kReads8.1Score13614d adds
- 190 The Ming Dynasty Beneath the Sun and Moon 大明之日月之下 In an age of chaos, the world is a furnace that burns away the dross and tempers what remains into steel. On the twelfth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, five shooting stars fell into the Forbidden City. That night, the emperor in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the crown prince in the Palace of Gathered Elegance, the princess in the Palace of Longevity and Peace, Prince Ding in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and a hundred-household commander of the Embroidered Uni 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 A Great Upheaval in the Ming Dynasty 明朝大换血 With a sword in hand, he can cover the world with clouds and turn the tides with a wave of his hand. The protagonist conquers the Tsar in the north, defeats Fusang in the east, takes the lands of the barbarians in the west, and sweeps through the islands in the south. Then he ventures into space and defeats the aliens, before pursuing the Heavenly Way and accomplishing an unprecedented feat. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Qing Dynasty Ends, the Ming Rises 终清覆明 [No System + Group Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Hard-Core Technical Focus + Decisive and Ruthless] Good news: The four-person team of Wang Xiang, Lin Mo, Qian Fei, and Wang Na has transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty with modern knowledge. Bad news: It's the first year of the Tianqi reign. They're deep in the mountains of Guizhou, the Ming Dynasty will fall in seventeen years, and the bandits right in front of them could kill them at any moment. They have no identities, no resources, and o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 My Father Is Zheng He, and His Ming Fleet Crushes the World 家父郑和，率大明舰队碾压全球 During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty. A sudden misfortune befalls a young fisherman from a village, and he accidentally swallows a dragon pearl, gaining extraordinary powers. By a twist of fate, he becomes Zheng He’s disciple and adopted son, receiving the name Zheng Qian. On the emperor’s orders, Zheng He sets sail for the Western Ocean with the great treasure fleet of the Ming, seeking traces of Jianwen. The grand voyages to the Western Ocean officially begin. Wherever the Ming fleet sail —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 How the Qing Dynasty Kept the Han Weak for 300 Years 满清防汉弱国300年 For three hundred years, the Qing dynasty made “keeping the Han in check” the cornerstone of its policies. To preserve the ruling privileges of the Manchus, it suppressed technology, shackled thought, and closed the country off from the world, trading national decline for the dynasty's temporary survival. It was a tragic chapter in which selfish ambitions for power crushed the future of an entire people. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Return to the Ming Dynasty and Become Emperor 回到大明当皇帝 I transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and somehow became Zhu Di, Prince of Yan? The same Zhu Di who raised an army in Beiping, marched all the way to Nanjing, and defeated Zhu Yunwen? But this Prince of Yan seems to have died young, meeting a fate entirely different from the one history recorded! Cast aside by the court and reduced to a powerless vassal prince? Reborn for a second time, I'll reform taxes, build an iron army, overhaul the military and government, promote farming, and create the mos 18Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 196 Late Ming: An Unemployed Courier Reclaims the Han Homeland 明末：失业驿卒，我重整汉家河山 What’s it like to lose your job alongside Li Zicheng? In the second year of Chongzhen’s reign, Yu Zhao transmigrated into a courier station worker in Yinchuan. His monthly wages were stolen, his severance pay withheld, and his late father’s five-tael debt had ballooned to twenty taels. And looming just ahead were rebel bands overrunning the land and the fall of the Great Ming. While everyone else just wanted to survive, Yu Zhao started by reclaiming those five taels. He took on the station head, 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 I, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming: Both Debonair and Domineering 朕！大明暴君崇祯，既风流也霸道 Ming dynasty + political intrigue + passionate action + ruthless killing + struggle for supremacy + romance + no System. “Chongzhen, off you go. I'll take care of your wife, children, and sisters-in-law. I'll quell the internal rebellion and crush our foreign enemies. I will make the Ming dynasty stand tall atop the world...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Great Ming Embroidered Guard: A Mirror of Three Generations 大明锦衣卫：三世山河鉴 A chronicle of three generations of the Shen clan's imperial guards. It begins in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu and ends in the ninth year of Jiajing, spanning 138 years and twelve reigns, from Hongwu to Jiajing. The founder, Shen Lie, rose from the ranks of the guards. His family motto was, “With a blade in hand, know whom to strike, and know when to sheath it.” He weathered the flames of the Jingnan Campaign and laid the foundations for the family's hereditary office. His son, Shen Chen, was 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Entire Court Says I've Gone Mad 满朝文武都说朕疯了 On the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month in the seventh year of the Tianqi era, Chongzhen's enthronement ceremony took place. The young emperor on the dragon throne looked at the assembled court officials, with only one thought in his mind: I don't have much time left. Ma Lixiang, a highly educated modern man, transmigrated into Chongzhen. The day he ascended the throne was the start of the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming. The entire court said the new emperor had gone mad: instead o 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Late Ming: After I Expose Myself as a Transmigrator, Wei Zhongxian Breaks Down! 明末：自曝穿越后，魏忠贤哭了！ After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Liu Yu becomes a seventh-rank censor. Looking at the Great Ming ship on the verge of sinking before him, he drops all pretenses! Liu Yu: “Zhu Youjian, do you believe me now when I say I’m a transmigrator?” Zhu Youjian: “I suppose I do... What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?” Liu Yu: “Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal subject in all of the Great Ming. You must not kill him, Your Majesty!” Wei Zhongxian: “If you don’t reject me, my lord, I’d be hon 38.9kReads8.5Score3.8k14d adds
