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- 101 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
- 102 Great Ming: This General Store Is Not Quite Right 大明：【这间杂货铺，不对劲】 Lin Bei transmigrated to the Hongwu era and opened a general store on Sanshan Street in Yingtian. The people here were nothing like the historical figures Lin Bei remembered. The stock characters enshrined in history had all been turned on their heads. The people of the Hongwu era were far more vivid and outrageous than the unofficial histories suggested. Everyone knew about the Jinyiwei's Southern and Northern Commands, but who had ever heard of the Bureau of Passage? The man in charge of the B 63Reads—Score11014d adds
- 103 Great Ming: I Found My Younger Brother Zhu Wenzheng at the Foot of the Mountain 大明：下山捡到弟弟朱文正 [Martial arts]+ [No transmigration, no System]+ [Alternate history] You ask who I am? The man standing before you is Wang Baobao's nightmare, the strictest father on the steppe, the creator of the Ming dynasty's wheel-flattening strategy, the fiend who slaughtered more than a hundred thousand warriors in Japan, the butcher who executed those implicated in the Hongwu-era “First Case” and the “False Empress Case,” the Wu Prince who had a noble consort hanged in the palace without a second thought, 3.2kReads6.1Score15614d adds
- 104 Zhengde's Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 正德日不落 Some say that Emperor Zhengde was fascinated by ingenious silverwork and eccentric gadgets, dabbled in unorthodox pursuits, and showed no respect for Confucius and Mencius. But they fail to see how the steam engine propelled the Ming forward, setting it on the path to capitalism and industrialization. Some say that Emperor Zhengde relied on corrupt officials, established tax offices, and used force to collect taxes, while the people suffered under a crushing burden of levies. But they fail to se 214Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 105 Old Zhu, Stop Fooling Around! I, Lan Yu, Will Be Loyal to the Crown Prince in This Life 老朱别闹我蓝玉这辈子只忠于太子 “Why do I have to be a Blue Knight after I transmigrate here?” “Why does my skin feel a little dry when I see Zhu Yuanzhang?” “If the Crown Prince lives, I live.” “I am a staunch Crown Prince loyalist!” “Your Highness! That old bastard is way out of line! Let's fight him!” “Your Highness! Don't work yourself so hard. You can leave this to someone else! What? You mean me? Of course, no problem!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Veritable Records of Emperor Jingtai, Civilly Accomplished and Martial Virtuous 文成武德景泰皇帝实录 The Tumu Crisis of the Ming dynasty marked the turning point when the empire began to decline. Five hundred thousand elite soldiers and able-bodied men, along with dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles, were lost, and the young Emperor Zhu Qizhen was captured by Esen, the mighty ruler of the Oirat. The Ming dynasty was plunged into despair, with dark clouds gathering over the entire court. Yu Qian, remembered by history as the “savior minister,” emerged to rescue the empire from peril. But 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Great Ming: The System Arrived Early. Can I Revive My Dad from the Start? 大明：系统早来，开局复活我爹？ [Lighthearted + Thrillingly Satisfying + Ruthless] Transmigrated as Zhu Gaochi, heir to Prince of Yan Zhu Di, he awakens the Midlife Comeback System from the start! Zhu Gaochi: ??? I’m only twenty-two. What do you mean, midlife comeback? [Host Ming Renzong detected! You indulged in sensual pleasures when you were young, and now you’re old, frail, and near death!] [System mission issued: Host, lose weight. For every pound lost, gain one year of life.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on losing weigh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Great Ming! The Imperial Clan's Grandson Battles for the Throne 大明！皇明嫡孙争霸天下 Transmigrating to the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I become the Ming dynasty’s most unfortunate legitimate grandson: Zhu Yuntong. My birth mother died young, my eldest brother was murdered, Lady Lu is watching me like a hawk, and the palace maids and eunuchs dare to poison me to my face. The original owner was weak and ready to die, but now I’m here! Armed with an Emperor’s Contest System, I overturn the plot to poison me in the Eastern Palace from the start! Others rely on patience to win the succ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Great Ming: I Became Heaven's Chosen Son from the Start! 大明：开局就成了天赐之子！ In the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Zhanli was born, hailed as a child sent by Heaven! Watch how he uses ideas centuries ahead of his time to blaze a completely new trail in the Ming dynasty… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 I’m Determined to Save the Ming Dynasty, Even Kangxi Can’t Stop Me 大明朝我救定了，康熙来了也不行 If you transmigrate to the Qing Dynasty and don't rebel, your backside is bound to pay the price! I am Zhu Ci, and I call on the Qing to meet its end! I will save the Ming Dynasty. Shunzhi won't stop me, and neither will Kangxi! This is the story of a real man who braves blood and fire, vows to defy fate, and save China from the brink of collapse! At the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties, war swept across the land. The Manchus entered China and seized the throne, slaughtering countless people 26Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 111 A Book About a Wolf Among Sheep Who Died 死在羊中的狼的一本书 9Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 112 The Ancestral Dragon Comes to the Ming Dynasty 祖龙临明 The Core Personality of Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng: Grand ambition and absolute control: He was the ultimate practitioner of China's ideal of unification, with a vision that reached beyond his era. He could not tolerate division or weakness, seeking absolute order through “one written script and uniform axle widths.” Suspicious, harsh, and quick to kill: Having grown up amid court intrigue in the state of Zhao, he had an extreme lack of personal security. He had zero tolerance for betrayal and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Great Ming Crown Prince Reborn: A Battle for Power 大明太孙重生之权谋天下 Special forces soldier Lin Yi transmigrates into the body of Zhu Xiongying, the Ming dynasty’s eldest legitimate grandson. With the Dragon Soul Cauldron at his side, he can see into people’s hearts at a glance. He only wants to keep a low profile and stay alive, but his imperial grandfather is nearing the end of his life, and undercurrents are stirring in the court. Zhu Xiongying quietly pulls out penicillin, flintlock rifles, a world map… Zhu Yuanzhang slams the table on the spot. “Why wait to 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 One Tael of Silver a Day for Everyone: Restoring the Ming in Yangzhou 每人每天一两银，我在扬州复大明 Territory and Population System + military affairs + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + decisive action + fast pace The sun and moon never lose their nature, so though obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers never lose their source, so though blocked, they flow once more. The people of Xia never lose their spirit, so though fallen, they rise again. In 1645, 100,000 Qing troops surround Yangzhou. Shi Kefa has burned five letters of surrender, and the people of the city are pre 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Great Ming's Pillar of Support 大明靠山王 Twin halberds raised high, gleaming in the sun, Silver hooks shine, reflecting the frost's cold glint. Where their keen edges point, they hack through every obstacle, Their might shakes the four quarters and guards the frontier. Heroes of old once wielded these weapons, Racing across battlefields, invincible against their foes. Even now, the twin halberds remain, And still the war drums seem to thunder through the clouds. 2.9kReads6.8Score19814d adds
- 116 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 I Transmigrated to the Great Ming, Lived Off Others, and Berated Zhu Yuanzhang 穿越大明软饭硬吃，痛骂朱元璋 (At first, Zhang Ziyang helps the Ming Dynasty with the System. Later, he hands everything over to the Great Xia dynasty. He travels between two worlds: the Ming Dynasty conquers the entire planet, while the Great Xia dynasty provides it with resources from the rear.) A modern man transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in Princess Anqing's bedchamber. Before he knows it, he and the princess end up in bed together. Using his connection to the princess to gain an audience with Z 1.2kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 118 Late Ming: I Rebel and Crown Myself Prince of the North 明末：造反自封镇北王 You're lucky. When you transmigrate, you become an emperor or a crown prince. I transmigrated as the son of a notorious traitor. I had no choice! Fine, then I'll start a rebellion... History trembles beneath my feet... 1.5kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 119 Beneath Jinling, I Ask Old Zhu: Does My Dragon Robe Fit? 金陵城下问老朱：我的龙袍合身吗 In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu. The Ming dynasty's twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, Prince of Xiang, commands a million troops and is sentenced to death. [Ding! Host's emotions are fluctuating sharply. A threat to survival has been detected. Issuing an emergency sign-in task!] [Task location: Secret chamber in the Prince of Xiang's residence.] [Task reward: Unknown.] For the past eighteen years, he has signed in every day. In the first year, he signed in at the entrance to the prince's residence an 816Reads6.5Score10414d adds
- 120 The Southern Ming: Sweeping Across the Realm from Yunnan 南明之从云南席卷天下 As Emperor Yongli flees to Burma, Wu Sangui leads his army to threaten the Burmese king and escort him back to Kunming. Along the way, Zhu Cixuan transmigrates into the body of his namesake, the Southern Ming crown prince Zhu Cixuan. The Guanning cavalry is invincible? Watch my black-armored heavy cavalry reclaim the empire and slaughter you like dogs. Wu Sangui plans to hold Kunming to the death? My Great Ming army will blast through his lines with a thunderous barrage of cannons. The scattered 384Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 121 Brother Chongba, Let Me Be the Hongwu Emperor 重八哥，明太祖还是我来当吧 After unexpectedly transmigrating, Guo Ming becomes the son of Guo Zixing, marshal of the Haozhou rebel army. Swept into the turbulent chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and other great men of the age in rising up against the Yuan and vying for control of the realm... Years later, in another timeline, a new Great Ming appears on the land of China. It draws the gaze of the entire world, with every nation paying tribute, and its population, 200Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 122 Great Ming: Are You Crazy? The Old Zhu Is Talking Me Into Rebellion 大明：疯了吧！老朱忽悠我造反 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, I spent ten years biding my time, waiting for the day I could restore the empire. But I failed to save Zhu Biao from the start, and Zhu Yunwen was about to take the throne. Zhu Ying was at his wits' end. He just wanted to take his benefactor, Old Huang, and leave the capital, then figure out what to do next. “Old Huang, if we don't leave now, it'll be too late once the Jingnan Campaign begins!” “I crawled out of a tomb in Zijin Mountain. If Zhu Di shows 66Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 123 Great Ming: The Zhu Family's Executive Vice Emperor 大明：老朱家的常务副皇帝 Better for one person to weep than for ten thousand to weep. Better for one family to weep than for ten thousand families to suffer. Better for officials to suffer than for the common people to suffer!!!! After dying unexpectedly, the soul of modern young man Zhu Biao is brought by the System to a parallel Ming Dynasty, where he becomes the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao!!!! But the useless System falls into a deep slumber. Relying on his own abilities, Zhu Biao transforms and builds the Ming Dynasty, l 3.1kReads6.9Score11214d adds
- 124 The Ironclad Remnants of the Ming 铁甲残明 [Rousing War] [Intense Battles] [No Golden Finger] [Ensemble Cast, Power Struggles] In the forty-seventh year of the Wanli era, at Sarhu. The Ming Dynasty has twenty-nine years left before its fall. That winter, while Beijing's officials and gentry are still basking in the fading glow of a golden age, the Later Jin army clashes with the Ming forces in the northeast of the empire. Thirty thousand Ming soldiers are wiped out in a single day. Corpses cover the hills, and the Hun River runs red with 41.2kReads8.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 125 Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Will Build a Great Ming Across the Myriad Worlds 大明：朕，朱棣，打造诸天大明 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan and future Yongle Emperor, and awakens the Myriad Worlds System. What? He has to invade another world in just ten days? Looking at himself before his ascension to the throne, he decisively decides to bring Zhu Yuanzhang along and invade another world with the full might of the Ming Empire! Zhu Yuanzhang: “Crown Prince, hurry up and take the throne from me. I don't even have time to cultivate anymore.” Zhu Biao: “Fourt 169Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 126 My Engineering Skills Earn Me a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 我凭理工配享太庙 Fang Jing transmigrates to the early years of the Yongle reign in the Ming dynasty, just as Zhu Di is preparing for his second northern campaign. To his misfortune, his father transmigrates with him. Worse still, the golden finger that was supposed to be his ends up in his father's hands! As Fang Jing watches his father, a party cadre, gradually turn into a corrupt feudal scholar-official, he grows frantic. He desperately wants to transmigrate back, but his good-for-nothing father just won’t get 103Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 127 Reborn as Zhu Gaochi, the Sun of the Great Ming! 重生朱高炽，做大明的太阳！ Whoa, whoa, whoa~ I transmigrated! To the Ming dynasty! And I’m the eldest prince, no less! Looks like I won’t have to work hard anymore! But damn it, I’m Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of the Prince of Yan! The guy whose father lived so long that he spent twenty years as crown prince but only one year as emperor, and whose descendants later kicked him out of the Imperial Ancestral Temple! The guy his younger brothers bullied constantly when he was crown prince! No, no, no~ Sure, being crown prince 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Great Ming's Prince of Another Surname: Hu Weiyong's Rebellion from the Start 大明异姓王：开局胡惟庸造反 [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [No Rebellion] + [Ming Dynasty Infrastructure] + [Everyone Is Clever] After transmigrating to the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Lin Feng becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. He grows up alongside Zhu Biao and becomes the Ming Dynasty's only prince with a different surname. At first, all he wants is to lie flat as an idle prince, listening to music at the pleasure quarters and enjoying a life of luxury. But seeing the corruption in the bureaucracy and 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 A Great Warlord Builds a Mighty China, Starting as a Hundred-Household Officer at the End of the Ming Dynasty 大割据者从明末百户建设巍巍中华 Farming | Historical Accuracy | Solid Logic | Light System Elements | Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment | Overseas Expansion | Hegemony In the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign, the realm is in turmoil. Liaodong lies in ruins, bandit armies are everywhere, and the Great Ming dynasty faces its darkest hour. Three modern men, all alone in the world, transmigrate after an accident and become obscure company commanders in Aoshan Guard, Shandong. At the brink of life and death, the Great Warlord System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Great Ming: The Late Ming Crown Prince, Zhu Cilang Conquers the World 大明：明末太子，朱慈烺杀穿全球 [Great Ming] + [Struggle for Supremacy] + [Passionate] + [No System] “When the nation is in peril, anyone unwilling to give money or lend a hand will be killed!” “Anyone secretly colluding with the Jian Nu and betraying the Great Ming will have their entire clan executed!” No System, no immortal arts, just a seven-year-old prodigy with the soul of an adult and an iron fist! In the body of a child, he takes command of the Embroidered Guard, confiscates the estates of the Eight Great Shanxi Merch 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Yuanzhang Took Me Home 大明：开局被朱元璋捡回家 The moment Zhu Chen opened his eyes, he found himself an abandoned baby in a river in the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era! A nightmare from the start, and he was about to die! Luckily, the [Strongest Sign-In System] activated in an emergency: [A Peerless Talent] gave him otherworldly good looks, while [Immune to All Diseases] was a life-saving skill! Just as despair set in, a stern old man fished him out of the water. Zhu Chen grinned and launched his baby-charm offensive: smile, grab his beard 6Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 132 Late Ming: Five Potatoes from the Start, and the Crown Prince Wants to Flee 明末：开局五土豆，太子要跑路 Overworked office drone Zhu Ming transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the Ming Dynasty crown prince. The good news: He’s the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a lofty status. The bad news: His father is the Chongzhen Emperor, and the capital will fall in just ten days. Other transmigrators: fighter jets, artillery, and mechanized infantry. Crown Prince Zhu: five potatoes. Fine, better make a run for it first. From Beijing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, from five potatoes to a yield of three thous 2.3kReads—Score20614d adds
- 133 Transmigrated to the Late Ming to Destroy the Treacherous Qing 穿越明末灭苟清 [Transmigration + Late Ming Dynasty + Rise to Power + Strategy + Destroying the Qing + System] Transmigrating into the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty, history PhD Li Rui rises from a small frontier post to contend for the Central Plains, destroy the treacherous Qing, and rebuild China. 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Great Ming: The Zhu Family's Sixth Son Cultivates the Dao and Seeks Immortality 大明：修仙求道的朱家老六 [Transmigration + imperial grandson + filial father and son + cultivation] Zhu Zhankan transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes the sixth son of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi. He is bound to a mission System. He plans to use the System’s help to guide the Ming dynasty toward a steampunk cyberpunk future. He will become a sage remembered throughout history. But then [Ding!] [Congratulations, you have obtained a cultivation manual: Spring Renewal Guidance Technique] A cultivation manual? Then to he 3.2kReads6.1Score11014d adds
- 135 Ming Dynasty Commander: Defending the Empire with Blood and Steel 大明督师：铁血护明 Hong Zhiming, a special forces soldier, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty and becomes Hong Chengchou, Governor-General of Jiliao, on the eve of Songshan’s fall. On his left is the historical burden of being branded a turncoat; on his right, the blades of 60,000 Eight Banner cavalrymen, ready to massacre the city! Cut off from supplies? He sifts out two shi of coarse rice to make thin porridge, mixes rocks with gunpowder to make crude bombs, and uses special forces tactics to turn the rem 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Borrowing Heaven to Change the Ming Dynasty 借天改明 I transmigrated right in front of Emperor Chongzhen. With my heaven-defying status as a transmigrator, I helped him reform the government, withstand natural disasters, crush the Later Jin, and make our power felt overseas! Could I finally erase the regrets of late Ming history? 13Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 137 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
- 138 Great Ming: My Father Is Hu Weiyong, and I Start a Rebellion from the Start 大明：家父胡惟庸，开局就造反 Hu Fei's soul transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the son of Hu Weiyong, China's last chancellor... As a typical second-generation official, he should have had fine food and clothes and spent the rest of his life living it up as a spoiled young master... But just as he realizes something is wrong, he suddenly discovers... Zhu Yuanzhang, seeking to consolidate imperial power, has already decided to kill Hu Weiyong, the powerful chancellor who holds sway over the entire court! Hi 279Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 139 Great Ming: The Poison-Tongued Censor, and Old Zhu Tells Me to Hold Back 大明：毒士御史，老朱劝我收敛 Bai Chen transmigrated into the Hongwu era as a minor official. He thought he'd spend the rest of his life in the Ming Dynasty. He never expected that repeatedly offering Zhu Yuanzhang ruthless schemes would take him to the peak of his career. Old Zhu: “There are too many corrupt officials, and the court is broke. What do we do?” Bai Chen: “Promote the corrupt officials first. Let them embezzle until they've made a fortune, then execute them and send all their assets to the treasury.” Zhu Yuanzh 45Reads—Score214d adds
- 140 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
- 141 My Father Is the Yongle Emperor 我爹是永乐大帝 Shameless scholars say Zhu Di succeeded through luck, thanks to a freak gust of wind on the battlefield. They say Jianwen ordered, “Do not let me incur the crime of killing my uncle.” They say Li Jinglong was the first great war god of the Da Ming. They say that if Lan Yu had not died, Zhu Di would never have dared to rebel. They say Tie Xuan beat Zhu Di badly, they say Ping An beat Zhu Di badly, and they say Zhu Di only made it into Nanjing because he kept losing but was lucky... They say Zhu D 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Father, Ming's Waters Are Too Deep for You to Navigate 父皇，大明的水太深，你把握不住 [Invincible]+ [System power fantasy]+ [Wild alternate history]+ [Machiavellian power grab]+ [Secret police rule]+ [Mighty steel legions] In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Luoyang fell, and the Prince of Fu was cooked together with venison. Zhu Cilang transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. At the brink of despair, Zhu Cilang awakens the “Ultimate Assistant System”! The greatest figures in Chinese history, heed my command! You preach benevolence and morality, whil 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Ming Dynasty's Destiny: Hongwu's Legacy 大明国运之洪武遗策 As a descendant of Zhu Sheng, I transmigrated into the first year of the Chongzhen era. Before me lay famine-stricken northern Shaanxi. Behind me stood an empire on the verge of collapse. Zhu Qiming had bound the Kindling System and gained access to a technological tree far ahead of its time. But the System gave a chilling warning: every exchange would bring a backlash. I rescued Lu Xiangsheng, and a plague of rats broke out in Xuanfu. I built a steam engine, and the craftsmen were blown to piec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 In the Ming Dynasty, I Handed Over the Imperial Jade Seal from the Start 人在大明，开局上交传国玉玺 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty + System + Power fantasy + Contest for the Ming Dynasty + Technological superiority] Song Bai transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking clerk in Yingtian Prefecture during the tenth year of the Hongwu era. From the start, a corrupt official accused him of being a Northern Yuan spy, then drew his blade in broad daylight and tried to kill him! No need to panic. The System he bound himself to has arrived! By raising the nation's strength, he can earn national fortune poi 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 145 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
- 146 The Apocalypse Hunts the Bright 天启狩明 Ming history + no brainless plotting + no System + political scheming After his soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, he faces fierce enemies ravaging the borders and endless factional strife among the civil officials at home. With his father dead early and himself still a child, how will the fifteen-year-old emperor untangle the threads of a treacherous court and finally break through the deadlock...? 721Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 147 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
- 148 Ten Years Guarding the Frontier, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begged Me to Rebel Already! 戍边十年，朱元璋求我快造反！ After Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang toured the country to establish his authority and pave the way for Zhu Yunwen. When he reached Daning, he discovered roads wide enough for six carriages to travel side by side! The cities in the fiefdom were even larger than Yingtian Prefecture! The people lived such stable, prosperous lives... Even more astonishing, Prince Zhu Quan commanded 100,000 elite troops, 8,000 war chariots, and 30,000 warhorses... and was constantly thinking about raising 70Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 149 The Great Ming's Illegitimate Son 大明私生子 “I had a very long dream. In it, I transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty.” “The Ming Dynasty? The Hongwu era? That sounds interesting. What did you do?” “I don't know. I remember doing a lot, but I can't recall any of it.” “Then aren't you just making things up? You can't remember a single thing?” “Not quite. I remember a few fragments, but they're scattered.” “Then did you rebel, or fight alongside Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the realm?” “Neither. But I met a lot of famous people fro 13.3kReads8.8Score72014d adds
- 150 Great Ming: Zhu Chongba's Six-Year-Old Imperial Uncle 大明：朱重八的六岁小皇叔 [The rating just opened, so it may be a little low. Please don't mind, veteran readers.] He transmigrates as Zhu Yuanzhang's six-year-old uncle, who died young, and is revived from the start. He stops Consort Lu from harming Zhu Xiongying and obtains the Revival System. Consort Lu tries to switch the child and fool everyone. He revives Crown Princess Chang and wipes out her entire clan. Huang Zicheng joins forces with the court officials to stir up trouble in court. He revives Zhuge Liang, who v 179Reads6.8Score—14d adds
