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- 151 I Vie with Jiajing for the Throne 我与嘉靖争皇位 He gets into a car accident on his way to the graduate school entrance exam interview and transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a seven-year-old cowherd from a remote village, the son of a landlord. He's all alone, with no one to rely on. He thinks this is how his life will be, until he discovers that his previous self was the illegitimate son of the Zhengde Emperor! After Zhengde dies, Zhang Yong, one of the “Eight Tigers,” comes to take him back to inherit 3.2kReads8.4Score180Shelves
- 152 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 5.4kReads7.5Score457Shelves
- 153 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 9kReads8.6Score745Shelves
- 154 The Heavenly Master's Fate-Changing Water Margin: A Side Story 天师改命水浒别传 With a casual divination, he foresaw the Jingkang Disaster, the Southern Song retreating to the south, and even the hundred thousand soldiers and civilians at Yashan leaping into the sea to die for their country. He saw the fate of the Great Song a hundred years later in its entirety. So he gave up being an immortal and transmigrated into the body of the wastrel Yan Qing, taking matters into his own hands to change the course of history. He saves Pang Wanchun at the martial arts arena, becomes 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 I, Zhu Youjian, Studied Abroad. I Absolutely Won't Hang Myself 我朱由检留过学的，绝不吊死 I, Chongzhen, will never hang myself! At the start of his reign, Zhu Youjian suddenly discovered he could travel to the future. When he saw himself hanging from a branch in the southeast, his eyes nearly split with rage. When he saw the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading, his fury boiled over. But when he saw how posterity judged him, he was stunned. Was being diligent really a mistake? Aggrieved, Zhu Youjian decided to start correcting his mistakes. The first thing he did w 5.2kReads9.0Score524Shelves
- 156 The Great Ming Without Colonies 大明不殖民 The Uncolonized Ming is an alternate-history novel that begins in the thirteenth year of the Yongle reign. Zheng He returns from his fourth voyage to the Western Ocean with the Map of the Myriad Countries. Military officials at court champion expansion by force, while Xu Hongyuan, a scholar at the Directorate of Astronomy, establishes the Four Seas Commercial Accounting Office with the Crown Prince’s support, hoping to replace traditional conquest with a new system. Xu Hongyuan pushes for the So 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 My Father Is Zhao Kuangyin: Son, Put on Another Layer, It's Cold! 家父赵匡胤，儿啊天冷加件衣服！ "What! My father is Zhao Kuangyin? And I'm the eldest legitimate son born to Zhao Kuangyin and his first wife, Lady He!" "Dad, it's been a little cold lately." "Son, I've put on some weight recently. Take this bright yellow robe and wear it!" A modern man transmigrates to the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, becoming the eldest grandson of the Zhao family in Bianliang. Many years later, Zhao Dexiu looks down at Zhao Guangyi and asks in a measured voice, "Third Uncle, do you obj 13.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
- 158 Wu Zetian Comes to the Great Ming: I Shall Uphold Its Three-Century Legacy 武后临明：朕扶大明三百年 In the early years of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil, its collapse seemingly just around the corner. The legendary female emperor Wu Zetian transmigrated into the body of Empress Zhou. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beset by troubles at home and abroad, surrounded by enemies on all sides. She did not rule from behind the curtain or meddle in state affairs. As empress, she advanced one careful step at a time: She built armies of warrior monks and established 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Justice in Jinling 金陵昭雪 [No Golden Finger] [Historical Mystery] [Political Intrigue] [War] In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the eve of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Crown Prince's eldest son, Zhu Yunwen (Wang Wen), opens his eyes to find a stranger's gaze staring back from inside the Hall of Martial Valor. The deadly Jingnan Campaign is drawing near. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's cold body, he vows to defy the so-called “inevitable mandate of Heaven”: Crush the Jingnan Campaign and challenge fate! Through one setback an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 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 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Transmigrated to the End of the Ming: I Landed on the Same Day as Chongzhen's Suicide 穿进明末：刚好和崇祯上吊同一天 [No System] [Late Ming] [Realistic Historical Fiction] [Transmigration] [Power Struggles] [War] [Infrastructure and Farming] The final year of the Jia Shen era, the nineteenth day of the third month. The capital falls. The Chongzhen Emperor dies for his country. The Ming dynasty's 276-year rule collapses with a deafening crash. The land is shattered, the heartland overrun, and China plunges into the darkest depths of chaos. A thousand miles away, amid the mountains of southern Sichuan, the dilap 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 The Last Loyal Minister of Chongzhen's Ming Dynasty 大明崇祯最后的忠臣 [Late Ming Dynasty + transmigrate + no System + passionate + lighthearted comedy] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the empire is on the brink of collapse. Though I, Li Shi, hold a lowly position, that does nothing to diminish my wholehearted devotion to my country. I still love Emperor Chongzhen, even though many people say he is arrogant and self-willed, suspicious and distrustful, hot-tempered, and cold-hearted... But this very “foolish ruler” you all talk about made me, Li Shi, G 5.9kReads8.9Score304Shelves
- 163 Late Ming Warlord: Kill, Never Spare 晚明枭雄，只杀不渡 A revenge-and-comeback story about a Ming Dynasty native: no transmigration, no cheat powers, and no System From the start, bookkeeper Wang Xing breaks a seemingly hopeless deadlock. After his master is murdered, he repeatedly uses the trick of hiding in plain sight to survive against all odds. To stay alive, he has no choice but to sell himself into the service of the "She-Devil." With the meticulous calculations of an abacus, his schemes evolve from underworld tricks to political intrigue at c 436Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 I Passed Myself Off as a Scholar and Rose to Become a Ming Dynasty Power Broker 冒名入仕，我熬成了大明权臣 Lin Chuan transmigrates to the final years of the Hongwu reign in the Ming dynasty. By chance, he comes across bandits who have accidentally killed an official on his way to take up his post, so he assumes the dead man’s identity and enters the bureaucracy. At first, he only wants to coast along with a secure government job until retirement. But who could have guessed that the Ming bureaucracy is even more cutthroat than the modern workplace? If you don’t compete, you’ll be crushed. To stay aliv 193.9kReads8.8Score20kShelves
- 165 The Reversal That Began at Prince Fu's Mansion in the Late Ming 明末从福王府开始的逆袭 After transmigrating to the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihua became the most unfortunate eldest grandson of the Prince of Fu in history. His grandfather was a notorious miser, his father did nothing but listen to music, and his two uncles were waiting eagerly for him to fall out of favor. Worse still, he remembered history: ten years later, Li Zicheng would capture Luoyang, and the whole family would become part of a “Fu-Lu Feast.” Rather than wait to die... So eleven-year-old Zhu Cihua start 1.2kReads6.0Score100Shelves
- 166 From the Start, I Rely on Reading Qi to Unite the Realm 开局落草，我靠望气统一天下 [Historical what-if]+ [Compete for supremacy]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Well-paced wish fulfillment] Zhou Sheng transmigrates into the Great Zhou dynasty, only to be rejected by Heaven itself and doomed to a life of endless calamity! Other transmigrators become lords and ministers. He becomes a bandit and a fugitive. Others enjoy Heaven’s favor and the blessings of fortune. His life is worth less than grass, and each day could be his last. After enduring the chaos for over a decade, just as 80.7kReads7.9Score8.6kShelves
- 167 Father, Don't Hang Yourself. Your Son Has a Plan 父皇，别上吊，儿臣有办法 “You accuse me of usurping power? Fine, I’ve taken it!” With two thousand personal guards entering the northern frontier, Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty launched a campaign of slaughter. He confiscated the Shanxi merchants’ wealth, executed the regional commander, reformed the frontier army, and secured Xuanfu! The court berated him as “brutal and heartless”? He shot back, “Without brutality, the Ming would have fallen long ago!” An imperial edict summoned him back? He burned it and 51.6kReads8.6Score5.2kShelves
- 168 Rules for Transmigrators: I Become an Online Keyboard Warrior in Great Ming 穿越者守则：我在大明当键盘侠 (Alternate history + no System + no golden finger + imperial examinations and political intrigue + one female lead) Chen Ke, a transmigrator, enters the Jiajing era. From a boy who tended cattle to top scorer in the imperial examinations, from Hanlin compiler to Earl of Jinghai, he cuts a path through one challenge after another, navigating the treacherous court with care at every step. With a brush in his left hand and a sword in his right, he uses modern knowledge to maneuver among the uprigh 4.6kReads8.7Score299Shelves
- 169 With Me on the Throne, How Can You, Zhao, Claim the Throne? 有朕在，你赵大如何黄袍加身 Modern-day Guo Yi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nine-year-old boy with the same name in ancient China. It’s the chaotic era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, in the third year of Qianyou under the Later Han. This Guo Yi is the eldest legitimate son of Chai Rong, Guo Wei’s adopted son, who is still known as Guo Rong at this point. The boy is called Guo Yige. As a history buff, Guo Yi knows what happens to the young Yige: he will be one of the members of the Guo family condem 8.3kReads7.7Score759Shelves
- 170 Border Fires of the Great Ming 大明边火 This is the turning point at which an empire began to decline, and the starting point of a warlord's rise. During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the seemingly powerful empire was already rotten to the core, plagued by factional strife and lax frontier defenses. Beyond the empire's gaze in Liaodong, among the Jurchen tribes, contemptuously called the “wild men of Jianzhou,” a man named Nurhaci raised an army with thirteen suits of ancestral armor, unified the Jurchen tribes, and founded the 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Don't Panic, Great Ming, I'm Here to Save You! 大明别慌，我来救你！ This is a race against the inertia of history. With plans far ahead of his time, a modern soul changes the course of an empire's collapse. Watch as he transmigrates into the Chongzhen era, revives Huaxia, and ensures the lands of the Great Ming endure forever! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 A History of the Peasant War at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末农民战争史 Sixteen years of unstoppable victories, followed by four hundred days to total collapse. Open this book and discover why Li Zicheng was defeated, and why his downfall came so quickly! In March 1644, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, bringing the Ming dynasty to an end. By then, he had fought for sixteen years. In April of that year, Li Zicheng was defeated at Shanhai Pass, and the Qing army entered the pass. In May of the following year, Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain in Huguang, just four hundr 688Reads9.3Score149Shelves
- 173 The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军 In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne 18.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 174 Zhaowu Restoration: Prince Gui Saves the Ming 昭武中兴：桂王挽明 An epic of the late Ming, not a transmigration tale, and a stirring lament for the Southern Ming. This is not the story of a transmigrator. There is no System and no golden finger. There is only Zhu Youheng, the son of a prince, born in the last days of an empire and raised deep within the palace. He bore the destiny bound up in the name “Youheng,” bestowed upon him by his grandfather, the Wanli Emperor. When the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself at Coal Hill, the empire’s skies collapsed. Power, 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Rebuilds the Great Ming 大明：暴君崇祯，重塑大明 [No System] + [No mindless decisions] + [Political scheming] + [Court politics] + [High-stakes game] + [Passionate] + [Struggle for supremacy] His soul travels back to the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month in the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the very first day of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. In history, Chongzhen would hang himself at Coal Hill seventeen years later. At this point, the Manchu ruler Huang Taiji has only just ascended the throne. Liaodong has not yet been completely lost, 171.1kReads8.6Score15.3kShelves
- 176 The Ming Dynasty at Sunset 大明日落 The Ming Dynasty! The end of the Ming! Chen Feng establishes a power base between two mountains, keeping a low profile as he develops. When he runs out of money, he raids the Tartars! He grows stronger little by little, waiting for the day he can soar to greatness and build a prosperous dynasty where everyone has enough to eat! The Ming Dynasty! The Ming era! The end of the Ming! 12.9kReads7.0Score1.2kShelves
- 177 This Ming Dynasty Colonizes the World 这个大明殖民全世界 Original title: The Late Yuan Dynasty: I Knocked Over Zhu Chongba’s Bowl [Chen Shan] [History] [Late Yuan Dynasty] [Struggle for Supremacy] [War] [Chen Youliang] [Zhu Yuanzhang] [Liu Bowen] [Zhang Dingbian] “Dad! Don’t stand so high up, or you’ll get hit by an arrow!” The history streamer Chen Shan finds his soul in the body of Chen Youliang’s crown prince. The moment his father dies at Lake Poyang, he makes a run for it, then turns around and takes the throne, renaming Chen Han as the Great Min 834Reads6.6Score100Shelves
- 178 I Stop Li Yuan from Becoming Emperor and Snatch the Tang Dynasty for Myself 不让李渊称帝，我截胡李唐江山 [Special Forces King Transmigrates + Power Struggles at the End of the Sui Dynasty + Steals the Tang Dynasty from Li Yuan + Rewrites History + Political Scheming and Hegemonic Ambitions + Warlord Rule in a Chaotic Age + Strategy and Tactics + Unifies the Nine Provinces + Crushes All Rivals + No System + Full of Passion] A special forces king transmigrates into the end of the Sui dynasty: Han Zheng arrives in the midst of chaos! The Sui dynasty's fate is sealed. Its lands are shattered, and warlo 8.4kReads6.8Score828Shelves
- 179 The Shu Han Dynasty Was No Romantic Tale 蜀汉不浪漫 [No golden finger] + [Multiple heroines] + [Political intrigue] + [A struggle for supremacy] + [Not a mindless power fantasy] A king does not settle for a corner of the realm; Han and its enemies cannot coexist. The romance of Shu Han has never been confined to the pages of a book. The heart and dreams of one generation were worn away, time and again, by the Northern Expeditions. Standing in the torrents of his age, what will Ma Cheng choose? Will he be a loyal subject who restores the Han dynas 30.2kReads8.3Score3.3kShelves
- 180 Celebrating Song 欢宋 I, Qi Wu, like to speak the truth. I am a disgraced soldier from the northwest, yet I have served as an honest and upright official. As for my faction, my senior fellow disciples Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zhou Dunyi, and my junior fellow disciples Zhang Heng, Su Shi, Lü Huiqing, and others all belong to it. You ask about heroes? My teachers are my heroes: Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Pang Ji, Wen Yanbo, and many others! I’m just a scholar. I don’t know much. If you have a problem, go talk to my 141.4kReads9.4Score17.2kShelves
- 181 Overturning the Warring States: The State of Wei 颠覆战国之魏国 Shen Wei, a lifelong city-dwelling homebody, wakes up to discover that he has become Prince Shen, the crown prince of Wei during the Warring States period. He's already on his way to the Battle of Maling, and his first priority is figuring out how to stay alive. Before long, he finds himself facing a succession of ambitious and talented rulers, including Duke Xiao of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, King Wei of Chu, and King Wei of Qi, not to mention the top talents serving under them. With his limited 2.1kReads8.6Score146Shelves
- 182 The New Shun, 1644 新顺1644 [Peasant Rebel Army Perspective + Research-Oriented + No Golden Finger, No System] (Late Ming Dynasty, research-oriented, a people's history perspective, no System, and a somewhat slow start.) You can think of it as a prequel fanfic to New Shun 1730, or perhaps a sort of tribute. 2.9kReads8.3Score247Shelves
- 183 I Have a Secret Realm Connected to Every Dynasty 我有个秘境通各朝各代 At 76, he’s still working for the Heavenly Dao. He is Yang Guang reborn, making amends for Yang Guang’s sins. Zhu Yuanzhang arrives, Li Shimin arrives, the First Emperor arrives, and so do the Han founder and Emperor Wu... He discovers that historical figures are more than names or labels. They are real people, with virtues and flaws shaped by their times, not something to be judged on a whim. He takes crown princes as disciples, hoping to carry on their policies and build a golden age of Chines 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves
- 184 The Ming Dynasty Medical Sage 大明医圣录 [Transmigration + Chinese and Western Medicine + Officialdom + Extreme Twists] Modern doctor Li Shi'an transmigrates, thanks to his family's heirloom, Notes on Internal Observation, into the body of a poor physician during the Hongwu era. From the start, he's in hell mode: a plague is spreading through the village, he has a high fever, the whole village is sick, and his medicine chest is emptier than his pockets. On the brink of death, he awakens the supernatural ability to see inside the body! 3.9kReads9.3Score611Shelves
- 185 Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become a Bomb Maniac 穿越明末之炸弹狂人 A fugitive is cast into the hell of late Ming China. No golden finger, no System to guide him, transmigrating is the only advantage he has. When modern killing skills collide with a decaying age, he belongs to neither side, yet with the bombs in his hands, he will make the whole world remember who the true hunter is. 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves
- 186 The Meddlesome Troublemaker of Late Ming 明末搅屎棍 In the fourth year of Hongwu, the land lay in ruins. Yangzhou was particularly devastated, with corpses everywhere and people driven to eat their own children. To understand the people's suffering, Zhu Yuanzhang traveled incognito to Shanghu County. There, he seemed to have entered a paradise beyond the mortal world. Highways, skyscrapers, a world of delights: the county had it all! The elderly were cared for, children were educated, and when he saw Shanghu County Experimental Primary School, Zh 10.2kReads8.7Score635Shelves
- 187 Transmigrating to the Great Ming Empire 穿越之大明帝国 In the late Ming dynasty, Chongzhen ascends the throne amid crises at home and abroad. The eunuch faction and the Donglin faction clash, and the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. But what if the Ming dynasty could reform and recover, expand its manufacturing, and pacify the four corners of the realm? Follow the protagonist, Lin Hao, as he writes a different possible future. 1.9kReads8.0Score100Shelves
- 188 Thirty Years Against Fate in the Late Ming 逆天明末三十年 In 1619, the Ming dynasty sent four armies on converging routes toward Sarhu. Nurhaci relied on the brilliant military strategy of “Let them come at me from every direction; I’ll focus on one,” and wiped out three of the Ming armies. A mountain of corpses, a hell on earth. An outstanding cadet from a Republic-era military academy in 2019 was reborn at Sarhu after a training exercise accident. Refusing to accept fate, he hoped to save the dying Ming dynasty. Watch as he defies heaven and changes 379Reads8.4Score127Shelves
- 189 Traveling Between Two Ming Dynasties, My Whole Family Lives in Luxury 双穿大明，全家跟着我吃香喝辣 [Studying for the exams + farming + slow-paced + travel between two worlds + Ming Dynasty + officialdom + powerful ministers] During the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, an ordinary young man named Chen Jie unexpectedly gains access to a portal between two worlds. With a single thought, he arrives in the home of Zhuge Jiaojiao in the year 2024. In just an instant, his clothes turn into a ragged beggar’s outfit. It turns out that each time he transmigrates, a mysterious force transforms whatever 233Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 190 The Ming Dynasty Reborn: At Three Years Old, I Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor 大明重启：年方三岁，登基称帝 The heavens collapse and the earth splits, while fate is turned upside down. Can a modern soul save the empire as the fires of late Ming China rage? In the sixth year of the Tianqi era, the Wang Gongchang explosion tears open the sky, and history takes a new turn. Zhu Guangming's soul transmigrates into Zhu Cijiong, the infant son of the Tianqi Emperor, only to discover that he is standing on the Ming dynasty's last drifting piece of ice... At seven months, he speaks to his father. At one, he wr 24kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
- 191 Great Ming: Li Shimin Reincarnates as Chongzhen 大明：李世民魂穿大明崇祯 [No System + No Foreknowledge + No Early Tech Tree + Ensemble Cast and Political Intrigue + Characters with Their Wits About Them. Rebuild the old realm through the lens of history and human nature!] A thousand years from now, when we look back, how could the splendor of China have been tainted by the stench of the Jian Nu? Restore order at court, root out the traitors, shelter the refugees, subdue the barbarians, pacify the seas, and raise the nation's prestige! Turn back the raging tide and sh 7.4kReads8.6Score961Shelves
- 192 With Sun Chuanying Gone, There’s Still Huang Yiming 没了孙传庭，还有黄义明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming, the great edifice was on the verge of collapse. After nearly 270 years, the Ming dynasty was nearing its end. Li Zicheng’s rebels were advancing from the north, and the capital was in peril. A transmigrator from a later age found himself in the body of Huang Degong’s son. He was determined to save the doomed Ming dynasty and help the Chongzhen Emperor usher in a new era of revival. First, break the siege of the capital. Then fight the 3.7kReads8.4Score241Shelves
- 193 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末：从打螺丝到种田 Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat 17.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 194 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: The Empire's Collapse 崇祯十七年：帝国的崩塌 The Great Ming was at the height of its power and prosperity, yet collapsed overnight. What happened? This book is not a simple account of a dynasty's decline. It is a panoramic dissection of how a complex civilizational system crashed completely. Through the interwoven fates of more than twenty central figures, including the Chongzhen Emperor, Li Zicheng, Yuan Chonghuan, Wu Sangui, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell, we are drawn into the scene of an irreversible collapse. You will witness with yo 7.8kReads8.8Score582Shelves
- 195 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. 168Reads8.1Score139Shelves
- 196 Late Ming: I Told You to Pass on the Throne, Not Revive the Ming Dynasty 晚明：让你传位，没让你中兴大明 The sun and moon do not lose their true forms, so though they may be obscured, they shine again. The Jiang and Han rivers do not lose their sources, so though their courses may run dry, they flow again. Zhu Fuming transmigrated into the body of the Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao, and had only half a life left when he opened his eyes. At court and beyond, the eunuch faction, the civil officials, and the imperial clan all hoped he would die soon, waiting for him to pass the throne to his younger brot 28.6kReads8.6Score2.4kShelves
- 197 Great Ming: Got a Problem? Take It Up with My Army 大明：不服气？和朕的大军去说吧 "The Fourth Anti-Ming Alliance Sets Its Sights on Central Asia" "The Navy of the Ming Empire That Never Sets on Its Blood-Soaked Fight Across the Oceans" "Ming India Is Restless" "Unrest Is Brewing in the Vassal States" "The Ming Empire's Global Hegemony Is Teetering on the Brink" But then! "The Ming Empire's Navy Enters the Mediterranean!" "The Ming Army in the Caspian Sea Salutes the Nation!" "His Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming, Arrives in His Loyal London!" "The Global Anti-Ming Allia 859Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 198 Reversing the Song Dynasty: Reborn as Gao Taiwei, I've Won Big This Time 逆宋：穿成高太尉，这波赢麻了 [Transmigration] [Northern Song Dynasty] [Political scheming and power struggles] [Water Margin] [Alternate history] [Court intrigue] [Conquer Xia and destroy Jin] Zhao Heng, an office director, transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty and finds himself in the body of Gao Qiu, reviled by countless people in Water Margin. At this point, he's still in Prince Duan's residence, serving as one of Zhao Ji's personal attendants. At court, Empress Dowager Xiang rules from behind the curtain. The old a 191.2kReads8.5Score23.3kShelves
- 199 The Splendor of the Great Ming 大明风流 In the final years of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty, land annexation is rampant and tensions across the empire are building. Internal power struggles are raging, while enemy forces are invading and war flares along the borders. The empire is on the brink of a crisis from both within and without. A modern man transmigrates as one of the Ming dynasty's most powerful imperial relatives. He expects to enjoy a life of comfort and luxury, but instead fate has him executed at the Western Market 568Reads8.7Score109Shelves
- 200 A Superpower at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末超级强国 I came, I saw, I conquered. What would a new-generation soldier do if he went back to the late Ming? “Still using matchlocks? Flintlocks? Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you kidding me? Bronze cannons? Muzzle-loaders? Are you kidding me? I’m a modern internet guy. Are you telling me I can’t even build a mortar? Who says we can’t make bullets? Who says we can’t cut rifling? Do me a favor and take a good look around a machine shop.” Li Yi stood in his vast arsenal. Li Yi fought his way out of the B 3.9kReads8.5Score272Shelves
