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- 51 Great Ming: I Was About to Be Executed, but the People Sent a Petition to Save Me from Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：刚要处斩，万民血书告老朱 Di Yun transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a county magistrate in a border town. If Zhu Yuanzhang names him for execution, he can return to the modern world and reach the pinnacle of success! Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally has him thrown into death row. He is just about to go home when a commoner comes forward to lodge a complaint: “This humble citizen brings a blood petition signed by ten thousand people, accusing His Majesty of condemning an upright offici 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 52 Great Ming: Bound by Twin Bandit Sisters and Dragged Up the Mountain from the Start! 大明，开局被双胞胎女匪绑上山！ [No System + Rise from humble beginnings + political intrigue and conquest + multiple heroines + beating the Qing dynasty senseless in the late Ming] In the seventh year of the Chongzhen reign, the land was in chaos. Drought and locusts ravaged the northwest, bandits roamed everywhere, and the Ming dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse. The impoverished scholar Zhu Shaoyou was a distant, penniless relative of the Prince of Qin. With nowhere else to turn, he headed to the Qin Prince's residen 4.7kReads—Score54414d adds
- 53 Late Ming: Muscular Chongzhen Beats Up Huang Taiji 明末：肌肉崇祯暴打皇太极 [Late Ming + Comedy + Power Fantasy + Transmigrate + Light System + Fantasy] I’ll shoulder this Ming dynasty with my pecs! In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Liaodong is in crisis and the court is in despair. Zhu Youjian wakes up to find that the world has changed. The dragon throne is uncomfortable, his imperial robes are tight, and when he looks down, instead of a skinny collarbone, he sees two massive pectorals capable of crushing boulders. The officials are arguing themselves hoar 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Iron and Blood: A Song of Strife, Hunted by Jin Soldiers from the Start 铁血构歌：开局被金兵追杀 I open my eyes to find myself being hunted by Jin soldiers on a snowy night. A history teaching assistant's icy voice rings in my ears: “You've transmigrated into Song Gaozong, Zhao Gou, and are being pursued by Jin soldiers.” Seeing Wang Boyan trembling beside me, I blurt out, “Old Wang, stop shaking. Keep it together,” and realize something is very wrong. The cries of a child whose refugee mother froze to death in his arms pierce my ears. “From this day on, I will no longer be the Song Gaozong 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Great Ming: Burying Zhu Yuanzhang Alive for Fourteen Years from the Start 大明：开局活埋朱元璋十四年 Lately, I’ve seen a lot of bizarre comments. I got the idea for this book from the TV drama Black Storm, where Sun Xing is utterly lawless and a lot like several of Zhu Yuanzhang’s sons. Sun Xing has an adoptive father, Gao Mingyuan, who shields him and acts as his accomplice. That’s a lot like the so-called good father Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao... so I made the stories intersect. There’s a character named Mai Zili in the show who is targeted for opposing the criminal forces... so I also made Z 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Great Ming: I Just Reincarnated, and You’ve Already Transmigrated? 大明：咱刚重生，你就穿越了？ In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness in the Fengtian Hall. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn! Given a second life, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to make up for his regrets. But then he realized there was something off about his sixth son. Developing vaccines, defeating smallpox, cutting down Hu Weiyong with a sword, and kicking Li Shanchang aside. Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his head and leaned closer. “Lao Liu, come on, tell me. Were you reborn too?” Zhu Zhen 12Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 57 My Fourth Uncle Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我四叔是朱元璋 My name is Zhu Wenzheng! Zhu Yuanzhang is my fourth uncle, And Ma Xiuying is my fourth aunt. I'm their nephew, whom they love as their own. The Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, is my cousin, And the Prince of Qiyang, Li Wenzhong, is my maternal cousin. I'm the Ming Dynasty's foremost regional prince. I could easily coast on my connections and want for nothing, But I insist on making my way in the world through my own strength. The Battle of Hongdu will make me a legend! 1.3kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 58 Great Ming: I, Zhu Qiyu, Am No Stand-In Emperor! 大明：我朱祁钰不是代班皇帝！ [No System] + [No Harem] + [No Extremes] + [No Dumbing Down] + [Farming] + [Tumu Crisis from the start] The crown prince's death was suspicious, and the coup that put him on the throne went all too smoothly. In the end, it went so smoothly that his good-for-nothing elder brother, Zhu Qizhen, who did nothing but call for the gates to be opened, the so-called War God of the Ming, seized the throne and restored his rule. Such an absurd turn of events is one of a kind in all of history. Kindness is 67Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 59 Endless Horizons at the End of the Ming 明末无涯 [Late Ming Historical Figures] [Respect for Culture and History] [For the Nation and Its People] [The Protagonist Turns Dark] Jiangnan is awash with blossoms, Shaanxi and Shanxi lie barren for a thousand miles, and Yan and Liao are bitterly cold, their lands bristling with weapons. An old dream is recast as a tale, beneath a fading moon amid endless ruins and a boundless sea of suffering. “The sacred deeds of the Five Emperors and Three Sovereigns have deceived countless wanderers. How many fame —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: The Struggles of a Night Patrolman 穿越大明：夜不收的奋斗 Liu Ji died while carrying out an undercover mission. When he awoke, he had transmigrated to the first year of the Tianqi reign (1621). He had become a night scout in the Liaodong border army. Amid wind and snow, Liu Ji once again escaped death. He and four companions fought back and prevailed, and the five decided to become sworn brothers. United in heart, brothers can break gold. Gold, as in Later Jin. The people of Liao guard Liao land; the Han die on Han soil! Not for the Zhu family, not for 34.9kReads8.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 61 Great Ming: I'll Come Clean, I'm the Chongzhen Emperor 大明：摊牌了，我是崇祯 In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the Ming dynasty is on the brink of collapse. Zhou Meng, who transmigrated into this world, becomes the Chongzhen Emperor and finds himself facing a complete mess. At home, eunuch factions abuse their power, natural and man-made disasters abound, and refugees are everywhere. Beyond the borders, the Tatar cavalry watches hungrily, and even a barbarian kingdom in the far west dares to covet Ming islands off the coast! Well, then, there's nothing left to say. 273Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 62 Reborn as the Jing Tai Emperor 重生之景泰大帝 A modern soul takes over the body of the most tragic emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu. He has neither the domineering presence to tower over the masses nor the wisdom to outshine all his ministers. But he knows how to plan ahead and govern through the power of circumstance, which is the true way to rule the world. A logic-driven story, with no dumbing down and no golden finger. This is my first book, so it contains quite a few mistakes. Feel free to point them out. 513Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 63 Transmigrated to the Great Ming, I’ll Defy Fate and Change My Life 穿越大明，我要逆天改命 Build the Great Ming into an empire where the sun never sets, crush the rebel bands, fight the Manchus, and preserve the Ming dynasty. 108Reads6.7Score914d adds
- 64 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 348Reads6.1Score31014d adds
- 65 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
- 66 Great Ming: Livestreaming the Fight for the Throne 大明：直播夺嫡 Who hasn't dreamed of becoming emperor? I woke up to find myself in the iron-willed Ming dynasty! My soul had transmigrated into Zhu Yuntong, the third generation of the Ming imperial family. And the strongest crown prince in history was gravely ill in bed. “Ding! Livestream System activated!” A mechanical voice rang out. At last, my golden finger had arrived. Save Zhu Biao and begin the real Ming life! “See? That's what the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty really looked like. Stop making thin 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 67 I Was Just Playing a Game, So How Did I Become Chongzhen? 玩个游戏，穿成了崇祯？ The thing Zhu Jian regrets most in his life is playing that lousy game called Chongzhen Simulator in his rented room. After all, who could have imagined that while he was gaming and singing along, a flash of white light would send him straight from his rented room to the Qianqing Palace of the Ming dynasty, where he became the unluckiest fallen emperor in history: Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian! Zhu Jian wanted to curse on the spot. “I was just playing a game! Why did you make it real? And why did I ge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Great Ming: I'm a Construction Worker, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Rule the World? 大明：老子农民工非逼老子掌天下 In the spring of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, I became the most miserable transmigrator in the Ming dynasty. I opened my eyes to find my wife conspiring with someone to set me on fire. As the flames rose, the Construction Worker System activated. Starting out as an ordinary laborer in Chencang City, I showed the Ming dynasty what the “art of infrastructure mania” could do. I built Little Red Tower in ten days. My seepage irrigation system saved countless lives and made the Little I 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 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
- 71 I’m a Scholar in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当院士 Lin Wanrong, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, transmigrates into the Tianqi era and becomes a condemned prisoner. His crime? Offending Wei Zhongxian's nephew. His execution is in three days. Anyone else would lie flat and await death, but Lin Wanrong says: I won't die. He makes poison gas from vinegar and saltpeter and escapes prison. He extracts penicillin from moldy oranges and saves his friend's younger sister. He uses statistics to expose the Donglin f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Chongzhen Emperor: Building a New Ming Dynasty with Money 崇祯大帝：用钱砸出一个新大明 A 21st-century office worker wakes up to find himself Chongzhen, beset by crises within and without. The Jurchen beyond the passes burn, pillage, and ravage the land. Rebel armies storm cities and seize territory. The army is weak and starving, natural disasters never let up, and the people have been driven from their homes. Corrupt leeches infest the court, both inside and out. The state treasury is so empty it could starve a mouse, and the imperial coffers contain only one thousand taels of si 1.8kReads6.6Score13614d adds
- 73 The Ming Dynasty's Tyrant: From Exiled Emperor to Conquering the World 明末暴君：从流亡皇帝到碾碎天下 [Political Intrigue] [Emperor Yongli] [No System] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [War] [Farming and Development] In his previous life, Zhu Mingyuan was a martial arts instructor who loved Ming dynasty history. In this life, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Youlang, the Yongli Emperor, a puppet ruler of the Southern Ming dynasty on the run. From the start, eunuchs keep him under house arrest, and he lives like a human imperial seal. The officials at court all think the empe 4kReads8.2Score32314d adds
- 74 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
- 75 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Menace 明朝大祸害 In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era, a boy in the capital who had been kicked in the head by a horse suddenly opened his eyes after a doctor pronounced him dead… From then on, the Ming Dynasty lost a petty menace who bullied men and preyed on women, but gained a major scourge who kept the entire country in turmoil… 3.1kReads7.9Score12914d adds
- 76 The Ming Dynasty, 1638 大明王朝1638 (The rating just came out, but it's bound to rise.) [Political intrigue + passion + conquest + no System + destroy the Qing + restore the Ming] [The early part is a slow burn, because it's packed with hidden details.] Year eleven of the Chongzhen reign, a human market in Shaanxi. Chen Wang is tied to a wooden post, waiting for someone to pick him out like livestock. The child beside him starved to death last night. Rats are gnawing at his eyes. The sun is about to set. Anyone who hasn't been sol 7.2kReads7.2Score66314d adds
- 77 Surviving in Ming China: Building an Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 大明求生：打造日不落帝国 [Survive in the Ming dynasty + No System + Political intrigue + Reform + Artillery warfare + World empire] A honey trap sends the laid-back Zhu Yaofei's soul into the body of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. When he awakens in the imperial palace, the skies over the Ming Empire have yet to collapse. He still has fourteen years to rewrite this historical tragedy! Imprison Yuan Chonghuan, destroy the Shanxi merchants, rein in the nobility, tame the Donglin faction, build military a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The True Record of the Late Ming 明末实录 I woke up to find that I had become the chairman of the Ming dynasty: the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian. From the start, it was hell mode: the treasury was seven million taels in debt, the employees (civil and military officials) slacked off as a matter of course, the shareholders (the imperial clansmen and vassal princes) were preparing to seize power, and a rival (Huang Taiji) was about to launch a hostile takeover! As a modern office drone who’d just been laid off, I say: Don’t panic. The pr 48Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 79 Late Ming! I Raise a Rebellion in the Mountains of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hubei 明末！我在湘赣鄂山区造反 [Entirely human-written + completely original + rebellion at the end of the Ming dynasty + farming + not mindless wish fulfillment + logical + advancing the tech tree + slaughtering Ming-era gentry and powerful families + colonizing the globe + satire of the present day] Yan Yu transmigrates unexpectedly to Ningzhou at the end of the Ming dynasty, carrying nothing but a lighter. Facing a time when people eat one another, see how Yan Yu uses common knowledge from the future and little tricks for 674Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 80 A Record of Saving the World at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末救世记 [Transmigrated to the Ming dynasty + decisive and ruthless + turning the tide + saving hundreds of millions of Han Chinese from disaster!] In the final years of the Chongzhen reign, the leaky old ship that is the Ming dynasty is about to sink. Three hundred years of humiliation for the Han people are about to begin. Shen Zhan transmigrates and becomes a hundred-household commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. With the help of the Confiscation System, Shen Zhan gradually turns the tide. Whos 1.2kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 81 Three Hundred Years of the Ming Dynasty: I Showed Ming Emperors My Phone 明朝300年我给明朝皇帝看手机 Wang Mang can transmigrate to any dynasty. First he returns to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, then visits the Yongle, Chongzhen, and Jiajing eras. What would happen if he changed the course of history in the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties? Hehehehehe ᖰ⌯'▾'⌯ᖳ 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Chongzhen Is Reborn, and I've Become Li Zicheng? 崇祯重生，朕成了李自成？ [No System] [Wits and Courage] [Not Mindless] [Revenge] [Villains with Brains] [Restore the Ming, Defeat the Qing] I am the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian! I hanged myself at Coal Hill, all hope lost. When I opened my eyes again, I had become Li Zicheng?! The throne is the same, but the realm is no longer the one I knew. In my previous life, I worked tirelessly day and night, yet ended up betrayed by everyone, with my country destroyed and my family dead. In this life, my soul inhabits a rebel. 25Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 83 Death Is Counting Down, but I'm Charging Toward the World Championship 死神在倒计时，我在冲世界冠军 Three years ago, he was Ghost, the peak champion of Starfall Legends: a master of keyboard-and-mouse play, crowned world champion and FMVP. One cruel car accident notice shattered his glory and his life in an instant. With both parents gone, his younger sister, Lin Xiaoyu, became his only reason to keep going. He clipped his own wings, retired, and returned home, content to live an ordinary life. Three years later, a rare terminal illness called progressive neurofibroglial fusion disease pushes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Return to the Great Ming and Unite the Realm 回到大明朝一统天下 A mirage is a time tunnel forged by the power of the universe, connecting two different dimensions of space and time. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Ma Xiaotian, a top military academy student, and Zhu Yuyan, the heiress of a wealthy family, transmigrated together to the Ming Empire. One believed in building a strong nation through military power, while the other believed commerce could make the country prosper. They loved and battled each other, all for the sake of a wealthy people 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Painting the Mountains and Seas: Bringing the National Treasures Home 执笔绘山海：唤国宝归来 On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. On hiatus for now, no updates, no updates, no updates. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Striving in the Great Ming 奋斗于大明 Liu Zibin, a graduate student in history, is thrown by an accident into the thirteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty. Even so, he still has the drive to make something of himself. Watch as he rises through the ranks step by step and lives life to the fullest. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Great Ming: Taking Liu Bowen as My Master from the Start 大明：开局拜师刘伯温 [Great Ming + Zhu Yuanzhang + prince + no System] The fifteenth year of Zhizheng. It was an ordinary year, and yet an extraordinary one. That year, Zhu Yuanzhang, the future emperor of the Great Ming, was still only a deputy commander under Guo Zixing. But that year, Zhu Yuanzhang welcomed a child who had never existed in history. And that year, the Great Ming saw the birth of a Prince of Qin. (This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the novel itself.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Transmigrate as Chongzhen and Rebuild the Great Ming 穿越崇祯再造大明 At 80 years old, Zhu Qiming transmigrates into Zhu Youjian. Armed with modern knowledge and well-versed in Chinese classics, he fights magic with magic. The ministers fear nothing more than debating the classics with the emperor. When the emperor issues an edict blaming himself, the ministers are all terrified! A Ming Dynasty Renaissance, with steam engines born from bellows? A heart of compassion, with the methods of a devil? This is an age of saving the Ming Dynasty through intellect, military 643Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 When Mountains and Rivers Fall Into Night: Ming Dynasty, 1644 山河入夜：大明1644 In 1644, the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Beijing fell. The great edifice crumbled, officials fled, the rebel army closed in on the city's nine gates, and the cavalry beyond the passes watched like tigers ready to pounce. Everyone said the Ming Dynasty had reached the end of its days. Yet the sun and moon remain unchanged in their course: though they may be obscured, they can shine again. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Apocalypse: I Have a Divine Storage Space 末世：我有神藏空间 Apocalypse + natural disasters + spatial powers + ruthless action + an invincible power fantasy! From the start, when the red mist disaster strikes, Lin Feng activates the Divine Treasure Ring: limitless space, with time frozen inside! While others kill zombies, he hoards an entire city! While others awaken useless abilities, he analyzes, copies, and upgrades them, mastering every type! No bleeding hearts, no dead weight: just absolute reason and ruthless decisiveness! While the various factions —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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
- 92 Chongzhen: The Ming Dynasty Will Set the World Order 崇祯：世界秩序大明来定 [No System, no harem, meticulous historical research, hard-core technical details, solo transmigration to the late Ming dynasty.] After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, the fate awaiting him is no longer death on Coal Hill. Instead, he will forge a new realm from steel and smokeless gunpowder. The Westerners’ mighty ships and cannons? Against breech-loading guns with a range of ten li, capable of piercing armor and shattering ships, they are nothing but rotten wood waiting 3.8kReads7.9Score26414d adds
- 93 Late Ming: The Iron-Blooded Revival of the Soldier King Prince 明末：兵王太子的铁血中兴 As the last bullet pierces the smoke, the consciousness of Zhu Zheng, a special forces commander, plunges into the blood-red sunset of three hundred years ago. He opens his eyes to find the bloodstained Chongzhen Emperor holding out an empire reduced to scorched earth. Li Zicheng’s cavalry is already thundering at the gates, while the Eight Banners beyond the passes shake the pillars of the Forbidden City with their iron hooves. No System, no golden finger, only two decades of battle-hardened st 4.3kReads8.0Score33914d adds
- 94 Shining Across the Globe: The Imperial Legend of Zhu Youxiao 明耀全球：朱由校的帝国传奇 “I am the Son of Heaven. It is only right that I lay the unshakable foundations of the Ming for all eternity!” Zhu Youxiao stood in the great hall of the Forbidden City, his gaze steadfast and profound. The Ming dynasty, an empire on which the sun would never set, was rising. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 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
- 97 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
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 Great Ming: I Commanded One Hundred Thousand Mercenaries from the Start, and They Suspected Me of Rebellion 大明：开局佣兵十万，被怀疑造反 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Cheng Xuan becomes Zhu Zhanyong, Prince of Yue. From the start, he commands an army of one hundred thousand mercenaries, leaving his adoptive father, Zhu Gaochi, utterly aghast. “One hundred thousand? Son, are you planning a rebellion?” Cheng Xuan replied, “I trained these hundred thousand new troops with great effort, spending both money and time. Now that they're ready, I'm handing them over to the state. That counts as a contribution to the court!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
