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- 1 The Void’s Ordinary God 虚恒凡神 [Philosophy of consciousness + Technology + Games + Divine confrontations + Cycles of civilization + Awakening + Growth + System conspiracy + Behind-the-scenes intrigue + Ensemble cast + Mental evolution] A self-made tycoon scatters a fortune, then drops dead in the street. What world-shaking secret was he hiding? Multiple male protagonists. Programmers, hackers, blue-collar workers, the upper class, and human-machine hybrids: who will save the apocalypse of Xu Heng? Every bewildered person is f —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 2 Conquering the Song: Starting by Recruiting the Heroes of Water Margin 夺宋：从招揽水浒好汉开始 Zhao Jie transmigrates into the cannibalistic world of Water Margin. He becomes the magistrate of Huayin County. A civil official? What terrible luck. Thankfully, he arrives early enough that Shi Jin is still at the Shi family manor. In that case, he’ll recruit Shi Jin first. Then he’ll move from Mount Taihua to Liangshan. He builds stockades, constructs ships, forms cavalry, and makes the stronghold self-sufficient. The brothers divide gold and silver according to rank, drinking wine and feasti 327Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Great Song’s Number One Playboy 大宋第一纨绔 Xu Xiao wakes up reborn in the Northern Song and is overcome with delight. A glorious age shines before him, flourishing and prosperous, with the emperor and scholar-officials ruling the realm together. He has a fortune to his name and never has to worry about food or drink. He wakes to a life of wine and women, and goes to sleep with a pretty maid attending him. Now this is the good life. Studying for an official career has never been my thing. My life’s goal is to be a carefree wastrel, living 324Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Song Dynasty's Privy Council 大宋枢密院 After Yashan, China was no more. The realm fell, and the Han people's traditional dress and culture vanished. A modern soul returns to the Southern Song and appears on the eve of the Battle of Yashan. He is entrusted with a mission in a time of crisis, becoming the last Privy Council Commissioner of the Great Song. Though he cannot change the tide of history, he still manages to leave a spark to keep Chinese civilization alive. One day, a single spark will start a prairie fire... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Northern Song in Turmoil: Holding the Realm in My Hands 北宋乱世，掌定乾坤 Song Tianming, a slacker shut-in in the twenty-first century, transmigrates to an ancient parallel-world Song dynasty that never experienced the Tang dynasty and knows nothing about Tang culture. Watch as he uses his knowledge of Tang culture and the modern world to turn this world upside down. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After My Rebellion, the Capital’s Powerful Begged at My Feet 谋反后，满京权贵摇尾乞怜 [Transmigration + power fantasy + strong female lead + devoted general] Lin Xiaoyou transmigrates. The good news: she wakes up in the body of a princess consort. The bad news: she’s about to be buried alive as a sacrifice. Her new husband is hopelessly love-struck, thinking only of the imperial consort in the palace. He’s even willing to die for her. To save herself, Lin Xiaoyou kills the imperial envoy, slaps her lovesick husband, and persuades him to purge the corrupt officials and head for th 1Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 Rebuilding the Great Song: From a Southern Stronghold to Conquering the World 重造大宋，从偏居江南到横扫天下 [Court Intrigue]+ [Passion]+ [Conquest]+ [Ruthless Combat]+ [No System] If there are no ministers capable of bringing peace and order, then I will personally handle everything. I can always train some! If there are no capable generals, then I will lead from the front and defend our nation's gates! Reborn as Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song at the end of the dynasty, the new Zhao Yun governs by the way of kings, repels the Mongols in the north, and campaigns across the southern seas. In this a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Northern Song: The Legend of the Worthy Prince 北宋风云之贤王传奇 After waking up, overworked office drone Lin Yu transmigrates a thousand years into the past and becomes Zhao Defang, the “Eight Worthies Prince,” whose reputation in the history books was spotless, in the early days of the Song Dynasty. Only, his situation from the start is far from ideal: his father and brothers are suspicious of him, the court is rife with undercurrents, and despite his reputation as a virtuous prince, he is an awkward, idle nobleman who seems to enjoy every privilege but is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Hating the Song 恨宋 The Yuanyou Reforms, and the struggle between the old and new factions. Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Shi, and other familiar figures lived for their ideals and ambitions in this era. Their remarkable stories have been passed down through the ages, and the lessons of the past can guide the future. Let us tell once more a story or two from this time. Here is an account that delves into the very heart of the Great Song dynasty. Please, take your seats. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Le'an Inn in Donghai County, Haizhou, Great Song 大宋海州之东海县乐安客栈 During the Xuanhe era of the Song dynasty, at the entrance to Shiliu Street in Donghai County, Haizhou, five people each find themselves in a difficult situation. Escort guard Wang Boqing is being pushed out by his escort agency, while the businesses of Zhang Tu's rice shop, Li Pi's carpentry workshop, and Wang Li's bookshop are all on the verge of closing. Even Wang Zhongde, the dissolute son of the Wang family, has no respectable work. As the town lies on a major trade route between north and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Bring the World Under Control in the Great Song 我在大宋定天下 After an unexpected upheaval, God chooses Chen Junking to complete his test and sends him to the Song dynasty. But another mishap sends him, by a twist of fate, to the first year of the Jingkang era. Facing the Great Song dynasty on the brink of collapse, Chen Junking relies on his own ingenuity and determination to turn the tide. Not only does he complete his assigned test, he also finds perfect love. But then he becomes embroiled in an even greater conspiracy, and boldly drags God down from hi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Great Song: From the Start, I Lead the Imperial Guard in a Bandit's Life 大宋：开局带着禁军当土匪 Liu Zhao is a 21st-century corporate drone. He returns to the Jiaodong Peninsula to rebel and build a third Han Dynasty! From the start, he transmigrates to the battlefield in 1122, where Tong Guan is leading an army to attack the Liao. A low-ranking commander in the imperial army, he does have some martial skill. But as a transmigrator, he has no intention of charging into a battle that's doomed to fail just to get himself killed. What can he do? He can only take his brothers home and start a r 384Reads—Score10614d adds
- 13 I Transmigrated to the Great Song and Became Su Shi's Brother-in-Law 穿越大宋，我是苏轼小舅子 [Invincible and immensely satisfying]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [The Story of Minglan]+ [Water Margin]+ [Autumn Leaves and Begonias] Lu An transmigrates into the body of a sixteen-year-old prodigy in the Northern Song dynasty, who passed the imperial examination and was personally given a courtesy name by Emperor Renzong at the Qionglin Banquet. Knowing exactly how history will unfold, Lu An flees in the middle of the night. Over the next forty years, Emperor Renzong dies, Emperor Yingzong reigns br 119Reads—Score15514d adds
- 14 I, Zhao Shi of Great Song: I Won't Let the Tragedy of Yashan Happen! 我大宋赵昰：绝不让崖山之事发！ Every Han Chinese feels grief and sorrow over the tens of thousands of Southern Song officials, generals, soldiers, scholars, and commoners who leapt into the sea at Yashan and died rather than surrender or bow their heads to foreign invaders. But in 2022, at a border location somewhere in the Kunlun Mountains, special forces soldier Zhao Shi died fighting the enemy. When he awoke, however, he discovered that his soul had transmigrated into the body of seven-year-old Prince Yi, Zhao Shi. In hist 771Reads6.4Score10114d adds
- 15 The Stunning Physician: The Regent’s Beloved 医妃倾城：摄政王的掌心娇 Transmigration + medical heroine + political intrigue + a power couple: A genius doctor transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household, tears apart the fake white lotus, and kicks her trash ex to the curb. She happens upon the regent during a poison attack and uses a silver hairpin to keep him alive, sealing a deal in the process. When a cool-headed physician meets a possessive, poison-cursed prince, will curing him with her own body lead to her downfall, or will th 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 The Chongning Chronicle 崇宁记 An “accidental transmigration” sparked by a copper coin. A clichéd story about a modern man going back to the Southern Song dynasty to play the standard protagonist. Farming, guerrilla warfare, building a base, advancing head-on, counterattacking, and pushing from the flank. The enemy is powerful, so we develop slowly. Once I grow strong, we'll line them up and shoot them dead. The beautiful customer-service rep's grandfather took advantage of me! Then I absolutely need some happy water to sooth 79Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 17 A Secretary's Rise: Becoming Chancellor in the Song Dynasty 机关秘书之我在大宋当宰相 Lin Ziyang, a paperwork grunt in the office of the Huzhou Public Security Bureau, stayed up all night rushing out a thirty-thousand-word proposal. When he woke, he had transmigrated to the third year of Xining in the Northern Song. He was now a low-ranking clerk in Ningyuan County, Tianshui, Gansu: a ninth-rank nobody who handled documents and copied official correspondence, not even a proper official. He had no connections, no backing, and less than two taels of silver to his name. His only ad —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 You Won't Let Me Join the Team? After My Class Awakens, Everyone Looks Like Minced Meat 拒我入队？命职觉醒后谁都像臊子 [Rare Fate-Class Role + Advancement Rituals + Character Growth + Not a Mindless Face-Slapping Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + One Love Interest] A slow pace, but never dull! The killing starts in Chapter 10! Jiang Liu was the leader of the Divine Era Youth Corps in Buling Town, a place known for its simple, honest folk. He thought he would go on doing good deeds like “helping young wives across the street” and “lending light to a boy who drilled a hole in the wall,” then smoothly join th —Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 19 After Saving the Emperor at Yashan from the Start, I Became the Empress’s Prime Minister and Father Figure 开局崖山救驾后我成了女帝的相父 [Multiple Heroines] Lin Cuo has just finished creating a ruler for the Yashan scenario in Crusader Kings, giving himself the two traits [Zhongda] and [Fengxian], when his graphics card explodes on the spot. When he opens his eyes again, it is the second year of the Xiangxing era, the final moments of the Battle of Yashan. Amid a raging storm, the forty-four-year-old Lu Xiufu carries seven-year-old Zhao Bing on his back, preparing to leap into the sea. At the same time, a panel appears before Lin 2Reads—Score14714d adds
- 20 Great Song: More Children, More Blessings in Along the River During the Qingming Festival 大宋：我在清明上河图里多子多福 [A Dream of Splendor, Water Margin, The Story of Minglan, Qing Secrets] After transmigrating as Wu Dalang, he had just eloped to Bianjing with Pan Jinlian when he discovered that this was the world of Along the River During the Qingming Festival. As soon as he arrived in Bianjing, he encountered a fake auspicious omen. After peeking at Sun Sanniang, he was kicked into the water by Gu Pan'er. Then Gu Zhen had him dragged off to Kaifeng Prefecture. Fortunately, he activated the more children, more 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Great Song: Building a Steam Engine by Hand from the Start 大宋：开局手搓蒸汽机 Li Yuan, a top AI architect, transmigrates into the body of Zhang Yuan, a good-for-nothing concubine-born son of the Vice Minister of Works. He also discovers that the Song dynasty’s technological tree has gone wildly off course! While Bianjing is still applauding a newly written poem, steam trains are roaring across the distant West, tearing through the land. With a devastating technological gap looming, Zhang Yuan has no choice but to ignite the flames of the Industrial Revolution himself. To 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Northern Song: I Transmigrated into Emperor Qinzong from the Start 北宋：开局穿越成宋钦宗 In the final years of the Northern Song, the realm was in chaos. The land was shattered, and the people could barely survive. Peasant uprisings raged within, while powerful enemies surrounded the borders. I have come into this world to save it from collapse. I shall lead the sons of Han to sweep away the barbarians. (This is a new book, so its rating is rather low, but the story is definitely worth reading. Enough said, please head to the main text.) 3Reads6.4Score114d adds
- 23 Water Margin: Give Me the Top Scholar’s Title, or I’ll Become Emperor 水浒龙吟：不给状元就当皇帝 What? The man harassing a respectable woman in broad daylight is Gao Yanei? So what!!! With me here, Kaifeng Prefecture will never tolerate someone that damn untouchable! ... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Smoke Rises in the Qingli Era, and a Commoner Secures the Realm 庆历风烟起，寒门定山河 He transmigrates as the son of a disgraced official, sentenced to execution in three days. With his knowledge of Song history, Su Mo exposes the first cracks in a wrongful conviction at the execution ground. The man who saves him is Du Yan, a key figure in the New Policies and an incorruptible censor. From then on, he is swept into the turbulent waves of the Qingli Reforms. At court, Xia Song watches like a tiger waiting to pounce. At the border, members of the old faction secretly collude with 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 Great Song: Sworn Brothers With Emperor Shenzong, Driving Wang Anshi Mad 大宋：和神宗拜把子，王安石气疯 [Northern Song dynasty + no System + transmigration + war + historical romance] Shen Xuan, a modern stand-up comedian, wakes up one day as a down-and-out scholar in Bianjing. He made a living telling jokes in his previous life, and he still does in this one. At a teahouse, he tells The Tyrannical Marquis Falls for Me, a Divorced Mother, leaving his Northern Song audience doubled over with laughter. That also draws the attention of the Imperial City Office, and somehow he ends up standing before 52Reads—Score10714d adds
- 26 I Transmigrated to the Late Northern Song Dynasty with a City-Building Game 带着城建游戏穿越北宋末年 Reborn in the modern age, young God Emperor Li Junyi forged the Huaxia Empire, stretching across the sea of stars, with an iron fist and unrivaled power. Spiritual energy revived, technology soared, and wherever the empire’s battle standards advanced, all challengers bowed. Yet beneath the stars, danger lurked everywhere. The Western Church’s shadow crept in, its holy assassins’ venomous fangs aimed at the empire’s marshal; ancient immortal sects awoke from slumber, their haughty cultivators tre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Guardian of the Great Song 大宋护国者 [No Transmigration, No Harem] Whether you follow the Dao, Buddhism, or Confucianism, whether you are an immortal, human, or demon, the rise and fall of the realm is everyone's responsibility... At the end of the Song dynasty, the times are turbulent and war rages across the land. The descendants of Xuanyuan have lived in seclusion for generations in Taohuayuan Village, making a peaceful living and cultivating the Dao in search of immortality. Then Taoyu, a member of the clan, ventures out to gai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Cultivator in the Imperial Court 公门修道人 [Court Intrigue] [Cultivation Amid the Mortal World] [Tales of Strange Spirits and Monsters] [Endless Rare Treasures] [Beautiful Companions] [Rising Step by Step] In the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song, demons lurk in Bianliang. Shang Tang cultivates the Pure Land and uses the Buddha's name as his supreme mantra. Its radiance can suppress dark forces, but his discipline is lacking, and his resolve is unsteady. He establishes a shrine, gathers wealth, recruits talented people, and receives a p 408Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Northern Song: Rising to Success by Colluding with Eunuchs 北宋：从勾结宦官开始平步青云 Special Forces soldier Lu Que transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and accidentally saves the eunuch Tong Guan. With no grand ambitions of his own, he takes Tong Guan’s recommendation, earns an official post by presenting a strategy, and sets out on a career in government. From there, he builds a faction, accumulates power until he dominates the court, conquers Liao and Xia, and secures the seas and expands the empire’s borders. People say the Song dynasty is weak. That’s only because I wa 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Who Can Understand My Unfulfilled Longing? 谁能解我意难平 Chen Feifan transmigrates, arriving on New Year's Eve in the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era, outside Fengbo Pavilion! At this moment, the great general Yue Fei is about to be strangled to death, and an injustice for the ages is unfolding before his eyes. The System awakens, granting him the divine skill [Words Become Law] from the start! “Break the bowstring meant to kill him!” “Fuse me with the soul of the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!” That night, he becomes the Hegemon-King reborn. Holdin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Great Song's Legitimate Heir 大宋嫡子 Old Zhao, a taxi driver, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become Zhao Dezhao, the eldest legitimate son of the Song emperor. As the eldest legitimate son of Zhao Kuangyin, founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, he has to make a comeback to avoid being sent to his death by his uncle, Zhao Guangyi, the future Emperor Taizong of Song. In this life, I'm going to crush Zhao Guangyi and lead the Song Dynasty to truly dominate the world! 137Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 32 Rebuilding the Great Song 重塑大宋 Since Heaven has given me this opportunity, I will change history, rebuild the Great Song, form the strongest army on land and sea, sweep across the four seas and eight wildernesses, and make the whole world submit to the sons of Han... Zhao Liqing, who transmigrated and became an imperial son of Emperor Renzong of Song, swears to become a warrior emperor, reclaim the Western Regions, bring the South Seas into the empire, campaign north beyond the Northern Sea, and conquer Japan in the east... 65Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 33 The Song Dynasty's Twenty-Third Prince 宋之二十三皇子 A young blacksmith in a smithy, on the Vermilion Bird Avenue in Lin'an in the thirteenth year of the Shaoxing era. Snow still clung to the fur coats of the Jin envoys, while the Jurchens' arrogance and the Song people's cowardice set off a strange tale of hidden origins. After learning the truth about his past, the young blacksmith stormed the Court of Judicial Review alone, driven by the injustice he felt over Marshal Yue Yun. What path will Marshal Yue Yun lead him down? With his burning passi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty: From the Start, I Backed Li Gang as Emperor 穿宋：开局朕扶持李纲 On February 1 of the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Bai, a history graduate student, transmigrates into the body of Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong, the last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. The dynasty is only a year away from ruin! Yao Pingzhong’s night raid failed, and he fled. Chancellor Li Bangyan submitted a memorial: “Your Majesty, someone must take responsibility for the failed raid. I request that Li Gang be dismissed!” Who was Li Gang? A famous lone loyalist in the final years of the Son 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Teach Wang Anshi Reform in the Song Dynasty, but My Ideas Are Too Advanced 我在宋朝教王安石变法太超前 The good-for-nothing Yang Shipeng is reborn into the Yang family of generals. Yang Shipeng: “Su Xiaomei, what do I have to do to marry both you and Wang Anshi's daughter?” Su Xiaomei: “What?” Yang Shipeng: “I want Wang Anshi as my father-in-law too, so I can teach him how to carry out reforms, step by step.” Su Xiaomei: “Then surpass my older brother Su Shi in talent and official rank first.” Yang Shipeng: “Okay.” 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn: I Plunder Traits, and Emperor Huizong of Song Is My Father 重生：掠夺词条，宋徽宗是我爹 (Not a mindless power fantasy + some farming + a little unofficial history + not too fantastical) After transmigrating, Zhao Yuan arrives in a parallel-world Song dynasty and becomes a cannon-fodder foot soldier. In the first year of the Jingkang era, the land is ravaged and the court is rife with bandits. The Jin army is formidable, launching campaigns everywhere, and Song soldiers die at an alarming rate. As Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong make one disastrous decision after another, the Ji 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 37 Ironclad Yashan: A Comeback from the Brink 铁血崖山，绝地逆袭 At the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Li Yunlong, commander of an independent regiment, and Zhao Gang, its political commissar, transmigrate by chance to Yashan in the sixth month of the first year of the Xiangxing era, taking the places of Zhang Shijie and Lu Xiufu. Faced with one crisis after another, the two divide the work and join forces, bringing the spirit of “Dare to Draw the Sword” to bear. They tackle the problems facing Yashan while choosing Guangzhou as their breakthroug 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Mountain Combat Battalion: Northern Song 山地合成营之北宋 A group of Chinese people, mostly modern-day soldiers, accidentally enter a space-time tunnel and travel through time. They emerge in the late Northern Song, where they prevent the Jingkang Incident, bring the Jurchen under their command, strengthen Confucianism, and develop education, industry, agriculture, and commerce. They expand the nation’s territory far beyond that of the Han and Tang dynasties. There is both the fiery courage of iron-willed men and the tenderness of love between men and 795Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 39 Usurping the Song: Starting as a County Commandant in Shihao 篡宋：从石壕尉开始 Transmigration + no System + slow burn + overthrowing the Song + political intrigue + war Unable to stomach the foolish decisions of the two Song emperors, Li Yanxian returns to the past with just one conviction: to hell with it, he’s going to rebel! You ceded territory and sued for peace with the Jin. You paid reparations and sued for peace with the Liao. And now, when it comes to Western Xia, you’re damn well kneeling to sue for peace, too. What good is a Song dynasty like this? Watch Li Yanxi 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Northern Song’s Money-Powered God of War 北宋钞能力战神 Kill Tong Guan, execute Wang Fu, and confiscate Zhu Mian’s estate! Zhe Yanzhi, cast-off son of the Zhe family, a Northern Song border army clan, arrives in Bianjing as a hostage, carrying a blood feud. At the brink of despair, his golden finger awakens, etching memories of the future into his mind. He spends money to buy his life: gold and silver heal his wounds, copper coins mend his bones. He grows stronger by spending, builds and trains his army, then heads north to resist the Jin! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Rebuilding the Realm: The Jingkang Princess 重铸河山：靖康帝姬 In the second year of the Jingkang era, Jin forces invaded the south and captured Bianjing. Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong were taken prisoner. The imperial consorts, princesses, and imperial daughters were all marched north and reduced to playthings for the Jin. History remembers it as the “Humiliation of Jingkang,” the darkest page in the three-hundred-year history of the Great Song. Zhao Yingluo, Princess Roujia, was just sixteen, a pampered jewel of the imperial palace. When she witness 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Became Zhao Gou: From the Start, I Take on the Imperial Guards 朕成了赵构：开局先拿禁军开刀 Zhu Di opened his eyes and found himself in the body of Zhao Gou of the Southern Song. The court was pushing for peace, the Imperial Guard was rotten to the core, someone in the inner palace was leaking information, someone in the provinces was making off with the national treasury, and rebels were waiting to force him to flee south. But the man they were waiting for was not the Emperor Zhao, who knew only how to retreat and give in. It was Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of the Great Ming. Investiga —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Transmigrated to the Northern Song Dynasty and Somehow Became the Emperor 穿越北宋，我竟然成了皇帝 [Ambitious, scheming female lead + slow-paced personal growth + career building + soul swap + one-on-one romance + Myriad Realms Trading System + palace intrigue and power struggles + infrastructure development + quick transmigration worlds] Lu Wensheng was a fake heiress who had finally found her biological parents. But while her adoptive parents were kidnapping her to force her into a political marriage, she crashed and died. A System unexpectedly bound itself to her, sending her into the body 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Great Song Is a Little Soft 大宋有点软 Of all the dynasties, none was more full of contradictions than the Song. Zhao Kuangyin founded the dynasty after being draped in the imperial yellow robe, establishing a policy that favored scholars and looked down on military strength. Scholars prospered, while generals were kept in check. The Song suffered defeat after defeat in its wars abroad, paying for peace. The Northern Song fell during the Jingkang Incident, while the Southern Song was forced to cling to its corner of the south. And ye 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Record of Protecting the Northern Song: I Spent Li Qingzhao's Whole Life by Her Side 北宋守护录：我陪李清照走完一生 The Northern Song's Guardian: I Spent a Lifetime by Li Qingzhao's Side Lin Jian, a modern restorer of ancient books, transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes Li Qingzhao's childhood friend. Armed with knowledge from nine centuries in the future, he knows what the history books say about her tragic later years, and vows to defy fate and change her destiny. When the Zhao family offers a marriage proposal with precious antiques, he tears up the marriage contract and presents her wit 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Great Song: One Man, One Blade, Slaying Ten Thousand Jin from the Start 大宋：开局一人一刀，杀穿十万金 In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin army surrounded Bianjing. Lin Yan was just a hunter, and not the sharpest tool in the shed. Everyone in his village called him Simpleton. The day the Jin soldiers entered the village, a killing intent appeared on his honest face for the first time. He drew the long-handled saber he had found in the mountains. He single-handedly wiped out the five hundred Jin vanguard soldiers. He thought that was the end of it. But a three-hundred-thousand-strong Jin a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 After I Transmigrate to the Northern Song Dynasty in 1111 穿越北宋1111后 The moon we see today is the same moon that shone on people long ago. Meng Renfeng transmigrated bodily to the Northern Song dynasty, returning to the appearance of a young man. He had hoped to live a carefree life, spending his days as a shepherd amid the boundless scenery of the towering Qilian Mountains and the surging Yellow River. But the world was caught in a time of upheaval. The Jingkang Incident came, and the two emperors were taken north. The Son of Heaven retreated to a corner, and ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn as Yang Liulang: I Save My Father and Brothers with the Defiance System 重生杨六郎，我靠抗命系统救父兄 (If you like The Generals of the Yang Family, give this a look!) Yang Zhao, a modern college student, has always regretted the fate of the Yang family in The Generals of the Yang Family. He transmigrates back to the Song dynasty, before the Battle of Jinsha Beach, and uses a defiance System to save the Yang family. Watch the protagonist outwit Pan Renmei and crush the Liao army! 2.8kReads8.7Score27314d adds
- 49 The Annals of the Tangdi Brothers 棠棣志 An abandoned illegitimate son from the start + a top-ranking legitimate elder brother who champions him = brothers joining forces to conquer the imperial exams! Jiang Mo’s mother was a registered entertainer, and he is an invisible illegitimate son in the Jiang family. Even his path to the imperial exams is publicly cursed by petty men as “the offspring of a lowborn woman”! His legitimate elder brother, Jiang Yan, defies all opposition: “This uncut gem should ascend to glory with me!” He persona 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Jin Destroy the Northern Song: I Take the Empresses for a Donkey-Cart Joyride 金灭北宋：我带娘娘驴车漂移 A eunuch in 1127: the story of Wei Baqian, a master of the Way of Playing It Safe The protagonist is incredibly cautious, so cautious that readers are left stunned by the end. This is my first time writing on Xihongshi, and I stepped right on a landmine by laying too much groundwork. Wei Baqian: “I don’t want to see another day when people eat one another on Song territory. I don’t want to see another day of aristocratic clans, gentry lords, traitors, powerful landlords, corrupt officials, and a 416Reads7.2Score10114d adds
