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- 1 Great Song: The Young Emperor Wins the People's Support to Purge the Court 大宋：少年帝王，天下拥护清君侧 He ascended the throne at thirteen, and before he had even warmed the dragon throne, the entire court was waiting to see him make a fool of himself! After transmigrating as Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen, he faced hellish difficulty from the start: Emperor Zhenzong had died, leaving the court in turmoil; Liao and Xia watched like tigers as the borderlands sent urgent warnings; and the powerful Empress Dowager Liu ruled from behind the curtain while the Five Fiends schemed in the shadows! The 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Transmigrate as Han Xin’s Eldest Legitimate Son! 穿越韩信嫡长子！ Transmigrated as Han Xin’s son, and from the start my entire clan is sentenced to death! Liu Bang, Lü Zhi, since you’ve shown me no mercy, don’t blame me for showing none in return! My dream was once to make the Han dynasty stronger. Now it has become overturning the world and bringing down the Liu dynasty! As I flee, I gather allies, cross mountains and rivers, and travel three thousand miles to this desolate land of the southern tribes! I draw up a five-year plan to develop industry, agricultu 434Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Curtain-Raiser 卷帘人 Shen Qingci, a doctor of Song history, opens her eyes to find herself in the Northern Song dynasty, inhabiting the body of a fifteen-year-old legitimate daughter who shares her name. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, her stepmother arranges for her to “accidentally” fall into the water. After waking, she uses her scholar’s mind to quickly see through the ruse: it was no accident, but murder. Starting with the moss beneath her fingernails, she secretly gathers evidence and joins forces wi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Transmigrated to the Northern Song and Shocked Bao Zheng to Stay Alive 穿越北宋靠震惊包拯活命 Zhao Molei, a modern man, was flying a drone in a thunderstorm when a lightning strike sent him transmigrating to the Song dynasty. Without the original owner's complete memories, he was sentenced to death by Bao Zheng from the start. In the face of danger, he had no choice but to keep astonishing Lord Bao and rely on his protection to survive. Unexpectedly, the original owner's identity was far from ordinary: he was the eldest son of Emperor Renzong of Song, who had supposedly died in infancy. 151Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn at the End of Qin, I Lay the Foundations of Han 我在秦末重生定汉基 On a snowy day, Xin Yu was delivering takeout when a car hit him and killed him. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow returned to the twenty-ninth year of Qin Shi Huang’s reign, reborn as an old beggar beside the reeds of Bolangsha. No System. No golden finger. Before he could even get his bearings, they were dragging him off to be beheaded. At the last moment, he drew on what little history he remembered and advised the First Emperor to bring several spare carriages. Sure enough, the i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Official History of the Two Song Dynasties 两宋正史 Three hundred years of the Two Song Dynasties, an era of shifting fortunes and exceptional heroes. In the early Northern Song, Zhao Kuangyin seized power in the Chenqiao Mutiny and founded the Song Dynasty. He then disarmed his generals over a cup of wine, establishing a policy of favoring civil officials over military ones. During Emperor Taizong’s reign, the defeat at the Battle of Gaoliang River forced the Northern Song onto the defensive against the Liao. In the years of Emperor Zhenzong, th 6.8kReads7.9Score275Shelves
- 7 Liu Bei: In the Great Song, Restoring the Han Dynasty 刘备：人在大宋，匡扶汉室 Amid turbulent times, Heaven's mandate goes astray. Liu Bei, together with his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Zhao Zilong of Changshan, is on his way to rescue Xuzhou when they unexpectedly transmigrate across a thousand years and appear in the Xuanhe era of Emperor Huizong's reign in the Northern Song. On the surface, Great Song is at the height of its cultural splendor, but beneath it, deep-rooted troubles have left the realm teetering on the brink. Fang La has raised a rebellion in 246Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Conquering Song and Jin, Reclaiming the Han and Tang Homelands 吞宋灭金复汉唐故土 [Jingkang era, establish an independent state in Yizhou, decisive and ruthless, vie for supremacy] (The rating is low because readers criticized the state's name. It'll be changed when he takes the throne.) The humiliation of Jingkang! Zhao Gou abandons the city and flees south! Li Yun, a transmigrator, cries out in anger: "The Song may fall, but the realm must not!" To save a million commoners, he launches a thousand-mile raid and kills Du Chong in battle, but ends up completely estranged from 778Reads6.0Score102Shelves
- 9 A Chaotic Era: Currency Wars to Rule the World 乱世：货币战争称霸天下 [No System] [Currency-War Style] [Political Intrigue] [War] [Farming] In the final years of the Great Zhou, aristocratic clans dominate the imperial court, while princes and military governors split the regions apart, each raising troops and ruling independently. Peasant uprisings erupt one after another. Natural disasters and human calamities, along with the concentration of land ownership, drive taxes ever higher and leave the common people at the bottom of society in utter misery. Tang Feng, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Biography of Wang Rende 王仁德传记 This is the story of a great minister’s rise, from a low-ranking officer to a renowned statesman. It is also the story of a passionate young man who devotes himself to serving the court and struggles to turn the tide, yet ultimately cannot save the day. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Legend of Ruyi in the Wu Zhou Dynasty 武周如意传 Because of her desperate circumstances, a girl named A Tan entered the imperial palace as its lowest-ranking cleaning maid, where she met Wu Zetian. Step by step, she accompanied Wu Zetian through years of waiting and suffering, through love and hatred, through her rise to rule the empire, and finally through her lonely decline. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 When the Seas Roar: My Century in the Northern Song 沧海横流：我的北宋百年 When a modern soul falls into the most corrupt yet tragic maelstrom of the late Northern Song, how will he find his way? Will he go with the flow to save his own life, or fight the current and try to keep the heavens from falling? Yang Fan, once a graduate student in history and a military enthusiast, transmigrates as the son of a low-ranking frontier officer in the late Northern Song. He brings no all-purpose System, but a clear understanding of historical trends, strategic vision beyond his er 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Ming Dynasty’s Firstborn Heir: Why Are You Panicking, Emperor Yingzong? 大明第一嫡长：堡宗你慌什么 [Zhu Di + Zhu Gaochi + Zhu Zhanji + Zhu Qizhen + The Emperor of Tumu Fortress + The Emperor Who Knocked on the Gates + Tumu Fortress + No System] During the Yongle era, the cavalry sweeps across the northern steppes, and the northern raiders flee at the first sight of them. Envoys from every nation gather in the capital, while great ships set sail across the oceans. The Ming's prestige resounds throughout the world. But this prosperity lasts only a few decades. In the Zhengtong era, war erupts a 1.6kReads—Score103Shelves
- 14 Rebuilding the Great Song: Beginning with Awakening the Bloodline of the God of Slaughter 重塑大宋，从觉醒杀神血脉开始 In the second year of Xuanhe, a modern man unexpectedly transmigrates, inhabiting the body of Zhe Keqiu, second son of the military Zhe family of Fuzhou, and awakens the [White Tiger God of Slaughter Bloodline]. The White Tiger rules over killing. If he doesn't kill and devour baleful energy, he'll be consumed by the White Tiger and die! Others transmigrate and get an imperial throne. He gets a System that forces him to slaughter. The good news: he has a System. The bad news: if he doesn't kill, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Divine Martial Emperor Training Plan 神武皇帝养成计划 [Slow-Burn Historical Drama] [Alternate History] [Political Intrigue] [Ensemble Cast] [Summon Legendary Generals] Li Chongan transmigrates to another world and becomes the young ruler of Southern Zhou, known as the “Foolish Emperor.” The kingdom faces the threat of destruction from without and treacherous ministers within. What a hellish start! Fortunately, he has the [Divine Martial Emperor Development Plan], which lets him summon famous Chinese officials and generals to serve him. Han Xin, Zho 215Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 16 Surviving the End of the Song Dynasty: From Frontier Soldier to Living Yama 苟在宋末：从边军活阎王开始 [No System + ruthless and bloodthirsty + farming + transmigration to the Song Dynasty + driving out the Mongols] I transmigrated to the end of the Song Dynasty. How did I end up becoming the biggest villain? Wasn't the idea to govern the military through civil officials? So how can a military commander like me carry a sword into the palace? The Mongol cavalry is sweeping across the world. Well, my lord, I'm here to raid them. I, no, this official, have come all this way. There's no way I'm going 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Great Tang: Bestowing the Title of Consort on Yang Guifei from the Start 大唐：开局册封杨贵妃 What's it like to transmigrate and become an emperor? Li Man got struck by lightning just for cursing his ancestor, Li Longji, and, as bad luck would have it, received a one-time Emperor Experience Card. He transmigrated into the body of the elderly Tang Emperor Xuanzong, Li Longji. The one saving grace was that he arrived on the very day Yang Yuhuan was made a consort. So he went into tyrant mode. He hadn't enjoyed himself for long when a name suddenly shattered his life of debauchery: An Lusha 5.7kReads7.1Score247Shelves
- 18 My Father Is Fang La, and I’ll Break the Deadlock by Wiping Out Liangshan 家父方腊，我从团灭梁山开始破局 Others transmigrate and wake up holding power over the world, with beauties in their arms. I transmigrated as Fang Tianding, Crown Prince of Fang La, just as Liangshan's forces were about to capture him and hack him to pieces. Fang La: The Liangshan bandits are bearing down on us. Our Great Ming is in danger! Fang Tianding: Father, don't panic. Leave it to me. Step one: Retreat. Step two: Dig a pit. Step three: Wait for Song Jiang to jump in himself. Song Jiang jumped in. Dong Ping, Lu Junyi, Qi 4kReads7.4Score415Shelves
- 19 Chaos in the Jingkang Era: I Raise an Army to Restore Han and Unite the Realm 靖康乱世：我起兵复汉定天下 “The Shame of Jingkang! The Jin dogs slaughtered cities, piling bones into mountains, while the Song court fled south to cower in safety! Liu Yue, a modern history buff, transmigrates into the body of a timid young lord in Longyou. Wielding his ancestral Zhao King Spear to rout the enemy and the Chixiao Sword to claim his destiny, he opens the granaries, rallies the righteous, and leads local militias against the Jin army! He swings his spear across Mount Long to slaughter Jin soldiers, and uses 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Northern Wei: Starting by Stealing Rich Women for Gao Huan 北魏：从替高欢抢富婆开始 A strategist-kingdom-building story + slow burn + a later rise to dominance. I don't treat readers like fools, so haters, please move along. At the start, two bolts of silk buy a life. In the third year of Yanchang, at Huaishuo in Northern Wei, history professor Song Yan opens his eyes and finds himself a well-known idiot in the Song family. He's serving in his family's place beneath the northern wall of Pingcheng, and the overseer's whip has just finished lashing him. His stepmother has done 1.7kReads—Score180Shelves
- 21 I Transmigrated to the Five Dynasties as Chai Rong 穿越五代成柴荣 A modern doctor transmigrates to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and becomes Chai Rong. He wins the Battle of Gaoping, brings Zhao Kuangyin under his command, campaigns north and south, and ends an era of chaos where people resort to cannibalism. He unifies China and destroys Fusang. 1.4kReads—Score118Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 From the Start, I Play the Fool Like Zhao Kuo, But at Least My Family Has Four Generations of High Officials 开局赵括纸上谈兵，好在四世三公 (Summoning generals, historical generals battling it out, making up for all the regrets of history's lost battles. Long live Huaxia!) [The rating just came out, and it's still going up!] [No heroine] [The Shao Song era: the Song emperor leads the charge beneath the imperial banner!] [Li Dingguo at the end of the Ming: overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming!] [Yuan Shao, wise and mighty: Lord Yuan is ready to roll!] [Celestial Master Zhang uses thunder magic to smite the powerful Han: the Yellow 809Reads7.1Score103Shelves
- 24 Who Tops the Imperial Exam? Your Daddy's Here to Save the Song Dynasty 状元榜上何人？洒家来拯救大怂 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Transmigrated Into The Prince of Lanling: Executed? I'll Take the Throne! 穿越兰陵王：赐死？皇位我抢了！ A cup of poisoned wine: that was Prince of Lanling's fate in the history books. The day I transmigrated, I saw that cup waiting for me. I don't believe in fate. On the night of the Qianming coup, when the two princes laid siege to the palace, I changed the course of history. At the Battle of Mangshan, I removed my mask, and the whole world learned the name of the God of War, Prince of Lanling. Later, Emperor Gao Yin abdicated, and I ascended the throne, renaming the dynasty Great Ming. Northern 157Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Great Song's Iron-Blooded Crown Prince Backs Yue Fei's Northern Campaign! 大宋铁血太子，力挺岳飞北伐！ [No System] + [Political Intrigue] + [Straight for Huanglong Prefecture] + [Yue Fei's Northern Expedition] The blood from the Jingkang Humiliation had yet to be wiped away, and the ghosts haunting Bianliang had yet to fade! A soul from a later age transmigrates into Zhao Fu, the three-year-old Crown Prince of Emperor Gaozong of Song, who died young: a toddler's body with the soul of a seasoned veteran. From the Shaoxing era's tenth year all the way to a direct assault on Huanglong Prefecture! He 1.6kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 27 Water Margin: Gao Qiu, Pillar of the Great Song 水浒：大宋脊梁高太尉 Are the good people in classic novels always good? Are the villains in classic novels always bad? Gao Qiu: I can’t speak for everyone else, but I, Gao Qiu, am definitely a good person, the kind who can face himself with a clear conscience! Historian: No, you’re a corrupt official who abuses the law and forcibly takes beautiful women! Gao Qiu: I wiped out the Liao and the Jin, and saved the Great Song from disaster. So what if I took just a little silver and just a few beautiful women? 700Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 28 After I Transmigrated to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, Yue Fei Cut Through the Barbarians 穿越五胡乱华后，岳飞杀穿了胡人 Killing the Jin people is killing, and killing the Hu people is killing too! In 1142, after Marshal Yue Fei was unjustly executed, he unexpectedly transmigrated to the era of the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians and became Chen Qingyuan, a young officer in the active northern Qihuo Army. From then on, the devastated northern lands gained a guardian deity. First, he killed Shi Hu, then beheaded Shi Le. In the end, he even adopted Ran Min, the Heavenly King of Martial Valor, as his sworn son, leadi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Li Yunlong's Soul Transmigrates into the Young Song Emperor: Counterattacking from Yashan 李云龙魂穿宋少帝：从崖山反攻 Li Yunlong’s soul transmigrates into the body of Emperor Song Shao. From the start, he’s at Yashan, with Lu Xiufu carrying the emperor on his back, ready to leap into the sea! “Die for the country? Die for your mother’s country!” “Are you out of your damn mind? We lose a few battles and you’re ready to jump into the sea? I’ll hack them all the way back to the northern deserts!” “Everybody up! Why are you all hanging your heads like your parents just died? Is that any way to act?!” “Remember this —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Great Song: Have I Become the Protagonist of the Jingkang Humiliation? 大宋：我成了靖康之耻的主角？ In the first year of the Jingkang era, the Jurchen forces swept south and surrounded the capital. Smoke from the flames of war billowed across the lands on both sides of the Yellow River. "Wait, I was only joking. You really sent me to the Northern Song?" Zhao Xuan, who had transmigrated into Emperor Qinzong of Song, could only laugh and cry. Worse still, he had just one month to save Dongjing! He would have to face a hundred thousand Jurchen troops surrounding the city, utterly abysmal defenses 1.6kReads8.0Score102Shelves
- 31 Legends of the Two Song Dynasties 两宋传奇 In the final years of the Northern Song, Zhang Mingyuan and Fei Wuji grew up together on Mount Zhongnan and later became friends with Emperor Huizong of Song. To recover the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun, Song and Jin formed the Alliance on the Sea, agreeing to attack the Liao together. The two men took their disciples, Ziwu, Pu'an, Yuxia, and Wulian, to Youzhou to face the enemy. Then came the Jingkang Humiliation, and the Song fought against Jin. The six masters and disciples worried for 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Three Kingdoms: Living Off Women and Playing Hardball! Dong Zhuo Wants Me as His Grandson-in-Law 三国：软饭硬吃！董卓求我做孙婿 When heroes rise with their swords, another decade of calamity befalls the people! Zhang Che, a quality modern-day wage slave, carried a heart full of resentment as his soul transmigrated into the son of Zhang Lu, the Celestial Master of the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice. Come on, man! You've already got a stronghold in Hanzhong, and you want me to lie low and build up my strength? No way I'm lying low! So, on the eve of the eighteen warlords' campaign against Dong Zhuo, he personally led five t 16.9kReads7.2Score1.4kShelves
- 33 Dad, Stop Acting! You're About to Make Yue Fei Cry 爹咱别演了岳飞都快被你感动哭了 Title Tags: Transmigration, System, Father-and-Son Traitor Duo, Hilarious, Southern Song, Yue Fei, Saving the Nation, Reverse Whitewashing I transmigrated as Qin Hui's son. Everyone else is trying to ride their father's coattails, but I have to bring mine down! Bound to a Loyalist Redemption System, I can only survive by toppling the treacherous chancellor and saving Yue Fei. In court, I openly undermine him; Behind every plot, I strike back. Qin Hui wants to harm Yue Fei, so I make sure to 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 In the Daye Era, I Stand Up to Er Feng and Found a Han Dynasty 人在大业，硬刚二凤立个汉 In the fourth year of the Daye era, the Grand Canal connected north and south. Luoyang, the eastern capital, flourished like never before, and the myriad nations of the Western Regions came to pay tribute. The current emperor was even revered as a sage khagan, and the empire’s power had reached unprecedented heights. A young man from Jiangnan, known as Jinu, left his small town and saw the heroes and great men of the world, the mighty clans across the realm, and the countless common folk swept a 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Lu Zhishen Triggers the Great Song Singularity 鲁智深按下大宋奇点 Synopsis of The Monk Presses the Great Song’s Singularity (360 characters) A modern soul transmigrates by chance into Lu Zhishen, the tattooed monk of Liangshan. Once he awakens, his heaven-defying comprehension of martial arts skyrockets, and his tough, battle-hardened physique reaches its peak. From then on, he dominates the martial world and sets his sights on becoming the greatest under heaven. No longer confined by the narrow confines of monastic life, he ventures across the Great Song with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Prince of Yan's Diary 燕王日记 Lin Mu, a history graduate student, died suddenly and woke up as King Hui of Yan, the “big loser” who fell for a wedge strategy and drove Yue Yi away. As soon as he takes the throne, someone advises him to replace his general. His inner voice says: I know this script. Replace him, and next comes the Fire Ox Formation and the annihilation of the entire army. So he makes his decision on the spot: “Yue Yi stays. I trust him.” Qi's plot to sow discord is over before it even begins. Armed with a h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 In the First Year of Jingkang, He Survived the Flames of War 靖康元年，他从战火中活了下来 After an accident, Wang Xun is thrown into the most brutal meat grinder of the Northern Song: the siege of Bianjing. Outside the gates, a hundred thousand foreign troops seethe with bloodlust. Inside, the absurd court tries to defend the city with "magic spells." He has no System or cheat, knows no peerless martial arts, and can barely make sense of the local dialect. His only bargaining chip is the vivid memory in his mind of the cataclysm about to unfold. The day the city falls, wails fill 851Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Zhu Di Reborn: The Night of the Candlelight Shadow and Axe! 朱棣重生，开局烛影斧声夜！ A Night of Candle Shadows and Axe Sounds! (The rating has just come out, so don't let it affect you) The founding emperor has died. Whoever enters the palace first will have the advantage! No one understands how to seize an opportunity better than Zhu Di, and no one understands how to handle relations between uncles and nephews better than he does! In this life, there will be no defeat at Gaoliang River, only the invincible Three Great Battalions! Northern Han, Western Xia, and Great Liao: not o 1.1kReads6.4Score123Shelves
- 39 In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边 [Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur 32.4kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves
- 40 From the Start, I Recruit Xin Qiji to Join the Outlaws and Rebuild China 开局拉辛弃疾落草，再造华夏 [Hardcore Farming + Southern Song History + Institutional Reform + Rebuilding China] I’m Chen Ning, reborn as the chief of a mountain stronghold, and I specialize in “poaching” famous generals. Xin Qiji was ordered to suppress bandits. I turned around and invited him to join us: “Sir, I’ve got farm tools that can double crop yields and powerful crossbows with a range of five hundred paces. All I’m missing is a leader!” He cursed me for treasonous audacity, until I took him to see the stronghold’ 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I, Chongzhen, Guard the Frontier as Emperor of the Great Song! 我，崇祯，在大宋天子守国门！ [Career-Focused Emperor] [Decisive and Ruthless] After Chongzhen hanged himself at Jingshan, he transmigrated into Emperor Qinzong of Song during the Jingkang Incident. With the Jin army besieging the capital and the court ministers cowering in complacency, he beheaded the faction that favored surrender and swept away the Jin cavalry. The ruler of a fallen dynasty became the God of War of the Great Song! His ranks are filled with fierce generals, and the people eagerly pledge their loyalty. From 4.2kReads7.2Score275Shelves
- 42 Three Kingdoms: I Am the Commander of Xiliang 三国：吾乃西凉统帅 He transmigrates to the final years of the Han Dynasty and becomes Dong Huang, Dong Zhuo’s nephew. Afraid his entire family will be executed, he works desperately to improve himself, offering advice and strategies, opening up farmland and training troops. He only wants to survive in this chaotic age, but ends up commanding the Xiliang Army and competing with the warlords for control of the realm. Dong Zhuo: “Yuanbo is truly a fine steed of the Dong clan! With Yuanbo here, I have nothing to fear! 1.3kReads7.2Score101Shelves
- 43 Moe Ming: From a Thousand Cuts to Senren Banka 萌大明：从千刀万剐到千恋万花 [New book launch. The rating will rise later.] [Genderbent Ming Dynasty + alternate history + fantasy elements + comic-relief protagonist + slow burn] A spur-of-the-moment sightseeing trip somehow caused a well-behaved young man from modern society to transmigrate into the body of Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Ming dynasty founder Zhu Yuanzhang. Now he bears the weighty historical mission of assisting Zhu Yuanzhang and advancing the progress of the age. With at least some knowledge of history, sur 135Reads8.8Score103Shelves
- 44 A Hundred Thousand Slain at Jingkang: Scheming, Chivalry, and the Sword That Saves the Realm 靖康十万斩：道谋侠剑定山河 Annihilate 100,000 Jin soldiers and save the empire from collapse. The deadly trap beneath the frozen surface of the Yellow River is Shen Yan’s lifeline, buying the Great Song a chance to survive. But when time turns back to the eve of the Jingkang Incident, years earlier, in the fifth year of Xuanhe, Shen Yan is merely wearing a starry-sky hoodie. No System, no martial prowess, no supernatural powers. He can’t even communicate in everyday situations without writing notes. But he knows this: in 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Southern Crossing: Farming and Warfare in the Southern Song 南渡耕战录：我在南宋搞基建 In the second year of the Jingkang era, the Northern Song fell and the land was shattered. The Southern Song was newly established, its position perilous. Chen Ji, a modern agricultural science PhD who transmigrates into Lin Yue, a young member of the imperial family fleeing south, joins forces with kindred spirit Zhan Ziyan to shoulder the mission of revitalizing Chinese civilization. Drawing on modern scientific knowledge, Lin Yue begins building infrastructure in a remote fishing village in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 A Mighty Song: Starting with the Soul Transmigrating into Emperor Taizu 强宋：从魂穿太祖开始 A power fantasy set in an alternate history. The protagonist's soul enters the body of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, allowing him to escape Zhao Guangyi's attempt to poison him. He builds up the Song Dynasty's economy and military until it is no longer a weak Song, but a mighty one! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Dreaming of Bianliang 梦回汴梁 After transmigrating to the Northern Song dynasty, your choices are to pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom, or to stir up the court. Lin Yan refuses to do either. Struck by lightning and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar, he’s so hungry he has to gnaw on cold buns. But after reaching his breaking point, he scares off some thugs with a single “Bro, that’s awesome!” and becomes a hit at the teahouses by ghostwriting letters full of modern memes. He strolls through the 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 48 The History of the Song Dynasty Is No Mere Smoke 宋史并不如烟 Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will immediately shed the sense of distance that comes with “reading history,” stepping straight into the elegant yet impassioned world of the Northern and Southern Song. Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will see Zhao Kuangyin receiving the imperial yellow robe at Chenqiao Station, the morning frost still on his fingertips and hopes for good governance in his eyes. Open this book, The Son 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Emperor Renzong's Last Will: I Actually Have Another Son! 仁宗遗嘱：其实朕还有个儿子！ In the seventh year of Jiayou under the Great Song, Duke Kou and Duke Wenzheng were dead, and the New Policies could no longer be revived. The vast Great Song had once again fallen into the malaise of the “Three Redundancies.” The New Faction and the Old Faction continued their decade-long struggle. Zhao Zhen fell gravely ill, and Empress Cao brought her adopted son Zhao Shu into the palace, preparing to appoint him Crown Prince. At this critical moment, Zhao Zhen issued an edict: “I have anothe 6.1kReads6.2Score275Shelves
- 50 Crossing the Song Dynasty 度宋 [Transmigration, the Great Song, the Southern Song, no System, not a mindless power fantasy] (A faithful, grounded portrayal of history, even a “revelation” of it. The pacing is a little slow, and there’s no wanton slaughter. It may not be to everyone’s taste, and some readers have said it’s a bit hard to follow. Gentlemen, why not come in, take a look, and offer your judgment?) From a foolish young prince of Prince Rong’s residence to a prince and then crown prince, Zhao Qi is the fifteenth em 11Reads—Score—Shelves
