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- 51 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—14d adds
- 52 The First Great Sycophant of Zhenguan 贞观第一佞臣 Even transmigration requires getting the posture right. Liu Sanqiang may have had his all wrong, since he transmigrated into Wu Yuanqing, the elder brother of Wu Zetian. Fortunately, his younger sister Wu was still young, so there was a chance to make things right. From then on, Liu Sanqiang, in Wu Yuanqing’s body, began a very different life in the Tang dynasty! 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Tutor: From the Start, I Made Li Shimin Cry 大唐帝师：开局气哭李世民 After transmigrating as the Tang dynasty’s imperial tutor, Tuo Zhanying wants to keep a low profile, but his System keeps pushing him to make a spectacle of himself. On his very first day of class, he slaps the crown prince on the shoulder and says, “Little bro, your homework is as hard to figure out as my ex-girlfriend’s heart.” The entire court is stunned, and Li Shimin draws his sword and chases him for three miles. Just as he’s about to lose his head, Tuo Zhanying suddenly pulls out a cop 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Great Tang: From the Start, I Risked My Life to Remonstrate with Li Shimin 大唐：开局死谏李世民 Du Qin transmigrates into the body of Du Ru Hui's third son, Du Qin, in the Tang Dynasty. During a court assembly, he remonstrates with Li Shimin to the death and smashes his head against a pillar, nearly dying on the spot. After waking up, he begins helping Li Chengqian consolidate his position and joins the struggle at court. He earns Li Shimin's trust, is granted a marriage and a noble title, while building up commerce, making money hand over fist, and expanding his influence through meritori —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Transmigrated Into Li Shangyin: Call Me the Late Tang Firefighter 穿越成李商隐，叫我晚唐救火队长 Not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System. Slow-paced. Important things bear repeating three times. Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: It’s the late Tang. Good news: I’m a poet of the highest historical caliber, second only to Li Bai and Du Fu. Bad news: That’s useful, but not very. Good news: There’s sweet romance. Bad news: A life of unrecognized talent is the main theme. I came, I saw, I conquered. Since I’m here, the crumbling Tang dynasty can count on Li Yishan to patch it up. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 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—14d adds
- 57 How Do the Mountains and Rivers Compare to the Past? 山川何如昔 This book uses a POV writing style, telling the story through the viewpoints of different characters, much like celebrated works such as A Song of Ice and Fire and The Return of the Condor Heroes. It features a large cast, sweeping scenes, and multiple storylines unfolding at once, intertwining and affecting one another. Rather than following a handful of protagonists whose experiences drive the plot, it centers on events, using them to link the protagonists' fates. In troubled times, drastic r 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Wang Jinya 王金牙 Wang Jinya —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Spring Peak, Jade Dew 春峰玉露 Welcome, everyone, to my story. Wang Chunfeng transmigrates to an unfamiliar world after an accident. Court intrigue, martial world rivalries, everyday life, love and hatred, and wars between nations! There is no such thing as too over-the-top, only more over-the-top. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Great Sui: Li Shimin and I Fight for the World 大隋，我和李世民争天下 [Conquest of the Central Plains] [The Sage of War] [Rising to Power by Fighting the Turks] [A Career-Focused Story] [Conquest at the End of the Sui Dynasty] Li Ce, a modern military strategist, finds his soul transported into the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty. Armed with the ultimate wisdom of The Art of War and On Protracted War, he raises the banner of "win before fighting" and practices the art of "subduing others through diplomacy and strategy." Rising from humble beginnings, he rec 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I, Yan Shifan, Just Want to Slack Off, Not Die 我，严世蕃，只想摆烂不想死 A modern-day office worker and history blogger who loves ranting about history stays up late watching The Ming Dynasty in 1566 and cursing Yan Shifan, then transmigrates straight into the body of the newly adult young cabinet minister, before he has started getting himself killed. He comes with a built-in historical death-warning System: whenever he does something suicidal, he gets electrocuted and a pop-up appears: [Days until you get beheaded]. His only goal: slack off, stay alive, and keep hi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Iron-Blooded Qin: The Eternal Emperor Conquers the World 铁血大秦，千古一帝，征服世界 Alternate history + politics + farming + technological advancement + economics + conquest + colonization + three thousand beauties This novel is also titled The Great Qin: My Industrial Revolution. Overnight, Lin Yi transmigrates and becomes the founding emperor of Great Qin, waking to a nightmare from the start. Behind him are the starving people of the north, corpses littering the land. Before him stand centuries-old aristocratic clans entrenched in Jiangnan, with money and grain at their comm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Romance of the Later Three Kingdoms 后三国演义 Three hundred years after the tripartite division of the realm between Wei, Shu, and Wu at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, China once again saw a three-way division lasting several decades, this time between the Northern Zhou, Northern Qi, and Southern Chen. This book tells the legendary history of this later Three Kingdoms period. Familiar idioms such as “the three religions and nine schools,” “to kill two birds with one stone,” “a jade-like body lying in state,” and “to win the hand of a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Tang Dynasty Official's Rise to Power 大唐升官记 Starting in the first year of the Zhenguan era, the protagonist transmigrates into the county magistrate who has been made the scapegoat. Drawing on his experience in government from a later era, he builds the strongest county in Zhenguan, rises steadily through the ranks, and ultimately transforms the Tang dynasty. Until one day, Li Shimin finally says, “It's time for us both to abdicate and let the next generation carry on the work.” This novel is grounded in a carefully researched historical 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 65 A Bastard Son in the Eastern Jin: From Dowry Servant to Rising Star 东晋庶子：从陪嫁仆从开始逆袭 The comic adaptation just came out. If you’re interested, go check it out. No System + political machinations + comeback + reform + aristocratic clan power struggles + plotting from behind the scenes In the first year of Jianwu, Sima Rui declared himself emperor, while the Langya Wang clan held the court in the palm of its hand. Under the Nine-Rank System, those from humble families had no way forward, as aristocratic clans monopolized the court generation after generation. Lu Heng, a tomb raide 4.1kReads7.7Score36014d adds
- 66 The Shen Clan 沈阀 Shen Yan awakens in the body of a young man, facing a disastrous start: no System, no mindless power fantasy, and no invincibility. There are political schemes to navigate. In the early stages, he uses modern knowledge, arranges a marriage alliance, and avenges his mother. In the middle stages, he enters the imperial court, builds up his power, and advances technology. Later, he unlocks the sulfur-based gunpowder technology tree and fights for dominion over the seas. His mighty ships and cannons 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Libertine Emperor: His Empire and His Beauties 风流皇帝之江山美人 [Transmigration + Emperor + Multiple Heroines + Conquest] A modern special forces soldier transmigrates into the body of a disgraced prince confined to the Cold Palace, only to discover a strange Imperial Heart Sutra hidden within him. It came from another transmigrator 400 years ago, and its previous owner is waiting to seize his body. Using special forces tactics, he sweeps away the schemes of the court. With the knowledge of a transmigrator, he outwits treacherous officials across the ages. H 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Great Tang's Laid-Back Prince: From the Start, I Slept with the Hidden Crown Prince's Consort 大唐摆烂王，开局睡了隐太子妃 Li Fengci was an utterly unsuccessful nobody in the modern day. Then he transmigrated into the body of Li Fengci, Li Yuan’s nephew and Li Shimin’s cousin. He opens his eyes to find himself at Li Shimin’s victory banquet, in the bed of Zheng Guanyin, the former crown princess. Overwhelmed and on the verge of giving up, he awakens the Lie Flat System, only to discover that it’s just as useless as he is. His previous life was all food, drink, and entertainment, a life of song and dance. Now that he 2.3kReads—Score14614d adds
- 69 Great Tang: Oh No, the More I Slacken Off, the More Secure My Position as Crown Prince Becomes 大唐：坏了，我这个太子越躺越稳 He transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince during the Zhenguan era. Well versed in history, he knows all too well that, despite the prestige of his position, his leg ailment, his father's loss of favor, and the succession struggle will eventually drive him to rebellion. He will be deposed as a commoner and die in Qianzhou. So Li Chengqian sets three rules for himself: Don't seek favor. Don't fight for power. Don't rebel. Li Tai is favored? Let him be. Father' 965Reads—Score11814d adds
- 70 Li Longji’s Spoiled Imperial Grandson 李隆基的纨绔皇孙 Not a mindless story! No System! All plotlines are based on historical events. The story portrays political power struggles and military campaigns against foreign powers during the Tianbao era of the Tang dynasty, 101Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 71 I'm No Sword God: Shaoyu of the Eastern Zhou 我不是剑神，东周少虡 In 687 BC, a terrifying meteor shower recorded in the Zuo Zhuan fell like an apocalyptic calamity. Flames engulfed the sky, and a rift in time and space opened by accident. In the 2020s, a Spring and Autumn Period magnetic field in a treasure museum triggered a supernatural incident at the Forbidden City. Shaoju, the Sword Immortal, accidentally traveled through the rift from the modern era to the chaotic Eastern Zhou. The Central Plains were caught in a storm of intrigue as the feudal lords fou 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 A Coward's Guide to Surviving the Late Ming: Volume One 明末怂人求生录第一卷 Reborn in the late Ming, I became Liu Hongqi, a warlord during the catastrophe of 1644. After a string of spectacular blunders, I was successfully hanged from a flagpole by the Qing army and died in agony. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the ninth year of the Chongzhen reign. My family was on the brink of ruin, I was unarmed, and all I had left was a bone-deep fear of death. In this life, all I wanted was to make money, run away, and live out my days as a wealthy man overseas, u 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Northern Song Dynasty: A War Sparked by a Ginseng Root 北宋王朝：一棵人参引发的战争 [Mystery] [Court Intrigue] [Warfare] [Yang Family Spear] The male lead, an architecture student, has barely transmigrated when he becomes a disciple of the Yang Family Generals. After meeting the female lead, he discovers she has a congenital illness and needs Korean ginseng to stay alive. To obtain ginseng from a vassal state, the modern-knowledge-wielding male lead starts out solving cases and gradually builds a small team. Later, he enters the court, recruits talented people, and schemes for 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Transmigrating to Great Chu to Build a Manor 穿越大楚建山庄 A young Chinese teacher stands by the Miluo River and sighs at the sky. “I can recite ten thousand Tang poems and eight thousand Song lyrics, and I know the hundred schools of thought by heart, yet I can’t find a job to support my family. What a tragedy!” With that, he plunges into the churning waters. The protagonist, Huang Xie, is a literary youth swept aside and left stranded by the tide of reform. By chance, he transmigrates to ancient times, where the feudal lords vie for supremacy... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Transmigrated to the Zhenguan Era: From the Start, I’m Fighting Locusts for Food 穿越贞观：开局和蝗虫抢口粮 Transmigration to the Tang dynasty + hardcore farming + technological development + face-slapping power plays One-sentence pitch: No golden finger, just agricultural know-how to take on the world! Can you believe that when a modern top student becomes the “locust plague terminator” of the Zhenguan era, the ancients win the war against locusts by banging pots, releasing ducks, and spreading lime? Click to experience the thrill of fighting locusts with science! 1Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 76 The Commoner Emperor's Mentor 布衣帝师 Brother Mu, want a wife? Just say the word, and a wife will be delivered right to your door! Transmigrate to a poor village in the Great Xia Dynasty, where the government comes to your door with a beautiful wife? Too poor to survive? What can you do when I have ancient sugar-making methods, red bricks, and fragrant soap? Barbarian invaders? Zhuge repeating crossbows, grenades, and cannons will blast the northern barbarians into a panic! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Sui-Tang: My Client Is Yang Guang 隋唐：我的甲方是杨广 I transmigrated to the Sui and Tang era, and my client is the tyrant Yang Guang! And I’m the ultimate contractor, the only one who can make his mad dreams a reality! He builds the Grand Canal, a boon for generations to come, but at the cost of public outrage? I establish the Canal Bureau, making bonds a runaway hit as merchants across the land scramble to become shareholders in the empire! He invades Goguryeo with boundless ambition, but at the cost of mountains of corpses? I build an Iron Fortr 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 78 Reborn! The Four Great Beauties Become Powerhouse CEOs 重生！四大美女当霸总 The Four Great Beauties stood on the observation deck atop the Shanghai World Financial Center in Lujiazui, watching seven connected stars burn in the reflection of the Huangpu River. Diao Chan's Chanel earrings suddenly glowed a deep blue. Zhaojun's jade brooch grew hot, while the Patek Philippe on Yuhuan's wrist vibrated wildly. “Looks like tonight's the night.” Xishi slid a platinum hairpin shaped like King Goujian's Sword into the electronic lock of the Cloud Club. Blood-red seal script appe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Reincarnating in Anxi: A Million Deaths in the Great Tang 轮回安西：我在大唐的百万次赴死 New title: The Tang Dynasty: I Became Invincible After Dying a Million Times [Alone Against All Odds | Ironclad Resolve | Strategy | Reborn] The seventh year of the Zhenyuan era, Tang Dynasty. Beiting has fallen, and the Anxi Protectorate has been cut off from the Central Plains for nearly thirty years. Across the vast Western Regions, white-haired soldiers fill the city. When Yang Shuo awakens, he finds himself the son of Yang Riyou, a garrison commander in Beiting. He has gained the ability to 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 How Did You Transmigrate Too? 你怎么也穿越了？ Main characters: Two male leads. Jiang Tian, 27, a modern sports student and five-year veteran of the armed police who has retired, transmigrates into Jiang Tian, the 19-year-old legitimate son of Jiang Zhenyue, Marquis of Ningwu. Wang Yu, 27, a modern criminal investigator and liberal arts student, transmigrates into Wang Yu, the 19-year-old legitimate son of Wang Zheng, Marquis of Changqing. The setting is the second year of Chongzhen. For certain reasons, history before the first year of Chon 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 I Serve as a Court Historian for Empress Wu Zetian 2 我为女帝武则天做史官2 A screenplay adaptation is in the works. Stay tuned! The Tang dynasty was the pinnacle of women's status in feudal society, and not only because of the one and only empress in history, Wu Zetian. Though she shone like the brightest light in the sky of women of her time, she was not the only star. The heavens then were filled with brilliant women. Even the empress's radiance could not completely eclipse their flourishing. There was the haughty Princess Gaoyang, the elegant Princess Wencheng, and 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Harem-Battling Consort Is a Sword Immortal: The Southern Dynasty’s Strange Case 宫斗娘娘是剑仙之南朝诡事 One moment, they’re pulling hair in a palace power struggle. The next, they’re dueling with swords in a parallel world! In the middle of the palace intrigue, everyone turns into sword immortals! In Southern Chen, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, power struggles rage inside and outside the palace. The court and the imperial harem are both shrouded in intrigue. Forty-two boys and twenty-four girls. Emperor Chen Xu of Southern Chen, reputedly the most prolific emperor in history, sits in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Immortality Begins in the Shang Dynasty 长生从商朝开始 This is primarily a work of historical fiction, not a cultivation novel. If you’re looking for cultivation, please look elsewhere. A sweeping and wondrous historical novel told in the first person. The protagonist, Qin Hongtao, was once a diviner and ritual officiant during the reign of Di Xin, the last Shang emperor. During a crucial ceremony at Lutai, a strange event struck him: he was hit by the mysterious power of Guixu. From then on, his body could not die, but he was also burdened with a c 1.7kReads—Score26514d adds
- 84 Three Thousand Miles on the Long Wind 长风三千里 "Li Shimin's Tang delegation was ambushed in Tianzhu." "What happened to the envoys?" "Only two survived, and they were captured. One is a civil official, the other a third-rate swordsman." "The swordsman is mortally wounded, and the official is unarmed. What can they possibly do?" "Ask for troops." "How many?" "Twelve hundred from Tubo and eight thousand from Nepal." "How many are they up against?" "A million." "...So why fight at all?" "Fight." Nine thousand two hundred men cut through a milli 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Great Tang's Ode: Saving the World and Bringing Peace to the People 大唐赋之济世安民 This novel tells the sweeping, legendary story of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang! Most of it is based on real history, though I've added some artistic touches and a few personal insights. I wrote this book because I like an actor. I hope that one day I can see him wearing a ceremonial robe embroidered with the twelve imperial symbols. He would look absolutely wonderful! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 My Father Is Liu Bingyi 家父刘病已 Reborn in the Western Han, my father is Liu Bingyi, Emperor Xuan of Han. He rose from prison, grew up among the common people, and bided his time until he held Huo Guang in check. Governing through both Confucian and Legalist principles, he brought integrity to the bureaucracy, secured the Western Regions, and subdued the Xiongnu. He built the Western Han’s golden age with his own hands, and is rightly hailed as one of history’s greatest virtuous emperors. And I am Liu Shi, son of Xu Pingjun, t 14.5kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 87 I Transmigrated as Hu Hai, and You Call This a Thousand-Mile Horse? 穿越成胡亥，你说这是千里马？ The moment I opened my eyes, I was in Xianyang Palace, where the courtiers stood as silent as cicadas in winter. The eunuch Zhao Gao led in a deer and asked with a beaming smile, “Your Majesty, this is a thousand-mile steed. Isn't that right?” I was Hu Hai, the ruler who lost his kingdom, a puppet emperor in the history books. At that very moment, the soul of Li Yue, a graduate student in history, entered this body! A horse? To hell with that! As everyone watched in horror, I drew the Son of Hea 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Twenty Thousand Miles to Andu 此去安都两万里 War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a place of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It must be studied carefully. A general who understands war holds the lives of the people in his hands and is responsible for the nation's security. After the Shangyu Dynasty, which had ruled vast lands and thirty million people, collapsed, the eighteen regional lords stationed across the realm all raised armies and declared themselves kings, waging war against one another. After more than si 288Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 89 I Became the Founding Ancestor of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 我混成了隋唐祖源 No System, no golden finger. Beginning with the Rebellion of the Six Garrisons in the final years of the Northern Wei, witness the heroes of Wuchuan and the shifting tides of the Six Garrisons. Erzhu Rong, Yuwen Tai, Dugu Xin, Gao Huan... One renowned historical figure after another comes together in a magnificent chronicle of the final fifty years of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 In Great Tang, I Helped Build a Golden Age 人在大唐，盛世有我 [No System, no golden finger] [Farming and road building, waterworks, academies, urban redevelopment] [Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty, respect history, integrate into history, change history, make up for regrets] Li Huai, a man from a later age, arrives in the early years of the Zhenguan era. Believing that when poor, one should look after oneself, and when prosperous, help the whole world, he gradually transforms his own estate, then goes on to transform the entire Tang Dynasty. 597Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Tang Bureau 唐局 [Mystery + Period Drama + History + Adventure + Political Intrigue] In the twenty-third year of the Kaiyuan era, he is charged with the capital crime of raiding the government salt stores from the start! How could Xu Jiudu, a commoner, let the powerful frame him at will? He shorts the salt market, investigates false accounts, and unravels a baffling case... With an abacus for a blade and ledgers for a sword, watch an ordinary man topple the chancellor, take command as military commissioner, and 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Winds and Clouds Rise Across Ten Thousand Miles 万里风云起 First, let me make this clear: everyone is smart, both the heroes and the villains. The female characters have friends and rivals; some share their ideals, while others part ways. Readers can judge for themselves. The divine artifact has thrown the world into turmoil, and storms are gathering. The young lords are either hidden dragons waiting to rise or already beginning to show their brilliance. But whether for country or family, the throne needs a new king. This is the young people's era, a g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Saga of Hot-Blooded Great Tang Continues: The Endgame 再继热血大唐，棋局终焉 [No System + Hard-Nosed Political Intrigue + Farming and Infrastructure + Epic Wars + Epic Ensemble Cast] [Three Generations · A Century of History · Reforging China's Backbone] He transmigrates into the heir to the northern borderlands of the Great Xi, and finds himself in hell mode from the start? His father, Li Huiming, is afflicted with demonic poison and may not live to see another day; His aunt, Wu Xinghuang, ascends the throne as emperor and regards the Li family as a thorn in her side; 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Great Tang: I Became a Regional Governor, and the System Only Just Activated 大唐：我都成刺史了，系统才激活 A stylish transmigration brings wealth in no time. His father, Jing Junhong, died defending the Xuanwu Gate. Posthumously honored as Duke of Jiang, he left his descendants a legacy of blessings. A hereditary young lord, he takes up his post in Jiangzhou. But fate has other plans: the System has only just been born. Born to nobility, he is now forced to live like a commoner. Today he works as a chef, tomorrow as a farmer. He even takes up trade, producing one laughable fiasco after another. The s 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 1620 America: The Whole Town Arrives in the New World 1620美洲：全镇降临新大陆 A county town is unexpectedly plunged into a strange new continent. Starting with farming, its people embark on a vast new frontier, preserving the roots of farming and learning while keeping the flame of Chinese civilization alive, until its spark spreads across this unfamiliar land like a prairie fire. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Bones of Chang'an, Great Tang 大唐长安骨 The Chang’an Bones of the Great Tang is a historical novel set around the An Lushan Rebellion of the Tang dynasty. The story follows Li Yan, who enters Chang’an as a coroner to avenge his wrongfully accused father, Li Shizhi. Using his intelligence and courage, he rises through the ranks, serving first as a general and later as a chancellor, and delves deep into the court and the battlefield. As he hunts for the real culprit, he gradually uncovers the Jinchan Society, a secret organization that 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Unknown Realization 未知领悟 After Qin Shi Huang unifies the six kingdoms, he searches for the secret to immortality, refining elixirs and seeking immortals overseas. Ten-year-old Chen Wei and his companions enter Xianyang to sell medicinal stones, setting off on a fantastical journey of growth. Here you’ll find the ingenious craftsmen of the Mohists, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams of the Yin-Yang School, the Four Books and Five Classics of the Confucians, and the Thirty-Six Stratagems of the strategists. There are ma 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 I Serve as a Court Historian for Empress Wu Zetian 我为女帝武则天做史官 A screenplay adaptation is in the works. Stay tuned! The Tang dynasty was the pinnacle of women's status in feudal society, and not only because of the one and only empress in history, Wu Zetian. Though she shone like the brightest light in the sky of women of her time, she was not the only star. The heavens then were filled with brilliant women. Even the empress's radiance could not completely eclipse their flourishing. There was the haughty Princess Gaoyang, the elegant Princess Wencheng, and 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Wind Rises, the Geese Return Through the Snow 风起雁归雪 She was renowned throughout the land for her talent, yet her life was full of misfortune. Born into a family of scholars, she was nurtured by her father's profound learning. But after he offended the powerful, she was forced to flee to Jiangnan. Her first love was as beautiful as a dream, yet as dazzling and fleeting as fireworks. Then war swept across the land, and she fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, forced to leave her homeland for twelve years. By some twist of fate, every man she met lov 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Logging Into the Three-Body World Early 提前登陆三体世界 In this turbulent parallel world, the protagonist drowns and transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty, becoming a major slave owner during the transition from slavery to feudal society. After witnessing the cruelty of slavery, he resolves to change the world, but Heaven cannot bear to treat all living things as mere straw dogs. With the help of a System, the protagonist takes part in the Qin conquest of the six states, the Chu-Han Contention, Wang Mang’s reforms, the founding of the Eastern Han, the Thr 48Reads—Score—14d adds
