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- 1 Great Ming: I'm Zhu Yuanzhang's Brother-in-Law 大明：我是朱元璋小舅子 Modern-day doctor Ma Tianlu transmigrates into the younger brother of Empress Ma and brother-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang, bringing along a Divine Physician System. Watch as he saves Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Biao, and Empress Ma, combats an epidemic, offers sound counsel, and rises among the nobility of the Ming Dynasty. 568Reads6.9Score6014d adds
- 2 Twenty Years of the Great Ming 大明二十年 In the tenth year of the Xuande reign, the emperor dies. Nine-year-old Zhu Qizhen ascends the throne, his legs dangling in midair, unable to reach the floor. Empress Dowager Zhang rules from behind the curtain, assisted by the Three Yangs. Everything seems rock-solid. But Wang Zhen, the Director of Ceremonial who holds the brush, is using story after story to draw the young emperor closer to him, little by little. Sixty-one-year-old Yang Shiqi believes his greatest opponents are his political ri 30Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to the Great Ming: A Brick Expert Drops from the Sky and Stuns Zhu Chongba! 穿越大明：天降砖家砸懵朱重八！ Lin Mo was helping a friend with pig-catching during the holidays when a three-hundred-plus-pound sow slammed into him and sent him to the Ming dynasty. Who could have guessed that, after transmigrating and receiving a lottery System as compensation from Heaven, Lin Mo would save Zhu Xiongying and Empress Ma from the start? Watch Lin Mo’s hilarious life as he helps Zhu Yuanzhang build the greatest Ming dynasty and uses modern weapons to thrash the foreign tribes. This is a comedy, so be careful 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Defiant Son of the Ming Dynasty 大明反骨仔 A modern college student transmigrates into five-year-old Chongzhen and turns the tables from the start! The Eastern Palace's side hall is packed with a bunch of crazies, who somehow turn the Ming court into the ultimate gang stronghold. The Carpenter Emperor, brainwashed by comics, gives up milk and woodworking, picks up a blade, and takes charge. He no longer loves carpentry, only bloodshed, and sets his sights on ruling the underworld; Wei Zhongxian, the all-powerful eunuch who once dominated —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Great Ming: In the Decisive Ming-Qing War, I Raid the Manchu Stronghold 大明：明清决战，我偷袭满清老巢 In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Changzhan transmigrated and found himself a serf under the rule of the Manchus. Fortunately, he had brought an arsenal with him. He freed the serfs enslaved by the Manchus and built an army equipped with modern weapons. While the Ming and Qing fought their decisive battle at Songjin, he launched a surprise attack on the Manchus’ stronghold, Shengjing. The Eight Banners’ cavalry is invincible? Dance and sing in front of my machine guns! Aobai 43.4kReads8.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 6 The Dynasty's Lifeline Restorer 国祚修复师 Lin Che, a graduate student of history, is chosen by an unknown entity and thrust into the cruelest mission of salvation. He must transmigrate to the absolute end of China’s dynasties, and his task is not to “keep them alive” but to “cure them at the root.” The Ming, the Tang, the Northern Song, the Three Kingdoms, the Xin, the late Han, the Southern Dynasties... He operates on every doomed dynasty, replacing its blood and rebuilding its bones. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 On the Emperor’s Campaign: I Accompanied the Yongle Emperor on His Northern Expedition 御驾亲征之我陪明成祖北伐 Personally Leading the Campaign: I Accompany the Yongle Emperor on His Northern Expedition —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Battle of Ningjin 宁锦之战 The Battle of Ningjin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Great Ming: I, Zhu Xiongying, Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 大明：我，朱雄英，专治不服 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, I transmigrated into Zhu Xiongying, the Ming dynasty’s imperial grandson. The moment I opened my eyes, I heard my grandpa, Zhu Yuanzhang, shouting from outside the coffin, “Nail it shut!” I whipped out the jade tablet buried with me and started pounding on the coffin lid. “Grandpa! Your eldest grandson’s coffin can’t hold him down!” I successfully faked my resurrection and bound the [Super Trouble-Making National Destiny System]. Grandpa thinks my dad is too soft 9Reads5.7Score1414d adds
- 10 Great Ming: The Zhu Family's Legitimate Eldest Son, Acting Deputy Emperor! 大明：朱家嫡长子，常务副皇帝！ Jinling, in the fifteenth year of Hongwu. The imperial notice hung high on Zhuque Avenue. Empress Ma was critically ill, and anyone who could save her would be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and a noble title. Failure, however, meant the extermination of their entire clan. Everyone was too afraid to step forward. At that moment, Zhu Lin, barely twenty years old, wearing a moon-white silk robe, resolutely tore down the imperial notice. The crowd was stunned! The young master of Huichuntan 309Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 11 In the Great Ming, I, Zhu Yingying, Am the True Emperor Taizong! 大明我朱雄英才是太宗皇帝！ Great-grandson of Emperor Chun, founder of the Great Ming Eldest legitimate grandson of the founding Hongwu Emperor Eldest legitimate son of the late Crown Prince Yiwen Zhu Xiongying! I bear the most honorable name in the world. I am the first in line to inherit the Great Ming! My second younger brother, Zhu Yunwen, was made Prince of Huai, and my third younger brother, Zhu Yuntong, was made Prince of Wu. Do you really think you have the strength to contend with me for this position? I, Zhu Xion 302Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Emperor Taizong Wen of the Great Ming, Zhu Xiongying 大明太宗文皇帝朱雄英 I transmigrated into the body of eight-year-old Zhu Xiongying! Empress Ma was still alive that year! Li Wenzhong was still alive that year! Xu Da was still alive that year! I'm grateful to heaven for letting me witness the prosperous Great Ming! I hope my arrival can change the Great Ming! 6.3kReads7.3Score48914d adds
- 13 The Secret History of Kangxi: This Unofficial History Is Wild 康熙秘史，这个野史真是太野了 [Identity reversal] + [Scheming political intrigue] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Lighthearted style] + [Well-researched history] College student Hong Xiguan transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and becomes the Kangxi Emperor, only to discover that he is Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang’s illegitimate son! With Han blood in his veins, he sits upon the throne of the Manchu empire. Faced with Oboi’s tyranny and the Three Feudatories’ rebellion, Hong Xiguan laughs and decides to play a game of unprecedent 3.4kReads7.5Score34514d adds
- 14 Hold the City and Use the Yehe to Destroy Nurhaci 坚守城池并借叶赫部灭掉努尔哈赤 After the Battle of Fushun, I was appointed by the emperor to raise an army and attack Nurhaci. I decided to use the strategy of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di: “Divide his branches, weaken his strength, and let them fight and feud among themselves, so China may enjoy peace.” I held my ground and avoided battle, while vigorously supporting the Yehe tribe. This would take time, and along the way, both officials and the emperor had their doubts. But once the Yehe grew powerful, they completely wiped out Nurh 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Urged the Wanli Emperor to Make the Jurchen, Mongols, and Japanese Slaughter One Another 劝谏万历让女真蒙古和日军残杀 I successfully persuaded the Wanli Emperor to voluntarily abandon Beijing and move the capital to Wuhan. I also manipulated the Japanese forces from the Imjin War, Nurhaci’s Jianzhou troops, and the Mongol armies into fighting one another, weakening Nurhaci and the Mongols. Once the Japanese, Mongols, Jianzhou forces, and Joseon armies had all been weakened, I let the country recover and grow stronger in Wuhan. Then I assembled a massive army and successfully brought Joseon, Mongolia, Jianzhou, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Imjin War 万历朝鲜抗日战争 The Imjin War —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Chongzhen Emperor: Restoring Order Amid Chaos 崇祯治乱 The Reign of Chongzhen: Order and Chaos —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Great Ming: I Am Chongzhen, and I Won’t Let the Dynasty Fall the Same Way Again 大明：我崇祯，绝不重走亡国路 A low-ranking civil servant transmigrates to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. The most chaotic time in the history books: capable men have left office, incapable men are in power, and the state treasury is empty. The crooked-neck tree is waving at me! I bring back Wei Zhongxian, using threats and trickery to squeeze out ten million taels of silver. Now I can catch my breath. Wait, I still have to appoint and dismiss officials. What’s Xu Guangqi doing? “Your Majesty, I’m growing sweet potatoes 5Reads—Score24814d adds
- 19 The Founding God of War of the Ming Dynasty: Xu Da 大明开国战神：徐达 Xu Da, the Ming Dynasty’s foremost founding general, Zhu Yuanzhang’s top commander, and the man who laid the foundations for the vast Ming Empire, fought countless battles and never suffered a defeat. Steady and wise, he wielded his forces like a master and excelled at directing campaigns and commanding vast armies in decisive battles. At Lake Poyang, he helped Zhu Yuanzhang crush Chen Youliang’s million-strong army and pacify the south. He then led the northern campaign, capturing the Yuan capi 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 From the Start, I Spoiled the News of Zhu Biao's Death, and Zhu Yuanzhang Went Mad 开局剧透朱标之死，朱元璋疯了 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yongming, an actor with a history degree, accidentally falls into the imperial palace and thinks he’s arrived at an actor-training center. But all the staff members are Ming Dynasty fans, and every one of them asks him about Ming history. As a fine young man, he naturally answers every question, putting his history-student skills to full use. While recklessly spoiling the future, he also teaches Old Zhu and Young Zhu science and culture. Several years lat 266Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Great Ming: You Call That Maniac Who Chops People a Scholar? 大明：你管那砍人的疯批叫书生？ Zhu Chongba, you'll never guess: Zhu Shouye isn't just Ma Xiuying's adopted younger brother. He's also her biological younger brother, the one she accidentally threw into a mass grave with her own hands all those years ago! Ma Xiuying: “Chongba, why won't you acknowledge Shouye?” Zhu Chongba: “I'm afraid he'll do me in...” There is no System in this story. It follows Zhu Shouye, a frail scholar who transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and joins the army, only to be bullied by Chang Yuchu 2.3kReads—Score18114d adds
- 24 Late Ming: A Chinese-Style Succubus 明末：中式魅魔 The sky is high and the clouds are pale; I gaze until the wild geese flying south disappear. One who has never reached the Great Wall is no true hero; I count the miles of the journey, twenty thousand. On the peaks of Liupan Mountain, red banners unfurl in the western wind. Today I hold the long spear in my hands; when will I bind the Azure Dragon? A modern university student transmigrates to the final years of the Ming dynasty. He sees the dead strewn across the land from famine, and people tra 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Great Ming: Ruling the Nation Through Reason 大明：以理治国 After fainting, Gao Yuliang of Handong opened his eyes to find himself the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, in the second year of Chongzhen, during the Jisi Incident! Huang Taiji was about to march on the capital. The Donglin Party controlled the court's channels of communication, crying poverty and playing the victim, while the Imperial Guard had been tricked into near-total dissolution, leaving the emperor blind and deaf. Watching the officials put on their act, Secretary Gao pushed up his glas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Great Ming: My Cheat Is a Sharp-Tongued History Professor 大明：朕的外挂是毒舌历史博导 [Ming dynasty + two male leads + funny and lighthearted + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + Great Ming + historical fiction] Su Chen was the youngest doctoral supervisor in Peking University's history department. After a truck physically sent him to the afterlife, he somehow became the “exclusive holographic projection cheat” of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty! Looking at the pitiful seventy thousand taels of silver in the Taicang treasury and the stubborn nineteen-year-old e 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Moonlight Over the Vermilion Tower 朱楼月明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, Li Zicheng advances on Beijing while the Qing armies beyond the frontier watch like hawks. The realm is shattered, rebellions rage, and the Ming dynasty stands on the brink of collapse. Faced with this crisis, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, finally decides to move the court south. A grand historical epic is about to unfold. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Technological Totem: Zhu Yingying’s Ming Empire 科技图腾：朱雄英的大明帝国 In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson who should have died young, gained a soul from the future. To survive amid Zhu Yuanzhang’s suspicions and the cracks in history, he faked his death and worked behind the scenes. Through his father, Zhu Biao, he presented a map showing where sweet potatoes could be grown, developed a simple miracle medicine, and quietly planted the seeds of science. When he returned to court as an embodiment of the Mandate of Heaven, tr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After Sarhu: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Last Spark 萨尔浒之后：我是大明最后的火种 During the Ming Dynasty, when Nurhaci faced a massive invasion by Ming forces, he said just one thing to them: “Come at me by however many roads you like. I’ll take just one.” Part of the Ming army suffered a crushing defeat, but fortunately, under my strategic command, the remaining forces won the battle. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Harmony at Home, Prosperity in the Great Ming 大明家和万事兴 The story follows a modern programmer who transmigrates into Zhu Wenzheng, a tragic member of the imperial clan in the early Ming dynasty. To change his fate of being whipped to death by Zhu Yuanzhang, he chooses to keep his head down and stay alive. But under the influence of family affection and a sense of responsibility, he gradually moves from fear and evasion to shouldering his duty, ultimately becoming the pillar that holds up the Great Ming. No golden finger. No golden finger. No golden f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Great Ming: In the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen, I Will Not Move South 大明：崇祯十七年，朕不南迁 [No System, respect for the historical record. This is a story about Chongzhen not fleeing, and the regret that the Ming could have been saved. No transmigration: Chongzhen saves himself. I don't believe a transmigrator would be all that much better than Chongzhen. Early in the book, Chongzhen sends the Crown Prince away on the tenth day of the first lunar month, gets the capital's armed forces in order, then, fifteen days later, slaughters the father-in-law who sold out his son, Zhu Guogong, an 331Reads—Score10514d adds
- 32 Prince Xiang of the Great Ming 大明襄王 In the fifth month of Hongxi Year One, a coffin came to a halt in Beijing, and an emperor was gone. Zhu Zhanji was in Nanjing, Zhu Gaochi was in Le'an Prefecture, and the eyes of the entire court were fixed on one person: Zhu Zhanshan, the fifth son of Emperor Renzong, nineteen years old. “Your Highness, act as regent.” “Fine. Once I'm done, I'm going to Xiangyang to farm.” 17.3kReads6.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 33 A New Life in the Ming Dynasty: I, Zhu Xiongying, Refuse to Become Emperor 大明新生：我朱雄英才不当皇帝呢 A new story is here. When a burned-out office worker transmigrates into Zhu Xiongying, sparks fly as his modern ideas clash with ancient wisdom. What path will the Great Ming take? As the heavy burden of responsibility falls on his shoulders, Zhu Xiongying gradually comes to understand why he has come to the Great Ming: to share the realm with the people! To free them from the oppression of the aristocracy, from hunger and cold, from natural disasters, and from foreign invaders! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Great Ming: From the Start, I Led the Whole Village Through a Famine 大明：开局灾荒我带全村荒年求生 During the Chongzhen era, years of drought left the land strewn with the dead. Lu Yuan, a modern young man who transmigrated into the body of a poor peasant, finds himself from the start in a desperate situation with no way out: tax collectors are squeezing him for money, bandits are on their way, and his only younger sister is about to be sold for food! No System, no pocket dimension. All he has are basic modern knowledge and foresight into the course of history. Facing greedy petty officials a 10Reads—Score12914d adds
- 35 Zhu Biao Is Dying, So How About Turning Your Son Into a Jiangchen? 朱标要死，儿子把你炼成将臣可好 Good news: I transmigrated into the body of Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor, and awakened a 4D imperial mausoleum space with a sign-in portal. I can sign in at the mausoleums of emperors, empresses, and famous generals from every dynasty. Bad news: The imperial grandson Zhu Xiongying is already dead. I have to lie flat in the imperial mausoleum for ten years, and I can only activate the mausoleum sign-in space on the day my father, Zhu Biao, dies. Good news: My father, Zhu 399Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 36 Great Ming: Starting by Treating Zhu Xiongying 大明：从医治朱雄英开始 The fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign. Su Xuan transmigrates into the body of a traveling doctor who wanders the streets and knows only mediocre medicine. He can't afford warm clothes or enough food. Then he awakens a Faith Points System. By earning Faith Points, he can obtain all sorts of rewards, including universal healing pills, pills that sharpen the senses, god-tier medical skills, a world map from the Hongwu era, modern glass cups, and more. Just then, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate g 299Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 37 I, a Hundred-Year-Old Grand Secretary, Have Served Under Sixteen Ming Emperors 我，百岁首辅，历经大明十六帝 My name is Sihan, and I’m an old fellow who has lived for over a hundred years. After transmigrating for the second time, I traveled from Shu Han to the Ming dynasty and became bound to the “Dynasty Preservation” System. As long as the Ming dynasty survives another day, I get to live another day. So, starting in the Hongwu era, I served six emperors in a row, becoming a powerful chief minister who held office under five reigns and an imperial tutor under three. I thought I’d spend the rest of my 1.5kReads5.2Score10314d adds
- 38 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang Transmigrates and Brings Back the Modern Crown Prince's Eldest Son 大明：朱元璋穿越，带回现代皇长孙 Modern-day Zhu Xiong meets an old man who calls him his eldest grandson and asks him to bless his father, Zhu Biao, from the underworld so he won't die! What? The old man is the Hongwu Emperor, and he transmigrated here from the Ming dynasty? After returning six hundred years into the past with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiong confirms that he is none other than Zhu Ying, the eldest grandson of the Ming dynasty. So Zhu Ying saves Zhu Biao with a box of amoxicillin, then tells Old Zhu about Zhu Yunwen's 315Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 39 I'm a Deliveryman, and You Want Me to Deliver to the Ming Dynasty? 我是快递员，你让我往明朝送货？ Two worlds, trading goods, and a struggle for supremacy. Yang Ling opens a door to the Ming Dynasty. From then on, he shamelessly melts modern scrap metal into copper coins and ships them to the Ming, becoming its God of Wealth. He builds a new army, defeats the Mongol Yuan, destroys the Later Jin, fights for Australia, and conquers North America. A new Age of Exploration has begun! 4.7kReads7.9Score34614d adds
- 40 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
- 41 Save the Great Ming: It All Starts with Printing One Hundred Thousand Copies of the Sunflower Manual 救大明：从印十万份葵花宝典开始 [Sunflower Manual] + [100,000 Adopted Sons] + [100,000 Years of Cultivation] Using 100,000 eunuchs as pawns, he trains 100,000 Dongfang Bubais, rebuilds the Ming dynasty, and points his sword at the whole world! 1.2kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Apocalypse: By the Founding Emperor's Command, Flip the Table! 天启：奉太祖命，掀桌！ [Transmigration + Power Struggles + Infrastructure] Lin Lang transmigrates into the late Ming as the carpenter emperor. From the start, he falls into the water and teeters on the brink of death, while the imperial physician serves him a dangerously potent bowl of medicine. Lin Lang saves himself with a block of ice, then turns to Wei Zhongxian and lays his cards on the table: "I was sent by the Ming Taizu. Are you bold enough to play this game with me?" He brings Wei Zhongxian to heel, raids the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Great Ming: The System Wants Me to Compete for Favor, So I Play a Deity 大明：系统让我争宠，我扮演神明 [Ming Dynasty + transmigration + strong female lead, no romance + playing a god + alternate history + roleplay] Yue Qingchen was an ordinary modern college student who unexpectedly died and became bound to the [Beloved Consort System]. She was supposed to go to a harem world and compete for favor. Instead, a mix-up with the spatial coordinates sent her crashing into the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, where she became a lowly palace maid doing odd jobs. The System panicked and urged her to cozy 101Reads—Score13314d adds
- 44 Clear and Bright 澈明 Transported into the late Ming dynasty, with hellish circumstances from the start. No System, no harem, just the soul of a modern wage slave and a profound unwillingness to accept the dynasty’s doomed ending. Keeping a low profile among the common folk, biding my time in the ranks, and advancing one careful step at a time. With the knowledge I’ve gained across four centuries, I will raise a new sun that never sets over a fallen China! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Was Supposed to Start as an Abandoned Baby, So How Did I Become Zhu Yuanzhang's Grandson? 说好弃婴开局，你却成朱元璋孙？ Also known as: Abandoned Baby? No, I'm the Invisible Crown Prince of the Great Ming! In the early years of Hongwu, atop Mount Zhong. While Zhu Yuanzhang was paying his respects to Empress Ma, he unexpectedly found an abandoned baby and named him Zhu Jue. No one could have guessed that the baby was a transmigrator, and that he had even bound a [God-Tier Sign-In System]! To survive in the Hongwu era, Zhu Jue starts “clinging to powerful allies”: He acts sweet and adorable around Zhu Yuanzhang, bec 69.5kReads7.2Score10.4k14d adds
- 46 Chongzhen: I Am Heaven’s Mandate, and the Ming Dynasty Will Never Set 崇祯：朕即天命，大明日不落 A modern martial arts champion transmigrates into the body of Chongzhen on the eve of the apocalypse. On the very day he ascends the throne, he faces a hopeless situation: the Tianqi Emperor has just died, the Donglin faction is forcing its way into the palace, the treasury is empty, and the Later Jin army is at the gates. There is no meek endurance or nerve-racking struggle at every turn. This formidable emperor immediately shows off his overwhelming strength: he silences a weeping scholar-offi 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Late Ming: My Super-Empire, Zhu Cilang’s Great Ming 明末，我朱慈烺的大明超级帝国 The Chongzhen emperor's crown prince flees to Australia. He starts with a thousand refugees, builds an ironclad fleet in three years, sweeps across Southeast Asia in five, and reaches Europe in ten. His name is Zhu Cilang, the lost crown prince of a fallen dynasty. But within him now dwells a soul from 2026. [System + Farming + Naval Warfare + Revenge + Empire] On the eve of the dynasty's fall, the Chongzhen emperor shoves the last sea chart into his arms and kicks him out of the capital. Leadin 622Reads—Score10914d adds
- 48 Great Ming: No More Pretending, I’m Your Grandpa Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：不装了，我是你爷爷朱元璋 [Coming Clean + Revealing the Truth + Farming + Advancing Technology + Invincible] After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu era, he crawled out of a coffin from the start. Luckily, he had a portable shop that could provide any modern item once unlocked! How about some hot pot? Let's make chicken gongbao stew and make the merchants and nobles drool! A copy of The Ming and Qing Dynasty Top Scholars Collection. Top scholars, get over here! Then he met an old man. “Grandson, whoeve 240Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 49 My Father Is Zheng He, and His Ming Fleet Crushes the World 家父郑和，率大明舰队碾压全球 During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty. A sudden misfortune befalls a young fisherman from a village, and he accidentally swallows a dragon pearl, gaining extraordinary powers. By a twist of fate, he becomes Zheng He’s disciple and adopted son, receiving the name Zheng Qian. On the emperor’s orders, Zheng He sets sail for the Western Ocean with the great treasure fleet of the Ming, seeking traces of Jianwen. The grand voyages to the Western Ocean officially begin. Wherever the Ming fleet sail —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Preparing to Abdicate from the Start: Prince Li, Are You a Fellow Countryman Too? 开局准备禅让，闯王你也是老乡？ No System + Dual Transmigration + Satisfying Read + Smart Characters + Steamrolling Everything Zhou Mingyuan transmigrates into Chongzhen. From the start, he climbs down from a crooked-neck tree. In despair, he abdicates for the sake of preventing the Qing army from enslaving China, placing his hopes in Li Zicheng. But Li Zicheng greets him with, "Odd numbers stay odd, even numbers stay even." They say meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a joy. He has transmigrated and met a fellow trans 1Reads—Score—14d adds
