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- 51 Great Ming: Reborn as the Imperial Grandson, with Zhu Yuanzhang as My Grandfather 大明：重生皇太孙，祖父朱元璋 [Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty + Ancient Farming + Princes + Historical Hegemony] It begins with a bowl and ends with a rope! In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign, the eldest imperial grandson Zhu Xiongying dies and is buried on Mount Zhong. He is posthumously named Prince of Yu. Zhu Yuanzhang then passes the throne to Zhu Yunwen, and the Ming Dynasty lasts 276 years! But a modern man transmigrates into the body of the recently deceased Zhu Xiongying. Zhu Yunwen: “Mother, Big Brother hi 1.7kReads6.7Score10114d adds
- 52 Father, Ming's Waters Are Too Deep for You to Navigate 父皇，大明的水太深，你把握不住 [Invincible]+ [System power fantasy]+ [Wild alternate history]+ [Machiavellian power grab]+ [Secret police rule]+ [Mighty steel legions] In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Luoyang fell, and the Prince of Fu was cooked together with venison. Zhu Cilang transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. At the brink of despair, Zhu Cilang awakens the “Ultimate Assistant System”! The greatest figures in Chinese history, heed my command! You preach benevolence and morality, whil 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Zhu Yingying: Immortal for Ten Thousand Years, the Ming Banner Flies Across the Stars 朱雄英：永生万载，明旗插遍星河 [Great Ming] [Immortality] [Political Intrigue] [Eldest Legitimate Grandson] [Hongwu] [Transmigration] [Conquest] [Farming and Infrastructure] [Technology-Fueled Military Expansion] [Fleet] [Han-Chinese Nationalism] [Global Conquest] [Industrial Revolution] [Interstellar Civilization] [Chinese Conquest] In the tenth year of Hongwu, a modern soul transmigrates into the newborn Zhu Xiongying. He saves his mother, Chang Shi, secures his position as the eldest legitimate grandson, and, under Zhu Y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Great Ming: I Find Zhu Xiongying and Turn Him into a Bully 大明：捡到朱雄英，调教成恶霸 Ren Yixu transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and, from the start, comes across Zhu Xiongying, who has already been buried. Zhu Xiongying has lost his memory, so Ren Yixu takes him in! Emperor Zhu goes incognito on an inspection tour and sees someone who looks exactly like his eldest grandson. After confirming it from every angle, he realizes it really is his grandson. Overjoyed, he becomes Ren Yixu's neighbor and starts doing business with him. Zhu Xiongying: "Old Huang, how about we start a r 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 55 Great Ming: Training the Crown Prince, I'm the Dragon-Taming Master! 大明：调教太子，我是驯龙大师！ Shen Zhuang transmigrates to the Hongzhi era and becomes... a carpenter. In the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, he meets Zhu Houzhao, then the crown prince, at a coffin shop. He teaches about the Little Ice Age and proposes wiping out the Tatars and Jurchens to eliminate the threat of foreign peoples for centuries to come. He reforms taxation, using the Single Whip Law to nurture the people's livelihood. He gives Wang Yangming some guidance, leading the sage of the School of the Mind astray into the 5.7kReads7.5Score47414d adds
- 56 Great Ming: From the Start, I Saved Zhu Yingying 大明：开局救下朱雄英 He has barely transmigrated into the body of a young Ming dynasty Taoist priest when he finds a child on the temple doorstep, nearly dead from illness. Who could have guessed the child was Zhu Xiongying, the imperial grandson whom Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had been desperately searching for? He cures smallpox and saves the imperial grandson. He had hoped to keep a low profile, tend his fields at the temple, and enjoy a leisurely life, but his abilities just won’t let him! Zhu Yuanzhang: “You’re a ma 1.9kReads6.7Score11314d adds
- 57 My Name Is Jiujiang, That Jiujiang of Li Jinglong! 我叫九江，李景隆那个九江！ My maternal great-uncle is the Hongwu Emperor, my father is a duke, and my cousin is the steadiest Crown Prince around. You're telling me not to throw my weight around? Which law of the Great Ming says a person can't throw his weight around? Is throwing my weight around against the law? 587.8kReads8.7Score64.9k14d adds
- 58 Taking Old Zhu and Zhu Biao to Join the Yongle Emperor 带老朱朱标投靠永乐大帝 With bricks in hand, the world is mine. I, Zhu Changying, leader of the God of War Gang, shall rule for a thousand generations, win hearts through virtue, and unite the realm. If the world had never known me, the Great Hongwu Emperor Hu, Zhu Yuanzhang, I could wield a forty-meter blade that would extend without limit! The steadiest crown prince in history, holding the Hongwu Emperor in my left hand and Lan Yu in my right. Who in this world would dare defy me? The Crown Prince is perfectly health 317Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 59 Great Ming: Are You Crazy? The Old Zhu Is Talking Me Into Rebellion 大明：疯了吧！老朱忽悠我造反 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, I spent ten years biding my time, waiting for the day I could restore the empire. But I failed to save Zhu Biao from the start, and Zhu Yunwen was about to take the throne. Zhu Ying was at his wits' end. He just wanted to take his benefactor, Old Huang, and leave the capital, then figure out what to do next. “Old Huang, if we don't leave now, it'll be too late once the Jingnan Campaign begins!” “I crawled out of a tomb in Zijin Mountain. If Zhu Di shows 66Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 60 Great Ming: Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Build a Modern Empire 大明：投胎朱雄英建设现代化帝国 Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, the most legitimate heir to the Great Ming throne. He has a stupid System that lets him claim sign-in rewards. In his left hand, ten soldiers armed with Type 56 assault rifles, every day. In his right, the development of agricultural and industrial technology. He tackles both, and excels at both. Zhu Yuanzhang: Grandson, I’ve never fought a war with such abundant resources! Zhu Biao: Son, your father truly loves your mother. Empress Ma: Grandson, your grandfather has bee 850Reads7.3Score11214d adds
- 61 The Sheng and Xiao Fall Silent, and You Play a Song for Me Alone 笙箫不默，还君独奏 I spent half the night jawing with the autumn wind about old times, but all it did was blow through the holes in my jeans without saying a damn thing! This book, to put it plainly, is a bit of wild speculation about transmigration, but I insist on writing it as if it were official history. Don't laugh! Before I started writing, I racked my brains eight hundred times: Would this hold up? Could people in the old days really have done this? Would the neighbors hear it and call me a liar? To figure 15Reads—Score114d adds
- 62 The Age of Heavenly Craft: Rising Amidst Chaos 天工纪元：乱世崛起 **He is the “Idle Prince,” a good-for-nothing in the eyes of the world.** Dressed in a plain robe and tapping a folding fan, he constantly declares, “All I want is to lie flat.” Zhu Mingyuan, a transmigrant bearing the name of the last scion of the Ming imperial house, seems to pass his days in lazy idleness, yet hides tiny gears and compasses capable of turning the world in his sleeve. The restraint he learned as an overworked office drone in his previous life, combined with the “Industrial Rev —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty: A Growth Diary 大明太子养成日志 (Not historically rigorous + lighthearted + no romance + correcting historical regrets + Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne) Li Sheng transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in his mother's womb in this life. He ended up with a twin brother who looked kind but was ruthless at heart, a father who was scatterbrained but dependable, and a thoroughly reliable mother. His body was frail, but Li Sheng was far happier than he had been in his previous life. As for the state of the wo 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Great Ming: Gun Down Zhu Yunwen and Force Old Zhu to Retire! 大明：枪爆朱允炆！逼老朱退休！ During the Hongwu era, Zhu Biao passed away, and his third son, Zhu Yuntong, drank poison and was buried with him. On the eve of the burial, he somehow came back to life! Bound to a Robbery Rewards System, he fired a gun in the Fengtian Hall and blew Zhu Yunwen away! Old Zhu: Outrageous! He’s the Crown Prince’s grandson I just appointed! Zhu Yuntong: What good is being Crown Prince’s grandson? I’m the legitimate son and grandson! Old Zhu: Your intelligence is questionable! Zhu Yuntong tossed ou 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Ming Dynasty's Secret 大明机密 In the fourth year of Jianwen, the imperial palace went up in flames, and the Jianwen Emperor vanished without a trace. Zhu Di searched the entire realm for twenty-one years, never realizing that the disappearance was part of a grand game he himself had set in motion for the fate of the Ming Dynasty. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Endless Horizons at the End of the Ming 明末无涯 [Late Ming Historical Figures] [Respect for Culture and History] [For the Nation and Its People] [The Protagonist Turns Dark] Jiangnan is awash with blossoms, Shaanxi and Shanxi lie barren for a thousand miles, and Yan and Liao are bitterly cold, their lands bristling with weapons. An old dream is recast as a tale, beneath a fading moon amid endless ruins and a boundless sea of suffering. “The sacred deeds of the Five Emperors and Three Sovereigns have deceived countless wanderers. How many fame —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Youzhou Still Stands, and the Ming Dynasty Has Not Fallen 幽州犹在大明未亡 The Night Scouts in red robes and black armor galloped over the remnant snow of Jizhen, the sound of their hooves still echoing with the war drums of the Chongzhen era. The beacons at Shanhai Pass still blazed, and on the battlements of Juyong Pass, the sun-and-moon banner snapped in the gunpowder smoke of flintlock rifles. When morning cooking smoke rose as usual over Shuntian Prefecture, children sang the Taizu Emperor’s “Ballad of the Swallows.” Old soldiers, tipsy after a few drinks, would a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 I Told You to Transmigrate and Save Chongzhen, Not Become His Teacher 让你穿越救崇祯，没让你当他老师 [No System + Hard-Core Survival + Meticulous Historical Detail + Political Intrigue + Imperial Tutor + Changing History] In the fourth month of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, during the night shift at the Hall of Literary Glory, an order for execution by slicing lay ready to be delivered. Lu Mingyuan, a middle school history teacher from the early twenty-first century, dropped the stack of exam papers in his arms. On the back of every sheet were the names of those who would open th 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Great Ming: I, Zhu Xiongying, Rule the World 大明：我，朱雄英，镇压当世 [Satisfying power fantasy + invincible protagonist + expansionist empire + harem] I transmigrated to the Hongwu era and became a mentally impaired beggar who had been beaten to death. Just when I thought I had landed in the worst possible situation, the Divine Sign-In System awakened! From the start, my identity was verified: I was actually Zhu Xiongying, the Ming Empire's eldest grandson! The empire's first heir, who had been harmed by treacherous villains and left to wander among the common 23.3kReads7.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 70 Ming Dynasty Commander: Defending the Empire with Blood and Steel 大明督师：铁血护明 Hong Zhiming, a special forces soldier, transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty and becomes Hong Chengchou, Governor-General of Jiliao, on the eve of Songshan’s fall. On his left is the historical burden of being branded a turncoat; on his right, the blades of 60,000 Eight Banner cavalrymen, ready to massacre the city! Cut off from supplies? He sifts out two shi of coarse rice to make thin porridge, mixes rocks with gunpowder to make crude bombs, and uses special forces tactics to turn the rem 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming: I Don't Want to Hang Myself 大明崇祯：朕不想上吊 Conquer the land of the Japanese pirates, push all the way to the Arctic Circle, seize Antarctica, and advance into the Atlantic. Wherever the sun and moon shine shall be Ming territory. The Chongzhen Emperor is a ruler who has no intention of hanging himself. With his iron-willed ministers, surrendered warlords, and brilliant practical scholars, he carves out the revival of an empire from the ruins. Zhu Youjian tosses his edict aside. “I received the Mandate of Heaven. How could I hang myself a 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Great Ming: On the Guillotine from the Start, Zhu Yuanzhang Begs Me to Get Down 大明开局断头台，老朱跪求我下来 He mouths off at Zhu Yuanzhang from the start and is dragged to the execution ground to be beheaded. Just as the blade is about to fall, he binds himself to the Join a Life System. Lives he can join: Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Wusi, Chen Erniang, Zhu Xiongying, Lady Chang, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Lan Yu, Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and many more... Empress Ma: “You saved my life time and again, and thanks to you I met Chongba and found a happy, fulfilling life. I would be honor 3.2kReads8.2Score22914d adds
- 73 The Ming Crown Prince! 大明皇太孙！ After transmigrating into the Ming Dynasty, he became Zhu Yuntong, a timid imperial grandson. His mother had died young, his stepmother was heartless, and his father, Zhu Biao, had just passed away. Seeing no way out, Zhu Yuntong gritted his teeth. If he was doomed to die anyway, he might as well go out in a blaze of glory instead of dying like a coward! At court, the officials asked to make Zhu Yunwen the Imperial Grandson. Newly transmigrated Zhu Yuntong had had enough! The officials cried, “Y 12Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 74 Great Ming's Two-Way Portal: Bringing the Zhu Family to Force Old Zhu to Abdicate 大明双穿门：带朱家人逼老朱退位 Zhu Yuntong’s situation is disastrous from the start: What? Old Zhu is going to make Zhu Yunwen Crown Prince’s Heir? Just when he’s at his wits’ end, he gets a Two-Way Gate System! “Great, great, I have to fight for the throne this time. I’ll turn the Ming Dynasty upside down!” “I’ll transmigrate to a time before Grandma died, bring her here, and have her back me up!” “I’ll transmigrate to a time before my mother died, bring her here, and have her stand up for me!” “I’ll transmigrate to a time b 16.1kReads6.9Score1k14d adds
- 75 In the Ming Dynasty, I Handed Over the Imperial Jade Seal from the Start 人在大明，开局上交传国玉玺 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty + System + Power fantasy + Contest for the Ming Dynasty + Technological superiority] Song Bai transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking clerk in Yingtian Prefecture during the tenth year of the Hongwu era. From the start, a corrupt official accused him of being a Northern Yuan spy, then drew his blade in broad daylight and tried to kill him! No need to panic. The System he bound himself to has arrived! By raising the nation's strength, he can earn national fortune poi 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 76 I, the Great Ming's First Imperial Grandson, Have Returned 我，大明第一皇太孙回来了 Zhu Xiongying rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, looking at this unfamiliar world. “He’s alive! He’s alive! My son is alive!” A tearful cry rang out, forcing Zhu Xiongying to look at the weeping man before him. The weeping man was a man. Judging by his luxurious clothes, he was also wealthy. So, had I, a highly educated and highly skilled martial artist working as a senior security guard at Rand in the twenty-first century, transmigrated after protecting my client from a cliffside attack? 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Great Ming: The Truth Is, Your Grandpa Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：摊牌了，你爷爷我是朱元璋 After transmigrating to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying spent over ten years being forced by his grandfather to study classical Chinese, enduring one lesson after another. There’s no way I’m studying anymore! As for becoming heir to the throne... I suppose I could consider it, if I really have to! “Without studying, how can you amount to anything?” “What? You’re saying you understand all the principles in those books?” “Then let’s test you. What do you think of the current emperor?” 315Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 78 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Rebels, and the Old Zhu Hands Him a Knife 大明：朱标造反，老朱递刀 [The short drama "Red Fruit" is now online. Title: (The Memorials Are Full of Requests for Food). Honestly, aside from the title, the quality is extremely high. Excellent quality. Hope everyone will support it.] Walking towards you is: Zhu Yuanzhang's "The Mandate of Heaven for Imperial Power" Empress Ma's "A Caring Mother + A Top-Notch Protector" The Zhu family's "The Eldest Son of the Main Branch + A Child Blessed by Heaven" The Ultimate Backer + Strict Senior Brother of the Princes' Younger 92.7kReads8.5Score10.4k14d adds
- 79 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang, So What's Wrong with Being a Young Master? 爷爷朱元璋，当个纨绔怎么了 Early in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying dies, Ma Xiuying dies, Zhu Biao dies, Zhu Yunwen takes the throne, and Zhu Di rebels. What a shame. If those regrets could be made right, what would the Ming Dynasty become? In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, in the fifth month, Zhu Xiongying dies. He lives another eighteen years in his next life, is struck by lightning, and returns to the Ming Dynasty, back from the dead!! A loving father and filial son + wiping out the enemy's strongholds + improving liv 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Your Majesty! That's Not How You Use the System 皇上！系统不是这样用的 [The rating just came in. Who knows if it'll go up later?] Zhou Dian accidentally castrates himself and dies! The next moment, he transmigrates and becomes the Chongzhen Emperor! From the start, he's supposed to perform a high-wire act from the crooked tree on Coal Hill. His loyal eunuch Wang Cheng'en clings tightly to his leg, weeping and shouting, “Your Majesty, don't be afraid! This servant will give you a hand!” Zhou Dian: “...” Luckily, the [Life Restart] System comes online! Other people s 1.8kReads8.1Score16714d adds
- 81 The Ming Dynasty's Tyrant: From Exiled Emperor to Conquering the World 明末暴君：从流亡皇帝到碾碎天下 [Political Intrigue] [Emperor Yongli] [No System] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [War] [Farming and Development] In his previous life, Zhu Mingyuan was a martial arts instructor who loved Ming dynasty history. In this life, he transmigrates into the body of Zhu Youlang, the Yongli Emperor, a puppet ruler of the Southern Ming dynasty on the run. From the start, eunuchs keep him under house arrest, and he lives like a human imperial seal. The officials at court all think the empe 4kReads8.2Score32314d adds
- 82 Uncle Zhang, the Gatekeeper of a Ming Dynasty Apartment Complex 大明小区门卫张大爷 The new book's rating has just appeared. It'll go up! [Ming Dynasty, multiple male leads, no female lead, ghosts and gods, from the Hongwu era to the Chongzhen era] A modern soul who lived to 126 and was driven to death by AI arrives by mistake in the Hongwu era of the Great Ming, carrying a mind full of memories from the future. He can burrow underground, see through solid objects, whisper into people's dreams, and take countless forms. He is a true wandering spirit. He first meets Zhu Yuanzhan 297Reads6.9Score11014d adds
- 83 Great Ming: What? Chang Yuchun's Eldest Daughter Is My Mother? 大明：啥？常遇春长女是我娘亲？ (Decisive and ruthless + invincible + won’t eat beef + if something annoys me, I fight back + alternate history + making up for regrets) One more thing: This isn’t a traditional historical novel. It’s just for fun, so archaeologists, stay away. After finishing a day of food deliveries, Zhu Moyuan jumped from the eighth floor to save a young woman in trouble, then was reborn in the Ming Dynasty. He became Zhu Xiongying’s younger brother, but when he was three years old… Zhu Yuanz 31.1kReads6.7Score2.3k14d adds
- 84 The Great Ming Embroidered Guard: A Mirror of Three Generations 大明锦衣卫：三世山河鉴 A chronicle of three generations of the Shen clan's imperial guards. It begins in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu and ends in the ninth year of Jiajing, spanning 138 years and twelve reigns, from Hongwu to Jiajing. The founder, Shen Lie, rose from the ranks of the guards. His family motto was, “With a blade in hand, know whom to strike, and know when to sheath it.” He weathered the flames of the Jingnan Campaign and laid the foundations for the family's hereditary office. His son, Shen Chen, was 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 My Blade-Wielding Empire at the End of the Ming Dynasty 我的明末刀客霸业 A single iron hammer tolls the death knell of the late Ming; a band of swordsmen unleashes a storm upon a world in chaos. Li Wuyue, a blacksmith whose soul comes from the modern age, opens his eyes as a penniless young man in Qishan County at the end of the Ming dynasty. In his previous life, he forged blades; in this one, he will forge his own destiny! He only wants to rely on his blacksmithing skills to survive the chaos, but after being framed by local gentry, he is driven to the brink. If th 25Reads—Score214d adds
- 86 Unfinished Business in the Year of Jiashen 甲申未竟 When people look back on the late Ming, they always lament that Zhu Yujian and Li Dingguo never stood together as ruler and subject. Why couldn’t Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong join forces? Why couldn’t Qu Shisi and He Tengjiao set aside their prejudice against the peasants? But even if history had unfolded just as you hoped, one person would still have appeared. This person would place great hopes in you, beckon you over, and say, “Little one, little one, don’t be afraid. Would you like to come 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Great Ming Empire: A Flourishing Realm 大明帝国之盛世江山 This book recounts the glory of the Ming dynasty, from Zheng He’s seven voyages to the Western Seas during the Yongle era and the Ren and Xuan reigns to the upheavals of the Zhengtong and Jingtai years. It follows the fortunes of five emperors, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qiyu, and depicts the thrilling history of the voyages to the Western Seas. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Reborn as the Jianwen Emperor, I Become a Master Craftsman on the Construction Site 穿成建文，我在工地苟成国匠 When the Jingnan Palace went up in flames, the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, escaped with his life. Zhu Di laid a vast net and hunted for him everywhere, so Zhu Yunwen simply assumed the name Chen Buqi and hid out doing construction work to make ends meet. He repaired dams, built grain bridges, dredged canals, and helped construct the imperial capital. His footsteps carried him across the length and breadth of the Great Ming. Everyone at court and across the land was convinced that the fugitive J —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Great Ming: I Asked You to Rebuild the Navy, Not Create a Modern One 大明：让你重整水师，你丫造海军 During the Jiajing era, Japanese pirates ran rampant, and the imperial court wanted to build ships to fight them. Yang Qi transmigrated to this era with a Shipbuilding System and was put in charge of overseeing construction. [Congratulations, Host, on successfully building a troop transport. Reward: sail warship construction technology.] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully building a sail warship. Reward: paddle-wheel steamboat construction technology.] [Congratulations, Host, on successfull 725Reads7.8Score10214d adds
- 90 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Biao Was Possessed by Li Chengqian 大明：开局朱标被李承乾魂穿了 [Transmigration + Ming dynasty + from the start + wild imagination + System + Conquering Wolf Mountain + Xuanwu Gate Incident] I woke up as Zhu Biao? And from the start, I’m at the critical moment when Sister Chang is about to die in the Eastern Palace? Li Chengqian inherited all of Zhu Biao’s memories. As a crown prince himself, he knew that being a crown prince was harder than being an emperor. Although the meritorious officials behind Sister Chang were a source of suspicion, he believed that 470Reads6.0Score11014d adds
- 91 The Everlasting Harvest 永丰年 "Manjianghong: A World-Shaking Game of Go" In the Yongfeng era, fifty soldiers swept away the Japanese pirates. They burned the enemy's supplies, and their fame spread. A northern journey opened a new path through an alliance. A hundred cavalrymen broke through the rebel lines in a night raid, and three hundred cavalrymen blasted their way out of an encirclement. Their deeds were done, but their success came at a cost. We opened sea routes, sending our sails far away. We wove a hidden network 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Transmigrated to the Ming-Qing Transition, I Crowned Myself Pope of the Eternal Night 明末清初穿越，自封永夜教皇冕下 [Great Ming]+ [Late Ming]+ [Dark Theocracy]+ [Southern Ming]+ [Undead Legion]+ [Early Qing]+ [Qing Dynasty] Lin Fei died drunk, only to open his eyes in the Late Ming, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The world had become hell. Under the iron hooves of the Manchu Eight Banners and their Han Chinese traitors, the Chinese people faced extinction, and Chinese civilization was on the verge of disappearing. Fortunately, he had brought another hell with him when he transmigrated 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 I Married Zhu Yuanzhang's Daughter and Became Zhu Yingying's Uncle by Marriage 娶了朱元璋女儿，做朱雄英的姑父 The entire Zhu family is here, safe and sound, so there’ll be no brothers fighting each other! Feel free to read if you like that! The whole story is meant to be lighthearted and slice-of-life, a way to pass the time when life feels dull and oppressive. By chance, Lin Fan saved Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Ming emperor, but Lin Fan had no idea who he was. By another stroke of luck, he became sworn brothers with Zhu Biao, the Ming crown prince, and the two started a business together 4kReads6.6Score14414d adds
- 94 I Transmigrated to the Great Ming, Lived Off Others, and Berated Zhu Yuanzhang 穿越大明软饭硬吃，痛骂朱元璋 (At first, Zhang Ziyang helps the Ming Dynasty with the System. Later, he hands everything over to the Great Xia dynasty. He travels between two worlds: the Ming Dynasty conquers the entire planet, while the Great Xia dynasty provides it with resources from the rear.) A modern man transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in Princess Anqing's bedchamber. Before he knows it, he and the princess end up in bed together. Using his connection to the princess to gain an audience with Z 1.2kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 95 Old Wei: Can You Still Shoulder the Blame? 老魏：这锅你还背的动吗？ You all want me dead? Then no one gets to live! I wield the eunuch faction as my blade and reform the Ming Dynasty. The eunuch faction holds sway across the court, while the Donglin Party has been beaten down to just a handful of stragglers. A god-tier start from the start. Doesn’t that mean I get the final say in court? Lift the maritime ban, reform commercial taxes, strip the nobles of their privileges, seize control of the military, redistribute land, clean up the bureaucracy, develop industr 355Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Grand History of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大历史 This book is the culmination of Mr. Meng Sen's research on Qing history. It is also a representative and foundational work on the subject. Drawing on the Veritable Records of the Qing, the Draft History of the Qing, archival records of the Qing court, and rarely used sources such as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, Meng Sen reveals and analyzes many of the central issues in Qing history. He offers a comprehensive account and assessment of more than two hundred years of Qing politics, 8Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Become the Emperor Everyone Calls a Tyrant! 魂穿大明，天下成我为昏君！ (The Spirit of the Ming Dynasty) No System, no golden finger. Everyone says I am a foolish, reckless emperor who indulges in pleasure. But who knows that beneath this body's surface lies a soul from the modern world? I feign madness to fool the court, while secretly making plans, reforming the government, opening up the seas, and expanding the realm. When the day comes for sails to stretch across thousands of miles, the whole world will kneel at the feet of the Ming Dynasty! 1.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 98 Rebuilding the Great Ming: I Am Crown Prince Zhu Cilang 重建大明，我是太子朱慈烺 In the final years of the Chongzhen reign, during the Little Ice Age, the empire is beset by internal strife and external threats. The land lies in ruins, the people live in misery, and corpses of the starved litter the fields. As Zhu Cilang, rightful heir to the Great Ming, I must turn the tide, restore order, and rebuild the empire from the ground up. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 99 Great Ming: This General Store Is Not Quite Right 大明：【这间杂货铺，不对劲】 Lin Bei transmigrated to the Hongwu era and opened a general store on Sanshan Street in Yingtian. The people here were nothing like the historical figures Lin Bei remembered. The stock characters enshrined in history had all been turned on their heads. The people of the Hongwu era were far more vivid and outrageous than the unofficial histories suggested. Everyone knew about the Jinyiwei's Southern and Northern Commands, but who had ever heard of the Bureau of Passage? The man in charge of the B 63Reads—Score11014d adds
- 100 Late Ming: The Iron-Blooded Revival of the Soldier King Prince 明末：兵王太子的铁血中兴 As the last bullet pierces the smoke, the consciousness of Zhu Zheng, a special forces commander, plunges into the blood-red sunset of three hundred years ago. He opens his eyes to find the bloodstained Chongzhen Emperor holding out an empire reduced to scorched earth. Li Zicheng’s cavalry is already thundering at the gates, while the Eight Banners beyond the passes shake the pillars of the Forbidden City with their iron hooves. No System, no golden finger, only two decades of battle-hardened st 4.3kReads8.0Score33914d adds
