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- 151 Great Ming: Your Highness, Please Ascend the Throne 大明：殿下请登基 [No System, not a wish-fulfillment story] Zhu Qiyu's soul transmigrates into the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the Jingtai Emperor, a man with the same name. Facing the Tumu Crisis, Zhu Qiyu says: “This is hilarious. As long as I don't ascend the throne, the Oirat exchange student will never make it back.” 274Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 152 I Am Zhu Chongjiu, Fourth Brother to Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 本王朱重九四哥洪武大帝朱元璋 I have an incredibly noble name: Zhu Chongjiu. I also have an incredibly noble identity: the younger brother of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Prince of Qin of Great Ming. A person who never existed in history. Great Ming has many regrets: Crown Prince Zhu Biao’s early death, Empress Ma’s early passing, the young Crown Prince Xiongying’s untimely death… My mission is to rewrite these regrets and take Great Ming to new heights. But karma turns in cycles. Little do I know that whi 38kReads7.8Score3.2k14d adds
- 153 I, the Hongguang Emperor: From the Start, I Confiscate the Donglin Faction’s Estates 我，弘光帝，开局抄家东林党 [Late Ming, Southern Ming, Hongguang Emperor, Political Intrigue and Power Struggles, Decisive and Ruthless, Resistance Against the Qing, No System, Courtroom Maneuvering] Transmigrated into the body of the Hongguang Emperor, who has only seven months to live, Zhu Yousong must defy fate and change his destiny from the start. With dirt on every official at court, I first force Ma Shiying to “voluntarily” donate a hundred thousand taels, then expose the mask of Qian Qianyi, leader of the Donglin f 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Great Ming: I Am a Founding Prince, and I Oppose the Enfeoffment System 大明：我，开国王爷，带头反对分封制 Transmigrated into the founding Prince of Roasted Chicken of the Great Ming, Zhu Bai had just one goal at first: to keep his head down and lie low in an era full of extraordinary people. Then, by accident, he became the regent at Old Zhu’s side. By accident, he beat a treacherous chief minister to death. By accident, he became the richest man in the Great Ming. Hold on, he really just wanted to coast through life! What does Old Zhu mean by saying he’s better suited to be emperor than Zhu Biao?! 632Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 155 Great Ming: I Swore Brotherhood with Wanli, and Zhang Juzheng Laughed in Exasperation 大明：我和万历结拜，张居正气笑 In the seventh year of the Wanli reign, there were occasional droughts and floods across the land, but all in all, the weather was favorable. Zhang Juzheng’s reforms were already bearing fruit, and the wealth and opportunities brought by Longqing’s opening of maritime trade hinted at a revival of the Great Ming. Everything was proceeding along its destined course, until Lin Lang transmigrated into this world. … Xu Wei: Lin Lang is my friend despite our difference in age. We forged imperial edic 136.7kReads8.6Score13.2k14d adds
- 156 I Was a Dog in My Previous Life 前世是一条狗 (Tales of the Ming Dynasty!) Huang Quan, a city boy crushed by his family of origin, the college entrance exam, and other pressures, goes through every day in a daze... When he sees pet dogs being cared for better than people, he really wishes he could be a pampered dog in his next life. But a freak lightning strike sends him back 580 years, into his past life during the Zhengtong era of the Ming Emperor Yingzong. And in that past life, he really was a dog: a Taihang hound belonging to a mil 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I Bring a Phone to the Ming Dynasty and Rule the World! 带着手机穿大明，称霸全世界！ Yang Ming transmigrates to the seventh year of the Hongwu era with his phone, only to arrive in the boudoir of Xu Miaoyun, the daughter of the Duke of Wei. When Zhu Yuanzhang learns what happened to his future daughter-in-law, he flies into a rage and orders her to be executed by a thousand cuts. To save his own skin, Yang Ming has no choice but to reveal that he is a transmigrator. And so begins a brand-new chapter in the splendor of the Great Ming. As the years pass, his fate becomes woven int 7kReads7.4Score43914d adds
- 158 Corrupt Official? Rebellious Minister? I’ll Pull a Coffin Through the Snow to Die Protesting! 贪官？狂臣？我自雪中拉棺死谏！ [Ming dynasty + cursing out Zhu Yuanzhang + passionate remonstrance unto death] In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, heads rolled over the Guo Huan case, and tens of thousands of officials met their deaths. Guo Nian has been here for three years since transmigrating. To save the people, he was forced to embezzle three thousand taels of silver to repair a river embankment, and was bound for execution at the Meridian Gate. Just as the executioner's blade fell, heaven sent down an omen: thunder roared 33kReads7.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 159 Great Ming: Obtain Xiang Yu's Template from the Start 大明：开局获得项羽模板 He transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes Zhu Qiyu, a famously ill-fated emperor. He unlocks a Choice System, receives Xiang Yu’s template, personally leads his troops into battle, slaughters the steppe tribes, and conquers the world! 493Reads6.1Score10514d adds
- 160 I Am the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty 大明之我是崇祯 When I awoke from my dream, I looked around in alarm. All those around me were greedy, grasping people, scrambling for power and profit. My realm had long been engulfed in flames of war, with disasters and upheavals following one after another. My armies were feeble and exhausted, suffering defeat after defeat... Reborn once more, I bear the fate of my ancestors' realm upon my shoulders, with my life hanging by a thread! I have inherited a crumbling dynasty burdened by deep-rooted troubles that 645Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 161 Chongzhen: The Ming Dynasty Will Set the World Order 崇祯：世界秩序大明来定 [No System, no harem, meticulous historical research, hard-core technical details, solo transmigration to the late Ming dynasty.] After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, the fate awaiting him is no longer death on Coal Hill. Instead, he will forge a new realm from steel and smokeless gunpowder. The Westerners’ mighty ships and cannons? Against breech-loading guns with a range of ten li, capable of piercing armor and shattering ships, they are nothing but rotten wood waiting 3.7kReads7.9Score26314d adds
- 162 Great Ming: My Father Is Emperor Wulie 大明家父武烈帝 In the thirty-eighth year of the Shikang era of Great Ming, Zhu Zhi was born as the youngest son of Emperor Wulie Zhu Wang and his wife after they were reborn when struck by lightning. He started drinking at seven, visiting brothels at eight, and demanding concubines at nine. By the time he was ten, he had become the biggest headache in the Zhu family. Zhu Xiongying’s son, Zhu Wengui, was utterly unfit for the task, and Zhu Xingxi, the son of Zhu Li, had dealt him a crushing blow. In the end, he 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
- 163 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 62Reads—Score11014d adds
- 164 Transmigrated as Chongzhen, and I’ve Set My Sights on Your Daughter 穿越崇祯，朕看上你女儿了 Ming Mo, a high school sophomore who’s hopeless at school, wakes up transmigrated as Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. While others transmigrate to develop technology, strengthen the army, and conquer the realm, all he wants is to slack off, sleep, and get a wife. In his previous life, he was average-looking and ignored by every girl in his class. In this life, he looks in the mirror and sees a heartthrob. He can take his pick from the imperial garden. “Whoever insults me, I’ll m 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Lives Across Time 古今人生 Ning Xia, a modern security guard, accidentally transmigrates into the turbulent history of the Ming Dynasty during the Zhengde era. A bronze mirror reveals the mystery of his own origins, while the gentle comforts of a beautiful woman at his side threaten to vanish beneath the fangs of eunuch officials and powerful ministers. He must tread carefully through the folds of history. Every choice to support loyal officials and every scheme against corrupt eunuchs is like walking on thin ice, lest he 458Reads—Score10514d adds
- 166 Writing a Diary in the Ming Dynasty, I Leave the Zhu Family Speechless 人在大明写日记，老朱家都破防了 After keeping a diary in the Ming Dynasty for six years, she still had no idea her father was Zhu Yuanzhang. To stay alive, Ma Zhenzhen diligently wrote in her diary every day. Then one day, with nothing left to write, she copied down a list of major events from a history book. [Ding! Diary usefulness: three stars. Reward: one set of jacquard loom blueprints!] Ma Zhenzhen: !!!! There’s a reward for that? Meanwhile, Zhu Yuanzhang, who could hear the diary’s contents: !!!! There’s a reward f 635Reads6.8Score10614d adds
- 167 Great Ming: Become Emperor? No, I'm Off to Cultivate Immortality! 大明：当皇帝？不，我修仙去了！ I transmigrated into Zhu Yuntong. Just as he was about to seize the throne, a cultivation System suddenly activated. From then on, be emperor? Not a chance! An emperor goes to bed later than a chicken and gets up earlier than one. Could anything be more comfortable than cultivating immortality? 619Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Climbing the Tech Tree in the Great Ming 我在大明攀登科技树 Transmigrate! Zhu Quan is stunned. At least he’s lucky, or maybe he has a good name to thank for it. He’s actually Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Great Ming! One of the Nine Great Frontier Princes, Ning Prince Zhu Quan. The Zhu Quan who lost his head after Zhu Di promised to split the empire with him! Damn! Zhu Quan is completely bewildered! Fortunately, his System awakens. He earns points through sign-ins. The points can be exchanged for rewards. Befor 6.3kReads7.6Score36714d adds
- 169 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
- 170 The Northern Dipper Guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫之北斗卫 The Jinyiwei's Seven Stars Tianshu Guard Yao Wanxian: Gilt Command Token Tianxuan Guard Lu Changfeng: Jade-Inlaid Command Token Tianji Guard Xiao Zhuying: Silver-Patterned Command Token Tianquan Guard Su Yifei: Black-Iron Command Token Yuheng Guard Su Yanqiu: Bronze-Engraved Command Token Kaiyang Guard Ye Qingyao: Wood-Engraved Command Token Yaoguang Guard Shen Mohan: Ink-Dyed Command Token At the start of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Jinyiwei in the fifteenth year of the Hong 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Ming Dynasty: The Tianqi Empire 大明之天启帝国 Glorious Ming, ruler of all nations; may our mountains and rivers stand forever, guarding our borders. Lofty China, its light reaching the four corners; may sun and moon shine forever, blessing our emperor. By a twist of fate, the protagonist transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty and becomes the Tianqi Emperor. The Ming has just won a great victory at Ningyuan, but the Later Jin have already grown into a tiger poised to devour the realm. Meanwhile, a Shaanxi uprising that will sweep across the 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 172 After Pacifying the Jingnan Rebellion, I Opened a Tavern in the Ming Dynasty 奉天靖难后，我在大明开酒馆 In the fourth year of the Jianwen reign, Chen Yu transmigrated into the past and inherited a neglected tavern from his family. The tavern had only one regular customer, a man called Lao Zhu. He came by often, and every time he did, he asked Chen Yu questions about governing the country, such as matters of people’s livelihoods, or else he would suddenly ask: “What kind of person do you think the current emperor is?” “Do you think Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Ocean can make the Ming dynasty p 12.1kReads8.2Score67814d adds
- 173 Late Ming: Chongzhen the Rebel 明末：造反者崇祯 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 31.2kReads8.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 174 A Corpse from the Start, and You Want Me to Revive the Ming Dynasty? 开局一具尸体，你让我中兴大明？ He lived for a man who was about to die, and for a country that was about to perish. College student Zhu Yuanwu transmigrated from the start into the body of a corpse on its last breath: the Tianqi Emperor, Zhu Youxiao. No System, no golden finger, just a sickly body that should have been dead and a set of memories belonging to someone else that had appeared in his mind. Wei Zhongxian wept by his bedside. The court awaited his death, starving people in Shaanxi had already raised their banners, a 2Reads—Score19914d adds
- 175 Great Ming: My Brother-in-Law Is the Crown Prince, and He Begs Me to Stop Courting Death 大明：姐夫是太子，求我别作死 [Great Ming]+ [Invincible]+ [Power fantasy]+ [Devoted fan of the Imperial Entertainment Bureau] Chang Sen, the third son of Chang Yuchun and the Great Ming’s number-one warrior, is reborn with superhuman strength and courage. But at the age of six, Zhang Lata took a liking to him and dragged him off to cultivate for ten years. Ten years later, Chang Sen returns to Jinling. He joins Crown Prince Zhu Biao’s cause, treating Zhu Biao, destroying the false Yuan, and saving Lan Yu, changing the fates 5.8kReads7.1Score19414d adds
- 176 Great Ming: I Roast Zhu Yuanzhang to His Face, Dad, You're Ruining the Country! 大明，狂喷朱元璋，爹你祸国殃民 [Invincible Power Fantasy + Comedy + Industrial Revolution + Tricking Old Zhu] [Zhu Shuang transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty, hoping to coast through life, but then remembers that his eldest nephew will abolish the princely fiefs!] [Second Brother, why don't you become emperor someday? Brother Biao is tired. That awful job means getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog. Don't try to dump it on me!] [Forget it. I have to keep Brother Biao alive so I can carry on enjoy 1.2kReads7.3Score11314d adds
- 177 Three Generations of the Great Ming 大明爷仨 Zhu Biao’s death changed the fate of all of Central China. To clear the way for Zhu Yunwen’s succession, the rising generation of military nobles led by Lan Yu was purged, leaving the country gravely weakened. The Jingnan Campaign that followed was another unprecedented catastrophe. If Zhu Yuanzhang knew what had happened from beyond the grave, he would surely regret passing the throne to Zhu Yunwen. I am Zhu Yuntong, the most honored imperial grandson of the Great Ming and its rightful heir. Gi 533Reads8.5Score10914d adds
- 178 Great Ming: I Am Xu Da's Fifteenth-Generation Descendant 大明：我是徐达的十五世孙 Xu Tianjue’s soul returns to the Ming dynasty, where he becomes the legitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household and the fifteenth-generation descendant of Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan. Faced with a dynasty beset by troubles at home and abroad, he wields the power accumulated by the Xu family over a century and vows to rewrite the fate of the Ming. At court, his family background lets him crush petty schemers; on the battlefield, he leads the Ming army to victory in every direction. This time, th 115Reads7.5Score1814d adds
- 179 Great Ming: I Help Brother Zhu Zhanji Ascend from the Start 大明：开局送瞻基皇兄升天 I am Zhu Zhanshan, the greatest royal uncle in the Ming dynasty. I lived through seven reigns, served as regent twice, missed out on the throne three times, and am the younger brother of that pathetic emperor, Zhu Zhanji. Did China’s decline begin with Zhu Zhanji, a supposedly great Ming emperor? Then I’ll start by taking his throne. Isolation from the world, falling behind the rest of the globe? Then I’ll send fleets west again and colonize the world. Japanese pirates harassing us for three hun 889Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 180 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor Taizong Wen 穿越大明之大明太宗文皇帝 In the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu era, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died in Yingtian. The succession was left unsettled, shaking the court and the country. Reborn as Zhu Yunton, the legitimate second son of Zhu Biao of the Ming dynasty, he has no System, no golden finger, and no tiresome romantic entanglements. He has no interest in romance. He’s fighting for the slimmest chance of survival. He promotes farming and builds up grain reserves in the fields, easing the people’s hardships and securing 1.5kReads8.8Score11114d adds
- 181 Reborn in the Great Ming, with My Eldest Brother Dead from the Start 魂穿大明，开局大哥陨落 An accident sends his soul back a hundred years. After another mishap, he becomes Mu Sheng, the son of Mu Ying. To everyone else, Zhu Yuanzhang is a ruthless, cold-blooded emperor. But in Mu Sheng's eyes, this supreme ruler has a tenderness and vulnerability that history never recorded. He saves the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, protects Empress Ma, and turns the tide as a young man, earning a title of nobility in a single battle! From then on, the course of Ming history is utterly 681Reads—Score10414d adds
- 182 Late Ming: After I Expose Myself as a Transmigrator, Wei Zhongxian Breaks Down! 明末：自曝穿越后，魏忠贤哭了！ After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Liu Yu becomes a seventh-rank censor. Looking at the Great Ming ship on the verge of sinking before him, he drops all pretenses! Liu Yu: “Zhu Youjian, do you believe me now when I say I’m a transmigrator?” Zhu Youjian: “I suppose I do... What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?” Liu Yu: “Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal subject in all of the Great Ming. You must not kill him, Your Majesty!” Wei Zhongxian: “If you don’t reject me, my lord, I’d be hon 36.6kReads8.5Score3.6k14d adds
- 183 The Dying Ming: A Desperate Poor Man Falls into Ruin, Then Defends China Again? 残明：坠入舍命穷人，再守华夏？ [Late Ming Dynasty + No System + War + Military Life + Not a Power Fantasy + An Ordinary Man Protects China] To drive out the invaders, he chooses to become a blade, soaring like a hawk through the skies. When he opens his eyes again, the smoke of war has yet to clear, and the land has already changed. There are no advanced weapons and no foreknowledge of history. He can fly a fighter jet through the skies, but he cannot stop the starving from eating one another. He is skilled at armed night swi 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Transmigrate as Zhu Di and Make My Eldest Brother Zhu Biao Emperor 穿越朱棣，让大哥朱标当皇帝 [The Zhu Family’s Big Happy Family]+ [Comedy]+ [Reforming the Great Ming]+ [No Regrets]+ [Lie Flat]+ [Expanding the Borders]+ [Golden Finger] He transmigrates to the transition from the Yuan to the Ming dynasty and obtains a “Merit System.” What?! He’s actually Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor! The fourth legitimate son of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang! The younger brother of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and the uncle of imperial grandsons Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Yuntong, and Zhu Yunwen! In history, Zhu Di won th 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Just Venting: My Cursed Roommate Became Chongzhen 吐槽一下：我的冤种舍友穿成崇祯 Li A Jie, a modern-day corporate drone, wakes up to find that he's landed in the disastrous final years of the Ming Dynasty, as the foolish son of a landlord, a spoiled brat from a small salt merchant family in Jiangnan. Even more absurdly, his useless roommate, who used to call him “Brother Jie, carry me to victory!” every day in their dorm, has become the Chongzhen Emperor, with a noose around his neck and a death countdown ticking away! With flames of war on all sides and the court rotten to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 His Name Is Zhu Youtang 他叫朱佑樘 There are so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone writes about Hongwu, Yongle, Jiajing, and Chongzhen, but I insist on writing about Zhu Youcheng. A nearly perfect emperor, with one point deducted for dying young. Zhu Youcheng: Being crown prince is so hard. My mother died early, I didn't meet my father until I was six, and my position as heir is hanging by a thread. Noble Consort Wan: I am a good person. I've never hurt anyone. I'm not some wicked viper! Zhu Jianshen: I am a good emperor 122Reads—Score1014d adds
- 187 Back in the Ming Dynasty as the Crown Prince's Grandson 回到大明当太孙 After transmigrating to the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying becomes the legitimate eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, and gains the Fate Deduction System, which lets him divine the fate of all things in the world. [Subject of deduction: Zhu Xiongying] [Fate talents: Hidden ailment (Gray), Average aptitude (White)] [May 1382: Transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty. His hidden ailment leaves him gravely ill and bedridden.] [June 1382: Falls into a trap set by Lady Lü and dies 759Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 188 A Mourning Goose Fan Story: Pomegranate Red 哀鸿二创：榴红 Teacher Ji Ling’s original work is ambitious and cleverly crafted. But after getting both true endings, the author was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I understand that he wanted to express the cruelty of history and the fickleness of fate, but as a player, what I saw was more like an exhibition: suffering turned into spectacle, consumed, and presented with arrogance. Fang Zhiyou is a hypocritical bystander, Lin Pianpian is a symbol saddled with tragedy, Su Lianyan is a lof 145Reads8.7Score1614d adds
- 189 After Reincarnating as a Spoiled Heir, I Summon Heroes from Across the Ages 穿成纨绔后，我召来了千古群英 “A wild spirit for a backbone, heroes for blades. A wastrel who insists on conquering an entire age with culture.” “Upon reaching Mount Ling, I’ll bow to no one. I’d rather call the Buddha my brother.” “Are kings and nobles born to rule? Even a commoner can look down on an emperor.” “Don’t mock a scholar for having no weapons. With these hands alone, I can set the course of history.” After transmigrating into Zhen Ye, the wastrel everyone in the capital laughed at, he relied neither on soldier 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Overthrow the Qing, Not Restore the Ming: The Gods Descend in a Golden Age of Abundance 反清不复明：神降糠稀盛世 Kill! Kill! Kill! Li Wei never expected that this time gate, truly his own, would lead straight to the sixteenth year of the Kangxi era. He had brought his brothers here to make a fortune, and the backer funding them was eager to see huge profits. But the sight of starving people strewn across the land filled him with uncontrollable fury. Upright official or corrupt official, if they served the Qing, they were all to be killed. Forced to take to the mountains and become bandits? If they caused t 177Reads—Score12414d adds
- 191 The Ming Dynasty in the Wake of the Tsunami 海啸大明 Heroes need not worry about what comes after them; the history books should resound with songs of their deeds. Blood-soaked warriors on the battlefield, demons and monsters in the bureaucracy, the tangled romances of courtesans and sea lords: all are brought to life as the Ming Empire is struck by a catastrophic wave of raids and calamities. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Ming Empire faces the ferocious Tatar Altan Khan in the north, whose forces raid and pillage with savage brutality 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Great Ming: Ascend the Throne and Become an Earthly Immortal from the Start! 大明：登基为帝，开局陆地神仙！ [Ming Dynasty + Emperor + Conquest + Power Fantasy + Immortality] He transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as the Chongzhen Emperor, binds the fate of the nation, and becomes an immortal on the spot! I only wanted to govern the country in peace. Who knew the Donglin faction would take advantage of my youth, bringing disaster to the people and ruining the nation’s fortunes! Then the foreign barbarians took me for weak and invaded the Celestial Empire, shattering the nation’s fortunes! For the sake 2.5kReads8.4Score11214d adds
- 193 Emperor Wu of Han: A Game of Power 汉武帝：权力的棋局 Some call him a tyrant; others say he was a great ruler. He doesn't care. He knows only one thing: the blade in his hand must be fast and ruthless enough to drag the Han dynasty out of the mire. He ascended the throne at sixteen with a terrible hand dealt to him. Over fifty-four years, he drove the Xiongnu so far back they dared not look south, dismantled the feudal lords until nothing remained but ashes, and reforged the very backbone of his people. He honed himself into that blade as well. In 7.5kReads7.6Score40214d adds
- 194 Reborn as the Yongli Emperor at the End of the Ming, I'm Back Again 重生明末永历帝，朕又回来了 Only after dying once do you learn who would die for you, and who wants you dead. Only after being reborn do you understand that being emperor isn't about sitting on the dragon throne. It's about bearing the weight of an empire. On the first day of my reign, I issued these orders: Open the maritime trade ban and exchange with the red-haired barbarians for firearms. Put an end to empty talk. Add practical firearms examinations to the imperial civil service exams. Secretly order Li Dingguo to head 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 I, Zhu Xiongying, Am Honored as the Sacred Ancestor 我朱雄英，庙号圣祖 (The golden finger is weak and doesn't make much of a difference early on. It only helps the protagonist stay fit and protects him from being attacked when things get dangerous in the palace.) Zhu Yuanzhang: “Grandson, why are you always thinking about Japan? We declared it a country we wouldn't conquer.” Zhu Xiongying: “Grandpa, there's a mountain of silver on that island in Japan!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “The wokou pirates have been causing trouble lately. I'll have Tang He take the navy to Japan and 5.9kReads8.3Score34914d adds
- 196 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Chongba, and My Nephew Is the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Biao 大明：我哥朱重八，侄永乐帝标子 A young master from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners was unexpectedly born into the late Yuan Dynasty. When Zhu Yuanzhang rose up against the Yuan, he followed Li Zhen and joined him. After earning merit as a boy, he was adopted by Old Zhu as a son in his drunkenness and given the name Zhu Chongshi. He became the only prince of a commandery in the Ming with an unusual two-character title. Xu Miaoyun refused to marry anyone but him. He was determined to become the richest, m 16.5kReads8.2Score74714d adds
- 197 Emperor Yongle Is My Brother-in-Law! Let’s Play It Safe! 永乐大帝我姐夫！苟苟苟出发咯！ Authors interested in adapting this novel can search for "My Brother-in-Law, Emperor Yongle" to apply. All authors are welcome to adapt it! By a stroke of luck, I transmigrated and became Xu Huizu, eldest son of Xu Da, Duke of Wei of the Ming dynasty. What? My brother-in-law is the future Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di? Then all I have to do is keep my head down, right? And so... During the Hongwu reign, I kept an extremely low profile! During the Yongle reign, my brother-in-law was Zhu Di! During the H 5.2kReads8.1Score31714d adds
- 198 Late Ming: Capturing a Jurchen Cavalry Banner from the Start 明末：开局俘虏一牛录建奴骑兵 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 EN The Great Ming's Strongest Imperial Grandson: Asking the Emperor for Death at the Start 大明：最强太孙，开局求老朱赐死 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to make Zhu Yunwen the Imperial Grandson. Just then, Zhu Yuntong, who had transmigrated from the future, decided it was worth fighting for the position. Otherwise, after the three fools of the Jianwen era made a mess of things and his fourth uncle, Zhu Di, raised an army to suppress the rebellion, Zhu Yuntong might not even get the chance to live as a carefree prince when the troops reached the capital. So, dur 5.5kReads7.8Score41814d adds
- 200 Jingtai of Great Ming: Brother, I Studied in the Modern Era 大明景泰：皇兄，我在现代留过学 [Ming Dynasty + No System + Industrial Revolution + Commercial Empire + Modern Weapons + Business Empire Management] Standing before you is Zhu Qiyu: a bachelor's degree holder in both science and engineering, heir to a Fortune 500 conglomerate, a man who has driven tanks and fired cannons, and a PhD in archaeology... “Zhu Qizhen, didn't expect this, did you? I'm a student abroad just like you, except I came back from the modern age.” “Little Empress Dowager Sun, you dare stand in my way? Do you 1.6kReads7.9Score13014d adds
