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- 1 Great Ming: Reviving Humanity, I Am the Human Emperor 大明：人族复兴，我为人皇 He woke up to find he had transmigrated to the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty and become the Ming prince known as the Golden Bean, Zhu Gaoxu. To escape the fate of being turned into a clay-roasted chicken by his own nephew, Zhu Gaoxu resolutely chose to sail overseas. “Dear nephew, I told you I built a Han Empire overseas that’s even bigger than the Ming Dynasty. Why are you crying?” “Father, I know the Ming Dynasty is short on money, but you can’t ask me to rebel and have me clean up your mess! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 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 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Great Ming: The System Arrived Early. Can I Revive My Dad from the Start? 大明：系统早来，开局复活我爹？ [Lighthearted + Thrillingly Satisfying + Ruthless] Transmigrated as Zhu Gaochi, heir to Prince of Yan Zhu Di, he awakens the Midlife Comeback System from the start! Zhu Gaochi: ??? I’m only twenty-two. What do you mean, midlife comeback? [Host Ming Renzong detected! You indulged in sensual pleasures when you were young, and now you’re old, frail, and near death!] [System mission issued: Host, lose weight. For every pound lost, gain one year of life.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on losing weigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Great Ming: Five Dragons Rule Together, Yet This Unfilial Son Is Far Too Dutiful 大明：五龙同朝，这个逆子太孝了 Thanks for the invite. I'm in the Ming Dynasty during the Yongle era. Above me is the crown prince, who seems simple-minded but is actually brilliant. There's also the headstrong Prince of Han, who is nevertheless deeply favored. And then there's my scheming father and my ambitious eldest nephew. How am I supposed to handle all this? [Ding! The nine-to-five clock-in-and-slack-off feature is online.] Zhu Di: “Ever since the third boy taught me tai chi, I've felt more vigorous than ever and younge 155Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 5 Ten Years Guarding the Frontier, and Zhu Yuanzhang Begged Me to Rebel Already! 戍边十年，朱元璋求我快造反！ After Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang toured the country to establish his authority and pave the way for Zhu Yunwen. When he reached Daning, he discovered roads wide enough for six carriages to travel side by side! The cities in the fiefdom were even larger than Yingtian Prefecture! The people lived such stable, prosperous lives... Even more astonishing, Prince Zhu Quan commanded 100,000 elite troops, 8,000 war chariots, and 30,000 warhorses... and was constantly thinking about raising 69Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 6 Great Ming: My Dad Is Zhu Gaozu, Known Across the Jianghu as the Rebel Emperor 大明：俺爹朱高煦，江湖人称造反大帝 A devoted son from the late twenty-first century transmigrates to the last Han Chinese dynasty in history because of a countdown timer, and becomes the beloved son of Zhu Gaochi, a notorious master of self-destruction. Ji Yang says, “With my father around, staying alive is the hard part. The Prince of Han’s sweeping leg trips up three generations, and even after he dies, his name lives on.” Ji Yang: “Dad, stop tempting fate.” Zhu Gaochi: “Son, bail me out!” 813Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 7 Ming Dynasty, Can I Refuse to Marry the Crown Prince? 大明，可以不嫁太子吗 [Takes some liberties with history, imaginative historical fiction, devoted and exclusive romance, one-on-one pairing, not a strong female lead] When Chang Xi transmigrates, her father is a founding hero, but he dies suddenly right as he returns victorious from war, from the start. She also has a crown prince for a fiancé, and they were betrothed before they were even born. But she’ll bear him two sons and two daughters, then die before she turns twenty-five. Could she please opt out of this tra 1.6kReads7.2Score172Shelves
- 8 Ming Dynasty Splendor: Zhu Zhanji, the Six-Sided Prism Warrior 大明风华：通天六棱柱战士朱瞻基 Zhu Jianjun, who spent all night battling in an online game, dies suddenly by accident. But he turns his misfortune into fortune: carrying the Myriad Forms Divine Art, forged in-game from twenty-eight peerless martial arts, he transmigrates into the future Xuande Emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Zhanji! Who says Zhu Zhanji was scheming, bloodthirsty, and destined to die young after defying fate? With the Myriad Forms Divine Art in hand, he swears to rewrite his destiny and be the one who has the 4.7kReads7.3Score706Shelves
- 9 Great Ming: My Father Is Yongle, and Four Dragons Rule Together 大明：家父永乐，四龙同朝 [Historical Farming + Inventions and Creations + Ancient Court Intrigue + Invincible] Zhu Ye took a tumble and landed in the Great Ming, where he became Zhu Gaoye, Prince Liang, the beloved son of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di. Emperor Renzong Zhu Gaochi is his eldest brother, Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu his second brother, and Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui his third. The future Xuande Emperor, Zhu Zhanji, is his good nephew... Since they are all beloved sons of the Yongle Emperor, there may be a real chan 983Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 10 Great Ming: The Prince of Yan's Eldest Grandson Teaches Zhu Di to Rebel from the Start 大明：燕王长孙，开局教朱棣起兵 In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yunwen ascends the throne and launches a sweeping campaign to strip the princes of their power. Zhu Zhanhe transmigrates to the Prince of Yan's residence, becoming Zhu Di's eight-year-old eldest grandson. His father, Zhu Gaoxu, and his two brothers are under house arrest in the capital. His grandfather, Zhu Di, pretends to be insane to keep himself alive, while the beloved grandson Zhu Zhanji is about to be born. At this very moment, Zhu Zhanhe decides to 11Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 Great Ming: The Empress Dowager Rules with an Iron Fist 大明：太后她铁腕治国 Zhang Qiang, a modern business tycoon, was in a car accident while on a disaster-relief mission. Her soul traveled into the Tianqi-era imperial harem, where she became a mother and took the place of Zhang Qiang, the starving Consort Yu. To stay alive, she fought to survive in the palace: protecting her young son, battling Ke Shi, and enduring until she became empress dowager. To preserve the Ming dynasty, she promoted medicine and education, expanded industry and commerce, opened the seas, and s 1.5kReads7.6Score108Shelves
- 12 The Phoenix Rises over the Ming: A Reborn Empress Dowager’s Journal 凤临大明，太皇太后重生手札 [Heroine Zhang, Empress: reborn + honest + no pocket dimension + no System + no golden finger] [Hero Zhu Gaochi: scheming + clever] [Story: The tags are wrong and can’t be changed. This leans toward conspiracy theories. No palace intrigue, no household drama, no powerful heroine, and the heroine ends up making a fool of herself. No punishing villains. The main story follows the blunt Zhang Empress, the scheming Emperor Zhu the Chubby, and Zhu Di and Xu Shi through the everyday life of the Ming i 1.4kReads8.2Score117Shelves
- 13 The Great Ming at Its Height: My Grandpa Is Yongle, My Brother Is Xuanzong! 大明至盛：我爷永乐，我哥宣宗！ He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty overnight. He becomes Zhu Zhan Yong, the famous stand-in for Zhu Pangpang’s family. Unwilling to live in Zhu Zhanji’s shadow, he decides to leave the royal family and barrels down the road to certain disaster. But he doesn’t even realize he’s heading in the wrong direction. He plans to use modern knowledge to make a little pocket money. Instead, he somehow leads the Ming Dynasty into the industrial age ahead of schedule. Staring at the AK-47 in his hands, Zhu 433Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 14 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 12.3kReads8.2Score714Shelves
- 15 Great Ming: To Save My Own Skin, I'll Build an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 大明：为保命我要打造日不落王朝 [Ming Dynasty + Reborn + National Destiny + Historically Grounded + Power Fantasy + Power Struggles + Big Ideas] Reborn Xie Haoyu becomes the disciple of a disheveled Daoist. He studies Daoist arts, martial arts, and medicine. At the foot of Mount Wudang, Xie Haoyu sets up a fortune-telling stall: [I can see the past and know all that has happened, and calculate the future six hundred years ahead.] By chance, he tells Zhu Yuanzhang’s fortune. Thanks to his keen insight into economics and currenc 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Great Ming: Yongle Begs Me to Become Emperor 大明：永乐求我称帝 [Satisfying revenge] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Family bonds] After transmigrating, he becomes Zhu Zhanji, the Ming Dynasty's Crown Prince's eldest grandson. He reforms state policy, annexes Mongolia, turns vassal states into Ming horse ranches, and sails the seas to rake in silver. The nations all suffer under Zhu Zhanji, while the Ming grows ever stronger! Then, one year, Zhu Zhanji takes five thousand soldiers out to sea. In just one month, he conquers nine nations. The territory of the Min 296Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 18 Great Ming: My Father Is Zhu Di. I Beg Him to Chop Me to Death 大明：我爹是朱棣，求他砍死我 After transmigrating as the Yongle Emperor’s youngest son, I bind to a System and recklessly court death, but my family thinks I’ve gone crazy and is unbelievably tolerant of me. Half a month ago, a Confucian scholar from Shandong quoted Confucius: “If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!” Zhu Gaoxi said, “Tell me where your house is in the morning, and you’ll be dead by nightfall.” Dad, I made the Confucian scholar from Shandong faint. Hurry up and punish me! Zhu Di: 429Reads7.6Score100Shelves
- 19 Great Ming: I'm Also the Fourth Son 大明：我也是老四 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty. My dad is the Yongle Emperor? My big brother is Zhu Pangpang? My second brother is Crock-Pot Chicken? My third brother is the Arrogant Scholar? My eldest nephew is the Cricket Emperor? And the protagonist has become Zhu Gaoxi, Zhu Di's fourth son, who was supposed to die in infancy! Watch him lead the Ming Empire to its golden age! 50.3kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves
- 20 I Had Just Held the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai When I Unlocked the Myriad Worlds’ Great Ming Instance 刚泰山封禅，便开启诸天大明副本 Reborn in the womb as Zhu Youjian, he kept his head down until he took the throne. Drawing on years of preparation, he strengthened the secret police at home, trained a new army, and executed corrupt officials. Abroad, he took down the Manchu invaders. After years of toil restoring the Ming Empire, he never expected the System to activate and open up alternate Ming Dynasty worlds across the heavens... He had just transmigrated to the Hongwu era when he saw the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, beat 6.8kReads8.6Score328Shelves
- 21 Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Marry the Princess of Yan from the Start 大明，我，朱棣，开局迎娶燕王妃 He transmigrates to the ninth year of the Hongwu era as the young Zhu Di. From the start, he marries Xu Miaoyun, activates the System, and gains the power of Xiang Yu multiplied tenfold. He then demonstrates his martial prowess in Fengyang, forms the Three Yan Guards, and marches north into the desert. Leading his guards in person, the young Zhu Di captures the Northern Yuan royal court, becoming the brightest star in the Ming dynasty overnight! Behind his dazzling rise is a host of devoted foll 5.2kReads8.6Score355Shelves
- 22 Great Ming: After Revealing I'm a Transmigrator, Old Zhu Falls Apart 大明：自曝穿越后，老朱心态崩了 After transmigrating to the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yuan had no choice but to reveal that he was a transmigrator. Old Zhu: “Since you say you're a transmigrator, then when will I die?” Lu Yuan: “Your Majesty, you'll die in the thirty-first year of Hongwu. You only have thirteen years left.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Oh, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will die before you. Your good grandson Zhu Yunwen will take the throne.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Zhu Yunwen wil 231Reads8.0Score104Shelves
- 23 Great Ming: I’m a Rebel Through and Through, Yet You Praise Me as a Sage Grandson 大明：我一身反骨，你夸我好圣孙 He transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became the illegitimate son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di! Zhu Gaoyu built an underground fortress, developed gunpowder, and gathered talented people, preparing for the day he would rise up! A true man does not plan for a moment, but for a lifetime. Especially when his father is such a disappointment! Just then, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, and the various regional princes answered the call to come to the capital and mourn him. Prince of Yan Zhu Di couldn’t resi 1.8kReads8.4Score127Shelves
- 24 Great Ming: Abandoned from the Start, I’m Begged by Yongle to Claim the Throne 大明：开局被弃，永乐求我称帝 In the first year of the Jianwen era, Zhu Zhanji is born and immediately becomes the apple of his grandfather Zhu Di's eye. His birth prompts Zhu Di to decide to rebel. In the first year of the Yongle era, Emperor Chengzu of Ming crushes the Jianwen court and slaughters more than fourteen thousand of Jianwen's ministers and their families. During the war, his most beloved grandson is captured by his second son, Zhu Gaoxu, and dies in a mass grave. Eleven years later, after soundly defeating the 481Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 25 Zhu Yuanzhang and I Discuss the History of the Ming Dynasty 朱元璋与我聊明史 Zhu Yuanzhang dreamed of Chongzhen, and of Li Zicheng. In court, no one could fathom the hearts of men. Blood and turmoil were everywhere. A low-ranking official’s son transmigrated into this world. See how he uses the history of the Ming dynasty to debate with Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Lan Yu. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Li Shanchang. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. May the sun, moon, mountains, and riv 2kReads8.1Score114Shelves
- 26 Competing for Supremacy from 1644 从1644年开始争霸 Synopsis: A wealthy young man from the late Ming Dynasty, transported into another body, originally only wanted to keep his head down and live in peace. But the knockoff phone he brought along mutated and gained access to an arsenal. From then on, he embarked on a path to conquer the land on his own terms. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Great Ming: Zhu Gaochi, Empress Ma's Dream Grandson 大明：我朱高炽马皇后的梦中情孙 [Empress Ma Saves the Ming Dynasty] + [Expanding the Empire] + [Changing the Ming Dynasty] + [Golden Finger] + [No Regrets] In the fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming dynasty, two major events were about to unfold: Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Empress Ma were both on the verge of death. Zhu Gaochi: “Big Brother Xiongying, Grandmother, don’t be afraid. Fatty’s here!” I was born into the body of the ten-month-old Zhu Gaochi, later known as Emperor Renzong of Ming, and received 9kReads8.1Score575Shelves
- 28 Great Ming: I’m the Strongest Imperial Grandson, So, Old Zhu, Step Down 大明：我最强皇孙，请老朱退位 In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xuan transmigrates and becomes an abandoned infant, set adrift down a river in a wooden basin. Just then, Zhu Biao dies, and Zhu Yuanzhang comes across Zhu Xuan while taking a walk at the foot of Mount Zhong. To survive, Zhu Xuan quickly wins Zhu Yuanzhang over. His adorable smile soothes Zhu Yuanzhang’s grief over losing his son, and Zhu Yuanzhang takes him back to the palace. Zhu Yuanzhang initially plans to look into Zhu Xuan’s origins, but his investig 2.2kReads8.1Score238Shelves
- 29 I Was Reborn as the Bowl from Zhu Yuanzhang’s Great Ming Origin Story 我穿成了大明朱元璋开局那一个碗 Everyone knows the history of the Ming Dynasty began with a bowl and ended with a rope. The good news is that I, Chen Xihai, transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty with a System. The bad news is that I’m the very bowl the dynasty began with. To activate the System, Zhu Yuanzhang has to touch me with his own hands. Tell me, when will a broken bowl enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple ever get the chance to activate a System? Then one day, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the temple with Empress Ma, Zhu Bia 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Great Ming: Zhu Zhanji, Submit the Tumu Fortress Dungeon 大明：朱瞻基，上交土木堡副本 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji becomes Zhu Di's legitimate eldest grandson and the imperial heir. He binds himself to the Any-Door System: completing its missions earns him generous rewards! Ding! Mission issued: The emperor has been captured, the country has fallen, and the dynasty is in peril! Mission issued: Destroy the foreign enemies, purge the government from within, and educate the descendants! Zhu Zhanji decides to hand the dungeon over to Zhu Di, bind it to the fat 5.9kReads8.7Score269Shelves
- 31 The Carpenter Returns to Make Great Ming Great Again 木匠回归，让大明再次伟大 My name is Cheng Ping’an. Well, I’ll come clean: I’m the reincarnation of the Carpenter Emperor. What? Chongzhen, you want me to help you restore the Ming dynasty to its former glory? That’s not out of the question, but first, drop that hypocritical act of yours. And you’d better put aside that idea of making the common people suffer a little more. Because your big brother here is one of the common people, and I’ve suffered more than enough already. I didn’t come to the Ming dynasty just to suff 233Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 From the Start, I Live-Stream the Great Ming, and Huaxia Civilization Leads by Ages 开局直播大明，华夏文明断层领先 (This book is not intended to disparage the present or glorify the past. The world I've created is fictional, so please don't conflate it with reality. My goal is to work toward China's rise! Nothing else is intended!) My name is Han Bixing, and I transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty as a fool. Everyone calls me crazy and pelts me with stones because I hold up a battered bronze mirror and talk to the air. They don't know that the other side of the mirror is connected to more than six hundred year 6.7kReads9.3Score638Shelves
- 33 The Engineer Emperor 工科大明 Lu Ren, an engineering professor, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a baby in a farming family in Henan during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty. He first entered the imperial examination arena to compete against the greats, then used his engineering knowledge to advance technology and improve people's lives. As he steadily expanded his influence, he wrote an extraordinary legend in the Great Ming. 4.1kReads8.8Score513Shelves
- 34 What Does It Mean to Be Bright? 何以为明 Xie Shiqing transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty recorded in the history books, often called the most regrettable dynasty in Chinese history. He enters the court as a young Taoist by Liu Bowen's side. What can he change? What can he bring? No one knows yet. The ups and downs of officialdom, the repeated trials of human nature, the art of keeping one's head down at court, and an emperor's tests and suspicions are all things Xie Shiqing must face. This is not only a story about transmigrating into 40Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 35 Reviving the Great Ming: A Lone Minister Founds Constitutional Rule 中兴大明，我以孤臣开宪政 The protagonist, Su Ran, transmigrates into another world when the Tianqi Great Explosion occurs. Through a stroke of fortune, he takes over the original owner’s body and enters the chaotic final years of the Ming Dynasty. See: A modern transmigrator versus the chosen one of the age. Heaven itself seems determined to help the Qing, the chosen ones of this world, sending one disaster after another: droughts, locust plagues, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis... A whole new game of political intrigue, 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Great Ming: An Elite Snow-Dragon Cavalry from the Start, and My Grandfather Is Zhu Di! 大明：开局大雪龙骑，祖父朱棣！ [Conquest + political intrigue + palace power struggles + divine selection + charisma] Zhu Zhansheng transmigrates to the Ming dynasty, becoming the eldest grandson of the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, the eldest grandson of the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di, and the eldest son of Prince Han, Zhu Gaoxu. After Zhu Di has a dream, he and Zhu Zhansheng become candidates for the title of Sage Grandson. When Zhu Di returns from his fourth northern campaign, he is assassinated in the street, sending the emp 5.7kReads9.2Score321Shelves
- 37 A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕：皇后娘娘她日日求被废 They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g 4.6kReads9.1Score299Shelves
- 38 Great Ming: From the Start, I Cut Zhu Yunwen Off from the Throne 大明：开局断绝朱允炆帝王路 At the end of the eleventh year of Hongwu... Less than four years remained before Zhu Xiongying, the eldest imperial grandson, and Ma Xiuying, the virtuous empress celebrated throughout history, would die! Less than fourteen years remained before Zhu Biao, the most steadfast crown prince in history, would die! Less than twenty-four years remained before the utterly incompetent Zhu Yunwen would take the throne! ...But the relentless wheels of history were set to turn differently with the arrival 17.3kReads8.6Score732Shelves
- 39 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang Weeps at the Comparison of Two Chongzhens 大明：双崇祯对比，朱元璋看哭了 Across the different historical eras of the Ming Dynasty, a sky screen suddenly appeared, showing two very different lives of the Chongzhen Emperor. As Zhu Yuanzhang watched the sky screen show Zhu Youjian, the Great Ming Guangwu Emperor, saving the dynasty in its final years, revitalizing the Ming, strengthening the nation through science and education, and earning praise for generations to come, he then glanced at the other Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor who was stubborn and self-willed, r 18.7kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
- 40 Great Ming: Tyrant Chongzhen Executes the Vassal Kings from the Start 大明之暴君崇祯开局先诛藩王 [No System!] [Ruthless!] [Shadow Warfare!] [Unification!] The Later Han had a succession of child emperors, while the Ming emperors suffered one unexpected death after another! This emperor is no longer rash and suspicious, nor stubbornly overconfident. He stabilizes the court and slowly consolidates power! First, control of the military. Then, new faces in the court! He gives Sun Chengzong important posts to lull the Donglin officials and balance the court. When someone wants to levy commercial 44.2kReads8.3Score4.2kShelves
- 41 Great Ming: You Punch a Warhorse to Death, and You Say You Want to Be a Civil Official? 大明一拳打死战马你说要当文官？ Chen Dong transmigrates to the Yongle era. During Zhu Di’s first northern campaign, he starts out tending horses in the rear with Yu Qian and awakens the Immortal Civil Official System. Since he is on the battlefield, why is the System’s first reward the strength of a hegemon? What? The System is only active for three days? If he doesn’t become one of Zhu Di’s civil officials within three days, the System will shut down automatically, take back his rewards, and start a death countdown. Just then 2.7kReads—Score124Shelves
- 42 Great Ming: Your Son Zhu Changluo Requests That Wanli Abdicate 大明：儿臣朱常洛，请万历退位 [Not a beginner-friendly read + historical power struggles + no farming + court factional battles. The author is a seasoned political operator who used to work in government, and knows power games inside out.] After transmigrating, he discovers he has become the most pathetic Crown Prince in the Ming Dynasty. For thirty-two years, he has been everyone’s punching bag. His court robes are patched, his mother has been imprisoned until she went blind, and his father lavishes forty thousand qing of f 43.9kReads8.5Score4.3kShelves
- 43 Great Ming: Crashing into a Pillar from the Start, Terrifying the Entire Court 大明：开局撞柱，吓坏满朝文武 [From the start + System + transmigration + scheming + history + wild imagination] So, what exactly are the regrets of the Ming dynasty? The Hongwu Emperor, who lost his father, mother, wife, son, and grandson; the imperial eldest grandson who died young; Crown Prince Zhu Biao, widely regarded as the most secure heir in history; the indomitable founder who started with a single bowl; the man who ended with a tree and nothing but tears; and the Yongle Emperor’s lament: “Can even a lifetime of ach 8.7kReads8.2Score439Shelves
- 44 Chongzhen! Reclaim the Throne! 崇祯！重征！ After Zhu Youjian hanged himself at Coal Hill, his soul returned to the day his elder brother, the Tianqi Emperor, died in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just as Zhu Youjian was about to ascend the throne. He is not a transmigrator with modern knowledge. His only golden finger is the memory of the seventeen years he spent as emperor in his previous life: he knows which decisions led to the fall of the dynasty, whom he can trust, and whom he must not put to use. Every memory was bought wit 3.5kReads6.3Score276Shelves
- 45 Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More 大明：朱标黑化，靖难没了 History records that Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of illness in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. What history does not record: he died once, then came back to life. His soul wandered for three days, and he saw the entire fate of the Ming dynasty over the next 276 years: The Jingnan Campaign, the burning palace, Tumu Fortress, and the strip of white silk hanging from a tree on Coal Hill. When he opened his eyes again, he was in his sickbed in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. The charcoal fire blaz 50.3kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
- 46 Great Ming: If the Tianqi Emperor Lives, Great Ming Will Never Fall 大明：天启不死，大明不灭 [Rating just released, and it’ll rise later] [Handcrafted] + [No System] + [No mindless protagonist] + [Power struggles] + [Imperial court] + [Battle for supremacy] The soul of the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming dynasty drifted through four hundred years before he was reborn on the eleventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, just eleven days before his historical death. At this point, the Ming dynasty had just won the Battle of Ningjin. The Mongol tribes had 98.7kReads9.0Score13.2kShelves
- 47 The Ming Dynasty (2 Volumes) 大明王朝（共2册） The novel of the hit drama Ming Dynasty 1566, rated 9.5 on Douban, is essential reading for Taiwan’s political circles and a political reference book for Singapore’s cabinet. It is the celebrated work of Liu Heping, screenwriter of Yongzheng Dynasty and author of No War in Peking. Centered on the downfall of the powerful official Yan Song, the book tells the gripping story of a complex anti-corruption campaign in the Ming Dynasty. It uncovers the mystery behind Jiajing, one of the most unconvent 43.8kReads9.6Score8kShelves
- 48 I Woke Up to Find That My Great Ming Had Only Ten Days Left? 一觉醒来，朕的大明只剩十天了？ Original title: I Woke Up, and My Great Ming Has Only Ten Days Left? In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the countdown to the fall of the Great Ming begins. (No System) While lying unconscious on the dragon throne, Zhu Youjian had a long, vivid dream. In the dream, he became a child and studied centuries in the future. He opened The History of Ming, a book filled with the humiliating end that awaited him. In the end, he became a hardened soldier, tempered by modern military training. After twe 282.6kReads9.0Score39.8kShelves
- 49 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie 19.6kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
- 50 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 104.5kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves
