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- 1 Dorgon of the Tartars: The Southern Ming Emperor Is Terrifyingly Steady! 鞑清多尔衮：南明皇帝稳得可怕！ [No System, no cheats, a slow-burn, steady-paced story] He transmigrates into the body of Zhu Cilang, Crown Prince of the Ming. In 1644, the game begins in hell: his father, the Chongzhen Emperor, hangs himself at Coal Hill, while Li Zicheng storms the capital, plundering the wealthy to fund his army. Zhu Cilang: “It’s fine. As long as the green hills remain, there’ll be no shortage of firewood!” As the ministers in Nanjing welcome their new emperor, everyone waits to see how this young ruler wi 12.3kReads6.8Score1k14d adds
- 2 My Soul Transmigrated into the Jiajing Emperor, Starting with the Bombardment of Sage Confucius's Mansion 魂穿嘉靖帝，从炮轰圣人孔府开始 Political intrigue | Passion | Decisive and ruthless | Innovation | War at the heart of the story | Little romance | No System-based progression As the Jiajing Emperor, I will purge the cabinet, wield imperial power, take on the civil officials, pacify the northern tribes, suppress the Japanese pirates, lift the maritime bans, promote commerce and industry, establish new schools, and train a new army. I will completely turn around the Ming era under the Jiajing Emperor, who was consumed by the p 82Reads—Score10314d adds
- 3 Ming Dynasty Tutor: The Answers My Director and I Found in Troubled Times 大明辅导员：我和主任的乱世答卷 Setting: Mizhi, in the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign at the end of the Ming dynasty. Both the male and female leads transmigrate. No harem or womanizing; the heroine is no mere ornament, and the romance develops naturally. There is no System, and the golden finger is restrained. The protagonist struggles at every step. The story has over a hundred chapters so far: the protagonists have just broken out of Mizhi County, defeated Buzhan Ni, and become a local power entrenched around Mizhi, Jia 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Unbelievable, Is This Rebel King Actually the Crown Prince of Great Ming? 震惊，这个闯王竟是大明太子？ [No System + one female lead + passionate ensemble cast + intelligent characters + warlords vying for supremacy] The rebel army has breached the capital, and the Chongzhen Emperor is preparing to hang himself. Is there still hope for the Ming dynasty? Zhu Cilang, who has just transmigrated, thinks there is. He plans to proceed in two steps: first, persuade Chongzhen to abandon suicide and retreat to Jinling, preserving the Ming dynasty's last line of defense; then, assume a false identity and in 54.7kReads8.6Score6k14d adds
- 5 Late Ming: A Catastrophic Start, and Chongzhen Begs Me to Save His Life! 明末：天崩开局，崇祯求我救命！ In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, border dust billowed, the garrisons had fallen into disrepair, and the Ming dynasty's crisis was beginning to emerge. Jiang Xiang transmigrates into the body of a border garrison commander. He inherits a force of barely a hundred old and wounded soldiers, military farmland being devoured by local magnates, and a desperate situation beset by trouble from within and without. To the north, the Tatars batter at the passes. To the south, refugees rise up everyw 856Reads7.3Score15014d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Transmigrate to the Five Dynasties: Tyrant of Youzhou, Ruler of the World 穿越五代，燕云暴君，雄霸天下 Working a dead-end job is no match for transmigrating, and being a corporate grunt is no match for being a tyrant After losing his job, office worker A Guang transmigrates to the late Tang and Five Dynasties period, becoming Liu Shouguang, a tyrant and debauched ruler in a chaotic age, and an obscure historical figure. He plans to give his ministers a good dressing-down and enjoy being emperor for a while, but nearly gets taken down by them instead. After finally securing his position, he discov 277Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Divine Martial Emperor Training Plan 神武皇帝养成计划 [Slow-Burn Historical Drama] [Alternate History] [Political Intrigue] [Ensemble Cast] [Summon Legendary Generals] Li Chongan transmigrates to another world and becomes the young ruler of Southern Zhou, known as the “Foolish Emperor.” The kingdom faces the threat of destruction from without and treacherous ministers within. What a hellish start! Fortunately, he has the [Divine Martial Emperor Development Plan], which lets him summon famous Chinese officials and generals to serve him. Han Xin, Zho 215Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 9 Tyrant Chongzhen: Extending the Ming Dynasty's Fate by 300 Years 暴君崇祯，续运大明三百年 He opens his eyes to the sixteenth day of the third month of the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign! Three days until Li Zicheng breaches the city, and seventy-two hours until Chongzhen hangs himself on Coal Hill! A modern man transmigrates into Zhu Youjian. Looking at the officials throughout the court, all ready to surrender, he draws the Son of Heaven's sword: "Want to surrender? First ask whether my blade agrees!" Day One: Bloodily purge Qianqing Palace, hang the chief minister, execu 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 1577: Wanli Becomes a Wise Ruler Thanks to Me 1577，万历靠我成明君 [Transmigration + Ming Dynasty + court intrigue + civil and military examinations + unification] Zhou Huai'an has transmigrated! He discovers that he's only five years younger than the Wanli Emperor! Zhang Juzheng is still alive! The Single Whip Law is being implemented! They say the Ming Dynasty's downfall began in the Wanli era! How could he possibly live an unremarkable life in this dynasty? With his background, changing his fate against the odds means taking the imperial examinations! With t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn at the End of the Ming Dynasty: First, Save the Nine Thousand Years 重生明末，开局先救九千岁 After transmigrating as the Chongzhen Emperor, he saves the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old from the start. Seizing the wealth is better than seizing the family. The eunuch faction is the emperor's faction. Government orders don't reach beyond the imperial city? No problem, I'll replace the officials! The Ministry of Revenue can't raise money? No problem, I'll replace them! The Beijing garrison can't fight? No problem, I'll replace them! ...No problem, I'll replace them! Starting with the people in power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Life Adrift, Yet Ever Faithful to You 浮生不负卿 A Floating Life, True to You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 My Uncle Is Zhu Chongba 家叔朱重八 [Setting the history section straight] + [Top-tier historical prose] + [All original] + [Political intrigue + no System + the most authentic historical fiction...] My name is Zhu Wenzheng, Zhu Yuanzhang’s nephew and Zhu Biao’s eldest brother. I am the great Ming’s God of War, who held Hongdu against Chen Youliang’s six hundred thousand troops, and the dynasty’s greatest hero since its founding... By all rights, I should have become a peerless prince of the Ming. But history played a cruel joke o 1.4kReads8.7Score11014d adds
- 15 I Transmigrated to the Sixteen Kingdoms: From Bandit to Emperor 穿越十六国：从山贼到皇帝 No System + a traditional, historically grounded struggle for supremacy + an ensemble cast (not a brainless power fantasy) In the age of the Five Barbarians, the Han people are in decline and the Eastern Jin clings to a corner of the south. The north suffers under Shi Hu’s ravages, while the Jie, Di, Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qiang sharpen their blades, all vying for control of the Central Plains. Murong Ke, Ran Min, Huan Wen, Wang Meng, Murong Chui, and other heroes from every faction converge. The 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Awakening on Coal Hill: Zhu Yuanzhang's Soul Transmigrates into Chongzhen 煤山觉醒：朱元璋魂穿崇祯 Beneath the crooked-neck tree on Coal Hill, the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. The next second, the man who opened his eyes on the dragon throne was the iron-fisted king who had risen from a beggar in Haozhou to become the Hongwu Emperor! The rebel army was at the gates, the court was full of spineless lackeys, the warlords sat on their armies and watched, and the Manchus eyed Liaodong hungrily. Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. “I’ve spent my whole life fighting wars. Should I be afraid of this bunch o 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Worry-Free Tavern: All Under Heaven Is for the Common Good 无忧小酒馆之天下为公 "Young master, this humble woman has waited for you for so long. I only hope you'll come over." One of the countless people who transmigrated, he only wants to own his own tavern and spend every day listening to music in the pleasure quarter! He wants to be a carefree playboy! Little does he know that war is quietly drawing near. When people stand on their own, Heaven lends its aid; when people abandon themselves, Heaven abandons them. A true man must wield a three-foot sword and protect his fam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Ruling the Four Seas: The Emperor's Dashing Ways 君临四海：吾皇风流 [Great Ming] [Chongzhen] [Transmigration] [Court Intrigue] [Struggle for Supremacy] [Dynasty-Building] [An Emperor's Making] [Alternate History] [Ensemble Cast Power Fantasy] After his Transmigration into Great Ming, Zhu Youjian thinks his luck couldn't get any worse. Fortunately, he has a good imperial sister-in-law. Determined to escape the fate of becoming the ruler who loses his country, Zhu Youjian decides to rebel against the corrupt Great Ming. The imperial estates become his base, and h 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 In the Great Ming, I Conquer the Nine Frontiers 人在大明，横推九边 [Rousing Action] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [Ensemble Cast] (The rating just came out and will rise later.) In the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty, the empire was beset by internal strife and external threats... Wang Ma transmigrated to this world and rose from a humiliated concubine-born son of a military officer to an unmatched God of War who struck fear into the Nine Frontiers. At the bloody Battle of Hun River, he fought alongside Qin Liangyu and dealt a crushing blow to Huang Taiji, Nur 33.2kReads8.2Score3.6k14d adds
- 20 A Nameless Death in the Ming Dynasty 明卒无名 In the third year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shaanxi, and not a single grain was harvested. The government hounded the people for taxes like a tiger, while refugees were driven away like livestock. When Shen woke up, a knife was already at his throat. He was a transmigrator, and one of thirty-seven people waiting to die. With a single sentence, he escaped the blade and led the others into an abandoned village. No food? They would grow their own. No iron? They would smelt it themselves 67Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 21 Surviving the End of the Song Dynasty: From Frontier Soldier to Living Yama 苟在宋末：从边军活阎王开始 [No System + ruthless and bloodthirsty + farming + transmigration to the Song Dynasty + driving out the Mongols] I transmigrated to the end of the Song Dynasty. How did I end up becoming the biggest villain? Wasn't the idea to govern the military through civil officials? So how can a military commander like me carry a sword into the palace? The Mongol cavalry is sweeping across the world. Well, my lord, I'm here to raid them. I, no, this official, have come all this way. There's no way I'm going 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Late Ming Is Rife with Infighting, and I, the Young Marquis, Keep Making a Run for It 残明总内讧，小侯爷我总跑路 Reborn at the end of the Ming dynasty, the protagonist lives through the rebel army's capture of the capital and the extortion of officials, then joins the rebels in the Battle of Shanhai Pass. After their defeat, he flees with them, but following the Battle of Qingdu Mountain, he leaves the Great Shun and escapes all the way to Jiangnan. He takes part in the Sui Prefecture upheaval, the defense of Yangzhou, the training of troops in Jiading, the battle to relieve Jiangyin, the recapture of Taiw 177Reads5.7Score10014d adds
- 23 Late Ming: Five Potatoes from the Start, and the Crown Prince Wants to Flee 明末：开局五土豆，太子要跑路 Overworked office drone Zhu Ming transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the Ming Dynasty crown prince. The good news: He’s the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a lofty status. The bad news: His father is the Chongzhen Emperor, and the capital will fall in just ten days. Other transmigrators: fighter jets, artillery, and mechanized infantry. Crown Prince Zhu: five potatoes. Fine, better make a run for it first. From Beijing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, from five potatoes to a yield of three thous 2.3kReads—Score20614d adds
- 24 Late Ming: This Crown Prince Plays by His Own Rules 明末：这个太子路子野 Modern-day street thug Zhu Liang unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Zhu Cilang, the crown prince at the end of the Ming dynasty, just as Li Zicheng breaks through the capital and the Chongzhen Emperor hangs himself. Relying on his street smarts, he escapes the capital with the old eunuch Wang Cheng'en and navigates between warlords and powerful nobles. He cheats, bluffs, and schemes, yet never forgets his country and its people. He persuades the bandit Li Dingguo to join his cause, puts 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Sun and Moon Begin Anew: Chronicles of War Across the Nine Provinces 日月重开：九州烽烟录 An ordinary person like you or me transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. The Ming empire is already on its last legs. The Jianzhou Jurchens in the northeast are marching straight toward Beijing, peasant armies are sweeping through the Central Plains, and drought, locusts, and plague repeatedly ravage the people. The Qingliu faction, nobles, Donglin scholars, eunuchs, salt merchants, Shanxi merchants, rebels, Jianzhou forces, river pirates, salt merchants, Mongols, and all kinds of other powers 1.6kReads8.1Score13614d adds
- 26 The Biography of Wang Rende 王仁德传记 This is the story of a great minister’s rise, from a low-ranking officer to a renowned statesman. It is also the story of a passionate young man who devotes himself to serving the court and struggles to turn the tide, yet ultimately cannot save the day. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Transmigrated as the Crown Prince at the End of the Ming Dynasty: I’m Starting a Rebellion 穿越明末太子，我要造反 A university student from a later age transmigrates into the body of Zhu Cilang in a parallel world at the end of the Ming dynasty, just as Li Zicheng suffers a decisive defeat and the Southern Ming Hongguang court is on the verge of collapse. Drawing on his knowledge of the future, he takes Gao Guiying as his adoptive mother and gathers the remnants of the Dashun army. He rescues Huang Degong, preserves the best of the Ming navy, and unites forces determined to resist the Qing, struggling to st 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Splendor of the Jiajing Era 嘉靖风华时 He enters the capital, ascends the throne, and takes power over all under heaven. He battles powerful ministers, breaks up factional struggles, reforms officialdom, boosts farming and commerce, strengthens border defenses, and pacifies the Japanese threat. He roots out a century of entrenched abuses and recruits talented people from across the realm. With the strategic vision of another world, he governs the four seas; with decisive force, he brings peace to the Nine Provinces. He reverses the M 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Prince of Yan's Diary 燕王日记 Lin Mu, a history graduate student, died suddenly and woke up as King Hui of Yan, the “big loser” who fell for a wedge strategy and drove Yue Yi away. As soon as he takes the throne, someone advises him to replace his general. His inner voice says: I know this script. Replace him, and next comes the Fire Ox Formation and the annihilation of the entire army. So he makes his decision on the spot: “Yue Yi stays. I trust him.” Qi's plot to sow discord is over before it even begins. Armed with a h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Great Ming: I Become Emperor After Jiajing 大明：嘉靖之后我为帝 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Late Ming: Laying Low in the Mountains as a Rebel King 明末：苟在山里当反王 “Jiexi Province, Baliu Prefecture, Xuelin District, Chiban County: in Shangbao stands a Golden Throne Hall...” This folk song has been passed down for more than four hundred years in the remote mountains of Suining, Hunan, and the ruins of the ancient Shangbao Kingdom are still there today. This story grew out of that real folk song. A fake jade pendant bought for ten yuan, a faulty outlet, and when Wang Dabao opens his eyes again, 108 gaunt refugees have pinned him to a heated earthen bed and a 16Reads—Score12514d adds
- 33 The Dragon's Bloodline of the Late Tang 残唐龙胄 Setting: It is the first year of the Qianfu era (874). The late Tang is on the brink of upheaval. The story will go on to cover the Huang Chao Rebellion, Zhu Wen's rise, Li Keyong's battles in the north and south, the fall of the Tang, the succession of the Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and Zhou dynasties, and finally the age of strife when the Ten Kingdoms rise together. Protagonist: A distant relative of the Li Tang imperial clan. His bloodline is genuine, and so is his poverty. In name, he is royalt 599Reads6.5Score26514d adds
- 34 Great Ming: Is My Son Yuanzhang Trying to Kill Me? 大明：吾儿元璋要杀我？ Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang always calls himself “your humble son” in my presence. The officials of the court all urge him, “Your Majesty, how can you remain beneath another for so long?” But he only looks at me and says respectfully, “Without my righteous adoptive father, how could I, Chongba, be where I am today?” What they don’t know is that beneath my pillow, I’ve kept the three cups of poisoned wine he gave me… 527Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Minor Tax Clerk in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末小税吏 Zhong Qiren, a “professional” from the tax bureau, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty, where his approach to work is a little different from everyone else's. Has anyone ever seen an industrial park? No? Well, then, let's build one. Attracting investment is a must. There'll be no exorbitant taxes and levies in our “high-tech industrial park.” In fact, I'll even offer tax rebates. The court asks me how we can increase state revenue. There's no need for military levies to suppress bandits, trai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Brother Chongzhen, Step Down! I'll Be the Emperor of Great Ming 崇祯皇兄退位吧，我来当大明皇帝 In the fifth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, once the world’s foremost power in science and military technology, the empire was already teetering on the brink of collapse. A modern graduate student in materials science unexpectedly transmigrates with Doubao AI and becomes Zhu Yihai, the sixth illegitimate son of the Prince of Lu. With the Kong Youde Rebellion already underway and Shandong’s provincial administration in growing turmoil, even a prince’s illegitimate son faces a di 622Reads—Score10614d adds
- 37 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 41Reads—Score214d adds
- 38 All Men Under Heaven Are Brothers: The Great Ming Empire 四海之内皆兄弟之大明帝国 (Entirely handwritten, with no AI. I aim to portray the realities of society in the late Ming. This is my first novel, and its rating only appeared after I finished it, so my score is just the baseline.) A reincarnation mishap on the Silver Bridge sends me to the late Ming, where I become the eldest legitimate son of the Tianqi Emperor. In the late Ming, the peasant rebels, the Ming army, and the Jianzhou Jurchens are three paupers robbing one another. So the disasters and chaos of the late Ming 2kReads8.0Score11914d adds
- 39 The Ironclad Remnants of the Ming 铁甲残明 [Rousing War] [Intense Battles] [No Golden Finger] [Ensemble Cast, Power Struggles] In the forty-seventh year of the Wanli era, at Sarhu. The Ming Dynasty has twenty-nine years left before its fall. That winter, while Beijing's officials and gentry are still basking in the fading glow of a golden age, the Later Jin army clashes with the Ming forces in the northeast of the empire. Thirty thousand Ming soldiers are wiped out in a single day. Corpses cover the hills, and the Hun River runs red with 41.2kReads8.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 40 Late Yuan: From the Start, I Have a Hundred Red Turban Soldiers 元末：开局一百红巾军 [Late Yuan dynasty + no bootlicking the Ming + conquering all under heaven + grand expansion] Mercenary Cheng Yi unexpectedly transmigrates into the end of the Yuan dynasty, opening his eyes at the scene of a Red Turban Army defeat. To stay alive, he leads five hundred Red Turban soldiers in a flight to the Dan River. But with the river blocking their way, he watches hundreds of people slaughtered like livestock, their blood staining the waters. Outraged, he can no longer stand by. As memories f 302Reads7.0Score11114d adds
- 41 Emperor Tianqi and the Eighteen Beauties of Yanyun 天启大帝之燕云十八姬 In the Tianqi era, he seldom stops to admire the flowers, seizing both the realm and its beauties in his hands. The warm waters of Nanyang nurture dragons and serpents; the lush grasslands of Mobei let cattle and horses roam. The western mountains teem with cinnabar mines; the eastern fields are planted far and wide with cotton and hemp. Who says borders divide the civilized from the barbarian? The peoples of every nation come dressed in their finest to honor Zhonghua. The story begins when Tian 48Reads—Score10214d adds
- 42 Zhu Cilang: My Southern Ming Will Not Retreat into a Corner 朱慈烺，朕的南明不偏安 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow burn, proceed with caution!] + [Purely intellectual] + [Political scheming] + [A contest for supremacy] + [Highly intelligent antagonists] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the calamity of 1644 struck. The capital fell, and the emperor died on Coal Hill. Zhu Cilang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation: his country has fallen and his family is dead. The pal 2.2kReads—Score19914d adds
- 43 One Tael of Silver a Day for Everyone: Restoring the Ming in Yangzhou 每人每天一两银，我在扬州复大明 Territory and Population System + military affairs + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + decisive action + fast pace The sun and moon never lose their nature, so though obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers never lose their source, so though blocked, they flow once more. The people of Xia never lose their spirit, so though fallen, they rise again. In 1645, 100,000 Qing troops surround Yangzhou. Shi Kefa has burned five letters of surrender, and the people of the city are pre 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Biding My Time in the Late Ming: Lying Flat Makes Me Invincible 苟在明末，躺平即无敌 The late Ming is in chaos. Bones stretch for miles, and the dynasty is on the verge of collapse. Ambitious warlords fight for their lives everywhere, and everyone is struggling to survive. But the System keeps me, a transmigrator among the refugees, on a tight leash: No striving, no raising an army, no standing out. I’m only allowed to lie flat and slack off. The more I keep my head down, the stronger I get. The lazier I am, the more invincible I become. While the world risks everything to save 420Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 45 Fourth Uncle, Are You Going to Pacify the Rebellion in Feng Tian Too? 四叔，你也要奉天靖难？ In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the Eastern Palace falls into disarray, and the position of Crown Prince remains undecided. Zhu Yuntong, the legitimate grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, watches helplessly as his grandfather favors the refined and gentle Zhu Yunwen. He knows that, as a “hardheaded sort,” he has no chance of becoming heir. Rather than let himself be manipulated at court in Nanjing, he decides to request a fief in distant, remote Little Ryukyu. Claiming that he “wishes to d 136Reads—Score10414d adds
- 46 Chongzhen's Revolution 崇祯要革命 (The only book online that saves the Ming dynasty through revolutionary ideas.) I am Chongzhen: “Rather than have the peasants liberate themselves from the bottom up, I’d rather liberate them from the top down.” I won’t just take the lives of corrupt officials. I’ll take the lives of the scholar-officials, the imperial clan, and the unscrupulous merchants too... Whoever dares obstruct my new policies, I’ll take their life. I am benevolent. I only take the lives of the parasites of China. 42Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 47 From the Start with Just a Bowl, Old Zhu Forces Me to Join the Embroidered Guard 开局一个碗，老朱逼我当锦衣卫 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty × transmigration × nonstop comedy × golden finger broken from the start] Autumn of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, outside Chaoyang Gate in Yingtian Prefecture. A beggar with no household registration, no travel permit, and no record in the census kneels in front of the crown prince's carriage, holding a chipped, broken bowl above his head with both hands. "Your Majesty, I can save the Crown Prince's grandson!" Swords flash from their sheaths, and blades press against his 68.8kReads8.0Score7.3k14d adds
- 48 The Warlord of Late Ming: Starting as a Tenant Farmer 明末枭雄：从佃农开始 Since Heaven has given me this chance, I will lead my army to conquer a vast territory. 400Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 49 Late Ming: Starting by Snatching Chen Yuanyuan 明末：从截胡陈圆圆开始 Also known as: From Chen Yuanyuan Onward, at the End of the Ming Dynasty At the Battle of Songjin, thanks to Zhang Zicheng’s arrival, the Ming army avoids total defeat, and both sides return to the situation they faced at the start of the war. For his achievements, he is promoted to deputy commander. He leads his troops through the pass and into the heartland. On the way, his men scare off a merchant caravan and seize a carriage. Inside is Chen Yuanyuan, who is on her way to the capital. This wo 104Reads6.3Score12614d adds
- 50 Late Ming: Seventeen Years in Liaodong 明未：辽东十七年 [History + War + Political Intrigue + Tragedy] In the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, Qinghe City fell. Seventeen-year-old Lin Yuanzhi’s father shoved him into a cellar. Through a crack in the floorboards, he watched his entire family die. A Han bannerman looting the bodies found him. Their eyes met, but the man set down the straw mat and silently walked away. That fleeting compassion was the last spark of humanity left unextinguished in Liaodong. After the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the M 85Reads—Score10414d adds
