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- 1 Great Ming: From Spendthrift to the Greatest Treacherous Official 大明：从败家子到第一奸臣 The Shen family of Jiangnan had been a distinguished clan of scholars and officials for three generations, with a spotless reputation. His great-grandfather had passed the provincial examination, his grandfather had served in the Hanlin Academy, and his father came from a respectable background. His eldest brother was hailed by all the scholars of Jinling as a once-in-a-generation talent. And yet, this generation of the Shen family had produced one thoroughly good-for-nothing son. Shen Shiyan, t 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Most Upright Man of the Late Ming 晚明第一正经人 Shen Heng transmigrates into the late Ming dynasty as a member of a fallen military household in Yongding Guard, holding the dual status of deputy company commander and licentiate. While everyone else who transmigrates is busy making waves, all he wants is to sit the imperial exams, leave military service, and go home to grow sweet potatoes. The problem is, he takes everything far too seriously. While everyone else at the guard school wastes their days, he studies hard and comes first in the ex 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Case in the Dark Alley: Chasing Criminals by Faint Light 深巷谜案：微光追凶 Synopsis The narrow alleys of the old district hide countless secrets buried by time. Bones in an abandoned factory, midnight sobs in an old mansion, a soul-stealing incense in a traditional medicine shop... Behind every bizarre case lies an unspeakable crime. The moment criminal investigation consultant Xiao Lin steps into these alleys, he is drawn into one baffling cold case after another. Calm and perceptive, with a keen nose for clues, he can tear open the truth from the faintest traces; His 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Hongguang Emperor of the Great Ming 大明弘光 A man named Zhu Yousong from the real world transmigrates into the Ming dynasty of a parallel universe. In that world, Qin Ershi is Fusu, Zhuge Liang’s northern campaigns succeed, and Yue Wumu marches straight for Huanglong… He is still called Zhu Yousong, but he is not the same Zhu Yousong. From the moment he appears at the Prince of Fu’s residence, conspiracies grow alongside him… A different take on history, with multiple emperors and a turbulent journey. He begins as a virtuous ruler determi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Max-Level Forensic Doctor in the Southern Dynasties: Identifying Loyalty and Treachery from the Start 满级法医穿南朝：开局验尸辨忠奸 A top forensic expert transmigrates into the war-torn Northern and Southern Dynasties, becoming a young coroner condemned to servitude after his family is found guilty of a crime. With no System or cheat to rely on, he uses modern forensic science, trace evidence analysis, and criminal psychology to solve cases through autopsies. Drawn into court factionalism and conspiracies in the martial world, he ultimately clears his name and uses his “uncanny techniques” to shake the power of the great cla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Great Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 [Late Ming] [Chongzhen] [Sun Chengzong] [Wei Zhongxian] [court intrigue] [alternate history] I, Chongzhen, am the Ming dynasty’s weightlifting champion. The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming are all resting on my shoulders. Eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi. The candlelight in the Qianqing Palace had just gone out when the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao, breathed his last. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who had just been escorted into the Forbidden City, clutched the dry rations 348Reads6.1Score31014d adds
- 7 Great Ming: Good Grandson, Are You Tomb Raiding at the Xiaoling Mausoleum? 大明：好圣孙，你来孝陵盗墓？ [Ming Dynasty + Tomb Raiding + Comedy + Upside-Down Hierarchy] I transmigrated and became Zhu Gaoxi, Zhu Di's fourth son. My three older brothers are scheming against each other for the throne, but I'm not getting involved. The System rewarded me with a full set of tomb-raiding skills, so naturally I have to put them to good use! Besides, small tombs are no fun. If I'm raiding, I'm going big! The mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, Genghis Khan's tomb: no tomb is beyond my reach! I hear Ming Xiaoling is 2.4kReads5.0Score17414d adds
- 8 Transmigration: The Ming Empire, 1630 穿越：大明帝国1630 First, I’ll hammer the civil officials. Second, I’ll hammer the harem meddling in politics. Third, I’ll hammer the bandits and outlaws. Fourth, I’ll hammer the Jurchen invaders. Human nature is desire, it is greed! How much nobility can there really be? Have the people who compiled the official histories twisted right and wrong? Human nature and logic are the foremost essentials for survival! How many schemes and intrigues lie hidden beneath the imperial palace? Beasts in human clothing stand ta 82Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Tempest of Unsolved Cases: A Battle Between Good and Evil 悬案风云：正邪之弈 Su Qingcen is an imperial official who solves one unusual case after another alongside his close friend Liu Chenzhou and the physician Ye Jinghong. A copper token bearing the character “Medicine,” found in a poisoning case at the Imperial Medical Academy in the capital, leads to a fraud scandal in the Ministry of Rites uncovered during the imperial examinations. Then a theft at the Treasure Pavilion reveals a conspiracy involving a “shadow network” orchestrated by the Profound Shadow Pavilion. F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The New Ming Is Not So New 新明不新 In the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Henan suffers a severe drought, and locusts blot out the sky. In a clan village outside the city, Zhu Shaoxuan, a twelfth-generation descendant of the founding emperor, is on the verge of starving to death. The flour jar is cleaner than if a dog had licked it. He goes to the prince’s manor to borrow grain, but the steward spits on the ground and sneers “With a poor wretch like you, you think you deserve any?” That night, he and twenty-odd clansmen seize 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After Examining the Corpse, I Became the Nightmare of the Powerful 验尸后，我成了权贵们的噩梦 #Historical Romance #Mystery and Crime Solving #Transmigration #No Romance #Strong Female Lead #Face-Slapping Satisfaction #Hardcore Deduction. No romance, hardcore deduction, a smart heroine takes on the entire feudal dynasty alone. A forensic doctor transmigrates into the body of a lowly coroner and is sent to examine a corpse from the start. When she says, “The deceased didn’t drown,” the county magistrate sneers, “How dare a woman of your lowly status reopen this case?” Later, she makes sure —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Great Ming: After the False Accusations Came True, Old Zhu Exploded! 大明：诬陷成真后，老朱气炸了！ Zhu Sen unexpectedly becomes the Ming dynasty’s first top scorer in the imperial examinations and earns Zhu Yuanzhang’s deep trust! A few years later, he rises to become the Provincial Administration Commissioner of Jiangzhe, a powerful official governing a vast territory! But to keep him from entering the imperial court, the Huaxi Group frames him for embezzlement, forming cliques for personal gain, raising private troops, secretly manufacturing weapons, and plotting rebellion... Zhu Yuanzhang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Chuzhou Case 滁州案 [Mystery, deduction, history, detective fiction, fair-play mystery, period setting, serial murders] During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song, a bizarre series of murders takes place in a small city on the front lines facing the Jin Kingdom. As the investigation deepens, events long buried beneath the dust of war are gradually brought to light. See how Prefect Xin Qiji will cut through layers of confusion to solve a string of locked-room mysteries, while navigating the edge of a 292Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 14 Great Ming: The Wanli Era 大明之万历天下 The protagonist transmigrates into the body of the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Using this identity, he sets out to restore the Ming Dynasty to greatness: lift the maritime ban, reform commercial taxes, equalize land allotments, root out abuses, conquer lands overseas, and spread Han culture around the globe. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Cold Fox Bones: Spring with Embroidered Uniforms and Blades 青狐骨冷：锦衣绣刀春 A frail, sickly fox-like beauty × a ruthless, cold-hearted, money-loving Embroidered Uniform Guard Investigations + everyday life + mutual teasing + secret devotion Guo Ke: Frail and sickly, with a fondness for smiling. When she gets close to the truth, she unconsciously smiles like a little fox. She loves blue-green clothes and wears her long hair loose. (Lu Bing always says she looks like a female ghost.) Lu Bing: Ruthless and cold-hearted, walking the line between good and evil. Their unspoke 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Eastern River's Fierce Hero: Driving Out the Tartars from Pi Island 东江枭雄，从皮岛开始驱除鞑虏 He transmigrates into the body of Mao Chenglu, a man doomed to die on Pi Island at the end of the Ming dynasty? With the Famous General System at his side, Qin Qiong and Yue Fei take turns coming to his aid, and the Eight Banners cavalry are nothing but worthless rabble! Short on food? Raid Korea! Short on soldiers? Recruit Liaodong refugees! Short on generals? Rally the heroes! Yuan the Barbarian wants to cut off my supply lines? The Later Jin wants to overrun Dongjiang? It's all futile! Using 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Frail Coroner Wants to Keep a Low Profile, but the Prince Keeps Unmasking Her 病弱仵作想低调，王爷偏来扒马甲 Pei Ran is frail, yet the last heir to the Pei family's herbal medicine shop. Disguised as a man, she slips into the Ministry of Justice and makes a name for herself in the “investigative selection” with her remarkable forensic skills, stunning everyone by identifying the truth behind a case of “charcoal poisoning” at a glance. What she doesn't know is that the seemingly indolent clerk is actually Prince Mu, a member of the imperial family. Smelling the mugwort fragrance on her clothes, he smile 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Great Ming Detective 大明神探 Kuang Zhong was a renowned official of the Ming Dynasty. He served three terms as prefect of Suzhou and was known as Kuang the Upright. Influenced by his father, Kuang Zhong became skilled in criminal law and judicial cases while still young. Later, he teamed up with his good friend Bai Muting to solve countless strange cases. He then met Gu Shiyun, daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who had run away from home in a fit of pique. The rebellious, strong-willed Gu Shiyun and the carefree Kuang Zh 215Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 19 The Sinful Buddha's Strange Cases: A Female Imperial Guard Who Kills Buddhas When She Meets Them 罪佛诡案：女锦衣卫办案遇佛杀佛 The Case of the Sinful Buddha: A Female Embroidered Uniform Guard Kills Buddhas and Demons Alike tells a story that opens with a bloody murder at the capital's top embroidery workshop, Splendid Pavilion. Su Axiu, a highly skilled embroiderer, is found murdered in her workshop in an utterly bizarre fashion. Her blood has been used to complete an unfinished embroidery of A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Threads and blood vessels intertwine in a horrifying scene of "living threads sti 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Great Ming Heavenly Qaghan: I Almost Ran Away After Transmigrating 大明天可汗：穿越后我差点跑路 The land of China shall be ours, and the sun and moon shall usher in a new Ming dynasty! In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, the Ming dynasty was teetering on the brink. Beyond its borders, the Jianzhou Jurchens watched hungrily, plotting to seize the land of China. Within, peasant rebellions were about to erupt, while millions of refugees lacked food and clothing. At this very moment, Zhu Qing, a university student from the twenty-first century, transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Great Ming: Enlisting from the Start to Reach the Dynasty's Peak 大明：开局从军，巅峰大明 [No System, rigorous logic, power struggles and mind games, meticulous, emperors, faithful to historical events] At the end of the Yuan dynasty, I never expected to transmigrate into such a chaotic age. I joined forces with Zhu Yuanzhang, studied under Liu Bowen, and fought alongside heroes and champions to win the realm. We crushed Chen Youliang in the east, Zhang Shicheng in the south, and the Mongol Yuan in the north. With the realm finally at peace, Zhu Yuanzhang asked me to draw up a pl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Ming Dynasty, 1627: The Sagely and Mighty Forefather 大明1627：圣明烈祖 At Coal Hill, Chongzhen died blaming his ministers to the very end, never understanding the root causes of the Ming dynasty’s collapse. Even if he regained the throne, with his old perspective he could only keep the dynasty alive for a few more years. Its fall would be inevitable. But in this life, he has a complete plan to save the country. At the start of his reign, the Donglin faction and the eunuch faction fight for power at court. He turns their rivalry to his advantage, confiscating corrup 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Great Ming: The Rebellion Diary of a Wild Crown Prince 大明：野生皇太子的造反日记 Other people transmigrate and enjoy a life of glory. I transmigrated into the wild crown prince of the Great Ming, trapped deep in the mountains! From the start, I was holed up in a ramshackle mountain stronghold, kidnapped by a band of loyal old ministers of the Southern Ming who were wailing and pleading for me to restore the dynasty. Under pressure from a crowd of old men who could be mistaken for five-star generals in a modern-day residential compound, I had no choice but to raise the banner —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Rookie Constable’s Case-by-Case Journal 小捕快的案情流水账 Modern lawyer Zhang Wei transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a low-ranking constable. Through his experiences investigating cases and hearing trials, as well as the small cases he handles, the story also reveals how ordinary people lived in ancient times. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Great Ming’s Mighty Ruler 大明雄主 After transmigrating into the body of a minor prince in late-Ming Hubei, Zhu Youfan must find a way to survive the chaos and turn the tide amid the strife engulfing the realm, preserving the spark of civilization. (Everyone is smart, no golden fingers, no heroine.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Bright Sword: China's Rise Begins with the Great Ming! 亮剑：华夏崛起从大明开始！ [The rating just came in; it'll go up later] [Readers who enjoy it can add the book to their shelves] [Transmigration] + [Historical What-If] + [Li Yunlong] + [Making Up for Regrets] If you ask me, a man like Old Li can do anything. The only thing holding him back was his lack of education! Well, that's taken care of: Old Li has transmigrated! He's landed in the dying years of the Ming dynasty. What sparks will fly when the toughest man around meets the most miserable emperor? After transmigrati 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Clear and Bright 澈明 Transported into the late Ming dynasty, with hellish circumstances from the start. No System, no harem, just the soul of a modern wage slave and a profound unwillingness to accept the dynasty’s doomed ending. Keeping a low profile among the common folk, biding my time in the ranks, and advancing one careful step at a time. With the knowledge I’ve gained across four centuries, I will raise a new sun that never sets over a fallen China! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 When Mountains and Rivers Fall Into Night: Ming Dynasty, 1644 山河入夜：大明1644 In 1644, the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Beijing fell. The great edifice crumbled, officials fled, the rebel army closed in on the city's nine gates, and the cavalry beyond the passes watched like tigers ready to pounce. Everyone said the Ming Dynasty had reached the end of its days. Yet the sun and moon remain unchanged in their course: though they may be obscured, they can shine again. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 The Soul of Xuanyuan 轩辕魂 Across the four oceans and seven continents stand hundreds of countries, with thousands upon thousands of ethnic groups, languages, and written scripts. Who will rise and who will fall? Standing, lying down. Cry, laugh. One, two, three, or yi, er, san, or... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Emperor Yongle 永乐大帝 If you could transmigrate to the Ming dynasty and change history, when would be the best time? People would offer all kinds of answers, but the further you get into the dynasty, the harder it becomes. The Donglin faction has spread throughout the court, and even Wei Zhongxian’s bloody purges failed to wipe them out. What makes you think you could succeed? The later period is like a gauntlet of bosses. Before you even finish fighting your way through, you’ll be completely spent. So the best time 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Emperor Zhu Shou 朱寿大帝 A battery factory explodes, and he transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming Zhu Houzhao, the short-lived, reckless young emperor. He refuses to accept his fate, so he reforms the court, overhauls the tax system, opens the seas, and expands trade. Just as the empire begins to prosper, he discovers that he is drawing ever closer to the death date recorded in the history books. Some people are helping him, while others want him dead. Which side will history take? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Ming Dynasty Partners: From the Start, I Find Zhu Chongba 大明合伙人：开局捡到朱重八 After transmigrating to the end of the Yuan dynasty, I became sworn siblings with Empress Ma, so I call Zhu Yuanzhang my brother-in-law! From the start, I gave Zhu Yuanzhang half a flatbread. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang cried, “Guards, feed the young master some flatbread!” Watch how I help him become emperor, and how I manage to protect myself... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Book Transmigration: Being a County Magistrate Is So Hard 穿书：县令太难啦 Also known as "Joining the Protagonist’s Crew to Coast Through Life" Everything here is my own creation! My own creation! My own creation! In a nutshell: Ji Xing, a lively, sharp-tongued ray of sunshine, × Jiang Beiyu, a cool, powerful show-off; Chen Beifang, the cold, incisive brains of the group, × Zhao Cheng, sharp-eyed and meticulous [The Squad’s Everyday Case-Solving] Zhao Cheng, a university senior on the verge of graduation, is transported into the body of his ancient namesake, the county 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Yunwen 穿越大明之我是朱允文 My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang. I am the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty! My father is Zhu Biao, the strongest crown prince in history, and my grandfather personally chose me as his successor. Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I had barely transmigrated when my fourth uncle, Zhu Di, launched a rebellion to put down the Jingnan Campaign. Let’s see how I resolve this crisis and lead the Ming Dynasty to prosperity. I’m not good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Rebuilding the Great Ming: From Rebellion to Ruling the World! 重铸大明：从造反开始君临天下！ [Late Ming] + [Zhu Cilang] + [System] + [Rebellion] + [Multiple Storylines] Zhu Cilang transmigrates and becomes the Crown Prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with only a year left before the dynasty falls. The first mission from the System: seize the throne or the power to act as regent. After thinking it over, he decides to bring troops and have a serious talk with his father on New Year's Eve. Zhu Cilang: "Father, after making such a mess of the Great Ming, don't you think it's time to abd 11.9kReads—Score1.3k14d adds
- 37 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! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Was Once the Ming’s God of War, Until My Secret Identity Was Exposed 朕曾是大明战神，直至马甲掉了 A historical farce sparked by two transmigrators is about to unfold in the Ming dynasty. On one side is a historically clueless emperor who blunders his way through life on luck; on the other is his scheming younger brother, who knows the script and bides his time. And so begins a hilarious transmigration story: “I just want to coast along and wait to die, but my little brother thinks I’m making some grand plan.” Where will this seemingly absurd journey lead? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Great Ming: I, Zhu Changhuan, Rebel in the Founder’s Footsteps! 大明：我朱常换，仿祖造反！ No System, no golden finger. Zhu Changhuan has an impressive lineage: his ancestor is Zhu Yuanzhang, and he comes from the branch descended from Zhu Gaosui, Prince of Zhao, the third son of Zhu Di. Since his is a distant offshoot of a collateral branch, by the time of his father, the family had long since lost all its fiefs and stipends. They had only a few acres of poor farmland, and now, with disaster caused by other people, they can barely survive. Thinking of his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang's upr 306Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Transmigrated as Zhu Yuanzhang: Rebuilding the Hongwu Dynasty 穿成朱元璋：重铸洪武 Programmer Zhang Ziyang was pressed against the wall of his rented apartment, eavesdropping on the couple next door. His hand trembled, his vision went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself before a dragon throne, dressed in a dragon robe, with Ming officials kneeling all around him. He had become Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, the Son of Heaven of the Great Ming. Before he could even celebrate, he learned something even more terrifying: it was the fifteenth year of Hon 34Reads—Score14814d adds
- 41 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
- 42 Chronicle of the Eastern Ocean's Pacification 东洋伏波记 Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu… Like fish swimming upstream, the Japanese daimyo of the Warring States period devoted their lives to scheming, only to leave a few tiny ripples in the river of history. Zhu Mingliang, a modern man who transmigrated to the past, unexpectedly finds his fate intertwined with theirs and, before he knows it, becomes the protector of the Ming dynasty's interests in Japan. Japan is in a state of chaos, but to the high officials at the Ming court, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Ming Traitor 明贼 "In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen era, the Manchus breach the passes and the rebels rise again. The Han realm is on the verge of collapse. A horse thief emerges from nowhere, pacifies the four corners, enlightens the people, promotes industry and commerce, expands overseas, saves China from catastrophe, and helps the Chinese nation rise. We cannot change history, but we can write it." 650Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 44 A Hundred-Household Officer’s Quest for Imperial Power in the Late Ming 百户闯明末帝业征程 Lin Fanyu transmigrates and, good news, becomes a low-ranking officer in the Shandong Regional Military Commission of the Great Ming. The bad news is that he’s back in the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign. He plans to simply survive, brew liquor, build waterworks, make soap... but soon discovers that events are slipping out of his control, step by step. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Thirteenth Year of the Great Ming 大明十三年 A lowly security guard accidentally transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign. The moment he arrives, he faces the prospect of starving to death and being devoured by starving refugees. Fortunately, I’m a security guard who studied history. A lesson in the importance of systematic bluffing: after predicting the Manchu invaders’ moves, he is introduced to Chongzhen by Wang Cheng’en. The emperor’s temper is impossible to read, so he saves his life with the line, “I laugh with my swor 47Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 46 Late Ming: A Chinese-Style Succubus 明末：中式魅魔 The sky is high and the clouds are pale; I gaze until the wild geese flying south disappear. One who has never reached the Great Wall is no true hero; I count the miles of the journey, twenty thousand. On the peaks of Liupan Mountain, red banners unfurl in the western wind. Today I hold the long spear in my hands; when will I bind the Azure Dragon? A modern university student transmigrates to the final years of the Ming dynasty. He sees the dead strewn across the land from famine, and people tra 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Moonlight Over the Vermilion Tower 朱楼月明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, Li Zicheng advances on Beijing while the Qing armies beyond the frontier watch like hawks. The realm is shattered, rebellions rage, and the Ming dynasty stands on the brink of collapse. Faced with this crisis, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, finally decides to move the court south. A grand historical epic is about to unfold. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Sky Screen: Mu Jinrong Talks History, Leaving Emperors Reeling 天幕：穆金荣聊历史，皇帝破大防 [Sky screen + historical rankings + history + videos + bullet comments] The transmigrator protagonist is Xiao Yun. This Ming Dynasty is different from the one in history. When Xiao Yun transmigrated, her phone unexpectedly gained internet access and the ability to broadcast on the sky screen. Emperors from every dynasty watch the broadcasts. Xiao Yun: “Honestly, I want to go back... This godforsaken place in ancient times is so desolate that just surviving is a problem!” 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Splendid Late Ming 明末锦绣 This is a familiar tale: the struggle of a Ming dynasty imperial clansman in its final years! The astonishing rise of an underdog! The story of how a revival emperor made his fortune! The last hope of the Han people! 6Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 50 I’m a Scholar in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当院士 Lin Wanrong, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, transmigrates into the Tianqi era and becomes a condemned prisoner. His crime? Offending Wei Zhongxian's nephew. His execution is in three days. Anyone else would lie flat and await death, but Lin Wanrong says: I won't die. He makes poison gas from vinegar and saltpeter and escapes prison. He extracts penicillin from moldy oranges and saves his friend's younger sister. He uses statistics to expose the Donglin f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
