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- 1 My Brother-in-Law Is the Emperor, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 姐夫是皇帝，嚣张亿点怎么了？ My brother-in-law is the Ming emperor, my nephew is Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao, and my father-in-law is the most powerful noble in the Ming. That makes me the Ming’s foremost royal in-law... Zhang Heling. My titles are as follows: The Number One Warrior of Tianjin; Founder of Ming Science; A Fig Leaf for Ming Poetry; Pioneer of Global Shipping; Butcher Who Plunged the World into Chaos; A Duke Who Serves the People! Literary leader Li Mengyang cries out, “If the Ming were to lose Zhang Heling, lite —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Ode to the Swallow 燕颂 At fifteen, he was stabbed through the chest at his own investiture ceremony. The first blade was part of a scheme he had laid himself. The second belonged to the one who truly meant to kill him. His father favored his younger brother, his maternal relatives controlled the court, and the assassin had already entered the palace. So Yan Xingyun, eldest son of the Prince of Yan, volunteered to take up a post in western Liaoning. A thousand miles away, in that bitterly cold land, he could hone his b 226Reads7.0Score107Shelves
- 3 An Inkstone Merchant in the Late Qing Dynasty 清末砚商 A modern man finds himself transported into the late Qing Dynasty, in the body of a down-and-out descendant of Hu Xueyan. The aftermath of the Sino-French War still lingers, foreign merchants are circling like hungry tigers, and money shops are tightening the screws. Starting with a basket of angelica root, he keeps his word, expands trade routes, builds factories, and enters the world of officialdom. Using industrial civilization to crush backwardness, he becomes the most dashing national merch 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Declining Tang: Starting Out as a Bandit in Junzhou 残唐：从均州贼开始 After the streets were covered in golden armor and the bones of nobles littered the imperial road, a transmigrator arrived in Junzhou, in Hubei's Wudang Mountains, and became a lowly bandit. There, he set history on a new course with the flap of a butterfly's wings. Meet all the heroes under heaven and behold all the beauty of the realm! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Breaking the Formation at Manjianghong 阵破满江红 A rendezvous beneath a meteor shower, followed by a fall into a blood-red land. Two lonely souls from the modern world stir the fate of the apocalypse. He was a rising tycoon in the business world. After one night of heavy drinking, he opened his eyes to find himself in Hangzhou during the Northern Song dynasty, possessing the astonishing strength of a martial arts grandmaster in all but name. He had become Liu Tan, disciple of the famed general Zhou Tong. His fists and palms could crack stone a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Dashing Live-In Son-in-Law: From the Start, I Awaken the Empress 锦绣赘婿：开局点醒女帝 Chen Yan, a mathematical genius, transmigrated into the body of a merchant’s son-in-law and endured endless scorn. He wanted nothing more than to keep his head down, but a discussion of taxes and the people’s livelihood at a teahouse unexpectedly enlightened the Empress, who was traveling incognito and had reached an impasse in her thinking. One essay earned him a hundred taels of gold, but also drew the attention of undercurrents at court and the fear and suspicion of his wife’s family. Watch a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Martial Song Dynasty: I’ll Take That Dragon Throne for You 武道大宋这龙椅朕替你坐了 His soul transmigrated to the Song Dynasty, just as suspicions surrounding the candlelight and axe shadows cast a pall over the court. Buddhist and Daoist factions battled within, while the Liao Dynasty harbored ambitions beyond the borders. Everyone said the Great Song was weak, its civil officials too afraid to die and its military commanders tied hand and foot? Zhao Yan gave a cold snort. “From this day on, the Great Song will never again be called weak. I will defend this realm, and I will d 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 My Imperial Brother Has Little Time Left, So I’m Forced to Reveal My Hand! 皇兄命不久矣，我被迫摊牌了！ [Decisive and ruthless + play the pig to eat the tiger] [Reborn] [Transmigration] [No System] [Everyone’s favorite] [Feel-good read] [Comeback] [Political intrigue] Transmigrated into the Great Sheng dynasty as its most pampered, carefree prince, Lin Ziqian can do whatever he wants and cause the biggest disasters imaginable. His emperor brother always protects him completely. Just as Lin Ziqian thinks he can coast through life forever, his emperor brother suddenly presses the Imperial Jade Seal 10Reads—Score185Shelves
- 9 Snatching the Three Kingdoms: Guo Jia's Extraordinary Life 截胡三国，郭嘉的别样人生 Plan for the nine provinces, set your sights on the world. See how Guo Fengxiao wins China an empire where the sun never sets! Pacify the realm within and unite the land. Sweep away the barbarians beyond the borders and secure every direction. Sail across the stars and colonize new worlds. Enfeoff the princes to guard the realm forever. Thus, the sun never sets on the empire. From Guo Fengxiao to Emperor Taizu of Xia, from strategist to ruler of the world. This is not one man’s rise to power, bu 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 After My Wife Kicked Me Out, the Emperor and I Became Brothers 被老婆赶走后，我和皇帝成了兄弟 [Alternate history + transmigration to the Great Ming + wife regrets losing him + multiple heroines] After Liu Xuan unexpectedly transmigrated to the Great Ming, he became the live-in son-in-law of the Chen family in the capital. Just as he was planning to enjoy a life of being supported by his wife, she threw him out because he didn't get along with her childhood friend. At a loss about what to do, he met a tremendously powerful patron: The mighty General Zhu Shou! From then on, he rose to grea 81Reads—Score102Shelves
- 11 The Charming Steward: Perfume Shocks the Empress from the Start 风流家丁：开局香水惊动女帝 [Transmigrated into a servant, and from the start I’m being sold off to work in a mine?] Luckily, I’ve brought a head full of modern knowledge: making soap, brewing perfume, playing the financial markets, and working with explosives… I only wanted to live a life of idle luxury, but I’m forced into the struggle for imperial power. The eldest princess wants me as her blade, a cool and alluring businesswoman sees me as her private possession, a gifted beauty loves and hates me, an enemy nation’s sa 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Burning the Palace 焚阙 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + Live-in son-in-law + Revenge + Court Politics + Martial World + No System + Rise to Power + Multiple Heroines] [No formulaic plot. A frustrating start, subtle writing, and an extremely slow pace. If this isn’t for you, please move along. Give me a break!] A sordid political marriage that uses matrimony as cover for adultery drags Gu Yanqing, a modern young man, into the Great Liang dynasty, where he becomes the Zhang family’s lowly live-in son-in-law, treated like 1.7kReads8.2Score109Shelves
- 13 Reborn at the End of Qin, I Lay the Foundations of Han 我在秦末重生定汉基 On a snowy day, Xin Yu was delivering takeout when a car hit him and killed him. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow returned to the twenty-ninth year of Qin Shi Huang’s reign, reborn as an old beggar beside the reeds of Bolangsha. No System. No golden finger. Before he could even get his bearings, they were dragging him off to be beheaded. At the last moment, he drew on what little history he remembered and advised the First Emperor to bring several spare carriages. Sure enough, the i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Peerless Young Master 公子无双 After transmigrating, I only wanted to spend my life as a spoiled young master. Unfortunately, my abilities wouldn’t let me! A new emperor ascends the throne, and two hundred thousand Xiongnu troops march south, encamping outside the capital gates. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are in mortal danger! At this moment, Li Xu bursts onto the scene. Wielding a bright silver spear, wearing a bronze mask and a colorful battle robe, he rides alone beneath the Xiongnu wolf banner. From then on, the X 312Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 15 Saving the Song Dynasty: The Voyage Begins with an Emperor 扶宋：从航海皇帝开始 I woke up as the eight-year-old emperor of the Southern Song’s exiled court, Zhao Shi, Emperor Duanzong. Before me stretched a raging sea. Behind me came the Mongol cavalry, fierce as wolves and tigers. Wen Tianxiang had been captured, Lu Xiufu was going gray with worry, and Zhang Shijie stood alone against the odds. History said I would die of illness in six months, and the Southern Song would meet its end at Yashan. But now I’m here. Surrender? Drown? No! In my hands, I have the nautical c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Blood Curse Reincarnation: Peace Across the Land, Sharing a Bed with My Enemy 血咒轮回：与敌共枕山河安 She was left for dead on the road to a political marriage. When she awoke, she'd returned to seven days earlier! Yun Zhao, princess of Nan Jing, became a political pawn overnight and was sent far away to marry into the Northern Di. At the Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony, the Phoenix Blood Jade symbolizing their union suddenly blazed with bloody light. Her vision went black. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before the imperial decree had been issued! Her joy had barely faded when the nigh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 I Was Once a Son-in-Law of the Great Ming 我本大明一赘婿 Transmigrated into the body of a live-in son-in-law, and facing a threat to his life from the start? He only wants to save money, but ends up shaking down Zhu Di? Karma comes around, and an arrogant little girl wants to settle the score with him? He thought history couldn’t be changed, but who knew the Prince of Yan would raise an army and say he couldn’t do it without him? “There’s never been a case of a prince successfully rebelling against a unified dynasty. Can I really pull it off?” “Your H 1.4kReads8.2Score105Shelves
- 18 Conquering Song and Jin, Reclaiming the Han and Tang Homelands 吞宋灭金复汉唐故土 [Jingkang era, establish an independent state in Yizhou, decisive and ruthless, vie for supremacy] (The rating is low because readers criticized the state's name. It'll be changed when he takes the throne.) The humiliation of Jingkang! Zhao Gou abandons the city and flees south! Li Yun, a transmigrator, cries out in anger: "The Song may fall, but the realm must not!" To save a million commoners, he launches a thousand-mile raid and kills Du Chong in battle, but ends up completely estranged from 710Reads6.0Score102Shelves
- 19 Claiming the Throne at Liangshan: The Late Eastern Han Dynasty 梁山问鼎：东汉末年 A military-and-farming tale: One hundred and eight heroes transmigrate to the Eastern Han dynasty, landing on a Water Margin mountain with no water. The Yellow Turban Rebellion has just begun. Cao Cao is still only a 29-year-old Cavalry Commandant, and Dong Zhuo is still in Liangzhou, not yet having entered Luoyang. These heroes have arrived forty years early. Before the other contenders have even come of age, they intend to claim the empire. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Dark Ming: The Commoner's Great Scholar 邪明：布衣大先生 [Ensemble cast | No System | Not an absurdist story | Asymmetric contest | Intelligence and human nature | A stage for the art of overthrowing dragons] Qin Liu, a playwright who has spent seven years with a theater troupe, is out gathering material when he grumbles to a companion that Zhang Juzheng squeezed the people too hard, leaving the Ming dynasty no room for error. He wakes up to find himself in a Ming dynasty where Zhang Juzheng never existed. Everything is the same, except that this one 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law? The Empress Names Me the Nation's Greatest Scholar 废柴姑爷？女帝封我国士无双 (Multiple heroines + historical power struggles + conquest + farming + live-in son-in-law) My wife treated me with contempt on our very wedding day, and everyone mocked me as a useless, spineless live-in son-in-law! A champion archer transmigrates into this world and becomes the Chen family's live-in son-in-law overnight. His wife in name is Chen Ruoyao, a female war goddess whose name strikes fear into the Japanese pirates. On the very day he transmigrates, Japanese pirates massacre a village. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Mending Corpses to Save the World: Surviving the Wasteland by Dissecting Gods 缝尸救世：在废土靠解剖神明续命 As the countdown to my execution by lethal injection hit zero, I became the only person in the apocalypse who could profane the gods. Lin Jin, a forensic pathologist with hypermasculinity syndrome, was bound to the “Seeds of Civilization System” before his death and dumped into a wasteland 200 years after a nuclear blast. At his feet lies a thousand-meter corpse glowing blue. Two blood-red countdowns hover before his eyes: [Genetic collapse: 72 hours] [World collapse: 30 days] The System's icy p 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Conquering the Underworld: From Crime Lord to Emperor 枭雄霸业：从黑道至尊到九五之尊 Time period: A young man from the modern era transmigrates into the parallel-world Great Chu Dynasty, reminiscent of China's Song and Ming eras. Imperial power is waning, powerful clans are carving up the realm, and underworld forces are stirring beneath the surface. Setting: The story begins in the area around Wangjiang Tower in Jiangnan, a region crisscrossed by waterways and thriving with trade, where rival gangs have deep roots. The story will later expand to the capital and other prefectur 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Great Emperor Reborn: Two Thousand Years Across China 大帝重生，历经华夏两千年 The Emperor’s Soul Returns to China After Two Thousand Years (Protagonist’s new name: Situ Qingwan) A thousand years of immortal cultivation proved her path to becoming an emperor; in a single day, her soul returned in a woman’s body. Old dreams of Blue Star condensed into true energy; across China’s long journey, she witnessed the dust of the mortal world. Her life would not end with the passing of time; her profound achievements secretly aligned with the source of the Dao. After two cycles of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 My Father Is Fang La, and I’ll Break the Deadlock by Wiping Out Liangshan 家父方腊，我从团灭梁山开始破局 Others transmigrate and wake up holding power over the world, with beauties in their arms. I transmigrated as Fang Tianding, Crown Prince of Fang La, just as Liangshan's forces were about to capture him and hack him to pieces. Fang La: The Liangshan bandits are bearing down on us. Our Great Ming is in danger! Fang Tianding: Father, don't panic. Leave it to me. Step one: Retreat. Step two: Dig a pit. Step three: Wait for Song Jiang to jump in himself. Song Jiang jumped in. Dong Ping, Lu Junyi, Qi 3.8kReads7.4Score418Shelves
- 26 Tales of the Han Dynasty: From the Chu-Han Contention to the Dawn of the Three Kingdoms 汉朝事儿：从楚汉争霸到三国序幕 Written in an accessible, humorous style, “Tales of the Han Dynasty: From the Chu-Han Contention to the Prelude to the Three Kingdoms” weaves together more than four centuries of turbulent history across the Western and Eastern Han dynasties. It begins with Liu Bang, a low-ranking official from Sishui, amid the taverns and tavern brawls, recounting his rise from humble beginnings as he rallied an uprising after slaying a serpent, fought Xiang Yu, and established his rule over the realm. It then 566Reads6.6Score106Shelves
- 27 The Poor Scholar's Poet Laureate 寒门诗尊 “A beggar thinks he can enter Fan Tower? This poetry gathering is no place for a filthy wretch like you!” When a modern literary youth transmigrates to ancient times, his eyes have barely opened before a scion of a noble family pins him against Fan Tower’s blue-brick floor. With his mouth full of mud, he hears those humiliating words... And a literary storm that will overturn the entire dynasty erupts! He casually tosses out a fragment, leaving the Grand Tutor so shocked that he drops and shatte 222Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Transmigrating to the Northern and Southern Dynasties: My Biological Father Is Chen Houzhu 穿越南北朝：我的亲爹陈后主 Sometimes the history in official records really does read like unofficial history: an absolute mess. One day that made it into the official records nearly saw two emperors die. With no golden finger, a journey from the present to the past, the chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Jian as his rival, the Imperial Seal of Succession in his hands, and the fate of a ruler whose dynasty has fallen, the protagonist Chen Yin relies on knowledge from his past life to face an even tougher c 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 He Came from the Xuanwu Gate 他从玄武门走来 Hardcore historical fiction + no System + Li Longji Following his grandfather's example, he began at Xuanwu Gate, killing Empress Wei, his aunt, his brothers... He forged his way through bloodshed and hardship to create the Kaiyuan era of prosperity. Yao Chong and Song Jing governed the empire for him. Li Bai and Du Fu wrote poems for him. Yang Yuhuan danced for him... until An Lushan's cavalry broke through Tong Pass, and the dazzling age finally went dark. He defeated everyone else, only to 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 I Am Emperor Throughout the Dynasties 我在历朝当帝王 The first-ever “emperor experience” historical novel on the internet, with a story that sticks to the historical record 95% of the time An immersive first-person experience. No golden finger, no god’s-eye view, no overpowered protagonist. The protagonist is not all-knowing or all-capable. The ancients were simply people of their time, not fools. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you’re looking for cheat-powered comebacks, brainless thrills, or items from the future, you can leave now. No 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 My Trusted Ministers Are Shattering My Empire 朕的肱骨要碎朕的江山 Lu Chenglan, a transmigrator from the 21st century, was rescued by the empress as a child. He grew up by her side, and the two became childhood sweethearts. With knowledge and strategic insight far beyond his time, he helped her ascend the throne step by step. For three years, he enjoyed the empress’s deep trust and held unmatched power over the court. Yet no one could have imagined that this trusted pillar of the empire would raise an army in rebellion. “Lu Chenglan, are you truly... going to r 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Three Kingdoms: Sima Beauty’s Guide to Earning a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 三国：司马美人的配享太庙攻略 [Not a strong female lead + Three Kingdoms romance + older woman/younger man + romance pairing + both leads are devoted to each other + transmigrate + no System + light ensemble cast] She transmigrates into the Three Kingdoms era and lands right at the scene of Cao Mao and the beauty of the Sima family’s crime. Her research subject in her previous life was Cao Mao, from the Later Three Kingdoms period. Now the real deal is right here in front of her. This is a firsthand source, isn’t it? When sh 1.3kReads—Score148Shelves
- 33 A Common Man in the Great Ming 大明匹夫 An indecisive, self-important emperor? Courtiers with their own agendas, hell-bent on bringing about their own ruin; Common folk starving and suffering in dire straits! Are they bandits or rebels? Heroes or do-gooders? He flew into a rage for the sake of a beauty, only to find it no match for fame and fortune. The country fell and the ruler died, leaving the great principles of history buried. He struck back only to give the weary Han people a place to rest. His love for family and country was a 2Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 34 Transmigrating to a Strange World: Rising to Power by Subduing Bandits 穿越陌生世界从收服山贼开始崛起 Zhang Yang, an overworked office drone, spent ten years in sales. He had a car, a house, and a stable life. Then, while hiking Mount Tai to clear his head, he missed a step and transmigrated straight into a parallel ancient world. There are no history books or famous generals he knows, so there’s no way to steal a head start from the greats. His only golden finger is a “Persuasion System.” It sounds powerful, but all it does is boost his odds of success, and he has to grind his way up from 10%. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Unifying the Six Kingdoms in One Lifetime: A Master Plan for the World 一世统六国：计定天下 Modern-day PhD Liu Jiang dies in an accidental lab explosion and wakes up in the body of Ying Qu Liang, Duke Xiao of Qin! Qin is weak, and its reforms have yet to begin. He recruits Shang Yang and Sun Bin as his right-hand men, uses a lunar eclipse to establish his authority, smelts refined steel, builds counterweighted catapults, and forms a new army that communicates with signal flags. He first repels the raids by the Yiqu, then ambushes Pang Juan’s vanguard, captures the three cities of Shaol 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Rascal Consort Is a Little Wicked, and Both Princesses Vie for His Love 流氓驸马有点坏，两位公主争着爱 The short drama The Spoiled Consort Is a Little Wicked, and the Princesses Are Fighting to Love Him is now available. My new book, This Imperial Consort Is Dangerously Wicked, and the Empress Can't Handle Him, is now out. I hope all my fellow cultivators will show it plenty of support! [Transmigration] [Alternate History] [Royal Consort] [No System] [Face-Slapping] [Multiple Heroines] Yang Yi transmigrated into the body of the only grandson of the Duke Who Guards the State of Great Wei. He was t 13.7kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
- 37 Great Qin: From the Start, I Teach Shang Yang to Reform, and Duke Xiao Loses His Mind 大秦：开局教商鞅变法，孝公麻了 (The rating just opened, so it will rise later) Shang Yang plans to enforce the harsh law of collective punishment. The old clans muster five thousand private troops and force Duke Xiao of Qin to execute his chancellor and apologize! Qin is weak, the states east of the passes mock it as a land of “barbarians,” and the old clans at home keep sucking it dry. Ying Qu Liang seeks to preserve the state through the way of benevolent rule, while Shang Yang is ready to risk his life and fortune to becom 3.3kReads6.1Score165Shelves
- 38 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 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 At the End of the Dynasty, I Built an Age of Prosperity from Humble Beginnings 王朝末年，我以寒门开盛世 [Poor protagonist] [No System] [Ordinary-person perspective] [Mastermind] [Clever protagonist] [Warrior goddess] [Foreign tribes] [Technological development] [Industrial Revolution] In the dynasty’s final years, land is swallowed up by the powerful. Court sessions continue, officials fill the steps before the throne, and reports are presented with due ceremony. Yet once an imperial edict leaves Zichen Hall, it is as if a clay ox has sunk into the sea. The figures in the tax ledgers grow ever lar 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Song Dynasty Scholar 宋士 In the final years of the Northern Song, the imperial court was corrupt, and the Jin invaded from the north. Across the realm, bones lay in heaps and corpses piled like mountains. There were scholars in flowing robes and sashes, basking in their own success after being named at the Donghua Gate; patriots seething with fury and passion, with no way to serve their country; fallen talents who had left only faint traces of their names in the pleasure quarters, drinking lightly, singing softly, and l 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 41 Ashes of the Mountains and Rivers: The Wandering Doctor's Era of Time and Ruin 山河烬：游医时墟纪 A modern man's southward flight to Yongjia, and a forgotten spark of civilization An archaeological accident sends Liu Yun, an archaeologist from the modern era, tumbling into the fading glory of the Western Jin dynasty's Taikang era. The bloody coup by Jia Nanfeng's faction has just ended, and the wine left over from the banquets at Jingu Garden has yet to cool. He thinks he's looking at a vivid “historical specimen,” until the War of the Eight Princes crushes Taikang's fading splendor beneath 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 42 The Winds Rise Over Yanhua 风起炎华 In the 566th year after the Great Yong unified the Yan Hua Continent, the empire’s power declined. Five families divided Great Yong among themselves and founded five kingdoms, each with its own emperor. Once again, unifying the continent became the dream of every ruler with ambition. More than eighty years later, fourteen-year-old Zhao Yu, the third prince of Song in the northwest of the continent, was unexpectedly named crown prince. This is the story of how he grows from a crown prince into a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 The Rise and Fall of Great Qin: From Horse Keeper to First Emperor 大秦风云录：从养马人到始皇帝 From a horse-raising tribe on the western frontier to the unified Qin Empire; from Shang Yang’s hardline reforms to the First Emperor’s grand ambitions; from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang’s uprising to the final outcome of the Chu-Han Contention: this book uses an accessible, humorous style to recreate the dramatic rise and fall of the Qin dynasty. 1.2kReads6.9Score—Shelves
- 45 Ranking the Downfall of History's Ten Greatest Empires 盘点：历史十大帝国的覆灭 Wang Lu accidentally stumbled upon a video-editing website, only to discover that videos he uploaded could be shown to emperors from different eras. When Yang Guang learned that he had been killed by the trusted guards he relied on most! When Li Longji learned that the Kaiyuan Golden Age he had built had been ruined by his complacency and twenty years of debauchery! When Wang Mang learned that the utopia he had pursued was poison to others! When Chongzhen discovered that it had all been fate 84Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 46 Reborn in the Eastern Jin: I Grew Up with Xie Daoyun 重生东晋之我与谢道韫青梅竹马 [Realistic] [Farming] [Historical Accuracy] [Aristocratic Clans] [Harem] [Military] He transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty as Liu Heng, the son of the famous scholar Liu Tan and Princess Luling, and the nephew of Huan Wen and Xie An. He and Xie Daoyun have been childhood friends since they were young. As the Liu family declines and the Langya Wang and Chen Commandery Xie clans form an alliance, they force Liu Heng to break off his engagement to Xie Daoyun. Oppressed by aristocratic clans, h 1.7kReads—Score231Shelves
- 47 The Great Qing, 296 大清296 This book uses the novel format to depict the 296-year history of the Great Qing. If you find it insufficiently rigorous, just read it as a novel! If you think it's worth reading, please support this struggling author and help me keep writing. 5.1kReads7.8Score118Shelves
- 48 The Chambermaid's Attendant 通房家丁 “With the mistress’s approval, Xiao Qiushan has been promoted to bedchamber servant.” “Good. I’m almost at the top.” Master of the household > Principal wife > Chief steward / Outer-courtyard manager > Bedchamber servant > Ordinary registered servant > Menial laborers and maids 7.1kReads6.5Score760Shelves
- 49 Forging an Imperial Legacy 铸帝业 (Alternate history + resistance against northern invaders and destruction of the Japanese + political intrigue and warfare + passionate struggle for supremacy + unification) Glorious China, its imperial ambitions confined to a corner! Barbarian invaders sweep south, and the heartland falls! At this moment, with the empire's very survival at stake, who can single-handedly hold up the heavens? A man of great ambition should feast on barbarian flesh and drink the blood of the Xiongnu with a laugh. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
