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- 1 Late Ming: Reborn as a Traitorous General's Son, I Help the Ming Destroy All Nations 明末：重生叛将之子，辅明灭诸国 This is absolutely not a wish-fulfillment novel. Its tone is dark and oppressive, so readers who enjoy wish-fulfillment stories should steer clear. I am a Ming spy. As Li Yongfang’s eldest son, I lived in Later Jin with my heart set on the Ming. After eighteen years undercover, I rose to become the leading civil official in the enemy camp, only to be tortured to death by slow slicing on Huang Taiji’s orders. I should have lived to seventy-three, but my life was cut short by thirty-seven years. T 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Waters Speak 水脉有声 In the seventh year of Yonghe, the Qinglong Ferry dike burst. It wasn't a natural disaster. It was a man-made one. To preserve its fragile foothold, the southern court deliberately cut off the Grand Canal route north of the river, leaving a million refugees to drown in the floodwaters. A vital artery of the dynasty was stained with blood and cursed forever. Eighty years later, refugees in red gathered in the north. Yang Da crawled out of a mound of corpses, raided government granaries, rallied —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Late Ming: Rising from the Rebel Camp to Rebuild Huaxia 明末：闯营逆袭再造华夏 Li Yanxiao opens his eyes to find himself reborn as Li Laiheng, the grandnephew of Li Zicheng, emperor of the Great Shun. The emperor has just “disappeared” at Jiugong Mountain. The good news: his 200,000-strong army is still intact. The bad news: the Qing army has already entered the passes, the Southern Ming sees him as an enemy, and factions abound within his ranks. His cause is on the verge of collapse. Taking in the unfamiliar memories in his mind and the chaos before him, Li Yanxiao slams 44Reads—Score314d adds
- 4 Great Ming: I Sent You to Conquer the North, So Why Did You Become Emperor? 大明：让你征漠北，你称帝了？ My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Late Ming: My Red Alert Base Is Invincible 明末：我的红警基地无敌了 In the final years of the Chongzhen reign, disasters ravaged the land, rebel bands ran rampant, and the Manchu cavalry beyond the passes watched hungrily. China was battered by turmoil, and the empire stood on the brink of collapse. Transported into this chaotic era, Lin Feng unexpectedly awakened an Invincible Red Alert Base System! From the start, he built barracks, recruited mobilized infantry, and forged a steel tide! Mines produced resources without end, tank factories churned out armored 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds
- 6 Yuan and Song 元宋 At the Battle of Yashan, Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Southern Song, is carried into the sea on the back of Chancellor Lu Xiufu. But at that moment, the gears of history turn toward an unknown future. Will the Southern Song meet the same end as in history, or will it break free and be reborn? No one can know. Only Zhao Bing knows in his heart that the Great Song must not fall in his generation. 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Last Line of the Great Ming: A Record of Australia's Rise 大明遗脉：澳洲龙兴录 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen era, the upheaval of 1644 brings China to its knees. Qing troops sweep across the Central Plains, and the order to shave their heads and change their clothing is issued. Countless loyal subjects of the fallen Ming, unwilling to submit to foreign rule, set sail for the South Seas in battered ships, carrying Chinese classics, farming and weaving skills, and an unyielding spirit. They brave the waves and finally reach a southern continent the Westerners call 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fierce Song Dynasty: I, Zhao Gou, Refuse to Be a Foolish Emperor! 悍宋：朕，赵构，不做昏君！ He transmigrates as Zhao Gou, just as Yue Fei is about to be recalled by an order bearing twelve golden plaques. I strike down Qin Hui first and purge the court! Yue Fei: “Your Majesty, this...” Zhao Gou: “Don't worry, my dear minister. Lead the northern campaign! I'll give you money and provisions. I will not hold you back!” Destroy the Jin, pacify Mongolia, conquer the Western Regions! As the Song cavalry rides across the world, Zhao Gou stands before a globe and declares, “Wherever the sun an 187Reads6.9Score13814d adds
- 9 Lan Yu of the Ming Dynasty: I Crown Myself King at Lake Buir 大明蓝玉，在捕鱼儿海自立为王 In the twenty-first year of the Hongwu era, Lan Yu annihilated the Northern Yuan at Lake Buir, earning an unprecedented triumph. But his achievements outshone the emperor, and his fate was sealed: skinned alive and stuffed with straw. On the eve of his awakening, he looked at his 150,000 battle-hardened troops and made a mad decision: intercept the imperial decree, kill the imperial envoy, and take control of the lands north of the desert. Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage. Zhu Di marched north. Th 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 New China: North America, 1643 新华：北美1643 In 1643, three Chinese forces that should never have met arrive in North America at the same time: a modern Marine battalion, complete with two amphibious assault ships, transmigrates intact; a battalion from a Nationalist Army German-trained division arrives with all its equipment; and a detachment from Zheng He's fleet reaches land safely with five treasure ships. On this unfamiliar land, Spanish colonizers are massacring the Indigenous people. Soldiers from three different eras join forces to 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 The Wanli Inferno 万历燎原 A transmigrator’s cruelest revenge isn’t changing dynasties. It’s giving civilization a flintlock. He would forge steel into the very bones of the Great Ming, but first he burned through his own conscience. This industrial revolution in the Wanli era used craftsmen’s blood for lubricant and scholar-officials’ bones for gears. A top modern university graduate transmigrated into the late Ming, becoming Zhang Juzheng’s second son. But he arrived just as Zhang Juzheng’s reforms had failed and the re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A City of Iron and Bone: Yan Yingyuan and the Eighty-One Days of Jiangyin 铁骨孤城：阎应元与江阴八十一日 Iron-Boned Fortress: Yan Yingyuan and the Eighty-One Days of Jiangyin 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Chongzhen Emperor Returns to Claim the Realm 崇祯再临，定鼎天下 [Transmigration] [Memories of the future] [Ming Dynasty] [Passionate] In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the emperor died. Prince Zhu Youjian entered the palace and ascended the throne. That year, the Great Ming was teetering on the brink of collapse. The Donglin faction fought for power, the eunuch faction amassed wealth, flames of war raged across Liaodong, and refugees swarmed across Shaanxi. Seventeen years later. Li Zicheng captured Beijing. Chongzhen hanged himself at Coal Hill. 80Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 16 Transmigrate as Chongzhen and Rebuild the Great Ming 穿越崇祯再造大明 At 80 years old, Zhu Qiming transmigrates into Zhu Youjian. Armed with modern knowledge and well-versed in Chinese classics, he fights magic with magic. The ministers fear nothing more than debating the classics with the emperor. When the emperor issues an edict blaming himself, the ministers are all terrified! A Ming Dynasty Renaissance, with steam engines born from bellows? A heart of compassion, with the methods of a devil? This is an age of saving the Ming Dynasty through intellect, military 643Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 With the Power of One Cannon, I Became the Sun of the Late Ming 以一炮之力，成了明末的太阳 (Alternate history. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) (Late Ming, conquest, emperor, status panel) The novel’s rating has only just appeared, so it’s low at first. It’ll gradually rise later. In a parallel late-Ming era, rebuild the Han dynasty for the third time! After transmigrating into a shantytown, he takes two lashes and is left to recover. He has no land or registration, and the authorities have already begun clearing out some of the shantytown residents. H 1.2kReads6.7Score12314d adds
- 18 Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: The Struggles of a Night Patrolman 穿越大明：夜不收的奋斗 Liu Ji died while carrying out an undercover mission. When he awoke, he had transmigrated to the first year of the Tianqi reign (1621). He had become a night scout in the Liaodong border army. Amid wind and snow, Liu Ji once again escaped death. He and four companions fought back and prevailed, and the five decided to become sworn brothers. United in heart, brothers can break gold. Gold, as in Later Jin. The people of Liao guard Liao land; the Han die on Han soil! Not for the Zhu family, not for 34.9kReads8.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 19 Demons, You’ve Reached the Kill Threshold! 妖魔，你已经到了斩杀线！ [Great Ming] + [Demon-Slaying] + [Political Intrigue] + [Jianghu] + [Clever Characters] + [Historically Researched] Doctor Lu Zhengxing transmigrates to the first year of the Chongzhen reign, where he becomes a low-ranking constable in a remote border county. The good news: he has a book called The Arcane Arts of Demon-Slaying, which lets him grow stronger with every demon he kills. The bad news: his pure-yang constitution is a powerful tonic that demons and evil spirits are fighting tooth and n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Blade-Wielding Empire at the End of the Ming Dynasty 我的明末刀客霸业 A single iron hammer tolls the death knell of the late Ming; a band of swordsmen unleashes a storm upon a world in chaos. Li Wuyue, a blacksmith whose soul comes from the modern age, opens his eyes as a penniless young man in Qishan County at the end of the Ming dynasty. In his previous life, he forged blades; in this one, he will forge his own destiny! He only wants to rely on his blacksmithing skills to survive the chaos, but after being framed by local gentry, he is driven to the brink. If th 25Reads—Score214d adds
- 22 Zhang Xianzhong Sacks the City from the Start, So I Defend Taihu Lake 开局遇张献忠屠城，我守太湖 In the spring of the eighth year of Chongzhen’s reign, thirteen bands of rebels join forces and march south. Zhang Xianzhong’s army of one hundred thousand troops lays siege to Taihu. Fang Che, a scholar who transmigrated here, stands atop the crumbling rammed-earth city wall. The granary is empty except for mice, and the arsenal holds nothing but rusted iron. The county magistrate only wants to die for his principles and leave a name behind, while the local gentry secretly abandon the city to p 27Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Late Ming! I Raise a Rebellion in the Mountains of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hubei 明末！我在湘赣鄂山区造反 [Entirely human-written + completely original + rebellion at the end of the Ming dynasty + farming + not mindless wish fulfillment + logical + advancing the tech tree + slaughtering Ming-era gentry and powerful families + colonizing the globe + satire of the present day] Yan Yu transmigrates unexpectedly to Ningzhou at the end of the Ming dynasty, carrying nothing but a lighter. Facing a time when people eat one another, see how Yan Yu uses common knowledge from the future and little tricks for 674Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 24 Chongzhen Is Reborn, and I've Become Li Zicheng? 崇祯重生，朕成了李自成？ [No System] [Wits and Courage] [Not Mindless] [Revenge] [Villains with Brains] [Restore the Ming, Defeat the Qing] I am the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian! I hanged myself at Coal Hill, all hope lost. When I opened my eyes again, I had become Li Zicheng?! The throne is the same, but the realm is no longer the one I knew. In my previous life, I worked tirelessly day and night, yet ended up betrayed by everyone, with my country destroyed and my family dead. In this life, my soul inhabits a rebel. 25Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 Late Ming: From Hunting to Conquering the World 明末：从打猎开始逐鹿天下 In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, Shaanxi suffered a drought, and the sky was red as blood. Chen Hu, who could take down a wild boar in the mountains and bandits in the lowlands, was still congratulating himself. But Chen Yong, who had just awakened, let out a despairing cry. "Chongzhen... A Shaanxi accent... Born a farmer... This is a truly disastrous start!" Transmigration | Late Ming Dynasty | Farming | Struggle for Supremacy | Rebellion | Realism | Hunting 541Reads—Score13614d adds
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 Heaven's Mandate Is Mine, Long Live the Ming! 天命在朕，唯日与明！ Zhu Jiansui transmigrated to Jiangning Prefecture in 1777, and decided to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming. Can he win? He will! Because Pinduoduo is here! This book is also known as: Qianlong, take a good look! I've already taken the Pass! The Qing are way too good at ceding territory and paying reparations! The Japanese are being massacred. What does that have to do with our Ming? Go ask the Qing~ What? The Ming's Supreme Lord Lao's Whip is the Qing's branch whip? Oh no! The Rising 2Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 The Vastness of the End Times 末明其渺 The late Ming era was rife with natural disasters, man-made calamities, schemes, and madness. To survive, you have to fully adapt to the times. The three-hundred-year-old Ming dynasty is teetering on the brink. See how Ye Ning stirs up the winds of change in this chaotic age. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 The Chongzhen Emperor: Building a New Ming Dynasty with Money 崇祯大帝：用钱砸出一个新大明 A 21st-century office worker wakes up to find himself Chongzhen, beset by crises within and without. The Jurchen beyond the passes burn, pillage, and ravage the land. Rebel armies storm cities and seize territory. The army is weak and starving, natural disasters never let up, and the people have been driven from their homes. Corrupt leeches infest the court, both inside and out. The state treasury is so empty it could starve a mouse, and the imperial coffers contain only one thousand taels of si 1.8kReads6.6Score13614d adds
- 36 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
- 37 Hearts of Iron: The Crimson Empire 钢铁雄心：赤焰帝国 [No System + Australia from the Start + Chinese Empire + Imperial Rivalry + Partly Alternate History] Steel behemoths cleave through the waves, while squadrons of aircraft blot out the sky. From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Southern Cross flag is unstoppable. When my carrier fleet sails into the mouth of the Thames, there is only one headline left on the front pages of newspapers around the world: The empire on which the sun never sets? No, now it is the age of the Empire of Eternal Day! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 The Tale of a Sword 一柄剑的故事 Yin Lian takes the only sword his father left behind and tries to sell it for some money. Unfortunately, it is so rusty and looks so much like a modern replica that no antique shop is willing to buy it. After a car accident, the sword soaks up blood, and its rusty exterior transforms into its original appearance. The sword cuts through time and space. On the other side, the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644 has just taken place, and the Qing army is sweeping across the land. To stop them, Yin Lia 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Woman in Chongzhen's Reign: I Survived Long Enough to Become an Old Monster! 女穿崇祯：苟到活成老妖精！ I got hit with a bottle while breaking up a bar fight. When I opened my eyes, I'd become Chongzhen, just as he was about to hang himself. What the hell did I do to deserve this?! A System suddenly popped into my head: “Hang on and hold on to the south of the Yangtze. Every year you survive adds five years to your life!” Lin Lan kicked over the imperial throne. “Hang on? I'll hang on until the Qing army is begging for mercy!” The moment she arrived in Nanjing, she melted down her dowry gold bangl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Just Venting: My Cursed Roommate Became Chongzhen 吐槽一下：我的冤种舍友穿成崇祯 Li A Jie, a modern-day corporate drone, wakes up to find that he's landed in the disastrous final years of the Ming Dynasty, as the foolish son of a landlord, a spoiled brat from a small salt merchant family in Jiangnan. Even more absurdly, his useless roommate, who used to call him “Brother Jie, carry me to victory!” every day in their dorm, has become the Chongzhen Emperor, with a noose around his neck and a death countdown ticking away! With flames of war on all sides and the court rotten to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I, the Hongguang Emperor: From the Start, I Confiscate the Donglin Faction’s Estates 我，弘光帝，开局抄家东林党 [Late Ming, Southern Ming, Hongguang Emperor, Political Intrigue and Power Struggles, Decisive and Ruthless, Resistance Against the Qing, No System, Courtroom Maneuvering] Transmigrated into the body of the Hongguang Emperor, who has only seven months to live, Zhu Yousong must defy fate and change his destiny from the start. With dirt on every official at court, I first force Ma Shiying to “voluntarily” donate a hundred thousand taels, then expose the mask of Qian Qianyi, leader of the Donglin f 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 From Knight to Great Ming 从骑士到大明 Liang Yewen transmigrates. Not to ancient China, but to sixteenth-century Spain. He saves a princess from her pursuers, helps her put down a rebellion, then sails across the ocean with her fleet and returns to the Ming. He thinks the story ends there. He’ll serve as a young prince’s tutor, teach him a few things, and live out his days in peace. Until one day, he realizes he was wrong. The nomads in the north have suddenly learned to fire volleys of muskets. The Japanese pirates in the east a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Grand Protector of Anxi 安西大都护 In 2024, beside a collapsed ancient tomb on Mount Zhongnan, an archaeological team unearthed an iron certificate mottled with rust. They brushed away the dust, revealing several lines of fierce inscription that pierced through a thousand years: “Li Yan, loyal and valiant general of the Great Tang and Pillar of State, was originally a son of Huaxia. My soul crossed a hundred years, while my body guarded Anxi. The spirit of the Zhenguan era had not yet faded, and the beacon fires of Tianbao were a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen: I’m Back, and This Is No Joke! 崇祯十七年：朕回来不是搞笑的！ After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, he finds bandits rising on all sides, the Tartars eyeing the border passes, corrupt officials running rampant at court, and the Ming dynasty teetering in the storm. He wakes to find that Zhu Youjian has turned the tide of despair. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly as a diligent ruler, only to see his country fall and himself die. This time, he has finally let go of that burden and refuses to repeat the same tragic path! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Chongzhen, Don’t Hang Yourself Yet. I’m Coming from the South Seas 崇祯先别上吊，朕从南洋打过来了 [Great Ming]+ [Feel-good story]+ [Nanyang]+ [Emperor]+ [Infrastructure]+ [Multiple female leads] A California wildfire sent Zhu Shengfeng, a Chinese student studying abroad, to Luzon in Nanyang in 1639, at the end of the Ming dynasty. He thought he was a nobody, only to discover that he was actually a descendant of Zhu Yunwen. But the Western powers surrounding him were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, and a second massacre of Chinese people in Luzon was imminent. Looking north toward his home 7.8kReads7.5Score80714d adds
- 46 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
- 47 The Defiant Son of the Ming Dynasty 大明反骨仔 A modern college student transmigrates into five-year-old Chongzhen and turns the tables from the start! The Eastern Palace's side hall is packed with a bunch of crazies, who somehow turn the Ming court into the ultimate gang stronghold. The Carpenter Emperor, brainwashed by comics, gives up milk and woodworking, picks up a blade, and takes charge. He no longer loves carpentry, only bloodshed, and sets his sights on ruling the underworld; Wei Zhongxian, the all-powerful eunuch who once dominated —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Transmigrator’s Struggle in Hami Guard at the End of the Ming Dynasty 穿越明末哈密卫奋斗史 In his previous life, he started from nothing and built a team of several hundred people, carving out a path to success in the business world. In this life, armed with knowledge and methods centuries ahead of his time, is he really going to die in misery in this godforsaken, ramshackle military fortress? “Let’s start with a modest goal…” “Take Hami City.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Reborn as Prince Longwu, I’ll Save the Ming Dynasty from Ruin 重生隆武皇子，挽天再造大明 The Ming dynasty: the last realm under heaven ruled by the Han Chinese. For all its countless failings, it was still far better than letting barbarian invaders rule the Central Plains! Reborn, Ling Yun transmigrates as Zhu Linze, the illegitimate son of the Longwu Emperor. The Xianxia Pass has fallen open, Zheng Zhilong is secretly conspiring with the Qing court, and the Longwu dynasty is on the brink of collapse. He lies low in southern Fujian, meets Zheng Chenggong and becomes his sworn broth 64Reads—Score—14d adds
