Novels like Great Ming: Zhu Biao Turns Evil, and the Jingnan Campaign Is No More
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- 151 General Zuo Menggeng, the Pacifier of the Rebels: I'm Really a Good Person! 平贼将军左梦庚，我真的是好人啊 [Late Ming + transmigration + no System + feel-good power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + loyalty + reviving the Han] After transmigrating into the body of Zuo Menggeng, a pacification general of the Southern Ming, he starts off defeated at Tongling and retreating to Jiujiang in 1645. Zuo Menggeng was born in 1624, the fourth year of the Tianqi reign. His father was Zuo Liangyu, a pacification general of the Ming dynasty. When I was a general, I was the sun in the sky, and our slogan was “Loyalt 4.4kReads8.8Score31714d adds
- 152 A Ming Dynasty Soldier Rises to Power 明末小兵崛起 “What? Liu Boyuan has taken another Tartar head!” Li Yao, the Thousand-Man Commander of Weiwu Fort, exclaimed in astonishment. Chen Qiyu, the Governor of Yansui: “Thousand-Man Commander Liu, I hope you’ll lend us your full support in this campaign against the rebels!” The Qing army has entered the pass. “Quick, summon the Duke Who Guards the Nation to the capital to defend the emperor!” Chongzhen cried from his throne. 11.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 153 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.6kReads—Score12414d adds
- 154 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 33.9kReads9.6Score58814d adds
- 155 I Am a Tyrant in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明当暴君 You think I don't know you're secretly colluding with the Manchus? You think I don't know you've been hiding your commercial taxes? The southeast is lost in drunken revelry, while Shaanxi lies barren for a thousand miles, strewn with starving corpses! The court's ministers care nothing for the people's lives or the fate of the realm. They suck the lifeblood from the Ming and carve the flesh from the people! Even an ordinary man's fury can drench the ground in blood. Do you know what happens when 4kReads8.9Score24314d adds
- 156 Zhu Youjian: Taking Taizu to Crush the Jingnan Rebellion, No Big Deal, Right? 朱由检：带太祖去靖难，没逝吧？ [Sixteen Eras of the Great Ming]+ [A Loving Father and Filial Son]+ [The Great Ming at Its Peak]+ [Dynasties Across the Heavens]+ [The protagonist faces no hardships, only smooth sailing] After transmigrating into the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian gains the ability to travel through sixteen eras of the Great Ming. With the rebel forces already entering the capital, things are disastrous from the start. Zhu Youjian steels himself and heads to the “Hongwu Era” to persuade his ancestor, Zhu Yuanzh 689Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 157 Zhu Cilang: I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince of a Fallen Dynasty! 朱慈烺：我不做亡国太子！ Lighthearted + political intrigue + war + passionate action + no System + no brainless decisions! See how he manipulates the levers of power and wins people’s hearts, outwits civil officials and military officers, and crushes every rival faction! See how he develops the economy and technology, trains his troops into a powerful army, conquers the world, and builds a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets! If they go to war, then their nations will be destroyed and their people wiped out! 4.6kReads8.7Score34414d adds
- 158 The Art of Imperial Politics: The Jiajing Era 帝王心术：嘉靖时代 This novel offers a profound look at Jiajing’s transformation from an energetic reformer into an emperor obsessed with Daoism. Daoist priests such as Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen used mysticism to manipulate his inner world; Yan Song and his son won favor with Daoist prayers and monopolized power for twenty years; Xu Jie bided his time before finally bringing down the treacherous ministers; and Hai Rui risked his life to submit a memorial condemning the ills of the age. Together, these vivid ch 1.2kReads6.9Score11314d adds
- 159 Great Ming: You Punch a Warhorse to Death, and You Say You Want to Be a Civil Official? 大明一拳打死战马你说要当文官？ Chen Dong transmigrates to the Yongle era. During Zhu Di’s first northern campaign, he starts out tending horses in the rear with Yu Qian and awakens the Immortal Civil Official System. Since he is on the battlefield, why is the System’s first reward the strength of a hegemon? What? The System is only active for three days? If he doesn’t become one of Zhu Di’s civil officials within three days, the System will shut down automatically, take back his rewards, and start a death countdown. Just then 2.6kReads—Score10814d adds
- 160 Chongzhen: This Great Ming Is Surprisingly Powerful 崇祯：这个大明有点强 [Ming Dynasty + satisfying power fantasy + mass troop recruitment + System + wild imagination] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Youjian begins by drawing a Shenying Battalion. He rebuilds the Ming Dynasty, expands its military, purges treacherous officials, subdues Jiangnan, cuts down the powerful clans, and wins the people's hearts. He launches an eastern campaign against Japanese pirates, presses the Russians in the north, wages war across the southern seas, and conquers Per 2kReads7.7Score13814d adds
- 161 My Soul Transmigrated into Guo Jing: Making the Great Zhou Great Again 魂穿郭靖：让大周再次伟大 The history of the Mongols, Yuan, Song, and Jin is little discussed online. Yet some people from the East have ulterior motives, spreading rumors to muddy the origins of Chinese civilization. Their intentions deserve condemnation! The author uses Guo Jing as a starting point to revisit the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, set the record straight, and refute the fallacy that China ceased to exist after the Battle of Yashan. A man’s heart stays hard as iron until death. Watch him try his 161Reads—Score1514d adds
- 162 Suiyang 绥阳 [Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + Multiple Viewpoints + Long-form] An alternate-history ensemble inspired by the histories of the Tang and Song dynasties. The title means “to pacify and settle” and “vitality and prosperity.” Twelve years ago, Wang Zhizhou, the Grand Pillar State, died in Chang'an. The Fourth Prince was crippled overnight and sent to the frontier. This sudden turn of events shocked the court and triggered a series of earth-shattering upheavals that left officials throughout t 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Red Sky: The Dynasty Cycle 赤霄：王朝周期律 Note: This is an epic war story. Don’t see that the protagonists are two men and assume it’s the sort of “two male leads” story some female readers enjoy. It isn’t! There are two male protagonists named here only because there isn’t room to list more than a dozen. Each subsequent volume will have its own protagonist, and the complete story will feature more than a dozen protagonists. Each protagonist belongs to a different historical period. Faced with the crises of their time, whether struggles 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 With Sun Chuanying Gone, There’s Still Huang Yiming 没了孙传庭，还有黄义明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming, the great edifice was on the verge of collapse. After nearly 270 years, the Ming dynasty was nearing its end. Li Zicheng’s rebels were advancing from the north, and the capital was in peril. A transmigrator from a later age found himself in the body of Huang Degong’s son. He was determined to save the doomed Ming dynasty and help the Chongzhen Emperor usher in a new era of revival. First, break the siege of the capital. Then fight the 3.5kReads8.4Score23314d adds
- 165 The Great Ming's Number One Troublemaker 大明第一搅屎棍 [No System + No cheat abilities + Saving the Ming + Farming + Hegemony + Colonization + Lie-flat lifestyle] He transmigrates to the spring of Chongzhen Year 11 and becomes the youngest son of the Duke of England's household, doted on by everyone. Having been given a second life, Zhang Shikang refuses to work himself to the bone again. All he wants is to live honestly as a wastrel. But the Ming dynasty is doomed to collapse in just six years, and his whole family will perish without a trace. For 3.7kReads8.8Score30714d adds
- 166 Dreams Entrusted to the Realm: From Foot Soldier to Pillar of Peace 山河寄梦：从义军小兵到太平基石 After accidentally transmigrating to Shandong, under Jin rule during the Southern Song, programmer Shen Zhi seems to have neither a golden finger nor a System. But what he does have is a sincere heart and the resolve to protect others. He joins the rebel army, fights the Jin, swears brotherhood with Xin Qiji, and travels far across the grasslands, watching Temujin grow up. Returning to the Central Plains, he enters the imperial court and navigates the treacherous divide between power struggles a 422Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 167 Great Ming: Asking the Hongwu Emperor to Abdicate from the Start 大明：开局请洪武大帝退位 [Ming Dynasty + System + transmigrate + from the start + ruthless and decisive + Seal the Wolf's Mountain] In the fourth month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao passed away. In the ninth month of the same year, the Hongwu Emperor named Zhu Yunwen Crown Prince's Heir. One after another, a great many meritorious officials and nobles were slaughtered, like cooks discarded after the hare is dead. Prince Ning Zhu Quan: Father, you must be killing meritorious officials because 2.5kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 168 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, Singing Through Turbulent Times 明末，乱世高歌行 In the summer of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the two capitals and Shandong suffered a severe drought and locusts. Famine ravaged the land, and people ate one another. Yu Mu opened his eyes and found himself in an era when people casually roasted human flesh over a fire. Ahead, corrupt officials cracked their whips like wolves. Behind him, Qing soldiers and rebel bandits stood ready with blades and axes. As a refugee, what was he supposed to do? Should he grovel and die like a blade of grass, 12.6kReads8.5Score97914d adds
- 169 The Apocalypse: The Ming Empire Reboots 天启之大明帝国重启 Build a new inner factory, rebuild the Dragon Scale Guard, and train the Four Symbols Army. Slay the Shanxi merchants, destroy the Donglin faction, eliminate the Eight Banners, and ride down Tokyo. Move the fiefs overseas, and reclaim Lelang, Taiwan, the Southwestern Peninsula, North and South America, and Australia. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all shall be Han lands. See how Ming Xingzu completes the task even the eternal emperor Qin Shi Huang could not finish... 81Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 170 Emperor Zhengde 正德大帝 In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, the Ming dragon flag was still hemmed in by the Great Wall and the coastline. But Zhu Houzhao, returned from the dead after falling into the water, is going to plant that dragon flag across the globe! In the north, Mongol cavalry raid the passes year after year? I’ll train a modern army and sweep the steppes with firearms and artillery, turning the Mongol grasslands into Ming grazing grounds! In the southeast, Japanese pirates and sea raiders harass the coast? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Mountains and Rivers Stained with Jin Blood 晋血山河 In the fourth year of Yongjia, the military strength of the Western Jin had been exhausted by sixteen years of brutal civil war. Taking advantage of the moment, the surrounding tribes rose up: Liu Yuan, Liu Cong, Shi Le, Wang Mi... Countless warlords of the troubled age laughed wildly as barbarian cavalry swept across the Central Plains like a whirlwind. An age of utter darkness was about to begin. The Han population in the north fell by two-thirds, and the Han people entered their first great e 3.3kReads8.9Score27814d adds
- 172 Ming's God of War, Zhu Di 大明战神朱棣 Why do we love reading about him? Because he lived the way we wish we could: if you don’t like it, fight! If you lose, own it! If you win, don’t brag. He feigned madness, played the fool, and even ate pig feed in a pigsty. Then he fought his way from Beiping to Nanjing and seized the dragon throne with his own hands. Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was twenty when he was sent to govern Beiping. No one had any faith in this “Fourth Son.” His imperial father suspected him, his nephew trie 20.7kReads8.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 173 The Rise of the Late Ming: A Reborn Man’s Celebration 明末崛起：重生者的狂欢 What should you do after arriving in the late Ming dynasty? The last unified feudal dynasty founded by the Han people was already nearing its end. Productivity was low, there was no industry, most people couldn't even read, and there was a severe imbalance between men and women. The only solution was to give the people land so they could eat their fill, then build schools where children could learn to read and do arithmetic. Next, establish a system that could be continuously improved, rebuild p 746Reads8.0Score10614d adds
- 174 A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户 [No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest 14.1kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 175 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 7.7kReads8.9Score63114d adds
- 176 Frontier Army: From Claiming a Convict Woman to Unifying the World 边军：从领取罪女开始，一统天下 [Not a good person] [Multiple heroines] [Decisive and ruthless] [Frontier power struggle] [Blood-and-iron scheming] [Alternate history] [Imperfect protagonist] (The protagonist makes mistakes and suffers defeats.) Transmigrating to the frontier isn't a dream of waking up with the world in your hands. It's a struggle to survive with your head on the line. Briquette coal, the Mo Dao, fine steel: in a time of chaos, technologies that can enrich the country and strengthen its army aren't just source 197.6kReads8.6Score25.2k14d adds
- 177 Riding Across the World 策骑天下 He is tender and gentle with the women he loves, but ruthless and decisive toward his enemies. As the Xi Yan Dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse, he saves the people from a living hell. When petty factions covet the Central Plains, he leads hot-blooded warriors to defend their homeland. He blazes a new trail, drawing merchants from every corner of the world to the Chinese heartland in a race to do business. The finest minds of every people gather in Zhongdu, truly making it the center of th 501Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 178 Secrets of the Three Kingdoms: The Truth Behind Zhuge Liang's Downfall of Li Yan 三国机密：诸葛亮废李严的真相 The Hidden Truth of the Three Kingdoms: Why Zhuge Liang Stripped Li Yan of His Power 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Greatest Warlord of the Late Tang 晚唐第一大军阀 If a person cannot leave their name behind in the vast river of history, it is as if they had never come into this world. After transmigrating to the late Tang, an age of upheaval, Qi Shen felt incredibly fortunate. Here, he could behead Huang Chao, wipe out bandits, reclaim Chang'an, and hold the emperor hostage to his heart's content. Here, he could defeat Qin Zongquan, pacify Yang Xingmi, punch Li Keyong and kick Zhu Quanzhong, calmly bringing the warlords to heel. Here, he could repel the Kh 1.8kReads7.7Score10014d adds
- 180 Late Ming: I Cleave Chongzhen with My Blade 明末：刀劈崇祯 In the final years of the Tianqi era of the Ming dynasty, a transmigrator born into a family of loyal ministers rises amid chaos and turns the tide when all seems lost. Then he personally brings down this rotten dynasty, corrupt to its very roots. 572Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 181 Great Ming: I'm in the Hongwu Era, and I'm Wild as Hell 大明：身在洪武，我狂的一批 The man standing before you is Empress Ma's godson, Zhu Biao's good friend, the beloved son-in-law of Lan Yu and others, Zhu Xiongying's mentor, and Old Zhu's lifelong nemesis. The twelfth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the air was still sweet. Fang Jingzhi came staggering from the Qinhuai River, leaning against the wall, intent on hearing all the juicy gossip about Lan Yu and Old Zhu. But he never imagined that the Old Zhu f 1.3kReads8.4Score—14d adds
- 182 A Commoner Holds the Imperial Seal, So Let Me Be Rude 草民执玺，庶我无礼 [Alternate history + political intrigue + factional strife + succession struggle + war] No System, no invincibility, no treasures, no special bloodline, no golden finger… nothing at all! From the start, all He Yan can say is “Ah!” He’s the unlucky soul who transmigrates into a book as a lowly slave on the frontier. Mired in the dirt, he’s caught in a time of chaos, with a life as cheap as an ant’s. When even a bowl of porridge and a meal of rice are no longer guaranteed, should he accept his fat 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Back in the Ming Dynasty as the Emperor's Grandson 回到大明当皇孙 My name is Zhu Yingying. I am the eldest legitimate grandson of the Great Ming. My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang, founding emperor of the Great Ming. With a single thought, flowers bloom, and I rule over the capital, forging a glorious Great Ming unlike any other. (This is not a transmigration story. Zhu Yingying simply gains a set of memories from a later age, and this is a story of the Great Ming told from his perspective.) 187Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 184 Great Ming: After Revealing I'm a Transmigrator, Old Zhu Falls Apart 大明：自曝穿越后，老朱心态崩了 After transmigrating to the eighteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yuan had no choice but to reveal that he was a transmigrator. Old Zhu: “Since you say you're a transmigrator, then when will I die?” Lu Yuan: “Your Majesty, you'll die in the thirty-first year of Hongwu. You only have thirteen years left.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Oh, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will die before you. Your good grandson Zhu Yunwen will take the throne.” Old Zhu: “…” Lu Yuan: “Zhu Yunwen wil 223Reads8.0Score3714d adds
- 185 Fusu: This Time, I'm Claiming the Throne 扶苏：这一次皇位我坐定了 [Great Qin] [Political Intrigue] [Conquest] [No System] I am Fusu, the eldest prince of Great Qin. The heavens have given me another chance at life, and this time I will reclaim everything that belongs to me. In this age of fierce contention, anyone with the blood to fight will rise up and struggle. How could I let Great Qin fall after only two generations? I will quell internal strife, bring the Hundred Schools of Thought under my banner, strike the Xiongnu in the north, pacify the Baiyue in th 35Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 186 With Eight Hundred Iron Cavalry at My Command, Victory Is Mine 手握八百铁骑，优势在我 The sixteen-year-old Eighth Prince was dismissed as a good-for-nothing. Then, one day, sealed memories awakened within him. Faced with the turbulent currents swirling beneath the surface of the capital, he chose to leave and take up his post in his fief. With royal infighting, powerful clans pulling the strings, and the people living in misery... see how he carves out new territory in a world where dynastic rule and martial arts coexist. 4.1kReads7.2Score27214d adds
- 187 The Hongwu Revival 洪武兴明 The land was in chaos at the end of the Yuan dynasty, with warlords rising everywhere. Zhang Shicheng posed a formidable threat in the east, Chen Youliang was a ruthless rival in the west, and the Yuan dynasty occupied the north, its iron cavalry poised to strike. Zhu Biao was still a child, Zhu Di was still wearing split-crotch trousers, and Zhu Yuanzhang was weak and isolated. The Ming dynasty had yet to be founded. Zhu Wenzheng stepped forward and drew his sword in a fury. “Uncle, let me, you 8kReads8.6Score35914d adds
- 188 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.1kReads8.5Score67314d adds
- 189 A Hero of the Seas at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末之海上雄师 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Tartars repeatedly raided the borders. The Central Plains were engulfed in war, and the Ming court had lost control of the southeastern coast and its maritime power. The empire was on the brink of collapse. Tang Xuezhi, a marine of the Huaxia Empire, transmigrated by accident to the chaotic end of the Ming Dynasty, where he became the son of the great pirate Yan Siqi. Hunted for no reason, he went on to pacify the coastal frontier, fight the 5.6kReads8.2Score57014d adds
- 190 The Sixteen Kingdoms: The Greatest God of War 十六国：第一战神 [Updates promptly every day at 9:00 and 9:10 a.m.] What dynasty came between the Three Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties? How devastating was the Uprising of the Five Barbarians? How did the Murong clan rise from a small tribe to dominate the north? How did it fall, and how did it attempt to restore its rule? At thirteen, he was already renowned as the bravest warrior in the army. Through his own efforts, he changed Chinese history several times, earning the title “The Greatest Go 1.2kReads6.5Score10214d adds
- 191 Late Ming: The King of Shu Rebuilds the Realm 明末：蜀王继明复山河 The Prince of Shu in Chengdu had a new soul, and from the start found himself trapped in a desperate siege by Zhang Xianzhong and his hundreds of thousands of troops. The heavens had given the Han people a chance to prosper forever and revive the Ming dynasty! The new Prince of Shu would put an end to a century of humiliation and make the Chinese people stand forever at the pinnacle of the world! Rifles, machine guns, cannons, trains, warships, schools, commercial taxes, land… One reform af 10.7kReads8.7Score94214d adds
- 192 Late Ming: For All the People of the Realm 明末：为了天下万民 [Late Ming + Farming + Ensemble Cast + Chongzhen + Rebellion + Business + No System] In the eighth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhou Huaimin transmigrates to Zhoujiagou, Gong County, Henan. Drought and locust plagues ravage the land, refugees are everywhere, rebel bands pass through, and bandits are as thick as weeds. To protect their homes and their people, the protagonist organizes a peasant association. He leads the villagers in a desperate struggle to survive between rival factions and natur 1.6kReads8.7Score15814d adds
- 193 Jiajing: I Really Am Cultivating Immortality 嘉靖：朕真的在修仙 An emperor obsessed with cultivating the Dao? I'm cultivating immortality! After transmigrating into the Ming dynasty as the “Daoist Emperor,” he initially resolves to become the greatest emperor in history. But cultivation is real, and immortality is within reach. With a scroll of the Way of Peaceful Ascension, he concocts the elixir of immortality in a golden age! From then on, new rites flourish, and the Three Palaces stand together. The jade seal passes through the ages, and fortune soars ac 1.8kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 194 Overthrowing the Tang: Transmigrate into Emperor Ai, Who Abdicated the Throne 覆唐：穿越禅位天子唐哀宗 A modern soul transmigrates into Li Zhu, the last emperor of the Great Tang. In the fourth year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen usurps the Tang throne, and the dynasty collapses after 289 years. In name, Li Zhu is the Prince of Jiyin who abdicated the throne. In reality, he is a prisoner trapped in a cage. The history books are unequivocal: just three months later, a cup of poisoned wine will be his end. Given a second life, he refuses to sit still and await death! Imprisoned in his residence, he uses polit 3kReads—Score30014d adds
- 195 Returning to the Ming Dynasty to Rule as Regent 回大明摄政 A paragon of brotherly love in the imperial family, the wise counselor of Emperor Mingwu, the new ruler of the Golden State, Wang Yangming's guide, the architect of the westward expansion, the man who controlled the court for decades, the most powerful man beneath the throne, a towering genius of invention, the helmsman of new sea routes, and the Great Ming's emperor in all but name. 7.5kReads8.8Score60014d adds
- 196 The Late Ming Trilogy 明末三部曲 This is a late-Ming historical epic told primarily from the perspective of the Daxi Army and the peasant rebels. The general approach is seventy percent fact and thirty percent fiction: the main characters and major events are real, but some real historical figures’ personalities, backgrounds, and experiences have been fictionalized. The trilogy’s central themes trace a path from the ensemble cast’s “instinct to survive and ideal of universal harmony” in the Survival arc, to “destruction, plunde 933Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 197 I Only Wanted a Comfortable Life, but Ended Up Ruling the World 本想小富即安，结果权倾天下 [Alternate History] [Poetry and Prose] [Business and Farming] [Court Intrigue] [Multiple Heroines] An Ran transmigrates into the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Fuyang’s household in the Great Jin dynasty. Bullied by his stepmother and abused by his legitimate elder brother, he plans to start a small business, leave the marquis’s household, and live a carefree life. But after accidentally saving the Sixth Prince at a royal banquet, he is drawn into the struggle at court and gradually rises to 306Reads—Score12114d adds
- 198 Reborn as Zhu Xiongying, I Can Let Grandpa Hear My Thoughts 胎穿朱雄英，爷爷能听到我的心声 Zhang Wei, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into the early Ming dynasty and is born as Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest legitimate grandson. Zhu Yuanzhang can hear his grandson's thoughts. Using those insights, Zhang Wei cracks the Hu Weiyong case and changes the fates of Chang Shi, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao. He drives technological innovation, builds a navy to expand maritime influence, defeats the Japanese pirates and conquers Japan, establishes provinces to secure Liaodong, and ushers in an 37Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 199 Zhu Houzhao: The Worst Temple Name I'll Accept Is Shengzong 朱厚照：朕的庙号最次也得是圣宗 [Ming Dynasty’s Zhu Houzhao + court intrigue + cracking down on corrupt officials + sweeping through Mongolia + crushing the barbarians + opening up a New World] Drowning from the start, with civil officials always trying to kill me! Crush the landlords and put the Ming economy under state ownership! Let the red flags fly and open up nine continents and five seas! Rule the entire world: from the founding to the fall of the Ming, none can rival us! 14.2kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 200 Promote the Ming 扬明 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, the court grows increasingly corrupt, factions spring up everywhere, and political infighting rages on. Beyond the passes, the Jurchens are ambitious and hungry for power. Zhu Youxiao decides to do something, to save the Ming Dynasty from the brink of collapse and prop up its crumbling foundations! 11.9kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
