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- 1 The Buried Two Hundred Years: The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty's European Province, Part One 被掩埋的两百年：明朝欧洲行省兴衰录（上） Two Hundred Years Buried: The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty’s European Provinces, Part One —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Late Ming: I, Song Jiang, Demand Payment! 明末：我，宋江，打钱！ Transmigrate, System, Water Margin, late Ming, ensemble cast, team, infrastructure, no romance Song Jiang, an electrical engineering student, transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking official at a frontier town in the late Ming. Disasters strike one after another, corrupt officials run rampant, the Mongols invade, and rebel bands rise everywhere. Just as he is about to starve to death, die in battle, or be beheaded, the [Heavenly Leader · Star-Gathering System] activates. He returns to his v 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Heart-Reading Gu: The Mute Errand Boy of the Six Gates Can Read Minds 照心蛊：六扇门哑巴杂役能读心 He is a mute servant at the very bottom of the Six Fan Gate. The powerful men at court see him as an insect, and the heroes of the martial world regard him as dust. But nobody knows he can see through all your disguises, including the half hour you spent crying and calling your dead wife's name last night. He can see into people's hearts, but not into his own fate. —Reads—Score12614d adds
- 4 Our Class Transmigrates: Every Dynasty Covered from the Start 班级穿越：开局全朝代覆盖 [Group Transmigration] [Survival from the Start] [Ensemble Cast] [Historical Instances] Protagonist Qin Wu: Classmates, where are you all? I'm under Zhu Chongba, and I have a feeling I need to write my will!!! Classmate: I'm under Li Er. I'm at Xuanwu Gate, fighting right alongside Li Er! Classmate: I'm under Zheng Ge. I'm with Fusu, getting chewed out by the old ancestor! Classmate: You lucky bastards! I think I've landed in the Five Barbarians' Upheaval, and somebody wants to eat me!!! An 1.3kReads—Score14714d adds
- 5 Prince Fu of the Great Ming: I Went on a Rampage Before Li Zicheng Even Arrived 大明福王：李自成还没来我杀疯了 [Late Ming Dynasty + political intrigue + no System + decisive and ruthless + hard-core survival + power fantasy] Transmigrated into the Prince of Fu, Zhu Changxun, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, starting out at 360 jin, needing four men to carry him when he walked, and wheezing like a bellows. Even worse, the history books say that in five years, Li Zicheng will take Luoyang and boil me together with a sika deer, in what they’ll call the “Fortune and Prosperity Banquet”! Inside, the household 4.9kReads7.6Score43214d adds
- 6 Scum? Call Me the Great Song’s Standard-Bearer 人渣？请叫我大宋扛纛者 You used to call me the Great Gentleman and say I was scum. I didn’t disagree. But now I’ve been given another life, with no moral restraints and no punishment under the law, and I’m slaughtering my way across the land. What should you call me now? Rescue Pan Jinlian, Li Ping’er, Pang Chunmei, Hu Sanniang, and Qiongying from lives of misery; Stand up to Wu Song, hunt down Song Jiang, and storm Liangshan; Fight the Liao in the north and crush Fang La in the south; Punch Jin prince Wanyan Zongwang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Great Ming: I Am Chongzhen, and I Won’t Let the Dynasty Fall the Same Way Again 大明：我崇祯，绝不重走亡国路 A low-ranking civil servant transmigrates to the seventh year of the Tianqi era. The most chaotic time in the history books: capable men have left office, incapable men are in power, and the state treasury is empty. The crooked-neck tree is waving at me! I bring back Wei Zhongxian, using threats and trickery to squeeze out ten million taels of silver. Now I can catch my breath. Wait, I still have to appoint and dismiss officials. What’s Xu Guangqi doing? “Your Majesty, I’m growing sweet potatoes 4Reads—Score24814d adds
- 8 Great Tang: I, Li Chengqian, Make Li Er the Retired Emperor 大唐：我李承乾，请李二做太上皇 You dote on Li Tai, favor Li Zhi, and depose the eldest in favor of the youngest. You don't want this crown prince to have an easy life? Fine, then let's settle it at Xuanwu Gate! What real man waits patiently for his turn to inherit? Kill Li Tai and eliminate Li Zhi. No threats to the crown remain! Imprison Li Er and oversee the court. The Crown Prince commands the realm! Conquer the Western Regions and crush the lands to the east. Let the iron cavalry ride across the four corners of the world! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Great Ming's First Minister: Please Let Me Retire 大明第一权臣，求退休 Hu Weiyong, a modern graduate student of history, died of overwork. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the year 1379, the twelfth year of the Hongwu era, as Hu Weiyong himself: the last chancellor of the Ming dynasty’s Secretariat, destined in the history books to be “executed for treason, with thirty thousand implicated.” With the false seal case about to erupt, Tu Jie on the verge of informing on him, and Zhu Yuanzhang’s suspicions at their height, he faced an inescapable dead end. W 2kReads6.8Score13214d adds
- 10 Great Ming: From the Start, Old Six Exposes My Transmigrator Identity 大明：开局被老六曝光了穿越身份 His name is Xie Yi. A mysterious person sent him back to the Ming Dynasty, but also revealed Xie Yi's identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. Xie Yi was reborn! He awoke in a village ravaged by plague. With danger closing in from every side, how will he survive? And what will Zhu Yuanzhang, an emperor for the ages and a true ruler, do? In the world of the Great Ming, what kind of life can Xie Yi bring to the people? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Three Mu of Land from the Start, and I Grew a Dynasty 开局三亩田，我种出一个王朝 [Farming + Multiple Heroines + Commercial Empire + Political Scheming and Conquest] Ye Chen, a professor at a modern agricultural university, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a dirt-poor farm boy in Qingshi Village, in the Great Zhou Dynasty. From the start, his family has nothing. His parents are gravely ill, and the local bully has even seized their three mu of poor farmland. Just when all hope seems lost, he awakens the Divine Farmer's Space. One day in the outside world equals thr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Harmony at Home, Prosperity in the Great Ming 大明家和万事兴 The story follows a modern programmer who transmigrates into Zhu Wenzheng, a tragic member of the imperial clan in the early Ming dynasty. To change his fate of being whipped to death by Zhu Yuanzhang, he chooses to keep his head down and stay alive. But under the influence of family affection and a sense of responsibility, he gradually moves from fear and evasion to shouldering his duty, ultimately becoming the pillar that holds up the Great Ming. No golden finger. No golden finger. No golden f 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The History Books Say My Entire Clan Will Be Executed Today 史书说我今日满门抄斩 Other people who transmigrate become crown princes or live-in sons-in-law. When Xiao Yu opened his eyes, he had become Prince Qian, whose entire household was destined to be executed. The first page of the history books read: In the third year of Jingyuan, Prince Qian Xiao Yu and his entire household were executed. What can you do in three years? Enough to dig an iron army out of the southwestern mire. Enough to turn tribal chieftains into brothers. Enough to expose the blade hidden within the g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Games Through the Ages: Livestreaming Myself Tearing Apart Japanese Soldiers from the Start 古今游戏：开局直播表演手撕鬼子 [Livestreamed worldwide + Fourth-Dimensional Disaster + Real history + Behind-the-scenes power fantasy] The day Lin Chen lost his job, he accidentally bonded with the Ancient and Modern Emotion Management System! He received a transmigration gate leading straight to the real past! Officially, it was an immersive historical game. In reality, everything beyond the gate was real history, real people, real blood, and real wars! The players thought it was VR as they built the Great Wall, fought Japan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Founding God of War of the Ming Dynasty: Xu Da 大明开国战神：徐达 Xu Da, the Ming Dynasty’s foremost founding general, Zhu Yuanzhang’s top commander, and the man who laid the foundations for the vast Ming Empire, fought countless battles and never suffered a defeat. Steady and wise, he wielded his forces like a master and excelled at directing campaigns and commanding vast armies in decisive battles. At Lake Poyang, he helped Zhu Yuanzhang crush Chen Youliang’s million-strong army and pacify the south. He then led the northern campaign, capturing the Yuan capi 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Great Tang: I'm Really Not the Imperial Preceptor! 大唐：我真不是国师！ After transmigrating to the early years of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengfeng became a little Taoist who spent his days loafing around in a temple on Zhongnan Mountain, waiting to die. He had planned to keep his head down until the golden age arrived, but then he awakened the Myriad Things Deduction System. Any incomplete ancient text or blurry blueprint could be deduced to perfection with just one glance. One day, a wealthy merchant calling himself “Old Huang” came up the mounta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 The Ballad of the Great Yi Dragon 大翊龙吟录 [Alternate History + Ensemble Cast + Factions vying for supremacy + Military Strategy and Political Intrigue + Multiple Heroines] The old dynasty has fallen, the Great Yi has been founded, and the four frontiers remain unsettled. Luo Wuchen, a respectable young man, is exiled six thousand li to the frontier after killing someone in self-defense. Thus begins his extraordinary and eventful life. He has sworn brothers who stand shoulder to shoulder with him, accompanying him all the way and never a 1.6kReads6.5Score13514d adds
- 19 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
- 20 Reborn as Zhu Yuntong: I Absolutely Refuse to Be a Cannon-Fodder Prince 重生朱允熥我绝对不当炮灰王爷 A snail choked a modern man to death. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Yunton, the most unfortunate imperial grandson in the Ming Dynasty. From the start, he was caught in bed with someone, and the accusation reached the emperor's ears. His opponents were Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, and the whole court of scheming officials from the Jianwen era. The historical script: stripped of his status and imprisoned until death. My script: turn the tables against all 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Became an Emperor for the Ages by Slacking Off 我靠摸鱼成了千古一帝 War beacons flare, and my gaze turns north to the realm. Dragon banners unfurl, horses whinny, and swordlight gleams like frost. My heart is as vast and turbulent as the Yellow River. Through twenty years of campaigning, who could stand against us? My rage runs wild, my blade points toward the enemy. How many brothers in arms and loyal souls lie buried in foreign lands? I would gladly die a hundred times to serve my homeland. I can only sigh, holding back my grief, speechless, tears and blood fi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Embroidered Guards’ Prison of Martial Affairs 锦衣镇武狱 The Ming Dynasty establishes the Bureau of Martial Registers: any martial artist who does not enter government service is branded a rebel. After the Shen family is wronged, young Shen Yan joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard and cultivates the Blood and Qi Art of Suppressing Prisons, tempering his inner strength through killing. With a discerning eye that sees guilt, he exposes every demon lurking in court and country; with a short embroidered spring saber, he subdues wicked martial artists acros 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Apocalypse: By the Founding Emperor's Command, Flip the Table! 天启：奉太祖命，掀桌！ [Transmigration + Power Struggles + Infrastructure] Lin Lang transmigrates into the late Ming as the carpenter emperor. From the start, he falls into the water and teeters on the brink of death, while the imperial physician serves him a dangerously potent bowl of medicine. Lin Lang saves himself with a block of ice, then turns to Wei Zhongxian and lays his cards on the table: "I was sent by the Ming Taizu. Are you bold enough to play this game with me?" He brings Wei Zhongxian to heel, raids the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Great Tang: I Become Invincible by Selling Happy Water 大唐：从售卖快乐水开始无敌 (Alternate history + Tang Dynasty + martial world + System + Gu Long) The wind is cold, the blades are hot. A little glass shop suddenly appears in a desolate borderland buried beneath endless yellow sand. A bottle of Happy Water lets a crippled Sword Saint return to the realm of earthly immortals; a pack of Huazi sends the Tang Dynasty’s God of War into a night of enlightenment; a box of amoxicillin is hailed by the Western Regions’ Poison King as a divine pill that renders one immune to all po 6Reads8.0Score10914d adds
- 25 Prince Xiang of the Great Ming 大明襄王 In the fifth month of Hongxi Year One, a coffin came to a halt in Beijing, and an emperor was gone. Zhu Zhanji was in Nanjing, Zhu Gaochi was in Le'an Prefecture, and the eyes of the entire court were fixed on one person: Zhu Zhanshan, the fifth son of Emperor Renzong, nineteen years old. “Your Highness, act as regent.” “Fine. Once I'm done, I'm going to Xiangyang to farm.” 15.8kReads6.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 26 From the Start with Just a Bowl, Old Zhu Forces Me to Join the Embroidered Guard 开局一个碗，老朱逼我当锦衣卫 [Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty × transmigration × nonstop comedy × golden finger broken from the start] Autumn of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, outside Chaoyang Gate in Yingtian Prefecture. A beggar with no household registration, no travel permit, and no record in the census kneels in front of the crown prince's carriage, holding a chipped, broken bowl above his head with both hands. "Your Majesty, I can save the Crown Prince's grandson!" Swords flash from their sheaths, and blades press against his 68.7kReads8.0Score7.2k14d adds
- 27 Back in the Peaceful Years, I Saved an Emperor Named Chai Rong 穿回太平年，救了个皇帝叫柴荣 After a failed resuscitation, modern emergency physician Shen Yi transmigrates into Shen Qian, a junior medic traveling with the Later Zhou army. He opens his eyes to blood and fire in the military camp, where he uses modern medicine to stitch wounds and clean injuries, and devises a triage system. From an old soldier, he learns that it is the sixth year of the Xiande era, the final year of Chai Rong's northern campaign. This greatest ruler of the Five Dynasties has less than a year to live, whi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Zhu Yuanzhang: You're Not My Grandson! Die! 朱元璋：你不是咱的孙子！死！ Zhang Ming has transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty for the third time. The first time, Zhu Yuanzhang mistook him for a demon who had seized someone's body and imprisoned him until he died. The second time, he died from Zhu Di's poisoned wine. This time, he's learned his lesson. He plays dumb, eats roasted mutton legs, and acts like a good-for-nothing, all to keep himself alive in the Hongwu era. But as he lay low, he realized something was wrong. Why does Lin, the timid Vice Minister of Reven 18.3kReads7.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 29 Great Qin: I, Fusu, Am Really Not a Tyrant! 大秦：我扶苏，真不是暴君啊！ After transmigrating to the Great Qin, I had barely opened my eyes when I received an imperial edict sentencing me to death. I had become Fusu, soon to be killed by Zhao Gao! [Ding! Eternal Tyrant System activated!] [Choice One: Drink poison and die. Earn the title “Benevolent Coward” and get written out of the story.] [Choice Two: Defy the edict and kill the eunuch. Earn 10,000 Tyrant Points and summon the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun!] Fusu: “I choose two! Isn’t it better to be alive?” From that —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Thousand Years of Turmoil 千年沧桑 A work by my late father: A History of the Shui People’s Flight. During the Tang and Song dynasties, Guangxi was a remote region in the southwest, home to many ethnic groups and known as a land where the Hundred Yue peoples dwelled. Local officials and soldiers ruled with tyranny, leaving the Sui people, also known as the Shui, and other ethnic minorities in dire straits. As a result, peasant uprisings broke out frequently in the area. The most notable was the largest and most far-reaching upri 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Before Daybreak: Eternal Life 天还没亮：长生 I will never grow old. Three thousand years ago, Old Tai found me on the steps of the observatory. He said, “Look carefully. Remember it. Don't let those who come after forget.” So I remembered. The bamboo slips of the Xia and Shang, the wooden tablets of the Zhou and Qin, the paper scrolls of the Han, Wei, and Jin. Mingtiao, Muye, Mount Li, Red Cliffs, Wuzhang Plains. Bi Gan's seven-chambered heart, Sima Qian's castration, Zhuge Liang's final lamp. For three thousand years, I have watched one d 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I, a Modern Naval Officer, Rebuild Maritime Supremacy 我，现代军官，重铸海上霸权 Shen Qianfan, a modern naval special operations officer, transmigrates into the glorious Yongle era. He discovers that although the Ming dynasty has the world’s most powerful fleet, it lacks a true maritime strategy. Now that I’m here, the Ming’s ambitions won’t stop at the Western Ocean. They’ll reach for the stars and beyond! He establishes a naval academy, compiles modern treatises on naval warfare, develops breech-loading steel cannons, and launches an all-metal revolution. He’ll make the Mi 21Reads—Score114d adds
- 33 Exiled into Slavery, I Built an Iron Great Wall 我被流放成奴，反手筑起钢铁长城 Shen Lie, a pre-modern special operations combat engineer codenamed “Master Craftsman,” is cold, intensely vindictive, and a committed pragmatist. After he transmigrates, he becomes an exiled laborer on the border of Great Wei. Saving an abandoned prince forges a bond that gives him someone to protect. He possesses not only elite combat and assassination skills, but also an astonishing talent for battlefield surveying and fortification construction. When the great clans oppress him, he has no us —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Great Ming: You Call That Maniac Who Chops People a Scholar? 大明：你管那砍人的疯批叫书生？ Zhu Chongba, you'll never guess: Zhu Shouye isn't just Ma Xiuying's adopted younger brother. He's also her biological younger brother, the one she accidentally threw into a mass grave with her own hands all those years ago! Ma Xiuying: “Chongba, why won't you acknowledge Shouye?” Zhu Chongba: “I'm afraid he'll do me in...” There is no System in this story. It follows Zhu Shouye, a frail scholar who transmigrates to the end of the Yuan dynasty and joins the army, only to be bullied by Chang Yuchu 2kReads—Score16814d adds
- 35 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 334Reads6.1Score2114d adds
- 36 Reborn in the Eastern Palace: I Become the First Emperor After Taizong 重生东宫：我为太宗之后第一帝 When he wakes up, he has become the Crown Prince of Zhenguan: Li Chengqian. The histories say he was frivolous and rebellious, plotted a rebellion, was stripped of his title and made a commoner, then died in despair. But now, standing on the steps of the Eastern Palace, is a soul from a thousand years in the future. He knows Li Tai's ambitions, and he knows Li Zhi's patience. More than that, he knows how his own story is supposed to end. If the ending has already been written, then he'll rew 282Reads5.9Score12514d adds
- 37 Embroidered Spring Ignites the Ming 绣春燃明 The Embroidered Spring Blade cuts down every monster in the world; sharp-tongued banter infuriates the King of Hell of the Ming. During the Chongzhen reign, the empire teeters on the brink of collapse. Beyond the passes, the Eight Banners cavalry sharpen their blades, vowing to trample Han attire beneath their hooves. At court, factional strife rages, and the high officials are all beasts dressed in fine robes. Shen Gulang is the youngest hundred-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform G 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Great Ming: Ruling the Nation Through Reason 大明：以理治国 After fainting, Gao Yuliang of Handong opened his eyes to find himself the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, in the second year of Chongzhen, during the Jisi Incident! Huang Taiji was about to march on the capital. The Donglin Party controlled the court's channels of communication, crying poverty and playing the victim, while the Imperial Guard had been tricked into near-total dissolution, leaving the emperor blind and deaf. Watching the officials put on their act, Secretary Gao pushed up his glas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Great Ming: I Can't Even Strangle a Chicken, but I've Got Plenty of Men 大明：我手无缚鸡，但我手下多啊 [Lighthearted comedy] + [Save the Ming dynasty] + [Little Tyrant] + [Alternate history] + [Super satisfying] + [System] + [Beat the Manchu Qing] + [Lots of followers] Zhu Cilang is a crown prince. The last crown prince of the Ming dynasty! Chongzhen: “I shall pacify the realm and destroy the Manchu Qing!” Zhu Cilang: “Old Zhu, I'm right here. Don't say a word.” Chongzhen: “Zhu Cilang, don't you dare get carried away!” Zhu Cilang: “Well, damn! You old hog, Chongzhen, are you yelling at me? 59Reads—Score10414d adds
- 40 Historical Records of Strange Tales 史纪志异 [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Historical What-If] [The First Historical Revision Novel Online] In the year 5022, humanity achieves physical transcendence through drugs and technology, and the whole world ascends. No ordinary people remain; everyone is an immortal. Social order collapses, ethics and morality fail, and civilization stagnates... Various organizations, each with their own agenda, send antidotes back through time. Tu Antu is born from a human belly, the last ordinary person in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Messaged Qin Shi Huang, and Somehow Became His Strategist V秦始皇50米我真成了狗头军师 A history comedy with a twist on the usual System tropes~(¯▽¯~)~ "I'm Qin Shi Huang. Send me 50 meters' worth of money to help me return to the Qin Dynasty, and I'll make you prime minister!" I sent it. Holy crap! He was the real deal! "My strategist, you're here! Hurry into my arms!" "Don't come any closer!" "I've seen this episode before!" "I want to go home! I want my mom!" System-style synopsis System: Main quest: Help Ying Zheng become Qin Shi Huang and unify the six states. Reward: Become —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Emperor Daoguang: The Night Watchman of a Falling Empire 道光皇帝：帝国沉沦的守夜人 In the nearly three-hundred-year history of Qing rule, Aisin Gioro Minning, the Daoguang Emperor, was a singular ruler. He was the “watershed” between the dynasty's rise and decline, a “witness” to the humiliations of modern Chinese history, and an emperor caught struggling between “preserving the status quo” and “reform.” Across 160 chapters, this book presents a panoramic account of the Daoguang Emperor's 69 years, from his days as a prince to his death, revealing the image of a frugal emperor 1.3kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 44 Emperor Guangxu 光绪皇帝 This historical novel focuses on Guangxu, the tragic emperor of the late Qing Dynasty. With a delicate touch, it traces the extraordinary life of Aisin Gioro Zaitian, from a bewildered child brought into the palace, to a ruler striving for reform, to a prisoner confined on Yingtai, and finally to his death with his ambitions unrealized. In the final years of the Qing Dynasty, the realm was broken and buffeted by storms. Guangxu ascended the throne at the age of six and fell under Cixi’s control 327Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 45 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 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Men of the Liu Dynasty 刘家王朝的那些汉子们 The Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE, spanning 405 years across the Western and Eastern Han) was the longest dynasty in China apart from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou. It was the golden age in which Chinese civilization took shape, laying its foundations in every respect. The Han Dynasty was more than a dynasty: it was Chinese civilization’s “coming of age.” It defined China, shaped the Han people, kept the country stable for centuries, connected it with the world and influenced the world, and fostered th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Transmigrate to Ancient Times with AI 我带着AI穿越到古代 This is an ancient era torn apart by endless war. This is an ancient era where people prey on one another. This is an ancient era ruled by slavery. This is an ancient era where the uncanny invades and monsters and demons begin to stir. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Whole Family Is Sickly, and I'm the Only One Who Practices Baduanjin 满门病秧，就我一个练八段锦 [The rating just came in and will gradually rise. The story gets more exciting as it goes on.] After waking up, veteran fitness coach Chen Meng finds himself the eldest legitimate grandson of a family with a century-old scholarly tradition. He thought he was in for a life of lavish banquets and countless servants, but everyone in the family, from the eighty-year-old matriarch to the three-year-old toddler, is pale and sickly, coughing up blood and liable to collapse in a breeze. The whole family 278Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 49 I’m a Nutritionist Transmigrated Through the Dynasties to Practice Food Medicine 我，营养师，穿越到各朝做食医 Nutritionist Shen Zhiwei transmigrates to different dynasties in ancient China, where she becomes a food physician. Alongside famous judges and forensic investigators such as Song Ci, Bao Zheng, and Di Renjie, she solves all kinds of cases. Her perspective as a nutritionist offers a fresh take on the food and drink of the past. Details people take for granted can reveal vital clues, and she invites you to discover the fascinating blend of modern nutrition and traditional Chinese medicine. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Ming Dynasty's Secret 大明机密 In the fourth year of Jianwen, the imperial palace went up in flames, and the Jianwen Emperor vanished without a trace. Zhu Di searched the entire realm for twenty-one years, never realizing that the disappearance was part of a grand game he himself had set in motion for the fate of the Ming Dynasty. —Reads—Score—14d adds
