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- 1 Late Ming Dynasty: Your Majesty, Why the Rebellion? 明末，皇爷何故谋反 Dawn, March 19, 1644. Zhu Wang, an amateur history buff with a doctorate in engineering, transmigrated into the body of an emperor at the end of his reign. The moment he opened his eyes, he faced an unwinnable situation: Li Zicheng had breached the capital, and the Manchus were at the passes. Two abdication edicts sent Li Zicheng into a frenzy while laying a trap for Dorgon. He launched a surprise attack deep into Manchu territory and turned the strategic tables. He won Wu Sangui over, destroyed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Borderland War God: From a Ruined Fort to a Cyberpunk Stronghold 守边军神：从破烂卫堡到赛博雄关 [No System + No harem + No golden finger + Reborn + History + No advanced technology + Late Ming + Iron and blood] Chen Yuan, a modern expert in military history, transmigrates to Zhenluwei in Shanxi in the seventh year of the Chongzhen reign (1634), becoming a down-and-out low-ranking officer in the garrison. The Great Ming is beset by troubles at home and abroad. Starting from a dilapidated fortress, Chen Yuan recruits talented people from every corner of the late Ming and builds an iron-blood 9Reads—Score314d adds
- 3 Rebuilding the Great Ming: From Rebellion to Ruling the World! 重铸大明：从造反开始君临天下！ [Late Ming] + [Zhu Cilang] + [System] + [Rebellion] + [Multiple Storylines] Zhu Cilang transmigrates and becomes the Crown Prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with only a year left before the dynasty falls. The first mission from the System: seize the throne or the power to act as regent. After thinking it over, he decides to bring troops and have a serious talk with his father on New Year's Eve. Zhu Cilang: "Father, after making such a mess of the Great Ming, don't you think it's time to abd 11kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
- 4 Great Ming: In the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen, I Will Not Move South 大明：崇祯十七年，朕不南迁 [No System, respect for the historical record. This is a story about Chongzhen not fleeing, and the regret that the Ming could have been saved. No transmigration: Chongzhen saves himself. I don't believe a transmigrator would be all that much better than Chongzhen. Early in the book, Chongzhen sends the Crown Prince away on the tenth day of the first lunar month, gets the capital's armed forces in order, then, fifteen days later, slaughters the father-in-law who sold out his son, Zhu Guogong, an 331Reads—Score10514d adds
- 5 Clear and Bright 澈明 Transported into the late Ming dynasty, with hellish circumstances from the start. No System, no harem, just the soul of a modern wage slave and a profound unwillingness to accept the dynasty’s doomed ending. Keeping a low profile among the common folk, biding my time in the ranks, and advancing one careful step at a time. With the knowledge I’ve gained across four centuries, I will raise a new sun that never sets over a fallen China! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Splendor of Ming History 明史风华 Li Xiao, a seventh-grader, visits the Nanjing Museum to write an essay about exploring historical sites. As she looks at an old painting of Empress Ma, a strange phenomenon occurs. The figure in the painting lowers her eyes and slightly parts her lips. Empress Ma calls to her from within the painting, and suddenly time goes awry and space twists. Li Xiao's consciousness blurs, and she feels herself being pulled into the painting. When she comes to, she has transmigrated into a refugee column at 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Transmigrating to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Vie with Chongba for the Realm 穿越元末，我与重八争天下 I transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty, when war blazed across the land! My father is Guo Zixing, known to later generations as one of the founders of the Ming dynasty. My sworn younger brother is Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty! To protect myself, Zhu Chongba and I go from working together to competing against each other, and in the end I seize the Ming realm for myself! The Ming dynasty I establish is far greater than Zhu Chongba’s. Zhu Chongba, if I don’t die, yo 8.6kReads8.0Score66614d adds
- 8 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—14d adds
- 9 Transmigrating to 1644 穿越1644 It is 1644, the year Li Zicheng storms Beijing at the end of the Ming dynasty. But history changes because of those who transmigrate. Zhao Chen had planned to keep to a quiet corner of the world, but he discovers by chance that there are others who have transmigrated into this era. As crises pile up, what will he choose? Those who transmigrate change the world, yet in ways beyond their understanding, the world changes them, too. As time passes, the transmigrators cross paths. Who can stay hidden 401Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 41Reads—Score214d adds
- 11 The Biography of Wang Rende 王仁德传记 This is the story of a great minister’s rise, from a low-ranking officer to a renowned statesman. It is also the story of a passionate young man who devotes himself to serving the court and struggles to turn the tide, yet ultimately cannot save the day. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 Reborn as Zhu Qizhen, Ushering in a Golden Age for the Great Ming 重生朱祁镇，开启盛世大明 In the fourteenth year of Zhengtong, the Ming dynasty is at the height of its power. That same year, Emperor Zhu Qizhen, later known as the emperor who knocked on the enemy's gates, suffers a crushing defeat at Tumu Fortress. In just two short months, the defeat breaks the Ming dynasty's rising fortunes, and the empire begins its decline. Zhu Qizhen, who has transmigrated into this era, discovers that he is about to set out on campaign. He swears he will never become the emperor who knocks on th 75Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 14 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 84Reads—Score10314d adds
- 15 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 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Late Ming: Laying Low in the Mountains as a Rebel King 明末：苟在山里当反王 “Jiexi Province, Baliu Prefecture, Xuelin District, Chiban County: in Shangbao stands a Golden Throne Hall...” This folk song has been passed down for more than four hundred years in the remote mountains of Suining, Hunan, and the ruins of the ancient Shangbao Kingdom are still there today. This story grew out of that real folk song. A fake jade pendant bought for ten yuan, a faulty outlet, and when Wang Dabao opens his eyes again, 108 gaunt refugees have pinned him to a heated earthen bed and a 16Reads—Score12514d adds
- 17 My Father Is the Yongle Emperor 我爹是永乐大帝 Shameless scholars say Zhu Di succeeded through luck, thanks to a freak gust of wind on the battlefield. They say Jianwen ordered, “Do not let me incur the crime of killing my uncle.” They say Li Jinglong was the first great war god of the Da Ming. They say that if Lan Yu had not died, Zhu Di would never have dared to rebel. They say Tie Xuan beat Zhu Di badly, they say Ping An beat Zhu Di badly, and they say Zhu Di only made it into Nanjing because he kept losing but was lucky... They say Zhu D 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Ancestral Dragon Comes to the Ming Dynasty 祖龙临明 The Core Personality of Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng: Grand ambition and absolute control: He was the ultimate practitioner of China's ideal of unification, with a vision that reached beyond his era. He could not tolerate division or weakness, seeking absolute order through “one written script and uniform axle widths.” Suspicious, harsh, and quick to kill: Having grown up amid court intrigue in the state of Zhao, he had an extreme lack of personal security. He had zero tolerance for betrayal and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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 875Reads7.3Score15014d adds
- 20 Transmigrate as Li Zicheng: I Personally Bring Down the Ming and Qing Dynasties 穿越李自成，亲手终结大明和大清 [The best Li Zicheng web novel online! Don't miss it!] Good news: Li Xiaoyang transmigrated and became an emperor. Bad news: He's Li Zicheng, emperor of the Great Shun, and today is the very day Li Zicheng is supposed to die at Jiugong Mountain. The Great Shun army is being chased all over the map by the Manchu barbarians, indirectly leading to Li Zicheng's death. After Li Xiaoyang transmigrates as Li Zicheng, the tide of victory begins to turn. What Manchu barbarians? Back to Liaodong to herd s 112Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 21 I Told You to Transmigrate and Save Chongzhen, Not Become His Teacher 让你穿越救崇祯，没让你当他老师 [No System + Hard-Core Survival + Meticulous Historical Detail + Political Intrigue + Imperial Tutor + Changing History] In the fourth month of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, during the night shift at the Hall of Literary Glory, an order for execution by slicing lay ready to be delivered. Lu Mingyuan, a middle school history teacher from the early twenty-first century, dropped the stack of exam papers in his arms. On the back of every sheet were the names of those who would open th 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Sun and Moon Shine Together: The Wanli Restoration 日月共明：万历中兴 [No System]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [Court Politics]+ [War]+ [Farming]+ [Conquest]… History blogger Zhu Jun accidentally transmigrates back to the Ming Dynasty and takes over the body of the young Wanli Emperor. The bad news: the old emperor has just died, leaving behind a huge mess. (This baby is suffering, but this baby won't say a word.) They say the Ming Dynasty truly fell under Wanli. In this life, I will turn the tide and restore the Ming to greatness! Sleeping with beauties in my a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Divine Martial Emperor Training Plan 神武皇帝养成计划 [Slow-Burn Historical Drama] [Alternate History] [Political Intrigue] [Ensemble Cast] [Summon Legendary Generals] Li Chongan transmigrates to another world and becomes the young ruler of Southern Zhou, known as the “Foolish Emperor.” The kingdom faces the threat of destruction from without and treacherous ministers within. What a hellish start! Fortunately, he has the [Divine Martial Emperor Development Plan], which lets him summon famous Chinese officials and generals to serve him. Han Xin, Zho 207Reads7.1Score414d adds
- 24 The Ming Dynasty's Junior Banner Officer 大明小旗官 The first day of the seventh month, in the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign. Xuanfu Garrison. A battlefield surgeon transmigrates into the lowest-ranking Ming Dynasty officer, a squad leader with ten soldiers under him, a monthly salary of two and a half qian, and a life hanging by a thread. He knows all too well that in forty-five days, at Tumu Fortress, half a million Ming troops will be wiped out in a single night. He also knows that in one hundred and ninety-five years, the Ming Dynast 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Great Ming Administrator 大明执政官 In the Great Ming, who wants the posthumous title “Ming Wuzong”? Whoever wants it can take it! I absolutely refuse to have it. No one can talk me into it! If those scholar-officials want to smear me, I'll start a capital gazette! If those Qing apologists want to smear me, I'll follow in the footsteps of my grandpa, Emperor Xianzong, and wipe them out, ending the Qing! All I want is a posthumous title that sounds good! Of course, I'll have to wait until I die and the true dragon ascends to heaven 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Late Ming: Five Potatoes from the Start, and the Crown Prince Wants to Flee 明末：开局五土豆，太子要跑路 Overworked office drone Zhu Ming transmigrates into Zhu Cilang, the Ming Dynasty crown prince. The good news: He’s the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a lofty status. The bad news: His father is the Chongzhen Emperor, and the capital will fall in just ten days. Other transmigrators: fighter jets, artillery, and mechanized infantry. Crown Prince Zhu: five potatoes. Fine, better make a run for it first. From Beijing to Dengzhou and Laizhou, from five potatoes to a yield of three thous 2.3kReads—Score21014d adds
- 27 Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I Become the Emperor Everyone Calls a Tyrant! 魂穿大明，天下成我为昏君！ (The Spirit of the Ming Dynasty) No System, no golden finger. Everyone says I am a foolish, reckless emperor who indulges in pleasure. But who knows that beneath this body's surface lies a soul from the modern world? I feign madness to fool the court, while secretly making plans, reforming the government, opening up the seas, and expanding the realm. When the day comes for sails to stretch across thousands of miles, the whole world will kneel at the feet of the Ming Dynasty! 982Reads—Score10114d adds
- 28 Burying the Ming: My System Is Full of Bugs 葬明：我的系统全是BUG The protagonist wakes to discover that he has become the frail, sickly, and overlooked heir of the Prince of Gui’s residence. He is only fifteen years old. News has just arrived that the Longwu regime has fallen, and Qu Shisi, the Guangxi governor, and others are urging his father, Zhu Youlang, to assume the regency. System Awakening: Thrust into the spotlight amid his terror, he faces a probing attack by the Qing vanguard under Li Chengdong. At this critical moment, a translucent panel appears 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Great Sui: Li Shimin and I Fight for the World 大隋，我和李世民争天下 [Conquest of the Central Plains] [The Sage of War] [Rising to Power by Fighting the Turks] [A Career-Focused Story] [Conquest at the End of the Sui Dynasty] Li Ce, a modern military strategist, finds his soul transported into the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty. Armed with the ultimate wisdom of The Art of War and On Protracted War, he raises the banner of "win before fighting" and practices the art of "subduing others through diplomacy and strategy." Rising from humble beginnings, he rec 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Zhu Cilang: My Southern Ming Will Not Retreat into a Corner 朱慈烺，朕的南明不偏安 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow burn, proceed with caution!] + [Purely intellectual] + [Political scheming] + [A contest for supremacy] + [Highly intelligent antagonists] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the calamity of 1644 struck. The capital fell, and the emperor died on Coal Hill. Zhu Cilang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation: his country has fallen and his family is dead. The pal 2kReads—Score17214d adds
- 31 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 1.5kReads8.1Score12614d adds
- 32 Great Ming: My Brother Is Zhu Houzhao 大明之我哥是朱厚照 If Zhu Houwei, the second son of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, had not died, would Emperor Xiaozong still have favored Zhu Youjiao above all others when choosing an heir? For the sake of the Ming dynasty’s eternal prosperity, Zhu Houwei decides to take the throne himself and become the Zhengde Emperor. Because of Zhu Houwei, Ming history takes a completely different path. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Qing Dynasty Ends, the Ming Rises 终清覆明 [No System + Group Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Hard-Core Technical Focus + Decisive and Ruthless] Good news: The four-person team of Wang Xiang, Lin Mo, Qian Fei, and Wang Na has transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty with modern knowledge. Bad news: It's the first year of the Tianqi reign. They're deep in the mountains of Guizhou, the Ming Dynasty will fall in seventeen years, and the bandits right in front of them could kill them at any moment. They have no identities, no resources, and o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Biding My Time in the Late Ming: Lying Flat Makes Me Invincible 苟在明末，躺平即无敌 The late Ming is in chaos. Bones stretch for miles, and the dynasty is on the verge of collapse. Ambitious warlords fight for their lives everywhere, and everyone is struggling to survive. But the System keeps me, a transmigrator among the refugees, on a tight leash: No striving, no raising an army, no standing out. I’m only allowed to lie flat and slack off. The more I keep my head down, the stronger I get. The lazier I am, the more invincible I become. While the world risks everything to save 414Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 35 Chongzhen's Revolution 崇祯要革命 (The only book online that saves the Ming dynasty through revolutionary ideas.) I am Chongzhen: “Rather than have the peasants liberate themselves from the bottom up, I’d rather liberate them from the top down.” I won’t just take the lives of corrupt officials. I’ll take the lives of the scholar-officials, the imperial clan, and the unscrupulous merchants too... Whoever dares obstruct my new policies, I’ll take their life. I am benevolent. I only take the lives of the parasites of China. 43Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 The Ming Dynasty’s Greatest Warrior 大明第一武夫 Zhu Yunfei, once the greatest mercenary of his generation, is unexpectedly reborn in the late Ming Dynasty. He becomes a soldier on the Liaodong front, fighting at the Battle of Songjin. Watch as he turns the tide, sweeps away the Jurchen invaders, crushes the rebel bands, and claims an empire and its beauties. 2.7kReads8.5Score22314d adds
- 38 The Ming Dynasty's Destiny: Hongwu's Legacy 大明国运之洪武遗策 As a descendant of Zhu Sheng, I transmigrated into the first year of the Chongzhen era. Before me lay famine-stricken northern Shaanxi. Behind me stood an empire on the verge of collapse. Zhu Qiming had bound the Kindling System and gained access to a technological tree far ahead of its time. But the System gave a chilling warning: every exchange would bring a backlash. I rescued Lu Xiangsheng, and a plague of rats broke out in Xuanfu. I built a steam engine, and the craftsmen were blown to piec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Late Ming: After I Expose Myself as a Transmigrator, Wei Zhongxian Breaks Down! 明末：自曝穿越后，魏忠贤哭了！ After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Liu Yu becomes a seventh-rank censor. Looking at the Great Ming ship on the verge of sinking before him, he drops all pretenses! Liu Yu: “Zhu Youjian, do you believe me now when I say I’m a transmigrator?” Zhu Youjian: “I suppose I do... What do you think of Wei Zhongxian?” Liu Yu: “Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal subject in all of the Great Ming. You must not kill him, Your Majesty!” Wei Zhongxian: “If you don’t reject me, my lord, I’d be hon 36.6kReads8.5Score3.6k14d adds
- 40 Surviving the End of the Song Dynasty: From Frontier Soldier to Living Yama 苟在宋末：从边军活阎王开始 [No System + ruthless and bloodthirsty + farming + transmigration to the Song Dynasty + driving out the Mongols] I transmigrated to the end of the Song Dynasty. How did I end up becoming the biggest villain? Wasn't the idea to govern the military through civil officials? So how can a military commander like me carry a sword into the palace? The Mongol cavalry is sweeping across the world. Well, my lord, I'm here to raid them. I, no, this official, have come all this way. There's no way I'm going 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Beneath Mount Gaomei Is My Home 高嵋山下是侬家 A true-to-life portrayal of history: one country scholar from a mountain village extends the Qing Empire’s fortunes by half a century. The plot is authentic and the details are subtle, unfolding like a television drama before your eyes. Based on private materials provided by descendants of the Zeng family and on the Draft History of Qing, this novel neither praises nor condemns. It faithfully depicts the humble beginnings of Zeng Guofan, the last great Confucian scholar of China, along with the 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Great Ming: My Grandfather Is the Yongle Emperor 大明，我祖父是永乐大帝 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Zhanqi discovers that his grandfather is Zhu Di and his own father is planning a rebellion! How can that be? Dad, let's not rebel. I'll help you develop Ming technology instead! Before he knows it, Zhu Zhanqi looks back and discovers that the whole world is already at his feet. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Ming Dynasty, 1641 大明1641 In 1641, the Battle of Songjin rages, and the Great Ming stands on the edge of ruin. After a crushing defeat at Songjin, the Ming armies retreat across the front, and the dynasty's fall seems inevitable. A soul from a later age transmigrates into Cao Bianjiao's body. Trapped in a desperate situation, he refuses to sit back and watch the realm collapse. He infiltrates Huang Taiji's camp at night and kills three princes and a duke in battle. Leading a lone army on a thousand-mile raid deep into L 88Reads—Score114d adds
- 44 I Guard the Northern Frontier for the Ming Dynasty 我替大明镇守北疆 In the early years of the Chongzhen era, after Wei Zhongxian falls, large numbers of officials are purged, and peasant uprisings begin to erupt. The Jisi Incident of the tenth month in the second year of Chongzhen accelerates the spread of the uprisings, ushering in twenty years of peasant warfare at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Can Lu Zheng use his advantages to change the Ming Dynasty's fate, or will he replace it himself? 1.8kReads8.1Score11414d adds
- 45 The Martial Emperor of Great Ming: Conquering Langjuxu Mountain 大明武帝：封狼居胥 After drowning, Zhu Houzhao is reborn in the days when he was still crown prince. This time, he is determined not to be a mere figurehead at court. He plans to reclaim his power step by step and breathe new life into the Ming Dynasty, which has gradually grown corrupt. 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Shining Across the Globe: The Imperial Legend of Zhu Youxiao 明耀全球：朱由校的帝国传奇 “I am the Son of Heaven. It is only right that I lay the unshakable foundations of the Ming for all eternity!” Zhu Youxiao stood in the great hall of the Forbidden City, his gaze steadfast and profound. The Ming dynasty, an empire on which the sun would never set, was rising. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Diary of Prince Su Zhu Yang 肃王朱楧日记 Also known as The Prince of Su Builds Up and Grows Strong in the Early Ming Dynasty! and How Su Lian Was Built In an alternate timeline, it is 1393, the twenty-sixth year of the Hongwu era under the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yang, newly appointed Prince of Su and assigned to take up his post in Ganzhou, first settles in Pingliang Prefecture because his princely residence in Ganzhou is unfinished and not all three of his personal guard units have arrived. Just then, the fabric of time and space is thrown 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Heavenly Workshop’s Broken Axle: Building Infrastructure in the Qing Dynasty 天工折轴：我在大清搞基建 Transmigrate into a convict sentenced to exile in Ningguta? No problem. I'm a modern engineer. I can clear mountains, build roads and cities, and strengthen the army. My skills let me do whatever I want in the Qing dynasty! With engineering, I'll usher in a golden age; with a broken axle, I'll decide the fate of the world. From convict to industrial magnate, all I need is infrastructure! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 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 299Reads—Score13614d adds
