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- 1 Golden Ear 黄金耳 Queen of the United Kingdom: “Dear Wu, hand over Princess Diana’s letters to her lover, and we can negotiate anything!” The Louvre in France: “We only want the Venus de Milo’s missing arms back! Any terms are acceptable!” President of the United States: “I absolutely must have the version of the Declaration of Independence with the typo!” The Pope of the Vatican: “Almighty Lord, we must bri 0Votes28.9kRecs33.4kFans
- 2 The Dashing Young Master 公子风流 He transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master who knew all about romance and the ways of love. He couldn't play an instrument, but he knew how to woo a woman. Unfortunately, he ended up in the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure was immense. He'd have to put his conscience aside for now. His real job was to pick up a weapon and call a deer a horse. “The day I don the flying-fish robe and wield the embroidered spring saber will be the day I ris 0Votes148.4kRecs353.3kFans
- 3 Lazy Tang 懒唐 Yun Hao accidentally transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty. Having lived two lives, all he wants is to coast through life and wait for death. But Li Yuan has no intention of letting him go, and neither does the great, wise and brilliant Li Er. Changsun is a scheming woman, and Qin Qiong is a professional scammer. And the famous Cheng Yaojin turns out to be... The Tang Dynasty is a terrible place to survive, and Yun Hao feels like he’d be better off dead. 0Votes63.4kRecs70.5kFans
- 4 A Good Husband in the Ming Dynasty 明朝好丈夫 I know things, I'm cultured, I can heal, and I can kill. I'm passionate, wicked, powerful, and damn impressive. I'm a Brocade Guard, a live-in son-in-law, an imperial bodyguard, and the crown prince's mentor. I'm just me: a good husband and a powerful minister. I made the Zhengde era more colorful and more exciting. 0Votes165.3kRecs317.5kFans
- 5 A Wife as Lovely as the Clouds 娇妻如云 The most artistically gifted thief in history transmigrates to the fourth year of Emperor Huizong's reign in the Northern Song dynasty. As a servant in the Duke of Qi's household, Shen Ao is having a grand time. Knowledge changes your fate, intelligence determines your future, and everything else is just so much fluff. Watch me rule it all with one hand. It's all about art and good taste: forge the world's finest paintings, write the most beautiful calligraphy, take the road less traveled. The r 0Votes146.2kRecs391.7kFans
- 6 The Blood Blade of the High Tang 盛唐血刃 In the first year of Wude, Chen Ying arrives in Jingyang, and history changes because of him. By a twist of fate, he becomes Li Jiancheng's subordinate, the leading general of the Eastern Palace. He had only wanted to be a small landowner, living off others and waiting to die, but the times force him, step by step, onto the turbulent stage of history. 0Votes69.2kRecs150.5kFans
- 7 The Dashing Scholar 士子风流 Having pored over the sages' books, one may ascend to the emperor's court by dusk. This is the golden age of scholars. With the emperor's sword in hand and a beauty at his side, Xu Qian enters an age of romance and adventure. Songs and dances fill the air; fortunes are squandered in a single night. Along both banks of the Qinhuai River, there is no end to the tales of romance. Success in the imperial examinations, a heart soaring with ambition, and a chance to shape the realm: there is no end to 0Votes155kRecs130.5kFans
- 8 The Foolish Emperor 昏君 Life putting too much pressure on you? Then come be a foolish emperor! Getting sneered at when looking for a job? Then come be a foolish emperor! Your boss exploiting you mercilessly? Then come be a foolish emperor! Housing prices too high to afford? Then come be a foolish emperor! No money to date your girlfriend? Then come be a foolish emperor! Stocks plunging all the way down? Then come be a foolish emperor! Your wife won't let you smoke? Then come be a foolish emperor! Our slogan is this: if 0Votes336.2kRecs161.2kFans
- 9 The Late Tang Dynasty 晚唐 The fourteenth year of the Xiantong reign of the Tang Dynasty, 873 AD. Emperor Yizong, the Tang Dynasty's seventeenth ruler, has died. As the empire basks in the setting sun, its new emperor, twelve-year-old Li Xuan, takes the throne as the eighteenth ruler, Emperor Xizong. At this point, only a few months remain before the private salt trader Wang Xianzhi raises an army against the Tang with ten commanders at his side. Another private salt trader, Huang Chao, who loves writing poems about chrys 0Votes113.7kRecs118.7kFans
- 10 The Prestigious Clan 名门 This is a Tang Empire that has taken a wrong turn, with imperial power in decline and the empire nearing its end. It is also an age when the empire and the great clans coexist. Fifteen years ago, the An Lushan Rebellion was finally put down. But the Uyghurs, seeing the Tang’s weakness, eyed the Central Plains, bringing their horses to its rivers and laying waste to its people. As the empire teetered on the brink, seven great clans joined forces to drive out the northern invaders and restore the 0Votes424.8kRecs363.5kFans
- 11 The Commoner Chancellor 寒门首辅 (This book was shortlisted for the 2016 Xingchuang Award in the Historical Fiction category!) In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Xu Pu was riding high as chief grand secretary, while Li Dongyang had just begun his career as an examiner for the metropolitan examination. Liu Jian had risen to become a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, while Xie Qian had yet to join the cabinet and earn a reputation as a worthy minister. Yang Tinghe was ordered to help compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Xia 0Votes229kRecs98.1kFans
- 12 Song Shixing 宋时行 In the sixth year of the Xuanhe era, he arrived in Tokyo, the city of Bianliang! With two years still to go before the Jingkang Incident, Yu Yin stood by the Wuzhang River, bewildered and at a loss. Was the splendor of Tokyo real, or just an illusion? As the great empire tottered on the brink of collapse, people drowned themselves in pleasure, while the streets brimmed with prosperity... Yu Yin stumbled through this world on the verge of ruin. When he suddenly looked back, he discovered that his 0Votes536.6kRecs278kFans
- 13 I Want to Become Grand Secretary 我要做首辅 In the thirtieth year of the Jiajing reign, the Daoist Emperor hid in the Western Garden, refining mercury and making elixirs, while Grand Secretary Yan Song racked his brains over a eulogy to the emperor. In the northwest, Altan Khan repeatedly rode toward the Central Plains. In the southeast, Japanese pirates had grown addicted to plunder. Zhang Juzheng tore at his hair over a piece of bootlicking prose. Qi Jiguang was still kneeling on a washboard. Li Shizhen quietly left the Imperial Medical 0Votes251.1kRecs151.1kFans
- 14 Usurping the Tang 篡唐 Born into a world in turmoil, with a mysterious past. I never sought wealth and power, but wealth and power came looking for me... Come see a modern man’s tale set in the Sui and Tang dynasties! There will be grudges and romance, warhorses and weapons, and countless tales of passion... Geng Xin’s new novel for 2010, Usurping Tang, makes its grand debut. I hope you’ll enjoy it. 0Votes383.2kRecs379.6kFans
- 15 The Undying Divine Phoenix 不死神凰 2Votes52.1kRecs62.9kFans
- 16 The Rise of the High Tang 盛唐崛起 In the first year of the Shengli era, outside Changping County in Youzhou, the young Yang Shouwen is struck by lightning and the memories sealed away for seventeen years awaken. The sun and moon shine together. The Kaiyuan golden age is still a distant dream. Though the empress rules a seemingly peaceful land, turbulent undercurrents appear to be stirring beneath the surface. Chen Zi’ang, who climbed Youzhou Terrace and reflected on the vastness of heaven and earth; the brave and formidable, cle 3Votes1.2MRecs298.2kFans
- 17 The Great Official 大官人 In the ninth year of Yongle, the realm prospered. The nation was mighty, its people proud, and envoys from every corner of the world came to pay tribute! At a time like this, let me ask: who wouldn’t want to become a great official? 1Votes240.4kRecs232.7kFans
- 18 The Great Shun 顺明 A discharged soldier arrives in the Ming dynasty. While he was in the military, he was merely a noncommissioned officer. After leaving the service, he became an employee of a financial courier company. What can he do? Will he drift with the currents of history, or defy heaven, change his fate, and alter the destiny of this age... 0Votes562.7kRecs548.4kFans
- 19 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
- 20 The Tang Dynasty Immortal Doctor 大唐仙医 A solemn statement: This is a work of classical xianxia fiction, entirely fictional and unrelated to history! What a raw deal! He actually transmigrated into the body of a prisoner about to be beheaded! With the executioner's blade about to fall, how will Zhang Xiaolin save himself? 0Votes885.2kRecs2.1MFans
- 21 Make My Name Known Across the Land 明扬天下 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the land was truly in chaos: hooves fell like rain, shouts rolled like thunder, and blood poured in torrents. The Central Plains’ mothers grayed with worry; in the spring boudoirs of Jiangnan, women gazed into the distance; in Hunan, children wept through the night. Farewells beneath the willows of their hometowns, generals’ eyes blazing with fury, and war banners snapping in the northern wind. Clouds of dust rose one after another as the land of Huaxi 0Votes463kRecs230.9kFans
- 22 Blood Will Tell 将血 Have you not seen Han Zhongjun, who at twenty bound a captive and asked for a long tassel to seize the enemy? Have you not seen Ban Dingyuan, who led light cavalry into distant lands and stirred up the clouds of war? A true man should dare to face danger, not let his scholar’s robes ruin his life. With the nation teetering on the brink, urgent dispatches race back and forth without pause! Zhao Shi’s life was destined to be spent amid slaughter and bloodshed. From the vast northern deserts to the 0Votes501.5kRecs236.4kFans
- 23 The Embroidered Uniform Guards Rule the Realm 锦衣当国 Wang Tong, a modern office worker, dies of illness and arrives in the early years of the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. This is the Ming's finest age, and also the last of its glory. As the son of a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what can Wang Tong do? What can he change? The moment he appears, the river of time changes course… 0Votes570.5kRecs655.4kFans
- 24 The Shaman Healer Awakens 巫医觉醒 Able to communicate with ghosts and gods, as well as practice medicine, since witchcraft and medicine have never been separate. Once one reaches the pinnacle, neither ghosts nor gods dare question them, and calamities cannot draw near. But can one who has reached the pinnacle also heal the human heart? Behold the awakening of the strongest witch doctor~ 0Votes513.1kRecs223.3kFans
- 25 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 26 The Red-Gated Manor 朱门风流 The rich feast on meat and wine, while frozen corpses lie by the roadside. Reborn into a prestigious Ming family, Zhang Yue is still just a boy no one pays much attention to. The upheaval of the Jingnan Campaign has passed, Zheng He's fleet is sailing the seas, and high-ranking nobles abound in his family... Is all he can do really eat, drink, and wait to die? Amid the splendor of the age, he seeks a life of refinement; even in wealth, one must proceed with care. With the affairs of family and r 0Votes660.2kRecs236.5kFans
- 27 The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty 大唐风华路 After transmigrating, Han Yue becomes Li Shimin's illegitimate son, though he has no idea who he really is. He has a wife, a few acres of farmland, and a habit of inventing things in his spare time. Little by little, he builds up a miserable village. Han Yue thinks this life is pretty good. If no one bothered him, he'd be happy to live this way forever. But every man has to grow up, and even a nobody can gradually become somebody. With every gesture, he seems destined to reach the summit. Time i 0Votes781.6kRecs391.4kFans
- 28 The Directorate of Ceremonial 司礼监 Never look down on a poor young man. My uncle is Wei Zhongxian. A masterpiece from Ao Gu, guaranteed. 1Votes584.3kRecs320.4kFans
- 29 The Planar Altar 位面祭坛 Command a mysterious sacrificial altar, offer up any item, and reap countless treasures. Ice-grade jadeite and century-old ginseng might be obtained by sacrificing a bag of rice. Bronze ritual vessels from the Xia and Shang dynasties, as well as ancient books and paintings from the Tang and Song dynasties, might be exchanged for a bag of salt. Antiques from history, technology from th 0Votes147kRecs193.9kFans
- 30 The Great Physician 大国医 No deep-seated vendettas, no struggle to rule the world, no plots and schemes, no machinations: this is the romantic story of a Jiangnan youth who, quite by accident, grows into a renowned physician whose work bridges the past and the future. 0Votes243.5kRecs520.5kFans
- 31 My Neighbor Is the Emperor 我的邻居是皇帝 Ye Hua saves a prince, and from then on earns the favor of the sages and lives next door to the royal family, watching the winds of change... Guo Wei said: "I was buried in a simple coffin, with a modest funeral. My lifelong frugality deserves praise. Though my reign was not long, I laid a solid foundation for the dynasty." Chai Rong said: "Give me ten years to conquer the realm, ten years to provide for the people, and ten years to bring peace. That will be enough!" Zhao Kuangyin said: "With th 0Votes205.1kRecs150.4kFans
- 32 The Immortal of the Great Ming 大明仙人 A mountain need not be high; if an immortal lives there, it will be famous. A shabby little temple, with a master and his two disciples. They may swindle and deceive, but do not say there are no immortals in the mountains. A young Taoist’s path to immortality begins; even the emperor asks him about eternal life. He travels across the land until evil is vanquished, then seeks immortals overseas as the Ming begins anew. This is the story of a Taoist who changes the world and alters the fate of the 0Votes127.3kRecs132.9kFans
- 33 A Great Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好地主 Zhang Chao transmigrates to the fourth year of Wude and arrives at Bashang, outside Chang’an, where he becomes the son of a veteran soldier. But all he wants is to be a laid-back, prosperous landlord in the Tang Dynasty! (Recipient of the 2016 Xingchuang Award for Excellence in Historical Fiction!) 0Votes609.8kRecs501.3kFans
- 34 War Map of the Realm 江山战图 War fires rise at the end of the Sui, and heroes emerge from the borderlands. Dou Jiande, the Heavenly King of Hebei, battles the Vajra on a snowy night; The secretive hero of Wagang turns on his own and kills Zhai Rang. The treacherous hero Yuwen conspires with Lady Xiao to assassinate the sovereign; Li Erlang of Chang'an fights the King of Luoyang twice. The Xiao Liang Emperor of Baling crosses the river to seize Jing and Xiang; Du Fuwei of the southeast calls himself the Wolf of Jianghuai. Gr 0Votes391.5kRecs157.3kFans
- 35 The Little Chef of the Northern Song Dynasty 北宋小厨师 Li Qi, head chef at a five-star-plus hotel, has a little too much to drink and miraculously transmigrates to the late Northern Song dynasty. Alone in this unfamiliar world, with no family or friends, Li Qi has no choice but to fall back on his old trade and take a cooking job at a restaurant in Bianjing that's about to be sold off for next to nothing. Li Qi only wants to be a low-key little chef. But gold shines wherever it is, and being an outstanding man isn't always a good thing. “Grand Marsh 0Votes277.6kRecs311.2kFans
- 36 The World 天下 Return to the Tang dynasty and contend for supremacy. In the fifth year of the Tianbao era, the Tang dynasty had been established for more than a century. After decades of governing the country, Li Longji, now an old man who had lived long enough to know the will of Heaven, had grown weary. Ever since he made Yang his noble consort, his attention had gradually drifted away from the dull, tedious affairs of state. “Music and dancing fill the air, and the emperor can never get enough of the show.” 0Votes447.2kRecs454.9kFans
- 37 EN The Physician Who Rules the Realm 医统江山 A doctor who died of overwork in his previous life is reincarnated into the household of Da Kang's greatest traitor, possessing the body of an idiot boy who had been deaf and mute for sixteen years. Is this his good fortune or his misfortune? Having worked too hard in his past life, all he wants now is a beautiful wife, lovely concubines, and grandchildren gathered around his knees, living comfortably as a wealthy second-generation heir who muddles through each day. Yet he never expected his fam 2Votes2.2MRecs979kFans
- 38 The Primitive People Were Stunned 原始人都惊呆了 Wang Hao has absolutely no desire to be a tribal chief. He wants to ride in a car instead of walking, use a computer for entertainment, and cook with a microwave. If enemies show up, he wants to take them out with planes and tanks. Luckily, now that he has the System, it seems his wishes might actually come true. “I’m really not a god, and it’s not some invulnerable divine soldier. It’s just a stupid robot. I’ve taught it the Sichuan-accented line ‘Boss, tea or coffee?’ tens of thousands of time 0Votes77.6kRecs85.9kFans
- 39 The Humble-Born Top Scholar 寒门状元 Tired of flashes of blades, clashing horns and drums? Then perhaps you can sample the harsh livelihood of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. This book tells the story of Shen Xi, who transmigrated into a down-and-out poor family in the Great Ming. In an era when everything was considered inferior except scholarship, he changes his fate step by step through his own efforts, finally reaching the pinnacle of life! Tianzi's grand historical work of 2016, worth making your own! 8Votes1.2MRecs575.2kFans
- 40 The Hypocrite of the Ming Dynasty 明朝伪君子 Emperor Xiaozong revived the Ming dynasty, while the wayward young Zhengde lived a life of reckless indulgence. Scholars spoke passionately about governing the realm, and the imperial secret police prowled like tigers and wolves. In an age where opportunity and danger went hand in hand, amid the bustle of the Ming dynasty at its height, a young man named Qin Kan sent ripples across the waters. When he began doing as he pleased with elegant, refined grace, the Ming dynasty's civil officials, gene 0Votes413.3kRecs329.8kFans
- 41 Transmigrating to the Glamorous World of Hong Kong Entertainment 穿越之娱乐香江 Back in Hong Kong in 1984, he witnesses the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Make movies, flirt with girls, make money... Xia Tian's goal is to entertain the whole world! 0Votes225.5kRecs178.9kFans
- 42 Fan Jin's Ordinary Life 范进的平凡生活 Transported into the world of The Scholars, I become Fan Jin in his younger days. Ha, I passed! 0Votes151.9kRecs83kFans
- 43 Drunk on a Pillow Beneath the River and Mountains 醉枕江山 Empress Wu Zhao rules beneath the sun and moon, while Shangguan Wan'er weighs the affairs of the realm. Li Guo'er is more beautiful than any flower, and the Five Great Clans scheme against one another. Princess Taiping can find no peace, while the third son of the Li family is none other than Longji. Di Renjie, Zhang Yizhi, Feng Xiaobao... Talented men, lovely women, and rough-and-ready sorts! Red sleeves beckon, and wandering heroes roam beneath the skies of the Great Tang, Drunk, they rest the 0Votes2.9MRecs598.9kFans
- 44 Beauty and the Realm 江山美色 Mo Wu's new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, is now available on Qidian. The characters' dialogue is witty and humorous, and the story is tense and tightly paced. All you generous readers are welcome to check it out. Thank you. He had thought being a bandit in troubled times was a promising career. He never expected to become a favorite of the imperial court, and the person Yang Guang trusted most. By the time he was wildly successful and ready to make his mark, he could only watch 0Votes2.8MRecs422.1kFans
- 45 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 46 The Carefree Tang Dynasty 唐朝小闲人 A master of the Thousand Gates is inexplicably transported by a bolt of lightning to the fourth year of the Yonghui era in the Tang Dynasty. From then on, one enormous lie after another makes the whole world dance to his tune. Whether it’s Emperor Gaozong, who has only recently taken the throne, Changsun Wuji, who currently wields immense power, or Wu Zetian, who will one day become the greatest empress in history. “The truth is painful, reality is cruel, and honesty hurts. So I tried to let the 0Votes925.1kRecs420kFans
- 47 A First-Rank Empire 一品江山 In the spring of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Wenzheng's reform of the New Policies had failed, and Fu Bi was demoted along with him. Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu drank himself into a stupor, Han Xianggong remained tall, handsome, and rich, and Wen Yanbo had become thoroughly extraordinary. Di Qing became the idol of the Great Song's underclass, while the Obstinate Chancellor and Sima Niu had only just entered the workforce. Justice Bao was not yet qualified to preside over Kai 1Votes634.5kRecs337.9kFans
- 48 The Silicon Valley Emperor 硅谷大帝 He sees far beyond the ordinary, and his vision astonishes the world! He invested in and founded Cisco, then went on to create Netscape, Ellison, Yahoo, and more. Even Google and ICQ were among his creations. He is the power behind the scenes, owner of a trillion-dollar fortune, and the internet emperor no one knows about! He ushered in the age of rapid internet growth and monopolized half the North Federation's internet backbone. YouTube and Facebook are his to command, too! Apple has knelt! Fl 0Votes183.2kRecs190kFans
- 49 The Song Dynasty's Most Notorious Young Scion 大宋的最强纨绔子弟 Reborn as the son of Gao Taiwei, a treacherous minister. He thought the life he'd longed for was about to begin, but then he asked around and found out that Lin Chong from Water Margin had already been framed and thrown in prison. Besides that, there was a wastrel determined to turn over a new leaf, along with plenty of other catastrophes to deal with... The new novel, Back to Field: Reborn in 1993, is now out. 0Votes394.4kRecs403.1kFans
- 50 Stealing Fragrance 偷香 Mo Wu’s new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, has been released on Qidian. The characters’ dialogue is witty and humorous, and the plot is tense and tightly paced. We welcome all readers to show their support. Thank you. Title: Stealing Fragrance By lamplight, I seek treasures and steal fragrance. A thief has his code, and I, Zhang Yang, have my pride! After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, Shan Fei discovers that the age of the Three Kingdoms belongs to more than just 1Votes1.9MRecs402.8kFans
