Novels like A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty
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- 1 The Rakish Lady Heir 纨绔女世子 Lan Jing only wanted to make a fortune, but somehow ended up as the heir to a noble title. Once he became the heir, he executed corrupt officials, took on powerful ministers, and made his name on the battlefield. Beautiful women all eagerly offered themselves to him. “My lord, I’m devoted to you, and I can sing and dance...” “Good girl. Stay.” “Cousin, I can’t do anything...” “Keep her, keep her.” Someone: “Xiao Jing, it’ 0Votes45.7kRecs4.3kFans
- 2 Your Highness, Please Behave 王妃请自重 Ling Feifei picked up a certain someone while she was out. Hey, weren’t we supposed to follow the usual plot, where you repay me by marrying me and we fall madly in love? Why has this certain someone turned me down for the hundredth time? You’re not cute at all. Doesn’t the art of war say to fight on after every defeat? They said it’s easy for a woman to win a man’s heart, so ho 0Votes58.9kRecs13.4kFans
- 3 The Carefree Little Landlord 逍遥小地主 In the fourth year of the Yonghui era of the Tang dynasty. A wanderer returns to his hometown, wanting nothing more than to live carefree as a humble landlord! 0Votes21.7kRecs19.4kFans
- 4 The Broken Rifle Beneath a Horse's Hooves 马蹄下的断枪 In the Dark Ages, a man either dies on the battlefield or endures hardship in the countryside. Some rise to rule, while others remain unknown. Beneath the thunder of iron hooves, no one can stand apart. This is... the fate of men! In another world, a legend is told of the iron cross on the crown of the Holy Father King. His life is an immortal legend! (This is an alternate history set in a foreign land; everythin 0Votes10.2kRecs18.4kFans
- 5 The White General 将白 This is the story of a man who transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a prince. Years later, some will want to place a yellow robe on Zhao Xian, while others will want to put a white hat on his head. Zhao Xian says earnestly: I was born to sing for Qi. Why, then, must my crown turn white? The book was originally titled The White King, but that title was taken. It has nothing to 0Votes38.9kRecs79.5kFans
- 6 The Peerless Soul Consort: High God, Do Enjoy! 绝色魂妃：上神，请享用！ What should an ordinary person do after being hauled into the Spirit Realm?! Cultivate! What if you're a good-for-nothing with no talent for cultivation?! Go wild! With my master's seal of true transmission on my brow, I still want to add another one on my collarbone... My Lord Main God, why won't you stop chasing me?! Because you've got a big one and a lovely soul, little miss~! (This story doesn't focus on leveling up through cultivation. The plot comes first. The heroine is useless but not st 0Votes123.6kRecs25kFans
- 7 A Song of High Tang 盛唐高歌 Thousands of officials escort the emperor north to Mount Li, while countless nations come to pay tribute east of the Wei River. This story depicts the splendor of the Tang dynasty, when nations came to pay homage. The Kaiyuan era was another golden age after the Reign of Zhenguan. The Tang dynasty’s power reached unprecedented heights. Yet beneath the singing and dancing, crisis loomed throughout the empire. At that time, a scion of a powerful family appeared out of nowhere… My new book, “I 0Votes72.6kRecs79.3kFans
- 8 Heaven's Contest on the Immortal Path 天竞仙途 The road to immortality is fraught with peril. Who will seize the advantage first? This one has chaotic meridians and extraordinary channels. The path to immortality is full of twists and turns, but watch as I stand supreme! That one was born a demon, with a beauty's heart and crystal-clear courage. A wondrous formation stirs the winds and clouds! This one has blood surging with monstrous power, red hair fierce enough to face ten thousand foes. When the wine runs dry, his heroic spirit rises! Th 0Votes95.4kRecs10.2kFans
- 9 Mayfly Inn 蜉蝣客栈 I tell you my feelings, you resent my intentions. Neither gods nor demons need fear. The savage souls of the Three Roads devour guts; at midnight, foolish resentment rises before the courtyard. Who will use the Buddha's hand to guide these fated souls? The Five Aggregates are impermanent, like a mayfly's dream. Let all things return to the wondrous lotus. The Mayfly Inn connects the Three Realms, and wandering souls and spirits often stop here to rest. You Ning betrayed her sect and met a grueso 0Votes47.4kRecs19.4kFans
- 10 The Illustrious Scholar 明士 +++++ With literature, one can govern a nation; with martial might, one can expand its borders. This is a golden age for scholars, and Luo Xin is writing his own legend in it. 0Votes65.9kRecs75.4kFans
- 11 The Han Dynasty Must Grow Stronger 汉当更强 He risked his life to save someone, only to be dragged down and killed. He transmigrated into the body of Xiang Kang, Xiang Yu's younger kinsman. He knew Xiang Yu was a hopeless case, but had no idea how the Xiang family would ultimately fare in history. For the sake of his own survival, his sworn brothers, and the woman he loved, Xiang Kang could only strive to rise above himself. The gracious and magnanimous Han dynasty was indeed powerful, but Xiang Kang believed he could make it even stronge 0Votes239.7kRecs84kFans
- 12 The Song Dynasty's Top Scholar 宋朝探花郎 Liu An transmigrates. He may be history's luckiest transmigrator: the most handsome scholar in Bianliang, and perhaps the whole realm, with an engagement to the daughter of a distinguished family. But before long, Liu An discovers that he is unhappy. The weak Song bows and scrapes every day, to the Dangxiang and the Khitan, until all it has left is money. And when it comes to money, Liu An is even more unhappy. He has heard that in the Song dynasty, salaries are paid directly to one's wife. The 0Votes83.4kRecs92.7kFans
- 13 Sweeping Away the Ming 扫明 War and smoke engulf Liaodong. Cities change hands again and again, and corpses pile up for miles. Five provinces are engulfed in chaos as bands of rebels swarm forth and sweep across the Central Plains. In the south, streams wind beneath little bridges, while songs and dances fill the pavilions and scholars and beauties laugh and chat. Amid the internal strife and foreign threats of the Ming dynasty's final years, Wang Zheng, a vete 0Votes19.8kRecs24.3kFans
- 14 Seduction in the Red Chamber 惑乱红楼 He transmigrated into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Lian, battered and struggling through hardship. At long last, he managed to get away, only to find that the emperor had taken a dislike to him. Gritting his teeth, he summoned his boldness and began to lay his plans in secret. A second Meng De has returned to the world; surely the next generation of my family will produce sages! Come join us to offer advice... an 0Votes28.8kRecs31.1kFans
- 15 The Empire Rises Again 帝国再起 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, smoke from war rose across the northern lands, while the south basked in song and dance. In the East, maritime trade flourished, and the first shoots of mercantilism broke through the soil beneath mountains of silver. The Jiashen Catastrophe came, and the Qing army broke through the passes, tearing China apart. Wherever their iron hooves trod, misty pavilions and towers all turned to ash. The future of the Huaxia people sank through darkness and bloodshed. 1Votes192.6kRecs43.5kFans
- 16 A Joyful Farmer’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 欢喜农家科举记 Wei Mingnan, a high-ranking official who fought across the country, died alone and ill. Reborn in the famine year when he was ten, he vowed to root out the corruption and treachery that had brought ruin to the realm. But when he happened to save a little girl, everything took an unexpected turn... He spent ten years studying for the civil service exams, so where did all this laughter and cheer come from? He lived a life of honesty and integrity, so how did he end up with money pouring in from ev 0Votes149.9kRecs37.3kFans
- 17 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 18 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Grand Secretary 明王首辅 In the winter of the twelfth year of the Zhengde era, Xu Jin transmigrates into the body of an impoverished Confucian student in Shangrao County, Jiangxi. That year, the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao is touring the border garrison at Xuanfu. That year, Zhu Chenhao, Prince of Ning in Jiangxi, is secretly plotting a rebellion. That year, Xu Jin, with nothing but bare walls at home, searches for a way forward and ultimately decides to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations. He conqu 13Votes297.2kRecs241.8kFans
- 19 From Teaching in the Countryside to Becoming a Superstar 从支教到巨星 For love, he went to the snowy region to teach. Ten years later, he returned to the big city. He became famous overnight, shining like a star as a superstar burst onto the scene… 0Votes165.1kRecs224.7kFans
- 20 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
- 21 The Art of Ruling the World 明谋天下 In the twenty-first year of the Wanli era, Zhu Changluo left the imperial palace with his mother. No one cared about the fallen prince! He marches north to Liaodong, south to Jiangnan, pacifies the Mongols, and puts an end to factional strife. In the final golden age of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changluo arrives with a song on his lips, vowing to make the Han realm endure for ten thousand generations! This realm is mine! No one will take it from me! 0Votes37kRecs68.8kFans
- 22 A Good Doctor in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好医生 Wang Ping'an, a descendant of a family of modern Chinese medicine practitioners, had his soul transmigrate to the Tang dynasty through a twist of fate, arriving in a glorious era when Chinese medicine flourished and began spreading throughout the world… Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound. Based on the theories of yin and yang and the five phases, it uses the four diagnostic methods of inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry, and palpation to investigate the cau 0Votes211.9kRecs253.7kFans
- 23 Competing for the Realm 江山争雄 The realm is picturesque, yet shattered to pieces. Warhorses charge beneath the banners, while smoke and fire mark the rise of heroes! This is the flourishing age of the Great Sui, a world of dazzling prosperity. And yet it is also a turbulent era, with flames of war raging across the land. Talented scholars and beautiful women, gallant heroines, poetry and song, courage and grace. Yang Su, Gao Ying, Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, Yuwen Shu, Li Mu: court intrigue and the vortex of great clans… Li Mi, Dou Jia 0Votes152.2kRecs139kFans
- 24 The Song Dynasty Is Poisonous 大宋有毒 It is still the same old Hong the Bloodsucker, continuing his career as an alien test subject in one transmigration after another. Since he cannot fight back against the aliens, he might as well wreak havoc among the people of Earth. This time, he has landed in the Northern Song during Emperor Shenzong’s reign, but his starting point is even lower than in the Southern Song: he has become Wang Shen, the emperor’s brother-in-law and a famed playboy. The problem is that in the Song Dynasty, nobody 0Votes440.6kRecs76.2kFans
- 25 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Peace reigns at home and abroad, the realm is prosperous, and the laws, institutions, and systems of governance have all been brought into order. The Ming dynasty of the sixth year of Wanli is flourishing, repelling Japanese pirates, reforming officialdom, and implementing the Single Whip Law. Yet according to the course of history, the Ming Empire will inevitably advance toward its setting sun… But Heaven will not abandon the Ming. Ning Xiu, who does not belong to this world, arrives in th 0Votes252.3kRecs70kFans
- 26 Alluring Diva 倾国艳伶 She was a master of Ming-style opera, a celebrated actress of her generation. He was the emperor, the supreme ruler whom the people supported. She fell for him, ventured into danger, gave up half a city, bound her heart to him, and entered the palace. When love turned to suspicion overnight, she lost everything she had. The wind swept across ten thousand miles, and they were separated by the ends of the earth. Life is about more than love and hate. There are still roads ahead, stretching on with 0Votes36.1kRecs8.7kFans
- 27 A Good Uncle in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好舅子 The Tang dynasty is a poem, and Chang'an is a painting of beauty. A struggling writer transmigrates to the Tang dynasty. In this age of prosperity, the Tang gains one more country bumpkin, a little nobody who will make the world tremble. The civilization of the Tang shines like the sun upon every land beneath its light. 0Votes172.9kRecs159.9kFans
- 28 The Iron Bones of the Ming Dynasty 大明铁骨 “Throughout the 315 years of the Ming Dynasty, we never sent princesses to marry foreign powers, paid indemnities, ceded territory, or paid tribute. The emperor guarded the nation's gates, and the ruler died for his country.” Unyielding and iron-willed, only the Ming! The cataclysm of 1644 brought the Central Plains to ruin; our great lands were stained by foreign filth; the sons of Han swore they would never be slaves! In the thirteenth year of the Yongli reign, Zheng Chenggong launched his nor 0Votes195.8kRecs147kFans
- 29 Sports and Arts Superstar 文体巨星 In sports: He's the MVP on the basketball court! He's the king of the boxing ring! He's the new king of football! In entertainment: He's a new-generation Mandarin pop superstar! He's the first Chinese actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor! He's the world's number-one box-office film director! His name is Lin Feng, a freewheeling player who moves between the worlds of sports and entertainment... 0Votes239.3kRecs281.9kFans
- 30 The Splendor of the Great Song 大宋风华 Standing at the crossroads of history, Zhou Quan’s gaze grew resolute. For the people of Huaxia, descendants of Yan and Huang, he would seize this opportunity. As the tide swept through time, he would outshine the entire Song Dynasty! 0Votes123.4kRecs85kFans
- 31 Capitalist Tang Dynasty 资本大唐 Capitalism and colonialism are twins, and the rise of the slave trade is an inevitable companion to the birth of colonialism! So says a certain utterly unscrupulous tycoon, the greatest capitalist in the Tang Dynasty. After transmigrating as Li Yin, the son Emperor Taizong Li Shimin likes least, he plans to use his princely status to woo a few beauties of the Tang Dynasty and then enjoy a comfortable life of loafing around. But the former Li Yin has left him both a noble title and a mountain of 0Votes120.4kRecs217.9kFans
- 32 The Master of Chinese Entertainment 华娱宗师 This is an exciting story about someone who transmigrates to a parallel world! Once you finish reading, all you'll be able to say is: “Damn, that was good!” P.S. The author's new novel in the same genre is Asking If You're Mad Yet. New and returning readers are welcome to check it out. 0Votes82.4kRecs146.4kFans
- 33 Superbrain Hacker 超脑黑客 A childhood accident left Lin Hong with a brain injury, but also gave him a superbrain. Starting with a crystal radio, Lin Hong, a country boy, keeps learning and exploring, rising step by step from a complete novice on the road to becoming the king of hackers. Mad Xiaoqiang has poured his heart into this novel for 2012, taking you into a different kind of hacker world. Explore the essence of hacker culture, experience the spirit of hacking, and discover true stories from the world of hackers! = 1Votes149.9kRecs294.9kFans
- 34 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
- 35 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 A modern-day otaku transmigrates into the body of a Mohist in the early Tang dynasty. Like a drop of ink falling into a glass of water, he soon stains the entire Great Tang black. 0Votes411.7kRecs292.4kFans
- 36 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
- 37 The Phoenix Rules the Realm 凤朝江山 Additional note: This book is adapted from the life of Empress Dowager Feng. If you do not like that, please do not enter! 0Votes1.4MRecs160.6kFans
- 38 Poetry and the Blade 诗与刀 [Award-winning work in the Historical Fiction Contest] Xu Jie transmigrates into this world! His family has a hundred veteran soldiers, skilled in martial arts, though their ranks are slowly dwindling. His family owns several acres of good farmland. Though they come from humble farming stock, they've also taken to studying poetry and books. When he ventures into the martial world, he will slaughter his way through every demon and fiend. When he studies the court, he will wield power with one han 0Votes133.4kRecs136.8kFans
- 39 The Gaffer 球场教父 This is a story about pursuing victory. “You only need to remember one thing: here, I’m the most important person!” Li Ang declared with swagger. The head coach’s authority could not be challenged. Everyone had to understand that. Some people hated him. Others worshipped him obsessively. I’m Li Ang, and this is my story, a story about dreams and conquest. 0Votes415.6kRecs132.2kFans
- 40 Logging In from Fantasy to the Modern City 从玄幻登录到都市 This book is about a native of a fantasy continent who can log in to a modern city. While others shut themselves away to cultivate, Shanyu shuts himself away to play video games. Hit a bottleneck and unable to break through for ages? Shanyu levels up in a game, then breaks through as soon as he gets back. Badly injured and forced to rest for a week or two? Shanyu is left wondering: Should he drink a red potion and recover instantly, or level up and restore himself to full health? In the city: “W 0Votes42.4kRecs42.9kFans
- 41 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 42 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
- 43 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
- 44 Destroying the Ming Dynasty 诛明 His surname is Zhu. He lives during the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming. He thinks this is a peaceful era. He is wrong. He discovers that the only thing he can rely on is the blade in his hand. 0Votes245.3kRecs75.8kFans
- 45 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
- 46 Reforming the Song Dynasty 革宋 The realm belongs not to the Zhao clan, but to all of Huaxia. I raise an army not to reclaim the Zhao clan’s throne, but to restore Huaxia’s realm. 2Votes701.4kRecs178.3kFans
- 47 God-Tier Farm 神级农场 After hitting the lowest point in his life, Xia Ruofei unexpectedly discovers that his ancestral painting conceals a whole world of its own: a pocket dimension all to himself. Inside are a spirit pool that accelerates plant growth, mysterious spirit flowers that can cure every ailment, and a time flow ten times faster than the outside world. Whatever he plants turns out top quality and grows at incredible speed, while any animal he raises becomes remarkably intelligent… From then on, Xia Ruofei 0Votes753.3kRecs352kFans
- 48 Parkour Superstar 跑酷巨星 “The more fans who like me, the stronger I become!” “The more people who hate me, the more techniques I have at my disposal!” With Black Lightning, he gathers emotional energy to strengthen himself and sets out on a parkour journey to become the world’s top sports superstar! Thanks so much for your support! 633076508: A lively group of 2,000. 623616829: A quiet group of 500. 697726265: Red packet group [full subscription required] 0Votes128.5kRecs139.9kFans
- 49 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 50 Everything Is Three at Hogwarts 霍格沃茨万事皆三 1. Plot: Alan Harris is reborn in the world of Harry Potter. He sets out to reform wizarding education and break the Statute of Secrecy. The final boss is not Voldemort, but another character from the original series. 2. Style: This is not a true System novel. Inspired by the style of Harry Potter, each book in the story grows darker than the last. 3. Special features: Everything comes in threes. J.K. Rowling used seven as a special number, while in this novel, three is a number with magic. All 0Votes818.6kRecs841.9kFans
