Novels like Drunk on the Pillow of the Realm
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- 1 Cao Wei Dynasty 曹魏 The wheels of history rolled onward in grand fashion. From the heroic bearing of the First Emperor when he unified the realm, to Emperor Wu of Han’s triumphant spirit as he swept aside the Xiongnu, another century passed. By the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Bei and Sun Quan lay in wait to the south, while Ma Chao and Han Sui watched hungrily from the north. Cao Cao, entrenched in the north, finally cracked his whip and launched his southern 0Votes19.8kRecs64.8kFans
- 2 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
- 3 Roaring Through the Han Dynasty 放啸大汉 Emperor Cheng of Han, Liu Ao: “You ask who I am... er, who am I? Well, I'm a member of the household of the Marquis of Fuping!” Zhao Feiyan, the Han palace's number-one beauty: “I'd rather be a marquis's concubine than an emperor's princess.” Zhao Hede, the most enchanting woman of the two Han dynasties: “I'd gladly die now that my wish is fulfilled. I envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals.” Ban Jieyu, the foremost talented woman of the Western Han: “I gaze at the bright moon, my hand upon 4Votes114.2kRecs60.9kFans
- 4 Super God Streamer System 超神主播系统 Disclaimer: This is a lighthearted, laid-back urban novel about showing off. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip it. After being reborn in a parallel world, Su Jing gets a powerful all-around livestreamer System. In this life, he’s going to live freely and do whatever he wants. In the virtual world, he’s both a livestreamer and a tycoon who throws around money! His livestreams regularly draw terrifyingly huge audiences, earning him the title of Livestream King! The money he tips leaves e 0Votes40.6kRecs55.8kFans
- 5 Grand Secretary Shen Li 首辅沈栗 Shen Li accidentally traveled through time. Making the best of his new life, he carefully built himself a place in the ancient world. This incompetent, unruly illegitimate son of a marquis steadily rose through the ranks, eventually becoming chief minister and a trusted regent, reaching the pinnacle of his life. Wait, where’s the beautiful, wealthy woman? Shen Li soon discovered that even with the power of the realm in his hands, able to destroy enemy fleets with a laugh, finding a wife who sh 0Votes31.4kRecs21.4kFans
- 6 The Tang Dynasty’s First Manor 大唐第一庄 Li Yuanxing, a modern-day layabout who never even got his high school diploma, transmigrates. He transmigrates while mourning a brother he never got to meet one last time, arriving in the Tang dynasty three days after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin looks like his late brother, while Li Yuanxing looks like Li Shimin’s younger brother, Li Yuanba, who died before reaching adulthood. Li Yuanxing becomes the Fifth Son, Li Shimin’s younger brother! On the very day Li Shimin ascends the throne, Li 0Votes194.9kRecs164kFans
- 7 Mark of Time 刻之痕 Friendship, hard work, victory! Lin Qiu, who knows the three essentials of Jump inside and out, transmigrates and becomes a boy determined to be the greatest knight. Follow him as he gradually makes his way to... A lighthearted knight story about a boy growing into a Templar Knight... probably? 0Votes43kRecs51.8kFans
- 8 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
- 9 The Yu-Song Dynasty 余宋 Let’s try a new blurb, one that’s easier to understand. This is a story about a local boy, Little Gao Yanei, who gets a golden finger and runs riot in the final years of the Northern Song. It’s all one person’s wish fulfillment. If you like it, come explore the world with me. If you don’t, do whatever you want. You can even say I’ve run out of ideas. I’m no banknote, after all. That’ll do. Writing a blurb is exhausting… 0Votes138.8kRecs55.8kFans
- 10 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
- 11 The Emperor Is Heaven 帝为天 Possessing the Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia, he lives through the lives of nine emperors of Huaxia, rises to supreme imperial glory, and builds an unparalleled Heavenly Court. Welcome to Xing Chen Yu’s VIP reader group, number: 573511624. (To join, your fan rank must be at least Disciple.) 0Votes42.8kRecs36.1kFans
- 12 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
- 13 Chronicles of the Great Han Empire 大汉帝国风云录 Guided by the principle of “delving into history while stepping beyond it,” this novel depicts the intricate historical developments and grand wars of conquest that took place more than 1,800 years ago. The story follows Li Hong, nicknamed Leopard, who rescues a Xianbei commander while still a slave and escapes back to the Han. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he repeatedly distinguishes himself in battle and rises to become a general, ultimately influencing the course of history at the end of t 0Votes1.4MRecs546.4kFans
- 14 Raise an Army and Seize the Tripod 纵兵夺鼎 In the fourth year of Zhongping, Yan Bei leapt into the rushing current of the world’s great tides. From then on, with the strength of his two hands and fists, he went from an ordinary ripple to a towering wave that churned the seas, striving to rise from obscurity and become a hero known throughout the land. - Readers’ group: Deer-Taking Marquis and friends welcome you with open arms. [102341981] - 0Votes65.9kRecs58.3kFans
- 15 Pet Trainer 训宠师 Gazing at the Kodiak bear, three meters tall and weighing more than seven hundred kilograms, Liu Chang picked up the phone. “Hello, Prince William? The Kodiak bear you left with me has finished training.” “Of course. It can sweep and clean the house, too.” “What? You want it to cook for you? Then that’ll cost another twenty million. Yes, pounds, of course.” I’m a pet trainer, a profession similar to, but different from, an animal trainer. P.S. A warm, everyday-life story~ 0Votes23.6kRecs31.2kFans
- 16 My Name Is Lü Yue 我叫吕岳 At the dawn of time, who first taught the Dao? In the ancient primordial world, across endless ages, why were there only six Saints in all that vast expanse? In the War between the Witches and Demons, the Ancestral Witches and Demon Emperors all perished. Could not a single one have survived? In the battle between Dao and Demon, was the victor truly Dao Ancestor Hongjun? In the Dragon-Han Cataclysm, were the three clans that ruled the world really wiped out completely? And what secrets lie hidde 0Votes23kRecs38.5kFans
- 17 A Ming Dynasty Warrior 大明武夫 Zhao Jin had lived an ordinary life, never imagining that he would get a new beginning at the end of the Ming dynasty. He is determined to make a name for himself in history. With the spear in his hand, he will pacify a realm stretching ten thousand li. This is the Ming Dynasty Warrior. 0Votes181.3kRecs132.5kFans
- 18 Bright Moon Over the Warring States 战国明月 The sun and moon rush onward, never lingering; spring and autumn take their turns. Time turned back, and a minor civil servant was reborn in the Warring States period as Zhao, the Lord of Chang’an. As the queen dowager’s favorite, he could have enjoyed a life of luxury, tinkered with little inventions, and chatted merrily with the Hundred Schools 1Votes202.6kRecs148.6kFans
- 19 The Tyrannical Path of the Sacred Qin 圣秦霸途 The new book, "Dragon King Daddy", is out now. If you’re a fan of Master Fu, feel free to add it to your library in advance~~||A modern soul transmigrates into the world of The Legend of Qin and becomes Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of the ages. “Why does the elk eat in the courtyard? Why does the serpent dwell by the water?” The chaotic Warring States era is the finest stage for heroes. The treasures of the Zhou dynasty, immortal mountains across the sea: how many secrets does this world sti 0Votes63.1kRecs74.4kFans
- 20 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
- 21 The City's All-Around Superstar 都市全能巨星 A college student is bound to the All-Round Superstar System and gains access to countless entertainment resources from another parallel world. Starting with the university games, he wins Olympic gold, breaks world records, and excels in sports, the arts, film and television, music, and every other field. In the end, he becomes a world-class superstar who outshines every other celebrity in every domain! 0Votes119.5kRecs113.2kFans
- 22 My Savage Ancestor 我的野蛮老祖 Atop the mountain peaks, thunder booms and lightning flashes. Gales slice through the air, sending rocks swirling like snow. A red-robed fairy stands in the wind, her brows knitted and her phoenix eyes blazing with fury. “Useless! Every last one of you is worthless!” When the Ancestress is enraged, blood flows for a thousand miles! Behind her, the cultivators tremble and dare not make a sound. At the critical moment, a young man steps forward. “I, Yin, may be unworthy, but I’m willing to build t 0Votes83.7kRecs76kFans
- 23 The Titan and the Dragon King 泰坦与龙之王 Titans are godlike beings born alongside the oldest deities. Dragons are mighty predators at the top of the food chain in countless worlds. Mureya, heir to the bloodlines of both Titans and golden dragons, sits upon his throne. Red dragons, blue dragons, green dragons... bronze dragons, copper dragons, brass dragons... amethyst dragons, crystal dragons, emerald dragons: countless dragons prostrate themselves below the throne. Cloud giants, fog g 0Votes263.4kRecs273.2kFans
- 24 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
- 25 Thieving on Heaven's Behalf 替天行盗 The wind has no form, yet I desire to hunt the wind! Roaming proudly across the Nine Provinces, I shall steal on Heaven's behalf! A colossal bronze coffin floats above a secluded valley, while a woman in red has slept for a thousand years. In the underground palace beneath the vast sea, the stars shift and the earth turns. In the ice sea, the spirits of a sunken ship refuse to fade. As dynasties change and centuries turn, a world-shaking storm suddenly sweeps across the Divine Land. Heroes rise 0Votes1.1MRecs328.7kFans
- 26 The Taoist Temple in the Deep Mountains 深山中的道观 Deep in the mountains, a Taoist temple is home to an incredible Taoist who lives a peaceful, carefree life. 0Votes53.7kRecs60.5kFans
- 27 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
- 28 A Different Kind of Immortal Sect 不一样的仙宗 [The new novel, The Primordial God Within Me, is now out. New and returning readers are all welcome to check it out!] At the inauguration of the seventh sect master of Yingtian Sect, Chen Yuan presided over the ceremony and delivered a speech: “What makes a prestigious sect? It has more spirit stones than you, more magic treasures than you, stronger cultivation techniques, and stronger disciples... And what makes a righteous sect? Whoever listens to me is righteous. Anyone who ignores me is a he 0Votes57.7kRecs53.1kFans
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 The Star River Nobility 星河贵族 Beneath the stars of a great age, trade conflicts, interstellar power struggles, competition for resources, and clashes among the nobility grow ever more intense. This is the best of times, a world that lets people dream. But it is also the worst of times, as everyone carries ideals into battle, only to be buried one after another. Lin Hai, a slum boy with the shameless swagger of a streetwise rogue, is like a sharp blade, cutting straight through this era with abandon. In every man’s heart lie 2Votes161.3kRecs121.7kFans
- 32 Soft, Melt, Things 软，化，物 All kinds of wild ideas in a collection of short stories. The Light, Short, and Scattered Trilogy: Light, Short, and Scattered; Soft, Transformed, and Things; Turn, Leave, and Depart. Part science fiction, all about wild ideas. Soft science fiction, chemistry, and physics. Everything comes down to people’s hearts; even the rarest things are strange. Take things as they come. It all begins in the heart. 0Votes83.8kRecs145.5kFans
- 33 Qinglian Sword Tales 青莲剑说 The heavens and earth were born, chaos divided, and a green lotus entered the dust of calamity; In an age of great contention, where humans and demons survive, who dares ask who is supreme beneath the heavens? A green snake’s mouth, a wasp’s sting, what could be more ruthless than the human heart? With a sword in his heart, he ferries all living beings across; ruthlessness surpasses the deepest affection. 0Votes250.8kRecs111.7kFans
- 34 Song of Everlasting Joy 长乐歌 A century of history, yet sorrow still abounds; I remember the Marquis of Changle from long ago. His hall was fragrant with flowers and thronged by three thousand guests; one sword’s frost chilled fifty provinces! Does Heaven know the ills of this mortal world? The green hills laugh at me, while the clouds beckon. I breathe in a beauty’s fragrance among the flowers, and beneath the moon I lightly sever my enemies’ heads! Victory, defeat, gratitude, and vengeance, all poured into a heart-rending 0Votes520.2kRecs169.5kFans
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 38 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 I Killed the Mage 我杀了法爷 Lin Lei stared at the empty plate. “Where's my food?!” “Your Highness, they won't let me cook for you.” “Don't make things up.” “It's true! Those mages just snatched my kitchen knife again to make a flying sword!” A lighthearted, goofy tale of an elf prince's daily life cultivating immortality 0Votes41.7kRecs59.7kFans
- 42 Mastiff Tang 獒唐 Updates are on hold. My apologies. I may complete it or even rewrite it in the future. 1Votes511.5kRecs230.1kFans
- 43 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 44 Crowned Above the New Han Dynasty 冠绝新汉朝 Of all the talent under heaven, Chen Zhi claims eight tenths, leaving the other two tenths for everyone else. He transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, served the Liu clan, swept away the warlords, and had the tide of events firmly in hand. With the restoration of the Han just around the corner, he died. Fortunately, Chen Zhi was armed with the finest teachings of a hundred schools and all manner of extraordinary objects. Nearly a century after his death, he was reborn. But this time, he faced an 0Votes258kRecs126.6kFans
- 45 A Spirited Youth 元气少年 Song Baojun was mediocre, weak, and timid, until an unexpected awakening gave him thirty-two distinct personalities. He became an all-around prodigy and set off for the pinnacle of life! 0Votes347.7kRecs417.8kFans
- 46 Xu Yang, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医许阳 This is an incredibly hardcore novel about traditional Chinese medicine! A true novel about traditional Chinese medicine! After a medical accident gets him fired, a gifted young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine encounters a rather dimwitted System. It sends him back several decades to study under famous doctors of the era, and he gradually grows into a true practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. This book tells the story of orthodox traditional Chinese medicine healing the sic 12Votes848.9kRecs537.2kFans
- 47 A Thousand Autumns for the Young Master 公子千秋 After a devastating fire, Yue Qianqiu was taken home by Old Master Yue, a man of humble origins with a house full of descendants. In this world, there were powerful clans and scholars who fancied themselves noble and righteous. There were also martial circles and sects unwilling to live at the mercy of the imperial court. Scholars used their words to undermine the law, while heroes used their martial arts to defy its prohibitions. Conflict and excitement went hand in hand, as did opportunity and 0Votes717.5kRecs176kFans
- 48 The Southern Ming Continues 续南明 “The Great Ming has unified the four seas, surpassed the Three Dynasties and outshone the Han and Tang. Its reach extends to the ends of the earth, and all under Heaven bow as its subjects...” In the sixth year of the Xuande era, Zheng He set sail on his seventh voyage to the Western Ocean. He proudly proclaimed these words on the Stele of the Heavenly Consort’s Divine Manifestations. At the time, the might of the Ming dynasty was at its height. But by the end of the Chongzhen era, the great edi 2Votes722.2kRecs228.1kFans
- 49 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
- 50 Disciplining the Song Dynasty 调教大宋 In the sixth year of Qingli, the Zhao Song dynasty was awash in song and dance. Then a madman arrived… He saw with his own eyes the Great Song's splendor, grace, and warmth. At first, Tang Yi just wanted to enjoy this era. The Jingkang Incident, the Mongol cavalry, none of it had anything to do with him. History would follow its own course, no matter how much he meddled. A thousand years later, China would still be China! It couldn't fall! But when an old man, worried for his country and its 2Votes1.2MRecs990.3kFans
