Novels like The Iron Bones of the Ming Dynasty
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- 1 The Sinister Hero of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末阴雄 The world of the late Ming is fascinating. England emerges from civil war and embarks on its journey to become the “empire on which the sun never sets.” The Ottoman Empire is experiencing its final glory before beginning its decline and ultimately becoming the “sick man of West Asia.” Russia begins its campaigns in Siberia and Eastern Europe, moving toward the creation of the Russian Empire. The Netherlands, Spain, Poland, and others also begin their decline from greatness. France, Portugal, the 0Votes7kRecs16.2kFans
- 2 The Record of Supporting the Ming 扶明录 So what if you transmigrate into the body of a eunuch at the end of the Ming dynasty? From battlefields piled with corpses and blood, to a treacherous court and a turbulent martial world, witness the full splendor of the Great Ming. 15Votes58kRecs23.5kFans
- 3 The Raging Ming 烈明 "The Son of Heaven guards the gates of the realm; the sovereign dies for the state!" This was the oath the imperial house of the Great Ming lived and died by. Even Zhu Ping'an, the illegitimate son of a prince, has the fierce spirit and pride passed down through his veins from the founding Hongwu Emperor himself. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, he transmigrates and takes on the burden of restoring the Great Ming. He fights at Fengyang, secures the Huai regions, campaigns in Qilu, attacks Liaodon 0Votes20.6kRecs29.2kFans
- 4 The Grand Plan of the Sun and Moon 日月宏图 New book, The Seven Seas Rise to Glory. Highly recommended! If I transmigrated to the Ming, I would pray that the cold receive clothes, the hungry receive food, and the dead receive proper burials; that those without means receive support. I would pray that loyal ministers serve until their dying breath, that good generals fall in battle and be carried home wrapped in their horses’ hides, and that the Son of Heaven defend the nation’s gates and die for his realm. If I transmigrated to the Ming, 0Votes15.7kRecs16.8kFans
- 5 The Rise of a Great Nation: The Sun Never Sets in the East 大国崛起之东方日不落 Starting in India at the end of the eighteenth century, I build my fortune on the East India Company’s business model. Chasing the final days of the Age of Sail and greeting the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, I rely on the strength of a great China and make a modest effort toward one small goal: crowning the Eastern Empire as the land where the sun never sets! This is not a story about crushing everyone with futuristic technology. It follows a plausible course of historical events. If it’s n 0Votes15.9kRecs22.5kFans
- 6 Surviving the Late Ming 明末求生记 He transmigrates to the end of the Ming, with a System at his side. Should he conquer the world or roam the jianghu as a carefree hero? Well, young man, you're dirt poor. How about setting yourself a small goal first? For example, surviving this troubled era, year after year beset by natural disasters, rebellions, and foreign raids? Then stay alive, and live with dignity: never bowing your head or bending your knees. A quick plug for my new book! Mou Ming The new book is signed with a publisher, 2Votes32.6kRecs14.9kFans
- 7 The Great Liang Han Cavalry 大凉汉骑 In the final years of the Western Jin, the War of the Eight Princes erupted. The Yongjia upheaval drove the court south, and the Five Barbarians ravaged China. As the realm crumbled and the land was overrun, Zhang Jun transmigrated into the body of the fourth ruler of Former Liang. At the time, treachery brewed within the palace, while northern horsemen stirred beyond the frontier. Rebellion flared on three fronts, and the Jie barbarians occupied the imperial capital. Watch as he pacifies the We 0Votes11.1kRecs8.2kFans
- 8 The Iron Guard of the Ming Dynasty 大明铁卫 Chen Yu transmigrates and becomes a destitute military household member at the end of the Ming dynasty. He can't make glass or soap, and all he has around him is a group of soldiers' families who can barely afford to eat... With a terrible hand dealt to him, how can he make his life a success? Watch as this slightly devious office director rises step by step to the top, crushing the Tartars and rebel bandits, outmaneuvering the Koreans and Japanese, and turning the tide across all of East Asia. 0Votes26.9kRecs30.3kFans
- 9 The Steel Backbone of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末传奇之钢铁脊梁 My new book, Eternal Great Ming, is now online. Chengzi eagerly awaits your visit! During the bloody battle at the Hun River in Shengjing at the end of the Ming dynasty, the Great Ming's last army willing to fight, the Qi Family Army's Zhejiang troops and the Shizhu White-Pike Soldiers, took on 60,000 Jurchen cavalry with just 7,000 men. In the end, they were defeated and wiped out. The Ming army killed more than ten thousand soldiers from the Jurchen Eight Banners, winning the Great Ming its fi 0Votes38.9kRecs58.1kFans
- 10 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
- 11 The Tiger of the Late Ming 明末之虎 In the summer of the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, after the Later Jin annexed Jinzhou in southern Liaoning, a modern university student named Li Xiao transmigrated into the body of an ordinary country hunter in Jinzhou. Penniless and without a System, a pocket dimension, or any special golden finger, how will the commoner Li Xiao find a path to survival and prosperity in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty? He will fight in western Liaoning, campaign in Xuanfu, seize Shandong, build 0Votes41.7kRecs89.9kFans
- 12 Mythology Begins with Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 神话从聊斋开始 A flower holds a world; a tree holds enlightenment! Reborn into a new life, Su Ti only wanted to quietly live as a wealthy young master. Reality, however, forced him to become a great demon lord! In the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, he refined his true heart; in the world of Shu Mountain, he became the supreme patriarch; in the White Snake world, he cultivated himself and sought the Dao; in the Journey to the West world, he attained immortality... “Congratulations, the simulation 0Votes12.4kRecs38.5kFans
- 13 Bright Blood 明血 When a nation's fortunes have fallen to their lowest point, there are always people who step forward. Knowing they are destined to die, they hold no regrets, using their own blood to unleash one final roar at the enemy. The twilight of the Great Ming was likewise filled with men of passion: Yan Dian Shi, who declared, "There are generals who surrender, but no Dian Shi who surrender"; Xia Wanchun, who organized a volunteer army to resist the Qing at the age of seventeen and, captured at eighteen, 0Votes120kRecs285.5kFans
- 14 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
- 15 The Qing Conquest, 1719 伐清1719 I've returned to the fifty-eighth year of the Kangxi reign, three hundred years in the past? Kangxi: “I want to live another five hundred years!” Ning Yu: “Drop dead!” 0Votes84.3kRecs163.2kFans
- 16 The Soul of Han in the Late Ming 明末汉之魂 Huang Han, a modern man, transmigrates into the body of a Ming cavalryman who fought bravely and died during the Ji-Si Incident in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. With the robust physique and mounted archery skills of a warrior trained in cold weapons, along with a modern man's intelligence and knowledge nearly four centuries ahead of the people of the Ming dynasty, Huang Han is reborn with the resolve to rewrite history. The Han people, proud and self-reliant, will never bow to anyone. 0Votes90.4kRecs93.5kFans
- 17 The Corrupt Official of the Great Qing 大清弊主 An ordinary homebody transmigrates to the Qing dynasty and becomes Yinzhen, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi. He promotes agriculture, establishes Western-style schools, builds an ocean-going fleet, and expands overseas trade. When the princes compete for the throne, Yinzhen strikes forcefully, so forcefully that all the other princes hate him to the bone. They use every means at their disposal, yet can only swallow their rage and put on a smile whenever they face him. See how the fourteenth 0Votes72.5kRecs222.8kFans
- 18 I Came from the Heavens 我从天上来 I came from the heavens, and peach blossoms bloomed where I landed; One day I’ll ascend again, and imperial blood will splash across the Immortal Platform! 0Votes45.7kRecs29.3kFans
- 19 Northern Ming, Never Heading South 北明不南渡 On the third day of the third month in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Ci’s soul transmigrated into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. Facing Li Zicheng and the constant attacks of the Manchus, Zhu Ci shouted, “Come on! Let’s hurt each other! Whoever backs down is a coward!” 0Votes49.7kRecs52.3kFans
- 20 Returning to the Ming Dynasty with the Industrial Revolution System 带着工业革命系统回明朝 As European fleets in the seventeenth century scour the world’s oceans for new trade routes, the distant Far East resounds with the roar of machines. Trainloads of coal head to factories, countless industrial goods flood markets everywhere, line infantry stand ready, and cold cannons unleash their fury... This is an age of iron and blood. New books: Returning to Southern Ming with an Industrial System; The Ming Steam Empire 0Votes82.6kRecs151.3kFans
- 21 Transmigrating and Landing Right in Front of Chongzhen 穿越之掉崇祯面前 The protagonist transmigrates and lands right in front of Emperor Chongzhen. It's early in the third lunar month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, after the Ming army's main force has been wiped out at the Battle of Tashan. What now? 0Votes131.5kRecs186.7kFans
- 22 The Ming Dynasty's Nail House 大明钉子户 The year is 1636, the ninth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming. Wang Yue, a twenty-first-century wage slave, is kicked straight into a group of Shanxi refugees in Wanping County, near the capital. In just over a month, an enemy force of a hundred thousand will once again breach the passes and plunder the capital. To protect his family in this new era and save the refugees from slaughter, Wang Yue resolutely organizes them to build a new city beside Lugou Bridge, near the future site o 0Votes51.6kRecs52kFans
- 23 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
- 24 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 25 Turning the Tide in the Qing Dynasty 逆袭大清 In the twentieth year of the Qianlong reign, he transmigrated… With a broken saber, he battles bandits; with a heart full of fury, he takes on the Qing. Who could understand all the twists and turns along the way? 0Votes81.3kRecs66.8kFans
- 26 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
- 27 I'm Really Not a Business Tycoon 我真不是商界大佬 I won a 200-million jackpot and planned to be a couch potato, quietly collecting rent and coasting through life. Who knew I'd accidentally become a business tycoon? Who can I even complain to? A life of sudden riches is just so dull... 0Votes59.1kRecs97.6kFans
- 28 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
- 29 The Last Crown Prince of the Great Ming 大明最后一个太子 The Battle of Songjin ends in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen with the Great Ming suffering a crushing defeat. Its last main army is wiped out, and the final hour of the realm has arrived. The benighted Qing bares its fangs. The Jiading Massacre, the Yangzhou Massacre, and the terrifying literary inquisitions flash before the protagonist's eyes. He opens them and jolts to discover that he has become the last crown prince of the Great Ming! Now only two years remain! For the newly reborn Zhu Cila 0Votes50.2kRecs81.9kFans
- 30 The Qin Empire Rises Again 大秦之帝国再起 The empire collapses into chaos, and the realm is torn by strife. The various states rise again, but who will shape the tide? Establishing himself in the Southern Commandery, he conquers the Hundred Yue. Dominating the southern frontier, he annexes the various states. Behold how a brand-new empire rises again! Restore the Hetao, seize the grasslands, and occupy the Western Regions. Build a navy, conquer the Japanese islands, and raid the South Seas. Revive the trade routes between East and West, 0Votes73kRecs73.6kFans
- 31 Lanfang 兰芳 Zhao Xuening can swear that at first, all he wanted was to make something of himself so he would never have to live hand to mouth, sleeping rough and wondering where his next meal would come from. But who could have guessed that while he threw himself into that goal, he would try a little too hard? The Dutch, who had dominated the Spice Seas for over a century, were sent packing, and he even worked hard enough to bring the Lan Fang Republic into being. That one little mishap set him on a path of 0Votes76.9kRecs257.5kFans
- 32 The Strongest Chongzhen in History 史上最强崇祯 He transmigrates as the Chongzhen Emperor. Li Zicheng is closing in from the south, ready to force him to hang himself, while the Qing hordes glare hungrily from the north. Watch how I fight poison with poison, send the entire Donglin faction to its death, and become a foolish ruler in these chaotic times! Donglin officials: What we fear most is an emperor with no shame! 0Votes84.4kRecs103kFans
- 33 Extreme Rescue 极限拯救 Whenever compatriots overseas face danger, their homeland is always there to lend a hand. Wherever its mighty warships appear, the light of the Five-Star Red Flag can drive away the darkness that bares its fangs at those living abroad! But in the most remote regions, the darkness before dawn is at its thickest, and deadliest! Before the nation's rescue forces arrive, everything we do for our fellow citizens can only be called, under international law: an illegal rescue! 0Votes54.7kRecs26.9kFans
- 34 Marching North to Conquer the Qing 北上伐清 In the dust of the barbarians, the people have wept until their tears ran dry; beneath the Han people's knees lies a splendid land. Today, we have gathered three hundred million strong, clapping our hands and boasting of Han robes and caps. Perks for full-book subscribers: 961406930 (send a screenshot of your fan rank when you join) 0Votes111.3kRecs121.4kFans
- 35 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
- 36 A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty 大明寒士 Shen Kang, an insignificant nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly finds himself in the Ming Dynasty. He straightens his sleeves, savoring a breeze, then drains a jug of rough wine. The road ahead is long, and the imperial exams, making a name for himself, and becoming an official are all difficult. Other people have a golden finger; he has a brain. Other people have a System; he has a brain. Other people have beautiful women by their side; he... gives his right hand a rest and switc 0Votes78.4kRecs26.6kFans
- 37 Ming Dynasty 1630 大明1630 Heroes rise from humble beginnings, turn the tide when all seems lost, shore up a tottering realm, and save the people from disaster. 0Votes155.2kRecs56.4kFans
- 38 The Giant Bandit’s Counterattack at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末之巨宼逆袭 In the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty, the Eastern Tartars had occupied more than half of the Central Plains. Sun Kewang sought to recover Huguang from Yunnan and Guizhou, while Zheng Chenggong had also raised the Ming banner in Fujian and Zhejiang. Yet deep in the 0Votes15.7kRecs21.8kFans
- 39 Autumn of the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen 崇祯十七年秋 In the Jiashen upheaval, the emperor died for his country, and Wu Sangui led Qing troops through the pass. As the realm descended into chaos and the barbarians sought to seize the imperial throne, could the land of Huaxia truly have no loyal subjects? Beneath the walls of Qingzhou, enemy troops laid siege to the city. He Tuo urged Wang Shiheng to surrender: “Wang Shiheng, give in! You’ve fought your hardest, and there’s nothing more you can do!” In the isolated city of Yangzhou, Dodo shot a surr 0Votes114.7kRecs41.4kFans
- 40 The Water Margin: A Tale of Conquest 水浒逐鹿传 Transmigrate into Water Margin and contend for supremacy! Chat group: 294684407 (fan verification required; readers of both old and new books are welcome). 0Votes218.9kRecs108.1kFans
- 41 The Ming Empire Never Sets 大明帝国日不落 Huang Sheng is a small-business owner and engineering graduate with a wealth of experience. Over the past decade, he started several small factories, with both successes and failures. By chance, he transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. He doesn't know how to write formal essays, compose poetry, or ride and shoot. But he has nearly four centuries' worth of knowledge ahead of the people of the Ming. Riding animals into battle? Far too dangerous. We'll take arm 0Votes95.7kRecs135.2kFans
- 42 I’m a Duke in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当国公 0Votes493.3kRecs205.3kFans
- 43 A Gentleman in the Three Kingdoms 三国有君子 Transmigrating into Tao Qian's eldest son, Tao Shang, he lived in Xu Province, surrounded by wolves on all sides. How should he face the future? Could the Tao clan, which had flourished only briefly at the end of the Han dynasty, reverse its fate? Should he accept the unavoidable conclusion, or fight bravely against the other warlords? Heaven moves with vigor; a noble man should constantly strive to strengthen himself. Readers' group: 9/2/4/4/1/3/2/4/6/ 1Votes165.4kRecs160.2kFans
- 44 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
- 45 I Am Qin Ershi 我是秦二世 An inexplicable sinkhole lets him take the place of Qin Er Shi. Other people who transmigrate get beauties by the dozen and one lucky encounter after another. I, on the other hand, have to worry about staying alive. Get rid of Zhao Gao, recruit Li Si, and save the Meng brothers; crush the restoration plots of the Six Kingdoms' survivors and watch the tides of the world. Reach the Yuezhi, repel the Xiongnu, and sweep across Goguryeo. The world is mine. Vast China, only my Great Qin reigns supreme 0Votes111.9kRecs100.4kFans
- 46 The Han Songs of the Boundless Wind 长风万里尽汉歌 0Votes247.2kRecs120.5kFans
- 47 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
- 48 The Hu Horse 勒胡马 The Battle of Ningping City marked the final chapter of the Western Jin regime. According to the history books, from princes and ministers down to officers and soldiers, all were slaughtered by the Hu army, and “not a single person escaped death”… No. Amid the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young man still managed to rise to his feet. Gripping a ruyi scepter, he smashed it hard against the Hu commander's forehead! As the Central Plains fell and the people fled south, in this hellscape 0Votes333.6kRecs115.3kFans
- 49 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
- 50 The Carefree Marquis 逍遥侯 Li Zhongyi was once the greatest traditional Chinese doctor alive. After a car accident, he found himself in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, inhabiting the body of a good-for-nothing who was too inept to pass the civil service exams or wield a blade! At the time, the child emperor Shi Jingtang had only recently sold the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Meng Chang, ruler of Later Shu, was enjoying himself with Lady Huarui. Li Yu, the last ruler of Southern Tang, was still singing “Song 0Votes246kRecs146.1kFans
