Novels like The Great Literary Master
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Great Literary Master, best match first.
- 1 The Little Gardener of the Flourishing Tang 盛唐小园丁 In the second year of the Shangyuan era, the Tang dynasty was at the height of its glory. The people lived in peace and prosperity, no strong enemies remained beyond the borders, and the empire’s territory had reached its greatest extent. Yet beneath this golden age lurked endless dangers. Emperor Li Zhi’s vertigo was growing worse, and Wu Meiniang had begun taking part in state affairs. Crown Prince Li Hong was frail and powerless to contest his mother’s authority. The imperial power of the Tan 0Votes35.8kRecs40.5kFans
- 2 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
- 3 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
- 4 The Tang Dynasty in Its Golden Age 盛世唐魂 A celebrated work of historical fiction from Qidian. Transmigrating into the Zhenguan era. Before the songs of a golden age can ring out, foreign tribes once again breach the Yumen Pass. There is no escaping natural disasters, no stopping man-made calamities, and wherever the armies pass, the night fills with endless sorrow and grief! All I ask is peace and prosperity for the people! All I ask is peace and prosperity for the people! With a worn brush in hand, I would adorn these splendid rivers 0Votes112.7kRecs93.9kFans
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 Taking Aim at the Entertainment Industry 向着娱乐圈开炮 “Welcome to this episode of Showbiz Roast: A few days ago, a young heartthrob got married, and his crazed fans tipped over a hundred million Huabi. This proves that being handsome really can put food on the table!” ‘Ding! Roast successful. This roast earned the approval of thirteen million people and awarded 1.3 million exchange points.’ Hearing the System’s notification, Yang Zhi was moved to tears. Damn this roast System! Am I really about to offend everyone in show business? Reader group: 306 0Votes36.1kRecs44.4kFans
- 13 From Peasant to Court Official 朝为田舍郎 A farmer in the morning, seated in the emperor’s court by night. In the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty, Gu Qing strides out of the dust in commoner’s clothes. On the broad avenues of Chang’an’s imperial city, he gazes at the rows of magnificent palaces and takes one step, then another, each step bringing a lotus into bloom. Gradually, he gets a feel for the pulse of this powerful dynasty. He also sees the ashen, gloomy face of Li Longji, worn down by setback after setback. Bending down, Gu Qing 6Votes377.8kRecs147.7kFans
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 The Power 权柄 A man among men, through a joke played by fate, is transformed into a young hostage prince, thus raising the curtain on an imperial saga of conquest and glory: Countless loyal ministers and brilliant generals perform a stirring tale worthy of song and tears; Many beautiful women, bound by deep affection, complete a poignant and entwined romance; A measure of pure-hearted innocence preserves a magnificent celestial dynasty! To ensure everyone's reading enjoyment, I solemnly promise: 2Votes231kRecs692.4kFans
- 19 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
- 20 There’s No Good Food in Ancient Times, So I’ll Just Become the God of Food 古代没有美食的话我只好做食神了 Ming Tian transmigrated to ancient times, only to discover that things back then were nothing like they were in TV dramas and novels! [A remade version of this book is now available: Lord of Gluttony. The plot has been completely rewritten.] [The Seven Yuan Shan series has been removed from this book, and all details about Seven Yuan Shan have been discarded. This was Lao Wan's early, clumsy writing exercise.] 0Votes7.2kRecs11.3kFans
- 21 The Great French Literary Master 法国大文豪 Paris, 1860: the heart of Europe's literary and artistic world. This was the best of times. Hugo, Alexandre Dumas fils, Maupassant, and Flaubert were among the literary giants who appeared one after another, transforming Paris into a flourishing center of the arts. An impulsive transmigrator arrives in this age. With no other talents to his name, he puts his youthful literary enthusiasm to use by copying books. His fellow writers resent him for taking work away from them, publishers compete to s 0Votes47.4kRecs40kFans
- 22 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
- 23 The Convict 刑徒 The Chu-Han Contention. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 0Votes384.6kRecs502.8kFans
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 The Ming Dynasty's Prince 大明王侯 Is a live-in son-in-law from a merchant family destined to be a failure? The transmigrator Xiao Fan is a clear counterexample. In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was old, the Crown Prince's heir was frail, and the Prince of Yan was making his move. That was the year Xiao Fan arrived. The tides of the world began to surge because of him. 0Votes125.1kRecs198.7kFans
- 28 The Dashing Illegitimate Son 庶子风流 He was an ordinary young man until an accident gave him an AI supercomputer and sent him back to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, where he became the illegitimate son of a gentry family. A wife is formally brought home, while a concubine is taken in secretly. His father had eloped with his mother, and that was how he was born. His mother came from humble origins, but as a son born outside the main line, Ye Chunqiu vows to make a remarkable life for himself. His family looks down on him? He'l 0Votes850.5kRecs535.2kFans
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 Conquering Heaven at the Dawn of an Era 征服天国之曙光时代 That year, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa had yet to reveal her captivating smile. That year, Michelangelo's David had yet to stand before Florence's town hall. That year, Martin Luther's earthshaking Ninety-Five Theses had yet to shock the papacy. That year, the Ottoman sultan who had conquered Constantinople was eyeing all of Europe. That year, the distant New World had only just begun to unveil its mysterious face. It was the moment when the lon 2Votes239.7kRecs53.2kFans
- 32 Striving for a Better Life in 1981 奋斗1981 [Brought to you by the Gun Corps] Li Lu is back, this time in 1981. The tractors he made are found on farms around the world, and the defense equipment he developed has been purchased and put to use by dozens of countries. 0Votes146.7kRecs93.9kFans
- 33 The Chancellor of a Great Nation 大国相 (The new book, Single-Handedly Ruling the Ming, has built up a backlog and is ready to read. Excel in learning, and you may enter government; excel in government, and you may become a chancellor; excel as a chancellor, and you may build a great nation. The Chinese people share a dream of becoming a great power. Whether in the present, the future, or the past, we should all strive for it., The man who built the world’s greatest power in the sixteenth century. In the spr 0Votes230.2kRecs242.5kFans
- 34 The Bright Moon over Song 大宋明月 New book, The Jin Campaign Conquers the World, coming soon. Stay tuned! [Runner-up in the New Historical Era Writing Contest] “Had the world not been blessed with a young lord, all ages would have been shrouded in endless night.”, Yue Fei. With fine horses and costly furs, Zhao Hao, a prince of the Northern Song dynasty, possesses a Merit System. He could have lived a life of carefree luxury, yet he is willing to make the whole world his enemy and vows to contend with Heaven itself. He seeks to 0Votes61.6kRecs49.6kFans
- 35 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
- 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 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
- 38 The Urban Planes Chat Group 都市位面聊天群 An app called Plane Chat Groups appeared on Lin Xiaofan's phone. It could find chat groups from countless planes of existence. But he never chatted in them. He just grabbed the red envelopes and ran, because after grabbing one, he was sure to get kicked out of the group. “Congratulations, you got Little Chef's cookbook.” That's nothing special. “Congratulations, you got Iron Man's armor.” Haha, that's what you get for posting it in the group instead of messaging me privately. Someone snatched it 0Votes36.1kRecs61kFans
- 39 The Royal Entertainment Guide 皇家娱乐指南 [A work signed by Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] The five great pleasures in life: To see all the world’s beauty, hear its wondrous music, dress in fine and colorful clothes, and enjoy clever, delightful conversation: this is the first pleasure. To feast in a grand hall, listen to music in the rooms behind it, and welcome a house full of guests amid drifting shadows of flowers and flowing robes: this is the second pleasure. To have a tower filled with books, gather more than ten kindred friends 0Votes285.8kRecs370.1kFans
- 40 The Northern Song’s Greatest Young Master 北宋最强大少爷 In the fifth year of Huangyou, Guangzhou fell and food production declined. The northern tribes sharpened their blades, yet despite troubles at home and abroad, the Song Dynasty was full of resolve to strengthen itself and restore its fortunes. That same year, a genius was reborn into the Wang Anshi family. With a little girl in tow, he won the cheers of everyone present... 0Votes199.8kRecs82.1kFans
- 41 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
- 42 American Heroes 美国英雄 (An original work, not an alternate-world transmigration story or fan fiction, and unlike anything you've read before.) From the battlefields of Troy to ancient China; from the pyramids on the banks of the Nile to the ruins along the Euphrates; from the ancient city of Jerusalem to the temples of Atlantis, and mysterious Maya. Brilliant civilizations, romantic myths. The gods call his name and entrust h 0Votes62.9kRecs86.9kFans
- 43 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
- 44 The Rich Person System 有钱人系统 People are always asking me why I’m so rich. How rich? You know I’m terrible at math. With all those zeroes, how am I supposed to count them? (A brand-new story, still a little seedling. 0Votes40.5kRecs33.7kFans
- 45 The Emperor Taizong Era's Imperial Tutor 贞观帝师 I dreamed of the Zhenguan era and surveyed a thousand years of history. The Han and Tang dynasties stood in all their pride and splendor, yet in the end, neither could escape collapse and division. The foreign tribes’ iron hooves shattered Chang’an, and all of Huaxia was laid waste. The carved rails and jade steps remain, but the faces of old have changed. This endless sorrow, when will it ever end? I wish I could trample the heavens and turn the world upside down. So be it. Let me return to Cha 0Votes68.1kRecs119.1kFans
- 46 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
- 47 The Leisurely Life of Master Liu 刘大师的悠闲人生 0Votes24.8kRecs25.1kFans
- 48 The Zhenguan Literary Master System 贞观文宗系统 An earnest young man brings an artsy System with him when he transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, in the Wude era. Li Shimin is still Prince of Qin, Wei Zheng is still a scheming member of the crown prince’s faction, and Li Bai, Du Fu, and the others have yet to be born. Even the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang have not yet arrived. With a System at my side, watch me, a scholar, seek a noble title. Book club group: 414723273. The shameless eunuch who ruined his reputation has started a new book 0Votes39kRecs73.1kFans
- 49 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
- 50 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
