Novels like Reforming the Song Dynasty
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- 1 Ascend the Throne, My King! 登基吧！大王！ The great tides of the realm say that division follows unity, and unity follows division. At the end of the Southern Song, the realm fell into chaos. A man favored by Heaven’s Mandate rose from the northern deserts, destined to enter China and rule the realm. A comet fell, and Zhao Tai awoke. “I am the one chosen by Heaven! I’ll be the one to unify the realm!” His ministers: “Your Majesty, hurry and ascend the throne! Your Majesty!” 0Votes15.7kRecs21.9kFans
- 2 Dragon Battle in the Wilds 龙战野 0Votes41.5kRecs8.6kFans
- 3 The Song of Rainbow Robes and Iron Armor 霓裳铁衣曲 In the fifth year of Xianqing under Emperor Gaozong of Tang (660 AD), Su Dingfang, commander-in-chief of the Tang army on the Shenqiu route, led his troops across the sea to destroy Baekje and capture King Uija. He established the Tang Protectorate of Ungjin on Baekje’s former territory, putting Goguryeo under pressure from north and south. The campaigns against Liaodong, which had dragged on intermi 0Votes125kRecs119kFans
- 4 The Mentor of the New Era 新时代导师 After transmigrating to a thriving world of magic, he'd rather work himself to death in an arcane laboratory than stop waving his manuscript and shouting at the top of his voice: “I'll usher in the Information Age!” P.S. This is a fantasy novel featuring a moon landing program, personal computers, the internet... 0Votes25.4kRecs37.4kFans
- 5 Contending for Wei 争魏 After Zhuge Liang fell at Wuzhang Plains. The great age of rival warlords and rising heroes also drew its curtain. The magnificent Three Kingdoms era entered its final forty years. It seemed that Heaven’s mandate had all gone to the Sima clan. Yet while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole lurks behind. Before the very last moment, how can anyone know who will emerge victorious? 0Votes71.1kRecs201.7kFans
- 6 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
- 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 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
- 9 The Late Tang Dynasty 晚唐 The fourteenth year of the Xiantong reign of the Tang Dynasty, 873 AD. Emperor Yizong, the Tang Dynasty's seventeenth ruler, has died. As the empire basks in the setting sun, its new emperor, twelve-year-old Li Xuan, takes the throne as the eighteenth ruler, Emperor Xizong. At this point, only a few months remain before the private salt trader Wang Xianzhi raises an army against the Tang with ten commanders at his side. Another private salt trader, Huang Chao, who loves writing poems about chrys 0Votes113.7kRecs118.7kFans
- 10 The Great Merchants of the World 天下豪商 During the Yuanyou era of the Great Song, the painter Wu Hao arrived in the prosperous realm of the Zhao dynasty. As he walked the bustling streets of Bianliang, as vivid as a scene from Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Wu Hao thought of what would happen 29 years later: the Jurchen cavalry would sweep south and utterly destroy this flourishing age, ablaze with prosperity. But what could an ordinary commoner do to save a collapsing empire, even if he knew disaster was coming? Wu 0Votes456.4kRecs111.6kFans
- 11 A True Hero of Southern Ming 南明大丈夫 In the eyes of his subordinates, he was a brilliant and mighty general. To his colleagues, he was a shrewd, mercenary little landlord. To Li Zicheng, he was an outsider from another province who might prove useful. To the Chongzhen Emperor, he was a bandit who had seized an imperial fief. To Dorgon, he was a shameless southerner. To Zheng Chenggong, he was a trustworthy ally. At this moment, history’s turning points shifted, and the tides of change surged. Welcome to The Great Husband of Souther 0Votes154.8kRecs27.5kFans
- 12 My Director Era 我的导演时代 I'm a director, a director who makes great movies: Li Qian PS: A Chinese entertainment-industry novel with a single female lead. 0Votes206.8kRecs183.1kFans
- 13 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
- 14 A Han Dynasty Imperial Kinsman 汉末皇戚 Without warning, he transmigrates into the cousin of Empress Fu. To keep his family from being wiped out, where should Fu Quan turn... Book club: 486161946 0Votes19.5kRecs30.5kFans
- 15 My America 我的美利坚 “A capitalist country, right? It means I have capital and you do not, so this country belongs to me! Contact the police and have them suppress it. If Rockefeller can do it, why can't I, William Sheffield?” William Sheffield wiped the smile from his face and said coldly, “Happy America, a gunfight every day.” The Gilded Age, 1895. 0Votes208.9kRecs141.4kFans
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 The Warlord of the Warring States 战国野心家 After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he has no family name and a status so lowly, yet he dares to harbor ambition. To make that ambition a reality, he becomes Mozi’s disciple, then spends years enduring hardship within the Mohist school as he schemes to seize the position of Grand Master. Mozi passed down teachings but wrote nothing, so he compiles the Mohist Canon and changes it beyond recognition. Amid the rivalry of the feudal lords and the tumultuous age, he alone believe 4Votes364.8kRecs271.7kFans
- 19 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
- 20 An Official of the Tang Dynasty 大唐官 For the mighty Tang dynasty, the An Lushan Rebellion was not the shameful end, but the beginning of its transformation. The middle and late Tang period ushered in a new era for China that would last five hundred years, yet it is also one of the most rigidly misunderstood periods in history. A corrupt court? Powerful regional governors carving up the realm? Foreign enemies bullying the empire? Bitter factional strife? Is that really all there was? No. Suzong returned, and Consort Yang died; Thoug 0Votes395.7kRecs71.5kFans
- 21 Since the Founding of the Camp: Chronicles of the Roman Khanate 自建帐以来：罗马汗国记 Welcome to the metaverse. After Guo Kang arrived in this world, he gradually discovered that history seemed a little off. In the former lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, a state called the “Roman Khanate” had emerged. His adoptive father, Guo Daxia, one of the Khanate’s most powerful lords, was waging campaigns in every direction for its sake. Across the lands, all kinds of strange “Yuan” regimes had turned the world into a scene of vibrant life and fierce competition. Yet beyond the distant mi 38Votes232.7kRecs133.9kFans
- 22 The Fourth Year of Yongli 永历四年 In the ninth month of the fourth year of the Yongli reign, the Qing army launched an advance campaign against the anti-Qing forces in the Siming Mountains, which stood in mutual support with the Ming forces of Prince Lu entrenched in the Zhoushan Archipelago. After defeating the main local Ming forces, the Qing army carried out a bloody campaign to purge the mountains. From then on, the Siming Mountain region, whose population had once surged because of the ethnic oppression imposed by the Manc 0Votes147.9kRecs67kFans
- 23 Drunk on the Pillow of the Realm 醉枕山河 Holding a high government post was never my intention. I’m just doing it casually. Becoming a martial arts grandmaster came naturally, and few in the world can rival me. A story about an idle prince who tutors the emperor! (QQ group 317142845. Join to see the author cross-dress.) (I’ve put my heart into this and already have more than a dozen photos, unlike authors who only post one =.=) 0Votes29.8kRecs45.9kFans
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 Grand Chancellor of Great Jin 大晋太宰 Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, who left behind the famous tale of awaiting imperial favor with a goat-drawn carriage, passed away, and Sima Zhong ascended the throne. The feudal princes began to stir, powerful clans and aristocratic families raised their barriers, and the foreign tribes who had submitted to the empire waited for their chance to act. At this time, Rome was ruled jointly by four emperors, and Emperor Constantine the Great was gathering strength, ready to strike. At this time, on the 0Votes163kRecs83.7kFans
- 27 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
- 28 A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵 After transmigrating to the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong's reign, Xu Ping places first in the imperial examinations. But after offending the Empress Dowager, he is sent to Lingnan to serve as an official. Starting out as a minor border official, he rises step by step until he finally comes into his own, writing his own legend in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song emerged from the chaos of the Five Dynasties, with the great aristocratic clans swept away. The gentry had yet to take shape, 0Votes542.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 29 My Life Can Be Simulated Infinitely 我的人生可以无限模拟 Gu Yang transmigrates to a high-martial world. After lying low in a small village for two years, he finally saves up his first pot of gold and activates the System: a life simulator. Spend a certain amount of money to run one simulation. When the simulation ends, choose one to keep: your cultivation level, martial skills, or life wisdom. [You work as a bookkeeper for five years, save up enough to buy a cultivation manual, and spend ten years practicing hard. You finally become a ninth-grade mart 1Votes127.3kRecs696.8kFans
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 The Stormy Song Dynasty 风雨大宋 A soul crossed a thousand years and arrived in the mid-Northern Song, during the reign of Emperor Renzong. He starts a business in a small county town to improve his family's circumstances, then passes the jinshi exam and becomes an official, taking one steady step after another. During the Song dynasty's most prosperous age, this soul from a later era fulfills his life's ambitions and rises to the highest ranks of government. 0Votes333kRecs78.6kFans
- 34 Setting Sail Across the Seas in 1640 1640四海扬帆 History is more exciting than fiction. That’s why I gathered a mountain of source material and wrote a military history of the Southern Ming. 0Votes104.4kRecs31.2kFans
- 35 Thrilling 1995 刺激1995 What would you do if you transmigrated to 1995 in the flesh, bringing along the laptop and smartphone you use every day? Start a company and become a business tycoon? Make movies and become an international superstar? Go into tech and become a leading scholar? With a computer and a phone, none of that would be difficult. The hard part is what comes next: How would you deal with your identity? How would you face your parents? How would you treat your friends? Most importantly, after transmigratin 0Votes176.5kRecs67.2kFans
- 36 A Million Years Against the Flow 逆行万年 Zhou Huan, known by titles such as Grandmaster, Demon Master, Planes Destroyer, and Enemy of the World, has no desire to become a great demon king, much less to swim against the tide of history. Ten thousand years. Completed works: Rebirth of the Sun, Song of the Heavenly Sword, Phoenix Throne, and My Younger Sister Wu Zetian. 0Votes117.6kRecs75.9kFans
- 37 Reborn: The Glory of Black Iron 重生之黑铁的荣耀 This is an era where magic and firearms coexist. They say that at the end of the age of magic, the people of the continent used guns to drive the mages off the continent of Falea. More than six hundred years have passed. The nations of the continent are locked in conflict, while the mages still dream of reclaiming control. Then a transmigrator arrives in this otherworld. The transmigrator considers himself an ordinary person. He only wants to learn the legendary art of magic and live out his day 0Votes204.2kRecs67.5kFans
- 38 A Farmer's Three Kingdoms 农夫三国 A struggling student from a poor, remote mountain region in western China, he graduated from junior high and, as luck would have it, transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, where he became a Yellow Turban rebel. With limited knowledge and ability, he can’t turn the world upside down, so he’ll just have to do his best to survive in these chaotic times. 1Votes197.4kRecs56.1kFans
- 39 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
- 40 Hong Kong Tycoon, 1950 1950香江大亨 This is a story set in 1950s Hong Kong. An ordinary plainclothes detective faces the upheavals of the times, and his life blossoms from humble beginnings into something brilliant. Patriotism, romance, scheming, and a motley mix of people. Amid this turbulent era, Su Jingxian makes his way forward and creates a glorious chapter of his own. 0Votes101.2kRecs43.2kFans
- 41 Technology Invades the Modern World 科技入侵现代 1960: Lin Ran opens his eyes on a New York street in the 1960s. He has six decades’ worth of future technological data, but no legal identity. He becomes the head of NASA in the 1960s, spending ten percent of America’s GDP every year, taking on Congress in fierce debate, rallying talent from universities around the world, and leading global scientific collaboration. 2020: He returns to China to build a corporate behemoth, establishes a base on Mars, assembles a crew of astronauts bound for Europ 494Votes264.8kRecs475.6kFans
- 42 A Common Soldier of the Northern Army of Eastern Jin 东晋北府一丘八 The wheels of history rolled past the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms, and the Central Plains entered a peace unseen in a century. Everyone thought a golden age was about to arrive, but no one could have imagined that what awaited them would be a thousand-year nightmare the Han people would never wish to face. The Yongjia Disaster plunged the Central Plains into chaos, with tigers and wolves running rampant! The children of Huaxia wailed in pools of blood. Unwilling to live as slaves, the 0Votes1.1MRecs1.9MFans
- 43 King Huai of Chu 大楚怀王 Just after transmigrating and becoming King Huai of Chu, Xiong Huai is visited by Zhang Yi of Qin, who comes bearing a gift: six hundred li of Shangyu land. Xiong Huai says he will rewrite history. He won't be the foolish King Huai of Chu, and he certainly won't break with Qi and ally with Qin. But the next day, after discussing the matter with all his ministers and exchanging arguments through several rounds, the state of Chu reaches a unanimous decision. Full of confidence, Xiong Huai tells Zh 0Votes109.2kRecs88.6kFans
- 44 Spore Story 孢子物语 Well, the book is rather plain (probably). I transmigrated to another world, becoming nothing more than a tiny single-celled organism, while the entire planet was still in the early stages of biological development. Then, step by step, we moved forward, evolving toward higher levels. Well, that's the synopsis, I suppose. Hehe. P.S. A novice author is at large. 1Votes56.6kRecs55.7kFans
- 45 Revolution, Goddess! 革命吧女神 Li Qi was cast into another world by the Goddess of Revolution. Here, gods and demons filled the skies, and the extraordinary were everywhere. Just struggling to secure a comfortable life was hard enough, yet the goddess wanted him to spark a grand revolution of ordinary people. There are no witches here, only sorceresses. Guns, explosives, and steam engines are no match for divine arts, magic, or spiritual power, so the only weapons they can use are those of faith. Raised in a climate of righte 0Votes417.6kRecs294.2kFans
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 The Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece 古希腊之地中海霸主 This is an age of rising powers: the vast Persian Empire, Sparta, a nation founded on military might, Athens, dominant in trade, up-and-coming Thebes, ambitious Macedon, the twin powers of the western Mediterranean, and the newly risen Rome... This is an age of brilliant generals: Agesilaus, Sparta's last great king; Epaminondas, the famed general behind Thebes' rise; Philip, the founding king who laid the foundations of Macedon's hegemony; Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse; and Camillus, the di 1Votes281.7kRecs123.1kFans
- 49 Return to the Fold 归向 This is an age after the dusk of an ancient civilization and the rise of beings known as divine star lifeforms. Humanity strives to rebuild a second-generation civilization, casting aside the ideas of the past. No, not exactly casting them aside, but replacing them. The Steam Age: steel roars, heavy artillery thunders, and riveted warships rule the oceans. The Age of Electricity: lights flicker, airships take to the skies, and drones swarm overhead. Then comes the glorious dawn of the nuclear ag 2Votes1.2MRecs408.1kFans
- 50 Scheming Through the Three Kingdoms 策行三国 Reborn as Sun Ce, he will dominate the Three Kingdoms. He woke from a dream to find himself as Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror. His father, Sun Jian, was fighting at Xiangyang and stood on the brink of death. His father needed rescuing, an empire needed conquering, and both a troubled age and its beauties needed saving. But things were not as simple as he had imagined. Yuan Shao, with four generations of high ministers behind him, was immensely powerful. Jiangdong lacked horses, making it hard to c 0Votes1.1MRecs271.6kFans
