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- 51 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
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 The Rise of the Great Han in the Three Kingdoms 三国之大汉崛起 He transmigrates into Liu Shan and is plunged straight into a thrilling ordeal: Zhao Yun carries him through seven charges at Changban Slope. In this life, I'm Liu Adou. Do I still need someone to prop me up? Liu Shan gradually realizes that he's getting along just fine on his own. It seems his cheap old man Liu Bei, his second uncle Guan Yu, and his third uncle Zhang Fei are the ones who need propping up. And so, young Liu Shan takes on the heavy responsibility. As he keeps lending them a hand, 0Votes293.7kRecs246.9kFans
- 55 Traveling Through Time and Space with a System 带着系统穿时空 In 1639, the twelfth year of the Chongzhen reign. That year, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled against the Ming court once more in Gucheng. That year, Li Zicheng emerged from the Shangluo Mountains with several thousand men. That year, Hong Taiji sharpened his blades beyond the pass, intent on sweeping across the Central Plains. That year, the Ming Dynasty, battered by storm and rain, took one step after another toward its doom. And that year, He Xuan transmigrated into this world. With an Emotion System 0Votes109.4kRecs88.8kFans
- 56 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
- 57 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
- 58 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
- 59 Saving the Ming Dynasty 抢救大明朝 Zhu Cilang is more treacherous than a traitor to the Han, and even better at winning people’s hearts than Li Zicheng!, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, halted at Huyashan and gazed toward the southeast, filled with emotion. This boy Cilang is rebellious, unfilial, treacherous, and vicious. He is practically Cao Cao reborn and Sima Yi returned from the dead. If he becomes emperor, every rebel, treacherous minister, and unruly subject in the world will surely miss me!, The Chongzhen Emperor of the Min 17Votes1.3MRecs536.2kFans
- 60 The Leisurely Tax Collector 悠闲税务官 One day, the mobile game Happy Town, which Wang Yi played, mutated after a strange black shadow slammed into his phone screen. The town's tax revenue could suddenly be transferred straight to his bank account. The little train that carried goods out of town could also take real-world orders and deliver the town's products into reality. Heh heh, Wang Yi threw back his head and laughed. I'm going to be rich! I'm going to be a happy gamer who stays home! 0Votes82.3kRecs113.5kFans
- 61 A Journey to the Ming 旅明 Cao Chuan used to shuttle local goods back and forth between the late Ming Dynasty and the modern era all by himself. Then one day, he discovered that even living people could be transported! It’s time to gather a team of ace soldiers, top students, CEOs, and miracle doctors, and head to the late Ming to conquer the world! After that, a bunch of good-for-nothings, unemployed drifters, construction contractors, and even slipper sellers are sent away in succession. There’s no choice. These people 0Votes302.6kRecs75.8kFans
- 62 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
- 63 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
- 64 Wanli 1592 万历1592 There are too many mysteries in this world that remain unsolved, and are destined to stay that way. For instance, Xiao Ruxun has no idea how he traveled back from the apocalypse to the Great Ming dynasty, five hundred years earlier. The twentieth year of the Wanli reign was the best of times and the worst of times. With just sixty years left until the empire falls, the final chance to set things right is within reach. Conquer the northwest, Korea, and Mongolia. The three great campaigns of the W 3Votes167.3kRecs196.2kFans
- 65 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
- 66 My Past Lives Were Quite Something 我的前世大有问题 My new book, From the Start, I Inherited a Gods and Demons Graveyard, is currently being serialized. Give it a try! Ning Ye, a high school student, received the biggest surprise of his life one day: he became a father! A cute little girl suddenly ran up, hugged his leg, and said through teary eyes, “Daddy, I finally found you!” From that moment on, his life entered an endless downward spiral. General reader group: 533427458 (no requirements to join). 0Votes53.1kRecs136.5kFans
- 67 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
- 68 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
- 69 Striving in the New Ming Dynasty 奋斗在新明朝 A geeky humanities student transmigrates to a baffling version of the Ming Dynasty. He starts at the very bottom as a crude little yamen runner, with no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Let’s see how our protagonist happily carves out an unconventional path to success from the bustling streets. Along the way, we’ll uncover all sorts of rules governing the Ming bureaucracy! New blurb: This is a serious work grounded in history and fact, with rigorous logic and precise details. Well, mor 0Votes225.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 70 The Magical Ranch 神奇牧场 Don’t be surprised if you see an owl resting with its legs crossed. Don’t be surprised if you see a cow sitting down to rest or a bear working in the fields, either. Super-strong spinach, jumping beans, health-restoring and mana-restoring cocktails... Those are just little things. The magical Ranch System opened the door to a whole new world for Liu Heming, who had ventured alone in 0Votes127.3kRecs103.6kFans
- 71 The Northern Ode 北颂 Kou Ji’s soul transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes the great-grandson of Kou Zhun, the legendary prime minister. As the son of a third-generation official, he should have been riding horses and hawks, living the most brazen life of a spoiled heir. But after he arrives in the capital, Bianjing, with a letter from his dirt-cheap father inviting him to come enjoy the good life, he discovers... His grandfather, Kou Zhun, seems to be in trouble! 3Votes468.3kRecs475.5kFans
- 72 An Age of Great Strife 大争之世 Reborn as a young lord, Zhongni is still full of ambition, while Yanzi has grown old. Sun Wu has yet to finish his treatise on war, and the powerful Jin is on the verge of collapse amid the rivalries of its ministers... As a son, peerless in courage, he takes his revenge in a single stroke, shaking the world. What more could a great man ask for? Living in this age, gazing upon the vast reeds: where is the maiden by the autumn waters? In the mulberry grove by the city walls, the lovely girl waits 0Votes1.4MRecs485.8kFans
- 73 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 74 EN Naruto: The Dark Dawn 火影之暗晓 For no apparent reason, my soul transmigrates into the body of an ordinary boy named Qianye in the Land of Rain, right in the heart of the Second Shinobi World War. He has no cheat abilities or golden finger. As an ordinary person, how can Qianye survive in these chaotic times? How can he learn ninjutsu and take control of his own fate... After reading so many Hokage fanfics, this time the author wants to write something different. Maybe there won't be an unstoppable rampage that crushes every b 0Votes53kRecs89.1kFans
- 75 The Divine Convenience Store 神级小卖部 Synopsis: “The cultivation world's lottery shop is now officially open. The prize: Ascend to immortality in a radiant cloud! Whether or not you can cultivate, whether or not you're strong, just buy a ticket. You could be the next to rise to greatness overnight!” 0Votes49.3kRecs77kFans
- 76 Transmigrating to the Glamorous World of Hong Kong Entertainment 穿越之娱乐香江 Back in Hong Kong in 1984, he witnesses the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Make movies, flirt with girls, make money... Xia Tian's goal is to entertain the whole world! 0Votes225.5kRecs178.9kFans
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 The Doomsday Diner 末世小馆 My name is Lin Chou. I run a little restaurant in the apocalypse. I... The title is already so over-the-top, what more do you need a synopsis for! 0Votes90.9kRecs123.4kFans
- 80 The Chongzhen Chat Group 崇祯聊天群 [A shortlisted work for the New Era of History writing contest] Emperor Chongzhen was tricked into hanging himself and losing his empire. But in this book, though the emperor is shut away in the palace, he has a group chat where he can talk to people outside. Could he still be fooled? Oh no, the emperor has transmigrated too! This cheat is so overpowered that even the Earth is trembling! It's over: before long, the Ming dynasty will rule an empire on which the sun never sets! My new book, Beyond 0Votes187.2kRecs168.9kFans
- 81 I Might Have Saved a Fake World 我可能救了个假世界 I have stories, and I sell wine on the side. A powerful warrior who once led the gods to overthrow the demons’ rule awakens ten thousand years later. How will he face the world he himself broke... This is the story of an unreliable sword immortal making his way through another world. 0Votes53.2kRecs77.6kFans
- 82 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
- 83 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
- 84 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
- 85 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
- 86 The Great Official 大官人 In the ninth year of Yongle, the realm prospered. The nation was mighty, its people proud, and envoys from every corner of the world came to pay tribute! At a time like this, let me ask: who wouldn’t want to become a great official? 1Votes240.4kRecs232.7kFans
- 87 Back to Ancient Times as a Master Craftsman 回到古代当匠神 "Boatman, this boat is a little different. Use less force when you row." The boatman looked at Liu Yi in confusion. He did not understand, but although he nodded, he still thrust the bamboo pole in his hand into the river with his usual force. When Zhuge Liang heard Liu Yi’s words, his expression had already changed. Before he had time to prepare, the small boat shot forward like an arrow released from a bow. When it stopped after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it had already reached t 1Votes288.3kRecs347.3kFans
- 88 The Emperor of the Mountain Valley 山沟皇帝 The protagonist's father had a dream and thought he was the Son of Heaven. Then a Taoist from a run-down temple read his fortune and said he was destined to be emperor. And so, this little landowner, who had never even been to the prefectural city, declared himself emperor and founded a country in a remote mountain valley. (According to reader feedback, this book moves at lightning speed: he becomes emperor in just three chapters, and before you know it, the whole nation is at war…) 0Votes455.9kRecs334.3kFans
- 89 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
- 90 Opening the Sea 开海 The forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, on the eve of the Longqing and Wanli revival. This was the best of times. The Qi Army took its first steps toward becoming a modern military force, while foot-powered spinning wheels worked day and night in the southeast, producing silk. The empire was powerful and prosperous. It was also the worst of times. Corruption was driving the garrison system toward collapse, land seizures were worsening, and the cabinet was locked in endless 8Votes578.6kRecs336.2kFans
- 91 The Cultured Guest 清客 Fine calligraphy, but no more than ordinary; second-rate talent, kept under wraps; three jin of liquor, yet never drunk; clothes for all four seasons, but never quite right; five stones at Go, without regret; six performances of Kunqu, never turned down; a crooked seven-character poem, written without delay; eight rounds of the card game ma diao, with nothing left unchecked; a rank of ninth grade, never sought; and a full ten parts of geniality, without a trace of vulgarity Travel five hundred y 14Votes99.7kRecs282.2kFans
- 92 A Prestigious Ming Clan 大明望族 Xiao Jiu's new book, My Father-in-Law Is Kangxi, launches on Qidian on May 1, 2022. As the saying goes, the Shen clan of the world comes from Wuxing. The Shen clan of Wuxing, the Zhou clan of Runan, the Gu clan of Kuaiji, the Li clan of Longxi, the Chen clan of Donghai, and the Zhang clan of Zhongshan are known as China's Six Great Clans. By the mid-Ming dynasty, the prestige of the great clans had long since faded. A branch of the Shen clan made i 0Votes234.6kRecs126.3kFans
- 93 The Empire's Appetite 帝国吃相 Chen Xu transmigrates to the Qin Dynasty after a car accident. At this point, Qin Shi Huang has just unified the Six Kingdoms and lost his life's goal. After a long time agonizing over whether to cozy up to Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, he presents Qin Shi Huang with a globe. One day, unable to resist, he points at the globe and says, "Your Majesty, there is anothe 0Votes730.1kRecs619.1kFans
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 96 Bloodied Warriors 浴血兵魂 On the planet Yuanling, a food and oil crisis suddenly plunges nations that have gone a century without large-scale war into conflict. Tens of billions of people are caught up in the fighting. Hu Hao, a man from Earth, transmigrates to this planet for the second time. He had planned to travel the world, but then war broke out. Reader group: 630983971. Anyone interested is welcome to join! 0Votes517.9kRecs161.6kFans
- 97 Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九 You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come 4Votes884.8kRecs229.9kFans
- 98 The Son of Heaven at the End of the Han Dynasty 汉末天子 He travels through time and space, returning in spirit to the end of the Han Dynasty. Waking up as an emperor sounds pretty good, except his circumstances are nothing like what he was promised. Outside, warlords have carved up the realm, and the land lies in ruins. Inside, treacherous ministers hold him hostage, leaving him no freedom. Liu Xie feels the pressure. To change his tragic fate and enjoy the 0Votes349.9kRecs234.8kFans
- 99 The Super Money Empire 超级金钱帝国 Zhang Wei was reborn in early 1994. That year, he followed his parents to Shanghai to sell rice at a street stall. Determined to make his father a success, Zhang Wei had him sell rice, start a wholesale business, open a factory, buy stocks, and get into the internet business... In the blink of an eye, Zhang Wei went from the son of a farmer to the son of a rich man! Zhang Wei’s next goal was to become the richest second-generation heir in the world. He would build the most powerful financial emp 0Votes239.2kRecs385.5kFans
- 100 The Immortal Court's Edict of the Dao 仙庭封道传 The young Su Ting carries Lu Ya's legacy as he transmigrates to a world of immortal heroes and myths. He forges the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and achieves a body of thunder and fire. He shakes the heavens above and strikes terror into the netherworld below. No god across the heavens dares offend him. “I have a blade that terrifies every god, demon, and monster throughout the Myriad Worlds!” 0Votes221.3kRecs176.5kFans
