Novels like The Water Margin: A Tale of Conquest
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Water Margin: A Tale of Conquest, best match first.
- 51 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
- 52 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
- 53 Lord of the Myriad Worlds 文明之万界领主 Luo Ji, a soon-to-be college student enjoying the last summer vacation of his senior year, accepts an invitation from a gaming friend and becomes a player of the game Civilization Rising. At that moment, his entire life changes beyond recognition. This is a war game between worlds, as well as a fierce clash between civilizations! Conquer the five continents and sweep across the three oceans. See how Luo Ji leads his people throug 5Votes302.3kRecs415kFans
- 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 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 56 Lord of Boundless Fortune 无限气运主宰 After transmigrating to another world, I became the empire's sole heir, destined to inherit the throne one day. Perfect, just like a protagonist! Unfortunately, time was not on my side. I was born more than a decade too late to save the nation from collapse! All I could do was become a prisoner, trapped in a cage with no way out! Fortunately, I have the Myriad Worlds at my back, and I can exchange my luck for all kinds of cultivation techniques and treasures! So what are we waiting for? Su Jing 0Votes318.2kRecs267.8kFans
- 57 Loading Back to 1998 读档九八 Yang Fan has reopened the save file of his life, starting in 1998! That year, housing prices had yet to shift into F1 mode... Nokia still reigned supreme, while Apple was still in the dark... Microsoft was at its peak, and Yahoo was all the rage. Of the future giants known as BAT, two had yet to be founded, while the third was still in the works... At this pivotal moment, which path should he take? Should he stay behind the scenes, a giant lurking in the shadows with only his eyes showing, or st 0Votes184.8kRecs287.3kFans
- 58 The Greatest Lord God in History 史上最牛主神 Change the plot? I am rebuilding the world! Fang Mo accidentally obtained the Lord God orb and became the Lord God's agent. "Reincarnation Mission, choose one of two Reincarnation Mission One: Transform the plane into a world at the end of the age of magic. Reincarnation Mission Two: Transform the plane into a paradise for ghosts and monsters." Fang Mo: "······" "Shouldn't a reincarnation mission be about changing the plot? Why am I rebuilding the world?" This is the story of Fang Mo leading rei 0Votes157.5kRecs109.3kFans
- 59 My Gilded Age 我的镀金时代 Bai Shiqiu returns to 1999 and restarts his gilded age. He has wavered, burned with passion, played the artist, and acted the fool. Most important of all, he must find a stage of his own. 0Votes161.7kRecs172.5kFans
- 60 The Heir Apparent Is Fierce 世子很凶 The world is like a chessboard, and people are its pieces. Court intrigue, the grudges and passions of the martial world, the joys and sorrows of the common folk: all are pieces on the board, linked together and clashing until sparks fly. During the Zhaohong era, rumors spread that a vassal prince coveted the dragon throne in the Golden Hall. The emperor summoned the heirs of the various vassal princes to the capital to study, but in truth he was holding them hostage. As the heir to Prince Su, X 13Votes594.8kRecs1.8MFans
- 61 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
- 62 The British Civil Servant 大英公务员 The Second World War, which engulfed the entire world, was entering its final stages, but the decline of the British Empire had only just begun. The United States and the Soviet Union looked forward to a glorious future, knowing that the fallen aristocracy was no longer an obstacle. “I do not agree with their ideas, but dismantling British India first is not entirely a bad thing.” 0Votes566.4kRecs426.2kFans
- 63 The Primordial World: Shi Ji 洪荒之石矶 Shi Ji, the immortal who attained the Dao, dwells in White Bone Cave on Skeleton Mountain. Her magical treasure is the Eight Trigrams Cloudlight Handkerchief, her mount is a blue luan, and her disciples are the youths Biyun and Caiyun. Kindhearted and reasonable, she had no powerful magical treasures, so she was bullied to death by Nezha and his master, Taiyi Zhenren. What an unlucky immortal... 0Votes597.8kRecs120.7kFans
- 64 The Time-Traveling Hero 穿梭时空的侠客 Ten paces to kill a man, a thousand miles without a trace. When the deed is done, he brushes off his clothes and leaves, hiding his name and whereabouts... A great hero fights for his country and its people; a lesser hero punishes the wicked and helps the weak. Traveling through the Myriad Worlds, he constantly takes on new identities and roles: Shen Lian's cousin, Liu Zhengfeng's disciple, Lin Dong's older cousin, Wukong's fellow disciple, the Tongtian Cult Master’s apprentice... QQ Group 1: 66 0Votes203.7kRecs318.9kFans
- 65 EN Red Chamber: Defying Heaven's Fall 红楼之挽天倾 A thousand beauties weep, ten thousand fair women mourn. White bones pile like mountains, their names long forgotten; all were once young lords and lovely ladies. A young man from a later age transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, taking the place of a distant relative of the Ningguo House. To avoid being dragged down by the Jia family, he must tread carefully at every turn. Yet when he looks around, he sees a nation on the brink of chaos. To keep the Central Plains from falli 22Votes1.1MRecs1.4MFans
- 66 EN Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 The road to Austria's revival, and the story of the Habsburg family's struggle!!! The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, has been revived!!! My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon's Path and Pursuing the Dao Across the Heavens, are packed with chapters for you to enjoy. Welcome to the new Haiyue 1 readers' group. (This story is entirely fictional and exposes the dark h 1Votes774.5kRecs311.7kFans
- 67 The Ambitious Hero of the Late Eastern Han 东汉末年枭雄志 The late Eastern Han dynasty in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a tumultuous age of grand drama. There were valiant generals, brilliant strategists, cunning warlords, benevolent rulers, and alluring beauties. It was a world to dream of. But the late Eastern Han in Guo Peng’s eyes was cold. It was neither kind nor just, much less civilized. Danger lurked everywhere. He saw hunger, poverty, war, and plague. He saw bones strewn across the fields and not a cock crowing for a thousand miles. He saw 5Votes408.9kRecs519.5kFans
- 68 The Basketball Court’s First Cheat 篮坛第一外挂 Lin Yi uses a crossover at the top of the three-point arc to throw off his defender’s balance, then pulls off a Sam Goode to get past the help defender, Ariza. Whoa! A no-look pass, and his teammate is wide open! No, his teammate goes for the lob. Beautiful alley-oop! Wait, why does something seem a little off? Because the one pulling off all those moves is a seven-footer. [An exhilarating basketball story.] 0Votes769.5kRecs284.6kFans
- 69 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
- 70 I Found a Book of the Three Kingdoms 捡到一本三国志 In the ninth year of Yanxi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, nine-year-old Liu Hong caught a goldfish in the river. When he cut it open, he found a heavenly book inside, titled Records of the Three Kingdoms! And so, the Han Dynasty gained an entirely different Emperor Ling, and the world took a different turn. 6Votes242.6kRecs491.5kFans
- 71 A Cultivator’s Life Across the Planes 位面之修仙生涯 So what if I'm a spoiled rich kid? Does that mean people get to trample me and use me as a stepping stone? Don't I have any rights? Our story begins when a spoiled rich second-generation college student gets a System. From then on, he transmigrates across worlds, earns rewards, and grows stronger step by step. Please note: this is not a historical novel or a xianxia novel. It's a sci-fi power fantasy. Dayu's new book, "Private Customization in the Movie World," is absolutely thrilling and packed 0Votes464.1kRecs300kFans
- 72 Spring in the Red Chamber 红楼春 In the fifth year of Long'an, Jia Qiang, reborn for a second time, fled for his life from the den of wolves that was the Ningguo Mansion to protect his chastity. At last, a perennial single engineer had found spring in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber... Group numbers: Helmsman Group One: 379, 303, 076 (full) Helmsman Group Two: 729, 821, 605 (full) Helmsman Group Three: 106, 188, 0780 (full) Helmsman Group Four: 1135, 575, 302 General Group: 7930, 70, 606 (Before joining, reply with the la 0Votes1.3MRecs742.6kFans
- 73 I Really Just Want to Play Basketball 我真的只是想打铁 In the 1990s, just as David Stern stood anxiously outside the television station of the Great Celestial Empire, staring at the NBA videotape in his hands and wondering how to unlock the boundless potential of the Chinese market, he never imagined that... it turns out praying to God really damn works! “Iron Shadow,” “God of the North,” “NBA Rim Smile Protector,” “Never Shoots Without a Fadeaway,” “One-Handed Jumpers as Beautiful as a Painting”... When Su Feng, known by all these nicknames, burst 4Votes1.4MRecs534.9kFans
- 74 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang 重生商纣王 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang, with a very different Investiture of the Gods. Transmigrate into the lives of Zhu Houzhao, Yang Guang, Lü Bu... 0Votes320.3kRecs240.4kFans
- 75 Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到明朝当暴君 I am the Son of Heaven, appointed by Heaven itself. I command the universe, carry forward the founding emperor’s legacy, and wield the Son of Heaven’s sword to crush all who refuse to submit. Let this be proclaimed to all under heaven: beneath the sky, all is the emperor’s land; within the borders, all are his subjects. Barbarians and foreign nations alike shall be servants of the Han. P.S. The audiobook version is now available on Ximalaya. Give it a listen and subscribe! General group number: 1Votes626.6kRecs731.8kFans
- 76 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
- 77 Reborn as a Policeman in South Africa 重生南非当警察 Reborn in South Africa, Locke says: I hope for world peace. 2Votes979.3kRecs320.9kFans
- 78 EN Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World 问道红尘 Qin Yi once believed that the first thing an immortal cultivator needed was a calm, detached heart, free from desire, with the patience to endure and the will to resist temptation. But in the end, he discovered that the word “immortal” begins with a person. The path to immortality is cold and harsh. You and I will hold each other close to keep warm. P.S. This book was originally titled Please, Fairy, Have Some Self-Respect. 61Votes2.3MRecs1.5MFans
- 79 I Found the First Emperor 捡到一只始皇帝 What could be more of a headache than transmigrating to the pre-Qin era to face off against Bai Qi? The Qin hostage Yiren wants to entrust his concubine, Zhao Ji, to me. Also titled The First Emperor's Development Plan and I Absolutely Refuse to Become Lao Ai. 10Votes283.1kRecs500.1kFans
- 80 Drunk on a Pillow Beneath the River and Mountains 醉枕江山 Empress Wu Zhao rules beneath the sun and moon, while Shangguan Wan'er weighs the affairs of the realm. Li Guo'er is more beautiful than any flower, and the Five Great Clans scheme against one another. Princess Taiping can find no peace, while the third son of the Li family is none other than Longji. Di Renjie, Zhang Yizhi, Feng Xiaobao... Talented men, lovely women, and rough-and-ready sorts! Red sleeves beckon, and wandering heroes roam beneath the skies of the Great Tang, Drunk, they rest the 0Votes2.9MRecs598.9kFans
- 81 Legends of Tomorrow 明日传奇 An ordinary man, a superstar’s dream. Reborn today, a legend tomorrow! See how the protagonist works to build a positive image in the NBA: sports and entertainment both get their moment in the spotlight! My new book, Now I Want to Be a Good Person, began serializing in the Urban section on March 15. Interested readers, feel free to check it out! 0Votes889.7kRecs208kFans
- 82 The Charming Young Gentleman 如意小郎君 A dual master's degree holder from the twenty-first century transmigrates into ancient times. No ring, no System, no white-bearded old man, not even any memories of this world… Damn Heaven, I started with nothing, and I don't even know who I am. How am I supposed to play this game? With hunger gnawing at his stomach and frustration weighing heavily on his mind, Tang Ning could not help raising his head and flipping off the sky. “Damn…” Something flew down from beyond the heavens and struck him s 5Votes1.6MRecs1.1MFans
- 83 EN Traveler of the Cinematic World 影视世界旅行家 Every movie is a journey: Marilyn Monroe’s sensual allure, the endless loneliness of a remote island overseas, Audrey Hepburn’s passionate kiss, and the arduous struggle to stay alive. Let me take you into the world of cinema and experience lives unlike your own. If there’s something special you want to experience, obtain, or change, you can give Dayu a mission. This book is also custom-made just for you. My completed works include The Diplomat Who Can Transmigrate and A Playboy’s Life Across th 8Votes2.5MRecs841.8kFans
- 84 The Cultivator in the Deep Mountains 深山中的修道者 Spiritual qi revival is underway, and a great age is about to begin. The Hundred Schools of Thought, the Western gods, and the mythic civilizations lost in the dust of history are all returning! Watch as Jiang Xiaobai seeks the Dao in the mountains and proves it overseas, step by step embarking on a path to slay the gods! 0Votes163.5kRecs159.7kFans
- 85 EN The Super Mothership 超级母舰 A fisherman’s son, Nie Yun, accidentally merged with a mechanical insect from an advanced civilization, beginning a spectacular transformation from a small fishing boat to a supercarrier! Nie Yun: “As far as the eye can see, it’s all fishing grounds! Let’s conquer the stars and seas!” 0Votes513.9kRecs370kFans
- 86 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
- 87 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
- 88 The Charismatic Concubine’s Son of the Red Chamber 红楼之庶子风流 After working himself to death, surgeon Jia Cong awakens in the Rong household. He composes a haunting dream of the Red Chamber and lives out a life of carefree elegance as a concubine-born son. 4Votes832.4kRecs353.5kFans
- 89 Dreaming Back to the Ming Dynasty Spring 梦回大明春 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he had no household registration, so he couldn't sit the imperial exams. He wanted to study, but had no teacher. Luckily, Longchang Post Station, where Wang Yangming was exiled, was right next door. But that was still a few years away, so for now he would just grab a teacher and bring him home to make do. 1Votes1.6MRecs667.4kFans
- 90 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han 家父汉高祖 The new book The Court Does Not Move South is now being serialized. Your support is appreciated! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is about to begin. Liu Chang once wondered whether he should compete for the throne and lead this brand-new empire himself. But then he looked at the people around him: Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn’t it better to stay alive? And so Liu Chang earned himself the title of the most shameful transmigrator and settled into 160Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans
- 91 I Possessed the Demon Emperor 我夺舍了魔皇 Chen Luoyang felt he had transmigrated the wrong way. He had transmigrated straight into the body of the world’s mightiest figure, the cult leader known by the title of Demon Emperor. Wasn’t it usually some powerful expert who met with an accident, leaving behind an unyielding wisp of spirit that possessed the body of some miserable nobody, was reborn, then made a comeback all the way to the top? Or else, didn’t people transmigrate into the body of a poor young man, get a golden finger, and e 0Votes1MRecs813.4kFans
- 92 My Girlfriend Is a Bratty Rich Heiress 我的女友是恶劣大小姐 [Then become more handsome, if you can win the heart of a beautiful girl] [If you can make your sweet talk sound even better, say it to her too] [But remember, don't make the first move] [Let the beautiful girl say it herself: “Handsome Tokyo guy with a silver tongue, I have to make you mine. You're mine.”] This is the story of a boy from Iwate Prefecture who becomes a handsome Tokyo guy. 147Votes832.1kRecs2.3MFans
- 93 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
- 94 The Great Thief of the Movie World 电影世界大盗 Kill the man who steals a hook; make a marquis of the man who steals a kingdom. So what if I steal an entire world? I travel through movie worlds, stealing heroines, treasures, and the fortune of whole realms. There's nothing I won't steal. The protagonists cry out one after another: “My great fortune!” “My great destiny!” “My goddess!” Fang Xiaoyu gives a cold laugh and waves his hand. “It's all mine.” With the Great Thief System at his side, countless years later he discovers that fortune has 0Votes541.9kRecs505.6kFans
- 95 Drunk and Enchanted by the Dream of the Red Chamber 醉迷红楼 One drunken night in the Red Chamber, even a concubine-born son can become a dragon. A dream of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, a soaring empire in the making. Reader group: 379, 303, 076 0Votes652.6kRecs331kFans
- 96 The Humble-Born Top Scholar 寒门状元 Tired of flashes of blades, clashing horns and drums? Then perhaps you can sample the harsh livelihood of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. This book tells the story of Shen Xi, who transmigrated into a down-and-out poor family in the Great Ming. In an era when everything was considered inferior except scholarship, he changes his fate step by step through his own efforts, finally reaching the pinnacle of life! Tianzi's grand historical work of 2016, worth making your own! 8Votes1.2MRecs575.2kFans
- 97 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 98 An Antique Dealer’s Treasure-Hunting Journey 古董商的寻宝之旅 An antique dealer and collector with decades of professional experience returned to the mid-1980s, when he was young. Then he discovered that finding high-quality collectibles was surprisingly easy. As for getting rich? Sorry, that still had to happen one step at a time… QQ group number: 424089826. Everyone is welcome to join. (Six years after Blood Bat's The Soviet Hero, I'm back. I've been running an antiques business on the side all these years, so this book is relatively close to realit 1Votes1.2MRecs346.5kFans
- 99 The Strongest Powerhouse Across the Heavens 诸天最强大佬 Burn your fortune to travel through the myriad realms... The new novel, From a Hundred-Household Official, is currently being serialized. The Film World’s Greatest Thief is a 6-million-word classic, quality guaranteed! If you can’t wait, check out the old novel. 0Votes984.3kRecs760.5kFans
- 100 I, the Emperor 朕 Back in the late Ming, reduced to slavery. If an emperor can be a beggar, a Manchu invader, a rebel, or a household slave, why can’t a household slave become emperor? 30Votes1.5MRecs3MFans

















































