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- 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 I'm Not a Treacherous Minister 我不是佞臣啊 He Jin couldn’t understand it. He’d worked himself to the bone and done everything he could to make the Ming Empire prosperous and powerful, with peace throughout the land. So how had he ended up branded a treacherous official? Was it because he’d made a lot of money doing business while getting things done? Or maybe because he was so charming and had such a close relationship 0Votes28.2kRecs41.6kFans
- 3 Fierce Soldier 猛卒 This is a Tang dynasty lost in an age of chaos. The central plains are divided among regional warlords, the frontiers are beset by danger, and the empire is plagued by troubles within and without. Yet in Chang’an, the nights ring with song and the dance of swaying skirts. He is a lone, fearless soldier. His eagle-feathered arrows fly a thousand miles, and even the fierce nomadic warriors tremble at his name. But the Tang has no glory to offer him. He draws his sword, lost and aimless, with no pl 2Votes944kRecs233.2kFans
- 4 I’m The King 我为王 I will defend what I possess, what I cherish, and whom I hold dear with blood and steel. Any betrayal or disloyalty will be washed away in blood! This is my world, my world. I am its king! Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes155.2kRecs117.2kFans
- 5 Chongzhen’s Eavesdropping System 崇祯窃听系统 Emperor Chongzhen is confined to the inner palace, where he is tricked into hanging himself at Coal Hill. But if he had a System that let him eavesdrop on what people said behind his back, could the dynasty still fall and the nation be wiped out? All right, Emperor Chongzhen has transmigrated too. Though it's already the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the outcome is sure to change! With spears and warhorses sweeping across the land, my Chongzhen will live this life to the fullest, and th 0Votes209.3kRecs160kFans
- 6 The Imperial Legacy of Northern Qi 北齐帝业 After an accident, a rising star in politics was reborn as Gao Wei, the famous good-for-nothing in Northern Qi history. The realm was now divided in three, the court was corrupt, and Northern Zhou was watching like a tiger from beyond the borders. With the difficulty set to hell mode, how could he get out of this? 0Votes113.3kRecs80.6kFans
- 7 Horses Trample the World 马踏天下 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes133.1kRecs322.5kFans
- 8 The Yang Clan: A Monument to Greatness 丰碑杨门 The eldest brother dies in his master’s place; the second falls in battle, powerless to turn the tide; the third rides his horse into the mud; the fourth is lost in the Liao realm; the fifth, in a fit of anger, becomes a monk; the seventh is pierced through the heart by a volley of arrows; the sixth goes alone to meet his elders... The Generals of the Yang Family: half a history of blood and tears. Loyal ministers bleed 0Votes74.4kRecs99.2kFans
- 9 The Northern Song's Big Cousin 北宋大表哥 Early in the fifth year of the Tianxi era, a divine bird appeared. Its body was silver-white, and its wings belched smoke and fire as it flew across the sky, crashing down west of the capital., The Northern Song Records of Strange Celestial Signs “A divine bird? Why does this thing sound more like the plane I was on when it crashed?” the protagonist, Li Zhang, said in confusion. “Also, whose older cousin am I?” 0Votes116.9kRecs115.9kFans
- 10 Back to the Northern Song to Become a Powerful Figure 回到北宋当大佬 Di Qing, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Emperor Renzong, Emperor Yingzong, Emperor Shenzong... A glorious age, captured in all its splendor. This novel also goes by the title: The Great Song's Great Villain. The Song Dynasty has everything, except one truly wicked villain, vicious and vile, the vilest of the vile! (The author already has two acclaimed novels, The Great Song's Finest Butcher and Poetry and the Saber. Feel free to dive in. 0Votes190.4kRecs121.9kFans
- 11 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Grand Secretary 明王首辅 In the winter of the twelfth year of the Zhengde era, Xu Jin transmigrates into the body of an impoverished Confucian student in Shangrao County, Jiangxi. That year, the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao is touring the border garrison at Xuanfu. That year, Zhu Chenhao, Prince of Ning in Jiangxi, is secretly plotting a rebellion. That year, Xu Jin, with nothing but bare walls at home, searches for a way forward and ultimately decides to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations. He conqu 13Votes297.2kRecs241.8kFans
- 12 The Dream of the Red Chamber: Founding Era 红楼之开国篇 I arrived fifty years early. The age of chaos is already upon us, and a new dynasty is about to be founded. Among the founding Four Princes, Eight Dukes, and Twelve Marquises of the Red Chamber, where should I stand? I shall ascend the throne and be crowned emperor! 0Votes122kRecs81.9kFans
- 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 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
- 15 The Hegemony of Shu 霸蜀 Reborn as Wei Yan's son, he will dominate the Three Kingdoms era's final chapter! Within, there is Zhuge Liang, so clever he seems almost demonic. Without, there is Sima Yi, the greatest schemer of the Three Kingdoms, as well as the emperor of Eastern Wu, sometimes friend and sometimes foe. A surprise attack through the Ziwu Valley, three battles to seize Jingzhou, a lone horse to pacify Jiangnan, a thousand cavalry sweeping across Hebei, subduing Wu, destroying Wei, and making Shu supreme. Watc 0Votes218.8kRecs137.2kFans
- 16 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 17 My Chaos City 我的混沌城 Build all kinds of defensive towers, collect strange and wonderful functional buildings, and fend off wave after wave of ferocious monster sieges. Complete. 0Votes244.1kRecs178.9kFans
- 18 The Nameless Commoner Clan 庶族无名 Every era has a few geniuses who shine like comets. Those whose names go down in history are undoubtedly brilliant, but how many talented people have been lost in the river of time? At first, Chen Mo’s only dream was to bring glory to his family and elevate his humble clan into a true gentry family, overtaking the main branch and reducing them to commoners. He never imagined he would come so far. Sometimes he wonders: if the “god” who chose him in the shadows hadn’t done so, would he have achiev 0Votes309.1kRecs220.8kFans
- 19 The Han Dynasty's Founding Emperor 汉世祖 Transmigrate into Liu Chengyou, the Hidden Emperor of the Later Han, and assist in founding the dynasty. Thereafter, while still young, inherit the newly established enterprise, preserve the fortune of its great expansion, and guard its unshakable foundation. P.S. If his father and elder brothers had not died so young, he might have become a Li Er reborn. 1Votes323.7kRecs267.2kFans
- 20 What Does It Feel Like to Become a Sage? 成为圣人是一种什么体验？ A thousand years have passed since the Investiture of the Gods. The Sage of the Jie Sect remains confined to Biyou Palace, and peace reigns across the Three Realms. At this time, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara has yet to pass into nirvana, and Tathagata has yet to be born. At this time, the Western Saha World has yet to be opened. At this time, Bajie is still the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, the Monkey is still a stone, and the Golden-Hooped Rod is still just the Sea-Calming Needle. Even the Golden 3Votes270.4kRecs461.2kFans
- 21 You're a Real Genius 你真是个天才 Look at the mess you’ve made! This little temple can’t contain you anymore, can it? You really are a genius! The thousand-mile search for family by Bai Xiao, a prodigy. 1Votes487.9kRecs200.4kFans
- 22 A Pawn in the Game 马前卒 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes858kRecs270.3kFans
- 23 Embracing the Sword 抱剑 This is a story of winds rising at the edge of a duckweed leaf, and waves swelling from the slightest ripples. The martial world, the imperial court, and the realm beyond: when a man walks into these troubled times with a sword in his arms, everything changes. Whether it’s the martial world, where heroes roam with swords in hand, wine on their lips, and fine clothes on their backs, or tales of monsters, ghosts, and strange happenings, or the timeless songs that shake the ages and are passed down 0Votes57.1kRecs72.1kFans
- 24 The Wanli Emperor Has Arrived 万历驾到 You transmigrate into the body of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and you'll hear a voice announce: “Emperor Wanli has arrived!” I'm no good at writing introductions. It's simply a story about transmigrating into Wanli's body and becoming emperor. 0Votes181.2kRecs167.5kFans
- 25 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
- 26 A Roll Call of Great Men 数风流人物 A late-Ming, half-alternate-history, Dream of the Red Chamber-inspired officialdom cultivation novel by Ruigen, absolutely packed with flavor! The second year of the Yonglong era of the Great Zhou. Prosperity conceals danger. The Four Kings and Eight Dukes bask in glory, while civil officials and military generals thrive in luxury. Within the court, the Northern and Southern civil and military factions feud without end. Beyond the borders, enemies eye the nine frontier regions and the coastal te 0Votes2.9MRecs719.8kFans
- 27 Striving in the Last Years of Hongwu 奋斗在洪武末年 The Northern Yuan were driven out, the realm was pacified, and the Hongwu Emperor was destined to die. With scholars at the helm and vassal princes watching like tigers, the campaign to abolish their fiefs and quell the Jingnan Rebellion forged a fearsome new Ming dynasty through fire, blood, and steel. An unemployed Embroidered Uniform Guard, a lowly nobody, holds a sword in his left hand and a hoe in his right: one sword to pacify the realm, one hoe to feed the people. This is the winding tale 0Votes501kRecs260.9kFans
- 28 I Want to Be a Superstar 我想当巨星 I want to become a superstar, an utterly unique NBA supergiant! Group number: 697-818-176 0Votes960kRecs284.7kFans
- 29 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
- 30 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 31 I Don't Want to Be Emperor Again 朕又不想当皇帝 Given a second chance at life, he only wanted to live in peace. But everyone insisted on making him emperor... 0Votes981.6kRecs520.2kFans
- 32 A Battlefield Photographer’s Journal 战地摄影师手札 Using a camera to document war, and a lens to remember history. Wei Ran returns again and again to the battlefields of World War II and even to the Cold War era, taking on a variety of identities. His camera captures countless unknown heroes as well as treasures lost amid the ravages of war. From the blood-soaked battlefields of World War II to the Cold War era under the shadow of nuclear war, countless secrets were buried by time, only to be captured forever on film with the click of his shutte 28Votes782.1kRecs332.4kFans
- 33 Reborn as a Tree 重生成为树 He Shu was reborn as a laurel tree. Originally, he thought he might spend his entire life living alone in the valley like this. However, he discovered that ever since he was reborn as a laurel tree, the appearance of the mountains had begun changing wildly. Much later. He Shu decided that being a lazy tree was actually pretty nice: raising pets, growing flowers and plants, and occasionally beating up small monsters. A life like this was not bad at all. He Shu: Come to think of it, perhaps I 0Votes117.9kRecs146.6kFans
- 34 Han Si Becomes an Official 韩四当官 A beautiful woman and a golden mansion await within the pages of a book. Once you have mastered your studies, you can be a humble farmer in the morning and enter the emperor's court by evening. Han Si knows nothing of the classics or histories, nor the works of the philosophers, and has no chance of passing the imperial exams. If he wants to bring honor to his family, his only option is to buy an official post! 0Votes701.9kRecs161.2kFans
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Han Watchtower 汉阙 Looking back across a thousand years, the palaces of the Han still stand! It is the third year of Yuanfeng under Emperor Zhao of Han. Powerful ministers dominate the court, while the Xiongnu remain unconquered and the Silk Road hangs by a thread... Wei Qing and Huo Qubing may be gone, but the Han people’s pioneering spirit will never die. New heroes are about to emerge! At a post station ca 21Votes1.5MRecs516.4kFans
- 40 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
- 41 Surviving in a Supernatural World 苟在神诡世界 They say there are immortals in this world! Chen Li: Maybe, but there are a lot more monsters and demons! Transmigrated here in a single day, with nothing but confusion ahead; I toil and bustle just to put food on the table. Everyone says cultivating immortality is wonderful, but who has seen bones scattered by the roadside? [The author has a work with over 10,000 average subscriptions, Dawn Era, and a premium work, Giant Serpent of the Deep Forest. Quality guaranteed.] 4Votes286.8kRecs376.5kFans
- 42 From Big Shot to Martial Arts Alliance Leader 从大佬到武林盟主 I roamed the martial world, roamed and roamed, but even after reaching the end, I still couldn’t figure out what this martial world was really like… VIP full-subscription group: Tianxia Association 109158714 (verification required) 0Votes344.4kRecs322.4kFans
- 43 The Kingdom of Power 权国 Crows darken the sun, the setting sun is blood-red. In the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, iron hooves are my footsteps, arrowheads are my eyes. From dreamlike Jiangnan, where the land is a picture, to the windswept deserts of Xiliang, I will raise up the fallen Yellow Heaven. With a unique historical perspective and epic warfare, this story retraces the course of an empire’s history. “A continent swept by rising storms, kingdoms 2Votes415.6kRecs166kFans
- 44 The Showbiz Empire 文娱帝国 He is Murong Fu, who emerged from Swallow Dock, and Erlang Shen, who exhausts himself with worry in the True Lord Hall. The media, meanwhile, like to call him The millennium's born superstar. 0Votes621.9kRecs514.5kFans
- 45 The Great Saint Beyond Heaven 离天大圣 Among the Myriad Worlds, those beings who transcend everything and are bound by nothing are known as Great Sages. 0Votes671.5kRecs449.7kFans
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 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
- 49 The Evening Bell Church 晚钟教会 The Cool Version: A storm-like spear tears across the sky, pursued by the dead and packs of wolves. The distant tolling of a bell and the chill of death follow like shadows. Can you hear the death knell? It proclaims your death. The Straightforward Version: A church made up of heretics such as witches, sorceresses, vampires, and the undead. An impotent deity who can only show off in dreams. A miserable male protagonist who is at once a god, a pope, and a believer. The story begins with a summon 0Votes141kRecs199.7kFans
- 50 The Great Man of Northern Song 北宋大丈夫 … Later generations all said that the Great Song had no men of courage, and that was why it was a weak dynasty. Unable to defend itself, the weak Song clung to a corner of the realm, allowing the heartland of China to fall. This is a story about a great man striding across his age. This is a story about giving the Great Song a backbone. … Jue Shi's completed novel, Bringing a Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty, runs over five million 7Votes2.6MRecs849kFans
