Novels like The Imperial Enterprise of the Northern Dynasties
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- 1 Southern Ming: This Emperor Is a Little Too Steady 南明，这个皇帝有点稳 Question: What medicine should you take for low blood pressure? Answer: Go read A History of the Southern Ming. I’ve read three hundred histories from beginning to end, but can’t bear the eighteen years of the Southern Ming. People say the world is one giant amateur operation, but the Southern Ming took it to a whole new level. Well, that’s just how things were, and there was nothing to be done about it, because someone had transmigrated to the Southern Ming. He’d planned to just coast along, bu 15Votes46.5kRecs166.8kFans
- 2 I Founded a Secret Society in London 我在伦敦创密教 He had thought he’d transmigrated into an alternate version of the Victorian era, and was wondering how to make the most of his second life. Little did he expect to meet Miss Charlotte Holmes through an acquaintance! All right, so this was a world of detective fiction... That was kind of interesting, too. But as the investigations went deeper, he was astonished to discover that the baffling cases really did conceal supernatural forces! The layers of secret history beneath the world’s surface, No 0Votes8.6kRecs58.6kFans
- 3 The Strange Immortal: Starting as a Traveling Merchant 诡仙：从旅行商人开始 Guns and magic clash, while ferocious beasts face off against colossal warships. Wrapped in a mysterious golden light, Zhao Chen unexpectedly arrives in the Profound Heaven World, a place being corrupted by countless indescribable beings. Starting out as a “traveling merchant,” he embarks on a journey to save himself, and ultimately the world. Also known as Money Makes the “Weird” Go Round 10Votes53.3kRecs126.6kFans
- 4 Kangxi, Your Qing Dynasty Has Fallen 康熙，你的大清亡了 He tricked Kangxi, brought down the Qing, seized the empire, and drove Wu Sangui mad with rage! 0Votes69.4kRecs84kFans
- 5 Investiture of the Gods: From Minor Lord to the Ziwei Great Emperor 封神，从小邑主到紫薇大帝 When Chen Qingxiang wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into another life with his memories intact, arriving in a mythic Shang dynasty where humans, gods, immortals, demons, ghosts, and fiends coexist… He becomes the thirteenth-generation descendant of the current lord of the Xuanshang state, one of the eight hundred vassal states of the Great Shang. … From the lord of a small town, to ruler of a vassal state, to Emperor of Heaven over the Three Realms… From mortal, to immortal, 0Votes28.7kRecs164.8kFans
- 6 Reborn in the Final Years of Northern Wei 重生北魏末年 Gao Cheng believes his success comes from his own tireless efforts, and has little to do with the fact that his father is named Gao Huan. This story is packed with jokes and has a humorous style. Please bear with it. 0Votes49.3kRecs163.2kFans
- 7 The Black Sun Hangs High 黑日高悬 The miners hammer away in crystal caverns where daylight never reaches. The orders of the Mages’ Council are relayed back and forth between the kingdoms. The newly emerging steam weaponry begins to spread at an astonishing pace. Even the usually daring Big-Eared Goblins become tense and uneasy. In this world he created with his own hands, Xiuge Ensite is at a loss. He does not know many of the details. But he knows one thing clearly: the black sun symbolizing destruction and a new era is about t 0Votes28.6kRecs172.6kFans
- 8 I Am Emperor Taizong of Han 朕乃汉太宗 This is an era that captures the imagination. Dynasties usually fell because they were weak, but the Han fell because it was strong! In the winter of the seventh year of Emperor Gao's reign, a newly awakened soul from a later age arrived. From that moment on, the Han gained its strictest father! Emperor Taizong of Han, Liu Ruyi: “The Han commands authority and trust, rules over all nations, and all beneath the sun and moon are its subjects!” 8Votes34.3kRecs145.9kFans
- 9 The Splendor of the Red Chamber 红楼华彩 The clouds have passed over the mountains; how can I bear to write of them now? Tears of rouge and a tender heart, still drenched in sorrow. What’s the first thing an interesting soul would think of after arriving in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber? Naturally, cultivating immortality! But when cultivation proved impossible, they took a tumble through the mortal world, came away stained with red and green, and parted the mists of history to add a brilliant stroke to this world. 0Votes39.7kRecs146.1kFans
- 10 The Jingnan Campaign Strategy 靖难攻略 The Hongwu era had not yet ended, and the divide between north and south had yet to heal. Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang standing before him, an insurmountable presence, then glanced at the group behind him… Song Sheng, Marquis of Xining, who had won fame across the northwest; Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, who had fought from south to north; Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, the vanguard at the Battle of Buir Lake; Qu Neng, th 1Votes36.1kRecs217.2kFans
- 11 The Tang Man Returns from the Vast Sea 瀚海唐儿归 What? Shi Jingtang is going to hand over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? Yelü Deguang plans to enter the Central Plains and become emperor? Zhang Zhao, military governor of the Guiyi Army, stared in disbelief. He was the deputy king of the Great Chao’s Great Treasure Kingdom of Khotan, the Gurkhan of the Uyghurs and Basmyls, conqueror of Samanid Persia, the Sun of Khorasan, restorer of the Nine Sogdian Surnames, protector of Suyab and the Church of the East, the Wheel-Turning Sage King and Si 0Votes116.9kRecs140.3kFans
- 12 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
- 13 The Immortal Who Lives for Ten Thousand Ages 长生万世仙 Life and death beget each other; death and life beget each other. So it is with all things, and so it is with me. P.S. This book has undergone extensive revisions. Returning readers can start rereading from Chapter 67, or check “Revision Details” in the supplementary section. 0Votes24.1kRecs140.4kFans
- 14 Reborn, I Just Want to Return to My Comfort Zone 重生后我只想回舒适区 A soul, a warm soul. Cast out of 2026, exiled to wander through 2013. To fill the emptiness of his wandering, he used the perspective of someone reborn to make plans for his present life, map out the road ahead, and furnish the home that was about to be built. All so he could find his way back to the comfort of a life with "her" in this lifetime. Every plan led toward the summer after his wife graduated from high school in his previous life. But fate played cruel games, morality put him on trial 75Votes247Recs4Fans
- 15 Thirteen Years as King of Great Song, Then I Learned It Was Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 大宋为王十三年，方知是天龙 Zhao Ti is the eighth son of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty and the younger brother of Emperor Zhezong. He’s got a lot on his mind. Twelve years have passed since the five-pronged campaign against Western Xia, and less than a year remains before Empress Dowager Gao Tao Tao dies. In seven years, Emperor Zhezong will die, and Empress Dowager Xiang will insist that Prince Duan take the throne. He will later become Emperor Huizong, the Daoist ruler. In twenty-seven years, the Liangshan outlaws 6Votes111.8kRecs686.2kFans
- 16 The Dragon Emperor 帝龙 [A new book from the same account, Taking on the Whole World with the Power of a Dragon, is now available] Gravity, electromagnetism, the strong and weak nuclear forces: the four fundamental forces are the powers I command, my eternal crown, my immortal throne. The ignorant call me a tyrant, but the wise call me king. Some tremble at the mention of my name. Others prostrate themselves before me. All of them submit to me all the same. The gods quake beneath my wings, and all worlds cower at my ro 0Votes40.4kRecs363.6kFans
- 17 Folk Customs: Beginning with a Nuo Opera Troupe 民俗从傩戏班子开始 He transmigrates into a dynasty that never existed in history and becomes the heir to a four-person Nuo opera troupe. Natural disasters, human calamities, strange creatures, demons. The first thing Wu Feng does is make sure he can bring his entire Nuo opera troupe back from the mountains. As for what to do after that, Wu Feng figures he should probably get a household registration in the county seat. After all, in a place like this, the big cities and wealthy families seem much safer… 0Votes50.5kRecs93kFans
- 18 Splendor of the Five Dynasties 五代风华 After transmigrating into the Five Dynasties, he finds that human lives are as cheap as grass and dynasties rise and fall like flowing water. Though he is an ant, he will shake a towering tree. Though he is a pawn, he will break the game that rules the realm. With the ambitions of a commoner, he asks: Who will place the imperial robe upon my shoulders? 1.2kVotes283.2kRecs432.5kFans
- 19 The Secret Doctrine of Monsters 怪物们的密教准则 Autumn, 1840. The world was a whale rising from the depths, and in the boy’s eyes, it burst into flames. A letter from a dozen miles away, a traveler from a foreign land, and several wondrous tales of imagination. Ritualists, curios, strange species, invisible arts; Curse-killing runes, pointy-eared cat dragons, little people beneath the floorboards, castles that walk in dreams; Science and the occult, fantasy and reality. The boy tapped his cane lightly and passed across the currents of the age 5Votes31kRecs141.6kFans
- 20 Launching a Crusade Against the Pope 向教皇发动十字军 Besides having a younger brother named Hong Xiuquan, Jesus the Heavenly Elder Brother also had a brother named Gareth. Jesus took three days to resurrect. Gareth took only three minutes. The Romans pinned Jesus to a cross for six hours. Gareth spent six hours bringing about the de-urbanization of Rome. Jesus said: “The Kingdom of Heaven belongs only to those who share their wealth equally with the poor.” Gareth said: “In the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, everything is shared equally, and nothing is 1Votes42.7kRecs132.7kFans
- 21 Seizing the Yuan 扼元 In 1213 AD, the Jin Kingdom is beginning to weaken, while the Southern Song remains in decline. Western Xia, Dali, Goryeo, and Japan are even less of a force to be reckoned with. An unprecedented power is rising on the plateau, ready to drench the Eurasian continent in the blood of hundreds of millions. With calamity looming, a young man grips his bow and blade, determined to seize fate by the throat. 6Votes283.9kRecs301kFans
- 22 Forging Immortality with Spiritual Treasures 我以灵宝铸长生 He sees through the hidden workings of life and death and descends into the mortal world. His very being merges with a Spirit Treasure Dao Seed as he seeks to comprehend the full splendor of the Great Dao. 0Votes41.7kRecs113.6kFans
- 23 The Last Light of the Later Ming 后明余晖 Thanks to an elder whose origins are unknown, the decaying dynasty is reborn in another form, surviving for more than two hundred years thereafter. Then, across the vast Pacific, steel, explosives, and oil will compose the most magnificent tableau in human history. So, for the ancient Ming Empire, is this truly a final resurgence before its death? ˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉ "How can this Z Fleet have five battleships?" "Can the Shermans still run rampant on the islands?" "Can the Mustangs and Corsairs still dom 2Votes109.3kRecs258.9kFans
- 24 The Qin General 秦将 The King of Qin swept across the Six Kingdoms, his gaze as fearsome as a tiger! At the end of the Warring States period, with the age of chaos nearing its end, he was reborn as a member of Jing Ke’s entourage. The wind sighs, the Yi River runs cold. The hero departs, never to return! Having taken part in the legendary assassination attempt on the King of Qin, what will he choose? 0Votes75.4kRecs348.1kFans
- 25 Mastering Evil Sha 御煞 The rootless tree, its flowers in bloom and shade, who would cultivate while still attached to the mortal world? The affairs of this fleeting life, a boat on a sea of suffering, tossed about with no freedom. With no shore in sight, it is hard to find a place to moor; forever sailing through waters where fish and dragons lurk. If only you would turn back, the shore is there; don't wait for the storm to wreck your boat. Open your eyes and see the fleeting world. Control baleful f 0Votes69.7kRecs313.1kFans
- 26 The Greatest Traitor of the Li Dynasty 李朝万古一逆贼 The Veritable Records of the Li Dynasty, Chronicle of Sunjong runs to tens of thousands of words, yet leaves behind just one phrase: Traitor for the ages! 0Votes266.5kRecs17.6kFans
- 27 The Han Dynasty's Lingering Smoke 汉鼎余烟 The great Han Dynasty is gradually nearing its end. Over the course of decades, the human world has become a land of ghosts, its plains shrouded in bones. Dragons and serpents rise throughout the realm, each vying to seize the throne. Amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young warrior rises with a blade in hand and gazes around in bewilderment, only to see that heroes still stand tall. The Han Dynasty’s cauldron still smolders. Who will carry on its legacy? 11Votes316.9kRecs229.8kFans
- 28 Rising Above the Rivers and Mountains 扶摇河山 [Ten Thousand Subscriptions] [Dream of the Red Chamber] [Alternate History] Reborn as an illegitimate son of a noble family, he rises from humble beginnings through hardship and makes his way to the top. Time and space fall into chaos, and history branches into an obscure new path; Countless heroes and great figures who once made their mark on history are buried in the dust of time; A new realm rises from the ashes, its road stretching skyward as the old order is swept away; What of fated love a 407Votes234.9kRecs484.3kFans
- 29 Conquering a Hundred Dynasties: From the Start, I Get Zhao Yun’s Template 争霸万朝：开局获得赵云模板 The myriad worlds collapse, reality and illusion merge, and the flames of war spread across the Warring States as dynasties vie for supremacy. Heroes, legendary figures, common folk, and ordinary people who long ago turned to dust in history descend once more upon the boundless land of Shenzhou. First Emperor Ying Zheng, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin… Zhu Wen, Chai Rong, Sun Quan, Cao Cao… countless heroes and warlords. Zhen Mi, Xiao 0Votes128.3kRecs181.5kFans
- 30 EN The Great Crimson Immortal Sect 大赤仙门 Transform kan and fill li, unite dragon and tiger; blend lead and mercury, and seek life and destiny. How many bones lie along the road to immortality? How many immortal mountains and Daoist sects have endured through the ages? Xu Xuanyi transmigrates and becomes the head of the Great Red Temple. His master has passed away, his disciples are still young, and powerful rivals surround them. Fortunately, he obtains a jade stele that reveals ancient characters, cultivates Daoist talent, and carries 2.1kVotes301.4kRecs465.3kFans
- 31 Lanfang 兰芳 Zhao Xuening can swear that at first, all he wanted was to make something of himself so he would never have to live hand to mouth, sleeping rough and wondering where his next meal would come from. But who could have guessed that while he threw himself into that goal, he would try a little too hard? The Dutch, who had dominated the Spice Seas for over a century, were sent packing, and he even worked hard enough to bring the Lan Fang Republic into being. That one little mishap set him on a path of 0Votes76.9kRecs257.5kFans
- 32 Becoming a Noble in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋做贵族 His soul traveled to an era when Laozi, Confucius, and Sun Tzu were still alive, and he became the second son of the Zhi clan, one of the noble families of Jin. At present, the six high-ranking families of Jin are locked in fierce internal power struggles, while the neighboring states are in turmoil. Jin's hegemony is already on the verge of collapse. Wu is on the rise, and Fuchai is unstoppable. Goujian is busy enduring hardship and planning for the day when three thousand Yue soldiers will con 0Votes68kRecs171kFans
- 33 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 34 The Eunuch Governor 督公 Are lords and generals born to their stations? I’ll climb from the very bottom, starting as a lowly eunuch, step by step, all the way to the top… 0Votes61.5kRecs195kFans
- 35 The Hidden Moth 隐蛾 Have you ever heard of the Hidden Moth? Every era has people like this, as though they can move through the darkness without leaving a trace, appearing out of nowhere and vanishing in an instant. Existing yet unknown, it could be you, or it could be me. 221Votes1MRecs204kFans
- 36 A Floating Life in the Late Tang 晚唐浮生 In 878, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong’s Qianfu era. That year, Wang Xianzhi died in battle at Huangmei. His followers chose Huang Chao as their leader, gave him the title of Grand General Who Reaches the Sky, and campaigned across the south. That year, Li Keyong killed Duan Wenchu, the military commissioner of Datong. He and his father launched a rebellion, and Shatuo troops pillaged Hedong. That year, bandits rose throughout Jiangnan, capturing prefectures one after another. That year, Henan 72Votes938.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 37 A Vast Immortal Realm 仙寥 The quest for the Dao burns like a flame, and life is its fuel. One's nature is the kindling, never to be extinguished. A treatise titled The Master of Nurturing Life brings Zhou Qing into a fantastical world of immortals and chivalry. From then on, he seeks only to escape the Three Realms and the Five Elements, becoming a being free from every shackle. 0Votes75.6kRecs540.8kFans
- 38 EN Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 1.4kVotes981.3kRecs619.4kFans
- 39 A New Ming Dynasty Under Wanli 万历新明 Is it great to transmigrate and become an emperor? Honestly, not at all. You have more responsibilities and more obstacles to overcome than even someone who starts from nothing. It’s hard to repaint a ruined canvas already covered in garish colors. Zhu Yijun says, “If Heaven gave me another chance, I’d want to do this for another five hundred years!” Book group: Thanks to Xiao Long V for their support. 10Votes173.5kRecs128.3kFans
- 40 Hunting the Deer 即鹿 The imperial court held on in the south of the Yangtze, while the Five Barbarians invaded and fought for supremacy. The realm was in turmoil, and heroes rose from every quarter. Who will seize the throne? We will have to see who can distinguish themselves and gain the Mandate of Heaven. 0Votes416.7kRecs123.5kFans
- 41 EN My Players Are So Fierce 我的玩家好凶猛 “Give me a bunch of adorable little players, and I can easily topple another world!” So declared Leifuno Murphy LaSombra. P.S. Lord Murphy's titles include, but are not limited to: fake vampire, renowned NPC role-playing artist, virtuous and talented dog of a game designer, Transia's one and only savior, benefactor of the Old Continent, defender of the New Continent, brave and loyal count, hopeless lover of mature women, flawless saint of the blood clan, Alpha, guardian of the Long Night, and mo 31Votes213.3kRecs502.4kFans
- 42 EN The Immortal of the Aztecs 阿兹特克的永生者 An epic history of the ancient American tribes, beginning in the fifteenth century. It opens the door to a dreamlike age of exploration, brimming with vitality, and follows the wars and trade between Western Europe and East Asia as the indigenous peoples of the Americas establish a mighty empire. What does it mean to live forever? Is it an individual, or a civilization? Why did Europe rise to power? Why did it gradually bring its cannons to bear and place itself above the entire world? And why d 52Votes458.6kRecs348.3kFans
- 43 Restoring the Han Dynasty 匡扶汉室 In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, at Changban Slope in Dangyang, the Liu Bei faction faced its darkest hour. Cao Cao’s army had won a great victory, Liu Bei had suffered a crushing defeat, and he fled, leaving his wife and children behind. But A Dou was not the only child left behind. A transmigrator, reborn for a second life, became Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei’s second son, only to find himself imprisoned in Cao Cao’s camp. Ten thousand cavalry thundered by the river as fierce tigers roared; a thous 0Votes67.7kRecs104kFans
- 44 The Ming Dynasty's Spokesman 大明话事人 In an age when rituals and music have fallen into ruin, though I, Lin Tailai, come from a gang, I’m still a scholar who can pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom! I still love the Great Ming, and I want to delve into a critique of the feudal dynasty’s corruption! It’s just that, before I knew it, I had become corruption itself. 2Votes450.1kRecs335.7kFans
- 45 My Big Brother Is Zhu Youxiao 家兄朱由校 In 1620, the Ming Dynasty changed emperors three times, while the iron-headed Nurhaci was still locked in a fierce struggle with Xiong Tingbi over Shenyang. The finest troops on the East Asian battlefield, the White-Pole Soldiers and Qi Family Army, had only just set off north. The situation was still favorable. Lu Xiangsheng was buried in his books, while Sun Chuanting was still a humble county magis 6Votes82.5kRecs383.3kFans
- 46 Cyber Ming 赛博大明 Ordinary people with poor constitutions can implant artificial Dao foundations to reshape their spiritual roots. Believers whose Buddhist resolve is wavering can upload their consciousness into the Buddhist realm and cultivate in seclusion on autopilot. Even dull-witted commoners can install the Six Arts chip and become Confucian scholars overnight. Across the Three Teachings, Nine Schools, and Twelve Sequences, no one is willing 2Votes94.5kRecs642.5kFans
- 47 EN The Path to Immortality 仙业 A dream crosses from the sea floor to withered mulberry trees, having witnessed all the Milky Way’s winds and waves. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, the Mystic Sects and Demon Schools, the Celestial Outsiders and Pure Land Sangha. Refining qi, receiving registers, taking elixirs, divining omens... Enter the Gate of the Infinite, roam the Fields of the Boundless, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and endure as long as heaven and earth. All that came before is but a guest; reborn, I walk t 1.9kVotes710.8kRecs761.6kFans
- 48 The White-Robed Chancellor 白衣卿相 Clad in white, he entered Bianliang; half a lifetime as a minister, and he shaped the realm. 3.9kVotes302kRecs573.4kFans
- 49 Three Kingdoms: Mount and Blade 三国骑砍 Tian Xin arrives in Jingcheng in the spring of the twenty-fourth year of Jian’an. The impending Battle of Xiangfan will determine whether the realm truly becomes tripartite, or whether one power will dominate while two remain weak. After hearing that Cao Ren has massacred Wan City, Tian Xin resolutely answers the Jingzhou army’s call to arms. He fights not only to fill his stomach, but also for his own sense of justice, conscience, and courage. 0Votes159.5kRecs115kFans
- 50 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
