Novels like I’m Really Not Doing My Job as Emperor
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- 1 Great Tang: You’re All Forcing Me to Become Emperor! 大唐：都逼我做皇帝是吧！ [A Sanjiang-featured historical novel, backed by an author whose previous work had 13,000 premium subscribers. Quality guaranteed.] People must fight not only for the long term, but also for every moment. Li Dan, who used to work in crisis management, understands this better than anyone. In his previous life, he was even fortunate enough to speak with the legendary corpse collector who had returned from across the Pacific. That opened his spiritual sight wide. When Li Dan opened his eyes on 94Votes11.7kRecs133.9kFans
- 2 My Grandfather Is Qin Shi Huang 我的祖父是秦始皇 After transmigrating to the Qin Empire, Zhao Ying became the First Emperor’s eldest grandson and the legitimate eldest son of Prince Fusu. He launches a training plan to turn his father into a worthy heir. Then I’ll be Qin’s Third Emperor! But he soon realizes he has transmigrated to the wrong point in time. The Confucian scholars are about to be buried alive, and his father will break with the First Emperor over it, be banished from Xianyang to supervise the army in Shangjun, and eventually die 0Votes13.8kRecs231.6kFans
- 3 I, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Transmigrated into Emperor Gaozong of Song? 我，汉高祖，竟然穿越宋高宗？ In the eleventh year of the Shaoxing era, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, sent twelve golden edicts in succession, summoning Yue Fei back to court from his northern expedition. Meanwhile, Qin Hui, Grand Councilor and the great calligrapher of the Great Song, was busy concocting a “baseless” charge against Yue Fei. But then, an itty-bitty complication occurred. In the twelfth year of the Han dynasty, Emperor Liu Bang died. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely 0Votes13kRecs79.9kFans
- 4 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
- 5 EN Choosing a C-Class Hero: The Bald King's Rise 选择C级英雄，我被全网嘲笑三年 This is a world under attack by monsters. All kinds of terrifying creatures constantly threaten humanity's safety. Humanity's only way forward is to choose a hero as their partner when they turn eighteen. Once the bond is successfully formed, they gain the hero's innate abilities, become powerful, and turn the tables on the monsters. After transmigrating here, Chen Ye is surprised to discover that every hero people can bond with comes from One-Punch Man. Everyone else is chasing the talents of S 0Votes74.3kRecs431.8kFans
- 6 I Became Xiangzi in 1984 我在1984当祥子 Gu Yan transmigrates to 1984 and becomes a taxi driver for the Capital Automobile Company. His fellow drivers jokingly call their line of work “modern-day Xiangzi.” But the real Xiangzi has a proper Yanjing household registration and lives in a home inside the Second Ring Road. In six years, he paid cash for two cars, and the money he earned pulling a rickshaw was enough to support a family of eight. Even the woman he married was the boss’s daughter. As for Gu Yan, the moment he opened his eyes 2.6kVotes46.4kRecs249.9kFans
- 7 The Great Song’s Literary Giant 大宋文豪 Jiayou Year One. The fighting between the Song and Xia was dying down, and the Qingli era was already a thing of the past. Lu Beigu, a professor of Chinese language and literature, awoke beside Anle Creek. Before his eyes lay an age of flourishing culture and brilliant talents. That year, Su Shi cried, “A wind from a thousand miles, how exhilarating!” as he traveled from Shu to the capital. Zeng Gong failed the exams time and again, disheartened and destitute, while Zhang Heng waited confidently 805Votes207.8kRecs645.5kFans
- 8 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 [The new book, Nine Tripods, is now out. … The Nine Honors are: first, the black bull; second, the imperial robes and crown; third, music and ceremonial instruments; fourth, vermilion doors; fifth, steps into the palace; sixth, the Tiger Guards; seventh, bows and arrows; eighth, axes and halberds; ninth, black millet wine. Those granted the Nine Honors may be praised without being named, enter court without hurrying, and wear a sword and shoes before the throne. Lu 0Votes193.6kRecs572.6kFans
- 9 Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan 天可汗回忆录 “How should we fight this battle?” “This time, the Heavenly Khan is on our side.” “Then we’ve got this in the bag!” A report from the Chang’an Dance King Association’s working-group discussion 17Votes76.6kRecs198kFans
- 10 1994: The Vegetable Farmer's Comeback 1994：菜农逆袭 Vegetable farmer Chen Jiazhi returns to 1994. That year, he is 21. He leaves home for Huacheng and begins his first stint as a vegetable farmer. Then the rookie farmer is hit by one disaster after another: the rainy season rots his crops at the roots, torrential rain wipes out his harvest, typhoons bring floods, heat waves bring drought, and then a cold snap strikes... Now he has a chance to start over. For vegetable farmers, terrible weather is both a disaster and an opportunity. (Farming + Dai 29Votes116.3kRecs174kFans
- 11 The Mage Returns: Speedrunning Earth! 法师归来，速通地球！ Only I Can Use Magic + Cutting-Edge Technology + Corporate Giants + No Dumbed-Down Characters Conquer Silicon Valley in three months, plant the flag in Southeast Asia in three years, and in thirty years send humanity’s fleet toward the planet Kepler-452b. All of it happened simply because Chen Xi returned from studying abroad in a world of mages. 445Votes30kRecs159.7kFans
- 12 I Can Hear the Voices of the Five Organs 我能对话五脏 Liver Wood: “He likes looking at weird stuff every day. No matter how much I try to talk him out of it, he won’t listen. Hmph, if he wants to get himself killed, he shouldn’t drag me into it!” Heart Fire: “That’s not all. He even makes me use his bloodline to cater to his needs. Heh.” Spleen Earth: “I’ve got it the worst, okay? He stays up late every night and skips breakfast, and my function has deteriorated. Now I can barely digest food, and he keeps taking medicines I don’t like. Sigh, why? W 0Votes36.8kRecs140.7kFans
- 13 The Brocade-Clad Top Scholar 锦衣状元 In the tenth year of the Zhengde reign, in Anlu, Huguang. Zhu Hao transmigrates into a noble family of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. With his wits, he earns a place in Prince Xing's household and saves Zhu Houcong three times. He becomes the future Jiajing Emperor's benefactor, closest friend, classmate, and teacher all at once. He also earns the titles of provincial, metropolitan, and palace examination champion, and has a loyal band of followers, including Lu Bing, commander of the Embroidere 0Votes119kRecs191kFans
- 14 EN The Final End 最后结局 A person's end is death. So what is death's end? 11Votes482.2kRecs421.4kFans
- 15 The Tang Crown Prince's Leisurely Life 大唐太子的悠闲生活 New book out: "The Ming Dynasty Crown Prince’s Entrepreneurial Journey" (Farming + Family + Reform) This is the age when the Tang Empire is rising, just about to stride forward. Everything is only beginning. It is like a child who has just learned to walk, knowing nothing of storms and feeling no fear. If the Tang Empire takes a wrong turn on the road ahead, so what? Then let it take a few more steps in the wrong direction. Li Chengqian told everyone, “It’s all right. Things will work out e 0Votes91.8kRecs602.9kFans
- 16 Laying Low in the Heavens, Starting with the Dark Buddhist Sect 苟在诸天从黑暗佛门开始 All the world’s desires lie in the incense offerings. The throng of ordinary visitors becomes my bliss. Their worship nurtures my boundless delusion, transforming me into freedom itself. And then... create monsters, divide demons, become a Buddha! Li Xuan plunges headfirst into the wondrous, fantastical worlds of the myriad heavens, the first of which is a dark Buddhist realm. 138Votes24.5kRecs166.3kFans
- 17 If You Don't Mind, I'd Be Honored to Call You Father 公若不弃，愿拜为义父 A world of primeval chaos, set against the backdrop of Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West: a legendary tale of fox spirits and supernatural oddities. 837Votes472.2kRecs164.2kFans
- 18 My Younger Brother Is Zhuge Liang 舍弟诸葛亮 This is a story about the Zhuge clan, the "teachers of all ages." In Xuzhou during the first year of Jian'an, Lü Bu secretly seized Xiapi while Yuan Shu attacked Huaiyin. The transmigrator Zhuge Jin was accidentally surrounded by Yuan's army inside Huaiyin City and had no choice but to help Liu Bei, who was trapped in a desperate situation, counterattack and kill the enemy. Since thos 0Votes148.6kRecs368.6kFans
- 19 This Man Knows All About Hype 这个男人太懂炒作 [One of the few entertainment novels focused on public relations] After top entertainment PR specialist Xu Xiyu transmigrates, he discovers that he has become entangled in a matchmaking scam, whose target is unexpectedly a washed-up actress. To avoid being dragged into it, he has no choice but to strike a deal with the actress, offering her a comeback publicity plan. From then 0Votes68.6kRecs235.8kFans
- 20 Celestial Master, I Have a World Beyond This One 天师，我有一个异世界 A chance encounter, A journey between two worlds. From then on, wealth and glory... 0Votes66.5kRecs280.4kFans
- 21 Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Water Margin 霍格沃茨：从水浒归来的哈利 They say the general trend of the world is that things unite after long division, and divide after long unity. Grindelwald rose to power in New York, then fled in defeat to Nurmengard Prison. The Death Eaters were wiped out, and the Order of the Phoenix and its rivals fought until they were united under the Ministry of Magic. At last, the Wizarding World found peace. But after more than a decade of peace, the Dark Lord returned. Who would end this disaster? The scar-faced hero would drive away t 7Votes46.1kRecs123.1kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Journey to the West: Seeking the Dao Across the Heavens 西游之问道诸天 Wield the Bell of Heavenly Reincarnation and dominate the myriad worlds! After transmigrating into the world of Journey to the West, Mo Yuan thought he would become a legend. Who knew this would be the beginning of a tragedy? I've ridden through the martial world in fine clothes and on a fine horse, thrown my weight around in the immortal world, and even witnessed the mighty, surging river of fate. But can someone tell me how on earth I'm supposed to beat my own wife?! 0Votes53.8kRecs110.2kFans
- 24 I Am the Emperor Who Lost His Kingdom 朕就是亡国之君 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era, Zhu Qiyu awoke from a long dream on the imperial throne and opened his eyes. The Tumu Fortress disaster had already taken place, and the three elite generations of the capital garrison had been wiped out. His elder brother, the worthless Emperor Zhu Qizhen, was knocking at the gates of Datong Prefecture. Zhu Qiyu realized that he had to defend not only the capital and the Ming dynasty, but also his wife, children, and family! Does personally overseein 6Votes200.9kRecs722.7kFans
- 25 EN Immortal Rite 仙醮 Seek immortality, pursue the Dao, and sever heads; even in dreams, life is grand. Qi Refining, Minor Arts, Grand Rites, Barbarian Shamans, Desolate Realms, Heavenly Embryos... Five realms and four seas, eight extremities and twelve continents: this is a world without end, growing by the moment. Having lived two lives, how should one face a world so wondrous and vast? A jade disc, three thousand ancient characters. In this life, I seek to live without regrets! 526Votes44.6kRecs216.4kFans
- 26 EN Electromagnetic Tyrant 电磁暴君 Light and color, sound and scent; Food, clothing, shelter, transportation, phones and computers; Burning, freezing, friction, explosions, thunder, rain, growth, decay; All material changes and chemical phenomena; Our bodies, our thoughts, our world... They are all built upon electromagnetic interactions! Whoever can control electromagnetism will rule the world as a tyrant! But electromagnetism is far too profound. Let's start by learning how to generate a spark... 7Votes134.6kRecs485.3kFans
- 27 A Father Can Rival a Nation 父可敌国 A broken bowl from the start, and a whole empire won through battle. That's my dad. The steadiest crown prince in history. That's my big brother. The only vassal prince in history to pull off a successful rebellion, the General-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition, and living happily ever after. That's still my big brother. The only emperor in history to be overthrown by a rebellious vassal prince. Your Majesty, I'll show you just once how you can lose when the enemy's already in your face. That' 5Votes348.7kRecs1.5MFans
- 28 Espionage and Gossip: Starting with Secretary Hong in Undercover 谍战吃瓜，从潜伏洪秘书开始 Amid the shifting tides of espionage, after watching "Lurk" thirteen times, I accidentally transmigrated into the secretary of Wu Jingzhong, station chief of the Jin Hai bureau. Hong Zhiyou just wants to quietly witness the upheaval of the times, play a lucky charm, and cling to powerful patrons so he can live in comfort. He also wants to snack on gossip and watch the main players battle it out at work. But the more he follows the gossip, the stranger things get. Wu Jingzhong: Strike first and c 8Votes125.6kRecs290.5kFans
- 29 EN I'm in Warhammer, Please Stop Praising the Dora-Machine God! 人在战锤，求你别赞美哆啦万机神 Many years later, standing before the gigantic Doraemon statue erected on Mars, the person most respected by Angron in the entire universe, the Emperor’s devout believer (probably), Dora Khor’s brother in all but blood, the most famous scavenger in the Underhive, the shadow that haunted Abaddon all his life, one of the Warp’s gateways into Realspace, the Daemon Trash Can, the one who cried “I want to see the real Lord of Baal!”, the Chosen of the half-immortal Va (perhaps), the Archangel-chan re 36Votes119.4kRecs433kFans
- 30 Reborn Before Doomsday: My Backer Is the State 重生末日前：我的后盾是国家 The apocalypse arrived without warning. Everyone across the world died in agony for reasons unknown. Jiang Yang woke to discover that he had been reborn ten days before the apocalypse. Ten days, and I alone am supposed to save the world? Jiang Yang abandoned that idea without hesitation and immediately reported the apocalypse intel. From this moment on, my backing is the entire nation! 39Votes97.8kRecs469.9kFans
- 31 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 1.8kVotes157.7kRecs356.9kFans
- 32 Back to the Roaring Eighties 重返火红年代 Liu Hai transmigrates to the fiery-red era, starting by cobbling together a motorcycle. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tank engines... Along the way, Liu Hai creates an industrial age of his own. 7Votes166.1kRecs324.7kFans
- 33 I Became a Prince in the Middle East 我在中东当王爷 Keywords: Chinese wisdom applied to a Middle Eastern story · top-tier political intrigue · great-power rivalry · from pawn to player · outrageous schemes galore · absurd comedy · pure satisfaction Who could have guessed that an academic yellow-hair who specialized in Middle Eastern studies would die unexpectedly and wake up as Saudi Arabia's forgotten, slumbering prince?! One moment he was studying all the satisfying aspects of Luckin Coffee, and the next he was hurled into a vortex of political 117Votes57.4kRecs300.6kFans
- 34 Those Years I Was Scammed into Northern Myanmar 我被骗到缅北的那些年 Think Northern Myanmar is paved with gold, a paradise where you can make money without lifting a finger? No. This is a living hell of misery! Beatings with electric batons, tooth-pulling, and finger-breaking are just child's play here... Think this place is nothing but a living hell? No. It's also a sea of knowledge! Finance, currency, beauty, yoga: you'll have to learn it all from scratch. Because here, you're no longer yourself. You're a beautiful, high-quality white-collar woman working in fi 9Votes20kRecs249.2kFans
- 35 CSGO: This Player Takes Advice Too Seriously! CSGO：这个选手太听劝了！ Synopsis: “A 21-year-old prodigy with 1,200 hours in CS and a C+ rank. Can I go pro at this level?” “You can work the assembly line.” “If you’re out of ideas, chew on a lighter.” “Just go get buried.” “At least start practicing your aim. Do 10,000 bots a day and spend an hour running around the map...” “Too old for anyone to want you? Just go get first place in FPL...” As Xu Beifang tries to take his first steps, following one piece of advice after another, some furious, some gentle, his life gr 4Votes66.8kRecs357.1kFans
- 36 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 37 The Top Scholar 状元郎 A man may rise from a farm boy in the morning to the emperor’s court by night. But when the emperor is away, he spends every night in the Leopard Room. Tang Yin: My adoptive father saved me. Wang Shouren: If he hadn’t saved me, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would have killed me on the way. Yang Shen: Since there is Yu, why must there be Liang? I think he stole my top scholar title and my wife... Yan Song: My adoptive father taught me how to be an official and saved my career. Zhu Shou: Fa 898Votes597.2kRecs694.8kFans
- 38 EN Apocalypse Reborn: Starting with a 30-Million Lottery Win 重生末世：开局中奖3000万 [Ruthless] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [Kills a beauty from the start] The apocalypse arrives, throwing the world into chaos as human nature and morality crumble. Reborn, the cold-blooded Li Yu wins 30 million yuan from the start. He builds a fortified base and stocks up on supplies. While everyone else struggles on the brink of starvation and death, Li Yu relaxes on the rooftop, enjoying the breeze as he eats barbecue and drinks beer... 164Votes303.3kRecs413.3kFans
- 39 Starting as Real Madrid's Defensive Midfielder 从皇马踢后腰开始 At first, he was an utterly ordinary defensive midfielder. Then, by chance, he picked up a little playmaking, learned to drive forward with the ball, and even mastered a few free kicks. And that was when the football world got lively. Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo loved him. He was handsome and had a way with words, but more importantly, he covered for them so they could focus on at 0Votes75.7kRecs459kFans
- 40 Since the Founding of the Camp: Chronicles of the Roman Khanate 自建帐以来：罗马汗国记 Welcome to the metaverse. After Guo Kang arrived in this world, he gradually discovered that history seemed a little off. In the former lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, a state called the “Roman Khanate” had emerged. His adoptive father, Guo Daxia, one of the Khanate’s most powerful lords, was waging campaigns in every direction for its sake. Across the lands, all kinds of strange “Yuan” regimes had turned the world into a scene of vibrant life and fierce competition. Yet beyond the distant mi 38Votes232.7kRecs133.9kFans
- 41 EN Hunter x Hunter: Death Makes Me Stronger 全职猎人：我死了也变强了 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Hunter x Hunter, Moro only wanted to enjoy the freedom of the moment. That wish lasted only until the Phantom Troupe came knocking. He died. When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn one year earlier, back at the moment he had first transmigrated, carrying a “Mark of Death” and an ability to level up recorded by the “Ring of Years.” He understood how important strength was, but for now, the only thing he had to think about was dealing with t 26Votes240.9kRecs256.3kFans
- 42 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 13.7kVotes901.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 43 The Strange Old Domain 旧域怪诞 As time passed, Zhang Wenda increasingly felt that things in his memories had grown abstract. He couldn’t tell whether they really had, or whether his memories had distorted them. But when he suddenly came face to face with those things again, he realized that something was wrong with this world. 139Votes398.1kRecs608.3kFans
- 44 I Get Stronger Every Payday, and I Have a Billion Employees! 发薪就能变强，我有十亿员工！ Reborn in 2010, Chen Yansen awakens the [Kindling Ascension System]. The more employees he has and the higher their wages, the faster his kindling builds up, and the more powerful he becomes! Spirit +10, activating [Photographic Memory]: With a single glance, he can take in all the books and knowledge in the world! Constitution +10, activating [Rhino Hide and Tiger Bones]: Immune to fire and water, impervious to blades and bullets! Years later, Chen Yansen, now presiding over hundreds of mil 15Votes311.9kRecs514.9kFans
- 45 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
- 46 Period: Starting at the Shanghai Dubbing Studio 年代：从魔都译制片厂开始 Jiang Shan, a media mogul, inexplicably transmigrates forty years into the past and decides to turn a lifetime of experience into his golden finger. He glances at the nine jiao in his pocket, then strides into the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio... 0Votes139.7kRecs233.3kFans
- 47 There's Something Off About You, Lawyer 你这律师不对劲 Lawyer Tang Fangjing finally manages to transmigrate, only to discover that he has a terminal illness. Fortunately, he has a System. But he needs to achieve at least 200 percent completion to ensure he stays alive. And so, an exceedingly unconventional lawyer appears. You think you can just fire someone and pay them severance? Come on, let's calculate those astronomical overtime fees. Every work-related call after hours counts as overtime! Your property management company does nothing but collec 2Votes234.1kRecs387.4kFans
- 48 EN Monster Hunter: A Hunter's Journal 怪猎：猎人的笔记 (This book is complete. Extra stories and epilogues will be added over time~) A journey that begins with the heroes of Kokoto. Tigrex roars in the village of Pokke beneath the snowy mountains. The sea’s children of Moga gather for a grand fishing feast. In the hot springs of Yukumo, the wind dances beneath the moon. Barubare, the great desert city, has vanished without a trace. A red star of calamity swoops across the Dragonship, over the ancient ridge. The Blue Star raises a baby Deviljho. Blaz 26Votes202.7kRecs369.1kFans
- 49 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
- 50 EN The Phantom Thief of Hearts! But Conan 心之怪盗！但柯南 [A crossover fanfic between Persona 5 and Detective Conan, with original worldbuilding and major changes to the plot.] [No heroine. The protagonist has a secret identity at the Black Organization and enters the Detective Conan world with the Persona 5 game interface, so no characters from the original Persona 5 will appear.] “Mr. Phantom Thief, how do you feel about your new life?” “Stealing hearts? No way I'm doing that, not in this lifetime. People die faster than I can save them. I can only d 296Votes324.3kRecs300.6kFans
