Novels like The Great Ming of the Taichang Era
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Great Ming of the Taichang Era, best match first.
- 1 Bringing Glory to the Ming Dynasty 光宗耀明 In the twenty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, the emperor neglected state affairs, the Jurchen advanced, Bozhou rebelled, tax officials wreaked havoc, the heir to the throne remained undecided, and factional strife had begun. The Ming dynasty was nearing its end. For Zhu Changluo, he couldn't let his slacker of a father drag the Ming down for another twenty years. He'd better take the throne sooner rather than later! Root out traitors at home and eliminate threats abroad. March east and venture 0Votes32.5kRecs110.9kFans
- 2 The Ming Emperor Who Rose from the Sea 海上升明帝 I, Zhu Yihai, a tenth-generation descendant of the great Emperor Taizu Gao, would sooner take to the island and live on sweet potatoes, or go to sea and wage guerrilla war, than surrender to the Manchu barbarians. I swear to fight the Qing to the death, restore the Ming, and reclaim Huaxia! With the sea as my fortress and ships as my palaces, their decks my halls of state, As the sun sets, ruler and ministers face the raging waves; on barren islands strewn with reefs, our loyal ranks gather. Dri 0Votes20.6kRecs62.4kFans
- 3 The Song Dynasty's Emperor 北宋官家 Most people in this world are ordinary, and Zhao Zhen is no different. He never thought there was anything extraordinary about himself. Yet fate brought him to the Great Song and made him the emperor, supreme over all. Being the emperor of the Great Song is no easy task, and for Zhao Zhen it is especially difficult. Above him is Empress Dowager Liu E, who, entrusted by the late emperor to oversee the state and govern, keeps a close eye on him every day. She is only one step away from becoming em 0Votes45.1kRecs171.3kFans
- 4 America, 1881: A Western Legend 美利坚1881：西部传奇 In the late nineteenth century, one Chinese man's name echoed through the shadows of the American West. A treasure map, an act of Congress, a legend. Cowboys, bounty hunters, Native Americans, Pinkerton detectives, revolvers, frontier towns... P.S. The book has a good backlog now, so feel free to dig in. New group: 784802727 (the first group is full) 0Votes1.3MRecs115.5kFans
- 5 Why Has Your Highness Rebelled? 皇兄何故造反？ In the eighth year of the Jingtai era, at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Zhu Qiyu stood atop the imperial steps. Behind him was a ten-year-old child. Below the steps stood the civil and military officials, all wearing impassive expressions. He sighed, then looked up at his panic-stricken elder brother. At last, he asked the question he had kept buried in his heart. “Your Majesty, why have you rebelled?” P.S. Warning: the protagonist is a schemer and won’t be pursuing technological advancement 24Votes295.7kRecs622.5kFans
- 6 The Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece 古希腊之地中海霸主 This is an age of rising powers: the vast Persian Empire, Sparta, a nation founded on military might, Athens, dominant in trade, up-and-coming Thebes, ambitious Macedon, the twin powers of the western Mediterranean, and the newly risen Rome... This is an age of brilliant generals: Agesilaus, Sparta's last great king; Epaminondas, the famed general behind Thebes' rise; Philip, the founding king who laid the foundations of Macedon's hegemony; Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse; and Camillus, the di 1Votes281.7kRecs123.1kFans
- 7 The Child Emperor 孺子帝 Three emperors died one after another, and a prince whom no one had ever paid any attention to inexplicably ascended the throne, finding himself surrounded by danger. The Empress Dowager disliked him and was always looking for a younger, more obedient boy to install as the new emperor. His half-brothers disliked him, believing he had stolen the throne that belonged to them. The eunuchs and palace maids disliked him too, thinking he didn’t seem like a real emperor… The Young Emperor could only sa 18Votes972.1kRecs607.7kFans
- 8 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
- 9 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 10 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
- 11 EN Kingdom’s Bloodline 王国血脉 A lowly beggar, a noble prince, a monster hated by the whole world. If you had three paths before you, which would you choose to be happy? Tyles has no answer. He only knows that he has arrived in a vast and turbulent otherworld, facing a future set to nightmare difficulty: the glorious empire fell a thousand years ago, the rotten royal house is beyond saving, the legendary holy war is shrouded in darkness, and the divided world is in turmoil. And Tyles has nothing. All he has left is an unshaka 108Votes1.5MRecs766.3kFans
- 12 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
