Novels like The Power
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- 1 A Thousand Men Beheaded 千夫斩 Qingliao’s new book, Conquering the Early Han, is now officially online. Just look at the title and you’ll know what it’s about and what kind of story it is. No need to say more, you get it… 0Votes201.9kRecs448.2kFans
- 2 The Song Dynasty Physician 宋医 A medical student transmigrates to a small county in the Northern Song dynasty and takes a position as a practicing physician at a pharmacy on the verge of going out of business. Thus begins his shameless career as a doctor in ancient times. Readers’ QQ groups: 72505368 45350704 You’re warmly invited to join! 0Votes185.4kRecs464.7kFans
- 3 The Evil Ming Dynasty 恶明 A modern man who loves a fight transmigrates to the fifth year of the Jiajing reign in the Ming dynasty and possesses the body of a timid young imperial guard. As an imperial guard, he now has the means to throw his weight around, and as a modern tough guy, he is used to fighting violence with violence. With no one to restrain his ferocity, how will he unleash himself? How will he climb step by step to the heights of power and lord it over the Great Ming? I specialize in writing about the Ming d 1Votes444.9kRecs404.7kFans
- 4 A Young Official in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝小官人 Wu Zetian had just ascended the throne. In Luoyang, a thousand years ago, scarlet peonies bloomed in full glory as the sun rose, scattering the morning light. Beneath all that splendor lay yet another round of bloody slaughter. Qin Shaoyou arrived, then smiled. “Give me a cleaver, and I can conquer the world.” 0Votes123.4kRecs123.4kFans
- 5 The Imperial Clan 皇族 He is a lowborn son, a youth of mysterious origins, a veteran of ten years of commercial warfare, and a man indifferent to fame and fortune. In his previous life, he was utterly alone, with no one to rely on. In this life, he is a member of a prestigious imperial clan, surrounded by beautiful wives. With the dynasty in turmoil, five dragons vying for the throne, and the court locked in a sinister and hair-raising struggle, where should a lazy man like him go from here? Another brill 0Votes142.1kRecs132.8kFans
- 6 The Grand Academician 大学士 The romance and intrigue of the Ming dynasty. The appetites and passions of people in ancient times. The workings of the official world four hundred years ago. A young man who transmigrates to the Jiajing era. 0Votes97.2kRecs454.5kFans
- 7 The Foolish Emperor 昏君 Life putting too much pressure on you? Then come be a foolish emperor! Getting sneered at when looking for a job? Then come be a foolish emperor! Your boss exploiting you mercilessly? Then come be a foolish emperor! Housing prices too high to afford? Then come be a foolish emperor! No money to date your girlfriend? Then come be a foolish emperor! Stocks plunging all the way down? Then come be a foolish emperor! Your wife won't let you smoke? Then come be a foolish emperor! Our slogan is this: if 0Votes336.2kRecs161.2kFans
- 8 The Fool 阿斗 Reborn as that hopeless A Dou, he exhausts himself plotting and planning, saving Pang Tong before Fallen Phoenix Slope and turning the tide in Jingzhou a thousand miles away... See how the reborn A Dou turns the Three Kingdoms around! This A Dou doesn't need anyone to prop him up! 0Votes201.1kRecs381.3kFans
- 9 A Wife as Lovely as the Clouds 娇妻如云 The most artistically gifted thief in history transmigrates to the fourth year of Emperor Huizong's reign in the Northern Song dynasty. As a servant in the Duke of Qi's household, Shen Ao is having a grand time. Knowledge changes your fate, intelligence determines your future, and everything else is just so much fluff. Watch me rule it all with one hand. It's all about art and good taste: forge the world's finest paintings, write the most beautiful calligraphy, take the road less traveled. The r 0Votes146.2kRecs391.7kFans
- 10 The Prestigious Clan 名门 This is a Tang Empire that has taken a wrong turn, with imperial power in decline and the empire nearing its end. It is also an age when the empire and the great clans coexist. Fifteen years ago, the An Lushan Rebellion was finally put down. But the Uyghurs, seeing the Tang’s weakness, eyed the Central Plains, bringing their horses to its rivers and laying waste to its people. As the empire teetered on the brink, seven great clans joined forces to drive out the northern invaders and restore the 0Votes424.8kRecs363.5kFans
- 11 A Good Husband in the Ming Dynasty 明朝好丈夫 I know things, I'm cultured, I can heal, and I can kill. I'm passionate, wicked, powerful, and damn impressive. I'm a Brocade Guard, a live-in son-in-law, an imperial bodyguard, and the crown prince's mentor. I'm just me: a good husband and a powerful minister. I made the Zhengde era more colorful and more exciting. 0Votes165.3kRecs317.5kFans
- 12 Usurping the Tang 篡唐 Born into a world in turmoil, with a mysterious past. I never sought wealth and power, but wealth and power came looking for me... Come see a modern man’s tale set in the Sui and Tang dynasties! There will be grudges and romance, warhorses and weapons, and countless tales of passion... Geng Xin’s new novel for 2010, Usurping Tang, makes its grand debut. I hope you’ll enjoy it. 0Votes383.2kRecs379.6kFans
- 13 The Convict 刑徒 The Chu-Han Contention. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 0Votes384.6kRecs502.8kFans
- 14 The Great Shun 顺明 A discharged soldier arrives in the Ming dynasty. While he was in the military, he was merely a noncommissioned officer. After leaving the service, he became an employee of a financial courier company. What can he do? Will he drift with the currents of history, or defy heaven, change his fate, and alter the destiny of this age... 0Votes562.7kRecs548.4kFans
- 15 A First-Rank Empire 一品江山 In the spring of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Wenzheng's reform of the New Policies had failed, and Fu Bi was demoted along with him. Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu drank himself into a stupor, Han Xianggong remained tall, handsome, and rich, and Wen Yanbo had become thoroughly extraordinary. Di Qing became the idol of the Great Song's underclass, while the Obstinate Chancellor and Sima Niu had only just entered the workforce. Justice Bao was not yet qualified to preside over Kai 1Votes634.5kRecs337.9kFans
- 16 The Embroidered Uniform Guards Rule the Realm 锦衣当国 Wang Tong, a modern office worker, dies of illness and arrives in the early years of the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. This is the Ming's finest age, and also the last of its glory. As the son of a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what can Wang Tong do? What can he change? The moment he appears, the river of time changes course… 0Votes570.5kRecs655.4kFans
- 17 Song Shixing 宋时行 In the sixth year of the Xuanhe era, he arrived in Tokyo, the city of Bianliang! With two years still to go before the Jingkang Incident, Yu Yin stood by the Wuzhang River, bewildered and at a loss. Was the splendor of Tokyo real, or just an illusion? As the great empire tottered on the brink of collapse, people drowned themselves in pleasure, while the streets brimmed with prosperity... Yu Yin stumbled through this world on the verge of ruin. When he suddenly looked back, he discovered that his 0Votes536.6kRecs278kFans
- 18 The Magistrate's Aide 刑名师爷 A coroner who transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty becomes a criminal case clerk at the county yamen and encounters all sorts of bizarre cases. He applies his knowledge of forensic investigation and deduction, carefully surveying scenes, meticulously examining evidence, and reasoning with precision. By following every clue and peeling back layer after layer of mystery, he finally brings the truth behind each strange case to light. 0Votes308.5kRecs358.6kFans
- 19 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Become a Battalion Commander 回到明朝做千户 A thousand-household commander unlike any other in history. A thousand-household commander hailed as the God of Wealth. A thousand-household commander with the best luck. A thousand-household commander adored by the people of the Ming dynasty. A thousand-household commander to whom the emperor owes tens of millions of taels of silver. A thousand-household commander whom friends and foes alike hope will live a long life! A crooked merchant returns to the Ming dynasty and unexpectedly takes over t 0Votes104.7kRecs178.6kFans
- 20 The Ming Dynasty's Prince 大明王侯 Is a live-in son-in-law from a merchant family destined to be a failure? The transmigrator Xiao Fan is a clear counterexample. In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was old, the Crown Prince's heir was frail, and the Prince of Yan was making his move. That was the year Xiao Fan arrived. The tides of the world began to surge because of him. 0Votes125.1kRecs198.7kFans
- 21 The Great Official 大官人 In the ninth year of Yongle, the realm prospered. The nation was mighty, its people proud, and envoys from every corner of the world came to pay tribute! At a time like this, let me ask: who wouldn’t want to become a great official? 1Votes240.4kRecs232.7kFans
- 22 The Dashing Young Master 公子风流 He transmigrated into the body of a dissolute young master who knew all about romance and the ways of love. He couldn't play an instrument, but he knew how to woo a woman. Unfortunately, he ended up in the emperor's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Well, the pressure was immense. He'd have to put his conscience aside for now. His real job was to pick up a weapon and call a deer a horse. “The day I don the flying-fish robe and wield the embroidered spring saber will be the day I ris 0Votes148.4kRecs353.3kFans
- 23 The Legendary Playboy Young Master 传奇纨绔少爷 Fang Zheng, an ordinary college student, transmigrated into the body of a wealthy young wastrel in ancient times. He had no desire to change the world. He only wanted to enjoy life as a rich young master, but being too exceptional was a crime in itself. With his arrival, the world was quietly changing. See how the protagonist embarks on an uproariously funny life in ancient times, in a transmigration story unlike any other. This book has a lighthearted style (you could also call it humorous). It 0Votes126.5kRecs242.9kFans
- 24 The World 天下 Return to the Tang dynasty and contend for supremacy. In the fifth year of the Tianbao era, the Tang dynasty had been established for more than a century. After decades of governing the country, Li Longji, now an old man who had lived long enough to know the will of Heaven, had grown weary. Ever since he made Yang his noble consort, his attention had gradually drifted away from the dull, tedious affairs of state. “Music and dancing fill the air, and the emperor can never get enough of the show.” 0Votes447.2kRecs454.9kFans
- 25 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 After a ridiculous misstep, Xu Xun, who had finally avenged his old grudge, found himself in the golden age of the Ming dynasty, five hundred years in the past. The realm was at peace. Jinling was enchanting, the capital imposing. The songs of Qinhuai and the dances of Huaiyang went on without end. Beneath the harmony of this prosperous age, loyal officials were everywhere, while ordinary people were treated worse than dogs. An orphan like him could barely take a single step, let alone find a wa 0Votes257.5kRecs148.6kFans
- 26 A Martial Guide to the Tang Dynasty 武唐攻略 Damn you, Heavens! You actually made me Wu Zetian's son! Bah! I've got a strategy guide, so why should I fear the Wu-Tang dynasty? Reclining in drunken abandon, I sing aloud, laughing as I admire beauties with their red sleeves. How many heroes of the age have all fallen into my trap? Fine horses and robes worth a thousand gold: all I ask is to scheme at Zhangtai and drink my fill, sword in hand as I point toward the distant Penglai Palace. 0Votes247.7kRecs57.3kFans
- 27 The Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦医卫 A forensic doctor returns to the Ming Dynasty, takes charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, solves cases and hunts criminals, and judges the living and the dead. With a single hand, he supports the realm of four hundred prefectures and sets sail across ten thousand li of ocean... His eyes shine like lightning, seeing through the underworld. His treasured sword flashes as he slays every demon and fiend! 0Votes255.5kRecs242.2kFans
- 28 Ten Dragons Vie for the Throne 十龙夺嫡 I transmigrated, and it turns out to be the Qing dynasty. Of all people I could have become, I ended up as the sixth prince, Yinzhuo. Fight for the throne? Too dangerous! Become emperor? Too exhausting! After going to all this trouble to transmigrate, I'd be happy just to live quietly as a prince. But life is full of surprises, and even being a peaceful prince isn't easy. You need money, and you need power. Get too much of either, and you can't remain a prince. So then... I might as well become 0Votes282.1kRecs179.2kFans
- 29 The Dashing Scholar 士子风流 Having pored over the sages' books, one may ascend to the emperor's court by dusk. This is the golden age of scholars. With the emperor's sword in hand and a beauty at his side, Xu Qian enters an age of romance and adventure. Songs and dances fill the air; fortunes are squandered in a single night. Along both banks of the Qinhuai River, there is no end to the tales of romance. Success in the imperial examinations, a heart soaring with ambition, and a chance to shape the realm: there is no end to 0Votes155kRecs130.5kFans
- 30 The Rise of the High Tang 盛唐崛起 In the first year of the Shengli era, outside Changping County in Youzhou, the young Yang Shouwen is struck by lightning and the memories sealed away for seventeen years awaken. The sun and moon shine together. The Kaiyuan golden age is still a distant dream. Though the empress rules a seemingly peaceful land, turbulent undercurrents appear to be stirring beneath the surface. Chen Zi’ang, who climbed Youzhou Terrace and reflected on the vastness of heaven and earth; the brave and formidable, cle 2Votes1.2MRecs298.2kFans
- 31 The Red-Gated Manor 朱门风流 The rich feast on meat and wine, while frozen corpses lie by the roadside. Reborn into a prestigious Ming family, Zhang Yue is still just a boy no one pays much attention to. The upheaval of the Jingnan Campaign has passed, Zheng He's fleet is sailing the seas, and high-ranking nobles abound in his family... Is all he can do really eat, drink, and wait to die? Amid the splendor of the age, he seeks a life of refinement; even in wealth, one must proceed with care. With the affairs of family and r 0Votes660.2kRecs236.5kFans
- 32 The Struggle for the Throne of Chu and Han 楚汉争鼎 A veteran of the People's Liberation Army nicknamed “The Butcher” dies in a border conflict. His soul transmigrates to the era of the Chu-Han contention, where he becomes Xiang Zhuang, cousin of Xiang Yu. By then, the struggle between Chu and Han is nearing its end, and Xiang Yu is already backed into a corner. At the Battle of Gaixia, a hundred thousand Chu troops are wiped out, and Xiang Yu takes his own life at the Wu River. Xiang Zhuang is entrusted with command in this desperate moment, b 0Votes213.5kRecs140.2kFans
- 33 An Age of Great Strife 大争之世 Reborn as a young lord, Zhongni is still full of ambition, while Yanzi has grown old. Sun Wu has yet to finish his treatise on war, and the powerful Jin is on the verge of collapse amid the rivalries of its ministers... As a son, peerless in courage, he takes his revenge in a single stroke, shaking the world. What more could a great man ask for? Living in this age, gazing upon the vast reeds: where is the maiden by the autumn waters? In the mulberry grove by the city walls, the lovely girl waits 0Votes1.4MRecs485.8kFans
- 34 Beauty and the Realm 江山美色 Mo Wu's new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, is now available on Qidian. The characters' dialogue is witty and humorous, and the story is tense and tightly paced. All you generous readers are welcome to check it out. Thank you. He had thought being a bandit in troubled times was a promising career. He never expected to become a favorite of the imperial court, and the person Yang Guang trusted most. By the time he was wildly successful and ready to make his mark, he could only watch 0Votes2.8MRecs422.1kFans
- 35 Chronicles of the Great Han Empire 大汉帝国风云录 Guided by the principle of “delving into history while stepping beyond it,” this novel depicts the intricate historical developments and grand wars of conquest that took place more than 1,800 years ago. The story follows Li Hong, nicknamed Leopard, who rescues a Xianbei commander while still a slave and escapes back to the Han. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he repeatedly distinguishes himself in battle and rises to become a general, ultimately influencing the course of history at the end of t 0Votes1.4MRecs546.4kFans
- 36 Heroes of the World 天下枭雄 This is an age of heroes: Li Shimin, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Xiao Xian, Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing, Su Dingfang… Great figures rise and fall like waves, leaving their names throughout history. It is also an age full of opportunity. At the end of the Sui dynasty, heroes vie for supremacy, beauties are like jade, and the land is a picturesque prize for the strong alone. A soul returns after a thousand years to inhabit the illegitimate son of a powerful family. Through a hundred battles in the 1Votes534.9kRecs377.1kFans
- 37 The Concubine Chronicles 纳妾记 Forensic examiner Yang Qiuchi returns to life in the body of a dead man in the Ming Dynasty, becoming an apprentice coroner. He has a poor household, an elderly mother, and a wife who strictly observes the Three Obediences and Four Virtues but cannot bear children. Besides dealing with one murder case after another, he must also fulfill his duty to continue the family line with dignity. His only options are to claw his way into officialdom, make money, and take concubines. But then, strange even 0Votes972kRecs378.2kFans
- 38 A First-Rank Official 官居一品 Count the heroes, weigh their triumphs and defeats: a century passes like a dream, yet their hearts burn with purpose. They strive to govern wisely and save a crumbling realm, even if a flood of infamy follows them beyond the grave. They scorn death and cherish the rise and fall of nations, traveling alone through storms and tempests. Who wouldn't wish the Great Wall to stand forever? Yet none can know if the River of Sorrow will flow eastward, back into the sea. 17Votes1.4MRecs891.9kFans
- 39 Online Game: Reborn God of Magic 网游之重生法神 At the moment I was at my most desperate, fate gave me a gift. To fate, it may have been nothing more than a meaningless little joke, but it gave me hope that I could change my life. Everything I once lost, I will take back! Those who brought me disaster, I will repay a hundredfold! When everything begins anew, I will be king! My name is Yun Tian, the strongest mage in an age of prosperity, without exception! I will stand above the clouds and look down upon all living beings, changing the course 1Votes134.9kRecs155.5kFans
- 40 The Commercial Three Kingdoms 商业三国 Preface (serving as the blurb): A merchant who used to be a teacher and three of his teacher friends travel through time to the Three Kingdoms era while exploring Shennongjia. (Yes, it’s a cliché. Nothing I can do about that. If you’re unhappy, throw your votes at me. -_-) Dissatisfied with the state of China at the time, they are deeply worried about the coming era of the Five Barbarians ravaging China. To spare the Han people 300 years of suffering, they rise amid the chaos and establish a nat 0Votes1.3MRecs376.4kFans
- 41 Make My Name Known Across the Land 明扬天下 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the land was truly in chaos: hooves fell like rain, shouts rolled like thunder, and blood poured in torrents. The Central Plains’ mothers grayed with worry; in the spring boudoirs of Jiangnan, women gazed into the distance; in Hunan, children wept through the night. Farewells beneath the willows of their hometowns, generals’ eyes blazing with fury, and war banners snapping in the northern wind. Clouds of dust rose one after another as the land of Huaxi 0Votes463kRecs230.9kFans
- 42 The Royal Entertainment Guide 皇家娱乐指南 [A work signed by Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] The five great pleasures in life: To see all the world’s beauty, hear its wondrous music, dress in fine and colorful clothes, and enjoy clever, delightful conversation: this is the first pleasure. To feast in a grand hall, listen to music in the rooms behind it, and welcome a house full of guests amid drifting shadows of flowers and flowing robes: this is the second pleasure. To have a tower filled with books, gather more than ten kindred friends 0Votes285.8kRecs370.1kFans
- 43 Moonlight Over the Song Dynasty 宋时明月 This is a story about transmigrating into the life of an ordinary man. By sheer chance, Zhao Xing became a man of the Song Dynasty. Among the people he met were poets whose names would live forever, corrupt officials notorious for all time, outlaws driven to join the bandits of Liangshan, and peerless beauties whose fame for their charms spread far and wide. This was an age of “the moon rising above the willow branches, two lovers meeting after dusk.” It was home to true-hearted, romantic men re 0Votes269.8kRecs192.4kFans
- 44 The Splendor of the High Tang 盛唐风月 I recall the glorious days of Kaiyuan, when even small towns held thousands of households. Rice gleamed with fat, millet was white, and public and private granaries alike were full. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the Tang Empire stood at the height of its power, and the capital, Chang'an, was the world's most prosperous city, bar none. Yao Chong, Song Jing, Li Bai, Wang Wei, Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi, Yan Zhenqing, Gongsun Daniang, Pei Min, Guo Ziyi... The skies of the High Tang were bright with stars. 0Votes50.6kRecs80.3kFans
- 45 Song of Everlasting Joy 长乐歌 A century of history, yet sorrow still abounds; I remember the Marquis of Changle from long ago. His hall was fragrant with flowers and thronged by three thousand guests; one sword’s frost chilled fifty provinces! Does Heaven know the ills of this mortal world? The green hills laugh at me, while the clouds beckon. I breathe in a beauty’s fragrance among the flowers, and beneath the moon I lightly sever my enemies’ heads! Victory, defeat, gratitude, and vengeance, all poured into a heart-rending 0Votes520.2kRecs169.5kFans
- 46 EN Supreme Bounty 至高悬赏 “One day, I will become the man with the highest bounty in the entire Cosmic Sea!” At the opening ceremony of Blue Star's Basic Military Academy, Gu Ding, representing the freshmen, declared his lofty ideal before the entire faculty and student body. 0Votes120.4kRecs148.2kFans
- 47 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 48 The Bronze Furnace in Troubled Times 乱世铜炉 In an age of chaos, all things suffer. In this world, a furnace of heaven and earth beset by freezing cold and scorching heat, humans, beasts, demons, and cultivators alike are smelted and tempered, tested by karma and the cycle of reincarnation. Among them, a young boy is born to meet his tribulation. He encounters one strange event after another, seeking the righteous path in a world filled with inexplicable demons and monsters, with evil and virtue. As the saying goes: Heaven and Earth are th 20Votes344.2kRecs84.7kFans
- 49 The Tang Dynasty’s First Manor 大唐第一庄 Li Yuanxing, a modern-day layabout who never even got his high school diploma, transmigrates. He transmigrates while mourning a brother he never got to meet one last time, arriving in the Tang dynasty three days after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin looks like his late brother, while Li Yuanxing looks like Li Shimin’s younger brother, Li Yuanba, who died before reaching adulthood. Li Yuanxing becomes the Fifth Son, Li Shimin’s younger brother! On the very day Li Shimin ascends the throne, Li 0Votes194.9kRecs164kFans
- 50 EN The Physician Who Rules the Realm 医统江山 A doctor who died of overwork in his previous life is reincarnated into the household of Da Kang's greatest traitor, possessing the body of an idiot boy who had been deaf and mute for sixteen years. Is this his good fortune or his misfortune? Having worked too hard in his past life, all he wants now is a beautiful wife, lovely concubines, and grandchildren gathered around his knees, living comfortably as a wealthy second-generation heir who muddles through each day. Yet he never expected his fam 2Votes2.2MRecs979kFans
