Novels like Moonlight Over the Song Dynasty
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- 1 The Rise of Song 兴宋 This is the best of times; this is the worst of times. This is the age of wisdom; this is the age of foolishness. This is the era of creation; this is the era of destruction. This is the season of light; this is the season of darkness... But all in all, it’s still the best of times. Living in this brilliant age, making money happily, pursuing your dreams, falling in love with abandon, and enjoying life: it’s as simple as that. 0Votes146.6kRecs46.6kFans
- 2 Beneath All the Heavens 普天之下 Zhao Cheng, a first-year history student at a university, accidentally transmigrates to Mongolia in 1206 and mysteriously appears inside Genghis Khan's golden tent. The story mainly begins in the spring of 1218. Though Han Chinese, he was raised among the Mongols. What he hears and sees leads him to move among the most powerful people in Mongolia and the world, while seeds of rebellion have long since taken root in his heart... Mongols, people of the Western Regions, Xia people, Jin people, and 0Votes149.6kRecs29.7kFans
- 3 The Mighty Han 强汉 Ride down the Xiongnu, ignite the beacon fires of Emperor Wu of Han, and push westward into new frontiers. A reborn soldier leads hundreds of thousands of cavalry through bloody battles to create an unprecedented legendary achievement for the Han people. New novel: The Great Overlord of Spring and Autumn. I invite you to check it out. 0Votes196.4kRecs26.5kFans
- 4 The Great Maritime Magnate 陆海巨宦 The Ming navy was once the finest force of its age, ruling the waves. Then a transmigrator successfully saved it from decline, and the Age of Exploration will be launched by the Chinese… “Everything under heaven belongs to the emperor; all beneath the sky is Chinese territory. Now that the Eastern Sea is pacified and our fleet is ready, I should lead the army east to subdue Japan and west to conquer the foreign barbarians, raising the glory of the Ming and uniting all under heaven. This is my du 0Votes125.2kRecs22.6kFans
- 5 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Become the Crown Prince 回到明朝当太子 A late-Ming tale of competing for power, political intrigue, and building up the realm while wiping out the Manchu invaders! The protagonist, Zhu Cilang, transmigrates into the depths of the Ming palace and becomes Crown Prince in the autumn of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign. Li Zicheng is about to lay siege to the capital, while Dorgon is poised to make his move. How will Zhu escape with his life and turn the tide? 0Votes86.5kRecs55kFans
- 6 An Imperial Edict to Divorce Her Husband 奉旨休夫 I want to be rich enough to rival a nation. Done: gold and silver leaf, and pearls as big as goose eggs to pave the floors. “Oh, this valley is too dull.” “Then choose from thousands of servants as you please. No? We could move an entire village here and throw in ten thousand acres of fertile land.” “I think that girl and that young gentleman would look good together.” “You two, hurry up and marry by imperial decree!” Actually, all I want is my prince consort. He had just returned from outside. 0Votes87.3kRecs266kFans
- 7 Against the Sui Dynasty 逆隋 Yang Tian: “A Mo, remember this: what belongs to your big brother is his. If I don’t give it to you, you mustn’t take it.” Yang Guang: “But what if I like it?” Yang Tian: “Still no. Otherwise, the whole world would descend into chaos, and you’d be cursed for generations. People would call you disloyal and unfilial, cruel and inhuman, and… In the end, you’d die without a proper burial.” Yang Guang: “…” After a long pause, Yang Guang asked timidly, “Big brother, would it really be that serious if 0Votes295.6kRecs366kFans
- 8 The Ambition of the Family Head 家督的野望 What would happen if an ordinary person returned to the past? The correct answer is: he would die. Because he would not have a household registration booklet or a temporary residence permit, hahaha. But this is a novel, and the return takes place in Japan's Warring States period, so things are different. Watch an ordinary person maneuver among Japan's famous Warring States generals: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin... How much will history change? 0Votes70.3kRecs14.1kFans
- 9 The Qing Dynasty, Simmered in a Pot 水煮清王朝 Five people, each with a different identity, suddenly find themselves in the same era at the same time: the middle years of the Kangxi reign! Faced with absolute power, what can they do? ... 0Votes273.2kRecs90kFans
- 10 The Little Lord of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋小领主 The Spring and Autumn period was the root of Chinese civilization. More than half of China's surnames took shape during this era, as did more than half of its idioms. The origins of our culture lie in the Spring and Autumn period... This history left us with one of the most magnificent legacies in human history. By chance, a man transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn period, becoming a minor feudal lord. He is lucky, for he has arrived in this great era... in the hegemon state, where he becomes 0Votes231.8kRecs146.9kFans
- 11 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
- 12 Heavenly Official 天官 In the thirteenth year of the Zhengde era, the Zhengde Emperor of the capital personally leads a border inspection tour, Prince Ning of Nanchang plots rebellion, and the Prince of Anlu is obsessed with alchemy. At Xishan Temple outside Anlu Prefecture, a young monk appears. Returning to drift through the sea of desire, he begins to recite a scripture of illusion. The mortal world is a ferry crossing. Who is the player on the stage? Simply put, this is the story of a young monk who rises to be 0Votes144.9kRecs74.2kFans
- 13 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
- 14 My Great Patriotic War 我的伟大的卫国战争 Caught up in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War, I was stranded in a vast marsh. I persevered through hardship and proved myself in the struggle. The peace-loving people never gave up hope. For the sake of a peaceful future, they lost so much, but in the end they won both victory and peace. 0Votes38.9kRecs45.7kFans
- 15 The Great Ming Geomancer 大明地师 The year was 1589, the seventeenth year of the Wanli Emperor’s reign in the Ming dynasty. Zhang Juzheng, the powerful minister, was dead. Qi Jiguang, who loved to wage war, was dead. Hai Rui, who loved to give the nobility a hard time, was dead too. The Wanli Emperor had grown tired of arguing with his ministers and shut himself away in the palace, no longer holding court. Thus began the bizarre era of “thirty years without imperial sacrifices, hunting trips, or court audiences.” Time continued 0Votes87.2kRecs76.4kFans
- 16 A Springtime in the Tang Dynasty 满唐春 A brilliant jewelry craftsman transmigrates by accident into the body of a miserable apprentice in the Tang dynasty. A gold shop with few customers, on the verge of going out of business. A lazy, mediocre master with a terrible temper, and two senior apprentices he can’t get along with. Worst of all, he has signed an apprentice contract that says he can be beaten to death without consequence. Thankfully, there is also a beautiful young woman who has secretly fallen for him. Liu Yuan hasn’t decid 0Votes78.2kRecs94.7kFans
- 17 Blood of Taiping 太平血 0Votes36.3kRecs25.9kFans
- 18 Raising Babies in the Primitive World 原始养包子 Lan Ruoxin went out to sea to relax, but accidentally fell into the water and transmigrated to a deserted island. On this island, the weak are prey to the strong, and might makes right. Let’s see how the heroine goes from weak to powerful. 0Votes32.5kRecs42.8kFans
- 19 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
- 20 The World Is So Big 世界那么大 Completed. Thank you, readers, for your long-standing support. 0Votes127.6kRecs34.6kFans
- 21 I'm Adou, I Don't Need Anyone to Help Me 我是阿斗，我不用人扶 The Three Kingdoms, an age filled with brilliant stars. The Three Kingdoms, an age of dazzling splendor. The Three Kingdoms, an age that set countless men's blood surging. The Three Kingdoms, an age that captivated people from every walk of life. Across thirty thousand li of mountains and rivers and five thousand years of Huaxia history, what other era was so rich and colorful? It was an unparalleled age, one that sparks passion whenever it is mentioned and leaves us unable to contain ourselves 0Votes282kRecs35.1kFans
- 22 The Great Ming’s Patron 大明金主 In the Longqing and Wanli eras, the ban on maritime trade was lifted, overseas commerce opened up, and the Single Whip Reform took shape. Capitalism once again showed its first tiny sprouts, and the Great Ming advanced step by step toward the height of imperial glory. 0Votes158.8kRecs84.5kFans
- 23 The Father of Chainsaws 电锯之父 A pirated DVD brought Zhou Shaoming, a film lover who was nothing more than an extra, to America in 1999 and gave him a “Director System.” The “Director System” issued him a beginner’s quest. It was simple: make a movie that earns over $50 million at the North American box office and get any actress to have a favorable impression of him above 80. What? His first movie has to be Saw? First movie: Saw. Difficulty: Beginner. Second movie: The Chorus. Difficulty: Role Reversal (all male characters m 0Votes77.2kRecs55.6kFans
- 24 Stealing Heaven and Rewriting the Song Dynasty 偷天改宋 The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Atop the sheer cliffs to the south, the Yellow River roared behind them, while Japanese troops aimed their guns at them from the front. Eight hundred brave men threw themselves into the surging Yellow River! The trembling ground roused Han Zhenhan from unconsciousness. Had he really survived? And why were there Mongol cavalry? A man seeks a comfortable second life for the eight hundred brothers who followed him through life and death. But how can he live in comf 0Votes15.7kRecs22.3kFans
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 The Golden Escape 黄金遁 A young courier with a passion for collecting accidentally obtained the Five Elements Escape Arts. Using them to hunt for bargains and hidden treasures in the antiques world, he delights in five thousand years of Chinese culture. Our slogan: Bring back what belongs to China. Our mission: Visit museums across the world and explore the tombs of famous people abroad. 0Votes56.4kRecs84.4kFans
- 28 The Late Tang Dynasty 晚唐 The fourteenth year of the Xiantong reign of the Tang Dynasty, 873 AD. Emperor Yizong, the Tang Dynasty's seventeenth ruler, has died. As the empire basks in the setting sun, its new emperor, twelve-year-old Li Xuan, takes the throne as the eighteenth ruler, Emperor Xizong. At this point, only a few months remain before the private salt trader Wang Xianzhi raises an army against the Tang with ten commanders at his side. Another private salt trader, Huang Chao, who loves writing poems about chrys 0Votes113.7kRecs118.7kFans
- 29 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
- 30 Reborn as a Winner in Life 重生之人生赢家 Also known as: The Couple Are Both Reborn. After being reborn, Luo Yiren has three wishes: 1. Make up for the regrets of her previous life, free her mother from the misery of marriage, and ensure that her scumbag father and his mistress receive the punishment they deserve; 2. Find a job she is good at and loves, one that can support both herself and her mother; 3. Scumbag, get lost. Let a good man come into my bowl. Halfway along her path of rebirth, she looks back to find that her first wish 0Votes42.3kRecs117.3kFans
- 31 The Empire’s Great Voyage 帝国大航海 This is the best of times. At the harbor, at dusk, a fleet laden with jewels and gold comes ashore. Another explorer has struck it rich. The bulging purses awaken in everyone an endless yearning for adventure and wealth. Should I follow the fading echo of the Age of Exploration's call and make a fortune? No. I was the first to sound the horn. My life belongs to the sea, and to adventure! 0Votes54.8kRecs36.8kFans
- 32 The Tang Dynasty's Young Physician 大唐小郎中 A young pharmacist at a small traditional Chinese medicine hospital unexpectedly transmigrates to the early days of the Tang Dynasty, becoming a physician at a little medicine shop. His father, who runs the shop, is an average doctor; his mother is kind but timid, and his older sister is fierce and fiercely protective. The shop is on the verge of closing, and the family is struggling to make ends meet. The year is nearly over, and the pot holds only black wheat buns mixed with wild greens. In th 0Votes164.3kRecs258.6kFans
- 33 An Antiquities Dealer in the Tang Dynasty 文物贩子在唐朝 I do not know who I was in a former life... In the Spring and Autumn period, did I ever meet Xi Shi? In the Six Dynasties era, did I ever lay eyes on Wei Jie? In the Eastern Jin, did I ever get drunk with Tao Yuanming? In the Tianbao era, did I ever behold Taizhen? During the Yuanfeng reign, did I ever meet Su Dongpo? When an antique dealer transmigrates to the Tang dynasty, carrying the treasured curios of his dreams and coming face-to-face with legendary talents and beauties, what should h 0Votes149.1kRecs23.3kFans
- 34 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
- 35 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 3Votes1.2MRecs298.2kFans
- 36 The First Demon of the Chan Sect 阐教第一妖 Li Qingming: "Senior Uncle, lend me your Zijin Eight Trigrams Furnace so I can study the Dao of alchemy!" Grand Supreme Elder Lord: "..." Li Qingming: "Master, lend me your Pangu Banner for a while!" Yuanshi Tianzun: "..." Li Qingming: "Martial Uncle, lend me your Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation so I can study it!" Tongtian Jiaozhu: "..." The Three Pure Ones: "Qingming Zi, return our Eight Trigrams Furnace (Pangu Banner, the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, and the Formation Diagram)..." Li Qingmi 0Votes40.9kRecs64.6kFans
- 37 The Song Dynasty's Golden Finger 大宋金手指 When savagery is on the verge of destroying civilization and ignorance is about to replace wisdom, how can a modern man use his golden finger to change the course of history and establish a global order based on Chinese civilization? 0Votes161.9kRecs63.5kFans
- 38 Tending the Tang Dynasty 牧唐 A modern man returns to the early Tang dynasty. He knows how to farm. He knows how to raise horses. He is also a veterinarian. Under the flap of his butterfly wings, the Tang dynasty’s golden age arrives ahead of schedule. The Zhenguan-era anthem begins to ring out early. The Tang dynasty’s agriculture and animal husbandry also reach unprecedented heights. 0Votes464kRecs226.8kFans
- 39 Storm at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末风暴 The fifth year of the Chongzhen reign. Yu Guozhen draws his blade: Whoever stands in the way of Huaxia’s advance will be shown no mercy! 0Votes149.7kRecs116.7kFans
- 40 Godlike Hunter 超神猎人 A Player: “What are you digging a pit here for? You're damaging the environment!” A Hunter: “To pit the BOSS!” The Player shouted angrily: “Don't take me for a newbie! I'm a top-tier expert, and the BOSS here can fly!” The Hunter: “My traps can fly too!” This is an adventure story about an imaginative Hunter happily digging pits to kill player BOSSes in a game. 0Votes106.6kRecs129.2kFans
- 41 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
- 42 The Commoner Chancellor 寒门首辅 (This book was shortlisted for the 2016 Xingchuang Award in the Historical Fiction category!) In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Xu Pu was riding high as chief grand secretary, while Li Dongyang had just begun his career as an examiner for the metropolitan examination. Liu Jian had risen to become a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, while Xie Qian had yet to join the cabinet and earn a reputation as a worthy minister. Yang Tinghe was ordered to help compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Xia 0Votes229kRecs98.1kFans
- 43 The New World 1620 新世界1620 One day in the 21st century, a bizarre disaster struck a dock at a certain port, sending hundreds of men and women from all walks of life to the North American continent of the 1620s. At the same time, the historical Mayflower had just set sail. A bunch of artsy losers roam the world; five hundred migrant workers take over America. A bewildered group of modern-day wannabe intellectuals and losers, a wild new continent, and a gaggle of greedy European bumpkin colonizers: a new age quietly begins. 0Votes166.3kRecs52.3kFans
- 44 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
- 45 The Leisurely Prince of the Northern Song 北宋闲王 An idle prince is no virtuous prince. Zhao Yan transmigrates into the body of the third son of Emperor Yingzong of the Northern Song. He already has a terrible reputation, and has no desire to fight for fame or power. All he wants is to be a carefree prince, sipping wine and savoring fine food, with a few beauties by his side to make life perfect. But as a man from a later age, Zhao Yan sticks out among the people of ancient times like a searchlight in the night, shining with a blinding glow. Ev 0Votes113.7kRecs241.7kFans
- 46 The Hyperdimensional Dark Trade Network 超时空黑暗交易网 0Votes132kRecs133.9kFans
- 47 Northern Tang 北唐 A dark age where people devour one another. An unlucky transmigrator. A new era in human history. The tale of the Regent King of Beitang, a story of struggle, legends, and dreams at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. 13Votes279kRecs85.6kFans
- 48 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
- 49 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
- 50 The Rise of an Empire 帝国崛起 Chen Xie, a third-rate doctor, is suddenly struck by a mysterious time machine and transported to the final years of the Ming Dynasty. Using his medical skills and modern knowledge, he helps a crumbling empire rise again! 0Votes261.3kRecs276.4kFans
