Novels like Usurping the Tang
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- 1 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
- 2 Unrestrained 横行 A once peerless thief runs rampant in another world. He enters a world completely unfamiliar to him and sets out to usher in a new era. It may sound a little clichéd, but I hope to find something fresh within the old tropes. The protagonist was a thief in his previous life, and because he never drank Granny Meng’s foot-washing water before being reincarnated, he retained a few memories he shouldn’t have. What can he do after arriving in another world? His only choice may be to keep stealing. So 0Votes318.4kRecs303kFans
- 3 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
- 4 A First-Rank Official of the Tang Dynasty 大唐一品 Just as the title says. It’s already signed, so come on in! The style is still the same as before. 0Votes61kRecs65.7kFans
- 5 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
- 6 The Founding of Huaxia 华夏立国传 Here's the blurb: Literary blurb: Between heaven and earth, life is like a traveler passing through. Very literary blurb: All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew or a flash of lightning. They should be viewed as such. All right, back to reality. The ordinary blurb: The story of a guy named Lu Ya who cultiva 0Votes118kRecs13.8kFans
- 7 The Convict 刑徒 The Chu-Han Contention. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 0Votes384.6kRecs502.8kFans
- 8 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
- 9 Bright Blood 明血 When a nation's fortunes have fallen to their lowest point, there are always people who step forward. Knowing they are destined to die, they hold no regrets, using their own blood to unleash one final roar at the enemy. The twilight of the Great Ming was likewise filled with men of passion: Yan Dian Shi, who declared, "There are generals who surrender, but no Dian Shi who surrender"; Xia Wanchun, who organized a volunteer army to resist the Qing at the age of seventeen and, captured at eighteen, 0Votes120kRecs285.5kFans
- 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 The Tang Dynasty's Marquis of Ten Thousand Households 大唐万户侯 A small-time accountant at a township finance office, with only a sketchy knowledge of history, arrives in the Tianbao era, at the turning point between the Tang dynasty’s rise and decline. He has no genius, only diligence and wit. Starting from nothing, he changes his fate step by step and rides the crest of his age. How could a golden-scaled carp remain in a pond? Given the right winds, it becomes a dragon! The Eastern Palace case, the Wei Jian case, the mystery of Mawei Slope, the ruthless po 0Votes226.4kRecs252.5kFans
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 The Power 权柄 A man among men, through a joke played by fate, is transformed into a young hostage prince, thus raising the curtain on an imperial saga of conquest and glory: Countless loyal ministers and brilliant generals perform a stirring tale worthy of song and tears; Many beautiful women, bound by deep affection, complete a poignant and entwined romance; A measure of pure-hearted innocence preserves a magnificent celestial dynasty! To ensure everyone's reading enjoyment, I solemnly promise: 2Votes231kRecs692.4kFans
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 The Fierce General 悍戚 I would gladly lead the finest cavalry under heaven across these vast lands. For a warrior, dying on the battlefield, wrapped in his horse’s hide, is a worthy end! In the name of Liu Chuang, imperial uncle of the Great Han, I will trample flat any obstacle ahead, be it a mountain of blades or a sea of fire! I am Liu Chuang. This is my story! +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The final installment of the Three Kingdoms trilogy, The Fierce Warrior, makes its grand debut in 2013. Let’s revisit that age of 0Votes834kRecs219.6kFans
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 The Han Empire 大汉帝国 When it comes to a powerful and prosperous age, the Han and Tang dynasties stand above all! The Han was an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty, while the Tang was a dreamlike dynasty that continues to captivate people. Their splendor is together known as the “Han-Tang aura.” “Those who offend the mighty Han, no matter how far away, must be destroyed.” These words are the finest portrayal of the Han dynasty’s might! Emperor Wu of Han defeated the formidable Xiongnu, reclaimed the lands of Baiyue, an 0Votes119.8kRecs164.7kFans
- 31 Horses Trample the World 马踏天下 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes133.1kRecs322.5kFans
- 32 The Legendary Agent 传奇经纪人 Czech football legend and coach Jozef Uhrin said indignantly, “Lester? He’s the biggest cancer in Czech football. UEFA should ban him from the sport.” Yet just days after Uhrin attacked Lester, Pavel Mokrý, chairman of the Czech Football Association, presented Lester with a special contribution award on behalf of the association, recognizing his contributions to Czech football. An agent. This is the story of an agent, a Czech super-agent. See how he rose from being a small-time agent in the Czec 0Votes79.2kRecs27.3kFans
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 The Tang Dynasty's Tiger Warriors 大唐虎贲 In the chaos at the end of the Sui dynasty, a young warrior of extraordinary talent emerged. He was Luo Shixin, the historical inspiration for Luo Cheng in the popular historical romances. He joined the army at fourteen and rode alone to challenge the enemy ranks. No one dared answer. When Emperor Yang of Sui heard his name, he ordered a painter to depict Luo Shixin as he looked on the battlefield so he could see him for himself. Loyal and righteous, brave and fierce, he spent just six years cam 0Votes61.3kRecs124.5kFans
- 38 Cao Thief 曹贼 Set in 2011, a story about a little Cao thief, brought to you with all the author Geng Xin’s effort. 0Votes806.7kRecs337.2kFans
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 A Good Kid in the Three Kingdoms 三国好孩子 Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Yue Jin, Li Dian, Yu Jin, Dian Wei! They're here to kill me. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and it seems Chen Dao too, that ferocious warrior who never made a name for himself in Romance of the Three Kingdoms but was every bit as formidable as Zhao Yun! They're here to take my territory. Heavens! I'm not Boss Dong. I don't have Lü Bu to deal with these mighty warriors. I'm just a good kid, an honest kid: Tao 0Votes191.7kRecs116.4kFans
- 44 I’m The King 我为王 I will defend what I possess, what I cherish, and whom I hold dear with blood and steel. Any betrayal or disloyalty will be washed away in blood! This is my world, my world. I am its king! Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes155.2kRecs117.2kFans
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 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
- 49 EN Master of Heavenly Tribulation 执掌天劫 I’m in charge of heavenly tribulations. If you don’t want to die, don’t mess with me! … [The ending is in the reviews section] 0Votes49.8kRecs79.2kFans
- 50 Blood Will Tell 将血 Have you not seen Han Zhongjun, who at twenty bound a captive and asked for a long tassel to seize the enemy? Have you not seen Ban Dingyuan, who led light cavalry into distant lands and stirred up the clouds of war? A true man should dare to face danger, not let his scholar’s robes ruin his life. With the nation teetering on the brink, urgent dispatches race back and forth without pause! Zhao Shi’s life was destined to be spent amid slaughter and bloodshed. From the vast northern deserts to the 0Votes501.5kRecs236.4kFans
