Novels like The Magistrate's Aide
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- 1 The Scribe 刀笔吏 A graduate student in legal history transmigrates to the Yonghui era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and becomes a clerk in the yamen's criminal division. With a sharp, logical mind and an in-depth knowledge of the Tang Code and Commentaries, he wields his brilliant pen to judge criminal cases, uphold what is right, clear wrongful convictions, solve strange mysteries, punish the powerful and aid the weak. He turns the world upside down, wins beautiful women, and lives free and proud in the world of o 0Votes31.3kRecs30.6kFans
- 2 The Tang Dynasty's Criminal Judge 盛唐刑官 He is a down-at-the-heels nobleman with an empty house and only one loyal young maid by his side, making a living by setting up a stall to write calligraphy; He is a transmigrated forensic examiner, dissecting bodies and running tests, following the smallest clues to uncover the truth, peeling back the layers to track down the mastermind; He is the greatest investigator of the High Tang. With an evidence kit in his left hand and a scalpel in his right, a modern forensic examiner makes his mark i 0Votes37.3kRecs43.1kFans
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 The Convict 刑徒 The Chu-Han Contention. Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to rule? 0Votes384.6kRecs502.8kFans
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 The Ming Dynasty Official 大明官 In the thirteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Great Ming, history graduate student Fang Yingwu transmigrates into the body of a scholar. It is an age when an otaku takes the throne and rules without much interest. It is an age without authority. It is also an age when loyalty and treachery, righteousness and evil, black and white are clearly distinguished. It is an age when the nation faces no major troubles and is governed with a light touch. It is also an age of lax laws and lazy officials 0Votes488.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 23 Stealing the Light 窃明 [A premium title signed with Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] Transmigration fiction, set during the late Ming dynasty’s struggle for supremacy. The hero bears the hopes of the court and the realm, while the Demon King harbors the ambition to conquer all under heaven. Every battle won, every enemy conquered; reviving the Ming and bringing peace for generations to come. The hero has earned the favor of two emperors. His word is his bond, his deeds are decisive. He makes a name for himself across t 3Votes668.9kRecs77.3kFans
- 24 A Warlord in the Three Kingdoms 混在三国当军阀 The hero gives himself a mighty shake, unleashes his kingly aura, recruits a whole host of famous generals and scholars, finds a territory, develops it, and ultimately unifies the realm. Aren't you tired of this plot yet? Then let's try something fresh. This is a Three Kingdoms novel unlike any other, written for the guys! Reader Group 1: 51623648 (Full) Reader Group 2: 40377763 (Full) Reader Group 3: 34530213 (Full) Reader Group 4: 52587373 (Full) Reader Group 6: 266 0Votes1MRecs371.1kFans
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 Great Tang Idyll 田园大唐 Rural life in the Great Tang: warm sunshine, golden wheat, and egrets soaring through the sky. Zhang Xiaobao: “I don’t think I’m capable of changing anything major. My idea was simple: improve my family’s living conditions. But things often don’t go the way you expect. While I was working to improve my family’s life, all sorts of things happened. How should I put it? Well... simply put, was it the butterfly effect? No, no, that metaphor sounds too fancy. To put it plainly, I’m a rat dropping tos 0Votes336.7kRecs74.4kFans
- 28 The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Physician 大唐御医 A male surgeon and a female physician transmigrate together! This golden duo arrives in the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of the Zhenguan era. What can their transmigration change about the Tang Dynasty? If Empress Zhangsun doesn’t die, will Crown Prince Li Chengqian still rebel? Can Li Zhi still become emperor? Will Wu Zetian still take the stage of history? 0Votes412.7kRecs381.8kFans
- 29 Heavenly Janitor 天庭清洁工 The lower realm was severely polluted, and its spiritual ley lines had been all but destroyed. As a result, no one had ascended to immortality for centuries. The immortals of old either rose through the accumulation of merit or retired when they reached a certain age. This had left Heaven desperately short of low-level staff. No one wanted to take on the lowest-ranking cleaning jobs, and many parts of Heaven were covered in rubbish and dust. To preserve Heaven’s appearance and reputation, and ea 0Votes248.3kRecs213.4kFans
- 30 Striving in the New Ming Dynasty 奋斗在新明朝 A geeky humanities student transmigrates to a baffling version of the Ming Dynasty. He starts at the very bottom as a crude little yamen runner, with no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Let’s see how our protagonist happily carves out an unconventional path to success from the bustling streets. Along the way, we’ll uncover all sorts of rules governing the Ming bureaucracy! New blurb: This is a serious work grounded in history and fact, with rigorous logic and precise details. Well, mor 0Votes225.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 The Tang Dynasty's Female Coroner 大唐女法医 A renowned forensic examiner who once commanded the battlefield is reborn as the disowned daughter of a prestigious family during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. Published under the title The Tang Dynasty's Female Forensic Examiner, in two parts and four volumes. Adapted into the television drama The Tang Dynasty's Female Forensic Examiner. 1Votes374.3kRecs206.6kFans
- 34 A Handbook for Getting By in the Ming Dynasty 明朝谋生手册 With over a hundred mu of good farmland, the family is comfortably well-off by small landowner standards. But at just fourteen, he suddenly finds himself being called “Father.” The title of Xiucai he has only just earned looks set to slip away again, and young scholar Wang Fulin is feeling the pressure. The first rule of the Wang family teachings: “Of all evils, lust is the worst; of all virtues, filial piety comes first.” In the years between the Longqing and Wanli reigns, society is extravagan 0Votes528.7kRecs122kFans
- 35 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
- 36 The Little Chef of the Northern Song Dynasty 北宋小厨师 Li Qi, head chef at a five-star-plus hotel, has a little too much to drink and miraculously transmigrates to the late Northern Song dynasty. Alone in this unfamiliar world, with no family or friends, Li Qi has no choice but to fall back on his old trade and take a cooking job at a restaurant in Bianjing that's about to be sold off for next to nothing. Li Qi only wants to be a low-key little chef. But gold shines wherever it is, and being an outstanding man isn't always a good thing. “Grand Marsh 0Votes277.6kRecs311.2kFans
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 The Villain 恶汉 I transmigrated and was reborn… Only to become Dong Zhuo's son. But I remember that Dong Zhuo didn't have a son in the Three Kingdoms. What kind of situation is this? My impression of Dong Zhuo is that he fought with a mighty general over a woman. Though he got the little Diao, he lost his head. Then his entire family was beheaded by that mighty general, and even his white-haired grandmother was beheaded by Huangfu Song. What am I supposed to do? I can't make paper, I don't know how to make gunp 0Votes1.1MRecs600.9kFans
- 40 The Great Physician 大国医 No deep-seated vendettas, no struggle to rule the world, no plots and schemes, no machinations: this is the romantic story of a Jiangnan youth who, quite by accident, grows into a renowned physician whose work bridges the past and the future. 0Votes243.5kRecs520.5kFans
- 41 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
- 42 Stealing Fragrance 偷香 Mo Wu’s new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, has been released on Qidian. The characters’ dialogue is witty and humorous, and the plot is tense and tightly paced. We welcome all readers to show their support. Thank you. Title: Stealing Fragrance By lamplight, I seek treasures and steal fragrance. A thief has his code, and I, Zhang Yang, have my pride! After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, Shan Fei discovers that the age of the Three Kingdoms belongs to more than just 1Votes1.9MRecs402.8kFans
- 43 The Night Emperor 夜天子 He inherits his position generation after generation, but is no prince. He comes from an illustrious family, but not one of the great clans. As a jailer in the Six Doors, all he wants is to pass down the iron rice bowl his ancestors left him, one generation to the next. But then a charlatan talks him into leaving his little corner of the world, and from that day on, a scourge is born. Yang Ling is known as Yang the Headsman, while Yang Fan is called the Plague Doctor. But he has many more nickna 10Votes2.8MRecs838.9kFans
- 44 A Lowly Soldier on the Ming Frontier 明末边军一小兵 In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people were starving. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to seize Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army laid siege to Xuanfu and raided Datong, taking many border forts. The Ming faced internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink! That July, Wang Dou unexpectedly arrived in th 10Votes656.2kRecs584.9kFans
- 45 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 A solitary lamp, A crescent moon hanging high, A beauty fair as jade, Rivers and mountains stretching for thousands of miles. A part-time guide at a small museum undergoes the most miserable transmigration in history. Returning from the dead and surviving against all odds, he vows to plunge the palace into chaos, topple the dynasty, and usher in an entirely new age, all by his own efforts Today I take up my mighty brush to rewrite the Spring and Autumn Annals. If the world is in such a state, wh 1Votes722.6kRecs312.6kFans
- 46 Reborn in the Late Kangxi Era 重生于康熙末年 Xiao Jiu's new book, My Father-in-Law Is Called Kangxi, launches on Qidian on May 1, 2022. He woke from a dream to find himself in the Cao family's Jiangning Weaving Bureau residence, three hundred years in the past. Kangxi was growing old, and great changes were on the horizon. The Nine Princes were watching, ready to make their move. Some families were flourishing, others were on the brink of collapse. The Cao family of Jiangnan was at the height 3Votes1.3MRecs350.7kFans
- 47 Elegant Dissipation 雅骚 He transmigrates to the forty-first year of the Wanli reign, hoping both to eat, drink, and be merry and to save the country by taking the most direct route. That’s right: this is a story full of zest and contradictions. The late Ming, Jiangnan, and the splendor of a world on the brink; the refinement of "The Roots of Wisdom" and the vulgarity of "The Plum in the Golden Vase"; an old monk in business and a famous courtesan worshipping Buddha. Yuan Hongdao savors tea and arranges flowers to expre 16Votes688.7kRecs361.8kFans
- 48 The Demon Livestream 恶魔直播间 Dear viewers, welcome to the livestream. We’ll do our very best to bring you all kinds of entertaining broadcasts. Remember, don’t panic. As the saying goes, if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear from a ghost knocking at your door. But if you really have done something wrong, please, at least make your crying look good~ 0Votes42.3kRecs63.9kFans
- 49 The Ice and Fire Chef 冰火魔厨 Seven peerless divine blades. The Ice Goddess's Sigh: the Dawn Dew Saber. The Fire God's Roar: the Blazing Sun Saber. The Whisper of the Free Wind: the Proud Sky Saber. The Melody of the Awakening Earth: the Everlasting Life Saber. The Six-pointed Star of Infinite Wonders: the Mystic Pivot Saber. The Dawn That Spans Heaven and Earth: the Holy Radiance Saber. The Curse of Eternal Hell: the Demon-Eater Saber. These are seven divine sabers, and also seven magic staffs wielding ice, fire, wind, eart 5Votes3.2MRecs748.3kFans
- 50 Lotus Blossoms at Every Step 步步生莲 Yang Decheng, a community worker, unexpectedly returns to ancient times after doing his job conscientiously, becoming Ding Hao, the least favored illegitimate son of the Ding family. Without power or money, Ding Hao works as a carriage driver for his half-brother. His dream is to become a carefree young master in this wretched society and live out his days in peace. Though the dream seems distant, Ding Hao doesn't take it to heart. Drawing on the social experience he gained from community work, 8Votes4MRecs842.9kFans
