Novels like When the Golden Scales Unfurl
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- 1 The Raging Ming 烈明 "The Son of Heaven guards the gates of the realm; the sovereign dies for the state!" This was the oath the imperial house of the Great Ming lived and died by. Even Zhu Ping'an, the illegitimate son of a prince, has the fierce spirit and pride passed down through his veins from the founding Hongwu Emperor himself. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, he transmigrates and takes on the burden of restoring the Great Ming. He fights at Fengyang, secures the Huai regions, campaigns in Qilu, attacks Liaodon 0Votes20.6kRecs29.2kFans
- 2 All Under Heaven Is Huaxia 九州河山皆华夏 Hu Yang, a twenty-first-century university student, mysteriously arrives on the eve of the fall of the Southern Ming's Hongguang court and becomes Pang Yue, a guerrilla general in the Ming army under Huang Degong. Thus, another legendary general is added to Chinese history. Though born to no distinguished family, he rises rapidly in just a few years and builds an invincible army. Time and again, he defeats larger forces with smaller ones and cuts down countless famous princes, shaking the realm. 0Votes15.8kRecs16.5kFans
- 3 The Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty 大唐天子 During the Wu Zhou era, the empire faced troubles at home and abroad. At court, a struggle over the succession raged; beyond its borders, the Later Turkic Khaganate, Tibet, and the Arab Empire posed constant threats... Yang Chen arrives in this turbulent time, when the Wu clan holds sway and the Li clan is in peril, and becomes the young Li Longji. How will he ascend the throne? How will he usher in the Kaiyuan Golden Age? 0Votes21.8kRecs33.8kFans
- 4 A Ming Politician 大明政客 What is the Confucian way? Give them a warning before you roll over them. What is the way of the military strategists? Roll over them simply and efficiently. What is the Legalist way? I will crush you harshly in accordance with the law. What is the way of the School of Diplomacy? I'll call a bunch of people over to crush you! What is the way of internationalism? I'm crushing you for your own good. What is the Chinese way? You've been getting crushed by us since time immemorial… Su Tianchen 0Votes28kRecs46.7kFans
- 5 The Fall of the Ming Dynasty 明末行 0Votes53.9kRecs61.9kFans
- 6 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
- 7 The Remnant Ming 残明 In 1644, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself for his country. Wu Sangui let the Qing army through the pass, and the Southern Ming court clung to life by a thread. The empire’s vast territory was about to fall beneath the Manchu iron hooves! Civilization is repeatedly conquered by barbarism. Can a transmigrator who has traded his writing brush for a sword change the course of history? Before him stands the most vicious enemy; behind him, the most incompetent allies. He must fight both at once. 0Votes97.4kRecs97.4kFans
- 8 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
- 9 Surviving the Late Ming 明末求生记 He transmigrates to the end of the Ming, with a System at his side. Should he conquer the world or roam the jianghu as a carefree hero? Well, young man, you're dirt poor. How about setting yourself a small goal first? For example, surviving this troubled era, year after year beset by natural disasters, rebellions, and foreign raids? Then stay alive, and live with dignity: never bowing your head or bending your knees. A quick plug for my new book! Mou Ming The new book is signed with a publisher, 2Votes32.6kRecs14.9kFans
- 10 The Late Ming Legend 明末传奇 I gave my heart to the bright moon, but the moon only shines on the ditch. Those who understand me know that I am troubled; those who do not wonder what I seek. During the Chongzhen era, there was no way to drift with the tide. The troubled times forced men to rebel. See how modern man Zheng Xunrui transmigrates to the late Ming and struggles to survive. 0Votes23.4kRecs32.4kFans
- 11 The Pillar of the Nation 国士 A modern man transmigrates to Jiangnan in the waning days of the Ming dynasty. For now, Yangzhou is still awash in song and dance, with its little bridges, flowing streams, and wine parties along winding waterways. But chaos is just around the corner. A new age is beginning. 0Votes17.2kRecs57.3kFans
- 12 My Girlfriend Died in the Past 我的女友死在了过去 “You say you have a girlfriend?” “Yes.” “She’s beautiful, has a great figure and perfect bearing, and her family is very rich. She doesn’t require you to own a car or a house, and she doesn’t even want a bride price?” “That’s right.” “Besides that, she does your laundry and cooks for you, and even prepares hot water for you to wash your feet?” “That’s how it is. I don’t even know what I did in a past life to deserve such good fortune…” “Then you really are lucky. I’m almost jealous.” As the 0Votes40.9kRecs169.5kFans
- 13 The Great Ming Fleet 大明舰队 A brilliant chemistry student transmigrates to the fourteenth year of the Yongli era. The Prince of Yanping's northern campaign in the southeast has just ended in defeat, Minister of War Zhang Huangyan has lost men and generals, Prince of Jin Li Dingguo is faring poorly in battle, and Mang Bai of Burma is preparing to usurp the throne. The Disaster of the Water-Sprinkling Ceremony is imminent. At this darkest moment in Chinese history, how will the protagonist turn the tide? Will he really just 0Votes22.8kRecs31.3kFans
- 14 I Am the Carpenter Emperor 我是木匠皇帝 This is a dark age, beset by internal crises and surrounded by powerful enemies. It is also the Great Ming Dynasty, which never ceded territory, paid reparations, submitted to other powers, or sent tribute, where the emperor defended the realm's borders and the ruler died for his country. A nobody transmigrates into this world and becomes emperor. Will history change? The first stirrings of capitalism, the secret police of the Eastern and Western Depots and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a eunuc 1Votes65.9kRecs90.8kFans
- 15 Marquis of Han 汉侯 Abolishing the Hundred Schools, elevating Confucianism, waging endless wars, and issuing a letter of self-reproach at Luntai: these are the famous deeds of Emperor Wu of Han. Driving back the Xiongnu, subduing Nanyue, and opening the Silk Road to endless possibilities: this is the era of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che. On the eve of the arrival of the most brilliant age in Chinese history, in the fourth year of Emperor Jing’s reign, Chen Jue is reborn in the residence of the Marquis of Tangyi in Cha 0Votes123.1kRecs46.7kFans
- 16 Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河图 “The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged; when will the hatred of a subject be wiped away? Shen Tuo, a senior official of the Republic, finds himself in the body of the captured Emperor Qinzong of Song. Watch him turn the tide, reclaim the lost lands, revive the Song Dynasty, and restore the prosperous age depicted in Along the River During the Qingming Festival.” 0Votes269.8kRecs238.2kFans
- 17 Raising the Ming in Troubled Times 乱世扬明 In the third year of Chongzhen, Later Jin launches its first major invasion through the passes, tearing away the Great Ming's last shred of dignity. At the same time, peasant uprisings erupt in northern Shaanxi, and Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng rise one after another, heralding the beginning of the dynasty's collapse. Beset by internal and external crises, the rulers are at a loss. Barbarism is on the verge of defeating civilization, and darkness is about to engulf the land of China for centur 0Votes21.5kRecs29.5kFans
- 18 Reversing the Ming Dynasty, 1644 逆明1644 The Ming Crown Prince Zhu Cilang heads south to take the throne. First, he puts down Zuo Liangyu, then destroys the Donglin faction and secures the Southern Ming realm. He builds a powerful army, crushes the rebel forces of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, marches north against the Manchus, and restores the realm. Unyielding and iron-willed, he expands the empire in every direction! The world at the end of the Ming is full of intrigue. The Ottomans and the Dutch decline from their 0Votes8.1kRecs35.4kFans
- 19 Blood of Taiping 太平血 0Votes36.3kRecs25.9kFans
- 20 He Changed the Ming Dynasty 他改变了大明 Has My Cheat Power Finally Come Online? Then let’s make some big news first! And help him achieve one more small goal: make the Ming the king of all dogs. 0Votes24.4kRecs14kFans
- 21 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
- 22 The Tiger of the Late Ming 明末之虎 In the summer of the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, after the Later Jin annexed Jinzhou in southern Liaoning, a modern university student named Li Xiao transmigrated into the body of an ordinary country hunter in Jinzhou. Penniless and without a System, a pocket dimension, or any special golden finger, how will the commoner Li Xiao find a path to survival and prosperity in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty? He will fight in western Liaoning, campaign in Xuanfu, seize Shandong, build 0Votes41.7kRecs89.9kFans
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 Reborn in the Digital Age 电子重生 Zhou Shuo is an idealistic tech enthusiast, but reality drives him to the brink. In this life, the Chinese semiconductor industry he has devoted himself to seems to have no way forward. Desperate, he drinks himself to death, never expecting that heaven will let him be reborn in 1994, giving him another chance. This time, he’ll not only make up for the regrets of his own life, but also revitalize China’s entire semiconductor industry! In the end, he stands on the battlefield against Microsoft and 0Votes38.9kRecs73.3kFans
- 26 The Warring States Era Goes Global 全球战国 A transmigrator's true opponent can only be another transmigrator. Seven modern people from different countries and professions collectively transmigrate back to the year 1600 CE, reborn in different countries and royal families of that era. Of the seven, who will prove to be the greatest transmigrator? 0Votes135.7kRecs99.1kFans
- 27 A Commoner in the Late Ming 明末小平民 In the chaotic final years of the Ming, nine out of ten commoners perish, and the traditions of the Han people are on the verge of extinction. A modern small-business owner transmigrates into this era. To survive, to protect his loved ones, and to pursue the conviction in his heart, he must defy f 0Votes31.3kRecs39kFans
- 28 A Thousand Songs 千宋 The story of an internationally renowned anti-fraud chief inspector with his own moral code, who transmigrates to the late Northern Song dynasty, where the court is full of treacherous officials and the emperor is incompetent. This is neither a tale of conquering the world nor one of iron-fisted rule. Xia says: Might alone cannot dictate everything; intelligence is the foundation of it all. Perhaps this book is all about 40% intelligence, 40% hard work, and 20% luck. P.S. Historical novels have 0Votes155.9kRecs63.9kFans
- 29 The Liaodong Holdout 辽东钉子户 There are fields and pastures, a river in front of the door, mountains behind, coal beneath the ground, and gold hidden in the valleys... The richest land, in the worst of times! The Qing, the Mongols, Emperor Zhu... None of them are taking my home! I'll be the toughest holdout and defend my homeland to the bitter end! (The author has completed several novels. Trustworthy and reliable, so feel free to add this to your collection.) 3Votes101.5kRecs85.9kFans
- 30 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
- 31 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial economy and smallholder farming economy that coexisted under the dynasty were both struck by deflation. The effects of the Little Ice Age piled on, and one domino after another fell into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, roving rebels crossed south over the Mianc 789Votes375.3kRecs378.2kFans
- 32 The Last Crown Prince of the Great Ming 大明最后一个太子 The Battle of Songjin ends in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen with the Great Ming suffering a crushing defeat. Its last main army is wiped out, and the final hour of the realm has arrived. The benighted Qing bares its fangs. The Jiading Massacre, the Yangzhou Massacre, and the terrifying literary inquisitions flash before the protagonist's eyes. He opens them and jolts to discover that he has become the last crown prince of the Great Ming! Now only two years remain! For the newly reborn Zhu Cila 0Votes50.2kRecs81.9kFans
- 33 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
- 34 Ming Dynasty 1630 大明1630 Heroes rise from humble beginnings, turn the tide when all seems lost, shore up a tottering realm, and save the people from disaster. 0Votes155.2kRecs56.4kFans
- 35 Grand Secretary Shen Li 首辅沈栗 Shen Li accidentally traveled through time. Making the best of his new life, he carefully built himself a place in the ancient world. This incompetent, unruly illegitimate son of a marquis steadily rose through the ranks, eventually becoming chief minister and a trusted regent, reaching the pinnacle of his life. Wait, where’s the beautiful, wealthy woman? Shen Li soon discovered that even with the power of the realm in his hands, able to destroy enemy fleets with a laugh, finding a wife who sh 0Votes31.4kRecs21.4kFans
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 Back to the Primitive Tribe as Village Chief 回到原始部落当村长 Why does everyone else go back to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, or Qing dynasties? Why does everyone else return as an emperor or prince? How come I transmigrated back to a cave and ended up with two hairy wives? This is so unfair! A university HR administrator from modern times is sent back to the late Neolithic era. He must invent bronze, fishing nets, bows and arrows, pottery, and more, while also carrying out the political work of building villages, towns, and even a nation. Is this a primitiv 0Votes249.2kRecs43.6kFans
- 41 The Sorcerer 巫术师 A world without gods. A world where wizards hold the rules in their hands. A world on the verge of other planes, watched by greedy eyes. A wondrous world of change, darkness, bloodshed, and survival of the fittest. Equipped with a biological chip capable of analysis and recording, he begins a powerful journey of genetic modification and even surpassing the peak. In this mysterious, uncanny, and bizarre world, the hardest challenge is simply surviving! 0Votes106.3kRecs194.7kFans
- 42 Ten Thousand Ghosts and Ten Thousand Immortals 万鬼万仙 In this world, there are two paths, the immortal and the ghostly, locked in a struggle against each other. Above them are all manner of ancient gods. Pan Yan awakens from his grave, carrying countless secrets and concealing wondrous techniques. He will cultivate immortality and exorcise ghosts, roam the world, stride across the stars and ride the clouds, and uncover the mysteries of the ancient gods. 0Votes83.9kRecs16.8kFans
- 43 The Fourth Year of Yongli 永历四年 In the ninth month of the fourth year of the Yongli reign, the Qing army launched an advance campaign against the anti-Qing forces in the Siming Mountains, which stood in mutual support with the Ming forces of Prince Lu entrenched in the Zhoushan Archipelago. After defeating the main local Ming forces, the Qing army carried out a bloody campaign to purge the mountains. From then on, the Siming Mountain region, whose population had once surged because of the ethnic oppression imposed by the Manc 0Votes147.9kRecs67kFans
- 44 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
- 45 Reborn as a Flat Peach, Overheard by the Monkey King 重生蟠桃，被猴子偷听心声 Li Anran woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West, where he had become a peach in the Peach Garden. The world of Journey to the West was far too dangerous. In this life, he decided to be an honest, harmless little peach. But then, the Monkey King turned out to be able to hear his thoughts. “I command Marshal Ma and Marshal Liu, Generals Beng and Ba, the seventy-two cave demon kings, a hundred thousand monkey subjects, and countless demon soldiers and genera 0Votes45.3kRecs204.8kFans
- 46 Taking Charge of Great Ming 承包大明 After an accident, a trading analyst transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli era and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a wealthy ivory merchant. He thinks he’ll be able to thrive in ancient times just like the protagonists in transmigration novels, becoming richer than a king and surrounded by wives and concubines. That is, until he meets the Wanli Emperor, the famous emperor known for his “one-book Wanli”... “Your Majesty, about my commission...?” “Don’t worry, you’ll get every bit o 0Votes504kRecs189kFans
- 47 Late Ming 晚明 In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the northern frontier is shrouded in the smoke of war, with mountains of corpses, while the south of the Yangtze enjoys tranquil streams, stone bridges, song, and dance. Amid the internal strife and external threats of a dynasty on the brink of collapse, a calculating office director rises to power and sounds the last call for China. A true hero can change fate. Brutal, bloody ancient wars and authentic scenes of everyday life in the Ming, where ordinary p 116Votes768kRecs830.3kFans
- 48 Northern Ming, Never Heading South 北明不南渡 On the third day of the third month in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Ci’s soul transmigrated into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. Facing Li Zicheng and the constant attacks of the Manchus, Zhu Ci shouted, “Come on! Let’s hurt each other! Whoever backs down is a coward!” 0Votes49.7kRecs52.3kFans
- 49 I Am Qin Ershi 我是秦二世 An inexplicable sinkhole lets him take the place of Qin Er Shi. Other people who transmigrate get beauties by the dozen and one lucky encounter after another. I, on the other hand, have to worry about staying alive. Get rid of Zhao Gao, recruit Li Si, and save the Meng brothers; crush the restoration plots of the Six Kingdoms' survivors and watch the tides of the world. Reach the Yuezhi, repel the Xiongnu, and sweep across Goguryeo. The world is mine. Vast China, only my Great Qin reigns supreme 0Votes111.9kRecs100.4kFans
- 50 The Infinite Marvel Universe 美漫的无限 That year, the young Spider-Man, Peter, was still carefree at school. That year, Osborn had yet to become the Green Goblin. That year, the young Tony Stark was still wantonly and ostentatiously indulging in pleasure, living a life of wine and women. That year, Magneto and Professor X began traveling everywhere to fight for the rights of mutants, and their differing ideals caused a rift between them. Sometimes they joined forces, sometimes they fought each other, locked in a love-hate relationshi 0Votes46.7kRecs45.2kFans
