Novels like When the Golden Scales Unfurl
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- 51 Reborn and Back in the City 重生回城记 With a space at her fingertips, Cheng Ying is suddenly filled with ambition. This time around, she is determined to become one of the wealthiest people in the land. See how Cheng Ying returns to the city with a fortune. Check out the new book, Good Days After Being Reborn in the 1980s. 0Votes35.4kRecs44.7kFans
- 52 Setting Sail Across the Seas in 1640 1640四海扬帆 History is more exciting than fiction. That’s why I gathered a mountain of source material and wrote a military history of the Southern Ming. 0Votes104.4kRecs31.2kFans
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 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
- 56 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 57 The Splendor of the High Tang 盛唐风月 I recall the glorious days of Kaiyuan, when even small towns held thousands of households. Rice gleamed with fat, millet was white, and public and private granaries alike were full. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the Tang Empire stood at the height of its power, and the capital, Chang'an, was the world's most prosperous city, bar none. Yao Chong, Song Jing, Li Bai, Wang Wei, Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi, Yan Zhenqing, Gongsun Daniang, Pei Min, Guo Ziyi... The skies of the High Tang were bright with stars. 0Votes50.6kRecs80.3kFans
- 58 Reborn as Emperor of the Ming Dynasty 重生明朝当皇帝 In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, the late Ming dynasty is in decline. Having possessed Zhu Youxiao, I am gravely ill and clinging to life. Once I recover, I will purge the Donglin faction, wipe out the Shanxi merchants, strengthen imperial authority, and claim the throne. If not me, then who? I will build industry, train a powerful army, and guide the arts. Watch the iron tide roll across the northern frontier, and behold flowers blooming across the lands within the passes. Tears of beau 0Votes82.5kRecs178.3kFans
- 59 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
- 60 Dragon Raja I: The Dawn of the Fire 龙族Ⅰ：火之晨曦 Dragon Raja Season 2 premieres July 18 and streams every Friday at 10 a.m. on Tencent Video! Lu Mingfei is just an ordinary, clueless high school student. A letter from Cassell College changes his uneventful life. Drawn by the call of adventure and mystery, and torn between love and dreams, he resolutely chooses the unknown. A black helicopter cuts across the sky, and the gates of a foreign land slowly open before him. An ordinary Chinese boy sets out on an extraordinary path to slay dragons. Ye 0Votes120kRecs182.5kFans
- 61 The Iron Bones of the Ming Dynasty 大明铁骨 “Throughout the 315 years of the Ming Dynasty, we never sent princesses to marry foreign powers, paid indemnities, ceded territory, or paid tribute. The emperor guarded the nation's gates, and the ruler died for his country.” Unyielding and iron-willed, only the Ming! The cataclysm of 1644 brought the Central Plains to ruin; our great lands were stained by foreign filth; the sons of Han swore they would never be slaves! In the thirteenth year of the Yongli reign, Zheng Chenggong launched his nor 0Votes195.8kRecs147kFans
- 62 To the Rooftop 上天台 Heaven, lend me five hundred more years, and I'll build myself a Heavenly Platform. The Heavenly Platform stands eighteen thousand zhang high. Step by step, climb without hesitation. In his past life, he was just one step away from the Heavenly Platform when he missed his footing. Now reborn, he steels himself and starts over. I ride auspicious clouds, wrapped in golden light. Reborn, I have come to play a very big game of chess! Enter the novel's title for verificati 0Votes117.8kRecs72.3kFans
- 63 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Grand Secretary 明王首辅 In the winter of the twelfth year of the Zhengde era, Xu Jin transmigrates into the body of an impoverished Confucian student in Shangrao County, Jiangxi. That year, the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao is touring the border garrison at Xuanfu. That year, Zhu Chenhao, Prince of Ning in Jiangxi, is secretly plotting a rebellion. That year, Xu Jin, with nothing but bare walls at home, searches for a way forward and ultimately decides to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations. He conqu 13Votes297.2kRecs241.8kFans
- 64 Time-and-Space Smuggling Begins in 2000 时空走私从2000年开始 How many people have been frustrated by their lack of knowledge after transmigrating? How many have transmigrated with a notebook, only to find themselves without power? How many have transmigrated with an army, but only 19th-century logistics? Countless predecessors died on the road to another world... Countless predecessors fell on foreign soil... Countless predecessors achieved fame and success, but could never return home in glory... Are you still regretting that you can't remember the recip 0Votes396.3kRecs443.5kFans
- 65 Three Kingdoms: Mount and Blade 三国骑砍 Tian Xin arrives in Jingcheng in the spring of the twenty-fourth year of Jian’an. The impending Battle of Xiangfan will determine whether the realm truly becomes tripartite, or whether one power will dominate while two remain weak. After hearing that Cao Ren has massacred Wan City, Tian Xin resolutely answers the Jingzhou army’s call to arms. He fights not only to fill his stomach, but also for his own sense of justice, conscience, and courage. 0Votes159.5kRecs115kFans
- 66 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
- 67 Capitalist Tang Dynasty 资本大唐 Capitalism and colonialism are twins, and the rise of the slave trade is an inevitable companion to the birth of colonialism! So says a certain utterly unscrupulous tycoon, the greatest capitalist in the Tang Dynasty. After transmigrating as Li Yin, the son Emperor Taizong Li Shimin likes least, he plans to use his princely status to woo a few beauties of the Tang Dynasty and then enjoy a comfortable life of loafing around. But the former Li Yin has left him both a noble title and a mountain of 0Votes120.4kRecs217.9kFans
- 68 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
- 69 A Ming Dynasty Warrior 大明武夫 Zhao Jin had lived an ordinary life, never imagining that he would get a new beginning at the end of the Ming dynasty. He is determined to make a name for himself in history. With the spear in his hand, he will pacify a realm stretching ten thousand li. This is the Ming Dynasty Warrior. 0Votes181.3kRecs132.5kFans
- 70 The Ming Empire Never Sets 大明帝国日不落 Huang Sheng is a small-business owner and engineering graduate with a wealth of experience. Over the past decade, he started several small factories, with both successes and failures. By chance, he transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. He doesn't know how to write formal essays, compose poetry, or ride and shoot. But he has nearly four centuries' worth of knowledge ahead of the people of the Ming. Riding animals into battle? Far too dangerous. We'll take arm 0Votes95.7kRecs135.2kFans
- 71 I Do as I Please 我意逍遥 What is cultivation for? To wield power over the world? To fill your home with gold? To lie drunk with beauties on your lap? Sha Ling shook his head. He cultivated his heart and his freedom, so he could take his life into his own hands, so he could drift through life with the easy grace of clouds and cranes, and so he could keep the mirror of his heart clear of dust... Follow an ordinary man as he stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and, feeling his way forward, embarks on the path of cultiva 1Votes1.2MRecs120kFans
- 72 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
- 73 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 74 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
- 75 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 16Votes656.2kRecs585kFans
- 76 Marching North to Conquer the Qing 北上伐清 In the dust of the barbarians, the people have wept until their tears ran dry; beneath the Han people's knees lies a splendid land. Today, we have gathered three hundred million strong, clapping our hands and boasting of Han robes and caps. Perks for full-book subscribers: 961406930 (send a screenshot of your fan rank when you join) 0Votes111.3kRecs121.4kFans
- 77 Tang Cavalry 唐骑 The gale rages, sweeping across ten thousand miles. Wherever the horses’ hooves tread, there lies the Great Tang! 0Votes401.3kRecs211.1kFans
- 78 My Great British Empire 我的大不列颠帝国 New book: The Tang Dynasty Rises Again. Set in the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it starts in the two Guang provinces before heading north to reclaim Annam, Yunnan, Fujian, Hunan, Southern Tang, Wuyue, the Dangxiang lands... The twilight of the Middle Ages has yet to fade, but the finest age has already arrived. The protagonist transmigrates into the sixteenth-century Tudor dynasty as Edward VI. He centralizes power, rebuilds Parliament, and establishes the United Kingdom of Great 0Votes33.5kRecs46kFans
- 79 Shi Potian Transmigrates into Linghu Chong 石破天穿越令狐冲 Shi Potian, who had just sworn brotherhood with Zhang San and Li Si, woke up one morning to discover that he had become Linghu Chong, the Huashan Sect's senior disciple. And so... [Scene One] Yue Buqun: “If you aren't Linghu Chong, then who are you?” Shi Potian: “I am Dog Bastard.” Yue Buqun: “???” [Scene Two] Yu Canghai: “Do you mean that, in your eyes, all the disciples under my command are useless? That you could kill every one of them without lifting a finger?” Shi Potian: “No, no, how could 2Votes129.3kRecs332.2kFans
- 80 Autumn of the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen 崇祯十七年秋 In the Jiashen upheaval, the emperor died for his country, and Wu Sangui led Qing troops through the pass. As the realm descended into chaos and the barbarians sought to seize the imperial throne, could the land of Huaxia truly have no loyal subjects? Beneath the walls of Qingzhou, enemy troops laid siege to the city. He Tuo urged Wang Shiheng to surrender: “Wang Shiheng, give in! You’ve fought your hardest, and there’s nothing more you can do!” In the isolated city of Yangzhou, Dodo shot a surr 0Votes114.7kRecs41.4kFans
- 81 The Mother Empress 母皇 A shut-in gets a spaceship capable of creating higher life forms. 0Votes870.6kRecs118.7kFans
- 82 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. 0Votes243.5kRecs520.4kFans
- 83 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
- 84 Three Kingdoms: Simulated City 三国之模拟城市 The story of a lord making his way in the Three Kingdoms. 0Votes262.7kRecs77.9kFans
- 85 The Future Era of Immortal Cultivation 未来修仙时代 Reborn in a cultivation world of the future, she finds that everything has changed in this new era. Flying ships and battle armor are magical treasures for waging war in other worlds. There are artificial spirit vessels and artificially created spirit roots. In this new era, power is everything. (There's one important thing I forgot to mention: this book has no male lead. It's very important, but I won't say it three times (,,•₃•,,).) 0Votes55.2kRecs30.5kFans
- 86 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Peace reigns at home and abroad, the realm is prosperous, and the laws, institutions, and systems of governance have all been brought into order. The Ming dynasty of the sixth year of Wanli is flourishing, repelling Japanese pirates, reforming officialdom, and implementing the Single Whip Law. Yet according to the course of history, the Ming Empire will inevitably advance toward its setting sun… But Heaven will not abandon the Ming. Ning Xiu, who does not belong to this world, arrives in th 0Votes252.3kRecs70kFans
- 87 The Legacy of Technology 科技传承 Technology is the primary productive force! Who says foreign technology will always be ahead? Who says cutting-edge technology will always be monopolized by industry giants? After unexpectedly inheriting astonishing alien technology, a newcomer to the tech world begins his rise to the top of the globe! He crushes established overseas tech giants, breaks through industry barriers, and shakes the global business world, leaving countless veteran companies trembling and scrambling to cooperate. When 0Votes141.7kRecs152.1kFans
- 88 The Assassin's Magic 刺客魔传 A modern assassin with extraordinary skills and abysmal luck dies while eating barbecue, when an iron skewer pierces his throat. His soul is summoned by an evil archmage from another world and inhabits the body of a boy being used as an experiment, freeing him from the curse of misfortune. After successfully assassinating the dark mage who summoned him, he cleverly steps over the man's corpse and climbs toward a lucky break... 0Votes598.1kRecs356.2kFans
- 89 The Hu Horse 勒胡马 The Battle of Ningping City marked the final chapter of the Western Jin regime. According to the history books, from princes and ministers down to officers and soldiers, all were slaughtered by the Hu army, and “not a single person escaped death”… No. Amid the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young man still managed to rise to his feet. Gripping a ruyi scepter, he smashed it hard against the Hu commander's forehead! As the Central Plains fell and the people fled south, in this hellscape 0Votes333.6kRecs115.3kFans
- 90 Forbidden Codex 禁典 In this fantastical world, most people have a book floating beside them. It is called a Forbidden Codex. Every page of the Forbidden Codex can draw abilities from all things in heaven and earth. Its targets include creatures that fly through the sky, crawl across the ground, swim in the water... all sorts of strange things. ∝∝∝∝∝ 0Votes272.5kRecs254kFans
- 91 King Huai of Chu 大楚怀王 Just after transmigrating and becoming King Huai of Chu, Xiong Huai is visited by Zhang Yi of Qin, who comes bearing a gift: six hundred li of Shangyu land. Xiong Huai says he will rewrite history. He won't be the foolish King Huai of Chu, and he certainly won't break with Qi and ally with Qin. But the next day, after discussing the matter with all his ministers and exchanging arguments through several rounds, the state of Chu reaches a unanimous decision. Full of confidence, Xiong Huai tells Zh 0Votes109.2kRecs88.6kFans
- 92 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
- 93 The Hegemony of Shu 霸蜀 Reborn as Wei Yan's son, he will dominate the Three Kingdoms era's final chapter! Within, there is Zhuge Liang, so clever he seems almost demonic. Without, there is Sima Yi, the greatest schemer of the Three Kingdoms, as well as the emperor of Eastern Wu, sometimes friend and sometimes foe. A surprise attack through the Ziwu Valley, three battles to seize Jingzhou, a lone horse to pacify Jiangnan, a thousand cavalry sweeping across Hebei, subduing Wu, destroying Wei, and making Shu supreme. Watc 0Votes218.8kRecs137.2kFans
- 94 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
- 95 A Han Man Will Never Be a Slave 汉儿不为奴 With ninety-nine steel blades in hand, I’ll stop only when every barbarian is slain; Let drums and gongs thunder as the masses roar, we’ll never rest until Huanglong is taken! In the twelfth year of the false Qing Shunzhi era, Zhou Shixiang, a Han Chinese from Xinhui, Guangdong: “Our Han people will never be slaves!” 0Votes332.2kRecs124.8kFans
- 96 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
- 97 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
- 98 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 99 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
- 100 The Dawn of Lingao 临高启明 They transmigrate to an age of chaos by choice, not because they were struck by lightning. Some want to become kings and conquer the land. Some want to rescue the people from their misery. Others want to use their own strength to stop the final conquest of civilization by barbarism, and thereby rewrite the history of the Chinese people. Of course, some only want to enjoy the extremely decadent life they can’t have in the present day, with three wives and four concubines. This group of ordinary p 120Votes2.5MRecs552.7kFans
