Novels like The Carefree Tang Dynasty
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- 1 The Son of Heaven of Zhou 周天子 At that time, King Hui of Qin was just beginning to show his brilliance in the west, King Wei of Qi was growing old in the east, King Wuling of Zhao rode into battle in the north, and King Huai of Chu sought to unite the realm in the south. At that time, the world’s teachings were divided between Yang and Mo... “Wait, which illiterate said that?” “The Second Sage.” “Oh, you mean Mencius, the man who sent out resumes everywhere but never found success. He really does have the bearing of Confucius 0Votes52.1kRecs48.7kFans
- 2 A Young Official in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝小官人 Wu Zetian had just ascended the throne. In Luoyang, a thousand years ago, scarlet peonies bloomed in full glory as the sun rose, scattering the morning light. Beneath all that splendor lay yet another round of bloody slaughter. Qin Shaoyou arrived, then smiled. “Give me a cleaver, and I can conquer the world.” 0Votes123.4kRecs123.4kFans
- 3 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
- 4 The Original Chef King 原始大厨王 Li Qi, a renowned chef, accidentally transmigrates to prehistoric times. He thinks his life is ruined, but it turns out that in this era, being a chef is a noble, glorious, and respectable profession. For survival, for food. Li Qi leads a band of wild prehistoric people, moving mountains and draining seas, vanquishing demons, slaughtering all creation, and uniting... for all eternity! “Hey, Dake, wake up. What are we having for lunch?” “Braised chicken with rice!” 0Votes144.5kRecs49.7kFans
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 The Rogue King of War in the Three Kingdoms 三国之无赖兵王 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms, I play the rogue, recruit mighty generals and worthy talent, and claim both beauties and the realm. 0Votes66.2kRecs91.7kFans
- 12 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
- 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 Tang Dynasty in Its Golden Age 盛世唐魂 A celebrated work of historical fiction from Qidian. Transmigrating into the Zhenguan era. Before the songs of a golden age can ring out, foreign tribes once again breach the Yumen Pass. There is no escaping natural disasters, no stopping man-made calamities, and wherever the armies pass, the night fills with endless sorrow and grief! All I ask is peace and prosperity for the people! All I ask is peace and prosperity for the people! With a worn brush in hand, I would adorn these splendid rivers 0Votes112.7kRecs93.9kFans
- 15 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
- 16 The Legendary Playboy Young Master 传奇纨绔少爷 Fang Zheng, an ordinary college student, transmigrated into the body of a wealthy young wastrel in ancient times. He had no desire to change the world. He only wanted to enjoy life as a rich young master, but being too exceptional was a crime in itself. With his arrival, the world was quietly changing. See how the protagonist embarks on an uproariously funny life in ancient times, in a transmigration story unlike any other. This book has a lighthearted style (you could also call it humorous). It 0Votes126.5kRecs242.9kFans
- 17 The Emperor Taizong Era's Imperial Tutor 贞观帝师 I dreamed of the Zhenguan era and surveyed a thousand years of history. The Han and Tang dynasties stood in all their pride and splendor, yet in the end, neither could escape collapse and division. The foreign tribes’ iron hooves shattered Chang’an, and all of Huaxia was laid waste. The carved rails and jade steps remain, but the faces of old have changed. This endless sorrow, when will it ever end? I wish I could trample the heavens and turn the world upside down. So be it. Let me return to Cha 0Votes68.1kRecs119.1kFans
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 A Laid-Back Early Tang Dynasty 懒散初唐 In the fifth year of Wude, the Tang dynasty has just been founded. Li Yuan stays in his harem, surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying the hard-won fruits of victory. Li Jiancheng is busy consolidating his position as Crown Prince, while Li Shimin covets his elder brother’s throne. The generals are busy waging war, the ministers are busy governing the country, the merchants are busy trading with foreign merchants, and the farmers are busy reclaiming wasteland… Amid all this hustle and bustle, Li 0Votes329.5kRecs449.1kFans
- 21 Oriental DreamWorks 东方梦工厂 Wang Zifan steps into 1980s Hong Kong, where his ordinary life becomes every bit as exciting as if he had a cheat. He, too, rises from humble beginnings to the very top. … … A Hong Kong entertainment novel for the five-thousand-strong club. I humbly ask old and new readers for your support. 0Votes45.3kRecs47.9kFans
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 A Good Doctor in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好医生 Wang Ping'an, a descendant of a family of modern Chinese medicine practitioners, had his soul transmigrate to the Tang dynasty through a twist of fate, arriving in a glorious era when Chinese medicine flourished and began spreading throughout the world… Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound. Based on the theories of yin and yang and the five phases, it uses the four diagnostic methods of inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry, and palpation to investigate the cau 0Votes211.9kRecs253.7kFans
- 25 The Chancellor of a Great Nation 大国相 (The new book, Single-Handedly Ruling the Ming, has built up a backlog and is ready to read. Excel in learning, and you may enter government; excel in government, and you may become a chancellor; excel as a chancellor, and you may build a great nation. The Chinese people share a dream of becoming a great power. Whether in the present, the future, or the past, we should all strive for it., The man who built the world’s greatest power in the sixteenth century. In the spr 0Votes230.2kRecs242.5kFans
- 26 Competing for the Realm 江山争雄 The realm is picturesque, yet shattered to pieces. Warhorses charge beneath the banners, while smoke and fire mark the rise of heroes! This is the flourishing age of the Great Sui, a world of dazzling prosperity. And yet it is also a turbulent era, with flames of war raging across the land. Talented scholars and beautiful women, gallant heroines, poetry and song, courage and grace. Yang Su, Gao Ying, Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, Yuwen Shu, Li Mu: court intrigue and the vortex of great clans… Li Mi, Dou Jia 0Votes152.2kRecs139kFans
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 Days Spent Cultivating with Senior Sister 陪师姐修仙的日子 With the words, “If my heart cannot find peace, how can I bring peace to the world?”, Lin Feng transmigrated. Apparently, he has six senior sisters, each weirder than the last. They’re classic cases of having put their talent points into all the wrong things. Other people cultivate immortality with astonishing talent. When it’s my turn, things get a little awkward. Other people make rapid progress in cultivation. When it’s my turn, I advance half a meter in a thousand days. Sometimes I seriously 0Votes86kRecs146.4kFans
- 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 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 37 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
- 38 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 39 The Splendor of the Great Song 大宋风华 Standing at the crossroads of history, Zhou Quan’s gaze grew resolute. For the people of Huaxia, descendants of Yan and Huang, he would seize this opportunity. As the tide swept through time, he would outshine the entire Song Dynasty! 0Votes123.4kRecs85kFans
- 40 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
- 41 A Great Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好地主 Zhang Chao transmigrates to the fourth year of Wude and arrives at Bashang, outside Chang’an, where he becomes the son of a veteran soldier. But all he wants is to be a laid-back, prosperous landlord in the Tang Dynasty! (Recipient of the 2016 Xingchuang Award for Excellence in Historical Fiction!) 0Votes609.8kRecs501.3kFans
- 42 The Tang Dynasty’s First Manor 大唐第一庄 Li Yuanxing, a modern-day layabout who never even got his high school diploma, transmigrates. He transmigrates while mourning a brother he never got to meet one last time, arriving in the Tang dynasty three days after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin looks like his late brother, while Li Yuanxing looks like Li Shimin’s younger brother, Li Yuanba, who died before reaching adulthood. Li Yuanxing becomes the Fifth Son, Li Shimin’s younger brother! On the very day Li Shimin ascends the throne, Li 0Votes194.9kRecs164kFans
- 43 Engineer in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末工程师 Li Zhi, an industrial designer, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. No money? Build a flying-shuttle loom and make a fortune in no time. Can’t stand the filthy conditions of the late Ming? Invent soap and toothpaste to clean up the whole dynasty! Peasant rebellions? Life is cheap in chaotic times? Bastions of concrete will keep you safe! The Manchus are marching south, leaving devastation in their wake? Let’s see who dares say no when they face my rifles! Everything within range of my cannon 11Votes480.1kRecs319.6kFans
- 44 The Big Data World 大数据世界 Human technology has hit a bottleneck and stagnated for years. Tens of billions of people are crammed into the inner solar system, placing society under immense pressure and giving rise to countless conflicts. Virtual reality games have emerged to meet the need, spreading everywhere. Cheaters exploit bugs and disrupt the balance of these games, giving rise to the Orderkeepers. The reason Tang Sanzang and his disciples journeyed west was to learn how to cheat; Judas wasn’t a traitor for betraying 0Votes70.1kRecs70kFans
- 45 The Hypocrite of the Ming Dynasty 明朝伪君子 Emperor Xiaozong revived the Ming dynasty, while the wayward young Zhengde lived a life of reckless indulgence. Scholars spoke passionately about governing the realm, and the imperial secret police prowled like tigers and wolves. In an age where opportunity and danger went hand in hand, amid the bustle of the Ming dynasty at its height, a young man named Qin Kan sent ripples across the waters. When he began doing as he pleased with elegant, refined grace, the Ming dynasty's civil officials, gene 0Votes413.3kRecs329.8kFans
- 46 Drunk on a Pillow Beneath the River and Mountains 醉枕江山 Empress Wu Zhao rules beneath the sun and moon, while Shangguan Wan'er weighs the affairs of the realm. Li Guo'er is more beautiful than any flower, and the Five Great Clans scheme against one another. Princess Taiping can find no peace, while the third son of the Li family is none other than Longji. Di Renjie, Zhang Yizhi, Feng Xiaobao... Talented men, lovely women, and rough-and-ready sorts! Red sleeves beckon, and wandering heroes roam beneath the skies of the Great Tang, Drunk, they rest the 0Votes2.9MRecs598.9kFans
- 47 EN The Physician Who Rules the Realm 医统江山 A doctor who died of overwork in his previous life is reincarnated into the household of Da Kang's greatest traitor, possessing the body of an idiot boy who had been deaf and mute for sixteen years. Is this his good fortune or his misfortune? Having worked too hard in his past life, all he wants now is a beautiful wife, lovely concubines, and grandchildren gathered around his knees, living comfortably as a wealthy second-generation heir who muddles through each day. Yet he never expected his fam 2Votes2.2MRecs979.1kFans
- 48 The Red-Gated Manor 朱门风流 The rich feast on meat and wine, while frozen corpses lie by the roadside. Reborn into a prestigious Ming family, Zhang Yue is still just a boy no one pays much attention to. The upheaval of the Jingnan Campaign has passed, Zheng He's fleet is sailing the seas, and high-ranking nobles abound in his family... Is all he can do really eat, drink, and wait to die? Amid the splendor of the age, he seeks a life of refinement; even in wealth, one must proceed with care. With the affairs of family and r 0Votes660.2kRecs236.5kFans
- 49 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 50 The Humble-Born Top Scholar 寒门状元 Tired of flashes of blades, clashing horns and drums? Then perhaps you can sample the harsh livelihood of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. This book tells the story of Shen Xi, who transmigrated into a down-and-out poor family in the Great Ming. In an era when everything was considered inferior except scholarship, he changes his fate step by step through his own efforts, finally reaching the pinnacle of life! Tianzi's grand historical work of 2016, worth making your own! 8Votes1.2MRecs575.2kFans
