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  1. 1 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 Historical3.4M WordsCompleted At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
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  2. 2 The Bright Moon over Song 大宋明月 Historical889k WordsCompleted New book, The Jin Campaign Conquers the World, coming soon. Stay tuned! [Runner-up in the New Historical Era Writing Contest] “Had the world not been blessed with a young lord, all ages would have been shrouded in endless night.”, Yue Fei. With fine horses and costly furs, Zhao Hao, a prince of the Northern Song dynasty, possesses a Merit System. He could have lived a life of carefree luxury, yet he is willing to make the whole world his enemy and vows to contend with Heaven itself. He seeks to 0Votes61.6kRecs49.6kFans
  3. 3 The White General 将白 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted This is the story of a man who transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a prince. Years later, some will want to place a yellow robe on Zhao Xian, while others will want to put a white hat on his head. Zhao Xian says earnestly: I was born to sing for Qi. Why, then, must my crown turn white? The book was originally titled The White King, but that title was taken. It has nothing to 0Votes38.9kRecs79.5kFans
  4. 4 Joy of Life 庆余年 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted A family that does good deeds will surely enjoy blessings in abundance. Leave blessings for the future, leave blessings for the future, and in time meet a benefactor. How fortunate, how fortunate, that my mother accumulated hidden merit. I urge people to help the needy and support the poor… But who could know that, though we inherit the blessings of those who came before us, in the end we must choose our own path in life? Thus, at the fork in the road: The east wind brings clouds and rain, and y 76Votes4MRecs5.6MFans
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  5. 5 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted A modern-day otaku transmigrates into the body of a Mohist in the early Tang dynasty. Like a drop of ink falling into a glass of water, he soon stains the entire Great Tang black. 0Votes411.7kRecs292.4kFans
  6. 6 Wanli 1592 万历1592 Historical3.1M WordsCompleted There are too many mysteries in this world that remain unsolved, and are destined to stay that way. For instance, Xiao Ruxun has no idea how he traveled back from the apocalypse to the Great Ming dynasty, five hundred years earlier. The twentieth year of the Wanli reign was the best of times and the worst of times. With just sixty years left until the empire falls, the final chance to set things right is within reach. Conquer the northwest, Korea, and Mongolia. The three great campaigns of the W 3Votes167.3kRecs196.2kFans
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  7. 7 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted 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
  8. 8 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 Historical5.7M WordsOngoing 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 1Votes722.6kRecs312.7kFans
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  9. 9 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted 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
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  10. 10 Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到明朝当暴君 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted I am the Son of Heaven, appointed by Heaven itself. I command the universe, carry forward the founding emperor’s legacy, and wield the Son of Heaven’s sword to crush all who refuse to submit. Let this be proclaimed to all under heaven: beneath the sky, all is the emperor’s land; within the borders, all are his subjects. Barbarians and foreign nations alike shall be servants of the Han. P.S. The audiobook version is now available on Ximalaya. Give it a listen and subscribe! General group number: 1Votes626.6kRecs731.8kFans
  11. 11 The Wisdom of the Great Song 大宋的智慧 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted Yun Zheng opened a door and could never turn back. That's how life is: once the bow is drawn, there's no taking back the arrow. By the time you want to turn around, a hundred years have passed. This is a novel about the way of being a teacher. It speaks of the wisdom needed to survive, the warmth of human kindness, and the bonds between brothers. It celebrates humility, gentleness, and goodness. Here you'll find the most beautiful love and the deepest brotherly bonds... Perhaps I simply want to 17Votes1.3MRecs860.7kFans
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  12. 12 The Tang Brick 唐砖 Historical4.5M WordsCompleted In a dream, I returned to Chang'an. Blood stained Xuanwu Gate, and only endless sorrow remained deep within Taiji Palace. The ringing words “The people are water, and the ruler is a boat” still echoed across the land of Chang'an, yet foreign cavalry once again smashed through the Yumen Pass. How could 64Votes2.2MRecs1.9MFans
  13. 13 Han Village 汉乡 Historical3.8M WordsCompleted We inherited the legacy of our ancestors, and it made China glorious for thousands of years. We accepted it all with complete peace of mind, never once considering returning to that age when they struggled desperately to find a way forward through slash-and-burn cultivation. Repaying our suffering ancestors and finding the true meaning of home through them: that is the story this book will tell. The web series “Tang Brick,” starring Zhang Jianing and Wang Tianchen, will be exclusively streamed a 9Votes9.5MRecs3.4MFans
  14. 14 Rise of the Poor Scholar 寒门崛起 Historical5.1M WordsOngoing This is the story of a graduate student in Classical Chinese who, after being battered again and again while searching for work, returns to the middle of the Ming dynasty and enters the body of a young child in a mountain village. His father is stiff and taciturn, his mother is fiery, and his relatives are all a troublesome lot. There's no shortage of squabbles in the little farmyard. Luckily, I have several thousand years of accumulated history behind me, and the Four Books, Five Classics, and 102Votes2.8MRecs1.1MFans
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  15. 15 The Carefree Official 闲臣风流 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Year after year, through wind and rain; emerald greens and bright reds, orioles and swallows. A record of a dashing low-ranking official's life in the Great Ming. A commoner turned high minister: a worthy official, or an idle one? 0Votes104.1kRecs40.7kFans
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  16. 16 Reforming the Song Dynasty 革宋 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted The realm belongs not to the Zhao clan, but to all of Huaxia. I raise an army not to reclaim the Zhao clan’s throne, but to restore Huaxia’s realm. 2Votes701.4kRecs178.3kFans
  17. 17 Poetry and the Blade 诗与刀 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Award-winning work in the Historical Fiction Contest] Xu Jie transmigrates into this world! His family has a hundred veteran soldiers, skilled in martial arts, though their ranks are slowly dwindling. His family owns several acres of good farmland. Though they come from humble farming stock, they've also taken to studying poetry and books. When he ventures into the martial world, he will slaughter his way through every demon and fiend. When he studies the court, he will wield power with one han 0Votes133.4kRecs136.8kFans
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  18. 18 The Hu Horse 勒胡马 Historical2.9M WordsCompleted 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
  19. 19 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
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  20. 20 The Son of Heaven at the End of the Han Dynasty 汉末天子 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted He travels through time and space, returning in spirit to the end of the Han Dynasty. Waking up as an emperor sounds pretty good, except his circumstances are nothing like what he was promised. Outside, warlords have carved up the realm, and the land lies in ruins. Inside, treacherous ministers hold him hostage, leaving him no freedom. Liu Xie feels the pressure. To change his tragic fate and enjoy the 0Votes349.9kRecs234.8kFans
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  21. 21 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Historical5.3M WordsCompleted Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
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  22. 22 A Song of High Tang 盛唐高歌 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted Thousands of officials escort the emperor north to Mount Li, while countless nations come to pay tribute east of the Wei River. This story depicts the splendor of the Tang dynasty, when nations came to pay homage. The Kaiyuan era was another golden age after the Reign of Zhenguan. The Tang dynasty’s power reached unprecedented heights. Yet beneath the singing and dancing, crisis loomed throughout the empire. At that time, a scion of a powerful family appeared out of nowhere… My new book, “I 0Votes72.6kRecs79.3kFans
  23. 23 The Song Dynasty Is Poisonous 大宋有毒 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted It is still the same old Hong the Bloodsucker, continuing his career as an alien test subject in one transmigration after another. Since he cannot fight back against the aliens, he might as well wreak havoc among the people of Earth. This time, he has landed in the Northern Song during Emperor Shenzong’s reign, but his starting point is even lower than in the Southern Song: he has become Wang Shen, the emperor’s brother-in-law and a famed playboy. The problem is that in the Song Dynasty, nobody 0Votes440.6kRecs76.2kFans
  24. 24 The Great Wei Palace 大魏宫廷 Historical6.7M WordsCompleted New book, Zhao's Tiger Son. Born a prince of Great Wei, I would rather be an idle lord in an age of peace. My ambitions lie in wine, women, and song, but my heart holds the fate of my country and its people. If my elder brother is worthy, if my younger brother is wise, you can rule while I take it easy. But if you cannot make the nation strong, then I’ll ascend the throne and become emperor! Hongrun, You Can’t Do It, So I’ll Take Over 1Votes2.1MRecs1.1MFans
  25. 25 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
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  26. 26 Elegant Dissipation 雅骚 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted 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 26Votes688.8kRecs361.9kFans
  27. 27 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Historical923k WordsCompleted 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
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  28. 28 The Commoner Chancellor 寒门首辅 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (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
  29. 29 Carefree Scholar 逍遥小书生 Historical2.9M WordsCompleted A 21st-century engineering graduate transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a poor scholar. A whole library is somehow stored in his brain, packed with every kind of knowledge! He isn't expecting to become a noble or a minister, but surely he can at least land a high-ranking post and have some fun, right? Facing the rising sun, Li Yi makes a grand vow and bravely takes his first step in this world. “Stop!” On a tall horse sits a stunning woman in riding clothes. After giving him a careful onc 5Votes1.2MRecs1MFans
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  30. 30 The Charming Young Gentleman 如意小郎君 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted A dual master's degree holder from the twenty-first century transmigrates into ancient times. No ring, no System, no white-bearded old man, not even any memories of this world… Damn Heaven, I started with nothing, and I don't even know who I am. How am I supposed to play this game? With hunger gnawing at his stomach and frustration weighing heavily on his mind, Tang Ning could not help raising his head and flipping off the sky. “Damn…” Something flew down from beyond the heavens and struck him s 5Votes1.6MRecs1.1MFans
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  31. 31 A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty 大明寒士 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Shen Kang, an insignificant nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly finds himself in the Ming Dynasty. He straightens his sleeves, savoring a breeze, then drains a jug of rough wine. The road ahead is long, and the imperial exams, making a name for himself, and becoming an official are all difficult. Other people have a golden finger; he has a brain. Other people have a System; he has a brain. Other people have beautiful women by their side; he... gives his right hand a rest and switc 0Votes78.4kRecs26.6kFans
  32. 32 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Grand Secretary 明王首辅 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted 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
  33. 33 Bright Moon Over the Warring States 战国明月 Historical728k WordsOngoing The sun and moon rush onward, never lingering; spring and autumn take their turns. Time turned back, and a minor civil servant was reborn in the Warring States period as Zhao, the Lord of Chang’an. As the queen dowager’s favorite, he could have enjoyed a life of luxury, tinkered with little inventions, and chatted merrily with the Hundred Schools 1Votes202.6kRecs148.6kFans
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  34. 34 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
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