Personal Reading List 个人书单

1 夜 The Night Emperor 夜天子 Yue Guan月关Historical3.4M WordsCompleted He inherits his position generation after generation, but is no prince. He comes from an illustrious family, but not one of the great clans. As a jailer in the Six Doors, all he wants is to pass down the iron rice bowl his ancestors left him, one generation to the next. But then a charlatan talks him into leaving his little corner of the world, and from that day on, a scourge is born. Yang Ling is known as Yang the Headsman, while Yang Fan is called the Plague Doctor. But he has many more nickna 0Votes2.8MRecs838.3kFans

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He is hereditary, but he is not a prince; he comes from a noble family, but he is not from a high family. As a cell leader among the six gates, he originally wanted to pass on the iron rice bowl handed down from his ancestors from generation to generation, but he did not want to be fooled out of that small world by a magic stick. After that, a Tai Sui was born. Yang Ling is known as Yang Beheading, Yang Fan is known as the Plague Man, but he has more nicknames, such as Crazy Dian Shi, Donkey Tuiguan, Ye Tianzi... Each nickname represents a legend of his.

2 孺 The Child Emperor 孺子帝 Bing Lin Shen Xia冰临神下Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Three emperors died one after another, and a prince whom no one had ever paid any attention to inexplicably ascended the throne, finding himself surrounded by danger. The Empress Dowager disliked him and was always looking for a younger, more obedient boy to install as the new emperor. His half-brothers disliked him, believing he had stolen the throne that belonged to them. The eunuchs and palace maids disliked him too, thinking he didn’t seem like a real emperor… The Young Emperor could only sa 71Votes972.1kRecs606.9kFans

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Three emperors died one after another, and the prince who had never been noticed succeeded to the throne inexplicably and was in many dangers. The Queen Mother didn't like him and always wanted to create a new emperor who was younger and more obedient; his half-brothers didn't like him and thought he had taken away the throne that belonged to them; the eunuchs and maids also didn't like him and felt that he didn't look like a real emperor... The Ruzi Emperor had no choice but to save himself.

3 争 Striving for the Strings 争弦 Yue Luo越罗Martial Arts727k WordsCompleted The monk Lingche once wrote: “Beyond Tiantai's many peaks, Huading stands against the cold sky. Sometimes it is half hidden from view, its towering heights lost in the clouds.” The martial arts of the Tiantai school branched into four lineages, each with its own strengths, all vying for prominence in the martial world. First: Green cliffs stretch far away, and white deer call out. Hidden from wind and rain, their forms lie concealed among the mountains. Second: Goodness is climbed like a steep a 0Votes35.3kRecs18.4kFans

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Monk Lingche wrote a poem: "Beyond the peaks of Tiantai, the top of the flower is in the cold sky. Sometimes Cui Wei is half missing, and Cui Wei is in the clouds." The Tiantai sect of martial arts has four branches, each with its own strengths, across the rivers and lakes. One: the green cliffs are far away, and the white deer is everywhere. Hidden away from the wind and rain, hidden in the mountains. Two: doing good is like ascending, doing evil is like falling. The blade of chivalry cuts off greed, and strife ends in the world. Three: Things in the world are fleeting, love and hatred return to dust. Where the thirteen strings of the harp sound, there is no more joy, anger, worry or fear. The fourth one: a hundred golden flower arrows and a falling goose bow. Wearing the willow style, my heart feels a little red. This turmoil that originated from the Third Vein started with a fight and ended with the sound of strings. It's called "Struggle for Strings".

4 大 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 Bing Lin Shen Xia冰临神下Historical1.5M WordsCompleted If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 0Votes676.6kRecs150.3kFans

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If there is a God in the sky, why are evildoers so rampant in the world? There is no God in the sky, so why are there so many doubts in my heart? During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, a group of Jinyi captains known as "foxes born and ghosts raised" were ordered to find the true god in a godless world and the way to immortality in a limited life.

5 一 A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵 Anhua Army安化军Historical4.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong's reign, Xu Ping places first in the imperial examinations. But after offending the Empress Dowager, he is sent to Lingnan to serve as an official. Starting out as a minor border official, he rises step by step until he finally comes into his own, writing his own legend in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song emerged from the chaos of the Five Dynasties, with the great aristocratic clans swept away. The gentry had yet to take shape, 24Votes542.3kRecs242.2kFans

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Traveling back to the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was named on the gold medal list, but because he offended the Queen Mother, he was sent to Lingnan as an official. Starting from a low-level official in the frontier and promoted step by step, Xu Ping finally reached his prime and wrote his own legend in the Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, which came from the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, all the aristocratic families were wiped out. There were no gentry in the society, the clan society had not yet been formed, and the drastic class changes were unprecedented in the peaceful society. There were no longer untouchables under the rule of the Song Dynasty. This was an era in which the son of a slave could become a prime minister regardless of his origin, and a soldier could be promoted to the commander-in-chief of the army. This is the best era. For individuals, everything in life is possible. This was the worst of times, with a huge standing army that was well equipped but suffered repeated defeats, ultimately dragging the entire nation into the abyss. This era changed Xu Ping, and Xu Ping also changed this era. The rich are the richest in the world; the noble are the noblest and most respected. Following the footsteps of a time traveler, look back at the elegance of the Song Dynasty that has gone away.