Yue Sheng’s Reading List 阅圣书单

1 我 I Want to Be Emperor 我要做皇帝 Yao Li Stabs Jing Ke要离刺荆轲Historical5.3M WordsCompleted By the Mandate of Heaven, may the dynasty endure forever. I have drawn on the hard-won achievements of three generations and invoked the great cause of all under Heaven. With a three-foot sword in hand, I shall become ruler of all the world. The head of the Wiman king of Joseon now hangs above the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao rulers of Nanyue have surrendered their lands and submitted to the empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire above all nations, is about to take shape. 0Votes1.4MRecs739.6kFans

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By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous. I, having built upon the accumulated merits of three generations and upheld the great principles of the realm, have taken up my three-foot sword to become the king of the world. The head of King Wiman of Korea has been hung at the northern gate of the Han capital. The Zhao family of Nanyue surrendered their territory and became part of the Chinese empire. The Central Empire, the Celestial Empire, is about to take shape. But that's not enough! In my eyes now, there are only the Xiongnu! He led his army to conquer the country, captured the Xiongnu chieftain in the north, and brought him before me to be punished!

2 最 The Last Hun 最后的匈人 Yifan Loves Candy伊凡爱吃糖Historical237k WordsCompleted The fifth century: an age of upheaval, an age when the barbarians rise. The Eastern and Western Roman Empires steadily decline, while the barbarians press ever closer. An ultimate storm sweeps across the grasslands; a ruthless killer stalks the desert. Bloodthirsty hunters prowl the seas; dense formations dominate the plains. Each in their own way, they shape this era. 0Votes7.3kRecs46Fans

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The fifth century was a time of great upheaval and the rise of barbarian tribes. The gradually declining Roman Empire, and the barbarian tribes pressing ever closer. The ultimate storm on the grasslands, a ruthless killer in the desert. Bloodthirsty hunters at sea, dense formations on the plains. Each of them is active in this era in their own way.

4 汉 A Han Man Will Never Be a Slave 汉儿不为奴 Proud Bones, Iron Heart傲骨铁心Historical3.1M WordsCompleted 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

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Holding ninety-nine steel knives, he would not stop until he had killed all the barbarian children; With drums and gongs resounding and the masses roaring, we vow not to rest until the Yellow Dragon is defeated! In the twelfth year of the Shunzhi Emperor's reign during the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Shixiang, a Han Chinese from Xinhui, Guangdong, declared: "We Han men will never be slaves!"