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  1. 1 Starting a Business in Late Tang 创业在晚唐 Historical6.4M WordsOngoing Two hundred and fifty-seven years after the Mandate of Heaven passed to the Li clan. The once-glorious Great Tang, to which all nations had paid homage, stumbled into the winter of the first year of the Qianfu era. That winter, only three months remained before Wang and Huang raised their banners, and just thirty-three years before the fall of the Tang. That same winter, Chang’an’s nobles remained lost in the fading glow of a golden age, while in the southwest of the empire, the petty kingdom of 697Votes162.9kRecs411.9kFans
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  2. 2 The Wei and Jin Dynasties Don’t Bow to Zhou 魏晋不服周 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing In the turbulent era between the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Sima clan held absolute power, their every word law. Some people floored the accelerator, keeping the music playing and the party going; others slammed on the brakes, killing and starting rebellions. Aristocratic clans monopolized government posts, while the people languished in stagnation, silenced beneath a grim and desolate sky. But one man who refused to bow to the Zhou dynasty fell from the heavens. He would write a song proclaimin 241Votes86kRecs65.7kFans
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  3. 3 A Survival Guide to the Warring States 战国生存指南 Historical885k WordsOngoing How can you survive after transmigrating to Japan at the end of the Muromachi period? It’s a huge challenge! Now, Yuan Ye has to do his best to stay alive in this extremely difficult challenge! 5Votes235kRecs177.5kFans
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  4. 4 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Preceptor 大明国师 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted After witnessing the end of the Jingnan Campaign, Jiang Xinghuo, marked for extermination of his entire clan and nine relations, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As a veteran transmigrator, he would return to the modern era and gain immortality after transmigrating nine times. Certain he was about to finish the job, Jiang Xinghuo grew so bored that he began giving lectures in prison. But things gradually started to feel off… Ma Sanbao: “What is the Age of Exploration in The Sea Power Doctrine? 29Votes427.7kRecs6.2MFans
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  5. 5 A Survival Record of the Northern Dynasties 北朝求生实录 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted The turbulent Northern and Southern Dynasties, the iron-blooded age after the Three Kingdoms. More than twenty years remained before Yang Jian would establish the Great Sui, and the Tang Dynasty was nowhere in sight. After transmigrating into the body of Gao Boyi, the son of a high-ranking Northern Qi official, he suddenly discovered that he could neither lie drunkenly in the lap of a beauty nor wield power over the realm while sober. He could not even muddle through life waiting for death. Ther 0Votes69.8kRecs193.9kFans
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  6. 6 Rising to Power, Starting in Chinatown 飞扬跋扈,从唐人街开始 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese laborers in America had fallen to the status of third-class people. Discrimination against and conflicts with Chinese laborers grew increasingly fierce, and attacks became more frequent. In San Francisco's Chinatown, opium dens and gambling houses stood everywhere, while gangs and associations made the area a chaotic mix of all kinds of people. Until one day, Chen Zhengwei stepped off a ship, his face radiant with a brilliant smile. “I like the smell 9Votes357.9kRecs643.4kFans
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  7. 7 The Chief Grand Secretary 首辅 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing “At first, all I wanted was to be an honest little county magistrate, ruling my own small patch of land, throwing my weight around, and taking it easy.” “But the officialdom is like rowing upstream: stand still, and you fall behind. To stay alive and protect my wife and children, I had no choice but to climb the ranks. Who knew I would keep rising higher and higher?” “Until one day, they all called me...” “Grand Secretary!” 0Votes32.7kRecs212.1kFans
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  8. 8 The Tang Dynasty: Winning People Over with Virtue 大唐,以德服人 Historical697k WordsCompleted In the Spring and Autumn period, Confucius roamed the land with a sword of virtue in hand, leading seventy-two schools of disciples. During the Zhenguan era of the Great Tang, Crown Prince Li Chengqian held the Dao De Jing in his left hand and the Analects in his right. Determined to follow the sages' teachings, he would govern by the Dao and win people over with virtue! 0Votes3.9kRecs52.1kFans
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  9. 9 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 Historical5.1M WordsCompleted As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
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  10. 10 In the Great Song, Above the Law 人在大宋,无法无天 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted In the third year of Jingyou under Emperor Renzong of Song, a defiant young man landed in the imperial palace's rear garden. There, he began a life that would send the Song Empire hurtling toward greatness. 0Votes48.2kRecs585.2kFans
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  11. 11 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Military2.6M WordsCompleted Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
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  12. 12 The Rise of the Middle Ages 中世纪崛起 Historical4.4M WordsCompleted His soul travels back to the Middle Ages, where he plots his rise once more. A medieval setting, a quasi-historical world, a slow burn, and satisfying wish fulfillment. From a forest hunter struggling to survive to a humble official carving out a place in troubled times; from a trainee knight sent as cannon fodder to a celebrated military upstart; from regaining a baron's title through war to being granted a viscount's rank thr 1Votes139.7kRecs155.3kFans
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  13. 13 Leveling Up Life Skills in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明肝生活技能 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Su Ze, a history graduate student conducting field research in the countryside, transmigrates to a military outpost in southern Fujian during the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Emperor Jiajing is obsessed with cultivating immortality and is building Taoist temples on a grand scale. Corrupt officials hold sway at court, vying to flatter the emperor with elegant memorials. Japanese pirates raid the southeast, while Liaodong is on the verge of unrest. The rise of Wang Yangming’s school of thought 0Votes86.3kRecs250.9kFans
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  14. 14 The New World 1620 新世界1620 Historical2.4M WordsOngoing One day in the 21st century, a bizarre disaster struck a dock at a certain port, sending hundreds of men and women from all walks of life to the North American continent of the 1620s. At the same time, the historical Mayflower had just set sail. A bunch of artsy losers roam the world; five hundred migrant workers take over America. A bewildered group of modern-day wannabe intellectuals and losers, a wild new continent, and a gaggle of greedy European bumpkin colonizers: a new age quietly begins. 0Votes166.3kRecs52.3kFans
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  15. 15 Late Ming 晚明 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the northern frontier is shrouded in the smoke of war, with mountains of corpses, while the south of the Yangtze enjoys tranquil streams, stone bridges, song, and dance. Amid the internal strife and external threats of a dynasty on the brink of collapse, a calculating office director rises to power and sounds the last call for China. A true hero can change fate. Brutal, bloody ancient wars and authentic scenes of everyday life in the Ming, where ordinary p 93Votes767.7kRecs829.1kFans
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  16. 16 The Rearguard 后锋 Historical955k WordsCompleted From the coast of Southeast Asia, he suddenly ended up beneath the ice of the Don River in northeastern Europe in winter. After narrowly surviving, Chu Zhongnan began his journey home. But he had transmigrated nearly four hundred years through time... Can he reach his destination? And even if he makes it home, what will he encounter, and what kind of situation will he face? 0Votes82.7kRecs14.4kFans
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  17. 17 EN Path to Mediterranean Hegemony 地中海霸主之路 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The birth of the Bulgarian Empire, and the struggle of a small Balkan nation! The protagonist transmigrates into Ferdinand I and leads Bulgaria on the road to greatness. A carefully reasoned alternate history, with no brainless characters! A must-read for history fans, and not to be missed by anyone who loves foreign history! Check out my new book, The King. It's a new seedling in need of care! My completed classics, The Road to the Hegemony of the Mediterranean and The Holy Roman Empire, are bo 0Votes211.9kRecs147.2kFans
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  18. 18 Northern Tang 北唐 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing 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. 9Votes279kRecs85.6kFans
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  19. 19 The Qing Dynasty, Simmered in a Pot 水煮清王朝 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Five people, each with a different identity, suddenly find themselves in the same era at the same time: the middle years of the Kangxi reign! Faced with absolute power, what can they do? ... 0Votes273.2kRecs90kFans
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  20. 20 Mythical Version of Three Kingdom 神话版三国 Historical24.9M WordsOngoing Chen Xi watched a soldier toss aside a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds and stared speechlessly at the heavens. Is this really the late Eastern Han? Lu Bu single-handedly tore through an army of ten thousand. There’s no way that’s scientifically possible. Zhao Zilong really seems to have a dragon’s soul possessing him. He split a mountain with one sword. Is he even human? Dian Wei protected Cao Cao by himself as they fought their way out of the enemy camp, casually slaughtering thousands of e 1.8kVotes11.8MRecs2.8MFans
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  21. 21 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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  22. 22 Lost in 1629 迷失在一六二九 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted You! Yes, you. Take a look at yourself. What can you do? What do you know how to do? If you were dropped into the year 1629, the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming dynasty, in the age of Li Zicheng and Hong Taiji, could you survive? Without a golden finger, without a protagonist’s destiny, relying entirely on your own skills and knowledge, could you survive? The one stroke of luck is that you wouldn’t be fighting alone. Behind you would be a group, a community of modern people. Come 4Votes884.7kRecs229.8kFans
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  23. 23 Banishing the Dragon 黜龙 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted There are dragons in this world. Dragons take countless forms: some roam rivers and seas, some soar over mountains, some hide in the deepest abysses, and some race among the clouds. When roused, they can swallow the wind and summon snow, divert rivers and carve waterways, summon lightning and breathe fire, split mountains and part seas. There are dragons among mankind, too. The greatest among men have lofty ambitions and brilliant plans. They hold the secrets of the universe within them and aspi 111Votes1.9MRecs1.6MFans
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  24. 24 Reborn in the Final Years of Northern Wei 重生北魏末年 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Gao Cheng believes his success comes from his own tireless efforts, and has little to do with the fact that his father is named Gao Huan. This story is packed with jokes and has a humorous style. Please bear with it. 0Votes49.3kRecs163.2kFans
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  25. 25 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 Historical2.8M WordsCompleted To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
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  26. 26 Bringing the System to the Tang Dynasty 带着系统来大唐 Historical6.2M WordsCompleted The Kaiyuan era of the Great Tang Dynasty should have been the time when China began its rise to the pinnacle of greatness. Instead, it ended in the An Lushan Rebellion. Emperor Li Longji, the central figure in the Tang Dynasty's fourth Xuanwu Gate Incident, led the empire in repelling the Tubo, Turks, Khitans, and every other foreign power during the Kaiyuan era. Yet in the end, he was also the one who plunged the Great Tang into decline. Was it because of Consort Wu Hui, or because of Yang Gui 0Votes1MRecs498.3kFans
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  27. 27 The Ming Dynasty Official 大明官 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted 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
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  28. 28 The Ming Dynasty's Young Student 大明小学生 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted In Nanjing, beside the Qinhuai River, a lowly young man stands at a crossroads in history. His impoverished life takes a turn when he meets a rich older woman. The common folk of the Ming Dynasty have no right to call themselves students, so they might as well start out as elementary school pupils. 1Votes634.9kRecs637kFans
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  29. 29 The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end. 81Votes996.2kRecs2.3MFans
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  30. 30 My Father-in-Law Is Kangxi 我的公公叫康熙 Historical6.8M WordsOngoing Everyone says being the emperor's wife is hard. Actually, being the emperor's daughter-in-law isn't easy either, especially when the emperor is still in his prime! With my hapless husband in tow, I get an immersive front-row seat to the Nine Dragons' Succession Strife. (A slice-of-life story, focused on everyday living.) 21Votes1.9MRecs475.5kFans
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  31. 31 Starting with Detective Li Yuanfang 从神探李元芳开始 Historical4.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Li Yuanfang, the greatest joy of being a great detective comes from two things: First, when I expose a criminal’s true face and he panics and tries to attack the detective, I smile and draw my saber. Second, having the chubby Di by my side. Whenever we come across a case, I can’t help asking: “Huaiying, what do you think?” 0Votes405.4kRecs414.7kFans
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  32. 32 Return to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince 回到明朝当王爷 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [The animated adaptation, The Beacon Fire of March, is now airing] Through a series of mishaps, Zheng Shaopeng, a well-meaning fool for nine lifetimes, finds himself back in the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty. It is a colorful age, filled with the wickedness of the Eight Tigers of the capital, the romantic flair of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the teachings of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd antics of the Zhengde Emperor, Zhu Houzhao. Having stumbled into this world in 11Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
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  33. 33 Dreaming Back to the Ming Dynasty Spring 梦回大明春 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he had no household registration, so he couldn't sit the imperial exams. He wanted to study, but had no teacher. Luckily, Longchang Post Station, where Wang Yangming was exiled, was right next door. But that was still a few years away, so for now he would just grab a teacher and bring him home to make do. 1Votes1.6MRecs667.4kFans
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  34. 34 Han Watchtower 汉阙 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Looking back across a thousand years, the palaces of the Han still stand! It is the third year of Yuanfeng under Emperor Zhao of Han. Powerful ministers dominate the court, while the Xiongnu remain unconquered and the Silk Road hangs by a thread... Wei Qing and Huo Qubing may be gone, but the Han people’s pioneering spirit will never die. New heroes are about to emerge! At a post station ca 21Votes1.5MRecs516.4kFans
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  35. 35 Moonlight Over the Song Dynasty 宋时明月 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted 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
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  36. 36 Dreams of Tosa 土佐之梦 Historical1.4M WordsCompleted It was an age of civilization, with flourishing commerce, thriving culture, and the collision of technology and ideas; It was an age of barbarism, with powerful lords rising everywhere, wars raging without end, and betrayal and slaughter running rampant. It was paradise for the strong, but hell for the weak. The strong could not always be relied upon, and might collapse with a roar in an instant; the weak need not despair, for they might ultimately carve up the world. What kind of path will a mo 0Votes160kRecs46.4kFans
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  37. 37 The Sun and Moon of the Flourishing Tang Dynasty 盛唐日月 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted No System, no wise old mentor, and he starts off being chased by wolves. He finally realizes he's transmigrated to the Tang dynasty, only to discover that even the Tang dynasty requires ID cards... See how history's unluckiest transmigrator carves out a place for himself in the Tang dynasty. 0Votes219.5kRecs112.8kFans
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  38. 38 EN The Fox of France 法兰西之狐 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted A timid engineering major transmigrates to France on the eve of the Revolution for reasons unknown, and becomes the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon. Should he ride his brother’s coattails and spend the rest of his days living off him, or seize this opportunity to forge a great legacy of his own? 0Votes176.5kRecs132.5kFans
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  39. 39 Han Si Becomes an Official 韩四当官 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted A beautiful woman and a golden mansion await within the pages of a book. Once you have mastered your studies, you can be a humble farmer in the morning and enter the emperor's court by evening. Han Si knows nothing of the classics or histories, nor the works of the philosophers, and has no chance of passing the imperial exams. If he wants to bring honor to his family, his only option is to buy an official post! 0Votes701.9kRecs161.2kFans
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  40. 40 A Farmer in Shu Han 蜀汉之庄稼汉 Historical5.7M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary, hapless man struggling to survive in the chaotic Three Kingdoms era and doing his best to build a life through farming. 7Votes626.2kRecs213.4kFans
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  41. 41 Reviving the Han Dynasty 兴汉室 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing [Winner of the gold prize in the Great Nation Chronicles writing contest for The Legend of Qin] He woke up to find himself Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie! He killed Dong Zhuo, only for Wang Yun to seize power. He dealt with Wang Yun, only for the Rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si to erupt. He pacified Yong and Liang, only for powerful clans to carve up the land. Ruling the realm is 0Votes319.2kRecs160.4kFans
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  42. 42 EN Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted The road to Austria's revival, and the story of the Habsburg family's struggle!!! The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, has been revived!!! My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon's Path and Pursuing the Dao Across the Heavens, are packed with chapters for you to enjoy. Welcome to the new Haiyue 1 readers' group. (This story is entirely fictional and exposes the dark h 1Votes774.5kRecs311.7kFans
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