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- 1 A Man of Ambition in the Late Eastern Han 东汉末年立志传 This can be seen as a companion novel to "The Homebody’s Journey", but I believe its plot will surpass the original. It adds some fantasy elements that were absent or only partially explored in "The Homebody’s Journey", so that the generals are no longer at a disadvantage as they were in the earlier book, but can contend with the strategists on equal terms. I have tried to keep the casts of the two books from conflicting and ensure the events fit together. In one sentence: At the end of the Eas 0Votes35.8kRecs21kFans
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The Reclusive Life in the Three Kingdoms 三国之宅行天下
“If I had known I was going to transmigrate, I would definitely have looked up how to make things like gunpowder and glass...” Jiang Zhe gazed at the large tree in front of the door and sighed. “Glass, hmm, that should be made by firing sand, right? But what about gunpowder? Saltpeter, charcoal, and what else was it? Sulfuric acid or sulfur?” “Husband...” Xiu Er walked over to Jiang Zhe and asked curiously, “Aren’t you going to work yet?” “I’m going, I’m going...” Jiang Zhe shook his head and
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The Dark Song Dynasty 暗黑大宋
Synopsis 1: The rise of a powerful minister. Synopsis 2: Follow the rules, use the rules, trample the rules. Synopsis 3: Wang Ju arrives in a poor, war-torn region. He witnesses the people’s suffering and the nation’s weakness firsthand, and decides to wield a dark sword in defense of a bright heart. I have completed five historical alternate-history novels: The Great Song’s Dashing Talent, Playing Tang (published in simplified Chinese), The Rise of Tang, The Inhuman Lives of Northern Song Liter
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The Red Tassel Record 红缨记
The story is set sixteen years after the events of various original works. In principle, this book will touch on the original plots only sparingly, focusing instead on telling the stories that come afterward. For instance, Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying's married life; Yinggu, the Old Urchin, and Master Yideng living together; Dongfang Bubai, who didn't actually die, climbing out of the lake to continue secretly loving Linghu Chong; Li Xunhuan and Sun Xiaohong's life as an older man with a much y
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Red Hare 赤兔记
Jin, Gu, Wen, Liang, Huang: Wuxia will live forever! Six months after the story of The Red Tassel Record came to an end, new upheavals have once again shaken the martial world. In the Huang Yi universe, masters seek to shatter the void. All the great martial artists have gathered to challenge the highest realm of martial arts. Ling Donglai, Chuan Ying, Pang Ban, Li Ruohai, Shi Zhixuan, Qin Mengyao, Wanwan, Wu Zhao... Beneath the bright moon and colorful clouds, countless legendary figures vie to
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The Record of Unusual Creatures 异常生物见闻录
Hao Ren is a good man, just as his name suggests. His ideal life is to get by in peace, renting out a modest home and making enough to live on without ever getting rich. At least, that was the plan before a bunch of lunatic creatures moved into his house. A remote, dilapidated mansion, a bunch of abnormal nonhuman creatures, and an employment contract from “the gods.” Put those three things together, and Hao Ren becomes the busiest landlord and most capable babysitter in the world. And so begins
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Disciplining the Song Dynasty 调教大宋
In the sixth year of Qingli, the Zhao Song dynasty was awash in song and dance. Then a madman arrived… He saw with his own eyes the Great Song's splendor, grace, and warmth. At first, Tang Yi just wanted to enjoy this era. The Jingkang Incident, the Mongol cavalry, none of it had anything to do with him. History would follow its own course, no matter how much he meddled. A thousand years later, China would still be China! It couldn't fall! But when an old man, worried for his country and its
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The Generals of Great Song 大宋将门
No willows along the riverbank in the dawn breeze, no raising a cup to ask the blue heavens, no Along the River During the Qingming Festival... An unlucky writer suddenly realizes he seems to have landed in a fake Song dynasty... His family has fallen into decline, and human kindness is as thin as paper. Powerful Liao armies threaten from outside, while countless useless allies cause trouble within. The mighty Yellow River is in flood, and even Heaven seems to be piling on... No matter how many
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A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵
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,
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