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I Became a Literary Giant in Russia 我在俄国当文豪
(The first foreign-literary-giant novel on Qidian to average over 10,000 monthly subscriptions) Many years later, when Nabokov was teaching Russian literature in America, this was how he did it. In a darkened room, he first switched on a lamp in the corner and said, “Pushkin was the first beacon of Russian literature.” Then he switched on a lamp in the middle of the room and said, “This is Gogol.” He turned on another lamp and declared, “This is Chekhov.” Then he strode to the window, yanked ope
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- 2 Great Ming: Screening Documentaries During the Hongwu Era 大明:我在洪武放映纪录片 “Come on, explain this to me. What's a documentary, and what year is 1644 AD?” “Your Majesty, the Hongwu Emperor... don't get worked up. You've surely heard the saying, ‘A stone man with one eye will stir up the world,’ but you may not know the one about ‘the imperial star wavers as Mars rises high.’ The year 1644 was when the Ming dynasty fell... There was a rebel leader named Zhang Xianzhong. You should keep an eye on him.” “What, did that Zhang fellow take the throne?” “Not quite. He captured 1Votes7.1kRecs50.6kFans
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I Found the First Emperor 捡到一只始皇帝
What could be more of a headache than transmigrating to the pre-Qin era to face off against Bai Qi? The Qin hostage Yiren wants to entrust his concubine, Zhao Ji, to me. Also titled The First Emperor's Development Plan and I Absolutely Refuse to Become Lao Ai.
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- 4 Opening the Sea 开海 The forty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, on the eve of the Longqing and Wanli revival. This was the best of times. The Qi Army took its first steps toward becoming a modern military force, while foot-powered spinning wheels worked day and night in the southeast, producing silk. The empire was powerful and prosperous. It was also the worst of times. Corruption was driving the garrison system toward collapse, land seizures were worsening, and the cabinet was locked in endless 8Votes578.6kRecs336.2kFans
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The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏
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
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Back to the Song Dynasty: The Rise of an Empire 回到宋朝之帝国崛起
If the Tang Empire won a war, it would tell its defeated opponent, “You’d better behave from now on. Watch it, or I’ll wipe out your entire clan. And make sure you pay tribute every year!” If the weak Song dynasty won, it would say, “Oh, look, I won! Does that mean I’m allowed to negotiate peace now? Am I allowed to pay tribute? What? I am? Wow, that’s wonderful!” I will change all of this! Anyone who dares suggest negotiating peace will have their entire clan executed!
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- 7 The Rise of a Military Strategist in the Warring States 战国之军师崛起 Transmigrating into the Warring States period, Bai Hui finds himself on the front lines of a battlefield. He’s never even killed a chicken, and now he has three choices: kill someone, get killed, or refuse to fight and be executed under Qin law. How can he escape the fate of killing or being killed? Then he learns his elder brother’s name is Bai Qi! Bai Qi: “I’m fortunate to have my younger brother! Now I have nothing to worry about!” King of Qin: “The Bai brothers are a great blessing to Qin!” 0Votes206.9kRecs153.9kFans
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The Warlord of the Warring States 战国野心家
After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he has no family name and a status so lowly, yet he dares to harbor ambition. To make that ambition a reality, he becomes Mozi’s disciple, then spends years enduring hardship within the Mohist school as he schemes to seize the position of Grand Master. Mozi passed down teachings but wrote nothing, so he compiles the Mohist Canon and changes it beyond recognition. Amid the rivalry of the feudal lords and the tumultuous age, he alone believe
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A Survival Tale of the Water Margin 水浒求生记
Where are all my trusted men!? These were the last words cried out by Wang Lun, the founding chief of Liangshan Marsh, as he lay dying in the original course of history. But a lightning tribulation sent history veering off its destined path. The Song Dynasty is in turmoil, its moral order and political institutions are crumbling, the Jurchen neighbors eye it hungrily, and domineering outsiders are taking over. With troubles within and threats without, will it survive or fall? White-Clad Scholar
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- 10 The Chongzhen Chat Group 崇祯聊天群 [A shortlisted work for the New Era of History writing contest] Emperor Chongzhen was tricked into hanging himself and losing his empire. But in this book, though the emperor is shut away in the palace, he has a group chat where he can talk to people outside. Could he still be fooled? Oh no, the emperor has transmigrated too! This cheat is so overpowered that even the Earth is trembling! It's over: before long, the Ming dynasty will rule an empire on which the sun never sets! My new book, Beyond 0Votes187.2kRecs168.9kFans
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Back to the Primitive Tribe as Village Chief 回到原始部落当村长
Why does everyone else go back to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, or Qing dynasties? Why does everyone else return as an emperor or prince? How come I transmigrated back to a cave and ended up with two hairy wives? This is so unfair! A university HR administrator from modern times is sent back to the late Neolithic era. He must invent bronze, fishing nets, bows and arrows, pottery, and more, while also carrying out the political work of building villages, towns, and even a nation. Is this a primitiv
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The Tang Dynasty's Imperial Physician 大唐御医
A male surgeon and a female physician transmigrate together! This golden duo arrives in the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of the Zhenguan era. What can their transmigration change about the Tang Dynasty? If Empress Zhangsun doesn’t die, will Crown Prince Li Chengqian still rebel? Can Li Zhi still become emperor? Will Wu Zetian still take the stage of history?
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The Tang Empire 大唐天下
Armored cavalry sweeps across the land, racing thousands of miles. Wherever the horses’ hooves tread, all is Tang territory! This is an age that produces heroes: Li Bai, Du Fu, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Li Longji, Yang Guifei, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Wang Wei, Gao Xianzhi, Geshu Han, Feng Changqing...
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The Tang Dynasty’s First Manor 大唐第一庄
Li Yuanxing, a modern-day layabout who never even got his high school diploma, transmigrates. He transmigrates while mourning a brother he never got to meet one last time, arriving in the Tang dynasty three days after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shimin looks like his late brother, while Li Yuanxing looks like Li Shimin’s younger brother, Li Yuanba, who died before reaching adulthood. Li Yuanxing becomes the Fifth Son, Li Shimin’s younger brother! On the very day Li Shimin ascends the throne, Li
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The Perfect Wise Emperor 极品明君
"We cannot abandon our duty. We are professional fighters, and we must resist the emperor to the very end." Thus spoke the professional rooster-fighting brigade, the civil official faction of the Great Ming, spraying spittle everywhere. "Those idiots? I could finish them off with two fingers. Leave them to me. You only need to focus on fighting foreign enemies." Thus spoke the Great Ming emperor, full of fighting spirit and towering ambition, to the military faction, who wore expressions of utte
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A Lowly Soldier on the Ming Frontier 明末边军一小兵
In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people were starving. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to seize Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army laid siege to Xuanfu and raided Datong, taking many border forts. The Ming faced internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink! That July, Wang Dou unexpectedly arrived in th
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The Second Fang of the Early Tang 初唐房二传
This book was originally titled Taming the Early Tang One of the most formidable women in history, Princess Gaoyang, hailed by later generations as a great pioneer who yearned for free love, slowly raised her head. Her pretty face blossomed into a smile at me, her brows relaxing, her eyes curving, dimples faintly appearing, and the corners of her lips lifting into a perfect arc. She was breathtakingly beautiful and seductively alluring, leaving me completely unable to breathe. The future empress
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