A Reading List for a 12-Year Veteran Reader: Solid Picks and Better

1 日 Sun and Moon: Yongli 1656 Luo XiaomingHistorical913k WordsOngoing 246Votes38kRecs44kFans

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[There are already two high-quality books with more than 2 million words, so feel free to eat them] At the end of Ming Dynasty, it was Yongli ten years. Li Dingguo welcomed him into Yunnan, which aroused Sun Kewang's anger. Liu Wenxiu raised troops to respond, and the court moved to Kunming. The period of internal strife among the three kings is approaching, and the Qing court is watching from the side. The last remaining territory of Nanming will soon become the chessboard for a new round of internal fighting. The situation is about to take a turn for the worse, until it completely falls into the abyss. In the stormy palace, Emperor Yongli slowly opened his eyes. The soul of the future generation replaced the original will at this moment.

2 晋 Han Descendants of the Jin Court Chen RuicongHistorical3.7M WordsOngoing 712Votes126.4kRecs139kFans

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What I look back on frequently is the mountain peaks, and what I never forget is the sea. When Jiang Wei died in the Chengdu fire, the afterglow of the Han Empire completely dissipated. The Jin people stood next to his body and picked out a big piece of gall. They looked at each other in shock. The Western Jin Empire was established as a result of this victory, but where it will lead in the future, the answer is tragic. Forty years later, there will be mourning everywhere, the nine states will be devastated, corpses will be piled up, and people will die of hunger like clouds. In this apocalyptic chaos, due to responsibility and fate, Liu Bei's great-grandson, Liu Xian, the native prince of Anle, embarked on a journey to restore the country. He traced the deeds of his teachers and Han ancestors, and met again with the descendants of old enemies and family friends such as Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Lu Xun, Lu Zhi, Xun Yu... And then he forged, transformed, and leaped through political struggles and wars. At first, he was alone, but when he looked back, he was surrounded by everyone.

3 泰 Taichang Daming Magic Turtle RevoHistorical4.2M WordsOngoing 9Votes60.9kRecs121kFans

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In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty has existed for 252 years. 252 Years was not only the duration of the empire's reign, but also the duration of institutional land annexation. Shenzong started with the "overthrow of Zhang and Feng", continued with the "three major struggles", and ended with "demons and attacks", single-handedly creating the situation of confrontation between the two parties in the late Ming Dynasty. After concentrating power on himself, he neglected government for more than 30 years. Catalyzed by Shenzong, the bureaucracy and governance system that had remained almost unchanged for more than two hundred years entered the final stage of comprehensive decay. Class confrontation, conflict between officials and people, and Jurchen invasion. Under internal and external difficulties, the empire finally came to the brink of destruction. On July 21, Zhu Yijun and Yan drove, and Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, with the reign name Taichang. On August 10, Emperor Taichang was lucky to have several people and his saintly appearance suddenly reduced. The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty who ascended the throne in his prime will control Bintian one month later. Zhu Youxiao, a troubled boy who is under 15 years old, has not received formal imperial education, and lacks both fatherly and motherly love, is about to inherit the throne and play the prelude to the demise of the empire. But on August 11, the soul of a Qing history researcher with the same name as Ming Guangzong passed through the body of the emperor who was suffering from kidney failure due to indulgence in sexual activities! How will he save the Ming Dynasty in danger? Is it about making changes and suppressing the people to keep the dynasty alive? Is it to win, attack the old aristocracy and push the process of land annexation back to the starting point? Or take on difficulties, smash the entire system and rebuild a new world? The journey is difficult and divergent But in order for Chinese civilization to carve out its own path in a time of drastic changes in the world, Zhu Changluo had no choice but to take the difficult route. How to get started? Zhu Changluo decided to purge the inner court first and build a loyal and efficient direct army.

4 创 Starting a Business in Late Tang Chen the FoolHistorical6.0M WordsOngoing 2.1kVotes156.6kRecs403.6kFans

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The fortune teller was passed down to the Li family two hundred and fifty-seven years later. The Huanghuang Tang Dynasty, which used to be the emperor of all nations, stumbled to the winter solstice of the first year of Qianfu. This winter, there were only three months left before Wang and Huang Liqi, and only thirty-three years left before the fall of the Tang Dynasty. Also in the winter of this year, the ministers of Chang'an were still immersed in the afterglow of the prosperous age, but in the southwest of the empire, Qi'er Nanzhao invaded Xichuan again. … In the first battle, the Tang army was defeated at Dadu River and fled to Qiongzhou. Nanzhao's troops were directed towards Chengdu. At the same time, outside the Dadu River, there was the Shura battlefield. A young Tang Army soldier opened his eyes. He pushed away the body on his body and saw the setting sun and the doomsday sky. This is the first year of Qianfu. The skyscrapers of the Tang Dynasty have not yet collapsed, but the world is already in ruins. Our story begins with the Nanzhao War in the winter of this year.

5 孺 The Boy Emperor Bing Lin Shen XiaHistorical1.8M WordsCompleted 73Votes971.9kRecs605.8kFans

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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.

6 死 Book of the Dead Bing Lin Shen XiaMartial Arts3.9M WordsCompleted 212Votes377.1kRecs993.8kFans

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A book of dead people, half a book of no way. Behead thousands of heads and devour the bones of hundreds.