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- 1 The Ming Dynasty's Founding Emperor 大明世祖 P.S. Reborn for a new life, Zhu Yixi starts out in Xi'an in the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, climbing one step at a time from guerrilla commander to regional commander, then Prince of Yu and emperor. Annam becomes Qin, Hokkaido becomes Yue, the Philippines becomes Qi, Uzbekistan becomes Liao... Before he knows it, he has built a new order of Asian tributary states... 0Votes60.5kRecs211.4kFans
- 2 There's Still Hope for My Ming Dynasty 朕这大明还有的救 In 1620, the Ming Dynasty stood on the brink of collapse. In the northeast, Nurhaci was sharpening his blades. In the southwest, the native chieftains were waiting for their chance. In the southeast, colonists watched hungrily, while in the northwest, the Mongols sought unification. Powerful enemies pressed in from outside, while the court was in disarray and natural disasters struck without end. As 0Votes12kRecs107.2kFans
- 3 I Am the Emperor Who Lost His Kingdom 朕就是亡国之君 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era, Zhu Qiyu awoke from a long dream on the imperial throne and opened his eyes. The Tumu Fortress disaster had already taken place, and the three elite generations of the capital garrison had been wiped out. His elder brother, the worthless Emperor Zhu Qizhen, was knocking at the gates of Datong Prefecture. Zhu Qiyu realized that he had to defend not only the capital and the Ming dynasty, but also his wife, children, and family! Does personally overseein 6Votes200.9kRecs722.7kFans
- 4 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
- 5 The Ming Dynasty's Eldest Legitimate Son 大明嫡长子 Fighting spirit is easiest to extinguish amid the ordinary, while ambition grows most easily beneath power. As the heir of Zhu Youtang, the Hongzhi Emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Houzhao possessed every advantage. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave the country in that state? It is precisely because there are regrets that change is worth pursuing. When an ordinary soul collides with an opportunity capable of shaping an era, he resolves to become a great ruler of his generation. The brush of history 3Votes117.7kRecs477.9kFans
- 6 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
- 7 A New Ming Dynasty Under Wanli 万历新明 Is it great to transmigrate and become an emperor? Honestly, not at all. You have more responsibilities and more obstacles to overcome than even someone who starts from nothing. It’s hard to repaint a ruined canvas already covered in garish colors. Zhu Yijun says, “If Heaven gave me another chance, I’d want to do this for another five hundred years!” Book group: Thanks to Xiao Long V for their support. 10Votes173.5kRecs128.3kFans
- 8 The Ruthless Emperor of the Late Ming: Forcing the Chongzhen Emperor to Abdicate from the Start 明末狠帝,开局就逼崇祯退位 Zhu Cilang: “The enemy forces will soon arrive. Father has lost the people’s support and is completely unable to control the situation. I humbly ask Father to issue an edict of abdication at once and pass the throne to me, so I can win back the people’s support and restore our realm!” 0Votes5.6kRecs37.3kFans
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Rise of the Poor Scholar 寒门崛起
This is the story of a graduate student in Classical Chinese who, after being battered again and again while searching for work, returns to the middle of the Ming dynasty and enters the body of a young child in a mountain village. His father is stiff and taciturn, his mother is fiery, and his relatives are all a troublesome lot. There's no shortage of squabbles in the little farmyard. Luckily, I have several thousand years of accumulated history behind me, and the Four Books, Five Classics, and
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- 10 A Father Can Rival a Nation 父可敌国 A broken bowl from the start, and a whole empire won through battle. That's my dad. The steadiest crown prince in history. That's my big brother. The only vassal prince in history to pull off a successful rebellion, the General-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition, and living happily ever after. That's still my big brother. The only emperor in history to be overthrown by a rebellious vassal prince. Your Majesty, I'll show you just once how you can lose when the enemy's already in your face. That' 5Votes348.7kRecs1.5MFans
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