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History is the foundation, art the wings: may Chinese civilization flourish for generations. A bookworm for ten years, carefully selecting books you can trust. Long reviews, updated regularly, featuring quality historical novels. Save this list and you'll have all of Chinese history at your fingertips. Find novels from every dynasty here, from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods all the way to the Republic of China era, plus alternate history. Each title starts with its dynasty, so choose whatever suits your taste.

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1 The Villain Geng XinHistorical2.7M WordsCompleted 0Votes1.1MRecs600.6kFans
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Traveled through time and was reborn... But he became Dong Zhuo's son. But I remember that Dong Zhuo had no sons in the Three Kingdoms. What kind of thing is this? My impression of Dong Zhuo is that he competed with his fierce general brothers for women. Although I got the little mink, I lost my head. Then the whole family was beheaded by the fierce general brother, and even the white-haired grandma was beheaded by Huangfu Song. What should I do? I don't know how to make paper, and I don't know about gunpowder, let alone the advanced fire dipping technique. I was just a little forest ranger. When I traveled through time, I forgot to bring the Baidu master with me, and I was born into an extremely ugly guy. Dad regards me as a monster, and everyone regards me as a scourge, except grandma and sister... I want to live, and in order to prevent grandma from being beheaded, I have to kill Huangfu Song first; what can I do if I change history? Everything I do is to keep myself alive and the people who love me alive.
2 Strong Qi Geng XinHistorical2.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes82.8kRecs219.5kFans
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I am willing to travel across these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with my unparalleled iron cavalry. Warriors die on the battlefield and are wrapped in horse leather. Fortunately! In the name of my uncle, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I will crush the mountain of swords and the sea of fire in front of me with my iron hoof! I am Liu Chuang and this is my story! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The last part of the Three Kingdoms trilogy, "The Warriors", made its grand debut in 2013, allowing us to relive the boiling era when iron and blood were intertwined.
3 Abnormal Three Kingdoms The Talking MustacheHistorical2.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes153.7kRecs376.5kFans
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Although the changes in heaven and earth hundreds of years ago did not completely change history, it made history take another strange path. The intertwining of luck and natural power has made the Three Kingdoms abnormal. How to find his own way in such an era where strong men are everywhere, especially after becoming Lu Bu's son-in-law, Chu Nanjue's path has become more difficult...
4 Lü Bu's Life Simulator The Talking MustacheHistorical2.3M WordsCompleted 7Votes327.8kRecs786.6kFans
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Do you believe it? A person's life is doomed from the moment your character is formed. Although there will be many opportunities and choices in life, when you face these opportunities and choices, your character and cognition have already determined how you will choose. As a destined loser, are you willing to reshape your life from this moment on? Life simulator, change the future, change your life, you deserve it. Outside Luoyang City, Lu Bu sat astride a red rabbit horse and followed the team on the spacious post road. The nightmare-like information in his mind came to him again, and the voice of someone who wanted to be beaten kept lingering in his ears. It was not much, but it kept saying repeatedly, like mosquitoes and flies in summer that kept flashing by your ears and could not be killed, which made Lu Bu extremely upset.
5 Concubine Romantic Going Up the Mountain to Fight the TigersHistorical4.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes850.5kRecs534.8kFans
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He was an ordinary boy who accidentally got a brain. Once he returned to the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, he became an illegitimate son of a gentry family. He was hired as his wife and his concubine, but his father actually eloped with his mother and gave birth to him. His biological mother had a humble status. As a concubine, Ye Chunqiu vowed to live a wonderful life. Not taken seriously in the family? Then the imperial examination will slap you in the face! My biological mother is from a lowly background, so I might as well seek death for her! It doesn't matter if you shoot openly or secretly in the court, it doesn't matter. You have a good plan, and I have a wall ladder. Is it true that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger? Otherwise, otherwise, but today the emperor is righteous. At the beginning of his legendary life, he married a beautiful wife and established a high family. From then on, Ye Chunqiu no longer kept a low profile, he just became so domineering and fierce, and a beautiful life began.
6 Lord of Spring and Autumn Honor and LoyaltyHistorical2.7M WordsCompleted 9Votes226.1kRecs149.9kFans
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When he woke up, he came to the Jin Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period and became a small lord. Not long ago in the Jin Kingdom, the king called on many nobles to destroy the Zhao family. The aftermath at home remains unresolved; turmoil continues abroad. Lu Wu, who passed through his soul and became a small noble, decided to use the knowledge of future generations to improve his life before attacking and becoming a big lord... And this is an era where no matter what a time traveler does, he or she will become an inventor accidentally! Book club group: 2156970
7 Spring and Autumn I Am the King July New ReleasesHistorical4.0M WordsCompleted 29Votes687.8kRecs387.7kFans
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The new book "New Book" has been released. In the last years of Xinmang, the time traveler fights the son of the plane. Please collect it. Reborn in the Spring and Autumn Period, he became a concubine of the Qing clan, and was driven to a stable to be with cattle and horses. Who would have thought that hegemony would be established from this? What does it mean to be promoted among three families? Look at me, the Zhao family, taking over the Jin Dynasty! Lao Tzu rides an ox to the west, Zhong Ni is in high spirits, Wu and Yue compete for beauties and die. On the bank of the Wei River, a beautiful lady in deep clothes recited the poem "Jian Jia is pale and pale, dew turns to frost". The long sword in the right hand, the poetry and calligraphy in the left hand, using different thoughts to unify the world, stepping into the Zhou Dynasty under the setting sun, the importance of the tripod, can I ask? This is my China, my "Spring and Autumn" - I am the king!
8 I Refuse to Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Xi He ChenhaoHistorical2.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes731.8kRecs597kFans
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In the thirty-first year of Lu Xianggong's reign, there was civil strife in the Zhou royal family. Li Ran, who came through his soul, lost his iron rice bowl in the library! My best friend is dead! A great career is gone! How miserable that he was forced into exile! Miserable! Miserable! This year, Lu Xianggong had just passed away, Zheng Guozhan was reforming, the six ministers of Jin were fighting openly and secretly, Qi Jinggong was about to make a move, and a regicide drama by King Chu Ling in the south was about to begin... These days are really chaotic, but it's okay. Who let this era meet me? I, Li Ran, I am not the king in the Spring and Autumn Period This story is adapted from "Zuo Zhuan". Any similarity is purely coincidental. Book friends group: 926230149. If you have any comments or suggestions, please come and correct me.
9 Guide to Traveling Through the Northern Song Dynasty Wang ZijunHistorical4.1M WordsCompleted 126Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
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If we traveled back to the Song Dynasty, would we be reciting poems, composing poems, and enjoying romance? Or are you going to fight for world supremacy? No matter what, let's fill our stomachs first.
10 Become a Feudal King from Today Snail Carrying HomeHistorical2.4M WordsCompleted 0Votes60.5kRecs6.4MFans
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Once you close your eyes, once you open them. Zhao Xu found himself a prince. The beauty is enchanting, the fiefdom is far away, and the country is in chaos. And he just wants to keep his own land and be at ease. But if an enemy dares to attack, he will never come back and be frightened...
11 I Wang ZijunHistorical3.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes1.4MRecs3MFans
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Back in the late Ming Dynasty, he became a slave. As an emperor, beggars can do it, slaves can do it, bandits can do it, but domestic slaves can't do it?
12 My Father, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty The Historian's WolfHistorical4.4M WordsCompleted 241Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans
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The new book "I Don't Travel South in Clothes" is currently being serialized. Please support me! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is coming. Liu Chang also thought about whether to fight for the big position and lead this new empire by himself, but he looked around him, Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn't it good to be alive? Ever since, Liu Chang put on the shameful hat of a time traveler and began a life of eating and waiting to die. Also known as "My Stupid Oudou", "Is this baby actually Xiang Yu's?" ", "How can an insect like you cure a big man" and so on.
13 My Brother-In-Law Is the Prince Going Up the Mountain to Fight the TigersHistorical3.3M WordsCompleted 34Votes1.8MRecs3.1MFans
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During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Anshi is ignorant and incompetent, and his crimes are heinous. His brother-in-law is the prince? Oh, that's okay!
14 Prodigal Son of Ming Dynasty Going Up the Mountain to Fight the TigersHistorical5.4M WordsCompleted 115Votes4.4MRecs2.1MFans
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Important notice, The Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty, also known as "Song of the Ming Dynasty". The eleventh year of Hongzhi. This is a beautiful morning. At this time, Zhu Houzhao was just coming of age. At this time, Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu were sharpening their knives and preparing for the imperial examination. At this time, the Little Ice Age has arrived, and the long and severe cold is raging on the earth. At this time, in Uncle Nanhe's house, Fang Jifan, the silly son of the landlord's family and the direct heir of Uncle Nanhe... Began his life of being a prodigal without shame or impatience. Q group: 491966624 VIP reader group (fan value needs to be verified): 623443904
15 The Eldest Grandson of the Ming Emperor! Writing and Seeing the Spring and Autumn PeriodHistorical3.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes182.3kRecs689kFans
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In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the tenth year since Zhu Ying came to Ming Dynasty, he established a huge foundation in the Western Regions. In the palace of Prince Yan, Zhu Ying and the later Yongle Emperor Zhu Di were having a pleasant conversation. On April 25, Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty passed away. Zhu Ying followed Zhu Di south to the capital to express condolences. Zhu Di: How disgusting! Unexpectedly, it was me who personally sent him to the throne. Zhu Yuanzhang: The fourth child is a good boy, and he brought his eldest grandson to us. Zhu Ying: Under the light of the sun and moon, we are all the great Ming Dynasty!
16 Shao Song Grenades Fear WaterHistorical2.8M WordsCompleted 2.5kVotes3.6MRecs19.6MFans
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The first one is called "continuation"; the second one is called "guidance". In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, Zhao Gou, the ninth son of the emperor, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inherited the Song Dynasty, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianyan. However, within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as prime minister, Chen Dong was killed, Yue Fei was expelled from the army, Zongze was abandoned in Tokyo, and the anti-gold arrangements in Hebei were completely dismantled... After so many efforts, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty finally unified their thinking and established a glorious anti-gold route to support Zhao Guan's family to move south to Huaidian and then to Yangzhou. But as soon as he set off, after paying homage to Taoist ancestors at Mingdao Palace in Bozhou, the Zhao official fell into the world-famous Nine Dragon Well. When he got up, he no longer recognized who his confidant was! I want to resist gold! But where are my confidants? ! This is a sincere cry from a soul nine hundred years later. After he had no choice but to inherit the name of the Song Dynasty, he wanted to lead the court and the world to a new path. Therefore it is called Shaosong.
17 A Father Can Rival a Nation Master Three PreceptsHistorical3.0M WordsCompleted 19Votes348.7kRecs1.5MFans
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In the first half of the game, everything depends on playing - that's my dad. The most stable prince in history - that's my brother. The only vassal king in history who successfully rebelled, General Zhengbei, Happy Forever—that was my brother. The only emperor in history who was successfully rebelled against by his vassal king, I will only show you once how to lose by flying dragon riding face - that is my eldest nephew. The fattest emperor in history? How could a fat man weighing three hundred pounds have any evil intentions - he is still my eldest nephew. What? Who I am? I am the sixth child. Please enjoy the long-running hilarious family ethics drama in ancient costumes - "Everyone in Lao Zhu's family is a weirdo" and "My father is not so scary"! It is euphemistically called "The Father Can Enemy the Country"!
18 Hanxiang Jie Yu 2Historical3.8M WordsCompleted 34Votes9.5MRecs3.4MFans
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We have accepted the inheritance of our ancestors, which has made China glorious for thousands of years. We are so at ease that we have never thought of returning to the era of struggling to find a way out through slash-and-burn cultivation. Feeding back our suffering ancestors and finding the true meaning of our hometown will be the story this book tells. The web drama "Tang Brick" starring Zhang Jianing and Wang Tianchen will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi on October 29, 2018. For more information, please follow the public account Jie Yu Bu 2...
19 Cao Thief Geng XinHistorical3.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes112.2kRecs336.8kFans
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The new book Song Shixing has been uploaded, everyone is welcome to collect it In 2011, Geng Xin worked hard to create a story about a little Cao thief.
20 Conquering the Han Grenades Fear WaterHistorical3.2M WordsCompleted 908Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
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Work hard to hear and reach the princes, so that you can survive in troubled times! As a posthumous son, Gongsun Xun received life guidance very early from his mother, who was known as a time traveler. However, as he followed the tide of history year after year, he discovered that something was gradually going wrong! This is the story of a semi-aboriginal man struggling in the great era!
21 A First-Rank Official Master Three PreceptsHistorical5.8M WordsCompleted 69Votes1.4MRecs888.4kFans
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Counting romances, discussing success or failure, a century-old dream is full of generosity and determination, and will work hard to save the world, even if the infamy is rolling in behind it. Disregarding life and death, focusing on prosperity and decline, the sea, rain, sky and wind come and go alone. Who doesn't think that the Great Wall will never fall down, but also can't imagine that the water will pass away and return to the sea.
22 The Young Grand Secretary Master Three PreceptsHistorical5.0M WordsCompleted 92Votes2.5MRecs1.7MFans
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Standing in front of you is: The guardian of the Ming Dynasty, the close comrade-in-arms of Emperor Wanli, the good son of the chief minister of the cabinet, and the world's richest man in the 16th and 17th centuries. The mastermind behind the bureaucracy for thirty years, the gravedigger of the vassal system, and the second Yan Shifan in the mouth of the Donglin Party, Zhang Juzheng shouted invincible. Hai Rui's confidant, Xu Wei's boss, Matteo Ricci's orator, Xu Guangqi and other six champions' mentor. The fig leaf of the Ming Dynasty poetry circle, the author of more than 700 books in various disciplines, the inventor of more than 2,700 patents, and the founder of modern universities and science. The patron saint of overseas Han people, the pioneer of new sea routes, the maintainer of ocean order, and the contractor of global large-scale projects. The chief culprit in the troubles of Europe, Tokugawa Ieyasu's adoptive father, Sebastian's savior, and the elder Kokaku who is dedicated to the people. Xiaoge Old Book Friends Group: 56471661
23 Celebrating More Than One Year Mao NiHistorical4.0M WordsCompleted 102Votes4MRecs5.6MFans
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A family that has accumulated good deeds will have more blessings. If you have more blessings, you will suddenly meet a benefactor. If you are lucky to have a mother, if you are lucky to have a mother, you will accumulate Yin Gong. Encourage life, help the poor... But who would have known that in life, thanks to Yu Qing, you have to make your own path choice after all. It is the so-called forked branches: The east wind carries clouds and rain, and the young vines sprout new shoots. Urgent rush is like a frown, washing away the velvet and flowers. Wait until the morning sun comes, and the courtyard will be covered with green. When I was looking forward to the yellow leaves, I picked several melons. … … The film and television drama "Celebrating More Than Years" starring Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming, Wu Gang, etc. Will be broadcast on Tencent Video and iQiyi from November 26.
24 Tang Dynasty Dining Table Jie Yu 2Historical4.2M WordsOngoing 123Votes3.4MRecs2.4MFans
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Past works such as "Tang Bricks", "The Wisdom of the Song Dynasty", "Silver Fox", "Hanxiang", "Tomorrow" and "I'm Not a Savage" are all classics and you are welcome to read them. The people and affairs of the world are just dishes on my table in the Tang Dynasty. Although the original ingredients have the original flavor of food, Yunchu still believes that the most delicious food still needs to be divided, cooked, and processed. The food that is finally served on the table is the food that best suits the stomach of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Steam, braise, stir-fry, stew... There are as many cooking methods as there are in the world. Whether it is Goguryeo, Turks, Tubo, Tuyuhun, Xueyantuo, Tiele... Or long whales, tigers, giant sharks, hungry wolves, in the iron pot of the melting pot of the Tang Dynasty, you can cook unparalleled delicacies... Coupled with Li Zhi, Wu Fu, Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and other peerless condiments, there will always be something unforgettable in terms of color, smell and taste. Yunchu hoped that he should definitely have his own seat at such a luxurious banquet! Now, the delicious food has been cooked - Yun Chu laid out the napkin, picked up the deer knife, closed his eyes slightly, and prepared to enjoy an unprecedented meal to satisfy his hungry stomach.
25 The Tang Brick Jie Yu 2Historical4.5M WordsCompleted 94Votes2.2MRecs1.8MFans
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The web drama "Tang Brick" starring Zhang Jianing and Wang Tianchen will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi on October 29, 2018. For more information, please follow the public account Jie Yu Bu 2... Dreaming back to Chang'an, Xuanwu Gate is soaked with blood, and there is only countless sorrow in the depths of Taiji Palace. The people are water, and the king is a boat. The loud voice of the emperor is still reverberating in the land of Chang'an, but the iron hooves of the alien race have once again broken through the Yumen Pass. How can this hatred be reached? What kind of anger should Li Shimin roar in the grave when he sees his people in ruins? I took pictures of the railings and could only see Jiuzhou Lu Chen! My chest is also full of depression, wishing I could cross the long river of history, catch flying stars, catch the sun and moon, and turn the world upside down. It doesn't matter, I can hear ghosts chirping outside the window and the autumn rain whizzing. I cut a bald pen and extend the story of Li Tang's prosperous age, removing the dark parts. My Tang Dynasty has no sorrow, only the heroic spirit of the iron horse, the emperor who swallowed the sun and the moon, the bloody generals, the noble scholars with high crowns, the gentle and virtuous queen, the father is kind and the son is filial, and the prosperous age lasts. This is my Tang Dynasty, my "Tang Bricks". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26 Return to the Ming Dynasty and Become a Prince Yue GuanHistorical3.7M WordsCompleted 43Votes5.2MRecs2.3MFans
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[Adaptation of the animation "Return to the Ming Dynasty in March" is currently on the air] By a strange combination of circumstances, Zheng Shaopeng, a good man from the Oolong IX, returned to the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. It was a colorful era, with the evil of the Eight Tigers of the Capital, the fashion of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, the mentality of the great Confucian Wang Yangming, and the absurd and righteous emperor Zhu Houzhao. The protagonist who steps into this world in confusion has to deal with all kinds of characters for his own destiny. The disputes between the East Factory, the West Factory, the Inner Factory, and the Outer Court; the story of Dai Tianxun hunting to eliminate corrupt officials; the suppression of Japanese pirates, the expulsion of the Tatars, the destruction of the capital barbarians, the battle with the Folangji; the establishment of a sea ban, immigration to Siberia..., Wonderful Stories come one after another... The fate of a country and an individual is like a ship in the long river of history. Because of his unexpected appearance, will this giant ship that was destined to sail to decline deviate from its direction?
27 New Book July New ReleasesHistorical2.7M WordsCompleted 0Votes244.9kRecs570kFans
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At the end of the New Dynasty, Wang Mang's restructuring failed, and the world was about to be in chaos. The red-browed green forest righteous flag was raised high, and the Liu Xiu brothers were determined to restore the Han Dynasty. How should we be reborn in such an era? The new house is decayed and cannot be destroyed or established. Only those who come will write it down with a big pen! PS: This is a story about a time traveler fighting a son of a plane.
28 Hanque July New ReleasesHistorical2.0M WordsCompleted 33Votes1.5MRecs514.7kFans
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The new book "New Book" has been released. In the new era, the time traveler fights against the son of the plane. Suddenly looking back thousands of years, the Han family palace remains the same! It was the third year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. The powerful ministers in the court were in power, but the Xiongnu was still alive outside, and the Silk Road was unbroken... Although Wei Huo was gone, the pioneering spirit of the sons of the Han family never ceased, and new heroes were about to emerge! In the Gobi Desert of Dunhuang, at a post station called Xuanquanzhi, Ren Hong, a lowly official, cast his pen and shouted angrily: "A man has no other ambitions. He should just imitate Zhang Qian and Fu Jiezi and make contributions to foreign lands in order to win a title. How can he be able to write and inkstone for a long time?" Book club: 1021675508. VIP group (disciples and above): 496717165.
29 The Qin Empire's Bailiff July New ReleasesHistorical3.4M WordsCompleted 325Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
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(The new book "New Book" has been released. In the new era, the time traveler fights against the son of the plane) At the end of the Warring States Period, China experienced great changes that had not happened in thousands of years. Some people are born to be noble. Some people are valued as young masters. But he was reborn as Heifu, a small soldier of Qin State, a small figure in Yunmeng Qin Slips. In order to avoid dying in the ravine and to control his own destiny, he climbed up hard. Fortunately, he caught up with a big era. The six kings are finished, and the world is one! Thousands of years of bloodline are no match for military honors. The nobles and nobles of the six countries were all trampled under the feet of Qin officials. Hei Fu just wanted to ask with a smile: Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the kind? Take the Baiyue in the south, but the Xiongnu in the north, the Di Qiang flee to the west, and the building boat crosses eastward. Within Liuhe, the emperor's land. How has history changed with his participation? Qin Shihuang is destined to die, and the world will be divided. As a Qin official, how should you choose, whether to add fuel to the flames or to turn the tide?

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