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The True Chronicles of Immortal Ming 仙明实录
Cultivation on Earth begins in the Ming Dynasty! Zhu Youjian, a Zifu cultivator, fails to achieve immortality and transmigrates into the womb of the Breath-Embryo Immortal Emperor: Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian. To turn Earth into a celestial grotto, he sets himself five modest goals: [Establish the Underworld]: Sink Fengdu into the Earth's core and create the cycle of rebirth. [Nurture the People, Foster the True]: Produce a hundred thousand jin per mu and increase the population to a trillion. [Bring
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The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋
[The new book “Splendor of the Tang” is now available] The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end.
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The Liu Song Dynasty Isn’t Here to Stir Up Trouble 刘宋不整活
I transmigrated as Liu Yu's second son, Liu Yizhen. The good news: I'm only twelve, and I'm the boss of all Guanzhong! The bad news: I really don't know much about the history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties! The only thing Liu Yizhen knows about the Liu Song dynasty is how much chaos it can cause. Like ministers killing emperors and emperors killing ministers. And that business about Yuanjia's rash campaign, sealing the Wolf Juxu, and fleeing north in disarray. “Can our Liu Song dynasty
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The Father of France 法兰西之父
The World War is raging, and the situation is looking great. This is the perfect time to show off. What did I do wrong? I only want to rule France. Bokassa clung to the leg of France’s lifelong ruler, sobbing and sniffling. “I want to be emperor so badly. I dream about it every night! I want it so much. If I become emperor, I’ll do whatever you say. I’ll respect you like a father. I don’t want to miss this chance.”
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In the Sixth Year of Zhenguan, Shimin Was Still Awake 贞观六年,世民亦未寝
Li Yu arrived in Chang'an in the sixth year of Zhenguan. The long nights were hard for someone accustomed to modern nightlife. Fortunately, he had a System. As long as he stayed up late, he could receive all kinds of rewards: historical records, cultural knowledge, science and technology, late-night snacks... For a better life, and to build the splendor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yu was determined to become the champion of staying up late. Then he discovered that having other people stay up with hi
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How Grand Is the Adviser! 师爷高哉
The best historical novel in the entire universe! Even the Trisolarans love it! What a screwed-up world! What a screwed-up Jiajing! Master Hao fears nothing. He just wants the whole world to descend into chaos!
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I Became a God in the Tang Dynasty 我在唐朝当神仙
“Your disciple Li Bai wishes to follow the Immortal and study the Dao. I have no regrets!” “Duan Qiusheng, Master Meng, I’ve found a true immortal!” Jiang She transmigrates to the prosperous Tang dynasty, where he meets famous poets, a nobleman who worships the Buddha, and an ambitious minister. He also sees the Painting Sage, eunuchs, a consort, and the emperor. From atop the clouds, he watches their history unfold. A wandering immortal in the mortal world, a man apart as he ventures among its
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Greece Rebuilds Rome 希腊重铸罗马
[Administration, agriculture, diplomacy, no System] In 1863, the seventeen-year-old Danish prince George became king of the Greeks. People said that he changed everything. What he inherited was a poor, chaotic, and feeble little country on a peninsula. What he left behind was a prosperous, stable, and powerful Near Eastern nation. Over the course of sixty years, he proved that a nation's strength lies not in fervent passion, but in pragmatism and composure; not in waging endless wars, but in res
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The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿
In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous
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The Tang People's Dining Table 唐人的餐桌
The author's previous works, Tang Bricks, The Wisdom of Great Song, Silver Fox, Han Village, The World Under Heaven, and I'm Not a Savage, are all classics. Welcome to read them. The people of the world and all its affairs are nothing more than dishes served at the tables of the people of Great Tang. Though raw ingredients have their own rustic charm, Yun Chu believes that the most delicious food must be cut, cooked, prepared, and finally served at the table. Only then is it truly suited to the
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No One Understands How to Save the Ming Dynasty Better Than I Do 没人比我更懂救大明
Chongzhen's Diary In the first year of Taichang, the emperor spent three million in a single month. He abolished the mining tax and recalled the eunuchs stationed across the realm. Now I finally understand who that unlucky kid Chongzhen was imitating. In the third year of Tianqi, my elder brother spent tens of millions in a year. The Donglin Party was far too expensive to keep around. In the first year of Chongzhen, the Ming may fall, but the Manchus must die. In the third year of Chongzhen, to
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I Become a Great Writer in the Great Ming 我在大明当文豪
I transmigrated, took the surname Luo, and became a scholar who writes storybooks. Since that's the case, I definitely have to write Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Water Margin, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and even The Legend of the Condor Heroes will all have to be considered.
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The Great Song’s Literary Giant 大宋文豪
Jiayou Year One. The fighting between the Song and Xia was dying down, and the Qingli era was already a thing of the past. Lu Beigu, a professor of Chinese language and literature, awoke beside Anle Creek. Before his eyes lay an age of flourishing culture and brilliant talents. That year, Su Shi cried, “A wind from a thousand miles, how exhilarating!” as he traveled from Shu to the capital. Zeng Gong failed the exams time and again, disheartened and destitute, while Zhang Heng waited confidently
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The Beast-Eared Girl from the Tang Dynasty 来自大唐的兽耳娘
Liu Gong was originally planning to serve his country loyally. Then he met a beautiful Western Regions girl with cat ears. And she really was a catgirl. Ah, life here is so delightful. Who needs the Tang Dynasty? Here’s the official version: This is a different kind of Tang Dynasty. Catgirls, centaurs, winged folk, snake women, and merfolk are everywhere, from Liangzhou to Chang’an, from Youyun to Lingnan. And yet this is also a familiar Tang Dynasty. In the late Tang, the military governors
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Dream of the Red Chamber: I'm Baoyu's Second Brother 红楼:我给宝玉当二哥
After waking from a dream, Gu Wangyan finds that he has transmigrated into the second young master of the Rongguo Mansion. In the Land of Illusion, the scroll recording the fates of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling has been burned to ashes. The doomed young man dressed in red, the wealth and glory destined to fall, are now blank pages that can be rewritten. Meanwhile, above the court, sun and moon hang side by side, illuminating the world, and the Jia family is already caught in a vortex of power.
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Rebel Group Chat: Starting with Zhu Yuanzhang 义军群聊,从朱元璋开始
Liu Bang, Zhang Jiao, Zhu Yuanzhang, Dou Jiande, Huang Chao, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Feng Yunshan... all once led rebel armies. What amusing stories will unfold when they meet and become friends in a chat group, answering strange questions from the internet of the future? Zhang Jiao: “I am Zhang Jiao. Han, prepare to die!” Liu Bang: “What? My Han has fallen again?” Zhu Yuanzhang: “My eldest grandson, my wife, and Biao'er all died before me? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!” Li Zicheng
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Splendor Across the Tang Dynasty 满唐华彩
The Tang Dynasty flourishes in all its splendor, but a cataclysmic upheaval is imminent. In the fifth year of Tianbao, he opens his eyes to the majestic prosperity of “radiant Tang, favored by Heaven, with all nations beneath its sway.” Famous generals abound, its borders stretch far and wide; capable ministers are plentiful, its granaries overflowing; poetry shines brilliantly, its culture dazzles; beauties take your breath away, and song and dance fill the land. He also sees a court utterly in
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The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏
(My new book, “New Book,” is out. Set at the end of the Xin dynasty, it follows a transmigrator battling the Son of the Plane.) 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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The Heir Emperor 嗣皇帝
Reborn into a parallel world embroiled in a succession struggle among nine princes, Shen Ye had been ready to make a big impact. Then he discovered that he had become the Crown Prince, with everyone ganging up to attack him. He knew the Crown Prince’s greatest enemy wasn’t his brothers, but the increasingly suspicious emperor. After realizing he couldn’t recreate the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Shen Ye decided to lie flat! He’d never become emperor no matter how hard he tried, so he might as well do w
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Jiajing: What? My Son Cultivates Immortality Too? 嘉靖:什么?朕的儿子也修仙?
Zhu Zaishang transmigrates as the fifth son of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who died before he was even a month old. Facing the treacherous court politics of the late Jiajing era, Zhu Zaishang feels that one wrong move could doom him forever. So he plans to become an unambitious, carefree prince, quietly building up his strength after receiving his own fiefdom, then restoring the old realm. Unexpectedly, after submitting a memorial, he accidentally binds himself to the [National Fort
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The Middle Ages from the Start, and the Crusades Are Underway 开局中世纪,正在十字军东征
Before you stands Eric Otteville, the Bohemian Sword Saint, the Burgundian Rogue, the Sword of God, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Grand Master of the Jomsvikings, Count of Glamorgan, Conqueror of Anatolia, Lord of Egypt and Cyprus, the Great and Terrible, King of Gold and Blood! Transmigrated as the second son of Robert Otteville, the conqueror of southern Italy in 1066, he gets packed off to a monastery by his own father without even a barony to his name. A Norman monk sets off on his ad
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Great Tang: From the Start, I Offer Li Er a Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls 大唐:开局为李二献上避坑指南
Wen He never imagined that he would transmigrate to the ninth year of Wude. He never thought he would one day rise through the Tang court and become an official, either. Until that day. With nowhere else to turn, he went to the Prince of Qin's residence. “Your Majesty, the future Heavenly Khan, I really am from the future. You have to believe me!” “This Tang Dynasty Survival Guide doesn't cost 998 or even 98. Just have Li Yuanji killed, and you can take it home for free.” Li Shimin looked at the
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Golden Terrace, Han Moon 金台汉月
A son-in-law in an enemy's court, yet his heart shines like the moon upon the Han people. Who says a Han man can't marry a princess of Great Jin? Li Shuo was reborn in the Jin dynasty. First he laid claim to a position among the imperial in-laws, then he schemed for the exalted status of a royal son-in-law. Amid the suspicion of the Jurchen nobles who filled the court, he struggled to build his standing, moving ever farther along his chosen path. It was the era of the Mingchang reign, a time of
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Reviving Han Prosperity, 1844 太平兴汉1844
Feng Quan transmigrates unexpectedly and stumbles into the imperial household in Huaxian County, Guangdong, the birthplace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement. He becomes the cousin of the Son of God. Hong Xiuquan has already founded the God Worshipping Society and gained two devoted followers, Feng Yunshan and Hong Rengan. The Jintian Uprising is still eight years away. “Brother A-Quan, I see your bones are extraordinary, and a beam of light rises from your crown. You look destined for wea
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I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学
The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song
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A Transmigration Guide to the Northern Song Dynasty 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.
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I’m Really Not Doing My Job as Emperor 朕真的不务正业
On the nineteenth day of the first month of the first year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli, Zhu Yijun, sized up the Iron Triangle before him. His first ally looked rather kind. She was the Empress Dowager of the Ming. His second ally was just a eunuch whose job was to kowtow. His third ally was a powerful minister who practically radiated authority. At last, everyone turned their eyes to Us and asked what role We were playing. We looked at Our identity and said: We are The Great Emperor Who Neglects His
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Han Descendants of the Jin Court 晋庭汉裔
The mountains we look back on again and again, the sea we never forget. On the day Jiang Wei died in the flames at Chengdu, the last light of the Han Empire vanished for good. The men of Jin stood beside his corpse and picked up a gallbladder as big as a bucket. They stared at one another in bewilderment. The Western Jin Empire was founded on this victory, but the answer to where the future would lead was a terrible one. Forty years later, mourners would fill the land, the Nine Provinces would l
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I, the Emperor 朕
Back in the late Ming, reduced to slavery. If an emperor can be a beggar, a Manchu invader, a rebel, or a household slave, why can’t a household slave become emperor?
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Every Man Has a Duty 匹夫有责
Spring, in the seventh year of Chongzhen. The swaggering forces of Gao Yingxiang and the others are about to face their darkest hour. Huang Taiji runs his hand over the red-haired cannons Kong Youde has brought him, plotting a western campaign to annihilate Ligdan Khan. In the Forbidden City, Zhu Youjian, who takes Yao and Shun as his models, is still overwhelmed by drought, mutinies, plague, and a severe fiscal crisis. The Oirat confederation in the Western Regions has declared its dissolution.
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This Liu Bei Is Different 这个刘备不一样
A modern-day enthusiast of archery and horsemanship was visiting the Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu when he gazed at the statue of Emperor Zhaolie and sighed, “What a pity, Lord Xuande.” For some inexplicable reason, he transmigrated into Liu Bei himself. At this point, Liu Bei knew neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei. He was merely a civilian laborer serving his term of corvee labor. With the border generals changing orders every day and arbitrarily extending his term of service, Liu Bei had no interest in
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Rising Above the Rivers and Mountains 扶摇河山
[Ten Thousand Subscriptions] [Dream of the Red Chamber] [Alternate History] Reborn as an illegitimate son of a noble family, he rises from humble beginnings through hardship and makes his way to the top. Time and space fall into chaos, and history branches into an obscure new path; Countless heroes and great figures who once made their mark on history are buried in the dust of time; A new realm rises from the ashes, its road stretching skyward as the old order is swept away; What of fated love a
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The Sage Ancestor, Emperor Jiajing 圣祖嘉靖
A history professor transmigrates into the body of the Jiajing Emperor. The good news: he has thirty years of an emperor's memories, plus a cheat of his own, a System that inherits the abilities of the dead. The bad news: his body has been hollowed out by lead and mercury elixirs, leaving him just six years to live. The even worse news: the Ming court is completely under the control of the scholar-official faction, so tightly sealed that not even a needle can get through, nor a drop of water see
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The Heroic Ming Dynasty 大明豪雄
During the Wanli reign, the land was at peace. Liu Jin, a young man from the countryside of western Henan, had a touch of ambition. The curiosity, arrogance, and obsessions of a modern person had brought him to this era. “Anping Liu Jin delights in chaos and takes pleasure in disaster.”, Ming dynasty, Anonymous
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A Guide to Building Civilization in a Primitive Tribe 原始部落的文明建设指南
In ancient times. Early humans clad in animal skins survived through hardship, eating raw meat and drinking blood. Natural disasters, attacks by wild beasts, illness and injury, food shortages, tribal conflicts... All kinds of deadly threats loomed over the tribe. A single mistake could spell annihilation. Just as Xia Yu transmigrates to an ancient tribe and laments that life is hopeless, he awakens the [Destined Wage Slave System]. The primitive people drag Xia Yu back to their tribe. [Ding!] [
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The Golden Clan: I Lead the Mongol Cavalry to Conquer Europe and Asia 黄金家族,我带蒙古铁骑横扫亚欧
If you transmigrated to the Mongolian steppes in the thirteenth century and became a young man of both Han and Mongol heritage, what would you choose? Would you head south and return to the Great Song, or join the Mongol tribes? Faced with this question, Zhao Shuo has just one thing to say: “Khan Temujin, please grant me Hua Zheng’s hand in marriage!” After transmigrating to the Mongolian steppes, Zhao Shuo starts out as Temujin’s son-in-law and climbs, step by step, to the highest throne on the
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The Tang Dynasty in Warhammer: The Tianbao Dream Shattered, and the Fanzhen Rebelled 大唐战锤:天宝梦碎,藩镇大叛乱
“We once expanded the borders of the Tang Empire for you, but you abandoned the frontier soldiers who risked their lives for your sake.” At Mawei Post Station, a military governor clad in golden armor approached the imperial carriage. His low, accusing voice echoed above the throne. “You are lost in Yang Guifei's tender embrace, living in extravagance and giving no thought to the people, while the golden age falls into ruin. If you cannot seize this last chance to restore the empire, then let me
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The Splendor of the Late Jin Dynasty 晋末芳华
The Five Barbarians wreak havoc, the Central Plains sink into chaos, famine ravages the land, and people eat one another. Disasters and wars strike again and again. The common people struggle to survive, only to end up as “two-legged sheep” if they are lucky enough to live. This goes on for more than three hundred years before China is united once again. He transmigrates to the middle of the Eastern Jin dynasty. According to the course of history, China is destined to languish for another two hu
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An Age of Eternal Prosperity 长明盛世
Chen Yanzhi said to the Jiajing Emperor, “Your Majesty, every step I've taken has been thanks to your promotion. If anyone is my backer, it's you. And if I belong to any faction, it's yours!” Yan Shifan said to Chen Yan, “The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Great Ming rest on my shoulders. You aren't qualified to speak of the people of the realm!” Chen Yanzhi gave him a thumbs-up. “Little Grand Secretary, you truly are the fiercest man in all of Great Ming!” The warmth of everyday lif
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A Charcoal Burner in the Qing Dynasty, 1848 1848大清烧炭工
In the mid-nineteenth century, in Xunzhou Prefecture, Guangxi, a journey to overthrow the Qing begins with a charcoal burner. Bring down the Qing, drive out the foreigners, and wash away a century of national humiliation. [No System or cheats, a traditional historical novel]
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Joy of Life 庆余年
A family that does good deeds will surely enjoy blessings in abundance. Leave blessings for the future, leave blessings for the future, and in time meet a benefactor. How fortunate, how fortunate, that my mother accumulated hidden merit. I urge people to help the needy and support the poor… But who could know that, though we inherit the blessings of those who came before us, in the end we must choose our own path in life? Thus, at the fork in the road: The east wind brings clouds and rain, and y
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My Company Commander, Charles De Gaulle 我的排长戴高乐
A Star River Cup entry Office worker Zhou Yu gets swept into a constantly refreshing war scenario, and it opens with a brutal battle. On the battlefield of the Marne, he has just transmigrated when he is dragged off the field and nearly shot as a deserter. To save his life, he lies, claiming he knows a platoon leader named Charles de Gaulle.
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1836: I Become a Literary Giant in Britain 1836:我在大英当文豪
“And now, please welcome the Poet Laureate of the British Empire, recipient of the Order of the Garter, lifelong president of the Royal Literary Society, Queen Victoria's most trusted private adviser, foreign member of the Academie Francaise and holder of the Grand Cross of Honor, Dickens's rival and dear friend, the uncrowned king of literature, the esteemed Lord Michel Leblanc!” Michel stood on the platform outside Buckingham Palace. He surveyed the fervent faces below, then glanced at Queen V
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The Winds Rise in North America, 1625 风起北美1625
A group of Chinese people from the future accidentally arrive on the west coast of North America in the seventeenth century. They go on to change the course of world history, embedding the mark of Chinese civilization deep into one land after another. “The entire continent of the New World, the Americas, is the land chosen for us Chinese!” “The vast Pacific Ocean is our Chinese inland sea!” “The Caribbean Sea is our Chinese washbasin!” “The continent of Australia is our Chinese mining ground!” “
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Have I Revived the Han Dynasty Today? 今天复兴汉室了吗?
Chen Zhi transmigrates to Chengdu during the Three Kingdoms era, when the future of Shu Han hangs in the balance. Prime Minister Zhuge has just died at Wuzhang Plains. The army is leaderless, Yang Yi has had Wei Yan killed, the northern expeditions are doomed, and morale is low. The Han dynasty is on the brink of collapse, and the people are in dire straits. What will become of the mission to restore the Han dynasty? Twenty-four-year-old Chen Zhi braves every obstacle, heads north with an imperi
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Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: I Can Receive Modern Goods 穿越大明:我能接收现代物资
In 1638, he was a patrol inspector. In 1639, he was a county magistrate. In 1641, he was a prefect. Suppressing bandits is all well and good, but it can't get in the way of farming. Killing chieftains is all well and good, but it can't get in the way of making money. He leaves the emperor, ministers, Ming generals, rebels, and Manchus gasping in disbelief, while turning the Little Ice Age into a warm spell...
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Tiger Guard 虎贲郎
After Dong Zhuo, the Three Commanderies fell into chaos. The Son of Heaven was driven from his capital, and loyalists gathered in Luodu to save the throne. Amid crumbling walls, the powerful were contemptible. With sword in hand, he looked around: the traitors were ten times more vicious than the barbarians. In an age of loyalty, filial piety, propriety, righteousness, and trust, the most reliable things were still the sword and shield in one's hands.
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I’m a Demon Daoist in the Northern Song Dynasty 我在北宋当妖道
In the sixth year of Zhenghe, Wu Ye entered the palace to meet the Dao-revering Emperor Huizong of Song, and burst into tears as soon as he bowed his head. "Heaven has nine firmaments, and the Divine Firmament is the highest, governed as a celestial court. The Jade Pure King of the Divine Firmament is the eldest son of the Supreme Deity, titled the Great Emperor of Eternal Life. That is who Your Majesty is." While sending that foolish emperor to the position of Daoist Emperor, Wu Ye also replace
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My Portable Ming Dynasty Court 我的手提式大明朝廷
Su Ze transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and becomes a second-class jinshi in the second year of Longqing, entering the Hanlin Academy as a junior compiler. The good news: no more grinding through the imperial exams. He has transmigrated straight to the end point of an exam-focused novel, and this year’s cohort is exceptionally distinguished. More than half of the grand secretaries who serve during the Wanli reign will be among these jinshi. The bad news: the second year of Longqing is when court
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Strange Tales of Northern Qi 北齐怪谈
In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, began playing a pipa made from a human thigh bone. He sang along to his own accompaniment, and the tune was grotesque, absurd, terrifying, despairing, and agonizing. That year, Liu Taozi, who lived by the Zhang River, caught a few fish, and the story began.
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