political intrigue novels

7 books

The Wise Monarch of Wanli

In the year 1572 AD, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its realm. At this moment, wokou pirates ran rampant along the southeastern coast, Tatars hammered at the northwestern frontiers, local land annexation grew increasingly dire, the military and bureaucracy were exhausted, the common folk struggled in misery, and the Longqing Emperor had just passed away. It was precisely then that Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun—the historical Wanli Emperor, notorious for neglecting imperial court sessions for thirty years. The good news: Zhu Yijun had not yet ascended the throne. He hadn't had time to ruin state affairs yet. The bad news: Zhu Yijun had not yet ascended the throne. Feng Bao, the Seal-holding Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, wanted to act as the proxy of imperial power. Senior Grand Secretary Gao Gong wanted to reduce the emperor to a figurehead and empower the Grand Secretariat. Second Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng was single-mindedly determined to take the reins of government and push through new reforms. His only reliance, his birth mother Lady Li, still punished him with kneeling at every turn and forced him to write self-condemning edicts. ... A collapsing dynasty loomed right before his eyes, while daggers and shadows clashed in the central halls of power. To bear the realm's misfortunes is to be king of the world. Now that I have ascended the throne, if I do not save this world, who will?

42 chapters

Sci-Fi

Then Let Them Pledge Their Loyalty!

Transmigrating into a cataclysmic world of chaos filled with all sorts of bizarre relics, Qiu Tu discovers that he has actually slept with a big shot's mistress... Since he's already been found out, then... just let nature take its course? Boost his strength, cultivate his faction, recruit beau... beautiful and powerful subordinates, and step by step climb to the apex of this world! Cataclysmic abilities and bizarre relics include: an orpiment stone that erases one's impression from other people's minds; a mirror that lets someone standing before it freely adjust their appearance and copy others' looks and voices; an exotic beast's severed head that summons a storm after being kissed; a piggy bank that can store emotions; an inversion potion that increases favorability when you beat someone up, and so on...

53 chapters

Cultivation & Xianxia

Immortal Court Hounds

The Great Yu Immortal Court, with a legacy of a thousand years. A wise sovereign sits on the throne, and fierce ministers fill the court. Beneath this golden age, undercurrents stir. Gods and demons lurk, watching; fiends and monsters move in secret. Born into an upheaval the likes of which has not been seen in a thousand years, Lianshan Xin casts himself into the game: standing above the dynasty, hunting emperors, kings, generals, and ministers, subduing the true dragons of the mortal realm. Immortal Court Hounds: Let the entire Immortal Court become my hawks and hounds!

86 chapters

Cultivation & Xianxia

Immortality Simulator

How arduous is the immortal path! All the more so in this world of cultivation, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry a contagion; if an immortal makes contact with them, at best their cultivation drops, and at worst they return to the Dao in death. Thus, mortals and immortals are forever parted. Immortal methods cannot be practiced together, turning the entire cultivation world into a vast dark forest... ... Li Fan transmigrated into this realm. Despite boundless ambitions, he could only roll in the mundane dust, idling away an entire lifetime. Fortunately, upon his deathbed, a strange treasure finally awakened—one capable of turning reality into illusion, converting his lived life into a fleeting dream, and returning him to the moment he first arrived! And so, Li Fan embarked upon his long journey toward immortality! In his second life, Li Fan spent fifty years rising to absolute worldly power, yet searched the realm in vain without finding a trace of immortals. Only at the very end of his life did he finally catch a glimpse of their vestiges. In his third life, Li Fan racked his brains and laid countless schemes, yet in the end, they could not withstand a single sword strike from an immortal! In his fourth life... ... "I, Li Fan, a mere mortal, unrepentant through a hundred lifetimes, seek only immortality!"

1561 chapters

Eastern Fantasy

Adverse Journey

Before transmigrating, he believed that man could triumph over fate, that through sheer personal effort, one could alter their circumstances and social standing. Only after transmigrating did he realize that some things are innate from birth, unchangeable no matter how hard one tries. Trapped in a hostage prince's residence that feels like a cage, with his allegiance decreed by heaven, his only choice is to fight to change his destiny! Even his name seemed to foretell it all: Wu Youren... not an ounce of benevolence!

223 chapters

Cultivation & Xianxia

Dragon Canon

Wei Yuan originally harbored no grand ambitions, but swept up in the torrential currents of the era, he had no choice but to embark on a path of conquering all quarters and expanding frontiers, traversing every mountain pass before his hair ever turned gray.\n\nInformal Synopsis 1: Even immortals fear industrialization! This is the story of an industrial revolution taking place in a fantasy world.

1544 chapters

Eastern Fantasy

Where Immortals Once Walked

Three thousand years ago, the heavenly demons descended. The immortals intervened, victorious, and drove them away, forcing the demons to retreat from the mortal realm. Afterward, a cataclysm of heaven and earth caused spiritual energy to dwindle, and the immortals vanished; yet the demons disguised themselves as deities, once again infiltrating the mortal realm. More than a hundred and sixty years ago, a divine relic descended. The fertile Chipa Plateau and the invincible ancient city of Panlong were both reduced to dust. Today, I have arrived! Tracing the clues left behind by the immortals, reversing predetermined destiny, and unraveling the truth of the immortals and demons... And the origin of everything begins with returning to the ancient city of Panlong and experiencing that turbulent, tragic history.

1178 chapters