At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the north was engulfed in war and littered with corpses; while the south, with its tranquil bridges and flowing water, was a picture of peace and prosperity. Amidst the internal and external troubles of this dynastic decline, a cunning office manager rises to power, sounding the final clarion call for China. True heroes change destiny. The brutal and tragic ancient wars, the realistic portrayal of Ming Dynasty life, and the history created by ordinary people unfold a magnificent yet tender and poignant panorama of the late Ming Dynasty. Book club QQ group: 145034435

Hair like chives, cut it and it grows back; head like a chicken, cut it and it crows again!

Officials should not be feared, but the common people should never be underestimated!

In chaotic times, people are like ants, and their lives are as insignificant as grass.

Does the tide of the times sweep over individual destinies?

A fate swept along by the times can only rise and fall with the times.

The situation in the country has deteriorated to the point of collapse, and the once powerful Ming Empire is now in its twilight years.

Border soldier Chen Wang looked up at the shattered land of China and gripped the goose-feather saber at his waist.

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The eighth year of the Chongzhen reign.

The Southern Zhili region suffered calamity, the central capital Fengyang fell, the imperial tombs were destroyed, and the whole country was shaken.

The emperor ordered that the bandits be quelled by June. Hong Chengchou led troops from four provinces out of Tongguan to suppress the rebellion. The bandits fled west and re-entered Shaanxi.

With the defeat and fall of the Southern Mongols, Ejei, son of Ligdan Khan, surrendered with the Imperial Seal of the State and submitted to the Later Jin.

In the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, the Ming dynasty was on the verge of collapse. Should the Ming surrender to the Qing or resist them?

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The protagonist: Unlucky enough to be caught in the time-travel trend, only to arrive in a desolate land. His parents: A weak nation and impoverished family, driven by anger, they crossed the ocean to struggle in a foreign land. Opportunity: This barren land, however, becomes a treasure trove in later generations, overflowing with minerals and oil. Theme 1: Establishing a nation through gold mining, focusing on large-scale construction, and maneuvering for their dreams. Theme 2: The Russo-Japanese War, the weak and incompetent motherland, leading to the partition of Tsarist Russia and the establishment of a Far East presence. Theme 3: World War I and World War II, the collapse of the world order, the rise of powerful nations…</li>

Reborn at the end of the Han Dynasty, he became Liu Shuo, a transparent prince whose name is not recorded in history books.

The eunuchs regarded me as an ant, and my father abandoned me in the bitter cold border region.

They don't know that I have already mastered Huo Qubing's true teachings at the Imperial Archives, and my iron halberd can pacify mountains and rivers!

The Yellow Turban Rebellion has broken out? I have already amassed an army to defend myself! The warlords are attacking Dong Zhuo? My iron cavalry is already arrayed outside the pass!

Cao Cao: "The heroes of the world actually began with a mere child on the frontier?!"

Liu Bei: "Is the hope of the Han Dynasty truly in the hands of the King of Shuo?"

While the heroes of the Three Kingdoms were still vying for supremacy in the Central Plains, I had already planted the dragon banner of the Han Dynasty across the highest peaks of the world.

[Husband fakes death + real and fake daughters + two branches of the family + multiple identities] "You killed Father, you don't deserve to be my mother! I want to be adopted by my aunt!" My daughter screamed, clinging to my deceased husband's coffin. I fainted from heartbreak. But then I overheard my deceased husband and sister-in-law talking. "It was clearly your elder brother, Gu Jinnian, who died. You faked your death to marry me, don't you care that she died for you?" "If she weren't the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, why would I marry her? My heart only belongs to you and Xin'er." My sister-in-law sighed, "Poor thing, she doesn't even know that Xin'er is our child, and her own daughter is just a servant in the mansion." My husband chuckled indifferently, "She loves Xin'er the most. If Xin'er insists on being adopted, she'll be reluctant to leave and will come to take care of her. Then I can have two branches of the family, wouldn't that be wonderful?" Outside the door, my heart was breaking. So, he faked his death, he had an affair with my sister-in-law... They even used an illegitimate daughter to steal my own flesh and blood! What a despicable couple! I swear I will not rest until I avenge this! Want to be adopted? You ungrateful wretch, I'll just give you away. I'll turn around and find my own daughter, and make her a princess! Want to inherit a branch of the family line? I'll marry the sickly, disfigured crown prince to bring him good fortune, shattering your pipe dream! But on our wedding night, the crown prince removes his mask. That face... it's exactly like my deceased elder brother, Gu Jinnian...

[Slow-burner] [True eunuch] [Chapter 29 marks the beginning of the eunuch's departure from the palace]

When Li Yeqing woke up, he had become a lowly eunuch in the deep palace, assigned to a deserted library, where he would spend his life with ancient books.

Unexpectedly, this misfortune turned into a blessing, as he awakened his analytical system while studying.

[Analysis of "The Record of Cloud and Qi Divination" is underway; progress on the analysis of the Qi observation technique...]

[Analysis of "The Atlas of Strategic Locations and Celestial Phenomena" complete; Basic Astrology LV1...]

[Analysis of "Distinguishing Herbs by Meridians" completed; Basic Herbalism LV1...; Basic Medical Knowledge LV1...]

[Analysis of "Annotations on the Crafts of the Former Dynasty" completed, Basic Mechanical Engineering LV1...]

Refine your spirit from the "Qingjing Jing" and feel the initial vitality from the "Hunyuan Zhuang".

He won over the princess by writing books and co-authored them to make money...

The plan is to write three sections. First, the Austro-Hungarian Empire: how did an empire with a first-rate geographical location, advanced industry, and profound culture, seemingly with extremely high potential, reach its peak, and where did that peak lie? Second, how did the Russian Empire reach its zenith? Third, the Ottoman Empire or Italy (not yet decided). Join the book's group (878578959) for discussion.

This is a world where horse racing has replaced traditional horse racing. In the summer of 1985, carrying strange memories, Takeda Makoto takes over his family's heavily indebted horse racing club. The Emperor's reign, at its zenith, is drawing to a close, and the Heisei Three have yet to begin their careers. From the world stage to the regional and central stages, horse racing girls of exceptional talent bloom in abundance. Tamamo Cross, a horse racing girl, becomes the hope for the Takeda family's revival. This is her story, and their story. In the void between the Emperor and the Heisei Three, in an era unknown to anyone, a generation known as the cursed generation, those girls who run for their dreams will encounter different endings.

When you wake up from your sleep to find yourself in a damp, dark, muddy trench, surrounded by soldiers trembling and praying, clutching crosses. —"The Second Battle of Ypres? No problem, just put on your gas mask, you'll survive!" —"The Somme? We can only leave our fate to God." —"Is it the Verdun meat grinder? Oh well, God's useless now, dying is just a fresh start." —"Wait, what does it mean that Duke Constantine led the last of the New Antiochian Knights to resist the attack of the demonic army from hell? What the hell timeline did this put me in?"... In 1099, the Crusades conquered Jerusalem, inadvertently opening the gates of hell. From that moment on, the timeline changed, and human civilization entered a thousand-year dark age of fighting against the demonic army of hell. And Liston, who traveled to this timeline, was clearly a doctor saving lives, but...