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The Cruel Tyrant
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127 Chapters + 4 Extras (Completed)
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Forcefully snatching handsome men and imprisoning them into his harem is nothing out of the ordinary. Mu*der and arson is everyday life. Exterminating entire families and massacring whole cities are just recreational hobbies.

The common people wish daily to rip his tendons and flay his skin. The court officials and chancellors desire strongly to see his death. His royal brothers itch to swallow him whole. Warding evil spirits during the day and expeling demons at night – he is the tyrant who strikes terror in the hearts of the common people.

Creating the foundation of a thousand year dynasty, leaving behind accomplishments that change generations – he is the controversial Emperor of Qing debated over in history texts.

Note: The Qing in this story is 青, which is made up and different from the existing Qing 清 dynasty of China’s history.

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暴君
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Severe
Severe rated it
February 24, 2022
Status: Completed
It is a unique novel - a harem with one MC and multiple mls.

Though the smut scenes are unnecessary here, either do it long and explicit are simply omit using smut too much..

I liked the MC character. He is both cruel and Mary sueish - a really interesting personality.

Ml's were a bit plain ones. They all are different, but boring nonetheless.

The plot is super easy to follow, though it mostly based on politics. Can't find wrongs here.

If you would like to find a good harem novel, this one is recommended.
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Ouryane00
Ouryane00 rated it
January 26, 2022
Status: Completed
This is a really good read, I don't like harems much but this delivered!

Plus!!!
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the smexy times are really hot 🥵 especially the last few ones. There aren't a lot actually and I even thought it was gonna be fade to black althroughout the story but no! It was only at the beginning and at the middle part of the story its not ftb anymore

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Edit: Read this again a year later and it still delivers! Still exciting and I couldn't stop reading!
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scrapsd
scrapsd rated it
January 3, 2022
Status: c41
I feel like this has potential... however, be it the loss in translation or just the author's writing style, idk, this feels lack luster, almost like reading a summary of what was happening with big gaps in between and whip lash level of huh what's going on. I like the harem aspect, however I guess I'm not that into kingdom building. It's very heavy on that. And also angsty MLs.
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Kagebutts
Kagebutts rated it
February 11, 2021
Status: Completed
The Cruel Tyrant

Binged this in a few days because it is quite interesting and there are not many other translated novels of the same premise. It is just like what the translator said, it is like 'Back to the Beginning of Ming to do Charity' except with a mash of harem.

The two main aspect of this is of course the harem and building the romance between the MLs as well as the kingdom building which is mainly about wars and border tensions while other things were brushed across pretty briefly.... more>> Honestly, considering how the author was able to provide a harem with plot other than s*x and new MLs it is good overall. But if you were to just look at it from the perspective of a harem novel it is pretty lacking, I don't really like any of the MLs they were pretty typical and there was a lack of proper romace. And comparing it to Back to the Beginning of Ming the kingdom building is definitely not as good as well as the overall 'realism' of the MC.

Nonetheless I still recommend this novel. <<less
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cottonTins
cottonTins rated it
February 15, 2025
Status: Completed
Just finished this in two days, and I gotta say the main reason I stayed was for the smut lmao. This is my first harem novel but I really enjoyed the dynamics between MLs and their relationship with MC, especially the constant rivalry between the MLs. I love how each ML has their own unique personality/flavour, and that they all top the MC hahaha.

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They're all quite likable in their own way but I'm especially excited whenever Yun Feiyu and Liu Xi gets their turn. Something about pretty tops just hits different, especially the jealous seductive vixen type like Liu Xi.

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The romance is not really well developed, but the s*xual attraction is definitely through the roof. I feel that some of the MLs fell in love a bit too quickly and it's more of a f*ck first then love kinda situation, though there's one of them that take his time to develop his feelings first. As for the MC I'm pretty sure he has little to no romantic attraction to the MLs until the latter half of the novel, and even then it feels more like s*xual attraction and fondness for his bed partners rather than love. The smut is really hot tho, and they're the best part of this novel imo.

The kingdom building is not as detailed as Back to Ming, and the conquest of other kingdoms feel a bit too smooth to my liking, but it's alright. <<less
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LazyBih021002
LazyBih021002 rated it
May 28, 2024
Status: --
overall a great novel. I loved the twist and turns in the plot. I have a huge problem with the ending though. It was building up and at its climax it suddenly stopped and I mean literally it was the end of the book. It felt like the author was tired of it and decided to end it in one paragraph.

I loved that all the gongs had different personalities and quirks but 2 of them had most screentime with our shou. One of them only appeared like 3 times and... more>> then he didn't appear again in the book <<less
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readingaddict1
readingaddict1 rated it
January 28, 2024
Status: Completed
If I had read this before reading “Back to the Beginning of Ming to do charity, ” I would probably rate this higher.

This is a good novel. It’s a good read, and it’s an ok length, but it cannot hold a candle to the novel mentioned above. It’s like a milder version of it. The two novels show different levels of experience. I would consider this novel written by someone proficient in writing, and the above novel is much more advanced in their writing knowledge. The plot was fairly thought... more>> out, but what wasn’t explained was how the MC had such precise knowledge of making steam engine guns, etc. I know he transmigrated, but there was no mention in the novel that he had those skills before he transmigrated. It was very unclear. <<less
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trippy-chan
trippy-chan rated it
October 6, 2023
Status: c131
Truly the pacing was alright within the first 90-some chapters though definitely not the tightest story ever. Giving it a 3 because I did end up reading all of it (though on a bad day, this could be a 2.5 or 2). The end is where it goes to superspeed--had to go back and check I hadn't accidentally skipped any chapters. The author got to a point in the story that wasn't particularly more significant than any others, decided that was the stopping point, and then just summarized the main... more>> (!!!!) conflict in a handful of chapters.
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For instance, Shi Ran, the most dangerous antagonist, dies offscreen and we only know this because its a throwaway line in one of the extras about the second most dangerous antagonist (s) Sun Hongyun (and her brother Sun Hongyu) committing su*cide in the wake of their country being conquered by MC. Like I've seen some funny people say, my pants are already (metaphorically) down and this is what you give me???? Forget the catharsis of seeing the antagonists defeated, how did we even get here??? There's barely any telling, much less showing. Last we left off, MC wasn't losing, but he wasn't exactly winning either....

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While the MC is ultimately the boss of the harem (so no abject powerlessness that just makes you as a reader feel like the harem members should just die and leave the MC alone), he still holds less and less control over the course of the story. If you're looking for a powerbottom, this author will tease you with the possibility and then revert right back to stereotypically heteronormative s*xual power dynamics. Regarding the frequency of s*x, if it helps any of y'all, the uncensored s*x scenes increase dramatically in the last half--first half is very chaste for a np harem. Personally, my interest in them waned with their increased frequency (for reasons listed above) but YMMV.

When it comes to plot---please don't think too deeply about the politicking and you will enjoy it. I thought too deeply about it, and that was a mistake. It's probably better to actually go into this expecting the quality of a mid-budget xianxia webdrama with like a 7/10 avg. rating among its watchers. Plenty of archetypes among the harem members to appreciate
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(Gu Yunzhou was my fav, I have a type....)

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, plenty of plot arcs that don't tip over into brainlessness, MC maintains a charismatic momentum for most of the plot, and so on. <<less
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lep197
lep197 rated it
September 27, 2023
Status: Completed
very good, it deviates a little from traditional yaois, and frankly, it's a dose of healing for the mountain of stories about shaky, fragile, vulnerable and pathetic shous that are out there. It shows that it is not necessary to resort to excessively explicit or detailed scenes of violence and blood to have a male shou.

Ah, points to improve? Maybe, but from my point of view it's already a great yaoi.... especially considering the proportion
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cas_ciel21
cas_ciel21 rated it
February 1, 2022
Status: Completed
its the REVERSE HAREM novel i've been searching for!

I wanted someone who was strong willed and dazzling MC with a harem that would support the MC wishes as well as provide comfort and drama. So close to perfect but its good enough for me to reread it again and search for fanfics for this novel.

Thank you especially to the translator TheIronTreeBlooms, without your efforts this gem wouldn't be seen and I appreciate all your hard work!

... more>> Now back to my thoughts.....

It got transmigration, smart and confident MC, multiple ML and NO MAIN ML and thats what I'm incredibly happy about, I wanted a danmei that could compare to the Het Harem, this novel was so close especially with the short concubine drama and schemes!!! It was so funny and exciting. All these men trying to use tricks to earn favor of the Crown Prince? BAAAAAH I love it! But it still has plot holes like wtf happened to
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Qin YE

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or did I miss something? Smexy times is also unlimited but still... vanilla for my tastes which is a shame.

THIS NOVEL COULDVE GONE FOR AT LEAST 300 chapters cause each chapter was short and precise so I wanted more details and drama. Plus points for
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not having r@pe involved with the MC, I just think its a cheap shot though non-con can't be avoided in smutty novels

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. But I recommend this to anyone who wants a fun, sexy and interesting short read to pass the time. <<less
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Smtha
Smtha rated it
January 4, 2022
Status: Completed
It’s a ok read for me. MC is op abit, but expected from a ceo transmigrator. But doesn’t have much information on his background. This book is very political drama or wars. But also alot of gary stu moments. Lol. Of course there’s quite a bit crazy smexy time with all the mls. Overall it’s not too heavy. So it’s a book for a past time read. Nothing too memorable. Thank you
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