Great Ming: I Topped the Imperial Exams, but the Court Told Me to Quit

In the ninth year of Hongwu, Ye Qing transmigrated and became a candidate in the imperial examinations, placing first in the palace examination from the start!

However, because he was merely a commoner scholar, the court tried to persuade him to withdraw. The main reason, of course, was that Hu Weiyong, the Left Chancellor, wanted his son to take Ye Qing's place.

At that moment, Ye Qing wrote a poem in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, then walked away without another word.

"When autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, my flowers bloom, and all others are slain!"

"Their fragrance surges into the sky above Yingtian, and the whole city is clad in golden armor!"

Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang found the culprit who had written the poem and immediately prepared to send troops to wipe him out.

But Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, and Xu Da were sent against him one after another, and each returned in defeat.

Zhu Yuanzhang decided to investigate in person. Only then did he discover that Ye Qing had been developing on his own for three years.

By now, he was already powerful enough to rival the entire Ming Dynasty!...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.