A Poor Scholar: Becoming a Pirate with My Beloved Wife

Purely fictional ancient setting, not a single heroine, with a System that has little influence. A slow-paced historical power struggle with some satisfying moments.

The setting does not correspond to any particular dynasty, but is roughly similar to the Ming Dynasty.

Jiang Chen transmigrates into an alternate history and becomes a well-known simpleton.

His father, who had originally passed the imperial examination to become a provincial graduate, and his mother fell to their deaths from a cliff three years ago. His uncle took over the family property that should have belonged to him.

As Jiang Chen gradually grows familiar with this world, he discovers that his parents' deaths were not so simple.

But with only his sweet young wife by his side, what should he do? Whether to stay or leave, whether to survive or perish, it is all a question.

Study? The emperor is obsessed with alchemy and the pursuit of immortality, neglecting state affairs, while officials form factions and pursue private interests.

Enlist? Northern invaders and Japanese pirates from the south are closing in on the borders, while the military throughout the court has become utterly rotten.

Go into business? In troubled times, you would only become someone else's granary. Since that's the case, I'll take it all into my own hands!

Though they call themselves the Celestial Dynasty, they are no longer the center of the world. Watch as a poor scholar rises to become a noble lord and rules supreme over his own territory!

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