The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom
科举之官居一品
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- Historical
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- Historical & Ancient
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- 1y ago
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- From Farm Boy to Chancellor of the Realm从农家子到宰执天下Former title · until Oct 2026
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Looking for Realistic Imperial Examination Stories
I want books like "The Rural Lad’s Steady Climb in Ancient Times". Are there any realistic stories about the imperial exams? I don’t want the protagonist to pass after just one exam or get in easily. I want to see how difficult the exams really are. Something like "The Rural Lad’s Steady Climb in Ancient Times".
Imperial Exam Stories, Top Scorer in All Six Exams, Genius Protagonist
I'm looking for books similar to With a Famous Minister System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times. I want the protagonist to leave everyone else far behind, and there shouldn't be any flaws in their poetry.
Stories With Solid Values, Good Prose, and a Grand Scope
Something like "Cherish the Flowers" or "The Best Lyricist".
Laid-Back Farming, Nothing Complicated or Chaotic
Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters
Anything is fine as long as it isn't brainless and the supporting characters don't suddenly lose all their intelligence.
I Want to Read Imperial Exam Stories, Preferably With the Protagonist Reborn in the Womb or Starting as a Child and Climbing the Ranks Step by Step
Looking for books similar to After Being Bitten by Leeches While Farming, I Stayed Up All Night Studying for the Imperial Exams.
The Top Ten Masterpieces on Tomato's Yearly Rankings
In the Mood for Imperial Exam Stories
Any good novels about the imperial examinations? Please recommend some. I want a male lead who plans everything carefully, is cool and aloof, and is almost unnervingly clever, or one who is refined, warm, and devoted to his wife. I'm open to anything!
The Male Lead Passes the Imperial Exams and Becomes an Official Who Serves the People, With a Virtuous Wife at His Side
They support each other through everything.
Looking for Male-Protagonist Imperial Exam Novels: No Romance, Just Focused on Becoming an Official
No flirting around. The protagonist should be focused on becoming an official and leading the whole family to prosperity.
A Roundup of Novels Rated 9.8 and Above on Tomato
Please add any more recommendations if you have them.
Looking for High-Quality Alternate-History Novels
For example, the Qin and Tang dynasties.
Imperial Exams, Rural Life, Children, Smart Characters, No Dumbing Down, and Real History
Ideally, something set in the Ming dynasty. That one about Zhu Qiniu was pretty good.
High-Quality Ancient-Era Imperial Examination Novels Worth Rereading Again and Again
Looking for books like "Ding! A Legacy for the Ages: The Young Lady Starts Studying (Rising to the Clouds, Imperial Exams)". Historical setting, imperial exams, high quality.
High-Quality Imperial Examination Novels
Looking for books similar to "From Passing the Imperial Exams with Top Scores to Running the Government". Wonderful fellow readers, can you recommend some high-quality imperial-exam novels? Something like "A Noble Son from a Poor Family" or "Running the Government" would be great.
Please, I Want a Male Lead in the Imperial Examinations. He Needs to Be Smart, and There Should Be No Horrible Relatives
Looking for books like "Bitten by Leeches While Farming, I Stayed Up All Night Reading for the Imperial Exams".
Male Lead, Imperial Examinations, and Transmigration
The male lead transmigrates to another world and takes the imperial exams.
Farming Stories Where the Hero Eventually Enters Government Through the Imperial Exams. He Must Be a Gentleman!
That refined gentlemanly air, warm as jade and incredibly gentle!!! Surely no one could resist a gentle male lead in an ancient-style setting.
Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, Not from a Poor Family, No System, Transmigration
The protagonist should have sound values, pass the imperial examinations, and devote himself to serving the people. He should be decisive while still considering the greater good. One female lead only. He should take revenge without harming the innocent. When discussing poetry, he shouldn’t come across as pretentious. Success should be hard-won: others shouldn’t be crushed by a cheat just because they’ve studied for ten years. The story should explore big ideas.
Any Ancient Imperial-Examination Novels with the Protagonist Reborn as a Baby?
Looking for books similar to A Guide to Survival for an Ancient-Era Concubine’s Son. It’s always farm boys taking the imperial exams. Are there any about a son from a prestigious family taking the exams, someone like a concubine’s son?
Imperial Exam Novels, But Not About a Farmer's Son
At the very least, make him the son of a local gentry family.
A Male Lead from Taoism or Confucianism, a Gentleman Scholar Who Cultivates Righteous Qi, Any of These Will Do
For example, the male lead could be a Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain, or a gentleman from an academy.
Looking for Imperial Exam Stories with No Romance! Absolutely No Romance!!!
I want to read books similar to "Armed with the Famous Ministers System, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times." Please do not recommend anything with a pairing. I just want a no-pairing novel, sisters. No ambiguous romantic scenes either.
Novels About Transmigrating to Ancient Times, Studying as a Poor Scholar, Passing the Imperial Exams, and Becoming an Official
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Personally, I feel that this book is very well written. Although the protagonist's second uncle and second aunt are a bit of a top-notch character in the early stage, it is understandable. Overall, there is nothing poisonous about it. The protagonist in the author's writing is relatively well integrated into the ancient feudal society. There is not much idealism, and many parts of the writing are also realistic. After all, most people in the ancient feudal system would marry wives and take concubines, and it is normal to have some gray areas. The author's article The writing is smooth and the main line is clear, which makes people have the urge to read. Overall, this novel is very good. Although the protagonist's halo is very bright in the later period, it is an online novel after all. The most important thing is to make people happy to read. The protagonist here is more like a living person, rather than a perfect god fabricated out of thin air. This is very rare. I don't know why the rating is a bit low. This novel is worth reading.
It's a very reasonable time-travel story, just the usual kind. It downplays many of the cruel struggles in officialdom without losing its appeal! What a great historical text! There is no such thing as pretending to be Liu Xiahui!
The writing is very good and does not deviate from the theme. It is indeed written around the imperial examination, and the writing is also very close to the reality of ancient times. Since time travel to ancient times, the ancient rules are followed, and the male protagonist has a wife and concubines. He gets promoted and gets rich and marries a wife. Unlike other novels, people are educated through novels. In ancient times, the mother's heart was still full of monogamy and generosity to others. Readers who read novels just want to read refreshing articles. Big boost to the author!
It's pretty good, but even though I won the imperial examination every time, I didn't do well, so I took a shot at the back. In the officialdom, he has good sense and can be promoted quickly. Especially the wife is very good. Other imperial examination papers only have one wife, but the wife here helped take in several concubines, and the family is harmonious and beautiful.
The author's writing style is elegant and rigorous, and he vividly depicts the struggle in the court, making readers feel like they are in that era. The novel is not only highly entertaining, but also allows readers to have a deeper understanding of history. Five-star praise
After reading the whole article, I also want to say what kind of person Zhang Wei is! He is a person who traveled through time in later generations, and lived a happy life with a group of wives and concubines in ancient times. You say he is a pervert, he doesn't mess around and he doesn't take the initiative to take concubines, you say he is a passionate person, but he lacks concubines one by one and can maintain a balance among his wives. You could say he is a reformist. He still has some feudal ideas. You could say he is a conservative. He uses the insights of later generations to reform the present. So it turns out that he is a person who puts himself first in everything and still has a bottom line when it comes to work and money.
The content is true and reasonable. In terms of plot, although the narration is straightforward, it is not vulgar. Among them, the plot of the horse bandit raid and the rainy night in the temple is very dramatic. Overall, this book is an above-average novel that is perfectly adequate for daily entertainment.
Quick update, it's hard to find a novel that doesn't have a cheesy pretense to slap people in the face, and the students in the academy are all normal people
I have just read more than 30 chapters. The article is novel. Although I don't know what it was like to study in ancient times, I feel that it fits the scene very well. I have the desire to read on. I hope that the subsequent articles will not be discouraged by the word count.
It is a modern officialdom practice record wrapped in an ancient officialdom article. The protagonist's luck is getting better and better as the article progresses. There are no cheats, which is better than cheats. It's just a bit too vernacular, but the author's story-telling ability is pretty good. Like it and keep it up.