
A Farmer's Son, the Imperial Exams, and Officialdom
农家子,科举,做官
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- Completed
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- 1.0M Words
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- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Slice-of-Life Farming
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- 9mo ago
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- Fanqie
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- You Told Me to Take the Imperial Exam, So I Passed as Top Scholar and Raised My Family’s Status让你科举,你考中状元换门庭Former title · until Oct 2026
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Are There Any Imperial Examination Novels That Describe the Examination Process in Detail?
Most authors who write imperial examination novels lack the writing skills to make the exam process convincing. They gloss over the details, unable to even provide the questions, the answers, or the essays, let alone show the examiners grading them. From what I can recall, only a handful of works, like "Reborn Jia Huan", manage to do it.
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Looking for Completed Stories About Someone Who Studies from Childhood and Works Their Way Through the Imperial Examinations
Looking for stories with few golden fingers, where the protagonist succeeds through hard work and studying alone. Either the protagonist is reborn or was born in ancient times, and works their way up through the imperial exams. No romance or one-on-one romance are both fine.
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
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Woman Reincarnated as a Man!!!
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The Male Lead Passes the Imperial Exams and Becomes an Official Who Serves the People, With a Virtuous Wife at His Side
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It's very beautiful and makes people feel very comfortable and comfortable looking at it. I have recently read several imperial examination essays with male protagonists, and this one has the most comfortable character. I read several articles where the male protagonist traveled to a poor farmhouse in ancient times. As soon as he came back, he wanted to farm. After a few days of hard work, he finally found that he couldn't bear the hardship of farming anymore, so he regretted it and decided to take the imperial examination. I just want to laugh when I see this kind of imperial examination article. This kind of time-traveling male protagonist was unwilling to farm before time-traveling, and he was unwilling to engage in agriculture in the modern era when the average grain yield per mu was 1,000 kilograms. As a result, in the time-travel novel, he traveled back to a poor farmer and started to prepare for the big farming business with an average yield of 200 kilograms per mu. Many times, I don't understand what kind of stuff is in the mind of this kind of male protagonist. In ancient times, the average yield per mu was 200 kilograms. But the male protagonist in this article is very down-to-earth and frank. He doesn't have any pretensions and is very clear-headed. He knew from the beginning that he could not bear the hardship of farming. He decided to take the imperial examination from the beginning. This is because of the male protagonist's clear-headed mind from beginning to end. In addition, the plot setting is also reasonable and the supporting characters are also good. It can definitely be rated as five stars.
I have read Chapter 117 so far, what a normal novel! There are not as many top stories as in other imperial examination essays written by peasants, there are no bloody plots of conflicts for the sake of conflict, and there are no inexplicable jealousies and vicious methods. It's very peaceful. The whole family works together as one, working hard to make money, and studying hard, and each performs his or her own duties! Making money comes slowly, it's not like the protagonist becomes rich instantly as soon as he makes a move. This score of more than 7 points really surprised me. Maybe it's because the number of words in the current version is relatively small. The writing is exquisite. There is a chapter in the front about children listening to stories around their grandfather. They are reluctant to go out to solve the problem when they need to urinate. The picture comes to mind and instantly reminds me of the scene when I was a child, sitting around the stove to listen to ghost stories and reluctant to go to bed! It is a novel worth reading slowly. I hope the author can complete it more.
I feel that the writing is good. First of all, the protagonist described by the author was a woman who grew up independently in her previous life. A person in his 30s should be more stable and understand some truths. So I think he has no problem with being a boy. Being a boy is more beneficial to him. Why should he look like a girl? The description of the lifestyle of the protagonist in the book is also very good. It made me feel that the way boys and girls receive life education are really different. Especially the contrast between the protagonist and his sisters makes me even more envious. Although it has to endure a lot of hardships, these hardships are completely self-led. There is no old love to write about the feeling of being a woman or a man. The author writes about the protagonist and treats the protagonist as a person, not a gender trait. But there is one thing that I am particularly puzzled about. Why is Wei Qu's mother actually married? Why is his mother's brother called uncle? It's just as funny to me as when a man has to call his mother grandma after marrying a wife and giving birth to a child. I also read another novel about a time-traveling heroine who was not married. The adopted child had the heroine's surname and called the heroine's father his grandfather. Maybe most people really think that women are still outsiders even if they don't get married. It's really funny. After reading this, I don't expect the protagonist's sister to really get married. Without this ideological consciousness, it would be even funnier to write about the founding empress of the People's Republic of China. But it's really good and doesn't make people feel heartbroken. Basically, everything written is more beneficial to the protagonist. Because his predecessor was a woman, he didn't have to deliberately weaken or beautify it. What I said is just a short paragraph that will be forgotten if you don't pay attention.
It's been a long time since I read an imperial examination article so heartily. Although there are some small flaws, they are not hidden. The starting point is a farmer's family, and there are not too many descriptions of making money like some articles. Of course, the detailed description of the examination is what I love in every undergraduate essay. Although the identity of the teacher is a bit exaggerated, it is also the basis for the enjoyment of this article. He always serves the country and the people, and his wife is not mentioned much. The description of when he won the first prize is really exciting. The number of words is also very suitable so that he will not be impatient or get bored halfway through. Recommended 👍
It's pretty good. I've always wanted to find an article about a woman who wears a man's uniform and gets married in the imperial examination. It's really well written. The biggest problem with this book is that the protagonist's family entertains guests at the beginning, and there is no written invitation from relatives, which gives people the feeling that only the protagonist's family is always giving. Later, there is less writing about New Year's and festival treat, and the situation is better. The second is that there is too much foreshadowing in the beginning about the protagonist's ambition to get six yuan, and how hard the protagonist works hard, and he also analyzes the opponent's article, and even gets a small three yuan in the previous exam. How much foreshadowing is there Less, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment later. After reading Xiao Sanyuan's expectation of six yuan and the sixth grade, you can continue reading. After reading the chapter about the ranking, I felt that other people's excitement had nothing to do with me. After the protagonist studied hard and even had a great teacher, he was only ranked second but couldn't compare to Jiang. It would have been fine if he was ranked third, because the other person showed that the protagonist's literature was not enough, but the second place was really hard to get rid of. There were so many vicious male supporting actors who were born with ten thousand years of age, but now the protagonist has become a man with ten thousand years of age. It feels like the protagonist is a clown🤡
The writing is good. In Tomato, writing about female protagonists is actually not popular. It is really better to write about male protagonists using women's delicate techniques and thinking. I have read the previous books of the author, and the female protagonist is indeed less read. I hope the author will continue to work hard.
It's very interesting. The male protagonist's family are all sensible people. Both his grandfather and father have a vision and know how to invest in his son's education. They don't favor sons over daughters. They also teach reading. I hope the author will update it soon and not so late.
Almost the best book I have read on Tomato. Maybe it's a woman dressing up as a man, or maybe it's because the female author knows so well what kind of men we like. The male protagonist has raised himself again. Although his background is not very good, he has cultivated himself into the person we imagined as a son of aristocratic family with both civil and military skills. He has an aesthetic and is not like the aesthetics of many time-travelers who despise the ancestors. Unlike some writers who deliberately exaggerate their heritage and show off on certain trails. The male protagonist has always been pragmatic and positive. Just like the male protagonist's teacher said, everything is fine. The plot and timeline have always been neither too fast nor too slow, which is very appropriate, but when the male protagonist prepares to get married and starts writing about his wife and family, it gradually becomes unsightly. The only surprise later was to arrange for grandpa to meet the idol of his youth!
This is one of the imperial examination texts that I have read where the protagonist loves to write poems the most. The male protagonist's family conditions are pretty good. The writing in the early stage of studying is very interesting. Later in the career, writing is relatively fast, and it's over in a short time.
A great book that I picked up when I was bored. The pace is relatively slow. It mainly focuses on the imperial examination, but it is very delicate. The protagonist is also a doer when he later becomes an official. Although the author laughs at himself at the end and writes a relatively plain story, I think it is quite realistic and the details are in place. Nowadays, the imperial examination literature is mixed with good and bad. The golden finger of the protagonist in this article is not too big, but more highlights the protagonist's hard work and self-discipline. Nice!! I read it in one go. I didn't have any hope because of the low rating, but after reading a few chapters it was quite attractive and I kept reading. It deserves a higher rating. In my mind, it is better than many imperial examination papers that are rated at 9 or more points.