The Imperial Exams: I Am Lu Ming, Bound for the Top

(Historical setting + transmigration + alternate world + imperial examinations)

Lu Ming, a Chinese-language major, is reborn into a farming family. His father keeps them fed by working the land, his mother supplements their income by weaving, and he has an older sister who is always bickering with him.

To change his family's circumstances, Lu Ming has no choice but to pursue the imperial examinations.

At six, he tells the story behind the phrase “astonish the world with one brilliant act,” amazing his teacher and earning a place at school.

At seven, he writes, “Take joy in the people's joys and worry over the people's worries,” stunning the town's scholars and becoming the student of a successful candidate in the provincial examinations.

At eight, he takes the imperial examinations and places first in all six levels, becoming the top scholar!

At fourteen, he becomes a county magistrate, governs well, and brings stability to the region.

At fifteen, a rebellion breaks out over the crown prince. He raises an army and rescues the emperor.

At sixteen, he becomes an official in the capital, a pillar of the nation and a mainstay of the court.

At twenty, he joins the Grand Secretariat, becoming its youngest minister... After serving three new emperors, Lu Ming alone remains steadfast as the Grand Secretary.

I am Lu Ming, the Ming in “astonish the world with one brilliant act”!