Imperial Exam Comeback: From Farmer’s Son to First-Rank Grand Secretary
科举逆袭：从农家子到一品阁老
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 576k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 9mo ago
- English
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Synopsis
Other names
- A Farm Boy's Path to Becoming an Official in Ancient Times古代农家小子的为官之路Alternate title on Fanqie
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Looking for Cozy Historical Stories About a Small Household Building a Better Life Through Farming
Looking for stories similar to A Small Household's Survival in Ancient Times. You can recommend books like the two below. This one is still being serialized.
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.
Looking for Ancient-era Imperial Exam Novels. No Effortless Top Scores in Every Exam, Please!
Looking for books like I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Exams.
Imperial Exam Stories About a Farmer's Son From a Poor Family Who Becomes a Powerful Official, No Exaggerations or Harem
Looking for books similar to "The Ambitious Daily Life of a Country Boy in Ancient Times".
Must-Read Masterpieces About the Imperial Exams
Looking for books similar to A Woman Disguised as a Man Becomes a Great Official in a Male-Oriented Imperial Exam Novel (Ascending to the Clouds, Imperial Exams).
Recommend Good Imperial Exam Fics With a Morally Upright Male Lead, Whether He Comes From a Poor or Aristocratic Family
I don't want one where they get married right at the beginning. I want it to start when they're children.
A Top Student Transmigrates to Ancient Times, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Becomes a Great Statesman
Looking for Imperial Examination Stories. No Mindless Power Fantasies with a Transmigrated Protagonist: The Male Lead Should Succeed Through His Own Hard Work
Looking for stories similar to The Imperial Examinations Are Tough, So My Whole Family Will Strive for the Azure Clouds Together. The heroine is reborn in the womb, with no System or golden finger. Cozy everyday life, no bizarre characters, and a hardworking heroine.
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.
Ancient-Era Imperial Exam Stories, No System
No System.
The Male Lead Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Takes the Imperial Exams
Any novels where the male lead transmigrates or is reborn into an ancient farming family and studies for the imperial examinations?
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.
Alternate Ancient China, No System! I Want a High-Ranking Official Who Stands Up for the People!
No System, no System, no System!
[Farming + Imperial Exams + Alternate History + Ancient Times] Wang Xuezhou Was Just About to Reach the Pinnacle of Life
Looking for books similar to Mom and Dad Flip the Table and Walk Out! My Son's Going to Take the Imperial Exam Too.
Male Lead, Imperial Examinations, and Transmigration
The male lead transmigrates to another world and takes the imperial exams.
Imperial Exam Novels, Must Be Good~
Looking for good novels about the ancient imperial examinations...
Imperial Exams for Poor Scholars in Ancient Times
Looking for books similar to "Abandoned, I Pass the Imperial Exams as a Poor Scholar". It offers a unique, in-depth look at the struggles of poor scholars under the ancient imperial examination system. With vivid prose, the author depicts how they persevered through hardship and dedicated themselves to their studies, inspiring...
Looking for Novels About a Farmer’s Son Taking the Imperial Exams, with No Horrible Relatives and a Warm, Close-Knit Family
I want something like "I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Exams". Please, preferably something that's finished.
Looking for Historical Stories About Studying for the Imperial Examinations
I want books similar to The Farmhouse Scholar. I am a seasoned reader, so please recommend something with coherent logic and no brain-dead characters.
Ancient Setting, Farmer’s Son, Imperial Examinations
Historical Alternate-Universe Imperial Exam Novels, Focused on the Male Lead's Exams; the Female Lead Can Be a Doctor
The male lead is mainly focused on the imperial examinations. The female lead can be incredibly strong, a hunter, skilled at cooking or medicine, or simply lucky.
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Saving My Family Through the Imperial Exams: I Win Top Honors with My Talent
A Farmer's Son's Journey Through the Imperial Exams: I Took My Parents to the Capital
A Butcher by Trade, an Imperial Exam Scholar by Hobby, I Rise to Grand Secretary
After Being Kicked Out of My Family, I Passed the Top Scholar Exam
Changing My Family's Status, I Aim to Top the Imperial Exams
Born to Humble Beginnings, I Defy Heaven Itself
Transmigrating Onto the Ancient Imperial Exam Path
The Centurion's Qilin Son
My Five Sisters Helped Me Reach for the Clouds, So I Won Them Noble Titles
The Imperial Exams Are No Easy Feat, So I’ll Take My Whole Family to the Azure Sky
A Country Boy’s Ups and Downs in the Imperial Exams
The Whole Family Transmigrates: I Take the Imperial Exams with Dad and Become a Rich Heiress
The Imperial Examinations of a Farming Family
The Imperial Exam? I’m a Top Scholar in the Classics, So Why Can’t I Take the Military Exam?
I Wanted to Be a Butcher, So Why Are You Making Me Take the Exams to Become Top Scholar?
An Ordinary Man’s Road to the Imperial Examinations
I Have a Pocket Dimension and Take the Imperial Exams
The Hunter's Son and His Life as a Scholar in Ancient Times
I Take the Imperial Exam Seriously
Top Scorer in All Six Exams, the Emperor Begs Me to Become Chief Grand Secretary
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Although the story is short and the plot is relatively simple, without any troubles of court intrigue or backstabbing, or any scheming or thrilling conflicts, it inexplicably makes people feel at ease while watching, perhaps because of the tranquility in the story. Therefore, don't conclude that it's bad just because the rating is low.
It's a meticulously detailed account of the imperial examination system, simple and unpretentious—the kind of story I like. It's not about becoming the top scholar or marrying a princess… but about striving for success in the examinations to change one's family and personal destiny. The protagonist has loving elders, respectful brothers, and they support each other as they grow together…
It's a good read! The low rating might be because: the male lead didn't become the top scholar (he only achieved the highest rank), but was the second-highest (he came from a peasant family anyway); he climbed the official ladder step by step on his own, without relying on his mentor or his wife's family; his family was also relatively harmonious; it's not one of those super-exciting…
A poor scholar taking the imperial examinations, the protagonist does practical work! And he encounters a good emperor! Single female lead! Two sons!
The plot moves at a brisk pace; although there aren't many dramatic twists and turns, this steady narrative rhythm keeps you reading. Overall, it's a pretty good novel, except the ending felt a bit rushed.
The male protagonist doesn't have any special abilities or cheat codes; he only works hard, studies diligently, and strives for excellence. His efforts are rewarded. Utilizing knowledge from his past life and combining it with ancient materials, he becomes the second-highest scorer in the imperial examination and enters officialdom.
Not slow, reasonably intelligent, quite meticulous, not bad.
This is a story about a poor scholar taking the imperial examinations. It doesn't have the exaggerated elements of a time traveler. It follows the protagonist from humble beginnings to becoming a court official, from poverty to scholarship, and from being alone to growing old. It's a very good ancient Chinese imperial examination story. Those who are interested may want to take a look.
Finally, a novel about the imperial examination system that doesn't drag in the early stages! I just wish there were more updates; I can't keep up!
It's alright, but the plot is a bit bland with little ups and downs. Overall, it's not bad. ✌︎' ֊'