
The Poor Scholar
寒门文星
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- Ongoing
- Length
- 902k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 7mo ago
- English
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I'm Tired of Poor Scholar Stories. Any About Scions of Great Clans Taking the Imperial Exams?
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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.
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Imperial Exam Novel About a Poor Scholar: Male Lead With No Connections, No Transmigration, No System, One Female Lead
The heroine should be the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household or a princess, and the hero should be aloof. I haven’t found anything on any site. I know I’m asking for a lot, but please! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
A Man Transmigrates into an Ancient-Era Farmer’s Son and Rises Through the Imperial Exams
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Damn, how did they get those 9 points?
Seeing that so many people share my feelings, I'm relieved. It wasn't my problem after all, hahaha.
If you're going to write a story about an overpowered protagonist, why choose a novel about the imperial examinations? Isn't it a bit ridiculous to have an overpowered protagonist in a novel about the imperial examinations?
How did the rating of 666 and 9.6 come about?
That score is so high, I can't understand it.
These parents are amazing, the male lead's storyline is incredible, and it still gets a 9.4 rating?! Absolutely incredible!
Did he time-travel? Aren't his parents still alive? Also, how come he could kill a Vice Minister of Personnel in just twenty chapters? That's ridiculous!
Writing about the imperial examinations in the first person shows some ideas, but not many.
What the heck is this? 9.5? A county magistrate actually made the protagonist admit to cheating in the imperial examination. Cheating in the imperial examinations is illegal, and the whole family must play a game of elimination.
This is utter nonsense! A six-year-old who topped the imperial examinations? You're asking for trouble!