
The Imperial Exams: A Bookish Son in a Clan of Illiterates
科举:九族文盲出了个读书郎
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I Can’t Get Into Anything!!!! Please Recommend Something!!!
No school stories, and no female leads who are students!!! Please recommend something. I've been in a reading slump for ages!!!
Who Deserves to Be Called an Authority in Imperial Examination Stories?
Looking for books like You Were Supposed to Be the Young Master's Page, but You Passed the Imperial Exam for Him (The Poor Scholar Who Placed First). Any gender is fine, as long as it's satisfying and makes sense!
A Top Student Transmigrates to Ancient Times, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Becomes a Great Statesman
Novels With a Gentle, Refined Male Lead Who Truly Seems Like an Immortal Descended from Heaven
Good writing and mutual doting, please. Absolutely no domineering CEOs, obsessive personalities, or inferiority complexes (I’m begging you). I want someone who’s genuinely gentle and refined, like an untouchable, otherworldly jade, and perhaps a little clueless in some areas.
Books That Seem Ordinary but Turn Out to Be Masterpieces
Some books get hyped into popularity, while some masterpieces are overlooked or buried. But everyone has different tastes, shaped by age, environment, and personality. Everyone has their own personal 9.9-rated masterpiece.
Great Reads Rated 9.8 or Higher
There are a few on Tomato Novel.
The Civil Officials Write, but Never Mock the People; The Generals Wield Swords, but Never Slay the Innocent
Please recommend books like this.
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*.
Looking for Stories About a Close-Knit Family or Village, with No Terrible Relatives
Any genre is fine, as the title says. Thanks, everyone. Preferably something where the protagonist helps everyone get rich. No awful people, please, no awful people.
I’m Desperate for Something to Read and Can’t Get Into Anything. Recommend Your Number One Pick
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.
No Romance, Imperial Exam Stories, No Cross-Dressing, Preferably Starting in Childhood
I want books like The Farmer's Imperial Exam Journey: My Dad Turns Out to Be the Ultimate Study Machine. Why are imperial exam novels almost always about women disguised as men? I'm okay with a woman becoming a man, but I can't handle an imperial exam story where she's just pretending to be one!
For Fans of Late Ming Historical Military Fiction: The Best of the Best
Looking for books like I Passed Myself Off as Chongzhen's Son, Cut Through the Qing Army, and Revived the Ming. The battle scenes feel realistic, the characters fit their historical counterparts, and the payoff is well paced. The protagonist struggles to survive against the odds and plans carefully at every step. No massive tech-tree development and no golden finger.
Your All-Time Masterpiece
It has to have a rating above 9.8. Don't give me any of that "9.8 in my heart" stuff. If it doesn't have a 9.8 rating, then it doesn't have one.
Addictive Masterpieces. I Only Save Completed Stories Unless They're Truly Amazing٩(
An Ordinary Family Works Its Way Up from a Minor Official’s Post After Moving to the Capital for the Imperial Exams
A story about a farmer's son passing the imperial examinations and going to the capital as a minor official, with his family going from renting a place to gradually establishing themselves.
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?
Looking for Male Perspective, Reborn in the Womb, Ancient Setting, Aristocratic Clan, and Imperial Examination. I Really Want to Read This!
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.
Fifteen Years as a Veteran Reader, and My Taste Has Gotten Picky
Completed Stories That Make You Want to Keep Reading
Infinite Evolution, Death Train, Defying the Emperor's Order with Talent, Slay the Gods in the Mental Hospital, those stories about the young masters, Southeast, System... What else is good enough to keep reading without getting annoying?
Looking for Rigorous, High-Quality Historical Fiction Like A Borrowed Surname in Langya
Looking for stories like *The Matter of the Southern Dynasties' Noble Young Master Being an Impostor*.
I've Read It Four Times Already. It's Amazing
I want content similar to Burning Hot!
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It is a very good book. The plot is not procrastinating, and there are no bad words for girls. I have not seen the emotional scenes of the male protagonist yet, but I suggest you not read the comment section when reading this book. From my point of view, I think if the male protagonist is a local official here, I will be very happy. He is a person who can do practical things, but Many people say that the male protagonist is a virgin who only knows how to be a cow and horse and does not engage in political intrigue. I can only say that there are many people in the comment area who have incorrect views. If you want to make money, don't be an official. Maybe many people think it is not good not to pursue your own interests, but if everyone becomes an official for their own interests, this country will only decline.
It's a very good book. There is no golden finger of Long Aotian. Every step is down-to-earth and the pace is fast. There are more than 200 other imperial examination documents in the spring. This book starts around 200 chapters and starts to take office and do things for the people. This is the meaning of using the strength of the whole family to support the imperial examination [Like]
The writing is very good, very real, not an invincible imperial examination style. The male protagonist is very real, selfish and righteous. The only drawback is: some people in the comment area seem to be in the spring, and they will say that they are the heroine when they see a woman. It's clear that the author didn't describe it maliciously, but he's just strong, isn't it? Do they have to be paired? I am not surprised that these articles may have a wife in the end, but I am extremely disgusted with judging a woman when I see her. And the heroine refers to someone who has a lot of participation in the article. First of all, she is not necessarily the wife, and secondly, the wife is not necessarily the heroine. (These are two aspects, don't mix them) Of course, I prefer to have no cp in the end, because I am a career streamer. (Although career flow is not necessarily exclusive of relationships, I personally don't like it)
It's really a very good-looking male video! There is no vulgar place! I really hate some vulgar jokes when watching male videos, but there are none in this book! ! ! Very good. The male protagonist doesn't have a strong golden finger. He takes every step steadily and treats his family well. It's really easy to move people. Who understands me! ! ! I was really touched when I saw the male protagonist teaching the girls at home and giving them a different future. He also treated his parents at home with sincerity, treated his friends with sincerity, and even sent food and medicine to the soldiers at the border. Although he may have some selfish motives, he really didn't hate it. He is a very good Mr. Gu, a very good family, and a very good friend. Everyone is very good. I haven't seen this kind of writing about people as good people in a long time. I really like this kind of simple goodness. I fell in love with the male protagonist written by the female author. Write it well and don't let it end unfinished! ! ! I think the main character is a man, so he came from a male channel. [Laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing]
I like this article very much. It does not exaggerate the male protagonist. There is no love line for the time being. In fact, I kind of hope that it is no CP, because it is a bit abrupt to suddenly add a love line after something happened. The author can leave suspense until the finale, and the people in the book will be left to them to choose their lives. I particularly like the details of doing things for the country after the imperial examination. Cheers, author!
Recommended imperial examination essays. It has a male protagonist but a female author, so compared to other imperial examination essays written by male authors, the writing is more delicate and tender. The pace of the whole text is very fast, but the protagonist's promotion path is very solid. Although the description of the court affairs does not focus on strategy, it changes slowly like a trickle. Whenever I see the protagonist arriving in a new place, starting a new career, using the experience of later generations to bring a new atmosphere to the people and the court, and then reporting on the scene of the people walking along the street to see him off after his promotion, I can't help but shed tears. And the other characters in it are also very three-dimensional, and some of them are not flat, not black and white, especially there are many very outstanding and bright female characters in it, such as Fu Hanzhang, a female model of the aristocratic family, and Wei Jie, the general of Zhaowu. The protagonist boldly expresses his feelings, especially Wei, who was finally granted the title of marquis and prime minister, which is really exciting. In addition to female characters, there are also many other excellent male characters: a benevolent and good-governing emperor, a rare benevolent king who is not cowardly and has a strategic plan for governing; Chiang, who can be read in a separate book, is an orthodox "native" born compared to the protagonist, who can be an extremely popular minister without the help of later generations' knowledge, has good conduct, is a model son of a family, Ruian Crown Prince, Zhuo... The protagonist does not rise to the top just because he has memories of later generations. He has nothing to do with being a minor three yuan, winning six yuan in a row, being number one, being promoted one after another... [Laughing and crying] There are even times when he fails in the middle, but he is still a young genius, and he is a genius every three years. In the work report, they all showed a lot of achievements to step by step from the county magistrate to the prefect, to the Zuo Shilang, to the minister, and finally to the prime minister. Compared with some novels, he became the prime minister or became the chief minister or the elder of the cabinet at the age of more than 20 years old. It is slow, but more true. There are also flaws in the novel, such as the inconsistency between the previous description and the following text, and the confusing character description... But overall it is quite good👍 and there is no bad ending. There is a heroine, but it was only written together in the last episode (marriage, childbirth) [Laughing and crying] I didn't make it clear. The heroine was only decided in the last chapter. The first chapter was all about career, and the two of them had emotional scenes in the last chapter. I wanted to recommend this book, but why did so many people dissuade me from it (it's been a long time since I finished reading this book, luckily I still remember some of the plot) 🤔 Let me tell you in detail, I only found out that she is the heroine after reading the last chapter [face covering] There is an intersection between the two, but the description of the emotional line in this book is almost minimal. The main thing is that the heroine has a crush on the hero, but there is very little description. This book is purely about career, not love, and although there is little description of the heroine, I like her character very much, bold and confident, so even for people who can't accept the relationship line, it can be read. If it doesn't work, just don't watch the last episode [face covering]
It's good-looking, but even with a big family, it's not the best. The middle one is a bit irritable [covers face] with a lot of nonsense, but I can still keep looking at it.
It's a very good book. I really like the male protagonist. The male protagonist doesn't have any cheats and the content is not exaggerated. It just talks about ordinary life and makes people can't help but read on. This rating is too low. I give it 10 points.
It's so good. I like this book very much. It leads to the imperial examination and fortune step by step. The brother and sister-in-law written in the early stage are thoughtful and have normal thinking and will not help the younger brother mindlessly. The writing is very real and beautiful, but I don't expect it very much. There is a heroine in the back. When writing an imperial examination essay, there is no need for a heroine. After all, there is no need to focus on describing his "spring". Hehehehehehe [flying kiss] [flying kiss] [flying kiss] [flying kiss] The road to the imperial examination is very interesting (♥∀♥)
It's a book that I really like. Although the main character is a man, I think this is a book that both boys and girls can feel comfortable reading. There is no Long Aotian, no harem, and nothing too pretentious. I really like it. The male protagonist also feels very comfortable. I, an outsider, am about to fall in love with him [crying]. Therefore, I can see the author's three views and expressive ability. Let me admire it through the author's words. Pei Aimu is a person. Looking at it now, my conclusion is that the rating is still low. The family is very good, the brothers are very good, and the subordinates are also very good. The male protagonist also has a very good personality, smooth but not unfaithful. I really hope the author will continue to write more. This is the first time I have written such a long review for a book (and I have written a review before, and it was a complaint. You can imagine how lazy people like me will love it! [Shy])