[Fantasy novel + imperial examination + official career + single female protagonist + no golden finger]
After a plane crash, Pei Xun, a promising political star, was reborn as an orphan in a remote mountain village in Yechao. When he was just born, he was given the reputation of "the one who overwhelms his father and his mother." Fortunately, he was adopted by the village chief's family. In this poor but warm farmhouse, he lost his past glory and started a completely different life as a child.
With his talent and perseverance as a small town essayist in his previous life, as well as his mind trained in officialdom, he was enlightened at the age of three, recited sutras at the age of five, and passed the imperial examination at the age of ten. From the county examination to the palace examination, he worked step by step, using pen and ink as a blade, learning how to rank based on his talent, breaking down the barriers of class, passing the Sixth Yuan, and surpassing the Ye Dynasty!
In the court, he conspired with his like-minded friends to reform, and competed in the turbulent officialdom to realize his ambition to govern the country; in the world of mortals, he and his sympathetic wife supported each other, stayed together through the ups and downs of the years, and shared the wind and rain hand in hand, composing a period of ordinary and extraordinary human fireworks.
This is the story of a modern soul who single-handedly rose from a country boy to a pillar of the court, led his family to rise, and wrote a legend in the tide of the times.
What I want to change is not only my personal destiny, but also this dynasty that has been suffering from deep problems. ——Pei Xun
PS: No cruelty, focusing on the growth and career of the protagonist. There are few emotional scenes, and the heroine appears late, so if you mind, don't join!
