Great Ming's Chief Grand Secretary: From Humble Beginnings to Top Scholar

[No System + Imperial Exam Novel + Rise from Humble Beginnings + Court Intrigue + Contending for Supremacy + Zhang Juzheng]

I open my eyes to find I’ve transmigrated into the body of a poor boy in the Ming dynasty. From the start, a corrupt official is at my door demanding repayment and threatening to sell me to the palace as a eunuch!

Other people study for fame and status. I study to stay alive!

My only way out is to grind harder than anyone else!

You study through the night? I never forget anything I see!

You block my path through the imperial exams? I’ll take top honors in all three levels and become famous throughout the realm!

You play political games? I’ll turn your own schemes against you and ruin your reputation!

From the county exam to the palace exam, from the Hanlin Academy to Grand Secretary.

Sorry, but I’ve outworked the entire Ming court!