A Copper Coin Helped Me Reach the Peak of Power

When Lin Xiaoqi picked up that weird copper coin in the garbage, he didn't expect that this would be a turning point in his fate. Overnight, this little beggar on the modern street became "Lin Yan", the only son of a poor scholarly family during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Hunger taught him cunning, and cold sharpened his sensitivity, which became his most valuable asset in this strange era. From using simple arithmetic to help companies check accounts, to improving looms to obtain the first pot of gold, he carefully used modern knowledge to pave a way for himself to survive without shaking the foundation of the times. But the real challenge lies in the imperial examination room. Facing competitors who have read poetry and books since childhood, this "fake scholar" who only recognizes a few simplified Chinese characters must make up for his lack of knowledge with street smarts. When he was finally named on the gold medal list and entered the turbulent officialdom, what awaited him was the dark era when Yan Song and his son controlled the government. In this dangerous situation where one wrong word could lead to the destruction of his family and his family, Lin Xiaoqi integrated the insights of modern politics with the survival rules of ancient officialdom, and found a third way between the innocent and the powerful. From a small official in the county government to an important minister in the cabinet, he walked on thin ice every step of the way, but he was careful every step of the way. When the wheel of history came to the Longqing period, this former street orphan had become a key figure in promoting Zhang Juzheng's reforms, truly realizing a shocking counterattack from a humble family to a powerful minister.