The Top Scholar and Grand Secretary Keep Carrying Me in the Imperial Exams
科举：状元首辅又带飞朕了
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- Historical
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- Historical & Ancient
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- An Engineering PhD Takes the Imperial Exam and Stuns the Entire Court工科博士考科举，震惊满朝文武Alternate title on Fanqie
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Imperial Exam Novels: Sixfold Top Scholar, Genius
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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!
High-Quality Imperial Examination Novels
Looking for books similar to "From Passing the Imperial Exams with Top Scores to Running the Government". Wonderful fellow readers, can you recommend some high-quality imperial-exam novels? Something like "A Noble Son from a Poor Family" or "Running the Government" would be great.
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No horror novels! Stop recommending them and read the descriptions first!!!
Alternate History, No System or Golden Finger
I want to read something like Tough Soldiers in the Military Camp. The male lead uses his intelligence and technology to establish his authority, build a nation, and develop it.
Is Xu Yue the Only Legend of Imperial Exam Fiction?
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No Romance!!!
Absolutely no CP! No ambiguity, and nothing people can casually ship! Completely, purely no CP!! Ancient farming, doomsday survival, running a shop, anything is fine!! Male- or female-oriented, either works! It must have no CP!! Clear logic and few typos, please! I'm begging you!!
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.
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I'm in a Reading Slump. Any Good Books?
I'm looking for books everyone has read over and over!
Any Ancient Imperial-Examination Novels with the Protagonist Reborn as a Baby?
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Imperial Exam Stories With Two Male Leads
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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!
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It's a good novel about the imperial examination system. One great plot point is that the male protagonist transmigrates into the body of a rural child who has never left his village. He doesn't know what place or dynasty he lives in, and he only finds out later by reading books. I think this part is very reasonable, and I haven't seen it in other novels.
I was surprised it was so good! I finished it in one go, and now I can finally close my eyes and go to sleep [staring emoji]. Also, I think this story is quite suitable for a no-romance narrative. It depends on how the author writes it. If there is a romance, I suggest writing it in the epilogue. It's best if the main story is without romance. Is there a romance?
It's really good! I was initially worried the rating might have some flaws, but it didn't. There weren't any extreme depictions of women—no coquettishness, delicate shoulders, or jade lips. For that, it gets full marks from me. The plot is also very enjoyable! I just glanced at the author's bookshelf and I couldn't help but be amazed—it's full of materials about ancient times. Looks like the author has been doing a lot of research! 😄
It's caught up! It's very well written, with a great plot and excellent prose. It's perfectly acceptable as a lighthearted, enjoyable read. I really like it and look forward to updates. And my only wish is that there won't be any romantic pairings!
The writing is good, not a simplistic, light read; the content is insightful and not mindless. Personally, I think there are three good books on the platform: *The Mistake for Langya*, *The Eastern Jin Dynasty Female Demon*, and this one by the author. *Langya* always offers refreshing solutions.
How come such a good book doesn't have a high rating? Is someone spamming it? The writing is really good, it's very enjoyable and interesting. The author's writing style suggests a high level of knowledge.
I found it quite enjoyable and funny. Personally, I felt the protagonist was a bit stingy, at least from my perspective, he was stingy with money and relationships. While being selfish isn't wrong, it's also quite realistic. When reading novels, I still hope to see the kind of family, friendship, and love that are rare in reality.
It's short but I caught up with it in one go, so good! This is the most detailed account of the imperial examination system among all the literature on it. I always thought that copying poems just needed to fit the theme, but I didn't realize there were so many requirements. I've learned something new.
Every character is vividly portrayed, and the dialogue is quite humorous. It's quite satisfying that the male lead isn't mistreated. I hope this book doesn't have a romantic subplot; I'm really afraid a good female lead will become a flaw. Could the author write more about the female lead in the epilogue? I've seen many undergraduate novels get low ratings because of the female lead. In my opinion, this book, up to the current chapters, deserves at least a 9 out of 10.
This novel is amazing! I'd seen similar novels before, but they were all about women disguised as men or women transmigrating into men. I gave up on them after reading the synopsis and realizing they were male-oriented. Yesterday, I was out of reading, so I looked at recommendations and saw this novel again. All three reviews were positive, so I decided to check it out. I got completely hooked!