After transmigrating, he spends three years laying the groundwork and preparing for the county-level imperial exam.
Prepare, prepare, and prepare some more, until we meet at the summit…
Xie Zhixing finally has the Four Books and Five Classics, eight-legged essays, and policy-discussion questions all figured out. He is just about to sit the county-level exam like any ordinary candidate.
One heavy rain… no, a status panel ruins his dream of becoming a licentiate.
[Ding! The “Rise of the Grand Secretary” System has been activated!]
[Host: Xie Zhixing]
[Official position: Grand Secretary of the Cabinet (not yet assumed)]
[Current state of the Cabinet: Newly established, with everything awaiting reform]
[Mission issued: Approve a resignation]
[Today, the second-in-command of the Cabinet submitted a resignation, claiming that his ambitions do not lie at court and that he wishes to turn to commerce. This man is one of the Host’s most trusted aides. His resignation is no trivial matter.]
[Host, please personally approve the deputy secretary’s resignation and write your response.]
[Mission reward: Three cakes of literary insight, granting knowledge of past and present]
Seriously, man.
What is this supposed to mean?
I haven’t even passed the licentiate exam yet.
Where the heck have I ended up?
But these rewards from the panel… Well, I have to admit, they’re actually pretty good…
[Cake of Literary Insight: Read the text written on it, then eat the cake to memorize every word forever]
[Clear-Mind Inkstone: Clears your thoughts and sharpens your literary mind. Can be used permanently]
[Rising-Cloud Brush: Produces neat, vigorous handwriting with an air of lofty ambition]
[Bearing of a Grand Chancellor, Beginner: Comport yourself with calm confidence]
[Perception of the Subtle, Beginner: Observe details closely]
Other candidates take the county, prefectural, and provincial exams, competing in preparation and talent, family resources, and personal connections.
I, Xie Zhixing, have made it this far entirely through my own talent and hard work… Grand Secretary System, give me a boost!
In any case, he takes the imperial exams seriously.
And he takes being Grand Secretary seriously, too.
Yes, the protagonist's family is warm and harmonious, they have golden fingers, and the emotional drama is also shown. The protagonist is currently fifteen years old. Since the plot is very flat, you can probably guess the following content, which makes it gradually boring to watch. The following may be suspected of being spoilers, but it's just my guess: The teacher's daughter is expected to be engaged to the protagonist. Most of them are currently in the imperial examination, which is very bland. There is no slap-in-the-face routine, just plain and simple.
New authors should give 4 stars for encouragement first. The emotional line is quite delicate, and the character creation is okay so far, but there is a big problem. Why does the protagonist's father smoke so often? Tobacco seems to have been introduced during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not called tobacco. It seems to be called forget-me-not.
There's no need for a love line. I haven't even seen this one.
It is a very good scientific examination article. Although the plot does not advance very fast, the writing style is very consistent with the scientific examination theme. It makes people feel that this is how scientific examinations, and even being an official, should be! It shows the character of ancient literati!!
There are some flaws, but the flaws are not hidden. Why did you return the water recently? What I want to see is the official career, not comparing poems with others and visiting elegant places.
Overall it's pretty good, but I feel like there's too much emphasis on "quietness" in some places, which is a bit too much and not enough.
Okay, the flaws don't hide the flaws
Very good, come on author
The writing is very good, and the content in the exam is connected in series, which is quite interesting.
AI hydrology, character names are inconsistent and appear multiple times.