Great Ming: My Whole Family Are Reckless Powerhouses, but I Become a Sage Through the Imperial Exams!

He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty.

His father is a fierce general demoted from his post, his elder brother is a killing machine, and the whole family has nothing but muscle and bloodlust.

As the scholar-official faction closes in step by step, Lu Yuan sets aside his stone weights and picks up a wolf-hair brush.

Lu Zhen: “Son, can reading kill people?”

Lu Yuan: “Father, reading can do more than kill people. It can let our whole family kill without facing punishment.”

That year, the Ming Dynasty gained a civilized scoundrel.

Yang Tinghe: “Every page reeks of bloodshed, yet not a single sentence crosses the bounds of the law. Is the third son of the Lu family planning to dismantle the Grand Secretariat with nothing but a pen?”

Zhu Houzhao: “Lu Yuan! It's one thing to insult those old scholars until they retire, but why are you trying to tell me what to do? Hurry, get me dressed. I'm going with the top scholar to seize someone's estate!”

Wang Yangming: “I taught you the unity of knowledge and action, and look at you. When you're making sense, you're the top scholar of the court. When you're not, what's with the ten thousand cavalry behind you?”

He wears a Confucian robe, yet teaches military officers how to seize property legally. He stands in court and leaves the upright officials utterly shattered.