A Tsinghua PhD Takes the Imperial Exams and Soars to Great Heights

[Male Lead’s Perspective, Imperial Examinations and Farming, Family Life, Court Politics, No Romance, All Business]

Gu Tingyuan was a cutthroat striver. In his previous life, he was a Tsinghua PhD who worked himself to death at his company by constantly competing with everyone around him.

Luckily, he transmigrated into a wealthy family in the Great Jin dynasty, as the legitimate eldest son of the Lu household. His family owned a thousand mu of fertile farmland, countless mansions, and mountains of silver.

Six-year-old Gu Tingyuan lounged on his bed with one leg crossed over the other and sighed, “Transmigrating as the Lu family’s legitimate eldest son is amazing. This life was worth living!”

But who could have expected fate to play such a cruel trick? A yamen runner informed Gu Tingyuan that six years ago, he had been switched at birth with the Lu family’s real daughter in a scheme like the civet cat swapping places with the crown prince.

Overnight, Gu Tingyuan went from a wealthy young nobleman to a poor farmer’s son.

Back in the farmhouse, he looked at the bare-walled thatched cottage and wanted to grab a bucket and run. But when he saw his dead father, his widowed mother, and his two older sisters about to be exploited by his uncle’s family, his heart softened.

To protect his mother and sisters, he resolved to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations.

This life, he once again threw himself into relentless competition and embarked on the arduous road to success in the examinations.

Who could have known that the road would be so grueling, with people repeatedly plotting against him? Yet six-year-old Gu Tingyuan resolutely overcame every obstacle. He cut a path through the examinations and ultimately became a powerful minister of his age...