The Imperial Exams: From Three-Year-Old Farm Boy to Imperial Tutor

Name: The Imperial Exams: From Three-Year-Old Farm Boy to Imperial Tutor
Author: Flower Shadows Beneath the Lamp

科举：从三岁农家子到一代帝师

by Flower Shadows Beneath the Lamp (灯下花影)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 365k Words
Genre: Rural Life
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 4d ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

Shen Hengzhi, a modern graduate student in history, died suddenly and was reborn as Shen Shitou, a farmer’s son.

In this Great Qi, social rank was rigid, and it was difficult for those from humble backgrounds to rise above their station.

The Shen family had barely enough to get by, surviving on three mu of poor farmland. They could not even afford paper and ink for practicing calligraphy.

When he was three, Shen Shitou used a dry branch to write in the dirt beneath the old locust tree. He caught the attention of a scholar who had returned to his hometown to honor his ancestors, and from that day on, the Shen family’s fate changed.

From the county examinations to the palace examinations, from Apricot Blossom Village to the Golden Throne Hall.

With his vision beyond his era and unyielding determination, Shen Hengzhi fought his way through the encirclement of powerful clans and carved out a path to success for the children of humble families!

“‘Heng’ means enduring, and ‘zhi’ means striving toward something. I want Great Qi to know no more injustice against the humble.”

Other names

A Farmer's Son Enters the Court, and Everyone Waits to See Him Fail农家子入朝堂，满朝都在看他笑话Alternate title on Fanqie

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