A Farmer’s Son’s Guide to the Imperial Exams

After transmigrating into the only boy in a farming family, Gu Yue discovered that the perks were pretty great.

His grandparents had four children: his eldest uncle, second uncle, father, and youngest uncle.

The three older brothers had spent half their lives having one girl after another. He was the only boy.

The whole family doted on him as he grew up, saving him the chicken legs and making sure he got the new clothes.

His eldest and second uncles squatted by the wall and sighed. “At last, our family has someone who can carry on the family line.”

His father sat on the threshold and slapped his thigh. “Son, you’ve got to stand tall!”

Gu Yue looked down at his thin arms and legs. Working in the fields was out of the question, so the whole family was pinning its hopes on him.

He flipped through the only book in the house, a dog-eared Three Character Classic, and sighed.

In his previous life, he had been an orphan. He had studied his way from a small county town into a top-tier 985 university, then graduated and joined a small company, where he spent years as an ordinary employee.

He had no other special skills, but exams had never scared him.

Top scorer in the county examination, top scorer in the prefectural examination, top scorer in the academy examination.

Provincial examination champion, metropolitan examination champion, palace examination champion.

Officials across the court watched this farm boy, their eyes red with envy.

But once he entered the court, he learned that passing the imperial examinations was only an entry ticket.

Princes smiled as they offered him favors. Powerful ministers secretly dug pits for him to fall into. The great clans considered him a thorn in their side.

With tigers in front and wolves behind, a long line of people were waiting to see him fall.

Gu Yue straightened his official hat and smiled as he looked up.

Then let’s see who breaks first.