[Alternate History + Transmigration + No Golden Finger + Not a Feel-Good Story] After transmigrating from the modern world, he endures all kinds of oppression and ultimately rises to the position of chancellor.
In the Great Chu dynasty's Tiansheng era, powerful clans monopolize the path to office, leaving those from humble families with little hope.
Lin Yan, a farmer's son born to till the fields, has no influence and no miraculous encounters.
With nothing but books of poetry and an iron will, he starts as a village-school student and takes on the imperial examinations, serves in local prefectures and counties, and eventually enters the imperial court.
Amid the treacherous currents of officialdom, he stands against the stranglehold of powerful clans and faces the turmoil of a chaotic age.
One step at a time, he rises from the country lanes to the position of chancellor.
