The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust

Name: The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust
Author: Ink Crossing Into the Azure Clouds

青衿起微尘

by Ink Crossing Into the Azure Clouds (墨渡青云)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 263k Words
Genre: Rural Life
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 4d ago
Source: Fanqie

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Shen Wenyuan, a modern graduate student in history, suddenly transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of a poor farming family.

His grandparents favor his second uncle's family and mistreat and exploit his own. His father finally grits his teeth and splits from the family. A few acres of poor farmland and a dilapidated hut are all they have.

Though mired in hardship, Shen Wenyuan refuses to accept his fate.

Drawing on what he learned in his previous life, he studies the Confucian classics. Starting from the humblest village beginnings, he takes on the county, prefectural, and academy examinations, overcoming obstacle after obstacle to earn scholarly honors as a commoner.

He faces gossip from neighbors, obstruction from clan members, undercurrents in the examination halls, and the cold stares of the powerful.

Fortunately, a good mentor guides him, and his close friend Lu Jingheng accompanies him along the way. One rises from a poor family, the other is confined within the inner quarters of an aristocratic household. Supporting each other, they embark on the long road of the imperial examinations.

From student to xiucai to juren, they fight their way all the way to the palace examination before the emperor.

A scholar rises from humble dust, a commoner enters the court.

Witness how Shen Wenyuan, a scholar from a poor family, relies on his talent and unwavering sincerity to protect his family and loved ones amid the upheavals of the Great Zhou, writing the story of a top scholar's rise and fall on the path to glory.

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