The Imperial Examination Is Not Easy, and Among the Nine Illiterate People, a Scholar Emerges 2

Gu Ruli, a new Jinshi scholar, was demoted to the crisis-ridden Shuofeng County in the border area because he refused to marry a powerful man. Faced with an empty treasury, hungry people, profiteers hoarding grain, and the threat of Beilin, he did not accept his fate. Instead, he relied on his wisdom and courage to "borrow" life-saving grain from his superiors to crack down on grain merchants and stabilize people's livelihood. He also understood the border crisis and joined forces with the soldiers to defeat the enemy. Subsequently, he developed new industries, promoted agricultural tools, and renovated county schools, gradually revitalizing the dilapidated Shuofeng County. From a poor scholar to a capable minister, Gu Ruli broke through the predicament and blazed his own path to success.