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1. 101 最 The Ultimate Book Boy: I'll Take the Imperial Exam for My Young Master 最强书童，我替少爷考状元 Tiger-Skin Rolls虎皮卷卷Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Ye Ming, a PhD in both history and literature, accidentally transmigrated to an ancient noble household. Only, he wasn't a young master. He was a servant in the manor. His father was a servant, his mother a housekeeper, his elder brother could never rise above being a shopkeeper, and his elder sister worked as a maid. The family's contracts of servitude were all held by their master. They were slaves for generations. Ye Ming: A nightmare from the start! To change his fate, Ye Ming volunteer 573Reads6.1Score116Shelves
2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Wants to Give Up Too 快穿之男主也想摆烂 Mi Xiao Qie米小茄Historical696k WordsCompleted Yang Mu, who has lost his memory, binds himself to the 666 Wish System and is ordered to travel between small worlds, helping people fulfill their wishes. But Yang Mu is a total slacker. Get his memories back? No way! Work like a beast? Even less likely! An elderly scholar in ancient times [Complete] My father, the most beautiful man in the land [Complete] The new Goddess of Childbirth, Doctor Yang [Complete] My daughter, who transmigrated into the heroine of an angst novel [Complete] The bloods 3.5kReads6.0Score169Shelves

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   🌷Various, very good-looking, the male protagonist's character is too funny sometimes, the old boy in the ancient imperial examination, the apocalypse, the demon cultivator threatens him, the girl went to the wrong set, the fairy tale drama, go left first 0K

3. 103 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, but the Powerful Male Lead Won't Play by the Rules 穿书，权臣男主不按套路出牌 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted (Mutual devotion + tsundere + sweet romance) Fu Jing transmigrates into the novel The Most Powerful Chief Councillor of Wanxiang as Ruan Jing, the male lead's ill-fated stepsister. Without the protagonist's halo, a golden finger, or a pocket dimension, how can she turn her tragic fate around... 4.5kReads8.9Score304Shelves
4. 104 斩 Executed from the Start? One Poem Made Me a God! Defying Heaven to Change My Fate! 斩首开局？一诗封神！逆天改命！ Hua Nuo Huajingxuan花诺花靖轩Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the Great Qian Dynasty, the literary path reigns supreme, and poetry can manifest the divine! From condemned prisoner to supreme Literary Sage, Lin Fan uses modern knowledge to reshape the literary path! “Let the literary path serve the people, and let all under heaven live as one! I will change this world with my poetry!” 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is hilarious! [Kissing emoji]

5. 105 惊 What?! I Transmigrated into a Farmer's Son from the Start, and Now He Wants to Take the Imperial Exams 惊了！开局穿成农家子，他要科举 Luo Yi落矣Historical802k WordsCompleted [Famine + transmigration + System + farming + imperial examinations + daily life] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated. It was bad enough for a science student to end up in ancient times, but he’d arrived in the middle of a famine, with his family having nothing to their name. Luckily, he unlocked a red packet group. Without it, how could he possibly survive in this strange world? The Shen family had one daughter after another. At last, the third son’s family had a bo 1.4kReads8.3Score107Shelves

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   Ancient imperial examination, dual business online

6. 106 穿 Transmigration: From the Imperial Exams to Chief Grand Secretary 穿越：从科举开始的内阁首辅之路 Big Shot from Tuanjietun团结屯大佬Historical673k WordsOngoing An ordinary university student transmigrates into the son of a small landowner in ancient times. He takes the imperial exams and enters government service under the Great Feng dynasty, rising through the ranks step by step. Of all pursuits, study is supreme. “What? Young Master Wang has passed the county-level scholar exam!” “Young Master Wang really is impressive!” “Scholar Wang has passed the provincial exam and become a juren!” “I hear Wang, the top scholar in the provincial exam, passed the 37Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 穿 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里，我不想靠才华科举 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 11.3kReads8.9Score949Shelves

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   🍒The male protagonist was just happily enjoying a lobster feast in his courtyard when suddenly he found himself at the imperial examination hall, completely bewildered. As he woke up from his drowsy state, he regained the original owner's memories, allowing him to analyze problems from a godlike perspective! The most powerful person in the world, the emperor, turned out to be his own brother—this carefree life is just too blissful! 🥰

8. 108 科 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.8kReads7.7Score130Shelves

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   💥Shocking! A spoiled rich kid is reborn into a farming family, and his path to success through the imperial examinations is a complete reversal of fortune! Lu Sheng remembers his past life at the age of three. With no way out but farming and odd jobs, the imperial examinations become his only way out. Amidst the power struggles of officialdom, he climbs the ranks step by step with his wisdom, making my blood boil! ☘️

9. 109 科 The Road to the Imperial Examinations Begins as a Student 科举之路从童生开始 Hardworking Chicken-Raising Expert努力赚钱的养鸡专家Historical407k WordsOngoing Lin Ying transmigrates. He had been researching the history of the imperial examination system at a research institute, but one careless moment sends him to ancient times, where he becomes the son of a farming family on his way to sit the exams. What else can he do? For the sake of a better life, he can only give it everything he’s got! On the long road to success in the imperial examinations, Lin Ying sets himself a small goal: first, pass the entry-level exam and become a student! 452Reads9.0Score—Shelves
10. 110 咸 The Imperial Examination Path of a Lazybones in Ancient Times 咸鱼古代的科举路 Bright Moon over the Nine Provinces九州明月Historical539k WordsOngoing In the modern world, Gu Qin spent every day exhausting himself over work, slaving away for his company until one day he suddenly died at his desk. But what he never expected was that he would be reincarnated. In his new life, his grandparents doted on him, his parents cherished him, and his older sister looked after him. Gu Qin only wanted to lie flat. Luckily, his family was well-off, so he figured he could just take it easy this time. Unfortunately, misfortune can strike at any moment. To avoi 127Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The latest and most captivating time-travel/alternate universe/ancient historical/imperial examination novel: ① Night has fallen, and the lanterns are lit. In a courtyard house with blue stone tiles in Zhenjiang County, servants and maids bustle about, and every now and then a young maid carries out a basin of water stained with blood from a room. Gu Qin is a modern person who died suddenly and was reincarnated as an infant. In this life, he comes from a wealthy family, is pampered by his grandparents, loved by his parents, and cared for by his sister. He originally wanted to live a carefree life. However, life is unpredictable, and to avoid being bullied, he embarks on the path of the imperial examination in this ancient world to obtain fame and fortune.

11. 111 农 A Farm Boy’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 农家娃的科举生涯 Cai Xincheng蔡欣程Historical434k WordsCompleted Li Shan is born into ancient times with memories from before, but he has amnesia. Even so, the belief that he must study, despite growing up poor, is etched into his bones. In the end, this impoverished family, mocked by everyone, really does produce an official. He brings prosperity to the community and grows into a great figure renowned throughout the history books... A heads-up: The author came up with many of the settings, systems, and so on on the spur of the moment. Readers who care about 233Reads6.5Score—Shelves
12. 112 布 From Humble Beginnings to Minister of State 布衣卿相寒门崛起 Sound of Carved Jade扣玉声Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A poor scholar’s spirit rings clear, his pen splitting the heavens! When Lin Shen wakes, he finds himself in a thatched hut with a leaking roof. Before him lies his mother, at death’s door and worn to the bone; his young brother is coughing up blood, barely alive; outside, rapacious creditors kick at the door, demanding payment and threatening their lives! In this cruel world, are the poor truly no more than blades of grass? He will wield modern knowledge as a blade and turn the world upside dow 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've already written about becoming a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination) and am preparing for the metropolitan examination.

13. 113 倒 The Unlucky Fool Becomes a Judge in Ancient Times 倒霉蛋回到古代当法官 Nan Xixi南西溪Historical567k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + System + alternate world] If you don't like it, click the X in the top left and move on. No need to complain. A bolt of heavenly lightning sends Li Xiaosi to an unknown ancient world, where he's tasked with making a name for himself in the history books. Why should he do what he's told? Just as he's about to say something nasty, another bolt of lightning booms overhead. Fine, he's the most obedient, well-behaved little darling there is. But after all the bad luck he had in the m —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once I traveled through time, I was thinking about money, money, and a wife. I started from being a boy and got to the first place in the examination. The promotion story of my junior high school student. In the early stage, I kicked unscrupulous relatives, and in the later stage, I defeated the feudal old man. I built my own good society with my friends. It is a little systematic. I will explain why it is systematic later.

14. 114 双 Traveling Between Two Ming Dynasties, My Whole Family Lives in Luxury 双穿大明，全家跟着我吃香喝辣 Scholar Who Wins a Marquisate封侯书生Historical434k WordsCompleted [Studying for the exams + farming + slow-paced + travel between two worlds + Ming Dynasty + officialdom + powerful ministers] During the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, an ordinary young man named Chen Jie unexpectedly gains access to a portal between two worlds. With a single thought, he arrives in the home of Zhuge Jiaojiao in the year 2024. In just an instant, his clothes turn into a ragged beggar’s outfit. It turns out that each time he transmigrates, a mysterious force transforms whatever 233Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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15. 115 谁 Who Could've Seen This Coming? I Transmigrated and My Wife Made Me Take a Potion 谁懂啊，刚穿越就被老婆灌了药 A Viral Hit一只爆款Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Cheng, a lonely cop with no wife or children, devoted his entire life to his career and amassed assets worth over a trillion. In his old age, all kinds of shady characters, both familiar and strange, emerged to carve up his fortune, leaving him to be gnawed to the bone by a sow. Unexpectedly, he was reborn. And, would you believe it, not only did he have a wife now, he’d also become a stepfather, with his rebellious kids holding knives to his throat... 2.5kReads8.4Score156Shelves
16. 116 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9kShelves
17. 117 历 Complete Collection of Imperial Examination Papers by Top Scholars Through the Ages 历代状元殿试卷全集 Lin Guohua林国华Historical401k WordsCompleted This book brings together the palace examination papers of top jinshi graduates from the Tang through the Qing dynasties, spanning a thousand years and covering the entire history of the imperial examination system, from its beginnings to its maturity and eventual abolition. Each paper has been carefully selected and collated to preserve its historical character and showcase the candidates’ talent and wisdom. The Complete Collection of Palace Examination Papers by Top Graduates Throughout the Dy 1.9kReads9.3Score599Shelves
18. 118 春 Inventor of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋发明家 The Middle-Aged Dream Chaser逐梦的中年人Historical568k WordsCompleted (Historical) (Transmigration) (No System) (Inventory Space) (Spring and Autumn and Warring States period) (Farming) A bolt of lightning split two worlds apart. Mu Lei, the least favored illegitimate son of low status in the state of Xing, was struck by lightning at the age of five. His mother died a tragic death, and he was thrown into a silkworm house to fend for himself. No one knew that from that day on, whenever he fell asleep at night, he would transmigrate to the modern world three thous 789Reads8.4Score100Shelves
19. 119 修 Cultivation Begins at the Pawnshop 修仙从当铺开始 Deep Courtyard深院Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The male lead transmigrates for reasons unknown, and gains a special talent bestowed by a powerful expert. He starts out as a farmer's son, becomes a pawnshop errand boy amid the chaos of war, and eventually sets out on the path of cultivation. The male lead has good fortune, but there are no status screens or attributes. This isn't a System story; it leans toward traditional cultivation fantasy. 900Reads7.7Score103Shelves
20. 120 我 I Rebelled Against the Qing Dynasty with a Library in Tow! 我在大清造反，随着带着图书馆！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical1.3M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 114Reads9.2Score—Shelves
21. 121 汉 The Sage of the Late Han Dynasty 汉末圣人 Ming Qi鸣奇Historical2.7M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court is in turmoil, people have lost their old ways, but morality has yet to disappear. At this time, Cao Cao is still the impassioned young man who has endured a decade of hardship without letting his ardor fade. Yuan Shao is still living in seclusion, waiting for the world to change. Dong Zhuo is still leading the charge and defending the Han Empire. Liu Bei is still a boy studying under Lu Zhi, fond of dogs, horses, and music… An age of chao 409Reads8.6Score123Shelves
22. 122 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 9.6kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    All are examination essays

23. 123 一 A Scholar of Humble Origins 一品寒士 Lu Mingye鹿鸣野Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrating to ancient times, he becomes an impoverished scholar? His home is bare, but he has a beautiful wife! No worries. He can farm, do business, and wage war. Making money couldn’t be easier. The court is in turmoil, and the times are chaotic. Even out in the countryside, he is still a powerful warlord in his own right. He guards the borders and puts down unrest. I am a humble scholar of the highest rank. 377Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    🍀Lin Yi is from Anyang County and is the county's new temporary catcher. It was Su Huaizhi, a poor scholar who was adopted by his adoptive father. Half a month ago, he spent all his savings to send him to the Anyang County Government Office and became a temporary police officer... ✨ But on the first day of work, he stepped into the county government gate with his left foot first and was arrested by the master's order... ✨ He did not expect that in this world, with a literary heart, reading and writing can lead to spiritual practice... ✨ A poem he wrote turned out to be a wonderful pen, and it can be inscribed on a monument... ✨

24. 124 寒 The Integrity of a Humble Scholar 寒门风骨 Half a Young Scholar半个小秀才Historical4.4M WordsCompleted Three thatched huts and half a mu of farmland, a poor scholar and his farmer’s wife. Great wealth is too much to ask for; a modest, comfortable life is more than enough! Because of online gambling, Zhao Xiaojia transmigrates to another world and becomes a poor commoner. His father has just died, he’s left with nothing but empty walls, he owes two taels of silver, and he has a child bride to support. What can he do? The autumn harvest is just around the corner, and the authorities, bandits, and b 1.3kReads8.4Score123Shelves
25. 125 飞 After Failing to Ascend, the System Pinned Me Down and Made Me Take the Imperial Exams 飞升失败后被系统摁在地上考科举 Daoist Sang Ye桑也道人Eastern Fantasy212k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exam History + Cultivation / Farmer's Son / System, No Cheats / Lighthearted and Funny] They say the end of the imperial exams is immortality... Lu An joins forces with his seventy-year-old "book boy," determined to make his way to the top! Lu An had a lifetime's worth of fame, yet he came to grief over the words "rise to the clouds in a single stride." After falling into a land without spiritual energy... since that's how things are, he might as well take a turn in the mortal cour 986Reads—Score134Shelves

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    This is a true saint [eating melon], who cultivates literature!

26. 126 穿 Transmigrated as the Fake Young Master in an Imperial Exam Novel 穿成科举文里的假少爷 Years of Rivers and Mountains江山岁月Ancient Romance127k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + fake and real young masters + alternate dynasty + transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + everyday life] [Male protagonist's perspective, no CP, no female lead, and the true heiress has little page time] Yuan Kunyu transmigrated after a celebration banquet for getting into a 985 university's gifted youth program. The good news: he had become a young master from a prestigious family. The not-so-bad news: he was the fake one. So, at the age of ten, Yuan Kunyu returned to 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is rising all the way! Won the county's first case at the age of ten! He was a child prodigy when he was young! His talent spreads far and wide, he comes from a famous family, his second uncle is an official, and he has met with saints, and his starting point is very high!

27. 127 大 Ming Dynasty Imperial Exams: From the Start, I Became the Father of Five Children 大明科举，开局成了五个孩子的爹 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical393k WordsCompleted (Farming + daily life in ancient times + imperial examinations) A reassuring read. Shen Lin'an inexplicably finds himself reborn in ancient times in the body of a widower, with four sons and a daughter to care for, as well as a mother in her fifties. The original owner was a scholar, but he had never even earned the title of licentiate. He was too weak to shoulder a load or lift a hand, knew nothing of farming, and spent every day in drunken stupors, letting the years slip by. Let's see how Shen 2.1kReads7.0Score160Shelves

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    This book is absolutely possible, step by step, the imperial examination will warm your daily life

28. 128 买 I Bought a Bookboy to Take the Imperial Exam for Me. Now I'm Accused of Stealing His Honors? 买书童替本少科举，告我偷功名？ Stray Bullet流弹Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder + Embroidered Uniform Guard + Imperial Exams + Officialdom + Rooting Out Treacherous Ministers + Fighting the Tartars + Empress] Also known as: The Young Master Strikes Back Against His Fated Bookish Servant, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Saves China After transmigrating into the book as Lin Zhi, a young master destined to be cannon fodder, he finds himself caught in a ridiculous plot where his servant uses the young master as a stepping-stone in th 1.3kReads7.6Score145Shelves

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    The young master kills the destined scholar, takes the first prize, saves China and becomes a saint

29. 129 寒 A Scholar from a Humble Home 寒窗读书人 Ding Kai, Who Loves Pepper-Salt Rice Dumplings爱吃椒盐豆粽的丁凯Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Bystanders: Xu Sandan’s life is over (watching the drama unfold…) Family: What’s going to become of Sandan? (worrying…) Xu Heng (Xu Sandan): My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s (striving…) A story about Xu Heng, who transmigrates into a desperate situation from the start. With a disabled body and a poor family, he fights against a cruel fate step by step through his own efforts, ultimately turning his life around. An uplifting story about farming, cozy everyday life, and hard work. P.S. Ther 4.3kReads8.6Score331Shelves

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    There are 20 undergraduate novels available, some completed and some ongoing. Choose the ones you like to read.

30. 130 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 47kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
31. 131 寒 A Proud Son of a Poor Family 寒门骄子 Swallow's Nest Eagle燕窝鹰Historical1.1M WordsCompleted “Transmigrated to ancient times? Don't panic. I was a chemistry PhD in my previous life. Surely I can invent a few things this era has never seen and make a fortune, right?” Watch as the hero puts his knowledge from his previous life to good use, amasses an astonishing fortune, earns the title of top scholar, marries a beautiful heiress, reaches the pinnacle of life, and changes the entire world... 14.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
32. 132 我 I Turned My Superstitious Father into the Chief Councilor 我把神棍老爹卷成首辅 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + imperial examinations + daily life + farming + court politics later on] Father and son join forces to build a Ming dynasty on which the sun never sets. Yan Xun transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and discovers that his father can do everything except study. His dad has so many secret identities, like an onion with layer after layer to peel back. Huh! If I push Dad hard enough to make him Grand Secretary, can I become a Junior Grand Secretary? The filial son Yan Xun sells everythin 22.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
33. 133 卷 An Ordinary Life for a Workaholic in Ancient Times 卷王在古代的普通人生 Chi Chi, Keep It Up尺尺加油Historical525k WordsCompleted Chen Rui, an agriculture student in the modern era, transmigrates to the fictional Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the great-grandson of Chen Wang, a former company commander who has retired from military service to farm. With his family’s help, he enters officialdom through the imperial examinations and uses his knowledge to make sure the people under his jurisdiction have enough to eat. A heads-up: this isn’t a conventional power fantasy. It has a laid-back, slice-of-life feel, and the male lead 1.9kReads8.3Score145Shelves
34. 134 启 Your Majesty, the Top Scholar Is Slacking Off Again and Again 启禀陛下，状元郎他又又又开摆了 Fang Jinxi方锦溪Historical2.8M WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams and Farming]+ [Family Matters]+ [Building Wealth]+ [Scheming]+ [Alternate Ancient Setting] Lu Qilin, a modern enthusiast of intangible cultural heritage, unexpectedly transmigrated. When he woke up, he had become an eight-year-old village boy with a dim mind, whose mother had died young and whose father had disappeared. Fortunately, his grandparents and uncle and aunt truly loved him, and his two older cousins genuinely cared for him. It wasn't the worst start imaginable. Unfortu 13kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    Several books about the imperial examination system have been adapted into TV dramas, but reading the books gives you a more three-dimensional and richer understanding of the characters.

35. 135 本 I Only Wanted to Get By, but I Passed the Imperial Exams Six Times in a Row and Shocked the Emperor 本想混口饭，科举连中六元惊陛下 Moonlight in Motion月色流光Historical3.0M WordsOngoing (Alternate history + imperial examinations + heartwarming + everyday family life + one heroine) He Mingfeng transmigrated. The good news: The knowledge in his head was his golden finger. The bad news: He’d become the village idiot. His family was dirt poor, and his grandmother looked at him like he was a burden. A hellish start? No worries! The village idiot suddenly “came to his senses,” leaving the whole village stunned. He caught fish and set up a stall, and had just started making a little m 6.6kReads8.2Score591Shelves
36. 136 太 Great-Grandpa's Spirit Appeared and Insisted I Transmigrate to Qing-Dynasty China to Become the Top Scholar 太爷显灵，非要我穿越清朝考状元 Classical Chinese, Wen Yi 1983文言闻一九八三Historical187k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Political Intrigue + Cutting-Edge Technology + Multiple Heroines. Outsmart everyone and get a thrill that makes your scalp tingle!] Chen Liancheng, Guangzhou's wildest tech genius! A Tsinghua PhD, the leading expert in brain-computer interfaces, and a million-yuan-a-year earner, he developed an AI chip that could turn the human brain into a supercomputer in an instant. And he himself became its very first test subject! During Qingming ancestral rites, a thunderstorm struck his 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give this novel a try, it's interesting

37. 137 农 A Country Girl’s Daily Life of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 农家女的科举日常 Panda Loves Life胖达爱生活Ancient Romance780k WordsOngoing [System + No CP + Women's Imperial Exams + No Cross-Dressing as a Man + Academy Life + Slow Pace + Alternate World] In her previous life, as an orphan with no family to support, Zhuge Yunshu lived an utterly carefree, lazy life. Perhaps even Heaven couldn't stand to see it anymore. It killed her with a piece of falling debris, and she was reborn as a farmer's daughter in ancient times. In this agrarian society, men and women alike had no choice but to work in the fields once they reached the app 22.6kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    They were basically the third book of the imperial examinations. The special one was that they went directly to the imperial court to remonstrate with the emperor to the death, and even the emperor had a headache when he saw them.

38. 138 开 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙 Jiang Suiwan江岁晚Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o 12.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
39. 139 科 The Imperial Exam's Oxherd Class: A Young Scholar's Teacher Produces Three Thousand Successful Candidates 科举放牛班，童生夫子教出进士三千 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A paradise for exam failures, and a graveyard for renowned scholars. A group of spoiled officials’ sons has become the century-old academy’s newest headache. The old scholar was so furious he suffered a stroke. Chen Fan, a licentiate serving as an assistant instructor, activated the god-tier imperial exam teaching System and was appointed head of the academy in its hour of need. The mischievous magistrate’s son mastered the Five Classics in four months. The unruly prefect’s son became the top sc 1.9kReads8.9Score172Shelves

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40. 140 我 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 A Grain of Rice in the Vast Blue Sea沧海茫茫粒米身Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 5kReads8.8Score354Shelves

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    What you are looking for is my time-traveling imperial examination novel of the Ming Dynasty! My novels are well written, have real historical backgrounds, and lifelike character descriptions. The plot development is all driven by real historical events. You can't stop reading it!

41. 141 贞 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 Enlightenment on the Way悟途Historical7.7M WordsOngoing [No System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Farming] Have you ever wondered what you’d do if you transmigrated to ancient times with no System and no golden finger? You’re not a physicist, chemist, or historian, just an ordinary person from the future. Everything you know comes from movies, TV, short-video platforms, and the media. How would you survive? Follow an ordinary person who transmigrates into Li Shen, Li Shimin’s tenth son at the beginning of the Tang dynasty. With nothing but his limited knowledge 117.7kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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    🍉Family members, does anyone know this? It perfectly meets the requirements. This book is a rare gem among rebirth novels. Not only is the author's writing skill profound, but the entire text also emphasizes the mutual help, love, and cherishing among family members, which has a very strong educational significance for today's young people.

42. 142 被 The Fake Heir Was Cast Out of the Marquis's Estate, Then Rose to Power Through the Imperial Exams 被赶出侯府假世子靠科举逆袭权臣 Fuyu Ya浮玉呀Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Yan worked himself to the bone as an office drone. After finally paying off his mortgage and car loan, he had 400,000 yuan in savings and was ready to lie flat in a small county town. Little did he know that disaster can strike at any moment. He transmigrated! The good news: he was still a man in this life, so he wouldn't have to experience period pain. He was born into a wealthy marquis's household, surrounded by fine clothes, delicious food, and his family's boundless affection. The bad n 53.8kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    🍉Who understands family members? It perfectly meets the requirements. This book is one of the rare good books about rebirth. Not only does the author have a profound writing skills, but the whole text also focuses on expressing that family members help each other, love and cherish each other. It has very important educational significance for today's young people.

43. 143 绝 The Unparalleled Illegitimate Son 绝代庶子 Light Rail轻轨Historical501k WordsCompleted [Alternate World + Transmigration + Ancient Setting] After transmigrating, he finds his mother brutally murdered and his younger sister unconscious beside her. When she wakes, she has developed a split personality. He heads to the capital to find his biological father, only to discover that his father's family is the source of all the hatred. Watch as a concubine-born son avenges his mother and drives his father into an inescapable corner, step by step. Once his revenge is complete, where will h 420Reads7.3Score—Shelves
44. 144 考 I Took the Exam and Became a Ming Dynasty Constable 考到明朝当衙役 Dream Rain over the West River西江梦雨Historical100k WordsCompleted After failing the civil service exam, a retired college student and soldier begins suffering from severe hallucinations under pressure and unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times. Skilled in both letters and arms, he rises from a low-ranking constable to a powerful regional official who helps shape the realm. In the end, he defeats Japanese pirates and sea raiders, then establishes his own maritime trading nation in Southeast Asia... 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is somewhat similar to the experience of many current graduates taking public exams.

45. 145 当 When the Clan Got a Cheat 当宗族开了外挂 Bagui Clan八桂门阀Historical821k WordsCompleted In 1841, the twenty-two-year-old scholar Mo Wenhua of Ning Tan Town in Lingnan accidentally binds himself to the Doubao System. The Taiping Rebellion is already brewing in the shadows, and the small Mo clan is in grave danger. Tailored to the realities of mid-to-late Qing-era Lingnan, the System provides plans for agricultural improvements, resource management, military training, and anticipating crises. With its help, Mo Wenhua begins by resolving the clan’s struggle to survive, then gradually 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plug-in enabled the whole clan to develop into a gentry family with three scholars and a dozen children.

46. 146 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, but My Brother Seems Even More Like a Transmigrator Than I Do 穿越古代我哥比我还像穿越者 Pavilion by the Pond池上楼台Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Alternate World / Ancient Era / Farming / Imperial Exams After a plane crash, Chen Jingming transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a farmer's son. His family is split up because they need to pay for his medical treatment, and his older brother goes missing. Later, the eldest brother returns from a long journey and sends him to school. Eldest Brother: “Little brother, our family's honor rests entirely on you!” But later, as he watches the family estate grow, Chen Jingming realizes that the 15.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    In his previous life, he was a chemistry PhD who transmigrated to ancient times and began an extraordinary life.

47. 147 农 The Old Country Scholar: Reborn as the Father of Four 农门老童生:穿成了四个娃的爹 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical833k WordsCompleted One heroine, no System An old book never tires the reader, even after a hundred readings. Read it closely and ponder it, and its meaning will reveal itself. Lin Mingyuan transmigrates to Great Chu, just over a decade after its founding, and becomes an old licentiate in a small mountain village. At the ripe old age of thirty-five, he is the father of four, with a beloved wife he thinks of constantly. The imperial examinations, suspended amid the wars at the end of the previous dynasty, are now be 3.8kReads9.0Score266Shelves

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    This book is absolutely captivating! The plot is incredibly tight, and every twist and turn is thrilling. There wasn't a single moment to rest while reading. Every time the protagonist pulls off a comeback, I feel like my whole body is on fire—it's incredibly satisfying. Once you start, you won't be able to stop. Give it a try, you'll love it!

48. 148 从 From Top Scholar with Six Honors to Imperial Tutor of an Empire 从六元及第到一国帝师 Blockbuster Big Dragon爆款大龙Historical472k WordsOngoing “The Son of Heaven prizes heroes and men of letters, and teaches you all through the written word. All other pursuits are base; only learning is supreme!” This is a dynasty that holds scholars in the highest esteem! If you want to rise above the crowd and bring honor to your ancestors, there is only one path: study for the imperial examinations and earn an official title. Poems and songs can win the admiration of thousands! Couplets and essays are cherished at court! After learning all this, Zho 31Reads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 149 穿 Transmigrate? Watch Me Score Six Perfect Exam Results 穿越？看我连中六元 Li Datou李大头啊Historical303k WordsCompleted [Super Satisfying Read] [Imperial Examinations] [Transmigration] Li Siyuan, a modern history professor, transmigrates to ancient times as a poor scholar who faces discrimination. Using his modern knowledge and sheer hard work, he stands out in the imperial examinations, earning the top honor in all six rounds and breaking the powerful clans' monopoly on the exams. He becomes a legendary figure in the eyes of all. Along the way to his rise, he meets Xiang Youran, a gentle and refined young lady f 5Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 农 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 Cherry on the Hillside半山樱桃Historical459k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 125Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    🌱①"The emperor values ​​heroes, literature teaches you all. All other pursuits are inferior, only studying is noble!" This was an era where scholars were revered! To rise above others and bring glory to one's ancestors, 🌸 the only path was to pass the imperial examinations and obtain official rank. Poetry and prose were admired by thousands! Couplets and essays were favored by the court! Zhou Cheng, a literature graduate student in his previous life, smiled slightly upon learning all this. "Everyone, get out of the way! I'm about to show off!"

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