Looking for Transmigration, Historical, or Imperial Exam Stories, Preferably Without the Protagonist Coming in First 求穿越文，历史文，科举文，最好是主角不是状元
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- 101 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Begins with Meeting the Miserable Crown Prince 寒门崛起，从遇上苦逼太子开始 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams for the Poor + No System + Lighthearted + Wits and Strategy] After transmigrating to ancient times, Tang Yin was completely dumbfounded. He'd gone to sleep and woken up as a seven-year-old kid? He lived in Peach Blossom Village, Qingzhou Prefecture, in the Great Ming, and came from a poor family? It was a disastrous start. He had to fight heaven and earth, and even deal with his awful relatives. Determined to escape the mountains, Tang Yin secretly studied at the 6.2kReads7.9Score543Shelves
- 102 The Poor Scholar: From the Start, I Was Matched with Twin Brides 寒门状元：开局分配双胞胎娘子 This is a dynasty where men rule and women are inferior, and men are extremely scarce. As soon as Yang Jing transmigrates here, the authorities force him to take two wives. They’re twins, both fair-skinned beauties with long legs. Yang Jing admits they’re a treat for the eyes, but there isn’t even enough food in the house to last the night. He simply can’t afford to feed them! There’s no other choice! To improve his family’s life, he has to take the path of studying, learning martial arts, passi 82Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 103 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score143Shelves
- 104 To Avoid Getting Beaten, I Started Studying for the Imperial Exams 为了不挨打，开始考科举 One day, Shen Qingyun becomes the youngest son of a farming family and thinks he can spend his whole life as a freeloader. But then disaster strikes, and he faces a dire predicament: His eldest brother went off to take a temporary job, but came back dead, wrapped in a straw mat; Other families in the village have several sons, but the Shen family has only him, their sole heir; His shrewish, favoritism-prone mother, his mistreated nieces, and his stooped, adopted father all depend on him; Bearing 1.4kReads8.6Score149Shelves
- 105 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 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
- 106 You Pulled Strings to Make Me a Scholar, and I Passed All Three Exams? 走后门让你成秀才，你连中三元？ The print edition of A Match Made in Heaven is now available. Search for the author's name, Cai Bibi, on major platforms to buy a copy. Su Yu transmigrates to ancient times. On the day he fails the imperial exam for the fifth time, he marries the Princess of Changle, who has disguised herself as an ordinary girl. Before Su Yu can roll up his sleeves and earn a living to support his lovely wife, news of an imperial exam result that had been overlooked suddenly arrives. From then on, the good news 28.5kReads8.7Score3kShelves
- 107 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 17.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
- 108 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 When Li Jingxing wakes up, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place. Around him are crude huts and shabby furniture, and the air carries a faint smell of straw. Looking down, he sees that he is wearing ragged clothes and a pair of straw sandals. All of it leaves him utterly confused. “How did I end up here?” Li Jingxing wonders. Just then, a burst of noise breaks through his thoughts. 3kReads8.8Score230Shelves
- 109 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 75Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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The Ming Dynasty's Most Carefree Prince 大明第一逍遥王
[Ming Dynasty + History + Eighth Worthy Prince + Farming + Conquest] Zhu Yuanzhang: “That rebellious son has been exiled to the frontier for three years. Has he learned his lesson?” Mao Xiang: “Your Majesty, Prince Tan, Zhu Zi, has turned Ningxia into a paradise beyond the frontier.” Zhu Biao: “The Tatars have invaded, and my eighth brother is right on the front line. What are we to do?” Xu Da: “Your Highness, Prince Tan, Zhu Zi, has destroyed the Tatar nation. Please send officials to govern th
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- 111 Great Ming: I Have a Brain Disorder, Yet You Still Want Me to Be Emperor 大明：我有脑疾，你还让我当皇帝 Zhu Su was an overworked wage slave from the 22nd century. After falling asleep, he transmigrates and becomes Zhu Su, the Ming dynasty's fifth prince. At eight years old, he risks his life to save Empress Ma and the crown prince. That same year, the imperial physician diagnoses him with a brain disorder. Now the empress and crown prince owe him their lives, and he even has an official “medical certificate” from the imperial physician. Zhu Su charges headlong down the path of pretending to have a 9.8kReads9.1Score675Shelves
- 112 Great Ming: No More Pretending, Your Grandpa Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：不装了，你爷爷我是朱元璋 Zhu Shou woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. His family was fairly well-off, but to his shock, he discovered that he was a wastrel with a brain disorder. After calculating the date of Crown Prince Zhu Biao’s impending early death, Zhu Shou hurried to discuss an important matter with his grandfather, who had always looked after him. “Old man, Crown Prince Zhu Biao is about to die. We’d better run!” That one sentence left his grandfather stu 1.9kReads9.1Score304Shelves
- 113 Great Ming: I Can Browse the Huaxia Library 大明：我能翻阅华夏图书馆 After transmigrating into Chongzhen's body, he discovers that he has a Chinese library with him. He reforms the bureaucracy, trains a new army, and stabilizes the country at home and abroad. The first step toward making the nation strong through technology is to keep Wei Zhongxian around. The Donglin faction wants to fill the court with virtuous officials? Have they checked whether the Embroidered Uniform Guard's blades are still sharp? The Tartars in Liaodong want to ravage the Central Plains? 861Reads8.5Score104Shelves
- 114 My Father Is the Emperor Who Begs at the Gate 我老爹是叫门皇帝 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong reign, my father, Zhu Qizhen, personally led an expedition beyond the borders, hoping to spread the might of the Great Ming far and wide. He never expected it to be like sending meat buns to a dog: he went out and never came back, becoming the Emperor Who Knocked at the Gates. Once he was no longer useful, they sent him back to the capital and confined him in the Southern Palace. Now Father is knocking at the gates again. Zhu Jianshen, who had been countin 55kReads8.8Score4kShelves
- 115 Jiajing's Second-Generation Emperor: My Great Ming Rules the World! 嘉靖的帝二代：我大明天下无敌啊 He transmigrates and becomes Zhu Zai Zhen, the Jiajing Emperor’s fourth son, Prince Jing. Jiajing: What? I told you to fight the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and you conquered Japan? Jiajing: What? I told you to provide disaster relief, and the more you give, the more money the treasury has? Jiajing: No more fighting! Everywhere I look, it’s all Ming territory! 3.9kReads8.8Score272Shelves
- 116 The Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Uncle 大明国舅爷 Wang Bing, a young man from modern times, transmigrates back to the Ming dynasty and somehow lands himself in the role of Wanli's brother-in-law! But even an imperial in-law can command the Imperial Guards, govern troops, and rule over the people! Pacify Ningxia in the west and reclaim the Hetao region in the north; drive out the Japanese pirates in the east and subdue the native chieftains in the south... Under the campaigns of Wang Bing, the Ming dynasty's Champion Marquis, the glory of the Ha 1Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 117 The Holy Ancestor in the Great Ming 圣祖在大明 I am the founding sage of the Ming dynasty. All under Heaven belongs to the emperor, and all within its borders are his subjects. I came, I saw, I conquered. I am Zhu Youxiao. This is my Ming, my empire. “I will become the greatest emperor in history, bar none!” Looking down at the ranks of muskets and spears arrayed like mountains, and cavalry stretching like clouds, Zhu Youxiao wore a solemn, almost holy expression. 427Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 118 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 98.6kReads9.2Score11.8kShelves
- 119 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Menace 明朝大祸害 In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era, a boy in the capital who had been kicked in the head by a horse suddenly opened his eyes after a doctor pronounced him dead… From then on, the Ming Dynasty lost a petty menace who bullied men and preyed on women, but gained a major scourge who kept the entire country in turmoil… 3.1kReads7.9Score129Shelves
- 120 The Forty-Eighth Year of Wanli 万历四十八年 In the forty-eighth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, Chen Cao unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming dynasty and embarked on a journey to build a great empire. 10Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 121 Southern Ming: I Am the Hongguang Emperor 南明之我是弘光帝 As the realm fell apart, old grudges led the Donglin faction and the so-called upright officials to refuse to recommend him as emperor. To dress up their own regime as legitimate, the new dynasty attacked him as incompetent and lecherous, accusing him of employing treacherous ministers. But was the truth really as the history books recorded it? If one day a transmigrator were to replace this unfortunate man's soul, would history unfold differently from then on? 478Reads7.2Score102Shelves
- 122 Saving the Ming Dynasty 拯救大明王朝 In 1644, the Manchus breached the passes and the land was shattered. A soul from a later age arrived in the body of Zhu Cilang, Crown Prince of the Chongzhen Emperor. He wins over the Four Armies of Jiangbei, keeps Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong in check, drives out the Manchus, kicks Dorgon to the curb, crushes the bandit rebels, and restores the realm... “With the heavens about to fall, I shall hold them up!” “The problems of this realm can only be solved with iron and blood!” (Sweeping battle 366Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 123 Reviving Great Ming, Starting from Childhood 中兴大明，从娃娃开始 [Ming dynasty + no System + reform + political scheming + struggle for supremacy] Zhu Yijun, a descendant of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang and a teacher sent to the borderlands, transmigrates back to the Longqing era after an accident and takes over the body of the future Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun. Though his body is only nine years old, it houses the soul of an adult. And he arrives on the eve of Zhang Juzheng's sweeping reforms. See how Zhu Yijun takes on powerful ministers, purges corrupt eunuchs 1.4kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 124 Starting Out as Li Zicheng's Adopted Son 从李自成义子开始 In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen era, the rebel king Li Zicheng was defeated at Nanyuan, and eighteen horsemen fled into the Shangluo Mountains. Li Sheng's soul transmigrated into the body of Li Zicheng's adopted son. He joined the rebel army, fought the Ming, battled the Later Jin, and brought the gentry to heel! I am that tiny spark. In the end, I will set the whole world ablaze and decide the fate of the realm! 401Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 125 General of the Great Ming 大明奉国将军 In the first year of the Hongguang era of the Southern Ming, Zhu Lianbi, a former special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to the outskirts of the fallen capital, carrying a sniper rifle. He is immediately hunted by the Manchu invaders. With no other choice, Zhu Lianbi fights back. Wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies the land of our Great Ming! The Manchu invaders, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the Great Western Kingdom, the pirate leader Zheng Zhilo 1.8kReads8.6Score139Shelves
- 126 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 33kReads9.3Score3kShelves
- 127 Great Ming: Farming from 1641 Onward 大明：种田从1641年开始 In the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, modern man Chen Nuo unexpectedly finds himself in this turbulent era. The Central Plains are falling, and bloodshed is everywhere. Within the realm, rebel forces led by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong run rampant; beyond the borders, the Jurchen barbarians look hungrily toward the lands within the passes. The people starve, corpses litter the countryside, and some even resort to cannibalism! If that’s how things are, there’s nothi 29Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 128 Prosperous Ming: I Actually Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty 兴明：我竟然穿越到了明朝 Amidst the storm, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, Ouyang Guang unexpectedly transmigrated by a twist of fate… “What the hell? I’ve actually landed in the late Ming dynasty?” Ouyang Guang looked around, close to tears. “Good heavens! Fine, I’ve transmigrated, but why did I have to become an ordinary commoner? Everyone else transmigrates into an emperor or a prince…” “A golden finger? A System? A technology tree? I’ve got none of them…” Ouyang Guang looked at the crumbling Ming dy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Great Stronghold Lord at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末大寨主 Back in the late Ming dynasty, Chu Xing became a bandit. But his stronghold was repeatedly overrun, and he went through four or five big brothers. After fleeing time and again, his thoughts grew increasingly clear. It seemed Heaven was pointing him toward the answer: he should become the big brother himself and fight to rule the land. 283Reads7.8Score141Shelves
- 130 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男，庶房嫡子的逆袭 Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 33.9kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves
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Transmigrating: A Hidden Dragon in the Wilderness 穿越之潜龙在野
The moment he was born, the protagonist accidentally kicked the emperor. His imperial father promptly banished him to suffer among the common people. Unaware of his royal identity, he made a name for himself with poetry, literary talent, and strategies from later generations, then gradually became embroiled in the succession struggle. He slays Japanese pirates and revitalizes the Kingdom of Chu! With his strength alone, he changes the entire balance of power.
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Scraping by in the Great Tang 在大唐苟活
[A forty-year-old mind + a twenty-year-old body = a socially anxious shut-in.] [Restoring ancient buildings + a ball lightning strike = the ninth year of Wude.] [Seen through the eyes of a passerby, this is a story of keeping a low profile in Tang dynasty China during the Zhenguan era. There are quiet moments, as well as dramatic twists and turns.] [Memory = a golden finger. Taking things one step at a time, how can I find my footing? Let me tell it all, bit by bit.] A timid, introverted, meek m
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A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年
[History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t
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I'm Not Dalang, and I Refuse to Take the Medicine 我不是大郎，我拒绝喝药
Transmigration again. I’m not Wu Dalang, but she actually wants to make me drink medicine! This is a distorted late Northern Song Dynasty. He’s a live-in son-in-law, and though he has both a wife and concubines, it all seems to have nothing to do with him. He’s the son of a legendary figure... but those peerless martial arts and riches also seem to have nothing to do with him. I live in Yanggu County, have eaten Dalang’s pancakes, written “Jiangchengzi” for Liang Zhongshu, asked a famous courtes
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- 135 Smoke and Fire in the Great Ming 大明烟火 Zhu Yuanzhang: “A bunch of corrupt lawbreakers! I’m going to kill them all.” Han Du: “Your Majesty, please calm down. Rather than killing them, why not put them to use and squeeze every last bit of value out of them?” Zhu Yuanzhang: ... 190Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 136 Singing for a Living in a World of Immortals 我在修仙世界卖唱讨生活 I sang “Tears Behind Bars” in the prison cell and “Ten Kneels for Father and Mother” for the demon lord. Don't think I'm all that impressive. I'm just trying to stay alive. I've been kind my whole life and never done a single bad thing, yet none of life's hardships have spared me. The world is a fine place, but I won't be coming back in my next life. A kind young man had hoped to spend an ordinary life singing for a living. But after being deceived and betrayed time and again, he was led down a 1.1kReads8.9Score122Shelves
- 137 Zhu Yuanzhang and I Discuss the History of the Ming Dynasty 朱元璋与我聊明史 Zhu Yuanzhang dreamed of Chongzhen, and of Li Zicheng. In court, no one could fathom the hearts of men. Blood and turmoil were everywhere. A low-ranking official’s son transmigrated into this world. See how he uses the history of the Ming dynasty to debate with Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Lan Yu. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. Zhu Yuanzhang: I want to kill Li Shanchang. Chen Zewu: Whatever you wish, Your Majesty is wise. May the sun, moon, mountains, and riv 2kReads8.1Score114Shelves
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The Great Rogue of the Red Chamber 红楼大无赖
A big-time scoundrel transmigrates into Jia Rui, the good-for-nothing of Dream of the Red Chamber. This hapless man was doomed to die after Wang Xifeng's plot to poison him, but now he gets a second chance at life. Wang Xifeng: “That scum Jia Rui didn't die after all? I'll just have to come up with another deadly scheme.” Jia Rui: “Still treating me like I'm the old Jia Rui? I'll have you begging for me in bed within a month.” The Baldy Monk: “Jia Rui, you're all better now, right? Can I have my
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Three Kingdoms: I Return to Ancient Times to Become a God of Cooking 三国：回到古代当厨神
A Three Kingdoms System novel with a slow-burn farming-and-development story, also known as I Really Don't Want to Fight Liu Big-Ears! Liu Bei: The Three Heroes Battle Lu Bu? No, second brother, third brother, you two go. I'll warm some wine for you~ Guan Yu: Big brother, that scoundrel Lu Bu called you a spineless coward! Liu Bei: I can't hear you, I can't hear you. Turtles chanting sutras. Come on, Boss Cao, try some of our fine grape wine~ Zhang Fei: Big brother, that three-surnamed slave sai
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Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风
A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world.
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Great Tang: From the Start, I Mistake Li Er for My Father-in-Law 大唐：开局错认李二为岳父
Chen Mu transmigrated to the Tang dynasty and activated a sign-in System. Just as he achieved financial freedom, Tang-style, he mistook Li Er, who was traveling incognito with Princess Changle, for his father-in-law! Chen Mu: “There’s no need to worry, Father-in-law. It’s just a famine. Li Er only needs to do this, and it’ll be solved!” Li Shimin: “???” Chen Mu: “There’s no need to worry, Father-in-law. It’s only a little asthma. I’ll have you cured in no time!” Li Shimin: “???” Chen Mu: “There’
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I Took On the Imperial Throne 我和皇权杠上了
The “notorious” assassin Meng Hu was blown to ashes by a depleted uranium bomb. Meanwhile, Meng Hu of the Yong’an Empire simply woke from a dream as a different person. From his very first day as a ninth-rank Fengluan official at the Jiaofang Bureau, he found himself at odds with the imperial court. What sparks will fly between a trigger-happy assassin and the authoritarian power of an ancient empire?
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Reborn as Zhu Yunwen: Forging a Mighty Ming 大明：我重生成了朱允炆
In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang passed away. Zhu Yunwen, the imperial grandson with a soul from a later age, ascended the throne! “Since I've become the Son of Heaven of the Great Ming, then... sorry, Zhu Di, you'll just have to be a capable minister who brings peace to the realm!” “Let's set up a cabinet, build a military academy, open a state-owned bank, develop the commercial tax system, and make nine years of compulsory education universal...” “Send Zheng He to S
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The Ming Dynasty’s Literary Champion 大明文魁
In the third year of the Xuande reign, Lin Wenyuan, a top history student, unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in Kunshan County, South Zhili, Ming China. When he woke, he found himself in a home stripped bare, with a frail body left behind by the original owner's high fever after being caught in the rain. In an era when the imperial examinations were the only path to success, he had neither an illustrious family nor exceptional talent. All he could rely on was knowledge f
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Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明
Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them.
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Late Ming: My Backyard 明末:我的后花园
My soul can leave my body, and my thoughts can kill. Yan Wuhui, a high school student, was framed and imprisoned for six years. On the day he was released, someone tried to kill him again. Against all odds, Yan Wuhui survived and unexpectedly obtained the rare treasure known as the Ancestral Dragon Jade Token. Not only did his own strength surge, he also gained the ability to cross between planes. From that moment on, he went from a down-and-out young man to a powerhouse who dominated both world
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We Barely Know Each Other, Your Majesty, Please Behave 真不熟，陛下请自重
[Transmigration + alternate setting + multiple heroines + poison expert + shameless schemer...] After an unexpected transmigration, Lu Yuan accidentally encounters a princess who is about to be married off, and learns that she's plotting something big. The on-screen comments say she's the main villain. Who would dare get close to her? There's no way he's getting on that sinking ship! But as he starts showing off what he can do, the princess is the one who comes after him. Is seizing the throne r
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Transmigrating Through the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sun and Moon Light My Way 穿越之日月照我隋唐路
He was just a 2025 spy operating on the edge of a knife. An accidental explosion sent him transmigrating to the turbulent years of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Reborn in another body, he finds himself the young lord of a frontier people. Should he take up the shepherd's crook and continue living a pastoral life? Or command a hundred thousand mounted archers and challenge the Sui and Tang, the Tujue, and the Gaobaixin Japanese? A cinnabar mole, a moonlight of the heart... His reach extends to ever
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The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元
No brainless protagonist + no System + imperial examinations + political intrigue + comedy + ancient setting + woman disguised as a man + history + transmigration After unexpectedly dying, a modern university student transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a once-wealthy but now ruined family. Faced with poverty and bullying from outsiders, she decides to turn her fortunes around through the imperial examinations and restore her family. It is destined to be a grueling and extr
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Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录
Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl
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