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Can We Get Some Normal Imperial Examination Historical Novels? 能不能来点正常的历史科举文

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  1. 101 From the Start, I Was Sentenced to Death After My Family Was Seized, but Poetry Let Me Rise to the Top 开局抄家问斩,我靠诗词平步青云 Historical573k WordsCompleted Lin Mobai, a top graduate student in literary studies, dies unexpectedly in a fire at an ancient-text archive. When he opens his eyes again, he has become another Lin Mobai, a poor scholar in the Great Xia dynasty. He is trapped in the Ministry of Justice’s death row, covered in wounds, with his execution set for three days later! The original owner had studied for ten years and just passed the first imperial examination, only to be framed for cheating by Zhao Wenxuan, a powerful local clansman. 186Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 102 From Humble Beginnings to Minister of State 布衣卿相寒门崛起 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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  3. 103 A Scholar from a Humble Home 寒窗读书人 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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  4. 104 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 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
  5. 105 The Marquis's Son Fails at Lying Flat 侯府郎君躺平失败记 Historical791k WordsOngoing Just after Feng Yanchu transmigrates, he hears a series of smacks before feeling a stinging pain on his butt. How embarrassing! His pants have been pulled down and he’s being spanked! Then he hears several children wailing. Three other kids are getting beaten nearby, too. Looks like they got into trouble. At least he isn’t the only one being punished, which makes it a little less embarrassing. The male lead transmigrates into the body of an illegitimate son in a marquis’s household. He expects t 70.7kReads8.5Score5.5kShelves
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  6. 106 Imperial Examinations: Reborn, She Took Her Ex-Husband's Steady Job 科举:重生后她抢了前夫的铁饭碗 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Heroine Does Not Disguise Herself as a Man | Civil Service Exams and Government Career | A Name in the History Books | A Strong Heroine Who Grows] In her previous life, Jiang Ruchu was a fallen noblewoman. Her father was faithless, her mother weak. Carrying a keepsake, she married into the prominent local Huo family to repay a debt of gratitude. When her husband entered school, Jiang Ruchu quietly supported him through his studies... She kept a low profile and fulfilled her duties, hoping only 7.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves
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  7. 107 The Laid-Back Life of a Marquis’s Bastard Son 穿成侯府庶子的摆烂生活 Historical600k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + non-virgin male lead + ordinary protagonist with no golden finger] Chen Heyu, a fine young man of the modern age, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing ancient playboy. He is a middle-aged widower with children, a low-ranking son born to a concubine, and not a single money-making skill to his name. He does, however, have plenty of ways to spend money and a mountain of debts from his romantic escapades. To avoid another beating from his father, 35.8kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
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  8. 108 Starting as a Foot Soldier 从小兵开始 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Qiao Lie, a young thug who spent every day brawling, got hit on the head with a brick. When he came to, he discovered that he had become a foot soldier on a battlefield. In a dynasty that had never existed in history, the uneducated Qiao Lie begins as a lowly soldier and embarks on a carefree, colorful life in ancient times... 12.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves
  9. 109 No Offenses Against Jin 不轨于晋 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Who in history has never had regrets? Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao in the early Western Han dynasty, originally lived in the shadow of Liu Bang’s purge of kings with different surnames, spending his days in constant fear, never knowing whether he would see the next day. Heaven gave him a second chance to be reborn, in the form of Zhang Gui more than four hundred years later. Unfortunately, he now faced an even darker and more degenerate age of Wei and Jin. And so begins a tale of saving a world wh 804Reads—Score101Shelves
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  10. 110 The Imperial Exams: Daily Life of a Young Farmer in Ancient Times 科举:古代农家小子生活日常 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] + [No System] + [Farming] + [Everyday Life] + [Romance] + [Family Matters] The everyday life of a man from the bottom of society in ancient times. To avoid being bullied, wear silk, live in a big house, have a beautiful wife and concubines, own fine horses, and farm without paying taxes, he strives to pass the imperial examinations. And more… Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. He had only just graduated, yet he threw himself into the imperial examinations. Though it was 1.1kReads6.2Score109Shelves
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  11. 111 Daiyu Has a Younger Brother, and the Red Chamber Is in Chaos 黛玉有弟红楼乱 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Jingyan, the eldest son of the Lin family, returned to the age of three. After lying unconscious in bed for two years, he woke just before his elder sister left for the Rongguo Mansion. In his previous life, after he died, he stayed by his sister’s side and shared her entire life. He saw that even the Lin family’s immense wealth could not keep their only daughter safe. So this time, I’ll do it myself! But don’t cry, Sis. My head hurts. 30kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
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  12. 112 I Turned My Superstitious Father into the Chief Councilor 我把神棍老爹卷成首辅 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
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  13. 113 The Marquis's Son Takes the Imperial Exams 侯府子科举 Historical620k WordsCompleted When fortune’s winds are fair, I’ll seize their strength and climb the ladder above the crowd. Before the palace gates, whips crack; the road to the clouds is lined with seven beams of purple jade. I have mastered the Four Books and Five Classics, and trained with blades, spears, swords, bows, and halberds. If I will not give myself to the realm, then what was the point of all my self-cultivation? A single-heroine story. Many thanks to all my readers. 430Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  14. 114 A Zhuangyuan Emerges from a Farming Family Through the Imperial Exams 科举农门出了个状元郎 Historical608k WordsCompleted After finally making something of himself as an orphan, he opened his eyes in the darkness and found himself a five-year-old idiot in ancient times. From the start, the Husky System tricked him into going deep into the mountains, telling him to be independent and figure out how to survive there alone. To hell with that! I have a home and a family. There’s just one problem: this family is dirt poor! No worries. Getting rich and passing the imperial exams are well within his abilities! This is a s 365Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  15. 115 The Struggles of a Young Man Who Failed the Imperial Exams 古代落榜青年的奋斗 Historical124k WordsCompleted This uplifting, inspirational collection of historical stories explores the true lives of thirty famous, highly talented candidates who failed the imperial examinations, from the early Tang dynasty through the late Qing. Through their experiences under the examination system, it brings to life one inspiring tale of a remarkable comeback after another. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  16. 116 After I Stopped Letting People Walk All Over Me, the Cold-Hearted Powerful Man Doted on Me 不当受气包后,被清冷权贵娇宠了 Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Alternate World + Imperial Examinations... Shen Xiaoqing transmigrates to a village in an unknown era. It's poor, but that's no problem: she'll make money. This era is unlike any dynasty. Women can take the imperial examinations, too. First she encounters her awful grandparents, then her fourth uncle, who refuses to live an ordinary life and wants to take the crooked path. Deal with the scoundrels, and set those who stray back on the right track! Whatever happens, she can't let 55Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  17. 117 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭:最强女首辅 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
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  18. 118 The Lowborn Grand Secretary 贱籍阁老 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing Transmigrated as the illegitimate son of a salt merchant in Great Zhou, Zhou Mingxuan was born into the lowest social class. A registered salt-household status was the only path to success for someone from a humble family. From the family estate and study halls to the imposing imperial court, he used his writing as his vessel, conquered the civil service examinations, pacified border troubles, and opened up the seas. From the Crown Prince's close friend to a trusted minister charged with safegua 626Reads8.0Score105Shelves
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  19. 119 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏,家有儿女等米下锅 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [A clerk is no official, and the desk is a mountain of blades] [No errors in the ledger, every stroke of the brush decides joy and sorrow] The male lead had only just transmigrated when someone cracked him over the back of the head. After missing work for three days, he nearly got struck off the rolls. His father thought he was saddled with two useless dependents. His older brother thought he was too inflexible to make money. His fourth younger brother feared his lowly clerk's status would tarni 166.2kReads9.2Score22.8kShelves
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  20. 120 Hogwarts: Alchemy and Potions 霍格沃茨:炼金与魔药 Two Male Leads618k WordsCompleted Two male leads. If that bothers you, please don’t click in. Thanks. A soul from another world arrives in a completely unfamiliar realm of magic and happens to pick up a pitiful little bat. After learning that this world is dangerous, he starts studying alchemy and martial arts, determined to become someone who can smash an opponent’s skull with one punch… The friends he makes, attacks by the Death Eaters: Yinuo firmly takes a stand against Voldemort, hiding behind Headmaster Dumbledore while wil 413Reads8.8Score101Shelves
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  21. 121 What Should I Do After Becoming Dazai's Daughter? 穿成太宰的女儿怎么办? Anime Fanfiction258k WordsOngoing Aoi transmigrated. That was all well and good, but what the heck was she doing as Dazai's daughter?! Did Dazai look like the sort of person who'd have a daughter? Aoi was at a loss for words, but all she could do was pack up and go find her dad. When Osamu Dazai was twenty-one, he discovered that he had a daughter, and that she was a pitiful child who'd suffered terrible abuse. What could he do? Raise her, of course. What Dazai hadn't expected was that meeting his new daughter would put a comple 797Reads8.6Score102Shelves
  22. 122 You Sold My Beloved Wife? I'll Rule the Court Through the Imperial Exams! 卖我娇妻?我靠科举权倾朝野! Historical413k WordsCompleted [Transmigrator Reborn + No System + Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue] “I'll kill them all!” That was Li Yu's first thought when he woke up. After transmigrating, Li Yu was betrayed by his parents and family. His newlywed wife was sold and disfigured. He used a transmigrator's knowledge, far beyond that of the ancient world, to build wealth, but was cruelly oppressed by the powerful. His whole life was a tragedy! But just when all seemed lost, he was reborn. The moment he opens h 342Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  23. 123 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather 随母改嫁,我跟继父约法三章 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted I was born into this family, and before I was two, my father had an accident on his way to take the prefectural exams. No one ever saw him again, alive or dead. My grandfather died of grief that very month, and my grandmother was bedridden for two years before leaving us with a mountain of debt and passing away. A few years later, my mother could no longer shoulder the burden of making ends meet and decided to remarry. Fine, she could marry again. I wasn't going to do anything foolish, but I had 69.8kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves
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  24. 124 A Family with Kids in Ancient Times 家有儿女在古代 Ancient Romance860k WordsCompleted After years of marriage without children, a couple runs into trouble aboard a plane headed to a major hospital in another city for IVF. When they wake up, they find themselves with a family of four, a son and a daughter. The two are both shocked and overjoyed. But having transmigrated from modern civilization to an ancient world without electricity or internet, how are they supposed to get by? They still have to sit the imperial exams, since they have no desire to be drafted for labor or militar 10.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
  25. 125 Why Talk About Divorce? Let's Have a Baby, Darling 提什么和离,娘子咱们生娃吧 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yuan Pan'er never dreamed that, after her soul had already returned to the underworld, she would find herself back at the age of thirteen, just as the Chen family came to ask for her hand in marriage again. Then she'll marry into the Chen family once more, but in this life, she'll put herself first. If no one cares for her, she'll learn to care for herself... 27.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
  26. 126 He Actually Transmigrated Along With Me 他竟然跟着我穿越了 Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted The two of them weathered over thirty years of life together. One liked staying home and enjoying a quiet life, while the other loved lingering in restaurants and teahouses. Finally, one day, it all boiled over. One died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and the other was so frightened that he took medicine. They had both sworn before they died that they never wanted to see each other again, yet in another world they became husband and wife once more, and even had two sons. Since they were already there 5.2kReads9.2Score556Shelves
  27. 127 Being a Live-In Son-in-Law Isn't So Hard 赘婿不难为 Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Accountant Yuan received a brand-new car from his son as a gift for his forty-fifth birthday. The father and son got into an accident while taking it for a test drive, and ended up in an unknown ancient era together. Old Yuan was still a live-in son-in-law in this life, only now he'd been reduced to twenty years old, while his son had become a toddler of just over three. They needed to make plans for their new life. They couldn't just muddle through it. 1.6kReads8.2Score208Shelves
  28. 128 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举,我靠诗文名动天下 Historical674k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + no romance + alternate world + poetry and prose + fortune-telling by characters + sixfold honors in the imperial examinations + infrastructure + political intrigue] An imperial-examination story. Sheng Yu transmigrates to ancient times as a three-and-a-half-year-old child. He begins his studies right away, enters the finest academy in Jiangnan, then advances through the prefectural school and a tribute recommendation to the Imperial Academy. Step by step, he grows up and 1.2kReads8.4Score106Shelves
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  29. 129 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 Historical7.3M WordsCompleted The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 518Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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  30. 130 Your Whole Family Hopes You'll Pass the Scholar Exam, but You Top All Six? 举家盼你中秀才,你六元连中? Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations in the early chapters + farming + everyday life + lighthearted + court politics later on] In his previous life, Shen Zhou was in poor health and cultivated himself through a quiet, disciplined lifestyle, becoming rather indifferent by nature. Then he transmigrated to an ancient peasant family. The entire Shen family pooled their resources to support the original owner’s studies, hoping only that he would pass the county-level examination and become a licentiate. Sadly, the 14.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
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  31. 131 You Were Supposed to Take the Imperial Exam, Not Read the Examiners’ Minds 让你考科举,没让你透视考官心思 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Antiques Appraisal + Imperial Exams + Power Over the Court] From the start, he is just five years old, with a destitute family and a wicked grandmother who forces his mother, on the verge of giving birth, to die, all to repay his uncle's ten-tael gambling debt? Lin Zhao waves his little hand, and his head smacks into an overpowered golden finger! With a single glance, he sees through people's hidden schemes. He hears every greedy thought, and can even see through all things to id 663Reads7.5Score100Shelves
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  32. 132 An Ordinary Person’s Daily Life Taking the Imperial Exams in the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼背景下路人科举日常 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A second transmigrator appears because the plot requires it, but he'll be written out soon. If you don't like that, don't read! Wang Xin, a mediocre university student, transmigrates to an unknown ancient world. His family owns only a few acres of good farmland. His father, Wang Cheng, is a former playboy who doesn't know how to run a household, while his mother, Madam Zhang, is cheerful and outgoing. His grandfather spends every day reminiscing about the time their family was affiliated with a 6.4kReads8.3Score574Shelves
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  33. 133 Tang Fan's Leisurely Life as a Landlord 唐凡悠闲的地主生活 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Tang Fan was a modern office worker whose dreams had been drained away by the 996 work schedule. He died suddenly, only to wake up as the young master of a landowning family in Jiangnan. He owned a thousand mu of fertile fields and a sprawling courtyard, with a gentle maid, capable guards, and Uncle Qian, the old steward, handling everything for him. No more squeezing onto the subway, eating takeout, or worrying about his boss's moods. In the morning, someone helped him wash and dress. At noon, 973Reads5.4Score113Shelves
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  34. 134 My Wife Is Already the Richest, So Why Take the Top Scholar Exam? 娘子都首富了,还要考状元? Historical2.5M WordsOngoing [Whose husband is this? Whoever grabs him gets to keep him!] Xu Ye accidentally transmigrates while rescuing someone from drowning. When he reaches shore, he realizes he's holding the daughter of the richest man in the realm. He thinks he's landed himself a wealthy wife and can lie flat, living off her money, but then he sees his fiancée being schemed against... “Copy books to pay off your debts? Why not copy Battle Through the Heavens!” “The teahouse is empty? Let's get on the BBS!” The imp 62.2kReads8.2Score6.9kShelves
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  35. 135 My Proud and Talented Lady of the Marquis’s Manor 我的侯府傲娇才娘子 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I Just Transmigrated and Picked Up a Proud Marquis Household Heiress” and “One Female Lead” Food gives life continuity. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song give it charm. A little wealth, fame, and success give it grandeur. Gu Zhengyan transmigrated and unexpectedly won first place in a poetry competition. He even married a young lady from a marquis’s household, only for the furious marquis to throw them both out. Gu Zhengyan took his wife back to his impoverish 31.7kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
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  36. 136 A Country Boy's Road to the Imperial Examinations 乡下小子的科举路 Historical940k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Farming + Imperial Examinations) Wu Wei is an art student in the modern world. He never expected that an accident on the day of his art school entrance exam would send him back to ancient times, where he becomes the second son of the third branch of the Wu family in Wu Family Village. His name is still Wu Wei, just like in his previous life. He figures that wherever he lives, he can make the best of it, but life in ancient times is nothing like he imagined. The entire Wu family 2kReads8.1Score165Shelves
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  37. 137 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 228.3kReads9.5Score28.1kShelves
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  38. 138 I Am the King of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当楚王 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted I've started a new book, Family Cultivation: The Qin Clan's Immortal Path. I hope you'll support it. This is a dazzling age: King Fuchai of Wu marches north to vie for supremacy, King Goujian of Yue endures humiliation and annexes Wu, the Three Clans divide Jin, and the Tian clan replaces Qi. But I, King Xiong Zhang of Chu, am the brightest star of this era. 6.7kReads8.6Score375Shelves
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  39. 139 Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Chief eunuch Su Weisheng had finally endured his way to retirement, only to die unexpectedly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a five-year-old child a century later, and all his enemies were dead! His relatives were unkind, and his parents were weak. Su Weisheng consoled himself: At least in this life, I won't have to be a eunuch. I can live with that! He takes on the worst of the family, manages the household, and studies for the imperial examinations. Only after achieving fame and 9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
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  40. 140 How to Become a Chancellor for the Ages 如何成为千古名相 Historical353k WordsCompleted (Alternate history) (A great tale of political intrigue) The founding emperor of this dynasty rose from humble beginnings, ended three hundred years of chaos, established the Great Yong, and divided the realm into twenty-one circuits. The dynasty has ruled the Central Plains for more than seventy years. To the north lies Northern Liang, to the south Southern Qi, the eastern border meets the vast sea, and the west reaches the great desert. In the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjia, Fan Yunzhou trav 324Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  41. 141 A Guide to Surviving as a Lowborn Son in Ancient Times 古代庶子生存指南 Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [The male lead transmigrates without a golden finger; domestic family life; studying for the imperial examinations; the female lead appears late; fictional historical setting] After transmigrating as the concubine-born son of a civil official in an unknown dynasty, Huaize planned to take life easy and be a contented freeloader in the ancient world. But Huaize had hoped to keep to himself, only to discover that in an age when collective punishment was common, everyone in a prominent family had 7.8kReads8.4Score594Shelves
  42. 142 Great Ming: The Village's Little Top Scholar, Whom Old Zhu Absolutely Adores 大明:乡村小状元,老朱贼稀罕我 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted During the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Qiniu, an ordinary four-year-old farm boy, accidentally comes across a silver bell. From then on, he dreams every night of entering a room filled with books: the Thousand Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, the Four Books and Five Classics, collections of successful candidates’ exam essays from every dynasty, and more. With his golden finger and relentless effort, he becomes the top scholar before the age of ten. Beloved by Old Zhu, Litt 18.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
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  43. 143 A Cunning Official in Great Qian: Making My Way as Chief Minister 大乾苟官丶混在大乾当宰辅 Historical256k WordsOngoing A friendly reminder: This is a work of pure alternate history and has no connection to real history. After my soul transmigrated into a scholarly family in Great Qian, I brought with me the learning of a thousand ages, seeking only warm wine, peace of mind, and a beautiful woman by my side. I deliberately kept my exam scores low, hoping to land some undemanding government post and stay clear of political strife. But things rarely go as planned. Great Qian’s prosperity was only a facade. Corrupt 46Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 144 Since I've Been Reborn, I'll Master Both the Pen and the Sword 都重来了,我当然要文武双全 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate early Ming Dynasty, this is a story about a science student who transmigrates. Simple middle-school physics experiments are enough to amaze everyone. He sparks a scientific awakening, founds a new school of thought, and brings materialism into Confucianism to accelerate social progress. You just need a little scientific knowledge. You can do it too, and there’s no golden finger!! 1.7kReads6.5Score101Shelves
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  45. 145 From Hoe to Official’s Hat: Can a Ming Dynasty Peasant Not Rise? 从锄头到乌纱:明朝农民宁有种乎 Historical159k WordsOngoing This is the story of Liu Yi, a poor farmer in the Ming Dynasty. He has no System, no golden finger, and is not so fragile that he would kill himself without a cheat. With nothing but a hoe and the bold conviction that “we are all born equal,” he carves out a path to success! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 146 Lone Hero: A Loyal Heart, Ju'erhan 孤勇者:铁血丹心菊尔汗 Historical279k WordsOngoing Yelü Dashi was an eighth-generation descendant of Yelü Abaoji, Emperor Taizu of the Liao dynasty, and the first Khitan jinshi in the dynasty's two-hundred-year history. He could have made his mark at court and won lasting fame, but the Liao rulers and officials were incompetent, and the Jin rose to power, leaving the dynasty on the brink of collapse. As the Jin cavalry pressed their attack again and again, Yelü Dashi and the few remaining heroes of the Liao did everything they could to reverse t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 147 From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲,科举中状元杀穿朝堂 Historical578k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and 343Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  48. 148 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.9kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
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  49. 149 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举,谁卷谁还不知道呢 Historical648k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into 489Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Cast Out of the Marquis's Residence, I Rise from Poverty to Become the Top Scholar 被逐出侯府,我寒门崛起成状元 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The score was just posted, so it’ll gradually go up as the story progresses. [Imperial exams and farming] + [Fictional ancient setting] Jiang Huai unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became the second young master of the Marquis of Yongning’s household. Unfortunately, he wasn’t the Marquis’s biological son, so Jiang Huai was sent along with the original owner to live in the impoverished countryside. His new home had nothing but bare walls. They were dirt poor. No matter. He wrote popular 2.3kReads7.8Score167Shelves
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