Transmigrate to Ancient China for the Imperial Exams and Become an Official 穿越古代科举，做官的小说
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- 201 A Poor Scholar's Road to the Top Scholar Title 寒门子弟的状元之路 He was an ordinary university student, but a chance encounter transmigrates him to ancient times. Follow his journey as he rises from humble beginnings, studies hard for the imperial examinations, earns the title of top scholar, and sets out on the path to becoming chief minister. 50Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 202 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 129Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Lady of Honor 穿到古代当诰命夫人
After an accident transmigrated Xiangyi to ancient times, she found her newlywed husband acting strangely in all sorts of ways. She was baffled. Was he really a man born and raised in ancient times? Xiangyi: Maybe I should test him. But what could I use to test him? By the same twist of fate, Yanshu also transmigrated to ancient times. Faced with his new wife, he was just as troubled. There was already someone in his heart, someone he had carried with him for nearly ten years. How should he trea
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The Confucian Way Reigns Supreme? I’m Reciting Tang Poems in Another World! 儒道至上？我在异界背唐诗！
Ci Song, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates to another world: a strange realm where Confucianism reigns supreme. Here, only scholars can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transcend the mortal realm to become saints. Then Ci Song makes a startling discovery: this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu. For someone who can recite all three hundred Tang poems by heart, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story, with plenty of fore
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- 205 Wait, I Won the Poetry Contest, and You Want Me to Marry Into Your Family? 啥，诗会中魁首，你让我入赘？ Jiang Han transmigrated, and originally only wanted to fill his stomach. By a twist of fate, he won a poetry competition to choose a husband and became the son-in-law of the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. Rumor had it that the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion was eight feet tall, with an eight-foot waist, and was a genuine she-devil. Jiang Han only wanted to call off the engagement and run away! But he never expected that his wife would be no ordinary woman! When Qin Muqing split 4.9kReads8.5Score289Shelves
- 206 The Imperial Examination 科举 The examination hall was packed, with everyone seated. I clutched the wooden strip hidden in my sleeve, covered in answers. My palm was already soaked with sweat. After today, if I pass the imperial examinations and come out on top, I will no longer be the lowly stable hand everyone looks down on in the Ji household. But this is my first time smuggling in answers, after all. It's only natural that I feel a little uneasy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举，我靠诗文名动天下
[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
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Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统
[Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he
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- 209 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.4kReads9.1Score571Shelves
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After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Ice-Cold Empress Regretted It 退婚后，高冷女帝后悔了
Chen Fan transmigrates as the third young master of a Duke's mansion and spends five years slacking off to get the Empress to break off their engagement. At last, his excessive debauchery earns him the imperial decree ending their engagement. But not long afterward, the Empress seems to regret it! “How is he so talented? How did I never realize?” “I never noticed before, but Chen Fan is so handsome!” “I love being with him. If only we hadn't broken off the engagement!” “Chen Fan! I think I've fa
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Into the Story: The Prime Minister’s Transmigrated Wife 穿书嫁首辅，锦鲤甜妻旺全家
[A gentle, slow-paced farming story, lucky charm, sweet romance, no golden finger, male lead is reborn, with a natural-disaster escape along the way.] Jiang Sui transmigrated into an ancient romance novel as a background character who didn’t even get a name. But the moment she heard the name Xiao Hechuan, she didn’t hesitate to take her sister’s place and marry him, even though Xiao Hechuan was still a fool at the time. She knew that before long, the fool would recover and go on to pass the impe
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I’ve Made the Emperor Furious, So Why Hasn’t He Come to Kill Me? 都把皇帝气炸了，怎么还不来杀她
[Alternate setting + historical romance + infrastructure building + woman disguised as a man + career in government as the main focus + no couple] (Female lead A, extremely doting, fated bond) Jinnian, a PhD in biochemistry, transmigrates to ancient times after a car accident. Facing execution by the current emperor, she studies the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty and His Majesty’s temperament, then sets out to defy him. Every day, she recklessly teeters on the edge of death! Her death wish never
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Reborn, the System Makes Me a Scholar and Warrior in Ancient Times 重生后，系统让我在古代文武双全
(No CP)!!! Beep... A machine sounded, and Sang Hua was gone from this world for good. Her soul left her body. Looking at herself lying on the hospital bed, she thought back over the twenty years of her life. Sang Hua felt she had been incredibly unlucky. After finally escaping that family through her own efforts, she had been about to enjoy a happy life of doing nothing, only to get into a car accident on the way to the airport... Sang Hua watched the medical staff cover her body with a white sh
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The Unlucky Fool Becomes a Judge in Ancient Times 倒霉蛋回到古代当法官
[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
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I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王
[Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re
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How to Become a Chancellor for the Ages 如何成为千古名相
(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
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I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经
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!
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Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁
[Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec
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- 219 The Leisurely Prince of Zhenguan 贞观小闲王 [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
- 220 The Splendor of Scholars 士子风华 [Political intrigue] + [Alternate history] Li Jinxing transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, just as Zhu Yuanzhang has ascended the throne. The Huai River faction’s nobles and veteran meritorious officials are stirring up trouble at court... Six or seven years pass, and officials at court come and go in quick succession. Li Jinxing rises to the position of chancellor. Eight years later, Zhu Yuanzhang abolishes the office of chancellor. Li Shanchang is gone, Hu Weiyong is gone, and most of the marqui 25Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 221 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Fate of the Primordial Chaos Pearl 凡人修仙传之混元珠缘 Han Yu is a cultivator from humble beginnings. After stumbling upon the Primordial Chaos Pearl, he embarks on the path of cultivation. The road is fraught with hardship, but through sheer perseverance, he continues to cultivate, advancing step by step from the Qi Refining stage. Along the way, he earns the devoted affection of two beautiful companions, Lin Shiya and Su Yao. In the fantastical world of cultivation, he harnesses the Primordial Chaos Pearl's mysterious power and presses forward tow 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Ghost Fire Bike Parks Outside Zhong Zhengguo’s Home, and His Career Takes Off! 鬼火停在钟正国楼下，步步高升！
[Everyday Police Work + Decisive and Ruthless + Beauties + Not a Saint + No System + Patriotism] Jiang Mingyi wakes up in a drafty old home! He starts out as an ordinary police officer! He cracks one major case after another and earns so many First-Class Meritorious Service awards he loses count! Xiao Ai, how about we go to the civil affairs bureau?
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- 223 Zhong Xiao'ai Is Kidnapped, and Qi Tongwei Saves Her, Only to Have His Mind Read 钟小艾被拐，祁同伟救美被读心 [System] + [Supernatural Showdown] + [Zhong Xiaai + Chen Yang + Romantic Tension] [The road to advancement starts at deputy department level] [From the start, he mocks Zhong Xiaai for eventually marrying a kept man] “Ding! System activated!” “I, Qi Tongwei, will be at odds with evil from this day forward!” “Wait, why is the starter pack for praying for divine guidance?” “I’m the famous Qi, the director of the Public Security Department. What use do I have for praying for divine guidance?” After 691Reads—Score—Shelves
- 224 Qi Tongwei Wants to Join the Party, and His Rabbit Senior Is His Backup 祁同伟想进部，兔子先辈成他后盾 (Qi Tongwei’s Name of Justice + System + Power Fantasy + Defying Heaven + The Road to the Central Government) Before shooting himself at Lone Eagle Ridge, Qi Tongwei wrote on the blackboard: “If I could go back to the past...” When he opened his eyes, he had been reborn by Gao Xiaoqin’s side. He gained a sign-in System and received gifts from the rabbit pioneers. [The first translated edition of The Rabbit’s Manifesto?] [The rabbit’s first Book of Laws?] Secretary Yuliang! I think this is our ch 416Reads5.6Score—Shelves
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The Protagonist Got Old Before the System Arrived, So I Became the Villain’s Guardian 主角老了系统才到，成反派护道者
I was once an unparalleled genius destined to become a Great Emperor, but the protagonist chosen by fate shattered my Dao Heart. I sealed myself away and became an elder in the Scripture Pavilion of the Donglin Sacred Land, reading scriptures and taking no interest in martial cultivation. One day, I awakened a System that lets me see other people's fates and destinies. I can make investments, and the returns depend on the investment, but only when investing in villains chosen by fate. Who would
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- 226 Reborn, I Was Found Out by My Deskmate Zhong Xiaoi. Now I Have to Silence Her 重生被同桌钟小艾发现，我想灭口 [One heroine] [Making money] [Romance] I’ve only just recovered my memories from before birth, and my deskmate, Zhong Xia Ai, has already caught on! What should I do? Could I silence her and nip this in the bud? Wait, Zhong Zhengguo is my future father-in-law? Then no problem. Xia Ai, just sign this contract selling yourself to me, er, I mean, the marriage certificate! P.S. The story takes place in the parallel-world nation of Daxia. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidenta 3.3kReads—Score102Shelves
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The Wei Clan's Cursed Son Becomes Grand Secretary—Now They Beg Me to Return 魏家孽种成首辅，全族跪求我认祖
(Also known as The Wei Fox) [Political Schemes][One Female Lead][Ensemble Cast][The Wei Faction] Condemned from birth, I was given the name Niesheng. On the day I was born, my mother died in childbirth, and my grandfather mourned before the ancestral hall. The whole household looked at me askance, all calling me a disaster star who had stolen another's fate. My biological father hated me like an enemy, my elder half-brother regarded me as an omen of bad luck, and my stepmother hid a knife behind
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- 228 The Imperial Exams: A Poor Scholar's Journey 科举，寒门读书郎 [Imperial examinations + lighthearted + everyday life + one heroine] Li Chengping transmigrated to Daqian, a strange dynasty. He had planned to live off his family in a scenic spot by the mountains and water, but the backbreaking labor service of ancient times terrified him. If he didn't want to work, he'd have to find another way to live. This is the story of a farmer's son who studies for the imperial examinations. Zhang Erniang: “If you could put in the effort to memorize your books while eat 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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The Heir of the Marquis of Yixiang Knocks on the Doors of Power Through the Imperial Exams 异乡侯世子科举叩权门
Hardship forges a master of both letters and arms. Lu Han, the young heir of the Weiyuan Marquis's household, is five when his father is framed by villains, stripped of his title, and exiled. On the eve of the exile, the marquis entrusts his son to Lin Hu, the captain of his guards. That night, Lin Hu flees the capital with five-year-old Lu Han in his arms. The young heir dies of illness on the journey, and Lu Han, a brilliant dual-degree graduate from the 22nd century, takes his place. His path
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Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反
Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep
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On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举，谁卷谁还不知道呢
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
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A Ming Dynasty Scholar? How Could I Defy Confucianism? 大明读书人，怎么会逆儒？
[Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, Yongle + scholarship, commerce, power struggles, and colonization] Only after growing up did Wang Shoujing realize that a child from a poor family, even one raised well, had no future. He transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and decides to forge a path of his own. The court favors agriculture and suppresses commerce? Wang Shoujing amasses mountains of gold and silver, helping Emperor Yongle take the throne. The court bans maritime trade, forbidding even a single plank from go
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- 233 An Old Farmer's Son Fights His Way to the Top 一个农家子的逆袭之路 [No System + farming + imperial examinations + alternate history] Programmer Zhao Hongyi dies from overwork after yet another 996 shift and transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself the son of a farming family. In an age when “all pursuits are inferior to studying,” he has no choice but to embark on the path of the imperial examinations. He studies and makes money at the same time, determined to excel at both. Then he discovers that this world is not quite like the history he remem 39Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 234 Farming After Transmigrating as the Top Scholar's Younger Sister 种田：穿成了探花郎的妹妹 Shen Yiyi transmigrated to an ancient farming household. Her parents were loving, her sister was gentle, and her older brother was a top student. Shen Yiyi was thrilled! She could eat and sleep, run and jump, then sit back and wait to cling to her brother’s coattails! Cozy daily life + opening a shop and making money + waiting for one person to make it big so everyone can benefit The chubby little Yiyi sweetly begged her family to carry her. Mother: “Why don’t you walk by yourself?” Father: “Can 8.2kReads9.0Score949Shelves
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The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Has His Day in the Sun 科举，农家子也有春天
One day, Fang Ping’an, a left-behind child, transmigrates to ancient times. He has no extraordinary opportunities and no influential benefactors. How can he turn his life around? The medicine shop has no one he knows. Who would buy the herbs you gather? He knows no one in the world of the imperial examinations. Who would teach you to read? He has no connections in officialdom. Who would help you get your foot in the door? This is the story of a farmer’s son who, in the midst of a confused and ai
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A Couple Transmigrates: My Easygoing Husband Takes the Exams While I Raise the Kids 夫妻穿越：咸鱼老公科举我养娃
[Completed] [No pocket dimension, no System + lighthearted comedy + everyday family life + slow pace] A modern couple transmigrates to ancient times and finally fulfills their dream of having a son and a daughter. Their daughter, reborn into a new life, wants nothing more than a loving father and mother. Professor Zhang: “Even though I transmigrated, I don't want to take the imperial exams. I just want to laze around.” Manager Li: “Even though I came along too, I can't exactly make my husband wo
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- 237 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越：商贩之子的古代科举日常 [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.5kReads7.9Score183Shelves
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The Poor Scholar Becomes Chief Councilor: From Calligrapher to the Greatest Chancellor in History 寒门首辅：从卖字书生到千古一相
When he opened his eyes, Su Changqing had become the poorest scholar in Qiantang County. His home was bare, his younger sister was gravely ill and near death, and his landlord was blocking the door with a butcher's knife, demanding payment... To stay alive, he had no choice but to set aside a scholar's pride and open a stall at the docks, writing for others for a coin a character. With strokes as sharp as iron and silver, he captured every warmth and hardship of the human world! From a penniless
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- 239 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 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 1.9kReads8.9Score173Shelves
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The Literary Champion of Dai Viet 大越文魁
While taking part in compiling historical documents, Wang Shidu's memory improved by leaps and bounds. He thought he was heaven's chosen one, but sadly died young. Afterward, his soul transmigrated to Great Yue, a world ruled by scholars. Watch him pass three trials and defeat six generals, cross the sea of learning and scale the mountain of books. See how he carries on the lost teachings of the sages and brings peace to all ages. And will he win the rarely bestowed honor of six top scores and c
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After I Transmigrated, Farming Didn’t Work Out, So I Took the Imperial Exams 穿越后种田不行考官来凑
The right way for someone from a poor family to transmigrate isn't supposed to be studying hard, reading the classics, and striving to get ahead? But after transmigrating, food streamer Chen An devotes himself to cooking instead. He occasionally studies a little and teaches some disciples how to make money. Who would have thought that while earning money and teaching his disciples, he'd somehow become a scholar, then, while expanding his restaurant and improving his professional skills, go on t
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- 242 The Number One Son-in-Law: From Child Bridegroom to Powerful Minister 第一赘婿：从童养夫到权臣 [Farming and imperial examinations + warm and relaxing + alternate ancient setting] [The male lead seems sweet and simple but is actually cunning and doting toward his wife; a story of growth × the female lead seems frail but is actually domineering and cold-hearted] Villagers: “That little fool from the Fang family carries Pear Girl around everywhere all day. What a bargain that child bride turned out to be!” Song Zhun: “Do you think I want to carry her? If I don’t humor that lazy girl, she say 733Reads8.4Score103Shelves
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I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举
[Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge
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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
(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
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Build a Fortune and Pass the Imperial Exams 发家致富考科举
[No System or golden finger, one heroine, not a wish-fulfillment story, realistic] Xie Fan is a hopelessly single exam nerd, a useless graduate of a top university, and a slacker at a major organization. He enjoys a carefree life of choosing to lie flat. After an unexpected death, he returns to a parallel world in the Ming Dynasty, reborn as the son of a landlord. But life in a landlord’s household turns out to be no easier. To make ends meet, he sets out on the path of the imperial examinations
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The Hidden Phoenix Sings Clear 隐凤清鸣
In the ancient Great Yu Dynasty, the imperial examinations offered a broad road to power and glory, drawing countless children from humble families to pursue their dreams. Yet behind all that splendor lurked darkness and intrigue unknown to most. She was Su Jinyu, the orphaned daughter of the Great Yu Dynasty's youngest grand secretary. Born with memories of her previous life, she had once been a legal scholar, and from birth she bore the heavy burden of clearing her father's name. Su Moxuan had
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- 247 A Springtime Stroll Through Bianjing, Peach Blossoms in Every Lane 阳春三月汴京行，满巷桃花开 My new work is out! You’re welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 248 Reborn as a Literary Champion in Ancient Times 重生古代当文魁 (Alternate history, romance, no System, multiple female leads, imperial examinations and officialdom, plenty of jade!) After Qin Fei transmigrated to ancient times, he discovered that from the start, he had not only a poor family to support, but also a considerate woman by his side... But he was just a penniless, struggling scholar. If he wanted to spend romantic evenings with her, he had no choice but to climb the ranks through the imperial examinations... But first, he had to make some money f 3.8kReads8.4Score252Shelves
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The Great Ming's Number One Scholar 大明第一状元郎
Zhu Yuanzhang: “Grandson, Tang Qiang can read people's minds and is exceptionally clever. You must use him with care. If he can be put to use, use him; if not, kill him.” The Jianwen Emperor: “Master Fang, what do you think of Tang Qiang?” Fang Xiaoru: “He knows nothing of Confucius and Mencius, nor does he care about the rites and duties of state. He's just a child.” Zhu Di laughed loudly. “If none of you will use him, I will.” Tang Qiang: “...I came to the Ming Dynasty just to coast through li
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The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武
(Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse
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