Looking for Imperial Exam Novels, Preferably With a Female Lead. A Female Lead Disguised as a Man Is Fine Too 求科举文 ，最好是女主 女穿男也可以

1. 1 科 I Came First in the Imperial Exams and Became a Just Official in Ancient Times 科举成状元，我在古代当青天 The Crown Prince Who Loves Radish Meatballs爱吃萝卜肉圆的王储Historical1.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary female college student is reborn in an imaginary ancient dynasty, where she becomes a man. As he struggles to adapt to this era, he sees the hardships of the common people, the extravagance of the powerful elite, the integrity of scholars, and the opportunism of politicians. This is a society ruled by a brutal class system. Unluckily for him, he has been reborn here, and all he wants is to live with dignity. Study, take the imperial examinations, become an official. At first, he only 1.2kReads8.5Score101Shelves

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   A female protagonist transmigrates into a male character to take the imperial examination. The writing is solid, delicate, and heartwarming. Highly recommended! 👍

2. 2 女 She Transmigrated as a Man: Now She Must Fight for the Throne as a Prince 女穿男：穿成皇子要夺嫡 Wen Fu温芙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Muqi, a daughter of the Chen family of Huaguo, died in a family power struggle. In a twist of fate, she was reborn as Helian Qin, the Fifth Prince of Xilin. With a mother who was a noble consort, powerful maternal relatives, and brothers eyeing him covetously, Helian Qin had no choice but to set out on the path to claim the throne. He recruited strategists and worthy officials, campaigned north and south, weathered one crisis after another, and escaped repeated assassination attempts, ultim 2.1kReads8.6Score194Shelves

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   This isn't a civil service exam novel; it's about a woman transmigrating into the body of a prince. It's quite good. The protagonist is intelligent, and everything he does is part of a scheme. He's not exactly a good person, but he's not bad either.

3. 3 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

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   Disguised as a man, she achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations, became the head of the Xie family, transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic world, amassed wealth, and founded a girls' school.

4. 4 女 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 Liu Jilian刘忌廉Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing 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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   This is a very good book.

5. 5 女 After Reincarnating as a Man, She Studies Her Way to Restore Her Family's Honor 女穿男后，靠读书为家族改换门楣 Little Meatball Is Super Skinny小肉丸子超级瘦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A 38-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of a little boy, working hard to act cute by day and studying himself to death by night. He, Jiang Mingfei, is the sole heir in four generations of the Jiang family, and he’s determined to lead them all to a better life. “Grandpa, your fifties are the perfect age to strive for success. How about taking a look at past provincial examination questions?” “Father, I heard that passing the provincial-level imperial exam qualifies you for an offic 3.3kReads8.6Score359Shelves

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   It looks pretty good.

6. 6 少 The Young Master's Maid Tops the Imperial Exams 少爷的小丫鬟金榜题名了 September Wind S九月的风SAncient Romance428k WordsCompleted [The story of a clever, unassuming maid and several young masters: one humble woman's road to a comeback] “Good news! Someone from the Qi family has made the imperial honor roll!” “Are you sure there's no mistake? No one from our household took the imperial exams this year.” “No mistake! It's that maid of yours, Liu Shi. She disguised herself as a man, took the exams, and came out top! The Qi household really does deserve its reputation as a family of scholars. Even one of its maids is so brilli 961Reads9.2Score133Shelves

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   This is the female lead's performance in the imperial examination; she's very talented.

7. 7 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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   🌺① In the eyes of her own family, she is weak and helpless, but in the eyes of others, she is terrifyingly strong. 😎😎 She enters officialdom step by step through the imperial examinations and becomes the youngest top scholar in history. 🌺② The female lead is bound to the Famous Minister System and has no choice but to disguise herself as a man and embark on the path of the imperial examinations in order to fulfill her mission. 🤫🤫 She is calm, rational, and has a deep mind. ✨ She is portrayed as a cold, aloof, talented, and handsome genius, a white moonlight character.

8. 8 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
9. 9 驸 The Prince Consort Wears Women's Clothes 驸马本钗裙 Tingting Yu Li亭亭欲离Ancient Romance675k WordsOngoing Recently rated. GL romance with a touch of ensemble cast. [A new “female” top scholar, well-read and highly skilled in martial arts]* [The princess, seemingly harmless but full of surprises, and the Emperor’s favorite] An alternate ancient setting, no golden finger or fantasy elements. The story starts with the imperial examinations and moves on to political intrigue. No male lead; both leads are women!! She was once a beloved daughter, doted on by her father and brothers. Her elder brother cam 165Reads8.3Score118Shelves

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   I'm just recommending this story; it's about imperial examinations and political intrigue, and it features two female leads. If you're bothered by this, please don't read.

10. 10 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成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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    The first two books are already finished, so you can buy them without hesitation. They're very well-written, featuring beautiful, talented, and intelligent characters... All-around amazing! 👍👍👍 The last book has just started, currently at around 100,000 words. You can treat it as a refill after reading the first two.

11. 11 科 The Chosen One of an Imperial Exam Novel 科举文里的天之骄子 Years of Rivers and Mountains江山岁月Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing [New novel! The rating is low for now, so read the bonus chapters first] [Serious historical drama + woman transmigrates into a man + everyone’s darling + no romance + Mary Sue + imperial examinations + household intrigue + struggle for the throne + unifying the realm] [Note: This is a romance story with no CP. The protagonist, Jin Yu (Sun Wei), is a woman transmigrated into a man, adored by everyone, and, so to speak, incapable of falling in love with anyone. It’s perfectly normal for male and 17Reads7.2Score—Shelves
12. 12 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: An Unwed Father’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 女穿男，未婚成爹我要科举考状元 Good Little Sea Bream鲷鱼乖乖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She was a bona fide college student, and transmigrating into another body was one thing, but becoming a woman in a man's body and suddenly a father was another. And as if that weren't enough, they expected her to find them wives. She was utterly speechless. She didn't even have a wife herself. “I... Your dad's chest hurts. Help me to my room so I can lie down.” On the first day, her eldest son, Li Qingzhou, asked her that night, “Dad, why do you take a lamp to the latrine?” “...Can’t I go look 1kReads8.8Score104Shelves
13. 13 害 Afraid of Bug Bites, I Transmigrate to Take the Imperial Exams 害怕虫子咬，穿越考科举 Wind Tugs at the Clouds风挽云Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man + imperial examinations + farming + family life] Song An’an was a brilliant lawyer who had worked hard through years of study and finally established herself in Shanghai. Before she could enjoy her apartment and luxury car, a sudden car accident sent her transmigrating back to an unknown dynasty. Given a second life in a poor farming family, she is lucky that her parents are young and capable, and her four older sisters dote on him. Song Anshun decides to settle i 537Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    There's not much of a romantic storyline involving a woman transmigrating into a man's body to take the imperial examination.

14. 14 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.7kReads9.4Score565Shelves

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    There are stories where women transmigrate into men and take the imperial examinations, and where women transmigrate into men and become the only sons of several generations in a wealthy landlord family. There are also stories where women transmigrate into men, which are found in historical novels.

15. 15 女 A Woman in a Man’s Body: The Farmer’s Son Works Everyone to Tears 女穿男之，农家小子把人卷哭了 Counting Stars at Night夜晚数星星Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Wah! When Liu An’an opened her eyes, she discovered she’d become a baby. What? Not only had she become a baby, she’d also changed sex and become the only boy in the family, Liu An. Her family doted on him, but they were so poor that even getting enough to eat was a problem. Well, seeing how much his family loved him, Liu An decided to put the advantages of his previous life to use, work hard, and lead the whole family to a better life. 844Reads8.5Score100Shelves
16. 16 七 From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅 Fine Night良宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing, 3.6kReads9.1Score480Shelves

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    ① In the 29th year of the Jingli era, He Lin became He Lin, rising through the ranks to become the Grand Secretary. ② Cheng Qing transmigrated, facing a difficult start with her family's decline. She is the only daughter of the Cheng family! She must strive for success in the imperial examinations and uphold the family's honor! 🍃Looking for a good book? Come find Er'er🍃

17. 17 女 Disguised as a Man: The Supreme Chief Secretary 女扮男装：最强首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing His father is dead from the start, leaving behind a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. And she is the only son expected to carry on the Cheng family name? Looking down at her slightly developing chest, Cheng Qing wonders what went wrong. The Cheng household is surrounded by wolves. With a new soul in her body, Cheng Qing sets herself two modest goals: First, keep disguising herself as a man and work hard to pass the imperial exams and enter officialdom. Second, protect her secret. S 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves
18. 18 沙 The Hilarious Heir Apparent Needs More Than Just a Lesson in Decency 沙雕世子她缺的不止是德 Good Fortune Sixfold福六顺Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cross-Dressing as a Man + Everyone’s Favorite + No Romance + Yandere + Ancient Academy + Political Schemes + Ensemble Cast] The moment Xiang Mu transmigrated into a book, she knew she was doomed. Her father was the most heinous villain in history, and she was the most notorious young wastrel ever. The entire country wanted the villainous father and son dead, and even her own lovely wife was sharpening a knife in the courtyard, ready to kill her with her own hands. To change her fate of being ki 2.5kReads9.0Score388Shelves
19. 19 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves
20. 20 重 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 Along the Way在途中Ancient Romance350k WordsOngoing (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 23Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Both are imperial examination novels, some featuring women transmigrating into men, others featuring women disguised as men. ✨🌿🥰① Female transmigrates into men + imperial examination + no romance + system: The protagonist, Xu Yue, transmigrates into a book and is bound to a system of famous ministers. She disguises herself as a man to take the imperial examination. She has vision, knowledge, and a broad perspective; her looks are stunning; she is as aloof as the moon in the sky, and as meticulous as dust. She plans every step carefully to become a famous minister for all time. ✨🌿🥰② Female transmigrates into men + taking the imperial examination + no romance + slight cheat code: A modern female college student transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl in ancient times. Seeing her impoverished family and three frail older sisters… Su He is determined to earn money to take the imperial examination and rise to prominence.

21. 21 穿 After I Transmigrated into Him, I Refused to Slack Off 穿越成他后，拒绝摆烂 Milk Tea and Music奶茶配音乐Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a man: transmigration, rebirth, and a spiritual spring, with three leads, not a male-male romance, and a devoted-husband setup. She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes him. She guides him from childhood, from a scholar to a licentiate, from a licentiate to the top candidate in the provincial exams, and from there all the way to the top scorer in the imperial exams. Then he is posted to a desolate region as an official. Bandits? No problem. As long as she keeps every 57Reads6.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 为 To Avoid Planting Rice, I Work Hard to Pass the Imperial Exams 为了不插秧，努力考科举 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation is now streaming] A modern SSS-rank researcher dies suddenly and transmigrates to the Great Xing Dynasty. His health is so poor that he's not allowed to pick rice in the fields until he's six. Sunstruck and light-headed, Li Jing decides that farming with this body is a risky business, so he immediately resolves to study for the imperial examinations. That's what he's good at; the transplanting can be left to the professionals! The following year, now named Li Yiqing, 23kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
23. 23 我 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.1kReads9.4Score756Shelves

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    Aside from the second book's rather tragic start, the rest are minor setbacks, all involving women disguised as men. In the first book, the female protagonist benefits from her high intelligence and, with a system to guide her after transmigrating, embarks on the path to becoming a renowned official through the imperial examinations. No romantic pairing. In the last book, the female protagonist transmigrates to another world, becoming the only son of her family. She has no choice but to protect her own family, and she rises through the imperial examinations to become the Grand Secretary. No romantic pairing. In the third book, there is a romantic pairing; the female protagonist is intelligent from the start, but later the male protagonist takes center stage, emphasizing his intelligence. Each has their own strengths.

24. 24 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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    🌟🍺① The clever Xie family boy, known throughout the surrounding villages,✨ disguised as a boy, 🥟 led his clan to wealth and prosperity, built schools, passed the imperial examinations, became an official, and led the dynasty to its strongest point. 🍺② A peasant girl, working hard every day without makeup, 🐮 in this era, women could also rely on the imperial examinations, 🍓 striving for an opportunity to study and take the exams, working diligently to improve herself. 🔥💪

25. 25 科 Imperial Exam Comeback: The County Magistrate and Her Unbeatable Think Tank 科举逆袭：县令与她的无敌智囊团 Flying A Ba A Ba飞翔的阿吧阿吧Ancient Romance550k WordsOngoing Transmigration + punishing scumbags + imperial exams + disguising herself as a man + no magic space or System + infrastructure and prosperity Fang Wan was a top student in her first year of college. After an online mishap, she transmigrated to the ancient Great Song Dynasty and became Fang Wanqiu, the foolish girl from Fangjia Village. As soon as she arrived at the Fang household, she ran into the awful business of her uncle’s family trying to make her take their daughter’s place in an arranged 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    ❤️[Please follow] The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the daughter of a family where her parents and brother were killed by her second uncle. Her eldest uncle forces her into a forced marriage, but she feigns madness to escape her original family and embarks on a journey to find her relatives using her brother's identity. To ensure a worry-free business venture, she begins diligently studying for the imperial examinations!! [Bump][Bump]

26. 26 科 The Imperial Examinations: The First Female Grand Chancellor 科举：第一女首辅 Rabbit Lord's Chitchat兔君闲谈Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted Feng Xi transmigrates into the foolish fiancée of the male lead in an imperial-examination novel, an NPC on his path to greatness. According to the original plot, the male lead, who grew up in the countryside, is found by his family. The first thing he does after reclaiming his status as a scion of a prominent clan is send someone to erase the stain that is her. After that, the male lead displays his talents, places first in the imperial exams, rises through the ranks, and wins the hearts of a b 471Reads8.7Score100Shelves
27. 27 无 The Shameless County Magistrate Shocks the Imperial Court 无耻女县令震惊朝野 Gan Tian Yiyi甘甜一一Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female Disguise + Farming + Infrastructure + Comedy + Adorable Child + Sweet Romance] There are no pocket dimensions or supernatural powers in this story. She relies on her wits alone! After transmigrating to impoverished Yinshan County, Yu Jiu'er disguises herself as a man and sits the imperial examinations. Unlucky enough to offend the wrong person, she flees after a night of passion. Using the money she brought back from the capital, she launches a major infrastructure drive. Then she d 7kReads9.1Score878Shelves
28. 28 科 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 Rabbit Lord's Chitchat兔君闲谈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
29. 29 一 The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元 Dancing for You Amid the Falling Snow雨雪霏霏为君舞Historical791k WordsCompleted 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How about the female top scorer?

30. 30 农 The Imperial Tutor's Road to the Civil Service Exams 农门帝师的科举之路 Ju He雎禾Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Imperial Examination, One-on-One Romance After an accident, a young man from the modern era transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his family’s dilapidated brick house, Qi Wenyu wondered how he would make a living from then on... 21.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    High-scoring imperial examination essay

31. 31 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 34.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
32. 32 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. 33 努 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 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [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
34. 34 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: What a Sight 穿越到古代会样 Chunchun Fish春春鱼Ancient Romance503k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + alternate history + marriage and children + imperial examination and career + not a wish-fulfillment story] This is a dynasty that never existed in history: the Wu Dynasty. Its first empress is Li Lingyue, Princess Taiping and daughter of Wu Zetian. In this timeline, she defeats Li Longji and successfully ascends the throne. Su Qinchao had once considered taking the imperial examinations. He figured that, since his Chinese grades had always been among the best in his previous 10Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This story features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a male character. The male protagonist takes the imperial military examination and, through his own efforts, rises step by step to become a fourth-rank Imperial Guard General. The story is mostly about his career, with a small amount of car scenes and slice-of-life moments.

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