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An Ordinary Family Works Its Way Up from a Minor Official’s Post After Moving to the Capital for the Imperial Exams

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A story about a farmer's son passing the imperial examinations and going to the capital as a minor official, with his family going from renting a place to gradually establishing themselves.

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51 A Woman Wears a Man's Clothes, the Concubine's Counterattack Liu JilianAncient Romance986k WordsOngoing 47.9kReads8.3Score5.7kShelves
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Must recommend
52 Hold Tight to My Powerful Patron: My Father Is a Treacherous Official Round Little Fried EggAncient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted 4.5kReads8.8Score499Shelves
53 After My Mother Remarried, I Made Three Rules with My Stepfather Early Spring in MarchAncient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 41.1kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves
54 The Imperial Exams: A Bookish Son in a Clan of Illiterates I'm a PigheadHistorical1.3M WordsCompleted 140.2kReads8.6Score13.7kShelves
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These two imperial examination essays have different styles. One is a historical drama, and the other is a relaxed and refreshing style. The writing is very attractive.
55 This Road Leads Straight to the Azure Clouds Qing SuisuiHistorical603k WordsCompleted 21.8kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
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These two imperial examination essays have different styles. One is a historical drama, the other is a relaxed and refreshing style. The writing is very attractive.
56 Daily Imperial Examination: My Elder Brother Is the Number One Scholar Ye Zhiqiu LuyaoAncient Romance825k WordsOngoing 55Reads—Score—Shelves
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The heroine's brother is a time traveler and comes from a small family. The heroine's brother passed the imperial examination and finally became the number one scholar. There are two main lines in this book, which are intertwined. One is the elder brother's imperial examination and becoming an official. The other is the heroine's journey from the countryside to the capital, childhood sweethearts, and finally becoming the queen. The rise of the small family. Highly sweet but not too harsh, it can help you gain weight. From a poor family to a wealthy family
57 The Road to the Imperial Examination from a Poor Family Moon NuobaiHistorical821k WordsCompleted 2.4kReads5.8Score181Shelves
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The 20 undergraduate essays are all very beautiful and long-lasting. I am following the 3 serialized books every day. They are already several million words long. Don't worry about following them. The others are all completed. They are all enjoyable to read.
58 A Chemistry PhD’s Cheat-Powered Life After Transmigrating Swallow's Nest EagleHistorical1.1M WordsCompleted 19.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
59 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine Bai JiuhuanAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 76.6kReads8.9Score7.4kShelves
60 King Juan's Ordinary Life in Ancient Times Come On, ChichiHistorical525k WordsCompleted 2.2kReads8.3Score119Shelves
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Both books are for men🔥🔥. The male protagonists both took the imperial examination and became officials, changing their lives and that of their families.
61 Hanchuang Scholar Ding Kai Who Loves Salt and Pepper Bean DumplingsHistorical1.2M WordsCompleted 4.1kReads8.6Score280Shelves
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Of course I recommend these books for imperial examination papers [already planted]
62 Sold Vegetables, Studied, and Ended up Being Top Scholar in High School Three Layers of Belly FatHistorical1.1M WordsCompleted 9.6kReads8.9Score860Shelves
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The 20 undergraduate essays are all very good-looking and long-lasting. I am following the three serialized books every day. They are already several million words long. Don't worry about following them. The others are all completed. They are all readable and interesting.
63 I’m a Laid-Back Prince, So Stop Sending Your Men to Their Deaths Autumn Has Always Been HereHistorical1.6M WordsCompleted 16.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
64 Imperial Exams: Sir, Your Son Just Scored Six Perfects in a Row Flying Cow 98Historical1.1M WordsCompleted 15kReads8.8Score871Shelves
65 Imperial Examination: If You Are Asked to Study, Will You Become a Literary Sage Upon Your Debut? Feast 1Historical1.3M WordsCompleted 7.3kReads7.7Score945Shelves
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This book is also very good
66 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations A Little Green EarHistorical1.2M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads7.7Score131Shelves
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After being abandoned, I entered a poor family and took the imperial examination to become a Zhuang Yuan [Thinking][Thinking] The male protagonist was originally the heir to the Hou family. Unexpectedly, his stepmother was very cruel and sent someone to beat him up and throw him into the river. When he was about to die, he awakened the "proficiency system" and was adopted by the fourth room of Shen Pei's family, and was renamed Shen Shouyi. [Love] [Love] The Shen family accepted him because they had no heirs. At first they thought there was something wrong with him, but they soon discovered that he was a genius in the imperial examination. The male protagonist passed all the tests and started a counterattack in the imperial examination... Completely realized the counterattack [Like] [Like] Reached the top [Love] [Love]
67 In Ancient Times There Was a Fiancée ReincarnationAncient Romance271k WordsCompleted 22kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
68 After Reincarnating as a Man, She Studies Her Way to Restore Her Family's Honor Little Meatball Is Super SkinnyAncient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 5.3kReads8.6Score621Shelves
69 Travel Across Daqi and See How I Became a Wise Minister Lan XiaoyiHistorical2.8M WordsCompleted 8.4kReads8.4Score754Shelves
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Others travel through time to fight monsters and level up. I travel back and forth and study hard to take the imperial examination. I don't take the usual path in time travel writing. The protagonist has no golden fingers, no super powers, only a heart that refuses to be ordinary. Let's see how he can gain a foothold in the complicated officialdom and become a wise minister! !
70 An Old Boy Born in a Rural Area: Dressed up as a Father of Four Children Flying Cow 98Historical833k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads9.0Score288Shelves
71 Let You Take the Imperial Examination, but You Won't Be Able to See Through the Examiner's Mind Zhongshang's August HopeHistorical2.3M WordsCompleted 780Reads7.5Score100Shelves
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Take a look at this book. The male protagonist travels through the Jin Dynasty and becomes a five-year-old farm boy. Along the way, he has troubles with his family, makes money + changes his parents, and studies for the imperial examination. All the characters are very real, and it is not a brainless novel.
72 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them Sunlight on the RiverHistorical834k WordsOngoing 36.3kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
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The male protagonist of this novel now earns money by working as a book boy, writing stories, and increasing his influence. His family has now moved to the county town, and he will take the imperial examination later.
73 Commoner Prime Minister's Shrimp Return to RuinsHistorical898k WordsOngoing 508Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is worth reading and I recommend it to everyone!
74 Traveling Through the Ming Dynasty, Don't Teach the Han People to Subjugate the World A Vast Sea of Grains of RiceHistorical1.1M WordsOngoing 5.6kReads8.8Score527Shelves
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The best Ming Dynasty imperial examination novel on the Internet! My novels are well written, have real historical backgrounds, and lifelike character descriptions. The plot development is all driven by real historical events. You can't stop reading it!
75 Soul Crossing Daqi: I Just Want to Survive No ThoughtHistorical846k WordsCompleted 6.5kReads8.2Score393Shelves
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An imaginary historical text, super high quality, excellent for both listening and reading. The logic is clear, the characters are full, the plot is rich, and the writing is compact. It's a non-conventional and cool article, please appreciate it! [Laugh]
76 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son YuediAncient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing 2.8kReads7.3Score183Shelves
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He died unexpectedly, but fortunately, the sky dropped the curtain and Zhang Ze was unexpectedly reborn and threw himself into the belly of a peasant woman. Zhang Ze, who was only five years old, solemnly said to his parents: "Father, mother, brother Ze is going to school..." It was so difficult to live a good life in ancient times. A small cold could kill a person, not to mention heavy taxes and corvee. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone else that if he only has a reputation, even if he is just a scholar, his relatives at home can live a better life and avoid the pain of hard labor. The road to the imperial examination was arduous, and for peasants it was even more difficult. Just one book could last a family a year. Because of this, Zhang Ze's determination to take the imperial examination has been strengthened. The road is long and the road is far away, so I will search high and low. Ten years of hard study in the cold window, step by step, opened a road to the sky.
77 Biography of He Family Tachibana Who Dreams of Getting RichRural Life590k WordsOngoing 325Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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☕️① In a time-travel story, the male protagonist starts off with sound limbs and a loving family. However, he fails three times and is in debt, so his wife persuades him to drop out [face covering]. Dropping out is impossible. The male protagonist paints to make money to pay off his debts, then returns to school, and has a smooth road to the imperial examination☀️ ☕️② The writing style is steady and rigorous. The protagonist travels through time, and the family is not so harmonious. The key is that the protagonist's parents are finally not those cowards. They vent their anger, get rich through the imperial examination, and lead the whole family🌸
78 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, but My Brother Seems Even More Like a Transmigrator Than I Do Pavilion by the PondHistorical1.4M WordsCompleted 19.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves
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This is really pretty`(*∩_∩*)′
79 Father Su Dongpo's Wife Li Qingzhao and His Father Song Huizong Wen QingruHistorical1.2M WordsOngoing 12.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
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Isn't it for ordinary families?
80 Work Hard to Save the Ming Dynasty RebelHistorical631k WordsCompleted 1.6kReads6.4Score—Shelves
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It perfectly meets the requirements, is unsystematic, and is set in the Wanli era of the late Ming Dynasty. In the early stage, the protagonist devoted himself to taking the imperial examinations, building connections, and met a large number of officials, businessmen, and celebrities. In the mid-term, he began to serve as an official, founded a new political party, and used its absolute strength to crush the Donglin Party, Zhejiang Party, Qi Party, Chu Party and other factions. When he came to power in the later period, he carried out reforms to target various economic and military shortcomings and tried his best to curb Houjin. The author is a master of details. All historical events, place names, official names, personal names, and customs involved in this book have been rigorously researched. No loss in investing!
81 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride Solving Worries in Dreams1.9M WordsCompleted 42.5kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
82 I Make Pickled Cabbage Beside the Dragon Throne, and My Dad Wants Nothing to Do with Court Sweet Forest Tea YanAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 2.2kReads8.2Score294Shelves
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🎐 He traveled through ancient times and lived with his daughter who also traveled through time. He relied on the skills he learned when he was a young man to support his family. However, after witnessing the cruelty of ancient times, he decided to become an official in the imperial examination for his family.
83 Female Queen: There Are Seven Stunning Husbands in the Imperial Examination There Are Long Years in the Swallow's NestAncient Romance359k WordsCompleted 17.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
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The heroine is pretty, but she doesn't come from an ordinary family and is quite rich.
84 During the Imperial Examination of the Ming Dynasty, He Became the Father of Five Children at the Beginning Xiao Zhang Under the Night LightHistorical393k WordsCompleted 4.7kReads6.9Score502Shelves
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This book is absolutely beautiful, and it warms the daily life of the imperial examination.
85 Leader, Is It Okay to Have a Relationship? What a Confused Lunatic.Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 15kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
86 Reborn on the Road to Officialdom: The Azure Clouds and Crimson Cauldron Rivers and Mountains of Cosmic LightUrban3.7M WordsCompleted 79.7kReads9.2Score8.6kShelves
87 Climb the Steps Childhood Rides on the WindHistorical551k WordsOngoing 30Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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There is no golden finger, no system, no talent for reading and ten lines, and no cookie-cutter steps such as salt making, ice making, sugar making, glass making, cement making, etc. Reading and practicing martial arts all depend on the protagonist's hard work day and night, and he becomes an official in the imperial examination step by step.
88 The Abandoned Heir Places First in the Imperial Exam, and Ten Thousand Riders Storm the Marquis’s Mansion Jun MoyuHistorical1.8M WordsCompleted 19.1kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
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Highly recommended! The latest time travel, overhead, proficiency panels, and imperial examination papers: ①Dong Qingguo. In Shenjiazhuang, the male protagonist Shen Shufan was originally the heir to the palace, but was knocked unconscious by someone sent by his stepmother and thrown into the river. She was rescued by the passing Shen family, who happened to have no children in the fourth room of the Shen family, so they adopted her. Fortunately, I awakened the golden finger "Proficiency Panel", "Name: Shen Shufan, Skill: 0, Three-Character Sutra Proficiency: 199 (full)," Reading and participating in the imperial examination changed his destiny. All stories start from the scholar. "Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations." . . .
89 I Spent Three Years Helping the Poor. This Is Great Qin? Great Lord MaoHistorical1.5M WordsOngoing 4.8kReads8.8Score587Shelves
90 In the Imperial Examination, the Liu Family's Qilin Son Shines Hua LianyuEastern Fantasy294k WordsCompleted 45Reads—Score—Shelves
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This one, the family is not obvious, the struggle is slow, it is very consistent
91 My Time-Traveling Daily Life with My Wronged Brother Listening to the Wind Under the Eaves 1Historical330k WordsOngoing 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Highly recommended! "Time Travel + Farming + Brothers + Being an Official + Making Money + Funny" The thrilling daily life of farming, the business ingenuity that shocked the ancients, and the turbulent officialdom! The combination of two powerful forces brings you a full sense of satisfaction! Our goal is: My brother is powerful and I am as rich as the country!
92 Transmigrate to a Farming Family, Aim for the Imperial Exams Tang QinghanAncient Romance305k WordsCompleted 4kReads8.9Score229Shelves
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The first book was very consistent, and the plot was also very interesting. Li Yaoan wiped his hands on his body and caught the little girl jumping down from the field. Little did he know that his body, which was one year older than Li Jinhua, could not catch it at all, and he was directly crushed to the ground.
93 The Humble-Born Female Chief Councilor Dressed in SplendorAncient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 36.4kReads5.8Score4.1kShelves
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They are all imperial examination papers. I have read them and they are very interesting.
94 My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams Jiang SuiwanAncient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted 18.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
95 Daily Life Raising Kids in Ancient Times for the Unmarried Shui Bo1984Ancient Romance911k WordsCompleted 22.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
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The couple that the two people traveled through time in the early stage are the family of the young scholar from the farm. The description is quite detailed, and the progress is logical. The most important thing is that there is nothing great. Haven't seen it yet. Keep reading, and I recommend it by the way.
96 Forge Ahead Tekken ShyHistorical1.5M WordsOngoing 35Reads—Score—Shelves
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Travel through ancient times to participate in the imperial examination. A noble son from a poor family. Power is overwhelming.
97 I Became the Number One Scholar in the Imperial Examination, and I Was a Blue Sky in Ancient Times The Crown Prince Who Loves to Eat Radish and MeatballsHistorical1.2M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads8.5Score130Shelves
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These two books are electronic life-sustaining tools. The author writes daily life into poems, and the words are as gentle as cotton candy! Each character seems to have an independent life, the plot is sweet but not greasy, and it is so healing that your heart will soften! If you don't look at it, you will really be at a loss for grandma's family!
98 Northern Song Dynasty: What a Coincidence That I Am Also a Dandy Aboriginals and Native PigsHistorical3.7M WordsOngoing 2kReads8.0Score242Shelves
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Reality! The rise of the family and the beauties in the late Song Dynasty. Good book! Millions of words have not collapsed at all! Classic Lao Baiwen in the late Song Dynasty! Commercial farming, then the Western Army! Very attractive! Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang and other characters are created wonderfully! ! Good book to try! !
99 From Railway Cook to Era Boss When Will the Snow FallUrban241k WordsOngoing 613Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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The road up from the railroad.
100 Wild Monk and Stinky Cook? No! He Is the New Top Scholar Peach YouyouRural Life121k WordsOngoing 267Reads—Score—Shelves
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The road to the imperial examination for a poor child is both arduous and inspiring. The male protagonist has a stable core and relies on his own wisdom and hard work to climb up the ladder step by step, eventually shocking the ruling and opposition parties.