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1. 1 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... 22.7kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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   I can keep reading them all, and two of them have already been completed.

2. 2 我 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 Muscle Boss肌肉头子Historical563k WordsCompleted [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 1.1kReads7.4Score100Shelves
3. 3 寒 The Road to the Imperial Examinations for a Poor Scholar 寒门科举之路 Moon Glutinous White月糯白Historical821k WordsCompleted After surviving alone in the apocalypse for three years, Yang Han is betrayed by his teammates and scratched by a zombie. Unwilling to turn into one and get his head blown off, he takes his own life. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a farm boy, the only son of a family with a thousand acres of fertile land. He can't handle the backbreaking work in the fields, and since all professions are inferior to studying, he has no choice but to set out on the path to the imperial examinat 209Reads8.6Score114Shelves
4. 4 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 21.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   The character of the protagonist is portrayed very well, and the ending is reversed. I feel a little bit unsatisfied after reading it [Sending my heart][Sending my heart][Sending my heart]

5. 5 古 A Guide to Surviving as a Lowborn Son in Ancient Times 古代庶子生存指南 Ms. Cabbage包菜女士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 11.3kReads8.4Score825Shelves

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   The writing is very good. Although it is a bit like the male version of Minglan in the early stage, it is undeniable that the writing is too real. The ups and downs. The male protagonist sticks to his heart and has seen the peace of later generations. He traveled to this era, worked hard for the imperial examination, and wanted to do practical things, but he did not meet a wise king. In the end, the male protagonist died for his country. I really cried to death. It has a lot of stamina.

6. 6 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 13.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   There are two imperial examination books in which women disguise themselves as men. The first one takes place relatively early in the imperial examination period, because it was in a turbulent dynasty and when the new emperor just ascended the throne. In the second book, the heroine has a famous minister system and has fewer golden fingers. She almost relies on herself.

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 130.4kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves
8. 8 苏 Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路 Singing Alone for Joy笙歌独欢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 10.8kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   I didn't read much imperial examination papers before, so I came in and read it in one go. [Send my heart] Although the male protagonist is reborn + traveled a hundred years later, the knowledge and resourcefulness of the male protagonist at the beginning are explained, and it doesn't make people feel obtrusive [Making faces] There are not many descriptions of emotions, which does not affect the viewing experience [Like] It's great!

9. 9 我 I'm a Spoiled Rich Kid! I Tower Over the Court with My Connections 我，纨绔！我靠关系凌驾众臣之上 Lemon Coconut Baby柠檬生椰崽Historical665k WordsCompleted Xu Huaian is the only child of the Duke Who Guards the Nation and his wife, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang clan of Jiangnan. He is a notorious wastrel, known to everyone in the capital. As a child, he took the crown prince to peep at a widow bathing; as an adult, he forced innocent people into servitude and committed every manner of evil. When the imperial examinations came around once every three years, he actually signed up. To everyone's shock, he made his name in a single campaign, pla 3.1kReads6.8Score131Shelves

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   It's pretty good, the plot is pretty good in every aspect, not a 7 out of 10.

10. 10 我 I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examinations 我，孙山，科举 Ximen Qizi西门七仔Ancient Romance4.6M WordsOngoing “Imperial exams + transmigration + farming + exams + no space System” “Romance included, devoted male lead. The female lead is his childhood sweetheart, but she appears infrequently. Romance is not the main plot.” “The male lead rises step by step through hard work and good luck.” “The male lead is no good at scheming, but he gets things done and has technical skills.” “The imperial examination system is based on the Ming and Qing dynasties.” After an accident, he is transmigrated into the womb 49.1kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
11. 11 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 10.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    Completed the imperial examination essay of a woman disguising herself as a man [top post] A woman disguising herself as a man + joining the imperial examination + benefiting the people [cool] This is what a generation (several generations) of powerful officials should do. It is really cool to be dedicated to pursuing a career and be able to master all kinds of political tactics [lick the screen]

12. 12 科 Imperial Exams: Sir, Your Son Just Scored Six Perfects in a Row 科举：老爷，少爷他连中六元了 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical1.1M WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A thorough understanding of the world is knowledge, and social savvy is good writing. Ren Junjie, a history graduate, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar world as the eldest legitimate son of the richest family in Xinchang County. A former wastrel, he turns over a new leaf and marries a lovely young wife. He rests every other day and works on the days in between, studying harder and striving to improve. With his deep knowledge of history, he purs 9.1kReads8.8Score704Shelves

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    The protagonist accidentally traveled to ancient times, without a system or a grandfather. He relied on his past life memories to participate in the imperial examinations, and some won six yuan in a row. Some officials reach the rank of chief assistant. Prime minister

13. 13 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, 27kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
14. 14 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, 39kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
15. 15 走 You Pulled Strings to Make Me a Scholar, and I Passed All Three Exams? 走后门让你成秀才，你连中三元？ Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Match Made in Heaven is now available. Search for the author's name, Cai Bibi, on major platforms to buy a copy. Su Yu transmigrates to ancient times. On the day he fails the imperial exam for the fifth time, he marries the Princess of Changle, who has disguised herself as an ordinary girl. Before Su Yu can roll up his sleeves and earn a living to support his lovely wife, news of an imperial exam result that had been overlooked suddenly arrives. From then on, the good news 30kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
16. 16 首 The Chief Minister's Road to the Imperial Examinations 首辅的科举之路 Adoring You at Dawn and Dusk朝暮倾卿Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 7.5kReads8.9Score687Shelves
17. 17 科 The Imperial Exam Path to Success 科举助吾上青云 Glory Returned荣归Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a family of farmers who also valued education, Bai Zimu had grandparents, parents, uncles, and aunts to support, as well as seven older sisters whose dowries had to be prepared. To escape the fighting on the border, the entire family moved back to their hometown. Along the way, they lost two of his sisters, and he himself nearly died. He wasn't strong enough to carry heavy loads or even lift much. In this underdeveloped world, Bai Zimu thought it over and realized that 3.8kReads8.9Score300Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrate to a Farming Family, Aim for the Imperial Exams 穿越农家，科举为上 Tang Qinghan唐轻寒Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted Wang Xi had a heart condition as a child and was abandoned at an orphanage. He worked odd jobs to put himself through college and finally landed a pretty good job. After three years of working diligently, just as he was finally able to give something back to the orphanage where he grew up, he suddenly died while working overtime one night. Reborn into a farming family, Wang Xi is now a little boy named Li Shuanzi. He knows all too well that if he wants a better life, passing the imperial exams i 3.8kReads8.9Score220Shelves
19. 19 穿 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里，我不想靠才华科举 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 17.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
20. 20 穿 Transmigrated as a Pitiful Little Girl in Ancient Times, I Flee to the Mountains to Farm 穿成古代小可怜，逃到深山去种田 Northern Gate Commander北门提督Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Infrastructure] [Spatial storage] [Spirit spring] [Transmigration] [Fictional setting] After a car accident, Leng Jing transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old little waif. The moment she woke up, she heard her original body’s aunt and uncle planning to sell the children so they could flee from famine. Leng Jing wasn’t exactly calm about that. Fortunately, there was good news: her older brother and her twin younger brother had transmigrated with her. The bad news? 12.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
21. 21 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 27.1kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
22. 22 一 A Poor Scholar of Noble Character 一品寒士 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Single heroine, semi-fictionalized Tang Dynasty] In an era when the great aristocratic clans looked down on the imperial family, Zhao Quan was born to a farming family and entered school carrying the hopes of his parents and six older brothers. Farming was out of the question: even the village head’s family had no food to spare… So he had no choice but to take the imperial exams and become an official. 11.5kReads9.3Score962Shelves
23. 23 拒 After Refusing to Rejoin My Clan, I Became a Great Scholar Through the Imperial Exams 拒绝认祖归宗后，我靠科举成文圣 Lonely Lamp in the Night Rain夜雨孤灯Historical482k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + wish fulfillment + imperial examinations + court politics + face-slapping + no System) He transmigrates to ancient times, only to find himself an illegitimate son who has never been acknowledged by his family. Su Shijin wants to change his fate through knowledge, but despite having mastered high school Chinese and graduated in applied mathematics, he can barely make sense of classical Chinese. Then he obtains a writing brush. From that day on, he earns the red mark on his foreh 2.8kReads9.0Score266Shelves
24. 24 大 The Literary Champion of Great Song 大宋文魁 Riding a Donkey骑驴Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Tangqing, the young owner of a shop in the ancient city of Qingzhou, transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, an era bright with stars. Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Di Qing, and a host of other great figures all make their entrances. See how Zhang Tangqing makes his mark in the Great Song, becomes its most dazzling literary talent, and leads the dynasty down the path to wealth and strength. 3.8kReads8.9Score374Shelves

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    Watchable and audible, a masterpiece

25. 25 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 107.3kReads9.4Score16.6kShelves

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    Although the first book is not an imperial examination essay, it is really very good-looking (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡, highly recommended.

26. 26 种 Farming: I Turn My Whole Family into Overachievers 种田，我让全家成卷王 Pink Fairy粉仙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely fictional setting, many original details, System, transmigrate into a book, no male lead, just enjoying the original leads’ romance without getting involved] Wang Qingman, a PhD in agronomy, devoted her life to developing high-yield, delicious crops. But at the age of twenty-nine, she collapsed at work from exhaustion. When she opened her eyes, the world she knew had changed. She had transmigrated into a novel called The Top Scholar’s Wife, becoming the female lead’s older sister, who 1kReads9.0Score133Shelves
27. 27 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 1.2kReads9.2Score182Shelves

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