A Male Lead Who Takes the Imperial Exams and Serves at Court, No CP, No Female Lead, and No Woman Disguised as a Man 男主科举朝堂文，无cp，无女主，不要女扮男装

1. 51 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
2. 52 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 9.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds

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   🥀An unexpected event transports the soul of modern youth Qi Wenyu to the Great Qian Dynasty. Looking at his dilapidated brick house, he feels utterly helpless, pondering his future livelihood, thus beginning his journey through the imperial examinations…

3. 53 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? The Little Junior Sister Has the Heavenly Dao’s Favor 你们惹她干嘛，小师妹有天道宠着 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Print Edition: I Hope You’ll Come in Person] [No Romance, Strong Female Lead] Tian Ning was the long-lost blood descendant of the Wenren family, a prominent clan in the cultivation world. When she was fifteen, they brought her back home. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin from the mortal world, nowhere near as good as the fake heiress, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury and treated like royalty. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully form 41kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds

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   In this fictional Ming Dynasty, where power struggles and the plight of the common people are commonplace, it's said that those who didn't serve as officials in the early Ming Dynasty are destined for greatness. Yet, Zhao Zheng transmigrates to this alternate Ming Dynasty and is immediately appointed as a high-ranking official. He possesses only mortal puppets capable of possessing a hundred people, and a vague promise of a future life. The puppets may be ordinary, but their power is in his own hands; the future life's blessings may be distant, but they promise a comfortable and peaceful life. Should he lie low and do nothing, or fight for his future and for the common people? He knows that to avoid having his family's property confiscated, he must first become the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's beloved concubine. In the court, he resolutely shouts, "I will die to remonstrate!"

4. 54 我 I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examinations 我，孙山，科举 Ximen Qizi西门七仔Ancient Romance4.7M 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 47.4kReads8.8Score3.1k14d adds

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   These essays on the imperial examinations are all very well-written, distinctive, and realistic. In ancient times, the imperial examinations were truly the only path to success for scholars from poor families; no matter how arduous or exhausting the process, they had to take them.

5. 55 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 33.5kReads8.3Score3.6k14d adds

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   Actually, this book is really good.

6. 56 赤 A Pure Heart Climbs the Ranks 赤子登阶 A Youngster Riding the Wind稚子乘风Historical551k WordsOngoing [Alternate World + Reincarnated as a Baby + Imperial Exams + Martial Arts + Everyday Life + No Golden Finger] Yang Yuan never imagined he’d wake up one day as a swaddled baby in ancient times. He never imagined that in this strange world, with no System, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger of any kind, he’d have to rely on himself, one step at a time: rolling over, crawling, standing, then memorizing the Thousand Character Classic. He began his studies at three, learned martial arts at fou 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is essentially a reincarnation story about a male protagonist who has no cheat codes or system; he relies entirely on his diligent study day and night to pass the imperial examinations. Welcome to follow my new book! [Learned it][Please follow]

7. 57 皇 Ming Dynasty Natives Versus Transmigrators 皇明土著大战穿越众 Would You Dare Say Yes?叫你敢答应吗Historical3.7M WordsOngoing Current plot: A newcomer to officialdom enters the inner circle as a pawn, but refuses to settle for mediocrity and wants to break free of his constraints. By chance, he gets caught up in turmoil on the frontier, where three hundred battered soldiers rout thirty thousand northern invaders. Zheng Zhi, a household retainer of the Zhen Ding Guard under the Ming rear army's Governor's Office, dreams of himself sixty years in the future. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a peerless talent in both 170Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   He scrambled into the imperial court.

8. 58 夺 A Fight for the Throne? No, I'm Here to Set the Court Straight 夺嫡？不，我是来整顿朝纲的 It's Zhong Dada!是钟大大诶Historical480k WordsOngoing [Everyone is clever] + [ruthless] Since you killed my Crown Prince brother, don’t blame me for settling the score with each of you, one by one! Father! I’m taking your throne! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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