A Farmer's Son Tops the Imperial Exams, Wins All Six Titles, and Gets a Satisfying, Feel-Good Story with No Female Lead!! 农家子科举，六元及第，不憋屈，爽文，无女主！！

1. 1 穿 Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder Man in a Broken Engagement Face-Slapping Story 穿成退婚打脸文里的炮灰男 Empty Mountain Fish空山鱼Ancient Romance263k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams, One-on-One Romance] [Not a Power Fantasy] (The rating just came out, so it might go up later?) At first, Lu Heming thought he had transmigrated, or perhaps there had been water in Granny Meng’s soup, allowing him to be reborn with memories of his past life. It wasn’t until he turned six that he realized he had transmigrated into a women’s novel about a broken engagement and face-slapping revenge. But he was neither the male lead who would join hands with the heroine and reach th 608Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   These are all fine. I recommend the second one; it's good.

2. 2 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, 22.8kReads9.3Score2.2k14d adds
3. 3 名 You Abandoned Me When I Failed the Imperial Exam, So Who Are You Now That I’ve Swept the Boards? 名落孙山你不陪，连中六元你是谁 Dragon in the Wind龙行风Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [The short drama is now available, and the print edition is in publication.][Slow-burn, warm, and humorous][Alternate history + business + imperial examinations + one female lead + no System] Su Run transmigrates into the body of a disgraced scholar who has lost both his parents, failed the imperial exams, and earned a notorious reputation as a lovesick doormat. When he opens his eyes, his fiancée is publicly putting him down and emotionally manipulating him, even threatening to break off their 18kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
4. 4 寒 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 Gentleman of the Green Mountain青山君子Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the family of a common farmer, Ye Xuanmo arrives just as his paternal cousin passes the imperial examination. To revitalize the clan, his cousin invites a teacher to the family to educate the children. In an age when “all trades are base, and only studying is noble,” Ye Xuanmo wants nothing more than to pass the exams and change his family’s circumstances… 3.4kReads8.9Score31414d adds
5. 5 阿 Sister, I Passed the Imperial Examination! 阿姐，我中举了！ The Mantis Loves to Dance螳螂爱跳舞Historical647k WordsCompleted Scholar Chen studied hard all his life but never passed the provincial examination. Before he died, he told his eldest daughter, “You must make sure your younger brother studies and earns an official title. Otherwise, I won’t be able to rest in peace!” An elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister is like a mother. Bearing her father’s final wish, Chen Zhaodi resolutely laid down her terms: “If you want to marry me, you must send my little brother to school.” While everyone else in the 4.7kReads8.6Score34414d adds
6. 6 科 The Imperial Examination: Starting by Talking My Parents into Splitting Up the Family 科举，从忽悠爹娘分家开始 Clear Blossoms Reflect a Cool Face清花照凉颜Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yunzhi was born in a province known for its fierce competition in the civil service exams. Millions of people sat the exams every year, and under his parents' urging, he kept taking them year after year. At last, he stood out from the crowd and secured a civil service post. But before he could tell his parents, he was in a car accident and transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Wei. Looking at his family of impoverished peasants, their bare cupboards, and several downright awful relatives, L 3.2kReads7.9Score22414d adds
7. 7 开 From the Start, Disguised as a Man, I Rose to First Rank Through the Imperial Exams 开局女扮男装，我靠科举官居一品 I Want to Make Money爷要赚钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Disguised as a man + imperial examinations and court intrigue + rises to the highest office + one heroine, focused on her career] When Xie Qingfeng opens her eyes, she's handed a nightmare of a life: a house with bare walls, and a woman forced to disguise herself as a man. In an age when everything is considered inferior to scholarship, if she doesn't fight for her place, she'll be crushed to pieces. Since she's here, she'll give it everything she's got! As a woman, she enters the imperial cour 48kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
8. 8 寒 Poor-Born Child Prodigy: At Five and a Half, I Face-Slap My Entire Clan in the Imperial Exams 寒门神童：五岁半科举打脸全族 Feast 3盛宴3Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Genius child from the start, satisfying comeback, putting every skeptic in their place!] Xu Fei is a five-and-a-half-year-old farm boy who was born into an ancient era, yet is treated as a “nobody” by his family. His biased grandmother makes him work and feed the chickens, while every egg goes to his thirty-year-old uncle, a licentiate who has yet to pass the imperial exams, and his “child prodigy” cousin! Xu Fei is furious: Pretend to be a prodigy? I can do that, too! He recites poetry in publ 4.5kReads8.0Score32614d adds
9. 9 飞 After Failing to Ascend, the System Pinned Me Down and Made Me Take the Imperial Exams 飞升失败后被系统摁在地上考科举 Daoist Sang Ye桑也道人Eastern Fantasy212k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exam History + Cultivation / Farmer's Son / System, No Cheats / Lighthearted and Funny] They say the end of the imperial exams is immortality... Lu An joins forces with his seventy-year-old "book boy," determined to make his way to the top! Lu An had a lifetime's worth of fame, yet he came to grief over the words "rise to the clouds in a single stride." After falling into a land without spiritual energy... since that's how things are, he might as well take a turn in the mortal cour 971Reads—Score13414d adds

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   Perfect match!

10. 10 这 This Top Scholar Plays by His Own Rules 这个状元路子有点野 The Foundation of One's Life立身之本Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + lighthearted] My Parents Flipped the Table and Quit, So I Want to Take the Imperial Exams Too Just as Wang Xuezhou was about to reach the peak of his life, he transmigrated. The good news: in this life, his parents were loving, and his siblings got along. The bad news: the whole family was pinching pennies to fund his eldest uncle's studies. They had next to nothing and were living on coarse grain and wild greens. But before he could flip t 50.9kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds

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    This book is quite good; personally, I didn't find any major flaws. The protagonist has a studious uncle who monopolizes the family's resources but doesn't achieve much academically. The protagonist's parents, concerned for his future, decide to send him to school. After much pleading and nagging from his parents, and the protagonist's grandiose promises, they finally agree. The protagonist, through his intelligence, rises steadily through the ranks. The protagonist isn't ungrateful; he repays his family, making it a satisfying read, especially compared to other imperial examination novels.

11. 11 穿 Reborn as a Farmer’s Son, I’m Doted on by an Apocalypse Tycoon 穿成农家子，末世大佬宠夫郎 Milk Mochi奶麻薯Two Male Leads919k WordsOngoing After two years in the apocalypse, Ji Zhenli had finally built a base of his own, only to be ambushed by an ordinary zombie and transmigrate into the body of a child in the Hua Dynasty. Fine! If he'd transmigrated, then so be it. But… to make life better, Ji Zhenli decided to show the people of the Hua Dynasty the power of an overachiever. With the mindset that if he wasn't worked to death, he could work even harder, Ji Zhenli passed all four imperial examinations in a row. In the capital, he me 1.5kReads9.2Score13114d adds

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    "I'm a High School Student, Passing the Imperial Examination Six Times and Marrying My Husband" Recommendation Guide: Anyone know what I mean?! Waking up one morning, I'm transported to ancient times, transforming from a high school student into a genius scholar, achieving first place six times in a row and reaching the pinnacle of life! Even more amazing—I can actually marry a super handsome husband! Gentle and considerate, he can cook and be affectionate, and the two work together to build their careers, fight villains, and their sweet daily lives are overflowing with sugar! Court intrigue, imperial examination comebacks, and plenty of sweet moments—the two male leads join forces, making it both exciting and sweet, you won't be able to stop reading! For those who love time-travel comebacks and super sweet couples, you'll regret not reading this! Come and witness how a super cool high school student becomes a god in ancient times and unlocks a romantic life with his husband! "The Calligraphy Saint, the Poetry Immortal, and the Prime Minister—Yes, It's All Me" Recommendation Guide: A poor boy's comeback against all odds! This novel is practically a cheat code—he can write exquisite calligraphy to become a "Calligraphy Saint," compose superb poetry to become a "Poetry Immortal," and even pass the imperial examinations to become the top scholar and the Prime Minister?! From a poor boy to a winner in life, he slaps the faces of those who looked down on him, and resolves a major crisis in the imperial court—every step is exhilarating! Memorable poetry duels and thrilling power struggles await; watch as the protagonist conquers everyone with his talent! Are you a passionate 12 or 13-year-old looking to experience the thrill of a comeback and the allure of genius? Come witness how this humble scholar sweeps through ancient times and creates a legend!

12. 12 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
13. 13 寒 The Imperial Exam Routine of a Poor Butcher's Son 寒门屠户之子的科举日常 Diki DaddyDiki粑粑Historical3.3M WordsOngoing The Wang butcher family is full of burly men, all tall, broad, and muscular, like a whole den of reincarnated black bears! But their youngest son, Wang Sanniu, is the odd one out: frail, delicate, and liable to fall over in a breeze. Standing beside his family, he looks like a little fox that wandered into a bear’s den. Butchering pigs? The moment pig’s blood splashes over him, he faints! Farming? The hoe is taller than he is! With the family fearing he’ll become a good-for-nothing, his mother m 186.1kReads9.0Score23.8k14d adds

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    Push your book aside, if you don't like it, come and hit me! 😄

14. 14 科 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举，我靠诗文名动天下 Whose Great Sage Is This?谁家大圣Historical674k WordsOngoing [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 1.1kReads8.4Score10214d adds

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    A satisfying novel about a student who achieves six top honors; the male protagonist is vengeful and never suffers in silence. No romantic pairing.

15. 15 过 With a Photographic Memory, Isn’t It Only Natural I Came First in the Imperial Exam? 过目不忘，我中状元正常吧？ Mountaineer登山客Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Chengan forgot to drink Granny Meng’s soup. One day, he transmigrates to a remote mountain village in the Great Zhou dynasty and becomes the second son of the Lu family’s second son. To take the imperial examinations, Lu Chengan has no choice but to urge his father to better himself. Before he knows it, his father becomes an official. Lu Chengan: Does he still need to work hard? 45.5kReads8.6Score4.8k14d adds

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    These two books are quite well-written, with excellent writing skills. They are both completed and worth reading!

16. 16 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 10.8kReads8.9Score88914d adds
17. 17 惊 What?! I Transmigrated into a Farmer's Son from the Start, and Now He Wants to Take the Imperial Exams 惊了！开局穿成农家子，他要科举 Luo Yi落矣Historical802k WordsCompleted [Famine + transmigration + System + farming + imperial examinations + daily life] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated. It was bad enough for a science student to end up in ancient times, but he’d arrived in the middle of a famine, with his family having nothing to their name. Luckily, he unlocked a red packet group. Without it, how could he possibly survive in this strange world? The Shen family had one daughter after another. At last, the third son’s family had a bo 1.3kReads8.3Score10714d adds

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    [🌾Red Envelope Group + Imperial Examination Comeback] Shen Yu, a science student, transmigrates into the body of a mentally challenged child during a famine, pampered by his family yet living in abject poverty! An unexpected activation of a red envelope group—stealing wild vegetables and books—forces him to read thousands of volumes? From feigning stupidity to becoming a dark horse in the imperial examinations, watch how this modern academic genius uses the "red envelope group cheat" to lead his family to wealth during a famine, turning his path to success into a legendary comeback! ✨8.4 high score|803,000-word completed original novel by Tomato, combining farming, a system, and ensemble cast. Click to read for free and unlock the hilarious life of "being pampered by my family while taking the imperial examinations"🔥 (Closely adhering to the core settings of "red envelope group + imperial examinations," highlighting the contrast of a famine-year comeback, using data to enhance quality, and providing clear guidance at the end)

18. 18 理 A Top Science Student Takes the Imperial Exams? His Majesty Is Stunned by His Brilliance 理科状元考科举？强到朕傻眼 Lucky Lin招财林Historical2.2M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life + lighthearted + no romance] Li Su had barely had time to savor becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance exam when he transmigrated as the youngest son of the Li family. His whole family doted on him, even though they lived on coarse grain and vegetables, and supported his studies. The original owner had been led astray by his classmates. Selfish and only interested in having fun, he had ruined him 86.2kReads8.9Score8.3k14d adds
19. 19 她 She Held a Reunion Feast, and the Entire Court Showed Up? 她办个同窗宴，满朝文武都来了？ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + ensemble cast + no System + imperial examinations + everyday academy life in the early story + political intrigue in the middle and later story] (Everyone is highly intelligent and career-driven; the heroine has no romance) An earthquake sent Zhu Lan and her entire class of top students into a book, where they became a notorious group of failures! How could they turn things around? Oh, apparently all they had to do was pass the highest-level imperial exam. What a relief! 10.4kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    The ruler slammed onto the desk with a resounding thud, sending dust flying and almost drowning out Master Xie's trembling roar of anger: "... If we're still at the bottom of the class next month, you're all packing your bags and going home!" "Bang!" The door slammed shut, the echo reverberating in the deathly silent classroom. After a brief silence, groans erupted. "It's over, it's over, there's no going back!" A round-faced boy wailed, pushing his book aside and burying his face in his arms. "Transmigrated into a twelve-year-old kid, the Four Books and Five Classics are like heavenly texts, how am I supposed to take the imperial examinations?!" Another pounded on the table. A suppressed sob came from the corner: "Waaah... Sicheng and I are getting married next week..." Panic spread like ink in water. In the gloomy atmosphere, only the soft rustling of turning pages stood out. I slowly closed the book in my hands, my fingertips brushing the cover. I looked up, a faint smile playing on my lips. "What's the rush?" My voice wasn't loud, yet it strangely drowned out the noise in the room. All eyes instantly focused on me. My fingertip lightly touched the roster the teacher had left on the table, stopping next to the name "Ding Xiaoqiu." My gaze swept over the bewildered faces. "This Senior Brother Ding, every single class, consistently ranked eleventh from the bottom, for five whole months, without fail. Guess," I paused, my words sharp as ice, "why he always manages to stay in Class C?" The air froze. The sobbing stopped, the lamentations ceased. Ten pairs of eyes, from confusion to astonishment, finally lit up with a faint, unbelievable light. That single ink mark on the roster now seemed to hold the key to turning the tide. I met the bright gazes, my fingertip steadily pointing to the row below "Ding Xiaoqiu's" name, the row belonging to our Class D. My voice was calm as still water: "If you're going to control the scores, you have to leave yourself a way out, right?" A month later, the academy's results posting area was bustling with noise. The brand-new list hung high, and nine out of the ten students in Class D were conspicuously listed in the bottom ten. No one noticed the only one who had escaped. I stood outside the crowd, my gaze sweeping over the glittering name at the top of the list—the glory of Ding Xiaoqiu from Class C—before returning to our nine bright red "crimes," a silent smile curving my lips. Controlling scores is also a form of strategy; those who conceal their achievements and fame are the true masters of the game.

20. 20 穿 After Transmigrating, I Take the Imperial Exams, and the Emperor Wants to Retire as a Team 穿越后科举，皇帝竟想组队退休 Drunk Shadow in September九月醉影Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations, transmigration, an alternate setting. No System, no pocket dimension. Focused on earning a living through the examinations and passing down family values. No harem, no womanizer protagonist.] Just as Xia Wenlou had finally achieved his dream of lying flat, a car accident transported him to ancient times. For the record, he had absolutely no desire to transmigrate. And to make matters worse, it happened just as he'd made a name for himself and was starting to enjoy life. N 4.7kReads8.1Score57914d adds

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    🌈① In this book, the male protagonist was born into a peasant family, began his formal education at the age of eight, wrote the eight-legged essay at the age of nine, and became the top scholar in the imperial examination at the age of seventeen. He also mentored six other top scholars as his disciples.

21. 21 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 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds

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    Disguised as a man, the protagonist rises through the ranks to become prime minister, thus giving birth to a legendary figure. Because of a system, no one has ever discovered her true identity. She was married, but the system was an imposter; after all, it's impossible for a grandmaster in ancient times to be without marriage. However, this doesn't affect the story's development.

22. 22 布 The Commoner Chancellor, Xia Ren 布衣宰相虾仁 Floating Life Returns to the Void浮生归墟Historical920k WordsOngoing After a sudden car accident, Xia Ren, a double PhD in history and literature, transmigrated as a dying seven-year-old peasant child in the Great Jing Dynasty, a realm never recorded in history. His family had nothing, but that couldn't diminish the knowledge and experience he had accumulated over two lifetimes. His memories of poring over ancient texts in his previous life remained crystal clear. The classics, historical records, institutions, and lessons of dynastic rise and decline were all at 351Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Book Synopsis: Xia Ren, a double PhD in History and Literature, is transported to the Great Jing Dynasty—a dynasty never before recorded in history—after a sudden car accident. He is reborn as a seven-year-old boy on the verge of death in a peasant family. Despite his impoverished circumstances, his knowledge and experience accumulated over two lifetimes remain undiminished. His memories of his previous life's deep study of classical texts are vivid; he possesses a profound understanding of history, philosophy, literature, institutions, and the principles of governance, chaos, rise, and fall. From a young boy studying by lamplight to a promising scholar, he overcomes numerous obstacles on the path of the imperial examinations with his vision and talent far beyond his time. He excels in the provincial examinations, achieves fame in the metropolitan examinations, and astounds the emperor in the palace examinations. Entering the court as a commoner, he finds himself navigating a treacherous and turbulent bureaucracy, rife with factional strife. Beset by treacherous officials and threatened by border troubles, he must contend with both open and covert attacks while simultaneously fulfilling his aspirations to govern and benefit the people. He promoted agriculture and sericulture, benefited industry and commerce, rectified officialdom, and brought peace to the four borders... Step by step, he rose from a poor scholar to the position of prime minister, writing a legend of "shrimp" and leaving a strong mark on the history books of the Great Jing Dynasty for this unexpected soul.

23. 23 卖 Selling Vegetables and Studying, Then Becoming the Top Scholar 卖菜读书，结果高中状元 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Historical1.1M WordsCompleted After Shen Qingfeng dies alongside the Zombie Emperor in the apocalypse, he transmigrates to an alternate dynasty called Great Chu and becomes a child in Ning'an Village. The boy, nicknamed Dog Egg, is frail from birth, suffers from heart disease, and has a lowly name. Luckily, his proper name is Shen Yu'an. After studying for a few months with the elders, Shen Yu'an decides to take the imperial examinations, only to discover that his ancestors were exiles, and the descendants of exiles for thre 5.4kReads8.9Score57914d adds

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    Perfectly fits the "no romance, no idiocy" rule; the male lead is a post-apocalyptic transmigrator with peak combat power.

24. 24 大 Grand Chancellor of Great Wei: I Extended the Dynasty's Fortune by Five Hundred Years 大魏首辅：我为大魏续运五百年 Yile以乐Historical2.5M WordsCompleted [No System + Great Wei + Alternate-history power struggle + Single female lead] Qin You worked overtime to earn a pittance and dropped dead on the job. He transmigrated into the son of one of Great Wei's most powerful families. In this life, he had no worries about food or clothes and no particular hobbies, apart from visiting pleasure houses to listen to music, writing poems for the famous courtesans of the Qinhuai River, and occasionally picking up his old hobby of drawing plans. Life was easy 453Reads6.7Score10614d adds

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    A Farmer's Son Taking the Imperial Examination: A thrilling read! You won't believe how exciting it is until you read it! 😳😳

25. 25 科 Imperial Exams: The Qilin Son of the Liu Family Shines 科举，柳家的麒麟子发光啦 Hua Lianyu華涟雨Eastern Fantasy294k WordsCompleted Liu Yu was a modern man from the 22nd century. After an accident, he found himself in the Fengliang Dynasty, a kingdom that had never existed in recorded history. Hu Jiu: This great king is in the middle of a heavenly tribulation! Don't come any closer, or I'll blast you to bits!!! Liu Yu: If I don't come, how am I supposed to save you? When are you going to repay my kindness? Hu Jiu: Meow~ What are you talking about? This king doesn't understand. The imperial examination road that followed 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hehe, I recommend a good book: Imperial Examination, no romance.

26. 26 我 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 A Grain of Rice in the Vast Blue Sea沧海茫茫粒米身Historical1.2M WordsOngoing 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! 4.9kReads8.8Score35614d adds

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    I'm self-recommending myself, and I'm showcasing the most authentic Ming Dynasty imperial examination novel on the entire internet! My novel has a vivid plot and lifelike characters, unfolding gradually like a gentle stream flowing into the sea. The plot development is entirely driven by real historical events, and you won't be able to put it down once you start reading!

27. 27 大 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 Little Zhang Under the Night Lamp夜灯下的小张Historical393k WordsCompleted (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 2.2kReads7.0Score16114d adds

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    This book is quite good and enjoyable; it's a heartwarming slice-of-life story set during the imperial examination era.

28. 28 状 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的，乞丐也是真的 Half a Steamed Bun半片馒头Historical171k WordsOngoing Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Looking for something to read? Come in and get ready to be scolded. This is Tomato's first imperial examination novel. If you don't like it, come and yell at me. The male protagonist transmigrates into a beggar, wakes up by being licked by a dog, and his first meal is tree bark. No system, no cheat codes, he relies on his brains to become the top scholar. "The top scholar is real, and the beggar is real too." A truly hardcore underdog story, I'll pay ten times the price if it's fake. 😎

29. 29 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 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    So beautiful! 💕

30. 30 在 The Days of Raising Kids and Making a Living in Ancient Times 在古代奋斗养娃的日子 Xiao Ma Jia小马家Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [No romance, heartwarming child-rearing + imperial examinations and officialdom + slow-paced, no extreme characters] A mechanical engineer's transmigration begins with two little burdens and the weighty word "Dad." His home is bare, and his young children need feeding. Transmigrated into the body of Liu Erfu, a widowed farmer, he understands that the only way to survive and raise the two children well is to rely on his own hands and mind. From a farmer's son to a money house bookkeeper, all for 21Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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    A very interesting book, worth reading carefully.

31. 31 野 A Wild Monk and a Stinky Cook? No! He's the New Top Scholar 野和尚臭厨子？不！他是新科状元 Peach Youyou桃幽幽Rural Life154k WordsOngoing [Family life] [Imperial examinations] [Farming] [Lighthearted] Jiang Zhuo transmigrates and becomes a young monk kicked out of the monastery by the abbot. With no other choice, he returns home and resumes secular life. But the moment he steps through the door, he’s confronted by an entire family of oddballs. A spineless father, a meek mother, grandparents who play favorites, and a brother who loves to show off... Jiang Zhuo: Fine, fine! This messed-up transmigration life boils down to one t 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is stable at heart, never holds back, and acts decisively when necessary, climbing the ranks step by step.

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