The Whole Clan Supports My Rise to the Heavens, So I Reward Them with Official Robes 🚩全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍

1. 101 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

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   Su Run transmigrates into the body of a notorious, sycophantic scholar, only to be publicly humiliated by his fiancée, who even threatens to break off the engagement? He decisively breaks off the engagement with the scumbag woman, then uses his modern knowledge to succeed in business and the imperial examinations, helping his eldest brother enter officialdom and his second brother become the richest man. He even achieves the highest rank in the imperial examinations, becoming the top scholar, attracting the attention of the royal family who are willing to marry a princess to him! A slow-burn, heartwarming story; watch how the male protagonist rises from a peasant boy to a top figure in the court!

2. 102 科 The Imperial Exams: I'm a Six-Year-Old Son of a Concubine, Writing Sage Wisdom in Vinegar 科举：我六岁庶子，蘸醋写圣贤 Brother Sun 731太阳哥731Historical405k WordsCompleted [Child prodigy + high IQ + decisive and ruthless + pure wish fulfillment + cold persona] After transmigrating, six-year-old Fan Yu is a burden of a child, but in his previous life he was a doctoral advisor in modern literature. He and his birth mother live at the mercy of the minor official Wei family, enduring abuse and going hungry. To break out of this dead end, he takes a risk and barges into a banquet, setting off a commotion with one word: “Father!” When his stepfather accuses him of being 968Reads8.7Score12014d adds

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   🔮①The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the body of a fourteen-year-old peasant boy. His mother dies in childbirth, and his father dies of grief. Fortunately, he has an older sister who takes meticulous care of him. He aspires to high office and is determined to pass the imperial examinations. Luckily, he possesses the "treasures" of Tang and Song poetry within him, like a guiding light in the dark. Watch as he wields his pen as a sword in the literary world of the Great Xia Dynasty, cutting through thorns and writing a legendary tale of overcoming adversity!

3. 103 三 Three Generations Paved the Way, and His Name Resounded Across the Realm 三代人托举，科举名扬天下 Tiger of the Year of the Tiger虎年的老虎Historical238k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + Transmigration + No System + Farming + No Female Lead] Wang Changqian, who needed to find 365 girlfriends, transmigrates into the body of a farmer’s son. The good news: he’s no longer an orphan, and his family is warm and loving. The bad news: his family is so poor they can hear their own stomachs rumble. His grandfather is obsessed with the imperial exams and will do anything to force his two cousins to keep studying. With the family on the verge of starvation, Wang Changqian 713Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a poor farming family, fortunately finding himself in a warm and harmonious home. His grandfather, obsessed with the imperial examinations, forces his cousin to study relentlessly, yet the family is so poor they can barely afford food. He forges his own path, befriending wealthy young men, promoting his sworn brothers, and even becoming a disciple of a renowned scholar. With three generations working together to help him rise to prominence, he overcomes numerous obstacles to embark on a legendary life, becoming famous throughout the land!

4. 104 阿 Dad, Stop Taking the Exams. Let Me Do It! 阿爹别考了，科举让我来！ Wind Chieftain风酋Historical425k WordsOngoing Grandpa firmly believed that Xie An was his ancestor. Every day, he pointed at his good-for-nothing son and scolded him: "What's the point of killing yourself? You've brought shame on the entire Xie family!" Then he would add, "You made us lose face, so figure out how to win it back." Little Sister blinked. "It's your seventeenth time, and you still haven't passed, but I believe in you, Dad!" This was Xie Jin's mess. And he hadn't done a thing. Somehow, he had ended up as someone's son! Someone' 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   🥝🥝① The whole family hopes for Dad's success in the imperial examinations, while I embark on this journey, overcoming countless obstacles! Dad, a hopeless candidate who's repeated his studies countless times, is taking the imperial examinations? Grandpa constantly uses the "Xie family's face" as a weapon, while my younger sister delivers a witty remark online, "Seventeen times already, and I still support you!" Helpless, Xie Jin has no choice but to take the exams himself, going from the preliminary examination to the final examination, silencing his doubters along the way, and incidentally pulling his dad, who's obsessed with "repeating his studies," back to reality. Thus begins Xie Jin's hilarious and thrilling journey of success in the imperial examinations!

5. 105 科 Imperial Exams: I Used the Exams to Turn the Humble-Born Order Upside Down! 科举：我靠科举，掀翻寒门桌！ Xing Qi星麒Historical106k WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations] + [rising from humble beginnings] + [ancient setting] + [Transmigration] + [alternate world] Other people rely on their family connections to pass the imperial exams. I rely on my parents to flip tables and tear down roof beams! After transmigrating to ancient times, my father tears up the family genealogy. “You dare bully my wife and child? I want nothing to do with this clan!” My mother swings an axe and takes down a roof beam. “Son, this is your travel money for the pa 128Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 拜 I Took a Master, Then Rose to the Highest Office Through the Imperial Exams 拜了个师父，我靠科举位极人臣 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical645k WordsCompleted Ma Chengli was born into the Ma family, a clan of veterinarians, and grew up in the womb before being born into this world. Then, one day, the newly founded Great Ying dynasty suddenly announced that it would resume the imperial examinations, just eight years after its founding. His father, Ma Dawei, suddenly discovered: “Could my son really have the makings of a child prodigy?” His mother, Lady Zhang, declared with confidence: “My son has been clever and bright since he was little. He should ta 404Reads7.5Score—14d adds

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   Born into a family of veterinarians, Ma Chengli initially thought he was destined to inherit the family business, only to discover that the imperial examinations in Daying had been reinstated! His father discovered his son was a child prodigy, and his mother strongly supported his path to officialdom. After becoming an apprentice of the eccentric Lin Xiao, he soared to new heights, wielding his pen to bring peace to the land and his fists to vanquish treacherous officials!

7. 107 科 The Imperial Exam: Top of the Six Tests, Reshaping the Workplace 科举，六元及第整顿职场 Cangbai Beneath the Moon月下苍柏Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, one female lead) (A slow-burn story) In the 21st century, the only person in Tianhai University’s history to earn master’s degrees in both the arts and sciences suddenly transmigrates into the body of a poor farmer’s son in ancient times. Looking at the bare walls of his home and the family who place all their hopes in him, Wang Ping can only gaze at the heavens in speechless resignation. Since all other pursuits are inferior and only scholarship is esteemed, he wi 943Reads7.5Score10714d adds

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   Wang Ping transmigrates into the body of a peasant boy. Using his modern wisdom, he studies diligently for the imperial examinations, achieving the highest score six times, a feat that shocks the court. From a poor scholar to a powerful minister, he reforms the bureaucracy, provides disaster relief, and ultimately earns the respect of the people. A single female lead accompanies him on his journey of growth; a slow-burn political intrigue story; no system or cheat codes, only a passionate and triumphant rise to power!

8. 108 科 The Imperial Exams: The Alluring Female Chancellor 科举：女相娇媚 Nine Egrets Fragrant Court九鹭廷香Ancient Romance196k WordsCompleted Her father dies from the start, leaving her to get by with her crybaby mother and two frail older sisters. Feng Qing becomes Feng Qing, the only son of the Feng family. At thirteen, she has to care for her mother and sisters and hold the family together. By chance, she learns that the person who killed her father was her own second uncle, who murdered his brother to seize his official post, bringing the whole clan to ruin. Feng Qing decides to disguise herself as a man and take the imperial exam 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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   🍉🍉❶ Feng Qing was originally Feng Qing. To protect her crybaby mother and frail older sister, she disguised herself as a boy, becoming the "only son of the Feng family," starting at the age of thirteen. She accidentally learned that her father had been murdered by her second uncle, who had killed her brother, seized his official position, and even plotted to exterminate her entire clan. Determined to avenge her family, she resolved to use the imperial examinations to enter the court and enter the realm of power. Despite her stepmother's constant obstruction and her second uncle's relentless pursuit, her hidden talents finally emerged—supporting her family as a young girl while simultaneously forging her own path through the imperial examinations. She had to conceal her true identity, defeat her ruthless second uncle, and ultimately climb to the pinnacle of power, fulfilling her dual vows of revenge and protection of her family.

9. 109 穿 After She Transmigrated, Her Whole Family Helped Her Pass the Civil Service Exams 穿越后全家拼死拼活助她考科举 Nan Cheng Wan Shi南橙婉事Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Transmigration story] [Reborn in the womb] [A woman disguised as a man] [Civil service exams] She leads her whole family to bring glory to their ancestors and raise their family's status. Xie Yu transmigrates into the womb. She's a posthumous child, and nearly a stillborn one at that. Her ancestors appear in a dream and say she's the reincarnation of Emperor Wenchang, destined to protect the Xie family and bring glory to their ancestors. But when she's born, she's a girl. Her grandfather grits 84Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 科 The Road to the Top Scholar: A Farmer’s Daughter’s Imperial Exam Journey 科举之农家女的状元路 Tao Lulu陶陆陆Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted This isn't a high-energy, over-the-top feel-good story, and the pacing is fairly slow. There are no dramatic showdowns with awful relatives or triumphant face-slapping moments. If that works for you, read on. On the eve of her graduate school graduation, young Liu Lu had just learned that her thesis had passed when a car accident sent her to the past. She woke up as a little farm girl. To make matters worse, her parents were out of favor and always did the most work for the least reward. What w 648Reads7.1Score10214d adds
11. 111 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 3.3kReads8.6Score36214d adds

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    🍀🍀①She transmigrated into a man's body, becoming Jiang Mingfei, the only son of the Jiang family for four generations. During the day, he tries his best to be cute to gain his family's support, and at night he studies diligently, pushing himself to the limit. From the preliminary exams to the provincial exams and the imperial examinations, he forges ahead relentlessly. The protagonist is naive and adorable in the early stages, but later becomes skilled in both literature and martial arts, leading his entire family to find their purpose in life. He has no romantic partner and focuses solely on his career—super engaging!

12. 112 女 A Woman Transmigrates into a Man and Is Forced to Rise to the Top 女穿男之咸鱼被迫青云直上 Qingshui Loves Hot Pot清水爱吃麻辣锅Ancient Romance865k WordsOngoing Su Yu is a modern, middle-aged career woman. After years of diligent hard work, she finally lands the job she's always dreamed of: manager. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. She transmigrates into the body of an ancient young man. After getting over the shock of changing from a woman into a man, Su Yu is devastated. Why has she not only become a man, but a 200-jin tub of lard, too...? Heavens above!!! How could you do this to a beautiful young woman?? Su Yu is speechless. How is he supposed t 22Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 女 A Woman Disguised as a Man Becomes a Powerhouse Through the Imperial Exams 女穿男靠科举成为大佬 Shan Haoyue山浩月Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted Shen Qiaochu transmigrated, and even ended up in a man’s body. Her mother died in childbirth, her father was a gold-digging pretty boy, her stepmother was a vicious green-tea schemer, and she was left to pick up the pieces… What could she do? She was utterly desperate too… Watch her pass the imperial examinations and become the top scholar, build a business empire and become the richest person around, serve as the emperor’s mentor, help the young emperor develop new agriculture, open new sea rou 122Reads6.4Score—14d adds
14. 114 女 A Woman Reborn as a Man: I'm a Farmer's Son, and I'm Taking the Imperial Exams 女穿男：穿成农家子，我要考科举 Xi Liuer西流尔Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [No CP, no heroine + woman transmigrates into a man's body + born into a new body + farming + imperial exams + a little business + fictional setting] Song Huaiyu dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the body of someone from a poor family. Fortunately, she grew up in the countryside in her previous life, so farming and foraging in the mountains came naturally to her. Song Huaiyu sold goods from the mountains and raised livestock, but the money she earned went only toward improving her 125Reads5.6Score—14d adds
15. 115 开 From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂 Yun Huang云凰Historical578k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and 342Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    His grandfather, a scholar who held up the family's reputation, and his second uncle, an official, died tragically overnight. 😂😭 At eight years old, he was forced to support this dilapidated family. His relatives, too poor to even eat, followed suit. What to do? 😭 Well, let's all work together to achieve great things! 😎✌️ Open a restaurant, start a factory, take the imperial examinations, and build a century-old family business! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][I also highly recommend][Upvote][Please follow]

16. 116 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 1.1kReads7.4Score10014d adds

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    🌈①The male protagonist is reborn as the only son of a farming family in ancient times. Seeing the green mountains and rice paddies, he resolves to change the world. He saves money for his studies by sprouting beans, and through his own efforts, he excels in the imperial examinations, ranking first in the county, prefectural, and metropolitan examinations. After becoming an official, he develops water conservancy projects, transforming a poor county into a granary, and reforms the bureaucracy to protect the people's livelihood. He defeats the Japanese pirates along the coast, the Rong people in the west, and the Qiang and Di tribes in the north. Watch how this only son of a farming family rises to prominence through the imperial examinations and brings peace to the land!

17. 117 落 A Fallen Noble's Road to Success in the Imperial Exams 落魄贵族的科举青云路 Cat Hooked on Catnip对猫薄荷上头的猫Historical189k WordsOngoing Story Synopsis A Fallen Family: Li Qingyun was born into the illustrious Longxi Li clan, but after his father died young, the family fell into decline. He and his mother depended on each other for survival, living in their dilapidated ancestral home and enduring the scorn of former friends and relatives. ● Determined to Take the Imperial Exams: After seeing his mother sell her jewelry to make ends meet, Li Qingyun resolved to restore the family fortunes through the imperial examinations. He stud 1Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 118 买 I Bought a Bookboy to Take the Imperial Exam for Me. Now I'm Accused of Stealing His Honors? 买书童替本少科举，告我偷功名？ Stray Bullet流弹Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder + Embroidered Uniform Guard + Imperial Exams + Officialdom + Rooting Out Treacherous Ministers + Fighting the Tartars + Empress] Also known as: The Young Master Strikes Back Against His Fated Bookish Servant, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Saves China After transmigrating into the book as Lin Zhi, a young master destined to be cannon fodder, he finds himself caught in a ridiculous plot where his servant uses the young master as a stepping-stone in th 1.1kReads7.6Score13914d adds

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    Young Master defeats the Heavenly Son of Heaven, becomes the top scholar, and saves the Chinese Dynasty.

19. 119 科 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.8kReads7.7Score12414d adds

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    🔮①Being transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder isn't scary; what's scary is a rebellious pageboy! Lin Zhi transmigrates into the body of a cannon fodder young master, and his dislike of studying is his original sin? His pageboy volunteers to take the imperial examination in his place, completes three years of study at the Imperial Academy, and then accuses him of stealing academic honors. He also encounters a servant's daughter's schemes. Fortunately, he has a system by his side, transforming from a rising star in the literary world into a member of the Imperial Guard, becoming the Empress's most trusted weapon. Along the way, he deals with ungrateful wretches, crushes the chosen ones, tramples scheming women underfoot, and even leads all the nations of the Great Xia Dynasty to pay tribute. The plot is high-energy non-stop.

20. 120 寒 The Poor Call Me Master, While the Righteous Condemn My Heresy 寒门尊我为师，清流怒斥邪说误人 Immortal Old Pi神仙老皮Historical150k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Imperial Exams + Business + Court Intrigue + Daily Life + Rise from Humble Beginnings] Transmigrating is hell from the start: my mother died young, my father ran off, our family property was seized, and my sick grandmother and I were driven into a shack by our wicked relatives. How could I put up with that?! From the start, I split from the family, found powerful allies, and offered business plans that made us a fortune. I used a modern perspective to interpret the classics, an —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story is about a commoner's rise from nothing to something. The male protagonist's perspective is highly immersive. He is decisive and ruthless, determined to become an official in the imperial court. He develops his own power to become the leader of a humble family, refusing to rely on the powerful and unwilling to hand over his fate to others!

21. 121 史 The Greatest Chief Councilor in History: At Eighteen, I Start My Own Family Line 史上最强首辅，十八岁单开族谱 And Big Mango和大芒果Historical261k WordsCompleted Qin Feng was reborn. In his previous life, he was the head of the Qin clan, one of the four great families of Lancang Prefecture. At fifteen, when his family faced a crisis, he overcame all opposition and took the position of clan head. But his brothers schemed against him, and his wife betrayed him. Qin Feng died with grievances in his heart at the hands of those closest to him. When he came to again, he had become the twelve-year-old young clan chief of Qin Family Village. The land is poor and 12Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 122 科 The Imperial Exam's Oxherd Class: A Young Scholar's Teacher Produces Three Thousand Successful Candidates 科举放牛班，童生夫子教出进士三千 I'm a Bubble我是泡泡Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A paradise for exam failures, and a graveyard for renowned scholars. A group of spoiled officials’ sons has become the century-old academy’s newest headache. The old scholar was so furious he suffered a stroke. Chen Fan, a licentiate serving as an assistant instructor, activated the god-tier imperial exam teaching System and was appointed head of the academy in its hour of need. The mischievous magistrate’s son mastered the Five Classics in four months. The unruly prefect’s son became the top sc 1.9kReads8.9Score17314d adds
23. 123 女 The Beloved Daughter of the Matriarchal Clan: Top Scholar Wife, Please Stay 女尊团宠录：状元妻主请留步 lChangqingll长情lAncient Romance175k WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + White Moonlight + Farming + Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue + Male Rivalry] [From Humble Beginnings to the Top | Reborn Without a Cheat | Careful Planning Every Step of the Way | Rising Through the Ranks] Fang Xue's soul transmigrates into a matriarchal dynasty, only to find herself in a home with barely four walls. Frail and sickly, how is she supposed to make a living? Then she'll earn her keep with the simple pleasures of daily life, and study by lamplight 301Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book features a modern high-ranking official who transmigrates to a matriarchal society. It includes many scenes of poetic exchange, a strong-willed character who doesn't indiscriminately build a harem, and has high standards. She's also quite shrewd, takes the imperial examinations, and is a strong, satisfying female protagonist. Those who enjoy plot-driven stories should check it out! The second book also features a female protagonist who transmigrates to a matriarchal society. She's a lazy, opportunistic woman who only wants to live off men. Everyone, regardless of gender, wants to possess her. She's rather scummy, abandoning her husband with their child and dumping her fiancé. Those who enjoy romance should check it out! Both female protagonists have their own strengths; one is aloof, the other is more down-to-earth—two different types. **Warning:** The second book will be updated infrequently, only one chapter every one or two weeks!

24. 124 穿 After Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World, the Kept Woman Became Everyone's Darling 穿越女尊后，软饭女成了万人迷 Sangsang Wooden Fish桑桑木鱼Ancient Romance151k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s favorite, a laid-back heroine who just wants to live off someone else, endless romantic rivalries, full-on Mary Sue, mindless feel-good story, early chapters focus on the heroine at the academy, later chapters on court politics] Important! Important! Important! Everyone who gets involved with the heroine, regardless of gender, is inexperienced. Song Qizhi transmigrates. Before that, she was just an overworked office drone stuck in the 996 grind. Now she’s become a penniless scholar w 618Reads6.3Score—14d adds
25. 125 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
26. 126 全 My Whole Family Supports My Imperial Exams, and I Rise to Great Heights 全家供我科举，而后青云直上 Flying Cow 98会飞的牛98Historical337k WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A bird must flap its wings before it can soar; a person must study before they can get ahead. Huang Zhiwen unexpectedly gets another chance at life, bringing the memories of his previous life with him as he slowly adapts to this new world. Here, he finds new people to care about and a new family. The Huang family is warm and close-knit, and they will do everything they can to support Huang Zhiwen in the imperial examinations. That leaves all the pres 783Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    🔮①The protagonist is reborn into the warm and loving Huang family. To revitalize his clan, he embarks on the imperial examination journey! "A bird must flap its wings before it can soar high," and with memories of his past life, he deeply understands that hard work is the key. Despite his exceptional talent, he works doubly hard, tirelessly pursuing his studies. Watch as he stirs up a storm, brings a better life to his family, and writes his own glorious chapter!

27. 127 穿 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty for the Imperial Exams: A Great Minister Rises from Harsh Lands 穿越明朝考科举之穷山恶水出名臣 The Great Wind Rises, Clouds Soar High cxy大风起兮云飞扬cxyHistorical899k WordsCompleted After an accident, Chen Yuanwen was born into a farming family in ancient times. He didn't want to spend his whole life bent over the fields, tilling the soil and performing corvee labor, so he chose to take the imperial exams. At first, he only wanted to become a licentiate. That would let him meet officials without kneeling, exempt him from labor duties and grain taxes, and allow him to have servants. Then he could earn a little money and lie flat. But after witnessing the county registrar's b 331Reads6.4Score—14d adds
28. 128 科 The Imperial Exams? I Cheat My Way Through with Math and Science 科举？我用数理化一路开挂 Northeastern Big Persimmon东北大柿子Historical38k WordsOngoing He woke up to find himself a country boy in the Great Zhou dynasty! Mocked by the villagers and pushed around by his relatives, Liang Qiu repeatedly came up with ingenious plans that left everyone in awe. The curved-plough and the new waterwheel were only the beginning. Reforming taxes, building bridges and roads: these were plans for the good of all the people. What? A prodigy who placed first in all six stages of the Great Zhou examinations? No, no, no. That was just a tiny footnote in Liang Q —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 小 The Little Scholar 小小童子郎 The Mortal World人世間Historical276k WordsCompleted [Alternate history] [Farming] There are no shortcuts in life, though sometimes there might be. Earning an official title through the imperial exams is normally incredibly difficult. But Chen Yao transmigrated into the body of a farmer's son, and took a shortcut through life. He passed the preliminary child scholar exam and became a county magistrate. Then he used his knowledge to help his family and clan grow prosperous. He didn't let personal interests interfere with his public duties, eithe 88Reads6.9Score—14d adds
30. 130 农 The Noble Son of a Farming Family 农门贵子 Orchid Seed兰花子Historical1.5M WordsCompleted He never imagined that one day he would transmigrate into the body of a fifteen-year-old peasant boy who had died in an examination hall. To take control of his own fate in this dynasty, all he can do is study hard. Studying changes one's fate, and can pave the way to success… 39Reads7.4Score1514d adds

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    🌿In a sudden twist of fate, he found himself transported to another world, becoming a fifteen-year-old farm boy collapsing in the examination hall. The gears of destiny quietly turned, and in this unfamiliar era, only studying was the guiding light.✨ He studied diligently day and night, his pen flowing with anticipation for the future, hoping to use books as wings to soar to great heights and write his own legend as a farmer.

31. 131 绝 The Peerless Bookworm Who Became the Top Scholar Overnight 绝世书童，摇身惊变状元郎 Black Tiger黑虎Historical457k WordsCompleted [History + Book Boy + Imperial Exams + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Invincible] Shi Mo, a professor of ancient literature on Blue Star, transmigrates into the body of a farm boy in Great Qian who shares his name. His father doesn’t care for him, his mother doesn’t love him, and he’s sold to the Zhuang family to work as a page. See how he passes the imperial exams and comes first as a page, enters the imperial court, battles treacherous officials, upholds justice, and climbs step by step towar 118Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    🔮①The protagonist was originally a professor on Earth, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a peasant boy in the Great Qian Dynasty. Unloved by his parents, he was sold to a farm family as a page. Relying on his profound knowledge, he embarked on the path of the imperial examinations as a page. From the provincial examinations to the metropolitan examinations, he overcame numerous obstacles, ultimately winning the palace examination and becoming the top scholar. After entering the imperial court, he fought wits and courage against treacherous officials, spoke out for justice, and wrote a legendary life story!

32. 132 乡 A Country Boy's Road to the Imperial Examinations 乡下小子的科举路 Guidance指教Historical940k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Farming + Imperial Examinations) Wu Wei is an art student in the modern world. He never expected that an accident on the day of his art school entrance exam would send him back to ancient times, where he becomes the second son of the third branch of the Wu family in Wu Family Village. His name is still Wu Wei, just like in his previous life. He figures that wherever he lives, he can make the best of it, but life in ancient times is nothing like he imagined. The entire Wu family 1.9kReads8.1Score15514d adds
33. 133 和 Swapping Bodies with the Campus Belle, I Get Pressured into the Imperial Exams 和校花双穿，少爷我被她逼着科举 Time Has a Voice时间有语Historical115k WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams + Court Politics + Farming + Lighthearted + One Heroine + A Little Sweet] One is a top scholar who just wants to lie flat, pretending to be a fool for ten years and carving “eat, sleep, and wait to die” into his very bones. The other is an ambitious, relentlessly competitive overachiever. After her family is destroyed, she makes “defy fate and change my lot” her life’s mission. When they reunite in another world, one has become a foolish young master, while the other is a lowly m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 134 寒 Imperial Exams for a Poor Scholar: My Whole Clan Helps Me Reach the Top! 寒门科举：举族陪我踏青云！ Ke Xin柯新Historical240k WordsCompleted Shen Yan, a modern history graduate student, dies suddenly and transmigrates into a dying farm boy in the Great Jing Dynasty. When he wakes, he learns that he is the “fake farmer” who was deliberately switched at birth twenty years ago. His birth parents were loyal officials framed and stripped of their estate. Returning to the dirt-poor Shen clan, he finds hungry children, elders coughing blood, and barely more than an acre of meager farmland. The clan head shakily holds out half a sack of coar 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🚩Eight years of diligent study finally culminate in his triumph, standing out from the crowd and shaking the heavens!🧨🧨 ①The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, once reserved for the Emperor, is now open to the newly appointed top scholar through the Chengtian Gate, Meridian Gate, and Duan Gate. This is a glory unique to the top scholar. For eight years, the books he memorized and the essays he wrote have become stepping stones to heaven. Riding high on his success, he sees all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day. His entire clan supports his lofty ambitions, and he bestows upon them a purple robe!‼

35. 135 胎 Reborn in the Womb, I Play at Revenge in an Imperial Exam Novel 胎穿后我在科举文里玩复仇 Ants Love Climbing Walls蚂蚁爱爬墙Historical345k WordsCompleted [Humble Origins + Daily Life + Revenge + Imperial Examinations + Political Scheming + Cunning + No CP + Small Pocket Space (Though I guess a dozen cubic meters still counts)] The orphan Chen Zhijing is born into another life and becomes Chen Shijiu. At last, he has a grandmother who loves him more than life itself, along with parents and an older brother. Just when he thinks he can spend this life happily with his family, working together toward a comfortable life, he is forced onto the path of 302Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is unexpectedly reborn into a warm family, but due to persecution by a powerful clan, his family is in danger. He resolves to change his fate through the imperial examination. Along the way, he uncovers conspiracies from all sides, employing cunning and strategy to overcome the challenges of the examination while plotting his revenge. Ultimately, he becomes a powerful minister, writing a legendary tale that is impossible to put down.

36. 136 当 When the Clan Got a Cheat 当宗族开了外挂 Bagui Clan八桂门阀Historical821k WordsCompleted In 1841, the twenty-two-year-old scholar Mo Wenhua of Ning Tan Town in Lingnan accidentally binds himself to the Doubao System. The Taiping Rebellion is already brewing in the shadows, and the small Mo clan is in grave danger. Tailored to the realities of mid-to-late Qing-era Lingnan, the System provides plans for agricultural improvements, resource management, military training, and anticipating crises. With its help, Mo Wenhua begins by resolving the clan’s struggle to survive, then gradually 63Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both are about imperial examinations, and the second book later reveals a clan secretly rebelling within the system, undermining the Qing Dynasty's foundation. [Laughing]

37. 137 寒 The Godfather of a Poor Family: Reborn to Grind Through the Imperial Exams in the Ming Dynasty 寒门教父：重生之我在大明卷科举 Just Right, Never Too Much正爽爽不了Historical145k WordsOngoing Chen Mo was the king of overwork in the modern education and tutoring industry, a top instructor and regional director whose life motto was, “If work won’t kill me, I’ll work myself to death.” And the result? It really did kill him. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and, hey, he’d transmigrated! The good news: He was still human, and still called Chen Mo (now written as Chen Mo). The bad news: He’d landed in the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, as a destitute scholar from a poor family: pe —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🌶️🌶️① Chen Mo, the "King of Exam-Taking Kings" in the modern education and training industry, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Chen Mo, a down-on-his-luck scholar in the Ming Dynasty. His initial situation is hellish, with creditors blocking his door and neighbors giving him the cold shoulder. But his exam-taking DNA kicks in. Leveraging his modern exam-taking experience and unique understanding of the eight-legged essay (a style of Chinese classical literature), he launches a hardcore "Ming Dynasty Education and Training Entrepreneurship Plan," gradually achieving a comeback on the path to success in the imperial examinations.

38. 138 寒 Farming in Poverty, Grinding My Way to Prime Minister Through the Imperial Exams 寒门种田，科举肝成首辅 Whirlwind Little Lemon旋风小柠檬Historical524k WordsCompleted Chen Yanzheng, a PhD in agricultural science, transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old farm boy, facing a home stripped bare and danger on every side. Farming? That’s right up his alley! But no matter how wealthy a poor family becomes, they’re still meat on the chopping block. If he wants to control his own fate, he has no choice but to enter the thorny world of the imperial examinations. From the fields to the imperial court, he uses knowledge far ahead of its time to break through one cri 5Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 139 明 Turbulent Times at the End of the Ming: A Poor Scholar Becomes Prime Minister 明末风云：寒门首辅 Wandering Sheep溜达羊Historical547k WordsCompleted In the autumn of 1556, during the thirty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign, Yu Mo, a modern graduate student in history and engineer, transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar named Yu Mo in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, South Zhili, now Songjiang, Shanghai. He has repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and his family has fallen on hard times. Yan Song wields immense power but is beginning to show signs of decline. Japanese pirates ravage the southeast, while the Mongol leader An —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 140 寒 A Top Scholar from a Poor Family: Starting with a Preview of Ming Dynasty Exam Papers 寒门状元：从大明试卷预览开始 The Summer Cicadas Never Stop Calling夏蝉一直叫Historical68k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, 25, is a college dropout from a mediocre modern university’s history department, a seasoned office drone, a history enthusiast who only knows a little, a master of trash talk, and hopelessly bad at taking action. He dies suddenly after gaming all night and reading a history power fantasy, then transmigrates to the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, around 1540, when Yan Song is in power, Japanese pirate raids are on the rise, and social tensions are growing fierce. He ends up in a poor, d —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 141 主 My Lord, You've Been Deceived: The Top Scholar Is a Master of Both Pen and Sword 主上你被骗了，状元郎她文武双全 Admiring Mount Jun from Afar慕落君山Ancient Romance244k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate, woman disguises herself as a man, no romance, imperial exams, political intrigue, System] A massacre from the start? Stranded in a ruined temple? No worries! Watch me turn my fate around! The legitimate granddaughter of the Minister of Justice should have lived in luxury, but her own mother raised her as a boy! When she was six, disaster struck her family and they were slaughtered to the last. She escaped by sheer luck, but had to hide her identity and struggle to survive! Livi 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🍀🍀①The granddaughter of the Minister of Justice, raised as a son from childhood. When she was six, her family suffered a devastating massacre! She miraculously survived, finding refuge in a dilapidated temple where she was bound to a system. Disguised as a man, she embarked on a career in the imperial examinations, crushing all obstacles in the provincial, metropolitan, and palace examinations! In the imperial court, she debated with scholars, outwitted treacherous officials, and acted decisively and strategically, wielding power with unwavering resolve! A woman wielding absolute power. A pure, unadulterated story with no romantic pairing; watch as she uses her intelligence to exact revenge and bring the world to her knees!

42. 142 重 Reborn as a Peasant Girl: The Daily Grind of Preparing for the Imperial Exams 重生小农女科举奋斗日常 Xuan Yan暄妍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Fan is reborn! In her previous life, her relatives schemed against her and sold her off. Later, they schemed against her mother too, forcing her to remarry. Her new husband beat her to death, while those same relatives rose to fame and fortune, enjoying lives of luxury atop the corpses of the mother and daughter! Now back at the moment she was about to be sold, she plots at every turn. She is ruthless to herself and even more ruthless to her enemies, making every one of them wish they were de 20Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 状 The Top Scholar Is Actually a Woman 状元郎竟是女儿身 Twin Cities 2025双城2025Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted **Two Worlds, One Desperate Crossing: A Male Soul in a Woman’s Body Takes on the Imperial Exams!** Lin Feng, a modern high school senior, transmigrates at the end of his college entrance exams and becomes Lin Feng’er, a young woman from an ancient family that has been executed and stripped of its property. To survive, she takes a desperate gamble, assuming the identity of a man under the name of her deceased brother, “Lin Feng.” Modern knowledge is her greatest golden finger, while the strange c 8Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 144 科 A Zhuangyuan Emerges from a Farming Family Through the Imperial Exams 科举农门出了个状元郎 September Jojo九月玖玖Historical608k WordsCompleted After finally making something of himself as an orphan, he opened his eyes in the darkness and found himself a five-year-old idiot in ancient times. From the start, the Husky System tricked him into going deep into the mountains, telling him to be independent and figure out how to survive there alone. To hell with that! I have a home and a family. There’s just one problem: this family is dirt poor! No worries. Getting rich and passing the imperial exams are well within his abilities! This is a s 345Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    🔮①The protagonist wakes up to find himself transformed into an ancient child, tricked into the deep mountains by a husky system! He does have a family, but they're rather poor! He's determined to get rich and pass the imperial examinations. Watch as he rises step by step on his path to power and dominates the court!

45. 145 安 A Book by An Lingche 安凌澈的一本书 An Lingche安凌澈Historical250k WordsCompleted Ye Yun was a miserable corporate drone, scolded by his boss and sabotaged by a two-faced colleague. He thought he had transmigrated into the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhennan and could enjoy life as a carefree young lord, only to discover that his family considered him a bastard. He was bullied, framed, and scapegoated, and treated unfairly at every turn. Ye Yun decided he would no longer put up with it. He cut ties with his family and set out on his own, but to his surprise, they all regrett —Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 146 穿 Transmigrated, I Begin as a Worker and Make the Nation Strong 穿越，从打工开始强国 Nantang Thirteen南堂十三Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration]+ [Poet Immortal]+ [Farming]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [High Martial]+ [Slow-Burn Payoff]+ [Decisive Killing]+ [Harem]+ [No System] After transmigrating into another world, I turn out to be nothing more than an illegitimate son abandoned outside the family? I swallow my pride and ask my father for money, only to be kicked out by my wicked stepmother? With no choice but to find a way to fill my stomach, I take a job as a waiter at an inn. When trouble hits the inn, Gu Younian comes u 869Reads8.3Score10314d adds
47. 147 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 194Reads8.6Score6414d adds
48. 148 科 Starting My Civil Service Exam Journey After Being Kicked Out of My Home 科举从被赶出家门开始 Naisitu奶思兔Historical622k WordsOngoing An accident turned Gu Yuan into the third son of the Gu family in ancient Qing Shui Village. His father had died young, and his mother showed him no affection. His family was reasonably well-off, but he didn’t get a single cent of it after being kicked out. Just as he had finally found hope for life, a System suddenly appeared and told him he’d die if he didn’t take the imperial examinations. Fine, then: he’d sit the exams and make a living. Let’s see how he builds a future for himself, one step 240Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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    An unexpected turn of events sends the male protagonist transmigrating into the body of the third son of the Gu family. His father is deceased, his mother is unkind, and he's been ruthlessly kicked out of his home. A system issues an order for him to take the imperial examinations, leaving him no choice but to rise to the challenge. Watch as he, relying on his own abilities and the system, overcomes all obstacles in the examinations and achieves an extraordinary life!

49. 149 让 I Told You to Take the Imperial Exams, Not Sweep All Six Top Honors 让你科举，没让你连中六元 Xian Hua娴婳Historical157k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + imperial examinations + wish fulfillment + six consecutive top honors] Xu Yan never imagined that right after receiving his acceptance letter from a prestigious university, he would get hit by a car while cosplaying a speed bump the very next second. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a bare, impoverished home. He was sure he hadn't woken up yet. Other people transmigrate with a golden finger. He gets the hell-difficulty setting from the start? But Xu Yan just smiled. Don 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Xu Yan transmigrates to ancient times, starting with nothing but poverty. Yet, he sweeps through the imperial examinations with his modern knowledge, achieving the highest score in all six levels! From a bullied and abandoned son of a poor family to an iron-fisted prime minister wielding immense power, he makes the world understand—even the poor can rise to the top!

50. 150 我 I'm a Peasant's Martial Arts Champion, and You Want Me to Write Poetry? 我农家武状元，你让我作诗？ Let the Wind Sing, Ask Not of Time不问岁月任风歌Historical1.9M WordsCompleted (Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Ancient Times) He transmigrates into ancient times as a poor scholar, where learning reigns supreme. A poor family, an injured father, a pregnant mother, a young sister, and him at just ten years old. A disastrous start: only studying can change their fate. But even the most careful plans cannot overcome the will of fate, and in the end, he abandons the pen for the sword. Starting with the military examinations, he heads north, making a name for himse 6.1kReads7.7Score45614d adds

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    The protagonist transmigrates to ancient times from a poor family, hoping to change his family's fate through education. However, fate plays a cruel trick on him, forcing him to abandon literature and take up martial arts. He shines brightly on the path to becoming a martial arts examination champion. Unexpectedly, his poems written in his spare time and his essays composed while drunk astonish everyone. The emperor is shocked: "Of all the talent in the world, he possesses twelve! Our dynasty's talented men are lacking two..."

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