Transmigrate to Ancient Times and Pursue the Imperial Exams 穿越古代走考科举之路

1. 51 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 411Reads6.9Score—Shelves
2. 52 穿 I Transmigrated into a Poor Family and Turned My Fate Around Through the Imperial Exams 穿越寒门，我考科举逆袭 Lincang Cloud临沧云Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [A clever tale of power and strategy] Su Wen, a university student majoring in Chinese literature, transmigrates to ancient times and is born into a poor family. Relying on the brilliant poetry and literary culture of China, he makes a stunning comeback and passes the imperial examinations as the top scholar. A princess of the imperial family, a chancellor's daughter, a wealthy merchant's daughter, the top courtesan in the pleasure quarters, a charming maid... all admire his peerless talent. “ 18.5kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
3. 53 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 382Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Look at this book. The protagonist unfortunately time travels into the body of an eight-year-old child. In order to survive, he has to change his destiny first. He leads a group of poor relatives to make a fortune, follow science, and become a powerful official in the world.

4. 54 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 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good and worth reading. The male protagonist has a stable core and works hard to climb up.

5. 55 卷 An Ordinary Life for a Workaholic in Ancient Times 卷王在古代的普通人生 Chi Chi, Keep It Up尺尺加油Historical525k WordsCompleted Chen Rui, an agriculture student in the modern era, transmigrates to the fictional Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the great-grandson of Chen Wang, a former company commander who has retired from military service to farm. With his family’s help, he enters officialdom through the imperial examinations and uses his knowledge to make sure the people under his jurisdiction have enough to eat. A heads-up: this isn’t a conventional power fantasy. It has a laid-back, slice-of-life feel, and the male lead 2.3kReads8.3Score168Shelves

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   Chapter 4 Ten acres of paddy field? Seven Fairies After a busy day, the men hurriedly finished their meals. Chen Cai saw his grandfather Chen Wang and his younger brother Chen Zhi finishing their meals and then going to the delivery room. He hurriedly finished their meals and went to his wife Li's side in the east side room. Li's side looks very similar to when she was pregnant with Chen Rong, and the child is very well-behaved.

6. 56 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 2kReads8.0Score140Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the Concubine’s Son 重生红楼之庶子贾环 A Fisherman's Son Who Can't Swim不会游泳的渔民子弟Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A doctor transmigrates into the Jia household of the Jia family in Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Jia Huan, the most useless son born to a concubine. Follow his efforts as he rises step by step, blooms like a lotus, escapes his predicament, and makes up for the story's many regrets. 65.9kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves
8. 58 陛 Your Majesty, the Top Scholar Used to Be a Butcher! 陛下，状元郎以前是杀猪的！ An Zhuonian安灼年Historical490k WordsCompleted Zhang Wei transmigrates into the body of a burly butcher in the West Market of Weicheng, an eight-foot-tall man with an eight-foot waist. The previous owner of the body had one outrageous obsession: passing the imperial exams and becoming a scholar! Gazing at the butcher’s knife gleaming with a cold light and the delicate writing brush on the table, Zhang Wei falls into deep thought. And so begins an imperial exam journey unlike any other: While others study hard by lamplight, he memorizes the A 202Reads6.4Score—Shelves
9. 59 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 743Reads7.5Score—Shelves
10. 60 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Sweeping Across the World with Sword and Spear 红楼：金戈铁马横扫八方 Scruffy Little Star邋邋遢遢的星星Historical1.8M WordsCompleted In the Great Qing Dynasty, two suns hang in the sky and five enemy tribes press at the borders. He carves a blood-soaked path through the world with his blade! The year is 1374, the sixth year of the Zhizhi reign of Great Qing. In the dynasty’s capital, Tianjing, the retired emperor Qingzhi and the new Emperor Qing rule together. Military power is divided between them, and undercurrents swirl through the court. Meanwhile, the borders of Great Qing have already been engulfed in smoke and blood 23.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    Chapter 1 Ningguo Mansion [Brain Depository - Imaginary History, Don't Take It Right...] In Ningguo Mansion in Tianjing City, in Huifang Garden, the sun shines through the mottled window lattice, casting a few faint rays of light. "Auntie, it's time for you to take medicine." Bai Zhi's soft voice broke the silence in the room.

11. 61 我 My Family Has Been Butchers for Generations, and You Want Me to Take the Top Scholar Exam? 我家世代屠户，你偏要我考状元？ Demonic Beauty, Jade Soul妖颜玉魂Historical341k WordsCompleted Chen Dao transmigrated! The good news: His family owned property and a shop, a pork stall at the vegetable market. The bad news: His father shoved a butcher's knife into his hands and said, “If you can't pass the exam and become a licentiate, you'll come back and take over the family business!” Hell mode from the start: The Analects in his left hand, a cleaver in his right. He recited classical phrases while cutting pork belly for customers. At the county exam, sons of generations of Hanlin scho 25Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 大 The Ming Dynasty's Old Prince of Six Dynasties 大明之六朝老王爷 Rising from General to Chancellor出将入相Martial Arts494k WordsOngoing I, Zhu Yuanyue, nickname Chongjiu, am the younger brother of the Hongwu Emperor and was granted the title of Prince of Yue. I lived through seven reigns: Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, Tianshun, and Jingtai. Though I stayed far from the court, legends about me were told within its walls. Whenever a crisis arose, the court officials would petition the emperor, asking him to summon His Highness the Prince of Yue back to court... 5.5kReads6.1Score258Shelves
13. 63 为 To Avoid Getting Beaten, I Started Studying for the Imperial Exams 为了不挨打，开始考科举 Yu Su鱼素Historical1.4M WordsOngoing One day, Shen Qingyun becomes the youngest son of a farming family and thinks he can spend his whole life as a freeloader. But then disaster strikes, and he faces a dire predicament: His eldest brother went off to take a temporary job, but came back dead, wrapped in a straw mat; Other families in the village have several sons, but the Shen family has only him, their sole heir; His shrewish, favoritism-prone mother, his mistreated nieces, and his stooped, adopted father all depend on him; Bearing 1.5kReads8.6Score117Shelves
14. 64 科 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 Zhou Shusen周树森Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 45.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
15. 65 本 I Should Have Topped the Imperial Exams, but Instead I Became a King on the Battlefield 本该金榜提名，我却沙场封王 Ji Feng Who Loves Red Bean Tangyuan爱吃豆沙汤圆的纪峰Historical575k WordsOngoing In his previous life, elite special forces soldier Bai Wei died while carrying out a mission. He was reborn as a baby in the Great Jing Dynasty. The country had only just emerged from years of war, and the Jing Dynasty had signed peace treaties with its neighboring nations. Looking at his poor but loving family, Bai Wei decided to live a peaceful life this time around. He planned to start a business when he was older and improve their living conditions. Five years later, a sudden conscription sh 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 66 重 Reborn, I Study for the Imperial Exams in Another World 重生后，我在异世界读书科举 Lan Xiaoyi蓝小一Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 7.5kReads8.4Score619Shelves

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    Chen Chuyi traveled through the poor families in Beishui Village with the memories of his past life. At first he just wanted to make some money to improve his family's life. But in this strange ancient society, without the means to protect yourself, you are someone else's wedding dress after all. In the end, he had to embark on the journey of studying for the imperial examination. Only by changing his destiny could he better protect himself and his family. If you are poor, you can only take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world...

17. 67 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! 4.7kReads8.8Score363Shelves

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    A realistic time-travel novel that travels through the Ming Dynasty and enters the cabinet through the imperial examination! It truly depicts the history of the Han people's subjugation of the world! The characters in my novels are vividly described, the writing is good and the historical background is true, and the plot develops with ups and downs, unfolding like a stream flowing into the sea!

18. 68 饥 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅，锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 26.9kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    [🏔️The young wife of a miracle doctor in the mountains × the restrained and dedicated first assistant] After being married into a broken house in the mountains by her gambling father, Chu Yue relied on her medical skills to change her life! Digging ginseng and picking Ganoderma lucidum, taking the sick mother-in-law and young brother to live a hard life into a prosperous legend. When the crumbling thatched hut turned into a large blue brick house, the calm and reserved Orion husband quietly grew up to be the chief minister of the court, rushing home every day to hug his beloved wife! ✨9.3 High-scoring masterpiece | 23,000 reviews. A 1.12 Million-word farming novel, which brings together a miracle doctor, a cute baby, a doting wife, and infrastructure. Watch how the little medical girl leads the whole family with her medical skills, turning her life in the mountains into a fairy life that even emperors would envy🌿

19. 69 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 Romance1.2M 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 42.3kReads8.3Score5.2kShelves

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20. 70 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 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no golden finger, no system, no talent for reading and ten lines, and no cookie-cutter steps such as making salt, making ice, making sugar, making glass, making cement, etc. Reading and practicing martial arts all depend on the protagonist's hard work day and night, and step by step to become an official in the imperial examination.

21. 71 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 110Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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