From Imperial Exam Candidate to Chief Translator

Tan Musheng, a “three-nots” boy who could never wake up, never eat his fill, and never learn, suddenly saw the light after falling off a donkey cart. Once he embarked on the imperial examination road, he was unstoppable. But just when he was doing too well, he stumbled at the last hurdle and missed out on becoming the top scholar. Being a little translator with a specialty sounded pretty good, Tan Musheng thought. Who knew that a blessing in disguise would land him on the border, because his translation skills were too good? Fine, then. I’ll sit on the hill and watch the two countries fight. A stunning beauty came galloping up on a tall horse. After sizing him up for a moment, she waved her hand and said, “Take him away.” Translator Tan Musheng was instantly bound hand and foot. “Can you speak a foreign language?” “No!” “Can you write books and leave a legacy?” “No!” “Can you be my husband?” “I can do that without a teacher. I’m naturally gifted.” *Friendly reminders* 1. The story is set in a fictional world, but ancient translators were a real profession. 2. The golden finger is small. The story is mostly about the male lead striving on his own, with a warm and cozy tone. 3. There is a romance, but the female lead appears rather late, so don’t worry. Coming soon: My Family Has a Top Scholar A former exam grinder and wordsmith, he worked himself to death at thirty. Yu Yunhuan, from the Municipal Secretariat, transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes an eight-year-old farm boy. The fields stretch into the distance, green crops sway, roosters crow, dogs bark, and cooking smoke drifts through the air. Yu Yunhuan is overjoyed: Am I finally going to enjoy a carefree life of farming? But when he lifts the lid of his family’s rice jar, it’s empty. When he opens their money jar, there’s nothing inside. The village chief also comes by three times a day to hurry them into paying grain taxes to the authorities. His mother says, “Son, how about we take our walking sticks and go begging tomorrow?” Yu Yunhuan finally understands: No matter how the world changes, knowledge is power! I’ll take the exams! I’ll change my fate through the imperial examinations! Many years later, Wenhuan Yu sees in a dream: Himself fighting at the Wen Family school. Writing characters with his younger brother by the light of a dim lamp. The clash of arms on the distant border, a thousand miles from home. The battle of words in the court across the sea. At sixteen, Xiao Xuan walks toward him, graceful and poised. The silver bells on her red bridal veil ring softly. At last, he smiles. This life is complete. Theme: