A Farmer's Son and His Life as a Civil-Service Exam Candidate

[An imperial examination and court-politics novel, featuring a ruthless, brilliant male lead with an IQ of 250] Upcoming novels: the iron-blooded female emperor story The Great Princess, and the satisfying story of an emperor on the run, The Day I Was Forced to Ascend the Throne, I Ran Away.

A modern academic star, a PhD researcher at a national agricultural research institute, is born into a poor farming family in another era. To keep food on the table and help his family prosper, he has no choice but to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations.

He uses agricultural technology from his previous life to revolutionize this era's backward farming practices.

When news spreads that the fields are yielding a thousand jin per mu, he earns the people's admiration and imperial rewards.

Step by step, he rises from a minor county magistrate to Minister of Revenue, then becomes a great chancellor.

Scene One: Gu Qian gets up from the heated brick bed and transfers an egg from between his chopsticks into Grandma Gu's bowl. "Grandma loves me, so I should be filial to you, too. The egg is soft and tender, just right for your old teeth."

Grandma Gu's eyes redden at his words. She cries out and pulls Gu Qian into her arms, doting on him. "Grandma just loves our Ermao. He's handsome, sweet, and filial. Hmph! Those ugly little brats with snot running down their noses, rolling around in the mud all day, can't compare to my precious grandson!"

Scene Two: "Young master, both his legs are broken. There's no saving him. Should I have my two brothers make sure his death looks like an accident?" The man doesn't dare meet Gu Qian's eyes, because they are far too cold right now.

Theme: Study hard and improve every day.