The Sun and Moon Will Shine on the Mountains and Rivers (Imperial Exams)

“Big brother, look! There’s a little baby sleeping in this bamboo basket!”

On that chilly spring evening, with rain still lingering and few people in the narrow alley, the Qiao brothers carried Qin Lian home. He became the fifth young master of the Qiao family and was given the name Qiao Shiwei.

His two older brothers were exceptionally bright and gifted at studying. They passed the imperial examinations and smoothly entered government service.

Qiao Shiwei planned to stay home and repay the Qiao family for raising him.

But then the story gradually went off track…

At court, his two older brothers were devoted to the people.

Qiao Jianshan: “I have a good idea.”

Qiao Jianchuan: “So do I.”

They immediately hit it off. “There’s still our fifth brother at home anyway. Let’s be bold and go all out!”

The first time, a short letter from home: Fifth brother, bail us out.

The second time, the page was soaked with tears: Fifth brother, bail us out again.

The third time, no letter had arrived yet. Qiao Shiwei: “Third brother, fourth brother, I understand. I’m on my way.”

On the road to the imperial examinations, among three thousand candidates, he was the finest scholar. He was the youngest at the Imperial Academy, and once he received the vermilion robe, the whole world would know his name.

Entering the court, Qiao Shiwei rose one step at a time by bailing his brothers out, eventually becoming chancellor. “Thanks for my brothers’ ‘encouragement.’ I wouldn’t have risen so quickly without it.”

The emperor: “Minister Qiao, do you have any new ideas lately?”

Qiao Shiwei: “Your servant is foolish…”

The emperor: “Guards, throw the Qiao brothers into…”

Qiao Shiwei: “Your Majesty, wait! I’ve just had an idea.”

The emperor: “The Qiao brothers have rendered outstanding service. After their deaths, they shall be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.”

Reader’s guide:

1. Told from the male lead’s perspective, with a large ensemble cast and a focus on careers.

2. There is a heroine, and she has her own storyline. She won’t suddenly appear at the end.

3. “Bail us out” is based on an online joke about the Su brothers.

4. Set in the fictional Great Liang dynasty. The imperial examination system and customs are mainly modeled on the Song dynasty.

5. “Bail us out” is just a running joke. The older brothers are talented, too.

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Theme: Brothers united