Name: A Great Nation, A Humble Scholar (Imperial Exams)
Author: Little Sweet Potato

Synopsis

From having nothing to standing above everyone. (Power struggles, officialdom, and the civil service examinations)

(The story of an official's rise, not a guide to essay writing)

Qin Fanghe, who fought his way through the national civil service exam in a province known for its brutal college entrance exams, had spent years earning his superiors' esteem and his colleagues' envy. Everyone thought his future was limitless, until his life ended in an overwork-induced death.

At the same time, Qin Fanghe of Baiyun Village in the Great Lu Dynasty “came back from the dead.”

With an empty house, both parents dead, and a frail body, the orphan Qin Fanghe takes one look at himself and grits his teeth. All right, then. I'll take the exams again!

He hears that placing first in all three levels of the ancient examinations is incredibly rare.

Then I'll just have to do it!

Before Qin Fanghe arrives, the scholars of the Great Lu Dynasty pray to the sages and the current emperor before their exams.

After he arrives... What sages? What emperor? They're too far away to help! Naturally, one prays to the god of exams, and then celebrates at the Qionglin Banquet!

Fellow exam candidates, have you seen these books? The Three Years of the Examinations and Five Years to the Pass List. Want a copy?

A: This story is full of the survival rules and social savvy of grown-ups. The male lead is ambitious and calculating in public, not a selfless saint. He expects a return on everything he does!

Completed food-and-mystery novels: The Kaifeng Prefecture Food Mystery Files, The County Magistrate and the Young Coroner, Constable Yan, and The Great Lu Investigation Notes

Food stories: Food, Glorious Food, The Little Scholar Next Door, The Wish-Grants Restaurant Doesn't Want to Go Viral, and The Little Restaurant

Ongoing historical transmigration story: The Maid of a Great Household

Theme: Strive to make your way up

Stats

291Chapters

119.9kFavorites

199.2kClicks per chapter

9.7Score

405.3kNutrient gifts

Honours

51VIP Gold · Ancient Transmigration

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