The Legitimate Son's Road to Success in the Imperial Examinations

Liang Yuan accidentally transmigrates into an imperial-examination novel called The Bastard Son's Path to Officialdom, becoming the legitimate eldest son of a seventh-rank county magistrate. The bastard-son hero is devoted to his studies, talented and far-sighted. Despite being oppressed by his wicked stepmother, he passes the three highest imperial examinations in succession and rises to the top, eventually becoming a first-rank official. The original owner, the legitimate eldest son, is born foolish and behaves badly. He repeatedly frames the bastard-son hero, ultimately drowning to death. Liang Yuan arrives at the worst possible time. His mother has been cast out by the county magistrate for committing one of the Seven Reasons for Divorce, and Liang Yuan himself has been removed from the family clan for framing his younger half-brother. From the start, it's a hellish difficulty level. Liang Yuan isn't fazed. He dives into the study room that came with him and buries himself in his books. Later, Liang Yuan passes six top-level examinations in a row and rises high on the path to power. Before he even turns thirty, he enters the inner court and becomes chancellor. He is even honored as the emperor's teacher. As for the hero, he's still struggling to earn the degree of licentiate. Everyone who assumed Liang Yuan would remain foolish for life and end up with nothing is left dumbfounded. Theme: As long as life goes on, keep striving.