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  1. 51 They Called Me Sickly, So I Turned Around and Made a Name for Myself in the Imperial Exams 说我病殃子,我转身科举争光 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + Alternate Ancient Setting, Imperial Exams, but Not a Conventional Exam Novel, Romance] My new book, [Reborn with the Appearance of an Eighteen-Year-Old, While My Children Are Already Twelve], is now updating. Please give it your support. Wang Erxiao was in the prime of his life when he transmigrated, born into the body of a farm boy named Wang Erxiao in the Great Liang dynasty. The Wang family now has three generations living under one roof. Counting his biological and cousin sisters, 24.6kReads7.2Score2.3k14d adds
  2. 52 A Farmer's Son Places First in All Six Exams 农家子六元及第了 Historical341k WordsCompleted Father and son, both top scholars; imperial exams; transmigration; an alternate world; satisfying wish fulfillment; one-on-one romance; sixfold top honors. After a car accident, Shen Ce, Henan’s top college entrance exam scorer, transmigrated into the Great Yan Dynasty. Unwilling to take up farming, he used the imperial exams to steadily climb the road to success… 238Reads—Score10214d adds
  3. 53 The Imperial Exams: They All Say I'm the Star of Literature Reborn 科举,他们都说我是文曲星下凡 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing (This book blends elements of the imperial examinations, romance, court politics, bureaucratic intrigue, warfare, and more.) Zhao Lin was the youngest professor of classical Chinese literature in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he becomes a young scholar in the Great Zhou, celebrated as a “star of literary talent” and a “child prodigy.” But the Grand Examiner declares him “frivolous by nature, destined to achieve nothing.” With his reputation on the verge of collapse, he draws on the extraordinary 1.3kReads8.7Score14914d adds
  4. 54 The Great Poet of Dayin: From the Start, I Made the Entire Literary World Weep 大胤诗圣:开局抄哭整个文坛 Historical816k WordsCompleted (Some readers may not enjoy the early plot. Please be patient and read on. The rating is gradually rising. Thanks for the support, Yan Zu and Yi Fei.) Zhou Mo, a literature PhD, wakes up as an impoverished scholar from a humble family in the Great Yin Dynasty. The original owner has nothing to his name and no hope of passing the imperial exams? Zhou Mo smiles. This world is starved of poetry. Where is the grandeur of the High Tang? Where has the elegance of the Song gone? With the treasury of fi 34Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  5. 55 My Identity as the Poetry Immortal Is Revealed, and Goddesses and Empresses Beg to Get Close 诗仙身份曝光,女神女帝们求贴贴 Eastern Fantasy886k WordsOngoing [Poetry and the Way of Letters] [Multiple Heroines] [Words Become Law] Carry on the legacy of poetic culture and appreciate the beauty of poetry. Cao Da Qi transmigrates to a world without Tang poetry or Song lyrics! Then he awakens the Charismatic Poet System! As long as he writes immortal poems and wins the favor of goddesses, he will grow stronger! He writes the Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River, and Yan Luo Shen, the Confucian Half-Saint who is his master, falls for him! He writes, “An imm 400Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  6. 56 I Passed the Imperial Exam and Gave the Dynasty Three Hundred More Years 科举高中,我给王朝续命三百年 Historical258k WordsCompleted [Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Business + Officialdom + Political Intrigue + No Romance + No System] Xue Zhao, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated one day into an abandoned infant who had been taken in and raised by a scholar and his wife. Before his adoptive father died, he urged Xue Zhao to take the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and bring honor to the family. To fulfill his adoptive father’s dying wish, Xue Zhao embarked on the path of scholarship. From the coun 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  7. 57 A Farmer’s Son’s Daily Struggle to Succeed in the Imperial Exams 农家子科举奋斗日常 Historical474k WordsOngoing Born into a farming family in an unknown dynasty, Zhao Jue looked at his tiny arms and legs and thought, Farming was out of the question. In this age where scholars ranked above farmers, artisans, and merchants, and learning was considered the noblest pursuit, he’d better work hard at his studies… 219Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  8. 58 From the Start, I Was a Lowly Illegitimate Son, but the Imperial Exams Carried Me to Success 开局低贱庶子,我靠科举步步青云 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Transmigration, imperial examinations, illegitimate son, political intrigue, court politics, play the pig to eat the tiger, male-oriented, historical, one female lead When Lin Yan transmigrated, he became an inconspicuous illegitimate son of the Lin family. He harbored no deep-seated hatred and had never endured relentless bullying. All he knew was how to keep his talents hidden, guard his heart, and live quietly. While others studied hard for the imperial examinations, he already had a firm gr 20.4kReads6.7Score1.7k14d adds
  9. 59 The He Clan's Palace Graduate 何氏传胪 Female-Channel Fanfiction599k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + business + farming + native protagonist + romance] Born into a family of scholars and farmers, he comes from a long line of officials. His direct relatives now include a third-rank court official, but his own branch is so distant that they have been excluded from the clan for five generations. To restore the family’s former glory and stop his grandmother and grandparents from being mocked, he has only one path: the imperial examinations. He takes exam after exam, builds 664Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  10. 60 The Great Calamity of the Human Race: I Guard the Mountains and Rivers with Poetry 人族大劫:我以诗词镇山河 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where other races are merciless and treat humanity like cattle. The root of it all is that humans cannot cultivate. Xia Yan transmigrates into this world and, after completing a System mission, successfully awakens the heart of human poetry. From then on, humanity has its own cultivation system. Poems can slay enemies, lyrics can annihilate armies, and poetry can summon divine generals. A flower or blade of grass, a stone or a tree, can all be used to repel foes. 198Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 61 I Become a Confucian Sage by Writing Poetry 我靠吟诗成儒圣 Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted The Great Chu, the tenth year of the Shaoqing reign. Demons and sinister spirits ravaged the mortal world, while Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism stood as the three great powers. Cultivators roamed the land, seeking to seize Heaven and Earth's fortune and find the path to eternal life. Lu Yanqing's soul transmigrated from another world, only to be told he had just one day to live. Then he unexpectedly discovered that the so-called Confucian arts were actually ancient poems! After narrowly 156Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 62 After My Engagement Was Broken, I Turned to the Imperial Exams and Became the Top Scholar 被退婚后,我转头科举当状元 Historical189k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + no System + imperial examinations + feel-good power fantasy] Ma Chengji, a top scorer in the national college entrance exam with a photographic memory, transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old poor boy in the Great Qian Kingdom. He started off in dire straits: his family had nothing, they lived on bran and wild greens, and the villagers mocked and ridiculed him. Su Jiuyuan, the daughter of a powerful minister, came with her mother to break off their engagement. “People —Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 63 The Commoner Who Became Chief Minister 寒门首辅 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted When Gu Changliu wakes up, he has become a country scholar. He has no grand ambitions: he just wants to pass the provincial examination, become a minor official, put down roots, and spend his life in harmony with the woman he loves. But the officialdom is no easy place to get by. He had hoped to be a lazy nobody, but the political infighting leaves him no choice but to press forward with all his might. If he can't be a carefree salted fish, then he will take flight like a great roc, rising ninet 3kReads8.6Score21514d adds
  14. 64 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.8kReads7.7Score12414d adds
  15. 65 The Top Scholar Is Real, and So Is the Beggar 状元是真的,乞丐也是真的 Historical171k WordsOngoing Shen Mo, a Peking University history professor, wakes up one day as a nameless beggar. No household registration, no food, no shoes, and only a yellow dog so thin its skin clings to its bones. He spent thirty years studying the imperial examinations in his previous life, yet in this one he cannot even get near an exam hall. From a ruined temple to the Golden Throne Hall, from eating tree bark to earning top honors. The top scholar is real, and so is the beggar. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 66 The Imperial Exams: Uncle, A Commoner’s Rise Depends on You 科举:叔啊,泥腿子翻身就靠你了 Historical163k WordsCompleted My new book, After Refusing to Rejoin My Ancestral Clan, I Became a Sage Through the Imperial Exams, is out now. Come check it out! After transmigrating as the youngest son of a farming family, he finds himself with nothing but bare walls. The immense wealth he built in business in his previous life did not come with him, and everything he knows is useless here. His widowed mother is at the top of the household, his widowed sister-in-law in the middle, and his nieces and nephews at the bottom. H 1.6kReads8.3Score10314d adds
  17. 67 After I Transmigrated, I Started Out as a Magistrate's Adviser! 穿越之后从师爷开始! Historical536k WordsOngoing “Miss, your future husband is a brilliant statesman who can bring peace to the realm, and a mighty warrior who can defend the nation. He is a dragon fallen into the wilderness right now. You can't let this opportunity pass you by!” Lin Banxian dashed back to the third house on Qinghua Alley. A moment later, a handsome young gentleman stepped out. Looks like my good days are finally here. All my scheming, selling my house and land, was worth it. From now on, I'll live comfortably off my wife' 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 I Was the Top Liberal Arts Student in the College Entrance Exams, So Taking Three Top Honors Is Only Natural 我高考文科状元,连中三元很合理 Historical888k WordsOngoing Shen Ping, the top liberal arts student in the national college entrance exam, accidentally transmigrates and becomes the wastrel heir of a marquis's estate. His elder sister is a favored consort of Great Chu, wielding power throughout the imperial harem. His father is the Marquis of Pingyang, a high-ranking official serving as Vice Minister of Revenue. His status and background could hardly be more illustrious, and Shen Ping is perfectly content with his life. He had planned to spend his days a 1.9kReads8.0Score22514d adds
  19. 69 Great Xia: I Recline Among Flowers and Laugh at the World 大夏:醉卧花丛笑人间 Historical610k WordsOngoing Also known as Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Built the Thirteen Court Guard Squads (No System + No Cultivation + No Martial Arts + No Do-Gooder Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Power Fantasy + No Playing by the Rules + Showing Off) Become a princess’s consort? No way. I wouldn’t do that even if I were a dog. Teammates: “Bro, this is way too boring. Let’s go play billiards at Crazy’s place.” Princess: “Darling, our bed needs repairing.” Beauty: “Don’t run! We made a gigantic silk quilt.” 49Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 70 The Way of Letters: I Subdue the Ages with Poetry 文道:我以诗词镇万古 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Zheng woke up one day and found he had transmigrated to a world where scholars reigned supreme. Scholars cultivated literary power. Poems could defend a nation, and lyrics could slay its enemies! Songs, odes, and essays could even connect the past and present, from heaven to earth! Armed with all the classics written by the sages of his previous life, Zhao Zheng made his way in this very different Confucian world. Taking the Analects as his foundation and the Song of Righteousness as his gu 29Reads7.9Score—14d adds
  21. 71 The Heir of Great Xia: From Humble Scholar to Power 大夏世子,从一介书生开始 Historical4.2M WordsOngoing Jiang Feng transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, only to learn as soon as he wakes up that he has been swindled into a marriage. The wife he brought home for ten taels of silver has somehow left him thirty taels in debt! Luckily, he is clever and has modern knowledge, so he manages to sort things out. But looking at the bare-walled house and his delicate young wife, who is sharing his hard life, Jiang Feng rolls up his sleeves. “I thought I could just slack off. Now I’ve got no choice but to w 249Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  22. 72 The Lazy Little One from a Farming Family Takes the Imperial Exams 农门懒娃娃考科举 Historical352k WordsOngoing Dogwa had terrible luck in his previous life. He worked hard all his life and had nothing to show for it. It was all for nothing. In this life, he just wants enough to eat and drink, and to lie flat until the end. Who knew the Lai family already had a layabout: Dogwa's own father. There was no room for a second one. So Dogwa can only be pushed into improving himself and working hard. (Original title: The Lazy Farm Boy Takes the Imperial Examinations) 659Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  23. 73 Winds and Clouds Rise Across Ten Thousand Miles 万里风云起 Historical221k WordsOngoing First, let me make this clear: everyone is smart, both the heroes and the villains. The female characters have friends and rivals; some share their ideals, while others part ways. Readers can judge for themselves. The divine artifact has thrown the world into turmoil, and storms are gathering. The young lords are either hidden dragons waiting to rise or already beginning to show their brilliance. But whether for country or family, the throne needs a new king. This is the young people's era, a g —Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 74 Imperial Exam Comeback: From Farmer’s Son to First-Rank Grand Secretary 科举逆袭:从农家子到一品阁老 Historical576k WordsCompleted A modern young man transmigrates overnight and becomes a farm boy, descended from generations of farmers. Other people who transmigrate get a golden finger or a System. But when he takes a look at himself, he has nothing at all and is one of the lowest-ranking people of this era. He wants to invent things and change the age, but he's hopeless with his hands. He wants to master Neo-Confucianism and stand above the world, but, well, he knows nothing... Sigh, he'd better face reality. After thinkin 4.7kReads8.8Score35514d adds
  25. 75 A Proper Exam Candidate, and You Want Me to Have More Children, More Blessings? 正经科举人,你让我多子多福? Historical126k WordsOngoing Imperial exams + System + Brother Cao + Comedy + Court politics + Struggle for supremacy Gu Zhengchuan had it rough. He was a delivery driver who got hit while rushing to finish his orders, and transmigrated to ancient times. He soon discovered that this was a society that valued civil officials far more than military ones, and the imperial exams were the only way for an ordinary person to rise in the world. But how was a vocational-school graduate like him supposed to pass the imperial exams? T 60Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 76 The Commoner Emperor's Mentor 布衣帝师 Historical351k WordsOngoing Brother Mu, want a wife? Just say the word, and a wife will be delivered right to your door! Transmigrate to a poor village in the Great Xia Dynasty, where the government comes to your door with a beautiful wife? Too poor to survive? What can you do when I have ancient sugar-making methods, red bricks, and fragrant soap? Barbarian invaders? Zhuge repeating crossbows, grenades, and cannons will blast the northern barbarians into a panic! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 When I Couldn’t Become a Live-in Son-in-Law, I Had to Become a Confucian Sage 当不成赘婿只好去做儒圣了 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a world ruled by Confucian ideals and becomes the son of a duke. Talk about being born at the finish line. The tragedy is that the emperor arranges his marriage, and from the start he has to wed Princess Ning Yue, rumored to “keep male lovers and live a life of debauchery.” Unwilling to become a downtrodden live-in son-in-law, Jiang Han has no choice but to enroll at the academy and earn the rank of scholar. Who knew that he’d end up becoming a Confucian Sage... If the empe 1.5kReads7.6Score13914d adds
  28. 78 A Scholar from a Humble Home 寒窗读书人 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Bystanders: Xu Sandan’s life is over (watching the drama unfold…) Family: What’s going to become of Sandan? (worrying…) Xu Heng (Xu Sandan): My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s (striving…) A story about Xu Heng, who transmigrates into a desperate situation from the start. With a disabled body and a poor family, he fights against a cruel fate step by step through his own efforts, ultimately turning his life around. An uplifting story about farming, cozy everyday life, and hard work. P.S. Ther 4.2kReads8.6Score33114d adds
  29. 79 A Zhuangyuan Emerges from a Farming Family Through the Imperial Exams 科举农门出了个状元郎 Historical608k WordsCompleted After finally making something of himself as an orphan, he opened his eyes in the darkness and found himself a five-year-old idiot in ancient times. From the start, the Husky System tricked him into going deep into the mountains, telling him to be independent and figure out how to survive there alone. To hell with that! I have a home and a family. There’s just one problem: this family is dirt poor! No worries. Getting rich and passing the imperial exams are well within his abilities! This is a s 345Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  30. 80 Poor-Born Child Prodigy: At Five and a Half, I Face-Slap My Entire Clan in the Imperial Exams 寒门神童:五岁半科举打脸全族 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Genius child from the start, satisfying comeback, putting every skeptic in their place!] Xu Fei is a five-and-a-half-year-old farm boy who was born into an ancient era, yet is treated as a “nobody” by his family. His biased grandmother makes him work and feed the chickens, while every egg goes to his thirty-year-old uncle, a licentiate who has yet to pass the imperial exams, and his “child prodigy” cousin! Xu Fei is furious: Pretend to be a prodigy? I can do that, too! He recites poetry in publ 4.5kReads8.0Score32614d adds
  31. 81 Transmigration: The Daily Life of an Ancient Imperial Exam Candidate, Son of a Peddler 穿越:商贩之子的古代科举日常 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Everyday Life in Ancient Times + Building Wealth + Slow-Burn + Coming of Age] In his previous life, Lin Xiang’an lost his parents at a young age and grew up dependent on others. After getting into college, he took a leave of absence to serve as a conscript. When he returned from the military and resumed his studies, he started a few businesses and gradually made his fortune. He achieved success at a young age, and his business kept growing. Then, one 2.5kReads7.9Score18314d adds
  32. 82 You Mock My Clan for Never Passing the Imperial Exams? What Are You Crying For Now That I Passed All Three with Top Honors? 笑我全族不中举?三元及第你哭啥 Historical323k WordsOngoing Zhang Yan, the top scholar of nine provinces, has just earned his doctorate when he opens his eyes and finds himself in a poor village in the Great Yong Dynasty. His clan has spent generations taking the imperial examinations, but after decades, not one of them has even passed the first degree. They have become the laughingstock of the entire village. But Zhang Yan sees the clan elders' good intentions. People say studying is hard, but how can it be harder than farming? He secretly swears, “Sinc 313Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  33. 83 I Was Caught Cheating from the Start, and Became a Confucian Sage 开局作弊被抓,我成了儒家圣人 Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Reborn + transmigrate + Confucian cultivation + decisive and ruthless + witty and hilarious. In a world where the Dao is made manifest, written words can communicate with heaven and earth and give rise to literary qi. Literary qi can strengthen the body and help one overcome tribulations and ascend. A single poem can rival a million troops. Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, demons, monsters, and the Hundred Schools all contend in a chaotic age, while Confucianism has fallen into decline. There are 259Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 Historical808k WordsCompleted When Li Jingxing wakes up, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place. Around him are crude huts and shabby furniture, and the air carries a faint smell of straw. Looking down, he sees that he is wearing ragged clothes and a pair of straw sandals. All of it leaves him utterly confused. “How did I end up here?” Li Jingxing wonders. Just then, a burst of noise breaks through his thoughts. 2.9kReads8.8Score21914d adds
  35. 85 A Hundred Schools of Thought Clash over My Poetry 写诗引起的百家争鸣 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted The mighty Yangtze flows east, and sorrow fills my heart as I transmigrate. My soul arrives, yet my memories are lost; still, the poems remain in my mind. Sun Shangzhi transmigrates to an ancient world parallel to Earth, but he does not inherit the original owner’s memories, leaving him completely lost and unsure what to do. As he stands bewildered, he recites a poem that is overheard by the daughter of the great scholar Sima. From then on, he begins a life of passing off copied poems as his own 7.2kReads8.1Score54814d adds
  36. 86 After Refusing to Rejoin My Clan, I Became a Great Scholar Through the Imperial Exams 拒绝认祖归宗后,我靠科举成文圣 Historical482k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + wish fulfillment + imperial examinations + court politics + face-slapping + no System) He transmigrates to ancient times, only to find himself an illegitimate son who has never been acknowledged by his family. Su Shijin wants to change his fate through knowledge, but despite having mastered high school Chinese and graduated in applied mathematics, he can barely make sense of classical Chinese. Then he obtains a writing brush. From that day on, he earns the red mark on his foreh 2.2kReads9.0Score18614d adds
  37. 87 The Ultimate Young Landlord 极品小地主 Historical2.6M WordsCompleted Modern-day wage slave Tang An transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the heir to the richest family in the land. Everyone thinks he will squander the family fortune, but the more he squanders, the richer the Tang family gets. By the time he is done, they are wealthy enough to rival the nation itself... He has no desire to become an official. He just wants to be a carefree young wastrel, but in the end he rises to the highest rank, The Outcast with all others beneath him, becoming a powerful 1.1kReads5.7Score11214d adds
  38. 88 After Transmigrating, I Take the Imperial Exams, and the Emperor Wants to Retire as a Team 穿越后科举,皇帝竟想组队退休 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations, transmigration, an alternate setting. No System, no pocket dimension. Focused on earning a living through the examinations and passing down family values. No harem, no womanizer protagonist.] Just as Xia Wenlou had finally achieved his dream of lying flat, a car accident transported him to ancient times. For the record, he had absolutely no desire to transmigrate. And to make matters worse, it happened just as he'd made a name for himself and was starting to enjoy life. N 4.7kReads8.1Score57914d adds
  39. 89 Supreme Confucian Sage 至尊儒圣 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The fate of the nation is everyone's responsibility! In this world where Confucianism reigns supreme, I will study to help Great Zhou rise to greatness. Talent can kill, and words can condemn; with a word, I can bend the laws of nature and attain sainthood through literature! 638Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 You Are Like a Mirror, I Am but a Shadow 君如镜影人 Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Two-way transmigration] + [farming] + [poetry] + [political intrigue] Chen BaiXi, a modern high school student, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty and discovers that her soul has switched places with that of an ancient girl who looks exactly like her. This is an era in which the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have never been celebrated. Has history already been rewritten, or is someone secretly pulling strings? Chen BaiXi and her soul-swapped friend Chen BaiXi each be 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 91 The Imperial Exams: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 科举之扶摇直上九万里 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yanqing transmigrated to the Great Qi, a fictional dynasty. He told himself, “No need to worry. I’m a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. I can make a good life for myself anywhere.” But his father died, leaving behind a final wish: Li Yanqing should study, take the imperial exams, become an official, and make something of himself. To fulfill his father’s wish, Li Yanqing embarked on a decade of arduous study. Li Yanqing thought that since fate had brought him here, he ought to make use o 2kReads8.7Score14614d adds
  42. 92 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举,谁卷谁还不知道呢 Historical648k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was visiting Dujiangyan with his mentor to draw up reinforcement plans when one misstep cost him everything. When Zhang Shi’an opened his eyes again, he was holding a little stick, facing a golden field of rice. The rice looked unusually small, though. Before he could figure out what he was doing, he spotted several sparrows feasting on the rice. His hands reacted even faster than his mind. He raised the stick and swung it at them. The thieving sparrows soon flew up into 482Reads7.7Score—14d adds
  43. 93 I Took a Master, Then Rose to the Highest Office Through the Imperial Exams 拜了个师父,我靠科举位极人臣 Historical645k WordsCompleted Ma Chengli was born into the Ma family, a clan of veterinarians, and grew up in the womb before being born into this world. Then, one day, the newly founded Great Ying dynasty suddenly announced that it would resume the imperial examinations, just eight years after its founding. His father, Ma Dawei, suddenly discovered: “Could my son really have the makings of a child prodigy?” His mother, Lady Zhang, declared with confidence: “My son has been clever and bright since he was little. He should ta 404Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  44. 94 A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams, His Achievements Shining Across the Land 农家儿郎科举路,勋名耀山河! Historical852k WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations] [A Farmer’s Son Changes His Fate Through the Exams] Zhou Xu opens his eyes and finds himself in another era! Determined to make his mark in this new age, he looks down at his patched trousers and the endless fields stretching to the horizon. Zhou Xu decides he’d better study. Education can change your fate! His eldest aunt spits and says, “A country bumpkin thinks he can study?” Zhou Xu passes the county-level examination. His second aunt says enviously, “That’s as far as 28kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
  45. 95 Cast Out of the Marquis's Residence, I Rise from Poverty to Become the Top Scholar 被逐出侯府,我寒门崛起成状元 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The score was just posted, so it’ll gradually go up as the story progresses. [Imperial exams and farming] + [Fictional ancient setting] Jiang Huai unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became the second young master of the Marquis of Yongning’s household. Unfortunately, he wasn’t the Marquis’s biological son, so Jiang Huai was sent along with the original owner to live in the impoverished countryside. His new home had nothing but bare walls. They were dirt poor. No matter. He wrote popular 2.2kReads7.8Score16814d adds
  46. 96 Farming Didn’t Work Out, So I Made My Fortune Through the Imperial Examinations 种田不成,只好科举发家 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After being transmigrated into a womb, Song Yingzhi was reborn too. In his previous life, Song Yingzhi had been born into the body of a child in a dirt-poor farming family. During the day, he worked in the fields with the men of the household. At night, he slept in the pigsty. When he was sixteen, his grandmother decided to sell the family’s pigs so Song Yingzhi could marry a wife, then cleaned out the pigsty and turned it into his bridal chamber… After getting married, Song Yingzhi became even 3.8kReads7.4Score44814d adds
  47. 97 The Daily Life of a Minor Official's Son Preparing for the Imperial Exams 小官之子科举日常 Historical377k WordsCompleted [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Imperial Exams + Farmer's Son + No Problematic Family Members + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger] Lin He, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the Great Qi, a dynasty that never existed in history, and goes from being a woman to a man. His family has nothing to its name: his father is a catlike academic prodigy, his mother a tigerlike farmer, and Lin He's life is a constant struggle. Fortunately, his father earned the jinshi degree early on, a 1.7kReads8.8Score12514d adds
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