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  1. 51 The Poor Scholar 寒门文星 Historical902k WordsOngoing Chen Yan, a six-year-old farmer’s son, beats the powerful minister’s son in the county exam and takes first place. Overnight, he goes from a poor country boy to the literary prodigy everyone in town is talking about. But he knows that being first is a poisoned chalice. The Vice Minister of Personnel’s son hates him to the core, the county magistrate is plotting to ruin him, and even his uncle’s family is eager to take a bite out of him. In his previous life, he was a master of classical studies. 53Reads9.2Score—14d adds
  2. 52 Transmigration: From the Imperial Exams to Chief Grand Secretary 穿越:从科举开始的内阁首辅之路 Historical673k WordsOngoing An ordinary university student transmigrates into the son of a small landowner in ancient times. He takes the imperial exams and enters government service under the Great Feng dynasty, rising through the ranks step by step. Of all pursuits, study is supreme. “What? Young Master Wang has passed the county-level scholar exam!” “Young Master Wang really is impressive!” “Scholar Wang has passed the provincial exam and become a juren!” “I hear Wang, the top scholar in the provincial exam, passed the 37Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 53 You Broke Off Our Engagement When I Failed the Exams. Now I've Topped Them, So Why Are You Crying? 落榜你提退婚,我高中状元你哭啥 Historical220k WordsCompleted Imperial examination story + fallen child prodigy + good-for-nothing’s rise to success + no System + nonstop thrills! The child prodigy Fang Zhongyong could write poetry at five and passed the county-level exam at eight, earning fame far and wide! The wealthy Zhou family came to curry favor with him, arranging for their daughter Zhou Liuliu to be betrothed to Fang Zhongyong. Under the pretext that their family had a private tutor to teach him, they tricked him into moving to their home. But they 879Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  4. 54 Top Scholar in All Six Exams, but I Just Want to Slack Off 六元及第,只想摆烂 Historical167k WordsCompleted Su Yan transmigrated and became a frail farmer’s son, sickly since birth. Faced with a poor family and a body that seemed ready to collapse at the slightest breeze, he planned to pass the imperial examinations, secure an easy official post, and live comfortably on his salary. Instead, after placing first in all six rounds of the examinations, he found himself busier than ever. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 The Literary Champion of Dai Viet 大越文魁 Historical244k WordsCompleted While taking part in compiling historical documents, Wang Shidu's memory improved by leaps and bounds. He thought he was heaven's chosen one, but sadly died young. Afterward, his soul transmigrated to Great Yue, a world ruled by scholars. Watch him pass three trials and defeat six generals, cross the sea of learning and scale the mountain of books. See how he carries on the lost teachings of the sages and brings peace to all ages. And will he win the rarely bestowed honor of six top scores and c 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 A Scholar from a Poor Family 一品寒门 Historical1.9M WordsCompleted In the morning, he is a poor farmer's son; by evening, he stands in the emperor's court. This is the story of a destitute country scholar who rises to become a first-rank official. Only those who read it will understand all the hardships and heartache along the way! 4Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  7. 57 The Imperial Examination: I’m from a Humble Family 科举:我是寒门子弟 Historical675k WordsCompleted After an earthquake, modern college student Chen Xiao transmigrates to the fictional Great Zhou dynasty, becoming the son of a poor farming family. He has a widowed mother, a virtuous wife, and a child who is four months away from being born. Looking at his family’s utter poverty, Chen Xiao decides to take up the original owner’s ambition of passing the imperial examinations and lead the whole family toward a bright future... 1kReads7.7Score10514d adds
  8. 58 The Whole Village Supports Me, a Seven-Year-Old, in the Imperial Exams 全村供七岁的我考状元 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [The rating is low because the book just came out. It’ll rise.] Modern engineer Chen Liyan transmigrates into the body of a seven-year-old boy in Shanghe Village, the poorest place in the Great Xia Dynasty. Here, getting an education is an unreachable dream. Then a sudden natural disaster nearly wipes out the village’s last hope. At this desperate moment, Chen Liyan draws on knowledge far ahead of its time to propose a way to fight the disaster and turn the tide. He also improves the tea-making 537Reads7.4Score10614d adds
  9. 59 The Road to the Imperial Examinations Begins as a Student 科举之路从童生开始 Historical407k WordsOngoing Lin Ying transmigrates. He had been researching the history of the imperial examination system at a research institute, but one careless moment sends him to ancient times, where he becomes the son of a farming family on his way to sit the exams. What else can he do? For the sake of a better life, he can only give it everything he’s got! On the long road to success in the imperial examinations, Lin Ying sets himself a small goal: first, pass the entry-level exam and become a student! 452Reads9.0Score—14d adds
  10. 60 The Imperial Examination Path of a Lazybones in Ancient Times 咸鱼古代的科举路 Historical539k WordsOngoing In the modern world, Gu Qin spent every day exhausting himself over work, slaving away for his company until one day he suddenly died at his desk. But what he never expected was that he would be reincarnated. In his new life, his grandparents doted on him, his parents cherished him, and his older sister looked after him. Gu Qin only wanted to lie flat. Luckily, his family was well-off, so he figured he could just take it easy this time. Unfortunately, misfortune can strike at any moment. To avoi 127Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  11. 61 From the Start, I Cheated in the Imperial Exam, and the Empress Is Actually My Mother 开局科举舞弊,皇后竟是我亲娘 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Li Junyan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the biological child whom the current emperor and empress lost among the people. But his adoptive father is framed and dies a tragic death, he finds himself imprisoned, and his childhood sweetheart wants to break off their engagement. Li Junyan, newly arrived from another world, spreads his hands. “I’m done pretending. I’m going to answer the imperial recruitment notice, save the empress, and reach the pinnacle of life!” After saving the empre 301Reads5.1Score—14d adds
  12. 62 The Imperial Exams: A Concubine-Born Son's Rise from Lowly Officialdom 科举:小官庶子逆袭之路 Historical192k WordsCompleted [Civil service exams + System + heroine appears in the middle and later parts + feel-good power fantasy + making a name in history] In his previous life, Li Runping was abandoned at the entrance to an orphanage and later adopted by it. Growing up there, he learned early on that you had to fight for everything. But things never went his way, and he always fell just short of success. Whether it was an exam or a promotion review, he was always just a little behind. As he got older, he realized he h 73Reads5.5Score—14d adds
  13. 63 My Whole Family Supports My Imperial Exams, and I Rise to Great Heights 全家供我科举,而后青云直上 Historical337k WordsCompleted One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A bird must flap its wings before it can soar; a person must study before they can get ahead. Huang Zhiwen unexpectedly gets another chance at life, bringing the memories of his previous life with him as he slowly adapts to this new world. Here, he finds new people to care about and a new family. The Huang family is warm and close-knit, and they will do everything they can to support Huang Zhiwen in the imperial examinations. That leaves all the pres 783Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  14. 64 Eat! Sleep! Get Promoted! Bail Out Big Brother! 吃饭!睡觉!升官!捞哥哥! Historical562k WordsCompleted Ling Yuan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the son of a distinguished family. He and his older brother both pass the imperial examinations and enter government service. But his brother is stubbornly upright. He repeatedly offends ministers at court and keeps remonstrating with the empress, earning her displeasure. With so many enemies in court, his brother is either being demoted or on his way to a demotion. To save his brother, Ling Yuan only does four things: eat, sleep, get promoted 88Reads5.9Score—14d adds
  15. 65 The Imperial Exams: Daily Life of a Young Farmer in Ancient Times 科举:古代农家小子生活日常 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] + [No System] + [Farming] + [Everyday Life] + [Romance] + [Family Matters] The everyday life of a man from the bottom of society in ancient times. To avoid being bullied, wear silk, live in a big house, have a beautiful wife and concubines, own fine horses, and farm without paying taxes, he strives to pass the imperial examinations. And more… Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. He had only just graduated, yet he threw himself into the imperial examinations. Though it was 1.1kReads6.2Score10914d adds
  16. 66 Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Lady of Honor 穿到古代当诰命夫人 Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted After an accident transmigrated Xiangyi to ancient times, she found her newlywed husband acting strangely in all sorts of ways. She was baffled. Was he really a man born and raised in ancient times? Xiangyi: Maybe I should test him. But what could I use to test him? By the same twist of fate, Yanshu also transmigrated to ancient times. Faced with his new wife, he was just as troubled. There was already someone in his heart, someone he had carried with him for nearly ten years. How should he trea 131Reads8.2Score10014d adds
  17. 67 The Marquis's Son Takes the Imperial Exams 侯府子科举 Historical620k WordsCompleted When fortune’s winds are fair, I’ll seize their strength and climb the ladder above the crowd. Before the palace gates, whips crack; the road to the clouds is lined with seven beams of purple jade. I have mastered the Four Books and Five Classics, and trained with blades, spears, swords, bows, and halberds. If I will not give myself to the realm, then what was the point of all my self-cultivation? A single-heroine story. Many thanks to all my readers. 422Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  18. 68 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我,三毛,要科举 Historical563k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + farming + imperial examinations + everyday family life] One brick was all it took to turn Chen Ping'an into a poor farmer’s son. Farm the land? The taxes are too high. He shakes his head and gives up. Go into business? He’d still be stuck with corvee labor. No, that won’t work either. That leaves only one path. Fortunately, as he pursues his studies, he has the support of a teacher and several like-minded friends by his side. Along the way, Chen Sanmao overcomes one challenge 1.1kReads7.4Score10014d adds
  19. 69 I Am Fan Jin: The Splendor of the Great Ming After Passing the Civil Service Exam 我是范进,中举后的大明风华 Historical501k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into Fan Jin from The Scholars. Before he can dust the gray off his long gown, warm a pot of yellow wine, and fry up a plate of fennel beans, the news arrives that he has placed seventh in the provincial examinations. Looking at the gentry gathered from across the city to congratulate him, Fan Jin flips the table. Cups and bowls tumble over, and fennel beans scatter across the floor. Seventh in the provincial examinations, first in the metropolitan examinations, and top scholar 129Reads8.9Score14414d adds
  20. 70 That Country Bumpkin Fool Turned Out to Be the Top Scholar 他一个农家傻子,竟是科举状元 Historical500k WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations + Political Intrigue + Farming + Court Politics + Rebirth into the Same Dynasty] Overnight, the entire Li household, home to a first-rank minister, is slaughtered. From an eighty-year-old elder to a baby still nursing, more than two hundred people are cut down. Not one survives, and the ground runs red with blood... Li Qingyun wakes up to discover that he has been reborn as a farmer’s son. A mother who cries easily, a father with a second wife, a shrewish aunt, a cousi 968Reads8.3Score10014d adds
  21. 71 A Farmer's Son's Road to the Imperial Exams in Ming Hongwu's Reign 农家子在大明洪武科举之路 Historical156k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + transmigration + no System + one heroine] An engineer unexpectedly transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, taking over the body of a farmer's son from the Jiang family in Qingshui Village, De'an County, Jiujiang Prefecture. Looking at his family's dilapidated thatched hut, bare of all furnishings, Jiang Xiangwen quietly considers his options. In an age when "all pursuits are inferior to studying," how can he change his fate through education and achieve the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 72 A Farmer's Rise: From Gathering Rice to Becoming Prime Minister 农家逆袭:从捡稻谷到当宰辅 Historical139k WordsOngoing Shen Yanzhi, a postgraduate history student, opens his eyes to find himself in the body of a country boy in ancient times named Goudan, the only child the Li family had waited ten years for. His great-grandfather once held high office, but so what? After being exiled to Lingnan, the whole family still had to rely on farming to survive. Just as he gets used to life in an ancient village, he’s bound to a bizarre System. Other transmigrators get Systems that help them conquer the world, but his tas —Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 73 The Imperial Exam: A Transmigrator's Road to Reversal 科举,穿越人的逆袭之路 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Everyday Farm Life | Exam-System Comeback | Court Intrigue | No System] After a car accident, a modern soul is reborn as Sun Dingyun, a two-year-old boy in an ordinary farming family in ancient times. The only grandson in the family, he is cherished by his parents and protected by his elders. His family is well-off, and there are no nasty relatives stirring up trouble. He has no System, no photographic memory, and no golden finger. He is just an ordinary person. With his whole family backing 3.5kReads7.8Score22514d adds
  24. 74 Reborn in the Womb, I Play at Revenge in an Imperial Exam Novel 胎穿后我在科举文里玩复仇 Historical345k WordsCompleted [Humble Origins + Daily Life + Revenge + Imperial Examinations + Political Scheming + Cunning + No CP + Small Pocket Space (Though I guess a dozen cubic meters still counts)] The orphan Chen Zhijing is born into another life and becomes Chen Shijiu. At last, he has a grandmother who loves him more than life itself, along with parents and an older brother. Just when he thinks he can spend this life happily with his family, working together toward a comfortable life, he is forced onto the path of 302Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  25. 75 A Humble Scholar in Commoner's Clothes 布衣小书生 Historical3.3M WordsCompleted He went up the mountain to look for a sheep, accidentally fell off a cliff, and woke up to find himself reborn as a baby in an unknown dynasty. He looked around and discovered that his family was dirt poor: they had too little to eat, too little to wear, and lived in a mud house where rain poured outside and dripped inside. He had an older sister and a younger sister. He had thought that, with his modern soul, he could surely make a brilliant life for himself, but he never expected fate to deal 908Reads7.4Score11414d adds
  26. 76 A Scholar from a Humble Family in the Zhu Household 朱门寒士 Historical317k WordsCompleted A family of scholars, but who deserves a bowl of chicken soup? Climbing out of poverty: how many can fit on that narrow path? During the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Zhu family hall in Zhuhe Village hosted a silent contest every night. The chicken soup's oily sheen floated only in the bowl of the eldest grandson, Zhu Yawen. The whole family tightened their belts to support a promising young scholar who had struggled for more than a decade without even passing the county-level examinatio 216Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  27. 77 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 218Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  28. 78 Reborn: From Stripped Scholar to High-Ranking Court Official 重生:从除名秀才到位列公卿 Ancient Romance806k WordsCompleted [Reborn + imperial examinations + solving cases + farming + daily life + rekindled romance] [An imaginary dynasty] In his previous life, Qin Yunhe angrily divorced his childhood sweetheart and wife. After that, his life took a sharp turn for the worse: his wife and children were gone, his mother died, and his brother passed away. He never recovered. Years later, he finally began to pull himself together with encouragement from an old friend, only to hear that his childhood sweetheart and former 1.6kReads8.8Score17414d adds
  29. 79 Turning the Tables in the Imperial Exams: A Cat Swapped for the Crown Prince from the Start 科举逆袭:开局狸猫换太子 Historical707k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + System + imperial examinations + historical fiction + transmigration to an alternate world] Chen Xiao was once the head of a modern family of martial arts practitioners. Who could have imagined that his fiancée and younger brother would betray him? After dying, he was born into the Great Wei dynasty and became the crown prince who had been switched at birth! On the road to success in the imperial examinations, Chen Xiao pushed forward with his indomitable spirit, repeatedly 11Reads7.1Score—14d adds
  30. 80 The Imperial Exams: A Poor Scholar's Journey 科举,寒门读书郎 Historical511k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + lighthearted + everyday life + one heroine] Li Chengping transmigrated to Daqian, a strange dynasty. He had planned to live off his family in a scenic spot by the mountains and water, but the backbreaking labor service of ancient times terrified him. If he didn't want to work, he'd have to find another way to live. This is the story of a farmer's son who studies for the imperial examinations. Zhang Erniang: “If you could put in the effort to memorize your books while eat 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  31. 81 Rising from Poverty: From the Imperial Exams to the Officialdom 寒门崛起,从科举入仕开始 Historical346k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be a little low. Don't worry, enjoy!) [Farming + Imperial Examinations + Alternate History + Ancient Setting] After an accident, Wang Bo, a farmer's son in ancient times, absorbed the memories of his previous life. The good news: His mind held thousands of books from the twenty-first century, and he had a photographic memory. The bad news: His family was so poor they lived on bran, and they still had to scrape together every last bit to fund hi 2.1kReads8.5Score18514d adds
  32. 82 I Became the Uncrowned King Through the Imperial Exams, So I Won't Take the Throne 科举卷到无冕之王,老子就不登基 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [A reading guide: Imperial examinations + solving cases = a promotion guide to ancient criminal investigation] Huang Dingzhou is reborn in the Jin dynasty as the thirteenth legitimate son of the Duke of Protecting the State's household. Yet as the youngest legitimate son, he is neither loved by his father nor cared for by his mother, and is kept under strict supervision. By a twist of fate, he discovers that he is not truly a legitimate son. After finally passing the imperial examinations, he re 29Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  33. 83 My Imperial Exams Went Poorly, and Grandma Blames the Family Grave 科举不顺,我奶说是祖坟出了问题 Historical504k WordsOngoing Chen Bufan repeated his senior year three times, winning the provincial top-scorer title for his alma mater each time and making himself a tidy three million yuan in the process. He was one tough guy. But fate had other plans. A sudden accident, and that was the end of him! When he opened his eyes again, he had become Yaozu, a young man in a poor, remote village in the Great Xia Dynasty. The place was so wretched it made him want to stay up all night writing "A Humble Thatched Cottage". Even bei 42.7kReads7.3Score6.3k14d adds
  34. 84 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 Ancient Romance3.7M WordsOngoing He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score14214d adds
  35. 85 A Woman Reborn as a Man: I'm a Farmer's Son, and I'm Taking the Imperial Exams 女穿男:穿成农家子,我要考科举 Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [No CP, no heroine + woman transmigrates into a man's body + born into a new body + farming + imperial exams + a little business + fictional setting] Song Huaiyu dozed off for a moment and transmigrated into the body of someone from a poor family. Fortunately, she grew up in the countryside in her previous life, so farming and foraging in the mountains came naturally to her. Song Huaiyu sold goods from the mountains and raised livestock, but the money she earned went only toward improving her 125Reads5.6Score—14d adds
  36. 86 The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom 科举之官居一品 Historical826k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A scholar in the morning, admitted to the imperial court by night. The protagonist begins as a young scholar from a farming family and rises step by step through the imperial examination system. In the end, he earns a place on the honors list, becomes a jinshi, and enters the ranks of officials. After becoming an official, he works his way up through the bureaucracy until he reaches the highest rank and governs the realm as chief minister, guiding Chinese civilization to become the mos 1.9kReads7.6Score10114d adds
  37. 87 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 Historical459k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 129Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  38. 88 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
  39. 89 I Only Wanted to Get By, but I Passed the Imperial Exams Six Times in a Row and Shocked the Emperor 本想混口饭,科举连中六元惊陛下 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing (Alternate history + imperial examinations + heartwarming + everyday family life + one heroine) He Mingfeng transmigrated. The good news: The knowledge in his head was his golden finger. The bad news: He’d become the village idiot. His family was dirt poor, and his grandmother looked at him like he was a burden. A hellish start? No worries! The village idiot suddenly “came to his senses,” leaving the whole village stunned. He caught fish and set up a stall, and had just started making a little m 6.3kReads8.2Score57214d adds
  40. 90 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
  41. 91 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
  42. 92 You Were Supposed to Take the Imperial Exam, Not Read the Examiners’ Minds 让你考科举,没让你透视考官心思 Historical2.3M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Antiques Appraisal + Imperial Exams + Power Over the Court] From the start, he is just five years old, with a destitute family and a wicked grandmother who forces his mother, on the verge of giving birth, to die, all to repay his uncle's ten-tael gambling debt? Lin Zhao waves his little hand, and his head smacks into an overpowered golden finger! With a single glance, he sees through people's hidden schemes. He hears every greedy thought, and can even see through all things to id 647Reads7.5Score10014d adds
  43. 93 A Commoner Boy: Disciple of the Son of Heaven 布衣少年:天子门生 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The novel finally received its rating on July 5. The rating has just opened, so it will rise later. [Young political intrigue | Redemption for all | Reform for the people | Women's awakening | Passionate ensemble cast | Imperial examinations | Xu Zhiyan] The Great Jing court was rigidly stratified. For a hundred years, no commoner from a humble family had risen to the top overnight and caught the emperor's attention. Xu Zhiyan was the first. He came from Xu Family Village in Huzhou, Zhejiang. 4kReads8.1Score29214d adds
  44. 94 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
  45. 95 An Old Farmer's Son Fights His Way to the Top 一个农家子的逆袭之路 Historical469k WordsOngoing [No System + farming + imperial examinations + alternate history] Programmer Zhao Hongyi dies from overwork after yet another 996 shift and transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself the son of a farming family. In an age when “all pursuits are inferior to studying,” he has no choice but to embark on the path of the imperial examinations. He studies and makes money at the same time, determined to excel at both. Then he discovers that this world is not quite like the history he remem 39Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  46. 96 I Should Have Topped the Imperial Exams, but Instead I Became a King on the Battlefield 本该金榜提名,我却沙场封王 Historical575k WordsOngoing In his previous life, elite special forces soldier Bai Wei died while carrying out a mission. He was reborn as a baby in the Great Jing Dynasty. The country had only just emerged from years of war, and the Jing Dynasty had signed peace treaties with its neighboring nations. Looking at his poor but loving family, Bai Wei decided to live a peaceful life this time around. He planned to start a business when he was older and improve their living conditions. Five years later, a sudden conscription sh 83Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 97 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
  48. 98 The Imperial Examination: Starting by Talking My Parents into Splitting Up the Family 科举,从忽悠爹娘分家开始 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yunzhi was born in a province known for its fierce competition in the civil service exams. Millions of people sat the exams every year, and under his parents' urging, he kept taking them year after year. At last, he stood out from the crowd and secured a civil service post. But before he could tell his parents, he was in a car accident and transmigrated to a dynasty called Great Wei. Looking at his family of impoverished peasants, their bare cupboards, and several downright awful relatives, L 3.2kReads7.9Score22414d adds
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