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  1. 151 Reborn as a Farmer, I Built My Fortune Gathering Wild Goods 穿成农夫,我靠采山货起家 Historical751k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] [Farming] Modern man Zhao Lang transmigrates into the body of Zhao Dalang, a villager from Zhao Village. In his previous life, he was a lifelong bachelor, but here he suddenly has a wife and an adorable daughter. Just as he curses Zhao Dalang for abandoning them and leaving him to raise his wife and child, he discovers that his new family is on the verge of starving to death! What can he do? Find them something to eat, of course. But... He lifts the lid of the rice jar. Not a s 890Reads9.0Score12814d adds
  2. 152 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 40Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  3. 153 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. 2.8kReads8.8Score22114d adds
  4. 154 I’ll Lie Flat After Passing the Provincial Exam 考个举人就躺平 Historical332k WordsCompleted Work hard in the early stages, then lie flat later. If you weren't born into a family of nobles, you'll have to work hard to lie flat. Let’s see what our protagonist does to earn the right to lie flat. If you want to succeed, you have to go crazy first. Time to start writing. 1.5kReads7.3Score10014d adds
  5. 155 The Great Traitor Is Reborn: What’s the Point of Becoming the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams? 大奸臣重生后,科举当状元算什么 Historical274k WordsOngoing [Alternate Universe] [No Female Lead] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Villain] [Slow Burn] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Early: Imperial Exams] [Middle: Infrastructure] [Late: Political Intrigue] Content warning: There is no female lead, but there is a political marriage. It involves no romantic entanglement, only an alliance of interests, and the person I marry will die. (For details, see the author’s note at the end of Chapter One.) [The blurb is in first person; the 35Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  6. 156 The Imperial Exam's Oxherd Class: A Young Scholar's Teacher Produces Three Thousand Successful Candidates 科举放牛班,童生夫子教出进士三千 Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A paradise for exam failures, and a graveyard for renowned scholars. A group of spoiled officials’ sons has become the century-old academy’s newest headache. The old scholar was so furious he suffered a stroke. Chen Fan, a licentiate serving as an assistant instructor, activated the god-tier imperial exam teaching System and was appointed head of the academy in its hour of need. The mischievous magistrate’s son mastered the Five Classics in four months. The unruly prefect’s son became the top sc 1.9kReads8.9Score17314d adds
  7. 157 Rising Through the Imperial Exams: Changing My Family's Fate 科举兴家:带着全家改换门庭 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + transmigration + farming + no golden finger] [Romance included. The male lead is devoted to one woman. The heroine appears less often, and romance is not the main plot.] [The male lead is talented, but he still has to work hard. He climbs the ranks one step at a time.] A top student who had just graduated suddenly transmigrates into the body of a farmer’s son in ancient times. Determined not to spend his whole life farming, he embarks on the long road to the imperial exa 9.7kReads6.9Score71914d adds
  8. 158 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
  9. 159 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
  10. 160 Great Ming: From the Imperial Exams to Absolute Power 大明:从科举到权倾天下 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing Li Ji accidentally transmigrates back to the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, becoming the illegitimate son of a minor gentry family in Jiangnan! For ten years, no one knows he exists. His father dislikes him, and his elder half-brother and the servants bully and beat him at will. What a miserable life! No System, no inherited memories, just a completely new life... In the Great Ming, where everything else is beneath contempt and only scholarship is worthy, Li Ji originally only wanted to study, p 12.4kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
  11. 161 The Works of Heaven and Earth: Raising My Wife and Children in Ancient Times 天工开物,我在古代养妻儿 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Li Ming, a modern man, wakes up after his soul travels through time and finds himself in ancient Ning, reborn as Zhang Dashan, a forty-year-old dirt-poor farmer in Qingshi Village on the frontier! He faces a home with bare walls and eight hungry children, a wife worn out by hard work and helpless with worry, and parents so hopelessly biased they see him as a burden. His younger brother and sister-in-law are lazy, greedy, sharp-tongued parasites, too! And to make matters worse, he's forced to spl 1.7kReads7.7Score14614d adds
  12. 162 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
  13. 163 The Imperial Exam Path to Success 科举助吾上青云 Historical1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a family of farmers who also valued education, Bai Zimu had grandparents, parents, uncles, and aunts to support, as well as seven older sisters whose dowries had to be prepared. To escape the fighting on the border, the entire family moved back to their hometown. Along the way, they lost two of his sisters, and he himself nearly died. He wasn't strong enough to carry heavy loads or even lift much. In this underdeveloped world, Bai Zimu thought it over and realized that 3kReads9.0Score23614d adds
  14. 164 Reborn as a Young Scholar in a Farming Family 重生之农家小书生 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Xiao Han transmigrated to ancient times as a little boy. He had planned to coast through life, eating his fill and waiting to die, but the System, desperate to meet its performance targets, tried every trick to tempt him, from sweet-talking him to feeding him poisonous motivational slogans. Xiao Han gradually veered onto a path no one had planned for. He had only wanted to help his family achieve a comfortable life, but he aimed too high and accidentally reached the pinnacle of success. Xiao San 1.9kReads8.7Score13314d adds
  15. 165 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 28Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  16. 166 I Became a Marquis's Illegitimate Son, and the Imperial Exams Won Me a Wife and Glory for My Descendants 穿成侯府庶子,我靠科举封妻荫子 Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted A sickly modern-day man transmigrates overnight into Su Yiheng, the illegitimate eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan's household. Born prematurely and frail, he lost his mother young, leaving his little sister without a protector. Their stepmother is sweet-tongued but wicked at heart. If he wants a peaceful life, the military path is out of reach, so he'll pursue a career as a civil official through the imperial examinations! After two lifetimes of being weak, Su Yiheng looks at the graceful y 13.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
  17. 167 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
  18. 168 I Bought a Bookboy to Take the Imperial Exam for Me. Now I'm Accused of Stealing His Honors? 买书童替本少科举,告我偷功名? Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder + Embroidered Uniform Guard + Imperial Exams + Officialdom + Rooting Out Treacherous Ministers + Fighting the Tartars + Empress] Also known as: The Young Master Strikes Back Against His Fated Bookish Servant, Passes the Imperial Exams, and Saves China After transmigrating into the book as Lin Zhi, a young master destined to be cannon fodder, he finds himself caught in a ridiculous plot where his servant uses the young master as a stepping-stone in th 1.1kReads7.6Score12914d adds
  19. 169 The Road to the Imperial Examinations for a Poor Scholar 寒门科举之路 Historical821k WordsCompleted After surviving alone in the apocalypse for three years, Yang Han is betrayed by his teammates and scratched by a zombie. Unwilling to turn into one and get his head blown off, he takes his own life. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a farm boy, the only son of a family with a thousand acres of fertile land. He can't handle the backbreaking work in the fields, and since all professions are inferior to studying, he has no choice but to set out on the path to the imperial examinat 194Reads8.6Score6414d adds
  20. 170 The Imperial Exams? Just Another Way to Take the Civil Service Exam! 科举?不过是换个地方考公罢了! Historical196k WordsOngoing [Civil Service + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins + Transmigration + Slow-Paced + Historical + No System + Not Brain-Dead] Lin Shuheng spent years grinding away at an entry-level civil service job. He had just passed his evaluation and was about to be promoted to deputy section chief. While imagining how he’d climb the ranks step by step, he died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. With the imperial exams looming, the original owner had been —Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 171 From the Start as a Down-and-Out Scholar: Maybe I Should Become a Decent Person First! 开局落魄秀才,要不先做个人吧! Historical246k WordsCompleted Farming + Transmigration to ancient times + Everyday life + Alternate history + Rise to success + Golden finger Qin Ming unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a scholar named Qin, who shares his name. His family is poor, he has failed the imperial exams, and now Zhang Yuanlang has come to break off their engagement, delivering one vicious insult after another! The original owner was both talented and handsome, yet managed to ruin a winning hand. Let’s see how the male lead turns things aro 50Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 172 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 4.5kReads8.1Score54614d adds
  23. 173 My Entire Clan! Supports My Imperial Exams 全族!供我科举 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Imperial exams + transmigration + imperial exams + no golden finger, no System. The story draws on the privileges enjoyed by scholars in the Ming dynasty! The clan elder was a licentiate, and that was the only reason Baihu Village was protected. Now the elder is gone, and no new licentiate has appeared. The entire clan can only pool its strength to support one child. Just one licentiate can improve life in the village, give the children a future, boost the village economy, and make officials thi 13.7kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
  24. 174 Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Chief eunuch Su Weisheng had finally endured his way to retirement, only to die unexpectedly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a five-year-old child a century later, and all his enemies were dead! His relatives were unkind, and his parents were weak. Su Weisheng consoled himself: At least in this life, I won't have to be a eunuch. I can live with that! He takes on the worst of the family, manages the household, and studies for the imperial examinations. Only after achieving fame and 8.3kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
  25. 175 Life in Ancient Times as a Posthumous Child 遗腹子的古代生活 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted [No golden finger + farming + imperial examinations + alternate history + court politics in the later stages + everyday family life] He wakes up as the posthumous son of a county deputy in the Great Zhou dynasty. He may not be born into an official family, but surely the assets his father left behind are enough to make this only child rich. So he happily decides that in this life, he’ll coast to success. Things don’t go as he expected. His father died young after only a few years in office, leav 10.9kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
  26. 176 I Bled My Family Dry in My Past Life, Now Six Yuan Makes Me a God 前世吸光全家血,今生六元来封神 Historical680k WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Imperial examinations]+ [Making a fortune]+ [Power fantasy]+ [Lighthearted comedy] Lin Yunzhou spent half his life working his way up to the rank of interstellar marshal. He never expected to transmigrate to an ancient era with not a trace of technology... The good news: He went from being an orphan to the most doted-on youngest son in the family, and fell in love at first sight with a young lady. The bad news: His parents play favorites, his brothers are blindly filial, and his olde 6.1kReads8.0Score45214d adds
  27. 177 I Came First in the Imperial Exams and Became a Just Official in Ancient Times 科举成状元,我在古代当青天 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary female college student is reborn in an imaginary ancient dynasty, where she becomes a man. As he struggles to adapt to this era, he sees the hardships of the common people, the extravagance of the powerful elite, the integrity of scholars, and the opportunism of politicians. This is a society ruled by a brutal class system. Unluckily for him, he has been reborn here, and all he wants is to live with dignity. Study, take the imperial examinations, become an official. At first, he only 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
  28. 178 Life in Ancient Times, Starting as a Cowherd 从放牛娃开始的古代生活 Historical1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Zhao Xiaoshan doesn’t become a prince or a royal lord. Instead, he ends up a village boy tending cattle. He stares at the sky in dismay. Fine, if he can’t go back, he might as well roll up his sleeves and get to work. So what if they’re poor? He has his wits about him! See how he leads his whole family to earn money and make a fortune in ancient times! [Farming + business + lighthearted + everyday family life] No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finge 3.5kReads7.9Score23914d adds
  29. 179 The Number One Son-in-Law: From Child Bridegroom to Powerful Minister 第一赘婿:从童养夫到权臣 Historical362k WordsCompleted [Farming and imperial examinations + warm and relaxing + alternate ancient setting] [The male lead seems sweet and simple but is actually cunning and doting toward his wife; a story of growth × the female lead seems frail but is actually domineering and cold-hearted] Villagers: “That little fool from the Fang family carries Pear Girl around everywhere all day. What a bargain that child bride turned out to be!” Song Zhun: “Do you think I want to carry her? If I don’t humor that lazy girl, she say 752Reads8.4Score10314d adds
  30. 180 Farming Life: A Poor Scholar’s Devoted Wife 种田:寒门状元的宠妻生活 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming + Joyful Power Fantasy] After transmigrating, he starts from the ground up in a house stripped bare. Watch as he and the woman he loves build something from nothing and lead their village to prosperity. Before long, the villagers realize that the young woman nobody wanted has been cherished like a treasure, becoming the envy of everyone. At first: “Have you heard? Qi Xiubai offered twenty taels of silver as the betrothal gift.” “Oh my gos 1.1kReads9.0Score10014d adds
  31. 181 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 91Reads—Score314d adds
  32. 182 Born into a Farmer's Family as Their Late-Born Son, I Change Our Fortunes Through the Imperial Exams 胎穿农家老来子,靠科举改换门庭 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Imperial Examinations + Daily Life + No Golden Finger] Just after passing the civil service exam, Song Xi was sent by a cement truck trying to meet its quota to an ancient dynasty called Great Qi. He was reborn as a farmer's son, and his mother gave birth to him at an advanced age, drawing plenty of ridicule from those around them. His family owned nothing but four bare walls, and they could afford meat only once or twice a year. Fortunately, his family loved him, and he had something to look f 19.9kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds
  33. 183 Reborn as an Old Man in Ancient Times: From the Start, I Slap My Scumbag Son in the Face 穿成古代老头,开局怒扇渣儿巴掌 Historical419k WordsOngoing [Everyday life in ancient times]+ [An old man taking the imperial exams]+ [Reforming the children]+ [Getting rich]+ [Officialdom in ancient times] This isn’t a pure wish-fulfillment novel. The first few dozen chapters mainly deal with problems within the family. The System doesn’t play a particularly prominent role. Hu Dahai transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty and became a sixty-year-old man. Not one of his sons was easy to deal with. His eldest had repeatedly failed the imperial exams, grow 70Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  34. 184 To Avoid Getting Beaten, I Started Studying for the Imperial Exams 为了不挨打,开始考科举 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing One day, Shen Qingyun becomes the youngest son of a farming family and thinks he can spend his whole life as a freeloader. But then disaster strikes, and he faces a dire predicament: His eldest brother went off to take a temporary job, but came back dead, wrapped in a straw mat; Other families in the village have several sons, but the Shen family has only him, their sole heir; His shrewish, favoritism-prone mother, his mistreated nieces, and his stooped, adopted father all depend on him; Bearing 1.4kReads8.6Score13214d adds
  35. 185 The Imperial Exam: Starting from the Womb 科举:从胎穿开始 Historical711k WordsOngoing [Unity + building wealth + no female lead + farming + business + imperial examinations + inventions + infrastructure + opening a hospital + opening a school + natural disasters + war + fighting Japanese pirates] Throughout Chinese history, countless prodigies have emerged. Xiang was hailed by a sage as a genius worthy of becoming a sage at the age of seven. Gan Luo became a chancellor at twelve. Cao Chong weighed an elephant at nine. Gao Cheng persuaded Gao Aocao to surrender at ten. Sun Quan we 3Reads7.0Score—14d adds
  36. 186 The Imperial Exams! After Ten Years of Study, I Pass and Take Down the Nobility 科举!寒窗十年,上岸就斩勋贵 Historical1.7M WordsOngoing “The autumn wind howls in August, sweeping three layers of thatch from my roof!” The moment Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes, he found himself facing a catastrophe. Framed and cast out of the marquis's household by his own father, he was now being hunted, with his life hanging by a thread. He chose to fake his death and flee south to seek refuge with family friends. On the way, however, he ran into an imperial inspector investigating a case. From the inspector, he learned that his family friends had 7.9kReads8.1Score41614d adds
  37. 187 I'm a Seven-Year-Old Prodigy, and I'll Earn Six Honors in the Imperial Exams 我七岁神童,科举路上六元及第 Historical731k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Su Mingli was a genius with a photographic memory. In this life, he was born into a poor family in the Great Zhou Dynasty and awakened the wisdom of his past life at age seven! Just look at this family: bran porridge every day, an honest older brother and sister-in-law working themselves to the bone, a good-for-nothing cousin, Su Mingzhi, who has failed the children's imperial exam six times, and parents nearly driven mad by the imperial examinations! Su Mingli: ...I can't 34Reads8.8Score—14d adds
  38. 188 What?! I Transmigrated into a Farmer's Son from the Start, and Now He Wants to Take the Imperial Exams 惊了!开局穿成农家子,他要科举 Historical802k WordsCompleted [Famine + transmigration + System + farming + imperial examinations + daily life] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find that he had transmigrated. It was bad enough for a science student to end up in ancient times, but he’d arrived in the middle of a famine, with his family having nothing to their name. Luckily, he unlocked a red packet group. Without it, how could he possibly survive in this strange world? The Shen family had one daughter after another. At last, the third son’s family had a bo 1.3kReads8.3Score10714d adds
  39. 189 My Dad's Taking the Imperial Exams on My Dime, and Somehow He Became a Grand Chancellor 爹去科举啃我老,不知不觉成阁老 Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Imperial Exams + Court Politics + Farming + Alternate History + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Role Reversal + More Comedy Early On + Political Scheming in the Middle] The early chapters are all about the laughs. After that, the story gradually shifts toward political scheming. Rich kid Fang Yan and his Chinese literature professor father transmigrate together in a two-person package. Fang Yan figures he can coast on his father's vast knowledge and become a successful off 46.6kReads8.4Score5.2k14d adds
  40. 190 If I Don’t Take the Imperial Exams, Should I Just Farm? 不科举,难道种地? Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The new novel Sequence: Creator is currently being serialized. Give it a read! It's a story about surviving the apocalypse. Thank you 🙏. [Alternate History] [Imperial Examinations] [Plagiarist] [Political Scheming] [Farming] [No System] The barbarians on all four frontiers: anyone who dares invade will see their nation destroyed, their people wiped out, and their descendants cut off. I want this golden age to be exactly as I envision it. History is long, but I need only make the slightest effort 5.7kReads8.6Score39214d adds
  41. 191 A Great Gentleman of the Song Dynasty 宋朝大官人 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Bronze Prize winner of the Fourth Migu Cup! “What? I woke up and ended up farming in the Northern Song dynasty!” Chen Chuliu was so furious he almost rammed his head into the wall, but quickly stopped himself. These four earthen walls were all his family had left. If he damaged one, they would really be finished. Faced with a bare-bones home, the clan chief's attempts to force him into hard labor, and the contempt of the county's rich young masters, Chen Chuliu used his clever modern mind to tur 2kReads8.4Score16814d adds
  42. 192 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举,我靠诗文名动天下 Historical674k WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + no romance + alternate world + poetry and prose + fortune-telling by characters + sixfold honors in the imperial examinations + infrastructure + political intrigue] An imperial-examination story. Sheng Yu transmigrates to ancient times as a three-and-a-half-year-old child. He begins his studies right away, enters the finest academy in Jiangnan, then advances through the prefectural school and a tribute recommendation to the Imperial Academy. Step by step, he grows up and 1.1kReads8.4Score10214d adds
  43. 193 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 123Reads5.6Score—14d adds
  44. 194 Since I've Been Reborn, I'll Master Both the Pen and the Sword 都重来了,我当然要文武双全 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate early Ming Dynasty, this is a story about a science student who transmigrates. Simple middle-school physics experiments are enough to amaze everyone. He sparks a scientific awakening, founds a new school of thought, and brings materialism into Confucianism to accelerate social progress. You just need a little scientific knowledge. You can do it too, and there’s no golden finger!! 1.8kReads6.5Score10114d adds
  45. 195 Su Chen'an's Journey Through the Imperial Exams 苏辰安的科举之路 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Su Chen'an, a master of Chinese painting, had finally wrapped up an exhibition. Just as he walked out of the building, a flowerpot full of sunflowers came flying at him. He died on the spot. When he woke up again, he was almost starved to death inside his mother's womb. Every day, he teetered on the brink of starvation. He felt that if he absorbed even a little more nourishment from the amniotic fluid, his mother might die. But if he absorbed even a little less, the embryo that was him would pro 10.8kReads8.3Score94914d adds
  46. 196 I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The transmigrator has a smaller role in the early chapters. The protagonists are Liu Lin and the transmigrator Liu An. I, Liu An, have been transmigrated for eight years, and only now has Grandpa passed the provincial civil service examination! In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, forty-two-year-old Liu Lin passes the provincial examination. Years later, Liu Lin gazes at the plaque reading “Four Jinshi from One Family” and falls into deep thought. Follow the protagonist’s g 2.9kReads6.9Score22814d adds
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