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- 101 The Su Family's Castoff Tops the Imperial Exams, and the Whole Clan Begs for His Protection 苏家弃子中状元，全祖哭求我庇佑 [Historical fiction + humble beginnings + imperial examinations + power plays + satisfying revenge + intellectual duels + high-IQ protagonist + cunning + ruthless] On a snowy night, I, Su Yan, was cast out of the family and expelled from the grand estate, abandoned like a pawn. I was an illegitimate son who should never have been born, a thorn in my legitimate mother’s side and dirt beneath my elder brother’s feet. They thought I would freeze and starve to death that winter. Little did they know 71Reads6.7Score614d adds
- 102 From Pauper to Grand Secretary 穷小子到阁老 Zhu Yuanyuan was a highly educated young woman of the new era, ready to make her mark and serve her country. But before she could, she was shot on the school sports field... After becoming him, she threw herself into the imperial examination system, striving forward for herself and her family. From a village student to a presented scholar, from a farming household to the imperial court, she carved out her own path in life, one step at a time... 430Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 103 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 (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
- 104 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？ [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 1.1kReads7.6Score13914d adds
- 105 Transmigrate to a Farming Family, Aim for the Imperial Exams 穿越农家，科举为上 Wang Xi had a heart condition as a child and was abandoned at an orphanage. He worked odd jobs to put himself through college and finally landed a pretty good job. After three years of working diligently, just as he was finally able to give something back to the orphanage where he grew up, he suddenly died while working overtime one night. Reborn into a farming family, Wang Xi is now a little boy named Li Shuanzi. He knows all too well that if he wants a better life, passing the imperial exams i 3.5kReads8.9Score22014d adds
- 106 A Poor Scholar’s Rise Begins with Meeting the Miserable Crown Prince 寒门崛起，从遇上苦逼太子开始 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams for the Poor + No System + Lighthearted + Wits and Strategy] After transmigrating to ancient times, Tang Yin was completely dumbfounded. He'd gone to sleep and woken up as a seven-year-old kid? He lived in Peach Blossom Village, Qingzhou Prefecture, in the Great Ming, and came from a poor family? It was a disastrous start. He had to fight heaven and earth, and even deal with his awful relatives. Determined to escape the mountains, Tang Yin secretly studied at the 6kReads7.9Score54314d adds
- 107 The Imperial Exams: I Conquered the World with Poetry 科举，我靠诗文名动天下 [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
- 108 I, San Mao, Will Take the Imperial Exams 我，三毛，要科举 [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
- 109 Unbelievable! I Was Just Trying to Rescue My Brother, but They Forced Me to Start a Rebellion 离谱，埋头捞哥哥的我被逼造反了 [More children, more blessings, ten-thousandfold returns] + [Scummy older brother sets up younger brother] + [Younger brother sets up older brother] + [Ancient battlefield of Xiongzhou] + [Song-Liao border] + [Xiao Guanyin is my older brother’s concubine] 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Marquis's Son Fails at Lying Flat 侯府郎君躺平失败记 Just after Feng Yanchu transmigrates, he hears a series of smacks before feeling a stinging pain on his butt. How embarrassing! His pants have been pulled down and he’s being spanked! Then he hears several children wailing. Three other kids are getting beaten nearby, too. Looks like they got into trouble. At least he isn’t the only one being punished, which makes it a little less embarrassing. The male lead transmigrates into the body of an illegitimate son in a marquis’s household. He expects t 63.5kReads8.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 111 Transmigrated as Su Zhe, I’m Getting Rich and Rising in Rank Just to Rescue My Brother 穿越成苏辙，升官发财只为捞亲哥 [Su Shi speaks his mind and makes enemies; Su Zhe gets promoted, gets rich, and bails his brother out. Semi-alternate history, with respect for historical events and figures.] The ultimate ensemble cast makes its entrance in turn: Bao Zheng, Shen Kuo, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Sima Guang, Emperor Renzong of Song, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Emperor Zhezong of Song, Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Huaimin, Cai Jing, Li Qingzhao, and Yue Fei. A l 2.4kReads8.6Score67814d adds
- 112 The Great Sage of Confucianism: My Literary Aura Can Slay Demons 儒道至圣：我的文气能斩妖 A top modern university student, excelling in both history and physics, transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Tang and Song dynasties, but inhabited by demons and monsters. In this world, scholars can cultivate “literary aura,” and poetry and prose can channel the power of heaven and earth to slay demons and monsters! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Greatest Sickly Young Master of All Time 万古最强病公子 A thousand years pass in a great dream. I wake again as a man, famed for my madness. I am carefree, I am untamed; with a soft cough, I can claim a life. A gravely ill young man receives an astonishing legacy in a dream. When he wakes, the world has changed. Knowing all under heaven, he sets off a storm that belongs to him alone. It’s not that I don’t want to move. I just find lying down more comfortable than standing. Besides, if I do move, someone’s life is on the line. Yours! 1kReads7.8Score10514d adds
- 114 The Spoiled Young Heir Is Hard to Handle 纨绔世子不好当 [Comedy + farming + no System] The good news: He wakes up in the body of a young lord in a prince's manor. The bad news: His young-lord experience has only three days left. Even better news: The old emperor favors him. Even worse news: The old emperor is about to abdicate. Qi Ye secretly vows, “I'll decide my own fate. Anyone who gets tricked again is a dog!” New Emperor: “Get down on your knees. I'm begging you for a favor: get me some pocket money.” Qi Ye: “Your Majesty, don't push me too far! 18.4kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 115 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 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
- 116 The Imperial Exams: Soaring Ninety Thousand Miles 科举之扶摇直上九万里 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
- 117 The Whole Family Transmigrates: My Scholar Dad Revives the Family Through the Imperial Exams 全家穿越：学霸老爸靠科举兴家 What’s it like when your whole family transmigrates to ancient times? Jiaojiao raises her little hand. She knows! Hua Tao and Shen Heqing, an older couple who thrived in the twenty-first century, transmigrate to ancient times together with their only daughter, Hua Jiaojiao. History professor Hua Tao has no choice but to study day and night for the imperial exams. Shen Heqing, a leading beauty-industry entrepreneur, starts from scratch and builds a business to make money. As for Jiaojiao, she’s 2.5kReads8.9Score24014d adds
- 118 Great Ming: The Path to Becoming the Emperor's Teacher Begins with the Imperial Exams 大明：帝师之路，从科举开始 Xu Wen transmigrates to the Ming dynasty just as his family falls on hard times. His parents die, and someone shows up to break off his engagement, stacking two major disadvantages on him at once. He takes the imperial examinations, makes a name for himself as a young man, and enters government service, serving through nine reigns: Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, Zhengtong, Jingtai, Tianshun, and Chenghua. During the Hongwu reign, he is Zhu Yuanzhang’s sharpest weapon against corrupt of 14.5kReads7.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 119 The Old Country Scholar: Reborn as the Father of Four 农门老童生:穿成了四个娃的爹 One heroine, no System An old book never tires the reader, even after a hundred readings. Read it closely and ponder it, and its meaning will reveal itself. Lin Mingyuan transmigrates to Great Chu, just over a decade after its founding, and becomes an old licentiate in a small mountain village. At the ripe old age of thirty-five, he is the father of four, with a beloved wife he thinks of constantly. The imperial examinations, suspended amid the wars at the end of the previous dynasty, are now be 3.8kReads9.0Score27014d adds
- 120 Young Master’s Guide to World Domination 小富即安？不，本公子意在天下 [Slow burn + farming + poetry plagiarism + political intrigue + the martial world and the imperial court + beauties] Chen Xiaofu transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty as an illiterate illegitimate son of the Divine General of Kaiyang's household. He owns the Huaxi estate and a thousand acres of fertile land. More importantly, he has a fiancée who is breathtakingly beautiful and considerate. There is no melodramatic broken engagement, and Chen Xiaofu is perfectly happy with his life. He plans 14.8kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 121 I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举 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 2.8kReads6.9Score22414d adds
- 122 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 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
- 123 I Just Became a Martial Artist, and a System for Rising to Sainthood Arrived 刚成武夫，逆袭成圣系统来了 [A new novel from the author of I Became a Sage Through Reading, with 700,000 readers. Just received its rating] [Xuanhuan + Confucian cultivation + Absurd humor + Comedy + Subverting expectations + Visiting brothels to listen to music + Must-read] Ning Hao transmigrates to a world ruled by Confucian teachings, where a mysterious beggar declares him a once-in-a-thousand-years martial arts prodigy. But just as he becomes a martial artist, the Counterattack and Become a Sage System arrives thirty 8.4kReads8.6Score57614d adds
- 124 Valuing Scholarship over Arms: Have You Heard of Tang Poetry and Song Lyrics? 重文轻武：你们可知唐诗宋词 Ye Tian transmigrates to the Great Xia and becomes a poor scholar. He has no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. Fortunately, in this world, all other pursuits are inferior to scholarship. One Tang poem shakes the literary world of Great Xia! One Song lyric paints the splendor of Great Xia! “Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the people, the lost teachings of the sages, and peace for all generations.” At the Imperial Academy, Ye Tian recites Z 7.4kReads8.5Score50114d adds
- 125 I Told You to Tutor the Crown Prince, Not Teach Him to Rebel 让你教太子，没让你教太子谋反 Terminally ill, I obtained the Crown Prince's Companion System. If I'm supposed to teach the Crown Prince, then I might as well teach him how to rebel. Your Majesty, please address the Crown Prince as emperor! Back in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, His Highness the Crown Prince fought his way through a hail of blades and spears. Pull yourself together and don't disgrace yourself! Just do it! 33.6kReads7.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 126 The Imperial Exam Path to Success 科举助吾上青云 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
- 127 A Guide to Surviving as a Lowborn Son in Ancient Times 古代庶子生存指南 [The male lead transmigrates without a golden finger; domestic family life; studying for the imperial examinations; the female lead appears late; fictional historical setting] After transmigrating as the concubine-born son of a civil official in an unknown dynasty, Huaize planned to take life easy and be a contented freeloader in the ancient world. But Huaize had hoped to keep to himself, only to discover that in an age when collective punishment was common, everyone in a prominent family had 7.7kReads8.5Score56814d adds
- 128 The Lazy Scholar and the Fierce Escort Girl 懒懒书生，彪镖女 In the twelfth year of Yongjia, a great flood struck Suzhou Prefecture. Countless houses collapsed, and immeasurable acres of farmland were submerged. Tens of thousands of people were left without food or clothing and became refugees. When Li Xiang transmigrated here, he became a proud member of the Beggars’ Sect. Just as he was lamenting how unfair fate, or the System, had been to him, a burst of commotion jolted him awake. Several burly men suddenly barged in. Leading them was a sturdy, broad- 4.3kReads8.3Score31014d adds
- 129 Blood and Tears Across the Land 山河泣血 In the first year of Jingkang, northern horsemen swept south and Bianliang fell. The emperors Huizong and Qinzong were taken captive, and the Northern Song dynasty was brought to ruin. Cao Gang watched the palaces reduced to rubble and the people driven from their homes. He once led a force to resist, but the court was incompetent and factional strife ran rampant, making it impossible to turn the tide. After the city fell, he lost heart and gave himself over to despair. On the road into exile, 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 On the Imperial Exams, Who Knows Who'll Be the One Sweating? 论科举，谁卷谁还不知道呢 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
- 131 The Blood of the Northern Dynasties Has Yet to Grow Cold 北朝血未冷 When Chen Chong woke up, he was clutching a knife. It was covered in blood. Bodies lay scattered around him, every one of them killed by his own hand. In the Heyin Incident, more than two thousand people died. He had been the sharpest blade in Er Zhu Rong's hand. From executioner of the Northern Dynasties to a figure who would shake the world: this path had to be paid for in blood. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Your Whole Family Hopes You'll Pass the Scholar Exam, but You Top All Six? 举家盼你中秀才，你六元连中？ [Imperial examinations in the early chapters + farming + everyday life + lighthearted + court politics later on] In his previous life, Shen Zhou was in poor health and cultivated himself through a quiet, disciplined lifestyle, becoming rather indifferent by nature. Then he transmigrated to an ancient peasant family. The entire Shen family pooled their resources to support the original owner’s studies, hoping only that he would pass the county-level examination and become a licentiate. Sadly, the 14.7kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 133 A Hundred Thousand Miles to the Capital 京师十万里 [Xianxia dynasty setting + heir to a princely title + cultivation + building a career and achieving great things + plot-driven, slow-burn satisfaction] [Light xuanhuan xianxia. No world-destroying feats or plucking stars from the sky; the focus is on characters, plot, and worldbuilding.] This world has three thousand kingdoms, a cultivation realm, and a martial world. Lin Yuan, son of a frontier prince, studies at the Heavenly Master Mansion, one of the top sects in the cultivation realm. After 3.8kReads8.2Score25914d adds
- 134 I Turn My Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举逆袭人生 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
- 135 The Chief Minister's Road to the Imperial Examinations 首辅的科举之路 [No golden finger + No pocket dimension + Heartwarming family + No ridiculous characters] [The male lead works hard and climbs the ranks one step at a time through his own efforts] [The male lead is devoted; the female lead appears fairly late. The story begins with the imperial examinations and later moves into officialdom] [No forced stupidity, no self-righteous saint, and no fake innocent heroine] Xu Xingfeng, a county-level civil servant in a twenty-first-century town, suddenly finds himself 6.6kReads8.9Score60214d adds
- 136 The Commoner Chancellor, Xia Ren 布衣宰相虾仁 After a sudden car accident, Xia Ren, a double PhD in history and literature, transmigrated as a dying seven-year-old peasant child in the Great Jing Dynasty, a realm never recorded in history. His family had nothing, but that couldn't diminish the knowledge and experience he had accumulated over two lifetimes. His memories of poring over ancient texts in his previous life remained crystal clear. The classics, historical records, institutions, and lessons of dynastic rise and decline were all at 351Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Falsely Accused of Cheating in the Imperial Exam? One Essay on the Six Kingdoms Shocks the World 被诬科举舞弊？一篇六国论惊天下 [No System + Court Intrigue + Literary Plagiarism + Rigorous Logic] Lu Linchuan, a top student in classical Chinese literature, unexpectedly transmigrates to the fictional Great Yu dynasty and becomes a poor scholar falsely accused of cheating in the imperial exams. Faced with oppression by the powerful, he takes up his brush and writes On the Six States, every word as sharp as a blade, stunning the entire court. From a dark prison cell to the steps of the Golden Hall, he uses his modern knowled 17.1kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 138 This Road Leads Straight to the Azure Clouds 此去直上青云路 Li Yu, courtesy name Zixuan, originally named Shen Dakui, was from Shunqing Prefecture, Sichuan, and his ancestral home was Huangzhou Prefecture, Huguang. He ranked twenty-sixth in the second-tier examination in the second year of Xing'an. A politician, financier, firearms expert, hydraulic engineer, military strategist, educator, and more in the early years of the Dayong dynasty... Li Yu lost his father at an early age and followed his mother when she remarried Li Gang, the patrol inspector of 26kReads8.6Score2.5k14d adds
- 139 Su Chen'an's Journey Through the Imperial Exams 苏辰安的科举之路 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 10.5kReads8.3Score91214d adds
- 140 If I Don’t Take the Imperial Exams, Should I Just Farm? 不科举，难道种地？ 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
- 141 Even a Useless Son-in-Law Knows the Art of War 废物赘婿也懂兵法 The Qin Empire's Fourth Prince is a spoiled wastrel. He marries into the family of the wealthy landowner Li as the third daughter's husband, becoming the Qin Empire's first prince consort. Determined not to be looked down on, he joins the army and rises from squad leader to ten-man captain, hundred-man captain, thousand-man captain, colonel, commander, marshal, and emperor. In the end, he unifies the world and leaves everyone stunned. 1.6kReads6.6Score—14d adds
- 142 Transmigrated as a Useless Young General, I Sweep All Before Me 穿成废物少将军，横扫天下 After transmigrating by accident, he becomes Qin Feng, the useless son of a general. From the start, he gets beaten up and is forced to marry Su Wanqing, the capital's most talented beauty and the Chancellor's daughter. The entire capital is waiting to laugh at him. Until he takes to the battlefield Modern military training, infantry formations, ambush tactics, improvements to military manufacturing... Enemy forces of every kind are crushed underfoot! The useless heir makes a comeback, and a God 235Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 143 The Road to the Imperial Examinations for a Poor Scholar 寒门科举之路 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
- 144 To Avoid Getting Beaten, I Started Studying for the Imperial Exams 为了不挨打，开始考科举 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 1.4kReads8.6Score14314d adds
- 145 My Clan Funded My Exams, So I Won My Dog an Imperial Title 全族供我科举路，我赠族犬诰命身 In her previous life, Fang Ziqi was a PhD in science at one of China’s top five universities. In this life, she transmigrates into a farming family in the Great Liang dynasty! A poor household, a father who secretly studies, a biased grandfather, and an uncle who has failed the exams ten times… In an age when everything is inferior to studying, Fang Ziqi has no choice but to tighten her belt and embark on the imperial examination path! She begins her studies at six! Takes the exams at eight! Pas 22.1kReads7.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 146 A Farmer's Son, the Imperial Exams, and Officialdom 农家子，科举，做官 [Born into the womb + imperial examinations + farming + daily life + public works and infrastructure, with a couple, little romance] [No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger] [He starts looking for a teacher in Chapter 38. If you’re short on patience, you can start reading there.] Shen Huai is born into an ancient world and becomes the only boy in his family. The good news: he can take the imperial examinations. The bad news: they’re poor, very poor, desperately poor. Born into a 5kReads8.5Score38814d adds
- 147 A Million Soldiers at My Command, and the Empress Comes Knocking with Her Child 屯兵百万，女帝带娃找上门 Lu Yuan transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty as a minor county magistrate. After five years of work, he turned a remote backwater into a modern city. He had planned to live like an independent, carefree little emperor. Then the empress showed up at his door with an adorable child, looking for a relative. Empress: “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your daughter?” “Wipe them out!” The empress asked again, “Lu Yuan, what should you do if someone bullies your wife?” “Kill their en 634Reads7.7Score19914d adds
- 148 Your Majesty, the Top Scholar Is Slacking Off Again and Again 启禀陛下，状元郎他又又又开摆了 [Imperial Exams and Farming]+ [Family Matters]+ [Building Wealth]+ [Scheming]+ [Alternate Ancient Setting] Lu Qilin, a modern enthusiast of intangible cultural heritage, unexpectedly transmigrated. When he woke up, he had become an eight-year-old village boy with a dim mind, whose mother had died young and whose father had disappeared. Fortunately, his grandparents and uncle and aunt truly loved him, and his two older cousins genuinely cared for him. It wasn't the worst start imaginable. Unfortu 12.8kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 149 After Marrying a Sweet Young Wife, I Worked Hard and Took the Imperial Exam 迎娶小娇妻后，我奋发图强考科举 One heroine + no System + lighthearted pacing A thorough understanding of the world is knowledge, and social savvy is good writing. Ren Junjie, a history graduate, suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar world as the eldest legitimate son of the richest family in Xinchang County. A former wastrel, he turns over a new leaf and marries a lovely young wife. He rests every other day and works on the days in between, studying harder and striving to improve. With his deep knowledge of history, he purs 8.9kReads8.8Score70314d adds
- 150 The Iron Hoof's Lament 铁蹄哀明 [Hunted by the Tartars from the start, later I hunt them down] Han Lin transmigrates to the dying days of the Ming Dynasty, just as the Battle of Ningyuan takes place. Captured and made a booi, he spends six months building up his strength before leading a group of fellow booi in rebellion! But by a twist of fate, he ends up killing the chieftain and embarking on a completely different life. Nurhaci: “Who was the one who made him a booi in the first place?!” Hong Taiji: “Han Lin, you've brought 11.5kReads8.6Score93814d adds
