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- 51 The Noble Young Master of the Countryside 农门贵公子 Transmigration, alternate world, farming, space, male lead He transmigrates to a poor, remote mountain village in ancient times. This isn’t quite what he imagined transmigration would be like... At least he has a loving family by his side. Since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it! 1.9kReads8.5Score12314d adds
- 52 From Humble Official to Mountain Immortal 寒门仕途到山中真人 Water conservancy engineer Wang Zhiming opens his eyes again and finds himself a newborn farmer’s son in Wangjia Village, Li Country. His family has only six mu of poor farmland, owes two dan of autumn grain, and his father has been put on the roster for winter river works. Forget studying for the imperial examinations. It is questionable whether the family can even make it through the winter! He has no System and no pocket dimension. All he can rely on is the knowledge he gained over thirty- 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Scholar's Robe Rises from the Dust 青衿起微尘 Shen Wenyuan, a modern graduate student in history, suddenly transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes the eldest son of a poor farming family. His grandparents favor his second uncle's family and mistreat and exploit his own. His father finally grits his teeth and splits from the family. A few acres of poor farmland and a dilapidated hut are all they have. Though mired in hardship, Shen Wenyuan refuses to accept his fate. Drawing on what he learned in his previous life, he studies t 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Hunter's Son and His Life as a Scholar in Ancient Times 古代猎户子的科举生活 Imperial examinations + everyday life + realistic fiction After an accident, Lu Yuan, a modern agricultural science student, transmigrates into the body of a newborn baby who had just stopped breathing. Other people either transmigrate as nobles and high officials or get a cheat power through a System. But Lu Yuan ends up the son of a hunter who can barely afford enough to eat. Make the most of what the mountains and rivers have to offer: modern knowledge is his greatest asset. Follow Lu Yuan as 7.1kReads8.0Score62314d adds
- 55 The Imperial Exams: A Farmer’s Son Brings Glory to His Family in a Farming Novel 科举:农家子在种田文里光宗耀祖 Gu Yanshan was an ordinary modern web novelist who could write at lightning speed. He never imagined that he would wake up one day having transmigrated through time into the body of a farm boy in ancient times. In this world, his hands were only good for holding a brush. When it came to catching chickens, he was utterly helpless. Aside from writing a few essays, he knew nothing about anything else. Want to make a fortune in a world where people lived off farming? It seemed the only hope Gu Yansh 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Poor Call Me Master, While the Righteous Condemn My Heresy 寒门尊我为师,清流怒斥邪说误人 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams + Business + Court Intrigue + Daily Life + Rise from Humble Beginnings] Transmigrating is hell from the start: my mother died young, my father ran off, our family property was seized, and my sick grandmother and I were driven into a shack by our wicked relatives. How could I put up with that?! From the start, I split from the family, found powerful allies, and offered business plans that made us a fortune. I used a modern perspective to interpret the classics, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Regretting My College Entrance Exam in My Past Life, I Fulfill My Wish in the Imperial Exams This Life 前世高考之憾,今世科举得愿 No System, no golden finger, and no womanizing. A soul disillusioned with modern life is reborn in a body in the Great Xia Dynasty. In his previous life, he made a living delivering food; in this one, he intends to give this decaying dynasty a chance at rebirth. The dynasty's institutions closely resemble those of the late Ming. Its deep-rooted ills are compounded by corrupt officials wreaking havoc within and powerful enemies circling beyond its borders. Chaos reigns, and the people suffer. Wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Had to Live Off My Wife to Study for the Imperial Exams 为了读书科举,我被迫吃上了软饭 Seventy years after the founding of the Great Shun dynasty, everyone calls it a golden age, yet poor students still struggle to get an education. Zhang Xing transmigrates to Great Shun. His elder brother has married and started a family, and there is no money left to support Zhang Xing’s studies. Desperate to study and sit the imperial exams, Zhang Xing is forced to marry a wealthy woman. Two wealthy wives, in fact!! [Imperial exams as the main plot + Daily life + Legally marrying two wives to c 40kReads7.5Score3k14d adds
- 59 My Sister-in-Law Paid for My Exams, So I Repaid Her with Top Honors 长嫂供我科举路,状元及第报恩情 [Transmigration + Imperial Exams + Daily Life + Rags-to-Riches + A Sister-in-Law's Boundless Kindness + Ming Dynasty + Court Intrigue + Wish-Fulfillment] Modern civil servant Tan Jinqian transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as a penniless orphan from a poor family. Faced with a frail body, a young nephew, and a steadfast sister-in-law who has sacrificed everything to keep the household afloat, he clenches his fists. The imperial examinations! They are the only way to change his fate and re 164Reads7.5Score3014d adds
- 60 The Whole Family Transmigrates: I Take the Imperial Exams with Dad and Become a Rich Heiress 全家穿:随爹科考后,我成了白富美 [The Whole Family Transmigrates + Imperial Exams + Business + An Adorable, Silly Male Lead] Other people transmigrate alone. The whole Liu family comes along, and even their big yellow dog makes the trip, becoming a talking parrot. As soon as the Liu family arrives, they waste no time splitting up the household! Liu Zhizhi also kicks her cheating scumbag of a fiancé to the curb! After the split, the house is drafty on every side and they have nothing. They’ll have to start from scratch. But don’ 63Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 61 Civil Service Exams in a Troubled Age: A Farmer's Son's Road to Glory 乱世科举:农家子的光耀门楣路 The Li family had a young rogue who stole chickens, picked pockets, loafed around, and never learned a thing. After stealing a bellyband and making advances on a young woman, he was beaten to death. With no food at home and his father paralyzed, he faced a hopeless start. His weathered, stooped grandfather stood by as the young man picked up a book and entered the imperial examinations. Everyone in the village waited to laugh. The notorious Li Rogue passing the exams would be the biggest joke of 58Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 62 The Imperial Exam? I’m a Top Scholar in the Classics, So Why Can’t I Take the Military Exam? 科举?我文状元考个武状元合理吧 [Ripped Scholar Exams]+ [Transmigration]+ [Alternate History]+ [Humor]+ [Wish Fulfillment] When he woke up, top science student Xu Jie was completely bewildered! He had been one of Huaguo's leading science minds, devoted to research. But then he suddenly died in his sleep and, damn it, transmigrated straight into the body of a spoiled rich kid with muscles all over! On his wedding night, one hard squeeze of his bulging muscles left his petite new bride, who had been swapped in as a bride of good 203Reads—Score10914d adds
- 63 The Imperial Exams: A Genius by Day, Studying Myself to Death by Night 科举:白天装天才,夜里卷到猝死 (Imperial examinations + ensemble cast + political intrigue + showing off + lighthearted comedy) After transmigrating into the lowest-ranked student at the Imperial Academy, he spends the day pretending to be a born genius who “just glances at the books and comes first,” then studies till he nearly goes bald by night. He'll grit his teeth and walk this show-off's path through the imperial examinations all the way to the palace exam. 368Reads5.9Score10614d adds
- 64 A Peasant at Dawn, a Courtier by Dusk 朝为田舍郎暮登天子堂 The author is terrible at naming things. [No transmigration, no System, no rebirth, no romance + imperial-examination story + woman disguised as a man + growth-oriented heroine + slow and steady pacing + political intrigue] Reader comment: This book depicts both the power struggles in officialdom and the warmth between family and friends with great subtlety. It's a story full of heart. The author writes so well! (Hehe, a reader praised me, hehe.) Without a grandson, the family's estate is bound 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Who Can Out-Grind Me in the Imperial Exams? 科举卷王谁怕谁 Six-year-old Chen Yong'an lies sprawled across the trunk of a large willow tree by the river, his head and limbs dangling limply as he drifts in and out of consciousness. His whole body feels cold and soaked, and something is digging into his chest and stomach. He tries desperately to turn over, but can't summon any strength. His stomach churns, and he chokes up another mouthful of murky river water... Chen Yong'an has just graduated from his master's program when he transmigrates to a farming 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Imperial Examination: Why Can't My Daughter Become the Top Scholar? 科举:凭什么我女儿不能中状元? (The manhua adaptation is now available. Feel free to check it out!) [Child-Rearing + Imperial Exams: No CP in the main story, and if there is one, it's one-sided] Su Mingyi grew up in a remote mountain temple until she was three, knowing only that her grandfather loved her dearly and would protect her at all costs. He taught her martial arts and how to recite scriptures. He even kept a close watch whenever she bathed with the other young Taoist disciples, hiding her away as carefully as he coul 9.1kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 67 Carrying My Whole Family to Success: I Passed the Imperial Exams at Eight 带飞全家:我八岁考状元 In his previous life, he was a PhD in archaeology at a top 985 university, learned in the classics. But during an examination of an ancient tomb, he accidentally transmigrates and becomes an eight-year-old boy in a poor family in ancient times. When he opens his eyes, this is what greets him A dilapidated thatched hut with drafts blowing through it, an almost-empty rice jar, and creditors blocking the door; His pregnant mother, belly swollen, still struggling with the housework, her face sallow; 66Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 68 My Stepfather Set Me on the Road to Success 继父扶我青云路 His scholar father died when Xie Qingshan was three. His widowed mother took him and remarried that very night, and he thought a hard life under someone else’s roof lay ahead. But his stepfather was kindhearted, his step-grandmother warm and caring, and they even gave him the sweet little name Xu Chengzong. The whole family doted on him! With a modern soul in his body, he helps his family eat well and stay warm, then returns to his studies, hoping to pass the exams and become a minor official. 26.3kReads8.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 69 A Name in the Unofficial Histories: The Young Prince's Unorthodox Path to Office 名留野史,小世子的另类为官路 An unconventional farming-and-imperial-exams story: transmigration and rebirth, with no pocket dimension, no System, and no golden finger. He's simply absurdly lucky. In his previous life, Jiang Ruyan was bedridden and paralyzed for fifteen years. He never imagined that after closing his eyes and opening them again, he would transmigrate. He spent twelve years wandering the world with his parents, who were always chasing poetry and distant horizons, before they finally sent him off to school. 952Reads—Score11014d adds
- 70 The Whole Village Supports Me, a Seven-Year-Old, in the Imperial Exams 全村供七岁的我考状元 [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 548Reads7.4Score10614d adds
- 71 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 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
- 72 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! [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 27.5kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 73 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Take the Imperial Exams in a Farming Novel 穿越古代在种田文里考科举 [Rags-to-Riches Reversal + Political Intrigue + No System] He wakes up to find himself the son of a dirt-poor farming family. His parents are counting on him to change their fate through study, while the whole village waits to see him make a fool of himself! Wen You'an says, “What’s there to panic about? A top student is a top student anywhere! A scientific approach to exam prep? Coming right up! Targeted poverty alleviation to improve the family’s lot? Absolutely!” From the county exam to the p 414Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 74 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 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 858Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 75 Top Scholar in All Six Exams, but I Just Want to Slack Off 六元及第,只想摆烂 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
- 76 A Country Boy’s Ups and Downs in the Imperial Exams 农家小子科举浮沉记 By a stroke of bad luck, he transmigrates into the cherished child of a man from the northwest, with a mysterious, aloof first stepmother, a hardworking second stepmother, and a sister who might be sold off at the drop of a hat. He studies late into the night, vowing to climb the ladder to success. (The protagonist is no saint or god. He can be selfish, and he’ll have his share of heartache over love.) (The female lead is neither sweet and cute nor gentle and soft-spoken. She’s a talkative, conf 845Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 77 Sold into Slavery from the Start, I Rise to Grand Secretary Through the Imperial Exams 开局卖身为奴,我靠科举登顶首辅 After waking up, Wang Wei, a modern university student majoring in Chinese, transmigrated into Wang Gou'er, a young servant who had been sold by his own clan. He thought his life was over before it had even begun, but his new master turned out to be a wealthy provincial graduate. Even more unexpectedly, a twist of fate made him the young master's lifesaver, and he was assigned to work in the study. While the other servants were still struggling to memorize the rules, Wang Gou'er had already set 52.5kReads7.9Score4.6k14d adds
- 78 The Great Zhou’s Number One Villain Raises a Top Scholar 大周第一奸臣,养出了个状元郎 [Transmigration] [Imperial Examinations] [Court Politics] [No Golden Finger] The short drama is now streaming on Fanqie under the title The Playboy Takes Up His Brush to Protect the Realm (Season 1). After transmigrating to Great Zhou, Gu Chang'an finds himself the son of a treacherous minister, reviled by everyone. His father, Gu Mingyuan, wields immense power at court. He purges the court and suppresses the scholars, earning the condemnation of the realm's literati as a traitor to the nation 109.7kReads8.6Score12.4k14d adds
- 79 A Woman in a Man's Body, I Became Chief Minister Through the Imperial Exams! 女穿男,我靠科举成首辅! Wow! I got my first rating! I hope it goes up! One life traded for a chance to transmigrate. Zhou Jin, a thirty-year-old PhD, sacrificed himself to save a child. When he opened his eyes again, he had become an unborn baby named Zhou Huaijin. Fortunately, though this Zhou family of farmers isn’t wealthy, his parents are honest and hardworking, his older sister is gentle and considerate, and their little courtyard is filled with the simplest kind of warmth. He puts down roots in that warmth and 2.7kReads7.8Score30414d adds
- 80 The Noble Son of a Farming Family 农门贵子 He never imagined that one day he would transmigrate into the body of a fifteen-year-old peasant boy who had died in an examination hall. To take control of his own fate in this dynasty, all he can do is study hard. Studying changes one's fate, and can pave the way to success… 39Reads7.4Score1514d adds
- 81 The Top Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门第一状元郎 Su Yan, a calligraphy enthusiast from the 21st century, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the down-and-out young master of an official's family. By chance, he receives the true teachings of the Sage of Calligraphy, Wang Xizhi. Now the age has two calligraphy sages: Wang Xizhi, the Great Sage of Calligraphy, and Su Yan, the Lesser Sage of Calligraphy. The reputation of a great man is never unfounded, and how could a talented young man be anything but handsome? Watch Su Yan rise from humb 162Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 82 After the Scumbag Came to His Senses, He Threw Himself into the Imperial Exams 渣男醒悟后,他拼命科举 Li Zhang grew up in an orphanage and worked his way through college, finally earning his degree. Who would have thought an accident would send him back to ancient times? The moment he arrived, he found the original owner was about to sell his niece. That wouldn't do. He had to stop it... He was also saddled with a mountain of debt. He'd just have to pay it off. What else could he do... His fiancée wanted to break off the engagement. Fine, let her... The imperial exams were hard to pass, but he s 1.6kReads8.0Score16014d adds
- 83 Top Scorer in All Six Exams, the Emperor Begs Me to Become Chief Grand Secretary 六元及第,皇帝追着当首辅 Chen An was born into another world, where he became the son of a farming family that couldn't even afford a proper meal. His life plan was simple: study hard, earn an official degree, make sure his family could eat white rice, marry a hardworking wife, have two children, and live out his days in peace. To avoid taking unnecessary detours, he casually apprenticed himself to an old scholar who sometimes acted crazy at the village entrance. To earn some good karma, he casually rescued a down-on-hi 3.9kReads8.0Score23814d adds
- 84 After Marrying a Poor Scholar's Daughter, My Son Passed the Imperial Exams and Rose to Power 娶了寒门小娘子后庶子科举成枭臣 [Alternate world + a common-born son’s rise + imperial examinations + farming] Zhao Ce transmigrates to Great Yan and becomes the young master of a landowning family. He thinks he can start a life of wealth and privilege, only to discover that he is an unloved concubine-born son. His legitimate eldest brother, Zhao Qian, is exceptionally capable and adored by everyone. Zhao Ce takes it in stride. The Zhao family is rich, after all, so being a laid-back concubine-born son who can eat his fill and 880Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 85 My Lord, I Choose Only the One I Watched Grow Up 夫君,我只选自己看着长大的 The main story is complete. Extra chapters will be posted on a schedule. Read with confidence. The story of The Chancellor’s Rise is about a boy from a mountain village who eventually becomes Grand Secretary. A motivational story naturally needs its sacrificial characters, and Gu Qinghe, or more accurately, her entire family, are all doomed supporting characters. As the growth-oriented protagonist, he has to face plenty of setbacks. His parents can’t survive, and anyone close to him has to die f 97Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 86 Who Says Women Are Inferior to Men? The Yang Family's Little Girl Tops the Imperial Exams 谁说女子不如男?杨家小丫中状元 Does an inkstone distinguish yin from yang? Why should the annals of history distinguish men from women? Yang Xin, a modern-day businesswoman, was mistakenly summoned by a blunder-prone underworld official and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of Yang Xinxin, the youngest daughter of the Yang family in Yangjia Village during the Great Xia Dynasty. She thought that in this ancient society, all she could do was marry and raise children, living an uneventful life. But on the very day she was 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 87 After Failing to Ascend, the System Pinned Me Down and Made Me Take the Imperial Exams 飞升失败后被系统摁在地上考科举 [Imperial Exam History + Cultivation / Farmer's Son / System, No Cheats / Lighthearted and Funny] They say the end of the imperial exams is immortality... Lu An joins forces with his seventy-year-old "book boy," determined to make his way to the top! Lu An had a lifetime's worth of fame, yet he came to grief over the words "rise to the clouds in a single stride." After falling into a land without spiritual energy... since that's how things are, he might as well take a turn in the mortal cour 971Reads—Score13414d adds
- 88 Rising Through the Imperial Exams: Changing My Family's Fate 科举兴家:带着全家改换门庭 [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
- 89 Xu Erlang's Road to the Imperial Exams 徐家二郎的科举之路 After an accident, Xu Xu, a modern university student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrated to an ancient farming family. To give himself and his family a better life and keep them safe, he embarked on the long road of the imperial examinations. He passed and became a county magistrate in a remote region, eventually rising to the highest ranks of government. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Poor Scholar 寒门文星 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. 51Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 91 Taking My Father’s Place in the Imperial Exams, Starting at Six 替父科举!从六岁开始 No corvee labor, no land tax. Crossing the class divide feels amazing! No wonder my father was willing to do anything to pass the imperial exams! The exams broke the aristocratic clans' monopoly on official careers under the Nine-Rank System, which had been in place since the Wei and Jin dynasties. With examinations at their core, they gave ordinary scholars a way to rise above their station. The appeal of the exams went straight to the heart of people's everyday concerns. Once scholars passed t 668Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 92 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 [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 4.4kReads8.0Score31614d adds
- 93 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 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 4.7kReads8.8Score36014d adds
- 94 The Struggles of a Poor Family in the Song Dynasty 宋代寒门的奋斗史 In the blink of an eye, a history PhD from the 21st century becomes the second son of a farming family outside Bianliang City. His family is dirt poor, the elders are shortsighted, and they even have a “precious heir” whom the whole family must support. As the second son of a branch family whom no one takes seriously, watch how Chen He works his way up, crosses class boundaries, and leaps from the farm into a new life. 1.5kReads7.6Score14814d adds
- 95 The Top Scholar and Grand Secretary Keep Carrying Me in the Imperial Exams 科举:状元首辅又带飞朕了 (The rating just came out, so it will rise later) In his previous life, Shen Zhiyan was an engineering PhD at one of China's top five universities. In this life, he transmigrated to a peasant family in the Great Sheng dynasty. A poor household, a grandmother who played favorites, a taciturn father, and a third uncle who failed the imperial exams time and again... In an era when everything was inferior save for studying, Shen Zhiyan edged out his third uncle and set out on the path of the imperia 177.8kReads8.7Score14.7k14d adds
- 96 After Years of Hard Study, I Rise Ninety Thousand Miles Into the Sky 寒窗苦读多年,扶摇直上九万里 [Male POV, born into a new life as a baby, farming, imperial examinations, court politics] When the second son of the Chen family died unexpectedly, he left behind an unborn child. Zhao, who had already given birth to three daughters in a row, hoped this time for a son. The day she gave birth, the baby arrived prematurely, and there were twins. The villagers all said the children wouldn't survive. They waited and waited, and the child grew up. They named him Dongsheng. Dongsheng went to school. 42.7kReads6.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 97 A Farmer's Son Places First in All Six Exams 农家子六元及第了 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… 248Reads—Score10214d adds
- 98 The Lowborn Grand Secretary 贱籍阁老 Transmigrated as the illegitimate son of a salt merchant in Great Zhou, Zhou Mingxuan was born into the lowest social class. A registered salt-household status was the only path to success for someone from a humble family. From the family estate and study halls to the imposing imperial court, he used his writing as his vessel, conquered the civil service examinations, pacified border troubles, and opened up the seas. From the Crown Prince's close friend to a trusted minister charged with safegua 577Reads8.0Score6514d adds
- 99 Back in Ancient Times to Become the Top Scholar 回到古代当状元 [Imperial examinations in the early chapters, everyday life, then court politics] After accidentally transmigrating to an ancient, fictional dynasty, he discovers that he has a photographic memory and fights his way up through the imperial examinations. With a way of thinking unlike that of the people of the past, how will he find a way of life that suits him in this ancient world? 633Reads7.7Score10714d adds
- 100 The Imperial Exams: Daily Life of a Young Farmer in Ancient Times 科举:古代农家小子生活日常 [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

















































