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- 1 Saving My Family Through the Imperial Exams: I Win Top Honors with My Talent 科举救家：我靠才华状元及第 Zhao Yan, a doctoral graduate, pulled an all-nighter and died suddenly. When he opened his eyes, he had become a sickly child from a poor family in Great Zhou! His scholar father had been framed and had the tendons in his hand severed. His mother had cried herself dry, and his sister traded embroidered handkerchiefs for rice to keep the family fed. Then the Ma family’s thugs came to force his father to kneel and sign a contract, trampling a scholar’s dignity into the mud! Zhao Yan clenched his f 377Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 2 A Farmer's Son's Journey Through the Imperial Exams: I Took My Parents to the Capital 农家子的科举征途：我带爹娘上京 Li Zeyan was a fine young man of the 21st century, a typical college student. He'd chosen to study history on a whim, only to find himself unemployed as soon as he graduated. Just as he was losing hope, fate gave him the chance to transmigrate. He thought he was finally going to make his mark and win fame, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself in ancient times, in a peasant household where there was never enough to eat or wear. As the only son born to the Li parents after three daughters 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Butcher by Trade, an Imperial Exam Scholar by Hobby, I Rise to Grand Secretary 主业杀猪副业科考，官拜首辅台阁 A hub linking three provinces, a vital route by land and water. In Taiping Town, the Jiang family butcher shop welcomed a baby boy, Jiang Ping'an. His family had been butchers for generations, and he helped out in the kitchen on the side. Little did they know that one day a scholar would emerge from their family, rising from a shengyuan candidate to a jinshi, and beginning another story. 187Reads6.0Score10414d adds
- 4 After Being Kicked Out of My Family, I Passed the Top Scholar Exam 被赶出家门后，我考上了状元 Xie Cheng stayed up all night and died suddenly, only to be reborn as a spoiled young master from an ancient aristocratic family. The moment he opened his eyes, his eldest brother slapped him in front of everyone. “The Xie family doesn't support dead weight!” His mother and he were thrown out into the rain. Looking back at the grand family estate, he swore to himself: I'll pass the imperial exams and become the top scholar, then personally slap that smug look off your face! Just got my rating, a 2.6kReads7.6Score26014d adds
- 5 Changing My Family's Status, I Aim to Top the Imperial Exams 改换门庭，我要科举高中 A programmer from the 21st century had a happy family and a fulfilling life, but then he transmigrated into the family of a feudal-era small landowner. Seeing the tenants’ lives, his simple-minded cousin, and his family desperately guarding their farmland, he declared, “I’ll take the imperial examinations! I’m going to climb into the clouds and see what’s up there!” 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Born to Humble Beginnings, I Defy Heaven Itself 出身皆微末我自逆苍天 This is a comeback full of cracks. It is not about conquering social classes or currying favor with the powerful, but about holding on to your truest self as you are crushed at every turn. When he finally reaches the top, he still dares to look back into the abyss and softly tell the twelve-year-old kiln worker’s son: “I got you out, but I didn’t become one of them.” Welcome to A Humble Birth, Yet I Defy Heaven. Discover how someone born into obscurity learns to become his own light through wind 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Transmigrating Onto the Ancient Imperial Exam Path 穿越古代科举路 A girl from modern society arrives in ancient times. Though she sometimes wished she could become a man, now she really has turned into one. To make a good life for himself in ancient times, he first has to pass the imperial exams. So he has no choice but to keep taking them, again and again. 2Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 8 The Centurion's Qilin Son 百夫长的麒麟子 Chen Zhan, a newly graduated PhD in chemistry, was enjoying a vacation before starting work at a university when a glass walkway suddenly shattered. He then found himself occupying the body of Chen Zhan, the frail son of a centurion stationed at a border camp. From then on, a military family that could never find the right words and always lost arguments finally had someone who could speak for them. To stop his father from actually punching a civil official's head clean off, Chen Zhan swore: I'l 1.7kReads7.8Score19614d adds
- 9 My Five Sisters Helped Me Reach for the Clouds, So I Won Them Noble Titles 五姐扶我青云志，我送她们诰命身 Zhang Xiaozhi, a modern liberal arts student, transmigrates into the ancient world as Zhang Xiaozhu, the son of a butcher. He is too weak to lift a load or even hold a tool, and looks set to starve to death. His mother grits her teeth and decides to send him to school, but his butcher father refuses to hear of it. Studying will never make money as fast as slaughtering pigs. Just then, his eldest sister, Jinhua, speaks up: “Father, Mother, stop arguing. I agree that Zhu'er should study.” His se 705Reads6.7Score10714d adds
- 10 The Imperial Exams Are No Easy Feat, So I’ll Take My Whole Family to the Azure Sky 科举不易，我携全家共青云 Lin Shu opened his eyes and found himself reborn as a newborn in a farming family in Xiaolin Village, Great Yong. In his previous life, he was alone, bedridden and sick. In this life, his family gathered around him, their home warm with lamplight. His frail mother embroidered money for books by lamplight. His silent father used his own back to open the way for him to study. His gentle older sister poured her girlhood into the soup she made for him. Even the eggs his grandparents secretly slipped 17kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 11 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 891Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 12 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’ 65Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 13 The Imperial Examinations of a Farming Family 农门科举 [Turbulent Court, Speaking Up for the People] After an accident, Zhang Ping transmigrates to an impoverished farming family in ancient times. Scene One “To establish a path for the people, preserve the lost teachings of the sages, and bring peace to all generations: this is our mission. Even if we die nine times, we shall have no regrets.” Zhang Ping asked, “Teacher, isn't this the original aspiration of us scholars?” Scene Two He never forgot his original aspiration. After great hardship, Zhang 98Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 14 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 221Reads—Score10914d adds
- 15 I Wanted to Be a Butcher, So Why Are You Making Me Take the Exams to Become Top Scholar? 我想杀猪，为何逼我科举考状元？ [Aimed at male readers. Don't read if that's not your thing.] [Imperial examinations + transmigration + butcher + pocket dimension + political intrigue] Xie Qingzhuo, head of obstetrics and gynecology, was on the verge of becoming a deputy hospital director when he died from overwork. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated. As the eldest grandson of the Xie family, Xie Qingzhuo was doted on. Thinking of how hard he'd worked in his previous life, Xie Qingzhuo decided to lie flat and enjoy 414Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 16 An Ordinary Man’s Road to the Imperial Examinations 普通人的科举之路 [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No System] [No golden finger] For eight generations, the Qiao family had been poor peasants. Hardly anyone in the household could read more than a few characters, yet somehow a promising scholar emerged from their midst. Qiao Shan is a country boy with no photographic memory and no family fortune. His family has to tighten their belts just to give him the chance to study. Watch this young boy carve out a path to the heavens through countless days of hard work, t 2.9kReads8.4Score20814d adds
- 17 I Have a Pocket Dimension and Take the Imperial Exams 身负空间考科举 (PS: Ratings are low at first, but they’ll gradually improve. Also, this story is entirely fictional.) Lao Xia, a food blogger, suddenly drops dead and is reborn in the womb as a baby in the Great Qi Dynasty. Follow him as he keeps his feet on the ground and works his way up, studying until he becomes a high-ranking official. Huh, I’ve been reborn in the womb, and my family is so poor. Huh, I have a storage space! Huh, my family really doesn’t know how to make the most of things! This little boy 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 18 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 7kReads8.0Score62114d adds
- 19 I Take the Imperial Exam Seriously 科举我是认真的 Overnight, he transmigrates and becomes a poor farm boy in the Great Jiang Kingdom, with nothing but the bare walls of his home. His only “golden finger” is the arsenal of skills he learned in his previous life through exam prep and working his way through school. Looking at the thin porridge in his bowl, clear enough to see his reflection, Li Pingbao decides to break through by pursuing an official career through the imperial examinations… 14.8kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 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 808Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 22 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 101Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 23 Reborn: A Farmer's Son Plots to Enter a Private School from the Start 重生，农家子开局谋划去私塾 Heaven gives the protagonist a chance to live his life over. See how he works hard to take the imperial examinations and raise his family's standing. “Son, how are you feeling? How did you end up in the river? And why were you playing by the river in the first place? Have you forgotten what your mother told you?” Li Mei fired off a string of questions. “Mother, I just happened to wander down to the river. Do you believe me?” 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Zhao Wulang's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵五郎古代奋斗史 Zhao Xin transmigrates to the unfamiliar Great Qian Dynasty! His family has borrowed money from all over to save him, but when he wakes, his creditors are already at the door demanding repayment. See how Zhao Xin saves his family. Watch Zhao Xin use bread to lead the villagers to prosperity. 156Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 26 The Imperial Exam Grind King: I Paved a Road to Success Through Hard Work 科举卷王，卷出一条青云路 Tang Yin, a modern-day overachiever, transmigrates to the ancient Great Qian Dynasty and finds himself caught up in the miserable tale of three generations of one family taking the imperial examinations together. The mockery around me is deafening, but I have no time to pay it any mind. I just keep my head down and study. County, prefectural, and academy exams: I take them on one by one! Provincial, metropolitan, and palace exams: I break through every stage! I study my tutor bald, drive my riva 13.4kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 27 Born into Ancient Times: A Farmer’s Son Takes the Imperial Exams 胎穿古代，农家子的科举之路 I wake up as Han Yinji, the fourth son of the Han family's third branch. His family is dirt poor, and he has a crowd of siblings. I thought I'd be stuck eking out a living in the fields, but unexpectedly, I came into this world with a modern knowledge database as my golden finger. I planned to keep my head down and survive, but my relatives were constantly up to something, and there was no peace in a poor household. So I had no choice but to breeze through the imperial examinations, improve farm 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Transmigrated into an Imperial Exam Chief Examiner, and My Team Is Full of Geniuses! 穿越科举主考官，班底全是天才！ [Radically revamped imperial examinations + genius team + advanced knowledge + ensemble cast + nation-building + great-power rivalry + no System] A history professor transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out scholar during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. With his advanced knowledge and political acumen, he becomes a chief examiner and sets out to reform the Ming Dynasty. Looking at the students below, poring over the classics, Lin Mo sighs. “Everyone’s working themselves to death! And i 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 29 A Farmer's Rise: From Gathering Rice to Becoming Prime Minister 农家逆袭：从捡稻谷到当宰辅 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
- 30 I Only Wanted to Help Dad Pass the Imperial Exams, Not Become the Emperor's Tutor! 我只想教爹考状元，没想当帝师！ [Imperial exams, court politics, everyday life, alternate history, farming, lighthearted, no romance] In the Great Xia Dynasty, the Su family has failed the imperial exams for nine generations, becoming a laughingstock throughout the county! I’m a PhD in literature, yet I’ve transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, an eight-year-old prodigy from the Su family! My foolish father is still poring over dry textbooks, while Grandma is so furious she’s gone mad on the spot, and the whole clan is laughi 3.9kReads8.3Score52514d adds
- 31 The Happy Life of the Number One Scholar 探花郎的幸福生活 A cozy imperial examination story. The male lead works hard to get ahead and repay the kindness shown to him. His parents give him their full support, and his relatives help him along the way. The whole family works together to rise in status. One heroine. In this life, the male lead is young and successful, lives in wealth and splendor, and has no regrets! 1.3kReads6.9Score10414d adds
- 32 Top Scorer in All Six Imperial Exams, and You Call Him a Good-for-Nothing? 六元及第，你说他是废柴 Cheng Ye, a modern inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, was reborn into the Great Qian dynasty, a realm unrecorded in history. In an age when everything was considered inferior to scholarship, watch him use the knowledge he gained in his previous life to lead his family from utter poverty to becoming the richest in Great Qian, and rise from a farmer’s son to the dynasty’s chief minister. P.S. There is no female lead. The story features plenty of delicious food and many forms of intangible 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 At Hoeing Time Beneath the Midday Sun, I Fell for the Imperial Exams 锄禾日当午我和科举处 [Imperial examinations + daily life + romance, with a male-female pairing; the protagonist is still a child at this stage] Su Yan transmigrates into a new life as an infant in swaddling clothes, born premature and frail into a family with nothing but four bare walls. He’d already lived freely enough in his previous life, and now, everything goes black before his eyes. He just wants to give up and be reborn as soon as possible. But each time he’s on the brink of death, he narrowly survives. He ch 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 34 My Precious Grandson's Journey to the Imperial Exams 宝贝孙子的科举之路 My grandma is what everyone calls a nightmare, but she absolutely dotes on me and gives me anything I want. In that case, I'll make sure she gets to live a life free of worries, with fine clothes and plenty to eat. (No romance between people of the same sex. None. Any mentions of it early on are just a misunderstanding.) 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Reviving the Farming Village 农门复兴 A high-ranking official from a farming family, wielding power over the court, with a cherished wife at home who grows crops and raises chickens. Lin Jingchuan, eldest legitimate son of the Grand Commandant’s household and young lord of the Tiger Warriors of Western Qi’s frontier. After being ambushed and falling off a cliff, he transmigrated into the body of Li Jinye, eldest son of the third branch of the Li family. Little did he know that Li Jinye had been in a vegetative state, completely para —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After My Engagement Was Broken, I Turned to the Imperial Exams and Became the Top Scholar 被退婚后，我转头科举当状元 [Transmigration + no System + imperial examinations + feel-good power fantasy] Ma Chengji, a top scorer in the national college entrance exam with a photographic memory, transmigrated into the body of an eight-year-old poor boy in the Great Qian Kingdom. He started off in dire straits: his family had nothing, they lived on bran and wild greens, and the villagers mocked and ridiculed him. Su Jiuyuan, the daughter of a powerful minister, came with her mother to break off their engagement. “People —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Scholar from a Humble Family in the Zhu Household 朱门寒士 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
- 38 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 28kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 The Gentry of Great Ming 大明豪绅 [Farming] [Fishing] [Hunting] [Study and Imperial Exams] In the thirty-second year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, the young Qi Zhengyan leaves the fields behind, builds his fortune, and studies for the imperial exams, becoming a wealthy gentryman of the Great Ming. The Manchus will not be allowed through the pass. 2.6kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 41 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 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 From the Start, I Was a Lowly Illegitimate Son, but the Imperial Exams Carried Me to Success 开局低贱庶子，我靠科举步步青云 Transmigration, imperial examinations, illegitimate son, political intrigue, court politics, play the pig to eat the tiger, male-oriented, historical, one female lead When Lin Yan transmigrated, he became an inconspicuous illegitimate son of the Lin family. He harbored no deep-seated hatred and had never endured relentless bullying. All he knew was how to keep his talents hidden, guard his heart, and live quietly. While others studied hard for the imperial examinations, he already had a firm gr 20.4kReads6.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 43 The He Clan's Palace Graduate 何氏传胪 [Imperial examinations + business + farming + native protagonist + romance] Born into a family of scholars and farmers, he comes from a long line of officials. His direct relatives now include a third-rank court official, but his own branch is so distant that they have been excluded from the clan for five generations. To restore the family’s former glory and stop his grandmother and grandparents from being mocked, he has only one path: the imperial examinations. He takes exam after exam, builds 664Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 44 A Commoner Boy: Disciple of the Son of Heaven 布衣少年：天子门生 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
- 45 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
- 46 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 [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
- 47 The Imperial Exam: A Transmigrator's Road to Reversal 科举，穿越人的逆袭之路 [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
- 48 From Humble Beginnings to Minister of State 布衣卿相寒门崛起 A poor scholar’s spirit rings clear, his pen splitting the heavens! When Lin Shen wakes, he finds himself in a thatched hut with a leaking roof. Before him lies his mother, at death’s door and worn to the bone; his young brother is coughing up blood, barely alive; outside, rapacious creditors kick at the door, demanding payment and threatening their lives! In this cruel world, are the poor truly no more than blades of grass? He will wield modern knowledge as a blade and turn the world upside dow 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 From the Start, Everyone Mistook Me for the God of Literature 开局被当成文曲星 [Woman Disguised as a Man + No Romance + System + Imperial Exams and Political Maneuvering + Building a Strong Nation] Xie Yichu is born into an ancient world, retaining her modern memories and accompanied by the “Imperial Exam God System.” Her grandfather, convinced that the God of Literature appeared to him in a dream, raises her as a boy from birth. She is driven by her determination to “have a page of her own in the family genealogy” and her ideal of “peace and prosperity for all.” From then 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Zhuangyuan Emerges from a Farming Family Through the Imperial Exams 科举农门出了个状元郎 After finally making something of himself as an orphan, he opened his eyes in the darkness and found himself a five-year-old idiot in ancient times. From the start, the Husky System tricked him into going deep into the mountains, telling him to be independent and figure out how to survive there alone. To hell with that! I have a home and a family. There’s just one problem: this family is dirt poor! No worries. Getting rich and passing the imperial exams are well within his abilities! This is a s 345Reads6.9Score—14d adds
