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- 151 The Road to Success Through the Imperial Examinations 科举之青云路 In his previous life, Lu Sheng was a spoiled rich kid. After being born into a farming family, he regains his memories at the age of three when his cousin pushes him to the ground over two pieces of pork crackling. Among the four paths of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, working for someone else is out of the question. With his poor knowledge of farming, he couldn't even support himself, so it looks like the imperial examinations are his only way to change his fate. From then on, Lu S 1.8kReads7.7Score12414d adds
- 152 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
- 153 A Scholar from a Humble Home 寒窗读书人 Bystanders: Xu Sandan’s life is over (watching the drama unfold…) Family: What’s going to become of Sandan? (worrying…) Xu Heng (Xu Sandan): My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s (striving…) A story about Xu Heng, who transmigrates into a desperate situation from the start. With a disabled body and a poor family, he fights against a cruel fate step by step through his own efforts, ultimately turning his life around. An uplifting story about farming, cozy everyday life, and hard work. P.S. Ther 4.2kReads8.6Score33114d adds
- 154 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
- 155 Trying to Inherit My Family's Wealth? I Disguised Myself as a Man and Took the Imperial Exams, Winning All Six Honors 吃绝户？我女扮男装科举六元及第 [Imperial Examinations + No CP + A Woman Disguised as a Man (She Reveals Her Identity Once She Holds Great Power) + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast] Reborn into an ancient farming family as its only “son,” she is so despised by her entire clan that they wish she would die soon so they can seize the Lu family's estate. Lu Ming: That's no problem. So what if they try to trip her up and stop her from taking a master? She'll walk the road to success no matter what! After observing mourning for t 1.2kReads8.6Score24414d adds
- 156 Scraping by in the Great Tang 在大唐苟活 [A forty-year-old mind + a twenty-year-old body = a socially anxious shut-in.] [Restoring ancient buildings + a ball lightning strike = the ninth year of Wude.] [Seen through the eyes of a passerby, this is a story of keeping a low profile in Tang dynasty China during the Zhenguan era. There are quiet moments, as well as dramatic twists and turns.] [Memory = a golden finger. Taking things one step at a time, how can I find my footing? Let me tell it all, bit by bit.] A timid, introverted, meek m 9.8kReads7.3Score66914d adds
- 157 A Northern Song Dynasty Guide to Climbing the Official Ladder 北宋升官手册 The ratings just opened. They'll go up later. [Historical Transmigration] [Imperial Examinations] [Officialdom] [Political Intrigue] [Farming] [No System] What were the regrets of the Northern Song Dynasty? Was it that Liu Yong's lyrics were sung throughout the land, while he himself spent half his life in disappointment? Was it that Fan Zhongyan cared deeply for the realm, yet his Qingli Reforms were abandoned halfway through? Or was it the unfulfilled ambition to pacify the Rong, amid the nort 1.3kReads7.2Score11714d adds
- 158 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
- 159 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 [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
- 160 I Have a Secret Realm Connected to Every Dynasty 我有个秘境通各朝各代 At 76, he’s still working for the Heavenly Dao. He is Yang Guang reborn, making amends for Yang Guang’s sins. Zhu Yuanzhang arrives, Li Shimin arrives, the First Emperor arrives, and so do the Han founder and Emperor Wu... He discovers that historical figures are more than names or labels. They are real people, with virtues and flaws shaped by their times, not something to be judged on a whim. He takes crown princes as disciples, hoping to carry on their policies and build a golden age of Chines 1.7kReads—Score10014d adds
- 161 The Republic of Great Song 大宋共和国 Zeng Shouyi, a modern materials engineer, is transported back to the Northern Song dynasty after a laboratory accident. He becomes the unknown illegitimate son of Zeng Gongliang, the famed chancellor of Quanzhou. With his ability to improve technologies already available in the Song dynasty, his foresight into the course of history, and the introduction of modern management ideas, he rises from a son marginalized by his family. He develops overseas trade in Quanzhou and builds a commercial empir 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 You’re a Civil Service Exam Tutor, So How Did You Become the Imperial Preceptor? 你一个公考讲师，咋成国师了？ [Imperial examinations] + [Mentor-and-student ensemble] + [Political maneuvering] Chen Wen, a top civil-service exam instructor, transmigrates to Great Xia and becomes a teacher. From the start, he has a dilapidated academy and three troublesome students. Chen Wen says, “No problem. This is what I do.” He uses logic to deconstruct the eight-legged essay, policy-analysis techniques to write policy papers, and interview skills to ace the palace exam. From topping the county exams to earning top ho 34.2kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 163 Life in Ancient Times as a Posthumous Child 遗腹子的古代生活 [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 11.3kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 164 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
- 165 Zhang Juzheng's Unusual Life 张居正的别样人生 Imperial examinations, a soul transmigration, and saving the Ming from collapse. Zhang Juzheng, the six-time examination laureate, will no longer keep his head down in this life. I’ll beat Yan Shifan to a pulp. I’ll raise Longqing well, so the Jiajing Emperor can devote himself to cultivating in peace. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏，家有儿女等米下锅 [A clerk is no official, and the desk is a mountain of blades] [No errors in the ledger, every stroke of the brush decides joy and sorrow] The male lead had only just transmigrated when someone cracked him over the back of the head. After missing work for three days, he nearly got struck off the rolls. His father thought he was saddled with two useless dependents. His older brother thought he was too inflexible to make money. His fourth younger brother feared his lowly clerk's status would tarni 168.6kReads9.2Score22.9k14d adds
- 167 A Bandit in Late Ming China: My First Heist Was Sun Chuanting 在明末当山贼第一次就抢了孙传庭 While traveling, Zhou Yan's mind wandered for a moment, and he found himself in the eighth year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty. Forced to become a bandit, he never expected the first person he robbed to be Sun Chuanting, the last pillar of the Ming Empire. With Zhou Yan's arrival, will the crumbling Han dynasty still fall? Will Sun Chuanting, whose death was said to mark the fall of the Ming, still die in battle at Tong Pass? Will Lu Xiangsheng, praised as a once-in-a-generation talent 69.2kReads8.6Score7.8k14d adds
- 168 The Tenth Year of Wanli: Taking Up My Post in Liaodong 万历十年：就藩辽东 The tenth year of the Wanli reign was a watershed moment for the Ming Empire. A host of upheavals converged that year, sending the dynasty down a path wholly different from the one laid out by history. Zhang Juzheng, the “Duke of Jiangling,” passed away. With the reformer who had upheld the “Wanli Renaissance” gone, a pillar of the empire collapsed. His unfinished reforms came to an abrupt halt, and old abuses in the bureaucracy returned. Ma Fang, a renowned general on the northern frontier, die 3kReads7.5Score20014d adds
- 169 The Imperial Exams: They All Say I'm the Star of Literature Reborn 科举，他们都说我是文曲星下凡 (This book blends elements of the imperial examinations, romance, court politics, bureaucratic intrigue, warfare, and more.) Zhao Lin was the youngest professor of classical Chinese literature in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he becomes a young scholar in the Great Zhou, celebrated as a “star of literary talent” and a “child prodigy.” But the Grand Examiner declares him “frivolous by nature, destined to achieve nothing.” With his reputation on the verge of collapse, he draws on the extraordinary 1.3kReads8.7Score14914d adds
- 170 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
- 171 A Song Dynasty Civil Servant’s Guide to Slacking Off 北宋文官摸鱼手册 This is a laugh-out-loud history of the Song dynasty. It's hilarious, but meticulously researched, packed with solid material from official histories. And although it's rigorous, it's never dull: it brings the real Northern Song to life in the most humorous, funny, down-to-earth language. How could people from humble backgrounds turn their lives around? What wisdom can we draw from the turbulent careers of top-tier star scholar-officials? What was it really like to be a civil official in the Nor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 A History of the Southern Ming (Two-Volume Set) 南明史（全二册） A nation on the brink of ruin still descends into infighting, and even in its final days, the infighting continues! Nothing is more absurd than human nature. In March 1644, Li Zicheng's Great Shun forces captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. When news reached Nanjing, the Southern Capital, the question of who would be enthroned became urgent. Civil and military officials alike scrambled to make a name for themselves before the new ruler, each hoping to claim the credit for 6.8kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 173 A Young Master's Daily Life as a Scholar in Ancient Times 古代少爷读书日常 Also known as Back to the Days of Youth at Yuzhang and The Eldest Legitimate Grandson’s Code The everyday life of a young nobleman in ancient times, a favored son of heaven (school + family life, etc.) Yuzhang’s spirited yet chaotic student life at the Imperial Academy! P.S. He transmigrates into a book, with no golden finger and no CP, though he does have a wife who serves as a tool and whom he feels no affection for. The male lead will take the imperial examinations and become an official. The 5.6kReads6.9Score49514d adds
- 174 Crowned by the Way of Letters: A Sage from Humble Beginnings Subdues the Heavens 文道冠冕：寒门至圣镇诸天 This is a world of literary cultivation, where poetry can slay enemies and essays can bring peace to the realm. The Holy Academy controls the ranks of literary scholars; ten kingdoms vie for power, the barbarians threaten the borders, and the demon race runs rampant. With no new Sage in a hundred years, the way of literature has fallen silent. Su Mo, an orphan from a poor family, unexpectedly binds himself to the Literary Inheritance System and unlocks the poems and timeless essays passed down t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Borderland Veteran: I Pick Up a Fallen Empress from the Start 边关悍卒：开局捡个亡国女帝 (The comic adaptation, The Lonely City Shines Across Mountains and Rivers, is now available. Please check it out.) More than a decade after the Yu Dynasty was founded, aristocratic clans dominate the court and govern through civil rule. The border troops go unpaid year after year, and their lives are worth less than grass. Shen Lie was an elite soldier in his previous life. After transmigrating, he becomes a dull-witted frontier soldier whom everyone can bully at Heihe Fort, the foremost outpost 73kReads8.6Score5.6k14d adds
- 176 An Lushan, Rebel Minister of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝叛臣安禄山 He was an obscure Hu tribesman from Yingzhou, born into lowly circumstances and tossed about by the chaos of the age from childhood. With patience, ruthless resolve, and fluency in six languages, he clawed his way up from the bottom, surviving as a trader at the frontier markets. Amid the blood and steel of the northern borderlands, he fought his way onto the road to power. People saw only his belly hanging down past his knees and his affable, foolish air, how he fawned over everyone he met and 1.7kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 177 A Pen That Shapes the Nation: From Township to Provincial Government 笔定山河：从乡镇到省府 Lin Chen, a talented student from a poor family in southern Hunan, brings his gift for writing to a remote township in the north and begins his career as a grassroots civil servant. The confusion of living in a strange place and the infighting at work never dim his original ideals. With his solid writing skills and practical sense of responsibility, he distinguishes himself through challenges such as flood relief and rural revitalization, earning the support of benefactors like Zhao Deshan and L 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Rise and Fall of the World Are Mine to Rule 天下兴亡我为王 “Chief, you're awake?”… What do you mean, transmigrating here didn't come with a golden finger? What do you mean the government troops are coming to wipe out our stronghold? What do you mean an age of chaos is about to begin? Then there's only one thing to do: step forward, throw myself into the fray, and fight my way through this chaotic age… 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 My Entire Clan! Supports My Imperial Exams 全族！供我科举 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 13.8kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 180 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
- 181 The Imperial Exam: Top of the Six Tests, Reshaping the Workplace 科举，六元及第整顿职场 (No System, no golden finger, one female lead) (A slow-burn story) In the 21st century, the only person in Tianhai University’s history to earn master’s degrees in both the arts and sciences suddenly transmigrates into the body of a poor farmer’s son in ancient times. Looking at the bare walls of his home and the family who place all their hopes in him, Wang Ping can only gaze at the heavens in speechless resignation. Since all other pursuits are inferior and only scholarship is esteemed, he wi 943Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 182 The Great Tang's Ode: Saving the World and Bringing Peace to the People 大唐赋之济世安民 This novel tells the sweeping, legendary story of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang! Most of it is based on real history, though I've added some artistic touches and a few personal insights. I wrote this book because I like an actor. I hope that one day I can see him wearing a ceremonial robe embroidered with the twelve imperial symbols. He would look absolutely wonderful! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 A Pure Heart Climbs the Ranks 赤子登阶 [Alternate World + Reincarnated as a Baby + Imperial Exams + Martial Arts + Everyday Life + No Golden Finger] Yang Yuan never imagined he’d wake up one day as a swaddled baby in ancient times. He never imagined that in this strange world, with no System, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger of any kind, he’d have to rely on himself, one step at a time: rolling over, crawling, standing, then memorizing the Thousand Character Classic. He began his studies at three, learned martial arts at fou 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 I Transmigrated into a Book About the Imperial Exams and Brought Home a Fussy Little Wife 穿书科举，娶了个小作精回家 [Imperial examinations + sweet romance + face-slapping + infrastructure development and rising through the ranks: a scheming, smug transmigrated playboy x a spoiled, somewhat crafty but not too calculating troublemaker] Xie Zi'an is a spoiled young master who transmigrates into a book, becoming the husband of the villainess. In the original story, the man he replaces is framed and found alone with the unconscious Xu Nansong. The two are forced to marry, but after the wedding, he discovers that X 23kReads8.7Score2.5k14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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
- 187 He Fengzi 贺疯子 1. This is a dark take on the Ming dynasty, centered on rebellion, with grand-scale battles and a brutal, bloody aesthetic. Ming loyalists should read with caution. 2. This is a transmigration story, but the protagonist’s golden finger is deliberately limited, in an effort to stay close to the historical realities of warfare at the end of the Ming dynasty. 3. In this novel, a soul from the future originally intended to possess Sun Chuanting, but through a twist of fate became He Renlong instead. 711Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 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
- 189 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
- 190 The Emperors of the Liu Family 老刘家的那些皇帝 When we talk about the Han dynasty, we are talking about more than the rise and fall of a dynasty. We are talking about a family legacy and its perseverance across centuries. The Emperors of the Old Liu Family traces the Liu emperors to take a fresh look at the history of the Western and Eastern Han dynasties. It steps away from the grand narrative of traditional histories and focuses instead on the individual people seated on the imperial throne. We see Liu Bang's common touch coexisting with h 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Yuxi Case Records 玉溪笔录 Ensemble cast + farming + women taking the imperial exams without disguising themselves as men + everyday family life Most of the poems in this work are original. Everyone's welcome to discuss them! Serious synopsis: Follow Liu Yuxi as she records the chaos and laughter of the Liu family compound, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, and their journey as they grow up. Most of the plot draws on historical precedents. The nine-year-old prodigy is based on Lin Youyu of the Song dynasty. Main pl —Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 192 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
- 193 An Ordinary Life for a Workaholic in Ancient Times 卷王在古代的普通人生 Chen Rui, an agriculture student in the modern era, transmigrates to the fictional Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the great-grandson of Chen Wang, a former company commander who has retired from military service to farm. With his family’s help, he enters officialdom through the imperial examinations and uses his knowledge to make sure the people under his jurisdiction have enough to eat. A heads-up: this isn’t a conventional power fantasy. It has a laid-back, slice-of-life feel, and the male lead 1.8kReads8.3Score13714d adds
- 194 I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份 (A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo 33.1kReads9.0Score4k14d adds
- 195 Sister, I Passed the Imperial Examination! 阿姐，我中举了！ Scholar Chen studied hard all his life but never passed the provincial examination. Before he died, he told his eldest daughter, “You must make sure your younger brother studies and earns an official title. Otherwise, I won’t be able to rest in peace!” An elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister is like a mother. Bearing her father’s final wish, Chen Zhaodi resolutely laid down her terms: “If you want to marry me, you must send my little brother to school.” While everyone else in the 4.7kReads8.6Score34414d adds
- 196 The Sixteen Kingdoms: The Greatest God of War 十六国：第一战神 [Updates promptly every day at 9:00 and 9:10 a.m.] What dynasty came between the Three Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties? How devastating was the Uprising of the Five Barbarians? How did the Murong clan rise from a small tribe to dominate the north? How did it fall, and how did it attempt to restore its rule? At thirteen, he was already renowned as the bravest warrior in the army. Through his own efforts, he changed Chinese history several times, earning the title “The Greatest Go 1.2kReads6.5Score10214d adds
- 197 I Made My Way to Prosperity Through the Imperial Exams 我靠科举奔小康 There are awful people. No golden finger (Though being a modern person who transmigrates might be the biggest golden finger of all!) After transmigrating, Song Zhixue wants only to change his life of toiling in the fields from dawn till dusk. 20.1kReads8.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 198 Late Ming: Stop Rushing Me! This Governor Just Wants to Slack Off 明末：别催了！我这巡抚只想摸鱼 Chen Du, a modern office drone, transmigrated into the late Ming Dynasty as the son of a Sichuan merchant. He spent all forty thousand taels of silver he had just to buy an easy government post in Zhejiang, where he could lie flat and stay alive. But Chongzhen issued an order transferring him straight to Shanxi, making him governor of the province: a northern frontier death trap that his predecessor had failed to escape despite submitting seventeen resignation letters. Beacon fires blazed acros 751Reads—Score12314d adds
- 199 The Sun and Moon Beneath One Sky: Princess Taiping 日月当空：太平公主 Princess Taiping was one of the most controversial and legendary female political figures in Chinese history, a thorny yet dazzling rose in the splendor of the High Tang. The most beloved daughter of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, she married Xue Shao at sixteen in a wedding procession stretching ten miles, hoping for a peaceful life. But she was implicated in Xue Yi's treason case and watched her husband starve to death in prison, shattering her dreams. She put away her innocence 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 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
