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- 101 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 5.1kReads8.5Score397Shelves
- 102 A Farm Boy's Road to Turning His Life Around Through the Imperial Exams 农家少年科举翻身路 In his previous life, Hang Yan had always been a top student, but he never managed to make anything of himself. He went from being a beloved prodigy to a wage slave everyone pitied. People said good grades were useless, but then he was reborn in the womb and returned to an era when studying could change your fate. A dilapidated home, a doting family, I, a genius boy, will pass all six imperial examinations and rise to power over the whole court. Go ahead and tell me studying is useless again. I 126Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 103 I Set Up a Fortune-Telling Stall, and a Snake Demon Came to Repay My Kindness 我摆摊算命，蛇妖前来报恩 Xu Fan transmigrates to Great Wei, a world of demons and martial arts, and gains the [What’s the Point] golden finger. [Host: Xu Fan] [Realm: Mortal] [Talent: One fortune-telling session per day, beginner-level Beast Speech] [Cultivation Method: Body Tempering Art (6/1000)] Nothing is off limits: he can tell fortunes for anyone or anything. Every daily fortune-telling session earns him cultivation experience. He tells the fortune of a red snake. One late night, Xu Fan finds a stunning woman coll 87.2kReads7.7Score9.2kShelves
- 104 I Asked You to Write About Monkeys, and You Wrote Havoc in Heaven on the Spot 让你写猴子，你现场写大闹天宫 [Retelling the Four Great Classical Novels + personal opinions + a blend of semi-classical and modern Chinese] Su Chen opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into another world, where he is taking part in a writing competition. Contestants must write a story based on a given prompt! The production team announces the theme: [Monkeys] Everyone else racks their brains for cliched tales about humans and nature or migrating monkey troops... Drawing on memories from his previous life, 9.9kReads6.1Score774Shelves
- 105 I Only Wanted to Get By, but I Passed the Imperial Exams Six Times in a Row and Shocked the Emperor 本想混口饭，科举连中六元惊陛下 (Alternate history + imperial examinations + heartwarming + everyday family life + one heroine) He Mingfeng transmigrated. The good news: The knowledge in his head was his golden finger. The bad news: He’d become the village idiot. His family was dirt poor, and his grandmother looked at him like he was a burden. A hellish start? No worries! The village idiot suddenly “came to his senses,” leaving the whole village stunned. He caught fish and set up a stall, and had just started making a little m 6.8kReads8.2Score621Shelves
- 106 You Want Me to Open a Breakfast Shop? I Only Open in the Afternoon 让我开早餐店？我下午才营业 [System] [Gourmet Food] [Healing] [Lighthearted Comedy] No heartburn while reading! Enjoy without worry! Fan Li used to manage livestream operations. Under pressure, he developed insomnia, showed up late, and was fired. Then he unexpectedly obtained a God-Tier Breakfast System. But his old daily routine had nothing in common with the schedule of selling breakfast. Customer 1: What! In this godforsaken place, he dares to charge eighty-eight yuan for a steamer of soup dumplings? Customer 2: When i 224.2kReads8.5Score16.3kShelves
- 107 Turning Martial Arts Novels into Masterpieces 从武侠小说开始抄成文豪 [Rebirth + transmigration + golden finger + single heroine + cozy everyday life] [Slow-paced, so don't read if that's not your thing] [The plot involving the Preface to the Prince Teng's Pavilion begins in Chapter 89] After I transmigrated to a parallel world, I discovered that it had none of the famous literary masters everyone knew by heart, nor any of the timeless masterpieces that shone through the ages. So I wrote the Preface to the Prince Teng's Pavilion in my college entrance exam. Examin 2.3kReads7.9Score172Shelves
- 108 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Wander at Leisure; Roaming the Three Realms, I Attain Eternal Life 别人修仙我闲逛，游历三界终长生 [Traveling through the cultivation world] [Not a traditional level-up story] [A Laanke-style beginning] [No heroine] [No angst] [Not brainless] The protagonist transmigrates into the Three Realms, hoping to cling to a powerful patron and seek immortality, only to discover a book called the Record of All Spirits of the Mountains and Seas deep in his mind. The book has one flaw: meditating and cultivating doesn’t increase his progress, and secluding himself to cultivate is guaranteed to get him no 81.8kReads8.5Score7.7kShelves
- 109 Today the System Turned a Blind Eye and Abandoned Me. Tomorrow I’ll Reach the Summit and Make the System Beg in Vain 今日系统眼拙弃我而去，他日我登上巅峰让系统求而不得 The System was blind and abandoned me today. One day, I’ll reach the summit and make the System beg for me, only to be rejected. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Transmigrate to Take the Imperial Exams? No, I'll Be the Chief Examiner Instead 穿越考科举？不，我直接当主考官 Other people transmigrate, study hard for ten years, and burn the midnight oil to make the imperial examination rankings. Me, Lin Zhijie... Emperor: “You are truly gifted, sir! Would you be willing to serve as an official and help me shoulder the burdens of state?” Me (modestly waving my hand): “Being an official is too exhausting. I just want to be a layabout.” Emperor (after a moment's thought): “In that case, you can be a chief examiner!” Inner thoughts: “Only two months of work a year, an ea 442Reads7.7Score112Shelves
- 111 I Am the Biological Child of the Dragon-Prince's Emperor Father 我，是龙傲天父皇亲生的崽 [Just started posting, ratings will rise] As the daughter of the God King, Yuan Cuo’s life was one long tragedy. Her birth mother desperately wanted her younger brother to take the throne, and forced Yuan Cuo to serve as his stepping stone. Her father was cold and heartless, treating her as nothing more than a marriage alliance tool. Her friend was two-faced, joining forces with others to tear her limb from limb. Unwilling to suffer through life all over again, Yuan Cuo only wanted to die quick 18.5kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
- 112 A Woman in a Man’s Body: Lord Fuguang Goes on a Killing Spree 女穿男：扶光君他杀疯了 [Female-to-Male Transmigration + No Romance + Literary Plagiarism + Jinx + Aristocratic Scion’s Exam Success Story] Also known as: The Azure Luan Chronicles Song Hezhen was a brilliant academic in the 22nd century, a top student who graduated from Cambridge with two doctorates. After completing her studies, she was just about to return home and contribute to her country’s development. But life is unpredictable: the plane she was on crashed, and just like that, Song Hezhen kicked the bucket! When 4.7kReads7.4Score525Shelves
- 113 The First Female Chancellor of Dayue 大越第一女丞相 [Also known as: Me, the Female Supporting Character, the Sky Screen Says I Am an Everlasting Celebrated Stateswoman] [Alternate history, no romance, feel-good story, ensemble cast, transmigrates into a book as a female supporting character, golden finger, sky screen trope, heroine is a celebrated stateswoman] When she opened her eyes again, Pei Zhiyue had become the vicious female supporting character in a novel, driven mad by love. In her previous life, burdened with a gravely ill body, all sh 6.6kReads8.8Score594Shelves
- 114 Showbiz: You're the Original Singer, So What Am I? 文娱：你是原唱，那我是什么？ [Classic-copying author + hit songwriter + brainless power fantasy + secret identities + no heroine] Jiang Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, a world starved of entertainment and culture. Someone steals his original song right from the start, so he promptly produces proof of copyright and humiliates a mega-influencer. He joins a major company, hoping to turn his life around by copying classic songs, only to find that every song becomes a hit. His song “Childhood” shoots straight to number one, while 22.4kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 115 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 9.8kReads8.3Score838Shelves
- 116 The Imperial Exams: From Poor Scholar to Shocking the Entire Court 科举：从寒门书生到惊爆满朝文武 (Imperial examinations + farming + no System + transmigration) (Has a CP; the male lead is devoted and never flirts around) Though Landowner Lin's family is fabulously wealthy, every member of the clan is short, plump, and sturdy, looking like they were born lucky! But his son, Lin Bei, is strikingly handsome, tall and elegant, and stands out in any crowd. Gazing at his reflection in the water, Lin Bei couldn't help sighing: A man who isn't charming in his youth has wasted it. His wet nurse 873Reads—Score111Shelves
- 117 The Daily Life of a Minor Official's Son Preparing for the Imperial Exams 小官之子科举日常 [Woman Transmigrates into a Man + Imperial Exams + Farmer's Son + No Problematic Family Members + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger] Lin He, a graduate student in history, transmigrates into the Great Qi, a dynasty that never existed in history, and goes from being a woman to a man. His family has nothing to its name: his father is a catlike academic prodigy, his mother a tigerlike farmer, and Lin He's life is a constant struggle. Fortunately, his father earned the jinshi degree early on, a 1.8kReads8.8Score123Shelves
- 118 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 24.8kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
- 119 Showbiz: Sweeping Across Blue Star from the Composing Department 文娱：从作曲部开始横扫蓝星 (The rating has just come out, so it'll gradually rise.) [Copycat Writer + No Romance + Copies Everything + Wish Fulfillment + Secret Identity] Tang Tian: A first-year acting student with absolutely terrible acting skills. System: Detected someone nearby having a meltdown. Reward: one Earth song. One week later, Tang Tian joins the composition department, and every song she writes becomes a hit. A month later, industry bigwigs are lining up to add her as a friend. 5.8kReads8.2Score305Shelves
- 120 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 1.5kReads8.7Score161Shelves
- 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 2.8kReads6.9Score209Shelves
- 122 The Long Road to the Imperial Exams as a Farmer's Son 穿成农家子的漫漫科举路 He dies unexpectedly, but by Heaven's grace, Zhang Ze is given a new life and born into the womb of a peasant woman. At just five years old, Zhang Ze solemnly tells his parents, “Father, Mother, your little Ze wants to go to school...” Living a decent life in ancient times is incredibly difficult. A simple chill can take your life, not to mention the crushing taxes and forced labor. Zhang Ze understands better than anyone that only earning an official degree can improve his family's life. Even t 2.6kReads7.3Score144Shelves
- 123 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—Shelves
- 124 I Only Wanted to Pass the Civil Service Exams, but They Forced Her to Seize the Throne 本想科举做官，非逼她谋朝篡位 (The comic adaptation is now available) [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Female Empowerment] [Imperial Exams, No Disguise as a Man] [Political Scheming] [Reincarnated in the Womb] [A Light Ensemble Cast] Yu Zhao transmigrates. In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage and worked herself to the bone, finally graduating at twenty with a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. Just as she joined a research institute and was on the verge of a bright future, a sudden pebble struck her dead. When sh 7.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 125 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 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 After Dropping Dragon Raja, I Became a Hit on Variety Shows 断更龙族后，我上综艺爆红全网 [Entertainment + Everyday Life + One Heroine, Xiao Tian] (Completed normally) After transmigrating, Cheng Che decided to be someone who lives for a laugh. First, he became a web novelist, then he entered the entertainment industry. His motto was to leave the sadness to others and keep the happiness for himself. When writing web novels, he plagiarized Dragon Raja. He killed Xia Mi off and made the top ten trending searches, breaking into the mainstream. Then he killed Erii off and shot straight t 103.9kReads8.5Score10.2kShelves
- 127 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 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 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 2.9kReads9.0Score210Shelves
- 129 The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 离婚当天，我成了首富继承人 The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 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 13.6kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
- 131 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 69.9kReads8.5Score6kShelves
- 132 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 486Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 133 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 944Reads7.5Score107Shelves
- 134 God of Theater: You Told Me to Stay Away from the Protagonist, but I Went and Saved the World 戏神，让你远离主角，你却去救世 [Transmigrate into a Book + God of Drama Fanfiction + System + No Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite + Two Male Leads] Thanks for asking. I'm in God of Drama, landed in a bandit den, and the moment I opened my eyes, I was missing a kidney. Jiang Huai was struck by a bolt from the blue. [Listen up, your mission is to zzz… the protagonist group… zzz… human civilization… zzz… save the world… zzz…] The useless System went offline halfway through explaining the mission. Luckily, Jiang Huai had recentl 42.7kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves
- 135 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—Shelves
- 136 The Abandoned Heir Places First in the Imperial Exam, and Ten Thousand Riders Storm the Marquis’s Mansion 被弃世子中状元，万骑踏平侯府门 [Imperial Examinations + Reborn in the Womb + Court Politics + Revenge + System] Shen Shufan was reborn in the womb as the heir to a marquis’s estate, only to be knocked unconscious and thrown into a river. No problem: ever heard of the Proficiency System? The impoverished Shen family, a humble family of scholars, found a poor child in a freezing river. Little did they know he was an imperial-examination genius! Other families considered it a blessing from their ancestors if even one person pass 23.3kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
- 137 I Plunder Classics to Become a Literary Giant, and the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing 搬空名著当文豪，国家求我别封笔 [Literary plagiarism + opposing secret identities + no System + parallel world + lighthearted + growth + one heroine] Also known as: “Plundering the Classics to Become a Literary Giant, the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing” and “You Asked Me to Write Horror, So Why Did You Scare the Whole Internet?” Reborn in a parallel world bursting with technology but barren of entertainment, Lin Que finds a world with no ghost stories and no uplifting masterpieces. Lin Que smiles. “I'll bring this world a 61.5kReads8.0Score5.5kShelves
- 138 The Demon Venerable Is Reborn as a Baby and Helps His Father Pass the Imperial Exams 魔尊胎穿崽，陪爹考科举 [Reborn and reincarnated from infancy; farming in the early stages; imperial exams in the middle; officialdom later on; warm family bonds; no romance; adored by everyone] The Demon Lord Shen Yan got a fresh start one day, only to be reborn by mistake as a child born to a cuckold. His cheap father had been cuckolded so badly that his head was practically green-black. So what? At least he had a father now! His father was in poor health? No problem. Three-year-old Shen Yan dragged over a big stool, 1.3kReads9.0Score110Shelves
- 139 Gender Swap: I Transmigrated into a Female-Oriented Tragedy and Simulated My Way to a Killing Spree 性转：穿进女频虐文我模拟杀疯了 [Gender Transformation] [Single, Though the Simulations Include Some Wild Plots Involving Marriage, So Read with Caution If That Bothers You] [95% Simulation, No Filler] [A Brutal Cultivation System Inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Climbing Up Step by Step from the Mortal World] [Grounded, Not a Power Fantasy] After transmigrating for sixteen years, Lin Shuangwan finally got her golden finger. [Ding! Fate Simulator activated.] [Host can preview any future event in the simulation sp 49.3kReads8.2Score6kShelves
- 140 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 3.5kReads8.9Score227Shelves
- 141 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. 3.1kReads8.8Score233Shelves
- 142 Eunuch Su's Road to the Imperial Exams 苏公公的科举之路 Chief eunuch Su Weisheng had finally endured his way to retirement, only to die unexpectedly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a five-year-old child a century later, and all his enemies were dead! His relatives were unkind, and his parents were weak. Su Weisheng consoled himself: At least in this life, I won't have to be a eunuch. I can live with that! He takes on the worst of the family, manages the household, and studies for the imperial examinations. Only after achieving fame and 9.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 143 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 328Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Little Brother, If I Call You Dad, Do You Dare Answer? 弟弟，姐叫你一声爹你敢答应吗？ [Transmigration + imperial examinations + martial world + farming + sister and brother + ensemble cast + playing the fool to catch the tiger off guard + feel-good + comedy + getting rich + transmigrating into a book] Transmigrated? Turned into a six-year-old little girl? Not bad. It’s like getting to grow young again. That troublesome little brother came along too? Not bad. At least I’ll have some company. My little brother turned into my dad? Not bad. I can accept that. Accept it, my foot! 38.6kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
- 145 From the Start, I Cut Down My Kin, Top the Imperial Exams, and Slay My Way Through the Court 开局先灭亲，科举中状元杀穿朝堂 [Historical fantasy + imperial examinations + transmigration + rebirth + court politics + power struggles] Zhao Jingyu, a screenwriter with a modest reputation in the entertainment industry, watched a video about ancient male entertainers and had the misfortune of transmigrating into the body of one. He has no intention of becoming a helpless victim for others to bully. Anyone who picks on him gets wiped out! His shameless grandfather covets his body? Wiped out! His corrupt second uncle aids and 363Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 146 The Imperial Exams? Just Another Way to Take the Civil Service Exam! 科举？不过是换个地方考公罢了！ [Civil Service + Imperial Exams + Humble Origins + Transmigration + Slow-Paced + Historical + No System + Not Brain-Dead] Lin Shuheng spent years grinding away at an entry-level civil service job. He had just passed his evaluation and was about to be promoted to deputy section chief. While imagining how he’d climb the ranks step by step, he died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. With the imperial exams looming, the original owner had been —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 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 18.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
- 148 The Imperial Exams: A Bookish Son in a Clan of Illiterates 科举：九族文盲出了个读书郎 [Complete] [Imperial Examinations] [Transmigration + No System] [No heroine in the early story; there may or may not be one later, and if there is, she won't get much page time] Not a single person in the Gu clan, spanning nine generations, could read or write. Even the family genealogy had been written by the clan chief through a mixture of guesswork and asking around. Then, all of a sudden, this family produced a scholar. At first, the villagers and the Gu clan relatives had little faith in Gu 81.7kReads8.7Score9.3kShelves
- 149 A Farmer's Son at Dawn, an Emperor's Courtier by Dusk 朝为农家郎，暮登天子堂 (There's family drama, petty squabbles, rural life, outrageous oddballs, life in government, and much more.) After spending nearly ten years in a daze as an idiot, Tang Wenfeng fell into the water one day and finally came to his senses, now with a modern mind inside him. To avoid taxes, make a fortune, lie flat and enjoy himself, and secure a carefree life for the future, Tang Wenfeng decided to sit the imperial examinations. Who knew that an unexpected turn of events would put him on the 6.6kReads8.4Score447Shelves
- 150 My Readers Are All Over the World 我的读者遍布全球 [No CP + Secret Identities + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [How the Protagonist Became the Creator of a Global, Phenomenon-Level IP] Xia Ren is a world-famous novelist whose work has taken the globe by storm. After pushing her body to its limits, she dies suddenly at home, just as expected. Then the System drags her back to the age of eighteen. Xia Ren looks at the still-barren entertainment market before her, then at the entertainment pavilion in the System’s space, which contains works from all thr 57.4kReads9.1Score8.3kShelves
