Top Scholar of the Ming Dynasty: Caught in the North-South Examination Scandal From the Start!

After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Ciwen is reduced to a down-and-out scholar. He studies hard for years and finally passes the imperial examinations as the top scholar, only for one disaster after another to strike. In the thirtieth year of Hongwu, the Southern and Northern Examination Scandal erupts. As the newly crowned top scholar, he can hardly escape interrogation. Fortunately, Li Jinglong’s arrival turns things around, and Zhu Yuanzhang is finally convinced that Zhang really does have talent. The Blue Jade case is still sending shock waves through the court, and the government is short on talent. Worried that he’ll have no one capable to rely on after his death, Zhu Yuanzhang makes an exception and spares Zhang. Afterward, Zhu Yuanzhang does everything he can to leave a few more capable civil officials for the Crown Prince’s son. From then on, at the court of the Jianwen Emperor, someone finally dares to stand up and say “No.”