The Fearsome Scholar

Chen Jinnian woke up to find he had transmigrated to ancient times and become a lowly scholar in the Great Qian Dynasty. Unfortunately, the original owner was a debauched gambler and womanizer, guilty of every vice and hated by everyone.

So Chen Jinnian pulled a few clever tricks, became a crooked merchant, entered the imperial court, and swept across the realm as a scholar from a humble family.