chen wen qing

Imperial Examinations: Becoming a Scribe in Ancient Times

Cui Xian, a doctor of Sinology from a prestigious university, accidentally time-traveled into an eight-year-old child from a poor family in Nancheng. He encountered a vicious constable who was抓壮丁 (pressing people into service), and his grandmother had a hard time dealing with the situation even by selling the house. He recognized Pei Jian from the Pei Mansion as his elder brother to get through the difficulties. When coaxing him to go to school, he saved the crown prince and recognized the emperor as his godfather. Later, relying on the imperial power, he fought against local tyrants, received financial support to go to the capital, became the number one scholar by passing the highest imperial examinations at the provincial and metropolitan levels at the age of eight, and he and Pei Jian were both ennobled and made prime ministers, leading their families to achieve a stunning reversal.