Our Family Has Been Rebelling for Generations, and You Won First Prize in the Imperial Examination?

Qin Feng transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty to face a catastrophic start: his entire family has been notorious rebels for generations. His father is a mountain bandit chief with a bounty on his head, his mother is a secret society saintess plotting an uprising, and his grandparents are former regime loyalists. With the empire at the peak of its power, execution at the town square is only a matter of time for his doomed clan. Determined to survive, Qin Feng decides the only way to clear their name is through the imperial examination. While the rest of his family schemes, loots, and fights, Qin Feng buries himself in books—reading during bandit raids, hostage exchanges, and even visits to pleasure houses. His hard work pays off when he achieves the ultimate scholarly triumph, finishing as the top scorer in the imperial exams. Faced with an enraged family of outlaws when the truth comes to light, a resourceful Qin Feng immediately defends himself: "Becoming a court official is just deep cover; it's all for the grand cause of rebellion!" Years later, draped in a dragon robe and seated upon the throne, Qin Feng looks down at the kowtowing ministers and sighs, "The ancestors were right—taking the exam to enter the capital is far harder than fighting your way in."