Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

Big week.

Yunxiang County.

Daliu Village.

"Strike! Strike me hard, you bastard!"

"Hang him up, wet him, and whip him. Let's see if he dares to study again!"

"Why learn to study like other people? There are so many things to learn!"

Many villagers stood solemnly at the Qin family's door, carrying knives in their hands.

Something terrible has happened.

A traitor emerged from the den of thieves, and young master Qin Feng secretly passed the imperial examination with top honors.

It is said that the messenger has already traveled halfway and will arrive by tomorrow at the latest.

"I'm afraid we'll have to go up the mountain again. Isn't it supposed to be a big heist in the capital? This is going to be something really big."

"I was wondering why you took so long. Turns out you were secretly going to take the provincial and imperial examinations."

"I'm speechless. I'm truly speechless. Why can't they just sleep with girls in brothels, gamble some money in casinos, or even rob a few people and kill them? Why do they have to study?!"

"..."

We've all managed to hide our identities here, but now that our young master has become the top scholar in the imperial examination, the messenger will surely expose us.

At that point, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to kill someone and continue hiding in the mountains.

In the courtyard.

"Snapped!"

The wet whip lashed hard across his back.

Qin Feng grimaced in pain, not daring to utter a sound.

The old man, the old woman, the father, and the mother—four people from two generations—were all fighting in a chaotic manner.

The louder they make a sound, the harder they get hit.

"You don't sleep with the girls in your grandmother's brothel, you don't gamble with your grandfather's money, you don't attend the rituals of your mother's White Lotus sect, and you don't participate in banditry and violence in the mountains. Why don't you learn something else? Studying like everyone else???"

Qin Dali held a whip in his hand, his face red with anger.

The Qin family has been rebelling for generations. Go back a few generations, and every one of their portraits was posted in the most conspicuous place at the city gate.

I never expected this.

In his generation, a traitor actually emerged!

The son developed a strong "reading addiction" and secretly became the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

If he hadn't gone to the county town to kidnap someone last night and taken a special look at the town gate, he would still be completely in the dark.

孽 孽!

"Father, let me explain..."

Qin Feng's lips twitched, and he hurriedly raised his head to explain.

There's nothing I can do!

After transmigrating a few years ago and receiving the memories of his predecessor, Qin Feng immediately wanted to delete the account and start over!

When others transmigrate, they are either members of the royal family, sons of officials, or at the very least, members of wealthy and powerful families.

It's better with him.

His biological father was the leader of Longtou Mountain stronghold, with thousands of bandits under his command, and was a wanted criminal by the imperial court for many years.

Her mother was the Holy Maiden of the Lotus Sect, who bewitched people and had tens of thousands of followers. She was a notorious murderer in the martial arts world.

My grandfather's rebellion failed, and his portrait was plastered all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Grandma is a remnant of the previous dynasty...

With this kind of family environment, the whole family will probably run into each other at the market every morning and evening!

If the Great Zhou Dynasty were to collapse and disasters were to break out, then rebellion would be an option. Perhaps with a single call to arms, they could actually storm the capital.

But the problem is.

After Qin Feng inquired about the situation in the Great Zhou, he completely gave up hope.

Their country is prosperous and powerful, with a strong and well-equipped military.

To rebel under such circumstances is like a mouse licking a cat's ass—it's courting death!

After much deliberation, I realized there was only one way to save myself!

Become an official through the imperial examination!

Only by becoming an official can one have the opportunity to clear the Qin family's name.

From then on, Qin Feng became addicted to reading and, relying on his background as a top liberal arts student before his transmigration, diligently studied for the imperial examinations.

He was reading while playing with girls, he was reading while visiting gambling dens, he was reading while robbing, and he was reading even during a shootout.

at last……

The problem arose at the stage of identity recommendation, which is essentially a political vetting process.

Left with no other choice, Qin Feng led his men to kidnap dozens of old scholars, forged false identities, and obtained letters of recommendation.

Only in this way can one successfully participate in the imperial examination.

But no one expected that the ancient imperial examinations would be so difficult.

He performed exceptionally well in the first round of the children's exam, but barely managed to get last place.

As for the provincial examination, metropolitan examination, and palace examination that followed, they had no chance at all!

Left with no other option, Qin Feng could only try every possible method to increase his chances of success.

Selling fake review questions, bribing the hotels where candidates stay, poisoning all the wells in the city, using prostitutes to lure candidates into honey traps, and disturbing their studies with noise at night...

at last.

As the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and through his own hard work, he overcame all obstacles and successfully participated in the palace examination.

Those who frequently travel back in time to ancient times know that as long as you participate in the imperial examination, even if you come in last place, you can at least become a minor official in a remote county.

By then, with the emperor far away and the entire county at its disposal, clearing the Qin family's name would be no problem at all.

Listening to music by the railing, arranging flowers and playing with jade – this is the life a time traveler should lead.

but……

I never expected this.

He only answered the questions casually in the palace examination, so how could he have become the top scholar?

"Father, let me explain. My purpose in becoming an official was actually to rebel."

These words were spoken.

This made Qin Dali laugh out loud.

He raised the whip in his hand again.

"Don't hit me, I'm telling the truth. The reason why our family has been unable to rebel is precisely this: we have no one in the imperial court."

Qin Feng shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Father, Grandpa, Grandma, Mother, just think about it, if our family had someone in the imperial court, wouldn't we be able to get the news immediately if anything happened?"

"If I became a high-ranking official, it would be even more convenient. Embezzling silver is much easier than robbing it, and I can also plant people and smuggle weapons."

"With inside and outside cooperation, how can we not succeed?"

Quiet.

As Qin Feng finished speaking.

The entire courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone, including the bandits and villagers outside, wore strange expressions.

That sounds reasonable.

"Being an official does bring in money quickly. The last time we robbed a county magistrate, we found over ten thousand taels of silver in his body. And that was just a lousy county magistrate."

"Now that the young master has become an official, our mountain stronghold will be able to get armor too! This stuff is great! With armor, I can take on ten men by myself!"

"It certainly allows for inside-outside cooperation. High-ranking officials can gain access to the emperor, and then..."

Old Master Qin stroked his chin, pondering the matter carefully.

That's absolutely right!

His rebellion failed back then because he had no one to rely on and was unaware of the situation.

Before they could even decide when to raise the flag, tens of thousands of imperial troops arrived.

If an official had tipped them off, this would never have happened.

"Good, as expected of someone from the Qin family, they haven't forgotten their roots. To come up with such a way to rebel is indeed a good idea, but..."

At this point, the old man licked the corner of his mouth.

"Then we can't kill the messenger from the imperial court; we have to deceive him. His identity is also a problem..."

"Grandpa, I've arranged everything. Listen to me, and I guarantee we'll get away with it."

Qin Feng got up from the ground.

The family huddled together and discussed it in hushed tones.

……

The next morning.

A speeding horse-drawn carriage entered Yunxiang County.

soon.

Half an hour later.

All local officials from Yunxiang County accompanied the group, arriving at Daliu Village in the Ministry of Rites' carriage.

"this……"

After getting off the bus.

Everyone stared at the scene in the village, completely stunned.