Li Yuanjing, a business tycoon, finds himself transported to ancient times, reborn as a destitute youth of lowly status, burdened with debt and relying on his child bride to support the family. Armed with knowledge a thousand years ahead of his era, Li Yuanjing muses, “I have no choice but to return to my old trade and make my fortune through business.” When a local landlord sets his sights on Li’s beautiful wife, Li Yuanjing silently invents black powder. When bandits run rampant, he organizes the villagers and drills them in modern military tactics. When corrupt officials impose harsh and arbitrary taxes, he thinks, “Why not just buy an official’s post?” When foreign invaders threaten the Great Qian dynasty’s very existence, he wonders, “Surely I’m not meant to become emperor myself?” This is the tale of a man who only wished for a simple life in a mountain village, but who ultimately treads the path to kingship and unites the realm under his rule..

This is the story of a graduate student specializing in Classical Chinese, whose career path has been repeatedly battered, finding himself transported to the mid-Ming Dynasty and inhabiting the body of a young child in a rural mountain village. His father is taciturn, his mother fierce, and their relatives are a collection of troublemakers. The rural courtyard is rife with conflict and intrigue. Fortunately, he possesses the wisdom drawn from thousands of years of history, mastery of the Four Books, the Five Classics, and the Eight-Legged Essays, and his expertise is perfectly suited to this era. Who says that the poor can no longer produce noble offspring? The nation's strength is rising, governance is relaxed, laws and official discipline are slack, a handful of treacherous ministers cause turmoil, and there are occasional raids by pirates. Yet, overall, this is a fertile ground where scholars flourish freely. Thus begins the legend of a family rising from humble origins. With this novel, I pay tribute to all the classics of the time-travel genre. PS: The group for fans of "Rise of the Humble Family" is: 219,803,021; the full subscription group is: 254,292,459. Everyone is welcome to join and exchange ideas. My Weibo account is: Zhu Lang's Exhausted Talent. I look forward to communicating with you all..

In April of 1996, Yunnan basked in pleasant weather and a riot of blooming flowers. Yet the special operative known as Flying Squirrel had no mind to appreciate the scenery as he sped from Kunming toward Mangshi, intent on carrying out an assignment from his superiors: assassinate Yan Nuo, a notorious drug lord who had long operated along the border. However, due to betrayal from an informant, Yan Nuo learned almost immediately upon Flying Squirrel’s arrival in Mangshi that he had become the target of an assassination. He responded by casting an inescapable net, determined to eliminate the threat. Contrary to everyone’s expectations, Flying Squirrel did not choose a method that would kill outright; instead, he inflicted a brutal but non-lethal punishment upon Yan Nuo, a move that brought down the full fury of Yan Nuo’s syndicate upon him. Though Flying Squirrel’s escape seemed desperate and haphazard, in truth he twice positioned himself at critical points, awaiting the inevitable pursuit. For his true goal was never the drug lord’s death, but rather to expose the traitor who had tipped off Yan Nuo. As Flying Squirrel continued to stir up trouble, the informant—Crow—cracked under pressure and decided to eliminate Flying Squirrel himself. But Crow fell straight into the elaborate trap that Flying Squirrel had set, and in the end, the traitor met his demise at Flying Squirrel’s hands..

The elite special forces king fell in an ambush and perished, only to be unexpectedly reborn in ancient times as a poor scholar’s son. He eradicates bandits and fends off foreign invaders, forging an elite force with the advanced technology and tactical acumen of a later era. Amidst the flames of war and chaos, he carves out a world of his own..