The Scholar from Humble Roots

The Scholar from Humble Roots Plot:

On the day of imperial exam results, impoverished scholar Chen Yan discovers the top scorer is an incompetent noble's son. As he prepares to expose the corruption, he becomes entangled in serial murders targeting humble scholars. Caught between his childhood friend-turned-investigator and a mysterious copy of his late father's political treatise "The Humble Strategy", Chen realizes the blood-written "Unparalleled Statesman" at the fifth crime scene reveals this is no mere exam fraud—but a century-old life-and-death struggle between commoners and aristocrats.