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《你状元及第,我太监坐龙椅》— all 88 episodes, offline in 1080p

At a glance

你状元及第,我太监坐龙椅 — roughly, "You Place First in the Imperial Exam, I Sit on the Dragon Throne" — is a complete, 88-episode 红果 short-drama rated 8.2. It's fully aired (全88集), so there's nothing left to wait for. Search the title in Hongguo Downloader and batch every episode into 1080p .mp4 files in one go.

The title itself is the hook: a direct comparison between someone who wins top academic honors and a narrator who ends up with the far bigger prize. At 88 episodes, it's a long enough run that batch-downloading beats streaming it one episode at a time.

What it's about

The title states its own twist outright: "you" place first (状元及第) in the imperial examination — the highest academic honor in the setting's civil-service system — while "I," framed as a eunuch, end up sitting on the dragon throne (坐龙椅) — the seat of the emperor. It's a palace-set power-reversal premise, contrasting a conventional path to status (the exam) against an unconventional, much higher one (the throne itself), told from the perspective of the character who wasn't expected to win.

The facts

How to download it

  1. Install Hongguo Downloader — no login, no emulator.
  2. Search 你状元及第,我太监坐龙椅 (or paste a share link if you have one).
  3. Confirm it's the right title, then queue the whole series — all 88 episodes batch in one click.
  4. Let it run; every episode saves as a numbered 1080p .mp4 file you keep.

This is a single series, so it uses just one of your two free daily downloads — episode count doesn't change that. See the full download walkthrough if it's your first time.

Note: Hongguo Downloader is an independent tool, not affiliated with 红果 / Hongguo. Titles occasionally get renamed or pulled from the source catalogue — if a search comes up empty, try again later or check for a rewritten title.

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does it have?

88, and the series is complete — there's no wait for future episodes.

What does the title mean?

Roughly, "You Place First in the Imperial Exam, I Sit on the Dragon Throne" — a palace drama contrasting academic honors with the throne itself.

Is downloading all 88 episodes free?

Yes — the free tier covers 2 whole series a day, and this entire run counts as just one of those two.

Where does the 8.2 rating come from?

It's the community rating shown on the catalogue this drama was indexed from, not a Hongguo Downloader score.

Save it before it disappears

Download Hongguo Downloader and turn this 88-episode series into 1080p files you keep — offline, forever.

Free to use · Windows 10 / 11 · ~88 MB · 2 free series a day