The result of the court examination came out sooner than that of the metropolitan examination, given the smaller number of candidates.

The ranking was released on March the twenty-fourth, ensuing the examination set on the twenty-second. And the imperial examination wrapped up.

To many people's surprise, and in a minority of people's expectations, Sheng Shuihe won the first place.

With the absence of Gao Chengxuan, who was said to get injured in ...