It was a long while before Li Nuo recovered from his shock.
To determine whether this was a common occurrence, he flipped the volume to the very beginning, then all the way to the end, checking the top scholars of every year's imperial examination.
Then he realized that he was not making a fuss over nothing.
Since Great Xia had been founded and the imperial examination established, over the course of several centuries, aside from Li Xuanjing, not a single person had ever become the top scholar in all six subjects in one examination session. Truly, none before him and none to come after.
The most outstanding top scholars of the past had merely taken first place in three subjects.
That alone was enough to leave one's name in history. The volume even specifically recorded that this lord had risen as high as prime minister of the dynasty, beneath one man and above countless others.
At that moment, he somewhat understood the look in Aunt Song Zhen's eyes when she looked at him.
One man taking all six top scholar titles.
And being so handsome besides.
What woman could resist such charm?
The Fourteenth year of Zhishang in Great Xia had undoubtedly belonged to Li Xuanjing.
Li Nuo stared blankly at that page for quite a while, even forgetting what he had wanted to do.
Song Zhe was not surprised by his reaction. Although that year's imperial examination had also produced many astonishingly gifted figures, before Li Xuanjing, they were like starlight compared to the brilliant moon, their radiance utterly eclipsed by his.
After a long while, Li Nuo gradually came back to himself. He glanced over the remaining names and, surprisingly, found several acquaintances among them.
In that year's imperial examination, his Father-in-law ranked third, while Pei Zhe, the