Lu Mingyuan carefully examined the report in the Great Yan Mansion Report.
Although Lu Yunqing's name was on it, the main source was listed as a joint publication by Prince Chongwen's Mansion and the Drumming Institute.
In addition to his status as a Prince, Lu Yunqing was also a scholar.
This was because he had once taken the top spot in the metropolitan examinations of the Northern Seven States in the sixtieth year of Yong'an, based on his scores in policy essays, classical interpretations, and poetry. However, the chief examiner discovered his identity after checking the sealed names. Fearing the major repercussions of a Prince becoming the top scholar and the Holy Emperor's wrath for their poor supervision, they reported the matter. Thus, he was barred from the final palace examination.
