On the second day of court, the news of Zhou Guozhi's humiliation yesterday had spread throughout the court. The imperial tutor Gao Zig even made use of this opportunity to mock Zhou Guozhi. However, Zhou Guozhi endured all of this and remembered all of these humiliations in his heart. He would settle them one by one in the future.
When they returned from court, Wang Chao immediately summoned the Assistant Minister of Rites, Wang Chao, to inquire about what had happened. Wang Chao replied, "Minister Yan asked us a few days ago about how would Wang Rubing be able to become an Imperial Scholar with his skills? Some of his colleagues, who were familiar with Wang Rubing, replied, 'Maybe he would be able to pass, or maybe he wouldn't be able to.' After hearing that, Minister Yan said, 'A perso
