At the age of twenty-four, Ji Xiaolan won the first place in the provincial examination, which is the so-called Xie Yuan. The following spring, Ji Xiaolan went to Beijing to take the exam. In his opinion, it is easy to be the first. However, because he was too conceited, he offended the examiner at that time and was disqualified from the exam that year, which made him realize that he should not be too high-profile.
Later, because of his mother's death, Ji Xiaolan stayed at home in mourning and missed the opportunity to take the exam. In the 19th year of Qianlong's reign, Ji Xiaolan stood out in the senior high school entrance examination, entered palace examination, ranked fourth in Dimethyl, and was awarded the Jishi Shu of the Hanlin Academy. From then on, he began to enter the official career. At first, due to his relatively humble official position, he hardly had a chance to meet the emperor, but when Qianlong celebrated his 50th birthday, Ji Xiaolan ushered in a turning point in his life.
In order to win the favor of the emperor, all the civil and military officials have carefully prepared birthday gifts, and there are countless treasures. Ji Xiaolan thought that these birthday gifts were too ordinary for the emperor to shine at his eyes. Knowing that Qianlong likes compliments, he wrote a couplet as a birthday present. The first part: the imperial map of 40 thousand Li, which has never been unified since ancient times; Part II: Fifty years of sacred life, 9,950 years from now.
Sure enough, as he expected, Gan Long was surprised after reading this couplet. He thought that Ji Xiaolan was a rare wizard and must be promoted and reused, so he was promoted to be a first-class soldier in Beijing. From then on, Ji Xiaolan's official career was smooth sailing, and his promotion speed was comparable to that of a rocket. He became one of the most prized ministers of the emperor, second only to the famous red man Xiao Shenyang. Ji Xiaolan even accompanied the king like a tiger. He also knew the style of Qianlong's exultation and often accompanied the emperor to recite poems.