Later he was admired by the famous prostitute Li Ya-hsien, "who covered him with her embroidered coat and took him home with her." With the encouragement of a great beauty, he finally passed the examinations with high honors, and the emperor posthumously gave him the title of "T'ien Tzu Men Sheng."
後來為名妓李亞仙所欣賞，「以繡襦擁之而歸」；在佳人鼓勵下，終於榮登龍榜，位晉三公，死後被皇帝追封為「天子門生」。