In the Qing dynasty, after a series of changes, the symmetrical situation of "three halls and three pavilions" was finally formed. In terms of grade, college students are all positive products and should belong to the same grade. But at that time, the rights of each pavilion and temple were still different, so there were still some differences.

Before the zhonghe hall was abolished in Qianlong 13, zhonghe hall had the highest status among the six halls, while the east pavilion had the lowest status. From high to low, it is Zhonghe Hall, Baohe Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion and Dongge.

If in this order, Zeng Guofan is a college student in Wuyingtang and Li Hongzhang is a college student in Wenhua Hall, then Li Hongzhang should be in the front, more in front.

However, the positions of several pavilions have changed again, with Baohe Hall ranking first, and the sixth order has become Baohe Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion, Dongge Pavilion and Tijen Pavilion. The order of college students' migration has also changed, and they have become co-organizers, East Pavilion, Tijen Pavilion, Wuying Pavilion, Wenhua Pavilion and Baohe Pavilion.

However, this is just a sort, and it can't be seen in this order completely. For example, during Guangxu period, Li Hongzhang was a bachelor of Wenhua Hall and Bao Yun was a bachelor of Wuyingtang. According to the truth, Li Hongzhang should have greater rights. But there was a counterattack in Wuyingtang, even worse than Li Hongzhang, the national scholar of Wenhua Hall.

So according to the sorting mentioned above, Li Hongzhang's position should have been higher than Zeng Guofan's. However, during the Guangxu period, the rankings of Wuyingtang and Wenhua Hall were reversed, so if you have to count them, it should be regarded as evenly matched, and it is not easy to distinguish who is strong and who is weak.