Who was the top scholar in Ming Dynasty, Tang Ruzhen or Fan?

Tang Ruxuan, a native of Lanxi, Zhejiang, is a small fisherman. Born in Zheng De, Ming Wuzong (15 13), the year of death is unknown. In the 29th year of Jiajing of Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty (1550), he was the top scholar in Geng Xu.

Fan, born in Wucheng, Zhejiang (now Huzhou, Zhejiang), whose real name is Bo Zhen, is Pinglu. Born in the sixth year of Jiajing of Sejong in Ming Dynasty (1527), he died in the 22nd year of Wanli in Ming Shenzong (1594). In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty (1565), he was the top scholar in the Department of Ugliness B.