I think he does not have good luck in preserving his scholarly honor. Here is the Liu Yao analysis:
1) Yong Shen for scholarly honor is Officer line. Based on the ancient time (when the text was written), 功名 scholarly honor refers to Officer, rather than Parents line.
2) Ji Shen for scholarly honor is Offspring line.
3) Yong Shen is the 2nd line Yin Wood, which is weak by Wu Month and Chen Day
4) Ji Shen is Shen Metal, which is supported by Chen Earth, because Earth produces Metal
5) Shen Metal clashes Yin Wood, so Ji Shen clashes Yong Shen.
6) Shen progresses towards You, so Ji Shen gets stronger over time. The principle is 兇神不宜化進, it's not good when an inauspicious god is a progressive line.
7) It's now Wu Month; in Shen or You month, Ji Shen will be at its peak, that's the probable time that he loses his scholarly honor.
8 ) We also look at the Parents line for more information, which represents the examination's content. Parents line coming with White Tiger usually means he will get very tough questions in the examination.
Note:
Yong Shen = Useful God
Ji Shen = Annoying God