Male, a former scholar who failed the exams repeatedly. Unable to bear heavy taxes, he led neighbors to the sea and became a sea merchant in eastern Zhejiang. He made Ruyi Harbor his base, gathering desperate farmers, fishermen, salt workers, failed scholars, and fallen clerks. He fought real pirates and protected the coast, sending envoys to request lifting the sea ban. During the Crying Sails Incident in the 28th year of Jiajing, his fleet attacked government ships, leading to the harbor's destruction. He was defeated and beheaded.
