The Crown Prince, sixteen years old, born to Consort Yao. He is the eldest brother of Zheng Xiangyi and Feng Yu. He appears friendly and generous on the surface, offering gifts and offering to help Feng Yu, but harbors smugness and ambition. He studies the Discourses on Salt and Iron and is assigned to write a policy essay on tax reform. He views his second brother as a rival for the Crown Prince position.
