The Minister of Personnel, formerly demoted to Jialan Pass ten years ago as a settler after being punished for something he said. He was a scholar with no physical strength. Yan Anbang invited him to teach his granddaughter, and the tuition payment helped the Lin family survive. He returned to the capital four years ago and rose from fifth rank to second rank. He is Yan Zigui's proper teacher who accepted her tuition and kowtow. He angrily insists Yan Zigui must attend the female official selection.
