The Prime Minister and primary antagonist. He operates from heavily guarded underground chambers beneath his residence in the imperial capital. He received news that the delegation reached Chaozhou and grew dark-faced. He orchestrated the plague release along the mountain route and now plans to use bandits to eliminate Qin Man and disgrace the noble ladies to collapse the diplomatic alliance with Baiyun Kingdom. He has an insider among the delegation. He warned Murong Xue to protect herself while traveling with the delegation.
