An ever-affable minister who pursued Tong Guowei to ask about the Emperor's recent actions. He bragged about being the Emperor's closest confidant. He later approached Songgotu, envying the Heshere family's fortune in securing the Crown Prince position, hoping their clan would become the Emperor's maternal family if the Crown Prince succeeded. He was friendly with Songgotu at this time, though they would one day become enemies as heads of rival factions—the Eldest Prince's faction and the Crown Prince's faction respectively.