Male, Minister of Personnel, head of the Six Ministries, a second-rank official. Cautious by nature, he repeatedly sought clarification from the Emperor about Jiang Yu's examination. His personal attendant Zhang Da was trampled to death and he was threatened by a masked rider on his way home. He fell into a trap involving Liu and Yan Ruihua, and suspected the Count of Qingshan or Xie family behind the conspiracy.