General and commander of the Southern Military District. Nearly fifty years old. He is Wei Yanzhen's father. Upright and unyielding, he has made enemies among petty people who are now banding together to frame him. He warned his son not to stir up trouble recently. He and his family are about to be reassigned, likely to Hei Province. Deng Zhilian's father died on the battlefield saving Wei Xiaotian.
