Also referred to as Xie Wenyuan. A student from a farming family who is extremely intelligent, ambitious, and skilled at acting. In his past life he became a notorious traitor who left a bad name in history, greedy for power and wealth with ruthless methods. He orchestrated a scheme at the poetry meeting by sharing poems from a collection to gain favor, then set up Qian Botu to steal his poems and expose him publicly. His true target appears to be the noble families rather than scholars, as he deliberately cultivated an image of being scheming and petty to appeal to nobles who value fast promotion over integrity.
