A young child and beggar who escaped from Changning City. His parents were beaten to death by officials for failing to pay exorbitant taxes. His sister and her entire family also perished. He disguised himself as a lame beggar to escape. He joined a troupe of street performers and heard that Prince Qi was coming for disaster relief. He sought to appeal to Prince Qi but could not get close, so he came to Shen Mingyuan instead. He memorized the tax amounts his family paid as his father taught him.
