The Magistrate of Gangu County, sixty-three years old, transferred there ten years ago. Initially a diligent and good official for his first two years, but gradually revealed his greedy nature. He demands bribes from anyone coming to the yamen, beats those who cannot pay, and suppresses cases from wealthy families. He locked down the city gates under the pretext of welcoming the Crown Prince but actually to extort ten taels of silver from each entrant. He seized control of the city's wells and sold water at exorbitant prices. He levied wild taxes under the pretext of building a temporary palace. Two years ago, he had a scholar's family of four burned alive to silence them after the scholar tried to file an imperial appeal.
