Head of the main branch of the Zhang family. He is the Grand Secretary and Minister of the Secretariat, a close minister to the emperor with direct access to the throne and a first-rank position. He attended court at Mao hour even on his mother's birthday. He wore a silver robe embroidered with gold thread and had a neatly trimmed beard. He presented two top-grade Shoushan stone seal blocks as greeting gifts to Lin Jingchu and Lin Shuyi.