The county's second-in-command, a slender man with a long face and two short, awkward whiskers. He is cunning and skilled at turning black into white with his words. He followed the previous magistrate Chen's oppressive policies and tried to manipulate Pei Zhu by appealing to his youth. He eventually submitted to Pei Zhu's authority, forfeiting three months' salary and ordering twenty lashes for the wrongdoers.