During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Lady Yan, a high-ranking official, relied on the power of her brother Yan Song, who was the prime minister of the court, to allow her son Cheng Xiniu to dominate Baoding and indulge the local people. Cheng Xiniuyi, who claimed to be from the two imperial courts, wanted to forcibly marry Lin Xiuying, a commoner woman, and even cruelly strangled his brother to death. Deputy General Du, who came to Baoding for an undercover investigation under the command of Duke Xu Qiansui of Dingguo
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Lady Yan, a high-ranking official, relied on the power of her brother Yan Song, who was the prime minister of the court, to allow her son Cheng Xiniu to dominate Baoding and indulge the local people. Cheng Xiniuyi, who claimed to be from the two imperial courts, wanted to forcibly marry Lin Xiuying, a commoner woman, and even cruelly strangled his brother to death. Deputy General Du, who came to Baoding for an undercover investigation under the command of Duke Xu Qiansui of Dingguo