Antagonist. The older brother of Jiang Yihuan and Wei Zhao's sworn enemy. He has been exiled three thousand li away to the frozen wilderness. He is described as handsome and heroic, and was renowned as a poor scholar who rose through merit, supposedly noble and incorruptible. However, he secretly kept company with wealthy married ladies at night, which is how he supported his sister. He attempted to assassinate Wei Zhao repeatedly, but his true motive was romantic obsession—he claimed he admired, desired, and was infatuated with Wei Zhao's body. He even swore that after death he would become a lovesick ghost and haunt Wei Zhao day and night. He entrusted his sister to Wei Zhao's care before his exile as a guarantee of his own good behavior.
