The son of Yan Song, a cabinet minister and minister of the Ministry of Industry. Since father and son were both in the cabinet, people called him "Xiaoge Lao%". He was extremely domineering. Together with Luo Longwen, Yan Maoqing and others, he embezzled state funds, created unjust cases, and instigated Zhejiang officials to destroy embankments.The flooded fields caused public resentment. Emperor Jiajing gradually lost patience with the strict party and was immediately convicted and executed.