Prefect of the Central Secretariat, Chu Lin, was the eldest son of Chu Xiuyuan and thus Chu Yu's elder brother.
It was after Chu Xiuyuan retired that Chu Lin assumed the position of Prefect of the Central Secretariat.
The Imperial Secretary of the Right of the Ministerial Council was surnamed Guo, his given name Guo Yuan.
However, he was the son-in-law of the Xiao Clan from Longwai of former years.
After the Xiao Clan from Longwai suffered a great catastrophe, Guo Yuan did not lose his foundation.
He and his wife were connected to the Youzhou Lin Clan through the marriage of their children.
Previously in the Imperial Court, he had been rather at ease, finding favor with both sides like a fish in water.
Only recently, with the Youzhou Lin Clan being implicated by the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, did the situation Guo Yuan faced become somewhat more delicate.
