Hsiao Tien-tsan came from a small village, with absolutely no coattails to hang on, became a lawyer through the exam system, won his seat in the Legislative Yuan in electoral combat, and achieved important party posts in the Kuomintang by virtue of the admiration he earned. He is currently the Minister of Justice, an increasingly important post since the lifting of martial law.
來自農村的蕭天讚，在毫無裙帶關係的社會裡打天下，他靠考試晉身法界、藉選舉進入立法院問政、獲賞識擔任黨務要職，現又榮膺解嚴之後的法務部長之職。