He had been supported by his father-in-law, State Minister Yan, a straightforward and principled man. Before Liu leaves to return to his hometown, Yan asks him: "How will you judge cases involving a crime committed by a person of high rank?"
由岳父一手栽培的新科狀元劉劍平，在回鄉任官之前，剛正不阿的岳父嚴尚書問女婿，如果是權貴犯罪如何判法？