Qiu Zuo was accused of stealing young seedlings and was about to be executed. Qiu Jianming argued that his cousin Qiu Jianzhang had been unjustly killed and had not been properly dealt with. The clan leader insisted on execution with strong arguments. Qiu Zuo was suppressed when he complained about injustice. His family members defended themselves as crazy but were dismissed as crazy. Justice for the clan is hard to find.