In the seventeenth year of Tianhua, Lin Qicheng, the eldest son of Lin in Hangzhou, was appointed as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and entered the cabinet at the age of fifty-three.
In the 19th year of Tianhua's reign, Mr. Lin Ge asked his eldest son, Prince Yu, to be crown prince and stay in the palace. The next day, King Cheng impeached Mr. Lin Ge for forming a party for personal gain.
In the 20th year of Tianhua, King Cheng impeached Lin Lingwang, the second son of Lin Ge, for exchanging letters with Fujian pirates and collaborating with the enemy. The emperor had the Lin family's house confiscated for questioning. The men over fifteen were executed, and those under fifteen were exiled three thousand miles northwest. The female family members were banished to Jiaofangsi.
At the end of the 20th year of Tianhua's reign, the Queen Mother became seriously ill. The emperor granted a pardon to the whole world in order to do good for the Queen Mother. The Lin family was lucky enough to escape. However, Mr. Lin Ge died of depression. Lin Lingwang died unjustly in prison. The Lin family suffered a devastating disaster. Mrs. Lin moved her children and grandchildren back to her hometown in Hangzhou in panic.
In the 32nd year of Tianhua, the emperor was seriously ill and wanted to make his eldest son King Yu the prince and confiscate the military power in the hands of King Cheng. Under the auspices of King Yu, the Lin family was rehabilitated. Mr. Lin Ge was posthumously named the crown prince and Taifu, Lin Lingwang was posthumously named Duke Zhonglie, and Lin Lingwen, the eldest son of Lin Ge, was named the fourth-rank Zuoqiandu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Lin family moved to Beijing with their family.