Yan_Song
Yan Song (simplified Chinese: 严嵩; traditional Chinese: 嚴嵩; pinyin: Yán Sōng; Wade–Giles: Yen Sung; 1480–1567), courtesy name Weizhong (惟中), pseudonym Jiexi (介溪), was a Chinese politician and regent of the Ming dynasty. He was notorious for being corrupt and for dominating the Ming government for two decades as Grand Secretary during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor.
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