The Four Seasons of Emperor Jiajing: the Emperor and His First Assistant
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This book uses "four seasons" to describe the four stages of Emperor Jiajing's long reign after he took charge. The outstanding symbol of each stage is a different and powerful first assistant: Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Xu Jie, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter respectively. The book reviews the entire process of Emperor Jiajing from ascending the throne to taking charge and finally assuming power. It introduces the interaction between the chief assistant and the emperor in detail in stages: revealing how the emperor cooperates with his ministers to govern the country? How does the emperor coexist with the mature administrative bureaucracy? This clearly presents the characteristics of political operation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and provides a perspective on the relationship between the supreme ruler and his ministers.
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