Ming Dynasty 1566: Ruling the Realm

Censors submitted memorials accusing me of abusing my power and authority. Court officials impeached me for keeping the Six Ministries under my thumb. The upright scholars denounced me for violating the established laws. The gentry condemned me for bringing ruin to the nation and throwing the government into chaos. But the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Great Ming, the Nine Provinces and every corner of the realm, all rest on my shoulders! I, Yan Shaoting, grandson of Yan Song, tutor to the new emperor, one of the Three Dukes, head of the cabinet and holder of the power to make final decisions, am the Great Ming’s guardian regent, governing in the emperor’s stead!