The Flourishing Ming Dynasty

[Historical fiction contest] In the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Hou, whose soul had transmigrated into the Jiajing Emperor, sat regally on the Dragon Throne in his imperial robes, smashing walnuts with the imperial seal. Huang Jin put on a fawning smile and said, "Your Majesty, Chief Grand Secretary Yang is here!" "You idiot! Why didn't you say so earlier?" "..." On the northern frontier of the Great Ming, Anda Khan's forces had grown dramatically in power. As he attacked Xuanhua and Datong, Ming cavalry and improved firearms routed his troops. Unable to hold back his tears, he cried out to the heavens, "Great God of the Azure Wolf! Is the little Ming emperor really a descendant of the Great Emperor Zhenwu?" On the southern coast of the Great Ming, the remnants of the wokou pirates, utterly defeated by Ming merchant fleets and Qi Jiguang's troops, were trapped on a deserted island. Facing threats and inducements from the Ming court, the pirate king Wang Zhi chose to submit to Zhu Hou. In the thirtieth year of Jiajing, during the assembly of all nations at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Hou, dressed in ceremonial robes and wearing an imperial crown, shouted at the rulers of every nation: "From this day forward, the Great Ming is the supreme realm, and all nations shall pay tribute. Who agrees? Who objects?" The rulers trembled and knelt, bowing as they replied, "We humbly obey Your Majesty's decree!" Jiajing, I did it. I have given you a prosperous Great Ming!