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Yan Song -- father and son control arms department to take bribes
Yan Song was a corrupt Ming Chinese politician, who dominated the Ming government for two decades as Grand Secretary with his son during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. Under Yan Song, the nation fell into an era of moral decadence and corruption, where righteous officers were sidelined and the Ming national strength fell rapidly.
Yan Song's wealth is said to have been so great as to have been comparable to that of the emperor. He is also well known for his corruption and had been known to openly sell government positions for cash during the Jiajing reign.
However, his corruption and treachery had also incurred the indignation of righteous officers and created many political opponents. Yan Song was finally disgraced in his later years and died in poverty not long after that.
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