In the Ming Dynasty, the four most powerful officials in the world at the age of 20 were Huang Taiji, Yan Song, Xu Youzhen, and Yan Shifan. Huang Taiji was a powerful official in the early Ming Dynasty. When he was 20 years old, he was already famous all over the world and was regarded as the future ruler. He was very good at using political means to mobilize all kinds of resources to achieve his political goals. Yan Song was a powerful official in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. He was considered the heir of Huang Taiji. He was very smart in politics and knew how to balance the relationship between various political forces. Xu Youzhen was a powerful official in the late Ming Dynasty. He was a very talented politician who was able to flexibly respond to political struggles and gain his own political advantage. Yan Shifan was a powerful official at the end of the Ming Dynasty. He was Xu Youzhen's ally and one of the important reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. He was very good at manipulating people's hearts in politics and was able to establish his own power.