Which group of people did Yongle Emperor grant extraordinary extralegal authority to?
Eunuch secret police
Confucian scholars
Mongol warriors
Tibetan monks
Answer
The Yongle Emperor granted extraordinary extralegal authority to the eunuch secret police. This was part of his efforts to control the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats and consolidate his power.
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