Yu Dynasty Yingdala (4338-4636)

[Wu Han]

REVEALED: Imperial Seal in the Hands of Wu Guowen


The Imperial Heirloom Seal of the Realm

With the Commission to Restore Yingdala's Traditional Government debating the nature of a Yingdalan monarchy and which clan should sit upon the Dragon Throne, Wu Guowen, grandson of the last legitimate Son of Heaven, revealed that he was in possession of the fabled Imperial Heirloom Seal of the Realm, a symbol of legitimacy for any Yingdalan monarch. At a speech on Yingdala during the He Dynasty at the DeLi (Virtue and Propriety) Academy, a think tank affiliated with the Jien-Democratic Party, a Wu Clan attendant brought the larger than average seal to the front of the stage to display the ancient object.

In the speech, Wu Guowen pointed and referred to the seal as "symbols of Heaven's authority and the sovereignty of the Son of Heaven." He said that, "During the revolution, the republicans actually allowed us a great deal of time to leave the Heavenly Palace and withdraw to our ancestral lands in Han. We managed to take a great deal of our personal property, at least property that could be easily transported, with us. While we could not take the Five Tripod Cauldrons with us, we were able to take the seal. Why would we take the seal? To keep the cause of traditional Yingdala alive. If the republicans managed to take the seal, or if any dictator got their hands on it, it would have provided them with legitimacy. As you all know, the only legitimate government is that of a monarchy with the monarch holding Heaven's Mandate to rule. This seal is a physical embodiment of that principle."

After the speech, Jiang Jun, Minister of Education and Culture, as well as chairman of the Jien-Democratic Party, who happened to be in attendance, was quickly asked what the Wu Clan's possession of the seal meant. He responded, "Clearly, it gives further credence that the Wu Clan is, at this time, the only legitimate clan that could claim the Dragon Throne. Heaven clearly still favors the Wus and His Imperial Highness, Crown Prince Wu Geuowen."

No reference to the Sun Clan has been made by the JDP. This was the first time a JDP member has publicly referred to Wu Guowen as "Crown Prince" with the style of "His Imperial Highness."

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Originally posted by Liu Che on 5 January 2018.