The climax of RtE II's main storyline. Six critical questions about power balance must be answered correctly. The purge of powerful ministers, the threat of war…
The climax of RtE II's main storyline. Six critical questions about power balance must be answered correctly. The purge of powerful ministers, the threat of war, and the ultimate question of whether emperor and empress can rule together all converge in a feast where every course could be your last.
Risky politically but establishes imperial authority
Safe but perpetuates the status quo
Necessary but destabilizing; you need strong allies to survive the aftermath
Pragmatic but the old guard will resist change
Expensive but establishes deterrence
Saves resources but may be seen as weakness
The six questions cover: court faction balance, handling Chancellor Zhangsun, war policy, succession, the role of the empress, and the relationship between emperor and empress. Each has multiple valid answers depending on your overall strategy.
This is the central question of RtE II. The true ending suggests it's possible, but it requires near-perfect choices across both games. Most endings involve one dominating the other.