Imperial Council of China

*Factions*
 - Constitutional Monarchism
 - Nationalism
 - Ultranationalism
 - Anti-Americanism

Flag used by the Imperial Council

The **Imperial Council for the Restoration of the Mandate of Heaven, the Expulsion of Tyranny and the Proclamation of a New Age for China**, better known as the **Imperial Council of China** is a militant monarchist group operating in the north of China during the Three Kingdoms War. It is considered one of the three primary factions involved in the war, alongside the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang.

The Imperial Council is regarded widely as a proto-state, and has recieved limited recognition.

## History

### Events Prior to the May 18th Incident

During the 2025 Beijing Financial Crisis, disgraced general Fang Fenghui escaped prison and fled to Ningxia, where he, alongside Emma Gao and Hu Dongpeng formed the League of Ningxia Libertarians the following year. Meanwhile, in Tianjin local politician Zhou Ziqi was elected and began to erode the control of the CCP in the city.

The internationally 8th ranked bounty hunter, Qin Weisheng, returned to China in November 2025, and soon got in contact with Fang and Zhou, alongside journalist Liang Shiyi and billionaire Zeng Xing, and together they formed the prototypical Imperial Council.

### First Months of the Three Kingdoms War

After the May 18th Incident, Qin took emergency control of the city of Jilin and the nearby region, effectively creating the Jilin Clique. Soon after, Zhou expelled the remaining CCP politicians from Tianjin and consolidated control, forming the Tianjin Clique. Zeng hired both the Black Rose Company and Elgin Defences, LTD. to expell much of the Communist forces from Qinghai, creating the Ma Clique. On May 29th, Qin's forces moved north into Harbin, and upon the expulsion of the last remaining Communist troops from the city he installed Liang as the leader of the new Harbin Clique

### Proclaimation of the Mandate of Heaven

On July 18th, exactly 2 months after the outbreak of the Three Kingdoms War, the Jilin, Ningxia, Harbin, Tianjin and Ma Cliques met in Tianjin, in order to organise a council for the restoration of order within China, with them acting as the leaders of the nation. Although no leader was proclaimed, as none of the warlords attempted to claim the Mandate of Heaven (the leader of the Wuhan Clique, Tan Liwei, did attempt to claim the Mandate of Heaven during the conference, however he was neither invited to the conference nor was he recognised in any way. 2 weeks after the conference, the Wuhan Clique were wiped out by Communist forces in the beginning of the 2nd Battle of Wuhan), Qin and Zhou were the two most powerful warlords in the coalition and as such they served as *de facto* leadership.

Between September and November of 2026, Zhou attempted and failed to take Beijing from Communist control, losing almost two thirds of his troops in the process to the militia fielded by CCP Colonel Li Yuanhong. Qin soon assumed full leadership of the Imperial Council, and Zhou's influence in the council waned significantly.

In March of 2027, the newly-created Xilinhot Clique, led by disgraced politician Yang Meili, applied for membership of the council, which was granted the following month. Yang soon became one of the Imperial Council's leading generals, and her presence on the field has been equated to that of Li's for the Communist cause. In the following May, the Peasants Union applied for membership and was granted, forming the bulk of the Imperial infantry.

## Recognition

As of 2028, only four countries have recognised the Imperial Council as the legitimate rulers of China:

- Benin formally recognised the Imperial Council upon its proclaimation, with King Ewuare II stating that "it is a great day for China, and a great day for the world at large, as the people of China will soon see the light". Benin operates a provisional embassy in Jilin, however the Imperial Council does not yet have an embassy in Lagos.

- Biafra, following its suzerain Benin, officially recognised the Imperial Council 4 days after its proclaimation of control over China.

- Ingushetia recognised the Imperial Council on 18th September, 2027 as the sole legitimate rulers of China, citing how neither the Kuomintang nor the CCP were willing to recognise them upon their proclaimation of independence from the Soviet Union in 1999.

- Pontus officially recognised the Imperial Council 3 days after Qin took control of the group. Qin and the Pontian Igetis, Yehven Sklirios, are known associates of one another, and during his time as a bounty hunter Qin was known to have operated in Pontus under the orders of Sklirios.

The Imperial Council held observer status at the 2027 Non-Aligned Movement Summit, and notably United States President Kevin Carmichael visited Jilin in December 2027, a move which was scorned heavily in America.