Politics

Under Political Commands you'll find various commands related to Domestic Affairs, Human Affairs, Diplomacy and Military Affairs. Which commands are available depends on your rank.
Unique Political Ploy Commands can be unlocked by earning certain titles. Unique Political Ploy Commands which are being carried out by your allied officers are also available to you for use in coordination with them, even if you do not have the required titles.

Initiating a political command that is also being carried out by another officer activates the coordination bonus: the command will be more effective than usual and your companionship level with the other officer will slightly increase. The higher your companionship level with the other officer, the greater the effect.

What officers can do will depend on their rank.
An officer of a kingdom can be promoted if a position opens up, and if they have gained enough merit. If the officer's companionship level with the ruler is high enough, they can be promoted even if there are no open positions.

Ruler	A ruler is the highest authority in a kingdom and will make use of everything their kingdom provides to unify China. They can decide what strategies will best grow their own kingdom.
Tactician/Grand General	Second in command after the ruler. They can execute almost all the same commands as the ruler. Prospective Tacticians should aim to complete the Political Objectives, while those with aspirations of becoming a Grand General should look at achieving the Invasion Objectives.
General/Officer	Follow the policies set by the ruler, participate in battles, and execute their political will. Earn merits to get promoted to higher ranks.
Unaffiliated	An officer not affiliated with any kingdom. Their main objective is to gain territory by invading enemy territories as part of a kingdom's army or as a Vagrant Force.

The dominant territory of each kingdom will be its capital.
If a capital falls, the kingdom falls. Do whatever you can to take an enemy kingdom's capital.

When one of your territories is invaded, you can drive the enemy back with the Defensive Battle political command. Without your intervention, the territory's defense level will keep decreasing until it hits 0, at which point the territory will be taken from you.

Vagrant Forces are more likely to emerge in territories with a low defense level and a small number of officers. Vagrant Forces will continue to attack the territory until its Army Strength falls below a certain level. Rid a territory of Vagrant Forces by defeating them in a defensive battle.

There are a few types of fame. Their values are increased by your actions, and once they reach a certain amount, your fame levels increase. Fame levels influence how other officers act towards you, and may also grant titles.

Acquiring a title can grant the following boons.

• Unlock a unique political ploy command.
• Acquire a unique secret plan.
• Acquire a unique military unit.

Some titles can also be obtained in ways other than achieving a certain level of fame. Go to Player Info and select Title Info to check the title requirements.

Go to Player Info and select Title Info to check the title requirements.
Assigning a title to an officer grants the following effects:

• The amount of reputation earned will change.
• The higher the title, the easier it will be to acquire rare items.
• The events that occur will change depending on the reputation of a title.

If a player is the head of a kingdom, their Goodness or Evil level will change the kingdom's government reputation. Officer actions and events change based on your kingdom's reputation.

Gem artifacts are precious items that grant power to officers, acquired by winning Storming the Castle battles. They grant the following boons when equipped.

• Allow your weapons to inflict the elemental damage of the artifact.
• Allow you to equip a number of gems based on the artifact's rarity.
• Allow you to equip a weapon based on the artifact's rarity.

When the elements of gems and gem artifacts match, the following effects are bestowed:

• Element Level increases depending on number of matches, strengthening weapon elements.
• Effectiveness increases for matching gems.

There are valuable all-element gems that confer the aforementioned effects when equipped to any gem artifacts.
Gems can be purchased from a shopkeeper or acquired by defeating enemy officers.