(I admit it, my hand slipped and I added another chapter. Even I didn't expect it. Sure enough, it was a Schrödinger's extra chapter!)
The trust between the two was extremely high, no less than Liu Bei's trust in Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. When Liu Bei asked, he wasn't harboring any ulterior motives; he was simply curious about what Wang Xuan wanted.
"Imperial Advisor!" Wang Xuan answered bluntly, without any hesitation.
"What the hell?" Liu Bei subconsciously scratched his ear, suspecting that he had heard wrong. He had heard of people wanting to be ennobled as marquises and heard of people wanting to become prime ministers, but this was the first time he had heard of anyone wanting to become an "Imperial Advisor." What was an Imperial Advisor, anyway?
The earliest Imperial Advisor in history would not appear until the Northern Qi, more than two hundred years later, so Liu Bei naturally had no idea what one was.
Speaking of Imperial Advisors, there was another interesting phenomenon. The first Imperial Advisor in history was Fa Chang of Northern Qi. After that, Imperial Advisors appeared throughout successive dynasties. For example, Yang Yun-song, an Imperial Advisor of the Tang Dynasty, was a typical Daoist and a grandmaster of feng shui.
Generally speaking, in dynasties ruled by the Han Chinese, half of the Imperial Advisors came from Daoism and half from Buddhism. During periods ruled by ethnic minorities, all Imperial Advisors came from Buddhism.
As for what that implied, think about it—think carefully...
There was one exception: Qiu Chuji was appointed an Imperial Advisor by the Yuan Dynasty, but he never took part in any affairs at the Yuan court.
"Imperial Advisor? You mean the teacher of Great Han?" Liu Bei asked Wang Xuan in confusion.
"No." Wang Xuan quickly waved his