What could the curator of the National Museum of China possibly do? He held no real power; his only option was to ask the director of the Huaxia Cultural Heritage Bureau for help.
The director of the Huaxia Museum held a vice-ministerial rank, and the director of the Huaxia Cultural Heritage Bureau was also of vice-ministerial rank. One held vice-ministerial rank while the other was a vice-ministerial official—they sounded similar, both at the vice-ministerial level, but in reality, the difference was vast! Beyond that, the only remaining option was to find the Minister of Culture.
Gong Qing, director of the Huaxia Cultural Heritage Bureau, had already heard some rumors about the Heirate Seal of the Realm, but he simply hadn't taken them seriously. That item had been lost ages ago; how could it possibly reappear in the world? Even the Heirate Seals of the Realm from the final few feudal dynasties had been newly remade by the emperors themselves, completely different from the original piece. Every few years, some groundless rumors would circulate—they were all fake news.
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