Version 1.7 Imperial Palace guide
Imperial Decree Where Winds Meet guide: unlock location, Finance answers, and rewards.
Imperial Decree is a Palace exploration activity in Where Winds Meet. Go to the Rear Garden in Kaifeng Imperial Palace, speak with Qu Chunqiu, then review the Finance memorials on the table. For S-grade attempts, pick responses that support practical public welfare: approve the Jinming Pool night market, protect farmland, avoid austerity-only policy, restore fields, deny reckless vows, and reject unnecessary market-opening paperwork.
Content type
Exploration side quest and Palace Exploration activity
Region
Inner Chambers, Kaifeng Imperial Palace
Start NPC
Qu Chunqiu in the Rear Garden
Unlock gate
Start Throne and Tempest I to access the Palace
Answer-first route
How to unlock Imperial Decree.
Step 1
Enter the Imperial Palace
Progress into the Version 1.7 Imperial Palace content first. If the Rear Garden is still unavailable, start the Worldly Affairs quest Throne and Tempest I and return after Palace access opens.
Step 2
Go to the Rear Garden
Head to the Inner Chambers side of Kaifeng Imperial Palace. The activity is tied to a building around the Rear Garden area, near the Yuchen Hall side of the Palace route.
Step 3
Talk to Qu Chunqiu
Qu Chunqiu introduces the problem: the court has too many memorials waiting for the Emperor. Accept the help request to start the Imperial Decree sequence.
Step 4
Review the memorials on the table
Interact with the scrolls to open the Finance volume. The activity asks you to choose or type remarks for public-affairs disputes, then grades the result.
Step 5
Retake if you want S rewards
The quest can finish without a perfect score, but reward hunters should retake the Finance volume until every prompt lands at S grade.
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Finance and Palace exploration checkpoints.
After you open the scroll review, use these screens to confirm that you are in the Finance volume and that the activity is counting toward the Imperial Palace exploration checklist.
Open the Finance volume
The first volume asks you to resolve several finance-related public affairs prompts before grading your overall approach.
Palace Chronicle event context
Imperial Decree is tied to the Version 1.7 Palace content cycle, so it also matters for event and exploration cleanup.
Rear Garden Sentient Being progress
After clearing the Finance volume, the activity contributes to the Imperial Palace Rear Garden exploration checklist.
Finance volume
Imperial Decree Finance S answer meanings.
These are phrased as answer meanings rather than copied scripts, because the game may accept slightly different manual wording. If an emote response misses S, retry with a direct typed remark that matches the intent below.
| Prompt | S-grade intent |
|---|---|
| Plea for Night Markets | Approve the night market idea around Jinming Pool rather than shutting it down. |
| On Revenue | Reject revenue plans that sacrifice farmland; protect food production first. |
| On Austerity | Say austerity by itself is not enough and should not be the only policy. |
| On Seeds and Food | Preserve surplus supplies and put the fields back into production. |
| Vow Unto Death | Deny the proposal instead of encouraging a reckless death vow. |
| Market Opening Memorial | Treat the extra market-opening request as unnecessary. |
Imperial Decree rewards.
A rating for 1 memorial
Exploration Points x20
A rating for 3 memorials
Echo Jade x5
A rating for all memorials
Echo Jade x10
S rating for all memorials
Inner Way Note: Chest x2
Common blockers.
Imperial Decree is not on the map
Check Palace access first. Most reports place the unlock after starting Throne and Tempest I, because that quest opens access to the Kaifeng Imperial Palace route.
The emote answers feel inconsistent
Use the meaning of the Finance choices above as your target. Some players report that manual wording is more predictable than picking an emote-only response.
You cleared the quest but missed the best reward
Completion does not require S grade. If you only want the highest reward tier, retake the Finance volume and adjust any prompt that drops below S.
You found one Imperial Decree pin but expect more
The first public map data shows one Rear Garden Imperial Decree location, while the activity can test multiple volumes. Treat this page as the Finance-volume route until more volumes are verified.
Imperial Decree FAQ.
What is Imperial Decree in Where Winds Meet?
Imperial Decree is a Version 1.7 Imperial Palace exploration quest and activity where you review court memorials, choose remarks, receive grades, and earn Palace exploration rewards.
Where do I start Imperial Decree?
Start it in the Rear Garden / Inner Chambers area of Kaifeng Imperial Palace by talking to Qu Chunqiu, then interact with the scrolls on the table.
Do I need an S rating to complete Imperial Decree?
No. The quest can progress without a perfect score, but S ratings unlock the best Finance-volume reward tier.
Why are people searching for Imperial Decree now?
It belongs to the new Imperial Palace update cycle, so players are looking for the unlock location, the Finance answers, reward thresholds, and whether the activity counts toward Palace exploration.