Split pile, Imperial Senate/Emperor
Imperial Senate
Action
Cost: $9
Play an Action card other than Emperor from your hand four times, or reveal that you cannot. If it is an Imperial Senate, you may trash an Emperor in play or from your hand. If you don't, trash this and the other Imperial Senate.
Emperor
Action
Cost: $13
Set this aside. You may set aside an Action card from your hand. Play it twice at the start of each turn until you fail to discard it from play during cleanup, or until this card leaves play. When you discard it, set it aside again, unless you have failed to set it aside previously.