At the end of the first year of the Kangping era, various celestial phenomena frequently appeared in different regions. Some people witnessed meteorites falling from the sky, others saw black clouds forming fierce beast shapes, and some observed the sky turning a bewitching red and green, as if demons were emerging, causing widespread panic. Those dissatisfied with Qi Qian's ascension also deliberately spread rumors of his lack of virtue.
The frequent celestial phenomena deeply worried the Observatory, especially since they also calculated a solar eclipse, a phenomenon that everyone feared.
Qi Qian, who knew the inside story, was somewhat surprised, but since Qin Liuxi had given them a heads-up in advance, he wasn't too shocked and paid little attention to the public doubts about him. As Yu Miao suggested, he first established faith.
