Strange News from Daliang

The imaginary Liang Dynasty was founded about two hundred years ago, and it was in the middle period - prosperous on the surface, but deep inside. The official system followed the Tang system: three provinces, six ministries + nine ministers Taichang Temple, one of the Nine Qings, is responsible for temple etiquette, sacrifices, astronomy and calendar, auspiciousness and disasters. The rank is not low (a third-grade yamen), but he has positions but no power, and is looked down upon by the six departments. The Abnormalities Recording Room under Taichang Temple collects "abnormal events" reported from all over the world - monsters in folklore, natural phenomena considered ominous, and unexplained casualties of humans and animals. The original intention of the imperial court to set up this agency was to "control public opinion and appease the people", but in fact it was just a place to collect waste paper. No one took it seriously and no one looked at it. 90% Of the rumors are man-made: officials exaggerate for political achievements, businessmen make up ghosts and gods for monopoly interests, and neighborhood disputes are packaged as "fox monsters causing trouble." 9% Were misinterpretations of natural phenomena: earthquakes were said to be "earth dragons turning over" and plagues were interpreted to be "the passage of the plague god". 1% Is really unexplainable - and it is this 1% that has formed a secret rule during the two hundred years since the founding of Daliang: every thirty years, there must be an unexplained "big strange news". The last time was the death of the late emperor thirty years ago. The last time was when Taizu passed away sixty years ago. The next thirty years are this year.