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Xianyang Palace.

At the South City Gate, the Lang Guards escorted the vehicle that Yu Shu was riding in and slowly drove it into the palace gate.

Yi Huawei rode on the back of Wuzhui and entered the palace gate. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, raised his head slightly, and looked up at the vast night sky.

Today, the moon is dim and the sky looks ordinary, empty and ordinary. However, Yi Huawei seems to be fixed by some mysterious force, staring at the ordinary sky for a long time, motionless.

As Yi Huawei stopped in front, the entire convoy also stopped.

The Langwei noticed his strangeness and looked up in the direction of Yi Huawei's sight. When they saw the scene in the sky clearly, their reactions were extremely exaggerated. Some opened their mouths wide, their eyes full of shock and fear, as if they had seen the most incredible thing in the world; some even had weak legs and collapsed to the ground.

Since they were born, they had never seen such a beautiful and terrifying sight.

The moon covered Xuanyuan, and a bright starlight appeared inadvertently on the originally dark night sky. The starlight was as small as a needle tip at first, but it became larger and brighter at an astonishing speed. A golden meteor, with a long tail, was like a golden arrow shot out, swiftly streaking across the sky, leaving behind a dazzling and heart-pounding track.

With this leader, countless bright stars began to appear and move like a dream, and they kept speeding up. One, two, three... Finally, dozens or even hundreds of stars shone in the night sky. Some were long, some were short, some were big, some were small, they moved from the northeast to the south, like a grand and mysterious cosmic dance. Star rain fell from the sky, like a group of celestial horses, whistling and whistling, and the sky kept making low rumbling sounds, as if it was the roar of the gods, but no one knew where it fell.

Ah Da stood in the crowd, feeling his teeth chattering uncontrollably. Stars were falling like rain, and in his opinion, this was a very ominous sign! Was this a warning from God to the world?
Looking around, all I could see were people bowing down to the sky and trembling. In the midst of this chaos and panic, only Yi Huawei sat quietly on his horse, his figure tall and lonely.

"Why don't you leave?"

Yu Shu lifted the bamboo curtain, stuck her head out, and looked in the direction of everyone's sight. She immediately widened her eyes and couldn't close her mouth. She stared blankly at the star rain in the sky, and an indescribable shock surged in her heart. This strange celestial phenomenon seemed like a mysterious revelation from heaven, which made her feel both terrified and curious.

In the city of Xianyang, under the impact of the meteor shower that night, the whole city was filled with the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, and there was no peace at all.

Most of the thousands of meteorites that fell on the night of the meteor shower were nowhere to be found, except for one that looked like a huge running star, blazing like fire, and plunged into the fields outside Dongjun with an astonishing momentum. The loud noise it made was like a thunderclap, shaking the entire area, and the houses seemed to be trembling slightly.

The government was extremely alert to this, thinking it was a sign of a great disaster. They quickly selected several clerks and led a team of county soldiers to investigate.

"Sir, it's just ahead!" The village headman who was showing the way pointed to the dry field ahead which was surrounded by a circle of villagers and no one could get through.

"Get out of the way, everyone!" The county soldiers came forward with weapons in hand, shouting loudly to disperse the villagers who loved to watch the excitement. Although the villagers were unwilling, facing the glaring weapons, they could only reluctantly make way for the officials to enter. The chief official covered his nose, looked at the strange smell here with disgust, and assigned two minor officials to go in to check.

When I walked in, I saw that the surrounding vegetation was burnt and black, and there was a big pit on the ground. In the pit was a meteorite, so big that it took several people to hug it. The texture of the meteorite was like stone and iron, with a layer of black molten crust on the surface, which shone with a mysterious luster under the sunlight.

Looking at this strange scene, the two clerks walked around the meteorite carefully. When they turned to the back of the meteorite, they stopped at the same time and looked at each other. They saw deep fear in each other's eyes.

"Why don't you speak?"

The official was getting impatient and went forward to check it out himself with a frown on his brow. However, when he saw the scene on the meteorite, he was also stunned.

"This this……"

The meteorite itself is not scary, what is scary is the seven Qin characters deeply engraved on its surface:
"The First Emperor dies and the earth is divided!"

The official's face turned pale instantly, and he trembled slightly, not knowing what to do. At this moment, the air around him seemed to freeze.

………………

Zhangtai Palace.

In the magnificent palace, Qin Shi Huang sat high on the dragon throne, his face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. His eyes swept across the area below like a sharp sword, and all the civil and military officials lowered their heads, not daring to breathe. The palace was completely silent, so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be clearly heard.

At this time, the heavy atmosphere seemed to solidify the air, making people feel extremely depressed. Qin Shihuang's anger was like a volcano about to erupt, and it could erupt at any time.

Li Si raised his head slightly, observed Qin Shi Huang's expression, then stepped forward resolutely, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the saying that Mars is guarding the heart and the stars are weeping blood is really nonsense.

…The falling of stars is actually the change of heaven and earth, the transformation of yin and yang, and it is a rare thing. There are many records of falling stars from ancient times to the present. It is recorded in the history books of the Wei State that in the 15th year of Emperor Xia’s reign, stars fell like rain in the night. The Zuo Zhuan also said that in the seventh year of Duke Zhuang of Lu, on the night of Xinmao in the fourth month of summer, the fixed stars disappeared and stars fell like rain in the night.

In fact, when stars fall to the ground, they are just stones. Between the Great River and the Ji River, there are often falling star stones. Maybe they are the broken stones from other Great Nine Provinces. This is just like driftwood that is swept to the shore by the waves. It is a natural thing. It is okay to be surprised by it. But it is wrong to be afraid of it. "

Li Si paused for a moment, slowly swept his eyes over the officials present, and continued, "Your Majesty, since the unification of the world, our Great Qin has been powerful and prosperous. Although this celestial phenomenon is strange, it is not something to be afraid of. Your Majesty should use his wisdom to see through its essence and not be moved by false words. Now, the most urgent task is to stabilize people's hearts and continue to promote your majesty's grand cause to make the Great Qin regime last forever."

After saying this, Li Si bowed again and waited quietly for Qin Shihuang's response. The palace was still silent.

The meteorite falling to the ground was not a shocking event. However, the words "The First Emperor will die and the land will be divided" were engraved on the meteorite. Like a storm, it soon spread among the people. People from the six nationalities in Kanto secretly discussed that this was a prophecy from heaven, representing the will of heaven, foreshadowing that Qin Shihuang would soon die, the Qin Dynasty would be divided into seven, and the six kingdoms would be restored.

When Qin Shi Huang heard the news, he was shocked, but he did not believe that this was a sign from heaven. In his opinion, this was clearly a man-made malicious curse.

Qin Shi Huang immediately sent imperial censors to the place where the meteorite landed to check every household for the people who carved the words. The imperial censors acted vigorously and searched every household, not letting go of any suspicious person. However, after all the hard work, they found nothing.

The angry Qin Shi Huang then ordered that all the people living near the meteorite be executed, regardless of gender, age or status, within a radius of ten miles, more than a thousand people be executed! He also ordered the stone to be burned.

However, even though all the people were killed, the stone could not be burned. The strange meteorite seemed to be mocking Qin Shihuang's powerlessness, and no matter how fierce the fire was, it could not burn it.

Qin Shihuang's anger was like a dark cloud that weighed on his heart and took a long time to dissipate.

If we talk about meteors, we can still forcefully understand them as a sign of good fortune. Back in the days of Duke Wen of Qin, a meteor fell from the sky with the sound of cockcrows, and was later collected as a national treasure of Qin, and a Chen Bao Temple was also established. But now, the inscription on the meteorite, "The land will be divided when the first emperor dies," and those so-called prophecies, are all symbols of disaster. Once these things spread among the people, they will surely cause great turmoil. The emperor's power is there, and since Qin Shihuang did not like these "prophecies," people in the court and the public will rack their brains to deny them.

After the Great Purge, the few remaining doctors rushed to present poems about immortals to Qin Shi Huang. They believed that having musicians sing and play the poems could drive away the evil-minded "mountain ghosts".

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After careful calculations, the wizards who were good at divination got the hexagram that it was auspicious to travel. They believed that Qin Shihuang should leave Xianyang and travel to other places to avoid this terrible curse. At the same time, he should carry out another large-scale migration. So Qin Shihuang decided to move 30,000 households in Guandong to Hexi, and the southern expeditionary army would not be transferred back for the time being, and Zhao Tuo would still be stationed there.

As for the direction of the parade, the three most skilled fortune tellers in Xianyang City had a dispute. One believed that the emperor's qi was in the northeast, one believed it was in the southeast, and another insisted that it was in the south. They argued endlessly, and all believed that Qin Shihuang needed to go to the corresponding place to suppress this ominous qi with the emperor's power.

"Then let's go to the southeast."

Qin Shi Huang thought about it and realized that he had been to the northeast and south, but he had not yet visited Kuaiji in the southeast, so he could go there to pay homage to Yu. Upon hearing this, the ministers had doubts in their hearts, but they could only retreat reluctantly.

Only Li Si and Yi Huawei were left in the hall, while Qin Shihuang fell into deep thought.

"Humph~ The remnants of the six kingdoms are ready to make a move, I am not afraid of them. The ignorant common people are just following the crowd, pass down the order, anyone who discusses or spreads this matter will be executed!"

After a while, Qin Shihuang snorted coldly, gave an order to Li Si, then frowned and handed the brocade on the table to Yi Huawei.

"Zhao Gao... This is a secret report from Dongjun. Take a look at it and show it to Li Si."

"promise……"

Yi Huawei took the secret report with both hands, his expression solemn. He spread out the silk and glanced at the words on it, his eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The secret report was about the strange meteorite that fell in Dongjun. It was said that as long as it was pointed due south or due north, everything around it would float in the air.

Yi Huawei lowered his eyelids, thought for a moment, then slowly walked down the stairs and handed the secret report to Li Si.

Li Si nodded slightly, took the secret report, and looked at the contents of it intently. His face gradually became serious, and his brows were furrowed.

"Your Majesty...this?"

Li Si raised his head and looked at Qin Shihuang, his eyes full of questions.

Qin Shi Huang remained silent, as if he was thinking about the meaning behind this strange phenomenon. The atmosphere in the palace became extremely depressing, and everyone was waiting for Qin Shi Huang's decision.

After a long time, Qin Shi Huang slowly spoke: "First send someone to Dongjun to investigate the situation of the star in detail and transport it back."

"promise!"

Li Si immediately accepted the order.

...............

Let’s not discuss what Qin Shihuang was thinking.

Although Yi Huawei has been promoted to the position of Shaofu, he has only been back for a short time and has only been to the office a few times, so he doesn't even know all of his subordinates.

The administrative divisions of the Qin Dynasty were clearly divided into the central government, prefectures, counties, townships, and villages. From the central government to the local governments, officials in charge of finance and economy were set up everywhere.

There are two key financial institutions in the central government. The first is the Internal Affairs of Grain, which is responsible for the national taxes, levies, and fiscal revenue and expenditure. Under the Internal Affairs of Grain, there is the Taicang, which is responsible for managing grain and commodity warehouses, and the "Ji Li" who is in charge of accounting.

Another institution was the Shaofu, whose main responsibility was to manage the royal finances. Specifically, the collection of population tax, industrial and commercial tax, and mountain, sea, pond and lake tax were all within its scope of responsibility.

Generally speaking, the position of Shaofu is like a combination of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Land and Resources. Its duties include managing the income from mountains, seas, land and lakes, being responsible for the royal handicraft manufacturing, and taking care of the emperor's daily life. It is indeed a heavy responsibility and complicated affairs.

The Shaofu was one of the Nine Ministers, with a large structure. Its subordinate agencies included the Yufu Ling and Yufu Cheng, who were responsible for the weaving and management of the emperor's clothes; the Shangguan Ling and Shangguan Cheng were in charge of the emperor's crown; the Shangyi Ling and Shangyi Cheng were responsible for changing the emperor's clothes; the Shangshi Ling and Shangshi Cheng were responsible for the emperor's food arrangements; the Shangmu Ling and Shangmu Cheng were in charge of the emperor's bathing; the Shangxi Ling and Shangxi Cheng were responsible for the preparation of the emperor's bedding;
The Shangshu Ling, Shangshu Cheng and Shangshu Pushe were responsible for the initiation and submission of documents in the palace; Taiguan Ling and Taiguan Cheng were responsible for preparing food for the emperor; Xizhe Ling was in charge of the palace's Xuanguan; Zhongshu Luzhe Ling and Zhongshu Tiaozhe Cheng were eunuchs, responsible for reception and etiquette in the palace; Taiyi Ling and Taiyi Cheng were responsible for the medical affairs of the emperor and the harem; Dushuizhang and Dushuicheng were responsible for water conservancy projects in counties and prefectures; Yuefu Ling and Yuefu Cheng were in charge of music in the palace; Yongxiang Ling was responsible for the living arrangements of the eunuchs and the harem.

The royal household and palace affairs, including palace financial management, palace engineering construction, palace clothing management, and palace food management, all needed to be maintained by the Shaofu. The responsibilities of the Shaofu department were very heavy, so a large number of people were needed to maintain its operation.

The Shaofu Ling was the head of the Shaofu Department, responsible for the operation of the entire department, and the Shaofu Cheng was the Shaofu Ling's deputy, assisting the Shaofu Ling in handling government affairs. Shaofu Langzhong, Shaofu Lingshi, Shaofu Shushi and other officials were responsible for different areas of affairs, totaling about hundreds of people.

In addition, the Shaofu department also governs a large number of palace soldiers, craftsmen, service industry personnel, etc. The number of people under the jurisdiction of the entire Shaofu department is more than 20,000.

Qin Shi Huang only had a year left to live, and Yi Huawei felt a sense of urgency. Time was running out, and there was no room for slacking off. Now, the empire's financial affairs were like a tangled web of threads that needed his careful organization and management.

Looking up slightly at the starry sky, he seemed to see the vast territory of the empire and the figures of countless people.

Reasonable financial management will provide a solid guarantee for the development of the empire. From collecting various taxes to operating royal industries, from controlling resource development and utilization to allocating materials and property, every link must be error-free.

Yi Huawei wanted to ensure that the empire would remain stable during the last years of Qin Shihuang's life and lay a solid foundation for future development.

(End of this chapter)