In the second year of the Datong era of the Liang Dynasty, white hair sprouted from the ground, about two feet long; this appeared to be an auspicious sign. Sun Sheng believed this was a sign of the people's suffering. Previously, the court had mobilized a large number of laborers to build the Fushan Weir, which was a huge expenditure. Just as the project was nearing completion, the dam broke several times, and the people were weary of corvée labor, grumbling.
In September of the first year of the Heqing era of the Qi Dynasty, many places under Cangzhou and at the foot of the Great Wall had hair growing, both white and black, about four to five inches long; this also seemed to be an auspicious sign. At that time, the court was building the Great Wall and also constructing three platforms domestically, leading to significant suffering among the people due to labor.
In July of the sixth year of the Kaihuang era, a light rain fell in the capital, looking like hair tips, with some strands over three feet long and others six to seven inches. Jing Fang stated in "Yi Fei Hou": "When hair falls from the sky, the country will suffer a severe famine." At that time, the Guanzhong region was experiencing drought, and rice prices soared.
During the Tian Tong period of the Later Qi, the jade disc at the Taishan Fengshan altar appeared on its own, which also seemed to be an auspicious sign. Taishan was where emperors would perform rituals to the heavens when changing dynasties, and the jade disc was a sacrificial treasure; its appearance seemed to suggest that a new emperor would use it to worship heaven. Later, the Qi Dynasty was destroyed, and the land was returned to the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Gaozu accepted the abdication of the Zhou, unifying the world, which fulfilled the omen of burning wood for sacrifice on Taishan.
In the third year of the Wuping era, the phrase "Qi has fallen" appeared on the blue stone wall under Baishui Rock. Someone changed it to "Shang Yan," and the last ruler believed this was a good omen, and all the civil and military officials came to congratulate him. Later, the Zhou army invaded the Qi state, and the last ruler indeed abandoned Ye City and fled.
In the seventeenth year of the Kaihuang era, over ten stones fell from the sky between Wuan and Fuyang. The "Hong Fan Wu Xing Zhuan" states: "When stones fall from the sky, the ruler will be in danger." Seven years later, the emperor died.
During the end of the Kaihuang period, Gaozu buried two small stones in the palace to mark the position of the bed. Before long, those stones transformed into jade. Liu Xiang said, "Jade is the most precious of all; when something worthless becomes valuable, it signifies a change." Near the end of the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, thieves dared to impersonate the emperor and declare themselves kings.
In the thirteenth year of Daye, a stone appeared in Xiping County with the words "The emperor will reign for a thousand years" carved on it, and all the officials came to congratulate. Yet, knowledgeable people said, "A thousand years is a term usually reserved for the afterlife. To say it now means disaster is about to come." The following year, the emperor was killed.
In the twelfth year of the Dading era of the Liang Dynasty, the stone qilin at the entrance of Qu'a Tomb's tunnel moved. "Wood, water, and gold," movement symbolizes relocation. It appeared that the heavens were warning of the tomb soon losing its owner, and the stone qilin would be moved. Later, the country eventually fell.
In the fourth year of Zhiheqing, the stones in the palace began to move on their own, colliding with one another. Sui Meng believed that these stones represented darkness and evil, symbolizing ministers. The movement of the stones in the palace was a sign of trusted aides betraying their loyalties. Later, the Zhou army invaded Qi, and the favored ministers Wei Xiangyuan, Qifu Gui, his brothers, and Han Jianye all betrayed the Qi and surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty.
In the first month of the twelfth year of the Da Tong era of the Liang Dynasty, two stone statues of Beixie were sent to build the tomb. The two-horned stone statue on the left arrived smoothly at the tomb. The stone statue with a single horn on the right, on the way, jumped three times in the carriage, breaking the yoke! They had to switch to a new carriage. Before it reached the tomb, two miles away, it jumped three more times, each time lifting everyone in the carriage into the air, three to four feet above the ground, and the wheels sinking three inches into the ground. The statue was made of gold inside. Liu Xiang said, "When the hearts of the people are lost, orders cannot be enforced, and words go unheard; this is due to the chaos of the gold energy." In his later years, Emperor Wu of Liang did not care about state affairs at all. He and his ministers spent all day reciting Buddhist scriptures and discussing metaphysics. The chaos in court politics, the failure to carry out orders, and the disregard for advice all stemmed from this. This ultimately led to the rebellion of Hou Jing. In the first year of the Jiande era during the Zhou Dynasty, a stone statue appeared in Puyang County, and the local officials wanted to transport it to the prefecture, planning to scrape off the gold from it. On the way, the statue jumped up and fell to the ground twice on its own. So they tied it to the side of the carriage with a thick rope, but the statue broke free and fell again. At that time, the emperor had just conquered the Qi state and was waging continuous war against Huainan, leaving the people exhausted; this was a clear sign of losing their support.
