Chen Shangxi said, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor did not summon the Imperial Physician. According to this servant's guess, the Emperor is likely disturbed because today, the Governor of Qingzhou sent an urgent report stating that on Cangmeng Mountain in Yuanning County, Qingzhou, a monster's skull was exposed by the rain. This skull, as large as a cart with two horns on top and a sharp horn on the nose tip, was thought by many to be a dragon's skull."
"A dragon's skull?"
Empress Dowager Mo was startled. "How can there be a dragon's skull in broad daylight? What did the court ministers say?"
Chen Shangxi said, "This servant heard that the ministers all believed that since a dragon's bone has appeared on Cangmeng Mountain, there must be dragon veins, and to prevent any risks, they have all petitioned His Majesty to have all the people within a hundred li exterminated to prevent future disasters!"
