A messenger traveling by night was stopped by a man holding a jade disc, who said: "Give this to the Lord of Haochi," then added, "The Ancestral Dragon will die this year." The man vanished. The jade was identified as the very disc Qin Shi Huang had cast into the river in 219 BC to calm the waves. Months later, the emperor died.
Account
A messenger traveling by night past Pingshu Road in Huayin was stopped by a man holding a jade disc. The stranger said: "Give this to the Lord of Haochi." Then he added: "The Ancestral Dragon will die this year." Asked to explain, the man suddenly vanished, leaving the jade on the ground. The jade was identified as the very disc Qin Shi Huang had cast into the river in 219 BC to calm the waves during a crossing. Months later, the emperor died.
Sources
- Records of the Grand Historian, "Basic Annals of Qin Shi Huang"