Bazhou, Jincheng.
Xia Huai'an stood on the city tower, gazing at the rolling bamboo forests in the distance. The once-verdant sea of bamboo was now withered and yellow, the tips of the stalks covered in tiny bamboo flowers. When the wind blew, the pale yellow pollen drifted like mist.
"Master, quite a few people are indeed exploiting the natural phenomenon of bamboo flowering to spread claims that Heaven is condemning Huaxia. The masterminds behind this are none other than Prime Minister Fan and certain members of the imperial family!" Main Bookkeeper Zhou walked over briskly, holding a stack of documents. "Fortunately, with the Huaxia Academy educating the children and our propaganda teams spreading the truth, the people of Bazhou are paying no attention to this, and no large-scale instigation or rioting has occurred."
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