Checking on such conjunctions of Mars and Antares recorded by ancient Chinese astronomers, Huang was surprised to find over ten falsely reported instances. Why would this have happened? The emperor Han Cheng Di offers a good illustration of how these shenanigans came about. The sex-hungry ruler replaced his empress with the beautiful concubine Zhao Feiyan and allowed relatives of his new consort to gain control over the levers of political power.
黃一農考察中國熒惑守心紀錄，發現竟有高達十七次的假記錄。