Saying Xibo Hou Ji Chang was almost cut off by King Zhou because of his drunken blunder. Under the pleas of Huang Feihu , Bigan and other important ministers, Ji Chang won a chance to prove his innate hexagram skills. As a result, Ji Chang foresaw the conclusion that an imperial temple was on fire, which was very unlucky for the ancient dynasties. Originally, King Zhou did not believe in Ji Chang's hexagrams. As a result, at noon the next day, thunder fell from the sky and set it on fire. I went to the Taimiao and burned the Taimiao down to the ground. There is a poem in the book:
The number of performances of the innate Mo Lang guessed, and the Tang Zong Temple was turned into ashes. The rise and fall have been determined by God, and it cannot be considered as a self-inflicted conspiracy.
The burning down of the Yin-Shang Taimiao also indicates that the qi of the soup has been exhausted, and the destiny has a new ownership. At this stage, the background of the story of Fengshen Romance has basically been introduced clearly. In fact, this time is the middle of the eighth year of King Zhou. , From this time on, the story of Fengshen Romance really opened the curtain.
Actually written here, let's go back and read the background of Fengshen Romance and see what the author wants to tell readers after writing so much? There are a total of 100 stories, and 11 chapters are used to explain the background. Through these 11 chapters, we can understand the background including:
1, King Zhou of Shang was a tyrannical king, who not only was punished by the sky, but also cut himself off from the ancestors of Tang.As a human emperor, I don’t know how to fear God. Originally, I went to the Nuwa Palace to pray for blessings. As a result, I wrote erotic poems to humiliate the goddess, and I was self-willed and ignorant. Heaven; as a king, he was dazed and incompetent. He listened to slander and killed the prime minister of the court, Shang Rong, the Duke of the East, Jiang Huanchu, and the Hou of the South, E Chongyu, and ruined the original peaceful and prosperous era, causing the rebels to rise everywhere. In the stable Yin and Shang dynasty, there were 600,000 rebels, and half of the eight hundred princes rebelled; as a human being, he killed his wife and son, killed his offspring, burned the virtuous queen to death, and forced Concubine Yang of Xinqing Palace to commit suicide. His family was separated by Su Daji 's tossed wives and ions, and eventually made people angry and angry. The Taimiao was burned down, basically losing the blessing of the ancestors, and also destroying the small amount of anger.
Having said so much about King Zhou's ruthlessness is actually to provide an endorsement for the legitimacy and justice of King Wu's attack on Zhou , and to explain the necessity and justice of the battle of conferring gods led by the interpretation later.
2. Through the appearance of Yunneutron, the composition of the cultivation world in the Fengshen world is clearly explained, and it is clear that there are three religions in the Fengshen world. Of course, the concept of the three religions has not been too stereotyped. The mouth is Dao, Jie, and Confucianism, but in the subsequent content, Confucianism actually never appeared. By the way, I will post the original words of cloud neutron . Let's take a look at the status of practitioners in the world. Above does not go to the emperor; below is not to go to ministers. Escape from the cage and hide, escape the mundane net to cultivate one's true self. Le Linquan Xi is extremely famous and extremely profitable, and Hidden Rock Valley Xi forgets shame and glory.
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refers to the magical use of the universe and shows the diligence of morality. Compared with the Confucian scholars, officials and high-ranking positions are displayed, and wealth and honor are floating clouds;But when it comes to the three religions, the Tao is the only one. "
In Yunzhongzi's mouth, the monks are detached from the mundane world," do not face the emperor on the top; they do not pay tribute to the ministers below. It is precisely because of this detached status that this group of cultivators has the ability to dominate the dynasties in the world In the war of change, by the way, private goods are entrained in the war.
3, through the shaping of the image of Xibo Hou Jichang, it shows the inevitability of Western Zhou gaining the favor of God. During the crusade against Jizhou Hou Su Hu, by persuading Su Hu to offer his daughter Su Daji to avoid life being ruined, it showed Ji Chang's benevolence and righteousness, and also described the Xiqi under Ji Chang's rule. , to buy and sell, to be friendly and pleasant, to travel with pedestrians, to be humble and humble", and through the innate hexagrams that Ji Chang has experienced several times, it is explained that Ji Changshun obeys the order, knows the destiny of heaven, and is quite magical, basically creating The image of a benevolent, honest, good governance, and miraculous prince, coupled with the description of Ji Chang Yanshan's collection of Lei Zhenzi, highlights Ji Chang's image of benevolence. The ruthless King Zhou is in stark contrast. Such a benevolent ruler should be destined to return, so Fengming Qishan said. This kind of foreshadowing, compared to King Zhou, is of course more suitable for a benevolent ruler like Ji Chang to govern the world.
4. Through the evolution of Su Daji's entry into the palace and the evolution of his status in the harem of King Zhou, it is explained that King Zhou is incorrigible and hopeless, and also lays a clue for the further description of King Zhou's insolence, and the nine-tailed fox occupied Su. Daji's soul was used as an excuse to find a suitable reason for the unimaginable and unreasonable actions of Ji Daji, the king of Zhou.
All the above content settings are endorsements of the action of conferring gods and the justice of King Wu's attack on Zhou, while important ministers including Du Yuanxian , Mei Bo, and Shang Rong have been killed one after another. The Taishi Wen Zhong and the Beihai revolt has not returned, the lack of positive energy of the Yin and Shang courts has also laid a foundational environment for the occurrence of some subsequent chaos.
So the first eleven chapters are actually the background introduction of the Fengshen story, from then on is the real Fengshen story, and the first one to appear is the brave pioneer we are familiar with - Nezha!
