The novel "Fengshen Yanyi" is also called "The Complete Biography of Shang and Zhou Kingdoms", "The King of Wu Defeats Zhou Waishi" and so on. In addition to telling the story of King Wu's defeat of King Wu, this novel has a female character throughout the novel, which is firmly remembered by countless readers.
This woman is Su Daji. So, does Su Daji really exist in history? The answer is that it does exist.
Su Da has come from the country of You Su, with her last name and her first name. According to the custom of granting land by surname during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Daji should also be one of the nobles.
King Zhou's name was Di Xin, and he attacked the Yousu tribe when he was in power. He was over sixty years old at this time. This age is really rare in ancient times when people were rare in the seventies. Moreover, King Zhou can lead troops to fight at this age. It can be seen that King Zhou was also a generation of heroes when he was young, not as mediocre as in "The Romance of the Gods".
In history, Daji did exist. After defeating the Su tribe, King Zhou got Daji. Her historical prototype is a concubine of King Zhou, and it is one of the “trophies” that King Zhou grabbed when he fought against other small countries. Daji in the novel is a snake-hearted vixen who is demonized by TV dramas and novels.
Actually, there is no Su Daji, the Shang Dynasty is doomed. Although King Zhou was very capable when he was young, the 60-year-old Di Xin began to enjoy himself and spent a huge amount of manpower and material resources to build a place similar to a wine pond meat forest. A monarch who was able to build such a luxurious place when the ancient architectural craftsmanship was not developed will sooner or later die of the country.
It is biased to blame the demise of the Shang Dynasty on Daji.
Zhou Wenwang's eldest son Bo Yikao was a proton in the Shang Dynasty, and his job was to drive for Dixin. Bo Yi Kao angered Di Xin for something, was made into meat soup by Di Xin, and gave it back to Ji Chang to eat. As a result, Shang and Zhou had hatred.
Later, as Di Xin got older and older, Zhou Wenwang's son Wu Wang Jifa found the opportunity to announce the ten sins of Emperor Xin to the world and unite the princes to attack Chaoge. Brother Di Xin led a seventeen army to resist. Unexpectedly, the army mutinous, King Wu of Zhou attacked Chaoge without any effort.
Di Xin suicide, Da Ji was also killed.
