The content of the Fengshen Rendition, everyone has heard about it in detail, and there is nothing to analyze, but today we want to talk about a different interpretation of the characters in the Fengshen God, he is different from the details in the Fengshen God, and it can also be regarded as another folk story. The protagonist of this story is Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo of the Shang Dynasty.
Ji Chang was trapped in the cage
Speaking of him, compared to what everyone already knows, he was the founder of the Western Zhou Dynasty (although there was no Eastern Crusade Yin Shang, he had already died), and he had also suffered great grievances and was trapped in the dragon for seven years by the King of Sui.
Regarding Ji Chang's trapping in The Dragon, the Fengshen Interpretation says so, Su Daji confused the King of Sui, wanted to quickly disintegrate the power of the Shang Dynasty, and deliberately summoned the four great princes and merchants, in order to take this opportunity to wipe out the four princes, and in the end only Chonghou Hu was good, the other three went to two, only Ji Chang saved his life under the recommendation of the ministers, and was imprisoned by the King of Qi, and could not return to the country. Ji Chang was trapped, and it was roughly written in the Fengshen.
But there is another theory elsewhere, of course, which is described from a historical point of view, just a folklore that has been handed down from generation to generation, and as for the authenticity, it is impossible to examine. We just have to look at it as a story, a story that is different from the fengshen yanyi.
About the legend of Zhou Ren, in the previous issue of the article, I have explained it in detail, interested friends can go to see it.
Under the leadership of Gu Gonggong's father, the Zhou people passed on from generation to generation, until Ji Chang's generation underwent earth-shaking changes, at this time Ji Chang's sphere of influence, that is, Xiqi was still under the protection of Yin Shang Tianxia, which also said that Ji Chang was also a courtier of the Shang King.
Whether in history or in the novel, the king is absurd, and the wine-loving person is not very different, and at the same time he is also a moody person. Not knowing when he is happy and when he is in a state of anger is hard to figure out for a person. Ji Chang was just suffering from his moodiness, what the hell was going on?
It turned out that Chonghou Hu and Ji Chang had always been sworn enemies, and the former saw that Xiqi real estate was rich and the people were brilliant, and had long wanted to get some oil and water from this place, but Ji Chang, who was upright, did not associate with people like Chonghou Hu at all. It was because of this that Chonghou Hu had always been angry with him, he had been looking for an opportunity to bring down Ji Chang, and finally this opportunity was really found by him, although it was far-fetched, but in the end it was successful.
It turned out that Ji Chang was worried about the country and the people, and often went to the king to advise you to try hard to govern, not to covet wine, and so on, in the face of the absurdity of the king of the king, these advices were all doing useless work, and the king did not listen at all. Because of this, Ji Chang often sighed behind his back. Unexpectedly, this sigh almost cost him his life--the spies who specialized in spying on the princes of various countries knew that they immediately reported to The Favored Minister Chonghou Hu around the King of Sui when they found out the news.
After hearing this news, Chonghou Hu happily closed his mouth and adjusted his state, and immediately went to the palace of the King of Sui, explained in detail the things that Ji Chang sighed and sighed, and also added oil and vinegar to say a lot of bad things about Ji Chang. When king Huan heard this, he was furious and immediately sent someone to arrest Ji Chang, who was unknown, to Chao Ge.
The King of Lu personally interrogated the rebellious Ji Chang and took him to the main hall. King Huan carefully looked at Ji Chang and found that his appearance was that of a weak scholar, and he thought to himself, How could such a person do such an unwise thing? Ji Changbi stood respectfully at His Highness waiting for King Huan's questioning.
King Huan asked, "Are you The Marquis Of Xibo, Ji Chang?" Ji Chang respectfully replied, "It is the sinner", and when king Huan saw that Ji Chang was so modest, his heart was immediately happy, and he asked: "I heard that you secretly sighed and cursed my great merchant for not being able to last long because of the matter of the Ninth Marquis and the Marquis of Ehou?" ”
When Ji Chang heard it, he also understood the reason why he had been caught in Chaoge. As soon as the spirit moved, he quickly bowed deeply above and said to the King of Qiu: "The Great King has been wronged, the Ninth Marquis and the Marquis of Ehou are great rebel ministers, and I sigh because such a courtier has disturbed the country's peaceful and prosperous world, and I am sorry for the Great King and have no other meaning." ”
King Huan was even happier when he heard this, and immediately wanted to release Ji Chang. But ah, not afraid of no good things, afraid of no good people. Chonghou Hu, who was staying on the side, saw that Ji Chang was so able to speak eloquently and coaxed the King of Lu to be so happy, so how could he have a good life? Can't you take revenge? He quickly ran to the side of the king and whispered, "Xi Bohou is buying people's hearts everywhere, the princes of the world are already on his side, if you don't get rid of him at this time, if he turns against him one day, it will be very unfavorable to the king, and please think twice."
After the king listened, his face immediately darkened, as said earlier, the king is a moody person, at this time this temper is fully exerted, the front is fine, the back turning the face is faster than turning the book, saying that the change will change. After listening to Chonghou Hu's words, he immediately imprisoned Ji Chang in a cage.
Qiangli is the largest prison in Chaoge, and none of the people who are locked up in it can get out alive, and the windows of Guan Jichang's cell are open on the roof, so that it is difficult to fly out even if you insist on inserting wings.
After Chonghou Hu's purpose was achieved, he was very happy, and rushed to the prison to see him and said to him: "I didn't expect that you also have today." I wanted to get some oil and water from your Xiqi, but you still wouldn't let me. If you know now, why did you have to do it in the first place? Regret it, haha" Ji Chang looked at Chonghou Hu's dirty face and buried his head to ignore him. Chonghou Hu spoke for half a day, but did not arouse Ji Chang's anger, so he angrily threw the door away. Ji Chang raised his head, looked at the back of Chonghou Hu's departure, and said softly, "Don't be too arrogant, it will make you die a miserable death in the future." ”
During the time that Ji Chang was imprisoned in the tent, there was nothing to do, so he took out the three copper coins he carried with him for divination. Ji Chang was proficient in the art of easy reasoning, and when he was in Xiqi before, due to his busy official duties, he never had the opportunity to participate in the enlightenment. Now in the big prison, he had a lot of time for him to study slowly, and finally after a step-by-step deduction, he finally deduced the sixty-four gua of money. In the Fengshen Rendition, Ji Chang had already calculated that he had seven years of disaster, which was also inconsistent with this, and I was more inclined to learn deduction in prison.
Xi Bohou was released
During the days when Ji Chang was imprisoned in Qiuli, he was anxious to upset the Western Zhou Ministers, such as San yisheng, and after accommodation and dotting, he finally got a chance to visit Ji Chang in Qili. But because there were guards watching their conversations, they could only gossip about inconsequential matters. Seeing that the visiting time was approaching, Ji Chang and the ministers did not talk about anything serious, but they were anxious.
In the end, Ji Chang was in a hurry, and he rushed several ministers to squeeze their eyes and let them look at the table in front of them. Ji Chang took advantage of the jailer's lack of attention and wrote two words on the table with his fingers dipped in the water in the bowl, "Wealth and Color". Then, quickly wiped the water stains with your hands.
After these ministers saw the two words, they suddenly realized that it meant to find beautiful women and gold and silver treasures for the king of Qiu, to make him happy, and then to save Ji Chang. The ministers nodded vigorously toward Ji Chang. Ji Chang then said, "Hurry, what else to say, the time is coming." Several ministers understood that Ji Chang meant to let them hurry home to find these things to rescue Ji Chang, and hurriedly said, "Rest assured, we will take care of your family." After saying this, several people rode away and rushed back to Xiqi.
After The minister returned, San Yisheng immediately discussed countermeasures, gold and silver treasures are easy to say, but where to find them without treasures? One of the ministers said, "I heard that there are beautiful women in the country of Xin, and when the king of The King of Xin first visited the country of Xin, he got a beautiful woman there." If we go to Youxinguo, there will be gains. ”
Shan Yisheng followed the advice of this minister and sent someone to youxinguo to look for it, and the kung fu paid off, and within a few days, he selected ten beautiful women. Among these ten beauties, San Yisheng personally selected the most outstanding beauty with the most outstanding posture and the best song and dance, and prepared to give it to the King of Lu. The ministers also suggested that the mere presence of beautiful women and treasures would not be enough to impress the King, but that treasures must be necessary.
So I visited the place of Inuyasha, and I heard that there was a kind of deity called "Chicken Multiplication", which was very beautiful, with colorful feathers, golden eyes, and a neck more like a chicken's tail. As long as people ride it, if there is no accident, it is not a problem to live a hundred years old. San Yisheng quickly rewarded this kind of artifact with a heavy sum, and within a few days, a hunter hit one and came to receive the reward. San Yisheng was very happy, and still rewarded this hunter heavily.
Worried that only one treasure could not impress the King of Sui, San Yisheng decided to look for a treasure. In the Lin Clan Kingdom, he got a rare beast, this beast grew like a tiger, but its body was larger than a tiger, its tail was still three times the length of its body, and its body was also colorful, called "Donkey Yu". It is said that riding this beast can travel a thousand miles a day.
With beautiful women, treasures and treasures, San Yisheng and others decided to go to Chaoge to meet the King of Qiu and rescue Ji Chang. However, it would not be so easy to meet the King of Qiu. But fortunately, there was another favorite of the King of Sui.
Fei Zhong and Su Daji colluded to control the government, and the King of Sui was very fond of him, believing him very much whenever he said it. San Yisheng and the others knew that only by opening up this person would they have a chance to rescue Ji Chang, so they took the gift and went to Fei Zhong's mansion.
Fei Zhong heard that Ji Chang's courtiers had come to see him, and quickly understood their intentions. San Yisheng presented the gift to Fei Zhong. Fei Zhong looked at beautiful women and treasures and other good things, and instantly blossomed. Shan Yisheng took the opportunity to say: "Lord Fei, my family's Marquis is a true supporter of the King of Sui, without a little disobedience, ah, please say something good in front of the King of Sui, let my family grown-ups go." Fei Zhong looked at these beautiful women and treasures and said, "Xi Bohou is a generous person, and I have heard of this before, saying that he is plotting rebellion, and I don't believe it at all." Tomorrow I will go and talk to the king. ”
The next day, Fei Zhong took San Yisheng and others to the palace and met with the King of Sui. Shan Yisheng dedicated the selected beauties and treasures to the King of Sui, who was both greedy and lustful, and was very happy to see so many good things, and pulled the beautiful woman selected from the Country of Youxin down to his side, looked at the left and looked at it, very satisfied, and said cheekily: "As long as there is this little beauty, it is enough to spare Xi Bohou." ”
In this way, it was only in this way that ji chang, the Marquis of Xibo, was rescued from the skull. After coming out, Ji Chang was afraid of trouble, and knowing that King Huan was a moody person, he led his courtiers to rush back to Xiqi.
This is just a legend that has evolved from history, and in this information-fragmented society, it is actually a good choice to calm down and look at some ancient legends. At the very least, many ancient traditions can continue. For example, when I wrote this article, I also listened to some people's stories and found that it was completely different from what I knew.
Regarding the history of the Shang Dynasty, the history books are also not very detailed and cannot be referred to in detail. However, the novel of Fengshen Yanyi completely follows the historical background of the Shang Dynasty, for example, many characters in that period coincide with history, and he is written into a mythological novel, which makes people read with relish. It is inevitable that the content of the plot will be different from the folklore, such as ji Chang I mentioned today, among the gods, Su Daji and Fei Zhong killed him and imprisoned him, but here is Chonghou Hu. The three treasures dedicated to the King of Fengshen are not the decanting felt, the seven-spice cart and the white-faced ape, but the beauties of the Xin kingdom, the ji si and the donkey.