In the vast history of ancient China, a series of strange and suspenseful events occurred in the Western Zhou Dynasty. This period of history is known as the "Ghost Murder Incident" by later generations, involving two generations of monarchs, King Xuan of Zhou and King You of Zhou, as well as a woman born out of fate - Bao Xi.
During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, there was a strange nursery rhyme among the people: "The arc of the Zhou Dynasty has been destroyed." This nursery rhyme predicted the demise of the Zhou Dynasty and worried King Xuan of Zhou. In order to dispel the bad luck, he ordered all the wooden bows and arrows and baskets to be burned.
In the midst of these troubled times, a baby girl was abandoned in the wild, but fortunately a loving couple adopted her, and her fate seemed to change for the better. Unexpectedly, this was the later Bao Xi, a key figure closely linked to the fate of the fall of the Zhou Dynasty.
King Xuan of Zhou had a bizarre murder in his hunting grounds, when he was shot dead by a ghost named Du Bo while hunting. Du Bo was originally a loyal courtier, but he was killed due to a misunderstanding, and his grievances are not gone.
Duber's tragedy has a wonderful connection to the adopted baby girl. Du Bo was ordered to find the missing baby girl, but was unsuccessful and was mistakenly killed by King Zhou Xuan. Three years later, his ghost returns, seeking revenge on his former master.
There was also a bizarre and strange incident in the palace, a palace maid became pregnant without male contact, which coincided with the circulating nursery rhymes, which deepened the panic in people's hearts.
King Xuan of Zhou once dreamed that his ancestor's tablet was taken away, and since then he has been restless, and his health has been weakening day by day. In his writings, Mozi recorded the tragic end of this king's eventual unjust soul.
After King Zhou You succeeded to the throne, he abandoned the government and indulged in the beauty of his favorite concubine. Bao Xi was the ill-fated baby girl, and her appearance seemed to herald the end of the Zhou Dynasty.
In the end, in order to please Bao Xi, King Zhou You ignited the princes of the Beacon Opera, causing the famous "Lishan Difficulty" in history. The trust of the princes was betrayed, and the ruling power of the Zhou dynasty was greatly weakened.
The "Several Dead Zhou Kingdoms" in the nursery rhyme finally became a reality. The tragedy of King Xuan of Zhou, the grievances of Du Bo, the fate of Bao Xi, and the absurd behavior of King You of Zhou connected one tragic fate after another until the fall of the Zhou Dynasty. These historical events, like unsolvable mysteries, have been repeatedly told by later generations, which makes people think deeply.