Ye Shi: King Wen of Zhou carried Jiang Ziya 800 steps in the 800th year of the Zhou Dynasty, why didn't he recite a few more steps? Because he made a mistake.
In the primeval times, the Shang kings were extravagant and tyrannical to the people, making people live in dire straits, and at this turbulent moment, the Zhou tribe south of Qishan quietly gathered strength, preparing to overthrow the rule of the Shang king and save the common people.
At the same time, the ministers of the king of Zhou were ambitious, and suggested to the king of Zhou to get rid of Ji Chang, the marquis of Xibo, in order to prevent future troubles, and the king listened to the rumors and put Ji Chang under house arrest in the prison, Ji Chang was in a dark and damp prison, and had nightmares every night.
In a dream, Ji Chang encountered a strange beast that looked like a tiger and a bear with wings on its back, and when the strange beast saw him, it suddenly pounced and woke up Ji Chang.
At this time, the Zhou tribe sent an envoy to the Shang Dynasty to offer beauties, hoping to save Ji Chang, at this time, the king of Zhou saw the beauties sent and asked them to put Ji Chang back to Xiqi, Ji Chang knew the brutality of the Shang Dynasty, and planned to quickly crusade against Yin Shang, but at this time he encountered a problem, that is, in the lack of a person who can see the overall situation.
At this time of crisis, Ji Chang dreamed of the strange beast again, and the strange beast in the dream guided him to find a minister of the auxiliary state, and this wise man was located in the west, Ji Chang embarked on the road of searching, and finally came to the vicinity of Weishui.
On the edge of Weishui, there is an old man with white hair and a straight hook fishing, named Jiang Shang, alias "Flying Bear". Ji Chang was surprised to find that the old man looked older than him, and although he was suspicious, he still decided to go and inquire.
"May I ask what the old man is called?" Ji Chang asked softly. Jiang Ziya replied: "My surname is Jiang Mingshang, and they all call me 'Jiang Taigong'." Ji Chang realized that this was exactly the person he was looking for.
Taigong's fishing method is more strange, his hook is straight without bait, but easily hooks the fish ashore, Ji Chang asked curiously: "Taigong, you fish like this, where is the fish willing to take the bait?" Taigong smiled faintly: "Those who wish will naturally take the bait!" The eldest husband would rather win in the straight than look for it in the song, not covet the gorgeousness of the scales, but just catch the heroes of the princes. ”
Ji Chang was deeply inspired and thought that the old man was a master, so he asked Taigong for advice on the use of troops and how to govern the country, and Taigong's answer made Ji Chang very happy, and immediately asked Taigong to go out of the mountain and assist him in crusading against Yin Shang.
But the prince was raining as the reason, delayed for three days, three days later, Ji Chang came again to ask the prince to go out of the mountain, the prince resigned on the grounds of inconvenience of legs and feet, Ji Chang was displeased, but in order to be able to get the help of the prince, he did not hesitate to make a chair, personally carried the prince to the carriage.
When Taigong saw this scene, although he appreciated it, he still rejected Ji Chang's request, and he proposed that Ji Chang could carry him away, because he was old and couldn't stand the bumps on the road, and Ji Chang suddenly fell into a dilemma.
The attendants accused Taigong of his actions, thinking that he was deliberately embarrassing Ji Chang, and Ji Chang's face also showed a trace of displeasure, but considering the predicament in front of him, he finally chose to carry Taigong out of the mountain.
Ji Chang used all his strength to walk west step by step, but when he reached 300 steps, he was already sweating profusely, his head was dizzy, and sweat slipped into his eyes, causing him to go in the wrong direction, from the initial westward march to the east.
All this is like the development of the history of the Zhou Dynasty, the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty was led by King Wu, King Cheng, King Kang and other Ming monarchs, the country and the people were safe, and the people were happy, but when it came to King Zhou Li, the Zhou Dynasty began to go downhill, just like the process of declining physical strength when Ji Chang carried the Taigong.
The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was full of wars, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period competed for hegemony, the power of Zhou Tianzi gradually declined, and finally went to extinction, although the national power of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was crumbling, it still existed, and developed slowly, which may be like the 500 steps that Ji Chang stumbled and walked at the end played a role.
Although the sentence "King Wen exchanged 800 cloth for 800 years of the Zhou Dynasty" is an exaggeration, it also highlights King Wen of Zhou's persistence in Corporal Lixian and his resolute determination to fight against the Shang Dynasty.
Information sources: "Historical Records", "Romance of the Gods"
