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Text: A little history
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introduction
In the last years of the ancient Shang Dynasty, there was a Wenchen named Bigan, who was famous for having a seven-trick exquisite heart given by Nuwa Niangniang. However, this wise man, who was favored by the gods, ended up in a heart-wrenching court struggle. What's even more bizarre is that after losing his heart, he didn't die immediately until he met an old woman who sold vegetables.
Nuwa's anger and the destruction of the Shang Dynasty
During the Shang Dynasty, Nuwa Niangniang, as the most revered deity in the Central Plains, was portrayed as a loving and majestic being. However, when the king of Su was disrespectful to her during a sacrifice and even wrote a poem to humiliate her, Nuwa Niangniang's anger was completely ignited. In order to take revenge on the king, she decided to destroy the entire Shang dynasty.
So, Nuwa Niangniang selected three goblins from Xuanyuan's tomb and ordered them to infiltrate the King of Xuan and destroy the tyrant. And the fox-spirit of the three goblins incarnated as Su Daji, and successfully confused the king of Xu, making him a cruel and unscrupulous king.
Bigan's loyalty and tragedy
Bigan, a prodigy who was brilliant since childhood, grew up to become a pillar of the Shang Dynasty's scholars. He has a seven-pronged exquisite heart, able to perceive people's hearts and distinguish between right and wrong. However, when he found out that the King was bewitched by Su Daji and that the country was about to fall into chaos, he did not hesitate to stand up and try to awaken the conscience of the King of Zhou.
However, the King of Su was already fascinated by Su Daji, and he couldn't listen to Bigan's advice at all. At the instigation of Daji, the king of the Xuan Dynasty became resentful of Bigan. In order to take revenge on Bigan, Daji proposed to the king of Zhou, asking him to dig out Bigan's seven exquisite hearts as a medicine for healing.
Above the court, Bigan was forced to gouge out his heart. However, because he had taken the magic medicine given by Jiang Ziya beforehand, he did not die immediately. At this time, life and death hung by a thread, and his fate was in the hands of an old woman selling vegetables.
Deadly dialogue with the fall of Bigan
On the way out of Chaoge, Bigan meets an old woman who sells vegetables. He remembered that Nuwa Niangniang had told him that if his life was in danger, he could ask a vegetable seller: "Will people die if they don't have a heart?" If the vegetable seller answers, "Yes," then he will live.
So, Bigan stepped forward and asked the old woman, "If the vegetable has no heart to live, can the person survive without heart?" Without hesitation, the old woman replied, "How can a man survive without a heart?" This sentence was like a sharp blade, piercing directly into Bigan's heart. He vomited blood and died on the spot, and a generation of loyal ministers fell in this way.
conclusion
Bigan's tragedy is not only his personal tragedy, but also a symbol of the decline and fall of the entire Shang Dynasty. His loyalty and courage are admirable, but his fate is full of helplessness and sorrow. This story teaches us that sometimes fate is irresistible, and loyalty and courage may not change everything. However, it is these qualities that keep us alive and believe in the face of adversity, and become the driving force for us to move forward.