《Feng Shen Part 1》Zhong Jichang predicted that King Zhou would die at the hands of blood relatives

The recently released "Feng Shen Part 1" caused a sensation after being aired, attracting the attention of a large number of viewers.Both the plot and the performance of the actors are quite outstanding, and it can be called a successful masterpiece.《Fengshen Part 1》Zhongji Chang's prophecy that King Zhou will die at the hands of his blood relatives is a topic of great concern recently. Let's talk about this topic today.

There is a detail in the film work - Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun - that Xibohou Jichang fortune-teller for King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, saying that King Zhou will die at the hands of blood relatives in the future.Although the movie does not end, we can predict the ending of King Zhou: he eventually died at the hands of his own prince Yin Jiao.

But in our impression, whether it is the official history - Historical Records - or the novel - Fengshen Yanyi, it is said that King Zhou climbed to Lutai and burned himself to death.So, is the plot of Yin Jiao's father-killing original to the movie?

In fact, this is not the case. In the Yuan Dynasty script - King Wu defeated Zhou Ping - it was Yin Jiao who killed King Zhou.《 Fengshen Yanyi 》 is not a novel independently created by literati. Like 《 Journey to the West 》 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 《 Water Margin 》 it is based on historical facts and has been continuously adapted by later generations. Finally, inIt was finalized into a book in the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that every character in “Fengshen Universe” is not a fixed image, but has been continuously reshaped after three thousand years.So, what was Yin Jiao, the second male protagonist in Chaoge Fengyun, like in the past “Fengshen Universe”?

“Yinjiao” was just a place name at first?

In -Chaoge Fengyun-, King Zhou claimed that he only had one son.In the Records of the Grand Historian, only one son of King Zhou is recorded, and that is Prince Wu Geng (also known as Lufu).Although King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang Dynasty as the co-owner of the world, the Shang Kingdom was retained and Wu Geng was also appointed as the king.

After King Wu died and the successor King Cheng was young, Wu Geng united with King Wu's three younger brothers Guan Shu, Cai Shu, Huo Shu and Dongyi to cause rebellion. The regent Zhou Gongdan went to the east to quell the rebellion, but Wu Geng was defeated and killed.Later Zhou Gongdan divided the Shang Kingdom into two parts, one part was given to King Wu's brother Kang Shu to establish the Wei Kingdom, and the other part was given to King Zhou's brother Wei Ziqi to establish the Song Kingdom.

Although the Warring States literature - Book of Yi Zhou·Zuo Luo - only states that Prince Lu and his father ran north, seven bronzes from the early Western Zhou Dynasty were unearthed in Liangshan, Shandong (that is, Water Margin - the prototype of Zhongliang Mountain) during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty., later generations called it “Liangshan Qiqi”.One of them, "Da Bao Gui", tells the story of King Zhou Cheng's crusade against Lu Zisheng. Because Lu Zisheng rebelled, Taibao Zhao Gongxi was responsible for the crusade. Taibao did not neglect his duty and was rewarded with a piece of remaining land by King Cheng.

In the Tsinghua bamboo slips of the Warring States Period - Xinian - it is also recorded that Lu Zigeng became king and rebelled.It can be seen that “Lu Zisheng” is “Lu Zigeng”, which is Wu Geng.Wu Geng was defeated and fled north for a while, but was eventually killed by Zhao Gong.

So, is Wu Geng the prototype of Yin Jiao?No.

The name “Yinjiao” is actually not a person's name, but a place name. “Yinjiao” also has a name we are familiar with, which is “Munye” in the Battle of Shang and Zhou Muye, which refers to Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty.The suburbs of Xinxiang, Henan Province today.

Documents from the early Zhou Dynasty - Shang Shu Mu Shi - say that Jiazi was not happy, and the dynasty was in Muye, a suburb of Shang. It said that on Jiazi Day, King Wu led the Zhou army to Muye, a suburb of Shang; Warring States documents - Lu Shi Chunqiu《It is also said that when King Wu conquered Zhou and reached Qianshui, King Zhou sent his minister Jiao Ge to spy on the information. King Wu told him that he would reach the suburbs of Yin on Jiazi. In other words, the Zhou Dynasty's army would arrive on the outskirts of Shangdu on Jiazi..

The Battle of Makino took place on Jiazi Day, and was first recorded in the early Zhou bronze ware "Li Gui".Li Gui said that King Wu attacked Zhou. It was the Jiazi day, and the star of the year was in the sky. The Zhou army invaded the Shang capital.On the day of Xinwei, King Wu discussed meritorious service in Landi and rewarded those who had meritorious service.The “year star” here is Jupiter.

The Sui star dating method was popular in ancient times, which is based on the position of the Sui star (Jupiter) in the sky.It takes 11.86 years for the Sui star to make one revolution. The ancients divided the sky into twelve houses. Wherever the Sui star moves, the year will be called that position.》Mandarin--It is said that when King Wu conquered Yin, he lived in Quail Fire“, and Quail Fire is one of the twelve houses.

However, the year the Sui Star orbits once is 11.86 years, which is not a complete 12 years. In order to overcome this deviation, the ancients created a virtual star with the opposite trajectory to the Sui Star. Its orbit is exactly 12 years. This is the origin of ” Tai Sui%..During the Warring States Period, the taboo of Tai Sui came into being.

Xunzi, a document from the Warring States Period, said: "When King Wu punished Zhou, he used troops to guard against him on the day he went to the east to welcome Tai Sui."Originally, the day when King Wu defeated Zhou was only in the middle of the sky, but during the Warring States Period, it was spread that King Wu defeated Zhou and was a taboo day for military strategists; and the Sui star used as a calendar was also rumored to be Tai Sui, which symbolized disasters.

The combination of “ Yin Jiao ” and “ Tai Sui ” gave rise to the image of Prince Yin Jiao.

What is Tai Sui that is making such a big difference?

There is a popular saying among the people that "Taisui is shaking the head", which describes a confrontation that is beyond one's ability. It can be seen that "Tai Sui" is a very powerful star.In the ancient people's concept, whether they are physical or virtual stars, they all have corresponding gods. “Tai Sui” also has a corresponding “Tai Sui God”, and it is the head of the stars.

According to the Ming Dynasty - Yongle Dadian - quoted from the Tang Dynasty - Four Ming Sutras -, there was a man named Yao Bao in Liupan Mountain who ascended during the day and was later reincarnated as Prince Zhou. Later he was named Tai Sui God by the Emperor of Heaven and became “The first lord of gods both internally and externally”“” in charge of the gods“” in the house of the world.This shows the high status of Tai Sui God.But in this story, the name of Tai Sui God is Yao Bao.

But as the prince of King Zhou, Yao Bao naturally had to have a name like a businessman, so someone found “Yinjiao” in the literature and placed it on the head of the Taisui God, and wrote it as “Yinjiao” or “Yingao”.In the storybook of the Yuan Dynasty - The Story of King Wu's Conquest of Zhou Ping - Yin Jiao was officially written into the “Fengshen Universe”.

The book says that Yin Jiao, also known as King Jingming, was the son of King Zhou and Queen Jiang, but he was actually the reincarnation of the god Tai Sui.Because King Zhou destroyed the Jade Goddess Temple, God specially sent down the God Tai Sui to destroy the Shang Dynasty.King Zhou believed Daji's slander and killed Queen Jiang.When Yin Jiao grew up, he learned of his mother's death from his wet nurse, Feng Shi, and wanted to kill Daji for revenge, but was captured by King Zhou instead.

Yin Jiao was about to be executed, but fortunately he was rescued by the righteous Hu Song and escaped to the house of Huangbo Bigan.After that, Yin Jiao and Hu Song ran away, and in the Temple of the Prodigal Son, he received a glass of wine and an ax weighing about a hundred kilograms from the god.Yin Jiao repelled his pursuers, entered Huashan to gather his troops, rescued Jichang, the escaping Marquis of Xibo, and made an agreement with Jiang Ziya to defeat Zhou.

When King Wu conquered Zhou, Yin Jiao came to seek refuge with him and served as the general of the Zhou army.After that, Yin Jiao acted as the vanguard and killed all the generals. The Zhou army invaded the Shang capital. Yin Jiao personally beheaded King Zhou with an axe. The Taigong used the Demon Subduing Mirror to reveal Daji's nine-tailed fox prototype, and Yin Jiao wrapped it in raw silk.It killed it with a wooden hammer.

It can be found that in - King Wu's Conquest of Zhou Pinghua - King Wu's defeat of Zhou has not yet received the help of Taoist priests such as Nezha and Yang Jian, and the main force responsible for the Zhou army is Yin Jiao.It can even be said that Yin Jiao is the soul figure throughout the book and the protagonist of the book.So - the first part of Fengshen - Zhongxi Bochang predicted that King Zhou would die at the hands of blood relatives, which naturally meant that King Zhou would be killed by Yin Jiao in the future.

However, Yin Jiao committed both regicide and patricide. Although this behavior intensified the plot conflict, it ultimately violated Confucian ethics.So in the Ming Dynasty, the image of Yin Jiao in “Fengshen Universe” was changed again.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a collection of immortal stories called "The Complete Collection of Searching Gods from the Origins of Three Religions". One of the stories, "Marshal Tai Sui Yin", said that King Zhou and Queen Jiang were visiting the garden and saw the footsteps of giants trampling on them. As a result, they became pregnant and gave birth to a fleshy child.ball.Daji said that the harem gave birth to monsters, so King Zhou ordered the meat balls to be thrown into the alleys, but the cattle and horses did not dare to trample them; they were also thrown into the countryside, where crows blocked the sun and white deer suckled them.

Later, Shen Zhenren passed by and cut open the meat ball with his sword, took the baby inside back to the water curtain cave, and found He Xiangu to raise him. His Buddhist name was Xi Dingya, and his eldest name was Xi Nezha. Because he was abandoned in the suburbs, his nickname was Yin Jiao..Queen Jiang died after falling from a building because Yin Jiao was suspected of being a monster.

When Yin Jiao was seven years old, he learned about his life experience from He Xiangu and Shen Zhenren, and vowed to avenge his mother.Shen Zhenren instructed him to go to Tianfei Babao Cave to get the yellow ax and the golden bell, then ride the sea horse down the mountain, subdue the tiger god and the crow general, and then go to Saohu Mountain to kill the twelve mourning gate crying ghosts and skeleton gods, and kill them.The heads are hung in series around the neck. A single strike will cause ghosts to cry, making the enemy dizzy and helpless, and they will retreat without a fight.

Later, Yin Jiao joined the Zhou army and led Lei Zhen and other vanguards in the Battle of Muye, killing the Shang army with blood.Daji was captured in the Zhaixing Tower in the suburbs of Yin and beheaded with an axe.As a result, Yin Jiao was granted the title of Disi Jiutian Youyi by the Emperor of Heaven, and he was sent to De Tai Sui to kill the authoritative Marshal Yin.

There is no record of Yin Jiao's patricide in this story, but as the son of King Zhou, Yin Jiao still joined the Zhou army and destroyed the Shang Dynasty.Therefore, the story about Yin Jiao was further changed in "The Romance of the Gods".《The Romance of the Gods》King Zhou of Zhong had three sons, Yin Jiao, Yin Hong and Wu Geng.

Yin Jiao and Yin Hong were both sons of King Zhou and Queen Jiang. Queen Jiang was framed to death by Daji, and King Zhou wanted to kill Yin Jiao and Yin Hong. The two were rescued and accepted as disciples by Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi of Chanjiao.The two of them were ordered by their master to go down the mountain to help Jiang Ziya, but they were instigated by Shen Gongbao to help the emperor.Yin Jiao was finally captured and killed by Jiang Ziya, and was named the god of years and years.

The secret of Guihou Sword

《Chaoge Fengyun》 also mentions Yin Jiao's sword “Guihou Sword”, so who is the “Guihou” here?

Although the origin of “Ghosthou Sword” is currently a mystery, there was indeed a “Ghosthou” in history.In - Chao Ge Fengyun -, Yin Jiao is the son of Queen Jiang, who is the sister of Dong Bohou Jiang Huanchu.But in Fengshen Yanyi, Queen Jiang is the daughter of Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu.

King Zhou and Daji killed Queen Jiang. In order to eliminate the root cause, they deceived Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, Xibohou Jichang, Nanbohou E Chongyu and Beibohou Chonghou Hu to come to Chaoge, and framed Jiang Huanchu for treason.Jiang Huanchu cursed King Zhou, and King Zhou ordered him to nail his hands and feet with giant nails and chop them into meat paste with random knives.E Chongyu spoke for Jiang Huanchu, but was also killed and his head was displayed to the public.

In -Historical Records-, King Zhou had three princes: Jiuhou, Ehou and Xibochang.Jiuhou's daughter married King Zhou, but she was unwilling to join in the evil deeds with him, so King Zhou killed her and chopped Jiuhou into meat paste; Ehou tried his best to defend Jiuhou, but was also killed and made into dried meat.It can be seen that the Jiuhou father and his daughter are the prototypes of the Dongbohou father and his daughter.

And in the earlier period - Lu's Spring and Autumn Period - there is a record of King Zhou killing the ghost prince's daughter, taking her jade ring, and killing the ghost prince to make dried meat.The word “九”“鬼” can be used interchangeably. For example, the “九风” in the Classic of Mountains and Seas was passed down as the nine-headed bird “鬼车” in later generations.It can be seen that Jiuhou is also a ghost prince.

The Shang Dynasty did have a country named Gui Fang, which was the ancient country Gui Fang in Shanxi.“鬼方” is called “鬼”, which naturally has nothing to do with ghosts, but is a contemptuous name for it by businessmen.According to the Book of Changes, King Wu Ding of Shang attacked Guifang and it took him three years to surrender.According to the oracle bone inscriptions, the ghosts were more surrendered to the Shang Dynasty, and some of their tribesmen even entered the Shang Dynasty and served as close ministers of the Shang king. This is probably the origin of the name "Guihou%".

Entering the Zhou Dynasty, Gui Fang was called Gui (Kui) and his surname was Chidi. He was an enemy of the Zhou people for a long time and was not destroyed by the Jin State until the late Spring and Autumn Period.However, the Guihou Sword in the movie may not belong to Dongbohou. We have to wait for the next part to find out.

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