Why did Zhou Wenwang take eight hundred and eight steps behind Jiang Ziya's back?

One day, Ji Chang, Zhou Wenwang, dreamed that there was a white-fronted tiger with wings in the southeast, and it came at the tent. The next day, a doctor named San Yisheng explained a dream to King Arvin. San Yisheng said, "Once upon a time, Emperor Gaozong of Shang Dynasty had a dream of flying bear, and Fu Shuo was between those two buildings. Today, the Lord dreams that the tiger has wings, and it is flying bear. "

Previously, Shang Zhouwang had put Ji Chang in prison 15 years. During this period, Ji Chang studied the gossip of his predecessors and derived sixty-four hexagrams. According to legend, The Book of Changes was written by Ji Chang. After Ji Chang was rescued, every time he traveled or made a major decision, he would read divination for himself. Saying this time, Ji Chang also gave himself a divination. Divination shows that when he goes out this time, he will meet a strange man who can help him achieve great things in Weishui. Good luck. So Ji Chang excitedly went to Weishui.

After arriving at Weishui, Ji Chang looked around and saw a white-haired old man fishing on the shore. Strangely, the hook is straight rather than curved, and there is no bait on it. Ji Chang felt incredible, thinking, is this person the strange person referred to in the figures?

So, Zhou Wenwang stepped forward and talked to the old man with white hair: "Have you always lived here? The way you fish is really unique. " Jiang Ziya showed a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Old people fish, and those who wish to take the bait." They smiled at each other and chatted happily. During the chat, Ji Chang found that Jiang Ziya had the heart of the world and the ability to govern the country and keep the country safe, so he showed his identity and confided: "You can always help me achieve great things." Jiang Ziya smoothed her white beard and closed her eyes thoughtfully.

JiChang see Jiang Ziya hesitant, said must take Jiang Ziya back to the palace, made him a strategist. At this time, in order to test Ji Chang's sincerity, Jiang Ziya said slowly, "I have been fishing by the Weihe River for a long time, and my bones are too hard, and my legs and feet are numb, so it is not convenient to walk. Why not carry the old man? " Hear Jiang Ziya, Ji Chang was not angry, but carefully picked up Jiang Ziya.

Ji Chang carried Jiang Ziya to the west for more than 200 steps. Jiang Ziya said, "It's not the right direction. We have to go east." So Ji Chang carried Jiang Ziya to the east. Ji Chang is old and well-born. He has never done any heavy work and his physical strength is limited. In addition, he was imprisoned for 15 in his early years, and his legs and feet were not very neat. He turned and carried Jiang Ziya to the east for more than 500 steps, then put Jiang Ziya down and had a rest. Ji Chang's steps in both directions add up to just 800 steps. Jiang Ziya landed and said, "Today you take 800 steps behind my back, and I will protect the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years in the future."

BC 1046, Ji Fa, son of Ji Chang, king of Zhou Dynasty, led an army into Chao Ge, killed Shang Zhouwang and founded the Western Zhou Dynasty. In 77 1 year BC, due to Zhou Youwang's favor and praise, a vassal war was fought, which led to the invasion of the dog army, Zhou Youwang was killed, and his son Zhou Pingwang moved to Luoyi after he succeeded to the throne. Later generations divided the Zhou Dynasty into Western Zhou Dynasty and Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The former has existed for more than 200 years, while the latter has existed for more than 500 years. Corresponding to this, Zhou Wenwang took more than 200 steps to the west and then more than 500 steps to the east.

In my opinion, if Zhou Wenwang and Ji Chang had known how many steps he had taken to carry Jiang Ziya, that is, the life span of the Zhou Dynasty, they would have spared no effort to stick to it. If Ji Chang had taken more than 3,000 steps behind Jiang Ziya's back, we would still be in the Zhou Dynasty.