Zhou Wenwang, may I ask?

Most of us have seen the Romance of Gods, remember the plot of divination by Ji Chang in Hanwang? Of course, this is the evolution of literature, and I believe there will be many fictional elements. I searched the matters related to King Wen and Zhouyi, which are roughly as follows:

Invented "Eight Diagrams of King Wen" and "Sixty-four hexagrams of King Wen", which spread all over the world. Historical Records records that "King Wen was imprisoned and played Zhouyi". When he was imprisoned by King Shang, he wrote a book "Zhouyi" in prison and reigned for 50 years.

The source of China's scientific thought and culture is Yi. As one of the Six Classics, I Ching first put forward the definition of "astronomy". Although the Book of Changes was written in the Warring States period, it really expressed the thought of destiny formed in the Zhou Dynasty. The Book of Changes says: "Observe the astronomy to observe the changes of time", and the Book of Changes says: "The sky is hanging, and the saints like it when they see good or bad luck." Wait, the thought of Yin and Yang originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty has an important influence on the development of astronomy in China. Zhouyi has a long process of formation and development. What is called "River Map" and "Luo Shu" by later generations is the expression of burning Oracle bones and the reflection of the mutual connection and infiltration of rational thinking and image thinking realized by ancient ancestors in their long-term life and divination practice. According to legend, it was summed up by Fu Yi, who repeatedly arranged yarrow and painted it as gossip, which included all phenomena between heaven and earth and was primitive. Later, it is said that after careful study by Zhou Wenwang, it was standardized and sorted out, and it was interpreted as 64 hexagrams and 384 hexagrams. With divination and diction, it is called Zhouyi. It uses simple images and numbers, and the opposite changes of Yin and Yang to explain all kinds of complex social phenomena, and displays thousands or even infinite numbers, which has the characteristics of using few to show many, using simplicity to show many and being full of changes. Called "Yi", Zheng Xuan's explanation has three meanings: one is simplicity, the other is change, and the third is difficulty. That is to say, The Theory of Everything has changed, the phenomenon is constantly changing, and some of the most basic principles will not change, which abstracts rich and simple dialectics from the dialectical development of the objective world. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius explained and discussed the Book of Changes and completed the Ten Wings, namely the Book of Changes. In this way, Zhouyi has developed into a profound philosophical work about the change of the universe.

I intercepted the above two paragraphs from Baidu Encyclopedia Zhou Wenwang. Please look at the first two paragraphs of Six Daoxian:

Wen Wangli Tian, the historian Bu Bu said, "The field is in the middle of nowhere, and it will be big. It's not a dragon, it's not a thorn, it's not a tiger, it's not a squat, it's a good omen, it's your master's legacy, so you can help the three kings. "

King Wen said, "What's the sign?"

Translation:

Zhou Wenwang is going hunting, and historians are ordered to do divination, which is a good sign. He said to King Wen, "You will gain a lot by going to the north bank of Weihe River this hunting. What you get is not a dragon, a tiger or a tiger, but a very talented person. God sent him to be your teacher to help you succeed in your career and benefit future generations. "

Zhou Wenwang asked, "Is the omen of divination so good?"

The main reason lies in whether Wen Wang's answer is too unreasonable. After all, King Wen is recognized as a master of Yi-ology in history. In the Spring and Autumn Period of the same period, only Confucius could compare with Wang Wen in academic attainments. At the same time, Tamia Liu was once considered as a fake book. See Baidu Encyclopedia Tamia Liu:

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Tao has been suspected as a fake book, especially in the Qing Dynasty. However, in April 1972, a large number of bamboo slips were found in the Han tomb of Leucaena in Linyi, Shandong Province, including more than 50 pieces of Liu Tao, which proved that Liu Tao had been widely circulated at least in the Western Han Dynasty, and his doubts and denials were shattered.

My question is, why does a person who is proficient in Yi study have such an unreasonable answer?

I sincerely hope that friends who have a deep understanding of Chinese studies can give me answers and teach me convincing answers. Of course, rewarding points is not a problem, provided that you convince me!

You have this question, which shows that you have some misunderstandings.

First of all, The Book of Changes was not compiled by Zhou Wenwang. Wen Wang's attainments in Yi-ology are very general, and he is not a "master of Yi-ology".

Secondly, Zhouyi is not used for divination.

Third, the Yi-ology at that time was not the same as the so-called Yi-ology in later generations. Later, the so-called Yi-ology, in fact, was math, just borrowed the name of Yi.

Last time, businessmen were superstitious and told everything. Weeks are different.

In a word, Zhou Wenwang has this question, which shows that he can treat the exhibition more correctly than Shang Zhouwang. This is also one of the reasons why the Shang Dynasty was in the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, it is impossible to ask Zhou Wenwang at today's height. He still believes in Bu more or less.

At present, people's understanding of Zhouyi, Zhou Wenwang, divination, divination and astrology is confusing. For a long time, people's research on Zhouyi has been limited to the academic level, which is related to the jugglers' fighting for banners and making tiger skins, and some people mistakenly think that some myths and legends are related to misinformation.

The above answer is relatively simple, the typing speed is too slow, and I don't want to copy it from other places, so I have to do it myself. For details, you can look at historical books such as Historical Records.

I wish you progress in your academic research!