Is Shang Zhouwang the most severely hacked person in history? What kind of person is he?

Shang Zhouwang Di Xin is indeed a tyrant, but this does not mean that Di Xin is a fatuous and incompetent king. On the contrary, he was a very outstanding king, and few tyrants in history were incompetent, such as Ying Zheng, the later Qin Shihuang, and Yang Guang, the emperor of Yang Di, who were also tyrants and rare outstanding emperors in history.

Most people know Di Xin only because he was the king of Shang Dynasty, but we must understand one thing. The decline of an empire is the result of the interaction of various forces. It is by no means a king who can contribute to the decline of the country. The decline of Shang Dynasty did not begin in Di Xin, but happened at the right time.

When Di Xin ascended the throne, the Shang Dynasty was in decline, and the tribes such as Guifang and Dongyi rebelled one after another. The Shang Dynasty wanted to expand its sphere of influence to the Jianghuai area, and war broke out with the surrounding tribes. Successive expeditions seriously consumed the national strength of Shang Dynasty, while Zhou people were constantly accumulating their own strength.

The most criticized place of Di Xin is that he dotes on da ji, reuses evil deeds, and harms loyal subjects. In some legends, it is also recorded that Di Xin is obedient to da ji, while da ji and Di Xin are unfair. Businessmen are very superstitious about divination. Whenever there are important things in the DPRK, they will make decisions through divination, and the emperor's words may not work, what's more, da ji's status is not high, and da ji is just a trophy after conquering the Su tribe.

According to historians, Di Xin was very clever and quick-thinking. He has divine power, can fight wolves with his bare hands, can catch up with horses when he runs, and will win every battle. The governors all surrendered to Di Xin. Historical Records also clearly pointed out that Di Xin's shortcoming was that he was headstrong and did not listen to advice.

Weizi is Di Xin's ordinary brother. He repeatedly warned Di Xin not to abuse tyranny, and reminded Di Xin to be alert to the rise of Xibe Hou Jichang. However, Di Xin didn't notice Xibohou and didn't listen to his advice. But continue to conquer the Dongyi tribe. Judging from the historical development, under the rule of Wang, the expedition to Dongyi promoted the integration of the central plains and the southeast, but for the Shang Dynasty, this behavior gave the Zhou people an advantage.

When Zhou Jun invaded on a large scale, the main force of Shang Dynasty was conquering Dongyi, and the Song Dynasty was empty. Di Xin can only temporarily assemble troops around the capital, and temporarily form an army of slaves and prisoners of war against Zhou Jun. Of course, such an army has no fighting capacity and mutinies overnight. Zhou Jun went straight into the city to break the song, and the prince of Wu was not so aboveboard. This is a rebellion by which Zhou people usurped power.

Looking at a historical figure like Di Xin, we can't simply label him a tyrant. He is detrimental to loyalty and immorality, but also a talented and ambitious emperor. The historical achievements of expanding territory and promoting regional integration can not be ignored, but his political vision is obviously limited. It is not clear who is the greatest threat to the rule, the Dongyi people and the Zhou people, plus their stubbornness.