The story of Yi Yin.

Yi Yin was one of the important ministers in the early Shang Dynasty. His real name was Yin, Oracle Bone Inscriptions called him Yi, and Jinwen called him Yi.

According to legend, Yi Yin was born near Yishui, and went to Shen You's home as an adult to make a living by farming. Although his position is very low, he is worried about the world. He saw that the Xin family had a gentleman and virtue, and wanted to persuade him to rise up and destroy the summer. In order to get close to Shen Guojun, he volunteered to be a slave and served as Shen Guojun's personal chef.

The monarch discovered his talent and was promoted to the position of managing meals. After long-term observation, Yi Yin finally found that there were Shen and Xia surnames, and it was difficult to cut off the blood relationship. Besides, Shen's country is too weak to bear the heavy responsibility of destroying the summer, and only Tang is the ideal candidate, so he decided to go to Tang.

At that time, Tang married Xin's daughter as a princess, and Yi Yin volunteered to be his wife and accompany him to do business. He analyzed the general trend of the world and the way of governing the country, and advised Tang to undertake the task of destroying the summer. From this, Tang knew that Yi Yin was very talented, so he liberated him from slavery and became the highest ruling minister.

Yi Yin was not only the founding father who helped Tang win the world, but also the hero of the later three Shang kings. As a result, Yi Yin was listed as the first "old minister" in Oracle bone inscriptions, and was solemnly sacrificed, not only with Tang, but also by himself.

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According to scholars' research, Yi Yin's position in business is not only that he is in power, but also that he is a wizard. Shang is a dynasty that believes in ghosts and gods very much, and divination is necessary for national affairs and small feelings, so the status of wizards is lofty. Yi Yin was the first wizard in Shang Dynasty who integrated ancient witchcraft, history and medicine. Wizards themselves have the function of medicine, such as the well-known Wu Peng and Wu Xian, who are famous for their medical skills.

The greatest legacy of Shang Dynasty is Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins. The appearance of Oracle Bone Inscriptions is that the wizard presides over offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods and divining good or bad luck. Among them, there is something about the sacrifice to Yi Yin by later generations. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the names "Yi Yin", "Yi", "Yi Shi" and "Huang Yin" all refer to Yi Yin.

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