Da ji's restoration map is amazing. Is Su Daji really that bad in history?

When it comes to da ji, many people immediately think of three words: fox.

Confucius' Gao Zuzi Gong once said something unfair to Shang Zhouwang: "Better be poor than poor." Translated into modern Chinese, Shang Zhouwang is not as bad as people say. In fact, not only Zhou Wang, but even da ji is not as bad as people say.

Obviously, da ji was demonized by later historical narrators (including official history and unofficial history jester). In other words, most of da ji's crimes were processed, romanticized and even invented by later generations.

Recovery map of the body found.

In the early historical documents, "da ji" did not have so many charges. Among the crimes listed in Shangshu Pastoral Oath, there is only one sentence about da ji: "Only use women's words"; "Guoyu Yujin" only talks about da ji's sentence "da ji was favored, so compared with him, he died in Yin"; There are many words about da ji in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, but it is just that "the Shang Dynasty was in chaos, the wine was ruined, da ji was in power, and the rewards and punishments were not good."

In fact, in the Shang Dynasty, the emperor "only used women's words" and cared for and even respected women, which was not news at all. Some scholars have pointed out that "being practical only by women" is not only Zhou Wang's personal behavior, but also a social phenomenon in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, which is a reflection of the widespread concept of worshipping women in Yin and Shang societies. Yin Shang's concept of worshipping women is reflected in politics, military affairs, sacrifice, agriculture and other aspects.

According to Oracle Bone Inscriptions's records, there are some obvious differences between the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty: upper-class women have their own territory, and they go to Beijing to see the king when they have something to do, and live in their own territory when they have nothing to do, much like the princes who later enfeoffed various places; Upper-class women have independent economic status, and they are engaged in agricultural production, so they are obliged to pay tribute to the king. Tributes include pigs, Oracle bones, shellfish and other livestock. Women with territorial and economic status naturally have corresponding political status.

At that time, there were two national events, one was sacrifice and the other was war. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, there are many records of women presiding over sacrifices and leading troops to fight. Fu Hao, the wife of Wu Ding in Shang Dynasty, is one of the outstanding representatives. She not only presided over various sacrificial activities, but also led the army many times and went to Qiang, Turkic and Pakistani tribes successively, making great achievements. Textual research shows that the concept of worshipping women in the Yin and Shang Dynasties may be a legacy of the matriarchal social system.

Besides, da ji and Shang Zhouwang didn't live long. When Shang Zhouwang was young, although he didn't talk about the wise SHEN WOO, he still made some achievements. He is just at the mercy of a woman with a shallow understanding. Normal people wouldn't do that, let alone an emperor like Shang Zhouwang.

The reason why da ji's image is getting worse and worse in the long history is directly related to our unique view of history and literature in China: the last emperor of a dynasty, especially the emperor who lasted for a long time, must be a villain. Behind this villain, there must be a beautiful woman, and this beautiful woman must be an arrogant and extravagant evil woman. There seems to be such a logic: without such an evil woman, men will not become bad people, dynasties will last forever, and historical stories will be boring and unattractive.