Zhou Wang in the Romance of Gods was cruel and fatuous, and so was Zhou Wang in history?

In the history of China, when we talk about tyrants, we should think of Zhou Wang. When we talk about Zhou Wang, we should think of his lust for beauty, favoring Su Daji, letting Bigan dig his heart and inventing the punishment of branding.

Romantic Zhou Wang of the gods

According to historical records, Zhou Wang, female, likes lewd voices and disrespects ghosts and gods. She was abandoned in national politics, addicted to alcohol and killed loyal ministers. This was a verdict for Zhou Wang, which directly led to the later novel Romance of the Gods, in which Zhou Wang was also portrayed as a villain.

But in fact, Zhou Wang is not such a tyrant. Although there are such records in Shangshu, the archaeological discoveries of Yin Ruins and many unearthed cultural relics give us a real understanding of Zhou Wang.

First of all, Zhou Wang's official name is Angel, also known as Di Xin. "Zhou" was given to him by later generations as posthumous title. In order to vilify his image, he chose a "week", which means vicious and unjust.

Zhou Wang struggled with wild animals.

According to "Historical Records of Yin Benji", first of all, he is well-informed, knowledgeable, quick-thinking, tall and powerful, and can fight wild animals with his bare hands. He is a man with both civil and military skills.

Secondly, during Zhou Wang's reign in Shandong, he visited the lower reaches of Huaihe River and the Yangtze River basin. Organize large-scale troops to fight against Dongyi, finally pacify Dongyi, hit the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Central Plains culture also spread to the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River basin, creating a prerequisite for China to form a multi-ethnic unified country.

Then the punishment of burning to death was invented by the Xia tyrant Jie, and the difference between the two was more than 600 years, which has long been recorded.

Then why is Zhou Wang portrayed as a tyrant in history books?

We know that Zhou Wuwang defeated Zhou Wang. In fact, during the reign of Shang Zhouwang, the hereditary system was abolished, which offended most nobles, including Zhou Wuwang. Thus, during the war between Zhou Wang and Dongyi, Zhou Wuwang took the lead in uniting with foreign countries and launched an uprising.

Battle of Mu Ye

In the battle of Mu Ye, Zhou Wuwang defeated Shang Zhouwang. However, Zhou Wuwang's actions are unreasonable, and the so-called beginning is unknown. Even if we win, we can't convince the public. At this time, you need to find reasons for your legitimacy.

Therefore, Zhou Wuwang listed six charges against Di Xin: drinking too much, not using old officials, using too many villains, listening to women's words, believing that life is in heaven, and not paying attention to sacrifice.

In fact, after careful analysis, the second, fifth and sixth items are all good things. We don't need relatives, only talents. This is a high level of ideological consciousness. The so-called reuse of villains is bound to be the enemy of the aristocratic group. As for drinking, it's just a personal hobby. Listening to women is actually respecting women.

So, in the final analysis, the interests of the old aristocratic group suffered losses, in order not to let Di Xin change his own interests, thus eliminating Di Xin.