Why Was the Western Marquis So Easy to Release?

So everyone blamed King Zhou for the fall of the Shang Dynasty. Shen Gongbao, however, completely disagreed!

Not only was he highly skilled and eloquent, he was also well-versed in astronomy, geography, the Eight Trigrams, astrology, history, and more. Unlike the uneducated Jiang Ziya, he had thoroughly researched the affairs of the world before descending the mountain to preside over the Investiture of the Gods!

As it turned out, King Zhou really wasn't as awful as they claimed!

Lust was a common failing among most rulers—in fact, among most men!

King Zhou had indeed been wrong to profane the gods at Nuwa Temple!

But that undoubtedly reflected his lofty attitude as Human Emperor: that he alone was supreme, and that no one else could compare!

The Sages and Immortals in the heavens wanted people's emperors to be their dogs!

King Zhou, on the other hand, wanted to stand on equal footing with them, treating them as beings on the same level as himself!

That was the true reason Nuwa and the other Sages couldn't tolerate him!

If I were in King Zhou's shoes, would I really be in the wrong?

You want me to kneel, but I want to stand!

Was I really wrong?

Perhaps King Zhou hadn't been wrong, but in the eyes of those lofty gods perched above the clouds, he was!

At its core, this was a sign of progress: the Shang Dynasty was gradually changing from a theocratic state into one ruled by the king.

But the Immortals in the heavens couldn't accept a mere member of the Human Race standing on equal footing with them!

So, in Shen Gongbao's eyes, the fall of the Shang Dynasty had seemed inevitable!

After all, an arm couldn't wrestle with a leg!

No matter how powerful King Zhou was