Where Was Jiang Ziya? A Great Change in Canonization of the Gods, Winds Rise in the Warring States
Saint Mother Jin Ling had long focused on cultivation, and in truth, many of the Great Emperor Gouchen's Mansion's complicated affairs were handled by Wenzhong.
Wenzhong exercised the authority of Great Emperor Gouchen on his behalf. Though he had not entered the Investiture of the Gods List, he had already secured an official post in the Heavenly Court.
As one of the Four Emperors, Great Emperor Gouchen commanded no small amount of resources in the Heavenly Realm.
Even without becoming a true god, the mansion's subordinate officials received quite generous treatment.
Another change also caught Bei Ming's attention—Jiang Ziya had not appeared either.
Without Jiang Ziya, a great talent in governing and commanding armies,
the process of destroying Shang had indeed become somewhat more troublesome, though it could still be accomplished.
It was not that Zhou had forcibly destroyed Shang. Rather, during King Zhou's reign, the feudal lords across the land had long since turned away from the court.
In name, they still submitted.
In reality, many places no longer heeded Chaoge's decrees.
After Shang's destruction, the Zhou Dynasty implemented a feudal system and granted considerable authority to the local regions.
The Yin Shang Dynasty's six-hundred-year foundation had headed toward ruin because of internal conflict that had accumulated over time.
The thunder had been passed down from generation to generation, only to explode in King Zhou's hands.
Unless a dynasty's last monarch possessed outrageously exceptional abilities, along with certain opportunities, it was difficult for him to achieve anything.
Starting a new account was easier than wasting away on an old one.
Now that the saint sects no longer interfered by force,
Zhou's destruction of Shang had become a normal course of historical development.
Faced with such an anomaly, Bei Ming concentrated and began deducing the changes in the overall momentum.