Why was there no emperor after the Shang Dynasty? Is it related to Fengshen? From now on, everyone will be the emperor.
The question of why King Zhou of Shang Tang was the last generation of human emperors must start from the roots of mankind. It is said that Nuwa, the queen of mending the sky, met the spirit left by Pangu in the human world and gave birth to two children. One emperor of heaven is in charge of heaven, and the other is Huangdi, who is in charge of the world. The brothers of heaven and yellow emperor are equals, regardless of their superiority, just like common people, everyone is equal. No one needs to envy anyone. At that time, the Human Emperor was not just a title, but a symbol that could be equal to the Emperor of Heaven.
But everything must be distinguished, so there is a passage in Fengshen Romance where King Zhou once wrote a poem on the pink wall of his palace and said disrespectful words to Nuwa. The result lit a fuse between the Emperor of Heaven and the human world. Later, the Emperor of Heaven supported Xibohou's rebellion and sent many capable people to Xiqi. However, at first Ji Chang could not defeat the Yin and Shang Dynasties, so he had to surrender to King Zhou. The Shang Dynasty was worried and imprisoned Ji Chang in Youli, where he suffered all the humiliation. Zhou spent a lot of money to bribe Shang Zhou and sent beautiful women to get Ji Chang released.
After Ji Chang returned to the country, he developed production, formulated laws, strengthened the strength of the Zhou clan, and gradually expanded the territory. Ancient books record that at this time, the Zhou Kingdom had "two-thirds of the world." Ji Chang died on the eve of completing the expedition against the Shang Dynasty. , his son Ji Fa succeeded King Wu of Zhou. Ji Fa worshiped Jiang Ziya as his teacher and continued to complete the great cause of conquering merchants. In the end, King Wu succeeded in defeating Zhou, and King Zhou died in battle. It can be said that the Emperor of Heaven provided a large amount of personnel support during the period of conquering Shang. Without the help of the Emperor of Heaven, Zhou would not have been able to shake Shang Tang. It can be said here that King Zhou was the last human emperor.
Because King Zhou said to Qi Qi before that everyone is equal and there is no distinction between the emperor and Huangdi. However, after the fall of King Zhou, the successor Zhou was supported by the emperor of heaven, which meant that the struggle between the emperor and the yellow emperor was The hierarchy was divided, and no one dared to oppose the Emperor of Heaven. From then on, all the emperors regarded themselves as the Son of Heaven, and begged the Emperor of Heaven every year to make the world smooth, harmonious and healthy. Therefore, there will be no human emperor after King Zhou.