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E Lai恶来
A mid-level minister of Yin-Shang, skilled in slander and defamation, later beheaded by Jiang Ziya and deified.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 2
- RELATION RECORDS
- 4
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
E Lai, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
2 figures · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Jiang Ziya→E Lairecommend
E Lai→King Wusubmit
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Jiang Ziya→E Laislay
03THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Jiang Ziya→E Laideify
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
A minister of King Zhou of Yin-Shang, skilled in slander.
In fiction · Investiture of the Gods
A mid-level minister of Shang, conspired with Feilian to defect to Zhou, after which he was appointed as a mid-level minister, but later beheaded by Jiang Ziya, and after death was deified as the god of ice melting and disintegration.
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- Literature / legend5 profile notes
Investiture of the Gods
4 relations5 verified quotations- Jiang Ziya→ slay →E Lai
- Jiang Ziya→ recommend →E Lai
- Jiang Ziya→ deify →E Lai
- E Lai→ submit →King Wu
Verified original text · 5
推出斩之正法
slay · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 99
子牙传令，命斩飞廉、恶来
slay · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 100
3 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history1 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
0 relations0 verified quotations
History vs. fiction
In official history, he is a fierce general of the Shang dynasty and an ancestor of the Qin state, but in the novel, he is depicted as a powerful but villainous minister who aids tyranny.
- novel inventionHe was beheaded by the Zhou army at the execution block.
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the 'Annals of Qin', only states that 'When King Wu of Zhou attacked Zhou, he killed E Lai as well.' It does not include the novel's detail of his capture and beheading due to supernatural magic.
Relationship network
Original text (2)
推出斩之正法
子牙传令，命斩飞廉、恶来
Original text (1)
子牙曰：“二位大夫在纣俱有忠诚……
Original text (1)
特敕封尔为冰消瓦解之神
Original text (1)
飞廉、恶来在午门候旨…………愿陛下万岁