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Shu Qi叔齐
The youngest son of the state of Guzhu at the end of the Shang dynasty, who, together with his elder brother Bo Yi, stopped their horses to remonstrate against the punitive expedition against King Zhou.
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Shu Qi, and the people around them.
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01CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
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Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Shu Qi→Jiang Ziyaquestion
Shu Qi→King Wuadmonish against
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Son of the ruler of Guzhu, who submitted to the Earl of the West.
In fiction · Investiture of the Gods
A minister of the Shang dynasty, who stopped his horse to remonstrate against King Wu's punitive expedition against King Zhou. As a remnant of the Shang dynasty, he refused to eat the grain of Zhou and starved to death on Shouyang Mountain.
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- Literature / legend3 profile notes
Investiture of the Gods
2 relations2 verified quotations- Shu Qi→ question →Jiang Ziya
- Shu Qi→ admonish against →King Wu
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伯夷、叔齐仰面涕泣，大呼曰：“伤哉！伤哉！以暴易暴兮
question · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 98
伯夷、叔齐二人，宽衫，博袖，麻履，丝绦，站立中途，阻住大兵
admonish against · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 68
- Official history1 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
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History vs. fiction
In history, he and his elder brother Boyi yielded the throne to each other and starved to death for righteousness; in fiction, they are equally portrayed as paragons of virtue.
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the Biographies of Bo Yi and Shu Qi, records that the father established Shu Qi as heir, but Shu Qi yielded to Bo Yi, who then fled; Shu Qi also fled. Later, the two together reined in their horses to admonish King Wu, and starved to death on Shouyang Mountain. (Original text: 「武王已平殷乱，天下宗周，而伯夷、叔齐耻之，义不食周粟，隐于首阳山，采薇而食之。及饿且死，作歌。」, source: data/raw/shiji/伯夷列传.txt)
- novel inventionImmortals used magic to rescue Guzhu
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the biography of Bo Yi and Shu Qi, records that Shu Qi was a noble gentleman of the Guzhu state, and there is absolutely no record in pre-Qin classics of any esoteric arts or miraculous displays. In the novel, the two appear only as righteous men; according to the Investiture of the Gods, Chapter 68: 「后伯夷、叔齐入道阳山，耻食周粟，采薇作歌，终至守节饿死。」
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Original text (1)
伯夷、叔齐仰面涕泣，大呼曰：“伤哉！伤哉！以暴易暴兮
Original text (1)
伯夷、叔齐二人，宽衫，博袖，麻履，丝绦，站立中途，阻住大兵