CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Su Hu苏护
Marquis of Jizhou, who refused to offer his daughter and wrote a rebellious poem, later surrendered to Zhou and served as a general, dying in battle.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 11
- RELATION RECORDS
- 15
- SOURCE WORKS
- 1
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Su Hu, and the people around them.
Open one chapter at a time. Each chapter gives the relationship first, then the source text behind it.
01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
3 figures · 3 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Su HuisSu Quanzhong’s father
Su HuisDaji’s father
Chong Heihu—Su Husworn brotherhood
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
4 figures · 5 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
King Zhou (Di Xin)isSu Hu’s ruler
Su Hu→King Wusubmit
Su Hu—Zheng Luncommander
Yin Hong→Su Hucommand
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
4 figures · 6 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Su Hu→King Zhou (Di Xin)defy order
Chong Houhu→Su Huconquer
Huang Feihu→Su Huurge surrender
Yu Zhao→Su Huslay
Source record
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
King Wen of Zhou→Su Huurge surrender
12 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
In fiction · Investiture of the Gods
Marquis of Jizhou, who rebelled against Shang due to writing a rebellious poem, later accepted the advice of the Earl of the West and offered his daughter to atone for his crime. When attacking Xiqi, he surrendered to Xiqi, and later was killed in battle with Yu Zhao.
History vs. fiction
The identity of Daji's father and the plot of rebelling against Shang
In the opening of Investiture of the Gods, the conflict begins with Su Hu, the Marquis of Jizhou, writing a rebellious poem at the Meridian Gate: 'Su Hu of Jizhou will never pay tribute to Shang,' and it sets him as Daji's father. However, according to the Discourses of the States, 'King Xin of Yin attacked Yousu, and the Yousu clan offered Daji as a woman.' This indicates that Daji indeed came from the Yousu tribe and was offered as a tribute when King Zhou of Shang launched a punitive expedition. Pre-Qin historical records do not mention that Daji's father was named Su Hu, and there may not have been a Marquis of Jizhou in the Shang Dynasty. The plot of Su Hu writing a rebellious poem is a fictional story invented by the novelist.
Relationship network
- summon← King Zhou (Di Xin) → Su HulitInvestiture of the Gods, ch. 2Investiture of the Gods, ch. 56Investiture of the Gods, ch. 62
Original text (3)
即命随侍官传旨：“宣苏护。”
即令军政官……速发黄旄、白钺
Original relation: appoint · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 56
苏护乃朕心腹之臣
Original relation: ruler-subject · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 62
- ruler-subject← King Zhou (Di Xin) → Su HulitInvestiture of the Gods, ch. 4Investiture of the Gods, ch. 57
Original text (2)
犯臣苏护，死罪！死罪！
特敕尔冀州侯苏护
Original text (1)
苏护反商，题诗午门，甚辱朝纲，情殊可恨，法纪难容。
Original text (1)
敢以戆言忤旨，面折朕躬
Original text (1)
此人若来，必定归周
Original text (2)
至西岐归降周王
父子进见子牙，方欲行礼
Original relation: surrender · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 61
Original text (1)
姬伯前日来书，真是救我苏氏灭门之祸
- father-daughterSu Hu → DajilitInvestiture of the Gods, ch. 3Investiture of the Gods, ch. 4Investiture of the Gods, ch. 57Investiture of the Gods, ch. 62
Original text (4)
苏护将妲己安置在后面内室里
苏护一见妲己，乃亲生之女
我不幸生女妲己
苏护乃朕心腹之臣，贵戚之卿
Original text (2)
郑伦欣然领了苏侯令，调出人马来
苏护复说曰：“郑将军，非我苦苦劝你
Original relation: urge surrender · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 61
Original text (1)
殷洪命庞弘去令苏侯来见
Original text (2)
崇侯虎领五万人马，即日出兵，离了朝歌，望冀州进发。
崇君奉敕伐诸侯
Original relation: suppress · Investiture of the Gods, ch. 3
Original text (1)
仁兄与弟，一拜之交
Original text (1)
传令擂鼓。冀州阵上大将赵丙、陈季贞纵马抡刀杀将来
- father-sonSu Hu → Su QuanzhonglitInvestiture of the Gods, ch. 2Investiture of the Gods, ch. 3Investiture of the Gods, ch. 4Investiture of the Gods, ch. 57Investiture of the Gods, ch. 71Investiture of the Gods, ch. 81
Original text (6)
全忠拜谢出营，上马回冀州
护之长子苏全忠率领诸将出郭迎接。
长子今已被擒
与子全忠、夫人杨氏共饮
苏全忠
苏护长子苏全忠闻报痛哭。