Is “A nine-tailed fox spirit possessed her and caused harm” true?
novel invention
Both the 「Guoyu·Jinyu」 and the 「Shiji·Yin Benji」 record only that she was a daughter of the Yousu clan; however, 「Fengshen Yanyi」, chapter 097, states: “众诸侯岂知你是九尾狐狸在恩州驿迷死苏妲己，借窍成形，惑乱天子”, the nine-tailed fox possessing and harming people is entirely a creation of the gods-and-demons novel.
Daji
In official histories, she was a consort offered by the Su clan to the Shang king; in fiction, she became a fox spirit possessing a woman and a seductress who brought ruin to the state.
Other claims about Daji
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