Is “Pan Geng's relocation to Yin and social revival” true?
attested in history
The Book of Documents (Shangshu) chapter 'Pan Geng' and the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) chapter 'Annals of Yin' record that Pan Geng led the Shang people to move the capital from Yan to Yin, alleviating class conflicts and saving the declining Shang dynasty; the novel's depiction of the background of the Shang capital relocation aligns with official history.
Pan Geng
Pan Geng, the reviving monarch of the Shang dynasty, is recorded in official histories as overcoming resistance to move the capital to Yin, and the novel largely follows historical facts.