Is “After being deposed, he was honored by King Wu of Zhou for his integrity.” true?
attested in history
According to the Records of the Grand Historian, chapter on the Yin (Shang) dynasty, Shang Rong was deposed by Emperor Xin (Zhou), but after King Wu conquered the Shang, he 'honored the gate of Shang Rong', proving that Shang Rong was respected by the court and the public during his lifetime.
Shang Rong
In official history, he was a deposed minister of the Shang dynasty, but in the novel, he is depicted as a loyal minister who died by crashing into the dragon steps of the Nine Halls.