Is “He died by crashing into the dragon steps of the Nine Halls to remonstrate with Zhou.” true?

novel invention

In Chapter 009 of "Fengshen Yanyi" (Investiture of the Gods), it is recorded: 「商容望后一闪,一头撞倒龙盘石柱上面。──可怜七十五岁老臣,今日尽忠,脑浆喷出,血染衣襟,一世忠臣,半生孝子,今日之死,乃是前生造定的。」 The plot where Shang Rong dies by crashing into a pillar in the great hall after admonishing King Zhou is a fictional detail invented by the novel to portray a tragic loyal minister.

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.

Other claims about Shang Rong

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