Is “Su Hu, the Marquis of Jizhou, wrote a rebellious poem because he refused to offer Daji, but later had no choice but to offer her, and eventually submitted to Zhou.” true?
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.
The identity of Daji's father and the plot of rebelling against Shang
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