Is “Killing Ji Li and lineage succession” true?
based on fact
The Bamboo Annals and the Chronicle of the Western Qiang in the Book of the Later Han record that Tai Ding (Wen Ding) killed Ji Li, the father of King Wen of Zhou, to curb the state of Zhou; The Investiture of the Gods downplays this political conflict, merely treating it as a transition in the Shang royal lineage. According to the Bamboo Annals, Current Text - Yin Annals, the original text directly states: 「文丁杀季历。」
Tai Ding
In official histories, he is King Wen Ding of Shang, who killed Ji Li of Zhou; in the novel, he serves merely as a transitional king in the lineage.
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