Is “Dream of obtaining Fu Yue and the Gaozong revival” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Grand Historian, Yin Benji, and the Book of Documents, Ming Shuo, record that Wu Ding remained silent for three years, dreamed of obtaining the wise minister Fu Yue, and appointed him as prime minister, achieving the Gaozong revival; the novel's citation of the Shang dynasty's historical lineage aligns with official history.
Wu Ding
A wise king of the Shang dynasty's revival, the official history records his dream of obtaining Fu Yue and the Gaozong revival, while the novel mentions him as a previous revival monarch.