Is “Carrying a cauldron and chopping board to meet Tang and assisting in founding the dynasty” true?
attested in history
Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin, records that Yi Yin used culinary principles to illustrate governance, assisted Shang Tang in overthrowing Jie, and later exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace to reflect on his mistakes, with his achievements recorded in historical texts.
Yi Yin
In official history, he was the founding prime minister of the Shang dynasty who exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace; in fiction, he is revered as a highly strategic advisor.
Other claims about Yi Yin
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