Is “He relied on magic and battle formations to assist in conquering the Shang” true?
novel invention
In official history, the Duke of Zhou was a statesman and military strategist; in "Investiture of the Gods," his bestowed abilities of immortal Daoist deduction and magic are purely fictional. The original text: 「周公旦者，周武王弟也。自文王在时，旦为子孝，笃仁，异于群子。」 (Records of the Grand Historian, Hereditary House of Lu Zhou Gong, data/raw/shiji/鲁周公世家.txt)
Duke of Zhou
In official history, he is an outstanding statesman who established rites and music and served as regent to consolidate the Zhou dynasty, while in fiction, he is portrayed with a focus on his civil strategies and Daoist mysticism.
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