Is “Reviewed troops at Mengjin to test the waters” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Grand Historian, in the chapter 'Basic Annals of Zhou', records that after King Wu ascended the throne, he led troops across the Yellow River to Mengjin to review the troops, where eight hundred feudal lords gathered unexpectedly, but King Wu deemed the time not yet ripe and withdrew. (Original text: 「十一年十二月戊午，师毕渡盟津，诸侯咸会。」, source: data/raw/shiji/周本纪上.txt)
King Wu of Zhou
In official histories, he is a decisive ruler who founded the Zhou dynasty, while in novels he appears as a benevolent monarch who relies on celestial immortals for aid.
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