The Romance of the Gods (six Volumes in Total)
by Xu Zhonglin
About This Novel
"Fengshen Yanyi" relies on the historical facts of "King Wu's attack on Zhou" during the transition of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, combined with folklore and the author's rich imagination, telling the story of King Zhou who insulted Nuwa and was later deceived by Daji, a thousand-year-old vixen sent by him. On the other side of the war, King Wen of Zhou Jichang was imprisoned in Youli for seven years by King Zhou for no reason. He finally escaped back to Xiqi and worshiped Jiang Ziya as his prime minister. He died in the successive campaigns launched by King Zhou. After his son Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou, succeeded to the throne, he recruited talents and continuously strengthened the national power in response to the conquest. Finally, he realized a strategic counterattack, overthrew Shang Tang and established the Zhou Dynasty. During the war between Shang and Zhou, the gods in heaven and earth were divided into two factions: Chanjiao and Jiejiao. They used their own magical powers and magic weapons to disrupt the war and change the trend of the war. The imagination of the abilities and treasures of these gods and demons is what makes this book unique in classical literature. Classic characters such as Yang Jian, Jiang Ziya, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, Daji, King Zhou, and the Four Generals of the Demon Family portrayed in the works have been continuously interpreted in various literary and artistic works of later generations.
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