Investiture of the Gods

The Investiture of the Gods was an ancient Chinese novel. It told the story of King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, the son of King Wen of Zhou, who overthrew the Shang Dynasty and established the Western Zhou Dynasty. There were many myths and legends in the novel, which involved all kinds of mysterious elements such as gods and demons. The following are my reading notes on the Investiture of the Gods: In the novel, King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty was killed by King Wen of Zhou at the end of the Shang Dynasty. King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, became the monarch of the Zhou Dynasty. King Wu of Zhou defeated the army of the Shang Dynasty and captured the monarch of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou. After the fall of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou gave the land and people of the Shang Dynasty to some vassals. The most powerful vassal was Ji Fa, the son of King Wen of Zhou and Ji Fa's father. After King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, established the Western Zhou Dynasty, he began to carry out a series of conquests to expand the power of the Zhou Dynasty. During the war, King Wu of Zhou met many gods and legendary figures such as Nezha and Immortal Taiyi. These gods, monsters, and legendary figures played an important role in the war. For example, Immortal Tai Yi used a series of magical spells to help King Wu of Zhou win the battle against the Shang army. There were also many stories about human nature and morality in the Investiture of the Gods. For example, Jiang Ziya helped King Wu of Zhou to formulate the List of Deification. The list listed many immortals and demons to serve mankind, but at the same time, many immortals and demons fell because of their own personal interests. In the novel, Jiang Ziya and the others helped mankind to redeem many bad people and at the same time made people realize the importance of morality. The Investiture of the Gods was a classic novel full of myths, legends, and stories of gods and monsters. It had a high literary value and ideology. Through reading this novel, we can understand the ancient Chinese culture and history, and at the same time, we can also appreciate the wonderful world and mysterious elements in the novel.