Hearing what the candle dragon said, everyone was obviously a little stunned.

Because of the name King Yin, everyone is actually very familiar with it for a long time, and they will not feel unfamiliar.

For thousands of years, Shenzhou has gone through countless dynasties, and each dynasty has a large number of emperors, among so many emperors, there are naturally both bright lords and faint monarchs, and there are ups and downs between dynasties, and each period has its own characteristics.

But there is no doubt that whenever someone mentions the ancient Emperor of the Dark, there is a name that will never be overlooked.

This person is the last emperor of the last years of the Shang Dynasty, that is, the king of Yin mentioned in the mouth of the candle dragon, Di Xin.

The so-called Di Xin is the last monarch of the Shang Dynasty, he is the young son of Emperor Yi, and the name of the son is accepted, and later generations will call him the king of Zhou.

After Emperor Xin succeeded to the throne, he began to build the Song City of the Dynasty, increased the endowment, and strictly enforced the Zhou sacrifice system, and at the same time he also tried to change the employment policy, implement strict punishment and strict laws, and repeatedly sent troops to attack many tribes in Dongyi to expand the territory of the Shang Dynasty.

Now it seems that it was his actions that shook the foundation of the Shang Dynasty's rule.

In the end, Di Xin was defeated by the coalition of princes led by King Wu of Zhou in the Battle of Muye, and when Di Xin died, it was the day when the Shang Dynasty fell and the Zhou Dynasty was established.

For thousands of years, later scholars generally believe that Di Xin is a tyrant who can be compared with Xia Wei because of his indulgence in wine, reckless military force, heavy punishment, and refusal to admonish and disguise wrongdoing.

It has also been recorded in various documents that Emperor Xin strengthened his efforts to gather and loot during his reign, and his courtier Fei Zhong was able to collect money, and the rubber mustache is also believed to be related to the fish and salt trade.

It was precisely after these factors were superimposed that it would eventually lead to the rebellion of the Emperor Xin, the death of the country, and the end of the Shang Dynasty, which lasted for more than 500 years.

You don't see, even now, later generations still have allusions about Di Xin's so-called Jiuchi Meat Forest, the Punishment of Cannon Branding, and the Chicken Sichen and other allusions that have been passed down to the world.

From this alone, it is not difficult to see that in the past thousand years, the people of later generations have never had any good feelings for Di Xin.

But in the words that Candle Dragon just spoke, it is not difficult for us to find that all these things that we are familiar with do not seem to be the truth that happened back then.

If Di Xin is really as brutal as the legend says, then why did the candle dragon just tell us that Di Xin has been wronged by later generations for a thousand years?

Since the candle dragon said such words, does it mean that Di Xin is not as brutal as the legend says, and in the stories that have been circulated in later generations, there is still a truth that we don't know?

But if Di Xin was really not a brutal person, then why did later generations leave such a record?

"Shang Tang adhered to the advice of Shang Zuqi, and when he found that the Xia Dynasty was rotten and the people were not living, he resolutely decided to raise troops and return the world to peace, because of the inheritance of Shang Zuqi, so he destroyed all the way, and finally succeeded in defeating Xia Wei, ending the Xia Dynasty, and creating the world of the Shang Dynasty."

While I was thinking about it, the candle dragon slowly spoke, and he was like an elder, slowly telling us the story of the past.

"Shang Tang knew in his heart that he could sit on the world because Xia Wei was immoral, so when he passed on the inheritance of his ancestors to future generations, he strictly told future generations that the people must come first in affairs, and if the people who sit on the throne are arrogant and lascivious, then the Shang Dynasty will follow in the footsteps of the Xia Dynasty sooner or later."

"Shang Tang has its own way of educating future generations, under his education, his descendants all put the people first, although the Shang Dynasty had civil strife, and also moved the capital, but these things did not affect the people's lives too much, although they cannot be compared with this era, but on the whole, the people's lives during the Shang Dynasty were actually very good."

"And all this did not last long, and by the end of the Shang Dynasty, everything had changed dramatically."

"The real Emperor Xin is actually very different from what you think, not only is he not an arrogant, lascivious, and reckless tyrant, on the contrary, he also has four unparalleled achievements, and no matter what point deserves to be remembered by future generations."

In our eyes eager to know the truth, the candle dragon sighed softly and told us in detail about Di Xin, whom we didn't know very well before.

"Di Xin is talented, his martial arts value has been extremely amazing since he was a child, and before he became an adult, he even has the power to drag nine oxen, with the power to lift the beam and the pillar, and more importantly, he is not a reckless man with only strength, but a prodigy with talent and intelligence."

"After succeeding to the throne, Di Xin made a drastic move, he directly abolished the previous tradition, no longer slaughtered prisoners and slaves, but let them grow food and join the army to fight, which not only gave them a chance to reform themselves, but also increased the production of food and reduced the casualties of nobles joining the army."

"At the same time, Emperor Xin's bold selection of talented and lowly people, regardless of their origins, opened a precedent for commoners to ascend to the temple, and he also did not shy away from reusing members of the royal family, and it was with the assistance of these people that the Shang Dynasty received a great reform."

Sensing our attentive appearance, the candle dragon smiled faintly.

We were hearing the arising, so we naturally didn't want the candle dragon to stop suddenly, but before we could open our mouths, the candle dragon continued to talk to us about the other two exploits of Di Xin.

"Because the Shang Dynasty is too close to the mythological era, so most of the merchants worship ghosts and gods, superstitious witchcraft, so the theocratic group has great power, and can even control the government and do wrong, Di Xin saw this and carried out a great reform, strictly dealt with a group of people who did evil, and at the same time put forward the separation of church and state for the first time."

"As for the last point, it is naturally the merit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, since Di Xin has the power of pulling nine oxen when he was a minor, and the power of raising beams and pillars, when he becomes an adult, he is naturally easy to lead troops to fight."

"In order to resist foreign enemies and stabilize the frontier, Di Xin first promoted a large number of generals, and then expanded his army, and when everything was ready, he personally led troops to attack many tribes in Dongyi, which not only expanded the territory of the Shang Dynasty, but also laid the foundation for the territory of later dynasties."

At this point, the candle dragon looked at us and asked us meaningfully.

"You might as well think about it, let's not talk about other minor achievements, just from the four points I just said, even if Di Xin is not an emperor through the ages, but he should at least not be an arrogant and lascivious, reckless and militaristic dumb king, right?"