The messenger departed in a huff. Ji Chang and the ministers carefully studied the list of prisoners to understand the basic situation of each person; He questioned some more people, and then came to the prisoners and said: "The Zhou people, whom you are hostile to, have taken away your land, your people, and your property, but you are still alive; But now, the king of Shang, whom you rely on to uphold justice, is going to take your last remaining life.

"It is true that a few of you have falsely accused and framed the ancestors, and these people must pay a high price. But for the others, the widow decided to release them. The widow will also give you land, and give back to you those who have been reduced to slavery, so that you may rebuild your homeland. I just want you to know who to love and who to hate. ”

Ji Chang then fulfilled his promise with practical actions, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the ministers. They accused Ji Chang and said that this was simply a blasphemy against the former father, and they didn't know how Ji Chang should explain it after seeing the first prince a hundred years later.

Ji Chang, who had never lost his temper, suddenly jumped up (because he was sitting on his knees) and overturned the cases in front of him, his face was red with anger, and he pointed at the ministers of the court one by one and shouted: "Do you know how many of your lives I have saved? When you clamor for attacking the Shang capital regardless of the occasion and with impunity, your words and deeds have long been recorded by the spies of the dynasty! If I kill those Rong Di, the king of Shang will force me to hand you over! If you are killed, how shall I explain it to your ancestors?

"As for the Rong Di I released, we have already screened them together. They are harmless, so why should we bear the sin of murder for the Shang king, instead of gaining the good name of mercy? Do you want to create more enemies for yourselves (as if you think that there are not enough enemies in the Zhou Kingdom) to help the royal family invade the Zhou family? It seems that you have forgotten the legacy of the ancestor that 'business is strong and Zhou is weak'! ”

The ministers then all knelt down and saluted Ji Chang. In fact, when Ji Chang succeeded to the throne, many high-ranking ministers looked down on the young monarch, believing that he had a weak personality and was young and had no experience in governing the country; If he wants to sit on his ass, he has to rely on these old fellows to teach and assist him tirelessly, otherwise he will be a loner. Now they finally realized that this monarch's ideological realm was much higher than theirs.

Ji Chang sent a mission to the royal family to greet his father's coffin. Tai Ding asked the envoy what the new king would do with the ministers and countrymen who were clamoring for an attack on the Great Shang.

The messenger replied: "Indeed, there are some townspeople who speak wild and rob and kill the great nations and the Gentiles. Most of them had already been executed on the spot or after being arrested, and those who had not yet been executed were ordered by the widow to be escorted to the court to be killed by the king.

"As for the Doctors of Zhou, they have no unfaithful words; They are all loyal to the widow, and the widow is loyal to the royal family. If someone conveys false information to the royal family, please send those people to our country and let the whistleblower confront the accused Minister Zhou face to face. ”

Of course, Taiding refused to admit that he had sent spies to the Zhou State, so he said: "Zhou is a great state, how can a widow believe the rumors in the market but not the envoy of the great state?" The widow heard that many of the Rong Di who had been sent to the Zhou kingdom had been pardoned and regained their clans and land; Then, there are still many Rong lords in Chaoge City who have lost their land because of the great state, and they should be treated in the same way. ”

The messenger said, "The Son of Heaven gives orders, and the courtiers carry out them." How dare the kingdom disobey the king's orders? The restored lord of Rong has already held a bloody ceremony with the widow monarch in the ancestral temple of the lower kingdom, and many matters can only be decided by the lord Rong meeting with the widow monarch in person. So please ask the other lords to go to the lower kingdom with their ministers to complete the procedure. ”

Tai Ding summoned the Rong lords to ask around, and the Rong lords shook their heads one after another; Despite his coaxing and intimidation, no one dared to go to the Zhou Kingdom to accept the land.

Soon, Ji Chang took the initiative to recall and release some of the minor Rong lords, and restored their domains and tribes - so it seems that the previous policy was not formulated for those who were pardoned.

However, Ji Chang resolutely refused to forgive the others who had accused Ji Li, those who had stayed in the Shang capital to seek refuge and did not dare to enter the Zhou state: first, out of hatred, and second, because he could not make Taiding gain the gratitude of his enemies.

At this time, the royal family was busy quelling the rebellion of the eastern princes, and Taiding needed Zhou's assistance and stabilize the order in the west, so the two powers reached an understanding with their own hearts.

The Western Zhou Dynasty expanded too much during the Jili period, and the country's ruling ability was seriously mismatched with the size of the country, resulting in many lands that could be captured but not defended, and were soon recaptured by the enemy. Zhou believes that it is time to change the concept of statecraft, and should change the strategy of expansion to "effective control of the current territory".

As a result, the Zhou state developed a series of moderate policies that were beneficial to the state in consolidating its power and strength, and were welcomed by the dynasty and the princes.

After Taiding's death, Emperor Yi succeeded to the throne. During the entire reign of Emperor Yi, the Shang and Zhou countries spent their lives in harmony and separation.