商代
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前1110年)
武乙,商朝國王,姓子名瞿。商王康丁之子,康丁死後於前1147年繼位,在位35年,卒於公元前1113年,死後由其子太丁(也作文丁)繼位。傳說被雷擊而死於渭水流域,一說死於戰事,葬於殷。
武乙在位時,巫教勢力極大,經常假藉天意鉗製商王的行動,
武乙便想方設法打擊巫權。有一次,他命工匠雕了一個木偶,狀貌威嚴,冠服齊整,稱作天神。他約天神和他賭博,又命令一個臣子代替木偶,作為天神來與他賭博,臣子怕
武乙,步步退讓,以大輸而告終。
武乙推局指着木偶大笑說:“你既然是天神,怎麽會輸給我,如此不靈驗,不配稱天神。”還命令左右痛打木偶。
又有一次,
武乙命人製作了一隻皮袋,盛滿獸血,挂在樹枝上,他親自輓弓仰射,射破皮袋,獸血噴出,
武乙擲弓大笑說:“今天,天被我射了一個窟窿。”
經過種種鬥爭,終於使巫權大為降落,王權大為上升。
當時,西方的旨方和羝方聯合攻打商朝,
武乙出兵徵伐,俘虜了旨方幾千人.
後來,
武乙到黃河、渭水之間去遊獵,據說被雷擊死。一些學者認為,此說很有可能是仇恨
武乙的巫師們編造出來貶低
武乙的。從
武乙晚年經常用兵於渭水流域的史料來分析,他可能死於徵伐西方方國部落的戰鬥中。
WuYi reign, the Witch great power, often under the guise of God's action to suppress Shang, Wu B Wu will find ways to crack down on the right. Once, he ordered carved a puppet craftsmen, landscape ever dignified, dress and neat, called gods. He is about god and his gambling, but also ordered his ministers to replace a puppet, as a god to his gambling, his ministers are afraid Wu B, gradually give way to big loser in the end. Wu B, pointing to promote Council puppet laughed and said: "Since you are god, how could lose me, so do not come true god worthy said." Ordered about beating puppet.
At that time, the West side and ram side joint aims to attack the Shang Dynasty, Wu B sent troops to conquest, captured thousands of people aimed side.