It is known that he did not inherit his father's realm along the Wei River. Based on later Chinese inheritance laws and legends, it is typically thought that he predeceased his father, e.g. by Sima Qian.[1] Stories such as the Fengshen Yanyi lay the guilt upon King Zhou, the last king of the Shang dynasty, and the traditional account of his death was taken by later Chinese jurists as the first instance of lingchi (the "death by a thousand cuts").[2] However, passages in the Book of Rites[3][4] and the Masters of Huainan[5] assume that King Wu's inheritance simply represented an aberration or even an older tradition among the Zhou of passing over the eldest son. (In traditional accounts, Bo Yikao's granduncle Taibo of Wu had likewise been passed over in favor of a younger son.[6])
In fiction
In the Fengshen Yanyi,[7] Bo Yikao is the oldest and most outstanding son of Ji Chang, the "Duke of the West" of the Shang dynasty. He is well versed in music and the arts, handsome, and filial. The book recounts the story of Chang's imprisonment at Youli and (ahistorically) credits Yikao with bringing the bribes to free him. At his audience, King Zhou's concubine Daji finds Yikao attractive and has the king employ him to teach her how to play the zither. During a lesson, Daji attempts to seduce the boy but he rejects and ridicules her. Daji's infatuation turns to hatred: she complains to the king that Yikao molested her and insulted the king in his music. King Zhou is furious and he orders Yikao to be executed, minced into pieces, and made into meat cakes. The king then sends the cakes to Ji Chang. Ji Chang's mastery of divination means he has already foreseen his son's fate but, in order not to arouse the king's suspicion, he hides his sorrow and gleefully consumes the cakes. Thinking his divination incompetent, the king then allows the duke to leave. On the way home, the grieving Ji Chang vomits out the meat, which transforms into three white rabbits that are later brought under the care of the moon goddess Chang'e.
The horrible death of Bo Yikao has solidified the will of the Zhou people to rebel and overthrow the tyrannical King Zhou. Four years after the death of Ji Chang, Bo Yikao's younger brother Ji Fa rises up and defeated King Zhou at the Battle of Muye and establishing the Zhou dynasty. Bo Yikao's soul is assigned by Jiang Ziya as the Zi Wei Emperor, who rules over the North Pole.
Ancestry
Family of Bo Yikao
Ji (姬) Gong Zu (公祖) Gong Shu Zu Lei (公叔祖类) Leader of Zhou clan (周族首领)
^Ing, Michael D.K. The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism, pp. 98 f. Oxford Univ. Press, 2012. ISBN0199924910, 9780199924912. Accessed 4 Nov 2012.
yikao, eldest, king, zhou, elder, brother, king, founder, zhou, dynasty, ancient, china, eldest, king, zhou, chinese伯邑考transcriptionsstandard, mandarinhanyu, pinyinbó, yìkǎowade, gilespo, kaoas, member, zhou, royal, house, family, name, refers, status, oldest,. Bo Yikao was the eldest son of King Wen of Zhou and the elder brother of King Wu who was the founder of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China Bo Yikao the eldest son of King Wen of Zhou Bo YikaoChinese伯邑考TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinBo YikǎoWade GilesPo Yi kaoAs a member of the Zhou royal house his family name was Ji 姬 Bo refers to his status as the oldest son of his father Yikao may have been his personal name or a posthumous name used for ritual purposes It is known that he did not inherit his father s realm along the Wei River Based on later Chinese inheritance laws and legends it is typically thought that he predeceased his father e g by Sima Qian 1 Stories such as the Fengshen Yanyi lay the guilt upon King Zhou the last king of the Shang dynasty and the traditional account of his death was taken by later Chinese jurists as the first instance of lingchi the death by a thousand cuts 2 However passages in the Book of Rites 3 4 and the Masters of Huainan 5 assume that King Wu s inheritance simply represented an aberration or even an older tradition among the Zhou of passing over the eldest son In traditional accounts Bo Yikao s granduncle Taibo of Wu had likewise been passed over in favor of a younger son 6 In fiction EditIn the Fengshen Yanyi 7 Bo Yikao is the oldest and most outstanding son of Ji Chang the Duke of the West of the Shang dynasty He is well versed in music and the arts handsome and filial The book recounts the story of Chang s imprisonment at Youli and ahistorically credits Yikao with bringing the bribes to free him At his audience King Zhou s concubine Daji finds Yikao attractive and has the king employ him to teach her how to play the zither During a lesson Daji attempts to seduce the boy but he rejects and ridicules her Daji s infatuation turns to hatred she complains to the king that Yikao molested her and insulted the king in his music King Zhou is furious and he orders Yikao to be executed minced into pieces and made into meat cakes The king then sends the cakes to Ji Chang Ji Chang s mastery of divination means he has already foreseen his son s fate but in order not to arouse the king s suspicion he hides his sorrow and gleefully consumes the cakes Thinking his divination incompetent the king then allows the duke to leave On the way home the grieving Ji Chang vomits out the meat which transforms into three white rabbits that are later brought under the care of the moon goddess Chang e The horrible death of Bo Yikao has solidified the will of the Zhou people to rebel and overthrow the tyrannical King Zhou Four years after the death of Ji Chang Bo Yikao s younger brother Ji Fa rises up and defeated King Zhou at the Battle of Muye and establishing the Zhou dynasty Bo Yikao s soul is assigned by Jiang Ziya as the Zi Wei Emperor who rules over the North Pole Ancestry EditFamily of Bo YikaoJi 姬 Gong Zu 公祖 Gong Shu Zu Lei 公叔祖类 Leader of Zhou clan 周族首领 Ji 姬 Dan 亶 King Tai of Zhou 周太王 3rd son Ji 姬 Li 历 Ji King 王季 King of Zhou 周王 1st wife Jiang 姜 Youtai 有邰 unknownTai Jiang 太姜 Ji 姬 Chang 昌 King Wen of Zhou 周文王 1st wife Ren 任 Zhiren 挚任 unknownTai Ren 太任 1st son Ji 姬 unknownBo Yi Kao 伯邑考 1st wife Si 姒 Youshen 有莘 unknownTai Si 太姒 Cultured Mother 文母 References Edit Records of the Grand Historian Hereditary Houses of Guan and Cai quote 伯邑考既已前卒矣 Brook Timothy amp al Death by a Thousand Cuts p 88 Harvard Univ Press 2008 ISBN 0674027736 9780674027732 Accessed 4 Nov 2012 Book of Rites Tan Gong I 1 Accessed 4 Nov 2012 Ing Michael D K The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism pp 98 f Oxford Univ Press 2012 ISBN 0199924910 9780199924912 Accessed 4 Nov 2012 Huainanzi 13 3 Chen Jack W The Poetics of Sovereignty p 31 Harvard Univ Press 2010 ISBN 0674056086 9780674056084 Accessed 4 Nov 2012 Xu Zhonglin Fengshen Yanyi Ch 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bo Yikao amp oldid 1077088246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
