Bo Yi Kao (Chinese: 伯邑考; Pinyin: Bó Yì Kǎo) is a character in the Ming Dynasty Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods). A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Fengshen Yanyi ( (translated as The Investiture of the Gods or The Creation of the Gods) also known as Fengshen Bang ( is one In the book, Bo Yi Kao is the eldest son of the Grand Duke of the West, Ji Chang. King Wen ( (1099–1050 BC was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty.
Role in plot
When Ji Chang went away to the capital Zhaoge and predicted that he would not come back for seven years, Bo Yi Kao was chosen to be the next head of Mount Singing Phoenix. Zhaoge ( was the capital of Shang Dynasty, and later capital of State of Wei (衛國 Once the seven years were up, Bo Yi Kao left for the capital to retrieve his father.
Bo Yi Kao left with his three grand treasures as gifts to the king. Dressed in white ceremonial robes as a sign of respect, Bo Yi Kao first met with Prince Bi Gan and was allowed to meet with the king shortly afterwards. Cai Shen ( is the Chinese god of prosperity He can be referred to as Zhao Gongming or Bi Gan. On his knees in respect, Bo Yi Kao said: "My father committed a crime against Your Majesty, and Your Majesty spared his life. We are eternally grateful. I am here to beseech Your Majesty to let him come home, so that our family can be whole again. We will be ever and forever singing your praise. " With these words, Bo Yi Kao gained the favor of King Zhou, and the sexual attraction of Daji. Daji (妲己 Pinyin: Dájǐ was a favorite concubine of King Zhou, the last king of Shang Dynasty in China.
Bo Yi Kao's lute-playing won the praise of the king but led Daji to wish for Bo Yi Kao to become close to her, to be able to seduce her. Her attentions were firmly rejected by Bo Yi Kao, however, who had quickly realized Daji's true intention. Due to his action, Daji's love would turn into hatred. With the chance to perform two final songs with his lute as to save his life from the king's wrath, Bo Yi Kao play with even greater skill. Stupidly however, Bo Yi Kao threw the lute at Daji in a fit of anger, which caused his death. If Bo Yi Kao would have simply played his lute and not resorted to physical action, he would have most likely have lived. After Bo Yi Kao's execution his flesh was made into large meat cakes that were sent to Ji Chang, his father, as a test.
References
- Investiture of the Gods, Chapter 19
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