Why is it that Zhou Wang, who is dissolute and fatuous, has only two sons, while Zhou Wenwang, who is wise and loves the people, has one hundred?

Shang Zhouwang was the conquered emperor of Shang Dynasty. His dissoluteness and fatuity have always been a negative example, but he only has two sons, which is said to avoid the fight between princes. Zhou Wenwang of Zhou Wenwang, who is wise and loves the people, doesn't necessarily have a hundred sons, which is largely exaggerated by later generations.

Shang Zhouwang was the 32nd monarch of Shang Dynasty. In the early days of his reign, he was a shrewd, capable, brave and resourceful emperor. Generally speaking, such intelligent and powerful people have the same characteristics, that is, they are prone to conceit and willfulness. They will not easily admit their shortcomings or listen to other people's opinions. In the later period of his rule, with the consolidation of Shang Dynasty, he began to covet beauty and play. Only when a beautiful woman like Su Daji was found among the people, Zhou Wang became even more out of control, thinking about having fun with da ji all day, and began to be lazy about the state affairs.

We only know that Zhou Wang dotes on his concubine, but we don't know that Zhou Wang's son is really rare. According to historical records, one of his sons is Wu Geng, and another son is Yin Hong in the Romance of Gods. But whether it really exists, we have no way to prove it in history. As we all know, Zhou Wenwang was a very wise monarch in history. He was very abstinent and had no strong desire for women and money. However, Zhou Wang has only two sons, while Zhou Wenwang has so many sons. As far as we know, there are 17 verifiable descendants in history. There are countless things that cannot be verified.

Some people say that this is because Zhou Wang is too arrogant. He often offends God and doesn't care about his life. Therefore, God punished him and made him so selfish that he was later childless. Another reason is that many histories have been exaggerated. Just like Zhou Wang, he may not have only one son, but Zhou Wenwang may not have more than 1 sons. It's just that many people hate Shang Wang very much and support Zhou Wenwang. Therefore, in order to highlight their different personality characteristics, their descendants are said to be too extreme.