Fu Yue
| Fu Yue | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Shang Dynasty | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 傅說 |
| Simplified Chinese | 傅說 |
| Pinyin | Fù Yuè |
| Wade–Giles | Fu Yueh |
| Other names | Hou Que |
Fu Yue (傅說, Fù Yuè, courtesy name: Father of a Dream) also known as Hou Que（侯雀, Hóu Què, Marquis Sparrow ）was a premier[1] and minister from the Fu Cliffs (present day Pinglu County, Shanxi) under the Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang dynasty, who reigned 1324–1265 BC.
Life
Fu Yue was originally a labourer, skilled at making walls for defense.[1] Being unable to subscribe towards the repair of certain roads, worked upon them himself. After Wu Ding heard of Fu Yue, he wanted to bring him to the Imperial court, but worried that his status as a labourer would have a negative effect on some of his court members. Wu Ding concocted a dream that Heaven (Tian) sent him an able Minister; and on seeking for the man according to the features seen in the dream, Fu Yue was discovered in a workshed and received the appointment.
At his death, it is said that he became the constellation known as the Sieve (G Scorpii), one of the twenty-eight constellations of the zodiac,[2] which forms a part of Sagittarius.[3]
References
- 1 2 Peterson, Barbara Bennett (2000). Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7656-0504-7. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ The Sacred Books of China, The Texts of Confucianism (Public domain ed.). The Clarendon Press. 1879. pp. 364–. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ Giles, Herbert Allen (1898). A Chinese Biographical Dictionary (Public domain ed.). Chʻeng-Wen Publishing Company. p. 240. Retrieved 10 June 2012.