Historical story: Heaven is supreme and justice is supreme.
According to Shangshu, the king of Wu was seriously ill in the second year after Zhou destroyed Shang. Duke Zhou took his own people as collateral and tried to pray to the three kings (King Tai, King Qi and King Wen) in Zhou's room. Your eldest grandson, Ji Fa, is very ill. I am willing to serve ghosts and gods instead of King Wu (that is, I will die instead of King Wu). I am flexible, skilled and versatile, and King Wu is better at serving ghosts and gods. King Wu is accepting the appointment of heaven and earth, mastering the world, and the people are stable and awe-inspiring. Let King Wu continue his mission from heaven to Zhou Shi. Please let the king decide first. "After prayer and divination, there is a good sign. Historians recorded Zhou Gong's prayers, put them in a metal box and collected them. The next day, King Wu recovered.
After the death of King Wu, he became king, and Duke Zhou was the regent. Guan Shu and his brothers spread rumors, slandered the Duke of Zhou, and colluded with the adherents of Shang Dynasty to betray the Zhou royal family. The Duke of Zhou crusaded for two years and put down the rebellion.
After listening to the rumors spread by Guan Shu, Wang Cheng still doubted the Duke of Zhou. In the autumn when the Duke of Zhou put down the rebellion, the crops grew well and there was no harvest yet. Suddenly, there was thunder, lightning and wind. All the crops fell to the ground and the trees were uprooted. People in China are very scared. King Cheng and his ministers put on their royal robes and took out the metal clothing boxes they had collected. Seeing the prayer that Duke Zhou was willing to die instead of King Wu, they asked several parties and handlers. They all said, "That's true. Duke Zhou won't let us talk. "
King Cheng thinks that thunderstorm is the wrath of heaven, which is used to show the merits of Duke Zhou and urge him to turn over a new leaf. So, when Duke Zhou returned to North Korea, Wang Cheng personally went to the suburbs to meet him. It was still raining at this time, but the wind suddenly reversed and all the fallen crops were lifted by the strong wind.
The ancients believed that God was three feet above their heads. God in heaven knows what people on earth are thinking. And firmly believe that ghosts and gods only help virtuous people regardless of the relationship between the world and themselves. In other words, the ancients believed that God was the supreme judge, and all the good and evil in the world and the slightest thoughts of people could not escape from God's eyes.
Therefore, whenever the astronomical phenomena are abnormal, the ancient wise men and sages should first check what they do not conform to the heaven, and immediately correct them if they find anything wrong. No one dares to cheat heaven.
At that time, Confucius was seriously ill, and Lutz and others wanted to improve his status, so Li Yue set up a funeral home (according to Confucius' identity, a funeral home will be set up after his death). As a result, Confucius' illness gradually improved. When he learned about it, he said angrily, "It's a long time, this is a lie!" " Who is bullying me? Bullying the sky? "This shows its awe of heaven.
Duke Zhou's loyalty to the Zhou royal family can fall from the sky, but it is doubtful when he becomes king. So heaven warned him to be king with lightning and storms. When the king changed, God reversed the wind and encouraged him. People often say, "Heaven has eyes", which is a wise saying!