Zhou Youwang, also known as Ji Gong Nie. When he was in office, he ignored state affairs and liked beauty. A minister named Bao Xiang persuaded Zhou Youwang to put national affairs first. Zhou Youwang not only refused to listen, but also told Baoxiang to shut up. In order to save the praise ring, the praise family bought a very beautiful girl in the country, named her, taught her to sing and dance, dressed her, and presented it to Zhou Youwang to make amends for the praise ring.
Zhou Youwang likes praise very much, but since he entered the palace, he hasn't smiled once, and he has been moping all day. Zhou Youwang gave her all kinds of strange gifts and tried all kinds of strange ways to make her laugh, but all failed. So Zhou Youwang said, "Whoever can make the princess laugh will be rewarded with 1200 gold coins." At this moment, Guo Shifu had an idea for Zhou Youwang. He said, "Your Majesty can take the Queen to Mount Li for a few days. In the evening, let's light a bonfire and show it to the nearby governors. This will be a big trick. When the empress sees the soldiers and horses, she will definitely laugh. " Zhou Youwang was very happy: "Great, let's do it!"
They climbed Mount Li and really lit a bonfire. The governors of all walks of life mistakenly thought that the son of heaven was in trouble and sent troops to rescue him overnight, only to find out that it was a prank in Beijing. I really laughed when I saw this scene. Inside and outside the capital, at this time, it was already a mess. This embarrassing and funny scene was seen by the people standing on the high platform and could not help laughing. Wang You was in high spirits, and later repeated this absurd method several times, so that no one believed the significance of displaying smoke signals.
Five years later, the dog army of Uni-Yi attacked Zhou on a large scale and hastily ordered the bonfire of Lishan Mountain to be lit. No one wanted to be fooled again. As a result, Zhou Youwang was killed and people's praise for him was taken away.
The warlords in the bonfire play were just catalysts for the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which aggravated its demise. Even if there were no war warlords, the Western Zhou Dynasty would sooner or later perish in other events, which is irreversible. The bonfire warlord is just an introduction, which is the inducement from quantitative change to qualitative change. If this doesn't happen, there will still be other incentives.