You continued, "However, three ministers of the same clan as Emperor Xin (later known as the 'Three Benevolents') failed to see through this. One of them, Bi Gan, died admonishing the emperor, which disheartened many courtiers; Ji Zi pretended to be mad and foolish, misleading the public into thinking Emperor Xin was tyrannical; the worst of all was certainly Wei Zi, who directly conspired with King Zhouwu, Ji Fa. With the Shang Dynasty's downfall, he bears an inescapable responsibility."
Mother En nodded slightly, smiling as she said, "Old Guo, the first Elder of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, once said, 'Yin Zhouwang's expansion into the Dongying, Huaiyi, and Huyi regions (People Square, Lin Square, Tiger Square) was a legendary achievement. Today, the territories of Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Lianyungang, the Eastern Sea, and Zhemin are China's maritime domains pioneered by Emperor Xin.'"
