Zhao Jianzi slept for seven and a half days and woke to describe visiting the Supreme Emperor, playing with a hundred spirits and hearing nine rounds of grand music. He shot two bears (portending the destruction of the Fan and Zhonghang clans); the Emperor gave him two bamboo boxes and a Zhai dog.
Account
Zhao Jianzi slept for seven and a half days and woke to describe visiting the Supreme Emperor, playing with a hundred spirits and hearing nine rounds of grand music. He shot dead two bears — portending the destruction of the Fan and Zhonghang clans — and the Emperor gave him two bamboo boxes (portending the gift of two sons) and a Zhai dog (portending the conquest of Dai). On the road he met Zi Xi, whom he had seen at the Emperor's court; Zi Xi explained the Emperor's words one by one. All prophecies later came true.
Sources
- Records of the Grand Historian, "Zhao Family"