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Adventure Mediator 8x
Discovery


Yuntaishan Outskirts (Northwest)





Ha ha ha! That's only an old story. Long ago, there was a country called Zhou centered around the upper part of the Yellow River. Before the King of that land attacked the Imperial Court of that time, he went looking for talented people to join him. Lu Shang took service with him at that time. He was later called Jiang Taigong Wang.



Lu Shang was living a quiet life, but had dreamed of being employed by a good lord. He frequently went fishing in the river, but never put his hook in the water. In fact, his hook was straight and had no bait on it. He was asked by someone passing by, "Ol man, catch many fish?"



Though he was being mocke, Lu Shang replie. He said "I'm not fishing for fish. I'm fishing for a good Lord. And that Lord will come to my hook when he's ready." In time, he was approached by King Wen of Zhou while the latter was out hunting.



Before leaving on his hunt, King Wen had been told through divination, "Today you will catch a human, not a dragon, not a tiger. A human that will support your path to supremacy." When he saw Lu Shang, Wen knew instantly that this was the person of the prophecy. And seeing Lu Shang fishing, he said "You seem to be enjoying fishing!"



Lu Shang answered, "A wise man is satisfied from having caught a fish. A commoner is satisfied with the fish. A wise man's success at fishing changes with the bait he uses. THe bigger the bait, the large the catch. Smaller bait will only catch small fish. Also, if the wise man is not a good river himself, the catch will get away."



King Wen believed himself to be the wise man, the bait to be the stipend, and the fish to be his retainer. Lu Shang went on. He claimed that the basis of the government was for the Lord to always be overflowing with charisma, and he must pay his retainers what their work was worth. Impressed, King Wen said "You are the one my father, Taigong, has waited so very long for! Please come serve and aid me."



Thus Lu Shang took service with King Wen. In time he became known as Taigong Wang, the Hope of the great Duke, and guided ZHou to greatness. However, Taigong wang's Fishing has another meaning as well. It refers to something foolish, something that jumps into a trap that nothing should fall for. Because Lu Shang, uses a rod that can't catch anything, he is lower than even an apprentice fisherman.



Either way, no fish will ever flock to a rod that can't catch fish. I heard rumors once that the rod Taigong Wang used was found on the outskirts of Yuntaishan. But I always wonder if it's a rod that can actually fish.



The legend about fish coming to a rod that can't catch fish is apparently just an example. Still, the rod Lu Shang used can apparently be found at Yuntaishan. I am eager to see what it really looked like. I'll add that to my report.

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• Tai Gongwang's Fishing Rod ★★★★★★ (Treasure) Exp:1060 Fame:408
  Fishing Rod believed to have been owned by Tai Gongwang, who was a military strategist in the Zhou Dynasty.
  According to one theory, while fishing along the Wei River, he was greeted by the late King Wen, and was praised as the great man his grandfather was waiting for.

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• Tai Gongwang's Fishing Rod 10 0