| Abstract |
Based on the record of ancient documents and cultural relics excavated in modern times, it had shown that Shao Kung was a famous statesman and strategist in early Zhou Dynasty with great influence on the political stage at that time. In the aspect of military, Shao Kung along with Zhou Gong conspire against King Wu of Zhou and crushed the rebellion of the Three Guards for the consolidation of the regime. Moreover, he conquered Huaiyi in the south and supervised Chianghan, managing the south area of Chou Dynasty. In Politics, Shao Kung and Zhou Gong governed different divisions, while he was also in charge of constructing the capital Loyi in east which strengthened the power in the east. With the thoughts of respecting the morality and learning lessons from the history, he advocated kings to cultivate the morality of King Wen, respect the destiny and love the people, which emphasizing on the moralization of the people. Shao Kung made extraordinary contributions both in civil and military affairs, which made him praised and remembered by people. With the understanding of the above specific image of Shao Kung, this study makes further exploration on the original story of Kan Tang Yi Ai. Through sorting out the inheritance of the original story of Kan Tang in Tso Chuan, Confucius Theory on Poetry and Shih Chuan in Han Dynasty, it can be understood that people endowed Kan Tang poem with the theme of repays in which people admired the person thus admired the tree related to him. Based on the above, the original idea of Kang Tang can be correctly comprehended. |
