King Wu Ding (武丁) meets his future minister Fu Shuo (傅說), Shang dynasty, c.1247 BCE
When Wu Ding (武丁) ascended to the throne, he wanted to make his kingdom prosper again. But he had not yet found the man who will help him. For three years, he didn't govern and let every issues decided by the prime minister. The king took the opportunity to observe the circumstances of the kingdom. One night, Wu Ding dreamed about a wise man he was searching for. His name was 'Shuo (說)'. He compared with the figure he had seen in a dream with every officials, but there were none of them. So he ordered to seek out for him all over the country. When they found Shuo, he was constructing a city wall as a punishment for crime. Wu Ding and Shuo had a conversation and the King admitted that he is a wise man. Thus, he promoted Shuo as the minister. The kingdom was very well governed by him. Therefore, Wu Ding gave him a last name and thus he is known as 'Fu Shuo (傅說)'.
-Sima Qian (145 BCE~86 BCE), "Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)"
When Wu Ding (武丁) ascended to the throne, he wanted to make his kingdom prosper again. But he had not yet found the man who will help him. For three years, he didn't govern and let every issues decided by the prime minister. The king took the opportunity to observe the circumstances of the kingdom. One night, Wu Ding dreamed about a wise man he was searching for. His name was 'Shuo (說)'. He compared with the figure he had seen in a dream with every officials, but there were none of them. So he ordered to seek out for him all over the country. When they found Shuo, he was constructing a city wall as a punishment for crime. Wu Ding and Shuo had a conversation and the King admitted that he is a wise man. Thus, he promoted Shuo as the minister. The kingdom was very well governed by him. Therefore, Wu Ding gave him a last name and thus he is known as 'Fu Shuo (傅說)'.
-Sima Qian (145 BCE~86 BCE), "Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)"
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It means 'Fu Shuo builds a wall'. It's a traditional phrase about Wu Ding and Fu Shuo's episode.
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