In the 21st year of Jie's reign, Tang began with capturing the Youluo ?? and forcing the Jing ? to surrender. In the next year, Jie imprisoned Tang in Xiatai ??, but later released him, to which many neighbouring clans began to revere Shang.

The Shang's power continued to grow. In the 26th year of Jie's reign, Shang annihilated Wen ?. Two years later, Shang was attacked by Kunwu, and several years of war between Shang and Kunwu followed. Despite this setback, Shang continued