▁King ▁Z hou ▁to ▁ple ad ▁for ▁his ▁freedom , ▁but ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁a ▁ra ge ▁by ▁ling chi ▁and ▁made ▁into ▁meat ▁c akes ▁which ▁were ▁fed ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁You li . ▁However , ▁many ▁officials ▁( in ▁particular ▁San ▁Y ish eng ▁and ▁Hong ▁Y ao ) ▁respect ed ▁W en ▁for ▁his ▁honor able ▁govern ance ▁and ▁gave ▁King ▁Z hou ▁so ▁many ▁g ifts ▁ ▁including ▁gold , ▁horses , ▁and ▁women ▁ ▁that ▁he ▁released ▁W en , ▁and ▁also ▁best owed ▁upon ▁him ▁his ▁personal ▁weapons ▁and ▁inv ested ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁special ▁rank ▁of ▁Count ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁W en ▁offered ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁in ▁Western ▁Lu o ▁to ▁King ▁Z hou , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁allowed ▁W en ▁to ▁make ▁one ▁last ▁request . ▁He ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁Burn ing ▁P ill ar ▁pun ishment ▁be ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁was . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁upon ▁returning ▁home ▁W en ▁secret ly ▁began ▁to ▁plot ▁to ▁over throw ▁King ▁Z hou . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁Count ▁of ▁the ▁West , ▁he ▁settled ▁a ▁land ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Yu ▁and ▁R ui , ▁ear ning ▁greater ▁recognition ▁among ▁the ▁nobles . ▁It ▁is ▁by ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁some ▁nobles ▁began ▁calling ▁him ▁" king ". ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁W en ▁found ▁Ji ang ▁Z i ya ▁fish ing ▁in ▁the ▁Pan ▁River ▁and ▁h ired ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁coun sel or