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TIL King You of Zhou deposed his wife, Shen, for his concubine, Bao Si. To entertain Bao Si, You would light fake war beacons and Bao Si would mock the tricked warlords. Shen's father rebelled and overthrew King You. The rebellion succeeded because no warlords responded to You's war beacons.

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