王召奮揚，奮揚使城父人執己以至。
The king summoned Fen Yang to court.
王曰：「言出於予口，入於爾耳，誰告建也？
Fen Yang put himself into the custody of a man of Chengfu and had the man deliver him into the king’s presence.
」對曰：「臣告之。
“The order went out from my mouth and into your ear,” said the king.
王初命臣曰：『事建如事余。
』臣不佞，不能貳也。
“Who informed Jian?” “I informed him,” said Fen Yang.
奉初以還，故遣之。
“In the beginning, Your Majesty’s orders to me were ‘Serve Jian as you would serve us.’ I am incapable; I am not able to change allegiances, so, acting in accordance with the first order, I informed him.
已而悔之，亦無及也。
I regretted it afterwards, but it was by then too late.” “Why have you dared to come here?” asked the king.
」王曰：「而敢來，何也？
“To fail to respond to a summons after having failed to carry out a mission,” said Fen Yang, “would only have redoubled my offense.
」對曰：「使而失命，召而不來，是重過也，逃無所入。
」王乃赦之。
I would have had no place to flee to.” The king pardoned him.