楚莊王獵於雲夢,射科雉得之。
申公子倍攻而奪之,王將殺之,大夫諫曰:「子倍自好者也,爭王雉,必有說,王姑察之。
」不出三月,子倍病而死。
邲之戰136,楚大勝晉。
Once, when King Zhuang of Chu was hunting in the wilds of Yunmeng, he shot a bald-headed pheasant.
歸而賞功,申公子倍之弟進請賞於王曰:「人之有功也於軍旅,臣兄之有功也於車下。
」王曰:「奚謂也?
」對曰:「臣之兄讀故記曰:『射科雉者,不出三月,必死。
』臣之兄,爭而得之,故夭死也。
」王命發平府而視之,於記果有焉,乃厚賞之。
When he went to pick it up, Shen-gong Zibei rushed up and snatched it away.