公儀休相魯，魯君死，左右請閉門。
When Gong Yi Xiu was prime minister of Lu, the Lu ruler died, and his attendants asked leave to close the palace gates.
Xiu said, “Do not close them.
公儀休曰：「止，池淵吾不稅，蒙山吾不賦，苛令吾不布，吾已閉心矣，何閉於門哉！」
The lakes and weirs I do not tax; Mengshan I do not subject to levies, and harsh regulations I do not promulgate.
I have already closed off my heart; what need is there to close the gates?” Zichan’s Use of People in Zheng