“That would never do” was the reply.
“Shu Diao mutilated himself in order to enter your service; if he could bear to act thus to himself, what might he not do to Your Lordship?” “Then would Yiya44 do?” asked Lord Huan. “Yiya butchered his son in order to provide a tasty dish for you” was the reply.
“If he could deal thus with his son, what might he not do to Your Lordship?” When Lord Huan [at length] passed away, Shu Diao and Yi Ya threw the state into disorder, and maggots swarmed on Lord Huan’s unburied corpse.
Qu Jian Foresees the Revolt of the Duke of Bo