《三国志·吴书·周瑜鲁肃吕蒙传》
我们认为陛下处事英明，借鉴古人，能使断绝的封爵重新延续，因此才为周胤求情，请求赦免他的罪过，归还他的部队，恢复他的爵位，使久未鸣叫的公鸡重新打鸣，使身负重罪的臣子重新能继续报效国家。 
窃惟陛下钦明稽古，隆於兴继，为胤归诉，乞匄馀罪，还兵复爵，使失旦之鸡，复得一鸣，抱罪之臣，展其后效。 
We believe that Your Majesty is wise and can learn from the ancients and restore severed enfeoffments. Therefore, we have requested amnesty for Zhou Yin, to forgive his crimes, return his troops and restore his title. We wish to make the rooster that has been silent for a long time crow again, and allow the minister who has committed serious crimes to serve the nation once more.