《新唐书·列传·卷一百零六》
一般真有罪，还要等秋分后；吴湘没有罪，盛夏被处死了。 
凡戮有罪，犹待秋分；湘无辜，盛夏被杀。 
Even if someone is truly guilty, they must wait until after the autumn equinox to be executed; Wu Xiang was innocent and was executed in the height of summer.