《梦溪笔谈·辨证二》
楚灵王十二年，公子比作乱，楚灵王派遣观从跟随军队于乾溪，楚王的军队溃败，楚灵王逃亡到不知什么地方了。楚平王即位后，杀了一个囚徒，把楚灵王的衣服穿到囚徒的身上，把尸体扔进汉水漂流，然后把尸体打捞上来当做楚灵王安葬，以此来安定人心，而且让人从乾溪来报丧。
十三年，公子比为乱，使观从从师于乾溪，王从溃，灵王亡，不知所在；平王即位，杀囚，衣之王服，而流诸汉，乃取葬之，以靖国人，而赴以乾溪。
In the twelfth year of King Ling of Chu, Gongzi Bi caused chaos. King Ling of Chu sent Guancong to follow the army to Ganxi. The army of King Chu was defeated and King Ling of Chu fled to nowhere. After King Ping of Chu ascended the throne, he killed a prisoner, put King Ling of Chu's clothes on the prisoner, threw the body into the Han River, then salvaged the body and buried it as King Ling of Chu, so as to stabilize people's hearts, and He also had people come from Ganxi to report the funeral.