《淮南子·人间训》
子发担任上蔡县令，有人犯了罪应依法判刑。案子审判定当，在子发面前执行，其时子发感叹着、流露出凄怆的神色。
子发为上蔡令，民有罪当刑，狱断论定，决于令尹前。
Zifa was the magistrate of Shangcai County. Someone committed a crime and had to be sentenced according to the law. The case was settled, and the sentence was carried out in front of Zifa. At the time, Zifa sighed and looked desolate.