《吕氏春秋·论·贵直论》
这样反复做了两次，对文王说： 请您起来吧！ 文王说。 同样是有了受鞭刑的名声，索性真的打我一顿吧！ 
王曰： 有笞之名一也，遂致之！ 
He did this twice and then said to King Wen, "Now you are free to get up!" King Wen responded, "Now that I have been branded with the reputation of having been whipped, you might as well actually whip me!"