《管子·立政》
腊月末尾，国君也要临朝听政，论定罚、罪、刑、杀，也用五天。
季冬之夕，君自听朝，论罚罪刑杀，亦终五日。
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the monarch must also go to court to listen to the government, discuss the punishment, guilt, punishment, and execution, and also for five days.