It was with these words that the patriotic poet Qu Yuan (c. 340-c. 278 BC) lamented the foolishness of the King of Chu for taking the advice of charlatans. But Qu Yuan himself was ostracized and intrigued against, and not long after writing these words, he threw himself into the Miluo River and drowned.
戰國時的愛國詩人屈原就在《楚辭》中以此感慨楚王昏庸，聽信小人讒言，自己卻屢屢遭到陷害排擠，寫完不久他就跳汨羅江自沉了。