佛祖歷代通載 2.89

2.89

Shi, Duke of Shao, of Yan (sharing the same surname as the Zhou. When King Wu conquered Yin, he was enfeoffed in Yan. In the time of King Cheng, Shao served as one of the Three Excellencies, presiding over the region west of Shan, and greatly winning the hearts of the myriad people. Patrolling the villages and settlements, there was a sweet crabapple tree beneath which he decided lawsuits. When Shao passed away, the people longed for the Earl, not daring to fell it, and composed the poem "The Sweet Crabapple Tree." Down from the Duke: Prince of the First Generation, Marquis Hui, Xi, Qing, Ai, Zheng, Miu, Xuan, Huan, Zhuang, Xiang, Huan, Xuan, Zhao, Wu, Wen, Yi, Hui, Dao, Yuan, Ping, Jian, Xian, Xiao, Cheng, Min, Xi, Huan, Wen, Yi, Prince Kuai, Zhao, Hui, Wucheng, Xiao, and the present Xi. Thirty-seven rulers, eight hundred and ninety-four years. The First Emperor of Qin destroyed them).