Minister Du Bo was executed unjustly by King Xuan of Zhou. Three years later, while the king hunted at Putian, Du Bo appeared on a white horse, in a plain chariot, with a red bow and red arrows, and shot the king dead — a classic case of ghostly vengeance.
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Minister Du Bo was executed unjustly by King Xuan of Zhou. Three years later, while the king was hunting at Putian, Du Bo appeared riding a white horse in a plain chariot, carrying a red bow and red arrows. He shot the king dead with a single arrow — a classic case of ghostly vengeance.
Sources
- Discourses of the States, "Zhou Yu Shang"
- Mozi, "Ming Gui Xia"
- Zuo Zhuan, Duke Zhuang 32