A man from Ch'u named Pien Ho found a piece of unpolished jade at the foot of the Ching Mountains. He offered it as tribute to King Wu the Chou dynasty. King Wu had it inspected by a jade expert, who declared it to be ordinary stone. Ho had his left leg cut off punishment. When King Wen came to the throne, Ho once more presented the jade. King Wen took it to be ordinary stone, and Ho had his right leg cut off. Pien Ho wrapped the jade carefully and wept tears of blood. When King Ch'eng ascended the throne, Pien Ho once again presented the jade. King Ch'eng said: 'Dear sir, you disregard having your legs cut off, as long as you can have your jade piece cut up for examination.' As soon as the stone was cut, it appeared that it was truly fine jade, and it was made into a jade disk ("pi").