There was a man called chu, bian and get a mountain in thorns diamond. Bian and holding the diamond go unto the king, the king of chu YuGong life YuGong view, this is just a stone said. King furious with deceit gentleman of sin, bian and cut down the left. King died, bian, argues that the throne holding diamond again and again to see argues, argues that life YuGong view, YuGong still say only a stone, bian and therefore he lost his right foot. The king died, argues that the throne, bian and embrace diamond in ChuShan next bitterly wept for three days and three nights, the tears dry, then crying out of the blood. Article WangDeZhi sent to ask, after asked: under the whole heaven is cut off the foot many people, why do you cry? so grief Bian and said: I didn't cry was cut off my feet, but cry baoyu as stone, faithful man being treated as a fraud, ruler of the innocent. It is XingRu by my grief. Then the king's commandment, who opened the diamond is rare, see the jade, named and choi
楚国有一个人叫卞和，在荆山里得到一块璞玉。卞和捧着璞玉去献给楚厉王，厉王命玉工查看，玉工说这只不过是一块石头。厉王大怒，以欺君之罪砍下卞和的左脚。厉王死，武王即位，卞和再次捧着璞玉去见武王，武王又命玉工查看，玉工仍然说只是一块石头，卞和因此又失去了右脚。武王死，文王即位，卞和抱着璞玉在楚山下痛哭了三天三夜，哭干了眼泪，接着又哭出了血。文王得知后派人前去询问，问道：“普天之下被砍去双脚的人很多，你为什么哭泣的如此悲痛？”卞和说：“我并不是哭我被砍去了双脚，而是哭宝玉被当成了石头，忠贞之人被当成了欺君之徒，无罪而受刑辱。这就是我所悲痛的原因。”于是，文王命人剖开这块璞玉，见真是稀世之玉，就命名为和氏璧