In ancient times, people held sacrificial ceremonies in temples every day to show their piety and seek the blessing of the gods. This ritual is called "bell sacrifice". Every time a bell is sacrificed, either a cow or a sheep is killed, and then the head of the cow or the head of the sheep is placed on the altar of sacrifice with a big wooden plate, and people stand in front of the altar to pray.

One day, a man came from the capital of Qi. He led a cow through the palace hall. At this time, it happened that Qi Xuanwang saw it at the entrance of the main hall and ordered someone to stop the cow and asked, "Where are you taking this cow?" The man replied, "I'm going to take it away and kill it to sacrifice the clock."

After hearing this, Qi Xuanwang looked at the cow and said, "This cow is innocent, but it will die in vain. I really can't bear to watch it tremble. Let go! "

The man holding the cow said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Would you please abolish the bell offering ceremony? "

"How can this be abolished?" Qi Xuanwang became serious and said, "Well, let's replace this cow with a sheep!" "

This fable tells people that killing cattle and sheep is killing life. Poor cows and sheep are essentially the same, and neither can be regarded as kindness. Qi Xuanwang's substitution of sheep for cattle is just a deceptive trick, which shows his hypocrisy.