The Duke of Shao is said to have heard the people's cases under a sweet pear tree.
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usage
召 is read shào here, as in 召南, not zhào 'to summon'. He is also called 召伯.
history
His name was 姬奭, of the Zhou royal clan, and his family was granted the state of 燕 near today's Beijing. The 召公 who warns King Li in the 国语 is a later head of the house, Duke Mu of Shao.
