cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician; to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
谓沿街行乞。参见:[[吴市吹箫]]
《史记·范睢蔡泽列传》:“伍子胥橐载而出昭关,夜行昼伏,至于陵水,无以糊其口,膝行蒲伏,稽首肉袒,鼓腹吹篪,乞食于吴市。”
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