汉武帝时,丞相赵周死后,石庆接替了他的职位。依照习俗,每年八月都有国家的祭奠,不但要给皇庙献酒,诸侯还必须按照职位高低献出黄金。那一年,献金的成色普遍不足,很多人往金子里掺铜,以次充好。事发之后,武帝震怒,下令严查,失去爵位的就有一百多,赵周也因此自杀。武帝深感国家缺乏信用,于是下诏给石庆: Han Emperor Wu, the death of the prime minister Zhao Zhou, Shi Qing took over his post. In accordance with the customs, every August there are national memorials, not only to give imperial temple wine, princes must also be given in accordance with the level of gold posts. That year, donations are generally inadequate quality, many people doping copper into the gold, shoddy. After the incident, Emperor Wu furious, ordered a thorough investigation, lost more than a hundred titles, Zhao Zhou suicide. Wudi deeply felt the lack of credit in the country, so decreed to Shi Qing: