劉向《別綠》曰：「楚有尸子，疑謂其在蜀，今按《尸子》書，晉人也，名佼，秦相衛鞅客也。衛鞅商君謀事畫計，立法理民，未嘗不與佼規之也。商君被刑，佼恐並誅，乃亡逃入蜀。自為造此二十篇書，凡六萬餘。卒，因葬蜀。」

In Liu Xiang's "Other Records", it is said: "Shi Zi was in the State of Chu, but probably in (Shu) Sichuan. Now according to the book 'Shi Zi', he has the name 'Jiao' and originally from the State of Jin. He became an adviser to Wei Yang, the prime minister of Qin. He was always consulted in the administration and legislation that Wei Yang (Lord Shng) contemplated and implemented. Later, When Lord Shang was executed, Jiao fearing complicity in and fled to Sichuan. Since then, he completed this book containing 60,000 words in 20 chapters. He died in Sichuan."