hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl sˈoːɹsᵻz ɹˈɛkɚd ðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi əvə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv tˈɛksts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː fɹʌmðə wˈɔːlz ʌv kənfjˈuːʃəsᵻz ˈoʊld ɹˈɛzᵻdəns ɪn kwəfˈuː, ðɪ ˈoʊld kˈæpɪɾəl ʌvðə stˈeɪt ʌv lˈuː, wˌɛn pɹˈɪns lˈɪuː jˈuː dˈiː. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən bˌiːsˈiː ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ɛkspˈænd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈælɪs əpˌɑːn tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə θɹˈoʊn ðˈɛɹ.
Historical sources record the recovery of a group of texts during the last half of the 2nd century BC from the walls of Confucius’s old residence in Qufu, the old capital of the State of Lu, when Prince Liu Yu (d. 127 BC) attempted to expand it into a palace upon taking the throne there.