《后汉书·列传·南蛮西南夷列传》
周宣王中兴，于是命令方叔向南征伐蛮夷地区，就是诗人称作 蛮荆畏服前来 的。
宣王中兴，乃命方叔南伐蛮方，诗人所谓 蛮荆来威 者也。
King Xuan of Zhou revived the Zhou Dynasty. He ordered Fang Shu to lead an expedition south to conquer the barbarians. This is what the poets called the "barbarians in awe and submission."