《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪二十》
因此君王和臣子，都有德可以歌颂，凡有生命的动物，都得到它们的需要。武丁、成王，是商王朝和周王朝至仁的君王，然而版图东方不过到达江国、黄国，西方不过到达氐、羌二部落，南方不过到达荆蛮之地，北方不过到达朔方。目此颂扬的声音遍起，凡是会听会看的生物，都乐于生存。越裳部落经过九重翻译，而向中国进贡，这不是兵力可以得到的。
武丁、成王、殷、周之大仁也，然地东不过江、黄，西不过氐、羌，南不过蛮荆，北不过朔方，是以颂声并作，视听之类咸乐其生，越裳氏重九译而献，此非兵革之所能致也。
Therefore, the monarchs and their subjects both have virtues to praise, and all living beings get what they need. Wu Ding and King Cheng are the most benevolent kings in Shang and Zhou dynasties, but their territories only reached the states of Jiang and Huang in the east, and only reached the Di and Qiang tribes in the west, and only reached the state of Jing and Man in the south, and only reached the northern border in the north. After that, the music of praise began to play, and all living creatures who could listen and see enjoyed living. The Yuecang tribe paid tribute to China after going through nine layers of translation, and this is not something force could achieve.