《后汉书·列传·桓谭冯衍列传上》
所以晏婴被劫参加崔杼的盟会，崔杼以戟剑相威逼，晏婴还是不改口屈从；谢息拒守成阝邑，虽然孟孙以晋师难拒相威胁，谢息仍不肯弃守成阝邑。
是以晏婴临盟，拟以曲戟，不易其辞；谢息守郕，胁以晋、鲁，不丧其邑。
Therefore, Yan Ying was kidnapped to attend Cui Zhu's alliance, and Cui Zhu threatened him with halberds and swords, but Yan Ying still did not change his mind and submit; Xie Xi refused to defend Chengfu, even though Meng Sun threatened him with the Jin army's difficulty, Xie Xi still refused to abandon Chengfu.