《三国志·魏书·刘司马梁张温贾传》
太祖召见他谋划事情，非常高兴，对左右侍奉的人说： 如果天下间两千石俸禄以上的官员都像贾逵那样，我还担忧什么呢？ 
召见计事，大悦之，谓左右曰： 使天下二千石悉如贾逵，吾何忧？ 
The first emperor summoned him to plan things, and was very pleased, and said to the servants on the left and right: If all the officials with a salary of more than two thousand stones in the world were like Jia Kui, what would I worry about?