《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪一》
当初，大司马陈骞对晋武帝说： 胡烈、牵弘都勇而无谋，固执，自以为是，并不是安抚边地的人材，他们终将造成国家耻辱。 
初，大司马陈骞言于帝曰： 胡烈、牵弘皆勇而无谋，强于自用，非绥边之材也，将为国耻。 
At the beginning, Great Sima Chen Qian said to Emperor Wu of Jin: Hu Lie and Qian Hong are both brave but scheming, stubborn, and self-righteous. They are not the right people to comfort the border areas. They will eventually bring shame to the country.