《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪十六》
唯独长信少府夏侯胜说道： 孝武皇帝虽然有征服四夷、开疆拓土的功绩，但使得将士们大量死亡，人民财力枯竭，奢侈无度，天下虚耗，百姓流离失所，死亡过半，再加上蝗灾大起，数千里不见草木庄稼，以致民间竟出现杀人食用的惨景，积弊至今尚未消除。武帝并无恩泽于百姓，不应为其设立祭祀之乐。 
长信少府夏侯胜独曰： 武帝虽有攘四夷、广土境之功，然多杀士众，竭民财力，奢泰无度，天下虚耗，百姓流离，物故者半，蝗虫大起，赤地数千里，或人民相食，畜积至今未复；无德泽于民，不宜为立庙乐。 
Only Xia Housheng, the Shaofu of the Changxin Palace, said: Although the Late Emperor Wu conquered the barbarians and expanded the territory, he caused countless deaths of soldiers and exhausted the people's resources. He was extravagant and wasteful, making the world weary and the people displaced. More than half of the people died, compounded by the severe locust plague, with no grass or crops visible for thousands of miles, resulting in people resorting to cannibalism, and the sequelae has yet to be eliminated. Martial Emperor Wu did not show benevolence to his people, and should not have music created for his memorial services.