《汉书·传·韩彭英卢吴传》
韩信辞谢说： 我曾有机会事奉项王多年，官不过是个郎中，职位不过是持戟的卫士，我进的言不听，献的计策不用，所以才背离楚国而归从汉国。
信谢曰： 臣得事项王数年，官不过郎中，位不过执戟，言不听，画策不用，故背楚归汉。
Han Xin declined and said: I had the opportunity to serve King Xiang for many years, but I was only a Langzhong, and my position was only a guard holding a halberd. My words were not listened to, and my strategies were not used, so I left Chu and returned to Han.