《汉书·传·王莽传下》
吕母拿出家中财产，用来买酒肉、武器。秘密地优待贫穷小伙子，得到了一百多人，便进攻海曲县，杀死了县长去祭她儿子的坟墓。
母散家财，以酤酒买兵弩，阴厚贫穷少年，得百余人，遂攻海曲县，杀其宰以祭子墓。
Lu Mu took out her family's property to buy wine, meat and weapons. She secretly treated poor young men favorably, and obtained more than a hundred people, so she attacked Haiqu County and killed the county magistrate to worship her son's grave.