《汉书·传·王莽传上》
定陶国太后想要建立超出名分的称号，害怕他当面指责她不该在皇太后的帷幕裹坐，于是用花言巧语迷惑欺骗的朱博之流，对淳于长、董宏遭他亲手弹劾的往事引以为戒，他们上下一心，又是诬陷别人，又是玩弄阴谋诡计，违逆、破坏制度，于是成就了窃取的名号；排斥驱逐仁人贤士，杀戮伤害皇室外戚，安汉公因而蒙受像伍子胥、屈原那样的诽谤，远离朝廷回到封国，朝廷政治混乱，法制败坏，危亡的灾祸，有如千钩一发。
定陶太后欲立僣号，惮彼面剌幄坐之义，佞惑之雄，朱博之畴，惩此长、宏手劾之事，上下一心，谗贼交乱，诡辟制度，遂成篡号，斥逐仁贤，诛残戚属，而公被胥、原之诉，远去就国，朝政崩坏，纲纪废驰，危亡之祸，不隧如发。
Empress Dowager of Dingtao State longed for a title beyond her status and was afraid that he would accuse her in person of not remaining seated in the empress dowager's pavilion. So she deceived and misled Zhu Bo, quibbling with him about the past when Chunyu Chang and Dong Hong were personally impeached by him. They made a concerted effort to frame others and play tricks, violating and undermining the system. Thus, her stolen title was established. She excluded and expelled worthy and virtuous men and killed and injured imperial relatives. The Marquis of Anhan thus suffered similar calumnies as Wu Zixu and Qu Yuan and was forced to return to his enfeoffed land, far from the court. Political chaos occurred on the court, and the political and legal system collapsed. The disaster of imminent peril hung by a thread.