《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十一》
商县人杜吴杀死了王莽，校尉东海人公宾就砍下了王莽的脑袋。兵士们分裂了王莽的身躯，四肢关节、肌肉被切割成许多块，争着去砍杀的有几十人。
商人杜吴杀莽，校尉东海公宾就斩莽首；军人分莽身，节解脔分，争相杀者数十人。
Du Wu, a businessman, killed Wang Mang, and Gong Bin, the captain of Donghai County, cut off Wang Mang's head. The soldiers dismembered Wang Mang's body, cutting his limbs, joints, and muscles into many pieces, and dozens of people competed to kill him.