《汉书·传·韩彭英卢吴传》
滕公分析说： 皇帝割地而封赐爵位使他显贵，南面称王成了万乘之国的君主，他反叛是什么原因呢? 
滕公曰： 上裂地而封之，疏爵而贵之，南面而立万乘之主，其反何也？ 
Lord Teng reasoned: The emperor granted him enfeoffment and noble rank, making him illustrious, and he became a king who faced south, wielding the authority of a sovereign over a territory large enough to accommodate ten thousand chariots. What drove him to rebel?