《新五代史·列传·伶官传第二十五》
唐庄宗喜好打猎，在中牟打猎时，践踏百姓的农田，中牟县令拦着马恳切谏阻，为百姓请求，唐庄宗发怒，呵叱县令离开，将要杀掉他。
庄宗好畋猎，猎于中牟，践民田。中牟县令当马切谏，为民请，庄宗怒，叱县令去，将杀之。
Tang Zhuangzong was fond of hunting. When he was hunting in Zhongmou, he trampled on the peasants' farmland. The magistrate of Zhongmou County stopped the horse and earnestly advised him to plead for the people. Tang Zhuangzong was furious and scolded the magistrate to leave, and he was about to kill him.