《隋书·列传·卷二十九》
等到炀帝征讨辽东，铁杖请求当前锋。他回头对随从医生吴景贤说： 大丈夫的性命自有所在，岂能去用艾炷烫鼻梁，用瓜蒂喷鼻孔，治黄不差，而死在妇人怀里呢？ 
及辽东之役，请为前锋，顾谓医者吴景贤曰： 大丈夫性命自有所在，岂能艾炷灸頞，瓜蒂喷鼻，治黄不差，而卧死兒女手中乎？ 
When Emperor Yang attacked Liaodong, Tiezhang volunteered to be the vanguard. He turned his head and said to the attending doctor Wu Jingxian: "A man's life has its own place, how can he burn his nose with moxa sticks, spray his nostrils with melon seeds, and die in the arms of a woman while his illness remains untreated?"