《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
中常侍趟忠在禁中说： 袁本初安然而做抬高自己名声身价的事，喜欢养不怕死的人，不知道这小子究竟想干什么！ 
中常侍赵忠言于省内曰： 袁本初坐作声价，好养死士，不知此兒终欲何作。 
The eunuch Tang Zhong said in the imperial palace, "Yuan Benchu behaves recklessly to improve his reputation and likes to keep men who are not afraid of death. I wonder what he is up to!"