《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪五十四》
孙策听到消息后，写信给袁术说： 商汤讨伐夏桀时说： 有夏多罪 ，周武王讨伐殷纣王时说： 殷有重罚 ，商汤与周武王，虽然有圣德，但假如当时夏桀、殷纣没有失道的过失，也没有理由逼迫他们而夺取天下。
孙策闻之，与术书曰： 成汤讨桀称 有夏多罪 ，武王伐纣曰 殷有重罚 ，此二主者，虽有圣德，假使时无失道之过，无由逼而取也。
When Sun Ce heard the news, he wrote to Yuan Shu, saying: When King Tang attacked King Jie of Xia, he said: Xia has many crimes. When King Wu of Zhou attacked King Zhou of Yin, he said: Yin has serious punishments. Although King Tang and King Wu of Zhou had holy virtues, if King Jie of Xia and King Zhou of Yin had not lost their way, there would have been no reason to force them and seize the world.