《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
眼下的办法，不如将整个冀州让给袁绍，袁绍必然对您非常感恩戴德，公孙瓒就不可能再同您相争了。
当今之计，莫若举冀州以让袁氏，必厚德将军，公孙瓚不能复与之争矣。
The current solution is to give the entire Jizhou to Yuan Shao, who must be very grateful to you and Gongsun Zan will not be able to compete with you.