《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪二》
有人劝诸葛亮不要这样做，诸葛亮说： 如果留外地人为官，则要留驻军队，留驻军队，则粮秣供应困难，这是第一个难题；这些夷族刚受过战争之苦，父兄多有死伤，怨气未消，任用外地人而不留驻军队，定有祸患，这是第二个难题；这些夷族叛乱分子屡次三番杀死和废掉官吏，自知有罪，与我们隔阂很深，若留下外地人为官，终究难以被他们信任，这是第三个难题。
或以谏亮，亮曰： 若留外人，则当留兵，兵留则无所食，一不易也；加夷新伤破，父兄死丧，留外人而无兵者，必成祸患，二不易也；又，夷累有废杀之罪，自嫌衅重，若留外人，终不相信，三不易也。
Some people advised Zhuge Liang not to do so. Zhuge Liang said: If we leave outsiders as officials, we have to keep troops there and the supply of food and provisions will be difficult. This is the first problem. These ethnic groups have just suffered from the war, and many of their fathers and brothers have died, and their resentment has not subsided. Appointing outsiders but not keeping troops there will definitely cause trouble. This is the second problem. These ethnic minority rebels have repeatedly killed and deposed officials and know that they have committed a crime, and they are deeply alienated from us. If we leave outsiders as officials, they will not be trusted after all. This is the third problem.