《世说新语·仇隙》
后来王述出任扬州刺史，王羲之仍然主管会稽郡，刚得到任命王述的音讯，就派一名参军上朝廷，请求把会稽从扬州划分出来，成立越州。使者接受任务时领会错了意图，结果深为当代名流所讥笑。
后蓝田临扬州，右军尚在郡，初得消息，遣一参军诣朝廷，求分会稽为越州，使人受意失旨，大为时贤所笑。
Wang Shu was later appointed as the Governor of Yangzhou. Wang Xizhi was still in charge of Kuaiji Commandery. Immediately after he received the news of Wang Shu’s appointment, he sent a military advisor to the court, requesting that Kuaiji be reassigned from Yangzhou and that Yu Prefecture be established. The messenger misunderstood the instructions when he was given the task. Consequently, he was ridiculed by contemporary celebrities.