《三国志·魏书·辛毗杨阜高堂隆传》
杨阜推辞说： 杨阜在州君活着的时候没有抵御进攻的功劳，州君去世没有以死明志的行为，在道义上讲应该被贬黜，在律法上应该被诛杀；马超又还没有死，不应该白白享受爵位俸禄。 
阜让曰： 阜君存无扞难之功，君亡无死节之效，於义当绌，於法当诛；超又不死，无宜苟荷爵禄。 
Yang Fu declined, saying: "When our prefect was alive, Yang Fu failed to defend him from the bandits' attacks; when our prefect died, Yang Fu failed to lay down his own life to show his grief; by the rules of righteousness, Yang Fu should be dismissed from office; by the rules of law, Yang Fu should be executed; furthermore, Ma Chao is not yet dead, so Yang Fu should not be so generously rewarded."