《三国志·吴书·周瑜鲁肃吕蒙传》
孙权与陆逊评论周瑜、鲁肃和吕蒙时说： 公瑾雄壮刚烈，胆略过人，所以攻破曹操，开拓荆州，确实难有继承他的人，现在有你延续了。
孙权与陆逊论周瑜、鲁肃及蒙曰： 公瑾雄烈，胆略兼人，遂破孟德，开拓荆州，邈焉难继，君今继之。
When Sun Quan and Lu Xun discussed Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lü Meng, Sun said: "Gongjin was brave and strong and sensible, that's why we defeated Cao Cao and expanded our territory to Jingzhou. It's hard to find someone who can be his successor, but now I found you fulfilling this position.